sbdcsierra Chapter 1499 Albino Mink in a Cage
Chapter 1499 Albino Mink in a Cage
Chapter 1499 Albino Mink in a Cage
The Li family's pig-killing banquet today was also quite good. Although it was a notch lower than that of the Zhao family, it was still considered a big deal in the surrounding villages.
After eating and drinking, Zhao Jun did not help the Li family clean up the mess. He went home, rode his motorcycle, and headed straight for Xishantun with Xing San on his back.
Once he entered Xishantun, Zhao Jun slowed down his car and rode his motorcycle slowly, shouting, "It's time to collect the chickens and geese."
Thanks to the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce, Xishantun's GDP has increased hundreds and thousands of times. By the time the New Year comes, every household has extra money, and the children can have frozen pears and meat to eat, as well as firecrackers to play with.
The children took apart the 100-shot small foreign firecrackers they bought from home into small firecrackers.
In this way, the children can play with the small whip that only breaks in a dozen seconds for five or six days.
For the children of Xishantun, such a life was something they could never have dreamed of before.
Children from poor families have to grow up early. Children in Xishantun all know that their good life today is earned by their families selling fox skins, ash skins, dried radishes and potatoes.
So when they heard Zhao Jun's shouting, the kids ran home to report the news while shouting "Young Master Zhao is here."
Now is not the time to sell chickens and geese. Even if Zhao Jun offered a high price, there would be very few people who responded in Xishantun.
In other words, it has to be Wu Dalin.
He caught a big rooster and an old hen from his own home, and then went to his brother-in-law's home to catch a big goose and a big goose, so that Zhao Jun and Xing San did not return empty-handed.
Even these chickens and geese were kept for breeding. If Zhao Jun hadn't come, Wu Dalin would never have sold them.
No, Wu Dalin didn't want to sell it, he wanted to give it to Grandma Zhao to eat during the New Year. Zhao Jun couldn't take his things for free, so he gave 10 yuan for a rooster that usually costs 3 yuan. Zhao Jun even gave 20 yuan for a big goose.
When Zhao Jun arrived home, the Li family was already seeing off the guests, and Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan were in the west courtyard helping the Li family clean up the mess.
Seeing Zhao Jun coming back, Zhao Hong and Zhao Na were the first to greet him.
"Brother!" Zhao Hong saw the chickens and geese behind the motorcycle and immediately shouted, "I want to eat chicken stewed with mushrooms."
The little girl had plenty to eat, but after three days of slaughtering pigs, Zhao Hong had to eat too much.
Zhao Jun always felt indebted to his elder sister and two younger sisters. After his rebirth, Zhao Jun was determined to do everything he could for his elder sister and two younger sisters.
When it comes to food, Zhao Jun tries his best to satisfy his two younger sisters.
If you want to eat the chicken, kill it.
When Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan came back from the west yard, the chickens had been plucked and chopped into small pieces, ready to be put into the pot.
"So pretty!" Zhao Youcai, who had been drinking a lot at Li's house, scolded Zhao Jun as soon as he entered the room, saying, "You just put down your chopsticks, what are you doing now?"
"My sister wants to eat." Zhao Jun said so, but Zhao Youcai said: "What a bullshit..."
"Alright!" Wang Meilan pushed Zhao Youcai from behind and said, "If you scold my son again, I'll tell him tomorrow!"
After hearing what Wang Meilan said, Zhao Youcai fell silent for a moment.
……
The next day, February 1988, 2, was the 14th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Early in the morning, Wang Meilan entrusted Zhao Hong and Zhao Na to Xing San, then she took a stack of newspapers and sat in the passenger seat of the jeep.
Zhao Jun drove away from home, picked up Wang Qiang, and the four of them went into the mountains to visit the grave.
When paying respects to the old couple Zhao Dazhuo, Wang Qiang did not go near.
After Zhao Jun, Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan kowtowed, Zhao Youcai built a fire and burned paper money.
While Zhao Youcai was burning, he kept muttering, "Dad, Mom, our family is living a good life now. There is no other family in Shibadaogangzi that can compare to ours. Don't worry, with your son here, our family will definitely get better and better."
After hearing what he said, not only Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan, but even Wang Qiang who was far away curled their lips.
"Dad!" Zhao Youcai kept throwing paper money into the fire, muttering, "This year I was in Lingnan, in a place called Wudaogou. I killed two big claws in one fight. The people there killed a pig to entertain me..."
Hearing what he said, Zhao Jun, Wang Meilan and Wang Qiang all curled their lips again.
"Mom." At this time, Wang Meilan couldn't bear to listen any longer. She opened the newspaper in her hand, holding the page where Zhao Jun was interviewed, and said, "Look, your eldest grandson is on TV and in the newspaper."
As she spoke, Wang Meilan threw the newspaper into the fire. The newspaper instantly turned into ashes. Then Wang Meilan said, "Mom, your eldest grandson has become very successful now. You must watch and be very happy."
