Chapter 945
: Deciding to Enter the Mountains
Chapter 945: Deciding to Enter the Mountains
Sun Dafu also knew that asking hunters to go into the mountains to hunt during this season was simply asking too much.
Because no matter how good you are at hunting, you can't make full use of your skills in that lush forest.
So seeing that Wang An did not agree immediately and even tried to shirk his responsibility, Sun Dafu did not say anything else but sighed and said:
"Okay then, Xiao An, I'll go back first. You should be busy with your things."
When Wang An heard this, he immediately greeted Sun Dafu with a smile:
"It's already noon, Grandpa Sun, why are you going back? Just stay here and have a bite to eat. The three of us just caught a big sturgeon this afternoon. My dad and the others will be back soon. Let my dad have a drink with you, hehe."
Sun Dafu took a look at the half-unloaded sturgeon and said with a sigh:
"This fish is really big! You three guys are really capable. You managed to catch such a big king fish."
Wang An said with a smile:
"It was just a coincidence. We were the only ones who saw it after we pulled it up, haha."
In the local area, although it is difficult to catch a fish as big as this sturgeon, it is not uncommon to catch a fish weighing dozens or even hundreds of kilograms.
So Sun Dafu simply sighed and waved his hand:
"We won't eat at your house anymore. We're ready for dinner too. You three should get busy."
Having said that, Sun Dafu turned around and wanted to leave.
Wang An said quickly:
"Then please wait a moment, Grandpa Sun. We have a lot of fish. Pick out the big ones and take a few back to eat."
This time, Sun Dafu did not say no.
The main thing is that fish is not a scarce thing in the local area, just like the wealth of the mountains cannot be enjoyed alone, so just share it, and you don’t even need to use favors.
While talking, Wang An took out a mountain fish weighing about five or six kilograms and a zheluo weighing about four or five kilograms from the pile of fish.
Wang An casually pulled a piece of rope and passed it through the fish's gills, then handed the fish to Sun Dafu.
Then, Wang An took another piece of already cut sturgeon meat, poked a hole in the meat with a knife, strung it up with a rope and handed it to Sun Dafu.
Sun Dafu took the fish and meat, thanked him with a smile, then turned and walked towards the gate.
After seeing off Sun Dafu, Wang Li couldn't help but ask Wang Andao:
"Fourth brother, shall we still go and fight that black bear?"
Wang An thought for a moment and said:
"Let's wait and see. I'm worried that the black bear is a human bear. If Dahei and the others can't hold it back, we probably won't get a chance to shoot."
The reason why Wang An said this is because Wang An hadn’t thought it through either.
In his truest sense, Wang An wanted to go, but rationally, he felt that he should not go, so at this moment, Wang An was really conflicted.
But whether he goes or not, making contributions to his fellow villagers is not something Wang An considers.
The main thing is to ask people like Wang An to create a safe environment for the villagers to pick mushrooms and dig wild vegetables, risking casualties of dogs or even injuries to people. How is that possible?
The people in the village can’t pick mushrooms or dig wild vegetables. Does it have anything to do with Wang An?
Then again, if Wang An took all the risks to kill the black bear, would the villagers give some mushrooms or wild vegetables they picked up to Wang An?
Anyway, Wang An is definitely not that noble.
Wang Li was shocked when he heard this, and said in disbelief:
"Man-bear? Oh shit! If it's a man-bear, it's going to be a big trouble."
Wang Yi heard the conversation between Wang An and Wang Li, and asked Wang An curiously:
"Brother, what is a man-bear?"
Wang An said without raising his head:
"It's the old black blind man who has lived for more than 20 years and is still alive." Wang Yi heard this and asked in confusion:
"That black bear is so old, what is there to be afraid of?"
Wang An and Wang Li were both stunned when they heard this and looked at each other subconsciously.
From each other's eyes, they both seemed to see a sentence at the same time, that is
"Xiao Yi has become stupid from studying too much"
Obviously, neither of them expected that Wang Yi would say such a thing.
I have to admit that there is really nothing wrong with the old saying “ignorance is bliss”.
Without waiting for Wang An to speak, Wang Li said:
"All animals become more cunning as they get older, and their brains become more useful as they get older. If you want to beat them, you have to put in a lot of effort."
Wang Yi nodded, looking thoughtful.
The three guys chatted while working, and the big sturgeon was disassembled into pieces of sturgeon meat.
After cleaning up the big sturgeon, Wang An took two pieces of sturgeon meat and said to Wang Li and the others:
"I'm going to go into the house to cook. You two pick out a few of these fish and put them aside. I'll come out to get them later. Divide the remaining fish and send them to our relatives as soon as possible, otherwise these old fish will become rotten."
The worst thing about dead fish in this season is that they cannot be kept. They will stink in a few hours and there is no point in soaking them in water.
This is very similar to shrimp, because once shrimp dies, they will start to rot quickly.
This, of course, is where the term “rotten fish and shrimp” comes from.
After saying that, Wang An turned and went into the house. Wang Li and Wang Yi started to work according to Wang An's instructions.
When Wang An entered the room, Mu Xueqing had already cooked the rice. Looking at the sturgeon meat in Wang An's hand, Mu Xueqing immediately asked:
"Xiao An, what do you want to do with this meat?"
Wang An looked at Mu Xueqing, who seemed to be hesitant to speak, and asked with a smile:
"I'll give you a chance. How do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."
Mu Xueqing stared at the fish, pursed her lips and said:
"I want to eat boiled fish. I'm a little worried that our mother will say we are spendthrifts before she comes back."
After hearing what Mu Xueqing said, and especially noticing the eager look in her eyes, Wang An waved his hand and said proudly:
"It's okay. If you want to eat boiled fish, I'll make it for you. Don't worry about our mother. Let her say whatever she wants. One day when I have time, I'll bring back some more soybean oil and she won't say anything."
Eating boiled fish is really a bit too luxurious these days, mainly because this dish is actually cooked with oil.
As he spoke, Wang An moved his big lips closer to Mu Xueqing's small lips and sucked them.
You know what, this feeling of just kissing each other for no reason is quite nice.
Wang An quickly prepared the boiled fish, sweet and sour mandarin fish and stewed sturgeon head, and finally a braised catfish in sauce, which was considered a full fish feast.
Just after finishing cooking, Wang Daliang and his wife and Shen Wei came back from the fields.
During lunch, the family inevitably started discussing the matter of the gray-haired black bear.
But for some reason, Liu Guilan rarely stopped Wang An from fighting the black bear this time. Instead, she asked Wang An to try.
So Wang An stopped hesitating and decided to go into the mountains to meet the black blind man tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)