sbdcsierra Chapter 1886 Falling for the Tiger's Luring Tactic
Chapter 1886 Falling for the Tiger's Luring Tactic
Chapter 1886 Falling for the Tiger's Luring Tactic
Zhao Youcai had been eagerly anticipating this opportunity to go up the mountain, but he never expected to encounter such a farce as soon as he stepped out, which made him very depressed.
But now that things have come to this, as the nominal head of the family, Zhao Youcai has to step in and resolve the issue.
Therefore, Zhao Youcai loudly recounted the whole story.
The people of Yong'an Village had already heard all of this from Li Ruhai yesterday.
But when Zhao Youcai repeated this statement in front of the families of Han Shengli and others, it garnered support from the people of Yong'an Village.
"No wonder Wang Meilan beat them; this is just too outrageous!"
"That's right. Zhao Jun went into the mountains to build up the shacks for the sake of the forest area and for the safety of us people going up the mountain. How could they raid other people's shacks?"
"What a jerk! How dare he ask people to come over like this? If it were me, I wouldn't even have the face to leave the house."
……
Hearing the murmurs of the people in Yong'an Village, Li Meijuan and the others cried even louder.
At this moment, Zhao Guofeng scolded them, "Alright, stop wailing. Where were you all before? You didn't know how to manage your own men, but now that something's happened, you start wailing!"
After saying this, Zhao Guofeng flung his hand away and said, "Go home, all of you. Go home and pack your things so you can send things to your men later."
Zhao Guofeng's words only made things worse, causing Li Meijuan and the others to burst into tears.
"Alright, alright!" At this moment, Wang Meilan waved her hand at the onlookers and said, "Everyone, disperse, stop watching, stop watching."
After the battle was over, Li Meijuan and the others quieted down, the excitement died down, and the onlookers gradually dispersed.
After chasing away the onlookers, Wang Meilan said to Zhao Guofeng, "Guofeng, could you please call Yongli, the village chief, and ask him to control these people in his village? This is just too outrageous."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Guofeng glanced at Wang Meilan and thought to himself that this woman had become increasingly arrogant since becoming the village head.
"Okay." But Zhao Guofeng still responded, saying, "Then I'm leaving. I'll call you when I get back to the garrison."
"I'm sorry to trouble you, Guofeng." Wang Meilan said politely, then turned to the old lady and asked, "Auntie, are you alright at home by yourself?"
Wang Meilan knew that Li Meijuan and the others wouldn't leave unless the group dispersed.
Wang Meilan had important matters to attend to and didn't have time to waste with Li Meijuan and the others, so she was thinking of hurrying to Xishantun.
The original plan was for all the young and capable people to go, leaving the old lady at home to look after the house.
But after everyone else left, Li Meijuan and the others stayed, leaving the old lady alone at home, which Wang Meilan was worried about.
"It's alright." The old lady smiled and said, "I'm just an old lady, what am I afraid of?"
After saying this, the old lady smiled and added, "Besides, we still have this at home."
When she said "this," the old lady raised her right hand and gestured an "eight," but Wang Meilan knew that the old lady was gesturing for the pistol that was left at home.
Wang Meilan was taken aback. Before she could say anything, she heard Xie Sunshi shout angrily, "They still dare to act so arrogantly?"
As she spoke, Xie Sun clenched her fists and rushed towards Li Meijuan. Fortunately, Liu Lanying reacted quickly and grabbed Xie Sun.
Startled by Xie Sunshi, Li Meijuan and the others cried even louder, but judging from their appearance, they probably wouldn't dare to cause trouble at the Zhao family again.
"Um..." At this moment, Wang Meilan asked Zhao Youcai, "Don't you bring your dog up the mountain?"
"I won't take it." As soon as Zhao Youcai said this, Wang Qiang quickly interjected, "Brother-in-law, how can you not take the dog? My nephew specifically asked us to bring Tiger and Tiger back so that you can take them up the mountain."