Zhao Jun didn't have a deep impression of his grandmother, but according to Wang Meilan, the old lady loved Zhao Jun the most. Zhao Jun was her only grandson, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was the apple of the old lady's eye. If the old lady were alive, Zhao Youcai would be scared to death and would not dare to call Zhao Jun a little calf.
After paying homage to the two elders of the Zhao family, the four of them got in the car and hurried to the next place.
Next, we paid homage to the two elders of the Wang family. It is said that the old lady of the Wang family was also not an ordinary person in her days, but she was overshadowed by the brilliance of the old man of the Wang family.
The old man of the Wang family, Wang Changfu, was known as Wang Dabazhang. He was definitely a powerful figure in Shibadaogangzi back then.
When Zhao Youcai recalled the location where Wang Dabazhang hid the golden grapes that day, he said that Grandpa Wang came to this area to choose a cemetery for himself.
Therefore, Wang Changfu's final resting place is in the mountain behind the door frame of Widow Wang. The second mountain to the south is where Widow Wang's treasure cellar is located. And to the southeast is the hill where the golden grapes are suspected to be buried.
This time, it was Wang Meilan who muttered, "Dad, our family is living a good life now. We are catching up with you. Qiangzi has become successful now and doesn't go out to play for money anymore."
"What are you talking about, sister?" Wang Qiang pulled Wang Meilan, feeling a little embarrassed.
Wang Meilan was interrupted by Wang Qiang and didn't finish her words. She heard Zhao Youcai say, "Dad, I told them everything you told me to do."
As soon as Zhao Youcai said this, the Wang siblings all turned their heads and glared at him together.
After burning the paper, Wang Meilan also burned a newspaper with the content of Zhao Jun's interview printed on it.
After the newspaper caught fire and they were sure there were no sparks, the four of them got in the car and headed back.
When they were about to leave the mountain, Zhao Youcai suddenly pointed to the west and said to Zhao Jun, "Son, let's go back that way."
"Isn't that a long way around, Dad?" As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, Wang Meilan asked Zhao Youcai, "What are you going to do over there?"
"Zhang Zhanshan isn't burying over there anymore..." Zhao Youcai was interrupted by Wang Meilan before he could finish his words. Wang Meilan said unhappily, "You're just talking bullshit. You're not Zhang Laibao. Why are you watching him do that?"
"Isn't our family's life better now?" Zhao Youcai said, "I was thinking of showing off to him."
"Are you sick?" Wang Meilan said so, and Wang Qiang laughed and said, "Come on, brother-in-law. You said you were going, and if you run into the Zhang family again, let's see what you will say."
After hearing what Wang Qiang said, Zhao Youcai remained silent.
The car drove out of the mountain field, entered Yong'an Village, and stopped outside the Zhao family courtyard.
Wang Meilan got off the bus and started to get busy again.
Kill the New Year rooster on the twenty-seventh, and make noodles on the twenty-eighth.
There is no New Year's Eve this year, the New Year will be celebrated on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. Tomorrow is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the day before the New Year. However, there is no yeast these days, so the dough must be fermented a day in advance. If we wait until tomorrow to ferment the dough, it will be too late.
So after returning home, Wang Meilan first killed a chicken and then made the dough, and in the afternoon she also boiled some bean paste.
……
The twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
After breakfast, Zhao Jun accompanied Xing San to the mountain to pay homage to his wife and children.
This old mountain dog has always been strong, but when he came to the grave of his wife and children, he showed his weak side.
Zhao Jun did not move forward, but waited quietly for Xing San to finish. Then, the old man and the young man got in the car and headed for Yingbei Mountain.
Still on that stone pond, Zhao Jun and Xing San each held a sack and split into two groups to sneak for the big leather cage.
All hunters who set traps are the same, they need to leave marks next to the traps, otherwise even the best memory will be wasted.
Whether it's a sable or a mouse, their teeth are quite sharp. Zhao Jun put on two layers of work gloves and slowly pulled out a cage from the cracks in the rocks.
When the cage came out, there was a muffled sound, and then Zhao Jun felt his hand sink.
There was a living thing in the cage, but I didn't know whether it was a mountain rat they had put in there, or a captured sable.
As the cage moved out, it shook more and more violently. At this time, the thing in the cage was hiding inside, and Zhao Jun couldn't see it yet.
The moment all the cages came out, Zhao Jun's eyes lit up.
At this time, there was no mouse in the cage, only a sable with its big tail jumping up and down.
This little guy looks cute, but his teeth are really not bad. The mouse gnawed him until not even a bone was left.
Seeing Zhao Jun, the sable fluttered up and down in the cage, letting out a low roar.
It can be said that Zhang Yuanmin is very good at this. The cage he designed is such that sables and mice can enter but not get out.
