The old man lit the Mingzi light. After entering the house, he saw Lu Lu standing up from the kang, holding the semi-automatic in his hand. He didn't seem surprised at all. He didn't even turn his head to take a look. He just casually placed it on the wall.
A kerosene lamp was lit on a small tabletop nailed to the table.
Being so familiar with everything inside the cellar, it goes without saying that Lu Lu knew that the old man was the owner of the cellar.
He took the initiative to reveal his identity: "I'm just passing by. Sorry, I want to stay overnight."
The old man then hung the old foreign gun on his shoulder on the wall, took off his hat and thick coat, and revealed his long, pale hair, which was almost shoulder length, very messy. From the looks of it, he was much older than Jiang Zewei.
few.
These days, not many people in the wilderness are still hunting with old foreign cannons.
"It doesn't matter, just keep sleeping. Have you eaten?"
The old man had just finished asking, and when he saw a lot of meat left in the iron pot of the earthen stove, he said, "I've already eaten it."
"I wanted to wait for you to come back and eat together, but I just couldn't wait any longer..."
Lu Lu put on his shoes and went to the earthen stove to help heat up the remaining soup meat: "Don't mind it, I'll heat it up and eat some."
The old man smiled and said: "What do I dislike? It's good if you have something to eat. The young man is very diligent! No one has come to my place for a long time. Come and have a drink with me later."
Lu Lude slept for a long time, a preliminary estimate, it must have been four or five hours. He had recovered from fatigue. Although he was suddenly awakened, he was no longer sleepy, so he nodded.
The old man casually took out an earthen pot from under the table, took out two bowls, and was busy pouring wine for Lu Lu.
Lu Lu looked at the increasing amount of wine in the bowl and quickly reached out his hand to signal: "I can't drink enough, that's enough, that's enough!"
The old man was not embarrassed, so he stopped, and poured himself a shallow bowl. This bowl was not small, weighing half a catty at least.
"My hobby is inseparable from wine. My son and daughter-in-law think that I drink too much and smell bad. They also think that I am not good at work and cannot tolerate me. I feel that I will have a good life in a few years anyway, so I will give it to me."
I chose this place for myself, and I am so happy and peaceful. Who knows, I am really an old man, I have lived here for seven or eight years, and nothing has happened!"
The old man laughed and laughed at himself.
Lu Lu did not answer the question. Every family has its own difficulties. He could not say anything. He just said casually: "Life is different everywhere. It's just one day at a time, and one day at a time."
Just make money for one day and be happy... How long do you live?"
As he asked, he added some firewood to the earthen stove. Chatting with an old man, even Lu Lu felt that his mentality was getting older again. Looking back on his previous life, he felt very emotional in his heart. Compared with the old man in front of him, but
Far less carefree than him.
"I'm eighty-four. Looking at it like this, I should be able to live for a few more years. It's good to grow food in the mountains, buy a few traps, and hunt with my old foreign cannon!"
"At such an old age, I really can't tell you how energetic you are... Why do you always come back so late?"
"I'm going to see an old friend. It's a bit far. In Fendou Village in Nancha District, I have to go to Dizhangou."
Fendoutun?
Lu Lu thought about it carefully. He really had some impressions of this village. He passed by it when collecting mountain goods. The reason why he was deeply impressed was because he had received a tiger whip there that had been dried and preserved for many years. It turned out that the tiger whip was
When the whip was launched in Shanghai, he was severely beaten and even detained for a night before someone paid to fish him out.
It was the only time in his life that Lu Lu had eaten official food. It was hard not to remember it.
The names of the places there are quite interesting, such as Da Zhang Valley, Xiong Xiazi Valley, Ying Feng Valley... the mountain topography is much more complicated than here.
Lu Lu was still thinking about going to Bang Bang to see if there were deer deer or blind bears.
"That place is not close to here!"
Lu Lu had to admire the old man's legs and feet.
The broth in the iron pot was already boiling. He took out a large bowl of meat and put it on the table, then sat down opposite the old man.
