Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 26 Becoming Bigger and Stronger
Zhang Baoqing’s seniority in the family is similar to that of Shen Er and the others, and they live in the same village, so it is appropriate for Shen Qing to call him uncle.

After Shen Qing spoke, everyone else focused their attention on Zhang Baoqing and looked at him.

No one thought so at first, but after Shen Qing mentioned it, they felt that it was indeed somewhat appropriate.

Zhang Baoqing has lived in the village for so many years and has never failed in hunting. He supports his entire family and has excellent hunting skills.

At the same time, seven or eight households in the Zhang family also respected him very much.

He has always been kind to others in the village and has enough prestige.

If Shen Qing doesn't take on the role of "mountain leader" and lets Zhang Baoqing do it, he can also convince the people.

To be honest, Shen Qing is still too young.

It is indeed too early to sit in the position of "mountain boss".

So after Shen Qing proposed it, a hunter nodded in agreement and said, "Qingzi is right. I also think Baoqing is suitable to be the 'mountain hunter' of our village."

Uncle Shen Er, who was sitting next to him, glanced at Shen Qing. He didn't understand why Shen Qing chose Zhang Baoqing, but he knew that his nephew was also a little unusual.

As a family member, there was no reason to refute, so he agreed: "Me too, I think Baoqing is suitable."

People expressed their opinions one after another, and naturally the others had nothing to say. They all agreed with Shen Qing's opinion and let Zhang Baoqing be the new leader of Hongshan Village.

Zhang Baoqing realized that he had gotten a great advantage for no reason, and his face suddenly beamed with joy. He could no longer conceal the joy on his face, which completely overflowed.

"Then I will obey your orders and do my duty. I will live up to your trust and protect the safety of Hongshan Village. I will never be like Chen Youguang and do something selfish."

"It's okay for you to be a fish in water. If one day you really become like Chen Youguang, I will kill your entire family like I did today." Shen Qing added casually, causing Zhang Baoqing, who had originally looked happy, to suddenly freeze.

The scene suddenly became weird.

Shen Qing laughed casually and said, "Okay, don't be so serious, I was just joking."

joke?

This is a joke, right?

Zhang Baoqing laughed dryly twice to ease the embarrassment.

Shen Qing tapped the table with his finger and said, "Now that the 'driving away the mountain masters' issue in the village has ended, I have something to do here that I need your support for."

"I wonder what Qingzi is talking about?" Uncle Shen Er asked.

"Bring the mountain products to the city." Shen Qing said sternly, "It's still some time before spring comes. Now that the weather is so good, we have to sell the mountain products in the village to the city as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble."

"I have hunted a lot recently, and I plan to use Chen Youguang's horse and cart to go to the city. There is still a lot of space left in the cart. Do you want to ask everyone if they want to sell the things they have this time?"

Having said that, Shen Qing threw the question to Zhang Baoqing.

Zhang Baoqing saw Shen Qing's half-smile and understood what was going on.

This is asking him to return the favor.

Zhang Baoqing pretended to be in deep thought and then said, "I have to sell it. How much do you want to buy it for?"

"I don't know the situation in the city. For now, let's keep it the same as before. I won't raise or lower the price. If I lose money, I'll bear it myself."

"That should be easy. Chen Youguang and his gang are ruthless. They said they wanted to reduce the price by so much. If you don't reduce the price by a single cent, many families will probably agree. I'll go door to door tonight and give you a reply in the morning."

"Okay, I'll have to trouble Uncle Zhang then."

"Small things."

Shen Qing had already taken Chen Youguang's horse and cart, and the people present were tactful enough not to ask any more questions.

After discussing the main issues, Zhang Baoqing and others declined Shen Er's invitation to stay and left in the night.

When everyone in the main room had left, Aunt Wang came out from the side room with her two cousins ​​and eldest sister Shen Fang.

Aunt Wang asked, "Have they all left?" "They've left." Uncle Shen Er ordered, "Wife, go get the goat I shot not long ago and roast it. I'll keep Qingzi here for a meal."

Aunt Wang obviously also heard what happened in the village today.

When he looked at Shen Qing again, his eyes had obviously changed, with a hint of fear and alienation.

Shen Qing didn't care. He grinned and said, "Aunt, what's wrong? Don't you recognize me?"

He grabbed his old cotton-padded jacket and said, "I'm wearing all the clothes my aunt made for me a few days ago."

Aunt Wang glanced at Shen Qing's clothes, and the alienation in her eyes suddenly disappeared.

People outside are talking about how Shen Qing kills people without blinking an eye.

Now it seems that he is still the same nephew as before.

"Look at you, why are you showing off? One day I will take off your clothes and take them back." Aunt glared at Shen Qing and walked into the kitchen.

Shen Qing chuckled.

He pulled a bench and sat next to his uncle Shen Er, and asked, "How much did you take today?"

"I didn't count them all, they were all silver ingots, there must be six or seven taels, otherwise I would definitely not be willing to treat you to goat."

After spending some time together, Shen Er also let go of his concerns and sighed, "You are too cruel to kill people."

"There's nothing I can do. If I don't do it, they will definitely sell my sister out."

"Alas... that's right, there's nothing we can do about this world."

Shen Qing restrained his expression and got to the point: "Uncle, I want to discuss something with you."

"I plan to sell our mountain products in the city later, and I can't handle it alone. Xiaohu and Shanwa are not young anymore, and it's time to spend money. Their hunting skills haven't improved yet, and they're just sitting at home doing nothing. Why don't they come and help me, and together we can make this business bigger and stronger."

Shen Qing knew that since his father died, many of his siblings' belongings had been snatched away by the Chen family.

It was freezing cold, and we were short of food and clothing.

If it weren’t for Uncle Shen Er who took into consideration the old friendship between brothers and took out some of the family’s grain.

It’s hard to say where the two siblings are now.

He has not forgotten the kindness shown here.

People in the countryside are very close-knit and pay attention to clan and blood ties.

Many businesses in the county town rely on the help of relatives, brothers, and fellow villagers to make their fortune.

Now that he has some abilities, he is not confident in asking outsiders to do some things, so he decided to ask his uncle's family, who are more reliable.

When the business of selling mountain products becomes stable in the future, he can hand it over to his two cousins.

I just take some of the share to maintain my relationships in the city and no longer have to run back and forth.

He used the free time in between to concentrate on practicing, making progress, and improving his strength.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he became a martial artist and firmly established himself in the county.

"Uncle, what do you think? Can we do it?"

Shen Er glanced at his nephew. His conversation was logical and clear. He didn't seem like a hunter begging for food in the mountains, but more like a city dweller.

But that ruthlessness was even more ruthless than those old hunters...

He did not answer Shen Qing's question immediately. He thought for a while and said, "I'll think about it carefully."

(End of this chapter)