sbdcsierra Chapter 1786 Truly worthy of being called 2 Gudu!
Chapter 1786 Truly worthy of being called 2 Gudu!
Chapter 1786 Truly worthy of being called Ergudong!
It was already past six o'clock in the evening when the Jiefang truck drove into Yong'an Village.
At this time, everyone had returned from work or farm work, so Li Baoyu stepped on the gas and sped up to drive home.
As they passed through the Gu family's wasteland and approached the Zhao family's compound, a person suddenly darted out from the roadside, startling Li Baoyu so much that he slammed on the brakes.
Inside the trunk, Zhao Jun, who was chatting with Wang Qiang, was suddenly jolted backward, his back slamming heavily against the side of the truck.
Wang Qiang and the others also stumbled, but they regained their balance as the car came to a stop.
"brother!"
"Brother Jun!"
As soon as Zhang Yuanmin and Xie Chen regained their balance, they hurriedly got up and helped Zhao Jun up on either side of him. Both of them looked panicked and anxious.
"Baoyu, how can you drive like that?" Zhang Yuanmin shouted to the front after helping Zhao Jun up.
“Exactly!” Xie Chen chimed in, “If I had known he would act like this, I would have opened the shop myself.”
"Get out of my way!" Li Baoyu said irritably to the trunk after getting out of the car, "Didn't you say that you drove the way there, but you insisted on making me drive the way back?"
After saying this, Li Baoyu strode towards the front of the car. At that moment, Gu Yang went to the passenger seat. Reaching the passenger seat, Gu Yang saw a large, fat man sitting inside and asked, "Where's my brother Jun?"
No sooner had Gu Yang finished speaking than Li Baoyu, who had rushed over, grabbed him by the back of the neck.
"You're fucking crazy!" Li Baoyu said, forcefully pushing Gu Yang, causing him to stumble a few steps.
Actually, what happened just now was nothing. If it were anyone else, Li Baoyu would never have acted that way. If it had been an elder, Li Baoyu might have apologized to them.
But when it comes to Gu Yang, Li Baoyu just wants to punch him.
The reason is simple: Liu Tiezui had previously visited the Gu family to propose marriage, suggesting that Gu Yang marry into Li Dazhi's family, but Gu Yang refused.
Logically speaking, this kind of thing is quite normal. Negotiations require the consent of both parties. No matter how rich or powerful you are, the other party may not necessarily agree to your marriage.
The Li family are not unreasonable people. Although Gu Yang disagreed, Li Dazhi didn't take it to heart, and Li Baoyu and the others didn't think about revenge.
The key point is that Gu Yang is a fool. After refusing to marry into the family, he declared that he would earn money, build a house, and marry Li Tongyun.
This person is blind to reality. With Li Tongyun's qualifications, even if she has a terrible reputation, she wouldn't be the one to marry Gu Yang.
Li Dayong and Li Dazhi didn't hold a grudge against the younger generation, but the three siblings of the Li family wouldn't stand for it.
Li Tongyun was not among the three siblings. No matter how capable this girl was, she was still too embarrassed to personally get involved in her marriage.
Those who stood up for Li Tongyun were Li Baoyu, Li Ruhai, and Li Xiaoqiao.
Li Baoyu and Li Ruhai once put a sack over Gu Yang's neck, while Li Xiaoqiao, who was usually outspoken, also took the initiative to cause trouble at school, and led Zhao Hong to beat up Gu Jiabao, who was in the same class as them and was Gu Yang's nephew, twice.
Originally, one beating would have sufficed, and Gu Jiabao had resigned himself to his fate. His grandma, his mother, his third uncle, and his fourth uncle had all been beaten by the Zhao family before, and they fared just the same, didn't they?
Unexpectedly, several boys in Gu Jiabao's class, who had long suffered at Zhao Hong's hands, started urging and shouting to avenge Gu Jiabao.
Seeing the eight boys gathered around Gu Jiabao, Li Xiaoqiao sensed something was wrong and immediately sought out Zhang Lingling, a senior student.
