Buddhist monks in the late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 1173 Idaho Home Town Gentleman Li Si
Zhao Chuanxin handed the reins to Xia Er and said, "The snow is too deep. You lead the horse and I'll walk. If I find anyone, I'll fire a warning shot."

Ganfan is old, he won't let it run around in the middle of the night.

Xia Er hesitated for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Sir, I wrote many letters to Zhao Nianzhen, but she didn't reply to any of them."

The mailing address Zhao Chuanxin gave him was actually Gail Russell's apartment address in Hollywood, and the letters were kept with Gail Russell.

Zhao Chuanxin patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, kid, this is called - true love is silent."

Charles: “…”

Before he could continue speaking, Zhao Chuanxin waded into the snow.

When people around saw this, they started talking about it.

"This Li Si is very courageous."

"It's better to work in groups of several people. We are here to save people and we can't lose anyone else."

Among the rescued was a girl named Ava Russell.

Not long ago, she met Zhao Chuanxin while camping with a group of idle young people near Lake Lowell.

That time she was wearing a pair of thin jeans that were tight around her butt, and she looked very proud of it.

This time, she was wearing something very thick.

She discovered that Zhao Chuanxin was the man who beat people and played the guitar that day, but she remained calm.

A group of people shouted the missing person's name and slowly rushed into the woods.

Zhao Chuanxin left everyone's sight, and activated his reaction force and divine movement to shuttle through the forest, using the Jinhua technique to search an area covering a 2-kilometer diameter.

It wasn't long before he found the missing person, Jerry Jewell.

There was blood all around, and a brown bear was gnawing at Jerry Jewell's calves and thighs.

Jerry Jewell's body activated its self-protection mechanism, and he fell into coma, perhaps out of fear or pain. However, his body twitched from time to time, letting Zhao Chuanxin know that he was not dead yet.

Zhao Chuanxin kicked the tree trunk with his feet and flew towards there.

"You beast, why don't you let go?"

The brown bear turned around and looked at Zhao Chuanxin with a grunt.

"Roar……"

boom.

A shot blew out its eyeball.

"You scream you're paralyzed!"

boom.

The second shot blew out its other eye.

The brown bear wasn't dead yet, and it screamed in pain, "Roar..."

boom.

Centered between eyebrows.

"Still barking?"

The brown bear died aggrieved.

Zhao Chuanxin walked over, took out a bandage, tightened it around Jerry Jewell's wound to stop the bleeding, and wiped iodine on the edge of the wound to disinfect it.

He sprinkled a secret disinfectant on the wound, then carried Jerry Jewell on his shoulder, picked up the shotgun on the ground and walked back.

"Li Si, where are you?"

The people outside heard the brown bear's roar and gunshots and shouted anxiously.

Zhao Chuanxin fired a shot into the air.

Soon, people came running over with oil lamps and torches.

"Jerry, Jerry, what's wrong with him?"

"If he gets bitten by a brown bear, I'm afraid he'll have to have his limbs amputated. Let's take him back first."

"Where's the brown bear?"

"died."

"..."

A group of people hurried back with the injured.

Xia Er handed the reins to Zhao Chuanxin: "Sir, you are truly amazing."

Zhao Chuanxin handed the gun to Charles again: "This gun belongs to Jerry, you should return it to his family. There is also a mother and a baby bear nearby. Have someone kill these bears tomorrow. After all, the whole family needs to be together."

Charles: “…”

Ava Russell came with the large group. After hearing what Zhao Chuanxin said, she couldn't help but ask, "Sir, the little bear didn't hurt anyone, why did you kill it?"

Zhao Chuanxin lit a cigarette, mounted his horse, and squinted at her: "Okay, then wait until it hurts someone before killing it."

Ava Russell: "..."

Zhao Chuanxin didn't give others a chance to ask questions and went straight home.

He got into bed, and Gail Russell asked dazedly, "What happened?"

"The man who stole the cassock was beaten to death. It's okay. Go to sleep."

