sinovels Chapter 1792 We can't go to Laoyingou!
Chapter 1792 We can't go to Laoyingou!
Chapter 1792 We can't go to Laoyingou!
When Chen Weiyi and Liu Guodong came to investigate Wang Haitao's case, Zhao Jun took a liking to the Type 54 pistols they were carrying.
Afterwards, Zhao Jun mentioned it to Yan Shugang and Liu Jinyong. Yan and Liu then reported it to the Armed Forces Department, which in turn inquired about the matter with the Shanhe Forestry Bureau.
Upon hearing that the Yong'an Security Group needed pistols, Chu Anmin immediately thought of Zhao Jun, and the approval for thirty Type 54 pistols was granted smoothly.
This gun is far less effective at encirclement than a semi-automatic one. Zhao Jun initially wanted this gun simply because he liked guns and wanted to get a couple to play with. He didn't expect it to be approved so easily.
With both long spears and short cannons, the Zhao family gang's firepower was now invincible.
After accepting the pistol and seeing Liu Jinyong off, Zhao Jun turned around and saw Ma Yang holding a pistol in both hands, gesturing towards a tree not far away, and unconsciously making "bang bang" sounds.
What boy doesn't love guns? Even if guns are banned in a few years, which boy didn't have a toy gun when he was a kid?
Just then, Li Ruhai stepped forward and snatched the pistol from Ma Yang's hand, then, imitating what he saw on TV, stuffed the pistol into his waistband.
Facing Ma Yang's angry glare, Li Ruhai smiled and said, "This is my gun, and I am the glorious forest ranger of our camp."
Ma Yang was stunned. At that moment, he felt incredibly envious of Li Ruhai.
"Come on, nephew," Wang Qiang called to Zhao Jun. Upon hearing this, Ma Yang hurriedly asked Zhao Jun, "Brother-in-law, where are you going?"
"Go to Lingnan..." Zhao Jun had only uttered three words when Ma Yang interrupted him, "Brother-in-law, are you going hunting?"
"Ah," Zhao Jun responded, and the next second his hand was grabbed by Ma Yang.
"Brother-in-law!" Ma Yang stared at Zhao Jun with shining eyes and said, "I'm going with you too!"
"Go to hell!" Wang Cuihua slapped Ma Yang on the back of the neck and said, "Go home and study right now! If you get last place again this time, you can quit school and go home to learn how to weave baskets from Gu Xiaosi."
Zhao Jun and the others chuckled at Wang Cuihua's words, but Zhao Jun wanted to tell his mother-in-law that Gu Xiaosi was now learning hunting from Zhao Youcai. If Ma Yang wanted to learn how to weave earthen baskets, he would probably have to find someone else.
After a few more words of laughter and conversation, Zhao Jun, Wang Qiang, Zhang Yuanmin, Li Baoyu, Xie Chen, Zhao Jinhui, and Li Ruhai boarded the vehicles. The seven of them left their homes and villages in two cars, heading straight for Lingnan via the war preparation highway.
That day, Zhao Jun made an appointment with Shao Tianpeng to leave at noon and arrive in the evening. But the day before yesterday, Huang Gui came down the mountain and gave Zhao Jun the wages and pay slips of his team of workers for the past two months, asking Zhao Jun to pass them on to his wife, Song Lan.
Zhao Jun also thought about it. He still had many friends in Qiaotou Village, such as Chen Xueyi and Song Changhai, who had attended his wedding before.
He figured he'd get busier as the trip progressed. So Zhao Jun changed his departure time, planning to arrive at Qiaotou Village around noon and visit his friends.
At noon, Zhao Jun and his group crossed the ridge and entered Qiaotou Village at 12:30.
Upon entering the village, we went directly to Huang Gui's house, where Song Lan and Jiang Weifeng's wife, Huang Yan, had already prepared a meal and were waiting for us.
To welcome Zhao Jun, the two sisters-in-law prepared eight dishes and a soup. There was fish, meat, and they even killed a chicken.
Fish caught at the start of the river season, hens laying eggs; a nap after waking up, and a second wife. These are the legendary four delicacies.
The weather at the end of May is neither too hot nor too cold, and the old hen is in the prime of laying eggs. As long as she gets enough nutrition, she can lay an egg every day.
In such circumstances, if someone still kills a chicken to entertain guests, then they must be the most distinguished of all guests.