"What's the point of leading them?" Zhao Youcai said. "It's not winter, how can they even touch the big paws?"
“Brother-in-law…” Wang Qiang pursed his lips and said, “Let’s not talk about whether you can touch Big Paws or not. If you don’t lead the dog, Big Paws will easily touch you!”
“That’s right!” Li Baoyu chimed in, “How can we manage without a dog?”
"If you're leading the dog, won't it bark when it smells Big Paws?" Zhao Youcai said, "If it hears the dog barking, won't Big Paws run away? If it runs away, what am I supposed to do with the chicken feathers?"
Zhao Youcai's words did make some sense. Hearing this, Wang Qiang and the others fell silent.
Seeing this, Wang Meilan turned to the old lady and said, "Auntie, go to the backyard in a bit and let all those dogs run free."
"Yes!" The old lady understood what Wang Meilan meant and readily agreed, then said, "Don't worry about me, you all go and come back soon!"
Hearing the old lady say that, Wang Meilan nodded slightly, then waved to Jin Xiaomei and the others, saying, "Let's go!"
At Wang Meilan's command, the women and the three members of the Zhao family got into the car. In the blink of an eye, besides Li Meijuan and the other eight, only the old lady, Zhao Youcai, and Zhao Weipeng remained at the gate.
"Second son, what are you looking at?" Seeing this, the old lady hurriedly urged Zhao Youcai, "Hurry up and get in the car."
"That woman!" Zhao Youcai muttered to himself about Wang Meilan, then he and Zhao Weipeng climbed onto the back of the Jiefang truck.
"Achoo!" Zhao Youcai sneezed as soon as he sat down in the back of the truck. He rubbed his nose and said to Zhao Weipeng next to him, "Nobody's talking about me anymore."
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"Kid, do you think your dad can knock those big claws off?" Xing San asked Zhao Jun during a break while carrying ginseng.
"I have a bad feeling about it," Zhao Jun shook his head and said, "The visibility is terrible. You can only see about 20 or 30 meters ahead if you look up. Where are we supposed to fight big claws here?"
“Brother, you never know!” Zhang Yuanmin rarely disagreed with Zhao Jun, saying, “My uncle is a really weird shot. Didn’t you hear my uncle say that he can shoot anything with a flick of his wrist?”
"Hmm." Xing San nodded in agreement and said, "His marksmanship is almost as good as that old blind man Yang."
Listening to Zhang Yuanmin and Xing San, Zhao Jun smacked his lips. He also felt that Zhao Youcai's marksmanship was quite impressive, even better than his previous life.
Thinking of his past life's reputation as a master marksman, Zhao Jun couldn't help but lament how his comfortable life had corrupted him. In his previous life, his family was of modest means, and he spent his free time wandering in the mountains, where he wielded the No. 16 pipe with unparalleled skill…
After their wild thoughts ended, Zhao Jun and the others also stopped resting. Zhao Jun and Zhang Yuanmin knelt on the ground with the deer antler keys and continued to carry ginseng, while Xing San, Zhao Jinhui, and Ma Yang patrolled and guarded the area.
"Brother!" Before taking action, Zhao Jun rolled up his sleeves and said to Zhang Yuanmin, "The ginseng released from this grove, except for this seedling, will be sold in half. Half of the proceeds will be given to you, Uncle, and Ruhai. The three of you will split it. As for this seedling, half of it will also be given to you."
The money for carrying ginseng and selling it is split, but the one carrying the ginseng will definitely get more, since he did more work.
“Alright, brother.” Zhang Yuanmin smiled and said, “You decide. Whatever you give, that’s what I’ll take.”
Having known each other for so long, Zhang Yuanmin didn't stand on ceremony with Zhao Jun and accepted whatever amount Zhao Jun asked for.
After a brief exchange, the two men used deer antler shovels to dig at the soil and pick out the ginseng roots. Zhao Jun was particularly focused when he reached the forked part of the roots. Zhang Yuanmin, standing beside him, also looked serious and completely absorbed.
