sbdcsierra Chapter 1722 Provincial Museum Exhibition Attracts Japanese Devils
Chapter 1722 Provincial Museum Exhibition Attracts Japanese Devils
Chapter 1722 Provincial Museum Exhibition Attracts Japanese Devils
Zhao Jun wasn't surprised by Wang Meilan's words. Last year, when he handed over the pig god's carcass to Zhou Jianjun for disposal, it was the provincial museum that was collecting wild animal specimens from various forest areas in Heilongjiang Province.
Speaking of museums in Heilongjiang Province, they are quite a strange place.
In his previous life, in the year 2000, before he went abroad, Zhao Jun had been to Harbin once. That time, he and his family of three, along with Zhao Chun and his family of three, went to Harbin for tourism. They browsed the Qiulin Shopping Mall and bought red sausage and large loaves of bread.
At the time, the zoo was still in the city center. They took their child to the zoo and saw a three-legged tiger. They also enjoyed the rides at the Cultural Park and visited the museum and Sun Island.
Back then, the provincial museum had a front building and a back building. The front building was the exhibition hall, which was open to the public. The exhibition hall had three floors in total: one basement level and two floors above ground.
When Zhao Jun and his group arrived, the three floors were completely filled with exhibits, divided into natural and cultural sections. The cultural section contained cultural relics, while the natural section mainly featured dinosaur fossils and wildlife specimens.
Zhao Jun's son and Zhou Dao weren't very interested in cultural relics, but the boy had a particular fondness for dinosaurs.
Before leaving, Zhao Jun spent two hundred yuan at the corner between the first and second floors to buy two assembled dinosaur toys, one for each of the two children.
Years later, Zhao Jun returned to his hometown. While browsing short videos out of boredom, he came across an outdoor blogger saying that the Heilongjiang Provincial Museum was the most unworthy provincial museum.
After watching the short video, Zhao Jun realized that the provincial museum in the video was completely different from the one he had visited years ago.
Later, the provincial museum had very few artifacts left; all the national treasures and first-class cultural relics were put away. The three floors that used to be full of exhibits were reduced to just one floor, and there wasn't much left.
The natural history museum only has two dinosaur fossils, one woolly rhinoceros, and some other animal specimens left.
Some so-called special exhibitions don't even have any actual exhibits; they just use pictures to display them.
It's unclear why the provincial museum is in such a sorry state, but Zhao Jun provided the specimens simply to give Zhou Chunming and Zhou Jianjun some face in front of their superiors.
After all, Zhao Jun will only be better off if the father and son get better.
Zhao Jun remained unmoved, but Zhang Yuanmin asked Wang Meilan, "Auntie, did Director Chu say that a sign needs to be erected in front of that big black bear?"
"What the hell?" Wang Meilan didn't understand. Zhang Yuanmin looked at Zhao Jun, who laughed and said, "My brother Zhang said before that if that big black bear is exhibited, the description will definitely say that it was beaten by Zhang Yuanmin from Yong'an."
“Director Chu didn’t say.” Wang Meilan shook her head, and at this moment Li Baoyu next to her laughed and said, “Brother, Brother Zhang, if you ask me, we’ll just go to the provincial capital and take a look and we’ll know.”
"Go to the provincial capital?" Zhang Yuanmin's eyes lit up, and he turned to look at Zhao Jun.
"What do you think, brother?" Li Baoyu pressed Zhao Jun, but Zhao Youcai interrupted him before he could speak, "Go to hell!"
As he spoke, Zhao Youcai patted Li Baoyu's arm and said, "You're getting married in two weeks, and you're still making plans to go out. How can you be so carefree?"
After Zhao Youcai said that, Li Baoyu immediately fell silent.
今天是4月3号，再过俩礼拜的4月17号，就是李宝玉迎娶刘梅的日子。而老刘家办事那天，是4月12号。
This is somewhat contrary to the customs of Yong'an. Normally, according to custom, the bride's family holds their wedding three days earlier than the groom's family.
