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Chapter 476: Against common sense? This beast is quite evil
The masters sitting in the house were slightly stunned when they heard Sun Lianfang's words. Although they all heard Sun Jiye say that Wang Qiang said before he left that he would entrust his wife and children to his younger brother, the masters were rather careless and did not take it to heart at all. They just let it go in one ear and out the other.

But the old ladies' concerns were different from those of the old ladies. After hearing what happened, they started whispering in the outer room. Sun Lianfang dared to ask this question, which was also the inner thoughts of Liu Lizhen, Han Fengjiao, Yang Shuhua, Wang Shujuan, Liu Fenfang, Wu Qiuxia and others.

Old ladies are easy to trust, because they usually work with their hands and mouths busy, so they must find a topic to chat about, and they chat about family matters, such as who flirted with Diao Chan at night, who rode a donkey to plant green onions, who beat his wife all day and was punished by God...

Sun Jiye looked at his niece and said with a smile: "It's their own family affairs, why should we interfere? Even if your sister-in-law Hong is willing, Xiaoqiang will have to think about it."

Wang Qiang is a young man after all. Getting married and having children is the dream of young men. Although he is going to marry his sister-in-law and raise his own nephew, to put it bluntly, she is a widow after all. Even if the child is related to him by blood, he is not his own child.

Sun Lianfang babble, "I think Xiaoqiang should agree. He has no ideas and can't manage a family. Besides, my sister Hong is not bad looking and has good ideas. She can manage a family if she can... If he doesn't want to, then my sister Hong and the child will be in trouble in the future."

It's quite difficult! Apart from other things, even her family members have to urge Hong Sao to find another partner, but can another man treat her, a widow, and her children well? It's okay if she meets a good man, but if she meets a bastard, how will her life be? Fighting every two or three days is a small matter, but I'm afraid Hong Sao will be upset.

Liu Lizhen continued, holding the thermos, "It must be difficult. How can a woman survive with a baby who is still breastfeeding?"

Wang Hu had little experience. He blinked his confused eyes and said, "Isn't it a bit unreasonable for a brother-in-law to marry his sister-in-law..."

Wu Qiuxia said: "This is against common sense. It's a matter of mutual consent. She is only in her early twenties, and she will definitely have to find another man in the future. Can another man treat his nephew as well as a brother-in-law? At worst, they are blood relatives. No matter how he beats or scolds the child, he will still be close to her..."

"That's not bad. I think it's right. Let Hong Sao live with Xiao Qiang. Hong Sao can support the family. Otherwise, if she relies on Xiao Qiang, she will definitely not be able to make a living."

Sun Jiye said: "They haven't talked about it yet. Hong's family came over yesterday, but no one mentioned it."

"It would take at least a hundred days to mention this kind of thing. No one would mention it before the burial."

At this time, Xu Ning felt that the old ladies were talking excitedly, so he rubbed his face and said, "Mom, go find me two clothes quickly. My third uncle left in a hurry."

Liu Lizhen stood at the door, glanced at him and said, "Why doesn't this kid let anyone chat with him?"

“Hahahaha…” Everyone in the room laughed with their heads raised.

Xu Ning didn't want Liu Lizhen and the others to talk about this kind of thing. Although it was Sun Lianfang who started the conversation, they were all old members of the Sun family in Sandaohe, and talking about this kind of thing in front of others would make them seem like nagging.

But the old ladies thought differently. The Sun family and Wang Ye's family were not related. What was wrong with just chatting? If we were to talk about how close they were, then Sun Lianfang was Xu Ning's sister-in-law and Liu Lizhen's niece-in-law!
Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu chatted with Sun Jiye and Sun Lianjun. Xu Ning went to the west room and changed into running clothes. He also took a set of ordinary clothes. He took down the cowhide belt and 56 semi-automatic rifle hanging on the wall, lowered his head and pulled the bolt to check the spring. After finding no problems, he returned to the east room with two cloth bags.

Sun Lianjun took the two cloth bags with great tact. Seeing this, Sun Jiye stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, when Leizi comes back, why don't you go to Sandaohe with my elder brother?"

"Okay, wait for Lei Zi to come back the day after tomorrow. I guess I'll have to go there the day after tomorrow. I'll call you in advance then."

"Okay! Then I'll let Erning stay in Sandahe, and I'll go back with you guys later."

Liu Lizhen smiled and said, "He just went to do some work. He will come back after finishing the two things one after the other."

Everyone walked slowly to the courtyard. When the dogs saw Xu Ning wearing mountain running clothes, they all rushed out of their kennels, looking up and howling. Xu Ning walked over and thumped them one by one, then turned and walked to the gate of the courtyard. He just happened to hear Sun Jiye talking about why the Lao Chai family was in a hurry to go to Sandaohe.