Splash...
Suddenly, the sound of mountain birds flapping their wings flew over the forest.
Immediately afterwards, all around fell silent; the birdsong and insect chirping that were common in the mountains and forests disappeared.
Zhao Jun and Zhang Yuanmin, who often ran through the mountains, immediately sensed something was wrong, and the two brothers stopped what they were doing at the same time.
At that moment, a "thump-thump" sound came from inside the shack.
It was a little black bear. It was the only one in the shed. Zhao Jun was afraid it would come out and cause trouble, so he kept it in the shed.
The little black bear was very obedient; after eating its fill, it would sleep in its den. Now, it became restless, probably because it had smelled something.
"Wang Wang Wang..."
"Wang Wang Wang..."
Within two seconds, the Azure Dragon and the Black Dragon spoke one after the other. Zhao Jun knew something was wrong and hurriedly got up from the ground.
Zhang Yuanmin also sensed something was wrong. He didn't even bother to get up, but grabbed a woven basket from the side and used it to cover the ginseng king.
"Kid!" Xing San rushed over with Zhao Jinhui and Ma Yang, the old man's face grave. This old mountain dog had lived in the mountains for decades and was extremely perceptive.
Ma Yang, the simple-minded boy, stared blankly around. Xing San had just said he was going to the river to check out the fishing gear. But before they even reached the river, Xing San called him back. Ma Yang, not knowing what was happening, asked, only to be scolded by Xing San.
Young boys this age are stubborn. If someone else had insulted Ma Yang for no reason, Ma Yang would definitely have been indignant. But when Xing San insulted Ma Yang, although Ma Yang was also indignant, he didn't dare to say a word and obediently followed him back.
"Uncle, you go back to the shack and keep an eye on Hei Zi. Don't let it run away." As Zhao Jun said this, he snatched the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle from Ma Yang and then ran quickly towards the location of Qinglong and Heilong.
The Zhao family had a total of six semi-automatic rifles, one of which was kept at home and is now in Zhao Youcai's possession.
Three more trees were taken down the mountain this morning by Wang Qiang, Li Baoyu, and Xie Chen because they were going to hunt tigers, and Zhao Jun had given them plenty of equipment.
Of Zhao Jun's five men, only two semi-automatic rifles and four pistols were left behind.
Seeing Zhao Jun leave with his gun, Zhao Jinhui drew a semi-automatic rifle from his waist, and Ma Yang also took one out of his pocket. What boy doesn't like guns? Having never seen a gun at home, Ma Yang became fascinated by any gun he saw after joining Zhao's gang.
But the next second, Zhang Yuanmin snatched the pistol from Ma Yang's hand.
"Huh?" Ma Yang was taken aback, then heard Zhang Yuanmin urge, "Let's go!"
"Let's go!" Xing San grabbed Ma Yang by the collar and shoved him, then waved to Zhang Yuanmin and Zhao Jinhui.
Zhang and Zhao didn't move; they both watched Zhao Jun's departing figure.
"Hurry back to the shack!" Xing San said, "I'll go with Zhao Jun!"
After saying that, Xing San turned off his gun and chased after Zhao Jun.
Seeing that Xing San had left, Zhang Yuanmin and Zhao Jinhui no longer hesitated. The two followed Ma Yang to the front of the shed, removed the latch on the shed door, and the little black bear tried to crawl out.
Zhang Yuanmin and Zhao Jinhui lifted the little black bear by one arm each and dragged it into the shed, just like carrying a person.
The three entered the shack, and Ma Yang, caught up in the atmosphere, hurriedly locked the shack door.
At this moment, Zhang Yuanmin opened the observation hole and stared intently outside.
"Brother Zhang, what's wrong?" Ma Yang asked, and Zhang Yuanmin turned around and said with a wry smile, "We've fallen for Big Claw's trick of luring us away from the mountain!"
"Huh?" Ma Yang looked at Zhang Yuanmin with clear eyes. He couldn't understand. Wasn't Big Claw a tiger? Who was recruiting whom?