As the class monitor, Xiaolingdang had high prestige in the class and quickly gathered an entire third-grade class. The eight classmates surrounding Gu Jiabao scattered like birds and beasts, and poor Gu Jiabao, who was left behind, was given a good beating by Zhao Hong and Li Xiaoqiao.
After that, the three Li siblings stopped causing trouble for Gu Yang, but they still didn't give him a friendly look when they met. Just like last night, Li Ruhai started arguing with Gu Yang as soon as he saw him.
"Brother Baoyu, I have something to say!" Even if Gu Yang was stupid, he knew that the time he was covered in a sack was done by Li Baoyu and Li Ruhai, because Li Baoyu was cursing when he hit him. Although it was just a simple "fuck, fuck", Gu Yang could still tell it was him.
"What the hell do you want?" Li Baoyu swung his fist at Gu Yang and shouted, "Get lost!"
Instead of retreating, Gu Yang advanced and shouted into the back of the truck, "Brother Jun! Brother Jun!"
They were only a few steps from home when Zhao Jun got out of the back of the car and walked towards Gu Yang, saying, "Stop shouting, you're making the dogs in our yard bark."
"Brother Jun." Gu Yang broke free from Li Baoyu's grasp, ran to Zhao Jun, and took out the cigarettes Zhao Youcai had given him from his pocket.
"I don't," Zhao Jun said with a smile. "When did you ever see me smoking?"
Gu Yang grinned, deftly stuffed the cigarette into his pocket, and then said to Zhao Jun, "Brother Jun, Han Shengli and I are looking for dogs today."
"What?" Zhao Jun was taken aback. Li Baoyu and Xie Chen, who got out of the back of the car, immediately looked at Gu Yang differently.
Zhao Youcai only told Zhao Jun about Han Shengli's underhanded behavior, but he didn't have time to tell Zhao Jun that he had sent Gu Yang to Han Shengli's side, nor did he have time to tell Zhao Jun that he had arranged for Zhang Jimin to deal with Han Shengli.
Before Zhao Jun and the others could say anything, Gu Yang said, "Brother Jun, that Han Shengli is such a scoundrel!"
"Huh?" Zhao Jun was stunned again. Gu Yang always spoke without any rhyme or reason.
At this point, Gu Yang told Zhao Jun and the others about how he and Han Shengli went up the mountain to look for the dog that day.
This morning, when Zhao Jun and the others left home, Zhang Jimin and Gu Yang arrived.
After discussing the matter with Zhao Youcai for a long time, the two parted ways. Zhang Jimin went to find a forest ranger he knew, while Gu Yang went to Han Shengli's house in Yonglitun.
At this time, Han Shengli, Han Wenxue, and Pang Zhendong were all waiting at home. Gu Yanglai said that Black Tiger had not run back to the Zhao family, and the Zhao family did not have the five dogs that Han Shengli had described.
Upon hearing this, Han Shengli called out to Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong and they set off to go into the mountains to look for the dog.
Han Shengli hadn't expected Gu Yang to come along, since everyone was busy with work at the time, and Gu Yang wasn't really close to him. It was already quite kind of him that Gu Yang went to Zhao Youcai's house to help him gather information.
But Gu Yang was very loyal and insisted on going with him to find the dog.
And so, the four of them searched the mountain for a whole day. As they were about to descend, Han Wenxue complained to Han Shengli, saying that it would have been better if he hadn't kept Black Tiger; otherwise, they wouldn't have had this trouble.
Han Shengli was already in a bad mood, and upon hearing this, he immediately berated Han Wenxue. Pang Zhendong and Gu Yang didn't dare to say a word.
Han Wenxue and Han Shengli are brothers. Han Wenxue didn't take it seriously when his brother scolded him. He even told Han Shengli that if they found their five dogs and Black Tiger, they should quickly return Black Tiger to the Zhao family to exchange for the 1,000 yuan reward.
But Han Shengli, who was in charge at the time, said he didn't care about the thousand yuan. If they found Black Tiger, he would shoot him dead on the spot. He didn't want the dog, and he wouldn't let Zhao Youcai get away with it either.
