Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

This scene reminded Wang An of an interesting story told by a fellow inmate when they were in prison in his previous life.

It is said that in a certain university dormitory, there are 5 people in the room, but there are a total of 6 WeChat groups!
At the time, Wang An had been in the cell for too long and didn't really understand what VX was. He only knew it was a communication software. Later, after his fellow inmate explained it to him, Wang An finally understood what it was all about.

I still remember Wang An asking his fellow inmate, in his naiveté:
"There are only 5 people in total, what's with all this 'gay bullying' stuff in those WeChat groups? Are they crazy?"

And the fellow inmate's answer at the time was quite interesting:
"Whether they're sick or not, I don't know, but they're all cunning and have their own little schemes!"

Wang An was already over 50 years old at the time, and it took him a long time to figure out why these 5 people wanted to create 6 groups!

It's like everyone's on guard against each other – you're wary of me, I'm wary of you, he's wary of him, and then it escalates to them being wary of you, you're wary of us, and we're wary of them! Oh my god! This is complete chaos!
These three people in front of me are clearly similar to those five college students who created six groups!

Wang An felt that in this day and age, it's only because there's no WeChat that the three of them could have created at least four groups.

However, this is all just human nature.

In those days, 200 yuan would be roughly equivalent to 30,000 to 40,000 yuan in later generations if calculated according to wage ratios. If divided equally, it would be equivalent to more than 10,000 yuan in later generations.

If you fight for it, you can get several thousand dollars; it's impossible not to fight for it.

After a moment of stunned silence, Wang An quickly said:

"Hey, hey, hey, don't fight over it! Let's count the money first. We can't be short of cash, right?"

The three of them realized they had been acting a bit too eager, so they all let go.

To be honest, just now, Wang An really wanted to just wash his hands of it, but as the saying goes, "money is exchanged face to face."

Given the character of these three men, Wang An was genuinely worried that due to the unequal distribution of the money, they would deny everything after receiving it, claiming that a few bills were missing, leaving Wang An with no way to defend himself.

The money was returned to Wang An's hands. Wang An quickly counted it, and after finishing, he said:

"How about this, the three of you count the money and see if it's 200 yuan. Then we can talk about how to divide it, okay?"

Before the three could agree, Wang An handed the money directly to Niu Dasheng, who was standing next to him.

Niu Dasheng was taken aback when he received the money, but he quickly began to check it.

After checking, Niu Dasheng said:

"Yes, this is 200 yuan."

Wang An smiled and said:

"Have Brother Shuang and Brother Lin check it out too."

Upon hearing this, Niu Dasheng instinctively handed the money to Niu Dashuang, who was standing next to him. After checking the money, Niu Dashuang handed it to Niu Dalin.

After confirming that it was indeed 200 yuan, Niu Dalin wanted to return the money to Wang An, but Wang An immediately said:

"Well, once you've all confirmed that it's 200 yuan, that's fine. I won't handle the money anymore. You three can discuss how to divide it. We have something to do, so we'll be going now."

After saying that, Wang An turned to Wang Li and said:
"Fifth brother, let's go."

After saying that, Wang An turned around and left decisively, giving off a feeling of "I'll just wave my sleeves and leave without taking a single girl with me!"

"Huh? Okay, Fourth Brother."

Wang Li hurriedly agreed and then reluctantly followed Wang An away.

Wang Li had originally wanted to see how the three of them would ultimately divide the money, but Wang An had rather uncooperatively left. Wang Li caught up with Wang An, his face full of gossip, and whispered, "..."
"Fourth Brother, why don't you watch a little longer? These three are so interesting. I think they should fight over the money, hehehe."

After saying that, Wang Li chuckled softly.

Upon hearing Wang Li's words, Wang An said with considerable regret:
“It’s not that I don’t want to watch, it’s that I can’t watch. The three of them are bound to fight, and I’m afraid they’ll hold me responsible afterward.”

To be honest, Wang An also wanted to see how the three of them would split the money in the end, and he also felt that the three of them were going to start fighting.

However, the money was sent by Wang An. If Wang An stayed here to stir up trouble and watch the show, he would most likely be regarded as a public enemy by these three.

Therefore, Wang An believed that the best of the Thirty-Six Stratagems was to flee.

Sure enough, as soon as Wang An finished speaking, the three people behind him started arguing.

"Am I your leader? What did you say before we went into the mountains? Whom did you agree to listen to?"

Without a doubt, that was Niu Dalin's voice, because he was the leader.

Because he was the leader, Wang Ancai devised a plan to make Niu Dalin the last to receive the money, but the money passed through the hands of Niu Dashuang and Niu Dasheng.

Wang An did this because he didn't want to get involved in their affairs.

Logically speaking, the money should have been handed over to Niu Dalin, the foreman, and then distributed by him according to the rules.

However, Niu Dashuang and Niu Dasheng clearly did not follow the rules and were blinded by greed.

However, this is their business, and Wang An would absolutely not say a single fair word.

After Niu Dalin finished speaking, Niu Dashuang said:
"Brother, we listened to you before we went into the mountains. What did we do that you told us to do? Now that we're not in the mountains, why should we listen to you?"

Niu Dasheng also expressed his dissatisfaction:
“This isn’t money we earned in the mountains; it’s money given to us by name, specifically to the three of us. I think it should be split equally.”

Niu Dalin immediately retorted:

"Are you two playing dumb with me? What are they supporting that's giving us money? It's because we gave up that piece of mountain land the other day, otherwise would they be giving us money?"

"Anyway, if you two want to come into the mountains with me again in the future, then this money will have to be divided according to the rules we set before."

Niu Dashuang said:

“Brother, that’s not very interesting. It’s true that we went into the mountains with you, but we weren’t idle either. Every time we went into the mountains, we were the ones who did all the dirty and hard work. So what you’re saying is just pointless.”

Niu Dalin immediately got angry and raised his voice:
"What? Those wild animals just walked right up to you? Who found them? Don't you have any conscience? So you think you're doing a good job just because you did some work?"

No matter who heard what Niu Dalin said, they would find absolutely no fault with it.

In a hunting gang, although the leader gets a lot of the work and does less of the dirty and tiring work, it has to be admitted that the leader's role is the most important.

There are always plenty of capable people to be found.

Having hunting experience and being able to return from the mountains without leaving empty-handed is what hunters need most. Otherwise, what's the point of running around in the mountains in the wind and howling rain?
As Wang An and his companion walked further away, the sounds of their argument gradually faded away. However, both Wang An and his companion heard Niu Dalin's last, very angry remark:
"Alright, alright, let's do it your way and split it equally. From now on, the three of us brothers will each go our own way when we go into the mountains, and no one will take advantage of the other."

It's foreseeable that these three brothers have most likely split up into different factions.

The reason for splitting up was simply because they all felt their contributions were greater and they deserved a larger share! (End of Chapter)