The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

Chapter 1558: The Zhao family, who valued civil affairs over military affairs, helped Jie Chen provi

Chapter 1558: The Zhao family, who valued civil affairs over military affairs, helped Jie Chen provide clues

After he mastered the art of shooting, Zhao Youcai became very proud of everything related to hunting. No matter what achievements others made, Zhao Youcai didn't care.

Because he felt that if he had a gun in his hand, he could do it. I didn't hit it, but I just didn't catch up.

As for beating Lao Niu, Zhao Youcai attributed it to his bad luck.

Zhao Youcai was so proud that he never took advantage of the Zhao Family Gang. There were so many dogs at home, but Zhao Youcai didn't take any of them except the ones that belonged to him.

He bought the green tiger and the red bitch, and picked up Erhei. Although the green and yellow dogs left by Xing Zhiyong were brought by Hu Zhenjiang and given to Zhao Jun, they were given to Zhao Youcai by Zhao Jun.

In addition to these five dogs, there is also Bald Tail and two half-sized red dogs in the East Courtyard that also belong to Zhao Youcai.

But after Bald Tail arrived at the Zhao family, he didn't even stay one night before being sent to the Jie family to recuperate. Bald Tail had only been back for a few days, and he was not very familiar with Zhao Youcai. Zhao Youcai was afraid that he would suddenly go up the mountain and run around, so he wanted to wait for a few days before taking him out.

As for the two half-year-old little red dogs, if the red female dog was a living hunting dog, then Zhao Youcai would really take the two little ones with him.

Because the little red dog will follow its mother up the mountain, and when the red bitch is looking for prey, the little red dog will follow. When the red bitch wants to attack the prey, the little red dog will follow.

But the red bitch won’t be alive yet, so Zhao Youcai’s first task now is to drag the red bitch out, and then use the red bitch to drag the two little red dogs.

After hearing Zhao Youcai say that he would not take the dogs of the Zhao Family Gang, Li Dayong, who had climbed over the wall from the next yard, asked, "Brother, aren't our four dogs alone?"

The word "single" mentioned by Li Dayong means a weak force in the hunting industry.

It was the first time for the red bitch to go up the mountain, and she didn’t know what it was like yet, so only four dogs were able to work.

Lin Xiangshun also had this concern, so he asked Zhao Youcai that question just now.

"It's okay!" Zhao Youcai said nonchalantly, "No matter what I bump into, as long as these four dogs can leave a nest for me to see, I can hold on."

Zhao Youcai's words were a bit arrogant. Although Li Dayong and Lin Xiangshun knew that he was good at shooting, dog hunting and sled hunting were two different things. Dog hunting mainly relied on dogs. No matter how good your shooting skills were, what if you couldn't catch the target?

But at this time, Zhao Youcai had already walked out of the yard with a gun on his back, and Li Dayong, Li Dazhi and Lin Xiangshun could only hurriedly follow him.

Lin Xiangshun drove the car, Zhao Youcai let the Li brothers sit in the passenger seat, and he sat in the trunk to accompany the dog and communicate with the hunting dog.

In this way, the Jiefang truck carried four people and five dogs out of the village and into the forest.

At the same time, Zhao Jun was explaining the situation to his people in the jeep.

Whether it was Zhao Youcai who led the team out before, or Zhao Jun who led the team today, although the father and son said they were looking for treasure, they did not mention that Wang Dabazhang left behind golden grapes, golden watermelons, etc. They only said that during the turbulent years, Wang Meilan's mother hid some things and buried them on that mountain, but they forgot the specific location.

The biggest advantage of the people under the Zhao family father and son is that they are obedient. They do whatever they are told to do and don't ask random questions.

For example, why did they only think of looking for it after burying it for so many years? Why didn't they look for it before logging? No one asked these questions. If the boss told them to, they would come; if the boss told them to look, they would look, and they would not complain if they couldn't find it.

Zhao Jun did not hide everything from these people. He gave an important clue, which was that there should be a wild grape vine where the things were buried.

