pjbooks Chapter 17 Being Trapped
Chapter 17 Being Trapped
When she got home, the younger sister wanted to give her second brother a hug to welcome him, but when she rushed over, she found that there was something else in his arms.
When she pulled open her clothes, she saw three puppies.
"Oh, little puppy~" The little girl wasn't afraid at all and reached out to pet the puppy.
"Sweetie, go find your second brother an old bowl and pour some hot water in it." Shan Yaowen called to his little sister.
"it is good."
Watching his little sister run into the house, Shan Yaowen parked the carriage. Without even unpacking, he carried the puppies inside. The three little guys had been trembling all the way back, even in Shan Yaowen's arms.
"Second brother, what are you doing?"
The father was doing something on the kang (a heated brick bed) when his youngest daughter first came in with a broken bowl, followed by his second son, who was heavily pregnant.
Shan Yaowen didn't say anything, but Shan's father immediately saw his second son pull out three puppies one after another from his arms.
"Hey, where did you get these puppies? They look nice, but they're so skinny they'll be hard to raise." Mr. Shan looked at the three puppies on the ground with surprise.
Mr. Shan also loves dogs. He has two hobbies while working at the ranch: riding horses and petting dogs.
He originally wanted to keep two dogs at home, but there weren't any suitable puppies.
"I bought it from the recycling station." After putting down the puppy, Shan Yaowen took the thermos from the younger sister and poured some hot water into the broken bowl.
After feeding the three little ones water one by one, their trembling bodies finally stabilized.
"The dog-buying station? They sell dogs there?" Father Shan asked his second son suspiciously.
Is this kid a dog stolen from somewhere?
He had never heard of a dog-buying station selling dogs.
After Shan Yaowen recounted the whole story, Shan's father finally believed him and said with a smile, "You're lucky. You bought three dogs for three yuan. Judging from their appearance, they are purebred local sheepdogs. Your ranch will have helpers from now on."
"That's right, I bought them because they are purebred sheepdogs."
"Besides being an idle loafer, you can even watch dogs?"
Shan Yaowen: ...
Stereotypes are unacceptable!
He probably didn't know how to read in his past life, but he learned later, okay?
Since he was left alone at home, he has kept a lot of dogs for company, including hunting dogs, sheepdogs and so on.
He not only watches, but he also trains.
"Dad, leave these three little guys here for now. You're bored anyway, so you might as well spend some time with the dog."
The father glared at his second son, who was always looking for trouble, but when he saw the three puppies, he beamed and picked them up to play with them.
"Suckling sound~"
After handing the dog over to his father, Shan Yaowen went out to cook food for the dog.
It's warm in Dad's room, and the puppy is comfortable there too. I'll train him myself when he's a bit older.
"By the way, your older brother has started working at the ranch. You'll most likely get your sheep from him. He said he'll select some healthy sheep for you once you open your ranch."
The eldest brother took over working at the ranch from our father; this was something the family had discussed when he first started digging licorice.
The father's plan was clear: since the second son wanted to run his own ranch, he would hand over his duties to the eldest son and then help the second son out in other ways.
"That's great." Shan Yaowen chuckled. He wasn't the kind of person with strong principles; it would be foolish not to take advantage of a relationship.
Moreover, with the snow disaster this year, without some strong animals, we might not be able to survive the winter.
Thinking of the snow disaster, Shan Yaowen looked at his father and asked, "Is there anywhere I can buy hay?"
"Pasture grass?" Mr. Shan paused, his hand still pausing as he teased the dog. "The ranch hasn't even been contracted out yet, and they're already thinking about winter feed for the cattle and sheep?"
"Yes, straw and the like will also work."
Knowing the situation this winter, Shan Yaowen made extra preparations.
"You haven't even built a shed, and you're already thinking about food. Your sheep are living the high life because of you."
Dan Yaowen looked at his father speechlessly. When did you learn to be sarcastic?
"Don't worry, I've thought it through. We'll start construction once the ranch is contracted out."
"Have you thought it through?"
"Yes, that woodland."
Shan Yaowen wanted the woodland next to the grassland not only for the convenience of hunting in the mountains, but also, in addition to the spring, the main reason was that the woodland could provide maximum protection from wind and snow in the winter.
