bookrebus Chapter 407 The Sun Family Collapsed
Chapter 407 The Sun Family Collapsed
Lu Zhiqiang jumped up and shouted, "Qin Pao, what's wrong with you? So you're acting as a middleman? This is our unique technique, we don't pass it on to anyone."
Lu Zhiqiang had been drinking, and his already loud voice became even louder, like a little tyrant, relentlessly arguing even when he was in the right.
Qin Pao was not good with words to begin with, and upon hearing this, his face turned bright red with embarrassment, just like when he was about to become a spy, he was caught in the middle and didn't want to be in a good position.
"Lu Zhiqiang, that's not what I meant. I just wanted to visit Lao Sun."
Lu Zhiqiang slammed his fist on the table, tilted his thick neck back, and drunkenly shouted, "I don't care what you mean! Qin Pao, I respect you as a senior. But you also know that our Lu family and the Sun family are sworn enemies. If you pass on our method of 'beating the sheep' to those livestock in the Sun family, we'll break off all ties!"
Lu Jinyang pulled him back, telling him to drink less. Lu Zhiqiang tugged at his sleeve, his neck stiff and his eyes wide with fury, like an angry little wild bull. His demeanor was reminiscent of the domineering and fierce spirit of the Lu family patriarch in his youth.
Qin Pao lowered his head and remained completely silent.
He looked up at Li Ju'an, and seeing that Li Ju'an didn't speak, he felt even more embarrassed. He knew that what he was doing was really inhumane, but he and Sun Quande were good friends. If Sun Quande were to use such a method of detonating landmines, it was hard to say how many sheep would be blown up.
Li Ju'an stopped drinking alcohol and instead drank the pine needle tea that Qian's sister-in-law had brought over, while also looking at him.
After a long while, Qin Pao finally raised his head and said, "Li Ju'an, I'm sorry to offend you. I have to go to the ranch first."
"Ah."
Li Ju'an knew he couldn't keep Qin Pao; it was Qin Pao's own business where he wanted to go, and there was no point in him trying to keep him.
After Qin Pao left, before Lu Zhiqiang could even jump up, Chen Xiangqian and Song Desheng jumped up and shouted, "Who are they! Running away like that?"
Chen Xiangqian ran to Li Ju'an and said, "Brother, I really feel it's not worth it for you. Everyone in the village knows that the Sun family and you are competing for this job. Qin Pao hasn't even joined our team yet, and he's already gone to tell the Sun family about this. Now the Sun family will know too, and they'll be scrambling to do this job."
Li Ju'an, however, disagreed, saying, "Let whoever is capable do it. Are we worried about a shortage of hunters? Rat swarms are a nuisance; wouldn't it be better if more hunters hunt them?"
He grinned and said to Sister-in-law Qian, "Sister-in-law, this rice crust smells so good, it's crispy and crunchy, it's delicious."
Sister-in-law Qian laughed and said, "You should have said so earlier. There's still some in the pot. I'll go get it for you."
Sister-in-law Qian wiggled her hips and ran to the kitchen. Her nephew and niece clung to her, hugging her and crying in their childish voices that they wanted to eat rice crust. She slapped her hands lightly with two spoonfuls and said, "Go play somewhere else. When you're older, you can cook for yourselves."
My nephew and his niece pouted and chatted on the side, their eyes darting around in the direction of the rice crust.
Two more pieces of crispy rice crust were served. Li Ju'an picked one up, grinning and praising it as he ate it with gusto. Sister-in-law Qian was satisfied. She wiped her hands on her apron and said, "Li Pao, remember to come often. If you have anything good, we'll save it for you."
"Sister-in-law, you're too kind. It's all my duty."
Chen Xiangqian and Song Desheng were furious when they saw Li Ju'an's calm demeanor.
The two men were puzzled as to why Li Ju'an was so calm. They could only consult with Lu Jinyang, saying, "Brother Li, weren't you planning to take on the ranch work as well? Why aren't you reacting this time?"
Lu Jinyang remained relatively calm and said, "So what if Sun Weimin knows?"
After thinking about it, Chen Xiangqian and Song Desheng slapped their thighs and laughed, saying, "That's really the point."
So what if Sun Weimin and his father know?
