When Zhao Shufang and Liang Fu returned home, they found that only Lin Shanhai was home.
"Old man, where are Xiaomei, Shansheng, and the eldest brother?"
Lin Shanhai was washing the dishes for Zhao Shufang when he heard her question. He said, "Xiaomei and Xiaohang went to look at houses. I heard that the construction outside was completely finished today, and they can't sit still."
"The eldest and second eldest brothers must have gone up the mountain."
Liang Fu smiled after hearing this: "My brother-in-law and Shan Sheng are like they live in the mountains. But it's good that way. Their abilities bring us honor, and we can also eat our fill."
"You're right. When it comes to marriage, you have to marry someone capable. If you marry someone who only knows how to sweet-talk you but can't actually say a single word, won't you be starving and suffering every day?"
Zhao Shufang spoke meaningfully, and Liang Fu seemed to understand what she meant, her face flushing as she turned away. She continued chopping chives, no longer speaking to Zhao Shufang.
"Old woman, what are you saying over there?"
Lin Shanhai asked quietly, and Zhao Shufang rolled her eyes at him, lowering her voice to say, "You've lived decades longer than others, and you still don't understand what I mean?"
Lin Shanhai frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, "What do you mean by that? Who are you trying to match Xiao Fu with?"
"You'll see when the time comes, you old man, why don't you just die of stupidity!"
Zhao Shufang pushed Lin Shanhai away with disgust, "Move aside, move aside, don't block my way, I'm going to cut some meat."
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On the mountain, Lin Chaosheng and Lin Shansheng led a group of people to search for prey.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that everyone was carrying some or less prey in their hands.
Some people were carrying a pheasant, some were carrying a rabbit; no one's hands were empty.
Although we didn't catch any big ones on the mountain today, these small ones are enough to eat for a few days, and everyone is very satisfied.
Just then, two wild boars suddenly rushed out from in front.
Now, people no longer feel any fear when they see wild boars.
On the contrary, looking at their robust and powerful appearance, they were filled with fighting spirit.
"Look, this wild boar must weigh at least a hundred or two hundred pounds, right?"
"That's nothing! Look at this one over here, it weighs at least 300 jin!"
Lin Chaosheng and Lin Shansheng each held a homemade gun.
They specifically went to the brigade office to get this before they went up the mountain.
The brigade leader also said that after the commune saw him kill a bear last time, they specially allocated an extra homemade gun to their brigade.
This time, we'll have the two brothers each take one up, so they can look out for each other.
So the brothers Lin Chaosheng and Lin Shansheng each led a small team and started playing hide-and-seek with the wild boars.
More than an hour later, Lin Shansheng's team was the first to capture a wild boar, and cheers erupted.
Meanwhile, the final screams of the wild boars on his side merged with their cheers, successfully attracting the attention of Lin Chaosheng's group of wild boars.
Taking advantage of this moment, Lin Chaosheng fired a shot at the wild boar, and the others rushed up to finish it off.
The 300-pound wild boar crashed to the ground with a loud bang.
"Chaosheng, your marksmanship is impressive."
"It's more than just 'good,' I think Brother Chaosheng's marksmanship is absolutely phenomenal, he can hit a target from a hundred paces away, it's simply divine!"
"Following Brother Chaosheng really means we get to eat meat! I want to go hunting in the mountains with Brother Chaosheng again next time!"
The crowd chattered animatedly, while Lin Chaosheng smiled and waved his hand, appearing completely relaxed.
"Please don't flatter me, everyone. It was thanks to your help today that this wild boar was tamed so easily."
"Hurry up and find something to carry this wild boar away. Remember to take it to the brigade leader's place to register it, so that the brigade leader can divide these two wild boars among himself."
"Okay!" the young man readily agreed, but then immediately asked, "What about Brother Chaosheng? Aren't you coming down the mountain with us?"
"I'm not going down yet. Shansheng and I came here on a mission. We can't go home until we've hunted enough meat."
"Oh my, these family rules are so strict! I wonder if it was Aunt Zhao or my sister-in-law who assigned the task!"
The young man openly teased Lin Chaosheng, even playfully hitting him with the butt of his gun, which Lin dodged.
Except for Lin Shansheng and Lin Chaosheng, everyone in the team was carrying a wild boar down the mountain.
"Big brother, how come I didn't know anyone in our family assigned this task to us?"
Lin Shansheng asked doubtfully, and Lin Chaosheng slapped the back of his head, saying, "Hey, your brother has his reasons for saying that. Come on, let me take you to see the good stuff I found yesterday!"
As he spoke, Lin Chaosheng took the lead and walked away, while Lin Shansheng's eyes lit up and he immediately followed.
"Brother, what good stuff did you find? I knew you were acting a bit strange yesterday, turns out you really did find something good on the mountain. Why don't you take it home?"
Lin Chaosheng chuckled twice and said, "When we get there, you'll understand why I didn't take it home."
Lin Shansheng continued walking with Lin Chaosheng until they entered the dark cave, at which point Lin Shansheng suddenly hugged his shoulders.
"Why is it so dark here? There isn't even a single light. What's up here, bro? Could there be a big black bear?"
"Look at your cowardice, what black bear are you talking about?"
Lin Chaosheng smiled, picked up the torch, and skillfully lit all the candles on the wall.
"I...go..."
Lin Shansheng was completely dumbfounded. He looked at the warehouse full of grain in front of him, and even dropped the homemade gun in his hand to the ground.
"Big brother, am I dreaming?"
Lin Chaosheng found his reaction amusing, but then he remembered that he had reacted the same way yesterday, and suddenly it wasn't funny anymore.
He coughed twice and said, "This must have been left behind by some corrupt official decades ago. And the place is well-sealed, so the grains haven't gotten damp and are still edible."
"Brother, according to the rules, shouldn't we report this to the brigade?"
Although Lin Shansheng was shocked, he still maintained his composure.
“Although I’m reluctant to give all this grain to the brigade, the fact that we two found this place means that others might find it sooner or later. If we end up being accused of withholding information and get arrested, it would be a huge loss.”
Lin Shansheng's words were reasonable and well-founded, and Lin Chaosheng was certainly aware of this.
"Of course we have to report to the brigade, but not now."
"I brought you here today because I wanted you to help me find something."
"What is it?"
Lin Chaosheng's eyes darkened, "Jade!"
"Jade? What kind of jade?"
"Any kind of jade will do, jade pendants, jade artifacts... anything with jade in it will be fine!"
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