The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

Chapter 1884 The Ambition of Slaughtering Bull Cannon and Slaughtering Bull Fatty

Chapter 1884 The Ambition of Slaughtering Bull Cannon and Slaughtering Bull Fatty

After shouting that, Zhao Youcai immediately felt refreshed and invigorated.

Today is the most exhilarating day he's had in four months since he hunted the black tiger in the Shuguang Forest Area. Although he hasn't even gone up the mountain yet, Zhao Youcai already considers that sub-adult Siberian tiger as a victim of his gun!

Looking at Zhao Youcai, who was beaming with pride and whose small eyes were wide open, Wang Meilan couldn't help but sigh softly.

In a family, no one is so idle as to restrict Zhao Youcai. The problem is that he has no sense of proportion.

If it were a task in the forest area like today, and there were reliable people from their own side with them, Wang Meilan wouldn't have blocked Zhao Youcai like this.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Zhao Youcai, carrying a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, strode up to Wang Qiang, Li Baoyu, and Xie Chen, and shouted at the three dumbfounded men, "What are you looking at? Let's go!"

Xie Chen subconsciously stood up, only to hear Wang Meilan yell, "Where are you going? They haven't eaten yet!"

Wang Meilan's shout shattered half of the momentum Zhao Youcai had built up.

Fearing that the couple would quarrel, Jin Xiaomei quickly got up and said, "I see the pot is steaming, I'll cook the noodles right away."

As she spoke, Jin Xiaomei hurriedly walked towards the stove.

Feeling humiliated after being glared at by Wang Meilan, Zhao Youcai picked up his gun and headed outside.

"Dad, where are you going?" Ma Ling asked hurriedly when she saw this. Zhao Youcai replied, "It's hot inside, I'm going outside to wait for them."

After saying that, Zhao Youcai left the house.

Wang Meilan glared at the back of Zhao Youcai's head again, then turned to Wang Qiang and asked, "Qiangzi, what can't they do without?"

“We have everything we need, sister,” Wang Qiang said with a smile. “The food in our shack is better than what most people eat.”

This is not an exaggeration. Even in the mountains, Zhao Jun and his group had meat with every meal. When they ran out of red sausage, they still had more than twenty cans of luncheon meat and ten cans of fish.

Zhao Youcai went out into the yard, sat down on the low wall of the vegetable garden, and then heard the barking of dogs coming from the backyard again.

Zhao Youcai looked towards the gate and saw Li Dayong, Li Ruhai, Li Xiaoqiao, Zhao Weipeng and his wife, and the two elders of the Zhao family walking towards the house along the path.

These past few days, Jin Xiaomei has been staying next door with Liu Mei, while Li Dayong and the children are at home. They don't bother coming over in the mornings; instead, they go to the Zhao family's old house in the east courtyard for a meal. Since Liang Xuemei has to cook every morning anyway, she brings them some food.

"Big Brother!" Zhao Weipeng shouted to Zhao Youcai as he entered the courtyard, "I see Xiaojun and the others have returned by car. Did they finish up on the mountain?"

Before Zhao Weipeng could finish speaking and before Zhao Youcai could respond, Li Ruhai said, "No, Uncle Peng, my brother and the others aren't done yet."

"If it's not over, why did all those cars come back?" Zhao Weipeng asked. Li Ruhai replied, "Well, yesterday a few forest rangers were watching Big Claw on the mountain, right? My older brother couldn't leave, so he thought of sending my uncle. But then he was worried about my uncle's safety, so he sent my brother and my brother Chen back."

"Huh?" As soon as Li Ruhai said this, Zhao Weipeng's family of four understood, but Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong were stunned.

Li Ruhai didn't say that when he came back.

"That little brat!" Zhao Youcai gritted his teeth in hatred, his eyes fixed on Li Ruhai with a menacing gaze. This kid hadn't said anything yesterday, leaving him to pondering it all night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep a wink.

At this moment, Li Ruhai also realized that something was wrong, and he subconsciously reached out to take Li Xiaoqiao's hand.

With a young girl by his side, even his father couldn't rashly lay a hand on him.

