The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 175 Entering the Mountains

(Please subscribe and support...)

(A loud plea for monthly votes! Brothers and sisters, don't be shy, just give me all your monthly votes...)

"Zhong Kui is a man, okay??? You're so uncultured..." Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at Yang Ming with disdain.

"So what if Zhong Kui is a man? Anyway, he's a god. From now on, I'll print out a large copy of your old photo and hang it in our house as a way to ward off evil spirits..." Yang Ming said.

"You..." Wei Qingqing was so angry that she almost cried. If her old photos were shown, she would never be able to face anyone again.

"Can't you have a change of heart? You're well-fed and clothed now, but what about the girls who suffer from acne just like you? Aren't they hungry? Don't you think about them? Don't forget, you were once one of them. You can't just think of yourself, can you? Think about it, if I posted your old photos and told everyone that the ugly girl in the picture is the same person as my wife, then every ugly woman in the world would be able to find a husband." Yang Ming said.

"You're deliberately trying to annoy me, you're deliberately trying to annoy me, how could you be so mean..." Wei Qingqing's embarrassed little fists kept hitting Yang Ming's chest.

"Hehehe, not angry anymore, right?" Yang Ming laughed, pulling her closer.

"Ouch, be gentle! If you bump into my son, I'll get angry..." Wei Qingqing struggled gently. She dared not let Yang Ming use force, in case her son got hurt.

"Yes, yes, yes..." Yang Ming quickly relaxed a bit.

"Hmph..." Wei Qingqing rested her head on Yang Ming's shoulder, "Tell me, is the baby in my belly a son? What if it's a daughter???"

Thinking about how carefully Zhang Shufang had been taking care of her these past few days, she felt very uneasy. What if her belly didn't cooperate? Wouldn't her mother-in-law give her a dirty look?

"A daughter is fine, she's a daughter!" Yang Ming said indifferently.

"But what will Mom think of me???" Wei Qingqing raised her little face and glared at Yang Ming, very dissatisfied with his indifference.

"What I think of you? What's it to you? You think too highly of yourself!" Yang Ming said dismissively. "You're just a piece of land. I plant beans, and you expect melons to grow? Even my farm space isn't that magical!"

"You..." Wei Qingqing was so angry that she glared at Yang Ming, unable to say a word.

"What? You're still not convinced???" Yang Ming glanced at Wei Qingqing provocatively.

"You're so annoying, so annoying, so annoying..." Wei Qingqing pushed Yang Ming down onto the kang (a heated brick bed), straddled his waist, and pounded Yang Ming's chest hard with her little fists.

"Hehe, alright, alright, spare me, Goddess of the Earth..." Yang Ming begged for mercy repeatedly.

"Hmph! What kind of Earth Goddess are you? You bad guy..." Wei Qingqing said coquettishly, her little fists landing repeatedly on Yang Ming's chest.

"Oh dear, I didn't see anything, I didn't see anything..." A scream startled Yang Ming and Wei Qingqing. They looked towards the door and only caught a fleeting glimpse of the person. They couldn't make out who it was, and since the voice was a scream, they couldn't tell who made it.

"Who is it???" Wei Qingqing rolled off Yang Ming and looked out the window, but because of the winter heat, the windows were covered with plastic sheeting, so Wei Qingqing could only see a blurry figure running out.

"Who is it???" Yang Ming asked.

"I can't see clearly, but the figure looks a lot like Yu Ting..." Wei Qingqing said.

"Honestly, this is making us a laughing stock." Yang Ming said, giving Wei Qingqing's little bottom a light slap.

"You annoying jerk..." Wei Qingqing rubbed her bottom, turned around, and glared at Yang Ming fiercely: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and cook! I'm starving."

"Yes, yes, yes..." Yang Ming quickly got off the kang (a heated brick bed) and continued cooking.

"What an idiot..." Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at Yang Ming's retreating figure, and finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Indeed, in Wei Qingqing's eyes, Yang Ming was an adorably silly person. He could even get beaten up for trying to coax someone. Could there be anything sillier than that?

"Ouch..." Li Yuting had just run out of Yang Ming's house when she bumped into someone and fell to the ground with a thud, crying out in pain.

Coincidentally, the person Li Yuting bumped into was Zheng Dayong. It could be said that the two of them collided head-on. If it weren't for the height difference between them, they would have lost their first kiss. Of course, they would have also lost a few front teeth along with it.