The reason was that Chai Bing heard that the wild boars were very likely to join a gang, so Chai Bing wanted to finish the job as soon as possible and then concentrate on organizing people to patrol the mountains. Therefore, Lao Chai's family went to Sandaohe in advance, and Sun Jiye was so busy that he didn't have time to pick up Sun Lianfang, so Sun Lianfang and Lao Chai's family missed each other again.

However, the Chai family could not find fault with Sun Lianfang. After all, she had met Chai Bing twice at the Xu family. Besides, it was the Chai family who was in a hurry to go to Sandaohe, so they could not find any fault with her.

The four of them got into the car, and Xu Ning instructed: "Tomorrow the brick factory will come to deliver bricks, and bring two trucks of cement and steel bars. Big brother, tell Uncle Yu that the 72 wall needs to be rammed earth for insulation..."

The exterior wall of the new house is a 72-cm wall. What is a 72-cm wall? This kind of wall is wide and thick, and two layers of windows must be installed to play a role in insulation. Cement or rammed earth must also be poured into the wall, because there is no interior wall insulation now. Although there is exterior wall insulation, it is only used in large projects. For example, it is impossible to get exterior wall insulation boards for residential houses, so it can only be replaced by rammed earth technology or cement.

Then, Sun Jiye drove away slowly. Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu stood at the door and watched for a while, then they heard Liu Fenfang and Wu Qiuxia muttering about Wang Ye's wife marrying her brother-in-law. They looked at each other, said hello to the old women, and went to the north end construction site.

Sun Jiye stepped on the accelerator and sped up to 90 on the wide road. Sun Lianfang turned around and asked, "Third Uncle, my brother Yu has done a great deed, right? Didn't you give him a reward?"

"Of course I have to give him a reward, but I can't give it to him. I have to give it to your sister-in-law. Otherwise, how much money can I give him to make him lose money?"

Xu Ning laughed and said, "That's not good. You can't give a penny to the money-grubber, otherwise you will lose it all!"

"That's a must. My brother has the final say on this matter."

Xu Ning was not angry. He had indeed been a spendthrift in the past, but he had not done so for more than ten years, except when he was playing with his family during the Chinese New Year.

"I've met Sun Lianyu. As long as he doesn't play around with money, he's a pretty good person. But once he starts playing around with money, it's endless..."

Sun Jiye nodded: "Yeah, his brothers all have their own characteristics. The third brother likes to play with money, the eldest is a bully, and the second brother has nothing to do but likes fishing. It really worries my elder brother."

"This is life."

……

It was already past four in the afternoon when we arrived at Sandaohe.

The driver had been replaced by Sun Lianjun. Xu Ning and Sun Jieye bent over to tie their leggings, each checking their 56 semi-automatic rifles and loading ten bullets into the magazine.

Originally, Sun Lianfang wanted to go with them, but Sun Jiye and Xu Ning disagreed. They were going to hunt down the black bears, not to travel. No matter how capable Sun Lianfang was, she was still a woman after all...

Sun Lianjun slowly slowed down the car. There were three people standing at the intersection ahead. Xu Ning looked up and saw Liu Zhu, who was carrying a double-barreled shotgun and a cloth bag. The other two people looked similar to him, except that they had a shoulder bag and a canteen.

The three of them walked towards the car. After the car stopped, Liu Zhu opened the door and greeted Xu Ning inside the car: "Uncle Xu, I have to trouble you again this time."

"What's the trouble? It's our own family matter."

Sun Jiye and Xu Ning jumped out of the car one after another, turned around and told Sun Lianjun to make sure to send Sun Lianfang home and not to go anywhere else. Sun Lianfang pouted and said, "I'm always obedient, Third Uncle, why don't you believe me?"

Sun Jiye smiled silently and said, "Go back quickly, it's time for dinner."

After Sun Lianjun drove away, Liu Zhu took out a hand-drawn forest map from his arms and began to introduce the situation to Xu Ning.

"Enter Xiaosandaoling from Xiaohetou. This is where Brother Yu encountered the black bear. We did find bloodstains when we entered the mountain yesterday. This is where Brother Yu saw Ye Zi..."

After Xu Ning understood the general situation, he frowned and asked, "Have you seen all three little edges?"

"Well, more than 20 of us almost flattened the small three ridges yesterday, but we didn't see any trace of the black bear." Sun Jiye rubbed his forehead and said, "This animal is a bit weird. It should leave traces when it moves in the mountains, but I almost blinded my eyes yesterday and still didn't see anything."

"Not a drop of blood?"

"I didn't see it. Lian Yu said that the black bear had a wound on its face, but there was no blood on the mountain we passed by."

