The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

Chapter 1903 Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan: Our family still has stocks?
Wang Sanxi, whom Zhao Jun had been searching for for a long time last year, appeared before Zhao Jun today.

Zhao Jun looked at Wang Sanxi in front of him and guessed his purpose.

This Wang Sanxi is Wang Dalong's third uncle and Wang Yaoguang's third uncle.

Now that Wang Yaoguang has been taken in by the security team, Wang Sanxi must be here to bail him out.

Zhao Jun did not respond to Wang Sanxi's attempts to get closer to him.

Wang Yaoguang's father and Wang Sanxi were brothers, but Wang Dabazhang and Wang Sanxi were only distant relatives.

In other words, their fathers shared the same great-grandfather, and their fathers were cousins.

If it were Wang Changyou or Wang Changhai, Zhao Jun would call them Fourth Grandfather or Sixth Grandfather, and that would be fine.

But even if Wang Meilan were here, she would only call Wang Sanxi "Uncle Sanxi" instead of "Uncle San".

Adding or removing a single word can be quite important. Adding one word can make two families relatives, but it can also distance them from each other.

The saying "a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative" is truly reflected in daily life these days.

Zhao Jun had no intention of giving Wang Sanxi any face. Firstly, Zhao Jun wasn't familiar with him, and secondly, Wang Yaoguang hadn't considered the family ties when he made his move, so Zhao Jun naturally wouldn't tolerate it.

"Grandpa, I just heard you say you were looking for Wang Erxi's house?" Zhao Jun said to Wang Sanxi, "Wang Erxi is no longer here, his grandson is home now. If you want to go, I'll tell you which way to go."

Zhao Jun ignored Wang Sanxi's attempt to claim kinship, fearing that Wang Sanxi would try to morally blackmail him.

“My second brother is gone, so I’m not going,” Wang Sanxi said directly. “I’ll look for you.”

"Old man," Zhao Jun said bluntly, not bothering with any more pleasantries with Wang Sanxi, "I know why you came, but let me tell you, I'm not going to budge on this, so don't worry about it."

After saying that, Zhao Jun pulled Ma Ling away. Wang Sanxi's face twitched, and he stood there motionless.

"Third Uncle," the woman asked Wang Sanxi, her voice trembling with tears, as Zhao Jun left, "What about Yaoguang?"

"Stop spewing nonsense," Wang Sanxi snapped at the woman, then said, "Let's go find his house and see what Wang Meilan has to say!"

When Zhao Jun and Ma Ling arrived at Lao Niu's house in Tunnan, they happened to catch Lao Niu returning from herding sheep.

Last time, Zhao Jun bought his family's big-headed sheep, and this time he picked out a big black goat that weighed nearly 70 pounds.

The young couple led the sheep home, and as they neared their house, they heard howling and shouting coming from the direction of the courtyard. They could hear Xie Sunshi and Li Tongyun's yelling and cursing very clearly.

"That old bastard!" Zhao Jun guessed that Wang Sanxi had come to his house to cause trouble, but he wasn't worried. Several of the most capable fighters in the Yong'an Forest Area were stationed at his house, so this old beard Wang Sanxi couldn't cause any trouble.

But then, a wail was heard: "Oh no! Someone's been killed! The Zhao family has killed someone! Wang Meilan is beating her third uncle!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun hurriedly led the sheep home. When he arrived at his doorstep, he saw that the area around the courtyard was crowded with onlookers.

"What's wrong with the Zhao family again? Why are they fighting every day?"

"Who knows? They weren't like that before. If you ask me, it's just that their family is powerful now."

"Don't say that. What do you know? This old man is just like Li Meijuan and those women. Their families wanted to harm Zhao Jun, but when they failed and the police arrested him, their families refused to stand for it."

Just as some people were discussing it, Zhao Jun pushed through the crowd.

Upon seeing Zhao Jun, the two old women who had been talking nonsense quickly retreated and hid in the crowd.

Zhao Jun didn't need to look; he could tell just by their voices who they were. One was Xu Meihua, and the other was Bai Xiulan's wife. The former had a grudge against the Zhao family, and the latter was a troublemaker.

Zhao Jun didn't intend to pay any attention to the two of them, but he remembered Wei Tie's wife who had spoken up for his family earlier.

