Reborn in 1977

Chapter 225: Planned Hunt

Carrying his self-made drawing board bag, Chen Fan walked back, still pondering the matter of the farm.

Originally, he had intended to sell rabbits to the brigade and was thinking of finding an opportunity to suggest to Secretary Yang and the others to build a brigade-run farm as a side business.

However, he didn't expect that Secretary Yang and the others would proactively bring it up during the last market, but they have been too busy to deal with it until now.

However, he had also thought about running a farm during this time. The first principle was not to exhaust himself, otherwise, it would be creating trouble for himself. Secondly, the farm had to at least break even, otherwise, how could the importance of a veterinarian be reflected? How could his value be shown?

As for the others, he also had some ideas, and he could discuss them with them at the dinner table tonight.

As he walked along, thinking, he was about to reach the woods of the 5th team when Chen Fan's eyes suddenly twitched. With a swoosh, he opened his jacket, drew his gun, and aimed it at a rapidly moving figure in the forest.

But until the figure disappeared, he didn't fire.

Putting the pistol back into its holster, Chen Fan curled his lip and continued walking.

Soon he arrived at the brigade headquarters. He turned left and entered the brigade office, saying to Xiao Liewen, who was looking through documents inside, "Team Leader Xiao, I almost fired just now, but I held back. Otherwise, we could have eaten fox meat tonight."

The Compendium of Materia Medica records that fox meat is "sweet, warm, and non-toxic", and it is mainly used to replenish deficiency and warm the middle, relieve sores and toxins, treat deficiency and fatigue, forgetfulness, epilepsy, edema, scabies.

Braised fox meat is also a specialty dish, but if not handled properly, fox meat will have a sour taste and be difficult to eat. With Chen Fan's level 5 cooking skills, it shouldn't be a problem.

Team Leader Xiao looked up at him, "You encountered a fox?"

Chen Fan nodded, pointing in the direction of the woods. "Just now, I saw it in the forest, with a body of red fur. It would definitely look good if made into a pelt."

Then he sighed regretfully, "But I was afraid the gunshot would startle everyone, so I didn't fire."

Xiao Liewen grunted twice, "It's good that you didn't fire. If you dared to fire easily and startle everyone, you would be beaten."

He got up and walked outside, shouting into the courtyard, "Lao Zhang, the culprit who stole your chicken has been found."

Team Leader Zhang's voice immediately rang out, "Where is it? Who is it?"

Before his voice faded, he had already walked out, holding a wooden stick in his hand, "Which little thief dares to steal from me? They really have the guts of a bear and the courage of a leopard."

Xiao Liewen laughed gloatingly, "Little Chen saw a fox in the forest outside just now. There's no escape, it must have been the one who stole it."

Team Leader Zhang was immediately speechless, "Where the heck am I going to get revenge?"

Chen Fan said cheerfully, "If you can find me an air rifle now, I'll immediately track down the culprit."

He now realized the benefits of air rifles. They make so little noise that you can shoot them without startling people. Unlike gunpowder guns, even a small pistol like a PPK can make a loud bang that travels far.

People these days can recognize gunshots. It's not like during militia training. If you really fire a shot, it would be a disaster.

Team Leader Zhang looked at him, "There are no air rifles, only sticks and knives."

After a pause, he became curious, "Can you track a fox?"

Chen Fan spread his hands, "I can't, but the Eurasian hobby can."

Team Leader Zhang's mouth twitched slightly, "That bird is almost an immortal."

Chen Fan looked at Xiao Liewen again, grinning, "Team Leader Xiao, why don't you teach me a few more tricks with flying knives, or archery? I'll go and bring that fox to justice."

Xiao Liewen's face darkened, "I don't know archery, and I don't know flying knives. Who in their right mind would learn that stuff?"

Then he pondered in his heart, hesitatingly saying, "My former company commander did have a skill for throwing stones, hitting accurately every time. Whether he knew flying knives, I'm not sure."

Chen Fan said with a dejected face, "What's the use of that? Your former company commander isn't here. Even if I wanted to learn and use it right away, there's no one to teach me."

