Chapter 1461 It’s Hard to Be a Good Person

There was a depression in the snow ahead, which was mostly covered by the collapsed snow. In the uncovered area, paper, clipboard, and the sable caught in the clip were exposed.

Experienced mountain runners like Zhao Jun and Xing San knew that the sable was a male when they saw its claws exposed.

This skin would be worth nearly 1,300 yuan if taken to Hebei!

But Zhao Jun and Xing San just took a look and passed by and continued to walk towards Shitang.

There are mountain rules.

The way mountain runners deal with big skins and yellow leaves caught in the trap is different from the way they deal with wild boars and roe deer caught in the trap.

When mountain runners see wild boars and roe deer getting into the trap, they can just cut off a thigh and leave it to the owner, and then take away the rest.

But when mountain runners see yellow leaves or big skins caught in the trap, they cannot move them.

The reason is not complicated.

Xing San sets traps in the mountains all year round, and Shi Baofeng sets traps in the mountains. They all have their own fixed territories. This year, they do not stop hunting, so others cannot come to rob.

But this is for colleagues who hunt in small areas.

Those who set traps in the mountains where Xing San sets traps cannot set traps, but they cannot control those who hunt in dog areas or in sled areas.

The traps are used to catch wild boars and roe deer, which are also prey for hunting in dog areas and sled areas.

But the big skin and yellow leaves caught in the traps are different. There is no saying that I will take the dog out to hunt yellow skin today, and there is no saying that I will hunt in sled areas.

Therefore, the rules of the mountains are that if you encounter wild boars and roe deer that are trapped, you can share. But if you encounter sables and yellow leaves that are trapped, you cannot touch even a hair.

Of course, there are those who abide by the rules of the mountains, and there are those who do not.

Zhao Jun and Xing San are both people who abide by the rules of the mountains, just like what Zhao Jun said to Li Ruhai: A gentleman loves money, but he gets it in a proper way.

Even though 1,280 yuan was thrown in the snow, Zhao Jun and Xing San had no intention of taking it for themselves and just walked by.

This mountain field was Shi Baofeng's territory. According to reliable information provided by Li Ruhai, Shi Baofeng sprained his ankle in a dispute with Tao Ersheng and Tao Sansheng, and he stopped hunting early this winter.

Shi Baofeng's three elder brothers were born blind, and he didn't let his sons and nephews get into the business of hunting in the mountains. By the time he could go up the mountain, it would be early after the first month of the lunar year, not even the beginning of spring.

In the beginning of spring, the temperature rises and the ground is upward, so it is easy for the trapped sable to rot on the mountain.

Of course, there is also the possibility that it will be picked up by others.

But this is none of Zhao Jun and Xing San's business. It's not that the two are indifferent, but according to the saying of the older generation, unless the other party trusts you 100%, otherwise don't send it back to them.

Because if you do that, it is very likely that you will end up in a bad situation.

But after Zhao Jun took a few steps, he said to Xing San beside him: "Uncle, I want to pick up the trap for him."

"That's not possible, kid." Xing San frowned when he heard this, and rarely disagreed with Zhao Jun's suggestion, saying: "This is not like wild boars and roe deer, you can't pick up other people's."

"No, Uncle." Zhao Jun said: "I thought about picking it up and sending it to that... Old Xu Pao."

"Huh?" Xing San was stunned, and then he heard Zhao Jun explain: "Isn't Old Xu Pao Shi Baofeng's uncle? They went out during the New Year, so this big skin will be over, right?"

"You can forget it." Xing San stopped, holding Zhao Jun with one hand, and swiping around with the other hand, saying: "Such a large mountain field, he can't say how many traps he has. You send him one back, and he said he lost eight, what should he do?"

Hearing Xing San say this, Zhao Jun pursed his lips and said nothing.

At this time, Xing San continued, "Boy, we are already very considerate by not picking up his things. When he can go up the mountain, he can pick them up by himself. If someone else picks them up, it means he doesn't have the money."

"Oh." Zhao Jun sighed and said, "Uncle San, I know what you said. But I wonder why he can't support four families by himself."

