“Gudong——”
The rumbling sound of their stomachs was followed by the sound of everyone swallowing saliva. It was the first time for the children to see so much meat being grilled, and it was also the first time for them to have so much meat.
"Why hasn't Jiang Hao come back yet? The meat is almost ready."
Li Xing, who was already extremely hungry, couldn't help but mutter to himself.
If you don't wait for someone, the smaller skewers are actually almost done with grilling and can be eaten directly. However, they may not taste good because there is no salt, and will lack the soul and deliciousness of meat.
"Here he comes, here he comes, Brother Jiang Hao is back."
Sanmu had been standing by the campfire, looking in the direction of Kaoshantun. The moment he saw Jiang Hao's figure appear, he immediately jumped up happily.
Finally I can eat meat!
Everyone's eyes turned from the barbecue to Jiang Hao with difficulty.
"Why are you all looking at me like that? I ran fast enough. Don't worry, I have notified every family and I guarantee that you won't be beaten when you go home. By the way, I have also found a suitable excuse." Jiang Hao didn't bother to wipe the sweat off his forehead. He explained while quickly taking out salt from his pocket.
This time he has ruined a lot of the salt in the house, and he will probably get a beating when he gets home.
But it's all worth it for the meat.
"Salt, spread the salt quickly, slowly, don't waste it. I stole almost all the salt from my house. You will probably get beaten when you go back after eating the meat." Jiang Hao couldn't help but remind Li Xing as he distributed the salt to him.
"Jiang Hao, don't worry, I'll return my share of salt to you when I get back."
Li Xing supported Jiang Hao very generously.
"Brother Jiang Hao, I'll give you salt too." Chu Chu looked at Jiang Hao with his eyes narrowed with laughter. He knew why Jiang Hao and the other adults kept following them. It was to protect them, a group of children.
"I'll give too, I'll give too—"
Miki is absolutely indispensable in this kind of thing.
"Okay, no need to give any. Just one person will get beaten. Do you all plan to get beaten with me?" Jiang Hao laughed. At the same time, he took a string of salted barbecued meat handed to him by Chu Chu and started to eat it directly. He was almost starving to death.
Meat with salt is definitely more delicious than meat without salt.
Everyone couldn't wait to eat the meat they were given. As soon as a bite of meat went into their mouths, everyone's face was filled with happy smiles.
Really delicious!
The meat was roasted to be sizzling, crispy and fragrant.
“Awoooooo——”
Just when everyone was eating the meat, the wolf cub, who had woken up a long time ago, couldn't help but try to pull at Chuchu's trouser legs. How come everyone had meat but it didn't? It was so unfair, because it was the one who caught the meat!
"Hey, no meat left for Dudu?"
The people, their mouths full of grease, resisted the temptation of delicious food and looked at the wolf cub.
"I left it, but Dudu's teeth can't bite it." Chuchu smiled helplessly. He had given the wolf cub meat to eat when it woke up before, but the meat was not chopped into puree. The wolf cub chewed for a long time but only swallowed some crumbs. It became noisy now.
"What should we do? Feed it cooked meat?"
Sanmu first generously handed the skewers of meat in his hand to the wolf cub.
The reason they can eat meat today is because of the wolf cub. They must not offend this powerful hunter, otherwise it will be difficult for everyone to eat meat in the future.
With Sanmu being the first to demonstrate, the others also handed their skewers to the wolf cub. They had the same idea as Sanmu.
They all hope to be able to eat the prey hunted by the wolf cubs in the future.
As a result, the wolf cub sneered at the skewers of meat that were handed over to him, and even turned around with disdain and pointed his butt at Sanmu and the others.
"What's wrong? You don't want to eat cooked meat?"
Li Xing asked Chu Chu doubtfully, he still remembered that the wolf cub was a wolf.
"No, it's just that Dudu doesn't eat food fed by outsiders." Chu Chu saw the wolf cub pulling at her trouser legs vigorously and knew that the wolf cub might be very hungry. She had no choice but to tear the meat in her hand into small pieces and feed it to the wolf cub.
Sure enough, the wolf cub was willing to eat the meat that Chuchu fed it, but it was roasted meat without salt.
"I heard that animals that recognize and protect their masters will never eat food fed by outsiders."
Looking at the interaction between Chuchu and the wolf cub, Sanmu said something while eating a skewer of meat.
"I've heard that, too. It seems like this will make it less likely for you to be deceived."
