Ever since the news broke about Zhao Xiaowu firing his gun at Stubborn Second Uncle, no one wanted to team up with him for mountain excursions anymore. Who wouldn’t fear him taking a shot at them from behind? As a result, Zhao Xiaowu was forced to head into the mountains alone. No matter how shamelessly he begged to join others, no one paid him any mind; they would rather not go at all than go with him.
Zhao Xiaowu was a novice. With no one to teach him how to hunt, he couldn't even track prey. After what happened on his first trip with Stubborn Second Uncle, even fewer hunters were willing to mentor him. Who would waste their energy teaching an ingrate and a snake in the grass? Consequently, without guidance, even if Zhao Xiaowu spent days in the mountains, he never caught a single animal.
Zhao Xiaowu’s father was furious, yet he insisted that his son go up the mountain every day. To help Zhao Xiaowu learn to hunt, he had spent over a hundred yuan on a secondhand hunting rifle. A hundred yuan! That sum had nearly wiped out the life savings that Zhao Xiaowu’s parents had accumulated over the years. How could his father accept the idea of the rifle gathering dust after only one trip? So, he hounded Zhao Xiaowu daily.
Chapter 252