The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

Chapter 1662 Zhang Yuanmin: My Friendship with Zhao Jun is a Bond of Life and Death

Chapter 1662 Zhang Yuanmin: My Friendship with Zhao Jun is a Bond of Life and Death

Upon hearing Shao Yunjin's words, Zhao Jun was taken aback.

What book? Doesn't this old man know that he never reads books?

But the next second, Zhao Jun suddenly remembered something.

Before the Lunar New Year, Wang Changhai came to ask for Tiger Blood Pills. After he left, Zhao Youcai revealed the secret of Tiger Blood Pills and said that the Wang family ancestors were herders who, by chance, obtained a royal collection book that recorded the methods of obtaining and preserving Tiger Blood Pills.

That day, Zhao Youcai had drunk too much. He had just finished talking about the royal collection when Wang Qiang said something wrong. Zhao Youcai immediately gave Wang Qiang a scolding.

What Wang Qiang said that day was indeed wrong, so Zhao Jun, Wang Meilan, and Xing San were so busy coaxing Zhao Youcai that they forgot to ask about the whereabouts of the book.

As things got busier each day, Zhao Jun forgot about it.

"What a day!" Zhao Jun was speechless, thinking of Zhao Youcai, who was like a sponge. At this moment, Zhao Jun wanted to go home and tell Wang Meilan so that she could severely interrogate Zhao Youcai.

Right now, Zhao Jun wanted to try and get some information out of the old man. Otherwise, what if Zhao Youcai really didn't know?

"Ah, hehe, what does it have to do with that book?" Zhao Jun smiled and said, "The book that my great-grandmother passed down has instructions on how to make tiger blood pills."

At this point, Zhao Jun pointed up the mountain and continued, "Didn't you all do this before, old man? Going up the mountain to catch big claws, making crab soup with beef and stuff like that."

Zhao Jun explained part of the method for making Tiger Blood Pills, and Shao Yunjin immediately believed that Zhao Jun was the successor of Wang Dabazhang.

Old Beard grinned and stared at Zhao Jun, saying, "Young Zhao, you're being dishonest."

"What's wrong, sir?" Zhao Jun asked hastily. "How am I being dishonest?"

"How can you be so dishonest?" Shao Yunjin laughed. "Didn't Manager Wang tell you who your maternal grandmother's ancestors were?"

“I told him,” Zhao Jun laughed. “He said it was for hunting in the mountains.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun noticed a pause on Shao Yunjin's face. Realizing something was amiss, Zhao Jun quickly added, "It's just that it has some connection to the Emperor's family."

“That’s no small matter.” Upon hearing this, Shao Yunjin raised his hand and said, “Including myself, our Shao family has had four consecutive Ula Generals.”

"Huh?" Zhao Jun was shocked to hear this. He had heard Zhao Youcai mention this term before.

"They call him a general, but he's actually a deputy general." At this moment, Shao Yunjin counted on his fingers and said, "In the Ula government office, there's a deputy general in charge of delivering bear paws, deer antlers, sable furs, and the like to the emperor. And on the Ula side, there's another deputy general who's in charge of delivering wild ginseng, lingzhi mushrooms, and the like to the emperor."

At this point, Shao Yunjin pointed to Zhao Jun's chest and said, "These two deputy generals are above a general. Your maternal family's ancestors for eight generations have all done this kind of work."

"Huh?" Zhao Jun knew his maternal grandfather was a troublemaker, but he never expected his ancestors to have such a glorious past.

At this point, Shao Yunjin added, "In the past, when livestock hunters and ginseng farmers encountered something good while hunting or ginsenging, they would register it in a book, and eventually that book would be passed on to Manager Wang."

As he spoke, Shao Yunjin pointed up the mountain and said, "He told me about many of the old houses around Shibadaogangzi."

“That’s not right,” Zhao Jun said with a smile to Shao Yunjin. “Old man, your family was so wealthy, you must have some good things passed down to you, right?”

Zhao Jun had a reason for asking this question. Just now, when he mentioned that when the old man was in Hama Gully, he saw Shao Zhiqiang beating his chest and stamping his feet, Zhao Jun concluded that the Shao family knew some clues.

He asked this question to try and get information out of Shao Yunjin, whether there was any chance or not.

As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, Shao Yunjin smiled wryly and said, "Oh dear, even if we had some, it wouldn't be as good as yours. We only have a few maps, simply marking a few places. Like that old place you mentioned earlier, we only know it's in Xuri Forest Farm, and then we can't find it. You see, you only know it's in Hama Gully, which saves you so much trouble?"

"Hehe..." Zhao Jun just smiled but didn't say anything after hearing Shao Yunjin's words.

He knew about that old man from a ginseng merchant in Lingnan who had revealed it to him when he was doing big business in his previous life.

The incident began when the two were talking about encountering snakes while hunting in the mountains. The ginseng merchant said that snakes were money strings and a good omen in the ginseng trade.

Then Zhao Jun said with a bitter face that he was afraid of snakes. Even non-venomous snakes made him feel uneasy.

Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, the dazed Shen Shang blurted out, "If you were to go to that Toad Gully over there, you'd be finished! The year before last, when I went herding with my second uncle, that toad head was lying in the grass right next to my feet."

When Shen Shang met Zhao Jun, Zhao Jun had already divorced Ma Ling. He had met two female confidantes in the city, bought houses for both of them, and lived in different places every day.

The merchant, unaware of Zhao Jun's background or that he was from Lingxi, inadvertently revealed useful information in his words.

Zhao Jun came from a forestry background, and as soon as he heard the name Hama Gou, he knew it was near Xuri Forest Farm.

Thinking of Hama Gully, Zhao Jun instructed Shao Zhiqiang, the current head of the Shao family's ginseng business, saying, "Uncle Shao, if you go there, you must be extra careful. Hama Gully is unlike any other place; if it touches you even once, you won't survive."

"Don't worry, Zhao Jun," Shao Zhiqiang said with a smile. "We've been hunting in the mountains for years, we've had plenty of experience with this, it's not a problem."

"That's good then." Hearing Shao Zhiqiang say that, Zhao Jun felt relieved. The giant immortal herb at home was given to him by Xing San, but this involved the Shao family. If Zhao Jun didn't give the Shao family any benefit, not only would the Shao family cause trouble in the future, but more importantly, Zhao Jun himself would feel guilty.

Providing such an old place settled the feud between the Shao family and Xing San, and also allowed Zhao Jun to take the great immortal herb with a clear conscience.

"Grandpa, Master Shao, Uncle Shao, Shao Jun." At this moment, Zhao Jun clasped his hands in a fist salute to the four men and said, "It's getting dark, so I'll leave you here."

Shao Tianpeng, Shao Zhiqiang, and Shao Jun responded with clasped hands. Shao Yunjin raised his single palm and said to Zhao Jun, "Young Zhao, when you arrive in Lingnan, you must come to my house."

Zhao Jun exchanged a few polite words and watched the four members of the Shao family get into their car and leave.

"Brother!" Li Baoyu asked from the side, "Did they really give them the old house?"

"Brother, this is Shan Cai." Zhao Jun smiled at Li Baoyu, then turned and got into the jeep.

According to those who run through the mountains, mountain wealth is something that is born of nature and bestowed upon the blessed by the mountain god.

Those who acquire wealth from the mountains may endure the hardship of running around, but they lack capital, so they cannot be stingy, otherwise their wealth will be cut off.

This old saying is known to all mountain runners. But money can be a powerful motivator, and few can truly resist its allure.

Since his rebirth, Zhao Jun dared to say that he had never cheated his brothers out of their money. Even with bear gallbladders worth hundreds of thousands, Zhao Jun never shortchanged Zhang Yuanmin and Xie Chen a single penny.

……

As Zhao Jun was returning home in his jeep, Zhang Yuanmin, Li Yuan, and Li Wei were sitting around the kang table in Yong'an Village, drinking and eating.

Yang Yufeng and Xiaolingdang, who had just finished school, were in the outer room. The mother and daughter each held a bowl of rice and sat in front of the stove. There wasn't even a table.

Yang Yufeng was called out by Zhao Jun when Zhang Yuanmin left the Zhao family.

When Yang Yufeng arrived home, she overheard three people inside discussing how to kill Hei Xiazi Cang, and she immediately became furious.

Fortunately, Zhang Yuanmin said that he must inform his brother Zhao Jun about this battle. Of course, Zhao Jun, who had just gotten married, couldn't go. Zhang Yuanmin then said that he would ask Wang Qiang, Li Baoyu, Xie Chen, and others to go with him.

Hearing Zhang Yuanmin say this, Yang Yufeng felt relieved.

Yang Yufeng was relieved, but Li Yuan and Li Wei, who came to invite Zhang Yuanmin, were worried.

Seeing Yang Yufeng and Xiaolingdang on the ground, Li Yuan whispered to Zhang Yuanmin, "Brother Zhang, with your great abilities, do you really need to lead so many people to do something as simple as blinding someone?"

Upon hearing Li Yuan's words, Zhang Yuanmin's face instantly lit up with a smile. Li Yuan's comment, "You're so capable," was seen by Zhang Yuanmin as a tremendous compliment.

But while Zhang Yuanmin was happy, he also knew what Li Yuan meant, and immediately laughed and said, "Brothers, didn't you say that if that black bear dares to come out, give me half of it?"

"Ah!" Li Yuan nodded, and then Zhang Yuanmin continued, "That half belongs to you two brothers, and how many people I lead is none of your business."

Li Yuan and Li Wei wanted to hear this very sentence. They were worried that Zhang Yuanmin would bring too many people, and if each person took one share, their profits would be less.

"Brother Zhang, then..." Li Wei hesitated for a moment before asking Zhang Yuanmin, "That half of the bear's gall bladder, are you four going to divide it among yourselves?"

“Five.” Zhang Yuanmin corrected Li Wei, then counted on his fingers, saying, “Me, my brother Zhao Jun, me…”

"Brother Zhang!" Li Wei quickly grabbed Zhang Yuanmin's hand, interrupting him, and asked, "Wasn't Zhao Jun unable to go? Why are you still including him?"

