Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Wu Haiwang asked, "Dad, have the devils who entered the mountains never come out?! Have the eldest and second sons of the landlord Xie's family not come out either?!"

Wu Laoqi replied, "Half a month later, several Japanese officers came out of the mountains. Later, I heard from the people of Landlord Xie's family that their eldest and second sons had brought the Japanese out of the mountains from other places. His eldest and second sons followed the Japanese to enjoy life there. I don't know how his third son became a bald man. Our place was liberated, and Landlord Xie was liquidated. But his third son ran away with his family. I guess he told the people on the bald side about this."

"Uncle Wu, where do you think they will hide the things?!" Tian Dazhuang looked at Wu Laoqi thoughtfully and asked.

Wu Laoqi thought for a moment and said, "There are mountains all over here, and small forests within large forests. It's very easy to hide something. But you can go to the brigades around us and ask the old people there if they have seen a large number of devils coming out of the mountains."

"That's a good idea!" Gao Junsong agreed, saying, "If we haven't seen a large number of devils coming out of the mountains, it means that those devils died in the mountains in order to keep the secret. The same goes for the eldest and second sons of the Xie family. If they come out, we can find the place where the things are hidden according to the location where they came out of the mountains."

Wu Haiwang said: "It's a good idea, but don't forget that the bald man is also looking for these things. If we go to find out, it will definitely attract their attention."

Gao Junsong said: "We can rule out Wangshan Brigade first. Xie Laozhuan is the village chief of Wangshan Brigade. If the Japanese escaped from Wangshan Brigade, he would definitely know."

"Xie Laozhuan?!" Wu Laoqi muttered, and asked, "What does this Xie Laozhuan look like?!"

"Here is a portrait!" Tian Dazhuang quickly took out the portrait drawn by Yan Jiekuang from his pocket and handed it to Wu Laoqi. Wu Laoqi took the portrait and looked at it carefully, and said: "Isn't this the eldest son of the second son of the Xie family?! Yes! It's him! If I remember correctly, his name should be Xie Siming." Then Wu Laoqi seemed to be lost in memory and said: "In 1938, I don't know what happened. He had a big fight with his father, and the next day his grandfather sent him to Harbin. He didn't come back until liberation. It was said that he found a foreign woman as his wife and followed her. There are also people who say that he joined the bald. Anyway, there are all kinds of statements, and they are very weird. In addition, when we searched the Xie landlord's house, we did find a lot of things, but it was very different from our estimate. We were wondering at the time if the landlord Xie hid the other part of the things?! Now it seems that it is nine out of ten that he gave it to his grandson."

Wu Haiwang said: "Xie Siming is now the head of Wangshan Village. He can be the head of the village, I am afraid that they have people in the commune. We cannot report this matter to the commune."

Tian Dazhuang looked at Gao Junsong unconsciously and asked, "Didn't your eldest brother write to you saying that he would come back to visit in a few days?!"

"Yes!" Gao Junsong replied, and then he suddenly realized what was happening. He said, "I'll write him a letter when I get back. Ask him to help report this. It will be easier for the army to investigate than for us."

There was no conversation that night. The next morning, Gao Junsong arranged the production tasks for the day, gave Wu Haiwang some instructions, then said hello to Tian Dazhuang and rode his bicycle to the town. After Gao Junsong left, Wu Haiwang left with the hunting team.

"Yan Zhiqing, can you kill anything with these things you carry?!" As they walked into the mountains, the hunter Tian Bao looked at Yan Jiekuang carrying a short spear similar to a javelin and asked with a smile.

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Uncle Tian, ​​don't look at my thing as crude, but it is no worse than the old sleeve in your hand."

"Hey?! You recognize what I have in my hand?!" Tian Bao looked at Yan Jiekuang unconsciously. Yan Jiekuang said, "Although I haven't touched it, I have seen it."

Gao Honglin at the side said, "Second Uncle, don't underestimate Yan Zhiqing because he looks small and skinny. He is quite capable. He has killed three wild boars in just a short time since he came to our place."

Although Tian Bao is a hunter in the village, he also has a job, which is to look after the forests at the forest farm. He usually stays at the forest farm, and only comes back before the autumn harvest to help his family with the autumn harvest. He returns to the forest farm after the autumn harvest. In addition, before the autumn harvest, he goes into the mountains to hunt with the hunting team of the brigade. Except for the prey handed over to the brigade, the rest belongs to him. He can exchange the prey with the brigade for work points, or keep it for his family to eat slowly. In addition, the brigade will also give him some work points based on the weight of the prey he handed over.

Tian Bao looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "Not bad, boy! I didn't realize you were capable of this." Then he asked, "Do you have a girlfriend?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Yes! She is also an educated youth. We will get married in two years."

At this time, Tian Bao showed a pity expression on his face. Wu Haiwang asked with a smile: "Second brother, why do you like this boy and want to recruit him as your son-in-law?!"

Tian Bao laughed twice and said, "Of course! My Xianglian is also old enough to get married. As a father, I have to help her find a good family, don't you think?!"

Gao Jianxin, who was walking in the group, suddenly said, "Second Grandfather, my aunt Xianglian already has a boyfriend. It seems that he is a technician at your forest farm."

"What?!" Tian Bao was dumbfounded and said, "Why don't I know?!"

Gao Jianxin replied: "Second Grandpa, there are many things you don't know! You have also met that technician. He has sent you supplies several times."

A figure flashed through Tian Bao's mind, and Tian Bao muttered unconsciously: "Could it be him?! If it's him, my Xianglian will not lose out by marrying him!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and asked, "Uncle Tian, ​​you want your daughter to get married so badly. How much dowry have you prepared for your daughter?!"

Tian Bao replied: "Not much, anyway it's not worse than other people in the village marrying off their daughters."

As time went by, the hunting team entered the mountain. After entering the mountain, everyone in the hunting team kept their mouths shut. After entering the mountain and walking for more than an hour, Yan Jiekuang suddenly grabbed Wu Haiwang. Wu Haiwang stopped and whispered, "What's the matter?!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "I heard the sound of wild boar."

Wu Haiwang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Where is it?!"

Yan Jiekuang pointed ahead. Wu Haiwang immediately winked at Gao Jianxin. Gao Jianxin, who had been a scout, immediately crouched down and ran in the direction Yan Jiekuang pointed. Not long after, Gao Jianxin ran back panting and said, "Uncle Wu, it's a group of wild boars. Five big ones, four medium ones, and nine small ones. At their current speed, they will reach us in ten minutes at most."

Wu Haiwang didn't expect to encounter such a group of things as soon as he entered the mountain. His face changed instantly, and he hurriedly asked everyone to climb the nearest tree to prepare to ambush the wild boars.

At Wu Haiwang's command, the hunting team immediately found the thickest tree near them and began to climb up. Yan Jiekuang did not climb the tree like them, but took out the engineer shovel and dug a hole in the ground with quick movements. Then he found a big stone and put it in the hole, and then filled the soil around the hole and compacted it tightly, and then took out a short spear and waited for the wild boar to come.