Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 413: Old Man Zhao’s Treasure

"I want to buy your compound bow."

Calling Lin Heng aside, Old Man Zhao began to speak.

"You really want to buy it?" Lin Heng was a little surprised, but it was normal when he thought about it. If he had been playing with bows and arrows all his life, he would not be able to resist seeing such a magical weapon.

Old man Zhao nodded and said, "Yes, I think this thing is very good. With it, I can hunt more efficiently. What's a suitable price for you?"

Lin Heng explained: "Although this thing is not easy to break, it is difficult to repair it yourself once it breaks, and there are no specialized repair shops in China. Because this thing is imported from foreign countries, there are no companies in China that manufacture compound bows. Even if I buy it myself, it is difficult to buy it."

"And if I sell it now, I won't be able to hunt for a while." Lin Heng added that he didn't want to sell it, he didn't need the hundred dollars.

Old Man Zhao naturally understood what Lin Heng meant. He had also asked many related questions indirectly over the past two days. Before Lin Heng, he had indeed never heard of this kind of compound bow.

When he heard that it was brought in from a foreign country, he understood. He knew that many foreign guns were very powerful, so it was no wonder that the performance of this bow was so good.

"Listen to me first. I know you are not short of more than a hundred yuan, but I have never thought of using money to buy it from you. I will exchange a treasure with you." Old man Zhao looked at Lin Heng and said slowly.

"What treasure?" This question aroused Lin Heng's curiosity. He smiled and said, "If it is really a good treasure that can make up for my loss, it is not impossible to give it to you in exchange."

"this thing."

Old man Zhao took out a plastic bag from his body. When he opened it, there was another layer of plastic paper wrapped inside. When he opened it again, there was another layer of cloth. After he opened the cloth, the contents inside were revealed.

This was a yellow object that looked slightly smaller than an egg and had two small cracks on it. After Old Man Zhao opened it, he handed it to Lin Heng.

Lin Hengshen took a deep breath and said, "Is this... bezoar?"

Bezoar is a good thing, a precious Chinese medicinal material like saffron and cordyceps. A bezoar this big must weigh about 50 to 60 grams and can be sold for three to four thousand.

After a careful inspection, Lin Heng confirmed that this was indeed a genuine bezoar.

"What do you think of this? I found this in a takin I killed last year. I took it to Xiaozhuo Township and someone offered 800 yuan for it, but I didn't sell it. I think I can sell it for thousands. I'll use it to exchange for your bow and arrows. What do you think?"

"Are you really willing to exchange this?" Lin Heng was a little surprised. At the same time, he secretly cursed the people of Xiaozhuo Township for being so evil. They only gave eight hundred for such a big bezoar.

But he hesitated for a second and still did not reveal the true value of the bezoar. In the face of real interests, he admitted that he was also a villain.

"We can exchange if you agree. To be honest, this thing doesn't have much use for me. You might be able to sell it for more money. That's also your ability. I like you much better than those black-hearted guys in Xiaozhuo Township."

Old Man Zhao nodded and smiled, he knew this thing should be able to sell for more than eight hundred.

"Do my uncle Zhao Shouxi and the others know about this?" Lin Heng asked again.

"Don't worry about this matter. I have already talked to them." Old Man Zhao waved his hand and said.

"Okay then, I'll change it." Lin Heng nodded with a smile, picked up the bezoar again and put it away.

"Okay, then you can teach me the techniques of using and adjusting the bow and arrow." Old man Zhao said to Lin Heng.

Lin Heng nodded, took out the bow and arrow, took Old Man Zhao to the fields to practice, and gave him everything without reservation.

The two did not return home until the sun set behind Sancha Mountain. By then, Old Man Zhao had become completely familiar with everything about the compound bow.

After returning, Lin Heng packed up the bow bag and the 20 arrows he brought and handed them to him.

During the night break, Lin Yue asked curiously, "Brother, did you sell your compound bow?"

"Yes." Lin Heng nodded.

"It shouldn't be money that's being exchanged, right?" Lin Yue said with a smile.

"Yes, a good thing - bezoar." Lin Heng smiled and nodded.

"Bezoar, no wonder you sold it." Lin Yue looked surprised.

Lu Honggang sighed: "Then you made a lot of money this time."

"Not bad." Lin Heng smiled slightly.

They got up early the next day, had breakfast at Zhao's house, packed up their things and left.

