Chapter 217: Chapter 217: You Can’t Always Take Advantage of Others
The little ones, who had lost hope for Da Jin’s return, were now all gazing up at the sky, praying in their hearts as they watched the dark shadow come closer.
Soon, the dark shadow appeared above the Yuan Family’s courtyard.
Then, the shadow unexpectedly split into two.
One shadow fell from the sky, landing with a thud in the Yuan Family’s courtyard.
Meanwhile, the other shadow swiftly flew past, circled in the air, and came back to land on the roof of the Yuan Family’s house.
"Da Jin!"
"It’s really Da Jin!"
Yuan Bao looked joyfully at the golden eagle perched on the eaves, which was indeed Da Jin who had flown away from home earlier.
And the shadow that Da Jin had dropped from the sky turned out to be a foolish sika deer.
However, this foolish sika deer was clearly beyond saving.
Compared to the wild pheasants and rabbits that You Cang sent, the return gift from Da Jin was not only several times heavier, but also of much higher quality.
A foolish sika deer, now that’s really valuable.
Wild pheasants and rabbits are easy to come by.
But foolish sika deer, are truly rare.
Even experienced hunters have to rely on luck to catch a foolish sika deer.
Foolish they may be, but not everyone is lucky enough to encounter them.
A foolish sika deer weighing dozens of pounds falling from the sky into the Yuan Family’s courtyard certainly made quite a commotion. Old Yuan and Pandi, who were inside the house, came out one after another. Upon seeing the sika deer in the yard and Da Jin perched on the roof, they all understood.
"Grandma, can I take a piece of wild boar meat to feed Da Jin?"
While the family was delighting over the sika deer in the courtyard, Yuan Bao already thought of offering Da Jin a return gift.
Although his return gift was no match for Da Jin’s sika deer, reciprocating formed a bond of friendship.
"Come on, Grandma will help you!"
Upon hearing Yuan Bao’s words, Mrs. Zeng responded with a smile.
A piece of wild boar meat is certainly incomparable to a whole foolish sika deer.
Soon, the wild boar meat was brought out. This smoked wild boar meat, with a bit of salt, tasted quite nice.
At least, Da Jin seemed to enjoy it thoroughly.
Nevertheless, Yuan Bao had already planned. If Da Jin were to bring another gift like the sika deer, her return gift could not be too much inferior.
At the very least, wild boar meat wouldn’t suffice.
She would need to prepare a few chickens, to see whether Da Jin preferred them cooked or fresh, and then stick to that standard in the future.
One must not always be thinking of taking advantage.
After finishing the piece of wild boar meat, Da Jin called out to Yuan Bao twice, then flapped its wings and took to the sky, heading towards the northern horizon.
It was only at this time that Old Yuan called his sons over to deal with the unfortunate sika deer.
The sika deer that fell from such a height had many broken bones.
However, its blood had almost drained out, which naturally averted any adverse effects on the quality of the meat.
Thanks to Da Jin’s return gift, the family was all smiles, especially Yuan Shoucheng and his brothers, who each claimed credit, remembering how they had sacrificed their sparrows back then to keep Da Jin fed.
"Fine, fine, you all deserve credit!"
Old Yuan laughed heartily, "When the New Year comes, each of you will get a big red envelope!"
With the old man’s promise, the brothers became even more excited.
Yuan Bao, seeing her cousins so delighted, sighed inwardly, thinking they were still too young, for hadn’t they forgotten that their red envelopes were collected every year for safekeeping?