Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 623 Movie Emperor Liu Junyi

Yang Xuemei lay in bed, while Qin Aihua sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) holding a gun. Liu Junyi brought in a bowl of cooked dumplings, carefully placing it on the edge of the kang. He rubbed his hands together and said, "Come and eat dumplings. Why are you holding it like that? Put it aside, let's have a drink." He pulled a Type 56 submachine gun from Qin Aihua's arms, placed it on the edge of the kang, pushed the dumpling bowl further in, and handed her the chopsticks.

Qin Aihua paused for a moment, but still reached out and took the chopsticks, handing a pair to Yang Xuemei and saying, "I won't drink tonight, I'll just have some dumplings. I'm too tired. I'll drink with you tomorrow."

Liu Junyi had already taken two bottles of beer from the beer crate on the ground. Hearing Qin Aihua's words, he put one back and said, "Okay, you guys eat dumplings, I'll have a bottle." He bit the cap open and took a big gulp, then asked, "Why did you decide to come back hunting now? It's not a good time."

Qin Aihua glanced at Yang Xuemei and said, "I don't usually have time, so I mainly brought her out to relax. Don't worry, the gun and bullets are from somewhere. The gun was borrowed from the soldier guarding the bridge, and the bullets were from the militia. Nothing can go wrong. Besides, this place is far from the city."

There's a small hill behind the village, but hunting there is a bit of a stretch. Shooting a few birds wouldn't be a problem, but I wonder how much of the bird's body would be left after being shot down by a 7.62mm bullet. Bullets fired from a Type 56 assault rifle are lethal even from a kilometer away.

Liu Junyi took a few sips of beer, ate a few dumplings, and asked, "Do you want me to come with you up the mountain tomorrow?"

Qin Aihua said, "No need, I'm just showing her around for a bit. What kind of games can we play around here? It's just for fun. You go ahead and do your thing. Oh, by the way, I haven't been back for years. Has anything changed in the village?"

Liu Junyi said, "What changes can there be? Just farming and digging in the soil, what's the point of change?"

Qin Aihua said, "Aren't there any households with 10,000 yuan in the village? I see that everyone has made money now, there are quite a few households with 10,000 yuan in the village."

Liu Junyi shook his head and said, "No, don't even think about it in our village. How many families can even earn a few thousand yuan a year? How much money can you dig out of the ground all year round? You guys have to work in the city, where there are more opportunities to make money."

Qin Aihua asked, "Are there any households in that town with ten thousand yuan in savings?"

Liu Junyi said, "I don't know about that area." He finished the beer in the bottle, let out a burp, casually put the bottle next to the submachine gun, ate a few dumplings, and said, "Is this enough? Don't be shy, you two. There's more, I'll cook more if you need it. I made quite a lot yesterday, you two are lucky."

Yang Xuemei said, "That's enough, I'm full, you two eat." She put down her chopsticks and lay down again. Qin Aihua said, "That's enough, I'm almost done too. If you're still hungry, you can cook some more. By the way, it's so late, don't go to that room and bother yourself. Sleep here with me, you can sleep on the kang."

Liu Junyi said, "Okay. They're playing cards over at the convenience store. I'll go watch a few rounds, then I'll go back to this room to sleep. Do you want to go check it out?"

Qin Aihua said, "I'm not going. I'm too tired these past two days. Lock the door. If anyone comes in, I'll..." Before he could finish speaking, he took off his shirt, pulled a knife from his calf, and put it under his pillow. Liu Junyi said, "It's okay. No one will come to my room. It's so late. I'll go out and lock the door."

Qin Aihua nodded. Liu Junyi stood up, cleared away the dishes, and took them outside. When he came back in, Qin Aihua was already lying down next to Yang Xuemei. Liu Junyi said, "Then you go to sleep first. I'll go watch a game."

Qin Aihua hummed in agreement. Liu Junyi closed the door, came out, locked it with a padlock, and let out a soft sigh.

After looking around, Liu Junyi left the courtyard and went outside, heading towards the roof of his house, the place he had arranged to meet with Lao Zhang.

After waiting for a while, Old Zhang's voice came through the sound of footsteps: "Is that Xiao Yi?"

Liu Junyi lowered his voice and said, "It's me. You've arrived?"

Old Zhang said, "They're here." The group walked over to Liu Junyi and squatted down to talk.

Lu asked, "What's the situation now?"

Liu Junyi said, "I just ate dumplings and went to bed. There was a knife under my pillow and a gun on the head of the kang (heated brick bed). He told me to sleep on the head of the kang tonight."

Huang asked, "When you go in, are you confident that you can snatch the gun before he can react, maybe in twenty seconds?"

Liu Junyi thought for a moment and said, "It should be about the same, but you guys have to be quick. His reaction speed is extremely fast; I can't beat him."

Huang said, "You went in, grabbed the gun, and hid in the corner of the room, sitting on the floor. I came in right after you; I came in as soon as you made a sound. Does your door open inwards or outwards?"

Liu Junyi said, "It's heading outwards."

Huang said, "That'll take a bit of effort. Can you even leave the door halfway open? Do you have an excuse?"

Liu Junyi said, "I just put a beer bottle next to the gun, and I asked if it would be okay to collect the bottle?"

Huang said, "Forget it, no need to say anything. When you go in, open the door halfway, then go in and walk over. Don't mention anything else. I'll go in right after. Don't worry, I've been to the battlefield, I won't let you get hurt."

After everyone agreed, Director Lu waved his hand, and everyone followed Liu Junyi toward his house. Xiao Liu and Director Lu went directly around to the back of the house, carefully crouching and moving to the window. Xiao Wei and Hao Dawei didn't have to go through all that trouble; they just crouched by the front window. Liu Junyi opened the door and went in, saying, "Damn it, there's no room for me. Too many people are playing here. Xiao Hua, are you asleep yet?"

Huang and Lao Zhang, one after the other, stepped on the ground with their heels and moved towards the west door. Liu Junyi took out his keys and opened the door, making a clattering sound as he said, "I turned on the light, you can't see the door clearly." There was a hum of approval from inside. Liu Junyi pulled the light cord, and Huang pulled Lao Zhang to kneel on the ground and lower his body.

In old rural houses, the inside and outside rooms share a single light bulb. There's a glass partition on the wall, and the bulb is installed inside. When the light is turned on, both the inside and outside are lit. Newer houses are not like that anymore.

Liu Junyi turned on the light, opened the door, and walked in halfway, saying, "There are too many people playing cards today, I can't get a turn. Do you want me to get you another blanket?" His eyes swept over the room, and Qin Aihua placed the submachine gun next to his pillow.

Qin Aihua hadn't slept well for several days, and after eating a big meal, coupled with Liu Junyi's superb acting skills, he had let down his guard by 90% and was already feeling drowsy and about to fall asleep. When he heard the question, he just mumbled something.

Liu Junyi walked to the head of the kang (a heated brick bed) and said, "Damn, I forgot about the bottle. If it gets knocked over in the middle of the night, it'll give you a fright." He picked up the bottle, turned around and put it over the beer crate. He reached out with his left hand, grabbed the submachine gun, and pulled hard. He fell to the ground, rolled over, and ended up in the corner.

Qin Aihua sat up in shock. Huang Suo had already rushed in, pointing his pistol at Qin Aihua's head and shouting, "Don't move! Put your hands up! Don't even think about jumping out the window. We're surrounded. If you don't want Yang Xuemei to get hurt, don't resist pointlessly!"

(End of this chapter)