Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

"This is the factory director Yang Weihua. He's planning a Lantern Festival dinner. We're short of meat. The Chinese New Year has just passed. How can the meat processing plant have so much unplanned meat?" Li Huaide said with a sigh.

"Uncle, there are wild boars on the mountain. Can't we go and kill a couple of them?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Of course you can, but who will go and shoot? The security department has no shortage of gunmen, but this thing can only shoot one at most. Once the gun goes off, the others will run away. There are thousands of people in our factory, and even half a head will not be enough," said Li Huaide.

"Uncle, I know how to hunt and catch them with traps. Why don't I give it a try? What if it works?" Zhang Dabao said.

"You can't go if there is danger," Li Huaide asked.

"There's no danger. We can make a trap to trap the wild boar and then catch it. Or you can give us a rifle. If you have a truck, we can lend you one," said Zhang Dabao.

Li Huaide pondered for a while and said, "Okay, be sure to pay attention to the danger. The meat can be gone, but no one can get hurt. Do you understand? When do we go up the mountain?" Li Huaide gave a few instructions and said.

"Let's go tonight and try to be back in three to five days," said Zhang Dabao.

"Okay, when you leave later, go to the security department and find Xing Baoguo to get a gun and drive a truck. Dabia, you must pay attention to safety," Li Huaide instructed Zhang Dabia again.

Zhang Dabao nodded to indicate that he understood.

The phone on Li Huaide's desk rang, and Zhang Dabiao excused himself and returned to his office. After he came back, everyone was more polite to him, probably because they knew the relationship between him and Li Huaide.

When it was time to get off work at noon, Zhang Dabao left a few minutes early. He went to the security department to find Xing Baoguo, picked out a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, drove a truck, and told Huang Xinsheng that he might be away for three to five days and asked him to go home by himself after get off work.

After getting in the car, Zhang Dabao put the gun into the space facade, came to the street near the No. 95 compound, parked the car, and walked into the yard.

At the gate of the courtyard, Zhang Dabao met the third aunt Yang Ruihua. He remembered the promise he made to treat the Yan family to dinner before the tenth day of the first lunar month. Thinking that he might not be able to come back before the tenth day, he said to the third aunt, "Third aunt, my unit arranged for me to go on a business trip today. I may not be back on the tenth day of the first lunar month, but I will definitely be back before Saturday. I will treat you to dinner when I come back. Please talk to Teacher Yan about it."

"It's okay, Da Biao, you're going on a business trip right after you get to work?" Yang Ruihua was very curious.

"What can I do? What can I do if my leader asks me to do something? Can I not go?" Zhang Dabao explained with a smile and went to the backyard.

The people from the street office who were repairing the bathroom have arrived. There are quite a few people, and they all brought their own meals. Now, they have finished their meals and are taking a rest.

Zhang Dabao walked over and took a look. The bathroom was in the northeast corner of the courtyard. As the house was small, it had been built. There was a squat toilet inside, made of cement, and the floor was also very smooth. Later, a bucket and a ladle would be put there so that people could flush themselves after using the toilet.

There is a sink in the shower area where you can wash your face.

"Master, where does the sewer go? What's the diameter of the pipe?" Zhang Dabao asked the master beside him.

"The sewer is directly connected to the pipeline network. The connections and pipes cost two hundred yuan, which is enough for home use." The master's answer made Zhang Dabao very satisfied.

"Can it be connected to a faucet in the kitchen and lead out as well?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Of course we can, but the cost may increase. Let me calculate, the total is 118.5 yuan, you just need to give us 118 yuan," said the team leader.

"Okay, when you finish the work, ask my sister for money. I'll go get some packs of cigarettes." Zhang Dabao turned around and went out, and took out a few packs of cigarettes that he had looted from Brother Zhi from the space. The masters accepted the cigarettes and everyone was very happy.

"Second sister, this is 120 yuan. Give them the money when they finish their work. Don't use the water in the kitchen and bathroom tonight. Use it tomorrow after the cement solidifies." Zhang Dabao instructed Zhang Lianhua.

"Okay, why are you back now?" Zhang Lianhua asked.

"I have to go on a business trip today, which may take three or four days. I will talk to you when I get home," Zhang Dabao replied.

"Your leader is really awesome! He's going on a business trip on the first day at work." Zhang Lianhua was a little angry and thought that Zhang Dabao's leader was bullying the newbie.

"Second sister, Director Li is my mother's cousin. This is arranged for him. It's very easy to arrange. I will ask you about the job when I come back. You can also ask where there is a nursery. If you go to work, Jingshu can't stay at home alone. Zhang Cuihua is unreliable at taking care of children. She just sleeps every day. You can't count on her," Zhang Dabao said to Zhang Lianhua.

"Okay, let's go if you want to go. Be careful." When Zhang Lianhua heard that it was arranged by a relative, she thought there should be no problem, so she asked her brother to set off early and come back early.

Zhang Dabao took care of the things at home and drove north. To catch herds of wild boars, he had to go deep into the mountains. This year was 1960, and the difficulties of life were still bearable. If it were the end of the year, life would be even more difficult, as the troops would send people to the mountains to hunt. At that time, going into the mountains would really depend on luck.

After driving for about three hours, we arrived at the foot of a big mountain. Looking up along the road, the snow on the shady side of the mountain had not melted yet, and the trees deep in the mountains were also very dense. Let's go into the mountain from here.

Zhang Dabao put on his mountaineering gear, packed up his car, and went into the mountains.

The mountain looks close, but when you really get up there, you will find yourself climbing one peak after another. It was almost dark, and Zhang Dabao still hadn't reached the highest point.

They arrived at a ravine, in a sheltered place, where the fallen leaves were two or three meters thick. After eating, Zhang Dabao put on his hat and went straight in. This was a natural shelter, both safe and warm.

The night on the mountain was eerily quiet, with the occasional sounds of birds and animals. Zhang Dabao was also tired and soon fell asleep.

When he opened his eyes in the morning, it was half past six and the sky was already bright. Zhang Dabao decided to go to the highest point to take a look first.

The wind was very strong on the top of the mountain. Zhang Dabao climbed onto a big tree and took out a telescope from the space. Halfway up the mountain, he saw a group of wild boars passing by. Zhang Dabao looked carefully and found a valley with no snow and a pool of water. The wild boars should have gone there to drink water or find food, not to set traps.

Zhang Dabao had seen countless videos of foreigners catching wild boars on video clips, and they all used iron fences. Zhang Dabao decided to make one made of wood.

The first task was to find wood. Zhang Dabiao wanted to thank his former manager Li Yong, whose supermarket even had hardware tools and many kinds of electric saws. With electric saws, it was much faster to get wood. Zhang Dabiao spent most of the morning getting more than 100 pieces of wood that were as thick as a cup and three meters long, and then sharpened one end.

All the wood was stored in the space, and the remaining wood chips were also collected. A hole was dug next to the pool, and the wood was driven into the ground one meter from the south. The distance of two meters outside was already very difficult for wild boars.

The wood formed a large circle with an exit, a door fixed on it and a rope tied to it. If a wild boar went in, the rope would pull the door and it would fall down, and the wild boar would stay in the fence.

Fearing that the wild boars would have too much impact, Zhang Dabao reinforced the fence with wire.

Now that the trap is ready, all that's left is to put out corn and sweet potatoes, the baits that wild boars love to eat, tomorrow morning.