Just when Wan Qiangui was thinking about it, he heard barking dogs and giggling laughter coming from the village. It really said that Cao Cao Cao Cao was coming. Wan Qiangui turned around and saw a man wearing a patched cotton-padded jacket with small flowers and two pricks.
A squirming little girl ran towards here giggling, and a black dog followed behind, wagging its tail and barking happily.
Wan Qiangui smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed and he shouted hurriedly: "Niuniu, run slowly, don't fall."
The little girl ran up to Wan Qiangui, threw herself into Wan Qiangui's arms, and said with a sweet smile: "Uncle, it's time to go back to dinner, aunt and my mother have boiled the wine."
The big black dog also followed its little master and plunged into Wan Qiangui's arms, panting and licking Wan Qiangui's old face with its big tongue.
Wan Qiangui pushed the big black dog away in disgust and scolded him with a smile: "Why are you, an old guy, here to join in the fun?"
It turns out that this black dog was raised by Wan Qiangui since he was a child. He used to follow the two brothers into the mountains to hunt. Now that he is old, he can only bask in the sun at the entrance of the village and howl a few times when he sees strangers.
When the little girl saw the big black dog wagging its tail tirelessly and getting close to Wan Qiangui, and being pushed away again and again, she immediately became unhappy. She pouted her little red mouth and said, "Uncle, don't bully Dahei. Dahei can't be bullied."
Okay, let’s play with Niu Niu every day.”
Wan Qiangui fondly grabbed the little girl Yuan Dongdong's little face and said, "Okay, uncle, listen to our Niuniu and don't bully her."
Niuniu looked at the mountain road to the south and suddenly fell silent. Wan Qiangui knew that this little girl was probably missing her brother. When Xiaoshui was at home, whenever she had free time, she would take her sister and Dahei to run around and play all over the mountain.
, since he left with his uncle, Niu Niu has lost a lot of fun.
Wan Qiangui comforted her with a smile: "Niuniu misses her brother, right? Don't worry, I guess I should be back in just a day or two."
"Really?" Niu Niu's eyes lit up instantly.
"Brother said he would buy a red-headed rope and candied haws for Niuniu when he comes back."
When talking about candied haws, Niuniu stretched out her little tongue and licked her lips.
At this moment, Dahei, who was lying on Wan Qiangui's lap, suddenly raised his head and looked towards the north with bright eyes.
Wan Qiangui also noticed something strange, and unconsciously followed Dahei's gaze to look intently. The village outside the mouth was not big at all. You could see it from the beginning to the end of the village. At this time, he saw several large cars and some cars at the north entrance of the village.
As people came from afar, the dog of a villager at the entrance of the village also barked.
It's a bit strange that the money is so expensive. I wonder why caravans from outside the customs are still entering the customs during this time. It's almost entering the depth of winter. Aren't you worried that you won't be able to go back in time to celebrate the New Year?
Moreover, since the three eastern provinces were taken over by the Japs, there have been much fewer caravans from outside the customs in the past year. It is rare for a caravan to pass by today, which is a good thing. At least every household can buy some new year goods.
You must know that in a village like Lengkouwai Village with a small population, ordinary caravans are not willing to go around to do business. The main reason is that the purchasing power is too low. There are only eight households. How many new year's goods can you buy? And the mountain goods that can be purchased are also very low.
It’s not too much. The money you earn from a trip is not as much as the travel expenses, so it’s not worth it.
Wan Qiangui turned to Niu Niu and said, "Niu Niu will take Da Hei back first. Uncle will go see who is coming. If it is a caravan, he will buy some food for Niu Niu."
Niuniu nodded obediently, said hello to Dahei, and ran back with her little feet running.
Wan Qiangui pinned the pipe to his waistband, stood up, patted the dirt on his butt, and limped toward the entrance of the village.
At this time, the gates of several villagers' fences were opened, and all the men came out. When they saw Wan Qiangui, they all came up to greet him, and then they all gathered around Wan Qiangui and came to the entrance of the village.
In Lenkou Wai Village, there are six households with the surname Wan. Although the other two households have the surname Wan, they are related to the Wan family. Therefore, the dozens of people in the village, old and young, are named after the two brothers Wan Qiangui and Wan Tiangui.
Dear, just because these two brothers are capable, knowledgeable, and upright, they are the two of them who make the decision on any major issue in the village.
At this time, Wan Qiangui squinted his eyes and finally saw the people coming. There were four carriages in total, all of which were two-horse carts. Counting the driver, there were a total of fourteen people, and there were ten horses with saddles.
The horse was being led by someone and walking slowly. The man in front of him, wearing a black cotton gown and a goatee, seemed familiar, but he could no longer remember his name.
Wanqiangui knew it was a caravan at first glance, and it was a medium-sized caravan at that. He was thinking about whether to go back to Xiaoshui's mother to get some money to buy some new year goods after he found out the purpose of his visit.
He would not think that a caravan came specifically to do business in the village outside Kouwai.
Not long after, I saw the goatee in the black gown and said hello loudly from a distance: "Brother Wan, Brother Wan, do you still know me? I am Wang Maocai, Wang Maocai from He Yusheng!"
Ten thousand dollars was so expensive that he reminded him, and he immediately remembered that He Yusheng was a well-known large business outside the customs. In the past, there would be more than a dozen caravans entering the customs under the name of He Yusheng, and they were the same kind of cars and horses.
Ten, a very large caravan with a population of hundreds.
However, after the September 18th Incident, He Yusheng's caravan was never seen again. Later, there were rumors among businessmen outside the country that He Yusheng had offended the Japanese foreign companies and was brought into trouble by the little devils. His family numbered hundreds.
Everyone was shot with machine guns.
Of course, the Wan brothers would not believe all such similar rumors of disappearance, but it is also true that they have not seen He Yusheng's caravan in the past year.
Seeing He Yusheng's caravan today made Wan Qiangui a little surprised. One was that He Yusheng was afraid that he would encounter some difficulties. In the past, there were dozens of carriages and hundreds of guards and men. Now there are only a few large caravans left.
Is this a big deal?
If he hadn't finally remembered who this goatee was, he might have suspected that someone was pretending to be here.
It turned out that this goatee named Wang Maocai was a steward of the Yusheng caravan, and he once came to ask brother Wan Qiangui to guide him.
In fact, the reason why the caravan hired local people to lead the way was not entirely because they were not familiar with the roads, but because the caravan hired local snakes who were somewhat famous in the local area, and these local snakes were more or less related to the local black and white roads, or were
Having a better understanding of the situation will save you a lot of trouble along the way.
The Wan brothers are the most famous hunters in the Lengkou area. They are usually very public-minded and righteous, so naturally they are among the famous local snakes. Therefore, after several trips to lead the way, they became quite familiar with Wang Maocai.
When Wan Qiangui saw his acquaintance Wang Maocai, he did not doubt his presence and greeted him with a smile: "It turns out to be Manager Wang. I feel relieved when I see you. There was an uneasy businessman who was not well-intentioned and spread rumors that you and the Yusheng family have a great business."
, the little Japanese devil became jealous, and swallowed up He Yusheng, a century-old brand, on a casual charge, and killed the entire Dong family."