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Chapter 582: Money-stuffing City People Are Ignorant Brothers

Xu Ning said as he called out to Guan Lei and the others. When the four of them came over, Xu Ning explained, "We went into the mountains carrying two Type 56 semi-automatic rifles. Logically, this shouldn't have happened, but the elder brother had a quarrel with us and went off on his own. Then he was killed by the tiger. Look..."

The fourth brother took a closer look and took a breath, saying, "How miserable! How could a tiger bite him like this? Oh, this is such a sin."

Chen Jinlong came over and stretched out his hand, saying: "Brother, you must help me. This is my own son. As long as you can help, everything is easy to deal with..."

The fourth brother stretched out his hand to shake his, and felt something strange in his palm. He lowered his head and turned his hand over, and saw two stacked big unity banknotes in his hand. He frowned and immediately threw them to Chen Jinlong.

"Who the hell are you talking about? No matter how poor I am, why would I need your two bills? Go to hell, get out of here!"

The fourth brother threw two stacked big unity notes at Chen Jinlong's forehead with his backhand, his tone full of anger, and then he turned back to go into the yard. At this time, Xu Ning reacted, rushed forward and grabbed the fourth brother's arm, and said urgently: "Fourth brother! Fourth brother! He is a city boy who doesn't know much, don't be like him!"

"Go to hell! Why are you standing here and insulting me? Do whatever you want! Life or death has nothing to do with me!"

Chen Jinlong was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know why the fourth brother was angry. After hesitating for a moment, he bent down and picked up the money on the ground. Then he stood silently beside the stretcher and didn't dare to say a word.

Some people may think that it is inexplicable that Lao Si suddenly got angry, but in fact, it depends on the people. One type of person has money to get things done, and the other type of person is not doing it for money or fame, but just wants to help. What's more, Lao Si's family is relatively poor, and he had already agreed to help, but Chen Jinlong still secretly gave him money, which was undoubtedly trampling on his self-esteem and bottom line!

Xu Ning understands people like Lao Si very well. Although they are so poor that they can barely make ends meet, they have a kind heart and do good deeds. For example, there was a news report in later generations about a disabled person who picked up rags and funded many poor students. Another example is that an old man who picked up rags heard about a disaster in a certain place and sent all the money in his hand to the police station to donate. There are too many such things, and it is impossible to explain them in a few words...

"Fourth brother! Don't be so angry, he really doesn't understand this! Fourth brother..."

The words "brother" touched the fourth brother's heart. He turned around and asked suspiciously, "He's not your real father, right?"

"Haha, Fourth Brother, you are slandering me. To be honest, he is my buddy's biological father. This is my buddy, and the one lying on the stretcher is his biological elder brother."

The fourth brother glanced at Chen Hedong and pouted, "I knew you didn't have such a father. What the hell! Brother, do you have any objection to me saying this about your father?"

Chen Hedong was stunned and shook his head, "With such a father, what can I do? Fourth brother, I apologize to you on his behalf. I'm sorry."

"Hey, it's okay! You two brothers are quite pleasant to listen to when you chat."

Chen Jinlong was scolded and was really upset. He still didn't understand why Lao Si was angry, because his working style tends to solve problems with money, while Xu Ning pays more attention to interpersonal relationships. In fact, there is nothing wrong with Chen Jinlong's way of doing things. He just sent it to the wrong person. If he sent it to a doctor in the city hospital, maybe he could get the job done!

At this time, the neighbors on the left and right pushed open the door and walked out, asking, "Old Four, what are you arguing about?"

"Nothing to argue about. I was just chatting with this little brother. Have you talked to your wife?"

"Well, the three of us can probably make enough to eat. Brother, we don't have anything good at home. It will be ready soon. You guys can have a bite."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Having a hot meal is better than eating tree bark in the mountains. Thank you! My name is Xu Ning, what's your name?"

"My last name is Liu, and my name is Liu Eryin."

Xu Ning stretched out his hand and said, "Oh my god, five hundred years ago, my mother and I were from the same family. My mother's last name is also Liu! Brother Liu, thank you for your help."

"Hey, that's not right..."

Xu Ning was stunned when he heard this, thinking, did I say something wrong? No way.

At this time, the fourth brother smiled and said, "This is my dear second brother! My name is Liu Sitie, and he is my fifth brother, Liu Wualu. Don't make fun of me, my parents are not well educated, so they named us five brothers according to gold, silver, copper, iron, and aluminum."

Xu Ning suddenly realized what was going on and slapped his thigh, saying, "Oh my god! Look, it was too dark and I couldn't even see your faces. I was wondering why you three brothers look a bit like each other."

In Northeastern dialect, "lianxiang" means that two people look very similar.

"Hahaha, of course I have to, buddy. Xiao Xu, come with us to the village office first. I have to tell the village chief."

