In the open space in front of the wooden house where the goldmen lived, two goldmen who had frozen to death were tied to wooden stakes. Jin Dana said to the goldmen with tears in his eyes: "Guys, I really don't want to see this, but I finally saw it! My heart feels like it's being stabbed by a knife, and it's bleeding! In order to transport gold, Wang Daya died, Da Jinli died, and they can't survive. As a big cabinet, how can I not feel sad? But can I feel sad for them? Even if I don't punish them, can the officers and soldiers spare them? And what about those horse caravans who rely on our gold field for their livelihood? If they die in our own hands, they can still get a whole body, but it will be even more miserable if they fall into their hands. Transport it, transport it if you want, no one can resist the temptation of gold, I also want to transport it, but I am more afraid of death." He glanced at the goldmen, pointed at the gold boss and said, "You are the boss, take care of their funeral, try to be as glorious as possible. My God, my fellow died in my own hands, I will be punished sooner or later!"
Connor Whitlock stared at him intently, in silence. Lao Yan'er, Xiao Jinli and others listened with different expressions. After burying the people, two new graves appeared in the wilderness. The gold diggers had seen this scene many times, and they were used to it. They watched silently for a while and then dispersed. Only Connor Whitlock kept staring and thinking. The big black girl came back from outside the mountain in a carriage carrying wine. When she saw Connor Whitlock, she jumped out of the carriage and said, "Brother Zhu, what's wrong? Two more people were killed? Are you transporting gold again?" Connor Whitlock sighed to the sky, "Alas, it seems that transporting gold is harder than climbing to the sky. I have also thought it through. It's a waste of time. The big cabinet is right. No matter how precious gold is, it is not as important as life. I want to leave the mountain with nothing."
The big black girl smiled and said, "They all say that, but no one in Laojingou is willing to leave with nothing. Who wouldn't be jealous of gold? What is that? It's houses, land, three wives, four Concub!nes, mules and horses. They won't let go of the gold they have grabbed! Besides, why would they work for nothing?" Connor Whitlock said, "People think differently."
The big black girl said: "Well, maybe. The big shots, the chiefs, the soldiers and the bandits are three nets set up inside and outside the old golden ditch. It is hard to escape. I don't care what you think. Just listen to my advice. Don't risk your life. I am doing this for your own good!" Connor Whitlock said: "It doesn't matter whether you persuade me or not. I don't have any gold on me. What am I afraid of? I don't want to do this anymore. It's boring. I'm leaving at the beginning of spring. I'll go home and farm honestly. It's still the most stable to dig for food in the soil."
The big black girl smiled deeply and said, "You're not going back? Get in the car?" Connor Whitlock said, "Go ahead, I want to be alone for a while." The big black girl drove away. Connor Whitlock silently looked at her back, thinking.
The big black girl sang a Kanto folk song while driving the cart:
Cross the sea and go north,
Came to Guandong Mountain.
Walking through the big sauce jar,
Jingou keeps you safe.
Digging for gold nuggets,
I like it so much.
Like it or not,
Let’s see next spring.
There are many bones in Jingou.
Those who died were all gold diggers,
They are all gold diggers...
She sang with tears in her eyes.
Everything was quiet, and the husbands were sleeping soundly. Jin Dana kicked open the door and came in, followed by Jin Baotou and his bodyguards. The husbands opened their eyes in a daze, and Jin Dana said with a smile: "Guys, are you all back? It was quite cold outside last night, wasn't it? Except for Lao Zhu and Xiao Jinli, everyone else should go to Jin Baotou's room. His stove is burning hot, and he has some good wine. He will treat everyone well." Jin Baotou shook the wooden stick in his hand and said softly but firmly: "Come with me."
Connor Whitlock and Xiao Jinli lay on the kang and watched all this silently. Jin Baotou continued: "Don't be afraid, everyone. We are just going to have a chat and tell you what you did last night. As long as you can explain things clearly, the cabinet will never make things difficult for you. Let's go!" Although the Jin husbands were reluctant, they had to get up and put on their clothes under the intimidation of Jin Dana and Jin Baotou.
Jin Dana walked up to Connor Whitlock and said politely, "Old Zhu, would you like to sit with me?"
Connor Whitlock followed Jin Dana into his house, but saw a table of delicious food and wine, and couldn't help being a little stunned. But from time to time, there was a scream from Jin's husband next door. Connor Whitlock showed fear on his face, and Jin Dana smiled and said: "This is the head of the Jin family chatting with them. It's okay, sit down."
Connor Whitlock explained carefully, "Boss, I didn't get involved in this matter." Jin Dana said, "I know. I've seen that you are a loyal person. I admire you! What I admire most is a loyal person. Come, let's have a drink together today."
Connor Whitlock said, "I dare not call myself a brother to the shopkeeper. You are flattering me too much." Jin Dana said, "What are you talking about! It is my good fortune to be friends with you, Zhu Laosan. Sit down and have a drink." Connor Whitlock said, "Then I am being presumptuous."
Jin Dana said: "Alas, you all misunderstood me. Do you think I am against you? You are wrong, you are all wrong! Whose hands did the gold you panned end up in? I didn't get a single grain, it all belonged to the government. Don't I want to get some for myself? Don't I want to get rich? You are wrong! I want it more than any of you! But no matter how much you want it, can this gold be easily transported out? Look around, the government and the caravan have surrounded Jingou like an iron barrel formation, it is a net, I am also covered by this net, I can't escape even if I have wings. Don't you know? They have spies in Jingou!" Connor Whitlock pretended to be frightened and said: "Really? I can't believe it! Who will the spies be?"