Hearing Han Shengli's words, Gu Yang was displeased. Black Tiger had saved him twice, especially the time a few days ago, when Gu Yang had even recognized Black Tiger as his elder brother while he was in the tree.
Although Gu Yang didn't mention it afterward, he definitely wouldn't allow anyone to mess with Black Tiger.
Gu Yang didn't say anything at the time, but he had already made up his mind to help Zhao Youcai deal with Han Shengli.
Gu Yang's harsh words infuriated Zhao Jun and the others.
"That son of a bitch!" Li Baoyu cursed, then whispered to Zhao Jun, "Brother, we can't let him get away with this."
Zhao Jun frowned, thinking that although Han Shengli was despicable, he had picked up Black Tiger, not asked Han Shengli to steal it. Furthermore, Han Shengli had only made threats but hadn't taken any action, so Zhao Jun felt he had no legitimate reason to deal with him.
Most importantly, I was quite busy today, as I was leaving for Lingnan the day after tomorrow afternoon, so I really didn't have time to deal with Han Shengli.
Just then, Gu Yang said to Zhao Jun, "Brother Jun, you don't need to worry about this. I'll get revenge for my brother... no, I'll get revenge for you."
"You?" Zhao Jun looked at Gu Yang in surprise. It wasn't that he looked down on Gu Yang, but that he really didn't think Gu Yang had that ability.
"Yes!" Gu Yang looked at Zhao Jun and nodded emphatically, "I've discussed it with Uncle Cai and Brother Jimin. Tomorrow, Han Shengli will have to go up the mountain to look for the dog again, and then I'll go with him. Once we're in the mountain, I'll..."
After Gu Yang finished speaking, Zhao Jun and the others had different expressions on their faces.
It's said that even if you like someone a lot, you'll sometimes complain about them.
Zhao Youcai is Wang Qiang's brother-in-law and an elder of Zhao Jun, Zhang Yuanmin, and others, so no one can speak ill of him.
But at this moment, everyone had the same thought: As expected of Ergudong!
"Brother Jun," Gu Yang said to Zhao Jun, "I'm going back now. Tell my Uncle Youcai that we'll make our move tomorrow!"
"Sigh..." Zhao Jun responded, then casually asked, "You waited for me outside just for this? Why didn't you tell my dad yourself?"
Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Gu Yang's expression immediately turned troubled, and he glanced sideways at Xie Chen.
"Huh?" Xie Chen was taken aback and immediately asked Gu Yang, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Um..." Gu Yang hesitated for a moment before saying, "I arrived around five o'clock. I was thinking of getting into the courtyard, but your aunt chased me out with bricks."
Gu Yang went straight to the Zhao family's house after returning to the village from the mountain. When he arrived at the Zhao family's gate, he shouted twice. Just then, Xie Sunshi came out of the outhouse. When she saw it was Gu Yang, she picked up a brick and was about to hit him.
Gu Yang turned and ran. Xie Sunshi chased after him out of the Zhao family compound, grabbed a stick from the woodpile, and chased Gu Yang for a while longer.
Hearing Gu Yang's words, Jie Chen pursed his lips and said nothing. Although he didn't have any romantic feelings for Li Tongyun, the families were together every day and got along like one big family. Jie Chen had long regarded Li Tongyun as a younger sister.
That's why Li Baoyu and Li Ruhai didn't discuss it with him beforehand that day; otherwise, there would definitely have been one more person, Jie Chen, to put the burlap sack on Gu Yang.
Therefore, Jie Chen did not express any apology for his mother chasing Gu Yang away, and even complained in his heart that his mother's fighting power had declined.
After seeing Gu Yang off, everyone returned to the Zhao family compound. Li Baoyu carried an extra-large steamed bun into the house, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
"What's this, Jun?" Zhao Weipeng asked. Zhao Jun laughed and said, "Uncle, I've got something really good today."
"What good stuff is it?" Xing San, Li Dayong and others gathered around. Zhao Jun asked Li Baoyu to open the steamed buns so that everyone could see them and share in the joy.