Xu Ning glanced at the map and said, "We still have to go to the place where Brother Yu met the black bear."

"Okay, let's go into the mountains now. Bring flashlights and batteries, food, and water."

Then the five of them walked towards the mountain. It was the second day after Wang Ye's death, and he would be buried tomorrow, so they didn't have much time left.

About twenty minutes later, Xu Ning stood under the small tree that Sun Lianyu was riding. The bark of the small tree had been peeled off by the black bear's claws, and some bloodstains could be clearly seen on the smooth trunk.

"This black bear's claws are also injured..."

"The claws are injured? Isn't this the blood from the wound on the cheek?"

Xu Ning shook his head and pointed at the blood spot on the tree, saying, "This blood spot is obviously different from this bloodstain. It seems that a nail on its claw was broken. It may have been caused by a bullet."

Sun Jiye asked: "So where should we go now?"

Xu Ning said: "The traces of this place have been destroyed. Where did Brother Yu say the black bear ran to?"

"East! It ran straight to the east because there is a mountain path to the west."

"Then chase to the east. You follow behind me. If the gun is loaded, the muzzle should be pointed upwards."

"know."

The two men Liu Zhu brought were not greenhorns, they were also experienced hunters, but when they encountered such strange things, they had no other tricks.

Then, Xu Ning took the lead and ran towards the east. As he walked, he looked at the ground, tree trunks, and leaves of weeds, which were places where traces could easily be left. But just as Liu Zhu said, there was no blood on any of the branches and leaves. It was really strange.

"Was there fog the morning before yesterday?"

Sun Jiye, Liu Zhu and others frowned. Liu Zhu said, "I was busy doing things for Ye Zi that morning, so I didn't pay much attention."

"It seems to be foggy..."

It is now the flood season. There is fog in the mountains and the precipitation is relatively high. Sometimes it rains in the mountains, but it is dry in the villages.

Xu Ning held up his gun and asked, "Is it foggy this morning? Is it raining?"

"It seemed to have rained in the mountains last night. When I entered the mountains this morning, the leaves were a little wet, but the ground was still damp as usual."

"What's the matter, Erning, do you have any ideas?"

Xu Ning said: "We can't track this kind of thing as usual. The trails in the mountains have been destroyed by fog and water. Let's go directly to the east where there is water."

Liu Zhu said: "There are two rivers in the east, one is called Toad Ditch and the other is called Little River Ditch."

"Which one is closer?"

"Hamagou is the closest, but it's still more than 20 miles away."

Sun Jiye said: "Hamagou leads to Dalingtun. It's closer there, but we are quite far away here."

"Let's go to Toad Valley and have a look. Once the animal is injured, it will look for a place with water..."

Liu Zhu, Sun Jiye and the other three suddenly realized what was going on, and then the five of them started running quickly in the mountains and forests. The mountain was extremely difficult to walk on at this time, and it was easy to sprain one's ankle if one was not careful. However, experienced mountain runners had skills in walking on the mountain trails. They would not put their entire feet down. When going up the mountain, they would touch the ground with the soles of their feet, and when going down the mountain, they would touch the ground with their heels, while leaning their bodies back. If there was a sign of a landslide, they could sit down to avoid injury.

It was past six o'clock and the sky was gradually getting dark, but Xu Ning did not let Liu Zhu take out the flashlight. Instead, he heated up the food on the spot. The five of them ate something before continuing to walk towards Toad Valley with their guns.

"Uncle San, what is this mountain called now?"

Sun Jiye said: "The old cow's back, where we are is the old cow's buttocks, going northeast is the real old cow's back."

"Why is the terrain so strange? If we bypass the old cow's back, how can we get to the Toad Valley?"

"To the southeast, there is a mountain called Daguokui, and below it is the Toad Valley."

As it was dark, it was already past seven-thirty when they reached the foot of Daguokui Mountain.

Xu Ning fixed the flashlight on his left shoulder so that the light could shine as he moved.

Liu Zhu and Sun Jiye thought his idea was good and also fixed the flashlights on their shoulders.

"We're here, Uncle Xu. This is Toad Valley."

Xu Ning saw the slowly flowing river ahead and said, "Let's split into two groups and walk along the upper and lower reaches of the river. If we see a black bear, we'll fire our guns. If we don't see anything, we'll go back the same way and meet here."

Sun Jiye said, "Zhu Zi, the three of you go downstream, and Er Ning and I will go upstream."

"Okay, Uncle San, Uncle Xu, please be careful."

Xu Ning warned, "You are holding hunting rifles. If you really encounter a black bear, it is best to fire at the same time."

"OK!"

After the five people separated, they each went upstream and downstream.

(End of this chapter)