Wang Gang took two young followers, Wang Xin and Cai Xiaonian, and secretly ran into the mountains to hunt game.
They often do this kind of thing, but they don't dare to tell their families. After all, there are many dangers in the mountains and forests. If they encounter a wild wolf or something, two legs will definitely not be able to run as fast as four legs.
What's more, the three of them are all half-grown children, especially Wang Xin, who is only ten years old this year. Anyone who dares to let him go into the mountains can only hide it from the family.
Wang Gang is an expert in martial arts and bold. Although he couldn't practice martial arts in his previous life, and he couldn't even develop his internal energy in the past three years, Wang Gang never failed in his internal boxing skills.
In addition, there was a shortage of materials in this era, and it was still the era of bills. Every household had a ration of food and meat, which was not enough for Wang Gang to eat.
The Wang family is pretty good. Wang Jianguo is a train driver, and his salary is comparable to that of an eighth-level worker. He also gets a subsidy every month for driving, and his monthly income easily exceeds 100. In future generations, he will be considered a high-income person.
Liu Shufen also earns a good income. She works at a train station health center with a monthly salary of 33.5 yuan. Sometimes she can earn some extra money by treating people.?
It stands to reason that since the Wang family is not short of money, they will naturally not be short of meat.
But after Wang started to practice Neijiaquan again, his appetite increased. Not to mention eating meat, even with three meals a day, his food intake was three to four times that of an ordinary person.
He didn't dare to show it in front of his parents, so he could only sneak to the back mountain to practice and eat the food stored in the space.
Later, when he was practicing, he accidentally discovered that there were many pheasants and hares in the back mountain, so he made a slingshot and hunted some game for the tooth ceremony.
Wang Gang was roasting pheasant once and was accidentally seen by Wang Xin. Then Wang Gang bribed Wang Xin with a chicken wing and asked him to keep the secret.
Wang Xin was only ten years old at that time, so he couldn't keep a secret, so he turned around and told Cai Xiaonian, who was two years older. From then on, every time Wang Gang went into the mountains, there were two more little followers behind him.
Wang Gang didn't let them eat meat for free. Every time he hunted pheasants and rabbits, he would let them pick up some wild products in exchange.
Later, the three of them separated as soon as they entered the mountains. Wang Gang took a slingshot to hunt game, while Wang Xin and Cai Xiaonian took a sack to collect mountain products and firewood. The three of them agreed to meet at the same place.
The old place is actually a big rock on the mountainside. There are many rocks and few trees there, so barbecue is not likely to cause wildfires.
Two hours later, Wang Gang carried a hare and a few sparrows to the big rock. Wang Xin and Cai Xiaonian had already set up the firewood pile.
"Brother Xiao Gang, you have gained so much today!" Wang Xin was overjoyed when he saw the hare in Wang Gang's hand.
Wang Gang laughed, threw the hare to the ground, and said, "I also caught a few sparrows today. I'll roast them later."
Cai Xiaonian took out a package from behind the big stone, opened it and took out a knife, and began to skillfully skin and remove the internal organs of the hare. There was a stream not far away, and the water from the mountain flowed down, which could just wash away the blood stains.??
Wang Gang taught Cai Xiaonian how to handle the ingredients. He was usually only responsible for hunting game and then just sitting and waiting to eat. The three of them could be considered a division of labor.
The package also contains seasonings that Cai Xiaonian and Wang Xin brought from home, which have been hidden under the big rock.
"Brother Xiaogang, can you give me the rabbit legs? I won't eat my share." Wang Xin looked at the hare roasting on the fire and swallowed his saliva.
Wang Gang laughed and said, "I'll give you all the roasted rabbit. Xiaonian and I can just eat some sparrows."
Cai Xiaonian also smiled and said: "Roasted sparrows are more fragrant, rabbits don't even have any fat on them."
"Thank you." Wang Xin was not polite and worked harder to roast the rabbit.
After a hearty meal, Wang Gang asked Cai Xiaonian and Wang Xin to clean up the mess while he lay on the big stone to eat.
"Remember to put out the fire with earth. There won't be even a spark." Wang Gang crossed his legs while watching Cai Xiaonian and Wang Xin working.
