sinovels Chapter 1641: Guests come, guests leave, old friends, fight tigers
Chapter 1641: Guests come, guests leave, old friends, fight tigers
Chapter 1641: Guests come, guests go, old friends talk about fighting tigers
Zhang Laibao ran away without looking back, leaving behind Xu Meihua and Zhang Laifa who were in a daze.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Shaowen, who has worked in the countryside for 30 years, understood what was going on.
Zhang Shaowen glanced at Xu Meihua and Zhang Laifa, and that ignoring look silently told the mother and daughter: You can leave!
Then, Zhang Shaowen ignored Xu Meihua and Zhang Laifa who were running away, and looked at the people in Xishantun and asked, "Are you from Xishantun?"
"Ah!" Zhang Xinglong nodded heavily, puffed out his chest, stiffened his neck, and said, "I am the director of the Xishantun public opinion survey."
"Huh?" Zhang Shaowen was stunned, and then he saw Tong Youfeng step forward and said proudly, "I am the captain of the Xishantun militia."
The two introduced themselves to Zhang Jingye, who was amused. At this moment, the two doors at the back of the jeep opened, and Zou Yunchuan and clerks Liu and Wang got out of the car, staring at Zhang Xinglong and Tong Youfeng in amazement.
"Oh my god!" Zhang Xinglong's face changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward, nodded, bowed, and said to Zou Yunchuan: "Hello, leader! Are you here to attend the wedding as well?"
Hearing Zhang Xinglong calling him "leader", Zou Yunchuan's face turned pale. He raised his hand to Zhang Shaowen and said to Zhang Xinglong: "This is the leader of our Yushu Township. He came to see us today."
"Ouch!" Tong Youfeng didn't get the chance to lick Zou Yunchuan, but he seized the opportunity and grabbed Zhang Shaowen's hand.
Although Zhang Shaowen had a bad temper, he was still very approachable. He didn't put on airs with Tong Youfeng, but just said, "Master Tong, are you going to Wang Lan's house?"
Just now I asked Wang what, now it becomes Wang what Lan.
"Our village chief's son is getting married today. Let's go to the wedding." Tong Youfeng said so. Zhang Shaowen frowned and asked again: "Are all of you here in the village?"
"Yeah, not a single one left out, hehe..." Tong Youfeng's words instantly reduced Zhang Shaowen's anger towards Wang Meilan a lot.
After all, recruiting villagers to work for you and inviting them to a wedding are two different things.
But at this moment, clerk Wang suddenly asked, "Hey? You can't give gifts?"
Tong Youfeng was stunned when he heard this, then he smiled and said, "How can I not give gifts? How can I not give gifts when I have a banquet?"
After hearing what Tong Youfeng said, Zhang Shaowen keenly grasped the key point and asked, "How much money did each of your families give?"
"Five dollars a family!" Zhang Xinglong answered first. He felt that it was a very proud thing for a family to give a gift of five dollars.
"Five dollars?" Zhang Shaowen's eyes widened and he asked, "Are the conditions in your village so good?"
There was more than one hooligans' settlement under Yushu Township, and Zhang Shaowen also knew the basic situation of these hooligans. He knew that the hooligans never gave more than one yuan in gifts to each other at weddings, funerals, and other ceremonies.
Today, people from Xishantun came to give gifts to Wang Meilan. Each family gave five yuan. Will they be able to have a bite of dry food in the next two months?
But Zhang Shaowen did not say what he was thinking, but said to Zhang Xinglong: "Let's go, let's go together."
"Village head, please get in the car." Zhang Xinglong looked eager to try. If Zhang Shaowen nodded, Zhang Xinglong would immediately open the car door for him.
"No, let's all walk." After Zhang Shaowen finished talking to Zhang Xinglong, he turned to Zhang Jingye and said, "Jingye, you drive behind us."
Since Zhang Shaowen didn't get in the car, Zou Yunchuan and the two clerks naturally had to accompany him.
Just like that, the four of them joined the group going to Zhao's house for the wedding banquet. As they were about to arrive at Zhao's house, Zou Yunchuan whispered to Zhang Shaowen, "Village head, are we really going to the wedding banquet?"
"What are you drinking?" Zhang Shaowen whispered, "If she wants to work hard, it's okay for us to support her. If she can catch up, I can be the host of her son's wedding.
But she doesn't do her job well. I can't reach her on the phone all day long. She can't be notified when something happens. Then... I looked at her and told her that she should quit her job as village chief!"
"This..." Hearing this, Zou Yunchuan hurriedly said, "Village head, today is not a good day, right? It's not a good idea to ruin someone's happy day like this."
After saying this, Zou Yunchuan saw that Zhang Shaowen looked unhappy, and hurriedly added: "Secretary Zhou of the forest farm is her relative."
