sinovels Chapter 1569 Both Returned in vain
Chapter 1569 Both Returned in vain
Chapter 1569 Both Returned in vain
While Zhao Youcai was stunned, Wang Meilan grabbed a handful of cloth from his hand.
When Zhao Jun and his team opened the box yesterday, no one paid any attention because the lighting at the bottom of the pit was poor and no one would have thought that there was a secret on the cloth strip.
Wang Qiang was afraid that there might be something wrapped in the cloth strips, so he asked Zhao Jun to take out all the cloth strips in the box, shake them thoroughly and clean them. After finding that there was indeed no wrapping, he was afraid that the clay bottle would be broken during the bumpy journey home, so he used these cloth strips to wrap the clay bottle to prevent shock and bumps.
But when they entered the house, Zhao Jun only took the clay bottle from the sack, and threw the remaining cloth strips beside the earthen stove outside to be used as kindling.
Fortunately, there was someone in the family who "knew how to live", Zhao Youcai's frugality allowed Wang Meilan to notice that there were faint lines outlined in blue on the black cloth.
The blue color on the black cloth, whether it is dark blue or light blue, is not visible normally. But I don't know what kind of pen was used to draw it, or what special pigment was used. Now, under the light, you can see it.
At this time, Zhao Youcai also discovered the mystery on the cloth strips. The couple lifted the panel aside and spread the cloth strips on the table to look at them carefully.
There are blue lines on each strip of cloth, some are simple outlines, some are parts of mountains and water, and some even have tiny Chinese characters on them.
Although Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan were not well educated, they both thought at the first moment that if they put these strips of cloth together, they might get a map.
"His father." Wang Meilan looked up at Zhao Youcai and asked, "Could this be a mountain of gold?"
Zhao Youcai: "..."
"Is Zhao Jinshan here?" Suddenly, Zhao Jun's voice was heard at the door of the west room. The couple looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhao Jun, who had just got up, standing at the door with his eyes narrowed.
"No, what Zhao Jinshan?" Zhao Youcai raised his hand and called Zhao Jun, "Come here, come."
Zhao Jun approached and looked at the table in the direction Zhao Youcai pointed. Afraid that Zhao Jun couldn't see it, Wang Meilan held up a strip of cloth with both hands and shook it slightly under the light.
"Hey? What's this?" Zhao Jun glanced and his eyes opened instantly.
When the three heads gathered together and whispered, Xing San arrived.
For the Zhao family, Lao Shan Gouzi was as reliable as Wang Qiang. He even gave Zhao Jun the money he got from Wang and the 80,000 yuan he got that day. Although they were not a family, they were better than a family.
When Xing San entered the room and was about to ask what these three people were researching, he was called over by Zhao Jun.
The old man took the cloth and flashed it under the light, his eyes suddenly lit up. Then, Xing San held the cloth with both hands to show Zhao Jun, saying, "Boy, there seems to be a word on it."
Xing San could not read, but Zhao Jun took a look and said, "This looks like the word for river."
Only more than half of the word "river" is shown on the piece of cloth, with half of the radical with three water drops missing.
After hearing what Zhao Jun said, Xing San said with certainty: "Boy, this looks like a map."
The old man had never seen a map before, but recently, he watched TV and the weather forecast at Zhao Jun's house.
"Yeah." Zhao Jun responded, and then Xing San asked, "Where did you get this?"
"I dug it out yesterday." Zhao Jun said so. Xing San was surprised and asked, "Did your great-grandmother leave it behind?"
"Yes." Zhao Jun nodded, and then Xing San asked again: "Did you find these scraps of cloth yesterday?"
"There are still three pounds of gold placer." Zhao Jun did not hide it from Xing San, but Xing San did not know what gold placer was.
"Son." At this time, Wang Meilan asked Zhao Jun, "Have you collected all the strips of cloth yesterday? Have you left any behind?"
"Ah? Ah!" Zhao Jun recalled for a moment, then nodded heavily and said affirmatively: "I got them all back, Mom."
"Okay then." Wang Meilan pulled the cloth strip on the table and said, "Hurry up and take it to the house. I'll cook for you right after dinner. Don't you have to leave early after dinner?"
I can't leave this piece of cloth at home, so I can finish the puzzle anytime. Now I'd better eat. After eating and drinking, I'll go up the mountain to continue treasure hunting.
Fifty-six strips of coarse cloth were packed into a triangular bag, which Zhao Jun stuffed on the kang cabinet in his room.
When Zhao Jun got off the kang, he heard Xing San ask Wang Meilan in the outer room, "Sister-in-law, I don't need to be at home today, right?"
