sinovels Chapter 1940 Accusations Don't Last a Day: A Siege of Zhao Youcai
Chapter 1940 Accusations Don't Last a Day: A Siege of Zhao Youcai
Chapter 1940 Accusations Don't Last a Day: A Siege of Zhao Youcai
"Huh?" Zhao Youcai was instantly wide awake. He turned over and sat up, staring at Zhao Jun with wide eyes.
Zhao Youcai never expected that Zhao Jun would file a complaint so quickly!
"What's wrong?" Regardless of what Zhao Youcai was thinking, Wang Meilan glared at him and asked Zhao Jun, "What did your dad do this time?"
“Mom, just tell me how infuriating he is.” Zhao Jun, afraid of waking his two younger sisters, took two steps forward and said to Wang Meilan, “That day he went up the mountain with Gu Laosi and got scared by a bear…”
"Stop spouting nonsense." Zhao Youcai tried to interrupt Zhao Jun, but Wang Meilan scolded him: "You stay where you are."
After scolding Zhao Youcai, Wang Meilan looked at Zhao Jun, tilted her chin forward, and said, "Son, tell me, what's wrong?"
“Last night when we went up to the pillbox, I saw him trembling,” Zhao Jun said. “When I asked him anything, he wouldn’t say a word. I suggested we go home, but he refused, saying he was afraid of losing face.”
When we ran out of ideas, I said, "How about we spend the night in a makeshift shelter?" After much persuasion, they agreed, and so we headed to the shelter.
Just as they were about to reach the shack, a bear cried out from below. And then, this old man, instead of waiting, grabbed his gun and stun gun and rushed down. "Mom, you know, it was pitch black that night, I was terrified!"
It was quite late when Zhao Jun and the others got home today, and Wang Meilan only asked them for a general account of what had happened. She only knew that Zhao Jun and Zhao Youcai hadn't been able to return in the morning because they were carrying ginseng, but she didn't know about this unexpected turn of events.
Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Wang Meilan looked at Zhao Youcai with disbelief.
Although Wang Meilan had never hunted, she had heard her family members talk about those things every day since she married into the Zhao family.
Over the years, Wang Meilan had never heard of anyone going into the mountains to hunt at night.
Therefore, Wang Meilan concluded that Zhao Youcai's behavior was tantamount to courting death.
Zhao Youcai looked up and met Wang Meilan's gaze. Seeing the anger blazing in Wang Meilan's eyes, Zhao Youcai's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, "Lan'er, don't listen to that brat..."
"Zhao Youcai!" Wang Meilan called him by his name, pointing at Zhao Youcai and gritting her teeth, "You're really fucking arrogant!"
Just as Zhao Youcai lowered his head, he heard Zhao Jun continue speaking to Wang Meilan: "I was so scared at the time, I thought I should chase him away as soon as possible. He even took the stun gun, so I hurriedly made my way to the shack in the dark."
That old forest was pitch black, I couldn't see anything, and I tripped over a tree stump twice. Mom, look how badly I got stuck!
As Zhao Jun spoke, he rolled up his sleeves to show Wang Meilan his wrist, saying, "Look, you've scraped the skin off all over!"
"That's utterly despicable!" Wang Meilan suddenly swung her arm, pointing at Zhao Youcai.
Zhao Youcai thought Wang Meilan was going to attack him, so he quickly dodged to the side.
"Keep showing off! Keep showing off!" Wang Meilan pointed at Zhao Youcai and scolded, "Are you crazy? Don't you want to die?"
"I..." Zhao Youcai started to speak, but was interrupted by Zhao Jun. Then Zhao Jun said to Wang Meilan, "Mom, you have no idea, I was so scared! Who hunts in the dark? What if a bear suddenly appeared out of nowhere and pounced on you?"
Wang Meilan grew increasingly frightened as she listened, and she climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed). Once on the kang, Wang Meilan grabbed the shoulder strap of Zhao Youcai's tank top and slapped him on the back of the neck.
These days, couples fight a lot. But couples who love each other won't hit each other in the face.