But when Li Ruhai reached out, he found nothing. Li Xiaoqiao moved lightly to Li Dayong's right side, away from Li Ruhai, and ran towards the Zhao family's house, shouting as she ran, "Big brother, I missed you so much!"

"That little fence-sitter!" Li Ruhai couldn't help but say as he watched Li Xiaoqiao leave happily. "She said yesterday that she missed me a lot."

"Hehe..." Hearing Li Ruhai's words, Old Lady Zhao laughed and said, "Ruhai, what kind of logic are you picking? She misses you, she misses Baoyu, but isn't Baoyu her brother too?"

That made sense. Li Ruhai took the opportunity to chat with Old Lady Zhao about the bickering they had done on the mountain. This included Zhao Jinhui, and Old Lady Zhao was very interested in her chubby grandson. The group chatted and laughed as they walked into the house.

Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong stared at the back of Li Ruhai's head as he walked away, saying nothing. Only after entering the house did Li Ruhai finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Just as Li Ruhai breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Liang Xuemei ask Wang Meilan, "Sister-in-law, when are we going to that blind man's house?"

Among those ambushed by Pang Gaoming's squad was Liang Xuemei's chubby son. When she heard that Zhao Jinhui had almost had his arms and legs broken, Liang Xuemei nearly burst into tears.

Therefore, when Liang Xuemei heard Wang Meilan say that she wanted to settle accounts with Pang Zhendong, she wholeheartedly agreed.

"Don't rush," Wang Meilan said, seeing that morale was high. "After Qiangzi finishes eating, have them take us in a Liberation truck."

"No need for Qiangzi and the others to take us," Liang Xuemei said. "Just let Jinhui's dad drive us in our car."

Liang Xuemei was quite anxious, but before Wang Meilan could say anything after she finished speaking, Old Lady Zhao said, "Xuemei, there are so many of us, our car can't fit everyone, we'll have to use Xiaochen's Jiefang."

"Then... um?" Liang Xuemei was about to speak when she sensed something was wrong and quickly asked Old Lady Zhao, "Mother, what's wrong? Are you coming with us too?"

As soon as Liang Xuemei said this, everyone in the room turned their attention to Old Lady Zhao.

"Ah!" But it was Old Master Zhao who responded. The old man straightened up and said, "Your mother and I, we both have to go!"

"Uncle, come on, how old are you?" Upon hearing this, Wang Meilan hurriedly advised Old Master Zhao, "You, your aunt, and my Aunt Jiang, the three of you should stay at home."

“You rich daughter-in-law, don’t look down on us!” Old Master Zhao retorted, “Back in the day, your aunt and I both participated in the W campaign!”

“You…” Wang Meilan was speechless. Liang Xuemei looked around for Zhao Weipeng, hoping that Zhao Weipeng could persuade his parents.

But at that moment, Zhao Weipeng was outside chatting with Zhao Youcai about going up the mountain to hunt tigers.

Since arriving in Yong'an after the New Year, Zhao Weipeng's business has taken off. His transportation business is booming, and his supermarkets in the county are thriving, if not making a fortune.

Even the thriving Mr. Zhao has his share of troubles, and those troubles come from Yong'an Village.

As an outsider, Zhao Weipeng was a big boss who sponsored dozens of tractors for Yong'an Forest Farm, and he was closely united around the Zhao family, so the Zhao family was not ostracized in Yong'an.

But when Zhao Weipeng heard the villagers mention him, they weren't talking about the big boss who came to do business, but rather the fat guy who fought with Zhao Youcai's ox.

Isn't this just like the fat butcher who slaughters cattle?

Therefore, Zhao Weipeng felt the same way as Zhao Youcai at this moment, and was also eager to prove himself with a semi-automatic rifle!

But when he heard that Zhao Weipeng wanted to go with him, Zhao Youcai's small eyes blinked twice, and he hesitated.

Zhao Weipeng is a reliable person, but he can't keep up when running in the mountains and he's a burden, so Zhao Youcai really doesn't want to take him along.

Zhao Weipeng is very successful in the business world, so how could he not understand Zhao Youcai's micro-expressions?

