Lin Yu had just finished eating when his father, Lin Wei Guo, arrived with some people.
“Dad, you’re here so early,” Lin Yu said in surprise when he saw his father.
It was only around seven in the morning. The journey from Si Jiu Cheng to Lin Family Village was over 70 li, roughly 35 kilometers. It seemed that Lin Wei Guo and his party had left before five in the morning.
At that time, the trucks had a maximum speed of 60 kilometers per hour and could carry no more than five tons of cargo, even on paved roads.
The road from Si Jiu Cheng to Lin Family Village, though only 70 li long, was mostly dirt roads, and there were many villages along the way, so drivers had to constantly watch out for pedestrians.
Therefore, even the best vehicles couldn’t go very fast.
Lin Wei Guo was driving a GAZ-69, followed by a ZiS-150 truck.
There were five people in total, including Lin Wei Guo. Besides the truck driver from the automotive unit, the other four were from the Security Department.
In those days, people shouldn’t underestimate wild boars. If there weren't Security Department personnel escorting them, someone would dare to steal them.
As soon as Lin Wei Guo entered the house, he saw that his son looked fine and had no injuries, so he relaxed.
When Old Master Lin saw his second son back, he immediately grabbed a fire stick and was about to beat him.
“Damn it, I couldn’t handle this little brat, but I can handle you.”
Seeing this, Lin Wei Guo knew that his precious son had angered his father.
He quickly said, “Father, you can't hit him. Don’t forget, I’m on your side.”
“You’re on my side?” Old Master Lin was taken aback.
Lin Wei Guo nodded firmly and said, “Father, of course. I’ve known you for how many years? I’ve only known that little rascal for a few years.”
Upon hearing this, Old Master Lin said:
“Hm, that makes sense.”
We’ve known my second son for over 40 years, there’s no mistake about that.
No problem with my second son.
Lin Yu was dumbfounded, watching his grandfather put down the fire stick. He didn’t understand what was going on.
What’s going on? Is this it?
You beat me so hard last night. Are you not going to hit me anymore?
He thought this, but Lin Yu didn't dare say it.
“Second son, how many people did you bring back?” Old Master Lin asked his son.
“Five, four from the Security Department. They’re all under my direct command, and one is from the driver’s unit. He’s also a good friend of mine.” Lin Wei Guo said.
Old Master Lin turned to his wife and said, “Old Lady, take the wild boar that I and our grandson hunted the other day and cut five slabs of salted meat. Each slab should weigh about two jin. Pick some fatty ones.”
The old lady nodded and walked towards the storeroom.
They had over 100 jin of salted meat and 30-40 jin of cured meat. They definitely wouldn't be short of these things. This would be perfect for her son to use for befriending his subordinates.
“Dad, I want to keep one wild boar and five wolf skins. We can’t take them to the factory.” Lin Yu asked his father.
“Are you stupid? If you take them to the factory, you can’t take them back out.” You get in the car with me later and bring these things home first.”
“That’s why your grandpa is giving them some meat. These people are your father’s roots, and when we eat meat, we also have to give them some broth.”
Lin Yu nodded. No matter what, the older generation was always wiser. There were so many social interactions involved.
Two jin of meat per person wasn’t much, but it was hard to buy.
Without meat coupons, people had to buy meat from the black market. A jin of meat cost over one yuan, and it was even harder to find in the summer.
“Son, you’re right to keep a wild boar. You need to use some connections to move things back to the factory. You won’t be able to keep that many wolf skins either. You need to give some away.”
Lin Yu was a bit reluctant and said, “There are only five wolf skins. I was planning on making two wolf skin rugs for grandpa and grandma.”
Before his father could answer, Old Master Lin pointed to the large cabinet in the room and said:
“Good grandson, but grandpa has a rug. Don’t even talk about wolf skin rugs. Grandpa even has a bear skin rug.”
The people of Lin Family Village were fierce, and Old Master Lin was the most senior member in the village.
Back when his four sons were all at home, they were all excellent hunters.
Lin Yu knew he had no choice.
It’s not all about fighting and killing in the world. It’s about social interactions.
You just have to do your best to maintain a balance.
“Grandpa, Dad, I’m going to prepare to go up the mountain now. I’ll bring out the things from the cave.”
Lin Wei Guo nodded and said, “I’ll bring the people up the mountain in half an hour.”
Lin Yu nodded and walked outside. He knew that his father wanted him to take care of the things he didn’t want others to see.
In reality, the wild boars were all in Lin Yu’s space. There wasn't a single boar in the cave. He had to leave first.
Fortunately, the mountain path was only about 10 li long, which wasn’t a big deal for Lin Yu.
It was still the outer edge of the mountain, and the path was easy to navigate. After 40 minutes, Lin Yu was standing at the entrance of the spring cave.
He moved the wooden planks aside, and Lin Yu was startled by a pair of green eyes shining from the depths of the cave. In an instant, two large revolvers appeared in his hands.
“Damn it, it’s you, you damn thing.” Lin Yu cursed when he saw the owner of those green eyes.
It was Tiger, the wolf who had bitten Lin Yu and run away last night.
When Tiger heard Lin Yu, he approached him, wagging its tail and licking its lips, and nudged its head towards Lin Yu.
Lin Yu followed Tiger’s gaze and saw a full-grown mountain deer lying on the ground.
Lin Yu went to check it out. It was a male deer, and its spine had been broken by Tiger.
However, the deer's body was still warm, so Lin Yu judged that Tiger must have hunted it in the early morning.
Before the deer’s body had cooled, Lin Yu quickly put it into the hunting processing factory in his space.
Skinning, bleeding, gutting, and tanning.
He harvested three deer hearts, soaking them in three bottles of blood wine for his grandfather to replenish his body.
He also harvested about 16 jin of deer blood and used a ratio of one jin of deer blood to three jin of white wine to make deer blood wine.
This deer blood could be used to brew nearly 50 jin of strong liquor. He’d do it when he returned to the city.
Lin Yu took out eight wild boars and five skinned wild wolves from his space.
As for the wild boar he was keeping, it had been cleaned, organized, and packed in a cloth bag with the offal that had been thoroughly cleaned.
The wolf skins were also tied up and placed in a burlap sack.
Everything was ready. All he had to do was wait for Lin Wei Guo to bring the people to carry the meat.
While he waited for his father to arrive, Lin Yu took out a meat bun, three steamed buns, and fed them to Tiger.