Especially in front of her son, Wang Meilan would never slap Zhao Youcai, no matter how angry she was.
"Slap!" The slap landed crisply, and Zhao Youcai, who had been slapped, roared angrily, "What are you doing?"
Zhao Youcai, who had just finished yelling, saw Wang Meilan trembling with anger and gritting her teeth. His momentum instantly weakened, and he added, "The child was sleeping. Did you wake him up?"
"Still sleeping?" Wang Meilan said, reaching out to grab Zhao Youcai, "Her father is out there causing trouble like crazy, what's the point of sleeping?"
Zhao Youcai finally managed to break free from Wang Meilan's clutches, gently pushed her away, and said, "Look at what you're saying, I'm fine now."
Hearing Zhao Youcai say this, Wang Meilan blinked, and it seemed to make sense. This person had returned unharmed.
Just then, Zhao Jun stepped forward and seized the opportunity to say, "It's alright if nothing happens, but it would be a disaster if something did! There's such a large forest, and it's pitch black. If you really got caught by a bear, I wouldn't be able to find you anywhere."
“I…” Zhao Youcai turned his head and glared at Zhao Jun, and then there was a “slap” sound, and Wang Meilan slapped him on the back of the neck again.
"Keep showing off!" Wang Meilan said, giving Zhao Youcai a whack with her stick, adding, "You'll be damn stupid if you get into trouble for showing off!"
Zhao Youcai, who had been hit by the pestle, quickly glanced at Wang Meilan, then turned to glare at Zhao Jun, while adjusting his vest.
Seeing Zhao Youcai glaring at him, Zhao Jun deliberately widened his eyes and stared at Zhao Youcai for a second. When Zhao Youcai looked surprised, Zhao Jun hurriedly said to Wang Meilan, "Mom, just think about how he messed around. I almost got kicked by Big Bear."
"What?" Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Wang Meilan's expression changed drastically. She quickly stood up from her kneeling position on the kang (a heated brick bed), grabbed Zhao Jun's arm, and asked anxiously, "Son, what's wrong?"
"You little brat, you're just..." Hearing Zhao Jun's words, Zhao Youcai knew he was in trouble. But before he could even open his mouth, he was met with Wang Meilan's furious rebuke: "Get the hell out of here!"
"I..." Zhao Youcai was speechless. Zhao Jun glanced at him and said to Wang Meilan, "He made me so angry. I wanted to go home right then and there. I stormed off, and I didn't even see that big bear coming from behind me. He was only about twenty meters away."
"Huh?" Wang Meilan's face turned pale. Seeing that things were not going well, Zhao Youcai hurriedly interjected, "Lan, don't listen to his nonsense. I killed that big bear tyrant with one shot."
At this point, Zhao Youcai pointed at Zhao Jun and said to Wang Meilan, "That little rascal hasn't even lost a hair yet, and he comes back and complains to you."
Hearing Zhao Youcai's words, Wang Meilan's expression softened slightly. Indeed, Zhao Jun was unharmed; it was just a false alarm.
But just then, Zhao Jun said, "Yes, Big Bear didn't touch me, but Mom, think about it. If Big Bear had come at me and he had shot from behind, what if the shot had pierced through the candied hawthorn and killed me?"
Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Wang Meilan was taken aback, then her face turned fierce, and she turned and pounced on Zhao Youcai.
This time, Wang Meilan really went all out. She grabbed Zhao Youcai's hair with her left hand, and Zhao Youcai lowered his head in pain. Wang Meilan then slapped him hard across the face.
"Slap! Slap! Slap!" Two slaps landed on Zhao Youcai's back, and another slap, due to Zhao Youcai's struggle, landed on the back of his neck.
"What are you doing?" Zhao Youcai, who had broken free, glared at Wang Meilan and shouted, then turned to grab Zhao Jun.
Zhao Jun quickly retreated to avoid the attack. Zhao Youcai, who missed his target, pointed at Zhao Jun and cursed, "You little brat, you're not even human! I'm your father, would I shoot you with a gun?"
