Men and women eating in the courtyard

Li Xuewu just listened and didn't say anything. It was very warm on the kang. He took off the rabbit skin leg warmers and sat cross-legged on the kang to listen to Mr. Zhao's talk about ancient times.

Mr. Zhao held a cigarette between his fingers and recalled with squinted eyes: "That year, Wu Dapao came to the mountains to recruit soldiers, and he fell in love with the soldiers from the mountains because they had strong legs, could endure hardships, and were stupid and ignorant."

After saying that, he smiled "hehe" and said: "Ignorant soldiers dared to charge up with guns, so they were willing to catch them from the mountains back then, but at the emperor's feet, there are people watching, so you can't take it if you don't want it voluntarily."

Li Xuewen sneered: "When the war was in chaos, who would want to be a soldier?"

Mr. Zhao sighed and said: "I would rather be a peace dog than a person in troubled times. There is no reason to say at that time."

After speaking, he pointed to the foot of the mountain and said: "We called all the young men from back then and asked who would like to serve as soldiers and eat food. Two of them who were really hungry signed up, and the rest shrank their heads and didn't dare to ask. "The face of the word"

Li Xuewen sighed: "Where can I hide?"

Mr. Zhao also nodded and said: "The leader saw that no one signed up, so he took off our shoes and asked us to wait on the kang."

Li Xuewen asked: "Why are you waiting on the kang?"

Li Xuewu's expression paused slightly when he heard this, as if he thought of something.

Mr. Zhao said bitterly: "At first we didn't know what to do. Later, the leader asked his soldiers to keep adding firewood. Some soldiers stood on the ground and kept asking if anyone wanted to be a soldier. We on the kang just wanted to Just saying a word is considered as agreeing to join the army."

Li Xuewu echoed awkwardly: "This move is really damaging."

Mr. Zhao said: "It's not that bad. Wu Zhankui, Han Laoliu and Ding Feng in the village couldn't hold on. They just made a fuss and were forced to leave."

Li Xuewen asked: "How did you hold on?"

Mr. Zhao smiled bitterly and said: "I am an Orion. When I go up and down the mountain, the soles of my feet are rubbed into dead flesh lumps. I can no longer feel them after being burned. In fact, the leader likes Orion because he can shoot accurately."

Li Xuewu continued the topic and asked: "Just now Yajun told me that you can also train hunting dogs?"

Mr. Zhao smiled "haha" and said: "It's all about eating."

Li Xuewu made a judgment in his mind and asked: "If the dog is sent to you, how long will it take to train it? To what extent can it be trained?"

Mr. Zhao asked in question: "Why are you asking this? Do you want one? I'll get it for you. Old Liu is old and can't go up the mountain anymore."

Li Xuewu explained: "I don't want it. I want to see if it can be used to inspect items, such as workpieces. Some workers in the steel rolling mill have unclean hands. Inspecting every day is a bit wasteful."

The eldest brother Xuewen introduced Li Xuewu's work to several members of the Zhao family in a timely manner.

Only then did Mr. Zhao find out that Li Xuewu was the security section chief of the steel rolling mill, and his official position was not considered small.

Mr. Zhao asked: "Do you want to use hunting dogs to detect theft?"

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "I have this idea. The factory guard team is usually short of manpower. I thought it would be much more convenient if there were police dogs on patrol and it would be easier to find problems."

Mr. Zhao nodded and said: "Hounds are smart. Find a mature one and train it for two days, but the effect is average. If you train it from an early age, it will be no problem. You can train it in one year."

Li Xuewu nodded and asked: "Master, can you help me get a hunting dog? I will pay for it. I want to take it back to the steel rolling mill to try."

Li Xuewen interrupted: "Xue Wu, you have to ask your leaders about this. Besides, you don't know how to use hunting dogs for security."

Seeing Mr. Zhao looking at him, Li Xuewu said: "Try it first and then talk about it. It will be easier for the leader to talk to you."

When Mr. Zhao saw that Li Xuewu was sure, he said, "Old Liu's option is fine. I'll take you there after dinner."

Li Xuewu nodded and stopped talking, but asked: "Master, are there many prey in our mountains?"

Zhao Gen came in wiping his hands. He had obviously just finished packing rabbits and chickens with his eldest son. He answered Li Xuewu's question: "Xuewu, we have everything in this mountain, including golden eagles, black storks, gray cranes, and falcons flying in the sky. Tigers, clouded leopards, wolves, red foxes, wild boars, roe deer, rabbits, pheasants running on the ground, short-tailed vipers crawling on the ground, red snakes, king snakes, herring, grass carp, silver carp, bighead carp, and crucian carp swimming in the water , carp, pout fish, male fish”

"Nowadays, few people go into traps at the foot of the mountain. They are all busy with work in the commune, so Yamin and Yajun took advantage of the opportunity to go out before dark to try their luck. They can't go far away yet."

Li Xuewu asked: "Can I hunt it?"

Zhao Yajun followed in and replied: "It depends on luck, but my father and I can hunt them alive."

Mr. Zhao smiled bitterly and said: "It's useless to hunt. You can only eat it at home. It's dangerous to work hard. Not to mention the delay, it's not worth it. No one is going up now."

Li Xuewu knew what Mr. Zhao meant. Private selling of meat and furs was not allowed now. The supply and marketing cooperative did not collect wild animals from here, and it was not easy to go out into the mountains, so no one wanted to hunt.

Li Xuewu thought for a while and said nothing. Some things had to be done slowly.

Zhao Gen finished wiping his hands and said to Zhao Yajun: "Go and ask your uncle."

Zhao Yajun agreed and ran out.

Zhao Gen then said to Li Xuewu: "The child's uncle is the village secretary. He came here after you left just now. He said he wanted to see you and asked him to have a meal with you."

Nowadays, the rules in rural areas are that if a relatively high-status guest comes to your home, and your own family's status is not high, you will usually invite a high-status relative from your own family to come over and drink with you.

The term "hostess" here does not mean the derogatory term that it later became.

Li Xuewu nodded hurriedly and said: "Uncle, you're welcome. I wore this outfit to ride a motorcycle because I was too lazy to ride a bicycle. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to explain clearly on the road. It's not to separate our relatives. I asked my uncle to come over and have dinner together. "Should"

Zhao Gen heard Li Xuewu's words and found them useful. Rural people pay great attention to the etiquette of relatives, but they are afraid of having a fool among their relatives.

The tutor of this in-law's family is really incredible. This second boy is impeccable in everything he says and does. He looks like a personable person and is much better than his uncle in dealing with others.

Being a section chief in a steel rolling mill is a great person, even more arrogant than the township chief.

Besides, he is still under 20 years old, and there is no sense of arrogance at all when he speaks.

Zhao Gen was also very satisfied when he thought of his uncle. Although he was not a powerful person, he was educated, kind-hearted, honest and honest.

The most important thing is to be sincere to your daughter, and to respect your family even more. Your in-laws also take good care of your family.

The eldest brother Xuewen was very happy when he heard what his younger brother said. He felt that his brother gave his father-in-law face to give him face, so his face lit up with joy.