Zhao Weipeng knew how to persuade Zhao Youcai, so he immediately said to Zhao Youcai, "Brother, that time we went up the mountain and got into trouble... well, now people in the village are still talking about me. My sister-in-law and nephew all know about it, I'm so embarrassed!"

Putting himself in Zhao Weipeng's shoes, Zhao Youcai couldn't help but recall the criticism he had received after unleashing his dog, shooting someone, and running over an old cow with his motorcycle. Looking back at his fellow sufferers, Zhao Youcai gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, say no more. Today, let's go and take down this tiger, no matter what. Then let's see who dares to talk about us!"

"Okay!" Zhao Weipeng nodded emphatically, then strode towards the gate.

"Hey?" Zhao Youcai called out when he saw this, "Brother, where are you going?"

"I'll go back and get the camera," Zhao Weipeng said with a smile. "After we kill that Siberian tiger, we'll take lots of pictures, then develop them and post them on the village bulletin board!"

Last year, when Zhao Weipeng first came to Yong'an, Zhao Jun took him to hunt bears and wild boars, and then took a bunch of exaggerated photos of him.

Zhao Weipeng took those photos to the city to show off to Chu Anmin, went home to show off to the villagers, and went to Hebei to show off to people he did business with.

However, Zhao Jun later set a trap to hunt down a tiger that was crossing the border, and also captured a tiger with one ear. Chu Anmin took many photos with the Siberian tiger and even mailed two of them to Zhao Weipeng, which made Zhao Weipeng unable to swallow his anger.

Zhao Weipeng wanted to make a photo album of himself while hunting Siberian tigers.

"Wow! That works!" Zhao Youcai's eyes lit up when he heard Zhao Weipeng's words. He turned to Li Dayong and said, "Dayong, wash a hundred or eighty sheets of paper, and then give one to every household in the village. Also, put two sheets on the gate of the forest farm."

Hearing Zhao Youcai say this, Li Dayong pursed his lips, wanting to tell Zhao Youcai that he couldn't put that up on the forest farm gate, but seeing Zhao Youcai's childlike joy, Li Dayong swallowed back the words he was about to say.

As Zhao Weipeng walked to the door, he encountered Li Dazhi's family, Lin Xiangshun's family, Yang Yufeng and Xiaolingdang, Zhao Ling with her two children and an old lady, Xie Sunshi, and Liu Lanying.

"Uncle Peng!" Upon seeing Zhao Weipeng, the old lady asked first, "The young man and the others are back?"

“Auntie, not all of them are back,” Zhao Weipeng said. “Only Qiangzi, Baoyu, and Xiaochen came back.”

"Ah, my little Er'er is back?" Upon hearing this, Xie Sunshi quickly ran into the courtyard, and Liu Lanying hurriedly followed.

Just as anxious as they were were Wang Qiang's family of three. The others, however, were in no hurry and walked along the path towards the house. When they reached Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong, Li Dazhi and Lin Xiangshun stopped, while the others continued walking, offering only a casual greeting.

"Second Uncle, why are you even pulling out a gun?" Lin Xiangshun looked at the gun lying across Zhao Youcai's leg and said, "My second aunt didn't need to use a gun to settle accounts with Blind Pang, did she?"

"Ah, Shunzi, it's not like that." Zhao Youcai excitedly told Li Dazhi and Lin Xiangshun about his plan to go up the mountain to hunt tigers. After listening, the two looked at each other, both somewhat worried about Zhao Youcai's trip.

"Brother-in-law, you should... take it easy." Li Dazhi didn't dare to go into details, only tentatively advising Zhao Youcai with this.

"Sixth Brother, you don't need to say that." Zhao Youcai waved his hand at Li Dazhi, then said generously, "When I get my big claws, the pharmaceutical factory will give me tiger bone wine, and I'll give you two extra bottles."

"I..." Li Dazhi smiled upon hearing this and said, "Brother-in-law, how much does that bottle of wine cost? How many bottles of Moutai and Wuliangye have we drunk? Your safe departure and safe return are more important than anything else."