It's time for Gail Russell to return to Los Angeles, as the crew urges her to go back to filming.

The next day, Zhao Chuanxin got up early and drove Gail Russell to the train station.

The car was borrowed from her friend in Boise. The two returned the car first, and Zhao Chuanxin went to the train station with her.

Gail Russell hugged his neck and said with a smile: "Next time I can come back by plane. Buy a car and pick me up when the time comes. I can give you the money to buy a car."

Zhao Chuanxin patted her butt, smiled and said nothing.

Gail Russell tilted his neck and closed his eyes, waiting for something.

After a while, Zhao Chuanxin said, "You are like a snake, tilting your neck and spitting out your tongue?"

Gail Russell opened his eyes in frustration: "..."

Gail Russell is gone.

When Zhao Chuanxin returned home, the mayor, police and a group of young people from the Jewell family and Home Town were waiting outside his house, eating and accompanying him.

They came specially to thank Zhao Chuanxin.

Seeing Zhao Chuanxin coming back, everyone spoke:
"Good job, man."

"Well done."

"Even though we haven't met much, I know you can do it!"

Ava Russell is among them.

Zhao Chuanxin invited them into the house.

"After all, you've been here for so long, but this is the first time you've invited us into your home."

"Li Si, you are too low-key. You should spend more time with your neighbors."

Zhao Chuanxin's act of saving people made him famous throughout the town of Holm.

The victim, Jerry Jewell, was being chased by a brown bear and in panic he fired three shots but didn't even hit the bear.

Zhao Chuanxin fired three shots, two into the eyes and one between the eyebrows.

The brown bear died about three times.

This means that even if three brown bears besieged him, he would be able to fight back with ease.

Li Si is a real man, a tough guy.

People in the western region admire the strong, so they value this.

Only after we visited his home did we know what he did.

Here, the area is vast and the population is sparse, which makes people feel insecure. It's almost as if everyone has a knife.

Everyone was tempted by the items on display in the showcase, but changed their minds after looking at the prices.

Stop joking. How much money can you make by scraping food from the soil for a small family?

Everyone was amazed at how big Zhao Chuanxin's business was.

Ava Russell lingered beside Zhao Nianzhen's jewelry box, staring at her.

Zhao Chuanxin saw their embarrassment and took out dozens of small knives with leather sheaths from the cabinet. The handles were made of deer antlers, cow horns, walnuts, cowhides, etc.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "The knives and axes in the cabinet have been bought, but I still have some defective ones. Everyone can take a look and pick one if you like it. It can be regarded as a gift for being neighbors for so many years."

That's the thing about Americans, you're welcome.

It turned out to be a defective product, but the only problem was that it had no gemstones, no gold or silver embellishments, the handle was made of ordinary material, and the knife had no satin pattern.

The precious knives in Zhao Chuanxin's works have not only various satin patterns, but also a variety of accessories. The handles alone include bark, shark skin, pearl fish skin, abalone shell patches, mother-of-pearl, mammoth tusk, desert ironwood, snakewood, rosewood, pink ivory and tiger maple, etc.

Inlaid with gold and silver with various gemstones, and knife pendants made of expensive materials...

From the handle to the blade to the gasket, scabbard and pendant, everything is made to the utmost detail, otherwise it cannot be sold at a high price.

Of course, those cannot be given as gifts, and if they are given, the other party might not dare to accept them.

These people were originally grateful for the warmth, but in the end they ended up taking advantage of others and being shortchanged...

Someone pointed at a knife in the display case and asked Zhao Chuanxin: "Li Si, is the handle of this knife made of gemstone?"

Zhao Chuanxin nodded: "Yes, it is made of twenty-five kinds of gemstones."

Everyone gasped, "Did you glue it?"

The handle is smooth and curves into one piece, which would be impossible if it weren't glued.

"No." Zhao Chuanxin shook his head. "Do you know those vertical stone slabs on the cobblestone roads in Europe? The principle is probably similar. Cut the gemstones into long strips, thick at the top and thin at the bottom, all the same size, and the thin end should have a root, so that it can be embedded and fixed."