But then Wang Meilan stopped Li Baoyu and said to Zhao Jun, "Son, finish eating before you look at it. The food is ready."
"Yes!" Xie Sunshi chimed in, "Let's eat first, I'm starving!"
Upon hearing this, everyone took their seats at the table. Xie Sunshi was no ordinary woman these days; among the thirty-odd people in the room, she was the fifth oldest, after Xing San, the old lady, and Zhao Weipeng's parents.
But in the last half month or so, Xie Sunshi has been doing the most work among everyone.
This little old lady is hardworking and has a lot of strength. Even Xie Chen said that his mother hadn't worked for over sixty years and was just waiting to put in the effort this year.
To be honest, Xie Sunshi is in really good health. The effects of working like that, besides getting a tan, are that her appetite has increased.
However, given the Zhao family's wealth, they could provide for as much food as they wanted. This morning, before leaving home, Wang Meilan specifically asked Zhao Youcai to go to the market to buy vegetables.
Zhao Youcai rode his motorcycle to the market and ran into a group selling beef and a group selling horse meat.
Zhao Youcai didn't even glance at the beef vendor, and directly bought more than 50 jin of horse meat. Tonight, he cooked a variety of dishes, including stewed, braised, and deep-fried meats, making a total of eight dishes: six meat dishes and two vegetable dishes. Everyone ate to their heart's content.
After eating and drinking their fill, the diners went home, and Zhao Jun also put aside everything else and went to bed early with his wife in his arms.
I won't be staying at home the night after tomorrow, so I'll have to wait until June to see my wife again.
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The next day, May 21, 1988.
Zhao Jun and his group didn't go up the mountain today because they're going to Lingnan tomorrow afternoon, and it would be difficult to catch the hanging sheep even if they used the poles today.
Moreover, if you set a trap today, you'll have to retrieve the leopard's tendon rope tomorrow. If you fail to catch the hanging sheep, it'll be too much trouble.
At eight o'clock, Zhao Jiabang went to work in the fields with Wang Meilan, leaving Zhao Jiabang's head hunter at home to take care of the meals.
Meanwhile, Gu Yang continued his search for the dog in the mountains with Han Shengli, Han Wenxue, and Pang Zhendong.
Around 10 a.m., Gu Yang discovered the marks on the tree and realized he had fallen into Zhang Jimin's "trap".
Gu Yang took a few steps forward and stood in front of a large poplar tree. He looked around first, then drew a knife from his waist and carved the character "Wei" on the trunk.
After carving the words, Gu Yang put away the knife and then whistled.
Upon hearing the whistle, Han Shengli, Han Wenxue, and Pang Zhendong, who were scattered around, all rushed towards where Gu Yang was.
"What's wrong, kid Gu?" Han Wenxue, who was the first to arrive, asked. Gu Yang pointed to the character "Wei" on the tree and said, "Uncle Wenxue, you guys were here yesterday?"
“No…” Han Wenxue said, looking up at the carvings on the tree. He frowned as he looked at them, then looked around and said, “I’ve never been to this area before!”
Mountain runners often mark trees with symbols, such as traps or marks they use when searching for things in the mountains...
The character "韦" is the right half of the character "韩" and is also Han Shengli's unique mark.
These past two days they've been looking for the dog in the mountains, and sometimes they get confused, so they've been marking the trees.
If they see a tree with the character "韦" carved on it, it means they have searched this hillside today.
At this moment, Han Shengli hurried over and, seeing Gu Yang and Han Wenxue in the distance, shouted, "Found the dog?"
"Brother, did we just arrive at this place?" Han Wenxue asked. Han Shengli frowned and said, "Arrived for what? Hey?"
As they were talking, Han Shengli also saw the mark on the tree. He reached out to touch the character "Wei" when he heard a loud shout from not far away: "What are you doing!"
I missed updating by 1500 words last night, so I'll add a 4000-word chapter, but it'll be late. Guys, go to sleep now, and check back tomorrow morning.
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