Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 267 Three Temple Ridges
"Oh, it seems like a shot went through the candied haws."

Qu Shaoyang looked at the person opposite him, then at the four deer in the snow, and said calmly.

"You got pierced by a candied haws? What kind of gun did you use to have such a strong force?
I just heard a different sound of gunfire when I was up there."

The slightly shorter man looked at Qu Shaoyang curiously and asked.

This person's voice seems to be different from others. It's quite crisp, not as low as others.

Qu Shaoyang looked at the other person a few more times with some curiosity.

The man had a raccoon skin hat on his head and a scarf made of some unknown fur wrapped around his face, which was covered tightly, leaving only a pair of eyes visible.

However, those eyes were very beautiful, with sparkling, lively and bright peach blossom eyes.

Qu Shaoyang nodded at the other party and chuckled, "I got the quick-firing gun from the comprador of a foreign company.

The foreign guns are better than the old muskets we use. They can fire five bullets in a row."

When the other party heard this, he immediately looked at Qu Shaoyang's shoulder with shining eyes.

Just now, after Qu Shaoyang killed four deer with three shots, he put the gun away and put it on his shoulder.

The man hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed, not daring to say that he wanted to see the gun.

"Lan Jun, why are you wasting time talking to him? He killed our prey. We worked in vain today."

The tall man who spoke first said angrily.

"Tie Niu, what you said is unreasonable. It is true that we chased the deer down, but your father and my grandfather failed to catch it with their weapons and got away with it.

He just happened to come across it and shot the deer dead. What does it have to do with us?"

The boy called Lan Jun glanced at the tall guy and said helplessly.

"Why doesn't it matter? If we hadn't chased the deer down, he would have been able to shoot it to death?
We should have a share of these deer, at least half of them." The tall man seemed annoyed and said loudly.

"How dare you say that? We didn't mark this forest in advance to prevent outsiders from entering.

Besides, it was our own fault that we didn't have enough skills and let the deer run away.

If no one had shot the deer, all the deer would have run away. Wouldn't it be a waste of effort today?"

Lan Jun shook his head, thinking that Tie Niu was just being unreasonable.

Hunting has its own rules. Hunters should leave special marks in advance around the hunting grounds and at some obvious intersections where they want to hunt.

In most cases, it is a roll of birch bark with a branch or a flower.

There are many details involved, and people who know the business can see the hunting direction at a glance.

When people see this sign, passersby will not go into the woods to avoid accidental injuries.

“That’s different. The wealth of the mountain cannot be enjoyed alone. Anyone who sees it has a share.

Besides, we chased them here in the first place, so there's nothing wrong with sharing half of it." Tie Niu didn't care about that at all, and stuck his neck out stubbornly.

The two of them were arguing and Qu Shaoyang didn't even have a chance to speak.

At this time, three more people came running down the hillside.

"What are you doing? I can hear the quarrel downstairs from far away. Tieniu, what's going on? Why are you quarreling with Lan Jun?

He is young, you should be more considerate of him." A tall and strong man asked in a voice as loud as a bell.

"Dad, this kid killed four of the deer we were chasing.

I said I wanted to split it in half, but Lan Jun actually sided with the outsider and couldn't tell the difference between inside and outside." Tie Niu saw his father and quickly complained.

When the man heard that four deer were killed, he looked at Qu Shaoyang in surprise.

"Oh, young man, you are really good, did you shoot him yourself?" "Well, we were just passing by here and heard gunshots on the hillside. We thought we were robbed by bandits, so we stopped to be on guard.

Unexpectedly, what came down the mountain were not robbers, but a group of deer, and I shot and killed four of them.

Well, there's no need to argue. You were the ones who chased the deer down, so it's reasonable to split it in half."

Qu Shaoyang was not afraid of anyone. The main reason was that they were just passing by and there was no need to create conflicts with the locals over a few deer.

They are local residents. If they really want to cause some trouble, they can just hide at some mountain pass and shoot from nowhere, and Qu Shaoyang and his men will suffer.

Hearing what Qu Shaoyang said, the tall and strong man, the two people who ran down behind him, and Lan Jun were all stunned.

"May I ask this warrior, where are you going?"

The two people running down from behind were probably running too fast, they were panting, and the scarves on their faces had been pulled off.

One of them was an older man with wrinkles all over his face. He looked at Qu Shaoyang and his group curiously and asked casually.

"Father, we are going into the mountains to collect mountain products and hides, and we want to go to Sandaomiaoling.

You don't know how to go from here, right?" Qu Shaoyang said to the old man with a fist.

"Going to Sandaimiaoling? Oh, then you've asked the right person. We are all from Sandaimiaoling."

The old man laughed when he heard this. "Come on, come with us. There are a lot of mountain products and hides in the village. We can find whatever you want."

"Yes, yes, come with us." The tall and strong man also said loudly.

Qu Shaoyang's destination was Sandaimiaoling. Since he had met them, he naturally did not refuse. So he led his men and followed this group of people.

As for the four deer, they were dragged away by Xingye, Tieniu and others.

"I don't know your names yet." As they walked, Qu Shaoyang chatted with the tall and strong man and the old man.

"He's from the countryside, what's so expensive about him? His name is Zheng Qingshan, and the two behind him are his sons, Zheng Tieniu and Zheng Tiezhu.

My surname is Meng. This is my grandson Meng Lanjun. This is Wang Chun. The thinner one in the back is his son, Wang Junshan.

We are all hunters from Sandaimiaoling. We came out together to chase deer today, but we didn't expect to get into a fight. The herd of deer ran in another direction.

Fortunately I met you guys, at least I managed to kill four of them." This old man Meng was quite talkative, and he told Qu Shaoyang everything he asked.

"Uncle Zheng, Uncle Wang, nice to meet you.

Grandpa Meng, how old are you? You are strong enough to go hunting in the mountains.

Qu Shaoyang looked at the way Old Meng walked and found his legs and feet quite nimble, which made him admire him deeply.

"I'm over sixty, but I'm still in good shape. I can still eat three big bowls of rice in one meal."

When Old Meng heard Qu Shaoyang praising him for his good health, he immediately became happy.

The group walked and talked as they went, and they crossed two mountains and climbed a steep slope before they reached the top of Sandaimiaoling.

The village is located on a wide flat land on the ridge. From a distance, there are only about thirty to fifty households.

“Well, Uncle Meng, Lao Wang, and Xiao Qu have so many people that we can’t accommodate them all.

How about this, let's go to my place first, have a meal together, and then in the evening, let them stay in our three houses separately, okay?"

As they got closer and closer to the village, Zheng Qingshan discussed loudly with Old Mengtou and Wang Chun.

"Okay, let's go to your house first and get these four deer. The meat will be just right for stewing for everyone to eat in the evening.

Wait until after dinner to arrange accommodation."

(End of this chapter)