novelaction Chapter 565 Lao Ji Fufeng
Chapter 565 Lao Ji Fufeng
Zhou Dacang didn't believe it at all, because he was curious?
I'm afraid he did it on purpose.
Li didn't believe it either, but the child said so and she wouldn't get any information out of him. She didn't suffer any loss anyway, so she just turned a blind eye.
Zhou Su's eyes sparkled as she said, "Sister, can you tell us how you killed the big insect?"
"Yes, yes, you haven't said it yet, tell it from beginning to end." Everyone wanted to listen.
Zhou Guo peeled a prawn and ate it.
He smiled and said, “Then I’ll tell you.”
Everyone nodded and listened attentively.
Zhou Guo spoke slowly, "...when we went to that mountain, we found that even pheasants and rabbits were rare, and we had to go a long way to find a deer..."
Everybody was listening attentively, and when they heard that half of the old man's shoulder was nearly broken by the tiger's palm, they all gasped and couldn't help but look at the old man.
"Sir, you are such a skilled fighter, but you could still get beaten by a big beast. It seems like this beast is really powerful. Fortunately, it didn't come down the mountain. We would never be its match." Zhou Xing was very grateful.
Now that you mention it, it seems to be true. The mountain is not far from the village. If we go down the mountain, it will be a real trouble. Who knows how many people will die.
The old man waved his hands and said, "I am old and useless. My reactions are not up to par. My brain wants to move away, but this body keeps using it and I can't move. Oh, I am old!"
There has never been a moment that made him feel old, except for today. If it weren't for Zhou Guo, he would probably be covered in wounds. Even if he successfully hunted the big beast, he wouldn't get any advantage.
Zhou Dacang consoled him, "You are not old, the old doctor is already over seventy, and you are only over sixty. There are many generals in the army who are over sixty years old. I heard that our old general will be sixty in two years, and he is still very brave."
The old man remained silent. How could ordinary people compare to General Xu?
If he could compete with the old general, why would he still be here?
Zhou Guo said with a smile: "Yes, Master, I still count on you to support me. There are still many things I need to rely on you for, so you can't get old."
Everyone laughed.
The old man was both angry and amused. "After all this time, you actually want me to work. I'm an old man, so you should stop ordering me around. In the future, when I'm bedridden and can't move, you'll still have to take care of me."
Zhou Guo said: "I will take care of it. As the old saying goes, once a teacher, you are a father for life. Although you are a few years older than my grandfather..."
Before he finished speaking, the old man blew his beard and glared, "Just be a father, why do you have to add this sentence? Do you despise me because I'm too old?"
Li and others tried to hold back their laughter.
Zhou Guo paused, then chuckled, "I was trying to say that you are a man of high moral character, why are you not happy? Besides, you are not that old. Cao Mengde was over fifty when he wrote about an old horse lying in the stable with a thousand miles to go. You are about the same age as him. You can still do something spectacular at your age."
Everyone in the Li family nodded quickly, "Yes, we can still do great things!"
It was like coaxing an old child, with nice words pouring out like they were free of charge.
The old man was just sighing, saying that people are useless when they get old. After hearing what Zhou Guo and the others said, he realized that although his physical strength and reaction speed could not keep up, his brain was still very flexible. The older he got, the better his brain seemed to work. It was not like he could not move.
The young apprentice's family business is just beginning to take shape, and there is still a lot he can do to help.
After being coaxed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Guo picked up some food for him and said, "Master, eat quickly. After you finish eating, we will go and deal with the big tiger overnight. I'll give you the skin as a cushion, and the tiger bones for making wine. We'll make dozens of jars of wine. I'll roast the tiger meat for you, and the tiger penis..."
The old man quickly picked up a piece of meat for her and said, "Okay, okay, I have eaten enough. You should eat more. Even eating can't stop your mouth."
Zhou Dacang lowered his head to eat, his shoulders shaking suspiciously.
Zhou Guo had no choice but to continue talking about the rest of the second half, which was the exciting part.
Everyone clenched their fists and couldn't help but grimace.
After the meal, Li and Zhou Xing cleaned up the dishes.
The rest of the people came to the yard. It was snowing no longer, so Zhou Gu and others brought four lanterns and placed them around.
Zhou Dacang was wearing a cloak. He clenched his fist and coughed. He looked at the big insect on the ground. His eyes turned and he glanced at the white fur on the side. He turned it over and took a look. "The fur of this white fox is really good. If there are more, it can be made into a good cloak."
Zhou Guo squatted down and said, "It's a pity that white foxes are hard to find. Since there are not enough, we can only make borders. Borders are also very beautiful."
Zhou Gu and the others had no say. They could neither hunt nor buy anything, so they could only watch.
Zhou Dacang smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. If I see any good leather in the military camp, I'll keep it for you. I'll also ask your uncle Zheng and the others to keep an eye out for it. At worst, I can buy it from them."
Zhou Gu said, "Didn't you say that your salary is not paid twice a year, and you still have money to buy it?"
Zhou Mi said: "Brother, although my uncle doesn't have a salary, he has things, such as dried meat, thick clothes, and delicious food made at home. Bring him more when the time comes, and naturally someone will exchange with him."
Zhou Mai and others thought it made sense. When there was nothing to eat, the food was much more expensive than inedible leather, knives, and gold.
The old man came out of the house with a special knife and said, "Get out of the way, I'm going to skin you."
Everyone quickly made way.
Several skins were peeled out intact.
Zhou Gu and others were processing the leathers on the side, especially the tiger skin, which was large and greasy, and was really difficult to handle. It would probably take one or two hours for one person to scrape it clean.
Zhou Guo and the old man were responsible for removing the bones and cutting the meat. This tiger weighed probably more than 300 kilograms. Even if the bones, skin and internal organs were removed, it would probably weigh more than 200 kilograms. Naturally, so much food could not be eaten all at once.
I had to cut it into pieces and freeze it outside, then just thaw a piece when I wanted to eat it.
Zhou Guo took a basin and put the internal organs into it. It seemed that the gallbladder could be used as medicine, but he didn't know if the others were useful. He could take them to the pharmacy tomorrow to ask. After all, these things were rare, and it would be better to use them as medicine than to throw them away. What if they were useful? He could even exchange them for money.
After Li and Zhou Xing finished their work, they also came to help scrape the skin. Deerskin and fox skin are both good things!
The old man said that he would shave the fox skin himself, as he was afraid that they would damage it. It is not easy to find a white fox skin, and there is only this one in all these years.
Everyone was very happy. Although they all knew how to handle leather a little bit now, they were still not as good as the old man.
The whole family worked until late at night.
Zhou Dacang wanted to take action, but was stopped by Zhou Guo and others, "Your injury is just a little bit healed, please take care of it. If it breaks again, won't you be in pain again?"
He had no choice but to take Zhou Suli and Li Lai to set up a stove in the yard and start grilling meat. The meat was ready-made, including venison and tiger meat.
Fox meat... forget it, it smells bad.