vrcanaries Chapter 992 Showing off
Chapter 992 Showing off
"Yes, sir, if you leave him empty-handed and you carry the wild boar out, you will be beaten with a stick when you come back."
Zhou Guo was stunned, and had to put the wild boar down, "Okay then, I'll give it to you."
The soldier was overjoyed and extremely grateful to Zhou Guo. Having served in the army for many years, even a general would not be as considerate to his subordinates as she was.
Each of the three men carried a wild boar on his shoulder and walked in front with ease and brisk steps. Following the young master, the harvest was great, as they caught three wild boars at a time.
Zhou Guo was walking in front, carrying two little wild boars. The little wild boars were grunting at first, but then they became silent.
It seemed like it took a long time to come in, and half an hour to go out.
When we reached the foot of the mountain, they had all returned.
Zhou Guo watched from a distance, very puzzled. She thought she was fast, but how come these people were faster than her? They came out so early and must have hunted a lot of prey.
She was holding the little wild boar and yelled from a distance: "Master, uncle, two uncles, you came down really early, what did you hunt?"
Having said this, she ran closer.
When the old man saw what she was holding, his eyes lit up and he sat up from the ground, "Roast suckling pig?"
Zhou Guo smiled, thinking that her master still understood her.
She couldn't help but look around. There was a pile of prey on the ground not far away. There was everything, three musk deer, four roe deer, and a series of pheasants and rabbits. However, these pheasants and rabbits were fatter than the ones she had seen today.
Zhou Dacang and his companions were about to answer when they saw three soldiers carrying a big wild boar behind them, and they couldn't help but open their mouths in surprise.
There are four people, and no one of them has empty hands. If you count by size, the number of pigs added together is not much less than the number of them combined.
The three men put the wild boar down and took a breath.
The old man took the little wild boar from Zhou Guo's hand and looked at it. The two together weighed more than ten pounds, which was just right for making roast suckling pig.
As for the few big wild boars, he just took a look and passed them by.
Big wild boars are not as tender as small wild boars. The reason is that they are bigger and have more meat.
Several generals still prefer big wild boars. They are on the march all year round and have big appetites. For them, such a small wild boar is only enough for two or three people and only enough for one meal.
The big one is different, it’s so big, enough for many people to eat.
So I was very excited looking at these big wild boars.
Several people came forward to check and found that the arrow wounds were similar.
A general said to Zhou Guo, "Mr. Zhou, did you kill these three wild boars at once?"
Zhou Guo said: "Yes, we were lucky to encounter a group of wild boars. If we only hunted one at a time, the others would run away. I shot three arrows and was very lucky. I happened to hit all three."
No one said anything, everyone was full of admiration for her. It was a three-stone bow, and she shot three arrows at the same time, all hitting the target. Even a great archer could do this!
Shaking his head, it was no wonder that Zhou Dacang was so capable. His promotion speed had skyrocketed in recent years. It turned out that he really had a family background. This ability was given by his parents. He could not envy it.
When Zhou Dacang heard Zhou Guo's words, he smiled and said, "Have you improved your archery skills again? Are you showing off here?"
Zhou Guo glanced at the backs of the two generals and said with a smile, "I am trying to give you face so that they won't underestimate you. How is that? Is it okay?"
Zhou Dacang paused and said, "Who dares to underestimate me? I fought my way to success with my fists, and my military achievements were earned with my swords and guns. I didn't use any backdoors."
Zhou Guo said: "Come on, there are all kinds of people in this world. As the saying goes, where there are people, there are right and wrong. The general has so many people under his command, I don't believe that everyone is good and no one will say anything about you."
Zhou Dacang was silent for a while, then he touched her head and said, "How come you are so thoughtful when you are doing such a big thing?"
I don't know if it is a good thing or a bad thing.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "To do big things, you need to be more meticulous. Otherwise, if you can't do small things well in one place, you can't do small things well in another place. If you can't do it well here and there, I don't need to do this business anymore. I might as well give up."
Zhou Dacang didn't know what to say. Even in the middle of winter, his heart felt like there was a fire burning inside. His little niece had always been like this.
He said, "You don't have to worry about me too much. Everything is fine in the camp. After all, I have made it this far. Even if some people are not convinced, they can't do anything to me. They have to keep it to themselves."
He paused and said, "You have to know that I, your uncle, am not gold, silver or jewelry. I cannot be liked by everyone. Even General Xu, your godfather, has many people who look down on him. This is normal. As long as they don't offend us, we don't need to take them to heart."
In short, they didn't take it seriously and didn't take it to heart.
The group took so many things back with them. Although there were so many people, it was not too many, but it was not too few either.
There are hundreds of thousands of people in the military camp, and we cannot expect everyone to have enough food.
Zhou Guo hung the two little wild boars on the back of her horse. She didn't want the big wild boar, but she couldn't give these two little wild boars away because she still wanted to make roast suckling pigs.
That’s what the old man meant. The two little wild boars are so small that they’re only enough for a few people to eat. It’s better to hold them in one’s hands.
This thing is not so easy to get. He hasn't seen it in the past few years when he went up the mountain.
On the way back, everyone was much faster than on the way here because they were familiar with the road. With so much prey, they were eager to go home so that they could have a delicious meal in the evening.
It took two hours to get here, and just over an hour to get back.
When General Xu heard that they had returned to the camp, he brought people to see them.
Seeing all the prey on the ground, including musk deer, roe deer, and even a few large wild boars, he happily said, "What a good harvest today. Who hunted all these?"
When people around heard that Zhou Guo had hunted several large wild boars all by himself, they looked at him in surprise.
General Xu looked at Zhou Guo and smiled, "Our Master Zhou's hunting skills are unmatched. He killed three birds with one stone. It's amazing."
Zhou Guo said, "That's also good luck. Dad, I also caught two piglets. We will make roast suckling pigs tonight. Are you free?"
Hearing about roast suckling pig, General Xu said loudly: "If you have time, you have to draw it even if you don't have time."
Roast suckling pig is not an ordinary dish. They don’t usually get to eat it in the military camp.
Li Decheng drooled and asked, "Sir, do I have a share?"
Roast suckling pig is a dish that I haven’t eaten for many years. I originally wanted to eat it this time when I went out, but unfortunately I didn’t get to eat it.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Uncle, all of you come over, there will be lots of delicious food tonight."
Everyone was very happy. The roasted wild boar was a rare and precious mountain delicacy.
Because he was leaving tomorrow, Zhou Guo rolled up his sleeves and started to help.
There are many people helping with small things like preparing ingredients, so she is not needed.
She poured out the flower mushrooms she had picked up from the mountains today, picked out some dry and wind-dried ones, and roasted them over the fire.