Era: 1979 From mountain man to richest man

Chapter 167 The Tiger Traces Again, Letter from the City

Soon my mother was found.

Qin Wanshan's wife was a little surprised when she saw that the Song family actually bought a sewing machine.

In rural areas these days, there are still very few people who are willing to buy this thing.

Everyone would rather work harder and do it by hand than buy such an expensive sewing machine.

After all, the hardest thing to get is cloth.

The least valuable thing is time and energy.

As long as there is cloth, it doesn't matter how much time and energy it takes. No matter how fast you make it with a sewing machine, it seems useless. New clothes are only worn on important holidays.

Who has nothing to do and wear new clothes to work in the fields?

It is precisely because of this concept that people do not have such a need for machines like sewing machines that can improve efficiency.

The next step is to apply it, and practice makes perfect.

For example, some people are just not suitable for studying, but they thrive in society.

After hearing Song Chaoyang's suggestion, the eldest sister decisively adopted it.

Song Chaoyang felt that his calculations were a little too loud.

On the other hand, Song Chaoyang comforted his eldest sister by saying that when he has money, he can just buy ready-made clothes, or he can just hire someone to make the clothes.

Of course, he remained calm on the surface, and showed Xu Cuiping his experience in using sewing machines.

I will definitely not treat my second brother and his family badly in the future.

Just Song Chaoyang's generous temper.

No one is a fool these days.

After Qin Wanshan's wife received the cloth given by the Song family, she became even more enthusiastic. Although the Qin family's life was indeed good and their family wealth was substantial, it was not easy to get so much cloth.

But the woman was very happy.

Only people whose families are not short of money and cloth would think of buying a sewing machine to make things.

Song Chaoyang smiled and said to the militia platoon leader:
"Just came back an hour or two ago."

Don't embarrass yourself if you can't learn it. Everyone has different talents in various aspects.

However, the eldest sister who was also studying on the side did not seem to have any talent in this area, and she still looked confused and half-informed throughout the whole process.

Then he asked:
"What brings you here?"

Xu Cuiping originally thought it would be difficult, but after watching Qin Wanshan's wife operate it, she quickly mastered the basic principles of the sewing machine.

But that piece of cloth is quite a lot, enough to make three or four outfits, not to mention one outfit.

Song Chaoyang still couldn't pull off the plan of having a prostitute for nothing.

Men may not think anything of it.

There is no way, even if this kind of thing is forced, it is just torture to oneself.

I came over to teach you how to use the sewing machine.

After seeing people off, it was almost time to make dinner.

Song Chaoyang discovered that his father and the others hadn't come back yet.

And let Qin Rou do it herself.

When the Song family bought this sewing machine, it can be said that it is fundamentally different from most rural people.

She could feel that her talent was indeed not in this area, and suddenly she understood why her son had said that he was willing to build a house rather than write a novel with his third uncle.

The moment Qin Wanshan's wife saw the sewing machine, her opinion of the Song family improved a lot.

Their family only has four sets of clothes throughout the year.

"Hey, Chaoyang! When did you come back?" The militia platoon leader was also a little surprised when he saw Song Chaoyang. He knew that Song Chaoyang had entered the city a few days ago.

Some people are very good at reading, and they are among the best in all subjects in the examination. It makes people feel that the gap between people is greater than the gap between people and dogs. However, in society, they are not as successful as the former people.

I just have an extra set of clothes when I go back. How can I be unhappy about that?
She now agrees even more with her daughter marrying into the Song family.

Originally thinking that it was his father and the others who were back, Song Chaoyang opened the door and found that it was actually the militia platoon leader from the brigade.

Qin Rou's second brother's wedding is coming soon, and he also needs to make new clothes. There is a high probability that the piece of cloth given to her will also be worn by Qin Rou.

With this piece of cloth, I can at least make one more set for my family.

The invitation to Qin Wanshan's wife was not in vain this time. Song Chaoyang bought a lot of cloth, so he gave her one as a gift.

Life is about not making things difficult for yourself, choose what you are good at, and then run on a suitable track.

I probably know how to use it, but I don’t understand it as thoroughly as I do.

