The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

第1473章 造福1方 2副面孔（书友20873盟主加更55）

Chapter 1473 Two Faces for the Benefit of One Party (Book Friends 20…873 Alliance Leader Plus 55)

At first, Zhao Jun didn't recognize this person, but when Wu Dalin called her Grandma Zhao, Zhao Jun knew who he was.

"Hey, you're here?" Wang Meilan had a deep impression of Wu Dalin and recognized him at a glance. After greeting him, Wang Meilan smiled and said to Wu Dalin, "I told you not to call me that. That's not nice, hahaha..."

Hearing the tone of Wang Meilan's voice and seeing her cheerful expression, Zhao Jun and Li Ruhai both curled their lips.

Wu Dalin was even more amazing. No one knew where he learned this. He bowed and nodded to Wang Meilan, saying, "I can't thank you enough. Thanks to you, our family is getting better day by day."

"Oh!" Wang Meilan was surprised and asked, "Really?"

Wang Meilan recognized Wu Dalin and knew that Wu Dalin first made some money by selling fox skins, and then used the money to buy an air gun at the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce.

With the help of that air gun, Wu Dalin has killed at least ten people in the past half month.

A piece of gray skin was worth nearly 40 yuan, plus the money Wu Dalin's children earned from digging fox holes and trapping foxes. Conservative estimates show that Wu Dalin's family earned 400 yuan in the past half month.

Wang Meilan was deeply impressed by Wu Dalin and she knew all this.

So, when Wang Meilan asked Wu Dalin "really?", she was not asking if Wu Dalin's family had really gotten better, but was asking Wu Dalin if it was really because of her that his family had gotten better.

"Really!" Wu Dalin nodded heavily and said, "Last time when I came back from your house, I bought some glutinous rice cakes, sugar balls, and frozen pears at the market. They made our children very happy."

At this point, Wu Dalin pointed out the window and said, "Today is the last market before the New Year. I will go buy 20 kilograms of meat and have a good year with my kids."

"Oh, that's great." Wang Meilan said, "The children are growing up, don't be too harsh on them."

"Yeah." Wu Dalin nodded and smiled, "Now that the conditions at home are better, I'm thinking of sending my children to school next year."

"That's even better." After hearing what Wu Dalin said, Wang Meilan said, "It's better to let the children learn something than not to learn at all."

"Auntie." Wang Meilan finished speaking, and Li Ruhai took over the conversation and said to Wang Meilan with a smile: "You have done a great service to the local community by running this Chamber of Commerce."

Wang Meilan was startled when she heard what Li Ruhai said, then waved her hands and said, "You are just talking nonsense, kid, that's impossible, haha..."

"Of course not." Li Ruhai said with a smile, "What you have done for our fellow villagers has already been worthy of the land that gave birth to you and raised you."

Zhao Jun felt uncomfortable listening to Li Ruhai's words, but Wang Meilan laughed so hard that her eyes were blocked.

"Ahem!" At this time, Zhao Jun coughed lightly and called Wu Dalin and Wang Jinbo, "Well... let's go upstairs and get on the kang to warm up."

When Wang Meilan heard this, she immediately realized that she couldn't always let people stand at the door, so she quickly invited the two people into the house.

Zhao Jun let the two men into the house, and the three of them got on the kang. Li Ruhai did not sit down on the edge of the kang, but stood close to Zhao Jun.

"Come, have some water." Wang Meilan poured water for the two of them, and then stopped Li Ruhai who was about to pass them some leaf cigarettes.

Then, Wang Meilan took out a box of Yingchun from the drawer and said, "Why smoke that? Smoke this."

Seeing Wang Meilan opening the cigarette pack, Wu Dalin hurriedly said, "That won't work, Grandma Zhao. How can we smoke this? We are fine smoking leaf tobacco!"

"What kind of leaf tobacco are you smoking?" Wang Meilan took out two cigarettes, passed them to the two of them and said, "Just smoke this!"

"Thank you, Grandma Zhao!" Wu Dalin thanked Wang Meilan. Wang Jinbo on the side was not so flattering and just nodded to Wang Meilan.

But then, Wang Meilan handed the remaining cigarettes to Wu Dalin and said, "Here, take them home and smoke them."

"Huh?" Wang Jinbo stared at the scene and thought to himself, would it be too late for me to call her Grandma Zhao now?

Wu Dalin took the cigarette and thanked Wang Meilan repeatedly.

