A single sentence from Hu Manjiang had rekindled a spark of hope in Xing Zhuyong's heart.
Poverty had made him desperate, and he truly had no idea just how dangerous a Black Bear could be.
After lunch, Xing Zhuyong went to Li Hu's house to talk things over. Then, before dusk, he took his sled and hurried to Yong'an Village to borrow dogs and fetch Zhao Jun.
According to what Xing Zhuyong and Li Hu had planned, they would ask Zhao Jun to bring his dogs to hunt the bear. After killing the big Black Bear, the three families would split the Bear Gall.
As for the Little Black Bear, their plan was to capture it alive and raise it—a fantasy of Xing Zhuyong and Li Hu's.
After sleeping one night at Xing Zhuyong's house, Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu got up just after six the next morning.
The two of them quickly washed up. Just as they started chatting with Xing Zhuyong, Hu Erya brought them breakfast.