But there was nothing that could be done. According to the Chinese almanac, the day the Li family held their wedding banquet was the second day of the third lunar month, an auspicious day.
Of the four days prior, three were considered inauspicious for all activities, and one was explicitly stated as a day to avoid getting married. Only the fifth day prior, April 12th, was considered an auspicious day.
On the day the two families exchanged betrothal gifts, they sat down together to discuss the wedding date and decided to hold the ceremony at the Liu family's house on the 12th. Neither set of elders had any objections, nor did Liu Mei, but Li Baoyu was somewhat unhappy.
The reason Li Baoyu was unhappy was that normally he could bring his wife home every two days, but this would take four days, and he was impatient.
“Then let’s wait until Baoyu is done with everything.” Wang Meilan smiled and comforted Li Baoyu, “Let’s all go to the provincial capital together for a stroll.”
After saying this, Wang Meilan paused slightly and then added, "My father has been to the provincial capital before, but I haven't been there yet."
Hearing Wang Meilan's words, Zhao Jun did not hesitate for a moment and said directly, "Okay, Mom, let's go for a walk before we start planting."
Having been reborn, Zhao Jun would not hesitate at all for the chance to show filial piety to Wang Meilan.
Wang Meilan was quite happy, but Zhao Youcai didn't seem too pleased. He glanced at the mother and daughter and went inside.
Zhao Youcai was like the kind of elder who particularly liked to spoil the fun. Fortunately, apart from Li Dayong, the people outside were not paying attention to him. They were all talking at once, discussing their trip and unloading the bear meat from the car.
"Son, have you given them the money?" Wang Meilan asked, referring to whether Zhao Jun had given money to Wu Dalin and Qin Hongzhi.
“I gave it to them, Mom,” Zhao Jun said. “Two hundred yuan and forty or fifty jin of bear meat to their family.”
"Oh my!" Upon hearing the amount of money and seeing the four sacks being pulled from the vehicle, Wang Meilan asked, "You've shot down both bears?"
“Yes.” Zhao Jun nodded and smiled, “Two big black bears, both male, each weighing 350 or 360 jin.”
"Where's the bear's gall?" Wang Meilan asked. "Quickly give it to Mom, and Mom will take it to the house to soak in water."
"It's in my dad's pocket." Zhao Jun gestured with his chin towards the door, and Wang Meilan followed him into the house.
It was too late to cook the bear meat fresh at this point; by the time Zhao Jun and the others entered the house, the food was already ready.
After everyone finished eating, Zhao Jun, Zhang Yuanmin, and a few others went outside to roast bear paws, while Wang Meilan and Jin Xiaomei stayed inside to prepare the bear meat.
After everything was cleaned up, it was already past nine o'clock. The diners gradually dispersed, and the Zhao family of six washed up and went to bed.
……
The next morning, while Zhao Jun's family was having breakfast, the village's loudspeaker blared.
"Let me make an announcement," Zhao Guofeng's voice came through the loudspeaker: "Tonight at seven o'clock, the movie 'The Battle of Taierzhuang' will be shown in the village courtyard. Everyone come to watch the movie, so please bring your own chairs. I'll repeat that announcement afterward..."
"Mom," Ma Ling asked Wang Meilan, "Shall we go to the movies tonight?"
“Go if you want to,” Wang Meilan said with a smile. “If you don’t want to go, just stay home and watch TV. We have plenty of TV at home.”
As soon as Wang Meilan finished speaking, Zhao Youcai said, "What do you mean, 'go if you want'? You have to go!"
When Zhao Jun and the others looked at Zhao Youcai, Zhao Youcai continued, "If we don't go, the villagers will gossip about us again, saying that we've become detached from the masses because we have money."
“This guy…” Wang Meilan laughed, “He’s even framing me for a crime.”
……
Today, neither the leaders of the Zhao Family Gang nor the Zhao Family Hunting Gang went up the mountain; they stayed home to rest and recuperate, indulging in food, drink, and entertainment.