"Okay! Fourth brother, we'll follow your instructions. Shitou, give the gun to second brother..."

Liu Eryin waved his hand: "No need, just carry it. You don't look like you guys would do anything bad."

Xu Ning shook his head and said, "No, that won't work. You can't carry a gun once you enter the village. Shitou, put the gun in Fourth Brother's yard."

"Hey!" Guan Lei responded and took Xu He's gun, stepped into the room and stood on the fence at the door.

Liu Sitie turned around and walked into the door and said, "Don't put it here, put it inside, it will be lost if you leave it here."

He placed two 56-and-a-half pills between the haystacks, and when he walked out the door, he said, "Let's go."

On the way to the village office, Xu Ning had a conversation with the three brothers of the Liu family and revealed basic information to each other. The three brothers also knew the relationship between the six of them. Originally, the Liu family consisted of five brothers. Liu Dajin and Liu Santong did not live nearby, but two streets ahead, because when the family was divided, the old house was given to the eldest and the third brother. The three brothers lived in the back house. The oldest was 38 years old, and the youngest, Liu Wulu, was only 29 years old. Liu Sitie had just turned 32.

Although the five brothers were a little poor, they all had wives and were not particularly destitute. After all, they had arms and legs and could earn a few cents anywhere, so it was no problem for them to support their families. Their living conditions were a little poor, and they usually had corn grits or cabbage stewed with pork and vermicelli, which were considered a staple.

When they arrived at the village gate, Liu Sitie asked Xu Ning and others to wait for a while. He and Liu Wulu went to find the village chief, while Liu Eryin stayed and chatted with Xu Ning.

"Our village chief took office just two years ago. He is quite famous in Malian, mainly because his eldest nephew is the third in command in the village. He has made a lot of money in the past two years..."

"Didn't you repair the roads in the village?"

"What are you repairing? When we were planting this spring, we bought a tractor from somewhere. It cost 1 yuan to turn over one mu of land. None of us five brothers paid for it. We turned over the land ourselves with shovels."

"Then you must be very tired, right?" Guan Lei said.

"What can we do if we are tired? We don't have the spare money..."

Xu Ning frowned and asked, "Second brother, how old is this village chief?"

"I'm over fifty, almost sixty."

"Oh, I understand then." Xu Ning turned around and said, "Brother Dong, ask your dad to buy a ticket."

Chen Hedong walked over and raised his hand. Chen Jinlong muttered, "Didn't you want it just now?"

"Hurry up, Erning is more capable than us! You almost got screwed just now, do you know that?"

Chen Jinlong took out a big unity note, and then Chen Hedong handed it to Xu Ning. He smiled and said, "Second brother, can I give one to your village chief?"

Liu Eryin smiled and said, "That's great! He will definitely get it done for you, believe it?"

"letter!"

At this time, Liu Sitie and Liu Wulu came over with an old man in a thick coat. The old man cursed: "What do you five brothers want to do? Just kill me! This night... If it weren't for your parents, I would have dealt with you guys long ago, so be gentle!"

"Uncle Zhang, just open the door and let them make a phone call. I'll thank you later."

"I don't need it! No one in your Liu family is easy to beat. You rely on your brothers to bully the village..." Liu Sitie said with a smile: "Uncle Zhang, please be kind. You said you made so much money, but what's the use of it? Saving a life today is a good deed."

"Fuck your father!" Village chief Zhang cursed, but the two Liu brothers were not angry. After all, they were asking for help.

When the three of them came closer, Village Chief Zhang glanced at Chen Heshuang lying on the stretcher, then looked up at Xu Ning and the others, and said, "You guys are really good at finding people..."

Before Village Chief Zhang could finish his words, Xu Ning rushed forward and grabbed his hand, saying, "Village Chief! My brother was injured by a tiger and is waiting for help. I just want to make a phone call. Can you help me?"

Village Chief Zhang was stunned. He put down his hand and touched the bills in his hand. He smiled and said, "Of course! You can make as many calls as you want! Come into the house quickly. Don't stand here. It's dark..."

Liu Sitie frowned when he saw Xu Ning's action. When Village Chief Zhang stepped forward to unlock the door, he whispered, "What money should I give him?"

"Fourth brother, we will leave after we finish our business. The five of you brothers still have to live in the village."

"It's unnecessary! Last winter, the five of us brothers beat up his son. Am I afraid that he will gossip about us? If he doesn't behave, I will beat his son!"

Xu Ning smiled silently: "It's okay, Fourth Brother, I still need to find him for something later."

After everyone walked into the village office, Village Chief Zhang naturally picked up the thermos and poured water into the teacup, saying, "Are you thirsty? Drink some water first! The phone is on the table, call it yourself. Bring the person in and put him on the kang! We don't have so much to say, you guys are quite polite, it's like being at home here, come and sit down!"

