The next morning, just after dawn, Liu Xialian and five others drove a mule cart, took the big yellow dog, and set off in a hurry. Because they bought a hand-cast net, they had a great victory yesterday afternoon, catching dozens of kilograms of carp, bighead carp, and grass carp, but Li Damei's bathing bucket was so small that she could only put the more valuable arowana in it, and the other fish had to be sold dead.

"The price of dead fish is at least 1 cent lower. I plan to go to the blacksmith shop to weld a water tank, and then buy a battery-powered oxygen pump. This way, I won't have to use dead fish."

Li Damei was confused: "I know about the water tank, but where can I buy an oxygen pump? And the battery is so expensive, the smallest one costs dozens of dollars."

"Just look for it in a large supply and marketing cooperative. It's not a rare thing and you should be able to find it. But there is no electricity in the village and we don't know where to charge the battery." Liu Xia Lian was speechless. This era is still very backward. Many common little things are not available, and there is no online shopping. It is really inconvenient to buy things.

The big black mule pulled the carriage very quickly and before they knew it, they arrived near Guozigou.

Liu Xia Lian remembered what Li Lao Pao said, half believing and half doubting, and stopped the carriage.

"Damei, you stay here and guard the carriage. Daya, Erya, and Dahuang, follow me into the valley."

When Daya and Erya heard that they could go hunting, they were very happy and followed Liu Xia Lian into the valley with crossbows. After walking for less than five or six hundred meters, they heard strange cries in front of them and saw a huge moose. The feeling of oppression was very strong. It was really a behemoth, nearly two meters tall, with huge horns on its head that were seventy to eighty centimeters long. It was eating fallen wild fruits on the roadside as it walked.

Daya was about to take action, but Liu Xia Lian quickly stopped her.

"Let's go around behind it and drive it south, and then kill it when we get close to the road. This way, it will be easier for us to take away the prey."

The three of them quietly made a large circle and then came behind the moose.

"Release." Two crossbows shot arrows at the same time. With two whooshes, the crossbow arrows flew over and hit the moose's buttocks. The moose felt pain and ran south. Da Huang kept shouting behind, urging the moose to run away.

This run was like a heavy cavalry attack, and the bushes and small trees on both sides were knocked down one after another.

Liu Xia Lian followed closely, and Daya and Erya were holding back arrows from behind, and they caught up soon.

A wounded beast will run without any reason.

The big black mule on the road sensed danger and hurriedly pulled the carriage forward. After walking more than a hundred meters, Li Damei finally controlled the big black mule. Then she saw the trees in the valley moving wildly, as if a Tyrannosaurus Rex had run out.

Just as they were about to reach the road, Liu Xialian shouted, "Scared to death."

Daya and Erya were like Dian Wei running at the speed of a gallop. They shot arrows from their crossbows at the moose's hind legs. This time they used triangular arrowheads. With two "pu pu" sounds, both arrows hit the target.

Liu Xia Lian pulled the bolt of the gun while running, and hit the moose in the neck with a bang.

The moose was hit hard and fell down heavily.

Li Da was the first to arrive at the scene. He shot the deer in the head with his hunting rifle and was relieved only when it was completely dead. Although this huge creature was a herbivore, it was enough to knock a brown bear away.

Daya ran out of breath, holding the crossbow and sighing: "What a pity, if we catch them alive to pull the cart, we won't have to spend money to buy mules."

Liu Xia Lian comforted her: "This one is too big and has a wild temperament. It's hard to train it. Let's catch a smaller one next time and see if we can train it then."

What happened next was awkward; the moose was too big, and if we loaded it onto the car we would have to unload the fish. But the fish had been ordered by the restaurant and had to be delivered today.

Moreover, this moose weighs at least 1,600 to 1,700 kilograms. After it is loaded onto the carriage, people cannot stay on the carriage because the big black mule does not have such strong pulling power.

Just when I was worrying, I heard the sound of horse whips. A large cart came with a chrysanthemum green horse in the middle pulling the shaft and two red mules in front pulling the harness. I saw that the owner of the cart was none other than Li Shaoling, whom I met while hunting a few days ago. There was also a young man named Li Ganzi sitting in the cart.

Liu Xia Lian waved her hand and said, "Boss Li, where are you going? Can you help me? I killed a moose and can't pull it away. My mule cart is too thin, so I'll use your three sets to pull it to the forest farm."

Li Shaoling stopped the carriage, looked at the big moose lying on the side of the road, and praised sincerely: "Wow, you are so amazing, at the level of the king of hunters. Moose are ferocious and difficult to hunt. Let's try to see if we can get it on the carriage."

But it was actually loaded. Liu Xialian was in the front pulling the deer head. She was very strong. Li Shaolingyun, Daya and Erya were also strong. Li Damei and Li Ganzi were weaker, so they lent a hand in the back and put the moose on the carriage with great effort.

Li Shaoling was very excited: "Although I didn't kill it, I took it to the forest farm and it was considered a show of face. But such a big deer is not easy to handle. The small restaurant can't eat it. You have to find another way."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Li. I'll give you extra shipping money when we get to the forest farm."

"What are you talking about? Am I, Lao Li, such a person? I will definitely help my friends."

It turned out that Li Shaoling sent Li Ganzi to work in a restaurant. Ganzi learned to be a chef and was quite good at cooking, so he worked as a chef in the Linchang Fugui Hotel. The monthly salary was not low, with a minimum of 56 yuan, and additional commissions if the work was good.

There was no conversation along the way, and soon we arrived at the forest farm, and Ganzi went to work.

Li Shaoling asked, "Xia Lian, have you thought about what to do?"

"I've thought about it. There's really no other way. A small restaurant won't be able to accommodate all the guests, but a restaurant with thousands of people dining there will definitely be enough."

"where?"

"The canteen at the forest farm."

"You are really smart."

Two mule carts headed straight to the forest farm, but the canteen was so big that it was difficult to find the person in charge. Liu Xialian parked the car near the canteen and went to find her father.

Liu Jun was working the night shift today and was training his apprentices. Two new people came. They looked impressive, about 25 or 26 years old, and had very strong skills.

"Dad, come here, come here."

Liu Jun looked at his daughter in surprise: "Xia Lian, you know how to count, right? I just got the money back from the police station this morning. It's a total of 4,500 yuan."

"What a coincidence, but I'm looking for you for another reason. On the way here, I encountered a moose this big, almost two thousand pounds, and the small restaurant can't eat it all. Ask the director of the cafeteria if you want one."

Liu Jun turned to his two apprentices and said, "You two should familiarize yourself with the business. I'm going to the cafeteria."

After that, he took Liu Xialian to the canteen to find the canteen director. Director Ma was a middle-aged man in his forties with a fat belly, a big head and a thick neck. He stuttered when he spoke. After listening to Liu Jun's words, Director Ma said, "It's true that someone will send a pillow just when I doze off. The canteen is short of meat. I was worried. Now you are here. Take me to see the goods first."

When the group arrived in the yard, Director Ma was surprised to see the huge moose on Li Shaoling's carriage. It was so big.

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