That evening, all the families went out together. The men carried stools, and the women carried melon seeds, to watch a patriotic movie at the village headquarters.
The movie was so moving that the men, women, and children of Yong'an Village were deeply moved and couldn't calm down for a long time after watching it.
As I walked home after the movie, the village was filled with discussions about the film's content.
"Oh dear!" Zhang Yuanmin sighed and said, "Those damn Japanese devils are truly hateful. I wish I hadn't been born in that era, otherwise I would have been on the battlefield too."
"You're kidding me, Brother Zhang." As soon as Zhang Yuanmin finished speaking, Xie Chen laughed and said, "You're not much taller than a gun, what kind of battlefield are you going to go to?"
“Exactly,” Wang Qiang chimed in with a laugh, “You have such a big crotch, you can’t even get into the trenches.”
"Hahaha..." Laughter echoed far and wide. Zhang Yuanmin laughed and said, "Uncle, what are you saying? You can't laugh at someone's patriotism."
Upon hearing the word "patriotism," Wang Qiang and the others stopped joking. At that moment, Li Ruhai rushed to Zhang Yuanmin's side and said, "Brother Zhang, what a noble ambition! If I had been born in that era, I would have also abandoned my studies to join the army and serve my country!"
"Forget it, you actually abandoned your studies to join the army?" To Li Ruhai's surprise, Zhang Yuanmin turned around and looked down on him, saying, "Your brother Zhang didn't go to school because his family was poor. You have such good conditions, and you say you don't study hard? You must hate people!"
Zhang Yuanmin spoke from the heart, but his words also stirred up trouble. After he finished speaking, the way Li Dayong and Jin Xiaomei looked at Li Ruhai changed.
Li Ruhai felt a chill on the back of his neck and quickly said, "I... I started work early to ease the burden on my family."
As he spoke, Li Ruhai grabbed Li Xiaoqiao and said, "I have a younger sister too. I'll save the money so my sister can receive an education!"
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoqiao quickly crouched down and jumped out of Li Ruhai's arms. At the same time, she heard Li Dayong curse Li Ruhai, "Go to hell!"
Amidst the laughter of the crowd, Jin Xiaomei playfully teased Li Dayong. At that moment, Li Ruhai went to tease Li Tongyun, saying, "Sister, if you had been born in that era, you would definitely have been famous!"
"Huh?" Li Tongyun was taken aback, then heard Li Ruhai laugh and say, "Others have the Double-Gun Granny, you're the Double-Stick Granny!"
After saying that, Li Ruhai dodged Li Tongyun's punch. Li Tongyun, whose punch missed, pointed at Li Ruhai and said, "Li Ruhai, you talk nonsense all day long, and you even want to abandon your pen for the sword? You'd better become a traitor!"
Upon hearing the word "traitor," Li Ruhai jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, shouting, "I won't..."
Before Li Ruhai could speak, Li Baoyu grabbed him by the back of the neck and pulled him into his arms like a chick.
“If you become a traitor, I will uphold justice and strangle you!” Li Baoyu said, and then put his arm around Li Ruhai’s neck.
"Hey! Hey!" Li Ruhai kicked his legs in a panic. Seeing this, Li Tongyun rushed over and slapped Li Ruhai twice.
Everyone laughed heartily at the sight of the three Li children playing around. When they had finished, Li Baoyu released Li Ruhai, pushed him away, and said, "Remember this: never become a traitor!"
"I'd never be a traitor!" Li Ruhai roared, "You're just trying to frame me!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and Li Baoyu chuckled.
……
A joyful day for several families passed amidst laughter. Today is Monday, and not many people went to the provincial museum to see the Pig God and the Black Bear Monster.
However, that evening, the Heilongjiang Provincial Radio and Television Station broadcast a news report about the arrival of two rare specimens in the provincial museum.
In fact, city dwellers have little concept of wild boars and black bears; they don't know what a 1,000-pound wild boar or a 700-pound black bear means.