When the old man saw that the food was on the table, he picked up the wine bowl and gestured to Lu Lu. He first poured himself a large sip of wine, then took out his chopsticks, fished out a piece of rabbit meat, held it in his hand and said, "Well, this tastes good."
,tasty!"
Most of his teeth have been lost, so the overcooked meat is quite suitable for him.
Lu Lu also took a sip, picked up a piece and ate it slowly.
Just listen to the old man continue to say: "I went out at dawn today, went back and forth, and didn't come back until now. I originally planned to go today and come back tomorrow. However, I only found out when I arrived at my old friend's place.
Has passed away.
The cellar was turned into a mess, and all valuable things were taken away. His head was opened with a wooden stick, and it all stunk. He has no family, and I have no ability to help him seek justice.
There's no point in that, so I can only help him light the cellar on fire and give him a ride."
As the old man spoke, he drank another big gulp of wine and cursed: "I don't know who the hell did it."
He robbed the things of the old dog in the mountains and even killed people!
Lu Lu also felt chilled after hearing this. How heart-breaking this must be.
He didn't know what to say for a moment. It was really hard to talk about things in the mountains.
The air in the underground cellar became dull. Lu Lu gave a few simple words of advice. The old man didn't know if he heard anything. Looking at the way he drank one drink after another, it was most likely that he didn't hear anything, but drank a lot.
After drinking for a long time, I drank by myself and lay on the table.
Lu Lu helped him lie down on the kang, covered him with a quilt, and warmed himself by the earthen stove.
It didn't take long, but the morning light was already shining outside.
After packing his things, Lu Lu went out of the cellar. The cold morning air forced him to tighten his clothes tightly.
Lu Lu did not ask for the skins of Jumping Maozi and Greyhound. He only carried a sack and his semi-automatic rifle. The sack contained a newly obtained semi-automatic rifle that had been dismantled into a bunch of parts. Then he rode on his horse and led Yuan Bao.
I went to Chenming, bought some food and took it with me, and continued to squat near where Li Qingxiang hid his gun yesterday.
He wanted to see what would happen to the two people who would inevitably have rifts without the gun.
The main reason is to see if it is necessary to clean up both of them together.
In his opinion, Zheng San is a very tolerant person.
And people who are good at forbearance are often in more trouble.
What made Lu Lu depressed was that he wandered around the nearby mountains for a day and shot several greyhounds with a slingshot, but he never saw Li Qingxiang and Zheng San coming.
That night, he did not stay at the old man's farm again, but rode Zhui Feng and led Yuan Bao to Nancha District.
We can't live in the guest house, but there is no problem at all in the rural households on the edge.
After giving him two dollars, the farmer happily welcomed him into the house. The owner even prepared some fodder for Zhui Feng at night, and he almost didn't get kicked when he went to feed him.
As for Yuan Bao, all the greyhound roe meat he killed in one day went into his stomach.
The next morning, Lu Lu temporarily left Zhui Feng and Yuan Bao at the farmer's house, and after telling them not to get close to Zhui Feng and Yuan Bao, who had been guarding Zhui Feng, he went straight to Ou Shang.
After buying a few pancakes rolled with green onions from a street food stall, he went to the alley near Li Qingxiang's home and waited for a short time. He saw Li Jianmin leaving early, and his wife also went to the vegetable market with a vegetable basket. Wait.
After waiting for about half an hour, Li Qingxiang didn't come out. Instead, Zheng San came out first, carrying a double barrel.
If Lu Lu hadn't seen him in time, we would have almost met him.
Zheng San went straight to Li Qingxiang's door and shouted several times inside: "Brother Xiang..."
Li Qingxiang opened the door sleepily and let him in.
After waiting for about ten minutes, the two of them went out together, went to the restaurant in the district to eat noodles, and then drove away in the car.
As soon as Lu Lu looked in the direction of Wang Qizigou, he knew there was something going on.
He immediately returned to the farmer's house, gave them some pancakes rolled with green onions, then rode Zhui Feng and led Yuan Bao directly into the mountains.