When the sun came out, they just reached the top of a mountain outside Sanshan Village. Here they could see the orange-red sunrise and layers of red clouds. There was also mist lingering between the continuous mountains, creating a feeling of beauty that was breathtaking.

"The higher the mountain, the higher the peak. The sun looking at it from the mountain is very beautiful. Sanshan Village also has a unique scenery." Lin Yue said with a smile.

Lu Honggang said: "It rises like this every day. I can see it every morning when I'm on the mountain. It doesn't seem special."

Lin Heng didn't say anything, just staring at the blazing red sun in silence. He thought of his younger self in his previous life, when he always felt that he could make a name for himself outside, and that there was always something he could do in this vast world.

However, after struggling in the crowd for forty years, I eventually lost everything familiar and experienced all the ups and downs before I achieved a little success. What should have faded has faded, and I have no ambition left.

Now that he has returned to his teenage years, his mentality is different. He has lost his old age and youthful vigor and vitality, and his mood has become calmer.

After watching the sunrise quietly for a while, the three of them continued their journey back.

Lin Heng now only has a slingshot for hunting, so he takes Xiongba with him and follows his elder brother. If he finds prey, he can come over quickly.

It was already dark when they returned to the camp. On the way, Lin Heng shot a golden rooster and his third uncle shot two grouse, but there was no other gain.

"Is it Lin Heng?"

As soon as they arrived at the shelter, Fengshou ran out to greet them from afar, and Li Baiquan's voice was heard from behind.

"It's us." Lin Heng agreed.

Li Baiquan came over and looked at the three of them and said, "Oh, you are finally back. If you hadn't come back, we would have been worried about whether something had happened to you."

"No, we found a village over there and stayed there for a few days." Lin Yue explained.

"Is that so? That's what I said." Li Baiquan understood.

Back at the shelter, Lu Honghai had already poured hot tea for the three people and asked, "What prey did you catch this time?"

Lu Honggang started to show off in front of his elder brother: "We had a good harvest this time. I killed a wild cat, Lin Heng and Lin Yue killed a wolf each, and we also got half of a forest musk deer and got some musk."

Lu Honghai couldn't help but be shocked and said, "So many, then you have gained more this time than we did last time."

"Hey, this is really amazing. We killed two wolves. I'm afraid you have encountered a wolf pack?" Li Baiquan slapped his thigh.

"Actually, this is nothing. We used the wolf meat to exchange for some saffron and cordyceps in the village, which are good things." Lin Yue said with a smile.

"Is there still saffron in the village you went to?"

"Tell us what's going on quickly." Lu Honghai and Li Baiquan both lost their composure. They knew that saffron was something of great value.

Lin Yue took a sip of water and explained to the two of them. After listening, they were all impressed by Lin Heng's ability to make money, especially when they learned that he had sold all his bows and arrows, they were stunned.

After listening to this, Li Baiquan smiled and said, "Lin Heng, let's take a look at your bezoar. I have never seen the real thing."

The others also looked eager to see it, wanting to see this treasure for themselves.

Lin Heng originally didn't want to show it, as showing this good thing too much would cause the loss of efficacy, but since these people were all his own people, he still took it out.

"Just take a look at it. Don't tell anyone how much money you made when you go back."

He warned loudly while letting everyone watch.

It was not very polite for a junior to say this to an elder, but no one objected and everyone nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, we won't say anything nonsense. We are all keeping our mouths shut now." Li Baiquan said with a smile.

"Yes, we all understand the principle of not showing off one's wealth," Lu Honghai also said.

Lin Heng just nodded and said nothing more. If someone leaked the information casually, then he would never be able to make money with this company in the future.

When he was just reborn, he was very high-profile, because if he was too weak, he would be bullied even if he was rich. Only by showing a certain amount of financial strength and a tough attitude will others respect and fear you.

Now basically no one in the village dares to mess with his family, and his family lives a good life. It's time to keep a low profile.

Too much is as bad as too little. If you show off too much, people will be jealous and take risks to do bad things. Especially if you expose your valuable things, it will make people more tempted. So he never took the initiative to expose his ginseng and black bears.

After everyone had looked around, Lin Heng took the bezoar and wrapped it up. He was not going to sell it for the time being, and would sell it later when he needed money.

"By the way, uncle and aunt, have you caught any prey these days? How are my traps?"

