"Good snow. Let's go to Li Family Zhuangzi." Hu Feng said to his six apprentices in front of him.
Ever since he found out about the Khitan army and made money, he had been maintaining, renovating, and resupplying the hunters' huts on the mountain.
His apprentices all bought houses and repaired them a few days ago. A few of them followed their wives back to their parents' houses.
Now that they had money, they had their own houses in Chang 'an. They brought their things and went to their mother-in-law's house.
One was filial piety, the other was showing off.
The remaining five apprentices didn't leave. Including Hu Xiaofeng, there were six in total.
It was snowing. Hu Feng wanted to go hunting in the mountains to prepare for the New Year.
The six people set out with thirteen dogs. In less than half an hour, they arrived at Li Family Zhuangzi.
Li Yi received the news and personally welcomed them in.
"Master Hu, are you going hunting?" Li Yi saw their clothes and asked with a smile.
"Otherwise, we won't be able to eat. We still have family to feed." Hu Feng also smiled.
In fact, his family had enough money. His apprentices would show filial piety. They rented out one of the two houses.
There was land outside the city. They only left two mu for planting vegetables. The rest were rented out.
This year, his family planted greenhouses. They took two mu and his family took care of them. He went hunting as if it was for fun.
When the farmers saw Hu Feng, they prepared things for him.
Crossbows and binoculars, compressed biscuits, fine salt, large grains of salt, and black bread made of wheat flour mixed with Kang.
There were also steamed and dried large grains of rice. This kind of rice could be stored for several years. When eating, they could be thrown into the mouth slowly or soaked in water.
There were bottles filled with medical alcohol, absorbent cotton, and bandages.
In addition, there were military kettles, which were distilled and cellared for a year.
Hu Feng and the others came to collect things. They brought a big bag and took another one from Zhuangzi.
They knew that the large grains of salt, dried rice, and black bread were to be placed in the hunters' huts.
The other things were for them. They often sent black bread and large grains of salt to the hunters' huts.
The salt was meant to heal the wounds of the other hunters.
The refined salt was clean and fine. If they were injured, they could sew themselves with a clean needle and thread. The process of disinfection was done with refined salt.
As for the pain, an excellent hunter could endure it.
Li Yi sent them across the bridge. The seven of them each drank half a bowl of hot soup. With a wave of his hand, they found three trucks that were heading to Lantian County. After negotiating the price, they hitched a ride.
It was noon when they arrived at Lantian County.
"Black bread? Now, many hunters come to buy them and send them to the mountains for storage. "
Zhangsun Xin, who had nothing to do, stood at the foot of the mountain and greeted everyone who looked like hunters.
Hu Feng and the others had already finished building a large area of Lantian County.
Later, he went to the Qinling Mountains in the south and southwest to make arrangements, so he did not have a deep impression of Zhangsun Xin.
"We brought them." Hu Feng's disciple, Guan Linfang, patted the two big bags in front and behind her.
"I'm selling black bread at a loss, so I hope you can get a good harvest. I also accept wild animals here, and the price is fair."
Zhangsun Xin continued, "Pure rye bread is indeed a loss, but if you don't make rye bread, you lose even more."
They were considered leftovers and could only be used to feed livestock. After fermenting, they could be turned into bread, which was considered an additional source of income.
He also planted greenhouses and workshops without stopping. Now that he knew the hunters wanted to enter the mountains, he tried his best to facilitate them.
If the hunters came down the mountain and were willing to sell it directly, he would accept it at a suitable price. After processing it, he would earn some processing fees.
Anyway, he did not do it himself, he hired people.
He hired a hundred people, and each person provided him with one coin a day, which was a hundred coins.
If it was a thousand people, he would get one coin.
Moreover, other people did not provide him with one coin a day.
"How about this, I'll give each of you two big pieces of rye bread. You take it, and … binoculars?"
Zhangsun Xin saw the dogs and found that these dogs were good, so the other party might have a good harvest. He wanted to buy some goods.
Giving each person two pieces of bread did not cost much, and he wanted to leave a good impression on the other party. In the end, he saw a familiar box.
When Hu Feng and the others nodded, Zhangsun Xin waved his hand. "Let's go."
He gave up. Even if the other party came back, they would not sell him anything.
He knew what the binoculars represented. Other than the people who helped Li Yi catch the panda, the other was the hunting team that fought side by side with Li Yi.
Only they could borrow things from the Li Family Zhuangzi before entering the mountains. The Li Family Zhuangzi returned the big backpack.
It was said that the hunting team that caught the Khitan people with Li Yi had a big dog that was twice the size of a normal dog.
Obviously, this team was the big dog. The prey had nothing to do with him.
Hu Feng and the others waved at him and walked up the mountain.
"Wait a minute." Zhangsun Xin suddenly shouted.
Everyone turned to look at him. He ran to the side and picked up 14 long pieces of rye bread with difficulty and came back.
"Take it. It's not tiring to reach the first hunter's hut." Zhangsun Xin distributed the bread to them.
Hu Feng and the others were stunned. How could they return it? Since they knew they had binoculars, they would not sell the prey to others. What was the use of giving them bread?
"I'm Zhangsun Xin, the patrol inspector of Lantian County. I hope that every hunter who goes up from Lantian County can return safely."
Zhangsun Xin had shown his identity. If he gave it to them, would they be short of a few pieces of bread?
If they went back and told Li Yi, wouldn't Li Yi laugh at them?
"Greetings, Patrol Inspector Zhangsun." Hu Feng took the lead and bowed to Zhangsun Xin. It was the courtesy of a commoner to an official.
"Well said, well said!" Zhangsun Xin waved his hand again.
Hu Feng and the others were still surprised, but business was more important. They waved their hands and went up the mountain.
When the sky was dark, they arrived at the first hut. The hut was very hidden. There was a lock, but the key was also placed beside it.
Seven people went in. Thirteen dogs guarded the door.
Hunting dogs were not pet dogs. When sleeping at night, unless there were special circumstances, they would not enter the hunter's hut.
They huddled together for warmth, changed positions with each other, and then ate … dog food.
It was dog food. Li Yi gave it to them. He wanted to put clothes on them, but Hu Feng did not agree.
So a bag was tied to each dog. The bag contained their own food.
From entering the mountain to the first hunter's hut, Hu Feng and the others did not hunt.
Unless they encountered large animals, they had to kill them. Otherwise, they would harm the people if they went down the mountain.
The prey in the range of the first hut was left for the people and novice hunters.
Hu Feng and the others did not rob them. They waited until they reached the second hunter's hut before deciding.
"Master, someone came. It was Uncle Guan."
Hu Xiaofeng found traces and special marks made of grass or twigs that represented the identity of the person.
"Master, there's a lot of salt and firewood. Uncle Guan and the other six people." Another disciple said.
"We'll rest tonight. We'll set off early tomorrow morning. Put down everything that should be put down. Except for Xiaofeng, everyone leave their own marks. Xiaofeng left mine."
Hu Feng instructed. Everyone went to do their own things.
They also brought firewood, but it was wet firewood. They chopped it with a knife along the way.
The wet firewood was placed in the hut. It would slowly dry. They used the previous firewood to make a fire and cook.
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