"No need, brother." Wang Meilan said, "I'm staying home today."
I was very disappointed when selling meat to Wang Meilan yesterday. I couldn't sell any meat and had to endure the cold. My throat was sore from shouting.
"Then I'll go up the mountain with the kid." When Xing San said this, Zhao Youcai had just scooped up the salt from the bowl rack and was about to go out to put the salt in the dog food.
Seeing Zhao Youcai coming over, Wang Meilan glared at him fiercely and said unhappily, "Can't you go with your son?"
"Why would I go with him?" Zhao Youcai said stiffly, "Aren't they just digging a hole? Let Shunzi and Dazhi go with him, can't the nine of them do it?"
"Okay! Okay!" Wang Meilan said loudly, "I can't blame you for anything!"
"Oh my!" Xing Sandu hadn't seen a couple quarreling for many years. When he saw Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan quarreling, the old man advised helplessly: "Brother, sister-in-law, please stop quarreling. It's so early in the morning and the two girls are still sleeping."
Listening to Xing San's words of persuasion, Wang Meilan glared at Zhao Youcai fiercely, then turned to Xing San and said with a smile: "It's okay, brother, go inside and have a rest, the meal will be ready soon."
"My second brother and I will go feed the dog." Xing San and Zhao Youcai went out to feed the dog. Wang Meilan rolled noodles while scolding Zhao Youcai while Zhao Jun was washing his face inside.
"Okay, Mom." Zhao Jun wiped his face and persuaded: "If he doesn't want to go, then don't go. I have enough people here. It doesn't matter whether he goes or not."
"It's fine if he doesn't go." Wang Meilan said, "But he didn't even step forward for this family matter. He's just talking nonsense."
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After eating and drinking, the father and son of the Zhao family each led a team up the mountain. But today, Lin Xiangshun and Li Dazhi followed the Zhao army, and only Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong were left on the Zhao family hunting gang.
Neither of them could drive, so after taking a ride into the mountain area, they still had to walk nearly ten miles of mountain road by themselves.
Under normal circumstances, Zhao Jun would definitely send them to their destination. But today, he had something important to do, so after leaving Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong at the fork in the road, Zhao Jun and Jie Chen drove the jeep and the big Jiefang away.
Zhao Jun came back early today, arriving home at around 2:00 p.m. Wang Meilan was quite surprised to see Zhao Jun coming back so early.
When Wang Meilan saw that Zhao Jun and his men didn't bring back anything, her heart sank.
"Son!" Wang Meilan pulled Zhao Jun and asked, "Where is the thing? Didn't you find it?"
Zhao Jun gently patted Wang Meilan's hand to comfort her, and said, "Mom, I ran into my brother Huang and his friends on the mountain today, and we teamed up with them to fight a battle."
After leaving Zhao Youcai behind today, Zhao Jun and his crew had not driven far when they ran into Huang Gui and his group of six.
If we meet, it’s impossible not to say hello.
After saying hello, Huang Gui asked Zhao Jun where they were going. Zhao Jun couldn't say that he was going treasure hunting, so he could only say that we went up the mountain to hunt.
Just like that, Huang Gui said that they knew how to help the pigs, and invited Zhao Jun and his party to go hunting.
Huang Laopizi said that with so many people, it was just right to fight a battle and kill all those wild boars. Zhao Jun had no choice but to take his men and leave with Huang Gui.
Zhao Jun and his men also brought guns when they went up the mountain to search for treasures. Although Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong took away two semi-automatic rifles, the forestry protection camp had a total of six semi-automatic rifles. Zhao Youcai and his men took two, leaving four.
In addition, Zhao Jun has a No. 16 hanging tube, Wang Qiang has a No. 16 casing, plus Xing San and Zhang Yuanmin's No. 16 hunting rifles, the Zhao family gang has eight guns.
Under the powerful firepower, none of the twelve wild boars escaped. The Zhao army did not take any of the spoils. They even used a Jiefang car to help Huang Gui pull the wild boars to Yongshengtun.
Huang Gui and Jiang Ming were also particular people. After the wild boars were soaked and weighed at the village headquarters, they picked the fattest ones and sent them to Zhou Jianjun's home the following year.
Zhao Jun didn't know about this. They went back home after sending the wild boar away.
After hearing Zhao Jun say that he had met Huang Gui, Wang Meilan guessed the process and result. She didn't say anything because there was nothing she could do about it.
Zhao Jun and his friends came back, but Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong still hadn't returned until dinner was served.
In March, the days were a little longer, and it was just getting dark outside, but it was definitely dark in the deep mountains and forests.
At this time, the two of them had not returned yet, and their family members were a little worried.
