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Chapter 633: Techniques for Finding People Do you want to die?
The next day, around five in the morning.

Five sisters-in-law and two nephews-in-law gathered in the outer room of Liu Sitie's house to roll river noodles. River noodles are a specialty food of Yanshi. The noodles are colorful. Each color of dough is made from elm bark, corn, mung beans, white flour, etc.

Using elm bark to knead the dough can make the noodles more sticky and chewy, and there are some requirements for kneading the dough. Finally, use a wooden dough press to press the dough into noodles.

It was already past 6: when Xu Ning got up. The food was already ready. He hurried to the toilet, came back to wash his hands and sat on the kang.

He didn't exchange pleasantries with Liu Sitie and the others, but just concentrated on eating the noodles, looking up from time to time to praise the food for being delicious! The sisters-in-law were very pleased to hear this, and they felt that the meal was worth it.

After dinner, Xu Ning sat on the kang and chatted with the five brothers of the Liu family. Liu Guosheng got some tea from somewhere and asked his wife to make a pot of tea.

At nearly 8 o'clock, Xu Ning put down his teacup, said hello to Lao Liu's family, and told them that he would not be back at noon and would be back at five or six in the evening, so they could eat first and don't have to wait for him!
He got into the car and glanced at the biscuit tin and 56-and-a-half on the passenger seat. Just as he was about to step on the accelerator to drive away, Liu San ran out of the house and shouted, "Brother! Save this fried rice for eating on the road."

"Okay, thanks, Third Brother."

"Don't be polite, drive slower."

Xu Ning took the lunch box and stepped on the accelerator, drove out of Shuangfu Village and headed straight for Jilin Province.

The journey here is basically all mountain roads, the road conditions are rugged, winding and bumpy.

He stopped twice on the way, and after finishing the fried rice in the lunch box, he set off again. Half an hour later, he saw a forest farm in Jilin Province. There were many people working in the mountains, and the sounds of chainsaws and shouting could be heard from time to time. He turned his head and glanced at the vegetation on the mountain. It was not much different from that in Qing'an Forest Farm. Some of the trees were very thick, so they were cut down, leaving only saplings as thick as legs and arms.

After successfully entering one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Yan City, he went straight to Dawang Village.

Obviously, the purpose of his trip was to give money to Li Quan's second uncle. In fact, Xu Ning had considered whether to keep the money, but after thinking about it for a long time, he was unwilling to embezzle the 1 yuan against his conscience.

Why? Although Xu Ning did not agree to give money before Li Quan died, he had actually gained a lot of benefits after Li Quan's death. Secondly, Xu Ning felt that it was a bit unsoccer to take the 1 yuan, after all, it was the money of a dead person. Since he left 1 yuan for running errands, he had to run a trip! Only in this way could he feel at ease.

Arriving at Dawang Village at exactly 12:, Xu Ning poured some oil into the tank at the entrance of the village and saw a white-haired old man coming back from the fields carrying a backpack.

Xu Ning immediately took out a cheap cigarette from his pocket, took out one and handed it over, saying with a smile: "Uncle, I want to ask you something."

The old man was surprised. He took the cigarette and said, "What do you want to know?"

"I remember there was a man named Li in our village?"

The old man looked at him and said, "Half of the people in this village are named Li. Who are you looking for?"

"Ah, I'm looking for Li Shouwang..."

"Li Shouwang? There doesn't seem to be such a person in our village."

Xu Ning said nonsense: "What about Li Shoucai? I was driving past our village before and my car got stuck. They helped me get it out."

The old man stared at him and shook his head: "Really not, there is no one with the surname Li in our village who has the character Shou."

"Ah? No way! They told me their names themselves, there's no way I remembered it wrong!"

Seeing Xu Ning so sure, the old man put the cigarette in his mouth. Xu Ning quickly took out a match and lit it for him.

The old man took two puffs, exhaled the smoke and said, "My last name is Li. If there really are these two people, I'll know who they are as soon as you tell me."

Xu Ning frowned and said, "Uncle, can you please help me and take me from house to house to identify people? If it weren't for these two brothers' help last time, I would have frozen to death!"

"He's already working in the fields, how can I recognize him? Can you describe what he looks like?"

"I can't really say, but I can definitely recognize him if I see him! Ah, I remember they seemed to have said that his father was the second child."

"...Then the person you met should be of the Mu generation, the second in line...That should be Li Jinliang, but his family has only one son and one daughter, not two brothers. Did you remember it wrong?"

Xu Ning pretended to be puzzled: "I shouldn't be able to remember them, unless they did good things without leaving their names, then are there any other people who did the same?"

"Then there's only Li Jinyi left, but he passed away at the beginning of this spring. Oh, he was such a miserable man. Ever since his elder brother and his wife passed away, he had to raise his nephew single-handedly. Fortunately, his nephew worked hard and was able to earn some money outside, allowing him to live a good life for a few days..."

