The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

Chapter 1218 Li Ruhai's Importance in the Forest Area

When Zhao Jun asked about Xing Zhiyong's uncle, Hu Zhenjiang casually replied, and then asked Zhao Jun: "Brother, what's the matter? Do you know that old man?"

Hu Zhenjiang didn't know the relationship between Zhao Jun and Xing San. In his opinion, the old man was stubborn and few of his peers were willing to deal with him, let alone a junior like Zhao Jun.

"Ah..." Zhao Jun couldn't help but feel a little worried when he heard that Xing San hadn't shown up for a day. The old man had a bad heart and had gone out in the morning. He hadn't come back yet. It was freezing cold, where could he have gone?

Seeing Hu Zhenjiang's expression, Zhao Jun knew that it was useless to ask him, so he just said a few polite words and then said goodbye and prepared to leave.

Hu Zhenjiang escorted Zhao Jun and the other two out of the yard. Just as Zhao Jun was about to get into the car, he heard someone shout, "Xiaojun!"

"Ouch!" Zhao Jun turned around and saw Hu Mantang and another man coming from the west.

Zhao Jun knew the man. His name was Tang Daquan and he was the chief of Yongli Village.

"Uncle Hu." It was Hu Mantang who called him just now, so Zhao Jun responded first, and then Zhao Jun nodded to Tang Daquan and said, "Uncle Tang."

"Hey!" Tang Daquan smiled, stretched out his hand and patted Zhao Jun on the shoulder, saying: "This child has grown so big."

As he spoke, Tang Daquan gestured to his side and said, "That year when your father brought you to my house, you were only this tall then."

Zhao Jun smiled when he heard this, and Hu Mantang on the side continued, "Brother Tang, it's been so many years, how old was he just a few days ago?"

"Not really." Tang Daquan said with a smile: "The children have grown up so much, how can we not grow old?"

Before Zhao Jun entered junior high school, Zhao Youcai would take him with him wherever he went to cook so that Zhao Jun could get some food.

Later, when Zhao Jun grew older, Zhao Youcai stopped leading him and Zhao Jun was unwilling to go either.

When Zhao Jun was ten years old, the youngest son of Tang Daquan got married. Zhao Youcai and Han Dachun came to prepare a banquet for the Tang family, and Zhao Jun also came. Zhao Jun was deeply impressed by the banquet at the Tang family. They killed two pigs. There were plenty of large pieces of braised pork, which was unique in Yong'an Forest District in 77.

"Hey?" Tang Daquan glanced at Li Baoyu, raised his hand and pointed, asking, "Is he the boy from Li Dayong's family?"

"Mr. Tang." Li Baoyu smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes."

The village chiefs of the four villages are not ordinary people, especially Tang Daquan, who is 58 years old this year. He has been a village chief for half his life and is quite prestigious in the Yong'an Forest District.

"What a tall boy." Tang Daquan looked at the 1.9-meter-tall Li Baoyu and couldn't help but sigh: "It's great that this guy is so tall!"

As he was talking, Tang Daquan suddenly remembered something and asked Li Baoyu, "Where's your brother? Haven't you been watching him recently?"

Li Baoyu was startled, and then he heard Tang Daquan say, "Many people in our village are looking for him."

"Ah?" Li Baoyu was a little confused. Zhao Jun beside him hurriedly said to Tang Daquan, "Uncle Tang, there is some work to do at home recently. Ru Hai can help out during his off-duty time."

"That's what I said." Tang Daquan said, "Before, he came at least once a week. It's been half a month and he hasn't come yet."

After hearing what Tang Daquan said, Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu looked at each other. Li Baoyu turned around and asked Tang Daquan, "Uncle Tang, he came to your village..."

Li Baoyu was halfway through his words when Tang Daquan naturally took over and said, "It's speculation!"

Tang Daquan laughed and asked Li Baoyu, "Doesn't your family know this?"

Li Baoyu's mouth twitched, Tang Daquan waved at him and said, "He used to come here when he had time off work, but he hasn't come in the past half month, and many people in the village are waiting for him."

At this point, Tang Daquan gestured towards Hu Mantang and said, "Just now I saw Han Laowu, wasn't he still mumbling something?"

"Ah, yes." Hu Mantang nodded, then looked at Tang Daquan and said, "Luckily Ruhai didn't come. If he had come, I might not have been able to buy the wild animals."

