Fishing and Hunting 82, Starting with Three Sisters Who Overprotect Their Brothers

Chapter 131 Key Figure Zhao Linlin

Under the sun.

Li Dong's mouth was practically splitting open to his ears, but Zhou's second son and Wang Kai looked rather grim.

"Dongzi, maybe we should just forget about it?"

Zhou Lao Er, with a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, rubbed his shoulders.

The spot where he was beaten last time was still throbbing, and Zhang Wenshan's ferocious face involuntarily appeared in his mind.

I felt inexplicably scared.

Wang Kai stammered, "Yes, Shanzi has changed a lot now, he's not easy to mess with, and neither of us can go home."

After what happened last time, fearing retaliation from Zhang Wenshan, they fled to the town overnight.

When I ran out of money, I had no choice but to take odd jobs like others, and I almost died from exhaustion on the first day.

They carried heavy loads during the day and slept in shacks at night, without even a hot meal.

Later, he met Li Dong and worked with the people of Xikouyingzi to sell snails. They sold them for a day, but then the snails died in large numbers, so they didn't make any money at all.

The only way to recover some losses is by extorting money from others.

After inquiring, I learned that the matter was related to Zhang Wenshan again.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt there might be something fishy going on.

"Then we should do it even more." Li Dong spat on the ground, his eyes gloomy. "If we don't get rid of that Zhang guy, we'll never be able to hold our heads up in this village. You really don't plan to go back?"

"I'm not going back!" Zhou Lao Er said nonchalantly.

Wang Kai's lips twitched a few times, and he said weakly, "I think Shanzi's anger has subsided, so he shouldn't be making trouble for us."

He had pondered it over and over in his mind.

Zhang Wenshan never actively caused them any trouble; they simply distanced themselves from him.

On the contrary, it was Li Dong.

He keeps provoking trouble, which seems like he's deliberately trying to spite someone and courting death.

"A barking dog doesn't bite, and he's too busy to care right now. How do you think the rumors about us cheating at cards got out?"

Li Dong squinted, his gaze sweeping over the two people.

"Think about it, if we were Zhang Wenshan, would we let this go so easily?"

Zhou Lao Er and Wang Kai's expressions changed instantly.

Yes!

If it were them, they would have sought revenge in every possible way if they encountered something like this. How could they just let it go like that?

If Zhang Wenshan were to gain power—just thinking about it sends chills down my spine.

"What do we do now? Didn't your second grandfather tell you not to cause any trouble?" Zhou Lao Er spat out the tasteless foxtail grass in his mouth and picked up a new one.

"That old geezer is always meddling in other people's business, even saying he'd die on our doorstep, pshaw!"

"Does he have the guts?"

Li Dong cursed fiercely when this was mentioned.

He didn't believe the other person would really mourn him, but he didn't dare to gamble.

The old man who saved their whole family's lives died in their home; they'll never be able to collect snails or run an oil mill again.

Whether they can stay or not is another matter.

On Tuesday, the dog took two steps, found a shady spot, and asked impatiently, "If you ask me, we should find some ways to make money first. The snails are all rotten; we can't use them to extort money from people."

Wang Kai sighed and said, "All the factories are offering high prices to buy ours, but all the ones we send out are defective. I think the quality of those factories isn't even as good as ours—"

"We have to prioritize our own relatives; we have to give them money!"

Li Dong rolled his eyes.

The factories in town do offer high prices for snails, but they don't accept just anyone's. They delivered snails from a great distance, but the factories rejected them without even looking at them.

He had only just figured it out himself.

The high price was for the convenience of accounting and kickbacks; those who could be sent in all had some connection with the leaders inside, or had spent a lot of money.

The people in this town are truly wicked.

Li Dong paused, then turned to look at the two of them, his tone seductive.

"This is a fantastic opportunity. Not only will we be able to prevent that Zhang guy from ever getting back on his feet, but we can also become heroes in the village. When my family's oil mill is up and running, we'll be elected as village cadres."

"I'll give you two the rights to Hama Pond and the state-run restaurant as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Lao Er couldn't help but laugh, as if he could already see that day ahead. He immediately pressed, "Quick, tell me, what do we do?"

Wang Kai remained silent, somewhat worried.

They've been talking about setting up an oil mill since the beginning of the year, and it sounded like a real project, but there's still no sign of it.

If Li Dong ran away last time, would the business of Hama Pond and the state-run restaurant really fall into their hands?

"Repair the well."

Li Dong raised his chin and said with great confidence.

"With the drought, the village is relying solely on those few wells, so grain production is bound to decrease. If we get ahead of the curve and repair them, we'll be the greatest benefactors to the entire village. When the time comes, everyone will be smug about us!"

"Yes, Dongzi, you're so smart!" Zhou Ergou immediately clapped his hands and cheered.

Wang Kai frowned and said, "My coworker's cousin said that even the mechanics in the repair shop can't fix it, so how are we supposed to fix it?"

"The agricultural machinery factory hasn't been around for years, where are the capable people now?" Li Dong said dismissively. "Now that we're in the private sector, the capable people are all going out on their own, so we'll hire people from outside."

Wang Kai opened his mouth, as if to say something, but swallowed the words back.

He felt something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it, so he could only mutter to himself.

"We don't have the money to hire anyone," Zhou Ergou said.

Li Dong confidently stated, "Why should we pay for building wells for the village?"

"Yes, that makes sense."

At the same time, Zhang Wenshan left the agricultural machinery factory but did not go directly back to the village. Instead, he went to the state-run restaurant again.

It's only a little past eight o'clock, not quite nine.

The restaurant was almost empty.

He quickly considered his next words in his mind, his gaze falling on today's intelligence.

[Today's Information 1: Today's temperature: 19℃—31℃]

[Today's News 2: Wild animals are less active during the day due to temperature changes]

[Today's News 3: A red deer's antlers were found to have fallen off during a fight and are currently hardening (click to view specific location)]

Zhang Wenshan glanced at the first two messages and ignored them.

He was already fully aware of these circumstances; the system notification was merely a confirmation.

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It's estimated that the wildlife itself is currently in a chaotic state, without fixed locations. After some time, we should be able to pinpoint their exact locations.

As for the third point...

Its value is beyond question.

Ginseng, sable fur, and deer antlers are among the three treasures of Northeast China. Everyone knows how precious and valuable deer antlers are.

Of course, it's still not quite as good as the four-leaf wild ginseng.

After all, you can occasionally find deer antlers, but without system notifications, you really can't even see a shadow of wild ginseng.

It's more than enough to be a birthday gift for Zhao Linlin's grandfather.

The only problem is that they're not easy to find.

Based on the location marked by the system, the antler fell deep in the mountains, and it would take most of the day to go there and back. Moreover, there is only a general area, not a precise location.

Reality is not a game; there is no automatic item pickup, nor are there any highlighting prompts.

If, like last time with wild ginseng, the effort is likely to be fruitless.

More importantly, anything could happen on this trip into the deep mountains.

There's an old saying that even those who can swim can drown.

Even with his past life's experience in wilderness survival, he dared not underestimate the deep mountains and forests; on the contrary, he felt even greater awe towards them.

"Let's sound them out before making a decision."

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