Xu Ning asked curiously: "What are his nephews' names? They can't be the brothers I met."

"Impossible. His nephew is called Li Muquan. He went to the provincial capital to do business a few years ago. But when Li Jinyi died, he didn't come back for some unknown reason. Our Li family raised money for his burial and buried him in our ancestral tomb..."

Xu Ning suddenly realized what was going on. He felt that Li Quan was Li Muquan's pseudonym. If that was true, then wouldn't he have made a wasted trip?
"Ah, what if he brought his buddies back and helped me? Uncle, what does he look like?"

The old man took the half pack of economy cigarettes handed to him by Xu Ning and described Li Muquan's facial features. After listening to it, Xu Ning was basically certain that Li Quan was Li Muquan!

But Xu Ning shook his head in disappointment: "That's not the person I'm looking for, sir. Sorry to bother you."

"Hey, no need to be polite. I just happen to have nothing to talk to you about. Where are you from?"

"What accent do you think I have?" Xu Ning asked with a smile.

"How would I know? Anyway, it's not like ours."

"Yes, I came from Huadian. Uncle, I think I can't find the person, so I'm going to trouble you."

"Why are you always being so polite, kid? Have you had lunch? If not, come to my house and have something to eat."

"I've eaten. I'll leave first so I won't delay you from going home for dinner."

"Eh!"

Xu Ning waved to him, got into the car, stepped on the accelerator, left Dawang Village and drove towards Heilongjiang Province.

Although this trip was in vain, he had already done what he needed to do. Li Quan's second uncle passed away in the early spring of this year, and even the burial was arranged by the Li brothers. This meant that Li Quan's second uncle had no children, so Xu Ning could only go back.

He drove into Tu City and entered the shopping mall to buy some pork, but the butcher asked for a ticket. He had no choice but to turn around and leave.

Just as he was about to pull the door open and get in the car, someone greeted him and said, "Brother! Do you want to buy pork?"

Xu Ning turned around and saw a plain-looking man who must be in his thirties. He nodded and said, "Oh, you have it?"

"Wild boar meat?"

"No."

"What about bear meat? Bears are the fattest right now! Wouldn't it be better to buy some bear meat and fry it in oil instead of buying soybean oil? Besides, bear meat is not better than pork."

Xu Ning looked at him and smiled: "How are you selling it?"

The man grinned and said, "It's more expensive than pork. It's 1 yuan per kilogram. Would you like to buy some? I don't need a ticket."

"That's enough..."

Xu Ning didn't want to pay any attention to him after hearing this. Why? Because the retail price of pork at home is 1 yuan, and you can save 7 cents if you buy more, but this person said it's more expensive than pork, but the price he said is 5 cents cheaper than pork! You don't need to think about it to know that there is something fishy.

Before Xu Ning finished speaking, three people appeared behind him. Xu Ning looked back and said with a smile, "What do you mean? Men."

"What do you mean? I've tried to persuade you, but you don't take it seriously. We are short of money, so we want to borrow some from you."

Xu Ning saw from the corner of his eye that the three people behind him each took out a three-edged scraper and a shovel, and the man in front of him pointed at Xu Ning and said, "Do you know what I mean now?"

"Brother, he's from another place, and he came here to pretend to be rich. I just heard him selling 50 catties of pork, and he's almost paid for it..." "A catty of pork costs 1 yuan, and 5 catties is 50 yuan. Brother, he must have 75 yuan on him!"

Xu Ning frowned and raised his hand: "You just said pork is 1 yuan?"

"what……"

"You're a piece of shit! Hurry up and deal with him!"

Xu Ning raised his hand and said, "Wait a minute! Don't stab me... I'll give you money!"

Seeing how forthright he was, the man in front of him said, "You must have a lot left since you're so forthcoming. Bring them all out!"

"Brother, who wouldn't be afraid of death when seeing a knife? Can't you even save your life with money?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Just pay up. If you say another word, I'll kill you!"

Xu Ning gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, you are so cruel. You have to let me get in the car. I can't run away with so many of you surrounding me. ... I'll give you the car keys. Is that okay now?"

"Tell me where it is and I'll get it myself."

"Brother, what you take is different from what I take. When I give it to you, it's like lending it to you. If you take it yourself, it's like robbing. I know the rules."

The man behind him grinned and said, "Brother, this boy is quite handsome, but his personality is like a woman's. He is so nagging and he still thinks about us."

Xu Ning inserted the car key into the door lock, turned it, and threw it to the man next to him. He urged: "Hurry up! I'm borrowing money from you today, and I'll pay you back in a while."

Xu Ning nodded without saying anything. He stepped on the pedal and got into the car. Then he closed the door first, leaned towards the passenger seat, and took out the 56 and a half directly from under the passenger seat.

At this time, the people under the car saw him close the door and shouted, "Brother! He is playing tricks on us!"

"Tough him up!"

