Chapter 1392: The Master Zhao Youcai

On the threshing floor, the cold wind blew.

Each group of militiamen stood facing the wind with their guns in hand.

"Zhao Youcai!" the militia captain shouted. Zhao Youcai stepped out of the crowd and responded with a roar: "Here we come!"

"Target shooting!" the militia captain ordered. Zhao Youcai threw himself down in front of the trench made of stacked sandbags and placed the barrel of his gun on the sandbags.

"Pah! Pah! Pah..."

Gunfire continued, hitting the thirty-meter target, the fifty-meter target, the one-hundred-meter target, and the two-hundred-meter target.

As Zhao Youcai put away his gun and stood up, standing straight there, the sound of target reporting also came from the distance: "All the thirty-meter bull's-eyes were hit! The fifty-meter bull's-eye was all hit! The one-hundred-meter bull's-eye was all hit! The two-hundred-meter bull's-eye was hit All hits!”

"Wow..." The militia captain took the lead, and all the militiamen applauded Zhao Youcai together. The applause was like thunder.

Zhao Youcai stood in the cold wind, his face expressionless and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

When the applause ended, the team strangely disbanded. At this time, Li Dayong, Wang Qiang, Han Dachun and others gathered around Zhao Youcai. Li Dayong was the first to say: "Brother, when the animals come down the mountain at night, our village can point to you."

Hearing what Li Dayong said, Zhao Youcai was looking forward to it. He deliberately carried his gun and found a hiding place outside the village, waiting for the so-called mountain animals to come down the mountain.

Until the sunset, countless raptors and beasts appeared in Zhao Youcai's sight.

Goshawk, golden eagle, Siberian tiger, brown bear, black bear, Huandahan...

Zhao Youcai picked up the shotgun, placed it on the kabala of a small poplar tree, and aimed at a Siberian tiger about to shoot. The little poplar tree broke instantly, and Zhao Youcai leaned forward.

At this moment, Zhao Youcai fooled around and suddenly woke up from his sleep.

"Uh..." Zhao Youcai raised his head and moved it back, then moved to lie down on the pillow again. At this moment, he realized that the scenes and pictures just now were all dreams.

For Zhao Youcai, this is a sweet dream. But the fly in the ointment is that when he was dreaming about killing everyone, he woke up from the dream.

Zhao Youcai hurriedly closed his eyes, trying to fall asleep and catch up on his dream, but as he thought about the scene in his dream, he became more and more energetic.

"I'll deal with it at home for two days, and then I'll go up the mountain." Zhao Youcai thought to himself: "It just so happens that the little calf is not at home, and the dogs are at home. I will be close to these dogs for a few days. I can't get too many dogs at one time. I'll take four or five.

Hey, I will receive four or five today and four or five tomorrow. This way, the dog is not tired, and I can still get it every day. "

The more Zhao Youcai thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't sleep.

He took out the flashlight from beside the pillow, turned it on and flicked the watch on the wall. Seeing that it was half past four, Zhao Youcai sat up, gently took the cotton-padded jacket on top of the quilt, and put it on himself.

After getting dressed and getting off the kang, Zhao Youcai went out to the outhouse, first took firewood to burn the stove pit, and then boiled a large pot of water.

When the water is not boiling, scoop out a cup, pour it into the washbasin and mix it with cold water to wash your face.

After washing up, Zhao Youcai poured boiled water into a thermos bottle, and then he boiled a pot of water to feed the dog.

By the time Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan woke up, Zhao Youcai had finished feeding the dogs.

The couple came out of the house and saw Zhao Youcai kneading dough in front of the panel.

"What time did you get up?" Wang Meilan asked Zhao Youcai, "I don't even know you got up."

Zhao Youcai turned around and smiled at Wang Meilan and said, "Why don't you make a fuss? Are you tired? I'll think about it and fix the meal."

"Oh." Wang Meilan was very moved when she heard this. Then she saw Zhao Youcai raised his elbow and gestured to the side, saying: "I've filled the pot with hot water. You two, wash your faces. I'll prepare the meal right away. ”

"Mom, you wash up first." Zhao Jun said to Wang Meilan, "I'm going to go to the latrine."

"Son." As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, he heard Zhao Youcai calling him: "Dad will get you some money later. You go to the store to buy something."

"Ah?" Zhao Jun was stunned when he heard this. He thought he had not woken up and heard something strange. He hurriedly asked Zhao Youcai, "Dad, what did you say?"

"Aren't you leaving tomorrow?" Zhao Youcai said again: "Today is Sunday, the workers at the site are all off. You buy two bottles of cans or something, and go see your Uncle Ma. You are leaving, why do you have to talk to Ling'er? Say it.”

Even if Zhao Youcai hadn't said anything, Zhao Jun would have gone to see Ma Ling today, but he didn't expect to pay a visit to buy something.

"Go, son." Wang Meilan said, "Listen to your dad, it doesn't cost much to buy a few things."