Shi Baofeng supports four families and has to find wives for his son and three nephews. This is a lot of pressure, which also shows that this person is not bad, so Zhao Jun wants to help him.

After hearing what Zhao Jun said, Xing San fell into a brief silence. The old man smacked his lips and shook his head, saying, "I've dealt with this guy before. He's a good person. But... a big skin is not a small amount of money. Don't cause yourself trouble. Don't go to any place to complain when the time comes."

"Well." Zhao Jun thought for a while and said, "Then I'll think about it, think about it."

"Let's go." Xing San pulled Zhao Jun and said, "Let's get the cage down quickly. After that, we can go. Don't we have to go hunting roe deer with your uncle and others?"

Zhao Jun, who had not made up his mind, ignored the trap in the snow, and walked into the stone pond with Xing San.

Zhao Jun stopped and took out a wire cage from the sack.

The cage was flat and round, and the cage mouth was open, but like the mouth of a fishing basket, the big mouth was for entering and the small mouth was for exiting.

In theory, the small mouth might also allow mice to push out. But the cage is wrapped with wire all over, and the wire at the cage mouth is sharpened. When the rat tries to drill out from the inside, it will be pricked by the sharp wire.

Once pricked and hurt, the rat will not try to drill in anymore, otherwise it will be pierced.

Zhao Jun asked Zhang Yuanmin to build such a cage to catch sables.

When exposed to the sun, the rats in the cage squeaked.

There is a wire lifting ring on the cage, and Zhao Jun lifted eight cages in a row.

A closer look shows that all the rats in the cage are injured. Some are bleeding, and the fur on the rats is tangled.

"Uncle San, I'm going to the north." Zhao Jun held four cages in one hand and said to Xing San, "You're here."

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After all, the old man is old, so let him put the cages nearby, and Zhao Jun will take care of the long-distance work.

"Okay." Xing San nodded and reminded Zhao Jun, "Be sure to pay attention to your feet when walking."

As he said that, Xing San gave one of the two sticks in his hand to Zhao Jun.

"Yes, Uncle San." Zhao Jun replied, "You too, just whistle if you have any problems."

The two of them split into two groups, Zhao Jun holding a sack in one hand and a stick in the other to explore the road in front of his feet.

The stone pond belt is full of stones, and the gaps between some stones are large. If a person steps in, it is easy to break his ankle.

This stone pond belt is not small. Zhao Jun walked more than two miles before finding a stone cave to put the cage.

The stone cave cannot be too deep. If it is too deep, the cage will slip into it and it will be difficult to get out.

Zhao Jun looked inside the cave. He could see the bottom with the light, so he stuffed the cage in. If he couldn't see the bottom, forget it.

After putting down a cage, Zhao Jun took the cage as the center and went in all directions. He set a trap every 100 to 180 meters.

Zhao Jun took every step carefully, going back and forth to put down the cage.

After working for more than an hour, he went back to meet Xing San.

Before they reached the place where they separated, Zhao Jun saw Xing San searching not far away.

Zhao Jun whistled, and Xing San came to meet him. Seeing Xing San holding a stick in one hand and a sack in the other, Zhao Jun asked him, "Uncle San, what are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for a big bear hiding in the warehouse." Xing San smiled and said, "I didn't see any frost on the warehouse door."

There might be a brown bear in this stone pond belt. But if a bear hides in the warehouse, it won't come out unless someone disturbs it.

Especially now that it's past the coldest time of the year, the bear won't even raise its eyelids unless someone pokes it in the eye.

Zhao Jun and Xing San walked all the way and didn't see any bear footprints on the snow, which proved that there were no bears wandering around here, so there was no need to be on guard in this area.

But if you want to find a bear warehouse in this stone pond belt, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Zhao Jun took the sack from Xing San and walked out of the stone pond belt with Xing San.

After leaving the stone pond belt, they returned along the same route. When they were about to get close to the big wallet they had found before, Zhao Jun suddenly grabbed Xing San.

"Uncle, what are you listening to?" As soon as Zhao Jun said this, Xing San hurriedly turned his head to listen.

At this time, the wind blew, and only the sound of "squeak, squeak" was heard in the wind.

There is more than a thousand words missing, I will make up a chapter of 4,000 words tomorrow.