"hiss……"

Someone asked carefully: "How long does it take to make this knife?"

“It took less than six years.”

In fact, Zhao Chuanxin only took three days to complete it.

"hiss……"

"how much is it?"

"Three hundred thousand."

Everyone stopped talking.

This is purely a luxury that only the richest people can afford.

If this thing were to be sold in later generations, it would probably be worth one million or two million. It is possible that if someone likes it, it could be sold for ten million.

After all, it's the only one in the world and no one else can make it.

Zhao Chuanxin first cuts various gemstones into long strips, leaving the roots, and then uses solid rune metal to fix the gemstones into one piece.

Who else can do it besides him?
Do it in four-dimensional space?
Everyone didn't know how serious it was.

In addition to being a sharpshooter, Zhao Chuanxin is also known as a skilled knife maker.

Everyone left satisfied.

But Ava Russell stayed.

She helped Zhao Chuanxin clean up the coffee cups, tea cups and snack plates.

She changed into thin flared jeans again.

Ava Russell has an above-average appearance and a plump figure. She wears tight pants and walks like a swaying daffodil, which makes Zhao Chuanxin sigh: It makes sense that big, beautiful toilets are getting bigger and bigger.

Ava Russell didn't speak, and neither did Zhao Chuanxin.

Let's play it cool. Zhao Chuanxin has never been afraid of anyone.

How could Ava Russell have the shrewdness of a centenarian?
Other men would circle around her when they see her, but you, a middle-aged man, are still being reserved?

She said, "Sir, your black tea is delicious."

"Drink less. Leaving it on your lips and teeth will only make your teeth yellow."

"..." Ava Russell didn't know why she stayed. She was choked and tried to continue the awkward conversation: "Sir, your skills are really superb."

“If you want to stand out, you have to work ten times harder.”

"So, you paid a lot, right?"

"No, I'm gifted and I can do it right away. I'm telling you this."

"..."

Beautiful lady, call Ava Russell's generation - the Beat Generation.

Although Old Zhao's temples and short beard have turned slightly gray, his face is still angular and his eyes are not cloudy at all. His skin, which had become rough in Middle-earth, has become smooth again in the past two years.

He's a good shot, tall and manly, has excellent money-making skills, and most importantly, is covered in thorns.

Young people like Ava Russell are easily attracted by these temperaments.

In the days that followed, Ava Russell would come occasionally and have awkward chats with Zhao Chuanxin, which always made Zhao Chuanxin choke and roll his eyes, but she never got tired of it.

As usual, Zhao Chuanxin never visited his neighbors on his own initiative, but from time to time people would ask him to help repair some ironware.

Zhao Chuanxin usually doesn't charge for his work, as it is just a small undertaking.

Someone boasted about his jewel knife worth three hundred thousand dollars in a bar, and Zhao Chuanxin knew nothing about it.

He was busy tearing down the stable and building a new garage. At this moment, he and his puppet servants were dismantling the fifth generation of wandering dragons.

Next to it is a pickup truck that Ford just launched this year, which Zhao Chuanxin just bought.

Zhao Chuanxin wants to modify his car.

Modifying cars is something he is very familiar with.

The current vehicle inspection system in the United States is not perfect. Utah has the strictest system. In other places, as long as your car can be driven on the road, there is no problem.

Zhao Chuanxin's pickup truck has been licensed. Theoretically, he can drive it until vehicle inspections become the standard in each state.

He only kept the frame, and based on the frame, the main power was changed to electricity. There was no need to leave space for batteries because he had an energy gem conversion device.

The structure of a tram is actually very simple, but the central control system is difficult.

Zhao Chuanxin used a dual-motor coaxial layout, equipped with claw-type front and rear axle differential locks, which can basically adapt to all road conditions except shell craters.

The central control system is actually manual, but the Nova Moon central control rune uses power to manipulate the switches and gears on the circuit board, making it a half-primitive smart car.

