harleyscars Chapter 128 Borrowing a Dog
Chapter 128 Borrowing a Dog
After returning to the old house, Wang Hongtao asked the soldiers to clean up the house, and asked Sha Zhu and Master Yang to cook. Then he picked up a small chestnut and went out.
It was mentioned before that there were a few households in Qinjiatun who helped the two brothers when they were in trouble. He remembered this favor and had to repay it!
Wang Hongtao visited four households in total and distributed four to five pounds of meat to each of them. When he came back, he had an extra bag of cornmeal, as well as cabbage, eggplant and other food.
"Shazhu, use this bag of cornmeal to steam some steamed buns, and roast these cabbages and eggplants. If you can't finish them, save them for breakfast tomorrow."
"Okay!" Sha Zhu agreed readily.
After spending a day together, Sha Zhu found that apart from the fact that Wang Hongtao was not friendly to him, he admired Wang Hongtao's personality and ability to do things.
So Sha Zhu temporarily put aside his prejudice and stopped confronting others.
After giving the cornmeal to Master Yang to knead, Sha Zhu looked at the eggplants and cabbages in front of him and began to plan.
Got it!
I saw Sha Zhu first cut a large piece of pork fat from the pig father's belly, about two or three pounds, cut it into small cubes and put it in an iron pot to boil oil.
He planned to use the boiled oil to make a stewed eggplant with pork. Eggplant tastes better when cooked with heavy oil. The eggplant stewed with heavy oil and pork is full of meaty aroma.
The oil residue after boiling oil can be mixed with cabbage to make oil residue cabbage, which is also full of fragrance.
Just do it as soon as you say it. To be honest, there is not much to complain about in terms of cooking skills.
Since you are planning to stew the eggplant, you don’t need to steam the steamed corn bread. Just spread the kneaded corn flour on the edge of the pot and make corn tortillas.
The corn tortillas already have the aroma of corn, and when they absorb the juice from the stewed eggplant, they are just so delicious.
There were no bowls or chopsticks at home, so everyone just found a few branches to use as a substitute and ate the tortillas directly with their hands.
Large clay pots were pulled out from the corner, one filled with cabbage and the other with stewed eggplant, while the large iron pot continued to make corn tortillas.
There are only about ten tortillas in a pot, which is definitely not enough for so many people.
After eating and drinking, Master Yang took the iron pot and clay basin to the river to wash without being told.
A group of old men were lying in a mess in the old house, snoring one after another.
Wang Hongtao looked at it and shook his head, gave the room to them and planned to go back to sleep in the car.
It’s not that they are afraid of losing the prey. The truck is parked in the yard and no one can steal the prey from under their eyelids.
The key is that the snoring is too loud and he feels uncomfortable sleeping.
An ordinary night.
……
At dawn the next day, shouting was heard outside the yard.
"Is anyone here?"
Wang Hongtao just narrowed his eyes, a hint of sarcasm appeared on his lips, and called Abin, "There are guests at home, go out and meet them!"
Wang Hongbin jumped up and followed Wang Hongtao.
"I heard from my uncle that Taozi is back?"
"Oh, Xiaobin is here too?" In the blink of an eye, the speaker had walked into the yard.
There were four people in total who came over, all wearing blue cloth coats and with bandages around their calves, some holding knives and some holding earthen guns.
Wang Hongtao came out first to meet them and said calmly, "What's the matter, Qin Daniu? Do you want to talk to me about something?"
Wang Hongtao knew all these people. The one who was talking was called Qin Daniu. He lived by a small river at the west end of Qinjiatun. He was the eldest of three brothers.
The other three are his younger brothers Erniu and Sanniu, and his brother-in-law Sun Yousheng.
Several of them were notorious scoundrels in the village. They were called hunters, but they didn't even have their own hunting dogs. They could only dig traps and set snares on weekdays.
It's not them, after the Wang brothers left, the only hunters Qinjiatun could rely on were them.
"Hey, this is Ah Huang? Wow, he's already this strong in just a month? I think the food in the city is better."
Qin Daniu did not answer Wang Hongtao's words but started praising Ah Huang first.
