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He Ming followed the sound and was dazzled when he saw the full mutton in He Qiang's backpack.

There was nothing he could do. The white fat was too dazzling.

""Qiangwaer, some of the sheep you caught are really fat! The meat is full of oil!"

He Ming said shivering.

He Qiang took the mutton from the backpack and put it on the kudzu leaves, saying:"Brother, this is the fat from three sheep! (Patch, the previous six did not count the number of lambs, so now there are five adult sheep and two lambs)."

These wild goats, each weighing nearly 100 kilograms, the essence of them gathered together, of course it can confuse people.

""Hiss!"

He Ming took a breath of cold air. He didn't expect He Qiang's harvest to be so huge.

Although he had hunted a goat before, it was attributed to the trap, but it had already made the villagers envious.

Now he brought a gun into the mountains and was able to get a few sheep. Wouldn't this make the villagers restless?

"Qiangwaer, I guess after this, the villagers will probably be restless. You have to hurry up and choose a good place recently, so that the villagers will not gossip in the future."

He Ming reminded He Qiang.

He Qiang nodded and said,"I know! The terrain in the mountains is like this. Although there are many directions to go, there are only so many areas with easy access and water sources. There is no place without water, and it is impossible to harvest much. When the time comes, we will hold a meeting in the village, and then draw the boundaries, and go our own way, and we will not be afraid of the villagers' jealousy."

He Yong nodded.

This is the same as the big households in the past who would occupy fertile paddy fields and control water conservancy facilities and wells.

Although the He family is not a village tyrant, they have the confidence to dominate this order.

He Qiang occupied the best area, which was also developed by their He family first. If you want to be jealous, then speak with your ability and see who is more powerful!

"You go and bring back the remaining meat first, and we'll bring back what's here first!"

He Ming is an old farmer, and although He Yong is a little bit inferior, he is not much weaker.

The two brothers will divide the 100 pounds of meat equally, and then let the younger ones take a little. If they grit their teeth, they can get back to the team in one breath.

When the time comes, they can mobilize their family members and easily get the remaining 100 pounds of meat.

He Qiang only needs to lead the two ewes and the lamb back home.

As soon as they said, the three brothers started to act again.

No one cared about the dug out kudzu root.

In front of mutton, what is kudzu root?

It's not a pity to throw it away!

It was still early, and it was probably around two or three in the afternoon when He Qiang transported the remaining mutton to the lacquer tree forest.

The sun was scorching, and the little mare had a large patch of white foam at the corners of her mouth.

Putting the meat on the ground, He Qiang was not afraid of attracting carnivores. coveted.

After all, the remaining meat in these parts is lean, so it wouldn't be a pity even if some of it was eaten. He planned to go back and lead the sheep first.

He Qiang didn't want his family to go to the berry forest with him yet.

After all, the"sheep pen" over there hasn't been demolished yet. If his family saw it, they might tell others about it as a strange thing, which would attract the attention of someone with ulterior motives.

Back to the berry forest, he tied the lamb's hind legs directly from the sheep pen and put it into the backpack. Amid the bleating calls of the lamb, the ewe tied with vines by He Qiang reluctantly followed He Qiang slowly.

When He Qiang returned to the lacquer tree forest, he saw He Yongjun pacing back and forth.

Hearing the noise, He Yongjun looked up and saw his son, and immediately walked over in a hurry.

"Really caught it! ?"

Looking at the lamb in the basket, He Yongjun was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

Wow, this is incredible. When they grow up, the family will have four sheep.

Then I can buy a breeding sheep, and the family won't have to worry about sheep!

Compared with small livestock such as rabbits and bamboo rats, He Yongjun still likes sheep as meat animals more.

Moreover, the descendants of Yan and Huang have a long history of loving mutton. In ancient times, mutton was even eaten more than pork.

The deliciousness of mutton is unforgettable for He Yongjun.

""Dad, our family won't be short of mutton in the future."

He Qiang said proudly.

He Yongjun subconsciously wanted to refute his son again, but he held back in the end. He pursed his lips and said happily:"Keep these for giving birth. It's not a big deal to eat them. We can eat them when we have more sheep in the future. In other words, we caught these ourselves and don't need a slaughter certificate. When they give birth, we have to pay taxes after killing them. It's not cost-effective if we don't fatten them up."

He Yongjun has also changed.