Zhao Chuanxin plans to install a colorless particle jet engine and a Misty Traveler engine in the vacant battery space, and use a fuel tank made of deep-sea sediments to save space and reduce weight.

By the way, add the anti-force rune fragments.

When making the car, you can see the difference between the new Xingyue and the real Xingyue.

Xinxingyue has no creative ability at all and relies entirely on memories and experience from the "ancient" times. Many innovations have to be conceived by Zhao Chuanxin. It will be tested, and if it works, Zhao Chuanxin will make the physical parts and install them.

After tinkering for half a month, the snow began to melt.

That night, Zhao Chuanxin suddenly opened his eyes and sat up from the bed.

Ganfan raised his head.

"Wang Wang Wang..."

"Haha, I'll go down and take a look."

Zhao Chuanxin put on his pajamas and went downstairs barefoot. The thief outside was picking the lock.

There were three people in total, one was responsible for picking the lock, and the other two, one holding a Winchester M1894 old rifle and the other holding a Colt M1873 revolver, were there to escort the lock picker and keep watch.

Zhao Chuanxin took out a survival knife with a bark handle and waited against the wall next to the door.

The locksmith was very stupid and couldn't open the door for a long time. Zhao Chuanxin was worried about him and unlocked the door.

The other party twisted it.

Click...

Hey, the door lock is opened: Do you think I’m awesome?

The thief who opened the lock looked back at his partner triumphantly.

Zhao Chuanxin held the survival knife in reverse, grabbed the lock picker's wrist with his left hand and cut it horizontally.

laugh.

He shook his arm to knock the locksmith away, then bent his elbow and pushed down to stab the wrist of the person holding the revolver.

puff.

Draw the knife.

Ganfan bit the third person's thigh.

The third man wanted to shoot, but he was bitten before he even raised the gun.

Zhao Chuanxin broke the second man's arm, blocked the third man's gun, held the knife in his hand, and pushed the third man's head back with his elbow, almost biting off his tongue.

"what……"

The three of them screamed in unison.

Zhao Chuanxin stabbed the second man in the shoulder because he tried to bend down to pick up the gun.

Immediately, Qiangzi punched the man's throat and opened it.

Click.

The three men had basically lost their fighting capacity, and Zhao Chuanxin held back and did not kill them.

Zhao Chuanxin dragged the three people into the house, stopped their bleeding, and then threw them on the floor and ignored them.

It was only last year that his family installed a landline phone.

At this time, there was no unified alarm number for Da Piaoliang.

There are two ways to call the police. The first is to remember the police station’s phone number. The second is to dial 0 and ask the operator to transfer the call.

After dialing the number, Zhao Chuanxin said directly: "I am Li Si Zhao. Someone came to my house to rob me. Please send the police."

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Chuanxin came to the three people. Because one of them wanted to touch the decorative knife on the wall, Zhao Chuanxin raised his leg.

boom.

The man rolled his eyes and fainted.

He raised his leg and kicked.

puff.

I stomped on this person's three teeth and he woke up in pain: "Ah..."

The other two were terrified and trembling: "Don't hit us, we won't resist."

Zhao Chuanxin threw a backhand shot with his big arm.

Snapped.

One person's cheek was swollen.

Zhao Chuanxin grinned: "It's okay, you can continue to try. How do you know if it works if you don't try?"

The remaining two people were trembling in fear, how could they dare to test the bottom line?
Zhao Chuanxin went to the kitchen to grind the coffee beans and took out the tea.

Then he took out the flour and dough and placed it by the fireplace to rise.

Corned beef.

After fermentation is complete, roll out the dough into round pancakes.

Add pizza sauce, onions, red and green peppers, mozzarella cheese and beef to the flatbread and start baking.

Wow, the police took a long time to arrive after the pizza was baked. Their response time was outrageously slow.

Although they arrived late, at least they gave face to Zhao Chuanxin and sent six policemen, including all the police officers from the police station.

After all, they all got Zhao Chuanxin's knife last time.

