pjbooks Chapter 46 Something's up?
Chapter 46 Something's up?
Too much to carry?
No living person can die from holding in their urine. Lin Chuan took a knife and bled the wild boars, then divided them into two piles and strung them together with vines.
He used ropes to tie the key parts. He brought ropes with him when he came hunting, but he didn't expect to catch so many that he didn't have enough ropes.
"Okay, Xiaofeng and Xiaolong, come with me. Liangzi, you stay here and keep watch."
I pulled it down in two steps, and then hid it by the roadside. Xiaolong, you stay there and watch over it.
Xiao Feng, ride your bike to Liu Jianshe and ask him to send a car over. While you're at it, ask if he can find a buyer.
"Liangzi, wait for me here. I'll come back and do the second round after I finish this one."
Lin Chuan spoke up, and the others had no objections, so they began to implement it.
The road here was indeed difficult to walk, but fortunately there were two people clearing the way. Lin Feng and Wang Long followed the road ahead, cutting open the road whenever they saw a narrow section.
Because we weren't familiar with the area, it took us more than an hour to find where we had hidden the bicycle.
Lin Chuan first looked around in the woods, and when he saw that no one was around, he pulled the wild boar down and hid it.
Then Lin Feng rode his bicycle to the county, Wang Long stayed behind, and Lin Chuan rushed back.
Lin Chuan's physical condition at nine o'clock gave him exceptional stamina. He ran all the way back, arriving in just over ten minutes.
Lin Chuan was afraid that the smell of blood would attract something, so before leaving, he had Wang Liang climb a tree, dozens of meters away from the wild boar.
They told Wang Liang to come down, and the group headed towards the wild boar. Sure enough, something was drawn there.
Next to the wild boar was a huge rat snake, its belly bulging and its neck bulging, swallowing something along with it.
Upon seeing Lin Chuan, the rat snake was startled and tried to slither away, but its movements were cumbersome. It was no match for Lin Chuan, and he pinned it down in just a few steps.
After being pinned down, the rat snake opened its mouth, not to bite Lin Chuan, but to spit out what it had swallowed.
Lin Chuan was curious about what it had swallowed, so he simply watched from the side.
"Huh? A mouse."
A wet rat was spat out by a rat snake. Now it wanted to attack people, but Lin Chuan grabbed it and tied it up with a vine.
[One rat snake was obtained, gaining +10.8 points]
The rat snake weighed nearly eleven pounds, which is quite rare. It's probably because there are many small animals around here that it grew so big.
"Here you go, we need to hurry down and sell the pigs before the temperature rises."
Without a watch, Lin Chuan didn't know the time, but he guessed it was around ten o'clock.
He led the wild boar, while Wang Liang carried the snake; the two walked down the mountain one after the other.
Walking the same path twice before was much easier, and this time Lin Chuan reached the roadside in less than an hour.
Liu Jianshe was already waiting there. He hailed a three-wheeled truck, the kind with only one wheel in the front.
Even though he had heard Lin Feng mention it, seeing Lin Chuan pull a wild boar weighing over a thousand pounds with ease still left Liu Jianshe speechless with astonishment.
"Xiao Chuan, how did you grow so strong?"
Lin Chuan scratched his head, a simple smile on his face:
"I don't know either, it's just this long."
Liu Jianshe looked at Lin Chuan as if he were looking at a rare treasure:
"It's a pity you're still studying, otherwise you would have been a great soldier, you would definitely have a bright future."
Lin Chuan just smiled, bent down and cut the vines, without saying a word.
If it had been a few decades earlier, he would have joined the army without hesitation.
But now, he doesn't want to travel around anymore. It would be so much better to get married, stay with his family, and live a leisurely life.
Lin Chuan threw pigs into the car from below, one at a time, regardless of size. Liu Jianshe caught them in the car and placed them to the side.
After loading the pig, Liu Jianshe didn't go to the front seat; he sat directly on the pig.
