The whole mountain is my hunting ground

There was a heavy snowfall yesterday, and today the mountain animals will not easily get out of their dens, so after Zhao Jun and the others finished their morning meal, they chatted at Huang Gui's house.

When Chen Xueyi was chatting about roasting donkey dung eggs to eat, the two dogs in Huang Gui's front yard suddenly started barking.

"Yo!" Huang Gui stretched his neck and looked outside the courtyard. He saw a middle-aged man standing outside his courtyard door through the window. Seeing his appearance clearly, Huang Gui hurriedly got off the kang, pulled on his shoes and walked out. While shouting: "Who is that? Hurry up, Zhiqiang is here!"

When Song Lan, who was working outside the house, heard this, she hurriedly rubbed her hands on her clothes and followed Huang Gui outside to greet him.

Judging from the couple's posture, they must be distinguished guests!

After a while, Huang Gui let one person into the house. As soon as they entered the door, Huang Gui raised his hand to Zhang Yuanmin and introduced the man: "This is Yuanmin."

As soon as the man heard this, he quickly walked towards Zhang Yuanmin, and after a few steps away, he extended his hand to Zhang Yuanmin.

"Ouch!" Zhang Yuanmin stood up quickly, held hands with the man, and looked at Huang Gui at the same time.

Huang Gui put his hands on the man's shoulders and said to Zhang Yuanmin, "This is Shao Jun's father."

"Ah!" Zhang Yuanmin smiled and nodded repeatedly when he heard this.

"This is Zhao Jun." Zhang Yuanmin introduced Zhao Jun to Shao Zhiqiang.

When Shao Zhiqiang shook hands with Zhao Jun, he said with a smile: "I have admired your name for a long time, and I always hear my brother Huang talk about you."

Zhao Jun smiled, and after Shao Zhiqiang shook hands with Jie Chen, Song Lan greeted him: "Zhiqiang, get on the Kang, and I'll get you some water."

"Stop working, sister-in-law." Shao Zhiqiang hurriedly stopped Song Lan, and then said, "I'll leave right away."

"Then why are you in a hurry?" Huang Gui said, "Let's eat here at noon and let my sister-in-law prepare two dishes."

"No!" Shao Zhiqiang waved his hand and said, "Brother Huang, I came to your house just to greet you. Come to my house for dinner in the evening."

With that said, Shao Zhiqiang raised his hand and said to Zhao Jun and others: "These little brothers, as well as my sister-in-law, Guofu, and Minqiang, all come to my house at night."

When Huang Gui heard this, he knew that the old Shao family wanted to be a host to thank Zhang Yuanmin for bringing his single seedling back from the mountains.

At this time, Song Lan asked Shao Zhiqiang with a smile: "Zhiqiang, what are you doing?"

"Just come, sister-in-law." Shao Zhiqiang waved to Song Lan and said, "Now that you are here, you can help your younger siblings with their work. Otherwise, she would not be able to survive on her own."

After Song Lan heard what Shao Zhiqiang said, he turned his attention to Huang Gui. Huang Gui nodded to Song Lan first, and then said to Shao Zhiqiang: "Okay, let's go there tonight."

"We'll have dinner tonight." Shao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "You have to come here early."

As soon as Shao Zhiqiang finished speaking, he received a positive reply from Huang Gui. He smiled slightly, turned around and stretched out his hand to Zhang Yuanmin. While shaking hands with Zhao Jun and the other three briefly, Shao Zhiqiang said a treat.

After Zhao Jun and the others were polite with Shao Zhiqiang, Shao Zhiqiang said goodbye to everyone. When he walked out, everyone came out to see him off and sent him out of the hospital.

After returning to the room and sitting down again, Huang Gui asked Zhao Jun and others, "Is this a good person?"

Hearing Huang Gui's question, Zhao Jun and the others nodded repeatedly. Shao Zhiqiang's conduct was much better than that of Chen Xueyi.