Sheriff Steve Mulligan held his gun and yelled, "John Doe, are you there?"

They didn't dare to go in rashly for fear of being attacked by robbers.

"Come in."

They were relieved only after hearing Zhao Chuanxin's voice.

The police saw two guns dropped at the door, a door lock with signs of being pried open, three thieves in a miserable state in the house, and a bloody survival knife on the cabinet.

They looked at each other, "Li Si, you're not hurt, are you?"

Zhao Chuanxin poked his head out of the kitchen and said, "Don't worry about them. I just baked some pizza. I called you here in the middle of the night. I guess you must be hungry. Eat something before you leave."

six people:"……"

Are you so leisurely?
The three kidnappers didn’t even bother to tie him up?

When the three kidnappers saw the police coming, they looked relieved.

When the police handcuffed them, one of them was still mumbling: "Thank God, you are finally here."

police:"……"

How much sin must one have suffered to deserve the police’s arrival?
Several policemen came to the kitchen, and Zhao Chuanxin happened to take the pizza out of the oven.

Sheriff Steve Mulligan noticed that Zhao Chuanxin was holding the plate with his bare hands, without pliers or gloves.

He thought it wasn't hot, so he reached out and touched it: "Oh shit."

My hands were burned and blistered.

"Eat something and rest for a while before you go. It's not easy to come all the way here. What would you like to drink?"

"Tea."

"coffee."

"milk."

There is no drinking water.

The beautiful lady started to have a big belly from this time on.

Zhao Chuanxin poured them some water, and several people sat down and shared the whole pizza, but Zhao Chuanxin did not move, as he would not eat at night.

"Well... tell me, Li Si, what happened?"

Zhao Chuanxin told the story again, cigarette in hand.

A police officer asked in surprise: "You used a knife to take care of them? And two of them had guns?"

“That’s basically it.”

The six were shocked.

So fucking tough!

Zhao Chuanxin took a sip of wine and said, "Although they have behaved themselves, this is not a prison after all. I will trouble you to put them in jail."

"Don't say that, this is what we should do."

The knife was given as a gift, the police took great pains to bake fresh pizza, and the arrested robber was subdued and it was just a piece of cake to put on handcuffs.

The sheriff smiled bitterly: "It seems that someone bragged about the value of your knife after drinking, which attracted the thief's attention. In my opinion, Li Si, you should sell your precious knife as soon as possible."

Zhao Chuanxin nodded: "What you said makes sense."

After this incident, Li Si Zhao became completely famous in Holm Town.

And some reporters came to interview us.

Zhao Chuanxin refused to be photographed and only allowed them to take pictures of the display case and the knives he used in the fight.

After all, this incident was caused by a knife.

Zhao Chuanxin came to the United States as a Dutch immigrant. He had complete identification documents and he answered whatever the reporters asked without any mistakes.

After the reporter left, Ava Russell came again.

"Li Si, you're so cool. The weather is getting warmer, we're going camping, I want to invite you to join us, it's a cool party."

Li Siwen can play the guitar and sing, he is good at fighting and killing bears, and he is also very interesting in his conversation. Ava Russell really wants to have something happen between her and him, but she never finds the opportunity.

"Don't go."

"..."

When this matter was published in the newspaper, many people came to buy the knife.

In just two months, Zhao Chuanxin sold 23000 knives.

Now, he is Li Si Zhao, a gentleman in Home Town, Idaho.

Everyone would come to ask for his advice on weddings or funerals.

Someone else contacted him to buy the jewel knife, but the price was too low and Zhao Chuanxin refused to sell it.

It would be great as a gimmick.

He now has $37000.

So he spent another $1300 and bought a new pickup truck.

This was necessary because after three months, his car would be ready.

After the car is built, there will definitely be other troubles.

Sure enough, when Zhao Chuanxin was test driving the car, the speeding Ford pickup truck attracted the attention of the neighbors.

"Li Si, did you buy a car?"

"Yes."

"Can you lend it to me to open for a bit?"

"Then you have to come to my house."