After Zhao Jun and his companions had eaten and drunk their fill, they prepared to leave. All the men in the family had gone to Yong'an to work for Zhao Jun, leaving only the aunt and her sister-in-law at home; it wouldn't be appropriate for Zhao Jun and his group to stay any longer.
"Sister-in-law," Zhao Jun stood up and smiled at Song Lan, "we're off now."
"Leaving already?" Song Lan frowned. "What's the rush?"
“I was thinking of going to visit my brother Chen,” Zhao Jun said. “After leaving Brother Chen’s house, I’ll go to visit Grandma Song’s house, and then… I’ll go to my Uncle Shao’s house.”
As he spoke, Zhao Jun walked out, and Wang Qiang and the others hurriedly followed. Seeing that they couldn't stop him, Song Lan and Huang Yan saw them out of the house.
Once outside the courtyard, Song Lan suddenly remembered something, turned around, and ran back into the house.
Soon, Song Lan came out with money wrapped in a piece of paper and went to Zhao Jun, saying, "Brother, go to your brother Chen's place and take Jin Yong and Jin Jun's wages with you."
Zhao Jun responded, and at that moment Song Lan opened the paper. The front and back of the paper showed the wages of the workers in Qiaotou Village for the past two months.
These days, everyone who can go out to work is willing to work hard. The brothers Chen Jinyong and Chen Jinjun each earn seventy or eighty yuan a month. Their combined monthly salary is three hundred and five cents.
Zhao Jun took the money, said goodbye to Song Lan and Huang Yan again, and then took a car to Chen Xueyi's house.
He hadn't informed Chen Xueyi before he arrived, so when Zhao Jun and the others got to his house, Chen Xueyi's wife Jiang Hongyan and youngest daughter Chen Xiaoqiu weren't home; the mother and daughter had gone to work in the fields.
There was a small yellow dog tied up in the front yard of the Chen family's house. Hearing the dog barking, Chen Xueyi, who was on the kang (a heated brick bed) inside the house, pushed open the window and shouted, "Who is it?"
Knowing that Chen Xueyi had difficulty getting off the kang (heated brick bed), Zhao Jun carried the cigarettes, alcohol, and snacks he had just bought from the convenience store and entered the yard, avoiding the little yellow dog.
As Zhao Jun walked inside, Chen Xueyi, who had been looking impatient, suddenly changed his expression and exclaimed with delight, "Brother, what brings you here!"
As he spoke, Chen Xueyi used both hands and his right leg to move himself off the kang (a heated brick bed). When he reached the edge of the kang, Chen Xueyi grabbed his crutch and tried to get down.
As soon as Zhao Jun entered, he hurriedly carried his things into the house. After entering, he put the things on the kang (a heated brick bed) and then helped Chen Xueyi up.
"Brother, when did you arrive?" Chen Xueyi grinned from ear to ear, then greeted Zhang Yuanmin and Xie Chen who had come into the room.
Last year, only Zhang Yuanmin and Xie Chen came here with Zhao Jun to hunt. Wang Qiang and others were not familiar with Chen Xueyi, so they did not come in.
"Quickly, get on the kang (heated brick bed)," Chen Xueyi called to the three of them, and then hurriedly moved onto the kang.
After Chen Xueyi became disabled, his family built a new kang (heated brick bed) for him. They changed the original north-facing kang to a south-facing one, meaning the kang was next to the window facing the front yard.
In this way, Chen Xueyi could see people coming to the door from the kang (a heated brick bed), and he could also open the window to call out to the neighbors on both sides.
At this moment, Chen Xueyi held onto the windowsill with both hands and shouted out the window, "Zhang Niang! Zhang Niang!"
"What are you doing, Yiqiuzi?" An old voice came from the west courtyard of the Chen family.
"Zhang Niang!" Chen Xueyi shouted, "Call my wife and tell her that someone from home has arrived!"
"No, brother!" Zhao Jun hurriedly called to Chen Xueyi, "We'll just sit for a while and then leave, don't make a fuss."
As he spoke, Zhao Jun waved his hand at Xie Chen. Xie Chen was startled, but then realized what was happening and hurriedly ran outside to stop Old Mrs. Zhang from the next courtyard.
"What are you doing, brother?" Chen Xueyi asked anxiously. "Tell her to call your sister-in-law back so she can cook for you!"
"Brother," Zhao Jun stopped Chen Xueyi again, "we came after we finished eating."
"I came after eating." Chen Xueyi's eyes widened, and he said, "Where did you eat? Why didn't you come to my house to eat?"
After asking those two questions, Chen Xueyi paused slightly, then said, "What? You look down on your brother?"
