Reborn in 80: Starting with hunting in the mountains to get rich

Sun Weimin felt bad, but he remained defiant and continued to argue with Li Ju'an.

He said urgently, "Li Ju'an, what are you doing? Don't be so arrogant. You've joined the hunting team, so what? We should see how many shares you can bring out."

After entering the mountains to hunt, each hunter will divide the prey, and there will be a distinction between how much and how to divide it, as well as a distinction between primary and secondary prey.

They say a family with a thousand members is only managed by one person. The prey is divided into shares, one share per person, with the leader (or the cannon fodder) receiving two additional shares. If there are dogs, the lead dog counts as one share, while the helper dogs don't.

If someone has a gun, the gun counts as one share. The mountain road is too far, so if a large animal can pull the prey back, the large animal counts as one share.

Following the rules of the gang fight, Sun Weimin explained the situation to Li Ju'an in detail. He wanted Li Ju'an to know that he shouldn't come down the mountain after the gang fight only to find that he hadn't gotten much of the spoils.

In the end, you might have stolen the limelight, but ended up with a pitifully small share of the spoils.

Sun Weimin glanced at Li Ju'an and, sure enough, saw Li Ju'an's pensive face. Seeing Li Ju'an's thoughtful expression, he burst into laughter.

This time they've really messed up.

You're just a hunting novice, and you think you can get an advantage in a gang hunt?

Meat sorting is hard work, so don't end up exhausted after a long day only to find that all the good meat has been taken by others.

After thinking about it carefully, Li Ju'an realized that this made sense. He stretched out his hand and began to talk to himself, explaining his reasoning.

"I'll take one share. The Tiger Head Incense is a dog, so that counts as one share. The Mosin-Nagant hunting rifle, that counts as one share. If I could also get a mule, the mule pulling the prey back would also count as one share."

He now has three shares. If he uses the harvest to buy a mule, he can get another share, making it four shares.

Old Qin, the gunner, owns one share, his position as gunner takes up two additional shares, and he also owns a gun, which counts as one share. However, his hunting dog is not as powerful as Big Tiger and cannot be the lead dog. So, all things considered, Old Qin, the gunner, also owns four shares.

His shareholding was the same as that of the veteran gunner.

The Lu brothers listened blankly, and then, bewildered, counted on their fingers.

Lu Zhiqiang jumped up and exclaimed, "It's really not just nonsense! If Brother Li had a mule, he could really get the same shares as Pao Tou'er."

Sun Weimin's face turned green instantly.

He glanced at the Mosin-Nagant hunting rifle in Li Ju'an's hand, then at Da Hu, the strongest hunting dog lying obediently at Li Ju'an's feet, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

Damn it! This kid got all the benefits.

Why did he feel so miserable? He felt so miserable that he felt utterly helpless, unable to vent his anger anywhere, and nothing felt right. His vision blurred; he was so angry with Li Ju'an that he felt like he was about to see his great-grandmother.

Lu Jinyang and Sun Weimin were childhood friends, and their ancestors were all hunters. They were so close since they were young that they could share a pair of underwear. Seeing his good friend feeling frustrated, he comforted him, saying, "Rules are made by people, and even close brothers keep clear accounts. If you can get a lead dog, you can move up without splitting the profits."

"And, you know, when it comes to hunting, if you're not calm, no matter how good your marksmanship is, it's all for nothing."

Sun Weimin slapped his thigh and laughed loudly, "Brother, we love hearing you say that."

"Just because you have a gun doesn't make you awesome. You also need to be calm to shoot accurately. Besides, let's be honest, Da Hu isn't necessarily a dog. Although Da Hu has a strong reputation and is a respected figure, when it comes to experience, he may not be as good as Lu's Da Huang."

Lu Zhiqiang rolled his eyes: "Hey, what's with bringing up our Dahuang? Let's stop this, don't spout nonsense, Dahuang really can't be like that."

Lu Zhiqiang knew exactly what Sun Weimin was planning.

Sun Weimin just wanted to use a dog as a cover.

The Lu family ancestors were hunters. Back then, out of their eight dogs, seven died, and only their leader, Da Huang, survived.

Old but still vigorous, Da Huang is at the age of composure and experience. If Da Huang were to enter the hunting grounds, in terms of strength, speed, and courage, he would indeed be inferior to Da Hu. However, in terms of combat experience and adaptability, he might not be weaker than Da Hu.

If Sun Weimin gets a dog, he'll get another share. With the shotgun, he'll have three shares, which will give him a chance to compete with Li Ju'an.

