The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

Chapter 1921 Team Leader Zhao is not home, so where is Zhao Erdong?

When the person on the other end of the phone said they were looking for Zhao Jun, Wang Meilan didn't think much of it and said directly, "Team Leader Zhao isn't home."

"Not at home?" Zhang Xudong on the other end of the phone was taken aback.

Although Lushuihe Forest Farm is in Jilin Province, it is part of the forestry system and not far away, so Zhang Xudong still conducted an investigation into Zhao Jun.

After investigation, Zhang Xudong learned that Zhao Jun was indeed a capable person. At the same time, he also learned about Zhao Jun's basic information, knowing that Zhao Jun was currently the deputy leader of the Yong'an Forest Farm's security team, and was in charge of forest protection.

In addition, he also learned about Zhao Jun's age, marital status, and home address.

The wolf pack in Lushuihe Caolanggou has been behaving strangely these past two days, and Zhang Xudong wants to talk to Zhao Jun about it. He plans to obtain Zhao Jun's consent before discussing the possibility of temporarily transferring Zhao Jun to Yong'an Forestry District. This way, he can show Zhao Jun sufficient respect and prevent any impact on Zhao Jun's work or life.

Because Zhao Jun contacted Zhang Xudong from Yongsheng Village last time, Zhang Xudong also called Yongsheng Village today. After a brief conversation with Zhou Chengguo, Zhang Xudong obtained the phone number from Zhou Chengguo and went to Zhao Jun's house.

To Zhang Xudong's surprise, Wang Meilan answered the phone and said that this was Xishantun, and Zhao Jun's family was in Yong'antun.
Moreover, when he said he was looking for Zhao Jun, Wang Meilan said that Zhao Jun was not at home. Zhang Xudong couldn't understand how a garrison commander who answered the phone knew that Zhao Jun was not at home.

There was silence on the other end of the phone. Wang Meilan frowned slightly and said, "What do you need Team Leader Zhao for? I'm his mother. If it's convenient for you, just tell me. I'll tell him when he gets back."

"Huh?" Zhang Xudong was even more surprised when he heard Wang Meilan introduce herself.

"Um... um... where did Team Leader Zhao go?" Zhang Xudong asked. Wang Meilan replied, "He... he went on a business trip."

"A business trip?" Zhang Xudong was even more confused. What kind of business trip would a security guard from the security team take? He wasn't the secretary or the head of the farm, who had the opportunity to go out to meetings or training.

But what Zhang Xudong cared about wasn't what Zhao Jun was doing, but when he would be back.

"When will Team Leader Zhao be back?" Zhang Xudong asked again, and Wang Meilan replied, "Oh... that's really uncertain."

This ambiguous answer puzzled Zhang Xudong, but Wang Meilan was indeed not lying; she didn't know when her son would return.

For a moment, both sides of the phone fell silent.

Just as Wang Meilan was about to exchange a few polite words and hang up, Zhang Xudong asked again, "Is Team Leader Zhao's second uncle at home?"

"Who?" Wang Meilan's tone changed. How could her son have a second uncle? He had an older uncle who died before reaching adulthood, and besides, Zhao Youcai was the second son. Where would he get a second uncle?
Hearing something amiss in Wang Meilan's tone, Zhang Xudong frowned as well. Earlier, when he inquired about Zhao Jun, he had learned about Zhou Decai at Shuangmajia Forest Farm.

Zhou Decai said that last year, there was a tiger infestation in Hansongbaozi near their forest farm, and the newly appointed farm manager, Tian Zhisheng, relied on his connections to invite the tiger-taming general from Weizhenling.

But the one who ultimately fought the tiger for Han Songbao was a man named Zhao Erdong.

Legend has it that Zhao Erdong was Zhao Jun's second uncle. This Zhao Erdong was a highly skilled marksman, having killed two Siberian tigers in a single day, making him quite a figure.

Upon hearing Zhou Decai's words, Zhang Xudong immediately had an idea: if he couldn't invite Zhao Jun, he would invite this Zhao Erdong.

Not long ago, when Zhang Xudong mentioned Zhao Erdong to Zhou Chengguo on the phone, Zhou Chengguo fell silent. When Zhang Xudong asked again, Zhou Chengguo said there was no such person and told Zhang Xudong not to ask around.