Hearing what Zhao Jun said, Zhang Yuanmin frowned and said, "Brother, we have to clean up before felling, and not leave any seedlings behind."

This is true. Zhang Yuanmin has worked as a chainsaw operator, so he knows it best. Before felling a tree, you have to use an axe to clear away the messy branches and vines around the tree. Since there are no trees in that area, there are no vines either.

Zhao Jun also knew that Zhang Yuanmin was right. After hearing what Zhang Yuanmin said, Zhao Jun couldn't help but frowned.

As the saying goes: If one person hides something, a hundred people can't find it. If there is no accurate mark on the place where the treasure is hidden, how can you find it in the mountains? You can only try your luck.

Li Baoyu, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, saw Zhao Jun frowning and said hurriedly, "Brother, don't worry, let's go there and take a look first."

Hearing what Li Baoyu said, Zhang Yuanmin hurriedly said to Zhao Jun: "Brother, don't worry. I will do my best to help you find those things."

As soon as Zhang Yuanmin said this, Xing San, Wang Qiang, Li Baoyu and Jie Chen all looked at him at the same time.

This old guy is really good at talking.

Li Baoyu's lips moved slightly. He had always considered himself the most trusted confidant of Zhao Jun. But recently, Li Ruhai and Zhang Yuanmin had made contributions one after another, which made Li Baoyu feel a sense of crisis. He felt that his position beside Zhao Jun was already in jeopardy.

Especially the speech he gave Zhao Jun yesterday, which backfired. Fortunately, Zhao Jun reacted quickly and his co-workers laughed it off, otherwise Zhao Jun would have been hanged on the stage.

"Brother!" Li Baoyu turned to look at Zhao Jun and said firmly, "When we get there, I'll go around the mountain to see if there are any clues. Then we can peel off the cocoons and extract the silk.

Li Baoyu still understood Zhao Jun. As long as he spoke in a mysterious way, his brother would not understand and would think that what he said made sense.

But Li Baoyu didn't just want to fool the Zhao army. He said that he wanted to walk around the mountain, which meant that he was determined to help the Zhao army.

"Oh!" But at this time, Zhang Yuanmin chuckled and said, "Baoyu, let big brother take care of the clue search. You and Xiaochen, you two can just carry the chainsaw, pickaxe, etc. When we need to do the hard work, you two can show your skills."

Li Baoyu and Xie Chen were very dissatisfied after hearing what Zhang Yuanmin said. Xie Chen immediately retorted: "Brother Zhang, what you said is really interesting. Why can't we find clues? Why do we have to work so hard?"

"That's right." Li Baoyu said unhappily, "You are the only one who can do it?"

"Oh!" Zhang Yuanmin sighed and said, "Baoyu, Xiaochen, don't be stubborn. Baoyu, don't run around the mountain. If you really have strength and don't know where to use it, then carry me up on your back."

"I'm so beautiful that you're so snotty!" Li Baoyu heard this and shouted, "I'll still carry you? If you can help my brother or my aunt find something, I'll carry it for you. If you can't find it, I'll throw you into the ditch."

"Haha..." Zhang Yuanmin was not angry at his brother's joke. Instead, he laughed and said, "Don't say anything, Baoyu. When we get to the mountain, you can just rely on your elder brother. If there is any clue, I will definitely not let it go."

"Okay, stop arguing!" At this time, Xing San spoke up to stop the quarrel. Zhang Yuanmin, Li Baoyu, and Jie Chen were silent when they heard the old man's words.

"Qiangzi." Xing San pointed ahead and asked Wang Qiang, "Is it just around the corner?"

"Yeah." Wang Qiang responded, and then said to Zhao Jun: "Nephew, stop the car when you turn around."

"Okay!" Zhao Jun said as he turned right and parked the jeep steadily on the side of the road.

The six people got out of the car one after another. Li Baoyu consciously carried the chainsaw on his back, and Jie Chen also took the initiative to carry the shovel and pickaxe.

