Scholars in the courtyard

The next day, it was half past five in the morning.

Yang Xiaotao was woken up by Xiaowei. He rubbed his eyes and got up from the bed. He was blown by the wind and woke up instantly.

Get dressed quickly and pack your bags.

On the other side, Lao Ma had also gotten up, and the kerosene lamp was lit in the room.

After walking out of the house, Yang Xiaotao looked around, looking at the dark night sky. The wind was blowing so hard that even the clouds were blown away, revealing the stars deep in the universe.

"If one day, it would be a good choice to take a spaceship, soar in the sky, and explore the mysteries deep in the universe."

A ridiculous thought suddenly came to my mind.

Later, Yang Xiaotao himself thought it was ridiculous. Human beings in previous lives had not yet set foot on Mars. It was still too far to think about that now.

"Teacher Yang, let's go."

Gao Yu reminded from the side that although he was surprised by Yang Xiaotao's 'wealth', he did buy a lot of items this time.

But thinking about the usefulness of these things, Gao Yu felt very much in agreement.

Even though they are on a farm, they think they are self-sufficient and have food to eat.

But in fact, only a small part of the grain, cotton and even corn produced on the farm is left to support the daily expenses of the farm.

Excess food will be turned over to provide vitality for the development of other parts of the motherland.

"Let's go get the mutton."

With that said, the three of them put the salutes in the car, left their residence, and walked to the supply and marketing cooperative in the town.

Ten minutes later, the car stopped at the door. At this time, the door of the supply and marketing cooperative was open, and two soldiers on duty stood at the door. After Gao Yu showed his ID, the three of them were taken inside.

At this time, in addition to the two saleswomen whom I had seen last night, there was an old man with a beard in the room, and there was also a middle-aged man wearing a hat.

Gao Yu stepped forward to negotiate. After listening for a while, the middle-aged man looked at Yang Xiaotao.

"Hello, I am the person in charge of the supply and marketing cooperative."

"You are the one who buys mutton."

Yang Xiaotao nodded quickly, "Yes, I hope you can help me more this time."

"Easy to say."

"However, according to regulations, if you purchase more than five kilograms of meat at a time, you need to show the purchaser or purchase unit and indicate the purpose."

The person in charge did not relax his work attitude because of Yang Xiaotao's politeness.

"It's natural."

Yang Xiaotao nodded to Gao Yu, who came to the side and wrote down the information about the farm and its uses.

As for Yang Xiaotao's identity information, it cannot be exposed.

After careful confirmation, the person in charge asked the bearded man to lead the three of them to the backyard of the supply and marketing cooperative.

After walking only a few steps, I smelled the strong smell of blood in the air, which was carried far away by the wind.

"This is what you want."

The bearded man spoke a little stiffly, probably because he was not familiar with Chinese, and the three of them didn't pay attention, all looking at the sheep on the chopping board.

To be honest, the meat yield rate of sheep is far worse than that of pigs these days.

You can tell by looking at the lamb chops on the table. It’s not much meat for such an amount.

"Here, half the sheep, and there, the water."

"Okay, that's all!"

In front of everyone, Luo Xiuwei weighed the meat, ribs, and meat one by one, and the person in charge and Gao Yu recorded the weight.

Finally, the person in charge made the decision and gave the sheep head to Yang Xiaotao.

Of course, Yang Xiaotao was happy about this. The sheep head was a lot of meat, especially the stuff inside the head, which tasted good.

After the weighing was completed, Yang Xiaotao confirmed that there was no problem, asked Lao Ma to help him carry it to the car, and went to the front yard with Gao Yu to pay the bill.

Before arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative, the person in charge had already settled the accounts.

Not bad at all.

Yang Xiaotao took out the money and meat tickets from his pocket, counted out more than half of them, and handed them to the person in charge. This purchase was regarded as clearing both money and goods.

Waiting for Lao Ma to put the meat on the back seat, fortunately this time the car was open, otherwise it would not be able to fit so many things.

In order to fix the mutton chops and drain them into the water, the supply and marketing cooperative also sent two sticks to fix the mutton chops to avoid bumps.

Then the three of them bought something at the supply and marketing cooperative and ate it for breakfast.

When the sun came up, Lao Ma drove and left the town.

The car crushed the dry and cracked earth, bringing up a stream of smoke and dust in the wind, which stabbed straight through, like an earthy gray spear, piercing the tranquility of the Gobi.

Lao Ma drove slowly, while Gao Yu sat in the back and dozed off, with a pile of things beside him.

The jeep was not big to begin with, but Yang Xiaotao bought a lot more. Most of the back seats were occupied by mutton, and the smell of blood was very strong.

Even so, Gao Yu sat happily holding the cakes, holding on to the wooden shelf from time to time, for fear that the meat on it would be knocked off.

Last time they sent out a bunch of people to find meat for their children, but in the end they only got one rabbit.

Even so, the children were able to eat meat and their bodies recovered.

And now, guarding so much meat, I have never seen it even on the farm during the Chinese New Year.

Gao Yu smiled happily and looked at Yang Xiaotao with admiration.

These days, not many people can spend so much money, and even fewer are willing to spend such money.

Not to mention buying it for someone else.

With such a big heart, no wonder he can become a teacher.

The same goes for Yang Xiaotao in front, holding his luggage in his hands, hiding his head behind to block the cold wind in front of him, and looking to the left and right of the car from time to time.

It is desolate, but at the same time it has a kind of heroic spirit.

Yang Xiaotao's mood at the moment was still filled with inexplicable expectations.

Those children have been away from home for half a year, and they don’t know what they are doing.

"Old horse, you have to come here quickly. If you are so slow, it will be dark when you get there."