Wang Meilan did not sit on the kang, but pulled over a square stool and sat down.

After sitting down, Wang Meilan asked Wu Dalin, "How are you doing recently?"

When Wang Meilan asked, she must be asking about what she gained from going up the mountain.

"Thanks to you." Wu Dalin must have learned from someone powerful to speak nicely and always address people as "you". You know, people don't talk like that here.

Wu Dalin said, "It's hard to find food in the mountains these days. Greyhounds are always busy. I caught four in seven days."

In autumn, hazelnuts, pine nuts, and acorns are everywhere in the mountains. From the beginning of winter to the beginning of spring, food becomes increasingly difficult to obtain.

Therefore, the beginning of spring every year is when mountain animals are the thinnest.

In order to save energy and maintain heat, mountain animals spend most of their time lying down during this season. During the limited time for foraging, they become more active.

Squirrels are like this. They go out to find food between six or seven o'clock in the morning and nine or ten o'clock. Because it is difficult to find food, their activity level and range are larger than before.

This way, squirrels have more opportunities to get food, and hunters also have more opportunities.

As Wu Dalin spoke, he opened the triangle bag he had brought.

A torn fox skin wrapped around four gray skins, and a roll of linen wrapped around four frozen white-striped squirrels.

"The children broke this fox skin." Wu Dalin smiled and said to Wang Meilan, "It depends on your intention. If you are willing to give, I will give you two. If you are not willing, forget it."

"Let me see." Wang Meilan stood up, took the fox skin, and then said to Zhao Jun, "Son, you take those gray skins."

What Wang Meilan meant by receiving the goods was letting Zhao Jun inspect them.

The fox skin in Wang Meilan's hand was torn at the neck and back. Wang Meilan took a look at it, folded it and held it in her hand, waiting for the result from Zhao Jun.

"Two males and two females." Zhao Jun said. Wang Meilan looked at Wu Dalin and said, "I'll give you five dollars for this leather."

"I don't want that much." Wu Dalin shook his head and waved his hands, saying, "Just give me two pieces."

"No, Master Wu?" Zhao Jun couldn't help himself. He interrupted Wu Dalin and asked, "Who taught you to speak like that?"

“Hehe…” Wu Dalin smiled and said, “My son taught me this. He told me after reading a book that we must be polite when we come here.”

"What kind of books does your son read?" Li Ruhai was also curious. When he asked, Wu Dalin said calmly, "Little comic books."

Zhao Jun, Wang Meilan: "..."

At this time, Li Ruhai seemed to have met a confidant. He asked Wu Dalin: "What kind of comic book is this? What is it about?"

"I can't read." Wu Dalin smiled bitterly, "I don't know what he said. I just heard the children say that he was the last emperor of our country."

"The Last Emperor?" Li Ruhai had read the book before, so he immediately said the title and pointed out Wu Dalin's mistake, saying, "That's not our country. That's the evil old society."

"Ah, yes, yes!" Wu Dalin nodded repeatedly and said, "There is also a female emperor or something?"

"Wu Zetian?" Li Ruhai asked. Wu Dalin shook his head and said, "I see four words on the skin."

The "cover" that Wu Dalin mentioned is the cover of the picture book.

Li Ruhai had a "family background in literature", and when he heard Wu Dalin's words, he immediately asked, "Empress Wu's Participation in Government?"

"We don't know whether it's positive or negative." Wu Dalin shook his head and said, "Anyway, I don't understand it."

Li Ruhai: "..."

Li Ruhai curled his lips slightly and secretly glanced at Zhao Jun beside him. This hooligan in front of him was just like his elder brother, both of them were uneducated. If you talk to him about literature, he will interrupt you.

"Okay, let's not worry about it." At this time, Wang Meilan made the final decision and said, "For this fox skin and those four squirrels, I will give you five dollars. That's the amount. If it's less, you can give me some. If it's more, you can buy meat and have a good New Year with your children."

"Oh my!" Upon hearing this, Wu Dalin clasped his fists towards Wang Meilan and said, "Thank you, Grandma Zhao! Thank you, Grandma Zhao!"

"Okay, okay." Wang Meilan waved her hand and said, "Sit down and drink some water. I'll get the money for you."

Wang Meilan stood up and said to Zhao Jun, "Son, what did the master take?"

Zhao Jun responded, and Wang Jinbo opened his triangular bag and took out four gray leather rolls.