Wang Qiang led the way, and the six people went up the mountain.

The six people followed the route Zhao Youcai took that day, going up first and then around. After an hour's journey, they finally arrived at the hillside.

When the Zhao army got here, they were immediately disappointed. They saw tree stumps uprooted on the snow. Looking around, there were only a few trees on the hillside, and it was so empty that they could see far into the distance.

But since they were here, they would definitely not give up. Zhao Jun led his men to disperse and walk down from the top of the hill with a basket on their backs.

This side is a sunny slope. Zhao Jun hadn't been up the mountain for more than half a month. As soon as he went up the mountain today, he felt something different.

When I stepped on the snow, it made "puff" and "puff" sounds. Upon closer inspection, I saw that the top layer of snow was like smoothie, not as dense as before.

This is what it means to be civilized.

If you grab a handful of normal snow and squeeze it with your hands, the temperature from your palms will melt the snow, but that won't happen if you wear gloves.

Zhao Jun and his team came out early, and it was nearly ten o'clock when they came around the mountain. The temperature was still low at this time, but in the afternoon, when the temperature rose and the sun shone, the top layer of snow could be squeezed to produce water even with gloves.

By then, the snow was visibly wet.

This is the snow melting.

Although the temperature has not reached above zero these days, this is a sunny slope and without the shade of big trees, the flowers have already melted.

The six of them walked slowly down the mountain, carefully observing their surroundings. But there was nothing but snow and tree stumps nearby.

In Yong'an, chainsaw operators are reluctant to bend over when working, so the tree stumps are all above knee height.

When felling trees, not only do they clear away branches and vines, they also compact the snow around the trees. Although there was a moderate snowfall the year before last, the snow layer around the tree stumps was still thin.

In addition, the snow around the tree stumps became thinner as the snow thawed over the past few days, so that almost every tree stump was exposed.

This gave the six soldiers of the Zhao army a good opportunity. They carefully observed the tree stumps to see if there were any marks on them.

This was a last-ditch effort. The possibility of a mark on a tree stump less than a meter above the ground was too small. But even so, Zhao Jun and his men still checked it carefully.

In fact, they also checked on the day Zhao Youcai brought his men in. Moreover, Zhao Youcai, Li Dayong and others all vowed that there would be no negligence.

But at the moment, Zhao Jun and his team had no other clues and could only check the tree stumps again.

Going down, there are a few trees that have not been cut down. But the trees are thin, and the roots are only as thick as Zhao Jun's waist.

Zhao Jun was thin, with a waist of 2.4 feet, so the tree was not very thick. But whenever they came across a tree, the six Zhao Jun soldiers would circle around it to look for signs. There were even two times when Li Baoyu climbed up the tree to look, but he still didn't find anything.

It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when we got down the hill. We searched on this slope for four hours.

Zhao Jun sat under a tree chewing a pancake and said to the others, "Uncle, let's finish this pancake and go back."

"Boy." Xing San heard this and asked Zhao Jun, "Then you won't look for him?"

"How can we find it now?" Zhao Jun said, "Wait until spring comes and the snow melts, then we can come back and have a look."

This is the end of the matter, that's all it can do.

After finishing the pancakes in their hands, the six people got up and walked out along the ditch. At nearly three o'clock, the six people got on the jeep.

When we came here, Zhao Jun was the driver. When we left, Li Baoyu was the driver.

This was Li Baoyu's initiative request. He felt that he had not contributed much that day, so he helped his brother drive, which was considered a gesture of appreciation.

After working for a whole day and finding nothing, the six people couldn't help but feel discouraged. No one spoke, which made the car exceptionally quiet.

"Why are you all silent?" Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Zhao Jun tried to adjust it, but he just smiled and said, "If we can find it, it's fine. If we can't find it, forget it. If we can't find it, we don't lack money to spend."

"That's right." Wang Qiang also laughed and said, "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have made this trip. I would have taken the dog out to hunt as well."

