The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

Chapter 1221 Locating the Treasure Cellar
The word "兆" has three meanings.

One is a numeral; the other is a sign that appears before something happens, that is, an omen.

Three has the meaning of foreshadowing, for example, auspicious snow indicates a good harvest.

The omen that the mountain runner talks about is a prediction.

The most common word used by mountain runners is the pine tree sign of the ginseng planter, commonly known as the old sign. The old sign means the old ditch, which indicates that there is a club here.

According to the rules, the pine tree omen should be facing the old man. But some people don't follow the rules, such as the group led by Blind Pang, who hung the omen in reverse, that is, with its back to the old man, so that only their descendants can find it.

Xing San said that Widow Wang's treasure cellar was facing the omen. Zhao Jun looked at Xing San in surprise, waiting for his next words.

This old man was a loner and was taking a bath in a corner of the pool. There was no one on his right, and Zhao Jun was on his left.

At this time, Xing San whispered in Zhao Jun's ear: "The omen he saw was just an old mansion with three oblique cuts inside."

The master's mansion is a small house carved on a tree trunk with a knife and an axe. The small house is very simple and every child in the family can draw it when they are young. There is a triangle on the top and a square at the bottom.

Anyone who makes a living in the mountains, whether they are hunting gangs, ginseng gangs, or people who collect pine nuts or burn charcoal, must chop wood and worship the mountain god when they enter the mountains.

Since we are worshipping the mountain god, we must respect him. Normally, we should wrap the old mansion with red cloth.

But no matter what, the hermit did not destroy the master's mansion, nor did he cut the road in the master's mansion.

But according to Xing San, there was a sign opposite to Widow Wang’s treasure cellar, and that sign was a mansion of a master that had been destroyed.

Upon hearing what Xing San said, Zhao Jun almost stood up from the pool!
He has seen this master's house!
In the early autumn of this year, when Zhao Jun and Zhao Youcai went up the mountain to carry ginseng, Zhao Youcai narrowed down a small ginseng seedling, but told Zhao Jun that he had hidden the ginseng in the mountain.

That kind of small ginseng will not be enough to sell if it is not buried for 20 or 30 years. But 20 or 30 years later, let alone whether Zhao Youcai will exist. Even if he does, Zhao Youcai will be at least 60 years old by then. Will he still be able to go up the mountain?
Therefore, at that time, Zhao Jun had to ask Zhao Youcai to take him to the place where he had hidden ginseng.

As the saying goes, old people become more cunning, old horses become more slippery, and old rabbits become harder to catch by eagles.

Zhao Youcai had been prepared. He left traces of digging in one place and lied to Zhao Jun that the small cave was hidden there.

Zhao Jun did not suspect Zhao Youcai, but he looked around, trying to find any obvious landmarks nearby.

When choosing landmarks in the mountains, trees cannot be chosen. These days, the management is not strict, and no one cares if forestry workers cut down a few trees. What if someone cuts down a tree? Wouldn't we be at a loss?
But when Zhao Jun was looking for the landmark, he saw a tree at the southeast corner with a mansion cut out of it. And in the mansion there were three marks made by a knife and an axe.

At that time, Zhao Jun was still wondering who did this. Now, after hearing what Xing Sanyi said, Zhao Jun's eyes widened with excitement.

"Huh?" Xing San was stunned when he met Zhao Jun's big eyes.

Zhao Jun pursed his lips and suppressed his excitement. From the time he learned about the existence of this batch of treasures from Wang Meilan, to the time he associated the prosperity of the Pang family from Jiang Hua's notes, to the time he met Shao Yunjin in Lingnan, to the time he learned about the existence of knife sellers on credit, to the time he learned about the treasure cellar...

Step by step, the dawn... no, the golden light is just ahead!
It was already seven o'clock when the group came out of the bathhouse, and it only took five minutes by car to get home.

After arriving home, Zhao Youcai, the host, greeted Xing San as he walked into the house.

As soon as Xing San entered Zhao's house, the women who heard the dog barking went out to the outer room, wanting to take a look at the intimidating old mountain dog.

