Reborn in Changbai Mountain, I rely on my divine eyes to dig ginseng and hunt

Liu Xia Lian handed 170 yuan to Li Damei, and Li Damei started to cry. Last year, her father promised her to someone else and only accepted 60 yuan as a betrothal gift.

I didn't expect that I would be paid 170 yuan for just being a bystander, not including the clothes and shoes I bought at the supply and marketing cooperative, which added up to 200 yuan. The only thing I did was to take a hatchet and lead the dog to look for the bear, and the dog escaped from the fighting group.

"You're really good at what you're doing. Why are you howling? Do you feel like you're not getting enough?"

"It's not less, it's too much. Since you insist, I'll take the 150. Don't belittle me with the cornmeal. I can't have it."

Li Damei carefully took the money and hid it carefully. This was the largest sum of money Li Damei had ever received in her life. Even when she was dating someone last year and received 60 yuan as an engagement gift, she did not touch that money.

"Damei, you three should make fishing rods. Find a hardwood rod, a thick hook and hemp line. You should focus on catching fish. Although black bears can make money, it doesn't come every day. Selling fish is a long-term business."

"Okay, no problem. Let's trap pheasants and big fish. We'll fish more tomorrow." When it was getting dark, the group set more than twenty traps. After all, pheasants and hares were the main prey.

Liu Xia Lian returned home. Her mother and elder sister were sorting bear skins. The bear skins were in good condition in autumn and should be able to be sold at a good price.

"Xia Lian, come into the house." Mother called Liu Xia Lian into the house and took out three hundred yuan and stuffed it into Liu Xia Lian's hand.

"Mom acted on her own initiative and sold the four bear paws. Your dad's boss said he wanted them. The market price is over 500. You have to take a loss. I'll ask your dad to make it up to you later."

"It's okay. We are all family. It's too formal to say these things."

Although Liu Xia Lian felt sorry for the bear paw, she couldn't charge too much since her father's leader wanted it. But her father finally got the idea and knew how to give gifts.

Liu Xialian took the three hundred yuan and gave two hundred back to her mother: "This is for you. The gun is yours, and the bullets are yours. It's considered a dividend."

My mother was really rude and stuffed it into her trouser pocket: "I'll keep it for you and give it to you as a dowry when you get married."

Then Liu Xia Lian took out a hundred yuan and stuffed it into the eldest sister's arms: "Sister, this hundred yuan is for you. A woman cannot live without money for a day. You hide it, and you will have some pocket money when you need it urgently."

"No, no, how can I take your money? It's not easy for me these past few years, but it's not easy for you either. Now that things are getting better, you should save the money."

The eldest sister Liu Qiuyue may not even have five dollars on her, but her stubborn personality is a headache and she doesn’t want anything no matter what.

"Sister, this is an advance on your salary. You spend it first. We need to buy herbs these next two days and hire you to sort and select them, as well as do the accounting. There are many things to do. If you don't want this money, I will give it to someone else."

Only then did Liu Qiuyue give in and put the money into her pocket reluctantly.

"Oh, by the way, second sister, those pheasant eggs came out yesterday. Fourteen hatched, and two of them got stuck in the eggshells and suffocated to death."

"Really? That's great. I'll go check it out."

In a corner of the kitchen, a hen fluffed up her wings, with soaked millet and sesame seeds in a small dish in front of her. The chicks have egg yolks in their bodies, so it's okay if they don't eat for a few days, but they need to drink boiled water.

"Big sister, when the child is asleep, you can build a brick bed in our firewood room and add cages around it. I will find some pheasant eggs in the next few days. The chicks that are hatched will need to be kept warm."

Liu Qiuyue was confused: "Brooding? What does that mean?"

"The pheasants that have just hatched need the protection of their mother hen, and their body temperature must reach over 30 degrees Celsius in order to grow successfully. The eggs that have been hatched on the kang, without the mother hen to keep them warm, must be heated to keep them alive."

Liu Qiuyue suddenly realized: "Second sister knows a lot."

"A six- or seven-month-old hen can only be sold for three yuan, but a six- or seven-month-old pheasant can be sold for at least six yuan. The price difference is twice as much, but they eat the same amount of food."

My mother interrupted, "I don't understand what you're saying. There are wild pheasants everywhere. You can just put up cages and traps to catch them. Why do you have to raise them?"

"Wild pheasants have no cost, and you can make money as soon as you catch them. However, the time limit for wild pheasants is obvious, that is, autumn and winter. In spring and summer, wild pheasants are skinny and not tasty, so there is a saying that you should not hunt in spring. Moreover, with the increase in population, game will become less and less, and one day it will have to be protected. By then, if you shoot a few pheasants, you will be put in prison. Therefore, raising and planning in advance is better than anything else. Big sister, you can come to the river to fish tomorrow when Xiao Xinyue is asleep. Mom is at home."

That night, Liu Xia Lian took the newly bought flashlight, and the four of them went along the wasteland to collect traps. It seemed that today was not a good day. They didn't catch any pheasants. They only picked up more than 30 pheasant eggs and collected two fat wild rabbits.

Daya was cursing: "Where have these damn pheasants gone? Why don't they fall for it?"

Liu Xia Lian was amused by her: "Today is already a very fruitful day. We hunted a bear. Hunters from all over the surrounding area are envious of us."

Li Damei shook her head: "This bear meat cannot be eaten. Now I have tinnitus, dizziness, and hotness all over my body."

"I think I'll have to eat lighter food from now on. Tomorrow I'll go to my garden and get some cabbage and make some cabbage stewed with tofu. I'll save these two rabbits and sell them together the day after tomorrow."

The four of them finished early and went home to rest.

In the early morning, just after daybreak, the sound of "Heheheha" came from the yard. Li Damei was hitting the sandbag with gauze wrapped around her hands. Hooks, straight punches, swinging punches, knee strikes, and occasional side kicks, with delicate steps. Liu Xialian didn't care about her. She had to train her physique first, otherwise all the moves would be useless. Last night, Li Damei couldn't sleep. She kept mumbling that she felt like a waste of the team. She didn't contribute much, but she got paid so much. She always felt uncomfortable. She decided to train her body well, to be able to fight and endure hardships.

Liu Xia Lian yawned, put on her clothes and went out: "You guys go fishing in the morning, I'm going to buy a mule in the morning."

Mother and Liu Xia Lian came to the village chief's house. The village chief was brushing his teeth in his clothes. Nowadays, only wealthy families could afford toothbrushes. Ordinary farmers didn't even know what a toothbrush was.

"Village head, is there any guarantee for the mule that I asked my fourth uncle to buy a few days ago? I want to buy it and the cart has already been ordered."

The village chief's face was filled with joy: "Yes, yes, let's go, let's go now."

The village chief in that era did not have any salary, but he had some other benefits. His family owned land, and he also worked part-time as a broker. All the transactions of large livestock in the village had to go through the broker.