"I got it." Wang Xin said speechlessly: "Brother Xiaogang, why don't you come and help me, Xiaonian and I will do all the work."
Wang Gang said proudly: "Do you still want to eat barbecue in the future? How dare you be so nagging? You can hunt game by yourself in the future."
Cai Xiaonian pulled Wang Xin and said, "Wang Xin, stop talking and work quickly. Be careful not to have any meat in the future."
Wang Xin thought of Wang Gang's slingshot skills, and said with some envy: "Brother Xiao Gang, when will you teach me your slingshot skills?"
"I want to learn!" Wang Gang said proudly: "This is my unique skill, but I can't teach it to you. Didn't your father tell you that the master will starve to death when he teaches his apprentices?"
Wang Xin was unconvinced and said: "Huh! What's so great? After I graduate from junior high school, I will go to the Railway Police School and learn to shoot. I will definitely be a sharpshooter with perfect shots."
Wang Gang asked strangely: "Wang Xin, you want to be a policeman? I thought you would take over your father's job and become the train chief?"
"My dream since childhood is to be a policeman and I want to learn to shoot." Wang Xin said proudly.
Cai Xiaonian puzzled: "What's the benefit of being a policeman? It's hard and dangerous, and the salary is not high. I think it's better to drive a train. The salary is high and the benefits are good. If I didn't have poor academic performance, I would also learn to drive a train."
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Wang Xin's father, Wang Yongge, is the train director. I heard he will be promoted to deputy section chief soon!
Cai Xiaonian's father's name is Cai Danian. The older one and the younger one sound like two brothers, more like a father and son.
Cai Danian, like Wang Jianguo, is also a train driver, but he wants his son Cai Xiaonian to take over. Unfortunately, Cai Xiaonian's academic performance has been poor since he was a child and he was not admitted to the railway school. His father arranged for him to be a conductor and was looking for a mentor for him.
"Actually, being a train conductor is quite good. The job is stable, respectable, and there is room for advancement." Wang Gang patted Cai Xiaonian on the shoulder and said, "Look at Uncle Wang, he started as a train conductor and was promoted to chief executive step by step.
I’m going to be promoted to deputy section chief again.”
Cai Xiaonian smiled and said: "How can I not be as capable as Uncle Wang? As my father has said, Uncle Wang will be the leader in the future."
"What a boss, a deputy section chief's monthly salary is not as high as that of a train driver." Wang Xin dismissed his father with disdain and said:
"My dad has worked hard all his life, and I think a deputy section chief has come to an end."
Wang Gang chuckled and said nothing.
In fact, train drivers are very popular in this era. Not only are their salaries high, but their benefits are also good. They are comparable to deputy directors in the railway branch. Sometimes the leaders give them three points.
No wonder Wang Jianguo refused to let Wang Gang go to high school and forced him to learn to drive a train.
It’s just that Wang Gang is really not interested in driving a train.
The trains of this era were mostly coal-fired steam trains. Driving a train was not only a technical job, but also a hard job. Wang Gang didn't want to do this, so he decided to go to high school.
However, judging from the attitudes of Wang Jianguo and Liu Shufen, there is no chance of going to high school, but Wang Gang is not willing to drive a train.
With worries on their minds, Wang Gang and the other three went down the mountain together. Instead of going home first, they went to Ma Yan's house to give her roasted hare.
Ma Yan's house is not far from the railway compound. It is a shabby tiled house facing the road. It looks very old and cannot be compared with the houses in the railway compound.
It is summer vacation, and Ma Yan, as a student, should be at home.
Wang Xin knocked on the door for a long time, but no one opened the door. The neighbor told him that Ma Yan went to the supply and marketing cooperative to help her mother work.
The three of them had no choice but to go to the supply and marketing cooperative again.
Ma Yan's mother, Wang Sufang, works as a saleswoman in a supply and marketing cooperative, and it is through this job that she can barely support her daughter.
As soon as Wang Gang and the others arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, they saw a salesperson with a sickly face, followed by a very thin little girl.
?The little girl is helping to make soy sauce at this time, and the soy sauce vat is not much shorter than her.