"Xing Mom...Dad." Zhao Jun felt something was wrong as soon as he opened his mouth, so he quickly added Zhao Youcai, and then said with a smile: "I listen to you."

After saying that, Zhao Jun grabbed the toilet paper and went out.

After Zhao Jun left, Wang Meilan looked at Zhao Youcai with a smile and said, "This father is very qualified."

"Oh!" Zhao Youcai sighed and said, "Then what's the deal? If it's not for him, then who is it for?"

Zhao Youcai's words made Wang Meilan not pick up the topic. In order to avoid embarrassment, Wang Meilan took the thermos bottle and turned around to pour water and wash up.

Yesterday's leftover wild boar ribs were stewed with pre-soaked vermicelli, and white-flour steamed buns were steamed on top.

The leftover vermicelli is just lumpy and there is no way to eat it.

So, Wang Meilan called the two little girls up to eat. The family of five had breakfast happily.

Zhao Youcai put down his chopsticks, wiped his lips, and asked Wang Meilan, "Lan, is there anything I can do today?"

"Oh, if you don't mention it, I don't have the nerve to say it yet." Wang Meilan smiled and said to Zhao Youcai, "Dad, you have to work hard today."

"What's the matter?" Zhao Youcai asked. Wang Meilan said, "I'll make you some tea after dinner. When someone comes to visit, if there's anyone selling goods, just chat with them. Check his skins, his bear gallbladders, etc. If there's no problem, I'll pay him."

As she spoke, Wang Meilan took a small book from the side, opened it, folded the page, handed it to Zhao Youcai and said, "Just look at this for him. It has all the skins, mother and child prices."

Zhao Youcai took the book and looked at it, then raised his head and said, "That's easy. I know all of this."

Although Zhao Youcai doesn't do business, he is an insider. When someone chats with him, he can also learn about the market prices of various skins this year.

Outsiders like Wang Meilan have to remember these numbers, but Zhao Youcai doesn't need to. He knows all of this in his mind.

After closing the book, Zhao Youcai stared at Wang Meilan.

Wang Meilan was a little confused. She also looked at Zhao Youcai blankly and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Where's the money?" Zhao Youcai asked. Wang Meilan asked in confusion, "What money?"

"What what money?" Zhao Youcai tapped the tabletop with his fingers and said, "The money for collecting the skins? If you don't give me money, what can I take?"

"Ah..." Wang Meilan reacted and smiled and said, "Money, don't worry. Once the price is set, I will come over from the west room as soon as you call me. After that, I will take the skins away and give him the money in return."

"Yes." Zhao Jun continued, "We can't let them see where we took the money from."

Zhao Youcai heard it and felt that it made sense. At this time, the three fathers and sons of the Li family came together.

"Brother." As soon as Li Dayong entered the room, he asked Zhao Youcai, "Where are we going to stroll today?"

As soon as Li Dayong said this, Zhao Youcai winked at him.

Li Dayong was startled, and then he heard Zhao Youcai say: "How can you have time to stroll around? I will collect hides at home today, so let your sister-in-law and Qiangzi take a break."

As the old saying goes, you have to pretend for a few days.

Today is Zhao Youcai's first day on the job, and he must perform well.

"Ah..." After hearing what Zhao Youcai said, Li Dayong said: "Brother, sister-in-law, I will also take a break today. What do you think I will do?"

"Dayong." Wang Meilan said to Li Dayong: "Today, you and Shunzi, you go to grind 300 kilograms of rice. After that, we will keep 100 kilograms for ourselves, and the other 200 kilograms will be given to Uncle Zhao."

"Ah... OK, sister-in-law." Li Dayong responded: "Then I will go in a while."

After that, Li Dayong looked at Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu on the side.

Seeing this, Zhao Jun hurriedly said to Li Dayong: "Uncle, my dad told me to buy some things and go to my uncle Ma's house. We are leaving tomorrow. Don't you want Baoyu to go to Teacher Liu's house?"

Hearing what Zhao Jun said, Li Dayong squinted his eyes, then looked at Li Baoyu and said: "Then go, buy two cans and two bottles of wine."

As soon as Li Dayong finished speaking, there were barking sounds of dogs outside the house. Wang Meilan got up and looked out the window.

"Oh my god, someone is coming!" Wang Meilan said, picking up Zhao Na beside her, and then said to Zhao Youcai: "His father, please entertain him!"

After that, Wang Meilan carried the child and went to the west room, and Zhao Jun also picked up Zhao Hong and followed closely. Finally, Li Baoyu pulled Li Ruhai again, and in an instant, only Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong were left in the room staring at each other.

"Brother, you sit down, I'll go out and take a look." Zhao Youcai said, and got up and walked out of the house.

After a while, Zhao Youcai came to the front of the house with a man.

Zhao Jun, who was leaning against the window in the west room, asked Wang Meilan, "Mom, who is this?"

"I don't know him." Wang Meilan shook her head, and then asked Li Ruhai, "Ruhai, don't you know him?"