Jin Dana said: "It's not me, nor is it you. It's hidden very deeply. Who is it? I've been thinking about it." Connor Whitlock said: "No matter who it is, it has nothing to do with me." Jin Dana said: "Don't, don't say it has nothing to do with me. Let's say it has something to do with me. Old Zhu, I rely on you very much. I want to join hands with you. Let's do it together and get out of this net. When we get out, we will divide the gold with a big scale. What do you think?" As he was talking, he suddenly heard a sound outside the window. The two hurried out. There was a row of tiny footprints in the snow under the window. The two people looked for a long time and found that they were roe deer hoof prints. Jin Dana breathed a sigh of relief and said: "You scared me, it's okay, go back to the house." Connor Whitlock said: "You go back first, I'll go and see, and get a roe deer for the shopkeeper." Jin Dana said: "Okay, go and come back quickly, I'm waiting for you to drink."
Connor Whitlock went forward to investigate. He followed the hoof prints of the roe deer all the way into the forest, going deeper and deeper. Suddenly, a dart brushed past his face and hit the tree trunk with a sound. A masked man in black flashed by. Connor Whitlock blurted out, "Good dart! Brothers behind you, show up."
Just as he finished speaking, two more darts flew over. Connor Whitlock heard the sound of the wind and dodged quickly. Then he stepped forward and chased the masked man in black in the snow. After chasing for a while, he stopped and said, "Brother, if you are a hero, show your face. Let me meet you at least!" The man in black said nothing. He paused for a moment and then hid behind a big tree. Connor Whitlock ran towards the big tree, but his feet were empty. He cried "Oh no" and fell into a trap beside the tree. Connor Whitlock struggled desperately in the trap, but it was no use.
Someone on the trap said, "Don't even think about getting out. This time next year will be your anniversary. I'll tell you two things before I die: No one can get out of Jingou with the gold sand, and Jin Dana is not a good guy either!" Then footsteps were heard fading away.
The tavern was empty during the day. In the back room of the tavern, the black girl sat on the kang in a daze. Connor Whitlock stumbled in, and the black girl ran over and held him up, saying, "Brother Zhu, what's wrong with you?"
Connor Whitlock said: "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I just went out to pee, and as soon as I went out, I saw a roe deer standing at the door. The roe deer was frightened when it saw me, and it fell to its knees. I looked over and thought, isn't this meat delivered to my mouth? Just when I was about to go over to grab the ready-made meat, the roe deer stood up again and limped away to the west. How could I give up? I followed it and chased it, and fell into a snow pit."
The big black girl said: "Oh, how dangerous is it? Come with me to the inner room, I will wash you. You are too reckless. If you fall into the trap, you will die!" Then she helped Connor Whitlock to walk to the inner room. Connor Whitlock looked around the tavern and said: "Why is it so quiet here?" The big black girl said: "It's like this in broad daylight."
In the inner room, the big black girl brought a pot of hot wine and said, "Brother Zhu, the more I think about this matter, the more dangerous it seems. Come, have a pot of wine to calm your nerves." Connor Whitlock said, "It's nothing."
The big black girl cleaned Connor Whitlock's wound and said, "I saw that you who stayed in Jingou for the winter were all calculating in your hearts, and you were worried! That's all because of your worries, and you are the same! You think you are cunning and weird, but outsiders can see it clearly. I advise you to give up this idea. Really, I am doing this for your own good, can't you see it? This gold mine, I heard from the old people that it was opened during the Daoguang period. At its peak, tens of thousands of people came to mine gold, and four to five hundred taels of gold were produced every day. You can calculate how much is produced in a year? But until now, I haven't heard of anyone escaping with gold. Gold diggers have their own gold, which is a dream they have been dreaming of for hundreds of years!"
Connor Whitlock said: "Yes, panning for gold is to earn money, it's not good to have dreams. Hey, you women don't dream like this, right? What do you dream about?" The big black girl flirted again and said: "What do you dream about? I just dream of having a man like you to stay with me for the rest of my life." Connor Whitlock drank the wine in the bowl, raised his B*tt and said: "Okay, dream your dream, I'm leaving."
The big black girl held Connor Whitlock and complained: "Why don't you get close to women? It's hard to understand! Sit down, I have something to say to you." Connor Whitlock said: "What do you want to say? Speak." The big black girl said: "Brother Zhu, I know you have a wife and children at home, and your sister-in-law is also beautiful. I like you, and you know this. I don't expect you to marry me in a formal way, and I don't want to pester you. I know you are a man who can't be tied down by a woman's belt. I just want you to settle down here, and my sister-in-law and I will be the big ones. Don't you think it's good?"
Connor Whitlock laughed and said, "Big Black Girl, do you think I'm really not interested in women? With your looks, if you were given to the former Zhu Laosan, you would have been my sweetheart in bed! If I count with my fingers, I have had more than a dozen women in my crotch, not counting the prostitutes." Big Black Girl was shocked and said, "You...really?"
Connor Whitlock said: "Once I got close to a Concub!ne of a wealthy family, and I committed a crime, so I was arrested and castrated! Ha..."
Connor Whitlock and the gold collectors conspired to transport the gold. Lao Yaner said, "Hush! This time, Lao Zhu agreed to go with us. He said it was not the right time before, and it was right. This time, everyone must listen to him. Swear an oath, if you don't listen to him, you will die a bad death!" Everyone responded, "Yes, swear an oath, you will die a bad death!"
Lao Yaner said, "Old Zhu, tell me, how do we go?"