As Zhao Jun pushed through the crowd, he saw Wang Yaoguang's wife standing to the side holding a triangular bag, while Wang Sanxi lay on the ground groaning in pain, his face covered in blood.

Zhao Jun looked up in surprise and saw Zhao Youcai and Zhao Weipeng pulling Xing San together, with Zhao Youcai pressing down on Xing San's hand holding the knife.

Xie Chen and Liu Lanying pulled Xie Sunshi away, Jin Xiaomei dragged Li Tongyun along, while Wang Meilan, Wang Qiang, Li Baoyu, and others all looked furious.

Seeing Zhao Jun approaching and looking at her, Li Tongyun said with a wronged expression, "Brother Jun, none of us touched this old lamp, it just lay down on the ground by itself!"

"Huh?" Zhao Jun was taken aback. He glanced at Wang Sanxi, who was still crying, and then looked at Li Tongyun.

Nobody touched him, so how did Wang Sanxi get his face covered in blood?

Li Tongyun felt aggrieved when she met Zhao Jun's gaze.

Just then, Jin Xiaomei explained to Zhao Jun on her behalf: "Jun, this old man is a scoundrel. He was standing at our door yelling and cursing, and the things he said were really nasty. Your dad came out and gestured at him, and then he lay down on the ground. Before he lay down, his face hit the ground... he must have hit his nose and it was bleeding, right?"

"The Zhao family is beating people!" At this moment, Wang Sanxi's wailing suddenly rose again. He shouted, "I'm over seventy years old, how could they beat me! They're relatives! My old woman even took care of Wang Meilan a while ago!"

The "watching" Wang Sanxi mentioned refers to the act of looking after someone. To put it simply, it refers to his wife working as a maid in the wealthy Wang family, specifically taking care of Wang Meilan when she was a child.

Zhao Jun hadn't expected the old man to be so strong in combat.

These days, there's no extortion or staged accidents during wars. With Wang Sanxi's tricks, neither Xie Sunshi nor Li Tongyun knew what to do.

Xing San was as ruthless as ever, even pulling out a knife, but Zhao Youcai stopped him.

Wang Sanxi is over seventy years old. If Xing San really stabs him, he'll most likely die. If he dies, Xing San won't get away with it either.

Zhao Jun knew perfectly well why Wang Sanxi was throwing a tantrum; he simply wanted Zhao Jun to show leniency. He didn't expect Wang Yaoguang and the others to be released, but at least he didn't want them to be severely punished.

"Son!" At this moment, Wang Meilan came to Zhao Jun's side and asked in a low voice, "What should we do?"

"It's alright, I have a plan." Zhao Jun knew he absolutely couldn't let Wang Sanxi catch him, or things would get complicated.

Zhao Jun handed the sheep rope to Wang Meilan, then walked up to Wang Sanxi and asked from above, "Do you know my Aunt Song, Yang Erni, from Qiaotou Village in Lingnan?"

Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Wang Sanxi's wailing abruptly stopped, and a hint of fear flashed in his cunning eyes.

Back then, Widow Wang's gang of bandits was defeated, Shao Yunjin went to Lingnan, and Wang Sanxi followed him.

According to Shao Yunjin, when they left, Wang Dacaizhu gave them a resettlement allowance.

But Wang Sanxi was lazy, greedy, and sissy; no amount of money could save him from ruin.

Moreover, unlike Shao Yunjin, Wang Sanxi didn't have any special skills. After spending all his money, he went from being a beard-bearer to a thief.

He was unlucky; before he could make any money, he was caught up in the bandit suppression campaign and was dealt with by Yang Erni.

But to be honest, Yang Erni was kind-hearted. In those years, she not only protected Shao Yunjin and his son, but also gave Wang Sanxi a chance to start anew.

Wang Sanxi has lived a difficult life over the years, but at least he hasn't suffered any major hardships.

Wang Sanxi both respected and feared Yang Erni, who both punished him and protected him.

Seeing that Wang Sanxi had stopped crying and wailing, Zhao Jun squatted down in front of him and said, "Grandpa, you're getting on in years, don't make things difficult for yourself."

As he spoke, Zhao Jun gestured with his chin toward the crowd of onlookers and said, "You can ask around. Before my wedding, my Uncle Song Changhai and my Brother Song Gang drove here."

Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Wang Sanxi pursed his lips and remained silent.

Seeing that Wang Sanxi remained silent, Zhao Jun laughed and said, "Last year, the old lady had a heart attack, and I saved her. Anyway, you can do as you please. If you cause any more trouble, I'll call Lingnan, and then don't even think about sending you there."

Zhao Jun's last sentence was meant to scare Wang Sanxi. But what Zhao Jun didn't expect was that Wang Sanxi would actually be frightened after hearing it.

Seeing that Wang Sanxi was trembling and silent, Zhao Jun stood up and said to the crowd of onlookers, "Grandmas, aunts, and great-grandmas, we've lived in this village for so many years, you all know what kind of people we are."

We never bully anyone or make things difficult for anyone. A few days ago, Pang Gaoming and his gang were plotting against me, and in the end, our security team sent them all to the police station.

Since then, Han Shengli's family has caused trouble every time, and today this old man has also caused trouble.

I won't say much more, I just want to ask you all one question: if this happened to you, what would you do? This guy is after you, aiming to break your arms and legs, who wouldn't fight back?

Hearing Zhao Jun's words, the crowd began to discuss. It's true that people sympathize with the weak, but putting themselves in others' shoes, no one should just let it go in this situation.

"Alright, alright." Seeing that Zhao Jun had brought the situation under control, Wang Meilan stepped forward and waved to the crowd of onlookers, saying, "Stop watching the show, everyone disperse."

"Alright, Mom." Zhao Jun helped Wang Meilan up and said, "Let's go back inside."

After saying that, Zhao Jun waved to his family, signaling everyone to go back.

Several families followed Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan back into the house. Once the commotion was over, the onlookers naturally dispersed.

At this moment, only Wang Sanxi and Wang Yaoguang's wife Zheng Chunli remained at the Zhao family's door.

"Third Uncle," Zheng Chunli said, tears streaming down her face, as she approached Wang Sanxi. "What do we do now?"

When Zheng Chunli asked this question, she was already unsure of herself.

"Hey!" Wang Sanxi got up from the ground and wiped his face haphazardly. He didn't reply to Zheng Chunli's words, but just walked towards the Zhao family's courtyard.

As soon as he entered the yard, the dogs in the backyard started barking.

As Zhao Jun walked to the front of the house, he turned around and saw Wang Sanxi coming in. Zhao Jun told Wang Meilan and the others to go back inside first, while he led Zhang Yuanmin, Li Baoyu, Xie Chen, Zhao Jinhui, and Li Ruhai to greet Wang Sanxi.

Walking on the red brick path, Wang Sanxi looked at the vegetable gardens on both sides and then at the large tiled houses in the distance, and couldn't help but think to himself, "This rich guy has certainly left a lot for his daughter and son."

The "rich brother" that Wang Sanxi was thinking of was none other than Wang Changfu, the "Big Palm." At that moment, Wang Sanxi believed that the Zhao family's house and courtyard were all legacies of the wealthy Wang.

"Old man," Zhao Jun greeted Wang Sanxi, then asked, "What else do you need?"

"Kid," Wang Sanxi said, looking at Zhao Jun, "can you get me some water to wash my face?"

Upon hearing Wang Sanxi's words, Zhao Jun said, "Come on," and then turned and walked towards the well in the west garden.

Wang Sanxi told Zheng Chunli to wait for him where she was, and then he went over alone with Zhao Jun and the others.

Li Baoyu pumps water from the well, while Wang Sanxi uses both hands to catch the water and wash his face.

He only fell down and his nose bled, then he wiped it all over his face with his hand, using it as an excuse to throw a tantrum. He wasn't actually injured.

After he finished washing up, Zhao Jun handed him two tissues. Wang Sanxi took the tissues and wiped his face haphazardly. Then he said to Zhao Jun, "Kid, get all you stinking bastards out here. Get your mother out here. I need to talk to you and your mother about something."

"Who are you calling rotten fish and shrimp?" Wang Sanxi had barely finished speaking when Li Baoyu retorted irritably, "Who do you think you are? You think you can just see my aunt whenever you want?"

"Auntie?" Wang Sanxi frowned upon hearing this. He stared at Li Baoyu for two seconds, then asked, "Look at you, you big, clumsy guy with such a long face, what do you call Li Daming?"