Father Shan nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that his second son had indeed made preparations, considering both the winter fodder for the livestock and the shelter.
After selling the licorice and buying three dogs, Shan Yaowen noticed that there was no heavy snow today, so he decided to go up the mountain to look for astragalus and see if he could find anything else.
During the days of digging for licorice, Shan Yaowen would bring a gun every time he went up the mountain, partly for self-defense and partly in the hope of hunting some prey, but he always returned empty-handed.
"Yaowen, are you going out?"
Before Shan Yaowen could even leave the village with his gun, he encountered Lin Anbang.
"Uncle Lin? Are you off today?"
Lin Anbang works at the town's forest farm and usually doesn't return until evening.
It's rare to see him in the village during the day.
"Right, Xiao Hao isn't with you?"
When he asked Gou Dan, Shan Yaowen was taken aback. Shouldn't your son be at home?
What do you want from me?
"No, the dog... he hasn't been with me these past two days."
He almost blurted out the nickname, but Shan Yaowen quickly corrected himself.
It's fine to call someone by their own name in front of peers, but if you do something inappropriate in front of elders, you might get a beating.
"What's wrong?" Shan Yaowen asked in a low voice.
It couldn't be that something happened to Gou Dan, could it?
"It's nothing. I just asked him what he'd been doing these past few days, and he said he'd been hunting with you, but they hadn't caught anything."
Shan Yaowen paused for a moment. What did this guy mean?
He used himself as a shield without telling me, and now he's been exposed.
After saying that, Lin Anbang left, seemingly intending to go find Gou Dan.
What is this guy doing?
Dan Yaowen hesitated for a moment, then turned around and headed towards the Lin family. After all, he was his good brother, and he couldn't just watch him get beaten up again.
"Xiao Nian~"
Upon arriving at the Lin family home, Shan Yaowen found Lin Nian, who was sewing something. Her eyes lit up when she saw Shan Yaowen. "Brother Yaowen, what made you decide to call me?"
Shan Yaowen originally intended to come to see your brother, but seeing the little girl's joyful expression, he couldn't bring himself to do it. Gou Dan and the like, go away.
"I came to see you."
After chatting for a while, Shan Yaowen still asked about Gou Dan.
"My brother? I don't know him. He's always so mysterious." Lin Nianjiao snorted when she mentioned Gou Dan, clearly dissatisfied with her brother.
"Your dad just asked me about it."
"My dad?" Lin Nian thought for a moment, then quietly leaned closer to Shan Yaowen. "My brother has been getting quite close to that scoundrel lately, he's my cousin's older brother."
Upon hearing the name Lai Zi, Shan Yaowen suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. He then carefully recalled his memories and realized that he must have heard this name in his previous life, but he didn't know where.
This reminds me of what Gou Dan said before, that he made money playing cards, not with other people, but with his cousin from his maternal uncle's family.
If that's the case, then it must be this scoundrel.
"That's right." Shan Yaowen slapped his thigh after thinking for a while.
"What's wrong?" Lin Nian had been waiting quietly, but was almost startled by his reaction.
"I remember who Lai Zi is now, damn it, Zhao Laosan, what the hell are you doing?"
Suddenly, Shan Yaowen remembered that Lai Zi was the guy who had been arrested and executed for gambling with Zhao Laosan in his past life. There was also a guy named Gou with them, making a total of three people.
These three people have set up numerous gambling traps to swindle money from people.
At first, they only did this in the village, but later they moved to the town, and eventually even opened an underground casino in the county. When they were arrested, the three leaders were executed, and the other subordinates were also sentenced to prison.
It is said that over a million dollars were found during the search, which is a million dollars in the 1980s and 90s. These three guys must have cheated countless people through gambling.
"Zhao Laosan?" Lin Nian blinked. She knew this person; he was a notorious gambler in the village.
"Yes, I'm going out for a bit. Your brother has probably been set up by them."
After saying that, he quickly ran towards the stronghold of Zhao Laosan and his gang, which he knew.
As he ran, he was still thinking about Gou Dan. He had been reborn and his family had been saved. He hoped that Gou Dan would not get into gambling.
Lin Nian saw Shan Yaowen running away in a hurry and knew he was going to help his brother, but there was nothing she could do. So she told her mother and followed him.