Connor Whitlock frowned and said, "Why do we have to flee every time? The bandits have spies, and these spies are very powerful! This time, let's do this. No one is allowed to carry any gold, so we can go out empty-handed." Little Jinli asked in confusion, "Empty-handed? Why go out without gold?" Connor Whitlock said, "You don't understand, kid, so don't go this time."
That night, Connor Whitlock and his roommates went into the birch forest, searched around, and finally walked out of the Jingou. Just as they breathed a sigh of relief, a group of soldiers with spears in hand came patrolling over here. The Jinfu turned around and ran, but before they had run far, another group surrounded them. The leader was riding a big horse with a fierce look on his face. The Jinfu recognized him as the bandit leader Lao Lu in the old forest. The Jinfu shouted, "Oh no, we've been ambushed!" and they all ran away.
Connor Whitlock shouted: "Hold still!" Everyone stopped. Lao Lu led the bandits and surrounded them and said: "Hold still, what are you doing here!" Connor Whitlock said: "We are panning for gold in Laojingou." Lao Lu said: "I didn't know you were from Laojingou? Where are you going so late at night?" Connor Whitlock said: "Boss, we wanted to stay here for the winter and continue working in the spring, but we miss home so much that we want to go home."
Lao Lu sneered and said, "I think you are desperate to transport the gold. Search for me!" The bandits came over to search him without saying anything, but found nothing. Lao Yaner looked panicked. Lao Lu got off his horse and walked up to him, reaching his hand into his mouth to pick it out. Lao Yaner couldn't stop feeling sick, and vomited a piece of pig intestine with a "wow". A bandit picked up the pig intestine, checked it, and exclaimed, "Boss, there is a gold nugget hidden here!"
Lao Lu said: "Okay, he took the gold and absconded. We should follow the rules and kill him!" Before he finished speaking, a flash of knife light appeared and Lao Yan'er's head fell to the ground. The gold-spouses cried out in surprise, and Connor Whitlock seemed to be trembling with fear.
Lao Lu walked over and looked at Connor Whitlock, then laughed and said, "You bear, you peed your pants." The bandits laughed and said, "You B@st@ard, you want to transport gold with your guts? Get lost!" Connor Whitlock and his men hurriedly ran back to Jingou carrying Lao Yan'er's body. A bandit asked in confusion, "Boss, why are they running back again?" Lao Lu said, "Fool! They came here to explore the way."
Connor Whitlock and the goldsmiths buried Lao Yan'er. Connor Whitlock stood in silence. After a long while, he said angrily: "Everyone has seen it. This time we are exploring the way and not letting you take the gold. If everyone is like Lao Yan'er who breaks his oath and is not united, the gold will never be transported out!" A goldsmith said: "This time it is the officials and the bandits who have joined forces. We have done it so well that it is airtight. Who leaked the news? I think the spy is among us." Connor Whitlock said: "We are brothers in life and death. Don't doubt each other."
Connor Whitlock and Jin Dana were drinking. Connor Whitlock said, "Big gui, I admit it. I can't get out of Jingou in this life." Jin Dana said, "I have been working here for more than ten years. Am I not familiar with the geography or the people? I know both. Don't you want to transport gold? Yes, I dream about it! Why haven't you dared to do it yet? The ancients said that to do great things, you need the right time, the right place, and the right people. Now that the time is right and it hasn't thawed yet, the big jar of soy sauce can still be moved. What about the right place? I know it well. What's missing is the right people. If you join hands with me, it will be all right. But..."
Connor Whitlock asked, "What?" Jin Dana said, "But if you want to transport gold... Hey, let me ask you, do you want your life or gold?" Connor Whitlock said, "I want both my life and gold!" Jin Dana asked, "Can you give up one?" Connor Whitlock said, "I can't give up either one!" Jin Dana said, "Why bother?" Connor Whitlock said, "I can't do this for nothing!"
Jin Dana said: "As the ancients said, you can't have your cake and eat it too. If you want the gold, you have to sacrifice your life. If you are not willing to sacrifice your life, the gold cannot be transported out." Connor Whitlock said: "Tell me how to sacrifice it." Jin Dana whispered a few words to Connor Whitlock. Connor Whitlock was shocked after hearing this.
Connor Whitlock returned to his room and called his roommate Jin Fu together, saying, "Jin Li, close the door tightly. I heard a plan from the cabinet today, and we might as well try it if we want to transport gold. The plan is simple, eight words: sacrifice your life to swallow the gold, and then transport the body through the customs." Everyone exclaimed, "Ah!"
Connor Whitlock said: "The big keeper is right. The method we used and the route we took are very familiar to the government and the bandits. It will be useless even if we sacrifice dozens of lives. No one has used this method before. This is the only way." Several people talked for a long time and finally made up their minds to draw lots to decide who would swallow the gold.
The only one who didn't speak was Xiao Jinli. Seeing that everyone was determined, he cried and begged, "Uncle, I advise you not to do it. What do we need gold for? I won't do it no matter what!" Yi Jinfu said, "No! We are the only ones left. We have to do it whether we want to or not. Those who don't do it will be spies, and no one can be a fool!" Xiao Jinli begged Connor Whitlock again, "Godfather, please, I won't join your group. Let me go."
Connor Whitlock stamped his feet and said, "It's already been decided, no one should beg for mercy, there is no other way! But the man who swallowed the gold can't die in vain, we have to sign a contract, transport his body back to his hometown in Shandong, buy a few acres of good land for his family, and marry those who haven't married yet." A gold man said, "It's reasonable, whoever doesn't keep his promise will be killed!" Everyone said, "Yes, kill him! Let's drink blood wine and swear a poisonous oath."
