Upon returning to Li Family Village, Ye Hao had planned to stay at the foot of the mountain, but remembering his luggage was still on the mountain, he followed the others up to retrieve it.
"Brother Hao, while you're down the mountain, if you see anyone from the village going to the City, please ask them to take this letter to the post office for me." Sun Chaoshu returned to the camp and asked Ye Hao to wait, as he wanted to write a letter to his father.
"Chao Shu, have you thought it through?"
"I have. My grades aren't good, and I don't like the job my parents arranged for me. I've been drifting in the capital for so long. I wanted to join the army before, but my mother wouldn't let me. She always kept a very close eye on me. It wasn't until you said you were going to the countryside that I thought of going with you. On one hand, I truly want to change myself and contribute to China. On the other hand, I want to get out from under my mother's watchful eye.
In the past few months in the countryside, you've seen it: how many people in Li Family Village drink thin porridge and eat wild vegetables every day. Although I didn't eat well in the capital either, at least I had some rationed grain. But what do the villagers here have? They can only find their own ways, like searching for wild vegetables in the mountains. If they're lucky, they might catch pheasants or wild rabbits, but if they're unlucky, they might spend a whole day in the mountains with no harvest.
China is already so difficult, and the Soviet Union still wants to withdraw experts, destroy data, and demand compensation from us. Look around; is there any country that wants to see us develop steadily? No, not a single one. Before, we had the Soviet Union as our big brother, but now? We can't rely on others; we can only rely on ourselves.
Look at Zhao Yuanhang, he dislikes China for being poor and bad, and he's set on going to the United States. If we all think like that, then the ancestors who sacrificed themselves on the battlefield back then would have died in vain. They sacrificed so that we, their descendants, could have a country that truly belongs to us. If all of us descendants think about how great the United States is and all want to go there, then in a few more years, will China still exist?
Even a dog doesn't despise its poor home. To despise one's own country for being poor and want to go to a rich country is worse than a dog. Even if you go to the United States, will they treat you like a human? At most, they'll treat you like a stray dog.
Although I, Sun Chaoshu, am not the type for research, I also want to contribute to China. I am young and strong. Since I cannot pick up a pen and paper to do research, I will pick up a steel gun to protect my home…
I believe my father will support me, Brother Hao. I'll trouble you to help me deliver the letter to the City."
Sun Chaoshu said a lot, and Ye Hao also knew how great the sacrifices people of this era could make for this land, far beyond what the various 'banana people' on the internet in later generations could compare to.
Seeing Sun Chaoshu like this, Ye Hao no longer stopped him. Not to mention that there haven't been large-scale battles in these past few years, even if there were, with so many troops nationwide, the chance of Sun Chaoshu being selected is very small. Entering the barracks would just be a way to temper his character.
"Chao Shu, don't worry, I'll definitely deliver the letter to the post office."
Ye Hao bid farewell to everyone and headed down the mountain with his luggage.
It had been a while since he last saw Aoxue, and he wondered where it had gone off to roam.
What Ye Hao didn't know was that Aoxue was having a very 'happy' time at the moment.
The first time Aoxue was released into the mountains, it was very curious. A wolf played in the mountains for several days, and most of the small creatures in the mountains were thoroughly messed with by Aoxue. It always remembered Ye Hao's instructions: run when it saw people.
During this period, it encountered hunters entering the mountains a few times, but Aoxue's nose would detect the human scent and it would hide far away.
With such a strong physique, no other animal in Changbai Mountain dared to provoke Aoxue.
After happily playing in the mountains for half a month, Aoxue encountered a pack of over 20 wolves.
Aoxue excitedly wanted to play with the wolf pack, but the alpha wolf of this pack saw such a large wolf approaching and thought it was coming to snatch its alpha position, so it fought with Aoxue. The result goes without saying. Aoxue saw this wolf trying to fight it, how could it tolerate that? It went straight up and bit the alpha wolf to death.
And so, Aoxue became the leader of this wolf pack, and from then on, it led the pack in hunting every day and even successfully took down a few female wolves.
Aoxue was currently playing with the female wolves, while the unlucky Ye Hao, after transmigrating for so long, hadn't even touched a girl's hand and was living a less carefree life than Aoxue.
Ye Hao put his luggage into his space and ran down the mountain. He could go hunting tomorrow, and he wasn't in the mood to hunt these rabbits and pheasants in the mountains now.
Ye Hao arrived at the foot of the mountain before dark. After putting his luggage at the educated youth point, he went to Captain Li's house.
"Captain Li, I'm here. When can you take me to meet Master Li? I can go into the mountains with him tomorrow."
"You're quite fast, back and forth from the mountain so quickly.
Come with me, we'll go to Li Laogui's house and see if he's home. He sometimes goes into the mountains for two or three days before coming down."
Ye Hao followed Captain Li to Li Laogui's house, seeing that the house in front of them was dilapidated and hadn't been repaired. He even thought it was an uninhabited house.
"This is Li Laogui's house. Ever since that incident, he's been in a daze and doesn't really interact with the villagers. This house was built by his father."
Ye Hao could understand. Coming out of that demon's den, not ending one's own life was already immense courage.
"Li Laogui, are you home?" Arriving at the front gate, Captain Li shouted loudly.
"Bang bang"
Two sounds of objects colliding came from inside the house.
"Go in, Li Laogui is home."
"Huh?" Ye Hao looked bewildered. What did that mean?
"Li Laogui's throat was injured, and he doesn't interact much with people. His personality is a bit strange. Those two sounds just now were him making noise with something, to show he's home." Captain Li explained, seeing Ye Hao's confusion.
After speaking, Captain Li fell silent, and the two entered Li Laogui's house. The house was very messy, with things scattered everywhere. It looked like Li Laogui never tidied up when he was home. On the wall hung a pair of massive deer antlers and a tiger skin.
On the kang table lay an old-fashioned rifle, and leaning against the wall was a spear. Looking at the patina on the spear shaft, it seemed to be quite old, but the spearhead still gleamed coldly.
A person was half-reclining on the kang. Although he was prepared, Ye Hao was still startled at first glance. It was truly more terrifying than disfigurement by burns; just one look made his heart pound.
"Dayou, whose child is he, and why did you bring him?" A hoarse voice came from the person on the kang.
"Li Laogui, this is an educated youth from the City. He was patrolling the mountains with Old Xu and the others before. Now, everyone is short on food, so I thought of having him follow you into the mountains. Two people's harvest will definitely be more."
"Forget about someone from the City, go back."
"Li Laogui, don't look down on him just because he's from the City. His marksmanship is very accurate. He even single-handedly dealt with six poachers from the other side of the mountain before."
Hearing this, Li Laogui finally looked up at Ye Hao.
"Come tomorrow morning, before dawn." After saying this, Li Laogui said no more, signaling that the two could leave.