Lao Ma held the steering wheel steady and said, "Drive faster, it's too bumpy!"

As he spoke, the car swayed. There was still a road in front of him, so he kept his direction in mind and drove by feeling.

Yang Xiaotao had no choice but to complain about the car's shock absorption in his heart. He was really convinced.

"Teacher Yang, don't worry, we will definitely arrive before dark."

"I have driven this road so many times. Even though there is no road on the ground, there is only a map in my mind."

Lao Ma nodded his head and said proudly.

Gao Yu behind him also nodded, "If we bring so many things back, the people on the farm will definitely be very happy."

"Yeah, if I had known there were so many things, I would have driven the truck here."

Lao Ma muttered, and Yang Xiaotao did the same. Riding in a car without a shed in the cold weather was not looking for trouble.

"This is quite a lot, how much more do you want to buy?"

Gao Yu said with satisfaction, and then asked Yang Xiaotao about his work.

“What does a rolling mill look like?”

"The steel rolling mill is very big. There are more than 10,000 people in the whole place."

"With so many people, our farm only has more than 200 people."

"This is considered a big factory in Sijiu City..."

The two of them talked while passing away the boring journey.

The sun began to rise, but the wind did not stop.

"Old Ma, what is that?"

Yang Xiaotao turned his head and looked to the right and suddenly spoke.

The car goes north, and the sun is on the right.

Yang Xiaotao had good eyesight and could faintly see a black spot moving quickly under the sun.

Lao Ma held the steering wheel steady with one hand, tilted his head back, and squinted his eyes.

"No, it's a wolf!"

Lao Ma suddenly exclaimed, his expression suddenly solemn.

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao quickly asked, "Wolf?"

"Yes, those beasts."

Lao Ma answered affirmatively, and Gao Yu on the side looked solemn, as if he had become a different person.

"Come here smelling blood, these beasts."

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao looked at the mutton behind and understood what was going on.

There is not enough food for people these days, and neither are wolves.

It doesn't matter who you are when you smell the fishy smell of meat.

"Old horse, hurry up, this is not a wolf."

Gao Yu looked at it for a while and confirmed that the wolf was not a lone wolf, but should be sent by the wolf pack.

Lao Ma also nodded. No lone wolf in this area could survive, so the people he encountered were basically wolves.

The wolf pack is not very big. A pack of more than ten is considered a large pack. More often it is a small pack of seven or eight wolves. It is okay to encounter a small pack, but if it is a large pack

Then the steering wheel turned, the accelerator was pressed to the bottom, and the speed suddenly increased.

Yang Xiaotao looked at the distant black spots in silence, feeling something bad in his heart.

"These wolves are causing trouble to pedestrians in this area."

Gao Yu put the things aside, freed his hand to take out a pistol from his backpack, opened the magazine and looked at it, then closed it and loaded the gun.

His movements are skillful and his expression is calm, just like a veteran.

"These wolves are difficult to deal with. Not only are they cunning, but they also hold grudges."

"We instructors went to a meeting the year before last. We met wolves on the way. We killed one and chased away another."

"Later, I heard from the locals that they were a couple of wolves. The male was killed and the female was injured and ran away."

"But last year, the instructor took people to a meeting. When he came back, he was a little late and was blocked by a pack of wolves on the way. As a result..."

Gao Yu said with a murderous look in his eyes.

Yang Xiaotao heard this with a heavy heart. He could not have imagined that the living environment here could be so bad.

The old horse was also silent, the car speeded up and the bumps became more severe.

After a few minutes, Yang Xiaotao could no longer see the black spots and felt at ease.

But seeing Lao Ma and Gao Yu still looking serious, they became concerned again.

When the car climbed a high slope, Yang Xiaotao suddenly saw two more black spots in front of him.

"There is a wolf ahead!"

Lao Ma also saw it. Gao Yu stood up and looked elsewhere.

"There's one on the left too, three heads."

Yang Xiaotao quickly straightened his body and raised his neck, and sure enough, three black spots appeared behind the left side of the car.

The gray skin was running close to the ground, and it was really hard to see clearly.

"Old Ma, what should I do?"

Gao Yu asked solemnly. He brought a total of six bullets when he came out this time. Once they were all fired, they became just decorations.

The most important thing is that other things can be thrown away, but nothing can happen to Yang Xiaotao.

Lao Ma was also nervous. He would have driven the truck if he had known it would come out.

At least at that height, even if the door is closed, the wolf can't hurt them.

Unlike now, you can easily jump up and bite.

"Sit down."

"There must be a wolf among these wolves who is in command. We cannot follow their routine. Let's rush out from the middle."

Lao Ma realized that this group of wolves was organized. It seemed that there were no wolves on the right, but this was the wolf's trap.

The car accelerated forward again, getting closer and closer to the wolf in front.

Gao Yu had already moved his things behind him, half straightened his body, and aimed his gun forward.

Yang Xiaotao also felt his heartbeat speeding up. It was the first time he faced this situation and he didn't know what to do.

"Caught it!"

Lao Ma shouted, and the car turned a corner and suddenly rushed to the left.

In an instant, they turned a corner thirty or forty meters away from the two wolves in front and rushed forward.

This time, Yang Xiaotao saw clearly what the wolf looked like.

A little smaller than Wangcai, his head is not big, but the scarlet tongue and the ferocious look on his face are not comparable to Wangcai.

Of course, if a fight really breaks out, Yang Xiaotao still believes in Wangcai.

After all, Wangcai is a skilled Chinese pastoral dog.

Not long after the car rushed out, a long wailing sound sounded from behind.

After hearing this, Lao Ma's face became even more gloomy.