Everyone bit their middle fingers, drank the blood wine, and swore a poisonous oath. Connor Whitlock said, "God, we nine people are here to transport gold. We respect the dead and give them a lavish burial. If you don't keep your promise, you will be put to death!" Everyone said, "We respect the dead and give them a lavish burial. If you don't keep your promise, you will be put to death!"
The cruel lottery began. It was strange that the lot would choose the one who was most afraid, and it was Xiao Jinli who got the lot to swallow the gold. Xiao Jinli was struck by thunder, and fell to his knees with a plop, begging everyone, "Uncles and uncles, I don't want to die, please spare me!"
The gold-earning husbands were furious and said, "This B@st@ard, what a coward! If he doesn't swallow it, we will beat him to death today and open his stomach to hide the gold!" Then they started beating him. Connor Whitlock looked at the scene coldly without saying a word. Little Jinli said, "Don't beat me, can't I swallow it? I just have one request, let me meet with the big black girl today to say goodbye, so that she will not be in vain for loving me." Connor Whitlock said sternly, "No!" Little Jinli cried and said, "Godfather, why?"
Connor Whitlock said coldly: "Why? You know!" Xiao Jinli was horrified, sat down on the ground and said: "Godfather, you..." Connor Whitlock sighed and said: "You, you are still a life, okay, I will swallow the gold for you." Everyone said: "Old Zhu, what's wrong with you? Are you crazy!"
Connor Whitlock waved his hand and said, "Who told me to be his godfather? It's settled!" The other husbands looked at Connor Whitlock with admiration and couldn't help but praise him, "Old Zhu, I've never seen a man like you. We will make your funeral a grand one!" Little Jinli hugged Connor Whitlock's thigh and cried, "Godfather, you can't die!" Connor Whitlock pulled Little Jinli up and said, "Okay, stop crying. I'll take you to see the big black girl. I haven't settled the wine bill with her yet!"
Connor Whitlock brought Xiao Jinli into the tavern. As soon as they entered, Connor Whitlock used a little force on his wrist to remove Xiao Jinli's arm, and Xiao Jinli fell to the ground with a plop. Lao Guozi, who was standing at the counter, saw that things were not going well and tried to run away. Connor Whitlock said, "This is yours, I'll give it back to you!" He raised his hand, and a dart had pierced his throat, and Lao Guozi fell on his back. Da Hei Yatou saw it, sat down on the ground, pointed at Connor Whitlock in horror and said, "You..."
Connor Whitlock said: "Yes, you have good eyesight. I am Connor Whitlock. You can report to the authorities and claim the reward." The big black girl said with trembling mouth: "I..."
Connor Whitlock said: "Needless to say, you are the spy of the bandits. I will transport gold again tomorrow, you can inform the bandits, but it's a pity that the old fruit doesn't work, you have to do it yourself." Little Jinli cried and said: "Mom, my godfather is going to swallow the gold, he is for me, don't let my godfather die!" The big black girl hugged the little Jinli tightly and cried: "Child, mother will not live today, we have committed too much sin!" Connor Whitlock's eyes were wide open, staring at the big black girl and said: "I have never seen such a black-hearted woman like you in the world! Is your heart more poisonous than snakes and scorpions? Can the wronged souls of my brothers forgive you? Tell me, what is all this for?"
The big black girl cried and said, "I have no choice but to tell the truth now. Yes, I am the bandit's spy, and so is Lao Guozi. He is a messenger. I see everything you do. Da Jinli and Xiao Jinli are my sons and my spies, but I am forced to do so. My daughter is still in the hands of the bandits. If I don't act as a spy, my daughter will be abused by the bandits, abused to death... Just kill us women. I won't blame you for dying in my hands. I'm content!"
Connor Whitlock said: "Kill you? I have killed countless foreigners with my hands, but I have never killed civilians. Lao Guozi is the first one. He deserves it! I didn't kill you because I remembered your kindness. I know that you spared my life when I fell into the trap that day."
The big black girl knelt down in front of Connor Whitlock and said, "Brother Zhu, even if you don't kill me, I have to advise you that the soldiers, bandits and big and small leaders are all eyeing the gold. You can only guard against the east and the west. Don't run into them." Connor Whitlock said, "Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. I accept the consequences whether I live or die. Big black girl, don't be so tired in the future. Take the children and go. You can decide how to deal with the current situation!" After that, he went out.
He did not go back to Jin Fu's house, but went to Jin Dana's house. When he reached the door and was about to knock, he heard Jin Dana and Jin Baotou talking in low voices. Jin Dana laughed and said, "This tactic is written in the military manual, which is called repairing the plank road in the open and crossing Chencang in secret."
Jin Baotou said: "Brother, your trick is really amazing. We are absolutely safe this time. After this, we will meet at my fourth uncle's house in Lao Mazigou. You can't run away with the gold." Jin Dana said: "How could that be? After all, we are cousins." Jin Baotou smiled and said: "I am not afraid if you run away. I have asked someone to send your sister-in-law and nephew to a safe place. You can't find them, but I can." Jin Dana was horrified and said: "You..."
Jin Baotou said: "Brother, don't worry, I'm doing this for your own good, can't you see that?" Jin Dana laughed and said: "Why should I worry? You're the one who worries. We've been together for so many years, don't you know what kind of person you are? My word is my bond, I'll see you at Fourth Uncle's house." Jin Baotou asked with his ear tilted: "What's the noise?" Jin Dana said: "Don't worry, those guys are dreaming."