Lu Jinyang was too embarrassed to say anything; his good brother had lent him the dog, so he didn't dare to utter a word.

Sun Weimin was still nagging and begging to borrow the dog when he looked up and grinned, saying, "Lu Zhiqiang, don't worry. If you sign Dahuang to me, I'll get my share and buy you three cans of malted milk powder when I go down the mountain. I won't let your uncle know."

Although Lu Zhiqiang was tempted, he still wanted to struggle. At this moment, Lu Jinyang became anxious, afraid that he would change his mind, and said urgently: "You remember the three cans of malted milk powder, kid. If you are short even one can, I will break your legs! Get lost now."

The Lu brothers were so excited about having three cans of malted milk powder that they could chew on it. They even burst into laughter in the yard outside their mud house.

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After the Lu brothers and Sun Weimin left, Li Xiao, the younger sister, walked up to Li Ju'an, her face flushed, her brows furrowed, and asked timidly, "Brother, what should we do? Brother Lu is going to lend Da Huang to Brother Sun. Da Huang is a dog, so Da Hu definitely can't be the dog."

Li Ju'an also understood this principle.

Everyone in the surrounding villages says Da Hu is good, the strongest mountain chaser, and the best at raising incense. But this time it's a coordinated attack, and the leader is Old Qin, who values ​​real-world combat experience the most. Old Tao is good at training dogs, but he doesn't go into the Wild Boar Forest or deep mountains to hunt. Da Hu doesn't recognize those winding old trails and coniferous forest dirt roads in the mountains.

Old dog Dahuang knows the way and is very experienced. Plus, Dahuang was the only one of the eight dogs to survive and was once the village's most famous leader. If Dahuang is really borrowed into the gang, then Dahu's position as the leader will be in jeopardy.

Li Xiao, the younger sister, was very worried.

Mother Song Lanhua had just fried a few batches of mantou slices in venison oil and was thinking of calling Li Ju'an out to have some fried mantou slices when she found the brother and sister still talking. Mother wiped her hands on her apron, handed Li Xiao half a batch of fried mantou slices, and told him to eat them and then go fetch firewood.

The mother sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and said to Li Ju'an, "I know that you two don't get along, that brat surnamed Sun. I also know that the Lu brothers used to help that Sun bully you."

"Now that the Lu brothers have finally gotten closer to you, Sun Weimin is trying to form cliques and drag the Lu brothers into making things difficult for you."

Li Ju'an knew his mother was worried about him, so she spoke somewhat carelessly. He patted his mother's calloused hand and smiled.

"Don't worry, Mom, I won't lose out on the share distribution. Besides, we'll hunt based on our own abilities. Even if we get less prey, I can take Big Tiger into the Wild Boar Forest in Sow Gully and hunt a few more yellow-haired beasts. We'll make braised pork knuckle and pork stew when we get back."

Hearing this, Song Lanhua, the mother, said anxiously, "You brat, you still dare to go into the mountains alone and act recklessly? Are we short of a few meals of oil and fat?"

"Mom, let's drop this. I know you can rest assured."

He ate a few pieces of fried venison bread, put a few more in his bag, then carried three wolf skins, the extra venison he couldn't finish, and the bear meat, grouse meat, and pheasant meat that Lao Tao had given him, and went to catch the forest farm's little train.

Sun Weimin was right about one thing: when it comes to hunting, if you're not calm, no matter how good your marksmanship is, it's all for nothing.

Many people in the village owned hunting rifles, mostly double-barreled ones. People were very handy in those days; they even made their own hunting rifle bullets.

Besides training dogs, Old Tao could also make bullets. He heard from Widow Chen that Old Tao would cook a large pot of cornmeal porridge, pour molten lead into it, and the lead would turn into tiny lead pellets. After solidifying, the pellets would fall to the bottom, and that's how you obtained lead pellets. Then, he would mix gunpowder and lead pellets in a specific ratio and method, load them into cartridge cases, and seal them to obtain shotgun bullets.

Empty shell casings can be picked up, reloaded, and reused. So, some shell casings in the Tao family became deformed after repeated use and could no longer be reloaded, so they had to be discarded and new empty shell casings were collected to make replacements.

Li Ju'an made a quick decision. Old Tao was an eccentric; besides being obsessed with dogs, he was also obsessed with cigarettes. He would go to the county market again, exchange the cigarettes for two packs of good ones, and then take the furs to the supply and marketing cooperative to get money to buy some necessities for going into the mountains. This would complete the preliminary preparations for the raid.

He whistled at the big tiger at his feet: "Let's go, haven't been to the county town before? Let's go have some fun there."