The three Liu Sitie brothers looked at each other with a bit of disgust in their hearts. It was obvious that the card Xu Ning had given them, the Great Unity, had taken effect.

Xu Ning walked to the table and picked up the phone, saying, "Brother Dong, I'll contact a friend first, and you can call home later..."

On the way, everyone had already decided that since Chen Heshuang was unconscious, there must be no delay and he must be sent to the hospital as soon as possible. The nearest city was Yanzhou, Jilin Province, but there was no one he knew in Jilin Province, so Xu Ning decided to send Chen Heshuang to Mudan City. It just so happened that Wu Haiquan was at the mine in this city and maybe he could know someone there.

He took out the phone book and dialed the number. It was connected soon. After transferring the line, he was connected to Wanye Coal Mine. After Xu Ning explained that he was looking for Wu Haiquan, the other party asked him to wait for a moment. After more than ten minutes, Wu Haiquan answered the call.

"Erning? What happened?"

Xu Ning said, "Brother Quan, I'm fine. I was with a friend to move a grave in Wanye Mountain, and we ran into a big cat. My friend's elder brother was injured, his arm and leg were broken, and he is now unconscious. I was thinking of asking if you know anyone in Mudan City Hospital. We didn't bring much money, so we have to buy on credit first."

Wu Haiquan breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "The money is easy to talk about. I'll pay for it first. Are you not injured?"

"There's nothing wrong between me and Shitou, don't worry."

"So where are you now?"

"In Shuangfu Village, Malian Township."

"Why did you go there?"

"Isn't this just to avoid the big cat? Oh, this is a complicated matter."

Wu Haiquan thought for a moment and said, "Do you have a car? If not, take a boat and go directly to the city dock along the Mudan River. I will ask the hospital to send an ambulance to pick you up."

"Wait a moment, I'll ask."

Xu Ning put down the phone, turned around and asked, "Village Chief Zhang, can you find us a car? We don't have to go to Mudan City, just take us to Yanwangkanzi in Wanye."

Village Chief Zhang frowned upon hearing this and said, "This is a bit difficult to handle..."

Liu Sitie said bluntly: "What do you mean by difficult? I'll give you another ten yuan, is it still difficult? Doesn't your Zhang Yu have a car?"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Liu Eryin said, "Uncle Zhang, it's not easy to make ten dollars these days, what's the point of asking Zhang Yu to drive a car?"

"Oh my, it's so dark, can I let him drive by himself?"

"Isn't it okay for the three of us brothers to follow?" Liu Sitie said.

Village Chief Zhang looked at the three Liu brothers and nodded, "Okay, then I'll ask him to pack up the car."

Xu Ning turned around and picked up the phone and said, "Brother Quan, I have a car here. Let's go directly to Mudan City First Hospital. Can you help me contact the hospital?"

"Okay! When can you guys arrive? I'm not too far from the city."

Xu Ning calculated the time and said, "It's almost 10 o'clock now. We will set off in half an hour. It will take about four or five hours to get there."

"That's around four o'clock in the morning. OK! I have to go find my dad now. He has a friend in the hospital. Don't worry. Be careful on the road."

"Hey, thank you for your help, Brother Quan."

Wu Haiquan said: "You just keep saying these heretical words!"

"It's not my business. I'm bothering you and my uncle..."

"Then drink two more glasses tomorrow!"

"It's all right, Brother Quan. Let me tell you about this man's condition. He's unconscious now. His left arm was bitten off by a big cat and it's nowhere to be found. I used a red-hot knife to stop his bleeding, sewed up the wounds on his body, fixed his broken leg, and sprinkled some anti-inflammatory medicine on his wounds, but I didn't dare feed it into his mouth..."

"Okay, I got it. I'll be there right away and wait for you at the hospital entrance."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Ning turned around and said, "Brother Dong, do you need to call home?"

Chen Hedong said, "Let my dad beat him. My words are not effective. Dad, ask Hexi and my uncle to bring some money over."

Chen Jinlong nodded, walked forward, picked up the phone, and dialed the number in silence. Old Chen's family did have a phone, but the phone was dialed in the old east room, where his wife lived. After waiting for two transfers, a voice came from the phone.

"Who is it? At this late hour..."

"I!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Chen Jinlong's wife was stunned for a moment, and immediately shouted: "Oh my God! What happened? What's going on?"

"He Shuang is injured, let He Xi answer the phone, quickly!"

"Why are you injured? What happened?!"

His wife's tone was very harsh, and one could tell from the tone that the couple had a small quarrel every two days and a big quarrel every three days.

"Hey! Go and call Hexi! Don't waste time!"

(End of this chapter)