Chapter 800: Hunting

Nanluoguxiang.

Accustomed to the life of slacking off at the Industrial Bureau, he had no idea that the Red Star Courtyard was about to turn upside down.

Now, Cao Cao Weiguo slacks off and drifts through his workdays, and on his days off, he either accompanies his wife and children, goes on secret dates, or goes up the mountain to hunt.

The Industrial Bureau is full of talent, and Cao Cao Weiguo has quite a few capable people under him. Unlike other leaders, after Cao Cao Weiguo took office, he fully exerted the excellent style of "knowing people and using them well," delegating power so that the people under him could fully display their talents. Everyone was full of drive and busy, while Cao Cao Weiguo, on the contrary, found time to slack off, wandering outside aimlessly. By the end of the month, the Procurement Management Section could still be rated as "Advanced," leaving a bunch of old cadres dumbfounded.

This wasn't it; early in the morning, Cao Cao Weiguo ran to Xishan with his buddies he had arranged to meet, bringing Zhao Zhao Mancang, Song Hu, Chu Chu Jianmin, Li Jun, Cui Cui Dake, and Ding Jianlin to dig pits and set traps.

The animal traps rewarded by the sign-in system had sharp serrations and could catch small animals like pheasants or large animals like wild boars. You only needed to install the traps in places where pheasants and wild boars often appeared.

Sprinkle some corn bait near the traps, and when the pheasants or wild boars ate the corn, they might step on the traps and be caught.

Besides pits and traps, Cao Cao Weiguo’s group also learned to set snares, gradually becoming seasoned hunters.

As for whether hunting is illegal or not?

In this era, there are many wild animals. Wild boars and black bears would enter the fields to destroy crops, and wolves would enter villages to snatch children.

Talking about protecting wild animals at this time? Don't talk nonsense.

Therefore, Cao Cao Weiguo led his buddies up the mountain to hunt with a clear conscience, and he had also greeted people in advance, not worried at all about being caught by the surrounding militia and forest rangers.

For Cao Cao Weiguo, hunting was both a hobby and an excuse; otherwise, where would the game come from every few days?

Cao Cao Weiguo’s luck was explosive, as if blessed by heaven. As soon as he entered the mountain, he would have a harvest. Successively, pheasants, wild rabbits, and wild boars fell into the net, bringing along a bunch of buddies who could also benefit and happily harvest the prey.

"Section Chief Cao, your luck is too good!"

"So much prey!"

"Whoa, caught another wild boar, this size is really not small."

Cao Cao Weiguo’s group carried the prey back to Xishan Village, and the militia captain Yang Yang Baoguo enthusiastically directed the militia to lend a hand, helping to send the prey to the brigade.

Because he often came to Xishan to hunt, Cao Cao Weiguo had Li Jun rent the brigade’s warehouse in the name of the Red Star Rolling Mill’s Procurement Section to store the materials procured and the game hunted.

Cao Cao Weiguo threw a pack of economic cigarettes to Yang Yang Baoguo: "Trouble Brother Yang to call Li Li Laodao over. This wild boar still needs to trouble him to process."

Yang Yang Baoguo smiled: "Section Chief Cao is too polite. I'll go call Li Li Laodao right now. This old guy has really benefited from you recently, eating until his mouth is oily."

Li Li Laodao is the village butcher, a master at slaughtering pigs and sheep.

Since Cao Cao Weiguo came to Xishan to hunt, this Li Li Laodao had benefited enough, becoming the object of envy for everyone in the village. It was said that the threshold of his house was almost worn down by widows.

When the burly Li Li Laodao arrived at the brigade with two apprentices, they processed the wild boar cleanly in a flurry of activity. When leaving, he took both money and meat, making the militia envious and pulling Li Li Laodao to treat them to a meal in the evening.

To say this Li Li Laodao was also a strange person, it was said he was the grand-disciple of the famous Beijing hero Dazhao Wang Wu, had practiced martial arts, and his sword technique was even passed down as miraculous. When he was young, he chopped down several bandits with a big sword, scaring the bandits so they didn't dare to step into Xishan Village. It was just that this guy had all sorts of bad habits, loved gambling and women, and after his wife died of a difficult labor, he became even more dissolute, eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling, wasting his skills in vain.

