Half an hour later,

Shi Lin and Shi Yuying returned home, carrying four bags of honeycomb, two Golden Pheasants, nine wild eggs, and a Sable in Shi Yuying's arms.

Lao Shi and Old Ye, who had been waiting for them at home, were so shocked they gaped when they saw them return laden with goods.

Even though Shi Yuying had told them earlier that the Golden Ring Hornet, Jin Yi, was very capable and could lead them to find beehives everywhere and help them collect honey,

seeing their harvest now, the two elders were still too stunned to close their mouths.

Taking three bags of honeycomb with them yesterday was already incredibly exaggerated; today, they had taken four bags up the mountain.

Originally, the two elders thought it would be good if they could collect two bags today, but they didn't expect four full bags!

Are there really that many bees in the mountains?! Lao Shi and Old Ye were both a little bewildered.

Besides the honeycomb, there was also the Sable in Shi Yuying's arms. As soon as Lao Shi saw that little creature, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

As an old hunter, how could he not recognize this treasure of the mountain.

"Lao Ye Tongzhi! Xiao Wu, why did you catch a big leaf and bring it back?"

"Quick, quick, tie it up, don't let it run away!"

Coming back to his senses, Shi Zhengang's first thought was to tie up this little creature first.

This was a treasure of the mountain, very valuable. He heard that emperors in the past were very fond of its fur.

Saying this, he didn't even take his crutch and was about to get up to get a bag to put the Sable in first.

Seeing Lao Die so excited, Shi Lin put down the things on his shoulders and smiled:

"Lao Die, don't busy yourself. This Sable was rescued by Fifth Sister and me. We plan to keep it; it won't run away."

"Look, this is the gift it brought us on its first visit to our home. The little fellow even brought a gift to our door, you wouldn't still want to kill it and sell its fur, would you?"

Saying this, Shi Lin lifted the two Golden Pheasants in his hands, shook them, indicating that these were the gifts the little fellow brought them on its first visit.

Shi Yuying, who was next to him, also nodded quickly, holding the little fellow tightly in her arms,

"Lao Die, this little fellow is really spiritual, just like Jin Yi. We rescued it in the mountains, and it immediately went and caught two Golden Pheasants to thank us..."

Hearing their words, and looking at the Old man's expression, Ye Meihui's mind turned, and she asked with some surprise:

"Could this little thing be a Sable? A Sable that can sell for over a hundred yuan? Is this the big leaf?"

Because the Sable's fur is slightly brownish-red, the locals also call the Sable "big leaf."

But because this creature is difficult to catch and not common, when she heard Shi Zhengang mention big leaf just now, Ye Meihui didn't immediately think in this direction.

Now, seeing the appearance of their three family members and the little fellow's peeking and prying look, she suddenly remembered that Sable is also called big leaf.

"Yes, it's this big leaf. Mother, feel it, this fur is really too good to touch, it's really so cute and soft."

Shi Yuying glanced at Lao Shi Tongzhi a little warily, approached Ye Meihui, and let Mother touch this little fellow.

As long as Mother liked this little fellow and agreed to keep it, then with a 3:1 ratio, Lao Shi Tongzhi couldn't do anything to the little fellow.

Indeed, after Ye Meihui had only touched the little fellow a few times, a smile appeared on her face, even with a hint of enjoyment.

This creature is similar to petting a cat; it can bring pleasure. In fact, a Sable is even better to pet than a cat, and the fur is not on the same level.

Seeing Lao Ye Tongzhi petting Zi'er happily, Shi Yuying quickly asked:

"Mother, how about we raise Zi'er? The money Lao Liu and I earn from collecting honey is quite a bit now; we can afford one more Zi'er."

The little fellow is truly cute, but it's also truly valuable. Originally, Shi Yuying was very conflicted, but Shi Lin simply analyzed it for her on the way, and she suddenly saw the light.

Indeed, with their current speed of earning money from collecting honey, they can earn the price of a Sable in less than a day. Since they like the Sable, what does it matter if they waste half a day for it?

"Ask your Lao Die, this matter is up to him."

Ye Meihui smiled and took Zi'er from Shi Yuying's arms, without expressing her opinion.

But with her current expression, who couldn't understand?

Lao Shi Tongzhi was not someone without sense either. Since his wife was giving him face, he naturally knew to take over, waving his hand,

"Since you all like this little fellow and want to keep it, then keep it."

"When I used to hunt in the mountains, I also thought about hunting this little thing, and I did see it, but I used a double-barreled shotgun at that time, and with one shot, the little thing would be shattered into pieces, so I didn't shoot.

