Chapter 48 Hunting in the Mountains (I)
After eating and drinking, Liu Zhiye, carrying some cigarettes, alcohol and snacks, came to the home of the village party secretary, Uncle San, along with his brother-in-law Liu Fusheng and his younger brother Liu Tielin.

The third uncle is called Liu Yuanhai, who is not yet fifty years old. He is a typical farmer, with a tanned face and rough, strong hands.

When he saw the Liu brothers coming to visit together, he got up from the kang to greet them.

"Hey~ Fusheng~ Why are you here? Come~ Come in~"

My brother-in-law Liu Fusheng said with a smile:

"Uncle, I hope I didn't disturb your nap."

In the countryside at this time of year, there is not much farm work to do after winter. If they are not too busy, they will stay at home to spend the winter.

After lunch at noon (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.), some men who have nothing to do will choose to take a nap.

"Haha~ Don't say those polite words~"

"You are~a person who never comes to visit a temple for no reason~"

"Eh~ Who is this?"

The third uncle Liu Yuanhai found that there was another person standing next to the two brothers and said in confusion.

Liu Tielin, who was standing by, hugged Liu Zhiye's neck, their heads close together, and said mischievously:
"Uncle, don't worry about who he is for now. Just take a closer look and see if we look alike."

The third uncle frowned and looked at the two of them carefully with a focused look.

"Hmm~ Don't mention it~ They really look a bit like each other~"

Liu Zhiye broke free from Tielin's arm and said with a smile:

"My name is Liu Zhiye, and my father is Liu Jingzhai."

"When I was a kid, I was naughty in the village and you spanked me. Do you remember?"

Third uncle Liu Yuanhai stared at him again and looked at him carefully. Suddenly he slapped his thigh and blurted out:
"You are the eldest son of the Jingzhai family, the naughty boy~"

"When you were a kid, you were terrible. You were a person who could tear down the roof if you didn't keep an eye on him."

"I heard from your grandfather that you joined the army before liberation, and I think you were an officer. Are you now retired and back?"

Liu Zhiye held the third uncle's hand and smiled heartily:

"Hahaha~ Uncle Three~ That's me~ When I was little, I was really naughty."

"Uncle San, I have indeed changed my job. I am now assigned to the Jiaodaokou Police Station as the deputy director, and I also serve as the security chief of the Red Star Factory."

Uncle San is not just an ordinary country bumpkin. He is a village party secretary, so he must be more knowledgeable than the average country bumpkin.

When he heard these words, he was shocked: This guy is both the director and the section chief, his current rank is not low, at least the same level as the commune secretary.

Just think about it, at this age, he has achieved such success. The Liu family is about to produce a dragon~
"Good, good, good boy, you are really a promising young man, and you really bring honor to our Liu family."

"If nothing else, among all the young men in this area, you are the most outstanding one in the world. You are amazing."

Liu Zhiye was constantly praised and admired by the third uncle, and he blushed a little. Even though he had a heart as hard as iron and had been tested for a long time, he was still embarrassed by what he said.

"Uncle, please stop bragging about yourself. We are a family and we should just praise ourselves a little bit~"

"I came here today, firstly to visit you, old man. Secondly, I want to ask you to do something related to work."

When the third uncle heard this, he knew that there was something serious to discuss. He poured him a cup of tea and asked him to drink some water and talk slowly.

"Uncle San, this is the situation. Our security department..."

After hearing the purpose of Liu Zhiye's visit, the third uncle just smoked silently and fell into deep thought without saying a word.

After a while, the third uncle finally spoke seriously:
"Logically speaking, if you ask me to do something for you, I should agree to it. After all, we are all family and we should help each other as relatives."

"Tsk~ But your matter involves the public, after all. With so many people involved, it's not easy to handle~"

As soon as Liu Zhiye saw the expression of the third uncle, he knew his dilemma.

In fact, he already had a story to tell, so he continued to talk about his plan:

"Uncle, we don't need to supply anything else from the village. Most of the logistical supplies our training team needs can be transported in from outside the mountain."

"The village is just helping by providing some spare sites and idle personnel for the construction of a training site."

"We will also provide certain compensation and subsidies to the village and the folks who participated in the construction."

"In addition, during the training period, our factory can also purchase some of the villagers' wild goods and crops to help them increase their legal income..."

"Uncle, this is actually a win-win situation. If it goes well, our factory can conduct several training exercises every year. The people in the village can also benefit more..." The more Liu Zhiye talked about the detailed plan, the brighter Uncle Liu Yuanhai's eyes became.