At this time, Song Lan put the frozen mountain grapes on the table, then raised her hand and pointed outward, and said to Zhao Jun: "The mallet your brother used to treat his leg was arranged by him."

"Ah." When Zhao Jun heard Song Lan's words, he couldn't help but think of the black tiger in the backyard. At this time, he thought that he might also be able to buy a mallet from Shao Zhiqiang.

"Sister-in-law, that person who came just now was also carrying ginseng." Jie Chen interjected and asked.

"Yeah." Song Lan nodded and said, "I am the boss, what are you thinking about?"

"Ah?" Jie Chen was stunned and said in surprise: "You don't look like a mountain runner!"

No wonder Jie Chen was suspicious, Shao Zhiqiang was elegant and well-dressed, he looked more like a teacher.

"Oh!" Huang Gui sighed and said, "Where are the twenty or so people under my command?"

As he spoke, Huang Gui raised his hand and gestured toward the window, saying: "In our villages, all those who live in the mountains are willing to follow him as long as he calls."

After hearing Huang Gui's words, Zhao Jun knew that Shao Zhiqiang was not simple. Carrying ginseng in the mountains is different from doing siege work. Some people do siege work as a hobby. Men like guns and pursue excitement.

And releasing mountains is all about money.

The fact that Shao Zhiqiang has such charisma shows that he can lead others to make money. Otherwise, who would be willing to follow him?

A ginseng leader who can have twenty people under his command is considered to be the best in the field of mountaineering. You must know that the Pang family gang in Yongsheng only has nine people.

She was going to a banquet in the evening, so at noon Song Lan made a simple stew of radish and potato chips soup, and cleaned up all the leftover steamed buns from the morning.

After taking a short break after lunch, Zhao Jun, Zhang Yuanmin, and Jie Chen followed Huang Gui out. The four of them went to the village shop to buy some cans and cakes, and then went home to call Song Lan, mother and son. Then, the group went straight to Shao's house.

After walking for three to five minutes, he came to a farm yard and saw green smoke rising from the chimney. Huang Guidang entered the yard first and shouted: "Who is leaving home?"

"Hey!" As soon as Huang Gui finished speaking, Shao Zhiqiang came out of the house with his wife Lin Yueying and Shao Jun.

A few people exchanged simple greetings in the courtyard, and Shao Zhiqiang let Zhao Jun and others into the room.

Shao Zhiqiang and Huang Gui walked in the front, followed by Zhao Jun, Zhang Yuanmin, Jie Chen and Shao Jun, and then followed by Guofu and Minqiang. The two women, Song Lan and Lin Yueying, walked at the end, holding their arms and talking and laughing.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw an old man standing in the outer room of the Shao family. He was probably in his sixties, with gray hair and wearing a brown cotton-padded jacket.

This old man is much taller than Zhao Jun, about 1.8 meters tall. Although his eyes are not big, he has kind-hearted features.

He is Shao Jun's grandfather, Shao Tianpeng.

As soon as Huang Gui from the front came in, Shao Tianpeng smiled and said, "Here you go, Huang'er."

When the old man smiled, his face became wrinkled, his eyes almost disappeared from laughter, and he looked very kind.

"Hey." Huang Gui usually peeed because of soreness, but when he saw Shao Tianpeng, he smiled, bent down, and called "Uncle Shao."

Shao Tianpeng smiled and nodded in response, then turned his attention to Zhao Jun and others.

At this time, Shao Jun pulled Zhang Yuanmin and introduced to Shao Tianpeng: "Sir, this is me, Brother Zhang."

Shao Tianpeng glanced at Zhang Yuanmin and realized that this little man was not young anymore. It seemed inappropriate to call him a young man, so he clasped his fists at Zhang Yuanmin and said, "Man, it was your fault yesterday."

"Hey, old man." Zhang Yuanmin quickly waved his hands, then clasped his hands together, knocked twice in mid-air to Shao Tianpeng, and said: "The people in the mountains have caught up, there is no one who won't help."