"No matter who is my relative, it won't work!" Zhang Shaowen said unhappily, "Xishantun already has a poor foundation. If she continues to cause trouble, it will be the end, won't it?"
"This..." Zou Yunchuan was about to persuade him again, but he heard Zhang Shaowen say, "Hey? Zhou Chunming's relative...huh?"
At this time, Zhang Shaowen blinked twice and asked Zou Yunchuan, "What is her relationship with Xiao Zhaopao?"
From this time last year to now, Zhao Jun has always been the most prestigious person in the Zhao family.
Zhang Shaowen had never met Zhao Jun before, but he had always had a good impression of Xiao Zhaopao.
In the past, Zhang Shaowen would receive game from many people every New Year. But since last year, Zhang Shaowen rarely accepted game from others. But as long as it was given by Zhao Guofeng, Zhang Shaowen would accept it.
Because Zhang Shaowen has said more than once that the prey caught by Xiao Zhaopao is tastier than those caught by others.
This is a bit far-fetched, but it can be seen from this that Zhang Shaowen has a very good impression of the legendary Zhao army.
This is no wonder, as Zhao Jun gives people the impression of being kind, magnanimous, hardworking and capable.
Especially after appearing on TV at the end of last year, Zhao Jun’s reputation in Yong’an Forest District was further enhanced.
"Li Zheng, don't you know? The female head of Xishan Village is Xiao Zhao Pao's mother." After Zou Yunchuan finished speaking, Zhang Shaowen realized it belatedly and said, "Oh, then the one getting married today is Xiao Zhao Pao?"
"Yeah!" Zou Yunchuan nodded, and Zhang Shaowen patted his pocket and said, "Then we have to write him a gift account."
Zou Yunchuan: “…”
If Zhang Shaowen didn't want to give a gift, Zou Yunchuan would not give one either. But if Zhang Shaowen wanted to give one, he, Zou Yunchuan, had to follow. This trip cost him five dollars, and Zou Yunchuan couldn't help but feel unhappy.
"Hey?" Zhang Shaowen seemed to have thought of something and said to Zou Yunchuan, "You said he's getting married, and I can be the master of ceremonies and the witness, is that okay?"
"Well..." Zou Yunchuan thought for a moment before saying, "The master of ceremonies and witnesses have already been decided."
"That's fine!" Zhang Shaowen waved his hand and said, "Shouldn't the village chief be the witness? I'll go there and talk to Zhao Guofeng. I'll be the witness for little Zhao Pao, so he can take a break."
"That's great!" Zou Yunchuan flattered, "The village head will be the witness, how honored will Xiao Zhaopao be?"
"Haha..." Zhang Shaowen smiled, but heard the sound of a car horn behind him.
Zhang Shaowen thought it was his son who pressed the button, but when he turned around, he saw a Liberation truck blocked by a crowd of people from Xishantun.
The people of Xishan Village were walking very slowly, carrying the elderly and children. The Jiefang truck honked its horn, hoping that the crowd would move to the side so that they could pass.
The people of Xishantun were used to being honest, and they hurriedly made way when they saw cars passing by. Zhang Shaowen and his companions also made way aside when they saw this.
But when the Jiefang truck passed by, Zhang Shaowen saw a lot of people standing in the trunk, and he actually knew two of the people who were whispering to each other.
Zhang Shaowen trotted a few steps, chased after the car, waved his hands and shouted, "Secretary Yu! Director Tao!"
The people on the Jiefang car were all Zhao's connections in Yongxing Brigade. Tao Fei was driving, and the two old men Tao Fulin and Li Wencai were sitting in the passenger seat.
Standing in the trunk of the car were Yu Xuewen's family, Tao Dabao's family, Tao Xiaobao and his wife, Li Wubo's family, and Ji Lin's family.
All these people came for Zhao's army, except for a man named Liu Shaozhong, who came for Zhao Youcai.
Liu Shaozhong's younger brother was the one who was eaten by the Xiong Guizi in Yongxing Brigade. Zhao Youcai killed the Xiong Guizi to avenge his brother. When Zhao Youcai went to Lingnan to hunt tigers and passed by Yongxing Brigade, the Liu family even treated Zhao Youcai to a meal.
Now that he heard that Zhao Youcai's son was getting married, the old man of the Liu family specially sent Liu Shaozhong to bring a gift and show his affection.
Tao Dabao was holding the fence and chatting with Yu Xuewen. Suddenly, someone called him. Tao Dabao glanced down and asked Yu Xuewen, "Old Yu, who are you looking at?"
Yu Xuewen took a look and didn't recognize Zhang Shaowen, but he still patted the trunk twice to ask Tao Fei to stop the car.
No matter who it is, if someone calls you, you have to stop and say hello.