Different strokes for different folks. Chen Xueyi's temper had always been bad. Ever since he broke his leg, his personality had become even more extreme. He was already being kind to Zhao Jun; he wasn't even this kind to his son and daughter.
"Brother, what are you saying?" Zhao Jun said with a smile, trying to appease Chen Xueyi. "Would I look down on you? If I looked down on you, would I even be here?"
Zhao Jun didn't blame Chen Xueyi; he could understand Chen Xueyi's feelings. Back then, Chen Xueyi had traversed mountains and valleys, chasing roe deer and wild boars, and was a well-known artilleryman in the area. Now, he even struggled to take care of himself. This kind of feeling was very agonizing, and it would wear down even the best temper.
Hearing Zhao Jun's words, Chen Xueyi's expression softened slightly, but he still pointed out the window and said, "I'll ask that old lady to go and greet your sister-in-law, and have her come back and get you some water to drink."
"I won't bother my sister-in-law anymore," Zhao Jun said. "I just came to see you, and we'll chat for a bit before we leave."
As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, Zhang Yuanmin chimed in, "Don't bother, Brother Chen, we've all had our fill."
At this moment, Zhao Jun took out the three hundred and five cents that Song Lan had given him from his pocket, placed it on the corner of the kang table in front of Chen Xueyi, and said, "Brother, this is Jin Yong and Jin Jun's salary for the past two months. I brought it back to you. It's three hundred and five cents in total. Check it out, brother."
"So many?" Chen Xueyi looked at Zhao Jun in surprise, and Zhao Jun said, "These are for two months."
"Two months isn't a short time." Chen Xueyi looked at Zhao Jun again, his eyes filled with gratitude. "Oh, brother. Ever since your brother broke his leg, the family has been spending money non-stop."
Before the New Year, Old Man Niao took Jin Yong and his brother hunting, and every time, he'd share some meat with us. But I knew it was Old Man Niao who took care of me.
After saying that, Chen Xueyi pointed to the stack of ten-yuan notes and said, "This is the first money my family has received since I broke my leg."
Zhao Jun couldn't say anything upon hearing this, but just smiled and said, "Brother, Jin Yong and Jin Jun are both very capable and hardworking. Our family's life will only get better and better in the future."
Zhao Jun said this only to comfort Chen Xueyi.
But Chen Xueyi said gratefully to Zhao Jun, "Brother, if you hadn't carried me back last year, I would have lost my life."
This year you've arranged work for Jinyong and Jinjun so they can support themselves and have food to eat. Brother, this…”
At this point, Chen Xueyi couldn't continue. The usually strong-willed Chen Xueyi, his voice choked with emotion, said, "Brother, let me kowtow to you."
Chen Xueyi couldn't kneel on one leg, so he put his hands on the kang table and tried to bang his head on it.
"Oh dear, brother!" Zhao Jun and Zhang Yuanmin rushed forward to stop him. Zhao Jun helped Chen Xueyi up and said, "Brother, if you don't want me to stay, I'll leave right now."
"Nothing else, brother." Chen Xueyi grabbed Zhao Jun's wrist and said, "I'm done."
Afterwards, Zhao Jun, Zhang Yuanmin, and Xie Chen sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and chatted with Chen Xueyi. When talking about the purpose of their trip, Zhao Jun did not mention Shi Long, but only said that he had come to help the Shao family drive away the Siberian tiger.
Upon hearing Zhao Jun's purpose, Chen Xueyi's expression changed drastically. He glared at Zhao Jun and said, "Brother, you can't go to that old ditch!"
After saying this, Chen Xueyi slapped his left thigh, where the lower part was missing, and said, "Isn't that where I lost this leg?"
Hearing Chen Xueyi's words, Zhao Jun suddenly remembered that when he came to Qiaotou Village last year, Jiang Weifeng had told him about the evil nature of that old ditch.
Just as Zhao Jun was lost in thought, Chen Xueyi noticed that Zhao Jun was silent and quickly said to him, "Brother, that mountain is deadly, it's damn evil. As soon as the hunters enter that mountain, the brother-in-law beat up the brother-in-law, the elder brother beat up the younger brother, and the father beat up his son."
Zhao Jun had heard this last year, but he didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just a rumor deliberately spread by the Shao family to cover up his old man.
Zhao Jun didn't tell Chen Xueyi about this; he just went along with what Chen Xueyi was saying.
The three chatted with Chen Xueyi for another half hour before getting up to say goodbye and leave.