I saw you lying on the ground, so I raised my gun and fired. I aimed for Xiong Ba's head. You were only up to its groin, how could I possibly hit you?
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun blinked a few times, feeling that Zhao Youcai's words made sense.
At this moment, Wang Meilan looked at Zhao Jun and then at Zhao Youcai, and her anger subsided considerably.
Seeing that neither the mother nor the son said a word, Zhao Youcai, who had been slapped several times, couldn't take it anymore. He pointed at Zhao Jun and cursed, "You little brat, I'm so pretty, and you come back and start complaining."
"What are you cursing about in the middle of the night?" Wang Meilan stopped Zhao Youcai, partly to prevent him from waking up his two daughters, and partly to give him a way out.
Upon hearing Wang Meilan's words, Zhao Youcai blinked at Zhao Jun and then fell silent.
To Zhao Youcai's utter surprise, even though he didn't hold it against Zhao Jun, Zhao Jun said to Wang Meilan, "Mom, he was cursing me like that on the mountain."
Zhao Youcai: "..."
"Shameless!" Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Wang Meilan retorted to Zhao Youcai.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Zhao Youcai didn't argue with Wang Meilan; he just glared angrily at Zhao Jun.
“Dad, I shouldn’t be saying this as your son.” Zhao Jun stepped forward and said to Zhao Youcai, “But whatever you do, you have to think about your family and us.”
Zhao Jun's face grew more and more bitter as he spoke, and he continued to say to Zhao Youcai, "Dad, it's not that I'm criticizing you as your son. Every time I try to stop you, you always say that everything will be fine. But... those who got into trouble on the mountain, before they got into trouble, didn't they all think they would be fine?"
Zhao Youcai gritted his teeth, puffed out his cheeks, and glared angrily at Zhao Jun.
"He's just so damn cocky!" Wang Meilan retorted to Zhao Youcai, adding, "Don't you dare come up the mountain again."
"Why won't you let me go up the mountain again?" Zhao Youcai was displeased and immediately retorted to Wang Meilan, "What could possibly happen to my hand?"
"Why don't you say anything? You're just making things up!" Zhao Jun said as soon as Zhao Youcai finished speaking. "I'm not saying this as your son, but you're always spouting scary stories. Nothing happened this time, but what if something did? What would happen to me, my mother, and my two sisters?"
"I..." Zhao Youcai was tongue-tied and couldn't speak when Zhao Jun asked him a question.
"Alright!" Wang Meilan made the final decision, saying to Zhao Youcai, "With your attitude, you'll just stay at home and never go up the mountain."
"Lan na..." Upon hearing this, Zhao Youcai's face turned even paler than when Wang Meilan heard that Zhao Jun had almost died.
But just as he was about to plead with Wang Meilan, Zhao Jun interrupted him: "Dad, not that I'm saying anything, but..."
"Go to hell!" Zhao Youcai was furious when he heard Zhao Jun's words. What do you mean, "You're not talking about me"? You are talking about me!
Enraged, Zhao Youcai grabbed a pillow and swung it at Zhao Jun.
Zhao Jun hurriedly dodged, but in doing so, he exposed Wang Meilan.
The pillow hit Wang Meilan hard, causing her to stumble and fall to the side.
"orchid!"
"mom!"
Realizing he had hit the wrong person, Zhao Youcai hurriedly threw the pillow aside, while Zhao Jun rushed over to support Wang Meilan.
These days, pillows aren't light and airy. Take the Zhao family's pillows, for example. They're filled with buckwheat hulls, and each pillow weighs three or four pounds. They're firm and hard.
After taking this heavy blow, Wang Meilan's pent-up anger erupted instantly. She reached out to grab Zhao Youcai, but Zhao Youcai leaned back and dodged her.
But the next second, Zhao Jun grabbed Zhao Youcai's arm.
"Huh?" Zhao Youcai was taken aback. Before he could react, Zhao Jun pulled him in front of Wang Meilan.
In any case, Zhao Jun would never fight Zhao Youcai, but someone else could.
