"Hornet venom is very potent. Last year, someone in Shanghe Village was stung to death by hornets. Don't go messing with hornet nests again in the future."
Ye Meihui had already said many times not to provoke hornets when Shi Lin returned carrying the hornet nest.
Now that Shi Lin had come out of the room to help sort the pupae, Shi Zhengang still seriously warned Shi Lin again.
"......"
Shi Lin nodded helplessly.
At first, he also tried to reason with his parents, saying that he had the skills, experience, and confidence, and was not a reckless youth.
But... it was hard to reason with them. His parents simply didn't believe him, and when they asked him where his experience came from, he couldn't explain.
Helplessly, he had to agree for now and slowly change later, letting them adapt to the reborn him.
"Oh right, Lao Die, didn't you dig out two bee nests before? I remember you got quite a bit of honey then. How much did it sell for per jin?"
Seeing that Lao Die wanted to continue "reasoning," Shi Lin quickly changed the subject and asked about the price of honey.
He had just briefly scanned Jin Yi (Golden Ring Hornet)'s memory and found a bee nest on Daxing Mountain near the hornet nest.
In this era, honey should be quite valuable. He couldn't quite remember the specific price.
Speaking of the two bee nests that Old Shi had dug out before, Ye Meihui had something to say and complained:
"Sell what? It was all distributed, not a single bit was sold."
"Your four Sisters each got half a jin, your Grandfather's family half a jin, your Second Uncle's family half a jin, and also your maternal grandmother's family, your two Uncles, your Uncle Leshan... there wasn't even enough to go around."
"Your Lao Die is just overly generous. I told him to sell it for money, and at most give your four Sisters a bit each, but he insisted on giving everyone a bit. He got stung all over his face, and in the end, the family was left with less than a jin of honey..."
Ah, this...
Shi Lin scratched his head awkwardly. He only remembered that Lao Die had dug out two bee nests, and he really forgot how the honey was handled.
He didn't expect it to be all given away. This was indeed in line with Old Shi's style of doing things; when he had something good, he was not stingy at all.
In this era, honey was definitely a good thing, a scarce commodity, no less valuable than malted milk essence.
Hearing his wife complaining about him, Shi Zhengang replied with a lack of confidence.
"They are all our own family, I didn't give it to outsiders."
"Our own family? Is that the kind of family who came to ask for money the day after you broke your leg?"
Ye Meihui scoffed disdainfully.
Shi Zhengang: "...Didn't Lao Da also come to explain this matter? It's just that Eldest Sister-in-law is narrow-minded, and Yu Lin needed money for college. And it was Eldest Sister-in-law who came to ask for money, Lao Da didn't know about it beforehand."
"Then when you broke your leg, did your Brother do anything practical besides saying a few words?
And our Son's job, we've been asking him to inquire for years, his Little Uncle's Son didn't even finish middle school, and he arranged for him to enter the factory, but our Son graduated from high school, and he hasn't arranged it for years..."
Speaking of Shi Lin's Grandfather's family, Ye Meihui was like she had been injected with an stimulant, talking non-stop.
Seeing that his parents were about to argue again about his Grandfather's family, Shi Yuying gave Shi Lin a look and pulled him aside.
"Lao Liu, tell me honestly, did you really get that hornet nest down yourself?"
Shi Lin nodded, "Yes, I got it by Hu Zi's field. I even got the sack from Hu Zi, Hu Zi can testify. What's up, Fifth Sister?"
Hearing the affirmative answer, Shi Yuying's face showed a smile.
"I know of a bee nest. If you can really dig out bee nests, then let's go and dig out that one. I saw honey being sold in Town last week, it was one yuan and six mao per jin, and there were many people buying it."
She had discovered this bee nest a long time ago and had even inquired about the price of honey.
Originally, she wanted to wait until Old Shi's leg was completely healed before letting Old Shi go and dig it out.
Now it seemed there was a better option. Lao Liu got a hornet nest without any harm, which was much better than Old Shi getting stung all over his head when digging out bee nests.
Hearing this, Shi Lin also showed joy.