"Ah... Yu... Yuting, are you alright???" Zheng Dayong also fell on his butt, but the young man was resilient and immediately got up and helped Li Yuting up.

"No...it's nothing..." Li Yuting looked at Zheng Dayong's concerned expression, but suddenly thought of the scene she had just witnessed. If she were Wei Qingqing in her place, and Yang Ming in his place...thinking about it, her face couldn't help but turn red.

"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright. I have something to do, I need to go find Brother Yang right away..." Zheng Dayong saw that Li Yuting was alright, so he didn't say anything more, he had something urgent to attend to.

"Hey, hey, where are you going? Brother Yang is busy..." As soon as Li Yuting heard that Zheng Dayong wanted to find Yang Ming, she immediately grabbed him. If he saw that scene, Dayong would probably be in big trouble and would definitely be fired.

"What's wrong???" Zheng Dayong asked, puzzled. "I have an urgent matter..."

"Even the most urgent matters shouldn't be rushed..." Li Yuting held onto Zheng Dayong tightly, refusing to let go.

"What's wrong? I really need to talk to Brother Yang urgently..." Zheng Dayong was getting anxious.

"Ahem, you guys continue, just pretend you didn't see me..." Yang Ming coughed twice; he had come out to gather firewood.

"Brother Yang, something terrible has happened! Uncle Da Bao has been in the mountains for two days and hasn't come back yet. Aunt Da Bao is going crazy with worry..." Upon seeing Yang Ming, Zheng Dayong ignored what Li Yuting meant by "inconvenience," broke free from Li Yuting, ran to Yang Ming, and said anxiously.

"What did you say? Uncle Da Bao went into the mountains? He went in by himself?" Yang Ming didn't even bother cooking anymore. He took off his apron, threw it on the pile of firewood, and pulled Zheng Dayong towards Zheng Da Bao's house.

"He went in by himself. I heard he was looking for some kind of medicinal herb or wild vegetable. I don't know what it is..." Zheng Dayong said anxiously.

"Where's Zheng Tong? He didn't go into the mountains, did he?" Yang Ming asked.

"No, he wanted to go, but Aunt Da Bao stopped him and he's locked up at home now..." Zheng Dayong said.

"That's good..." Yang Ming walked quickly, and the two soon arrived at Zheng Dabao's house.

Zheng Dabao's house was already surrounded by people. In the courtyard, a group of old men were standing or sitting, all sighing. Inside the house, a group of old women were trying to comfort Dabao's aunt, who was crying her eyes out.

"What exactly happened???" When Yang Ming entered the room, Zhang Xiaofei was wiping away Aunt Dabao's tears with a handkerchief, and her own tears were also flowing freely.

"Yang Ming, brother, you have to save your uncle..." Aunt Da Bao saw Yang Ming arrive and immediately got up from the kang (a heated brick bed), grabbing Yang Ming's arm and pleading with him.

"Auntie, don't cry. Tell me what happened. What did Uncle Dabao do?" Yang Ming asked.

"It's all that Japanese man's fault. He insisted on eating some kind of mountain delicacy. We didn't know what it was. He said it was only available in winter and even gave us a picture. Your uncle took the dog and went into the mountains to look for it. He said he would be back in a day, but he still hasn't come back..." Aunt Da Bao cried.

"A Japanese?" Yang Ming frowned, thinking of that fat old Japanese man.

"It's that old Japanese man..." Aunt Da Bao cried.

"Where did the Japanese go?" Yang Ming asked.

"I don't know. After your uncle went into the mountains, he disappeared, as did that deputy county magistrate..." Aunt Da Bao cried.

"None of those Japanese are any good..."

"Yeah, what the hell is that...?"

"That guy surnamed Zhao is no good either. Look at how fat he is, a corrupt official..."

A group of old women started shouting angrily.

"Auntie, tell me, which way did Uncle Dabao come into the mountains from? Don't worry, I'm sure I can find Uncle Dabao..." Yang Ming said.

Yang Ming may not believe in Zheng Dabao's survival skills in the wild, but he absolutely believes in the little yellow dog he gave him.

"Your uncle entered the mountain from the tree fork on the north side..." Aunt Da Bao said.

The Tree Fork Pass is actually right across from Yang Ming's house. It's called Tree Fork Pass because there's a thousand-year-old tree at that mountain pass with a large branch extending from its trunk across the pass.