Dayang also added that his home was close to the home of Zhang Yongfu, a hunter in the village, and he knew how wary Zhang Yongfu's hunting dogs were of people. He also knew that a good hunting dog would not eat food fed by anyone other than its owner.
"So that's how it is. Dudu is so well behaved and cute."
A group of children ate the meat while looking at the wolf cub with starry eyes in admiration.
Today, they have achieved the freedom to eat meat through their own efforts, and they especially admire and like the wolf cub who contributed the most.
"From now on, if we have anything delicious, we can give it to Chuchu and let Chuchu feed Dudu."
Everyone saw the wolf cub's peculiarity and immediately thought of a solution.
"I think so."
A group of people of different ages from Kaoshantun mingled together, eating and drinking, chatting about various topics, and finally ended this wonderful meat meal when the sun was setting.
A heavy roe deer and a snow rabbit were just enough to fill everyone's stomachs.
The burning bonfire was extinguished with the accumulated snow, and everyone checked to make sure nothing was missing before going down the mountain with satisfaction.
After eating and drinking enough, and before it gets dark, no one is in a hurry.
The youngest children no longer asked others to carry them, but walked by themselves as a way to digest their food.
The children walked for more than half an hour to get into the village, which was a journey of less than half an hour. Everyone did not disperse, but sent Chuchu and the wolf cub home together. The fact that everyone could eat meat today was all thanks to these two people. In return, everyone happily sent Chuchu and the others home.
Adults, teenagers, and kids, the three age groups have become very familiar with each other after hanging out for most of the day.
Everyone was talking and laughing along the way, and it was very lively.
As they got closer to the Qin family, everyone's voices suddenly disappeared.
No, why did they see quite a few people in the Qin family's yard? These people were banging and knocking and didn't look like good people at first glance.
"Chu Chu, do you know him?" Li Xing was the first to notice something was wrong.
"I don't know them." Chu Chu stood there and looked carefully at the people in her yard. She didn't know any of them. They were all wearing green military uniforms with red armbands on their arms. They looked very majestic.
Because Kaoshantun was protected by two commune cadres, Zheng Anguo and Qian Xiangyang, and had never experienced the Red Guards, they did not recognize who the people who were knocking around in the Qin family's yard were.
"Chu Chu, they are wearing green military uniforms, could they be from your brother-in-law's army?" Jiang Hao was also a little confused about what was going on.
"But the army wouldn't rummage around in my house like they did. They look like bad guys no matter how you look at them." Chu Chu had been to the XXX Division Headquarters. Not only had he met with the soldiers under Wei Ling, he had also eaten with other soldiers. None of the soldiers were like those who were wandering around his house at this time.
"So who are these people..."
The eyes of Li Xing, Jiang Hao and several other adults intersected.
They didn't know what was going on, but they felt that it was not a good thing. At this time, everyone in the village was busy preparing dinner at home, and no one went out to take a look, so they didn't know what happened to Qin Qingman's family.
“Awoooooo——”
Just when everyone didn't know what to do, the wolf cub suddenly roared and rushed towards the Qin family.
"They are bad guys." Chu Chu realized something was wrong after hearing the wolf cub's roar and immediately rushed to her home.
Because just now, a stranger walked out of their living room and threw something.
That thing is a wolf's den.
The nest was hand-sewn by Qin Qingman for the wolf cub. Although the wolf cub now shares the same nest with Chuchu, he has a very deep affection for the nest and usually treats it so well that he won't even let Chuchu touch it.
"Beat the bad guys. We have bad guys in our camp—"
Sanmu and his group of kids didn't think too much about it. When they heard Chuchu say that the people in the Qin family yard were bad guys, they followed Chuchu and rushed over. At the same time, their angry shouts broke the tranquility of Kaoshantun.
Li Xing, Jiang Hao and several other adults also rushed towards the Qin family, shouting.
A group of children were definitely no match for the adults, so Li Xing and his friends rushed over to help without even notifying the people in the village. At the same time, they also believed that such a big commotion would alarm the militia in the village and the surrounding neighbors.
The families next door to Qin Qingman were the first to hear the loud noise of beating bad people.
After pushing open the paper-covered window, everyone immediately discovered the situation in the Qin family's yard. Why did there appear so many strangers?
Adults were different from children. Once they saw the Red Guards' uniforms, they understood what was going on. No one was afraid at all. Not even Qin Lei's family, the Qin brothers next door, or Jiang Linshan's family, they all rushed out of the house carrying their tools and headed straight for Qin Qingman's house.
The more people participate, the bigger the noise.
One family influenced another, and within a few minutes, Qin Qingman's family was surrounded by the entire Kaoshantun people carrying various weapons.