Moreover, Zhang Yuanmin has a backup plan.
Zhao Jun took out two pieces of wire from his pocket. There were small hooks on both sides of the wire. One horizontal and one vertical hook completely blocked the entrance to ensure that there was no risk of error.
After stuffing the cage into a sack, Zhao Jun then slipped into a trap.
Compared to the traditional method of hunting sables, catching sables with a cage uses bait to attract the sables.
Letting the sable take the initiative will be more effective than traditional methods.
The next six traps captured three sables, two of which were dead.
The cage was built one day, but the sable did not get into it in one day. As long as there was food, the sable would not die. But after so many days, the sable that got into the cage first ate the mice. Without food and heat, it either starved to death or froze to death.
The next two traps yielded nothing, but when Zhao Jun was pulling out the last cage, he saw a flash of white and was instantly overjoyed.
Sure enough, there was an albino sable curled up in the cage. Although it was lifeless, with it, Zhao Jun had the capital to ask Boss Guan Wen for a high price.
Ten traps were set up, and five sables were captured, one of which was albino. This achievement made Zhao Jun very happy and he went to meet Xing San.
When he saw Xing San, the old man was standing at the edge of the stone pond, with a sack beside him. On top of the sack was a cage. In the cage, a snow-white little animal was jumping up and down.
"Ouch!" Zhao Jun widened his eyes with joy!
Another albino sable!
Still alive!
"Uncle!" Zhao Jun called out to Xing San, and then he heard Xing San laugh and said, "Boy, this time we're going to take out our money!"
Zhao Jun came closer, picked up the cage, and looked carefully at the albino sable in the cage.
The only black parts of this sable are its eyes, nose and claws, the rest is all white!
The white fur shone in the sunlight, just like silk.
"There are two more here!" Xing San tapped the sack next to him with his toes and said with a smile, "One is alive, but it's not white."
"That's fine!" Zhao Jun said happily, "I have five of them, one of them died, and the remaining four are still alive."
"That's great!" Xing San said happily, "After these two trips, I can save about 20,000 yuan!"
"Hahaha..." Zhao Jun laughed and walked back with Xing San. They passed through the forest, got in the jeep and happily drove home.
"Boy!" Xing San was happy to see Zhao Jun happy, and he also felt happy. He said, "If you want to raise a sable, Third Master will raise it for you."
After saying this, Xing San added: "Leave it to my house to raise."
"Huh?" Zhao Jun was stunned, then realized that the home Xing San was talking about was the small courtyard Wang Meilan bought for him. After the Chinese New Year, the old couple followed their son to the city, and the small courtyard belonged to Xing San.
When he got home, Zhao Jun found a place to place the four live sables.
There was no space in his house, so four cages for sables were placed on the windowsill of the west room of Li's house.
We had roe deer meat with sauerkraut for lunch today. Zhao Youcai cut a piece of the skinned roe deer meat, cut it into thin strips and stuffed it into the cage.
The four live sables, one albino and three normal, were not well behaved in the cage. Especially when people approached, they would not only run around but also bark.
At this time, the sable will not eat meat even if you feed it.
Zhao Youcai stood in front of the cage and observed carefully. After this period of training, Zhao Youcai could easily tell that the albino sable was a male, and the other three sables were all female.
"If they breed a litter, what will the offspring look like?" Li Baoyu raised a question that everyone was concerned about, but no one could answer him.
In addition to the four living ones, there were four dead sables, which were placed under the Li family's fire wall to wait for them to be melted thoroughly so that they could be skinned.
When they came out of Li's house, they saw two big pots steaming in the next yard.
White flour bean curd is steamed in one pot, and steamed buns are steamed in another pot.
If this is steamed inside the house, the whole outer room will be filled with fog.
The two big pots were busy all morning, steaming four pots of steamed buns, two pots of flower rolls and two pots of white flour bean buns.
In addition, Wang Meilan also baked steamed bread. There were four staple foods, and everyone could eat whatever they wanted.
After eating and drinking, a group of people, young and old, men, women, and children, went to the bathhouse to take a bath.
After taking a shower, Wang Meilan, Jin Xiaomei, Zhao Ling and others discussed the menu for tomorrow.
Chinese New Year is tomorrow, so let’s bring the frozen chicken and meat into the house today to cool down.
After dinner, the diners went home.
Zhao Jun and Xing San were washing their feet in the west room, and Wang Meilan turned off the light in the outer room.
Before returning to the house, Wang Meilan looked out through the window next to the stove.
The big red lanterns were hung high above the gate of the courtyard. Although the New Year had not yet arrived, Wang Meilan, who had been busy for several days, felt a lot more relaxed at the moment.
The Chinese New Year has its own advantages, but the busyness of the days before the Chinese New Year, the tedious preparations for New Year shopping with family, and the journey home for those away from home are all equally meaningful.
(End of this chapter)