If it were in the past, he would definitely sell all the lambs that gave birth!

"It's okay. We don't need that little money now. Lamb meat is very tender. Let's try it when we have more sheep. Isn't it for the sake of living a better life?"

He Qiang still looked as unthrifty as before.

But this time, He Yongjun rarely criticized his extravagance. Instead, he said in a tangled way:"At least we have to wait until there are more than ten ewes, otherwise they will give birth to too few lambs every year, and we can't afford to eat them. People won't give you less money for killing the lambs. They still charge one yuan at the lowest price. What a loss."

He Qiang was also full of resentment when he heard this.

Pigs have to be delivered to the task pigs, and taxes have to be paid for slaughtering the livestock raised by the family. In order to promote production in various ways, a proportional tax was also imposed. The less meat, the higher the tax rate. Only when the weight exceeds a certain limit will no additional taxes be collected.

But when it comes to livestock, everyone knows that the economic benefits of subsequent feeding will deteriorate after they reach a certain weight.

So few farmers are willing to continue feeding them.

If they don't feed them to make them fatter, the proportional tax can't be reduced.

In later generations, there is a threshold for taxation, and all those below the threshold are exempted.

But this year is not the case.

In short, farmers suffer losses anyway.

The agricultural scissors gap in this era is cold everywhere.

���With the industrialization of the time, the farmers across the country really laid the foundation with their strength.

Without this group of hard-working farmers, the urban population really couldn't enjoy that blessing.

It was also because of this tax issue that He Qiang didn't consider buying cattle and sheep to raise at home, but chose to contract a fish pond to raise fish.

It's not that he can't afford it, but he doesn't want to suffer this loss.

You have to pay to slaughter cattle, sheep, and pigs!

However, there is no such restriction for small animals such as rabbits and bamboo rats, you can kill them at will.

"Let's go down the mountain first, or we won't be able to get home before dark."

He Qiang suppressed his inner emotions and said to He Yongjun.

He Yongjun reluctantly moved his eyes away from the little goat, took the reins of the mare, and asked He Qiang to lead the ewe.

Because of the ewe, the speed of going down the mountain today was particularly slow.

In the end, He Qiang and his son still couldn't get down the mountain before dark.

Fortunately, He Qiang always prepared a headlamp in his backpack, and He Yongjun also brought a flashlight when he went up the mountain, so the father and son were not afraid of the difficulty of walking at night. Besides,

He Qiang's perception ignores the night, and when traveling in the mountains, the main worry is that he will fall down due to the complex terrain.

But after eliminating this hidden danger, one All problems are solved.

As long as every step can be taken on solid ground, what is the difference between traveling during the day and at night?

Walking on the night road with a gun on his back, although He Qiang's vision cannot penetrate the night, he perceives that all terrain within a radius of 50 meters is under his control, and as long as the beasts walking on the ground, they will never escape his perception.

After sunset, it is the peak period of nocturnal animal activities. He Qiang went down the mountain and found several times more creatures than during the day.

Herbivores such as voles and hares, as well as various small carnivores that are not usually seen, also appeared one after another.

"Now that I have a gun, I can hunt at night!"

Before I had a gun, He Qiang had never thought about going out hunting at night.

After all, it would easily arouse suspicion.

But now that I have a gun, it's different.

Not only will my family feel more at ease, but the villagers will also not think there is any problem.

After all, large beasts like black bears are just food in front of Wuliu Chong.

How can animals withstand such dense firepower?

Wuliu Chong is not a single-shot burst rifle.

After a burst of bullets, everything in the mountains will have to kneel down!

""They're coming out, they're coming out!!"

He Qiang and his companions had just walked down the hill when they caused a commotion.

It seemed that everyone in the village was waiting for the father and son to come down the hill.

When He Ming and his companions brought back mutton, it caused a sensation in the village. After all, getting so much mutton at one time had not happened in the village for many years.

Looking back, the only time an individual seized hundreds of kilograms of mutton was when a person picked up a dead wild boar in the mountains. It had never happened before that a single person captured several sheep at one time, because hunters used shotguns in the past and could only fire one shot at a time. When the gunshots rang out, the sheep were all scared away, and there was no one left except those who were shot.

But when He Qiang captured so many sheep in one breath, the villagers began to think differently.

Could you be so powerful with a gun?

The families who joined the militia looked at He Qiang even more passionately.

We have to learn from He Qiang!