"You all stay home and keep an eye on Xiao Tong. Make sure he doesn't go into the mountains. I don't want to have to go into the mountains to find him again after I find Uncle Da Bao..." Yang Ming said, already walking outside.

Aunt Da Bao immediately followed him out, saying, "Take more people with you. If something happens to you, how can I explain it to Qingqing? Your uncle had an accident, and his wife Liu isn't here. The elders don't dare tell them. You're our pillar of support..."

A group of old women followed them out.

"It's alright, I can go in and I can come out, so don't worry..." Yang Ming said.

"Brother Yang, I'll go with you..." Zheng Dayong jumped out.

"No need, just tell your sister-in-law that I might be going home a little late today..." Yang Ming remained calm throughout. That's just the kind of person he is; he never panics when things happen, and the bigger the problem, the calmer he becomes.

"Brother Yang, I'll go with you..." This time, it was Zheng Dahan who jumped out, "You go find my uncle, I have to come along..."

After Zheng Dahan finished speaking, a group of young people jumped out and shouted that they wanted to go with Yang Ming.

"No need, you're all waiting for news in the village... The mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and the roads are already difficult to travel. I don't want to have to take care of you..." Yang Ming didn't waste any more words and had already walked away.

A group of Zheng's family members saw Yang Ming off for a long time before watching his figure disappear into the mountain pass. Then a whistle rang out, and a large, gray dog ​​quickly darted out of Yang Ming's yard and followed closely behind him.

This big gray dog ​​is actually the little wolf cub. Yang Mingtian fed the little wolf cub fresh milk and egg juice every day, and in just two months, it grew to a very big size.

The crunching sound of footsteps on the snow was unusually jarring in the silent forest, giving one a sense of helplessness.

Yang Ming looked around and, seeing that no one was around, suddenly produced a flashlight-like object in his hand. This object was actually a miniature thermostat, capable of controlling temperatures from a maximum of 850 degrees Celsius to a minimum of -130 degrees Celsius. This miniature thermostat did not need to absorb solar energy to replenish its power; as long as there was water, it could continuously decompose the water into elements such as protium, deuterium, and tritium to power the thermostat.

This thing is exceptionally sensitive, with a maximum effective range of two kilometers. It's perfect for self-defense; even if you envelop yourself in it, there's no problem. After all, Yang Ming has the protection of the large landowner's farm space, so even in magma, he won't be in any danger until his energy is depleted.

Compared to solar-powered temperature controllers, this miniature temperature controller is more powerful but has a smaller operating range.

"Big Grey, clear the way..." Yang Ming patted the big wolfhound's forehead.

The large wolfhound was raised on nutritional supplements and was already quite supernatural. Yang Ming had raised it from a puppy, so it could understand Yang Ming's words. It wagged its stiff tail twice and disappeared into the forest.

There weren't many footprints on the pristine snow in the mountains, but just three or four different kinds were enough to dazzle the eye. Big Grey had the wildness of a wolf, and its sense of smell was also exceptionally keen. And now, in the cold weather, the air circulation wasn't as intense as in the summer, so the scent from two days ago hadn't dissipated much.

Big Gray quickly caught a whiff of Zheng Dabao's scent, and then, with a nasal tone, quietly followed the faint smell.

Yang Ming looked around and didn't follow closely behind Big Gray. Instead, he slowly trailed behind it. From the moment the deputy county magistrate and the Japanese disappeared at the same time, he had a feeling that something was definitely going on, and it was better to be more careful.

The mountains and forests are difficult to traverse, especially after a snowfall. The deep snow transforms every pit into a natural trap, and stepping into it could easily turn you into nature's prey.

"Seriously, if only I could ride a celestial horse..." Yang Mingshen stumbled and fell several times, and couldn't help but miss the days when he rode a celestial horse and soared through the sky. Although it was quite cold back then, it was definitely much better than falling down all the time now.

Yang Ming trudged on with difficulty, his strength being depleted quite quickly. To be honest, although his physique had improved considerably, he was still just an ordinary person. Although he and Wei Qingqing had practiced the scriptures that the old lecher had given him, he didn't really find them anything magical.

Yang Ming didn't know how far they had gone, but he followed Big Gray wherever Big Gray went.

As darkness fell, stars slowly emerged from the sky, casting dappled silver light. There was no moonlight tonight, and starlight alone was insufficient to illuminate the pitch-black forest. Two faint blue lights occasionally flashed ahead; these were the lights from Big Grey's eyes as he turned back to look at him.