Zhou Chengguo did not expect that his answer would lead Zhang Xudong to have the wrong idea.

It's well known that Zhou Chengguo is a very aloof person, as evidenced by his solitary nature when hunting in the mountains. Even back in the army, Zhou Chengguo's personality wasn't particularly likable.

Therefore, Zhang Xudong subconsciously assumed that Zhou Chengguo and this person named Zhao Erdong had a bad relationship.

As for why their relationship was bad, Zhang Xudong speculated that it must be because Zhao Erdong was more capable than Zhou Chengguo. After all, Zhao Erdong could kill two tigers in a single day; not everyone had that kind of skill.

Zhang Xudong knew Zhou Chengguo's temperament. If Zhou Chengguo wouldn't let him ask, then he would ask someone else.

In Zhang Xudong's mind, if he didn't want to ask Zhou Chengguo, he could ask Zhao Jun's mother. Zhou Chengguo was arrogant and had a conflict with Zhao Erdong, but Zhao Jun's mother was Zhao Erdong's sister-in-law. An elder sister-in-law is like a mother, and a younger brother-in-law is like a son; how could they possibly have a conflict?

So Zhang Xudong spoke again, asking Wang Meilan, "Is Zhao Jun's second uncle, Master Zhao Erdong, home?"

"Who?" Wang Meilan's big eyes widened. She recognized every word Zhang Xudong said, but she couldn't understand it when they were put together.

"Zhao Erdong." Zhang Xudong thought the phone line was faulty and Wang Meilan couldn't hear him, so after repeating the name, he asked again, "Can you hear me?"

"Zhao Erdong?" Wang Meilan murmured the name. Zhang Xudong on the other end of the phone said, "Yes, Zhao Erdong. Isn't he your brother-in-law?"

At this moment, Wang Meilan's chest heaved violently. She didn't know that Zhao Youcai had gone to Lingnan to hunt tigers under the alias Zhao Erdong. She only thought that Zhang Xudong had heard the nickname Zhao Ergudong somewhere and misheard it as Zhao Erdong.

That's not a big deal, the key point is that she said Zhao Erdong was her brother-in-law, which made Wang Meilan feel really uncomfortable.

Wang Meilan gritted her teeth, calmed herself down, and said, "You must have misheard. There is no such person."

"No?" Zhang Xudong was taken aback, then heard Wang Meilan say, "Alright, stop asking around. Team Leader Zhao will be here in a few days, and he'll call you back afterwards."

After saying that, Wang Meilan hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Meilan leaned on the corner of the table, trying to calm herself down.

With over twenty people in her family eating together, including the elderly and children, she absolutely could not show any displeasure at the dinner table.

After calming down, Wang Meilan walked out of the East Hut with a smile on her face.

Seeing Wang Meilan leave, Jin Xiaomei casually asked, "What's up, sister-in-law? Did the township call you for a meeting again?"

"No, haha." Wang Meilan smiled and said, "Well... the security chief of Lingnan Lushuihe Forest Farm called looking for Xiaojun, and I told him I didn't have him at home."

As soon as Wang Meilan finished speaking, Xu Chunyan placed a piece of meat in Lin Xiaobao's bowl, then turned around and smiled, saying, "Our Jun is so busy every day, always having this person looking for him and that person looking for him."

"Oh well, there's nothing I can do." Wang Meilan sighed and said, "I heard from Xiaojun that Zhang San is causing trouble over at Lushui River, and they want him to go help fight him..."

“All this time is wasted.” Suddenly, a discordant voice interrupted Wang Meilan, and then Zhao Youcai continued, “How much is a green husk worth? You could be better off spending that time tending to two jujube trees. It’s just a waste of time.”

After Zhao Youcai said this, everyone at both tables fell silent.

With so many people around, Wang Meilan couldn't afford to embarrass him, so she could only give Zhao Youcai a fierce glare at the back of the head.

"Brother-in-law," Li Dazhi said at this moment, calling to Zhao Youcai, "I've heard about the Lushui River incident. Those Zhang Sans made such a ruckus that the common people couldn't even run to the mountains anymore. Our Xiaojun is so kind and righteous; when people come to him for this, he can't possibly refuse."

