Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

"Uncle Baotian's suggestion is good. Our village's hunters haven't gone out hunting together in the mountains this year. It's perfect that we've all got hunting rifles, and with the Spring Festival getting closer, we can go hunting in the mountains a few more times before the New Year to see if we can catch more game, stock up on more meat, and have a prosperous New Year."

Li Yunshan agreed.

In previous years, the village hunters would go hunting in the mountains once or twice every winter.

At that time, he was idle all day and never participated; it was always his older brother who went.

Now that his elder brother Li Yunshi works at the Hongxing Forestry Farm, Li Yunshan also wants to join in.

After all, he was one of the hunters in the village.

"Many hands make light work. Our village has nine hunters, so we have nine hunting rifles. When we go into the mountains, we are not afraid even if we encounter tigers or bears."

"I also agree with Uncle Baotian's suggestion. I don't know if you've noticed, but this winter, before it's even over, there's already been an incident where a bear entered our village and another where a tiger entered. I'm worried that there might be other wild animals lurking in the deep mountains and forests. If so many of us go into the mountains, we won't have to worry too much, and we can look out for each other."

Zhao Shuanzhu also said.

"Shuanzhu is right. Just like that tiger we hunted, it was ferocious enough, but we killed it on the spot with a couple of volleys of shots from our hunting rifles."

Zhang Sange agreed.

"Then it's settled. After we get back to the village, we'll rest for three days and then go hunting in the mountains."

Uncle Zhou made the decision on Friday.

No one had any objections.

After Peng Youlian bought the hunting rifle, everyone split up into groups of two or three to buy whatever they wanted.

Zhang San bought a new cotton-padded jacket for his wife and several children, three catties of mixed sugar, and two catties of steamed egg cakes. He had almost spent the money he had advanced.

"Yunshan, do you have any money left? If you do, lend me twenty. I'll pay you back after we get our share of the money back in the village."

Zhang Sange asked Li Yunshan.

"besides."

Li Yunshan smiled, took out a wad of cash from his pocket, including more than a dozen large unity bills, as well as five-yuan, two-yuan, and one-yuan bills, and some small bills. He took out two bills and handed them to Brother Zhang.

Having borrowed the money, Zhang Sange bought some toothpaste, a toothbrush, and soap, and also bought himself a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes as a treat.

Li Yunshan also bought a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes, which surprised Zhang Sange: "Yunshan, you're quite generous."

"Now that you've made money, it's only right to treat your wife and kids well, but you also need to treat yourself well."

Li Yunshan said.

If he hadn't become rich in his previous life, he wouldn't have been willing to spend money on good cigarettes, but after he became rich in his previous life, his consumption habits changed.

Even though it has been reborn, this consumer mindset hasn't changed.

Moreover, it's not that he can't afford Zhonghua cigarettes; after all, his family can afford them.

After buying Zhonghua cigarettes, Li Yunshan also bought a few bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) and a military overcoat for himself.

Uncle Zhou also said that after returning to the village, he would rest for three days before going into the mountains to hunt.

All the hunters in the village have set out, and they're probably going to spend the night deep in the mountains and forests. It'll probably take them three to five days to get back.

He only has cotton-padded coats at home, so it won't be good for him to spend the night in the mountains.

Buy a military overcoat, and you won't have to worry about getting cold when you're spending the night outdoors.

After buying the military overcoat, Li Yunshan put it on immediately. He was carrying a few bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor). After shopping at the department store with Brother Zhang for a while, he went to the entrance of the department store to wait for Cai Er and Uncle Zhou to come out.

"Brother Zhang, have one."

Li Yunshan tore open the pack of Zhonghua cigarettes, took out a box, opened it again, slapped out a cigarette, and handed it to Brother Zhang.

"Oh, I never thought I'd ever smoke Zhonghua cigarettes."

Brother Zhang chuckled and took the cigarette.

Li Yunshan also had a cigarette in his mouth. He struck a match, lit it, and then lit one for Zhang Sange as well. The two of them then sat outside the department store, puffing away.

After a while, Uncle Zhou and the others also came out of the department store one after another, each carrying something in their hands, either food, clothes, or household necessities. They bought quite a lot, from clothes and shoes to fish, shrimp, pastries, needles and thread, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and soap.

Once everyone had arrived, Li Yunshan and the others took their things and returned to the guesthouse opposite the county hospital.

Just as they finished checking out and collecting their belongings, Li Baotian was already outside the guesthouse, having started the tractor and it was making a "putt-putt-putt" sound, when Captain Jiang arrived with dark circles under his eyes.

Last night, after leaving the hospital, accommodations were arranged for Li Yunshan and his group. Almost all the police officers in the county public security bureau, except for those on duty, were mobilized to conduct a search in the county town.