"Seriously, Uncle Dabao is really resourceful, he actually ran this far..." As darkness fell, the road became even more difficult to travel, and Yang Ming's speed suddenly slowed down a lot, and he was panting heavily.

Roar……

Suddenly, the large gray creature ahead let out a low growl, and Yang Ming immediately perked up and quickly chased after it.

Sure enough, two figures appeared ahead. The moment Yang Ming saw these two figures, his hair stood on end, because their feet were dangling in the air and swaying precariously, which looked terrifying.

"Who???" Yang Ming suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice.

"Waaaaah..." A muffled wailing sound came from inside. Clearly, the two people were alive, but their mouths were gagged, rather than their tongues being cut off or something like that.

Yang Ming slowly walked over and stood below the two men. He stared intently and finally recognized them. It was none other than Zheng Dabao and Deputy County Chief Zhao. The two men were tied up like dumplings and hung from a large, protruding tree branch. Their bodies were wriggling, like two large flies dangling from a spider web.

Yang Ming looked closely and saw that the other end of the rope was tied to the trunk of a big tree. The position was very special, about a meter higher than Yang Ming's raised hand. In the middle of the night, there was nothing to kick against, so it would not be easy to put the two of them down.

"Hehe, there's no other way..." Yang Ming smiled, his ears twitching slightly as he listened to the sounds around him. His hands moved quickly, adjusting the range of the thermostat. Finally, he adjusted the range to about one meter and then turned the temperature button to its maximum.

Yang Ming raised the thermostat in his hand, aimed it at the rope tied to the tree, and pressed the button.

call out……

A very hot halo, or rather a hot sphere of light, suddenly appeared. The edge of the sphere of light touched the rope tied to the tree, and then, in the blink of an eye, the seemingly sturdy hemp rope was burned through.

The two people hanging from the tree immediately fell from it.

Yang Ming immediately put away the thermostat and untied the two people.

"Uncle Da Bao, Deputy County Chief Zhao, are you alright?" Yang Ming asked.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, I'm just hungry and cold..." Zheng Dabao was in good spirits, but his body was trembling involuntarily due to the cold.

"Oh my god, I almost hanged myself..." Deputy County Chief Zhao wailed repeatedly, "I can't feel anything in my body, I'm paralyzed on one side..."

"You have no sense of anything, you're just cold..." Zheng Dabao said angrily.

The two men were suspended very high, and if they had fallen, they should have broken their arms and legs. However, because they were tied up tightly, like dumplings, they were completely unharmed when they fell.

"Uncle Da Bao, what exactly happened?" Yang Ming asked.

"It's all that Japanese guy's fault. That old man insisted on coming into the mountains with us, and as a result, that old bastard woke up a big brown bear... That old scoundrel abandoned us and ran away. That bastard is probably already eaten by the bear..." Zheng Dabao said with no small amount of schadenfreude.

"Beasts, barbarians... No wonder the sages said... barbarians are equal to beasts." Deputy County Magistrate Zhao wanted to nitpick over the words, but he really couldn't recall the sages' original words.

"I still don't understand, how did you get tied up and hung up in the tree???" Yang Ming was a little confused. If it wasn't that Japanese person, then there must be someone else here.

"Hanging in a tree?" At the mention of this, Deputy County Chief Zhao gritted his teeth and glared angrily at Zheng Dabao.

Zheng Dabao chuckled sheepishly and revealed the truth. It turned out that this was actually a trap, a mechanism designed by Zheng Dabao. As a result, when the two encountered the brown bear, they panicked and ran away, only to be caught by their own trap. The brown bear, which had been chasing them for a long time, was terrified when it saw the two caught in the trap and turned tail and ran away.

"Then what about your mouths..." Yang Ming was about to ask how their mouths were blocked when he suddenly realized that there really wasn't anything blocking their mouths.

"The rope, the rope is choking me..." Zheng Dabao chuckled sheepishly.

"It's like a bit..." Deputy County Chief Zhao's face darkened. He thought about how his mouth was gagged with a rope, his saliva soaked the rope, and then a smell of donkey dung rushed into his mouth and down his stomach with his saliva, making him feel nauseous.

"Then, where's your dog???" Yang Ming didn't find the little yellow dog nearby.

"Hey, now that you mention it, I just remembered. It seems to have chased after that brown bear..." Zheng Dabao started to worry, looking around but couldn't find his little yellow dog.

P.S.: Please recommend and add to your favorites...

(End of this chapter)