The old man smiled when he heard this and said, "That's a good thing to say. Since we have Huang'er's skills, we won't be outsiders."

Zhang Yuanmin even claimed that it was. At this time, Shao Jun introduced Zhao Jun and the ministers to his father, and the old man smiled kindly at the two of them and said, "Welcome to my home. When you come, treat it as your own home."

"Okay, old man." Zhao Jun responded, then glanced at Shao Jun next to him, then turned back to Shao Tianpeng and said, "We three brothers are the same generation as Shao Jun, so we will always call you Master Shao."

If they follow Huang Gui's argument, Zhao Jun and the others can call Shao Tianpeng uncle, but they should try their best not to give him any seniority when they are away from home.

"Hey!" Shao Tianpeng heard what Zhao Jun said and said with a smile: "What a good boy."

At this time, Zhang Yuanmin and Jiechen both stepped forward and, together with Guofu and Minqiang, called Shao Tianpeng "Master Shao" in unison.

Shao Tianpeng responded again, then raised his chin at Song Lan who had just walked in, and said with a smile: "Is Xiao Lanzi here?"

"Uncle Shao." Song Lan had just said hello when he heard an old voice coming from the back room: "Why is it so lively outside?"

Hearing this voice, Shao Tianpeng turned his head and rushed into the room and said, "Dad, we have a visitor at home."

After speaking, Shao Tianpeng raised his hand to Zhao Jun and others and said, "Let's go into the house."

Everyone followed Shao Tianpeng into the house and saw a big Kang under the south window in the twenty-square-foot big house.

This big kang can accommodate ten people!

There is Zhang Chuyu's kang table on the kang, and an old man is sitting on the east side of the kang table. This old man's hair and eyebrows are all white, and he has an unkempt beard, but he is wearing a clean blue cotton-padded jacket.

He was holding the kang table with one hand, and this was the only hand he had. The other cuff was placed on his cross-legged knees, and there was nothing outside the cuff.

The old man's name was Shao Yunjin. Not many people knew his name, but when it came to Shao Tuzhao, even thirty years later, many people in the Lingnan and Lingxi ginseng trades knew his congratulatory name.

"Master Shao!" As soon as Huang Gui came in, he stretched out his arms and leaned forward, and handed the two butter paper packets in his hand to the edge of the kang.

"Oh!" Shao Yunjin frowned and said loudly to Huang Gui: "Come here, what are you doing with the things?"

"I didn't buy anything." Huang Gui's voice was also loud, but he probably took care of the old man's hearing loss and said, "Buy some food to respect your old age."

Shao Yunjin nodded slightly and was no longer polite, even accepting Huang Gui's gift. At this time, Zhao Jun came forward with two bottles of wine. When he placed the bottles on the edge of the kang, he shouted "Old Master" to Shao Yunjin.

Shao Yunjin and Shao Tianpeng are father-in-law, but these two old men have completely different temperaments.

Looking at Shao Tianpeng, I just felt that this old man was very kind and made people feel very friendly.

But Shao Yunjin was different. The old man of the Shao family had a fierce look on his face. Even though he is in his eighties, people still feel that this old man is difficult to deal with.

Seeing Zhao Jun put the wine in front of him, Shao Yunjin glanced at Zhao Jun, then turned his face slightly and asked Shao Tianpeng loudly: "Who is this?"

"This man's surname is Zhao." Shao Tianpeng gestured his hand forward to include Zhao Jun, Zhang Yuanmin and Xie Chen, and then said: "He, this man, and Mr. Xie are from Lingnan. They brought it back to our army yesterday."

"Ah!" After hearing what Shao Tianpeng said, Shao Yunjin frowned, squinted his eyes, opened his mouth and nodded. After a pause, he raised his eyes and looked at Shao Jun and said, "Why are you coming back? I'll die outside!"

Although the old man's words were harsh, everyone could tell that he didn't mean what he said. Shao Jun poked his head out from behind Zhao Jun and shouted to Shao Yunjin: "If I don't come back, you are not allowed to come to me in the middle of the night. ah?"

