"Try the smoked meat. Don't just eat the noodles and sauce."
While Ron was happy about his good idea, a group of people came down from the mountain with baskets made of branches.
There were sixty hunters. They made the smoked meat according to the method written in the newspaper.
Wild game was not delicious and had a strong smell. If they sold it, they would not be able to get a good price. It was even worse than farmed pork.
The fur of wild game was valuable. During the Tang dynasty's wars, soldiers had to wear warm clothes.
In winter, cotton shoes could not withstand the cold. They could be worn for two to four hours. Any longer and they would be frozen.
They had to wear thick felt boots or fur boots. They had to wear tall boots that reached the knees.
At the same time, the shoes had to be two to three sizes bigger. People could also wear felt socks.
Their feet could not be stuck to the shoes. Otherwise, they would still be frozen. They had to leave some space.
The hunters made a lot of money by selling the fur. They also donated a sum of money according to the limit.
They usually raised rabbits. Now, it was popular to raise rabbits and walking pheasants.
Walking pheasants had no fences. They could go out and come back in groups when it was time.
The secret was the method taught in the newspaper. Feed the pheasants a little bit of salt. If there was too much salt, they would be poisoned.
The pheasants could eat salt. When it was time, they would go home. There was no salt anywhere else.
Fish bone powder did not need to be fed. Walking pheasants could find things in the soil, shelled things on leaves, small snails and so on.
They ate insects, cockroaches, earthworms, grasshoppers, leeches, snakes, centipedes, centipedes … They ate everything.
Therefore, people could not eat the heads of walking pheasants. They were poisonous. The sacs of chickens were medicine. Walking pheasants were not allowed to be bought and sold. They could only be sent to official medical centers and pharmacies.
It was best to sell them to the Li Family Zhuangzi. Otherwise, they would be poisonous, including heavy metals.
Walking pheasants ate all the small particles of ores and grind the food with the help of the sacs.
The road was being repaired. If there was nothing else, the hunters would help. At least, they could ensure that the people repairing the road would not be bitten by snakes.
"Uncle Shi, you are here. You brought us smoked meat again. Take it and sell it. We can also subsidize the family." The people repairing the road greeted him.
The most capable person in the sixty families was Old Shi. Most people called him Blind Shi. He had one eye that was scratched by a bear's paw when he was young.
The Black Bear had been killed by him and a group of mountain guard dogs. At that time, they couldn't run away. The Black Bear had been enraged and had been awakened from its winter hibernation.
Because of this, he became famous in a single battle and was able to set the rules in a large mountainous area of Lantian County.
Later on, no one dared to challenge his authority. His master took in a disciple. His junior brother was even more powerful. His name was Hu Feng.
There was no need to say much about hunting. Being able to survive was proof of their strength.
What was even more amazing was that they knew how to look at dogs. They could tell which puppy was the best when it was still a puppy, and then they would specially train it.
The chosen dog might not become the mountain guard dog, but the mountain guard dog would definitely come out of those dogs.
When other hunters found a good puppy, they mainly depended on whether the dog's parents were good or not. If they were good, they would bring a few puppies over for Blind Shi to look after.
He only needed to carry some of the game he had hunted. It was considered a fee, but it was actually a courtesy.
If he couldn't even catch his own prey, how could he be a hunter? It's a waste to give you a mountain guard dog.
Beginners should learn from others.
Therefore, the road builders were very safe. The sixty hunters raised more than a hundred dogs, a dozen mountain guard dogs, and the rest were well-trained dogs.
If a pack of twenty wolves ran into a team led by more than a hundred mountain guard dogs, they would be exterminated if they were too slow. Moreover, Lantian County didn't have such a large pack of wolves now.
The hunting season was the most abundant. Every day, the hunters would arrange for people to go out and bring back a lot of game.
They could use their status as hunters to apply to the Lantian County authorities for a crossbow, just like Li Yi's time. For a period of time, guns were allowed in the grasslands, the northwest, and other places.
Later on, special places and ethnic groups were allowed. Moreover, guns were even better. They needed to be registered, including buying bullets.
Because Li Yi had taken out the iron ore, in addition to the coal mine, smelting technology had improved, and the hunters' equipment had been greatly upgraded.
Last month, they had hunted four bears and made a lot of money. They directly sold them to the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Now they were building the road. At first, they were grateful to Princess True Jade. They thought that the student, Ron, was down-to-earth and beautiful.
After Ron was scolded, the hunters began to thank Li Yi. Li Dongzhu had thought it through thoroughly. Yes, building three thousand feet of road.
As soon as they thanked him, they brought a portion of the smoked meat to the road builders to eat.
"The road has been repaired. The children go to and from school without worries. Eat, the meat of the chamois."
Old Man Shi opened the basket and took out the sliced smoked meat.
The hunters next to him gave it to others. The woodcutters, the charcoal burners, and those who wanted to buy beams ate it together.
"Our children still have a few days before their vacation. If there's any news, we'll go down the mountain to bring it."
A woodcutter took the smoked meat with a bowl and wanted to help pass the news.
"No, there's nothing to say. They're studying in the Lantian County government school. Don't worry."
A woman waved her hand. She had two children.
In the past, they didn't go to school because they couldn't afford it. At that time, the government school didn't have a system of sending students. When the students went out, they could stay in the temples.
Temples and monasteries didn't have temples. Temples were for ghosts. Living there would become strange stories.
Unless there was no other way, such as a heavy rain or something. If there was a chance to choose another place, they wouldn't live in a temple.
If they could choose a local temple, they would definitely not enter a celestial temple.
Now that the imperial court was rich, they allocated funds to the government schools and hired extra servants to help take care of and build the dormitories. The children lived there and went home every ten days.
They didn't even go home every ten days and continued to live there. They didn't spend a single cent and the children could even get scholarships.
"You don't have to worry about going and going back." A road builder said with a smile.
The hunters thanked the road builders because the road was difficult to walk on. It had nothing to do with the danger of being attacked by wild beasts.
When the children went home, a group of dogs would pick them up. When they went to school, a group of dogs would send them.
They would run to the school in Lantian County to pick them up and send them to the school.
If there was something delicious, they would call twenty or thirty dogs and tie them to their bodies to send them. They wouldn't let them eat because they were afraid that they would encounter danger and need to fight on the road.
The mountain guard dog took the lead and knew where to send them and who to give them to.
They didn't take the initiative to attack people on the road, but they also didn't let others touch them.
The children were on good terms with the other children in the school. They had no choice but to be afraid of being bitten by the dogs.
"The main thing is that the people are good. Otherwise, what's the use of having more dogs? It's too easy to kill dogs. It's just a big net. "
Old man Shi smiled kindly. No one in Lantian County had any ideas about their dogs. They didn't lack meat, so why kill hunting dogs?
As he spoke, he came to Ron's side. "Master Luo, try the smoked meat."
"Ah? Ah! Okay, thank you, Old man Shi. "Ron reacted and put down his things to thank him.
He was called Master because he always taught others some knowledge from books.
No matter how bad his life was, it was easy for him to write poems. Otherwise, how could he become Princess Yuzhen's guest?
It was a pity that Her Majesty didn't give him questions about poems and asked a bunch of things that had nothing to do with learning.
"Master Luo, when the road is repaired, we will definitely submit to Her Majesty. It was Her Majesty who trusted you and asked you to repair the road."
Old man Shi knew how to talk. He flattered Ron and told him that they would help him after the road was repaired. He was actually quite a good person.
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