The car stopped, and Yu Xuewen did not rush to get out. Instead, he looked at Zhang Shaowen carefully.
"Oh!" Yu Xuewen recognized him. Isn't this the head of Yushu Township?
A normal production team leader has no administrative rank and his style is not as good as that of a village head.
But Yongxing Brigade was not an ordinary production team. It was a cooperative and ten production teams that were combined together during a special period.
These ten production teams engaged in grain production, intercropping between forest and agriculture, breeding, wineries, militia and various standard equipment. The economic value they created each year was not as great as that of Yong'an Forest Farm, but in this area, it was second only to Yong'an Forest Farm.
The brigade has people, money and guns, so Yu Xuewen and Tao Dabao are people who can stand on equal footing with Zhou Chunming.
Zhang Shaowen is not bad either, his rank is the same as Zhou Chunming, but they are located in a forest area, and Zhou Chunming's influence is not comparable to Zhang Shaowen's.
The Jiefang truck stopped, and Yu Xuewen and Tao Dabao both got out of the truck.
When Yu Xuewen and Zhang Shaowen were shaking hands, Zhang Shaowen asked, "Secretary Yu, you are such a busy man, what are you doing in Yushu Township?"
"We are here for a wedding." Yu Xuewen said with a smile, "A kid is getting married today, and we are here to congratulate him."
Zhang Shaowen asked after hearing this: "Is it Xiao Zhaopao?"
"Huh?" Yu Xuewen was startled, then smiled and said, "Yes, Dabao and I are getting along well with that kid. I've been saying for a while that we have to come when he gets married."
"That's great." Zhang Shaowen said with a smile, "We'll go to his house too..."
"Hey? Zhang Lizheng, why are there so many of you?" It was Tao Dabao who asked this. Zhang Shaowen subconsciously looked back and explained, "That's their village... not... that's..."
This matter was not easy to explain, so Zhang Shaowen reorganized his words and said, "Xiao Zhaopao's mother went to Xishantun to run for the village chief and was elected. Those people are all from Xishantun and came to support his family."
Yu Xuewen and Tao Dabao could understand every word Zhang Shaowen said, but for some reason, they couldn't understand the words together.
Female village chiefs are rare these days. Especially since Wang Meilan lives in Yong'an Village, why did she go to another village to be the village chief?
While Yu Xuewen, Tao Dabao and Zhang Shaowen were talking as they walked towards the Zhao family, the Zhao family had already sent all the workers away.
At this time, the Zhao family was seeing off the Shao family, as well as Huang Gui, Song Changhai and others who came from Lingnan.
"How about staying overnight?" Wang Meilan held Song Lan and Huang Yan's hands, looked at Song Changhai, and tried to keep them, saying, "It's not easy for you to come here, and we have a place to stay. We have a guesthouse in our forest farm."
"No." Song Changhai refused: "My mother is at home, I am worried."
Song Gang came here in a Liberation truck. People from Qiaotou Village just happened to take this truck back. Even Huang Gui, Jiang Weifeng and others who had been away from home for a long time took this truck back.
"Second...brother, I'm leaving." In front of everyone, Huang Gui gave face to Zhao Jun and didn't call Zhao Youcai Ergudong.
"Let's go." Zhao Youcai patted Huang Gui on the shoulder and said, "Come over if you have time."
"Okay, then you wait!" Huang Gui said to Zhao Youcai, then said hello to Zhao Jun before getting on the Liberation car.
"Zhao kid." Song Changhai called Zhao Jun at this time, and Zhao Jun quickly responded with "Uncle Song", and then said to Song Changhai: "You came all the way here, and you still bothered to come with me, Brother Song."
"What's the big deal?" Song Changhai said with a smile, "You're getting married, so I have to come and support you."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun clasped his fists and thanked the Song family father and son again, and said, "Please help me bring good news to Grandma Song and Aunt Song when I go back. I'll go see the old lady when I have a chance."
"Hey?" Hearing Zhao Jun's words, Song Changhai suddenly remembered something and said to Zhao Jun, "You mentioned Wang Sanxi last time, are you still looking for him?"
Wang Sanxi was once from Shibadaogangzi. He was a relative of Wang Meilan and had a closer blood relationship with Wang Dalong.
This man used to be a minion under the command of Widow Wang. After Widow Wang's failure in the anti-Japanese war, Widow Wang, Blind Yang and other brave men were killed in blood, but Wang Sanxi escaped with his life.
When Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan first went treasure hunting, they did not know that Wang Daba Zhang was the boss of all the bandits in Shibadaogangzi. At that time, Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan only wanted to find the gold jewelry that was taken away by the widow Wang.
But at that time, the gang led by Widow Wang had already dispersed, and Zhao Jun got to know the Shao family in Lingnan by chance. Then he learned from Shao Yunjin that Wang Sanxi was the last person to stay with Widow Wang.