The militia also rushed over with guns.
More than a month had passed since the incident with the enemy spies. As there had been no more abnormalities, the soldiers on duty at the division headquarters had evacuated half a month ago, and the entire Kaoshantun had returned to peace.
As a result, the tranquility only lasted for half a month before it became lively again.
"Who are you? Why did you dare to intrude into our Kaoshan Village? Do you have no organizational discipline?"
Zheng Anguo and Qian Xiangyang were not there. The person who showed up was Li Yang, the production team leader of the village.
Li Yang is in his thirties, in the prime of his life.
Before he showed up, Chuchu and his group had already rushed into the yard and trampled several adults under their feet. If several Red Guards with guns had not rushed out of the house, it is estimated that the two sides would not be in a confrontation but a fierce battle.
"Who are you? Why did you break into my house? Why did you turn it upside down?"
With numbers being of great strength, Chu Chu was not afraid of these guys with guns. He stood in front of everyone and started questioning them harshly. In his arms, he was holding the struggling wolf cub.
As he spoke, a lot of wailing sounds were heard in the yard.
Just now, the wolf cub rushed in and scratched several people with its claws. This time it didn't feel any danger, so it didn't scratch their eyes, but scratched their feet and necks.
Just this one moment is enough to make these intruders feel better.
When facing the enemy, the wolf cub didn't even hold back his claws. His sharp claws directly scratched the feet and necks of these people, leaving deep wounds. You could even see the white bones, which showed how angry the wolf cub was.
If you disturb its nest, you will be seeking death!
It was precisely because of the wolf cub's action that Zhao Cai in the room was alarmed.
Zhao Cai hurriedly brought his men to Kaoshantun. From the minute he received the news that Zhao Tiancheng was arrested, he knew that someone was going to attack him, and attacking Zhao Tiancheng would only be a way to scare the enemy.
A disguised way of testing the waters.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Cai knew he had to take a chance.
Only by taking a gamble could he see the dawn of victory, so he thought again and again, and finally divided his loyal subordinates into small groups and secretly left the County Revolutionary Committee.
Zhao Cai realized that the county public security bureau must be keeping an eye on the county revolutionary committee's movements, so he was very careful and finally came to Kaoshantun stealthily.
Because they didn't dare to come with a big fanfare, it took them longer.
He arrived at Qin Qingman's house just a few minutes before Chuchu returned home.
Zhao was able to find Qin Qingman's house accurately thanks to the work he had done in advance. From the moment he formed an alliance with Gao Yefang, Qin Qingman came into his sight, and he became wary of Qin Qingman and Wei Ling.
Therefore, he had already found out the exact location of the Qin family, so he did not alarm anyone when he entered Kaoshantun this time.
There was no one at Qin Qingman's house, which made it easier for Zhao Cai to command his men to search the Qin family.
Before the search could find any results, someone came. Not only that, but the other party was able to deal with the five people he brought with him in the yard in an instant. Zhao Cai was shocked, and he quickly led his men out of the Qin family's hall.
Then he ran into the angry Chu Chu.
Chuchu didn't know Zhao Cai, but Zhao Cai guessed that the child was Qin Qingman's younger brother and immediately prepared to arrest him.
The result is bound to be that no one will be caught.
Chuchu not only brought a group of children, but also several teenagers and five adults, all of whom were young people with good physical strength and physique. The dozen or so people left on Zhao Cai's side were unable to control the scene in the first place.
Finally, they were surrounded at the Qin's house by the people from Kaoshantun who arrived later.
Faced with so many people from Kaoshantun holding various weapons, Zhao Cai couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to.
As a last resort, his people had to draw their guns.
Then a standoff ensued.
Facing Chu Chu's angry questioning, the muscles on Zhao Cai's face twitched violently. They were wearing such conspicuous clothes, but someone still asked them what they were doing. This showed that they did not take their county revolutionary committee seriously.
Zhao Cai believed that a group of children might not recognize them based on their clothes, but the adults in Kaoshantun would definitely recognize them.
They pretended not to know each other even though they knew each other. What a bunch of people...
Zhao Cai was so angry that his lungs were about to explode, but he had to stay calm, otherwise he might be in trouble today.
Holding back his dissatisfaction, Zhao Cai revealed his identity at the first opportunity.
"I am Zhao Cai, secretary of the county revolutionary committee. We have received reports from the public that Qin Qingman's family has hidden gold. It is illegal for private individuals to hide gold. Our county revolutionary committee has the right to search Qin Qingman's home and conduct a background check on Qin Qingman's family."