I thought that if this were to happen, apart from anything else, the quality of life of the common people would definitely be improved.

Unlike the plains, crops in the mountainous areas depend on the weather. If the weather is bad in a year, famine will occur.

Although there are wild animals in the mountains and you can hunt game, most of the harvest is consumed by your family and rarely sold to increase income.

Because transportation is not convenient in the mountains, and the things obtained in winter cannot be sold to towns and cities after traveling dozens of kilometers.

Although we are not afraid of going hungry now, we rely on collective meals. The food is not bad. It is said that in some places, not only can we eat enough, but we also have fish and meat for every meal.

But there is basically no food stored in every household.

The third uncle always felt a little uneasy. What kind of family could afford such a thing? Even the landlords in the past would not dare to eat like this.

Just thinking about what would happen gives me chills.

He was feeling very crisis-ridden, but he was powerless and couldn't do anything about it. That was the general environment.

But he couldn't just ignore Liujia Village. To put it bluntly, the villagers here were all one family, and even if their bones were broken, their tendons were still connected.

It is always good to prepare for a rainy day. If nothing else, it is also great to have a little extra income to prepare for a rainy day.
Thinking of this, the third uncle Liu Yuanhai suddenly understood.

"Okay~ I think that's it~"

"After winter, there are many idle people in our village. If we can provide them with some compensation, I think they can earn a lot of money~"

"It's easy to find a venue. Our village is a training center for militia organizations in several nearby villages."

"There is an old camp in the village left over from the previous dynasty. The place is large enough. It should be no problem to train two or three hundred people."

"The problem is that the accommodation is poor. Some of the barracks have fallen into disrepair and have collapsed. Some need a lot of work to tidy up before they can be used."

"I'll take you to see it later~"

……

Not long after, Liu Zhiye and his group arrived at the children's camp located at the north of the village, at the foot of the mountain.

Looking at the dilapidated camp in front of him, the place was large enough to have stationed a new army here.

It was gradually abandoned after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and was only used as a large comprehensive training ground by nearby militia organizations after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Some of the houses were indeed collapsed, and some were left with only walls but no roofs.

But there are a few barracks that can still be used normally. If they are crowded, a hundred or so people can barely live there.

Liu Zhiye walked around the camp for a few times, checking out the surrounding facilities and recording images of various places with the camera he carried with him.

Overall he was satisfied, although there were still some shortcomings that needed further improvement.

But it's freezing cold, and the New Year is coming soon, so I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time. This year, I'll just sort it out and make do with it~
After surveying the site, his younger brother suggested that it was still early, so why not go for a walk in the mountains, do some hunting and relax.

When Liu Zhiye heard this, he started to feel itchy. It had been a long time since he returned to China and had played with a gun happily.

Although I have done shooting training at the shooting range before, but shooting dead targets is not as exciting as this kind of shooting with blood.
The village militia’s arsenal happens to be located in this camp.

My brother-in-law Liu Fusheng opened the warehouse door.

"Zhiye, come and take a look~ Is there anything you find easy to use?"

After coming in and taking a look, Liu Zhiye was shocked.

Wow! There are quite a variety of weapons here.
What about Thompson submachine guns, Type 53 rifles, water-jet rifles, old sleeves, Type 2 rifles, Zhongzheng rifles, M43 heavy machine guns, Su-SG- heavy machine guns, Maxim rifles, Czech-style rifles, and crooked handle rifles?

They were mainly old light weapons, a few mortars, and an anti-aircraft machine gun. Moreover, these weapons were of various types, with calibers alone reaching 13 types, and were made by more than a dozen countries.

It can be said that except for the Type 56 currently in service in the troops, they have everything.

Finally, Liu Zhiye chose a "Water Link" M1944 carbine. This type of gun was the weapon he used most times on this battlefield.

It was also the rifle he was most comfortable using. He once set a record of killing 19 people in one day.

The "Water-Ball" rifle is the Soviet-made Mosin-Nagant rifle.

The 1944 carbine is 1016 mm long, 1327 mm long with bayonet, weighs 3.9 kg when empty, has a barrel length of 517 mm, a muzzle velocity of 820 m/s, an effective range of 600 meters, a caliber of 7.62 mm, a magazine with 5 rounds, and a rate of fire of 59-65 rounds per minute.

This carbine can be said to have inherited all the advantages of the Mosin-Nagant rifle, or it can be said to be the concentrated essence. This was also one of the main reasons why our army later decided to imitate it.

(End of this chapter)