"Going up the mountain again..." Zhou Chunming didn't think much of it. He knew Zhao Youcai loved to hunt and thought, 'He probably spotted some tracks in the mountains again.' But he turned and asked Hu Sanmei, "Hey, Elder Kua, where's the leopard?"
"What?"
"The Wild Leopard!" Zhou Chunming walked to the east room and peered inside. Seeing nothing, he came back out and said to Hu Sanmei, "Where's the Wild Leopard you shot? Let me see it. I've lived this long and I've never seen a Wild Leopard before."
Leopards were rare in the Northeast, even rarer than Tigers. Many people had only heard of them but had never actually seen one.
"Keep your voice down." Hu Sanmei shot Zhou Chunming a look, frowning. "Why do you have to bring up a sore subject? The leopard got away; they didn't get it. I think our in-law is a bit upset about it, so just pretend you don't know. Don't say anything, and don't ask anything."