Wang Jinbo didn't take the squirrel meat, he roasted the squirrel meat for his child. His child was greedier than Wu Dalin's child, and he didn't know how to make progress. Without Wang Meilan's order, Zhao Jun could only pay him the full price, not a penny less, nor more.

The two of them were in a hurry to go to the market, so they didn't stay at Zhao's house for long. When they sent the potatoes to the outer room, Wang Meilan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Hey... Master Wu, do you have any potatoes at home?"

"Ah?" Wu Dalin was stunned and asked, "Grandma Zhao, you're collecting potatoes too?"

"There are fewer stocks this year." Wang Meilan smiled and said, "If there are any, as long as they are not sprouts or are as small as eyeballs, I will buy them at three cents per pound."

It is normal for potatoes to sprout, and it becomes even more normal if they are stored for a long time.

But at this time, as long as they are placed in the cellar and well managed, it will not be the time for them to sprout.

When Wu Dalin and Wang Jinbo heard the price offered by Wang Meilan, their eyes lit up.

One place, one price.

There are plenty of potatoes here. Even thirty or forty years later, when potatoes are stockpiled for autumn, they only cost thirty or forty cents per pound.

Moreover, in Yongan Forest District, every family grows potatoes now, and no one buys potatoes in bulk. Only in July and August, when the early potatoes are harvested, can you find a few for sale at the market. They are all sold cheaply, only 1 cent or 1.5 cents per pound.

Therefore, the price offered by Wang Meilan is indeed acceptable.

"Zhao Da...sister-in-law." Wang Jinbo was not as thick-skinned as Wu Dalin after all. He changed his words halfway and said to Wang Meilan, "I can get 200 kilograms of potatoes at home."

As soon as Wang Jinbo finished speaking, Wu Dalin squeezed past him and said to Wang Meilan, "Grandma Zhao, I also have 200 kilograms."

When Wu Dalin said this, Wang Jinbo's heart skipped a beat and he felt that his family's hope of making money was gone.

For a moment, Wang Jinbo wanted to slap himself in the face. What was the point of saving that face?

But what Wang Jinbo didn't expect was that Wang Meilan waved her hand and said, "You two families have 400 kilograms each, I'll take all of them. And then... Master Wu, help me search around the village, add your 400 kilograms, and make up 2,000 kilograms for me."

There were more than a dozen dogs in the east and west courtyards, as well as jackals. They had to be fed every day, and the potatoes they bought had to last until the end of July.

Wang Meilan asked Wu Dalin to help her with this matter, which was not a problem for Wu Dalin. He helped any family to make money, which was a favor.

Wang Meilan and Wu Dalin agreed that Wu Dalin would take care of this matter when he returned to the village. Tomorrow morning, Da Jiefang would go to harvest potatoes.

Wu Dalin and Wang Jinbo came out of Zhao's house, touched the cigarettes in their pockets, and walked happily towards the market.

The extra money Wang Meilan gave him was more than three yuan, enough to buy several kilograms of meat.

Today is the last market before the New Year. Those who want to buy things are here, and those who want to sell things are here too.

The market was very lively, with people shouting to buy and sell, and adults and children yelling.

"Excuse me, excuse me." Wu Dalin and Wang Jinbo, who were groping on both sides, heard someone behind them asking them to make way. Wu and Wang moved to the side, and then they saw a man carrying a sack passing by.

Soon after, two more men carrying sacks came over.

The three men went to the front, put the sack down, and took things out of it.

"Dalin." Wang Jinbo pulled Wu Dalin, pointed his chin towards the three people, and said, "Is he from Yong'an Village? What's Chen?"

"Chen Dalai." Wu Dalin said, "Those two are his brothers-in-law."

We have all been mountain running in this area for many years. Even if we have never dealt with each other or had no contact with each other, we are familiar with each other even if we can't call each other's names.

"Hey? They seem to be selling meat." Wang Jinbo tugged at Wu Dalin's arm again and said, "Let's go over and take a look."

When Wu Dalin and Wang Jinbo went over, Chen Dalai, Zheng Guangjun and Zheng Guangcai were still arranging the meat there.

"Wild boar meat?" Wu Dalin came over and asked. Chen Dalai looked up and nodded, "Ah."

Chen Dalai couldn't call out the names of Wu Dalin and Wang Jinbo, but he recognized them and knew that they were hooligans.