Lu Lu entered the forest and immediately let Zhui Feng run. He took a shortcut on the mountain road and arrived early before the two of them. Watching Li Qingxiang drive his car into the forest from a distance, he immediately locked the semi-automatic.
He led Yuan Bao and followed him in. When he came near the linden tree where Li Qingxiang had hidden his gun, he saw Li Qingxiang climbing up the linden tree.
However, when Li Qingxiang reached out and touched the hole of the lime tree, his expression suddenly changed.
"Brother Xiang, what's wrong?"
Zheng San, who felt something was wrong, asked loudly.
"Nothing...I suddenly remembered that I forgot to take the two-pack of bullets I asked for from the forest farm the day before yesterday. I have to go to the forest farm for a run!"
Li Qingxiang slid down from the tree with quick movements.
Lu Lu, who was hiding behind the bushes and watching quietly, frowned at such an answer.
This is a very abnormal reaction.
Based on Li Qingxiang's past conduct, he would definitely be furious.
Now he actually behaved very calmly after discovering that the gun was missing.
Do you know how to be patient even with a second pole?
This kind of forbearance may have another purpose!
"Let's go, let's take this path to the forest farm!" Li Qingxiang got down from the tree and took the lead.
"Brother Xiang, why not drive? It's faster that way. We want to go hunting in the mountains, so it's easy to encounter them in the morning and evening. When the weather gets hot at noon, it won't be easy to find them."
Zheng San stopped Li Qingxiang from behind: "If you walk by foot, it will take at least two hours to go back and forth. It will be slow to come out. If you enter the mountain at that time, you will miss the opportunity."
"What are you afraid of? Just be late. Besides, the forest farm has such a large forest, and there are some in it. Can't we just drive all the way there?"
Li Qingxiang said with a smile: "I always drive around. If my dad bumps into me, he will scold me to death. He has told me this several times. You also know that my dad has always wanted to work in the Forestry Bureau.
, that way I don’t have to rush to the forest farm all day long, for fear that if something happens to me it will affect him.”
Zheng San thought for a while: "Don't blame me if you can't get a big deal!"
"I don't blame you, I blame you for what you did!"
Li Qingxiang said and stretched out his hand towards Zheng San: "Give me your gun. You will be responsible for tracking and I will be responsible for shooting along the way. I am still very good at shooting with a double-barreled shotgun."
Zheng San hesitated for a moment, then handed the double-barreled shotgun to Li Qingxiang.
Li Qingxiang opened the chamber of the double-barreled shotgun and looked at the bullets, closed it again, opened the safety, picked up the gun and took a look at the distance: "I really miss the double-barreled shotgun I had at that time, but it's a pity that I got cheaper than that blind bastard. Last time
I was instigated by your kid and almost got bitten to death by that blind dog. If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have known you were so insidious and I was almost killed by you. Why, I just gave you some face now,
Do you dare to make semi-automatic ideas against me again?"
"Brother Xiang, didn't you say that this matter was over? What do you mean by saying that now? When did I try to make you semi-automatic?"
Zheng San was a little confused.
Before he could react, Li Qingxiang had already turned around and pointed the gun at him: "My semi-automatic has disappeared. No one else knows where the gun is hidden except you and me. Why don't you pretend it for me?"
"You disappeared semi-automatically..."
Looking at the black muzzle of the gun, Zheng San's expression suddenly became frightened: "Brother Xiang, I really didn't take it, I really never touched your semi-automatic. You just told me the day before yesterday, and then we switched to pulling things to the forest farm.
, we have been together, I really didn’t take it. Will anyone else see it? "
"Always together? That's not necessarily true. You had plenty of time the night before yesterday and last night. It's even more impossible for others to see it. Otherwise, I would have been fine here for so many days, but I told you that I disappeared after I told you. You
Do you think I will still believe your lies? You don’t admit it, do you?”
Li Qingxiang's voice suddenly became very cold.
"Brother Xiang... I really didn't take it. I really didn't take it..."
Zheng San said, then knelt down in front of Li Qingxiang and begged.
Thanks to book friends Shili Peach Blossom and Duque for the reward.