So, at that time, Zhao Jun wanted to find Wang Sanxi.
Asking him to find Wang Sanxi, who had been missing for many years, would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. But good people are rewarded, Zhao Jun saved Yang Erni's life, and the Song family was grateful to him.
Later, Zhao Jun heard that Yang Erni had sent Wang Sanxi to labor camp, and that the eldest son of the Song family was quite powerful in the local area, so Zhao Jun asked the Song family to help him find Wang Sanxi.
Before the Chinese New Year, Song Changhai called Zhao Jun and said that he had found Wang Sanxi and Zhao Jun could come over at any time.
But Zhao Jun was busy at that time and did not spare the time. In addition, Zhao Jun later found all the treasures hidden by Widow Wang and Wang Daba Zhang through various clues, so he did not go to look for Wang Sanxi.
Logically, the matter could have come to an end. But Zhao Jun suddenly realized that he had been able to find so many clues one after another because they were provided bit by bit by others.
And considering my grandfather's wealth, he might be hiding other things. Maybe I can get other clues from Wang Sanxi.
Thinking of this, Zhao Jun said to Song Changhai: "Uncle Song, I'm sorry to trouble you and my uncle."
"Hey, kid, what are you talking about?" Song Changhai waved his hand and said, "This is nothing."
"Dad." At this time, Song Gang smiled and stopped Song Changhai, saying, "My brother Zhao Jun can't go over now, let's wait until later."
"Of course." Hearing this, Song Changhai smiled and said to Zhao Jun, "Zhao Jun, it will be a while. When you come, just give me a call in advance and I will tell my eldest brother."
After getting Song Changhai's assurance, Zhao Jun hurriedly thanked him again.
The Liberation truck left, but the Shao family's jeep stayed. Shao Tianpeng said they were not in a hurry to return to Lingnan, but would go to Daohua County to meet some old friends before returning to Lingnan.
Zhao Jun was not interested in where they were going. In Zhao Jun's opinion, as long as these people did not return to Yong'an, it would be fine. Don't run into Xing San, otherwise it would be bad for anyone to get hurt.
After a day of hard work, the 88-year-old Shao Yunjin was somewhat tired. He sat in the passenger seat and did not get out, while Shao Tianpeng, Shao Zhiqiang and Shao Jun said goodbye to the Zhao family under the car.
"Zhao Jun." Shao Tianpeng said to Zhao Jun, "You just got married, so don't rush anything. Just think about it. When it's convenient, help us get rid of that big claw."
Before, when they were at the Shao family, Shao Yunjin and Shao Tianpeng asked Zhao Jun, the tiger-capturing general, for help to deal with the Siberian tiger entrenched in Laozhaizi.
At that time, Zhao Jun proposed the conditions, and the Shao family agreed. But now Zhao Jun just got married, and no one can let him throw his new wife into the tiger hunting.
What Shao Tianpeng didn't know was that the current Zhao Jun was no longer interested in the old man from Lingnan. Just when Zhao Jun wanted to politely refuse Shao Tianpeng and ask him to find another expert, Zhao Youcai, who was drinking so much that his eyes could hardly open, suddenly interrupted and said, "What the hell? Big claws? Where are they? I'll kill them for you!"
Wang Meilan heard this and tugged at Zhao Youcai's arm. But Zhao Youcai, who was drunk, shook Wang Meilan's hand away without hesitation, staggered in front of Shao Tianpeng, and said in a big tongue: "Uncle Shao, you don't know me, right?"
At this point, Zhao Youcai raised his hand, pointed up three fingers, and said, "I went to your place last year. That place is called Wudaogou. I fought with you and I killed two big claws!"
Listening to Zhao Youcai's words and looking at the three fingers he raised, Shao Tianpeng just thought that he was drunk and was talking nonsense.
Shao Tianpeng smiled, and then he heard Zhao Youcai continue to say: "That guy, they always thank me, killing pigs for me, dancing Yangko, and even gave me a nickname, the Tiger-Slaying King!"
"Hey?" Shao Tianpeng put away the smile on his face after hearing what Zhao Youcai said as if he had experienced it personally. He first glanced at Zhao Jun, then looked at Zhao Youcai and said, "That's not right. Why did I hear that the man who helped Wudaogou fight the tiger was called... Zhao Erdong?"
Zhao Jun: "..."
Everyone in the Zhao family: "..."
The update is a little late, this chapter is also 5000 words. Tomorrow morning, I will not get up to update. I can't sit still, and it's easy to fall asleep when I lie down and write.
Tomorrow night, I will only mention the treasure hunt once. I will not dig holes to find things. It is meaningless to keep looking. I am looking for Wang Sanxi to lead to other things.