Connor Whitlock carefully walked back to his room. There was a deafening snoring in the room, and the guys were all immersed in the dream of getting rich. He quietly climbed onto the kang and lay down, his eyes shining like light bulbs, as if he was thinking about something.
The next day was a sunny day. Early in the morning, the boss Jin arranged wine and food. He held a big bowl of wine to toast Connor Whitlock and other husbands of Jin and said, "Brothers, it is inconvenient for the boss to come forward for today's matter. Let's all keep it tacit. After drinking this bowl of wine, we will set off and have a safe trip. Cheers!" Everyone drank the wine in the bowl.
Jin Baotou picked up the gold nugget wrapped in pig intestines on the table and said, "Brother Zhu, it's up to you. Hold your breath and swallow it. Whether you live or die depends on God." Connor Whitlock said, "Boss, I have nothing to say now. You take good care of my brothers." Jin Baotou said, "Okay, don't worry." Connor Whitlock said, "Boss, it's not easy to swallow. Give me another bowl of wine." Jin Baotou took the wine. Connor Whitlock swallowed his saliva, endured the nausea and pushed the pig intestines into his throat. He rolled and moved with a painful expression. It finally went into his stomach and he gradually fell into a coma. The Jin husbands cried, "Brother Zhu, you have to hold on!" Jin Baotou roared, "Why are you crying! Get on the road quickly!"
Two snow sleds were driving fast in the snowy field. One was carrying several brothers and Connor Whitlock, and the other was carrying Jin Baotou and others. They rolled up two clouds of snow mist on the snowy field. They drove fast all the way and arrived at the intersection of Wudaogou. They saw a group of people waiting at the end of the road. They were actually soldiers and bandits. The snow sleds had to stop, and the Jinfu were in a panic.
A soldier leader said, "Stop! What are you doing?" The leader Jin said, "Sir, a fellow soldier died and was sent back to his hometown." The soldier leader asked, "Did you smuggle anything?" The leader Jin said, "No, absolutely not. If you don't believe me, search. Guys, let me search."
The chief of the officers and soldiers said: "We don't search the living, we search the dead!" Jin Baotou was stunned and said: "Sir, the dead are respected, don't disturb him." The chief of the officers and soldiers said: "Stop talking nonsense! Brothers, search!" The two soldiers searched Connor Whitlock's body but found nothing.
The leader of the soldiers sneered and said, "Open his caesarean section!" Everyone panicked and surrounded Connor Whitlock and said, "Sir, we can't do that! He's dead!" The leader of the soldiers laughed and said, "Are dead people afraid of opening their caesarean sections? Open it!" Jin Baotou pulled everyone away and said, "If you want to open it, then do it." Everyone was stunned and said, "Chief, you..."
The head of the Jin family said, "What's wrong with me? I told you to bury me right here, but you didn't listen. We didn't take anything with us, so what are we afraid of? Sir, open me up." A soldier stepped forward with a knife in hand, and the head of the Jin family and his men watched nervously. Unexpectedly, Connor Whitlock slowly opened his eyes, looked at the soldier and laughed.
The soldier holding the knife said in panic: "Oh my god, this guy is dead again!" The head of the Jin family and the other Jin men looked at Connor Whitlock in shock. Connor Whitlock vomited a bunch of pig intestines with a "wow" and shouted: "I choked to death, greed almost killed me!" The leader of the officers and soldiers laughed wildly and said: "Fcuk you, you said you didn't smuggle anything, what is this?"
The officers and soldiers and bandits surrounded the pigs with weapons in hand. The leader pointed at the intestines and said, "Look, what's inside?" A soldier used a knife to pick open the pig intestines, turned them over carefully and said, "Huh? There's nothing!" The head of the pigs turned pale and shouted, "Ah! Something weird has happened! It must be something weird!" The pigs were also shocked.
The chief of the officers and soldiers was very surprised: "Huh? Nothing? The news can't be wrong! I don't believe it, search everyone!" The soldiers came up and searched everyone one by one. A soldier found a piece of pig intestines from the package carried by Jin Baotou and said, "Sir, here it is!" The chief of the officers and soldiers weighed the pig intestines with gold hidden in them, walked up to Jin Baotou with a grim smile and said, "What else do you have to say? According to the Qing Dynasty law, behead!" Several soldiers came forward and tied up Jin Baotou. Jin Baotou struggled and said, "I am innocent, someone framed me!" The chief of the officers and soldiers said, "Humph, no one who is caught will not cry out for injustice, execute him on the spot!" Before he finished speaking, Jin Baotou's head fell to the ground.
Jin Dana was driving a snow sled and running desperately. Suddenly, he reined in his horse and looked ahead nervously. Connor Whitlock and other Jin Fu were standing in the middle of the road, staring at Jin Dana, with their two snow sleds parked behind them. Jin Dana stopped the snow sled, knelt down and begged for mercy, saying: "Brothers, please spare me. I was the one who reported the news to the government. I just wanted to use you to lead them away. Aren't we all for gold?" He took out the gold from his arms and said: "This is all the gold I have. Let's divide it equally, or you can take it all. Just spare my life. I will never forget your kindness."