"From the County Revolutionary Committee!"
The adults in Kaoshantun originally thought that he was a member of the commune revolutionary committee, but they didn't expect that he was from the county revolutionary committee.
Although the county is an administrative unit one level larger than the commune, this level means that the county can manage countless people.
Li Yang didn't expect Zhao Cai to have such a deep background. He was a little scared and a little hesitant.
If it was from the commune revolutionary committee, he could still confront the other side with the names of Zheng Anguo and Qian Xiangyang, but if it was from the county revolutionary committee, he really didn't dare to provoke it. Didn't he see how fierce the revolutionary committee movements in other communes were except for the Red Flag Commune?
Many people died in this movement.
"You are talking nonsense. My family doesn't have any gold. Before my brother-in-law came into our family, we were so poor that we couldn't even afford to eat. If we had gold, we would have bought food long ago. How could we let ourselves starve to death? You say my family has gold, then you need to produce evidence. If you can't, then you are framing me. You are framing the commune officials and the soldiers."
Chuchu is Qin Qingman's younger brother. He is smart and immediately refuted.
"Yes, show us the evidence. Why would we search Qin Qingman's house without evidence? Qin Qingman is a commune cadre, and her husband is a soldier in the xxx division. If you don't show us the evidence, we won't let you search Qin's house."
Chuchu's words reminded Li Yang.
Li Yang couldn't afford to offend Zhao Cai, the secretary of the county revolutionary committee, but he definitely could afford to offend Wei Ling.
Wei Ling held a high position in the division headquarters, so he was not afraid of Zhao Cai, the secretary of the county revolutionary committee.
When Li Yang said this, he winked at the person next to him. The other person immediately understood what Li Yang meant, turned around, left the crowd and ran towards the division headquarters in the distance. He was going to ask for reinforcements.
If Zhao Cai dares to act recklessly without any credentials, the soldiers at the division headquarters will definitely not let them go.
"Secretary, someone ran away."
Someone around Zhao Cai noticed that the people from Kaoshantun were leaving at this time, and immediately reminded Zhao Cai vigilantly.
To be honest, they were quite unlucky. Because of the transportation, they took a long time to reach Kaoshantun. Before they could search the Qin family, they were blocked by Chuchu and his men. At this time, they did not find any evidence at all. If the garrison troops from the XXX Division headquarters not far away arrived, they would have no chance at all.
Zhao Cai was also angry, very angry, and also angry at Li Yang.
"We have the right to search when we receive a tip-off. You'll know whether there is any evidence after we finish the search!" Zhao Cai looked at Li Yang with a gloomy look. He was in a hurry and had to find evidence before someone more powerful arrived.
"Why are you searching my house without any evidence? I even reported that you have hidden gold. Can we search you and your house as well?" Chuchu definitely couldn't let anyone search her house.
Looking at the smashed 'refrigerator' in the yard, Chu Chu knew what the so-called search was all about.
This is his home, and he is the only one here now, so he has to protect his home.
"What nonsense are you talking about, kid? Get out of the way and stop blocking our search. Otherwise, you will all be guilty of harboring a criminal and will be sentenced to prison and forced labor."
Zhao Cai was so angry at Chu Chu's nonsense that his face changed color. He sneered and showed off his leadership to the entire Kaoshantun people.
"no."
This time it was not Li Yang who spoke, but Qin Lei and his brothers who came together to stop them.
Qin Qingman and Chuchu are both members of the Qin family. They cannot just sit back and watch outsiders bully them. Even Zhu Hongxia rushed to Chuchu with two knives and protected her. "We are not the Qin family that you can bully whenever you want."
"Yes, without evidence it won't work. If you want to search, we will also report you for hiding gold and let us search you."
Qin Lei led all the Qin family members to stand in front of Chu Chu.
Protected by the Qin family, Chuchu tilted her head to look at Zhao Cai through the gap and immediately saw how ugly Zhao Cai's face was.
He loosened his grip, and the wolf cub in his arms broke free, then rushed towards Zhao Cai.
"Bang--"
The crisp sound of gunfire rang out in Kaoshantun, startling the people who were rushing to Kaoshantun.
"Dudu——" Chu Chu's face turned pale with fright, and she pushed away the figure blocking her way and rushed out.
The man who shot the wolf cub first saw Chu Chu rushing out and almost subconsciously raised his gun and pulled the trigger.
“Bang, bang, bang—”
A series of gunshots rang out, shocking everyone.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
