Lin Bao Jia nodded and said, "Tomorrow I'll announce it in the village. Xiao Yu, Uncle knows he can't stop you, but you need to be more careful when you go into the mountains in the future."
"Tigers are clever and not easy to deal with; try to avoid crossing paths with them as much as possible."
Those who have seen tigers near the mountain know this well.
They are the true apex predators, born hunters.
When ordinary people see a tiger, even if you have a gun, it won't help; it's as if the tiger exudes a certain aura that makes your legs go weak when it locks eyes on you.
I have an uncle whose hometown is at the foot of Changbai Mountain.
Back in the 1960s, a tiger came down from the mountain and ate the cows from the production team.
The commune militia organized a group to go up the mountain to hunt the tiger.
My uncle was the militia captain, and he led the group up the mountain.
In total, more than thirty people went, searching the mountain and digging traps, and in the end, several of them managed to kill the tiger with five or six shots; that tiger weighed nearly 500 pounds.
Those who returned from the mountain said that when they saw the tiger, they were naturally terrified.
If it weren't for the large number of people, who knows what might have happened.
"Don't worry, Uncle. The animal's fur isn't thick right now; when winter comes, I'll go up the mountain and deal with that beast," Lin Yu nodded and said.
"Actually, I did encounter that beast this time; if it weren't for wanting a good pelt, I could have killed it this time... Ah, Grandpa, why are you hitting me?"
Before Lin Yu could finish his sentence, he received a slap from the old man.
"Hitting you," the old man said, raising his smoking pipe, "If I don't hit you, you little rascal would be flying high, wouldn't you?"
"Is it that easy to hunt a tiger? In our Lin family village, how many capable people have there been over three generations? We've only managed to kill one tiger like this."
"That was when your great-uncle was still alive; he took us brothers and my eldest and second nephews to hunt with more than ten old and young men."
"You think you're so capable, wanting to hunt a tiger by yourself? I think you're just looking to be tiger food."
As he spoke, the old man turned to Lin Bao Jia and shouted, "Oldest, hold this little rascal down for me. I've never laid a finger on him since he was little; today, I need to make up for that."
"Grandpa, Grandpa, let's talk this over..."
Hua Zi heard Lin Yu's scream and quickly crawled out of his doghouse.
Seeing Chang Wei beating Lin Yu... Woof, it was the old man beating Lin Yu, and Hua Zi immediately got excited.
Quietly sneaking into the village, he didn't want to make a sound.
Taking advantage of everyone's inattention, Hua Zi crept over under the cover of night.
"Woof woof... Woof."
"Ah... damn it, Hua Zi, you dare to bite me."
The next morning.
Lin Yu, with a bruised face, sat at the dining table, drinking the egg custard made by the old lady and eating plain steamed buns made without any cornmeal.
Sitting across from him was the equally bruised old man, drinking cool boiled water and eating cornmeal steamed buns that had no white flour in them.
The key was that these steamed buns were leftovers from two days ago, usually meant for Hua Zi's main meal.
Last night, while he was happily beating his grandson, the old lady walked in with Lin Yu's aunt and Lin Jiang.
Originally, the old lady had taken these two to the matchmaker's house in Lin family village to introduce Lin Jiang to a potential partner.
And Lin Jiang already had a target; the old lady went to find the matchmaker to pick a date and have the matchmaker visit the girl's family.
Everything was settled, and the old lady was in a good mood.
However, as soon as she entered the house, she found the three of them were beating up her precious grandson.
Without saying a word, the old lady grabbed a firewood stick and started hitting the old man and Lin Bao Jia.
As for Hua Zi, seeing the situation was bad, he ran straight up the mountain.
Leaving the old man and Lin Da Bo to attract the old lady's wrath.
After a chaotic scene, the whole family went to rest on the kang.
After a night passed, the scene at the dining table unfolded.
"You little brat, no need to gloat. When your father comes, I'll find trouble with him. If I can't deal with you, I can still deal with him," the old man said angrily.
Hearing the old man's words, Lin Yu was momentarily stunned.
He thought to himself, did the old man get hit on the head by the old lady last night? Why is he talking nonsense?
He beats his son and threatens me?
Do I care?
Hit him, he must be hit hard, hit him to death.
"Old man, try glaring at my grandson again, and I'll gouge your eyes out and use them as marbles," the old lady walked in holding a bowl of braised meat.
Just in time to see the old man waiting with threatening eyes towards his grandson.
Lin Yu blinked in confusion, looking at the old man's eyes filled with questions.
"Old grandson, why are you looking at him? Hurry up and eat; your father will be here soon," the old lady said gently to Lin Yu.
Taking advantage of the old lady's moment in the kitchen, Lin Yu quietly said to the old man, "Grandpa, when did Grandma become so fierce?"
The old man glanced towards the kitchen, noticing the old lady wasn't paying attention, and then whispered:
"Silly boy, how much do you know? Back in the day, the commander of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Second District, 'Old North Wind,' was your grandmother's father's sworn brother, also your grandmother's uncle."
"Your grandmother's father was the notorious bandit 'Zhen Shan Hai' at Shanhaiguan, and later fought several major battles against the Japanese there. In the end, that bastard Tang Er Hu didn't provide support, and your grandmother's father ran out of ammunition and sacrificed himself."
Lin Yu heard the old man mention his grandmother repeatedly and felt like the old man was cursing.
"Grandpa, then my grandmother is also from a prestigious family, how did she end up with you?"
"What prestigious family? A prestigious family of bandits," the old man mentioned his father-in-law with a hint of resentment, indicating he must have been in trouble back then.
"At that time, I took our Lin family to help, but by the time we arrived, 'Zhen Shan Hai' was already doomed. I was entrusted by that old man to rescue your grandmother."
Lin Yu was stunned; wow, this old man with thick eyebrows and big eyes turned out to be quite the character.
That 'Zhen Shan Hai' asked him to take care of his daughter, and in the end, this old man directly took the girl to his own kang.
"You little brat, what kind of look is that? Let me tell you, this is all your grandmother's scheme."