"My brother-in-law and his wife must have gone after that cannonball again." Wang Qiang, who had experience in hunting, expressed his opinion, "If we didn't hit the nest in the morning, we'll have to wait until around 4 or 5 in the afternoon to get a second shot."
Wang Qiang was right. After the wild boar was startled, it did not stand still until around 3 or 4 in the afternoon, when it would stop to eat.
But when the wild boar stops, the hunter cannot arrive immediately. Therefore, the wild boar stops and feeds at three or four o'clock, and the hunter needs four or five o'clock to catch up with the wild boar.
After hearing what Wang Qiang said, Wang Meilan muttered a few curses at Zhao Youcai under her breath, and then invited everyone to eat.
It’s not that Wang Meilan doesn’t care about Zhao Youcai, but that she can’t wait.
Who knows when they will be home? What if they come back at midnight? Can we wait until midnight? Adults can wait, but children can’t.
Another thing is that Wang Meilan thought that if she needed to go up the mountain to look for those two bad guys, she had to eat her fill before going.
There were two less people in the house, so it didn't make sense. Although both the east and west rooms had dinner, the men, women, old and young in both rooms looked out the window from time to time.
At half past six, everyone in the east room was clearing the tables, but Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong hadn't returned yet.
At seven o'clock, the men in the west room had finished drinking, but the two men had not returned yet.
At 7:30, the news broadcast was over, but the two men still hadn't returned, and the people at home couldn't sit still.
In fact, it is very common for mountain runners to return home in the middle of the night. Sometimes they chase prey for a long distance, and it is normal to walk 70 or 80 miles in a day.
But Zhao Youcai was a man who was not very experienced and was always showing off. Today, he brought Li Dayong who obeyed his orders with him, and everyone was really worried that something might happen to them.
"Woof woof woof..." Suddenly, the barking of dogs in the east and west courtyards became one and the windowsills of the east and west rooms of the Zhao family were instantly crowded with people.
It can be seen that under the big lantern outside the yard, two car lights were pushed over and a jeep was parked outside the yard.
"Is it those two fat guys?" This was said by Xing San. Everyone else more or less gave the big boss some face, but Lao Shan Gouzi was the only one who was so straightforward.
It was Zhao Weipeng's car, but four people got out of it.
With the light from the big lantern, Zhao Jun and his friends saw Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong.
Seeing them come back, everyone felt relieved. Wang Meilan hurriedly prepared hot meals and dishes. These meals and dishes were not leftovers, but were prepared before being served.
"Sister-in-law!" Zhao Weipeng greeted as he entered the room. He was holding four or five net bags in one hand, and Zhao Jinhui behind him did the same.
"Brother, what are you doing?" Wang Meilan asked. Zhao Weipeng smiled and said, "I'm going to the city to see these foods and buy some for you."
"Hey, brother, what are you spending this money on?" Wang Meilan frowned and said, "We have everything at home."
As Wang Meilan was talking, she saw Zhao Youcai showing his head from behind. Wang Meilan gave him a fierce look, but she had no time to pay attention to Zhao Youcai at the moment, and hurriedly invited Zhao Weipeng and Zhao Jinhui to come into the house.
"Jun!" Zhao Weipeng handed two net bags to Zhao Jun, each of which was filled with a large bunch of bananas.
"Take this to that room." Zhao Weipeng said to Zhao Jun, "Give it to Xiaohong and the others."
Then, Zhao Weipeng put two net bags filled with bananas on the table in the outer room and invited Wang Meilan and the others to eat.
"Sister-in-law, divide this up among you." Zhao Weipeng took a net bag from Zhao Jinhui, put it on the table, and said, "Here are clam oil, moisturizer, laundry detergent, shampoo, etc. I bought a lot, so everyone can have some."
Upon hearing this, the women thanked Zhao Weipeng one after another. With their current wealth, they could buy these things without blinking an eye. But they couldn't buy these things in the mountains. If they wanted to buy them, they had to go to the city, which was quite troublesome.
Zhao Weipeng went into the west room and took out a pack of Hongtashan cigarettes, unpacked them and shared them with everyone. Except for Zhao Jun and Li Ruhai, everyone else on the men's side had a pack each. One pack was not enough, so Zhao Weipeng unpacked a second pack.
After they all smoked, Zhao Weipeng took out some tea leaves and distributed them to everyone. Each family got a box of tea, even Xing San got some.
After the distribution, there were still six boxes of tea left. Wang Meilan came in with the dishes, and Zhao Weipeng said to her, "Sister-in-law, please put away the tea. We can all drink it."