A gold merchant took the gold bag from Jin Dana and handed it to Connor Whitlock, saying, "Brother Zhu, what do you think we should do?" Connor Whitlock opened the gold bag and said, "Is that all?" Jin Dana swore, "That's all. This is all the hard work I have put in these years. I don't want it anymore. I don't want gold anymore. I have an 80-year-old mother at home, and a wife, children and a large group of elderly people. Please let me go." Connor Whitlock said aggressively, "Tell me the truth. Was He Laosi killed by you and Jin Baotou in collusion with the government and the bandits?" Jin Dana didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Connor Whitlock smiled coldly and said, "Aren't you always trying to find the man who worked with He Laosi?" Jin Dana suddenly understood and said in shock, "You..." An angry Connor Whitlock picked up Jin Dana and said angrily, "Just for that little bit of gold, you killed my good brother and so many people!" Jin Dana's legs were shaking like sieves: "Brother, all the gold belongs to you, please spare me..." He pointed at the horse pulling the sleigh in panic, "Those four horseshoes are gold wrapped in lead."
A goldsmith lifted a horse hoof, pried off a horseshoe with a knife and handed it to Connor Whitlock. Connor Whitlock took it and looked at it carefully. Jin Dana took advantage of everyone's unpreparedness, suddenly broke away from Connor Whitlock, jumped on his snow sled and ran away. The goldsmiths wanted to chase him, but Connor Whitlock said, "No need." He flicked his hand, and the horseshoe "whooshed" and caught up with Jin Dana's head. Jin Dana fell off the snow sled in response. The goldsmiths exclaimed.
Connor Whitlock said with a straight face: "Brothers, some of this is what we deserve, and some is ill-gotten gains. I saw a few brothers get a little greedy and want to divide it all up. I don't think that's possible. We can't take ill-gotten gains." The goldmen said: "We can't just throw it away, can we?"
Connor Whitlock said, "Who said throw it away? I have already planned it. Tomorrow we will find a place to exchange it for silver and send it to the homes of Lao Yan'er, Niu Dejin and other dead brothers. Do you think it's okay? If it's okay, let's do it and no one can regret it. If it's not okay, I will throw it into the old forest and no one can think about it."
Everyone nodded and said, "Brother Zhu is a man of integrity, no one can say anything, let's do as he says."
Inside and outside the gold field, there was a rare tranquility. Big Black Girl and Little Golden Grain walked slowly, and the gold field was getting farther and farther away from them...
The river is open, the ice sheets of the Songhua River are arching up, shaking the earth...
In the forest farm, there is a scene of bustling work.
A burly man walked over in the snow, humming an obscene tune:
The little sister is sitting in the embroidery tower,
Holding the mallet with his head down.
Sister, what are you worried about?
I regret asking my husband to seek a title of nobility.
Other people's mandarin ducks come in pairs,
My sister's room is empty and no one is staying.
Waiting for a handsome man to come,
The effect of touching breasts and intercourse is romantic.
A carpenter said, "Hey, did you see that? Here comes another guy knocking on the gate." The big guy looked at the man and said, "I recognize this guy, his name is Lao Xiong." "He is Lao Xiong? My god, he looks like a vicious monster." The big guy said, "Keep your voice down, this guy used to be a bandit, and he has the support of his big brother who is the boss, so no one dares to mess with him. Why is he here?"
Old Bear walked up to Ethan Whitlock who was chopping logs, kicked him in the B*tt and said, "Hey, Little Bandazi, where is old One-Armed Man?" Ethan Whitlock glanced at him and said, "Why are you kicking me?" The big man hurried over and said, "Brother, are you looking for our leader? He's in the horse rack, over there." Old Bear glared at Ethan Whitlock and said, "Little Bandazi, you're pretty aggressive!" He snatched the axe from Ethan Whitlock's hand, swung it, and with a "hi!", a branch as thick as a bowl flew out.
All the woodcutters present were shocked. Lao Xiong threw down his axe and walked towards the horse rack. Ethan Whitlock said with some admiration: "This big fool is quite powerful!" The big man next to him said to Ethan Whitlock: "Don't mess with him, this guy is ruthless! Besides, his eldest brother is the boss of our large forest, no one dares to mess with him."
Lily Summers was sweeping the snow around the horse rack when she suddenly found a pair of big feet standing in front of her. She looked up and saw that the old bear was looking at her with a smile. Lily Summers was shocked by the old bear's big size and lustful look! The old bear was salivating and said, "Hey, there are such beautiful birds in the old forest! You are so shy, I will deal with you sooner or later!"
Lily Summers turned around and ran towards the forest farm like a frightened bird, bumping into Ethan Whitlock. Ethan Whitlock said, "Sister, what's wrong? Why are you panicking? Did you meet a wolf?" Lily Summers was still in shock, stroking her chest and panting, saying, "I was so scared. A big guy just blocked me on the road again, saying some shameless words, which scared me to death." She grabbed Ethan Whitlock's hand and said, "Touch me here, it's still throbbing."
Ethan Whitlock touched Lily Summers's chest, then retracted his hand as if it was burned, and said, "Sister, don't be afraid, I will protect you!"
Ethan Whitlock stood in the house and cursed Lao Xiong, saying: "You are so good at bullying people, how can you be a hero if you bully women? I will never let him go today!" The big guy said: "Ethan Whitlock, do you really want to fight him?" Ethan Whitlock said angrily: "You have to fight with such people, I don't believe I can't beat him!" The big guy said: "Forget it, just endure it if you can. Who doesn't know that Lao Xiong is cruel and ruthless? And he has his brother to support him, who can afford to offend him!" Ethan Whitlock stamped his feet and said: "Me, I can afford to offend him! I am not surnamed Zhu if I don't make him Sh!t and piss!"