"Hurry up and come up, it's almost noon, let's go sell them quickly."
"Brother-in-law, have you found a buyer?"
"Not yet, I came directly with Xiao Feng, but I still have that much face to give."
Lin Chuan gave Liu Jianshe a thumbs up and happily climbed into the car.
Lin Feng, Wang Long, and Wang Liang also climbed into the truck bed, placing their bicycles on top and holding them up.
The driver was a young man who just watched Lin Chuan and the others the whole time without saying a word. Now that they were all seated, he started the car and drove towards the county.
"Xiao Hong, stop at the entrance of the main government building."
After entering the county town, Liu Jianshe shouted something to the front, and the car drove for a few more minutes before stopping in front of the main government building.
"Wait here for me a moment. I'm going to find an old classmate. This is a large amount, and it will be easier to digest if there's another person."
After Liu Jianshe entered the main gate of the government office, Lin Chuan also got off the car.
"Hey, Chuanzi, what are you doing down there? Should we come down?"
"You all stay here, I'm going to buy something."
Lin Chuan went and bought two cartons of cigarettes, which he packed in two separate black plastic bags so they wouldn't be visible from the outside.
I bought two dozen Jianlibao (a type of Chinese herbal tea) before heading back.
When they got back, Liu Jianshe hadn't come out yet, but several people were gathered around the car, talking to Lin Feng and the others.
Lin Chuan quickened his pace and, hearing that they were just asking out of curiosity and not trying to embarrass themselves, felt relieved.
"Brother, you're back."
"Brother? Young comrade, you hunted these wild boars, right? You're really good."
One of the young men, in his twenties or thirties, said to Lin Chuan, giving him a thumbs-up as he spoke.
Lin Chuan put his things in the car, casually pulled out a bottle of Jianlibao (a popular Chinese herbal tea brand), and handed it to someone.
"Oh, thank you for the compliment. Here, brother, have a drink."
The young man waved his hands repeatedly in refusal. With so many people watching, how could he dare to accept the offer inside the government building?
Lin Chuan looked around, but no one accepted. He didn't mind, so he knocked on the car door of driver "Xiao Hong" and stuffed a can of Jianlibao into it.
Knowing his relationship with Liu Jianshe, the driver didn't refuse too much. Lin Chuan took out a cigarette and offered it to him, then turned and handed out cigarettes to others.
"Come on, big brother, have a smoke, have a smoke."
"Hey, Red Dragon, hard box."
That's why cigarettes are said to be a powerful tool for social interaction, because as long as it's not someone you dislike or are completely unfamiliar with, most people will accept a cigarette.
Although Lin Chuan wasn't familiar with them, after what happened with Jianlibao, they felt it wouldn't be right to refuse the cigarette now.
"Just made a little money, so I bought some to try, haha."
Although he said he was just tasting it, Lin Chuan didn't smoke it. He knew that tobacco and alcohol were bad things and he had no intention of ever touching them again.
With nothing else to do, a group of people gathered around the car and chatted idly, naturally focusing on the truckload of wild boars.
After Lin Chuan offered him a cigarette, he quieted down, responding only when asked to speak and remaining silent when not.
At first, not knowing the details, on someone else's turf, be a little more enthusiastic and offer them a cigarette.
We still don't know the details, but with the smoke as a backup, no one will cause trouble for a while, so there's no need to show off.
After finishing his cigarette, the young man who started it took out another cigarette and lit another round.
Lin Chuan took the cigarette, thanked him, but didn't smoke it. He held it in his hand, and the young man asked with a smile:
"What's your name, young man?"
Lin Chuan's heart stirred. These days, those who can become civil servants are either capable or have a powerful background; in any case, they are quite arrogant.
If someone asks your name for no reason, it either means they think highly of you, or they need something.
They chatted for several minutes, but no one asked Lin Chuan and the others their names, which was obviously not a sign of respect.
That means something's happened.