HLnovel Chapter 51 Let's go steal something
Chapter 51 Let's go steal something
Which of these mischievous kids hasn't stolen something?
He asked Lu Yao, "What did you say you stole?"
Lu Yao was afraid of being scolded by his mother if she heard him.
He waved his hand and said, "Get dressed, let's go outside and talk."
When Lu Xiaoqian saw that Lu Yao and the others had started getting dressed, she also found her cotton-padded coat and put it on.
They also wrapped Jiang Guizhi's large scarf around her neck, leaving only her eyes showing.
Lu Yao looked at her and smiled:
"What are you doing, little sister?"
"Aren't you going hunting? I'll go too!"
Lu Yao affectionately put his arm around her small shoulders: "Little sister, don't go."
"Why? Erni'er can go, so why can't I!"
Ernier puffed out her chest, showing off her height:
"I'm older than you!"
Lu Xiaoqian stood on tiptoe: "I'm not short anymore, I'm up to your shoulder."
Lu Yao smiled and pulled her into the kitchen, advising her, "Xiaoqian, it's not that I don't want you to go, but I have a more challenging task for you, and I don't trust anyone else."
"What mission?"
"We still have the meat from two wolves and over 500 jin (250 kg) of cornmeal. That's quite a fortune. And there are twenty-nine wolf pelts drying outside. Tell me, who else in our village has that much stuff?"
"Nobody has any!"
Lu Xiaoqian grinned proudly.
I've never been this proud before!
"Then do you think someone might be eyeing our things and try to steal them while I'm not home?"
Hearing this, Lu Xiaoqian really hesitated:
"Yes, then I'll bring the wolf pelt inside."
"That won't do. The hide isn't cooked yet. It'll get too hot indoors, and the hide will rot and become worthless."
Lu Xiaoqian tilted her head: "Then Mom can just watch over it."
"You know Mom is too honest, and anyone can bully her. If someone comes and asks for a piece of leather, Mom will be too embarrassed to refuse. She'll always say, 'Take it, we have so many, we don't need them all.'"
Lu Yao imitated Jiang Guizhi's tone of voice and mannerisms.
This made Lu Xiaoqian giggle, feeling that her mother really would say such a thing.
"So you have to stay and watch the house, otherwise all my hard work will have been for nothing if something gets stolen!"
Hearing this, Lu Xiaoqian was a little conflicted and scratched her head, asking:
"Does that mean I can never go hunting in the mountains with you again?"
Lu Yao hugged Lu Xiaoqian's shoulder tightly with affection:
"Girl, you're smart, you've got the makings of a good student, you'll become a high-ranking official someday. You can leave the hunting and herding to your older brother. Girls should read more books and study! When I have the chance, I'll send you to middle school in town."
Lu Xiaoqian does indeed love reading.
But I also want to go hunting.
But since Lu Yao advised her like that, she couldn't insist on going along with him.
"Alright then. But you have to promise me that you'll let me go up the mountain with you sometime."
"Needless to say, I'm planning to lease the entire back mountain in the future. It'll all be our family's orchard and hunting ground!"
Lu Xiaoqian didn't know what a fruit-picking garden was, but seeing how spirited her brother was, she nodded in agreement.
Lu Yao is now her idol.
Look, there's a halo around the back of my brother's head.
They tried their best to persuade the girl to stay at home.
Lu Yao came out with three other friends.
Tiezhu was eighteen years old, about the same height as Lu Yao, but he was strong and sturdy, and he even won a wrestling match against the production team's calf.
Gou Shengzi was thin and small, but very agile.
Then look at Ernier, a sixteen-year-old in the prime of her youth. Although she is wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket and big cotton-padded pants, you can still tell that she has already developed a figure.
Her little face was fair and clean, and her two big, fluffy eyes were full of intelligence.
The three older children stared at Lu Yao as soon as they came out:
"You country bumpkin, what do you want us to steal?"
