"What's this kid talking about?" The old man seemed a little unhappy at Zhao Jun's suggestion that he was stealing from someone's snares. He just said, "I carried my gun all the way here to help them kill a wild boar. It's not out of line for me to take two legs, is it?"
"That's not out of line," Zhao Jun replied. It was the rule. Never mind two legs, he could take half the pig if he wanted.
The old man then said to Zhao Jun, "Come with me, young man. If we see the wild boar, we'll kill it, then cut off two legs. One for you, one for me."
Seeing Zhao Jun remain silent, the old man added, "It's just a short distance away. We'll be there in a few steps."
When Zhao Jun heard it wasn't far, he figured it was worth a shot. It wasn't that he was short on boar meat, but if he could bring some back to the inspection team, he could give it to Ma Liang. Whether or not he had actually learned anything from Ma Liang, the man had taught him earnestly, and that was a favor he had to repay.