"Tsk tsk, I misjudged some talents in the past. With a talent like Qiang Waer, if he joins the army, he will probably become a vanguard."

"Bullshit, Qiangwa is so capable, he caught so many sheep on the first day he entered the mountains with a gun, he must have the talent to be a general!"

"What I want to say is that there are people as capable as Qiangwaer, but they were just buried in the past. Look, he doesn’t farm, but he is still living a good life!"

"Right, right, right. Qiangwaer is born to do this. It was a waste to let him farm in the past. Fortunately, Qiangwaer didn't listen to his family since he was a child, otherwise he wouldn't be where he is today."

As he spoke, even He Qiang's laziness when he was a child became a manifestation of foresight and foresight.

He Qiang was a little speechless in the crowd.

These people are really outrageous.

Looking at He Yongjun's face, He Qiang knew that his old father was very upset.

You say these people, you can praise them if you want, but you have to praise them like this. The more you praise, the more it shows that He Yongjun, as a father, has no foresight, and doesn't know how to play to He Qiang's strengths and almost bury his talent?

He Qiang almost laughed out loud in his heart, but in the end he chose to protect his old father's face and said:

"Dear friends and relatives, please take a break. It is too late today. Let's hold a militia meeting tomorrow and talk about the issue of going into the mountains then."

After these words were spoken, many people were immediately satisfied.

Many people were very satisfied with He Qiang's attitude.

They were not afraid that He Qiang would pick the best parts, because in this way they could still get a share of the spoils.

With He Qiang's ability and connections, if he didn't do this, then if everyone really started fighting, who would be able to win over the He family?

Let He Qiang preside over the division, at least there would be a stable order, so that other families could also get a share of the spoils.

This is like, if those fields are to be distributed by fighting, and the He, Liu, Sun and Tian families unite, then the number of acres of land per household in the village may be strictly in accordance with national standards, but I'm afraid that the good fields will not be allocated at all.

"A bunch of snobs."

He Yongjun watched the villagers disperse and complained for the first time.

His son became successful, but he was the one who got hurt. It was outrageous!

He Qiang comforted him,"Someone has to take the blame, so why can't it be the old man (father)?"

He Yongjun didn't understand what was going on. He was a little touched at first, but after he came to his senses, he yelled at He Qiang,"You're talking nonsense! I didn't teach you to be idle."

He Qiang saw that his old father was about to take action, so he immediately begged for mercy and shouted,"Dad! I'll pay for your betrothal gifts. When the time comes, I'll send a few sheep to Miss Zhao's family and make sure they agree to your marriage. Just say you want a wife or not!"

He Yongjun's face flushed with excitement, and he yelled at He Qiang,"I'm almost fifty years old, and you're talking to me about this? Am I that kind of person? If you have nothing to do one day, go to the mountains and catch some animals to raise!"

He Qiang looked at his old father expressionlessly, sneering in his heart.

You said it so harshly, but why didn't you do it!

He Qiang rolled his eyes and shouted:"Okay, okay, I get it, I won't send the sheep, I'm also worried about the betrothal gifts, it's all my fault."

When He Yongjun heard this, his face suddenly froze, and his whole expression became strange.

Looking at the old father's face gradually turning red, He Qiang knew that he obviously wanted to say something, but was embarrassed to speak.

At this time, a man with a flashlight walked towards the two of them.

He Qiang was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly led the mare over and asked:

"Why did you come out? Don't go so far at night."

"Dad, let's go home and talk. I'll go to Miss Zhao's house later to talk about what they think. There's no rush for this matter. Maybe the woman is shy and says something sarcastic, and the matter will fall through."

Wu Shuhua didn't answer her husband, but talked to He Yongjun first.

He Yongjun was still quite embarrassed to continue to be stubborn in the face of his daughter-in-law's kindness, but in the end, the words came to his lips, but they became a thank you:

"Thank you for your trouble, Dad. I can't force it. It depends on other people's wishes."

"Hold me up, don't fall, don't talk anymore, let's go home first."

He Qiang was too lazy to pay attention to his stubborn old father at this time, and all he could see was his wife.

""I'm worried about you. Why don't you go home so late?"

Wu Shuhua replied in a low voice.

He Yongjun looked at He Qiang and didn't mention Zhao Linghua again. He couldn't help muttering:"She's not as sensible as my daughter-in-law!"