The fastest way to hunt ground sheep is to use small animals to drive them out of their burrows. The fastest way is with a sable. Once the ground sheep are driven out, it's not a problem. It's best to also use a faster falcon to catch them, so that no ground sheep escapes.
Minks are hard to find, and falcons are even harder to tame.
The Sun family is a gang of scoundrels; getting a live Da Pi is harder than anything else.
Song Desheng and Chen Xiangqian then burst into laughter and said, "Quickly tell General Lu that the Sun family knows the method but can't do it, which is the most worrying thing. They're so anxious that they're scratching their heads and feeling terrible."
Lu Zhiqiang grinned, finally satisfied, and continued to drink with Li Ju'an with a smile.
Li Ju'an refused to drink with him and turned to check on the hunting dogs and falcons. He could only pull Lu Jinyang to drink. Lu Jinyang drank in small sips and in a refined manner. Lu Zhiqiang shouted, "Lu Jinyang, a real man should drink and eat heartily. Why are you dawdling like a woman?"
Lu Jinyang glared at him, stuffed a cornbread into his mouth, and said, "The aunt from that fishing village by the Huma River came to our village to talk to Mom. You should get ready to become a live-in son-in-law."
Lu Zhiqiang was startled and dropped the cornbread he was eating. He sobered up a bit and remembered that he had been corresponding with the fishing village girl for the past few months. This was the first time they had kissed. The ice was so slippery that he almost scraped his knees. His mind was filled with the girl's cheerful laughter, which had made him completely infatuated.
"When did her aunt arrive? Where is she now?"
When Lu Jinyang heard that he actually believed him, he became really nervous and glared at him, saying, "Are you sober now? If you are, stop spouting nonsense. You still have to work tomorrow morning after you wake up."
Lu Zhiqiang sobered up suddenly and clung to him, refusing to let him leave. He exclaimed excitedly, "Yang Tingting really came? She came with Auntie?"
Li Ju'an couldn't stand it anymore and laughed, "Lu Jinyang is just teasing you. Where do you see the bride's family eagerly coming to your door?"
Lu Zhiqiang looked somewhat disappointed and a little dejected, quite pitiful. As Chen Xiangqian put it, "A man in love is like a plucked rooster, emaciated and without any spirit, hahaha."
At this moment, Sun Quande and Sun Weimin, along with the Sun family hunters, were hunting sheep for the ranch team leader.
This was the first time Sun Weimin had ever seen so many wild sheep.
Sun Weimin's ribs and leg injuries had healed. He glanced around; the fields surrounding the ranch were completely uprooted, the mounds of earth a gruesome sight. Some mounds of earth were still shifting on the surface, making him frown deeply. He grabbed the hoe in his hand, ready to strike.
Sun Quande yelled at him, "Waste bullets, just use the shovel."
"okay."
Sun Weimin and his uncles and relatives all grabbed shovels and started scooping up sheep from the ground. Surprisingly, they were quite efficient.
Sun Weimin grinned and said, "Dad, our method is good. I reckon we can dig out all the wild sheep in this area in a week."
The Sun family nodded, feeling that the ranch job was not easy to come by, but it was not impossible to do; it just required some thought and patience.
Suddenly Qin Pao led the dog in his hand over.
Qin Pao called out to Sun Quande and said a few words.
Sun Quande, who had been in a good mood and full of confidence, changed his expression drastically after hearing what he said. He exclaimed, "Li Ju'an has already shoveled up all the wild sheep in Xiaoling Village? How long has it been? Less than two days! How many wild sheep has he killed?"
Qin Pao made a gesture, and Sun Quande's pupils trembled. He was completely alarmed and shouted, "That's impossible! No matter how many people he brings, he can't do it!"
Sun Weimin asked in confusion, "Dad, what's wrong? What happened to Li Ju'an?"
He heard Qin Pao say that Li Ju'an had killed more than a dozen sacks of wild sheep in less than two days, wiping out all the wild sheep around Xiaoling Village. His knees buckled and he could hardly stand.
He and the Sun family worked hard for two or three days to clear a piece of land, but Li Ju'an cleared such a large area of land in less than two days.
He shouted, "How did that kid Li Ju'an do it? Did he blow up a landmine?"