Three people came from the left, each carrying four or five slender ash sticks.
The man walking at the front is not tall, only about 1.6 meters tall.
The two people following him were tall and tall, but they were timid at this time.
Li Baoyu stared at these two people and sneered: "Hey, isn't this Minister Li and Li Erchen? What's going on? Are you two going to kill Heixiazicang again?"
The last time they met, Li Baoyu called them brother, but this time they called them by their first names.
Listening to Li Baoyu's sarcastic remarks, Minister Li and Li Erchen blushed but did not dare to speak.
"Oh, Baoyu, how did you know that we were going to kill Heixiazicang?" Hearing this, the little man couldn't understand the meaning of Li Baoyu's words. He just said in surprise: "I was picking Yuan mushrooms in autumn and saw a
The big lime tree barn, that’s an old barn, let the black blind man strip it to the ground, why don’t we come and kill it today?”
"Haha." Li Baoyu sneered again, and did not save face for the Li brothers. He only said to the little man: "Brother Zhang, do you still dare to fight against the black man with them? Are you afraid that they will trick you?
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The short man's name is Zhang Yuanmin. Because his legs are too short, when he stands there, he seems to have no hip bones. No matter what pants he wears on weekdays, his crotch looks very big.
Therefore, he has had a nickname since he was a child, called Zhang Da Crotch.
When Zhang Yuanmin was picking mountain products in the fall, he found a tree hole. Outside the tree hole, there were black bear paw prints on the bark.
In autumn, when the black bears couldn't get in, Zhang Yuanmin had the courage to climb up and look into the tree hole.
When he saw that the inside was extremely smooth and there was no rotten wood at all, Zhang Yuanmin knew that a black bear had cleaned it up in advance and was preparing to hibernate in it during the winter.
From that time on, Zhang Yuanmin had the idea of killing bears in winter.
But he didn't have a gun, so he had to use a big ax to chop. But this was extremely dangerous, so he had to find a helper.
So Zhang Yuanmin found his neighbors, Minister Li and Li Erchen.
The two families are neighbors, just like the Zhao and Li families. Zhang Yuanmin believes that since they live next door, these two people must be reliable.
The key is that on the day Zhao Jun rescued the Li brothers, he only took the bear bile and left the entire black bear to them.
The two brothers brought the black blind man back home. As a neighbor, Zhang Yuanmin came over to help pick out the black bear, and asked them about the experience of hunting the bear.
Minister Li and Li Erchen were naturally embarrassed to tell the truth. They only said that they were helping a tenant in the mountains and were doing some tricks on the side.
After killing the bear, the tenant took the bear bile and gave the black bear to them.
The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional.
At that time, when Zhang Yuanmin heard that the two brothers had experience in killing the black bear warehouse, he had the idea of finding the Li brothers to go up the mountain and kill the black bear warehouse.
From that day on, Zhang Yuanmin asked them several times.
But the Li brothers are always pushy and pushy.
The reason is very simple, just because of fear.
The two of them were scared to death last time when they were chased by a black bear. Not to mention going to kill the black bear, just hearing people mention the black bear made them feel a little scared.
But why are you still here?
The reason is also very simple, because of lack of money.
Both brothers have reached the age of marrying wives, but because of the lack of food rations and difficult life these years, no girl is willing to marry them.
As the saying goes: Man and money are the deadliest, and a man has to be busy with his wife.
The Li brothers thought twice and followed Zhang Yuanmin up the mountain with their axes. However, their large mirrored axes were taken away by Zhao Jun that day, so they could only go up the mountain with their family axes for chopping wood.
Along the way, Zhang Yuanmin picked up an ash tree as thick as his forearm and chopped it, then carried it up with him.
It is quite strenuous to carry a slender stick while walking in the mountains and forests, hanging on the sticks along the way.
While walking, the three of them heard someone shooting not far away. Zhang Yuanmin wanted to come and see who the shooter was. If he was an acquaintance, he could invite him to kill the black bear together.
Although one more person means one penny more. However, having a gun is safe after all.
But as soon as he heard what Li Baoyu said, Zhang Yuanmin knew there was something going on. He turned around and glanced at Minister Li and Li Erchen. The two brothers met Zhang Yuanmin's gaze and quickly lowered their heads.
When Zhang Yuanmin saw this, he understood better, so he gathered the five ash sticks he was carrying on his shoulders, stood them on the ground, turned around and asked, "What's going on?"
"Brother Zhang, that's what happened." At this time, Zhao Jun spoke and told Zhang Yuanmin a brief summary of what happened that day.
Before Zhao Jun could finish speaking, Zhang Yuanmin pointed at the two brothers and shouted: "Are you two human beings? Zhao Jun risked his life to help you two, but you two were left alone..."
Minister Li and Li Erchen were extremely ashamed. Minister Li stepped forward, bowed to Zhao Jun, and said in a sincere tone: "Brother, we were wrong, we are no longer human."
At this time, Li Erchen also stepped forward and bowed, but it took him several seconds to hold back a few words: "Brother Zhao Jun, I can't apologize to you. If you really don't understand your hatred, you can just hit us a few times."
"Yes." Zhang Yuanmin answered the conversation at the side, and separated one stick from the five sticks held in his left arm with his right hand, handed it to Zhao Jun, and said: "Brother, why don't you use a stick to beat them two."<
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Although Zhang Yuanmin said this, he was actually trying to resolve the conflict between the two parties. Based on what Minister Li and Li Erchen did that day, Zhao Jun couldn't beat them more than once.
Moreover, if Zhao Jun really beats them up, the conflict will be resolved, which will be a good thing for the Li brothers.
Zhao Jun smiled when he heard this, shook his head and said: "No need, Brother Zhang, things have been settled in the past.
If you should kill Heixiazicang, go and kill Heixiazicang. Baoyu and I will leave first."
Now that Zhao Jun has said so, Zhang Yuanmin knows that it seems impossible to recruit Zhao Jun to join the group.
Unless Minister Li and Erchen Li are driven away, there is no way to save face if we live next door to each other and we can’t see each other without looking up.
Therefore, Zhang Yuanmin could only say goodbye to Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu. Before leaving, Li Baoyu added: "Brother Zhang, if you go with them, you have to be careful. If anything happens, they will be left behind."
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"No, they can't do it this time." What can Zhang Yuanmin say? He can only respond like this.
But Minister Li and Li Erchen could only stand there blankly, letting Li Baoyu talk to him.
Zhang Yuanmin watched Zhao Jun leave, then turned around, his eyes moving back and forth on the Li brothers.
Minister Li was furious at what he saw. He couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "What's wrong with Brother Zhang?"
As soon as Minister Li spoke, Zhang Yuanmin focused on him alone, "We will kill Cangzi later. We are in danger. Can't you two run away?"
"No, no." The two brothers waved their hands repeatedly, making various promises to Zhang Yuanmin.
Zhang Yuanmin nodded and asked Minister Li: "Minister, how did you kill that black blind man of yours? How could you still kill the bald man?"
Minister Li told Zhang Yuanmin what his two brothers had done that day. When Zhang Yuanmin heard them taking two big wooden sticks and saying goodbye to the barn, he laughed.
Zhang Yuanmin carried five ash sticks on his body and smiled at Minister Li: "You two are inexperienced. The entrance to the warehouse cannot be so different. You can see mine today."
Minister Li continued, and when he mentioned that Li Erchen's chop on the black bear missed the mark, Zhang Yuanmin laughed again, pointed at Li Erchen and said: "Second brother, he has no experience, how can you let him chop it? Today you see what I do!"