When Wang Sanxi said the first part of his sentence, Li Baoyu glared at him angrily. But when Wang Sanxi mentioned Li Daming, Li Baoyu's momentum weakened, and he said, "What about my grandpa?"

Wang Sanxi nodded slightly, then shifted his gaze to Zhang Yuanmin and said, "Look at your short, stocky body and flat head, what are you to Zhang Er'er?"

“That’s my grandfather.” Zhang Yuanmin said irritably, “Old man, I see you’re too old. If you’re not good at it, I won’t say anything. You should think twice before you act. Don’t think I’ll actually kowtow to you if you get too angry.”

Upon hearing Zhang Yuanmin's words, Wang Sanxi scoffed and said with a disdainful look, "Don't even mention me and Brother Fu, even when I was hanging out with Boss Wang, your grandpa wouldn't dare to talk to me like that."

This statement is probably true. Zhang Yuanmin's grandfather lived a proper life, while Wang Sanxi was a scoundrel.

But then Wang Sanxi sighed and said, "It's truly a case of a tiger falling into the plains."

Even Zhao Jun sensed something was wrong with those words, and Zhang Yuanmin immediately glared at him, ready to launch into a tirade.

At this moment, Zhao Jun stopped Zhang Yuanmin and then said to Wang Sanxi, "Old man, if you can speak, then say a few words. If you can't, then leave."

"Didn't I say that? Let him go and let your mother come out." Wang Sanxi looked at Zhao Jun and said, "After that, I'll talk to you and your mother about your family's affairs."

Hearing Wang Sanxi's words, Zhao Jun didn't think much of it, assuming that Wang Sanxi wanted to tell him some information about Widow Wang's treasure vault.

Zhao Jun did not stop him, because he wanted Wang Sanxi to give up.

So Zhao Jun said to Zhang Yuanmin, "Brother, you guys go inside. Let my mom and uncle come out later."

When it comes to matters concerning the Wang family, Wang Qiang must be present.

Zhao Jun spoke, and Zhang Yuanmin responded before leading Li Baoyu and the others into the house.

Soon, Wang Meilan and Wang Qiang came out of the house.

When the two sisters arrived in front of Wang Sanxi, they saw Wang Sanxi looking up at the Zhao family's five large brick houses and saying, "This house is so beautiful. You've found all the things that my brother Fu and Chief Wang hid, haven't you?"

His sudden question startled Wang Meilan and Wang Qiang. At that moment, Zhao Jun asked, "What is it? What did my great-grandmother hide?"

Wang Sanxi gave Zhao Jun a deep look, and then said, "You didn't take those stock orders and shares that my brother Fu left behind."

"What is that?" With a television at home, Wang Meilan and Wang Qiang learned a lot. They didn't know much about stocks; they didn't know that buying stocks could result in profits or losses, but they did know that those things were very valuable.

"What stock orders, stocks?" Zhao Jun asked at this moment, and Wang Sanxi replied, "The Shanhe County down there used to be called Shanhe Town, and originally Shanhe Fort. My brother Fu has shares in the town's winery, flax mill, and match factory."

At this point, Wang Sanxi looked up at the Wang siblings and Zhao Jun and asked, "These haven't even reached your hands yet, have they?"

The character of Wang Dacaizhu is a combination of my grandmother's father and my maternal grandfather's father.

The story of Jin Liuzi being taken away by Hu Zi from the woodpile happened to my maternal grandparents' family, while my maternal grandparents' family was relatively wealthier. When my maternal grandparents were young, they ran a fresh produce shop that sold everything from bananas to other fruits.

You know, my mom never ate bananas when she was a child.

The copper knife used to cut watermelons in the book, as well as the Qing Dynasty hat stand and other items, all belonged to my grandmother's family. According to my grandmother, they had plenty of those things at home and didn't consider them valuable.

My grandma said that when she was little, the clothes she wore were all made of silk, and her family never cooked; they always bought food from outside. Especially at noon, her family usually ate pork hock rolls.

They also had shares in various businesses in the city. Years ago, before liberation, shares in privately owned factories were called stocks. My grandmother's family's small factory shares were still paying dividends about ten years ago.

However, although my grandmother's father did not have any sons, my grandmother's mother passed away relatively early. After her stepmother entered the family, all the family property was no longer related to my grandmother.