Furthermore, Lushuihe called Secretary Zhou, and Secretary Zhou agreed. How could Xiaojun not go?

Hearing Li Dazhi's words, Zhao Youcai fell silent. Wang Meilan glanced at Li Dazhi with satisfaction; Li Dazhi's comment, "Our Xiaojun is so kind and righteous," pleased her greatly.

Even the best food and drinks will eventually lead to a time when you're full.

After dinner, the women from each family helped Wang Meilan clean up the leftovers, dishes, and utensils, and then each family, carrying the wild boar meat filling that Wang Meilan had divided up, went home.

After the diners left, Wang Meilan first accompanied Ma Ling back to the West House. After chatting with her daughter-in-law for a while, Wang Meilan returned to her room.

When she returned to her room, Zhao Youcai had already lain down with the two young girls. There was still warm water in the washbasin on the floor. Wang Meilan sat on a small stool, took off her socks, and washed her feet. She didn't say much to Zhao Youcai.

After washing her feet and pouring out the water, Wang Meilan went back to her room and sat on the kang (a heated brick bed).

At this time, Zhao Hong and Zhao Na were already asleep. Although Zhao Youcai had his eyes closed, judging from the twitching of his eyebrows, he was probably not asleep.

Wang Meilan turned off the light and lay down, while Zhao Youcai turned over and turned his back to Wang Meilan.

Just then, Zhao Youcai heard Wang Meilan's voice: "Zhao Erdong."

"Huh?" Zhao Youcai suddenly opened his eyes, then gritted his teeth and whispered, "You little brat!"

Just as Zhao Youcai finished muttering, Wang Meilan continued, "Zhao Erdong."

"Lan'er," Zhao Youcai said, knowing he couldn't slip any further, "Let's go to sleep."

"Keep showing off," Wang Meilan said softly, then turned her face toward her two daughters.

At this moment, Zhao Youcai's small eyes were narrowed, and his heart was far from calm.

……

In the middle of the night, a mountain breeze swept across the hillside, causing the branches all over the mountain to sway and rustle.

The mountain stream flows gently, and a 500-pound female brown bear is feasting by the stone pond.

This female brown bear was the same one that had startled Bai Zhian during the day, causing him to tear his testicles. After circling around for a long time, it finally managed to eat the meat.

This meal was quite a treat for the mother brown bear. She ate rotten venison, then rotten black bear, and then wild boar meat.

It's safe to say that the mother brown bear has never eaten this much since she entered the enclosure last year.

The mother brown bear ate until her belly was round and full, then wobbled off to the riverbank.

Upon reaching the river, the mother brown bear drank water with a "whoosh".

Suddenly, a mountain breeze blew by, and the mother brown bear looked up into the distance.

"Buzz...woo...buzz...woo..." Accompanied by the scent of their kind, and the calls of their kind.

The mother brown bear's keen sense of smell told her that a strong male of her kind was approaching.

This is the mating season for brown bears, and as the saying goes, "One woman in one family, a hundred suitors." This saying applies equally well to brown bears.

A female brown bear's estrus cycle lasts about ten days, and it can go into estrus several times over a period of up to three months.

Logically, at this time, the female brown bear should either have a regular mate, appearing together as a pair, or there should be several male brown bears surrounding her vying for mating rights, a behavior that hikers call "bears forming a pack."

But this brown bear was a bit special; it had cubs with it just two days ago. Mother brown bears with cubs don't go into heat and will avoid male brown bears.

But a few days ago, heavy rains caused the mother brown bear and her cubs to get separated.

After searching for her cubs for two days without success, the mother brown bear was now in a state of near collapse.

Therefore, it is not resistant to the approaching male brown bear.

The male brown bear never expected that its journey to get meat would bring such an unexpected reward. Having lost a recent competition for mating rights with its own kind, it was surprised to find itself with a mate that no other bear was vying for.

There's a Chinese idiom, "a beautiful sight to behold," which means that a male brown bear gets so excited that he forgets about eating meat and just follows the female brown bear around.

After the female brown bear finished eating, she took the male brown bear for a stroll, and the two bears headed north to enjoy the mountains and rivers.