Xiao Liewen drooped his eyes and didn't say anything, not knowing what he was thinking.

Chen Fan didn't mind, and told him about encountering the fox just now, then said, "I guess Captain Yang will call the brigade headquarters later to invite you to dinner."

When a stationed cadre comes over, out of courtesy, unless there are special circumstances, the four giants of the brigade headquarters will definitely come out to accompany them. Even if this cadre came from Lujiawan, the proper etiquette cannot be lacking.

Team Leader Zhang nodded, "Okay, I know about this. I'll go with you after you get off work this afternoon."

Then he walked forward with the wooden stick, muttering, "I'm going to see if that fox is still there. Why do anything else? It had to steal chickens, and it stole my old hen. I have to skin it and pull its tendons."

Chen Fan wiped a cold sweat, feeling that Team Leader Zhang's chances were slim.

Then he looked at Team Leader Xiao, who was still thinking, and whispered, "Captain, Captain?"

Xiao Liewen came back to his senses, "Ah, what is it?"

Chen Fan looked at him, "What are you thinking about?"

Xiao Liewen pulled his hand back and took out a cigarette holder, taking out a wad of tobacco from the bag and stuffing it into the pipe bowl.

Chen Fan had already taken out a match, struck it, and brought it up.

Xiao Liewen took a puff of smoke, carefully sized him up, making Chen Fan feel a little uneasy, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Xiao Liewen waved his hand, "I was just thinking, didn't you say you saw a fox? Old Zhang's chicken was stolen today, most likely by a fox. Then we might as well organize a brigade-wide hunt after we finish these two days, and clear out the chicken thieves like foxes and weasels."

Chen Fan was sure that he wasn't thinking about this just now. The reason was simple: if you want to hunt foxes, why are you looking at me?

However, Xiao Liewen didn't say it, and he didn't want to ask, so he said, "Okay, it's been a while since my hunting gun has been fired. I'll take this opportunity to see some blood too."

Xiao Liewen glanced at him, "Young, but your bloodlust is not light."

Chen Fan said with a dejected face, "I'm going to hunt foxes, what's so bloodthirsty about that? Could it be that you have to be like some people, not even daring to kill a chicken, and that's called being calm and peaceful?"

Xiao Liewen glanced at him expressionlessly, turned around, and went into the office.

Chen Fan followed behind, "Captain, let me know in advance about the hunt, so I can arrange my time."

Xiao Liewen curled his lip, "I'll definitely tell you, and the militiamen need to arrange their time as well."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Chen Fan, "But you, you only turn on the radio twice a day, and the rest of the time you're either reading or writing and drawing. What do you need to arrange?"

Chen Fan argued, "You can't say that. Although I don't directly participate in production, I use my pen to show the labor style of our commune members, which can be considered indirect participation, right?"

Xiao Liewen sat down on the chair, crossed his legs, and nodded, "Yes, it counts. But your work doesn't require adjusting your time, right?"

Chen Fan smiled again, "It's not because of work. I plan to ask a few people from the team to help me modify the stove and the toilet when I'm a little free after finishing fertilizing these two days."

During the busy farming season, complete leisure is impossible. However, after finishing a period of work, there are a few days when you don't have to be so busy, and you can do other things at this time.

Remodeling the stove was the first thing he wanted to do. He had prepared a lot of adobe bricks at the time, but after he learned how to burn kilns, he had new ideas, so he delayed it until now.

And the toilet, that dry toilet is really indescribable. Underneath is a large jar, with two wooden boards on top. With a little carelessness, there is a risk of "falling into the mud". Chen Fan is always a little worried every time he defecates.

Moreover, the weather is getting warmer now, and after a while, the smell will become more and more unpleasant.

For the sake of living quality, he decided to renovate the toilet together, just to accumulate experience for building a handmade villa.

And in this month's time, he has also accumulated a lot of materials for the two renovation projects, and now he is just waiting to start construction.

Hearing his words, Xiao Liewen's face was full of surprise, "How to renovate the toilet? Make it like the one in town?"

The stove renovation is easy to understand, but what about the toilet? How to change that thing?

Could it be that he will learn from the town and build a brick house?