This investigation actually uncovered some clues.

When they found a restaurant, based on clues from the restaurant's front desk, the police immediately identified two outsiders with southern accents.

According to the restaurant's front desk staff, the two out-of-towners with southern accents had been staying at the restaurant for several days. They usually left early and returned late, behaving suspiciously. Every time they went out, they would cover half of their faces with a scarf.

After receiving this tip, the county public security bureau immediately identified the two suspicious individuals and made their arrest.

However, during the arrest, the two suspects keenly realized they were being watched, which led to a gunfight.

During the gunfight, two police officers were injured, and one of the two suspects was killed and the other wounded.

In addition, Captain Jiang and his team killed an accomplice who was responsible for providing backup at another location not far away and captured both of them alive.

"Captain Jiang, your operation is highly efficient. With you protecting the peace of this area, the people can live and work in peace and contentment."

Li Yunshan said sincerely.

Actually, he had discussed with Uncle Zhou and Brother Zhang San at the guesthouse last night that if the two Taiwanese businessmen were indeed enemy agents, they would have left Qinghe County immediately after succeeding and would not have waited for the police to come and arrest them.

But who would have thought that after the enemy agents shot and wounded the two Taiwanese businessmen, they not only did not immediately flee and get away from Qinghe County, but instead stayed in restaurants and guesthouses in Qinghe County respectively. Their trick was called "the darkest place under the lamp," and they were really bold.

But on second thought, since those enemy agents were taking such a big risk and playing this trick of hiding in the dark, it's possible that they wanted to confirm the deaths of the two Taiwanese businessmen before leaving Qinghe County.

This further confirms that the two Taiwanese businessmen are definitely not ordinary people; they must be influential figures in the business community across the Taiwan Strait.

"By the way, have those two Taiwanese businessmen woken up yet?"

Thinking of this, Li Yunshan asked.

"Not yet, they're still unconscious. But the hospital nurses are monitoring their condition, and it's much better than it was yesterday after the surgery. According to the doctor, they should wake up and regain consciousness tonight or tomorrow."

"Captain Jiang, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."

"you say."

"Logically speaking, enemy agents would definitely withdraw immediately after completing their mission, but they stayed in Qinghe County. I think those two Taiwanese businessmen must be extraordinary, right? And their purpose in staying is to confirm the fate of those two Taiwanese businessmen."

"Furthermore, when you arrested the enemy agents, they even had accomplices providing backup. There might even be other accomplices hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike, which would be detrimental to those two Taiwanese businessmen. I have a suggestion: perhaps you could move those two Taiwanese businessmen to another floor and ward beforehand, and then spread the word that the two Taiwanese businessmen have been rescued. By appearing relaxed on the outside but being tight on the inside, you could lure the snake out of its hole and perhaps catch a bigger fish."

"Of course, these are just some of my personal thoughts."

"Now that you mention it, I do remember one of the enemy agents we captured last night. We even used torture, but we couldn't get him to talk. So, you're saying there might really be enemy agents lurking around."

"No, I have to go back to the station immediately and report to the director."

Upon hearing Li Yunshan's words, Captain Jiang realized something was amiss and quickly left in a hurry.

"Let's go back too."

Uncle Zhou said.

Soon, they boarded tractors or rode bicycles and left the guesthouse, heading towards the Xiangyang Commune.

On the way back, everyone was chatting and laughing.

They made a good profit on this trip, earning a total of over seven thousand yuan.

Although everyone advanced fifty dollars from this money, there were still six thousand seven or eight hundred dollars left.

Moreover, they understood that getting closer to Xiangyang Commune meant getting closer to Guapigou Village, which meant getting closer to the time to distribute the money.

The tractor chug along merrily, and Li Yunshan and his companions pedaled their bicycles at breakneck speed. The journey from the county town to the village, which normally took nearly an hour and a half, they covered in just one hour.

After returning to Guapigou Village, Cai Er and the others first went back to their own homes. They left the things they had bought at the county department store—food, drinks, clothes, shoes, toothbrushes, soap, steamed cakes, and so on—at their homes, and then gradually left home to head towards Li Yunshan's house.

At this time, in Guapigou Village, the tiger that had entered the village was killed, and the village returned to its usual tranquility.

Despite the freezing weather, people were already moving around in the village.

When they saw Uncle Zhou, Cai Er, and the others walking excitedly towards Li Yunshan's house, the villagers walking around the village showed surprise and envy.

As everyone knows, Uncle Zhou and Cai Er, along with other hunters from the village, ambushed and killed the tiger that had entered the village in Li Yunshan's yard.

Yesterday morning, they took the village's tractor and were escorted by several people to the county town.

They've all returned to the village now, and they all look radiant. They must have gotten a good price for the tiger and are ready to divide the spoils.