Wang Tieniu's eyes lit up: "Hey! This is brilliant! Brother Shanzi, how did you come up with this?"
"Having lived two lifetimes... cough, having lived this long, how could I not have some precautions?" Du Jianshan almost let slip the secret, and quickly corrected himself.
"Besides, I sprinkled some 'good stuff' under the meat."
He pointed to the ground in the shadows beneath the meat strips.
Wang Tieniu squinted and strained to see, and then he could vaguely make out some tiny, fragmented particles on the ground that seemed to reflect the faint moonlight.
"That's... shards of broken glass?" Wang Tieniu gasped.
"Hmm." Du Jianshan nodded, his tone indifferent.
"Anyone who dares to squat down and sneak around, or gets hit by a bucket and falls, will get a taste of 'foot massage.' That'll teach them a lesson they won't forget."
Wang Tieniu felt a chill run down his spine and subconsciously glanced at the liberation shoes on his feet.
He finally understood: Brother Shanzi wasn't just guarding against thieves; he was digging a pit and waiting for them to jump in! How ruthless!
"Alright, are you relieved now?" Du Jianshan patted Wang Tieniu on the shoulder.
“Go back to sleep. If anyone dares to come, we’ll have a good show to watch tomorrow. We can also send another ‘information’ to the company commander.”
Wang Tieniu was completely relieved and chuckled, "Don't worry! I'm totally at ease! Let's go, let's go back to sleep."
Du Jianshan also let out a cold laugh.
Dare to reach out?
Then don't blame me for chopping off your claws!
It's late at night.
The cold wind of the Gobi Desert howled past the mud-brick houses of the educated youth settlement, making a strange, whistling sound.
In the communal rooms of the educated youth settlement, snoring filled the air as people slept soundly.
The room next door, occupied by the female educated youth, had long since fallen silent.
The entire company fell asleep, with only the sound of the wind and the occasional cry of an unknown night bird.
In the shadows of the courtyard wall of the educated youth settlement, two furtive figures huddled together.
"Sister, they're all asleep!" Ma Jinbao said in a low voice, his excitement mixed with ruthlessness, his eyes fixed on the rows of meat strips hanging under the eaves.
"snort!"
Ma Chunmei exhaled a breath from her nose, her triangular eyes flashing with greed and resentment.
"That little bastard Du Jianshan! That idiot Wang Tieniu! They beat up the bear and didn't even share a single piece of meat with us siblings!"
"All the meat is hanging here to show off! Bah! Not letting us eat any? I'll make sure they don't get a single piece!"
“Exactly!” Ma Jinbao licked his chapped lips, as if he could already smell the aroma of meat.
"Once we get rid of all the meat, let's see if they'll cry tomorrow! Sis, I'll take some back and stew it, it'll smell amazing! We'll hide the rest and eat it slowly!"
"Enough with the nonsense!" Ma Chunmei snapped. "Hurry up! Be careful of those two lads! Don't make a sound!"
The two of them crouched down, like two mice stealing oil, and tiptoed into the courtyard of the educated youth settlement.
With a clear goal in mind, they headed straight for the "treasure trove" under the eaves, laden with meat.
The closer you get, the stronger the salty, savory, and spicy meaty aroma becomes.
Ma Jinbao's mouth was practically watering, his eyes wide with delight: "Sis...it smells so good!"
"What a disappointment!" Ma Chunmei cursed, but she couldn't help but swallow.
She glanced around; it was pitch black, and there was nothing but the sound of the wind. Her courage immediately grew.
"Quick! Cut the rope! Take the meat and the rope together! Let's see what they'll use to hang it!"
Ma Jinbao couldn't wait to pull out a small knife from his pocket and bring it to the first horizontal bar where the meat strips were attached to the rope.
His eyes gleamed with smugness and the ecstatic joy of impending success, as if he could already see Du Jianshan and Wang Tieniu's dumbfounded expressions the next day.
He reached out, and the blade was about to touch the thick hemp rope.
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