Chen Xueyi sat by the window, staring blankly as the two cars drove away from his house gate one after the other, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
The group traveled by car to the Song family home. Not far from the Song family home, Zhao Jun saw Song Changhai taking a walk with his mother.
Seventy-one-year-old Yang Erni is still quite healthy. Seeing a jeep coming from behind, Yang Erni reached out and pulled Song Changhai aside, signaling him to move to the side so the car could pass smoothly.
When Song Changhai looked back, the jeep and the Jiefang truck had already stopped. Zhao Jun got out of the passenger seat and greeted them with a smile, "Grandma Song, Uncle Song."
"Oh my!" Even after not seeing him for more than half a year, Yang Erni recognized Zhao Jun at a glance. She tugged at Song Changhai beside her and said, "The child is here."
"That's right." Song Changhai chuckled in agreement, then stepped forward to greet Zhao Jun and the others.
Just then, Yang Erni came forward, grabbed Song Changhai's elbow, and shook it lightly twice, saying, "Changhai, should I kowtow to this child?"
"Oh my goodness!" Zhao Jun was startled and quickly stopped her, saying, "Grandma Song, what are you doing?"
Song Changhai laughed heartily, supporting his mother as he said, "Mother, if anyone's going to kowtow, it should be me, hahaha..."
"Grandma Song, Uncle Song, please don't make trouble for me." Zhao Jun said with a worried look, "If you keep causing trouble, I'm leaving."
"Something else, something else," Song Changhai said with a smile, explaining to Zhao Jun, "My brother Gang... your sister-in-law is pregnant."
"Good news?" Zhao Jun was taken aback upon hearing this, but then realized what he meant and exclaimed with delight, "That's wonderful, Uncle Song! This is fantastic!"
Song Gang is thirty-three years old this year, and he and his wife Yang Xiaoyu have never had children. Last year, Zhao Jun came to visit and gave Song Changhai the recipe for medicinal herbs used to make medicinal wine from Zhang Yuanmin's family. Judging from what the old lady and Song Changhai said, the recipe must have worked.
When Zhao Jun and his group arrived at the Song family home with Yang Erni and Song Changhai, Tian Yuying, Song Gang, and Yang Xiaoyu were all there. At this time, Yang Xiaoyu was not yet showing any signs of pregnancy; she must have just become pregnant.
As soon as Song Changhai entered the house, he rolled up his sleeves and called to Tian Yuying, "Damn it, hurry up and boil some water. Then I'll kill the goose and the chickens and we'll cook."
"Uncle Song, Uncle Song!" Zhao Jun hurriedly stepped forward to stop Song Changhai, saying, "We'll just sit for a while and then we'll leave."
"What are you doing, kid?" Yang Erni said, pulling Zhao Jun's hand. "Where are you going? Let's eat here, we have everything."
"Grandma Song," Zhao Jun said with a smile, "I promised Master Shao that I would go to his house tonight, eat there, and stay there."
As he spoke, Zhao Jun waved to the back, and Li Ruhai and Xie Chen came forward with the cigarettes, alcohol and snacks that Zhao Jun had bought at the convenience store.
Zhao Jun specially brought over two yellow paper packages and said to Old Mrs. Song, "Grandma Song, I just wanted to see you. I didn't buy you anything else, but I bought you two packages of dry food, they're quite soft."
Upon hearing this, Yang Erni grasped Zhao Jun's hand and said to Song Changhai, "Look at this child, he still thinks of his old lady even after he comes here. Isn't this child wonderful?"
Song Changhai smiled, then said to Zhao Jun and the others, "Then let's do it tomorrow. You guys come over tomorrow, okay?"
"Uncle Song, it's uncertain even tomorrow," Zhao Jun said with a smile. "I have to go up the mountain tomorrow, and I don't know when I'll be back."
"Going up the mountain, going up the mountain, going up the mountain every day." Yang Erni pouted and said, "I don't know what's so great about that mountain, going up it every day, going up it every day."
"Haha..." Zhao Jun laughed, "Grandma Song, I'm here to help my Master Shao with something. He asked me to go."
"Help?" Upon hearing this, the old lady frowned, her sparse eyebrows furrowing and her face instantly darkening. She grabbed Zhao Jun's hand and asked, "Kid, did he ask you to help him stir up trouble with that tiger?"
"Huh?" Zhao Jun nodded in response, and then the old lady slapped her thigh hard and said, "Boy, you can't go!"
(End of this chapter)