The happy little days of the Ye family

Tang Xiaojing had gained a lot today. On the way back, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Tang Xiaojing planned to come to the mountain again to check the traps tomorrow morning, and take the prey together to the Liang Family Restaurant in the county at noon.

Tang Xiaojing was driving an ox cart and met Wang Shitou and Wang Xiaoshan in the small valley on the side of Shitou Mountain.

The Wang family and his son have been living a good life by hunting and clearing wasteland in the past two years. Wang Xiaoshan has grown taller and stronger in the past two years.

"Uncle Wang, Xiaoshan, have you just come back from hunting?" Tang Xiaojing greeted the two of them in a good mood.

They were also very happy to see Tang Xiaojing and his son from the Wang family. The father and son fled from famine, and the people in the village were still wary of them after all. The Tang family was one of the few people who were on good terms with them.

The land that the Wang family reclaimed was in the valley on the side of Stone Mountain. The two families often met, so the Tang father and son had a good relationship with the Wang family.

Moreover, the situations of the two families are relatively similar. They are both fathers with a half-year-old son, and Tangshan takes good care of them.

Wang Shitou smiled heartily and said, "Yes, I haven't had much farm work recently. I'll take advantage of the time to go into the mountains to hunt for hunters and exchange some money for the New Year."

"There are a lot of prey in the mountains next to it, but there are wolves and wild boars up the mountain. We have average skills, so we only dare to wander around the periphery."

Tang Xiaojing smelled the strong smell of blood on the bullock cart, and it seemed that he had gained a good harvest.

Wang Shitou also smelled the smell of blood on Tang Xiaojing's car, and heard the sounds of wild goats and deer, but Wang Shitou was cautious and did not ask any more questions.

"Brother Xiao Jing, I heard the sound of a wild goat. Did you hunt a wild goat?" Wang Xiaoshan looked at Tang Xiaojing with admiration.

"I'm lucky today. I caught it in a trap on the mountain." The wild goat on the oxcart made a lot of noise, and Tang Xiaojing couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.

Wang Xiaoshan has a lively temper, but there are no friends of the same age in the village to play with him. When he saw Tang Xiaojing, he couldn't help but chirped.

"Brother Xiao Jing, we found a group of sika deer on the back of the mountain. There are about seventeen or eight of them, but they are only on the mountainside of the mountain."

Tang Xiaojing's eyes lit up when he heard about the sika deer. The business of Wang's Pharmacy has been very prosperous in the past two years. Shopkeeper Wang heard that more sika deer were needed to make nourishing medicinal wine.

Sika deer are valuable. If you can hunt one, you will probably have enough money to get a wife.

"It's a pity that the place where the deer were found is already close to the mountains. We, father and son, have average skills and didn't dare to hunt sika deer." Wang Shitou said regretfully.

Wang Shitou was very upset. He wished he had run faster and caught up with the lone sika deer.

If he could hunt down that sika deer, he would be able to get a good wife for his son, considering the high betrothal gift.

"My father and I have gone hunting in the mountains behind before, but we only did our activities at the foot of the mountains. I have never been to the mountainside."

Tang Xiaojing was quite interested in sika deer, but in the deep mountains, Tang Xiaojing was a little timid.

He had only hunted with Tangshan in the outer areas before, and Tangshan specifically told him not to go deep into the mountains.

Wang Xiaoshan was actually obsessed with the group of sika deer he met in the afternoon. Seeing Tang Xiaojing's interest, he quickly asked:

"Brother Xiao Jing, you and Uncle Tang are very skilled. Do you want to go into the mountains with us to hunt sika deer?"

The father and son have average skills, but they can find more people to go into the mountains together. There is strength in numbers.

In fact, it is best to go into the mountains with other experienced hunters, but the father and son are average and they are outsiders, so other hunters in the village are not willing to go into the mountains with them.

There are also countless animals on the mountain, with more monks and less meat. The hunters nearby are not very welcoming to the Tang family father and son.

The father and son also knew how much they weighed. They usually hunted at the foot of the mountain and did not dare to go deep into the mountains.

It's just that Wang Xiaoshan is already 15 years old, and the father and son are outsiders. People in the village are not very willing to marry their daughter to the Wang family.

In fact, the Wang family and his son had already reclaimed 10 acres of wasteland. They made a lot of money from hunting during the off-season, and they lived a prosperous life.

But after all, we still can't get rid of the colored eyes of outsiders.

Wang Shitou was worried about Wang Xiaoshan's marriage, so he ventured into deeper areas to hunt, hoping to get more betrothal money for his son.

Originally, Wang Shitou had no intention of going into the mountains. He just happened to encounter a lone sika deer and chased it into the outskirts of the mountains.

Unexpectedly, he discovered a herd of sika deer halfway up the mountain. Wang Shitou heard the howl of wolves in the distance, and quickly took his son down the mountain without daring to stay.

"Uncle Wang, Xiaoshan, I'll go back and discuss it with my father."

Tang Xiaojing was a little excited. The Wang family and his son often went hunting in the mountains in the past two years. He and his father were also pretty good at hunting. In fact, they could try their luck in the outer reaches of the mountains.

Two ox carts were walking side by side on the road. The ox cart of the Wang family and his son actually belonged to the Tang family.

Two years ago, the Tang family's cow gave birth to a calf. When it grew up, many people in the village wanted to buy the calf.

However, the Tang family has 50 acres of paddy fields, and the family's cattle must be kept for plowing. Tangshan and Tang Xiaojing did not want to sell.

Later, Wang Shitou came to the door and said that he wanted to rent the Tang family's ox cart during the slack period.

During the off-season, the Wang family and his son often went hunting in the mountains. Although game was collected in the town, the local prices were low.

The father and son rented the Tang family's ox cart, firstly, it was more convenient for hunting, and secondly, it was also convenient for sending prey to the county to sell.

Tang Shan thought that the ox cart at home would be idle during the off-season, and it would be good to make some money, so he rented it to Wang Shitou.

However, the rental of an oxcart is not cheap, costing 20 cents a day.

In addition to the Wang family, other people in the village who need to use an ox cart can also rent the Tang family's ox cart for 20 cents a day.

On the way, Wang Xiaoshan danced and introduced the mountains behind to Tang Xiaojing.

"The hunters in the village call that big mountain Wolf Mountain because there are wolves on the mountain and the howling of wolves is often heard from the mountain."

"The soil in Langshan Mountain is quite fertile. I heard that there are many precious medicinal materials deep in the mountain. Some people have picked ginseng on the mountain. I don't know if it is true."

Wang Xiaoshan also wanted to pick ginseng. He heard that a ginseng plant was worth dozens of taels. Unfortunately, he didn’t know ginseng. Even if he saw it, it might be regarded as a weed.

Wang Xiaoshan asked again: "There are also wild boars on the mountain, and the sound of wild boars can often be heard. Why is it called Lang Mountain and not Wild Boar Mountain?"

"Maybe the wolf is more ferocious." Tang Xiaojing said perfunctorily.

Ye Qingqing usually kept talking with his small mouth, but Tang Xiaojing only found Ye Qingqing's voice pleasant.

Now when I hear Wang Xiaoshan chattering, I feel a bit noisy.