Tie Zhu had an honest and simple look on his face.
Lu Yao stood in front of them, as if a leader were giving a speech:
"I'll let you steal Liu Dugong's fishing gear. We'll go fishing. Fishing is risk-free. Once I join the militia and have official status, I'll take you up the mountain to wipe out the wolf pack."
"Stealing fishing gear?"
All three children were a little confused.
Erni'er asked, "How do you fish in the dead of winter?"
Lu Yao smiled and said, "You don't need to ask. Just go to his house and steal whatever you see. Take out anything that can be used for fishing."
Gou Shengzi was puzzled:
"You country bumpkin, Liu the ferryman is at home listening to the opera at this hour. Who could possibly steal his tools?"
Lu Yao chuckled mischievously.
"Let's use a diversionary tactic. I'll lure him out, and you guys go and get the stuff—fishing nets, fishing rods, buckets, ice picks, whatever you can find. Then wait for me at the three-way intersection of the Sitong River."
The older children didn't know what Lu Yao was thinking, but they would absolutely obey orders.
So the four of them set out to do something.
Tie Zhu and Gou Shengzi didn't know what Lu Yao was up to, but Lu Yao's plan was very clear.
My current task is to make money.
No society can function without money.
But while making money, he also had other things to do at the same time.
These are all extremely important matters.
Zhang Mazi doesn't know if he's realized he's lost his gun, so we need to join forces with Zuo Shouquan to capture him as soon as possible.
There are so many wolf pelts; it's not appropriate to keep them at home. I need to contact Zhao Balai immediately to help.
At that time, people didn't have cell phones or landlines; they relied entirely on their own two legs to make contact.
So there are a lot of things to do.
Fortunately, he had a few friends who were willing to follow him.
They also gained a few more helpers.
The four people arrived at the door of Liu Dugong's house at the south end of the village.
Liu Dugong's family lives alone at the southernmost part of the village, and is also the closest to the Sitong River.
In the summer, he would go to the river to ferry people across.
Earn work points.
The boat was also the collective property of the production team.
However, he can fish in his spare time.
His family used to make a living by fishing for generations, and the fishing nets were passed down from his grandfather and ancestors.
At that time, the country's policy did not allow individuals to fish privately.
However, Jiapigou is a remote mountainous area, and it was a time of limited information access. Not everyone knew how to fish, so no one cared about it.
Liu the ferryman also fed Ding Dahu and Ge Sanwang, the people in charge, their mouths full of fish.
Therefore, his life was much better than that of the average employee.
Others can also go fishing in the summer, but without tools, they can only go down into the river to catch fish by hand.
Although there are many fish in the Sitong River, very few people actually get to eat them.
Lu Yao arrived at Liu Dugong's house.
I couldn't help but think back to those days.
After Xiaoqian married Liu Dugong, she and her mother visited twice, but Liu Dugong rudely chased them away.
They looked down on this poor mother and son.
The last time Lu Yao came, he brought a butcher knife.
That day marked the forty-ninth day since the girl's suicide.
My mother died that night.
After burying his mother, Lu Yao went to Liu Dugong's house.
Knock on the door, call him out, and say you want to talk to him.
Liu the ferryman followed Lu Yao, grumbling and cursing all the way.
We arrived at the riverbank.
Without saying a word, Lu Yao started stabbing him.
Lu Yao couldn't remember how many times he was stabbed; in the end, he was completely exhausted.
They cut off Liu the ferryman's head and threw his body into the river.
He gave his head to his mother and Xiaoqian as a sacrifice, and then wandered the world.
Looking at these two wooden doors today feels like stepping into another world.
Reach out and knock on the door.
The sound from the cassette player inside abruptly stopped.
Liu, the ferryman, came out and opened the door.
"Who is it? Oh my god... what are you doing at my house?"
Upon seeing that it was Lu Yao, Liu the ferryman was so frightened that he grabbed the shovel that was blocking the door.