N-M Chapter 9 Everyone Who Sees It Has a Share
Chapter 9 Everyone Who Sees It Has a Share
An old man and a young man in the Hetao region each had their own thoughts.
The wolf howl alerted the Forestry Bureau's security department and the people of Songling Town.
Songling and Jagdaqi to the north are exclaves of Heilongjiang Province.
The administrative authority is in Heilongjiang Province, but the land belongs to Inner Mongolia.
The land belongs to the Songling Forestry Bureau in Inner Mongolia. Just like on the grasslands, you have to be careful of wolves.
Wolves, whether lone wolves or packs.
Unlike wild boars and bears, they will actively attack poultry and livestock in their habitats.
Wolf packs that migrate from other regions to overwinter are especially unrestrained.
They not only attack poultry and livestock, but some even attack people.
The howling of wolves could be heard from the Duobukuer River section of the Xiaoyangqi educated youth settlement.
Upon receiving the news, Chu Maolin, who had just returned to the Forestry Bureau's Security Section, quickly led his original team back.
On the other side, in Songling Town, Sun Changkui, the head of the security section of the armed forces department who was in charge of the shooting range and horse stables, was also distributing guns to the personnel who remained behind.
Sun Changkui is Hu Yuling's man. She learned from him that there are wolves at the Xiaoyangqi educated youth settlement.
Hu Yuling, who empathized with Chen Tuo's situation, thought of his ill-fitting, tattered cotton-padded coat.
No sooner had Sun Changkui gone to the shooting range than Hu Yuling rummaged through her belongings, packed a bundle, and also arrived at the shooting range.
The handsome doctor from the forest farm, with an apologetic look on his face, handed the bundle in his hand to Sun Changkui.
Holding the newly issued winter clothes for cold regions in his bundle, Sun Changkui, who looked much older than Hu Yuling and had an old face, didn't say much.
Life in the forest area is different from that in ordinary rural areas and cities.
Facing the seven-month-long, frigid winter in the Xing'an Mountains, where temperatures often drop to minus 20 or 30 degrees Celsius.
The people living here must support each other in order to survive.
Hearing the howling of wolves, two groups of people headed towards Xiaoyangqi's educated youth settlement, one from the east and one from the west.
An old man and a young boy in the Hetao region were still busy with their respective businesses.
After the two female mountain dogs had eaten their fill, Chen Tuo generously tossed out two whole fish.
Just like when they arrived, the two of them, each with a fish in their mouth, each limb doing its own thing, disappeared into the night.
"Uncle Wu, do you think these two can come again tomorrow?"
"What? You really want to raise this mountain dog like a dog? Mountain animals raised in the mountains are mostly impossible to tame."
Wu Laowai, who was rubbing an otter pelt, replied irritably to Chen Tuo, then gestured with his chin toward the educated youth settlement and instructed:
"Even if the mountain dog doesn't pick on you, it doesn't mean it won't pick on others. People in town have to pass through the educated youth settlement on their way to work. What if someone picks on you? Are you going to cover it up?"
Wu Laowai wanted to give a few more instructions, but the footsteps of two people approaching at the same time rang out in the distance.
"Men, whether it's running in the mountains or fishing, everyone gets a share, except for the skins of the water buffalo."
Hu Yuling gave away the new winter clothes issued to men, and Sun Changkui did not complain.
Fearing that Chen Tuo would extort him, Wu Laowai also began to teach him about the ways of the world in the forest area.
There are educated youth in the educated youth settlement, but he doesn't need to say this, nor can he tell anyone else.
But Chen Tuo was still a human being, and he lived alone in the educated youth settlement.
Even with jobs and food rations, people may not be able to get through the winter safely.
Chen Tuo also heard the chaotic footsteps on the shore.
When Wu Laowai pointed it out to him, he could no longer pretend to be confused.
"Uncle Wu, I really don't understand these rules. Could you explain them to me?"
"Look at how many people have come, and then look at how many fish are in the fishpond. There are at least three to five small crucian carp, each the size of a palm, just enough to make a dish."
He pointed to the fishpond and explained the standards for human relationships to Chen Tuo.
Wu Laowai looked in the direction of the Forestry Bureau and asked:
"Chu Maolin from the Forestry Bureau will definitely be here soon. Are you going to give it to him or not?"
