sbdcsierra Chapter 1781 Let's practice with the suspended sheep first (Bonus chapter 23 for daily event)
Chapter 1781 Let's practice with the suspended sheep first (Bonus chapter 23 for daily event)
Chapter 1781 Let's practice with the suspended sheep first (Bonus chapter for the holiday event, chapter 23)
While Zhao Youcai was trying to downplay the incident, Han Shengli was leading Gu Yang quickly out of the mountain area.
The two had been wandering around in the mountains all day, from morning till now. They had only eaten a few handfuls of wild vegetables and were already starving.
Han Shengli had been running in the mountains for many years. He was not afraid of hardship or hunger. What really made Han Shengli sad was that all six of his dogs had been lost.
Han Shengli blamed Gu Yang for the lost dog.
Perhaps he thought that without Gu Yang, he wouldn't have gone that way at all, let alone let go of Black Tiger. In that case, he should be in the 84th Forestry Squad by now.
So on the way down the mountain, Han Shengli walked very fast, completely ignoring Gu Yang who was traveling with him.
Gu Yang wasn't blind to good and bad people, but it was getting late, and he was a little scared to walk on the mountain path by himself, so he kept chasing after Han Shengli.
Just before leaving the mountain, Han Shengli seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly stopped and turned around, calling out, "Gu Yang."
"Uncle Han." Gu Yang had a good temper, or perhaps he was genuinely a little scared. As soon as Han Shengli called him, he hurriedly stepped forward.
Just then, Han Shengli said, "We're almost out of the mountain area. After we're done, come with me to my house."
"Huh?" Gu Yang was taken aback, and then Han Shengli continued, "It's been so long, and we haven't eaten yet. Come to my house and have a bite to eat."
"Uncle Han, I'm so sorry," Gu Yang waved his hand and refused, "It's already this late, I'm going home soon."
After saying that, Gu Yang added somewhat uncertainly, "My mom can save food for me."
"Ah, okay then." Han Shengli wasn't really inviting Gu Yang; he was just trying to lighten the mood between them.
"Gu Yang." Sensing the atmosphere had eased somewhat, Han Shengli patted Gu Yang on the shoulder and said, "You've been running around with me all day, you must be tired."
"I'm not tired, Uncle Han," Gu Yang said somewhat embarrassedly. "If it weren't for me today, your dog wouldn't have gotten lost."
"Hey," Han Shengli waved his hand dismissively and laughed, "Why are you talking about that? The dog is lost, Uncle Han will go up the mountain to look for it again tomorrow."
"Uncle Han," Gu Yang said, "then I'll come to your house tomorrow and help you find the dog."
"You're a really kind-hearted kid," Han Shengli praised Gu Yang, then sighed and said, "If you hadn't said that, I would have been too embarrassed to ask you for a favor."
"What's up, Uncle Han?" Gu Yang asked. Han Shengli replied, "I was thinking that when you go back to the village, you can visit Old Zhao's house whenever it's convenient for you."
"The Zhao family?" Gu Yang frowned upon hearing this and asked, "Uncle Han, which Zhao family?"
"Which other Zhao family is there?" Han Shengli said, "Zhao Youcai's family."
Hearing Han Shengli's words, Gu Yang suddenly remembered something: he had been so focused on finding the dog with Han Shengli that he had forgotten that when he first met him, he saw him walking Zhao Jun's big black dog.
That scene sparked a flood of thoughts in Gu Yang's mind.
If this matter only involved Zhao Youcai, Gu Yang might have sided with Han Shengli. But with Zhao Jun involved, Gu Yang's heart couldn't help but lean towards the Zhao family.
"Is it okay, Gu Yang?" Han Shengli pressed Gu Yang for an answer, but he also guessed what Gu Yang was thinking, so he explained his actions: "Today, as soon as I came out of the village, I saw that big black dog from Old Zhao's family by the roadside."
I'm out hunting, so I can't take the dog to him. I'll just keep the dog for now. I'm thinking of taking the dog back to him when I get back from the mountains, when I have some free time.
I never expected to run into you as soon as I entered the mountains. You said there were bears over there, so I led the dog that way.
As you know, as soon as his big black dog barked, I let it run free, and it ended up leading all five of my dogs away.”
"Uncle Han, what do you mean by that?" Gu Yang asked again, "Why do you want me to go to Old Zhao's house?"
"Dogs know their way around and their homes, so I was thinking you go to Old Zhao's house and let me take a look at them," Han Shengli said. "Let's see if my five dogs went back with his big black dog."
“Okay, Uncle Han.” Gu Yang agreed readily, but Han Shengli had no idea what he was really thinking.
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After leaving the mountain area, Han Shengli returned to Yongli, while Gu Yang returned to Yong'an. Since the two villages were not in the same direction, and Han Shengli had headed home when he left the mountains, they both traveled towards Yongli village. As a result, Han Shengli arrived home earlier than Gu Yang.