To catch this creature, you have to know its travel route and set traps..."

Seeing the Sable, Lao Shi Tongzhi also recalled some things about hunting in the past and incidentally told Shi Lin some techniques for catching Sables.

Although Lao Shi had never caught a Sable, having hunted for many years, he knew many practical techniques.

After finishing the matter of settling the Sable, the family also began to get busy.

Lao Shi, Old Ye, and Shi Yuying were busy filtering the honeycomb indoors, while Shi Lin was preparing to boil water first to kill the two Golden Pheasants.

Chicken feathers are still easy to pluck. After the water is boiled, add a little cold water, and then a little soapy water, and then you can rub it, it's as easy to pluck as taking off clothes.

(A little knowledge: adding soapy water can remove the oil film on the surface of chicken feathers, allowing hot water to fully scald the chicken's skin. Adding cold water is to prevent the boiling water from being too hot and cooking the chicken skin. It is very easy to pluck chicken feathers with this method.)

In less than three minutes, Shi Lin had finished plucking the feathers of the first Golden Pheasant and was about to pluck the second one when someone suddenly walked into the courtyard gate.

"Linzi Ge, are you eating chicken at home today? Whoa, they're really big, this one must be two jin, and this one is not small either, did you hunt them in the mountains?"

The person who came was not at all unfamiliar, and walked up to Shi Lin very familiarly, grabbed the Golden Pheasant and weighed it.

The person who came was named Lin Xiaoqiang, Shi Lin's previously designated Little Uncle. Of course, this was only his own designation; the Sister herself had not agreed.

Seeing that it was him, Shi Lin did not show the usual enthusiastic, almost fawning smile, but just asked very calmly:

"Lin Xiaoqiang, do you have something to do at my house?"

Lin Xiaoqiang saw the two Golden Pheasants, and his mouth was almost watering. He was thinking of freeloading a meal at Shi Lin's house tonight and didn't notice at all that Shi Lin's attitude towards him today was different from usual.

He said to himself:

"Linzi Ge, I want to come and borrow a gun from you. I'm going up the mountain with my master and the others tomorrow, and I'm short of a gun, so I thought I'd come to borrow one from you.

Also, I have some things about my Sister. Let's have a couple of drinks later, and I'll tell you while we drink."

As soon as these words came out, Shi Lin understood.

Two things, one was borrowing a gun, and the second was freeloading a meal and drinking.

If it were before, Shi Lin would definitely pat his chest and agree.

But now,

"I don't have a gun to lend you, and I don't want to know about your Sister's affairs. If there's nothing else, go back. I still have to kill chickens, I don't have time."

Shi Lin refused directly, without any ambiguity.

In his previous life, even without Lin Xiaoqiang coming to borrow a gun today, his Lao Die and Mother had already sent the gun to the Lin Family yesterday.

Later, when he and Lin Xiaoxia didn't end up together and he asked the Lin Family to return the gun, the Lin Family refused, and the two families had a very unpleasant dispute. As a result, the Lin Family did return a gun, but the gun had already been broken by Lin Xiaoqiang...

Now seeing this kid Lin Xiaoqiang again, Shi Lin was really too lazy to bother with him.

In the past, he wanted to pursue the Sister and shamelessly stuck to her, but now... Heh heh, thank you, stranger.

Lin Xiaoqiang also noticed Shi Lin's coldness at this moment and asked with a frown:

"What do you mean by that? Doesn't your Lao Die have a gun lying around at home collecting dust? And what do you mean you don't want to know about my Sister's affairs? Didn't you used to beg me to tell you?!"

He really couldn't understand what was wrong with Shi Lin. Wasn't he still trying to please his Sister a few days ago? Why was his attitude like this today?

Shi Lin glanced at him and said calmly,

"The past is the past, and now is now. Before, I wanted to chase your Sister, so I gave you some face. Now I don't want to chase her anymore, understand?"

"You don't have to act like you've suffered such a great grievance. When your Sister and the Steel Factory director's Son were in the cornfield, you were the one keeping watch, right? Heh heh, you're really a good Brother."

This kid was also not a good person. He was the one who introduced his Sister to the Steel Factory director's Son.

And even though he knew his Sister was with the Steel Factory director's Son, he still sent Shi Lin all sorts of fake messages every day, and the Sister and Brother worked together to play Shi Lin for a fool.

All of these were things that Shi Lin only accidentally learned years later in his previous life.

Saying it now was undoubtedly like a sudden clap of thunder, scaring Lin Xiaoqiang's face pale.