Chapter 112 Entering the Mountain
After entertaining the people from the meat factory, He Yuzhu returned to the purchasing department and continued to go to the countryside to purchase.
Unconsciously, more than a month has passed, and He Yuzhu has also received his salary from the purchasing department. Plus the difference in profit from other hands, it is much less than what he earned as a chef in the canteen. Fortunately, you can arrange your own working hours, which is better than freedom. After all, I don’t rely on this salary to support my family.
After going to the countryside for a long time to purchase, He Yuzhu has become accustomed to running around.
After the meeting that day, He Yuzhu rode his bicycle to the village on the mountainside as usual.
The place we went to this time was also quite far. It's a place called Zhaojiacun. Because He Yuzhu left relatively late, he only walked half of the distance until noon.
He Yuzhu found a flat place on the side of the road, put his bicycle away, sat on a big rock, and took out a big bun and water from the space. After eating and drinking, we continued on the road.
After not riding for long, I saw a man drinking water and resting on the side of the road. There was a bicycle beside him, also carrying a basket.
He Yuzhu didn't stop and rode straight forward. All the way to the entrance of Zhaojia Village.
I found a villager at the entrance of the village, handed me a cigarette, explained my purpose, and asked him to lead the way to the village chief.
The villager took the cigarette, put it away instead of smoking, and happily took He Yuzhu to the brigade headquarters. After finding the village chief, he turned around and left.
He Yuzhu stepped forward, took out his ID and letter of introduction, and handed them to the village chief.
After checking it, the village chief returned the certificate and letter of introduction to He Yuzhu and said, "Comrade Xiao He, to be honest, you are the third buyer to come to our village today."
Someone got there first, two of them. Fortunately, He Yuzhu came to the countryside just for a formality. If he had something, he would take it away, and if he didn't, forget about it. Although someone got there first, He Yuzhu was not in a hurry.
He Yuzhu took out his cigarettes, lit one with the village chief, and asked curiously: "Village chief, which unit do the two first people come from?"
Village chief: "From a textile factory and a daily chemical factory."
While chatting with the village chief, someone came to see him again. He Yuzhu took a look and saw that this was the man resting on the roadside.
The village chief checked the visitor's letter of introduction and said in a funny tone: "What day is it today? Why do all you purchasers come to our corner?"
Comrade Xiao Cao was a little confused by what the village chief said: "Village Chief, what do you mean?"
Village Chief: "Hey, it's nothing. You are the fourth purchaser here today. Now, this is the third one."
"Are you also purchasing?" Comrade Xiao Cao turned to He Yuzhu and asked doubtfully.
"Yes, I am also purchasing. He Yuzhu is purchased by the Municipal Industrial Safety Bureau." He Yuzhu nodded and extended his right hand to Comrade Xiao Cao while introducing himself.
"Machinery factory purchases Cao Meng." Cao Meng also stretched out his hand to shake He Yuzhu's hand.
"Have you seen the other two purchases?" Cao Meng asked.
"No, I just arrived. When I came, I saw you resting on the roadside."
Village Chief: "What do you two say now? Do you still want to try in our village, or do you want to leave and go somewhere else?"
Cao Meng: "Let me wander around the village. I can't go back tonight, and I have to ask the village chief to help me find a place to live."
The village chief showed embarrassment: "It's easy to find a place to live, but what about the food?"
Cao Meng: "I won't bother the village chief about food. I'll bring the food myself."
The village chief relaxed after hearing this, and said with a smile: "There is a place to live, and there is a room in the brigade headquarters. You just need to clean it up yourself. There is a table inside, and you can sleep on it if you put it together."
Cao Meng: "Thank you very much, village chief."
Village Chief: "Comrade Xiao He, what about you?"
He Yuzhu: "I won't stay. I will go to the village for a while and then go back."
Village chief: "You can't get home before dark. It's not safe on the road after dark."
He Yuzhu: "It's okay, I ride fast."
When the village chief saw this, he stopped trying to persuade him and took Cao Meng to see where he lived.
He Yuzhu went to the village and asked the villagers about the people in the village who had recently gone into the mountains to hunt.
Under the leadership of the villagers, we came to a house. According to the villagers, this man just returned from the army last year and his name was Zhao Jun.
The veterans of this era are also very powerful. Basically, they have been on the battlefield and killed people.
When he arrived at this house, He Yuzhu saw two people fighting for a small wild boar.
When the two of them saw He Yuzhu coming in, they tacitly shut their mouths.
"What's the matter with you?" Zhao Jun asked when he saw He Yuzhu coming in.
"My name is He Yuzhu, and I am from the Procurement Section of the Municipal Industrial Safety Bureau." He Yuzhu introduced himself.
The other two people looked at He Yuzhu angrily when they heard this. I thought: Here comes another competitor.
"Then you are here to purchase just like them?"
"right."
"Do you know it's first come, first served?" said one of the other two purchasers.
"I only know that everyone who meets will get a share. Also, there is another purchase in the village. If we continue to fight, one more person will get a share."
They are all purchased by various units, and the places they run are all in the countryside, so they are often encountered. Eating alone will offend others. We will encounter any situation when running outside, and we will help each other when something happens. So it’s not a good idea to make too much of a fuss.
In the end, the two divided the wild boar equally, and He Yuzhu got three hares and a pheasant later.
After the three of them got their share, they left Zhao Jun's house. The other two buyers chose one side and continued to wander around the village. He Yuzhu took the pheasants and hares and rode his bicycle directly out of the village.
After leaving the village, I looked for a place to go into the mountains. After seeing no one around, I put my bicycle into the space. He took out the crossbow he made and headed into the mountain.
Along the path into the mountain, He Yuzhu released his spiritual consciousness and explored the surrounding environment. Although he would not encounter any ferocious beasts when he first entered the mountain, he still had to be careful.
He Yuzhu wandered around the mountains and forests for a long time, but he didn't encounter a single hare or pheasant, only some birds. I did find several rabbit traps. Needless to say, these traps must have been set by a complete novice who had only learned how to make rabbit traps before setting traps. Because there are no traces of hare activity around these traps.
He Yuzhu gave up the idea of searching the surrounding forests and went deep into the mountains.
As we go farther and farther into the mountains, there are fewer and fewer signs of human activity. In contrast, there are more and more traces of animal activities.
Gradually, He Yuzhu discovered traces of hare activity, continued walking in, and came to a small valley. He Yuzhu saw the first group of prey entering the mountain here. Why say group? Because this is a bunch of pheasants. A beautiful rooster led 5 hens and several smaller pheasants, foraging in the valley.
He Yuzhu took out his crossbow, strung it, and tested his accuracy. Aiming at the leading rooster.
With a "bang" sound, the crossbow arrow rushed towards the rooster. In one fell swoop, the rooster was shot to the ground. The other pheasants were frightened and fled in all directions. He Yuzhu tightened his grip and continued to wind the string, and shot at the pheasant again, but this time the pheasant was running away and he missed. Seeing that the pheasant was about to disappear into the bushes, He Yuzhu quickly wound the string again and shot again. Still missed.
three times. The first time I hit the target was because the pheasant was looking for food and the movement was small. The remaining two shots were missed because the pheasants were running away.
He Yuzhu also knew the accuracy of his crossbow.
He went down to the valley, picked up the pheasant, and put back the missed crossbow arrows.
The sky gradually darkened. He Yuzhu returned to the top of the mountain and slipped into the space to rest.