"Am I looking for you?" Shao Yunjin rolled his eyes at Shao Jun, then raised his left hand on the Kang table, and called to Zhao Jun and the others: "Come, get on the Kang quickly, it's hot on top."

Hearing what Shao Yunjin said, Huang Gui, Zhao Jun, Zhang Yuanmin, and Jie Chen all got on the kang and sat on the kang with the two old men of the Shao family, while Shao Zhiqiang took Shao Jun, Guofu, and Minqiang to sit on the bench under the kang.

After everyone sat down, Shao Zhiqiang took out a pack of Shilin cigarettes, unpacked them and distributed them to everyone. Except for Zhao Jun, Guofu, and Minqiang, all the people in the room smoked.

Especially the old Shao family, from the eighty-six-year-old Shao Yunjin to the eighteen-year-old Shao Jun, four generations of their ancestors and grandchildren have been together.

Shao Yunjin held the cigarette in his hand, exhaled a puff of smoke, looked at Zhao Jun on his right, and asked: "Boy, did you just say that you are from Lingnan?"

"Yeah." Just as Zhao Jun responded, the old man asked again: "Where is your family from in Lingnan?"

"Eighteenth Post." Zhao Jun was afraid that the old man didn't know about Yong'an, so he reported the previous name of Yong'an Forest District.

"Ah?" As soon as Zhao Jun said this, Shao Yunjin and Shao Tianpeng were startled. Shao Yunjin stared and shouted loudly: "Our family is also from over there."

At this time, Shao Tianpeng reached out and stroked Shao Yunjin's back, signaling the old man not to be too excited. Then he asked Zhao Jun: "Mr. Zhao, what is your old man's name?"

Shao Tianpeng asked this just to see if there was any old relationship with Zhao Jun's family. And Zhao Jun thought to himself that his father Zhao Youcai and Shao Tianpeng were definitely not from the same generation, let alone Shao Yunjin.

So, Zhao Jun reported his grandfather's name, and only heard him say: "My grandfather's name is Zhao Dazhu."

Shao Yunjin rolled his eyes when he heard this name. This name sounded familiar to him, but the reason was that among the people he knew, there must be seven or eight people with this name.

Shao Tianpeng on the side asked Zhao Jun: "Is the Zhao Dazhu you are talking about a siege?"

"Yes, yes!" Zhao Jun agreed repeatedly, while Shao Yunjin poked his head toward his son and asked, "Who is it?"

Shao Tianpeng smiled faintly and replied: "Dad, you don't know him."

"Ah!" After hearing what Shao Tianpeng said, Shao Yunjin didn't ask any more questions, but he looked at Zhang Yuanmin and gestured: "Isn't your family from Lingnan?"

"Ah, yes." Zhang Yuanmin said, "Old man, my father's name is Zhang Dahong, and my grandfather's name is Zhang Er'er."

For people of Zhang Yuanmin's generation, life is a problem. Famine, war, disease, some families have seven or eight children, and both of them are considered good if they survive.

If you can't live anymore, who cares about your first and last name?

As for Zhang Yuanmin’s father, Zhang Datou was also a well-known figure in Yong’an Forestry District twenty years ago. But his father was a few years older than Zhao Youcai, and still a generation behind Shao Yunpeng.

At this time, the two old men of the Shao family looked at each other. Shao Tianpeng slowly shook his head and said with some uncertainty: "I have an impression, but I can't remember it."

"Master Shao." At this time, Zhang Yuanmin became more alert. He remembered that Shao Yunjin had a beard and was from Lingnan. He must have known the old man from his wife's natal family.

So, Zhang Yuanmin frowned and shouted to Shao Yunjin across the kang table: "Old Master, do you always know Blind Man Yang?"

As soon as Zhang Yuanmin said this, Shao Yunjin glared. Even though this old man was eighty-six years old, his eyes were not cloudy at all, but rather sharp!