Rather than working crazy hard where you are not good at, and then getting twice the result with half the effort.

In the end, I had no choice but to give up studying.

Just as I was about to go out to take a look at the Taoist temple, I heard someone shouting at the door outside the yard.

At this time, Song Xue and Liu Yong, as well as Xu Cuiping and the old lady Chen Qingshu, all walked from the house to the entrance of the courtyard.

The militia platoon leader said:

"There is an urgent matter that needs to be notified. Just half an hour ago, several half-year-old children in the village went up the mountain to collect firewood. At the foot of the mountain not far from our village, fresh tiger excrement and eaten food were found. A wild goat with only its head left.”

"The old party secretary asked our village cadres and militiamen to go door-to-door to inform them that they should try not to go out after dark and close the doors and windows to protect the safety of their own homes."

"In addition, starting work before dawn in the morning has also been temporarily cancelled."

After hearing this, before Song Chaoyang could answer, my wife Xu Cuiping asked:
"Wasn't the tiger killed? Is there still a tiger?"

The eldest sister also nodded and said:

"Yes, wasn't the tiger shot to death that night? Could it be the traces left by the previous one?"

After hearing this question, the militia platoon leader shook his head and said:

"Probably not. We have taken the old Orion to see that place and confirmed that it should be fresh."

"And the children also said that there were no dung and remains of wild goats yesterday, so we concluded that they were not left behind by the last tiger that was killed."

After hearing this, everyone's expressions changed.

What happened that night still left everyone with lingering fears. Unexpectedly, the tiger came again.

The eldest brother-in-law Liu Yong took a breath and said:
"If the tiger doesn't come, that's all. When it comes, two tigers will come. Doesn't this allow people to live?"

Song Chaoyang asked the militia platoon leader:

"How do our brigade plan to deal with this matter?"

The militia platoon leader said:

"The old branch secretary has contacted several old hunters nearby and is preparing to dig traps to see if the tiger can catch him."

"In addition, our militiamen also distribute guns to protect the safety of the village. The militiamen are on duty in batches and are on standby at night. If there is any trouble, they will immediately blow the whistle to warn."

"As long as a tiger dares to enter the village, we will either use a trap to catch the beast, or we will directly kill it by our militiamen."

Song Chaoyang nodded after hearing this.

Nowadays, nothing is animal protection. As long as the tiger threatens the survival and safety of human beings, there is no point in killing it directly. Song Chaoyang said to the militia platoon leader:
"I think the most attractive place for tigers in our group is the livestock shed."

"If you lay a trap in that place, you might be able to catch him."

After hearing Song Chaoyang's words, the militia platoon leader smiled and nodded:

"Hmm, our brigade cadres discussed it and thought so, so we focused on setting up traps near the livestock shed."

After saying that, he looked up again and glanced at the sun that was about to set in the mountain col, waved his hand and said:
"Okay, while it's still dark, I have to inform other families, so we'll stop talking here."

In fact, many people are still working right now, but there are also a small number of families who are not working today, so we need to notify them.

"Okay, walk slowly, thank you for your hard work." Song Chaoyang nodded and said goodbye to him.

After seeing the militia platoon leader leaving, my wife Xu Cuiping said to her family:

"You are saying that there is really no end to this tiger. Before, we couldn't even see a single tiger hair within a radius of ten or twenty miles. Now, there are two tigers here. What the hell is going on?"

Song Chaoyang took over the conversation and said:
"Didn't Grandpa say that? He should have been driven here by hunters from other places."

"But what's the matter? I didn't see him being kicked out before?" I asked curiously.

Song Chaoyang explained to his mother:
"Now the zoo in the provincial capital has been trying to catch wild beasts in the mountains."

"In the past, hunters would kill them as soon as they found them. It was difficult for tigers and other ferocious beasts to escape."

"But now it's more difficult to capture them alive, and it's easy for them to escape."

"As long as it escapes, the tiger will find a new place to live and will not return to its original place."

After listening to Song Chaoyang's explanation, I finally understood, and then complained:

"I think these city dwellers are too idle. What's so interesting about such man-eating beasts?"

"If you really like it so much, why don't you just run from the city to the mountains and find it yourself?"