After packing up the bezoar, Lin Heng asked.

Lu Honghai shook his head and said, "Our harvest was not good. I only killed one white rice and six golden chickens."

"I feel like many animals haven't come here because of our activities. Not only can we not catch any prey, but your traps also don't catch any prey." Li Baiquan said to Lin Heng.

"Is that so?" Lin Heng nodded and asked, "When do you think it would be best for us to go back?"

Lu Honghai thought for a while and said, "Let's play for a few more days and go back on the 8th or 9th of next month."

Li Baiquan also said: "I thought so too. Let's dig some yams and other things in the next two days and prepare more before going back."

"That's fine."

Lin Heng nodded and didn’t worry too much about the time, which was only about ten days.

After the chat, his uncle and others cooked, and he and his elder brother hung up the wolf meat and musk deer meat they had hunted, which had not yet been completely dried.

All the dried meats and sausages from the last batch have been dried and placed in bags, and there are not many things left on the shelf.

After dinner, Lin Heng felt snow suddenly falling from the sky. He reached out to catch some and said with emotion, "It's going to snow again."

"There hasn't been much rain this autumn, so I guess there will be a lot of snow this year," Lu Honggang said.

Lu Honghai was a little happy: "It's good to have snow. Maybe I can catch new prey tomorrow by looking for footprints."

"I hope it snows too," Lin Yue also said.

Lin Heng sat in front of the fire and looked at the snow. The snow was falling very fast and heavily. After a while, the snow grains turned into snowflakes, and the leaves were already covered with white.

After warming his feet, he cleaned up the shelter and went in with Xiongba.

Although I haven't slept for several days, the shelter is still very warm. After blocking both ends, I can rest with Xiongba and won't feel too uncomfortable at night.

However, in the middle of the night, Lin Heng heard that his uncle and others were woken up by the cold, so they chose to huddle together.

The next day they woke up early and started a fire. As they were doing so, they said, "It's really too cold to bear. Damn, the snow is too heavy this time."

Lin Heng was woken up and prepared to get up, only to find that the exit of his shelter was blocked by snow.

"Oh my God, the snow must be about 30 to 40 centimeters thick this time?" Lin Heng climbed out and felt his eyes stinging from the white light. Almost everything he saw was white.

Only thick tree trunks can be seen in the forest, and the rest are all connected together, forming a continuous expanse of snow-white color.

And the snow hasn't stopped yet, and snowflakes are still falling.

Lu Honggang nodded: "About the same, I just went out to collect firewood, and my calves were submerged."

"Then it looks like hunting is a good choice today. It's a hundred times easier to find prey in the snow."

Lin Yue also crawled out of the shelter. He had the small dog Fengshou to keep him warm, so it wasn't too cold last night.

"Yes, let's go hunting after breakfast." Li Baiquan said with a smile. He was a little impatient.

After another person finished, the others cleared the snow near the camp. Everyone felt that the shelter could be a little more solid, so they removed the snow outside and prepared to find some dry things to fill it with.

For breakfast, they had wolf meat stewed with potatoes and taro. The taro was brought by Lin Heng and his friends from Sanshan Village. After eating, they set out to hunt.

The one who chose to stay today was Uncle Lin Hengsan.

"Lin Heng, take my gun and use it." Lu Honggang handed his hunting rifle to Lin Heng and said.

Lin Heng waved his hands and explained with a smile: "No need, Third Uncle, I don't know how to use this kind of gun. I will follow my brother. For small prey, I can use a slingshot. For big prey, call my brother."

He could barely use the shotgun, but he didn't know how to load the gunpowder. Also, he was afraid that the gunpowder might burn his face, which would be a big mistake if his face was ruined.

"Okay then." Lu Honggang took the gun back without any hesitation.

Several people tied rabbit and squirrel skins around their legs, then went out in the light snow to look for prey.

Lin Heng and his elder brother went through the forest where he had set up traps, while his uncle and his sister-in-law took the harvest and went through the forest heading south.

"The snow is so thick that my pants and shoes will get wet in no time. I hope we can gain something today."

Lin Yue sighed as he looked at the snow that was not even up to his calves.

"Hush, I've already seen one."

Lin Heng was about to speak when he suddenly spotted a little cutie. He gestured to his elder brother to shush while walking towards that side.

(End of this chapter)