By the time Han Shengli arrived home, Li Meijuan had already finished eating.
Because Han Shengli said he was going to stay in the mountains for a while, Li Meijuan didn't expect him to come back at all.
At this moment, Han Shengli returned, which surprised Li Meijuan.
Before Li Meijuan could even ask him why he was back, Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong arrived.
"Brother, is that really you?" Han Wenxue asked as he entered the house, "Why are you back?"
Today, following Han Shengli's instructions, Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong went to the convenience store and bought five jin of bald-headed pancakes. They also took twenty jin of cornmeal given to them by Li Meijuan and headed straight for Old Zheng's shack in the 84th Forestry Section.
Logically, Han Shengli should have arrived before the other two. However, when Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong arrived at Old Zheng's shack, they found that Han Shengli had not yet arrived.
The two put down their rations and food, spoke with Old Zheng, and informed him beforehand that Han Shengli was going. They waited there until noon, but Han Shengli still hadn't arrived.
At this point, the two of them didn't sense anything was wrong. They guessed that Han Shengli might have encountered some prey on the way and had temporarily set off a dog hunt.
So Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong joked with Old Zheng, saying, "This old man is in for a treat."
The two returned in the afternoon. They lived in the front and back yards, and after dinner, they went to the convenience store to play cards. As they passed by Han Shengli's house, they vaguely saw a man enter Han Shengli's house.
They knew Han Shengli wouldn't be coming back today, but then a man entered Han Shengli's house. What's going on?
His brother had just left when his sister-in-law started bringing men into the house. Han Wenxue acted impulsively and came over, and Pang Zhendong couldn't stop him.
Han Shengli didn't hide anything from the two of them and immediately told them about what happened on the mountain that day.
When she heard that all six dogs had run away, Li Meijuan burst into tears.
Not counting Black Tiger, the other five dogs, Erhei and Sanhua, were hunting dogs that the Han family had raised for many years.
Raising hunting dogs is never an easy task, and not all dog gangs are like the Zhao family's dog gang, with strong men, powerful dogs, and plenty of guns.
Just like Han Shengli's family, they raised more than 30 hunting dogs over the past five years, but in the end, only these five remained.
It can be said that Han Shengli and his wife invested a lot in training these five qualified hunting dogs.
Fortunately, after the Dog Gang survived, it helped the Han family make a lot of money. Not to mention anything else, just take the Yong'an Spring Hunt after the New Year. They killed so many bear gallbladders. Even if half of them had to be given to the Pang family, Han Shengli's family still made a fortune.
So no matter how much Han Shengli praised Black Tiger, in Li Meijuan's heart, her five dogs were the real money-making machines.
Now that her family's cash cow has been taken away by the big black dog she picked up, Li Meijuan's heart feels like it has been shattered into eight pieces, and she is in so much pain that she can't control herself.
"What are you howling about?" Han Shengli, already annoyed, yelled at Li Meijuan, "Get me some food right now, I've been starving all day."
"I'll let you starve to death, you son of a bitch!" Heartbroken, Li Meijuan disregarded the presence of Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong. She jumped up and cursed Han Shengli, "I told you not to keep that dead dog, but you wouldn't listen! Now look what you've done, smug! I knew you weren't good at being smug."
Li Meijuan felt sorry for him, but didn't Han Shengli feel sorry for him too? After being scolded by Li Meijuan in front of his two brothers, Han Shengli could no longer suppress his anger.
Han Shengli slapped her hard across the face, making Li Meijuan spin halfway before she fell onto the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Brother, what are you doing?"
"Brother Han, how could you hit my sister-in-law?"
Seeing this, Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong quickly stepped forward to pull Han Shengli back. At this moment, Li Meijuan got up, holding onto the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and quickly turned around, raising her hands to grab Han Shengli's head.
Han Shengli, who was being held back by Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong, was unable to dodge. Li Meijuan grabbed his hair with one hand and scratched his face viciously with the other.
"Ah!" Han Shengli screamed in pain. He forcefully broke free from Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong's grasp, and slapped Li Meijuan again.
Li Meijuan, who was knocked down again, reacted even faster than before. She got up immediately after falling to the ground and then pounced on Han Shengli once more.
Seeing the couple fighting, Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong rushed to break them up. While it was relatively easy for Pang Zhendong to pull Han Shengli away, it was much harder for Han Wenxue to pull Li Meijuan away.
Although she was his sister-in-law, Han Wenxue could only tug at Li Meijuan's arm. In this way, Han Shengli was at a disadvantage.
After several rounds, Han Shengli's face was scratched raw by Li Meijuan.
It wasn't until the neighbors on both sides heard the commotion and came over that they were able to separate the couple.
The neighbors were both trying to mediate the fight and watching the commotion. Han Wenxue thanked them on behalf of Han Shengli and his wife and politely saw them out.
But these people didn't leave after they went out; they all gathered in the Han family's courtyard to watch the excitement.