"This is my wife, this is Dayong's wife, this is Qiangzi's wife." Zhao Youcai introduced Xing San to each of them. When he came to Xie Sun, Zhao Youcai said, "This is the mother of Xie Zhong and Xie Chen."

"Ah!" Xing San nodded to Jie Sunshi. He also greeted other women in the same way. After all, there are differences between men and women, and flirting is not popular these days.

"Old Third Brother Xing!" Mrs. Xie Sun stepped forward and said to Xing San with a smile, "I have seen you."

"Huh?" Xing San was stunned. Looking at the old lady in front of him with a bright smile, Xing San was a little dazed. He wondered if he had met this person in his early years, otherwise why would she be so enthusiastic.

Liu Lanying tried to pull Li Sun from the side, but failed. Li Sun asked Xing San with great interest, "Old Brother Xing San, where is your knife that stabbed people? Can you show it to me?"

Xing San subconsciously touched his lower back, but found nothing. Xing San suddenly remembered that he had given the knife to Zhao Jun before taking a shower, so he turned around and looked back.

"Oh my god, stop looking." At this time, Xie Zhong opened his mouth to stop Li Sun. If it were in the past, Li Sun would have had a big fight with him. But now, Li Sun's temper has changed a lot. She just rolled her eyes at Li Zhong and stepped aside.

"Brother." After Xie Sun left, the old lady called Xing San and asked, "Do you recognize me?"

Xing San frowned and squinted at the old lady, so that he could see her more clearly.

After studying it for a while, Xing San shook his head and said, "I don't recognize him."

"Jiang Hua, do you know him?" The old lady gave her old man's name. Xing San's brows relaxed and he said, "Oh, I know him."

"He is my old man." The old lady said so, Xing San nodded slightly and said "ah".

Regardless of whether Xing San could remember or not, Zhao Youcai introduced all the women in the family to Xing San.

Then, Zhao Youcai invited Xing San to take the seat.

At this time, the food was ready, including baked flatbreads and fried cakes, and the dishes included shredded potatoes, roe deer meat with sauerkraut, shredded pork with green beans, and smoked wild boar meat.

This meal, paired with Xifeng wine and Shilin cigarettes, was so delicious that even an old man with a heart as hard as iron could still get lost in it.

They came back late, and it was almost ten o'clock when they finished eating and drinking. The diners left, Zhao Weipeng and Zhao Youcai went to the toilet, and Zhao Jun went to the kang to make a blanket for Xing San.

When the old man saw that there was no one in the house, he grabbed Zhao Jun and said, "Boy, one day you go up the mountain, call your father and your uncle, and we will go find those things in your house."

"No need, Third Master." Xing San was very nice to Zhao Jun, so Zhao Jun didn't hide it from him and said directly to Xing San, "I've seen that master's house before."

"Huh?" Xing San was startled and asked quickly, "Where is it?"

"It's just behind the slope opposite the door frame of Widow Wang." Zhao Jun said, "There's water there. You can see it if you walk down."

"Really?" Xing San was happy for Zhao Jun. Zhao Jun nodded and said, "Uncle San, I'll call you over someday if I need to go there."

This old man is not only reliable, but also has high fighting skills. Zhao Jun feels very relieved to have him with him.

"Hey?" Xing San suddenly remembered something and asked Zhao Jun, "If you want to exchange that thing for money, you better stay away from it."

"Uncle, I know this." Zhao Jun whispered in Xing San's ear: "Let's go to Lingnan when the time comes."

"It's not possible to go to Lingnan." Xing San shook his head, pointed to the east, and said, "It's better to go over the mountains and sea forests to Mudanjiang."

"Hey?" Zhao Jun suddenly remembered something and asked Xing San, "Uncle, I just remembered, how did the old mountain technician know what the omen looked like?"

"He..." Xing San was about to speak when the door was opened from the outside.

　Brothers, I owe another 2,000 words today. I will make up a chapter of 4,000 words tomorrow night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)