"Wouldn't that mean we would be fighting against Uncle Zhao?" Xie Chen said. Zhang Yuanmin jokingly said to Zhao Jun, "Brother, I feel like there will be a battle between us and my uncle sooner or later."

"Haha..." Everyone was amused by Zhang Yuanmin's words, and the atmosphere instantly became lively.

Just as Zhao Jun said, what if we can't find those things? We can live our lives as usual, and eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks every day.

"Brother." Suddenly, Li Baoyu said to Zhang Yuanmin, "You said you were so powerful before you came here, and I thought you were so powerful. Who would have thought that after getting here, you are not as good as me and Xiaochen. At least we can still contribute some strength, but you can't do anything."

"I..." Zhang Yuanmin saw that the "warrior" was about to raise his head, and immediately suppressed him: "Zhuge Liang had the time to execute Ma Su, let alone your elder brother? Besides, given the current situation, who can do anything? Even if you let Guan and Le do it, it will be useless."

Hearing what Zhang Yuanmin said, Li Baoyu curled his lips and said, "Brother, you are like an old sow with a broken hip - there is always something to complain about."

"Haha!" Zhang Yuanmin laughed and said, "Eloquence is also a talent. Zhuge Liang debated with many scholars. Don't you know that? Your elder brother is not as good as Zhuge Liang, but you are not as good as Zhang Zhao and Lu Ji either."

"This guy!" Li Baoyu couldn't argue with Zhang Yuanmin, so he could only say helplessly: "This comic book makes you understand clearly."

Hearing Li Baoyu say this, Zhang Yuanmin thought that Li Baoyu was praising him and smiled happily.

"Hey?" Suddenly, a voice interrupted Zhang Yuanmin's laughter, and then Xie Chen said, "Brother Li, stop the car!"

"Huh?" Li Baoyu was startled, and then heard Jie Chen shouting, "Brother Li, stop the car!"

Li Baoyu was sure that he had heard correctly and quickly stopped the car.

"What's the matter, young minister?" Zhao Jun turned around and asked Jie Chen, who was staring at him with wide eyes and said, "Brother Jun! I know the clue!"

"Ah?" The Zhao army was stunned. Zhang Yuanmin stopped Jie Chen and said, "Come on, little minister. I, your elder brother, haven't found any clues yet. How can you find six?"

"You go to the side." Xie Chen pushed Zhang Yuanmin away, then cleared his throat and said to Zhao Jun: "Brother Jun, if we look for it like this, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack!"

Well, after reading a few picture books, anyone can speak idioms.

Zhao Jun looked at Xie Chen and asked, "How do we find him?"

"We have to analyze it." When Xie Chen said this, he looked at Zhang Yuanmin next to him with disdain and said, "You have to be a really smart person to use your brain."

Zhang Yuanmin could tell that Xie Chen was targeting him, so he immediately retorted: "Little Minister, don't just talk, use your brain, let me see."

The Zhao army had two elders, Xing and Wang, and two civil and two military officers. In fact, the two civil and two military officers usually got along well. If there was an external enemy, they would definitely unite to fight against it.

But if there is trouble within the Zhao family gang, the four of them will quickly split into four groups and start a fierce infighting.

Zhao Jun was no longer surprised by this, and at this moment he just wanted to hear Jie Chen say something useful.

"Brother Jun!" Xie Chen recalled what Zhao Youcai had taught him, and then said, "I heard you say that when the old man hid something, he said that the wild grapes next to it were sweet?"

"What's so sweet?" Before Zhao Jun could say anything, Li Baoyu turned around and gave Li Chen a blank look, saying, "You can't eat sour or sweet."

Xie Chen twitched his eyelids to tuck Li Baoyu in, and then continued to say to Zhao Jun: "Brother Jun, wild grapes are only sweet and delicious when they grow on sǎi trees, white ash trees, and ash trees!"

"Ah!" Zhao Jun's eyes widened instantly when he heard that.

(End of this chapter)