Borrow a car? Sure, drive another one.

Don't move this car.

Someone also asked: "Li Si, why is there no smoke coming out of your car?"

"It uses batteries."

At that time, not only were there trams in Europe, but some cities also had popular tram taxis, making battery replacement very convenient.

Not surprising.

A month later, Gail Russell had just finished filming a movie and flew to Boise. Zhao Chuanxin went to the airport to pick her up.

"Wow, you finally bought a car, why not a sedan?"

"Pickup truck, farm vehicle, get in here quickly."

After Gail Russell got into the car, he found that the center console of the car was very thick, the steering wheel was smaller than that of a normal car, the instrument panel was not mechanical but a screen, and the car had no gear lever.

The car has only one row of seats, which is separated by a central armrest made of solid wood covered with sponge and leather installed by Zhao Chuanxin. The central armrest has a storage box and can also support the elbows.

Zhao Chuanxin stepped on the accelerator and the car sped away.

Gail Russell's eyes lit up: "What kind of car is this? I want to buy one too."

The shock absorption, seats, interior, and handling are far superior to those of similar models. You can't feel the engine vibration, and the sound insulation is excellent, with no noise...

"Ford pickup truck, just released, buy it when you get back."

Zhao Chuanxin said cheerfully.

Buy one and don't say a word.

He started the engine of the Misty Traveler, and the car suddenly rose to a higher altitude and its speed increased dramatically.

70 kilometers away, arrived in 20 minutes.

Only then did Gail Russell realize that he had been tricked.

There are many magical things about Zhao Chuanxin, even his car is unique.

This car can not only fly, but also hover in the air.

She discovered that Zhao Chuanxin had an identical pickup truck at home. Curiously, she leaned over the window to take a look, and the view inside was completely different.

"Uncle, let's go traveling."

"where to?"

"Fly anywhere, Canada, Mexico."

"No, everyone is looking for UFOs now. Driving this car will be misunderstood."

Zhao Chuanxin hid his real name and identity so as not to arouse Da Piaoliang's vigilance.

After Zhao Chuanxin got a car, Gail Russell came more frequently.

Zhao Nianzhen seemed to have had a conflict with Zhao Lingjun and never came back.

From this year on, people in the country began to pay attention to hygiene and eliminate the four pests.

But the situation is not optimistic.

Some people began to be tortured.

This year, Zhao Chuanxin and Benjamin contacted frequently.

He had something like a pager, the shell of which was made of deep-sea sediments, and he and Benjamin each had one.

This thing is in the shape of a long strip, because Benjamin stripped off various particles of the rainbow particles and used black particles to make the screen display. The black and white screen can display three lines of text.

Input is done by voice control, and messages are transmitted by central control runes.

Zhao Chuanxin was worried about something.

Lubin Prefecture and Lugang Town are currently semi-autonomous.

Just think about it.

Fortunately, this year went by without any major incidents.

During the Chinese New Year, the Zhao family came to accompany Zhao Chuanxin as usual.

In fact, they all came here after celebrating the Chinese New Year in China. After all, it is 15 hours later here than in China. They had their New Year’s Eve dinner early, while it was only morning here, so they accompanied Zhao Chuanxin to have a "New Year’s lunch". The children were not asleep, so it was a good time for them to play.

When they came this year, Zhao Chuanxin looked a little unhappy.

Zhao Lingjun and Zhao Nianzhen came, but Yao Bing didn't.

Zhao Chuanxin was not angry that he did not come, but he was a little angry when his two daughters became pregnant at the same time.

Zhao Lingjun and Zhao Nianzhen were still angry with each other and disliked each other.

Zhao Chuanxin was confused: Was it because he was lustful and allowed them to see more since childhood, which led to this result?
孽 孽!
This year's New Year's lunch was still a mess.

The snotty kids, who have grown one year older, are still in high spirits. They are still rummaging through boxes and cupboards, playing with sleds, watching cartoons, recalling their experiences last year, and coming up with new ideas.

(End of this chapter)