Although Li Ruhai is young, he has a wide range of social contacts. It can be said that he basically knows everyone Wang Meilan knows. But Wang Meilan may not know the people he knows.

"I don't know him." Li Ruhai also shook his head and said, "It seems that he is not from our area."

While several people were whispering, Zhao Youcai had already welcomed the man into the east room.

As soon as he entered the house, Zhao Youcai led the man and said to Li Dayong: "Dayong, do you have any impression of this?"

"Oh..." Li Dayong raised his hand and pointed at the man, frowning and said: "Is it Brother Zhao San?"

"Yes, Dayong still recognizes me?" Zhao San smiled and said: "How many years have we not seen each other?"

"Oh." Li Dayong tilted his head and smiled: "It must have been fifteen or sixteen years?"

"It's serious now." Zhao San smiled and said, Zhao Youcai stretched out his hand and said: "Come on, Brother San, get on the kang, get on the kang."

Zhao San sat on the kang, and Li Dayong sat on the four-legged stool on the ground. At this time, Zhao Youcai took a teacup from the table against the wall, opened the thermos and poured tea into the teacup.

Every day, there are people at home, and it is not possible to make tea for each person. So, Wang Meilan simply uses a thermos to make tea. When someone comes, pour the tea directly out.

"Come, Third Brother." Zhao Youcai handed the teacup to Zhao San and said, "Drink some hot water to warm yourself up."

"Okay, Youcai, stop working." Zhao San took the teacup and put it on the table on the kang, then he rubbed his hands together. It was cold to go out early in the morning.

"Brother Zhao San." At this time, Li Dayong asked Zhao San, "Where are you from?"

"From Jiajia, brother." Zhao San said, Zhao Youcai was surprised and said, "From Jiajiaying? More than 30 miles away? Have you eaten?"

"I ate it, I ate it." Zhao San took off the dog-skin hat on his head and put it aside, then said to Zhao Youcai: "I heard that your family collects skins? Thirty-six miles, it's better than me going down the mountain?"

"Not bad." Zhao Youcai took the small basket of tobacco leaves, handed it to Zhao San and asked: "Brother San, I haven't seen you for many years, I don't know how your family is doing?"

"Oh, just that thing." Zhao San responded with a wry smile, then grabbed the triangular bag next to him, untied the bag strap, and then gave it to Zhao Youcai and said: "Youcai, take a look at this yellow leaf for Brother San to collect."

Zhao Youcai took the bag, took out all the yellow leaf skin rolls inside, and unfolded them one by one.

While he was checking the skins, Zhao San and Li Dayong rolled cigarettes, smoked, and chatted.

Zhao Youcai checked carefully and said to Zhao San: "Brother San, there are 14 yellow leaves in total, 8 males and 6 females, right?"

"Yes, yes." Zhao San nodded repeatedly, and then heard Zhao Youcai say: "Now we buy this, 38 for males and 28 for females."

"Youcai." Zhao San asked Zhao Youcai in surprise: "Your family buys hides at the same price as the supply and marketing cooperative, can you make money?"

"Oh." Zhao Youcai smiled and said: "If you can't make money, just make less. You can work hard on each one. If you can make 10 cents or 8 cents, that's enough."

Hearing what Zhao Youcai said, Zhao San, who was smoking, said with emotion: "Then you don't make much money from this business?"

"It's enough to earn enough money for food and drink." Zhao Youcai smiled and said: "My boy has grown up, and I think as an old man, I can help him if I can."

Zhao Youcai's words were not pretentious. But no matter how profitable the business is, it cannot be said that it is profitable.

Seeing that Zhao San had no objection to the price, Zhao Youcai asked Li Dayong to take the skins to the west room, and then took out 472 yuan and handed it to Zhao San.

Zhao San, who received the money, smiled happily.

The business was done, but Zhao San did not say he was leaving. He left home at 5:30 in the morning and was frozen to the bone. He sat on the kang of Zhao's house and chatted with Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong for nearly an hour before he got up and said goodbye.

Seeing Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong sending Zhao San out, Wang Meilan said to Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu: "You two should leave quickly, or someone will come again soon."

Zhao Jun, Li Baoyu, and Li Ruhai slipped out of Zhao's house and went to Wang Fu's grocery store together.

At the grocery store, Zhao Jun bought two bottles of canned peaches, a bottle of Shanhebai, and a bag of tiaozi cake.

Li Baoyu did the same thing. After the two of them finished shopping and came out of the grocery store, Li Ruhai was left to chat with the old men and women.

Zhao Jun separated from Li Baoyu halfway and walked towards Ma Ling's house alone. As he walked, Zhao Jun suddenly saw Ma Ling arguing with a man.

At this time, Ma Ling also saw Zhao Jun, and she quickly let go of the man's arm.

Zhao Jun took a few quick steps, came to the man, and greeted him, "Uncle Ma."

I will update tomorrow night, and I will try to update every two days