Lao Xiong and Chuan Wu set up their arena in the snow, and the wood gangs formed a circle. It was a fierce fight. Chuan Wu was proud of the few moves he had learned from his father, but he was no match for Lao Xiong. At the beginning, he could still throw a few moves, but later on he could only take the blows. Chuan Wu endured the pain, covered in blood, and hugged Lao Xiong's legs tightly, refusing to let go. Lao Xiong kicked him hard. Xian Er was in the house listening to Chuan Wu screaming, and she tried to rush out of the house, but the red scarf stopped her and said, "You absolutely cannot go! Chuan Wu will be distracted if you are there, and Lao Xiong will be more excited. You stay here, I'll go and take a look."
The red scarf came over and dragged the old bear and said, "Brother, don't you just want to play? It doesn't matter who you play with. Sister will do Lily Summers's work. You must have never seen the tricks of sister on the bed. Let's go." The old bear threw away the red scarf and said, "Get out! What a piece of crap you are, get out of here! Little Banda, you are not capable enough? Do you dare to stand in Heng'er's way?"
The old one-armed man came over and said, "Wait! Do you dare to beat Ethan Whitlock in three games?"
The old bear smiled and said, "Okay, I'll give the boss some face. I'll play a few rounds with you. See you tomorrow!"
The red scarf helped Ethan Whitlock into the house. Lily Summers fetched water and medicine, wiped Ethan Whitlock's wound, and said: "Ethan Whitlock, don't risk your life for me. I don't deserve you to do this." Ethan Whitlock said the same thing: "You are my sister. I have to protect the people of the Zhu family, even if it means risking my life. Otherwise, I am not worthy of being the descendant of Connor Whitlock!" The old one-armed man was stunned and said: "You... this is how people beat you! Lily Summers, go back. Ethan Whitlock will stay with me tonight."
Seeing Lily Summers and everyone else leaving, the old one-armed man asked, "My child, is your father Connor Whitlock?" Ethan Whitlock covered his mouth and said, "Did I tell you?" The old one-armed man looked up to the sky and sighed, "No wonder, a tiger can't give birth to a puppy. Old bear, old bear, you will definitely die!"
In the inner room, Lily Summers sat on the kang and cried. The red scarf said to Lily Summers: "Run away quickly, you can't just watch Ethan Whitlock being beaten to death by Lao Xiong. If you leave, they won't have anything to fight. Where else can you find a good man like Ethan Whitlock? Don't let him be ruined! Don't worry, I won't teach him bad things when you leave. I was just teasing him a few days ago. There are not many good men, and he is still a child. Hey, this kid, how old do you think he is? He only knows how to protect us. If this man grows up, he will be a good guard at home and protect food, and he doesn't even know how to love women! It's a pity that neither of us has this blessing!"
Lily Summers cried and said, "I can't leave. If I leave, Old Bear will ask Ethan Whitlock for me. If he gets angry, I won't let him go. If he wants to die, I want to die with him!" She gritted her teeth and said, "I don't believe that Old Bear won't die!"
The red scarf was shocked and said: "You want to..." Lily Summers said fiercely: "Don't worry, I know how to make a man die!" The red scarf slapped his thigh and said: "My God, there are more and more people in this world who don't want to die!" Lily Summers said: "It's all forced!"
Ethan Whitlock and Lao Xiong had a second fight. Ethan Whitlock lost even more miserably. Blood was gushing out of his nose and his muscles and bones were in great pain. He stood up shakily and said, "Okay, one more time. If you can beat me, I will leave the mountain place forever." Lao Xiong said contemptuously, "Well, you don't have to leave. I will bury you here!"
The old one-armed man personally treated Ethan Whitlock's wounds and said to him, "Ethan Whitlock, I have forgotten how I killed the tiger. Tell me." Ethan Whitlock smiled and said, "You stuck the stick into the tiger's A**h0le." The old one-armed man glanced at Ethan Whitlock and said, "This tiger is so powerful, but its crotch is not strong enough." Ethan Whitlock was happy and said, "Grandpa, if you don't teach me well, my San'er also punished me in the same way."
The old one-armed man sighed and said, "When fighting with humans, you have to follow the rules, but when fighting with animals, you can't follow the rules."
As he was talking, Lao Xiong pushed the door open and walked in, saying: "Xiao Banda, I have something to say. I don't have time to talk to you endlessly. Tomorrow I will kill you, and you will definitely die! I found a middleman to make a life and death contract. I won't pay for my life even if I kill you. Do you dare to sign it?" Ethan Whitlock said: "Why not? Give it to me!" Lao Xiong handed over the contract. Ethan Whitlock said: "I don't have a pen, so just press your fingerprint." As he said that, he broke his nose with a punch and pressed his fingerprint with blood. Lao Xiong was stunned and looked at Ethan Whitlock for a long time without recovering.
A newly made birch bark coffin was placed next to the duel arena. The third fierce fight between Ethan Whitlock and Lao Xiong was about to begin. Lao Xiong said with a grim smile: "Little Banda, we agreed that we would not pay for our lives and would not leave the other party alive." Ethan Whitlock: "Don't be a sissy, just do it."
The big man who was watching asked: "The head is for Ethan Whitlock? It doesn't need to be so big, right?" The one-armed old man said: "Let's see, whoever dies will go in. What if Lao Xiong dies? Do we have to do it again?" The big man said: "I think it will be Ethan Whitlock who dies, he is no match for Lao Xiong."