"Even if he can't go, he has to be given a share." Zhang Yuanmin was a little drunk at this point. He tilted his head and laughed, "As long as I get rich, he has to get a share."

"Oh my god!" Li Yuan exclaimed upon hearing this, "Brother Zhang, you are really good to Zhao Jun."

"Well, what can I say? My brother has been good to me too." After saying this, Zhang Yuanmin raised his glass and clinked it with Li Yuan and Li Wei.

Zhang Yuanmin tilted his head back and downed the wine in his glass. The wine made him hiss, and he slammed the glass on the table. Taking advantage of the alcohol, he expressed his feelings, saying, "Zhao Jun and I are sworn brothers!"

"Wang Wang..."

As soon as Zhang Yuanmin finished speaking, two barks came from outside the window.

"Feng'er, go out and see who's here!" Zhang Yuanmin's call to Yang Yufeng was superfluous. Even if he didn't let Yang Yufeng go, she would still have to go out from the outer room.

When Yang Yufeng went out, Xiaolingdang, who had just put down her rice bowl, followed her out. Although her family was now wealthy, the only person who could afford to drive a car and come to her house was Zhao Jun.

"Brother, Baoyu."

"Uncle, Uncle Li!"

The mother and daughter came out and walked to the gate of the courtyard. They saw the passenger window rolled down, revealing Zhao Jun's smiling face.

"Sister-in-law, Lingdang," Zhao Jun said with a smile, "Come on, let's invite my elder brother over for dinner. I've already dealt with Zhang Jimin."

In the afternoon, Zhang Yuanmin said he didn't like Zhang Jimin and then went home. Zhao Jun certainly couldn't let his good brother suffer, so he sent Zhang Jimin away.

“Brother, I’m not going.” Yang Yufeng was touched by Zhao Jun’s words, but still refused, saying, “We have family members visiting, and your older brother is drinking with them in the house.”

"Hmm?" Zhao Jun frowned and asked, "Didn't you entertain three tables yesterday? Are you entertaining again today?"

"No!" Yang Yufeng smiled wryly and said, "No way! It's... well, he met her at the market before..."

"Lengchang?" Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun's expression changed immediately. He said, "Sister-in-law, are you fucking asking my brother to fight Hei Xiazi?"

"Absolutely!" Yang Yufeng replied. Seeing Zhao Jun about to get out of the car, Yang Yufeng quickly added, "It's alright, brother. Your older brother said that you can't go since you just got married. He's calling on your uncle, Baoyu, and Xiaochen to go too."

"Ah, that makes sense." Hearing Yang Yufeng say that, Zhao Jun looked at Li Baoyu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, and asked, "Baoyu, are you going with Brother Zhang?"

“Go ahead,” Li Baoyu said with a smile. “I’ve been cooped up at home for days, it’s good to go out for a stroll.”

"Alright, then you can go." Zhao Jun smiled and said, "With dogs and guns on your backs, the four of you have managed to get through this."

Zhao Jun's idea was quite good. Zhang Yuanmin, Wang Qiang, Li Baoyu, and Xie Chen, along with the Dog Gang, armed with four semi-automatic rifles, could easily take down a black bear.

Thinking that everything was alright, Zhao Jun turned to Yang Yufeng and asked, "Sister-in-law, what do you and Lingdang eat at home?"

"Shredded potatoes," Little Bell answered first, and then Yang Yufeng laughed and said, "They came out of nowhere, and we didn't prepare anything. So I bought them two cans of food, fried some peanuts, and made some shredded potatoes."

"Sister-in-law, why don't you get in the car with Lingdang?" Zhao Jun called to Yang Yufeng, saying, "Let's go eat at someone's house, and come back after you've eaten."

Yang Yufeng didn't want to stay home with those three drunkards, but since guests were coming, she had to make sure they finished their meal.

Yang Yufeng politely declined Zhao Jun's offer, while Xiaolingdang preferred to eat shredded potatoes rather than stay home with her mother.

When Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu returned to the Zhao family's old house, the food was already on the table, and wine had been poured in the west room.

As Zhao Jun entered the house, he heard Zhao Youcai call out to him, "Come on, hurry up, all these old people are waiting for you two."

When Zhao Jun looked at Zhao Youcai, Zhao Youcai had already picked up his chopsticks.

"All he knows is eating," Zhao Jun muttered to himself, speechless at Zhao Youcai's carefree attitude.

Indeed, Zhao Jun was convinced that Zhao Youcai was hiding some secret.

Zhao Jun was furious with Zhao Youcai's behavior. But there was nothing he could do; it was his father.

So, after finishing his meal, Zhao Jun took the opportunity to pull Wang Meilan outside and whispered something in her ear for a long time.

As he finished speaking, Zhao Jun made a choking gesture with his hands in front of him.

Seeing this, Wang Meilan turned to look at Zhao Jun, and the two nodded emphatically in unison.

Looking through the window of the west room, one could see Zhao Youcai sitting in the middle of the table, holding a cup and arranging for people to drink.

(End of this chapter)