Just as Ma Yang was lost in thought, Zhao Jun and Xing San arrived one after the other at the place where Qinglong and Heilong were tied up. The two dogs were barking wildly down the slope. Without saying a word, Zhao Jun raised his gun and fired into the air.
"Bang!" The gunshot echoed through the mountains. Zhao Jun turned to Xing San and said, "Uncle San, let's take the dog back."
Xing San slung the gun over his shoulder and hurriedly went to untie the dog's leash.
The moment the rope was untied from the tree, Qinglong tried to rush out, but Xing San held him back tightly.
Zhao Jun shouted, and Qinglong quieted down. Zhao Jun glanced down the mountain, then turned around and took the rope that was holding Qinglong.
Xing San handed the rope to Zhao Jun, then went to untie Heilong. Perhaps because of Zhao Jun's scolding, both dogs quieted down.
Zhao Jun and Xing San led the two dogs quickly to the shack. Zhao Jinhui opened the shack door from the inside, and Zhao Jun and Xing San led the dogs inside.
"Brother-in-law!" Ma Yang asked Zhao Jun nervously, "Is Big Claw here?"
The boy had previously wanted to go hunt the Siberian tiger, but the tiger had not yet appeared, and the tense atmosphere alone made him feel terrified.
"It's alright now," Zhao Jun said. "It left as soon as I fired the gun."
Tigers are different from bears. Tigers won't charge at guns; they'll run away as soon as they hear a gunshot.
"These big claws must be heading for the Azure Dragon or the Black Dragon, right?" Xing San asked. During the famine years, even the wild animals had a hard time, and there were even reports of tigers coming down the mountain to snatch sheep and dogs.
As for Zhang Yuanmin's claim of luring the tiger away from the mountain, that's pure nonsense. The only reason the Siberian tiger came was, as Xing San said, because it was injured and couldn't catch anything else, so it came for the dog.
Zhao Jun thought Xing San was right, but just then, Zhao Jinhui whispered in Ma Yang's ear, "Who knows, they might be coming for us."
"Oh dear..." Ma Yang shivered, then heard Zhao Jun say to Zhao Jinhui in an annoyed tone, "They came for us, so they'll deal with you first!"
After saying this, Zhao Jun paused slightly, then added, "You caught it, and now you're going to eat it until your mouth is dripping with oil."
"Haha..." After Zhao Jun finished speaking, the four people, including Zhao Jinhui, burst into laughter, except for Ma Yang.
“It’s alright now.” Xing San comforted Ma Yang, saying, “Look, the dogs aren’t barking anymore. Our two dogs aren’t afraid of the big claws. If the big claws came, they would definitely bark.”
Despite their young age, Qinglong and Heilong are both seasoned hunting dogs, having hunted Siberian tigers several times before.
Hearing Zhao Jun and Xing San say this, Ma Yang's heart gradually calmed down.
Kids this age care about their pride. Ma Yang swallowed hard and said, "Big Claw isn't here yet. If it were, I'd fire two shots right away."
Hearing Ma Yang's words, everyone looked at each other, but no one said anything.
"Come on, brother." At this moment, Zhang Yuanmin called to Zhao Jun, "Let's continue carrying ginseng, and we can leave the dog in the shed when we're done."
After saying this, Zhang Yuanmin said to Xing San, "Alright, Uncle San, the three of you don't need to leave either. If the dog doesn't bark, no one will come."
Zhang Yuanmin's words made sense, but Xing San ignored him and instead said to Zhao Jun, "Kid, when we were going down there just now, a gust of wind came and I smelled the earthy smell."
"Hmm?" Zhao Jun frowned, and then heard Xing San say decisively, "It's going to rain! And it can't be light."
There's one more chapter coming up a little later, brothers, go to sleep first and read it tomorrow morning.
I'm only energetic at night; during the day I feel tired and weak. I only get energetic after 8 PM, and then I get more and more energetic as the night goes on.