Guo Dajing nodded, with a smile on his face, still looking naive.
"Okay!" Chen Sanxiang patted Guo Dajing on the back. In a blink of an eye, he saw the wooden gun in Guo Dajing's hand. His face was full of doubts, and he pointed at it, "Just use this thing?"
Zhao Qingshan came over, held the torch close, and observed the dead wolf. Then, he shook his head imperceptibly, denying Chen Sanxiang's guess.
"He is a man." Chen Sihe was not very clear-headed. He quickly showed an expression of admiration and extended his thumb, "Both of us dare not stand up to the wolf. You are so capable and courageous. You are worthy of being a man."
Born into a hunter.”
Zhao Qingshan didn't want to delay any longer and didn't help Guo Dajing. He said in a deep voice: "Go back quickly, it's freezing as hell."
Guo Dajing shook his hand, pointed at the hatchet in Chen Sanxiang's hand, made a gesture of splitting the dead wolf in half, and gestured again.
"Cut the wolf into pieces?" Chen Sanxiang understood quickly. He was already greedy, but he didn't expect Guo Dajing to be so generous.
Guo Dajing nodded vigorously, waved the palm knife again, and made a cutting gesture.
"Okay!" Chen Sanxiang was overjoyed. He stepped forward and measured the knife with his, then raised it high.
"Wait a minute." Zhao Qingshan's eyes flashed and he suddenly spoke to stop him.
Chen Sanxiang turned his head in shock, blinked his eyes, and said suspiciously: "What, you think I cut it unevenly?"
"It's uneven." Zhao Qingshan glared at Chen Sanxiang angrily and said, "You've ruined this wolf-skin mattress by cutting it like this. Peel it off and give it to Mr. Chen. He won't be able to bear the cold."
Oh, Chen Sanxiang showed gratitude on his face and stepped away.
Chen Sihe glanced at Zhao Qingshan, his expression a little complicated. But he quickly turned away and stepped forward to put the noose on his shoulder. Without saying much, he walked towards the village.
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There were more cheerful sounds in the shabby house. Big brother was back, and Xiaoni was finally relieved.
The wolf meat was boiling in the earthen pot, exuding a burst of fragrance. Everyone gathered around the fire, and the heavy depression in the past was relieved a lot.
Sister Li Xiu watched the fire and added more firewood from time to time. Xiaoni was tired of being next to Guo Dajing, and she would look at him from time to time, smiling and talking a lot.
Zhao Qingshan still had the same cold face, cutting the wolf meat with the ancestral sharp knife, and threw small pieces into the earthen pot.
"You have a name, but many people don't know it. Then I will call you Brother Jing from now on so that everyone can hear you." Xiaoni grinned, tilted her head, and said with a smile: "Doesn't it sound nice?
"
You are not Huang Rong, and I don’t know how to subdue the dragon with the Eighteen Palms.
Guo Dajing reached out and touched Xiaoni's head, smiling innocently, which was regarded as acquiescence.
"Show me the wolf-hunting arrows." Zhao Qingshan suddenly stopped holding the knife in his hand and asked suddenly without even looking at Guo Dajing.
Guo Dajing was stunned for a moment, but he still took out two arrows and handed them over.
Zhao Qingshan took it and fiddled with it in his hand, snorted, and started cutting on the arrow with the knife in his hand.
Guo Dajing stared at his big, calloused hands as he deftly carved out the shape of the arrowhead and dug a hollow at the end of the arrow shaft.
This guy has great hands-on skills. He seems to have studied physics, right? This arrow is made in line with the principles of aerodynamics, which I didn't even expect.
"The meat is cooked." Sister Li Xiu pierced the meat with chopsticks made of tree branches and said with a smile: "Eat it while it's hot!"
Guo Dajing saw that Sister Li Xiu was looking at him inquiringly, so he nodded and stretched out his hand to indicate to Zhao Qingshan.
Sister Li Xiu filled a bowl with soup and meat, held it in front of Zhao Qingshan with both hands, and called out respectfully: "Uncle Zhao."
The coldness on Zhao Qingshan's face melted a little, and he threw the sharpened arrow to Guo Dajing, took the bowl, and said "hmm".
Several people ate meat and drank broth. It was an extremely rare enjoyment in a hard life, which warmed up the atmosphere in the room.
This is like a family, suffering and overcoming difficulties together. Guo Dajing looked around, feeling warm in his heart.
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Early the next morning, Guo Dajing ate something simple, then got his equipment ready. Following the instructions from Xiaoni and Sister Li Xiu, he left the house and walked towards the entrance of the village.
"Brother Dajing."
Hearing the cordial greeting, Guo Dajing turned around and saw that it was the Chen brothers and quickly waved.
Chen Sihe also packed up neatly. He had a hatchet on his waist and a wooden stick in his hand. He smiled and said, "Brother Dajing, you need some help for hunting. How about taking one with me?"
Guo Dajing was a little hesitant. He felt that he had succeeded in a sneak attack yesterday. If he really encountered a pack of wolves, he would most likely turn into wolf dung. Besides, he still had many secrets that he did not want outsiders to know.
Chen Sanxiang saw Guo Dajing's hesitation and said: "Having multiple people is not a burden. They will help you without competing for prey. You can just watch the points."
"Okay." Guo Dajing felt that it would be bad if he refused again, so he smiled helplessly and nodded vigorously.
Chen Sihe laughed and said to his brother: "It's done, you can go back and take good care of your father. If I..."
Bah! Chen Sanxiang spat hard and cursed: "Crow's mouth, stop talking."
Chen Sihe scratched his head, smiled, and really closed his mouth.
We are just looking for some wild animals, and we won’t touch the big and fierce ones, which makes it feel like we are parting from life or death.
Guo Dajing grinned, nodded at Chen Sanxiang, and walked away.
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A few white clouds drifted by, half-covering and half-exposing the sun.
The two people were walking on the mountain road, and the sound of their feet creaking was quite rhythmic, as if they were following a certain rhythm.
"It's foggy and rainy in spring, and it's foggy and snowy in winter." Chen Sihe kept talking, "It started to fog this morning, and it will definitely snow in the next two days."
Guo Dajing nodded and wrote it down carefully.
This is the so-called knowledge of astronomy. Zhuge Liang should know the farmer's proverb before he knew that the east wind was blowing.
Stopping, Guo Dajing pointed in the direction, watched Chen Sihe nod in understanding, and then opened a path in front of him to explore a new place he had never been to.
He was not walking blindly. Guo Dajing followed the instructions in the hunting guide and planned to go to the woods to see if there were any pheasants.
The slingshot is suitable for hunting small animals such as pheasants and hares. Hunting wild boars is like scratching an itch. Moreover, Guo Dajing is still somewhat confident in the accuracy of his slingshot.
In winter, pheasants like to stay in ditches or depressions with trees for shelter from the wind.
Moreover, although pheasants can fly, the distance they fly is relatively short, not to escape, but to find new hiding places to avoid danger.
In this case, Guo Dajing feels that there is great hope. Besides, there is no danger in this. At the worst, he can go back empty-handed and use up some energy!
"If the manor comes to choose Aha, will you go?" Chen Sihe pointed to the few wisps of smoke in the distance, looked sideways at Guo Dajing, and added, "At least you can eat, right?"