Ethan Whitlock learned his lesson this time and did not give the old bear a chance to get close to him. He was relatively small and more agile. After a stalemate of about an incense stick, the old bear was so angry that he used brute force. He saw an opportunity and stretched out his hand to hug Ethan Whitlock's waist. Ethan Whitlock felt like he was being strangled by iron bars and couldn't breathe. When he was distracted, the old bear grabbed his neck with his other hand. With a "hi" sound, Ethan Whitlock was lifted over his head. Lily Summers and Red Scarf screamed in fear, and the old one-armed man frowned. The old bear looked at everyone, laughed wildly, and pretended to throw Ethan Whitlock onto the coffin. Just as he was dying, Ethan Whitlock turned over like a kite and buried his head in the old bear's crotch. The old bear screamed, and Ethan Whitlock whimpered like a wolf, biting the old bear's crotch and spinning in circles on the snow.
The old one-armed man relaxed his frown, and Mu Bang was dumbfounded. Lily Summers and Red Scarf burst into laughter. Ethan Whitlock bit the old bear's crotch tightly, and the struggling and howling old bear fell to the ground. Ethan Whitlock finally relaxed, and lay on the snow, breathing out white air and vomiting heavily. The people present watched in a daze. The old bear slowly got up, his face was pale, and he staggered down the mountain. After taking a few steps, he stopped and turned around, gasping for breath and said: "Xiao Banda, I'm going down the mountain. Thank you for saving my life. This kid, how can he be a human? He's a wolf, a man-eating wolf!"
Everyone cheered and rushed towards Ethan Whitlock. Ethan Whitlock had already fainted in the snow. Lily Summers called out again and again: "Ethan Whitlock, my good brother!" The red-headed scarf also had tears in his eyes. The old one-armed man walked away with one hand behind his back, saying: "Well, I prepared the coffin in vain!"
The work in the mountain farm was finished, and the old one-armed man prepared a sumptuous banquet, and the wood gang drank a farewell wine. The old one-armed man stood up and said: "Well, there is no banquet that will last forever. The work in the mountain farm is finished, the money has been divided, and the farewell wine has been drunk. Let's part ways now. I, the old one-armed man, have offended everyone in the past few months, but there is nothing I can do about it. Please forgive me." The red headscarf said: "You are here to complain! Everyone has a score in their hearts. Without you, the old one-armed man, as the leader, our mountain farm will not be popular. Leader, I toast you a big bowl of wine!" The bowl was finished.
Everyone said, "Boss, we all toast you a bowl!" The one-armed old man said, "Okay, I'll toast you after you finish." The one-armed old man toasted Ethan Whitlock, Lily Summers, and the red-headed man and said, "People are living treasures. If two people don't meet, they may never meet again. Let's get together again when the water in the Songhua River is fertile and see you on the raft in the water field!"
The next day, everyone said goodbye. Lily Summers thought about it all night and still didn't want to go back with Ethan Whitlock. He was afraid of seeing Aiden Whitlock, and even more afraid of not seeing Aiden Whitlock. Ethan Whitlock said sadly: "Sister Lily Summers, if you don't go back with me, where are we going?" Lily Summers said: "It's okay to go wherever we go. After this trip on the mountain, I'm not afraid of going anywhere." Ethan Whitlock asked Hongtoujin again: "Sister Hong, what about you?"
The red scarf said, "I want to go to the lower reaches of the Songhua River. In summer and autumn, the raftsmen stay there. That's where I make a living. Lily Summers, come with me. It's easy to make money there." Lily Summers shook her head and said, "I won't go with you. Let's say goodbye now."
Lily Summers went on her own and walked out of the silent forest silently. Suddenly, a clear opera melody rang out in the forest:
I can't see the sunny road ahead.
I can't see the White Horse General when I look back...
It was a beautiful spring day, and Wen's mother was eating in the yard. Suddenly, there was a sound of horses neighing outside the door. Wen's mother stood up and looked outside. In the spring light, on the field, Ethan Whitlock was riding a horse and driving two horses, galloping over. Ethan Whitlock drove the horses and shouted loudly...
Wen's mother stood outside the courtyard gate and watched excitedly. Ethan Whitlock entered the courtyard, kowtowed three times to his mother and said, "Mom, the second son is back!" Wen's mother cried and said, "You are such a wicked boy. I miss you so much! My son!" Ethan Whitlock got up, sat at the table, picked up the food and started to eat it voraciously. Wen's mother said, "Don't be in a hurry to eat. I want to talk to you!"
Wen's mother's good fortune was not over yet. Two days later, under the fiery sunset, the man she had been thinking about day and night, Connor Whitlock, opened the door of her home, exhausted. The mother and her two children who were having dinner could hardly believe their eyes. Wen's mother shed tears silently. Ethan Whitlock and Caleb Whitlock rushed to their father at the same time, shouting loudly: "Dad, Dad..." Wen's mother said: "Thank God. Dad, will you never leave from now on?" Connor Whitlock said: "What I promised you will not change. We have money now. I plan to buy a few acres of land and build six large tiled houses. Let's live a good life." Wen's mother said: "Alas, the whole family is missing Aiden Whitlock. Where did this child go?"
The surprises that spring brings to people are like the forsythia flowers that bloom in different periods of time, some bloom in early spring, some bloom in the middle of spring, and some bloom in late spring. A few days after Wen's mother started talking about Aiden Whitlock, a man with dishevelled hair and a stick walked into the house. The whole family was stunned. The man suddenly threw himself on the kang and cried loudly, "Dad, Mom, I found my home." This man was Aiden Whitlock! He failed to find Lily Summers and came to Yuanbao Town by begging.
Finally reunited. In the photo studio in Yuanbao Town, Connor Whitlock and his family sat down. The photographer said, "Look here!" A puff of white smoke appeared, the spotlight flashed, and the Zhu family took a family photo.
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