At this moment, only Han Shengli, Li Meijuan, Han Wenxue, and Pang Zhendong remained in the Han family's house. Li Meijuan cried and cursed Han Shengli, saying, "Han Shengli, you bastard, I'm not going to live with you anymore. We're getting a divorce tomorrow."
"Fine, let's get a divorce. Anyone who doesn't is a coward," Han Shengli retorted.
Seeing this, Han Wenxue quickly advised, "Brother, sister-in-law, what are you two saying? How old are you to be getting a divorce? Won't people laugh at you?"
“That’s right,” Pang Zhendong also advised, “Brother Han, Sister-in-law Han, you two shouldn’t fight. The child isn’t around, otherwise you’ll both have to worry about him.”
Han Shengli listened to what the two women said. But the woman was irrational at this moment. Li Meijuan pointed at Han Shengli and scolded, "I told you to send that dog back to Old Zhao's family and get a thousand yuan in return, wouldn't that have been better? You wouldn't do it no matter what, and now look what happened? Huh? We've lost all five of our dogs."
At this point, Li Meijuan seemed to remember something. She pointed to the outer room and shouted, "That damned dog even bit my old man to death!"
Li Meijuan got more and more excited as she spoke, and then added, "There were also twenty catties of cornmeal, all wasted."
Yes, now that the dog is gone, Han Shengli no longer needs to go to Old Zheng's shack in 84. But even so, can he ask for the cornmeal he gave them back?
"Shut the hell up!" Han Shengli was already annoyed, and Li Meijuan's scolding only made him more frustrated. Hearing this, Li Meijuan instantly exploded, jumping up from the bed and cursing Han Shengli while hopping around.
Before Han Wenxue and Pang Zhendong could react, the couple started fighting again.
Unlike the chaos at the Han family's house, the Zhao family's house was filled with men, women, and children, enjoying fine wine and food, and a joyful atmosphere.
At this moment, Zhao Jun didn't even feel the pain when the big blister on the corner of his mouth burst.
After gulping down two mouthfuls of soda, Zhao Jun announced to the Zhao family with a smile, "Tiger is back too. If Master Shao calls again tomorrow, I'll set a date with him."
Wang Qiang, Li Baoyu, and others all knew that the date Zhao Jun mentioned was the date their Zhao family gang would head to Lingnan.
"Brother," Li Baoyu asked Zhao Jun with a smile, "when are we going?"
"Can't we go any day?" Zhao Jun laughed. "The 22nd, the 23rd, any day is fine with us."
As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, Li Baoyu shouted, "Brother, I'll be the vanguard!"
Zhao Jun was taken aback, then heard Zhang Yuanmin say, "Brother, I'll be your strategist."
"I..." Xie Chen opened his mouth but stammered. But then a clever idea struck him, and he shouted, "Brother Jun, I'll escort the grain and fodder!"
"Brother Chen," Zhao Jinhui questioned, "Where are the provisions? We can only bring a couple of rations at most. Do we really need you to escort them?"
Jie Chen glanced at Zhao Jinhui and said irritably, "I'll drive the whole way, and you'll be my escort."
Zhao Jinhui was speechless after being choked by Xie Chen's words, while everyone else burst into laughter.
After the laughter subsided, Li Ruhai said to Zhao Jun, "Brother, you should appoint me as your general. I will lead these four men and guarantee that we will achieve a resounding victory and immediate success."
"Go to hell!"
"You should sit down there!" Li Baoyu and Xie Chen retorted to Li Ruhai, and the others were amused by their behavior.
"Son," Zhao Youcai suddenly said to Zhao Jun, and Zhao Jun, without saying a word, said directly to Zhao Youcai, "Dad, if you want to go, you can come with us."
"I'm not going with you guys." Zhao Youcai winked at Zhao Jun and said, "I want to ask you, aren't you going to try your luck with the ram before you leave?"
Zhao Jun was taken aback upon hearing this, only then remembering the agreement he had made with Zhao Youcai to set up a trap near Qing Shi La Zi before heading to Lingnan.
This is because they were afraid that after the Siberian tiger had broken free of the leopard tendon rope, its elasticity would be greatly reduced, making it impossible to successfully lasso the sheep again.
Secondly, Zhao Jun wanted to conduct an experiment first, since he had never used a lasso before. So, before trying to lasso a Siberian tiger, he wanted to test the waters with a goat.
Thinking of this, Zhao Jun said to Wang Qiang, "Uncle, let's go up the mountain tomorrow, let's go up to Qing Shi La Zi."
“Okay.” Wang Qiang agreed readily, then he smiled and said to Zhao Youcai, “Brother-in-law, why don’t you come with us too?”
"I'm not going," Zhao Youcai pouted and said, "I have something to do tomorrow."
After saying this, Zhao Youcai turned to Wang Meilan at another table before anyone could ask him anything and said, "Lan, pack me twenty catties of cornmeal tomorrow. I'm going to stay in the mountains for a few days."
(End of this chapter)