Seeing that Zhao Weipeng was planning to live in Shajiabang permanently, Wang Meilan didn't bother to be polite with him and accepted the tea.
As the dishes were served one by one, although the men were full, they all sat at the table and drank with Zhao Weipeng and Zhao Jinhui.
After finishing his drink, Wang Qiang put down his glass, looked at Zhao Youcai who was eating, and asked, "Brother-in-law, how are you guys doing today?"
"Not very good." Zhao Youcai was not in high spirits. Li Dayong continued, "Today's bastard was too cunning. I chased him all day but didn't get a shot."
As soon as Li Dayong finished speaking, before anyone else could say anything, he heard Zhao Weipeng say to Zhao Youcai, "Brother, you want to shoot a cannon at my egg? I'll go with you tomorrow, and when I get there, I'll be able to knock it down."
"Just forget it." As soon as Zhao Weipeng finished speaking, Li Dayong said, "That pig is a treacherous one. He will run away at the slightest sign of trouble."
"How many guns did you get?" Wang Qiang asked. Li Dayong said, "Not a single gun was found."
"Oh my god!" After hearing what Li Dayong said, Zhao Jun, Lin Xiangshun and others all looked at Zhao Youcai. The wild boar that could make Zhao Baotou unable to shoot must be extraordinary.
At this time, Zhao Youcai threw a peanut into his mouth and said, "I was so careful today, but it didn't work. The slightest movement and the pig disappeared."
This is true, Zhao Youcai has performed perfectly today. But both times, when the difference was only a dozen meters, he heard the wild boar's "roar" and even smelled the stench of the cannon eggs.
But every time Zhao Youcai saw the wild boar, before he could put his gun to its face, the bastard would run away.
After chasing for a day, the wild boar escaped again. Zhao Youcai knew he had no chance, so he and Li Dayong walked home holding torches until they met Zhao Weipeng outside the village.
Hearing what Zhao Youcai said, Zhao Jun winked at Li Baoyu. Li Baoyu was startled and stared at Zhao Jun.
Zhao Jun twitched the corner of his mouth, turned around and winked at Zhang Yuanmin, who understood immediately.
"Uncle." Zhang Yuanmin called Zhao Youcai and asked, "Are you still going to beat this pig?"
"Fight!" After Zhao Youcai said this word, he picked up the cup, tilted his head back and drank the more than one or two ounces of white wine in the cup.
When Zhao Youcai put down his wine glass, his eyes sparkled and he said, "I must knock it to death!"
"Brother, I will go with you tomorrow." Zhao Weipeng said so. Zhao Youcai said, "Brother, it's not that I don't want to take you. This pig was picked by my dog. I must deal with it.
"We were just setting up a trap to get close to the wild boar. You are a big guy, and you scratched the tree branches as soon as you got up the mountain. Before you could get close to it, the pig scared you away."
After saying this, Zhao Youcai personally poured wine for Zhao Weipeng and said, "You've been away for several days, so rest at home tomorrow. Big brother, knock the cannon eggs off tomorrow, and we can go up the mountain together the day after tomorrow. What do you think?"
"Ah, hunting..." When Zhao Weipeng heard about hunting, he didn't want to go anymore. Because the last time he went hunting with Zhao Youcai, he mistook a big blue deer for a big sika deer.
Recalling this unpleasant memory, Zhao Weipeng immediately shook his head and said, "Brother, I won't go then. I'll stay at home tomorrow to rest."
As soon as Zhao Weipeng finished speaking, before Zhao Youcai could say anything, Zhao Jinhui said to him, "Uncle, if my dad doesn't go, what if I go with you?"
Zhao Youcai: "..."
Looking at Zhao Jinhui with an innocent face, Zhao Youcai opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
"Dad!" Zhao Jun spoke at this time. He said to Zhao Youcai, "You and my uncle Zhao, go ahead. When you're done, take care of our dog."
"Huh?" Zhao Youcai was startled, and then he heard Zhao Jun continue, "With Black Tiger and Blue Dragon leading them, it's not easy to catch a pig that weighs less than 300 kilograms, isn't it?"
"Ah..." Zhao Youcai's eyes clicked, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved. In the past two days, he always said that he would not use the dogs of the Zhao family, but after chasing the two wild boars today, Zhao Youcai also knew that this wild boar was not easy to deal with, so it would be better to use dogs.
But Zhao Youcai wanted to save face, so he was too embarrassed to say it. At this time, Zhao Jun gave him a way out, and Zhao Youcai didn't hesitate, and immediately said to Zhao Weipeng: "Brother, then tomorrow you drive the car, and we will take the dog up the mountain to surround the pig!"
(End of this chapter)