People in the village said that if this Li Li Laodao had joined the army, with his skills, he would have at least gotten an official position.

Unfortunately, this guy was unpromising, only knowing how to eat, drink, and play, missing the opportunity to bring honor to his ancestors, and could only spend his life in the village, relying on slaughtering pigs and sheep to make a living.

People in the village said Li Li Laodao was unpromising, but Li Li Laodao enjoyed it, often saying that a person’s life is only a few decades, working hard is a lifetime, and enjoying life is also a lifetime. He was quite happy like this, eating when hungry, sleeping when tired, and looking for women when he wanted... very comfortable.

In the afternoon, Cao Cao Weiguo carried two fat wild rabbits to Yu Li’s residence, leading to a round of nagging from Yu Li.

Cao Cao Weiguo pulled Yu Li into his arms: "Look at how nervous you are. Don't you know your man's skills? Even if a wolf saw me, it would have to obediently jump into the pot. Don't let your imagination run wild. I go hunting in the mountains just for fun, and I won't go to dangerous places. Besides, I'm not alone every time I go into the mountains. Zhao Mancang, Jianlin, and the others will bring guns, so there won't be any danger."

Knowing that Yu Li was worried about him, Cao Cao Weiguo explained patiently, his hands wandering annoyingly.

"I think you're just idle. Stop it, shall I go cook for you?"

Yu Li grabbed Cao Cao Weiguo’s hand with a flushed face; if this continued, she wouldn't be able to cook.

"I don't want to eat chicken, I just want to eat you."

"Oh, you wait a moment."

"I can't wait."

I don't know how much time passed. Yu Li, waking up from a dream, slowly opened her eyes. Suddenly, everything in front of her was pitch black. After the panic, she tore off the cloth strip tied around her eyes.

Clutching the cloth strip in her hand, she turned her head to look at the dark night outside the window. Remembering the indulgence in the afternoon, her pretty face turned as red as an apple, especially looking at the chaotic bedroom, and the clothes and paper balls all over the floor, it was really too crazy.

"Hiss!"

When she got out of bed, there was a sudden pain below, so painful she almost cried out. Although it wasn't the first time, she couldn't stand the long duration, and the variety of tricks was so embarrassing.

"I'm really crazy."

Yu Li patted her forehead and muttered with a flushed face: "How could I agree to that kind of request."

Quietly getting out of bed and putting on her clothes, Yu Li’s posture when walking was different. The burning sensation behind her made her face as red as a bride’s veil.

"This bastard, left without saying a word."

Walking out of the empty bedroom, she came to the living room with resentment, and suddenly saw the dishes on the dining table. The unhappiness vanished, and she smiled with pursed lips.

Moo Shu Pork, Di San Xian, stewed rabbit meat, stir-fried celery, and a pot of Eight-Treasure Porridge.

The dishes were still warm, and the porridge was also hot. Cao Cao Weiguo shouldn't have left long ago. Thinking that she had actually fallen asleep from exhaustion, Yu Li secretly cursed herself for being unpromising.

Touching her flat lower abdomen, a look of disappointment and sorrow appeared on Yu Li’s face.

At the beginning of the year, her parents at home urged her to marry again and again, invited several matchmakers to introduce her to objects, and forced her to meet several blind dates.

But Yu Li already had someone in her heart, only this person couldn't be spoken of to outsiders. As for the blind dates, they were just perfunctory, and not one was successful. This made her parents very anxious and also made the matchmakers suspicious, not knowing how the rumor spread that the reason Yu Li divorced was because she couldn't give birth.

When her mother heard this, she was both angry and anxious, and forcibly took Yu Li to the hospital. As a result, after an examination, a problem was really found: Yu Li had fallopian tube adhesions... leading to infertility.

This result struck Yu Li like a thunderbolt, and her mother fainted on the spot with a blackout.

Afterward, her parents no longer urged Yu Li to go on blind dates. Yu Li told Cao Cao Weiguo about this and cried bitterly in Cao Cao Weiguo’s arms.

Even though Cao Cao Weiguo comforted her in every way, saying that this kind of infertility could be treated, Yu Li always had a knot in her heart, and even now she was still worried. She really wanted to be a mother.