Wu Laowai only half agreed with Chen Tuo's statement that "he would rather feed dogs than sell them to the forest farm."
Public matters are public matters, and private matters are private matters.
Although Chu Maolin's character is questionable, it's not something that can be overlooked in matters of courtesy and social etiquette.
"Uncle Wu, I understand. Business is business, and personal matters are personal matters."
"That's right! I'll put the water buffalo's hide and meat inside the wolf's belly, and you can have the fish as you're entitled to. But if they want wolf meat, tell them to get lost!"
As soon as Wu Laowai finished speaking, the sound of his big boots stomping on the snow reached above their heads.
"Old Wu, what are you up to now? Don't you know this is the only way for workers to get to work? What were you thinking, cutting them open like this?"
Chu Maolin's complaints came with the sound of footsteps. At this moment, Wu Laowai, who had no regard for human relationships, retorted directly:
"I'm not some forestry worker who can do whatever he wants. Don't spout nonsense. It's just a matter of firing a few shots. What are you trying to do?"
Just as the two were about to scuffle, Sun Changkui, who came with crutches and a gun on his back, took sides.
"Xiao Chu, don't talk to Master Wu like that."
Although Wu Laowai was an old vagrant in Songling, his familiarity with the mountains and forests far surpassed that of the patrolmen and forest rangers.
Furthermore, when logging reaches the settlements of the hunters, it is necessary for experienced foresters like Wu Laowai to first communicate with them.
If the forestry farm gets involved directly, it can easily lead to a breakdown in negotiations.
In short, every adult in the Songling area has their own responsibilities.
It doesn't mean that not working at the forest farm means you have nothing to do with it.
"Chen, this is Dr. Hu's man, the stable master, Crippled Sun! That bastard is Blind Chu from the forest farm!"
Upon hearing Wu Laowai's introduction, Chen Tuo had to admire the old man's audacity.
When they were trying to save him at the educated youth settlement, Wu Laowai even flirted with Dr. Hu!
After the two people on the opposite bank nodded in acknowledgment, Chen Tuo, who was already eager to blend into the forest area, said with a smile:
"I dug the fish nest myself. Uncle Wu said that everyone who sees it gets a share, so I'll help you skewer the fish."
Chen Tuo wanted to take the broomsticks that Wu Laowai had just chopped, but he was stopped by him.
After throwing the broomsticks into the campfire, Wu Laowai explained to Sun Changkui:
"Sun the Cripple, Chen, the educated youth, has been frozen silly. He's forgotten who he is, and he doesn't remember who you are either. Da Lingzi knows about this."
After introducing Chen Tuo's situation, Wu Laowai counted the heads on the shore and said:
"Chen, sixteen people have arrived. Let's give each of them three strips..."
After introducing everyone and counting the heads, Wu Laowai threw the softened broomsticks into the ice hole.
Chen Tuo skewered the fish, while Wu Laowai lit his pipe.
Sun Changkui and Chu Maolin led their men to fire several rounds of shots along the river bend.
The lingering smell of gunpowder after a shot is usually enough to keep the surrounding area quiet for about half a month.
After finishing his business, Sun Changkui said to Chen Tuo in the fishpond:
"Chen, your sister Lingzi brought you a new cotton-padded coat. Don't be reluctant to wear it; it's only just gotten cold, don't catch a cold..."
Sun Changkui assigned him a seniority, and Chen Tuo from the fishpond did not refuse Dr. Hu's kindness.
"Brother-in-law Sun, there are two mandarin ducks on the shore. Take them home later. Uncle Wu just said that Dr. Hu can't have them. He even gave me his cotton-padded coat. If you don't want them, neither do I."
Seeing Sun Changkui, who was the most popular person in Songling, harassing a lone educated youth, Wu Laowai curled his lip.
Life in the forest is purely about survival of the fittest.
When Chen Tuo arrived in Songling, he was too young to stand on his own, which is why he had no work and no quota.
Despite being missing a leg, Sun the Cripple not only married a beautiful doctor from the forest area, but also fathered six chubby sons.
The heavy burden of life weighed on them, which is why Wu Laowai and others dared to set their sights on Hu Yuling...