……

The next day, when the Zhao family came to the river to wash up, they saw the deer, bear, and wild boar carcasses torn apart and knew that a large brown bear had been there.

Zhao Jun and Wang Qiang loaded their bullets and carefully escorted Xing San and the others to the river to wash up and fetch water.

After washing up, they filled the tap with water and hurried back.

As they passed the lookout tower, Zhang Yuanmin glanced back at the Shitang area. If Zhao Youcai was obsessed with tiger hunting, then Zhang Yuanmin was single-mindedly focused on killing bears.

However, Zhao Jun held absolute authority within the Zhao family gang, and since Zhao Jun had spoken, Zhang Yuanmin dared not act recklessly.

After Zhao Jiabang returned to the shack and finished eating, and the dew receded, Zhang Yuanmin removed the small plastic sheet covering the ginseng, and Zhao Jun took the deer antler spoon and began to lift the ginseng.

The ginseng king was about to be unearthed. Although Xing San, Wang Qiang, Zhang Yuanmin, Li Baoyu, Xie Chen, and Zhao Jinhui could not get involved, they stayed by Zhao Jun's side and guarded him closely.

At 10:40 a.m., the seventh-grade ginseng king was carried out by Zhao Jun, completely intact.

This ginseng king has a rhizome that is 32 centimeters long. Its imposing, sea-crossing body has undergone mutation, and its two legs are almost the same length.

The two main tendrils are 2.8 meters and 2.9 meters long, respectively, and are almost the same length.

In other words, the two legs and two tendrils of this ginseng are nearly symmetrical.

Symmetrical objects possess a unique aesthetic appeal, and this ginseng king is a prime example. Its quality is unlike anything Zhao Jun has ever seen in his two lifetimes.

You have to understand, Zhao Jun in his previous life wasn't like Karami. He had attended the Ginseng King Conference for several years and had seen far too many large, rare, and king-quality ginseng.

Therefore, Zhao Jun dared to say that with the appearance of this ginseng king, several families would have enough to live on.

Wang Qiang and Zhang Yuanmin carefully wrapped the ginseng rootlets with moss. The rootlets of this ginseng king were elastic and resilient, and they would not break when slowly rolled up.

After wrapping the ginseng rootlets, wrap the rhizome head with moss. Finally, wrap the whole thing with a large piece of moss.

Nearly an hour later, a large, two-meter-long steamed bun was placed on the heated brick bed.

Then, the Zhao family began packing their belongings.

Meanwhile, Bai Sanzhi, Bai Qingshan, Bai Zhiping, and Bai Zhijie of the Bai family gang stared in shock at the rope stick inserted in front of the purple linden tree.

The trees are still there, the sticks are still there, and the grass is still there, but the clover seedlings are gone.

"Oh no!" Bai Sanzhi clapped his hands and said, "The idiot has run away!"

"What should we do then, bro?" Bai Qingshan asked. Bai San pointed and said, "Find them!"

As he spoke, Bai Sanzhi looked around and said, "This club has become an immortal, a fifth-grade leaf... He's a little immortal child, hurry up and find him!"

Upon hearing Bai Sanzhi's words, Bai Qingshan and the other two became excited. They each took a rope and a stick and began to search for ginseng.

Wang Qiang, who was hiding not far away, saw them working in the woods.

Wang Qiang was sent by Zhao Jun to scout ahead. The Zhao family gang will pack their things and head back. If the Bai family gang sees the old shack site on their return journey, it will definitely cause trouble.

The village that produces the seventh-grade ginseng king still has a sixth-grade ginseng to be found. However, after many days in the mountains, Zhao Jun was exhausted and needed to go down the mountain to rest for a few days.

But after descending the mountain, Zhao Jun feared that Liu Pinye might be taken away by Bai Sanzhi, so he sent Wang Qiang to check. If the Bai family gang was present, then they would have to reconsider.

Wang Qiang ran back to the shack and told Zhao Jun about Bai Sanzhi and the others raking in the mountains in Anzi.

At this moment, Xing San, Zhang Yuanmin and the others looked at Zhao Jun, only to hear Zhao Jun say, "Third Uncle, you guys pack your things here, I'll be back in a bit."