Ah Huang also seemed to know Qin Daniu and kept wagging his tail at him.
"That's it." Wang Hongtao replied indifferently.
Logically speaking, we are from the same village, and this is not the right attitude for him to come to visit after not seeing him for a few months.
Qin Daniu noticed something was wrong and frowned slightly, but then he relaxed his brows and said with a smile:
"Brother, your brother Daniu came here today to ask for a favor... that..."
"Abin, go ask Shazhu to heat up the food so we can fill our stomachs and get ready to go back." Without waiting for Qin Daniu to finish his words, Wang Hongtao turned around and instructed Abin.
"Okay." Wang Hongbin responded and went into the house.
After saying that, Wang Hongtao did not explain to Qin Daniu. He just stared into Qin Daniu's eyes, looking at him expressionlessly.
Qin Daniu has three brothers, and he is a distant cousin of the commune secretary Qin Youtian. How could he have ever suffered such humiliation in his daily life?
But thinking of the purpose of his trip, he could only suppress his temper.
"Brother Taozi, Brother Daniu came to see you today because he wants to ask you for something."
"Well, can you lend me Ah Huang to your brother Daniu? One day, no, half a day will do!"
"You see, we have everything ready for hunting, except for a lead dog that can catch the scent."
Qin Daniu's intention of coming here this time was very clear. He wanted to use Ah Huang, the leader dog, to help them go into the mountains to find prey.
Ah Huang is an excellent leader dog. Many people in Qinjiatun know this, and Qin Daniu naturally knows it too.
And he has borrowed a lot from Ah Huang over the years.
"Qin Daniu, you still have the nerve to go hunting. Do you understand the rules of hunting?" Wang Hongtao did not answer whether to lend him the money or not. He just stared at Qin Daniu's eyes and said coldly.
"Fuck, you've grown up, how dare you talk to Brother Daniu like that? You've only been in the city for a few days and you don't even remember your last name..."
Wang Hongtao had just finished speaking when his brother-in-law Sun Yousheng couldn't help but stand up and shout.
As a result, Wang Hongtao kicked him in the stomach before he could finish his words. Sun Yousheng took a few steps back and sat on the ground.
Erniu and Sanniu, who were standing by, saw their brother-in-law being bullied and clenched their fists and wanted to step forward to help, but were held down by Qin Daniu.
"Brother Hongtao, your brother Daniu has been hunting for more than ten years. Doesn't he know the rules of hunting better than you?"
In the past, he and the Wang brothers had never interfered with each other. Qin Daniu really didn't understand why Wang Hongtao said something that embarrassed him.
"Hunting for more than ten years? Then how come you can't even raise a hunting dog? How dare you say you know hunting when you don't even have a hunting dog?" Wang Hongtao sneered.
Qin Daniu was dumbfounded when Wang Hongtao said this. He suddenly realized that although he had been hunting for many years, his achievements and ancestors were not as good as the boy in front of him.
Qin Daniu didn't say anything, but Erniu and Sanniu beside him couldn't stand it anymore. They pointed at Wang Hongtao and asked, "Wang, have I given you the face? One word, do you want to borrow this dog today?"
As soon as the two brothers finished speaking, Wang Hongbin rushed out of the room holding a 56 semi-automatic rifle, pointing the gun directly at the two men: "Try to say that again! I'll shoot you!"
The two men were frightened and their legs were shaking.
If it was Wang Hongtao who was holding a gun, they would not be so nervous, because they knew that Wang Hongtao was a meticulous person and liked to do bad things secretly.
But Wang Hongbin is different. This guy is straightforward and hot-tempered. He does things rashly without thinking.
Wang Hongtao tilted his head and smiled contemptuously: "What's the matter, Brother Daniu, do you want to fight with our Wang brothers?"
What are brothers?
This is what we call brothers!
Don’t worry about how the two brothers get along in private. If someone comes to ask for help, just do it first.
As for whether it was wrong or not, and whether it should be taken seriously or not, that is something the two brothers can discuss behind closed doors after dealing with the outsiders.
But now that there are outsiders present, there is no doubt about it.
One word—do it!