Xing Zhiyong will go out tomorrow and his family will entertain him tomorrow night. Hu Zhenjiang has just told Zhao Jun.

As for Xing Zhiyong's family, he only had one sister who married far away. His father did come down from the mountain. When the villagers took old Xing down from the mountain, they did not tell him that Xing Zhiyong was dead, but only said that something happened at home.

The old man came down, took one look at the mourning shed, and then lay down.

There was no other way; Hu Mantang and Hu Zhenjiang had to help Hu Erya take care of Xing Zhiyong's affairs.

That afternoon, Hu Mantang ran around the village and bought four roe deer and a wild boar from four families.

Normally, mountain people would skin the prey when they got home. First, the prey was still warm, so it was easier to skin it. Second, it was easier to sell the meat after skinning. Nowadays, not everyone sells whole wild boars or roe deer. The meat was divided into 5-jin portions, which was easier to sell.

But after Li Ruhai rose to prominence, it became popular to sell the whole thing in the surrounding villages. What they found difficult to sell, Li Ruhai could arrange for.

Last week, Li Ruhai took over at the forest farm, hoping to make great efforts after taking office. Unexpectedly, he was not able to take office after winning the election. This week, he stayed at home to recuperate and reflect on his mistakes.

In this way, Li Ruhai didn't come to Yonglitun for two weeks, which made those who went up the mountain to set traps very anxious.

But it was a good thing for Hu Mantang. If Li Ruhai had come two days ago and ordered the wild boars and roe deer, he would have to pay a high price if he wanted to buy them again.

Hu Mantang's words made Zhao Jun and the other two curl their lips. When Li Baoyu heard about Li Ruhai, he felt a headache. He secretly pulled Zhao Jun, and Zhao Jun gestured to Xing Zhiyong's yard and said to Hu Mantang: "Uncle Hu, you don't have to buy those. I killed that black bear, and I brought the whole thing to you."

"Ah?" Hu Mantang looked at Hu Zhenjiang after hearing that. Hu Zhenjiang winked at Hu Mantang and then said, "My brother Renyi has been brought here for us."

Seeing his son's look, Hu Mantang knew that this blind man was indeed the one who killed Xing Zhiyong.

At this time, Tang Daquan wanted to go into the courtyard to see Hei Xia Zi. Given his status, Zhao Jun couldn't leave at this time. So, several people went into the Xing family yard together.

The black bear's body was lying in the middle of the yard. The two dogs of the Xing family were tired of biting it after a while, so they stopped.

When Hu Mantang got closer to the black bear, he saw that the black bear's left arm was broken off at the root, and he felt relieved.

The black bear's broken arm was shot by Xing Zhiyong. When the people of Yonglitun went up the mountain, they picked up the broken arm.

Tang Daquan was the one who led the group up there, so he was naturally aware of the situation. When he got closer, Tang Daquan looked at Zhao Jun and praised him, "Everyone in the forest area says you're a great kid, and today I can see for myself how good you are."

Zhao Jun smiled when he heard this. He had been praised so much that he didn't know what to say.

Seeing Tang Daquan's gaze turned to Jie Chen, Zhao Jun hurriedly introduced him and said, "Uncle Tang, this is my little brother who came from Lingnan."

"Ah!" Tang Daquan stretched out his hand to Jie Chen. When their hands were together, Tang Daquan smiled and said, "Young man, welcome to our forest area."

Xie Chen agreed with a smile, and then he heard Tang Daquan ask Zhao Jun: "Have you eaten yet? Did you just come back from the mountain?"

As he spoke, Tang Daquan glanced at the door of Xing's house and said, "His family is busy these two days, you can come to my house for a meal."

"That's great, Mr. Tang, we've finished eating." Zhao Jun declined, "We came home first after coming back from the mountain. We came here after sending the dog off and finishing our meal."

"Ah, that's fine." Tang Daquan suddenly changed the subject and said with a smile, "Then come to my house. I have something to talk to you about."

　I was very tired yesterday and got up late today... when I opened my eyes it was already seven o'clock.

　　This chapter doesn't count as a make-up. I'm going to cook noodles now and continue writing after eating. I'll update two more chapters in the evening, one of which makes up for yesterday's.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)