Four people surrounded the car, one of them opened the door, and another rushed over with a knife, raising his hand to stab Xu Ning in the leg!
Just at this moment, Xu Ning turned around and used both hands to pull the bolt directly, and the muzzle of the gun was directly against the forehead of the man who rushed over.

"Fuck! Why do I keep running into people like you? Do you want to die?"

The man holding the dagger was stunned, with his hands raised to his ears. The other three had terrified looks on their faces, their eyes trembling with fear, their throats churning with fear, and they dared not utter a word.

"You want to live, you want to live! Big brother, don't shoot... There are so many people here, if you shoot, it will be a crime..."

The man in his 30s rolled his eyes and said, "Dude, these are all locals. You can't get out if you shoot. Otherwise, just leave and let's pretend nothing happened."

Xu Ning said with a sullen face: "Are you bragging? What is this in my hand? If I don't have some status, would I dare to show it off?"

"Brother, we are all gangsters. More friends mean more opportunities..."

"What the hell! Do you three want to die?"

"If you want to live, brother, if you want to live..."

The 30-year-old man said anxiously: "With so many people watching, how dare he shoot? You are afraid of nothing!"

"Guess whether I dare or not. I'll give you three a count. One, two..."

"Dare! Dare!" These three men got scared when they saw the gun. They were not tough guys at all, while the 30-year-old man was the experienced one.

Xu Ning smiled and said, "The three of you help him to my car, and I'll let you go."

"Fuck you..." The 30-year-old turned around and ran away after hearing that.

Seeing this, Xu Ning no longer had the desire to chase them. He just beckoned one of them to hand over the car keys and said, "You three, get out of here right now."

"Hey, thank you, brother..."

After the three men turned around and ran, Xu Ning did not leave in a hurry. He found a face towel and wrapped it around his face, then put the 56 and a half into the cloth bag and jumped out of the car.

He walked towards the pork stall with big strides, approached and said with a smile: "Boss, how much is the pork?"

The pork seller was surprised to see him coming back, and said, "It's still 1 yuan if you want to buy it. I won't ask you for a ticket this time."

"Then why did I hear it was 1 yuan?"

Xu Ning deliberately exposed the barrel of the gun and said with a smile: "Do you think you can sell it for 5 cents? I want 100 kilograms this time."

"Brother, don't make fun of me..."

"Weren't you the one who made fun of me first? If you don't have 100 pounds now, I can go to your house and get it when I have time."

The boss was silent for a moment, and then he glanced at the crowd around him and said, "Brother, these are all people, can you kill me?"

"You've quit your business, you don't go home at night, you don't have the habit of walking in the dark? You see, I'm from another place..."

"Brother, I'll cut off 30 kilograms of meat for you as my apology, okay?"

At this time, a white-haired old lady came over and said, "Xiao Jin, give me two taels of five flowers, or 1 yuan?"

The boss looked at her and nodded: "Ah, Aunt Cui, wait a moment, I'll cut this guy's butt first, he's already paid."

Xu Ning frowned and said, "You sold it to me for 1 yuan, why did you sell it to her for 5 yuan?"

The old lady exclaimed, "Hey, Xiao Jin, I didn't cause any trouble for you, did I?"

The boss shook his head: "No, brother, this is my neighbor, she has watched me grow up since I was a child, I give her the purchase price. Brother, if you think it is expensive, I can give you a refund."

"No need. If you do business like this, your stall will go bankrupt sooner or later."

The boss didn't say anything. He lowered his head, cut off a large piece of pork and wrapped it in newspaper. Then he said to the old lady, "Aunt Cui, please help me watch the stall for a while."

Although he and Xu Ning walked out of the pork stall holding the pork, the boss said as they walked away: "Brother, don't blame me, I have my own difficulties."

"Come on, stop talking such useless bullshit!"

"...I really have a hard time. Those four guys are from our courtyard and they often ask me for money. I really have no way to deal with them."

Xu Ning waved his hand and said, "I was just passing by, understand? Why you went along with them is none of my business. The meat is a gift from you, just put it on the seat."

The boss nodded silently: "Okay, sorry to trouble you."

Xu Ning got into the car, threw the pork into the passenger seat, closed the door, started the car, and drove towards Heilongjiang Province.

He hadn't thought of buying pork at first, but why? It was because of the children. Although there were a few slices of meat in the dishes cooked by Lao Liu's family last night, it wasn't a lot.

The children of Old Liu's family didn't get to eat many slices, and Xu Ning thought that he had eaten several meals at Old Liu's house, and it would be useless to just take cigarettes and alcohol, so he had to have something substantial, so he thought of buying some pork so that the children could have a good meal and it would be worthwhile for Old Liu's family to treat him as a distinguished guest.

Xu Ning did not expect to encounter such a mess, but he did not have any prejudice against this city. After all, there are good and bad people everywhere. This is a human problem, not a regional problem.

(End of this chapter)