Although Chen Dalai's family conditions were not good, he still felt superior to the hooligans. In Chen Dalai's opinion, Wu Dalin and Wang Jinbo could only buy five kilograms of meat at most, or they could buy five kilograms together.

"How much is one pound?" Wang Jinbo asked. Chen Dalai said, "35 cents."

"Can it be cheaper?" Wang Jinbo asked again. Chen Dalai said, "It can't be cheaper. Isn't it the same price?"

Before, wild boar meat was 50 cents per pound, but at that time, wild boar meat was not tasty, so the price dropped to 35 cents.

Wang Jinbo also knew that bargaining was a waste of time.

After hearing what Chen Dalai said, Wu Dalin and Wang Jinbo squatted in front of the stall.

This means they are going to buy something. Seeing this, Chen Dalai said, "They are all five pounds a bunch. Take whichever one you like."

"This meat is quite fresh." Wu Dalin muttered. Chen Dalai said, "We killed a wild boar yesterday afternoon. How could it not be fresh?"

While Chen Dalai was speaking, he saw Wu Dalin pick up five pounds of wild boar meat and put it at his feet, and then took another five pounds.

Seeing Wu Dalin placing five doulu, or 5525 kilograms of wild boar meat, at his feet, Zheng Guangjun couldn't help but ask, "How much do you want?"

"I want thirty kilograms." Wu Dalin originally wanted to buy twenty kilograms, but Wang Meilan gave him more money, so he wanted the thirty kilograms.

Don't think that 30 kilograms of meat is too much. Have a meat meal in the afternoon and dumplings in the evening on New Year's Eve, a dumplings meal in the morning and a meat meal in the afternoon on the first day of the New Year, one more meal on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and one more meal on the second day of the second lunar month and that's it.

"Thirty kilograms?" Zheng Guangjun was stunned when he heard this, and blurted out: "Who are you bringing it for?"

"I won't give it to anyone." Wu Dalin took another five pounds of meat while speaking, and then continued, "I'll eat it at home."

"Eating at home?" Zheng Guangcai blinked his eyes, looked at Wu Dalin and asked, "Is your last name Wu?"

"Ah!" Wu Dalin nodded, took money out of his pocket and said, "What's the matter?"

"Don't you live in Xishantun?" Zheng Guangcai asked again. Seeing Wu Dalin nod, he asked again: "Aren't there any hooligans in your family?"

Wu Dalin, who was taking the money, was startled. He looked up at Zheng Guangcai and said, "No? What happened to me, a hooligan?"

"No, no." Chen Dalai saw that something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to stop him, "Brother, he didn't mean anything else."

"Who are you calling brother?" Wu Dalin pushed Chen Dalai's hand away, then looked at Zheng Guangcai and asked, "What do you mean? I'm a hooligan and I can't eat meat? Who are you looking down on?"

"Brother... Big Brother, you misunderstood. He really didn't mean that." Chen Dalai pulled the cigarette bag on his waist and said to Wu Dalin, "Please ignore him for your brother's sake. Well... calm down, I'll roll you a cigarette."

"I'm smoking your J8 stuff." Wu Dalin pushed Chen Dalai's hand away again, then took out the Yingchun cigarettes given by Wang Meilan from his pocket and said to Chen Dalai and the other two, "I have plenty of good cigarettes."

As he spoke, Wu Dalin took out a wad of money from his pocket, gestured to Chen Dalai and the other two, and said, "Don't look down on us! Damn! Who can't afford it?"

Wu Dalin became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He kicked the six pieces of wild boar meat he had picked out and shouted, "I'm not going to buy yours anymore! Qiaoli, there's plenty of meat on this episode, why should I buy yours?"

Chen Dalai and the other two swallowed their anger, because Zheng Guangcai was indeed wrong and wanted to sell meat. But Wu Dalin cursed and refused to buy, and Zheng Guangcai exploded instantly.

Chen Dalai failed to stop him, and Zheng Guangjun and Zheng Guangcai rushed over and started beating Wu Dalin.

One village fights against another village, and there is little ambiguity in the war.

When Wang Jinbo saw that Wu Dalin was in trouble, he did not go to rescue Wu Dalin, but went straight to Chen Dalai.

Wang Jinbo was right. Only by defeating Chen Dalai first could he help Wu Dalin. Otherwise, Chen Dalai could easily attack them from behind.

The five people started fighting after a disagreement, and the episode instantly became more lively.

(End of this chapter)