Li Dazhi's words were sincere and heartfelt, but Zhao Youcai found them troubling. Could the medicinal wine he made from tiger bones be measured in monetary terms?

Just as Zhao Youcai was about to say something, he heard Lin Xue's voice from inside the house: "Xiaoyun, listen to your aunt and uncle wherever you go today!"

Today, Wang Meilan is leading a group to conquer Yongsheng, and Li Tongyun naturally has to go with her. Faced with Lin Xue's instructions, Li Tongyun obediently responded, but the excitement on her pretty face could not be hidden.

Lin Xue knew what kind of person her daughter was, and the families were as close as one. She and Li Dazhi had to go to work and couldn't get involved in this matter, so they decided to send their daughter to fight.

After giving her instructions, Lin Xue came out of the house and called Li Dazhi and the other two to go to work.

"Then I'm off, brother." Before leaving, Li Dayong solemnly said to Zhao Youcai, "Be careful on your way up the mountain. I wish you all your dreams come true and that you will surpass the Tiger-Slaying General soon!"

"Good brother!" Zhao Youcai was deeply moved, while Li Dazhi and his wife exchanged bewildered glances. This whole scene made it seem as if Zhao Youcai had accomplished some great feat. Even surpassing the tiger-hunting general, who supposedly killed ninety-nine Siberian tigers in his lifetime, Zhao Youcai was lucky to even reach a fraction of that.

Just then, the whistle of the commuter train came down from the mountain. Li Dazhi urged Li Dayong to catch the commuter train. Li Dayong left, looking back every few steps, leaving Zhao Youcai sitting on the low wall, fiddling with the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle.

No sooner had Li Dayong and his three companions left the yard than Zhao Hong, Xiaolingdang, and a group of other children came out of the house.

At the same time, Wang Meilan's voice came from inside the house: "Second daughter, study hard at school, or get into fights with your classmates!"

"Oh, Mom, don't worry, I can't!" Zhao Hong agreed readily. But after leaving the Zhao family compound, Zhao Hong said to Li Xiaoqiao, "Xiaoqiao, do you know that Pang Xiaodong from Class Two is no good?"

"Ah, I know," Li Xiaoqiao replied, and then Zhao Hong continued, "He's Pang the Blind Man's grandson, let's beat him up today!"

“This…” Li Xiaoqiao hesitated upon hearing this, and said, “Hong, after we beat him up, we’ll get beaten up when we get home!”

"We have to beat him up even if it means getting beaten up!" Zhao Hong said angrily. "Is he his father? Or his uncle or something? He almost broke my brother's and your brother's arms and legs. How can I tolerate him like this?"

"My mom says that kids shouldn't get involved in adult matters." Li Xiaoqiao was also afraid of getting a beating when she got home.

Hearing her say that, Zhao Hong frowned and said, "We don't get involved in adults' affairs. It's just kids fighting with Pang Xiaodong."

Zhao Hong's twisted logic didn't seem wrong at all, and after she finished speaking, she asked Xiao Lingdang, "Lingdang, what do you say? Should we fight this battle or not?"

"Let's do it! We have to do it!" Little Bell said decisively. "Hong, when are you going to make your move? Just call me when you come to my shift, and I'll lead the team over!"

Little Bell was furious. Her dad hadn't been bothering Black Bear lately, which had been a relief. She never imagined that someone would try to harm him just for releasing ginseng on the mountain! It was outrageous!

As the class monitor, Xiaolingdang has always been well-liked in the class. And over the past year, her family's financial situation has improved, so Xiaolingdang often shares candies that others have given her, even those she doesn't like herself, with her classmates.

This made Xiaolingdang even more influential in the class. Since Xiaolingdang was two grades older than Zhao Hong and Zhao Na, when she led a group to beat up the younger students, the outcome was absolutely one-sided.

A group of children went to school with a shared sense of indignation, while Zhao Weipeng, carrying his camera, returned to the Zhao family compound, panting heavily.

Upon seeing Zhao Weipeng return with the camera, Zhao Youcai, gun in both hands, leaped down from the low wall and shouted into the house, "Still not finished eating?"