Isn't this a coincidence? He was already planning to go and dig out a bee nest, and he didn't expect Fifth Sister to have the same idea, and she even knew the location of a bee nest.
"Let's go, let's go now. Let's dig out the bee nest first to be on the safe side. One yuan and six mao per jin, digging out twenty or thirty jin is equivalent to a worker's monthly salary in the city."
In 1984, the monthly salary of an ordinary worker in a Steel Factory in the city was probably around forty yuan, and one jin of honey was almost equivalent to their one day's salary.
Seeing the opportunity to dig out a bee nest, Shi Yuying was also excited. She glanced at her parents who were still arguing and nodded.
"Okay, let's go now. I'll get two bags so we can put the honey in later."
"Get a couple more, the weather is going to get cold soon, there's more honey in the nests at this time," Shi Lin instructed.
Shi Yuying waved her hand, thinking that Lao Liu really dared to think. Two bags would be enough to hold both the nest and the honey, how much more would be needed?
However, she still took an extra bag, just in case?
......
At the foot of the eastern side of Daxing Mountain.
"It's there, look over there, there are lots of bees flying back and forth, the bee nest is there, I saw it when I came up the mountain to collect firewood before."
Shi Yuying pointed to a lush green slope and said.
Shi Lin nodded, walked closer, and used a sickle to clear the surrounding vegetation, quickly seeing the situation of the bee nest.
This was a bee nest built in the ground. There were two small holes at the entrance of the nest, and the bees were busily going in and out of the small holes.
After seeing the situation clearly, Shi Lin retreated.
"This is a bee nest built in the ground. I need to dig away the soil around the nest first, dig a hole that I can reach into, and then take the honey. During this process, the bees might rush out and sting people, Fifth Sister, you should stand far away and not get too close."
Shi Yuying nodded and handed him the equipment in her hand, "I know, be careful yourself."
Because the purpose this time was to take honey, Shi Lin was much more cautious than when he dealt with the hornet nest before, and he also brought Old Shi's equipment.
A specially made straw hat (which had two layers of mosquito netting added around the brim to prevent bee stings), and a pair of coarse cloth gloves,
With these two items, plus long pants and long-sleeved clothes, he could basically defend against over 90% of bee attacks, greatly reducing the difficulty of taking honey.
After putting on the equipment and pulling down and tying the sleeves and pant legs, Shi Lin took the sickle, hoe, and bag and began to act.
The first step in digging out a bee nest is to put on protective gear.
The second step is to clear away weeds, stones, and other debris around the bee nest.
The third step is to use a hoe and sickle to start digging the bee nest hole.
In the first two steps, when acting, be careful not to make too much noise, and the bees generally will not attack people, they just make a buzzing sound to warn you.
By the third step, when you start digging the hole, the bees become fierce.
Worker bees made sharp buzzing sounds and rushed towards Shi Lin to sting him without regard for their lives,
However, Shi Lin had already prepared his defenses and directly ignored the bees' attacks, continuing to dig the hole.
It didn't take long to dig out the entrance, and the inside of the bee nest was quite large, with seven or eight honeycombs exposed.
Without delay, Shi Lin directly reached into the hole and took out the honeycombs one by one,
When he took out the eighth piece, Shi Lin looked inside the bee nest and saw that there were still three pieces of honeycomb left, so he stopped,
Leaving some for the little bees as food, and he would visit them again next year.
After taking the honey, Shi Lin did not leave directly, but instead used gravel, soil blocks to block the bee nest again, leaving only two small openings for the bees to enter and exit.
At the same time, he also made a simple old-looking disguise around the bee nest, the purpose of which was also to protect this nest of little bees.
In his previous life, Shi Lin was a forest ranger in the mountains. He didn't raise bees himself, but he could sell a lot of honey every year, which was obtained this way, sustainable development.
After doing all this, Shi Lin picked up the bag, took his tools, and prepared to walk towards Fifth Sister Shi Yuying.
【Ding! Congratulations to the host for digging out a bee nest, gaining 2 beast servant points.】