"Now it's causing chaos in our countryside."

Song Chaoyang was speechless as to his mother's complaints.

At this time, the second brother Song Chaodong also came back from outside.

He also carried a gun on his back.

As soon as he arrived at the door of his house and saw Song Chaoyang there, he quickly told him again about the tigers appearing around the village.

He is a member of the village's militia, so he has been assigned a gun and five bullets.

There are also two emergency grenades.

He is responsible for guarding the area tonight with another militiaman.

The two of them stayed half the night each.

In addition, the archaeological team has temporarily withdrawn from the mountain. They cannot go to the mountain until the tiger is dealt with.

Fortunately, the screening team has already evacuated, otherwise we would have to inform people in other villages not to walk here at night to watch movies.

Seeing this posture, Song Chaoyang could imagine that the entire village would soon be enveloped in a tense atmosphere again.

Sure enough, after a while, people working in various production teams began to stop work. Previously, they had to finish work when the sun had almost set behind the mountain col and there was still some afterglow.

Now we have finished work twenty or thirty minutes early.

Everyone walked home at a trot, no one was as slow and leisurely as before.

You can imagine how shocking this news was to everyone.

Even the few children in the village who like to get together and run around all over the village are nowhere to be seen today, and their shouts cannot be heard.

After a while, Professor Qian and his wife came back from work.

As soon as they got home they talked about the version they heard.

In this rural area, it is easy for people to communicate information to each other.

The hearsay version told by Professor Qian and others is even more terrifying.

It was said that two children went up the mountain to collect firewood, and one of them was eaten by a tiger.

Another one ran back and reported to the adults that the village militiamen were now firing guns and preparing to go into the mountains to kill the tigers.

Song Chaoyang was speechless after hearing this.

Sure enough, that's how this rumor came about.

Second brother Song Chaodong, who was standing by, told them the true situation again, and only then did Professor Qian understand.

"I'm telling you, it can't be so scary... It's impossible for a tiger to eat people at the foot of the mountain. The people working there didn't hear any movement." Professor Qian was also speechless.

At this time, Song Chaoyang remembered that he still carried a letter to Professor Qian.

So he took out the letter from his body and handed it directly to Professor Qian and his wife.

The two of them were also a little surprised when they saw that there was actually a letter from them.

I actually didn't have much hope for this matter, but I didn't expect that there would be a response.

"What's written in it?" Professor Qian asked Song Chaoyang curiously.

"I don't know, I didn't take it apart to look." Song Chaoyang shook his head.

Only then did Professor Qian and his wife realize that the envelope had never been opened at all.

From this little thing, they could feel Song Chaoyang's respect for them.

To know their identities, there is no confidentiality in the letters.

Anyone other than Song Chaoyang would definitely take it apart and take a look.

Casting a grateful look at Song Chaoyang, the couple opened the letter sent from other places with excitement.

In addition to the letter, there were actually several national food stamps and thirty yuan inside.

It can be seen that the person who sent the letter was thoughtful. In addition to giving them information, he also brought money and food stamps, intending to help them improve their lives.

Professor Qian couldn't wait to read the content in his heart. Although he didn't know what it was specifically, after he saw it, the couple's eyes ignited with hope again.

"How's it going? Have you already figured out how to return to the city?" Song Chaoyang asked Professor Qian.

Professor Qian nodded, unable to restrain his excitement and said:
"Yeah, he's already helping us move around, and he said it's going well."

"I believe it won't be long before we can return to the city."

"That's gratifying!" Although Song Chaoyang had known the news for a long time, he was still happy for Professor Qian.

They were going back to the south, and they happened to encounter the reform and opening up.

With their high academic qualifications, they are exactly the senior talents currently lacking in various units and departments.

I believe that as long as no one interferes with it, a lot will be accomplished in the future.

Maybe I can get some exposure from them in the future.

After all, I heard many such stories in my previous life.

At this moment, I said to Song Chaoyang:
"Third brother, why don't you and your second brother go to the Taoist temple to have a look? It's almost dark, and your dad and the others haven't come back yet."

"It's at the foot of the mountain over there. It's close to the mountain. Don't let anything happen."

(End of this chapter)