Wang Meilan, filled with resentment, struck Zhao Youcai twice with her pestle. Still feeling unsatisfied, Wang Meilan grabbed the inside of Zhao Youcai's elbow and twisted it hard.
With a scream of agony, Zhao Hong and Zhao Na, who were fast asleep nearby, were startled awake. The two girls opened their sleepy eyes.
"Dad, you're back," Zhao Hong mumbled, then closed her eyes and went back to sleep.
Zhao Youcai clutched the spot where Wang Meilan had pinched him, preparing to get up and confront Zhao Jun.
But by then, Zhao Jun had already slipped out the door and run back to his room.
Normally, Zhao Jun would never treat Zhao Youcai like that. But what happened last night still makes him angry. Since he can't take action against Zhao Youcai, he can only find someone to help him vent his anger.
When Zhao Jun returned to his room, Ma Ling was sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) waiting for him.
Seeing Zhao Jun come in, Ma Ling asked, "Was the kitten meowing just now? Was Little Black Fatty meowing?"
"Neither," Zhao Jun replied. Ma Ling pressed, "Was that Xiao Heizi's barking?"
"Little Blackie is a little black bear," Zhao Jun said with a smile. "Wife, don't worry about who's yelling. Let's go to sleep."
……
The next day, June 28, 1988.
As soon as Zhao Jun got up in the morning, he avoided Zhao Youcai.
After finishing his meal, Zhao Jun went back to pack his luggage, and the Zhao family members gradually arrived to gather.
Just after eight o'clock, all the members of the Zhao family gang had arrived, and they were all sitting in the outer room smoking.
At this moment, Zhao Jun came out from the west corridor carrying his luggage, followed by Ma Ling.
Upon seeing Zhao Jun, Zhang Yuanmin, the deputy leader of the Zhao family gang, shouted "Leader here!" Immediately afterward, Li Baoyu, Xie Chen, Zhao Jinhui, Li Ruhai, and Ma Yang all stood up in a flash.
This scene stunned Lin Xiangshun and Ma Sheng, who instinctively stood up.
Xing San and Wang Qiang didn't move. As elders, they naturally couldn't get up to greet Zhao Jun.
Meanwhile, Zhao Youcai, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed. At that moment, jealousy grew wildly in his heart like weeds.
Yesterday, seeing a group of people surrounding Zhao Jun on the mountain, Zhao Youcai lost confidence in his Zhao Family Hunting Gang's ability to surpass the Zhao Family Gang.
But seeing this scene, Zhao Youcai's spirits were rekindled.
It's not that Zhao Youcai is restless; men, after all, have to focus on their careers. And Zhao Youcai's career consists of cooking and hunting.
These days, no one runs a restaurant in the forest area. So, Zhao Youcai's only business is hunting.
No one with his marksmanship would be content with mediocrity. Especially seeing a group of people less capable than himself thriving, how could Zhao Youcai possibly be satisfied?
The problem is, he doesn't lack guns and bullets, nor hunting dogs, nor even cars, but he lacks men...
At this moment, Zhao Jun had no idea that a small action by the Zhao family gang had stirred up a huge storm in his father's heart.
He handed the triangular bag full of his personal belongings to Li Ruhai, who had come closer, then adjusted the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle on his shoulder, raised his hand and waved it outwards, saying, "Let's go!"
After saying that, Zhao Jun took the lead and walked outside. Li Ruhai, who was carrying Zhao Jun's bag, followed closely behind. Wang Qiang and the others filed out after him.
At this moment, jeeps and Jiefang trucks had already stopped in front of the house, and everyone got into the vehicles.
The women followed them out of the house, and Wang Meilan reminded Zhao Jun, "Son, be careful!"
"Don't worry, Mom," Zhao Jun replied, then looked at Ma Ling and nodded to her.
With Lin Xiangshun's addition, the Zhao family gang gained another driver. Today, Li Baoyu and Lin Xiangshun drove the Zhao family gang out of the village, taking the military road straight to Lingnan.