The next morning, around 7 a.m., in a room on the third floor of the Ice City International Hotel, a Japanese man with a small mustache, Keiya Ishii, stood by the window wearing a perfectly pressed suit.
"Knock knock..." A knock came at the door. Kei Ishii glanced back and saw Mayumi Mori, who was setting out breakfast, go over and open the door.
“Miss Yumi.” Tomotaro Murata respectfully handed over today’s latest edition of the “New Evening Post” and said, “This is the newspaper Mr. Ishii requested.”
Mayumi Mori took the newspaper, closed the door, turned around and walked to Keiya Ishii, presenting the newspaper with both hands.
At that moment, Keiya Ishii was sitting on the sofa. He took the newspaper and saw that the front page featured black and white photos of the Pig God and the Black Bear Monster.
Keiya Ishii lowered his head slightly, bringing his eyes close to the newspaper as he carefully examined the black bear monster depicted on it.
Mayumi Mori stood respectfully to the side. About two minutes later, Keiya Ishii's voice reached Mayumi Mori's ears: "Yumi, we're not going back to Japan today."
“Mr. Ishii, what about the president…” Mori Mayumi had just started to speak when Ishii Keiya raised his hand to interrupt her.
Keiya Ishii put down his newspaper, turned his head to look out the window, and said calmly, "My teacher at Kyoto University, Mr. Hirata, was a military doctor in the Kwantung Army. He told me that in the Changbai Mountains of China and Russia, there are super-sized black bears that can break the limits of species size."
Upon hearing Keiya Ishii's words, Mayumi Mori subconsciously glanced at the newspaper that had been tossed onto the table.
In the newspaper, the big black bear was dead, but its face was still ferocious and terrifying.
At this moment, Kei Ishii also looked at the black bear monster in the newspaper and said: "In 1925, the warlord Zhang of Northeast China borrowed three million yen from the North Korean Bank under the guise of a loan, but he refused to fulfill his promise and refused to repay the loan by delaying and denying it."
In an attempt to eliminate him, the Kwantung Army poisoned his food. When Zhang was on the verge of death and the doctors they summoned were helpless, it was the Russians who used a kind of golden bear bile powder to detoxify him.
After saying this, Kei Ishii pointed to the black bear monster on the newspaper with his finger before continuing, "According to the investigation by the Kwantung Army's special agents, the Russians' golden bear gallbladders were obtained from hunting a black bear weighing 700 jin (350 kg). You should know that normal black bears are not that big."
Later, the Kwantung Army hunted oversized black bears in Northeast China, but only obtained one golden bear gallbladder. Further experiments revealed…
At this point, Kei Ishii stopped talking, while Mayumi Mori stared wide-eyed, her eyes filled with curiosity.
But Kei Ishii didn't continue. He just picked up his spoon and said, "After dinner, you and Murata will accompany me to this museum that was mentioned in the newspaper."
"Yes!" Mayumi Mori replied respectfully.
……
Following last night's news reports, the number of visitors to the Heilongjiang Provincial Museum this morning was visibly higher than yesterday.
These days, museums charge admission: 50 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
As you enter the museum, the humanities exhibition area is on the left and the natural environment exhibition area is on the right.
Today, the natural exhibition area was unusually crowded. Keiya Ishii, Mayumi Mori, and Tomotaro Murata followed the flow of people and walked up to the Pig God.
That 1,000-pound wild boar, though just a specimen, exuded an extremely strong sense of oppression.
Kei Ishii didn't linger in front of the Pig God. He walked towards the Black Bear Monster, with Mayumi Mori following closely behind. But when they passed the information board, Mayumi Mori glanced at it and saw two paragraphs written on it.
The first paragraph is a brief introduction to the wild boar species. The second paragraph states: This wild boar weighed 1,053 jin (approximately 575 kg) and was hunted by Zhao Jun and others from Yong'an Forest Farm of Shanhe Forestry Bureau.
(End of this chapter)