Chapter 359: News That Makes People Fearful

Wang An said with a smile: "Busy, old uncle?"

Liu Deyuan saw Wang An enter the courtyard and hurriedly stood up, saying to Wang An with a smile:

"Xiao An is here, quick, come into the house to warm up."

Wang An tied the mule to the post used for drying clothes and followed his old uncle into the house.

At this time, the old aunt Ding Zhengxiang was doing what women of this era had to do when they were free—making shoe soles.

In fact, in the rural areas of this era, no matter whose family it was, and no matter if it was an old woman or an unmarried girl, as long as they knew how to do needlework, they basically couldn't leave the work of "making shoe soles."

Making shoe soles every day, making shoe soles when free, even when "gossiping," they were also making shoe soles.

Making shoe uppers.

Making shoe uppers is faster, and they are generally made together.

Don't talk about women comrades not being free, or being tired, or anything.

To tell the truth, every family is like this; as long as it is a family that lives a life, the women are never free every day.

Of course, the men are even less free, like cleaning manure, chopping firewood, carrying water into the house, etc., are all done by men.

Seeing Wang An enter the house, Ding Zhengxiang also hurriedly put down the shoe sole in her hand, got off the kang and put on her shoes, while greeting Wang An to get on the kang, and taking cigarettes and pouring water.

Although Wang An is a nephew, a junior, in this situation, he should also be treated as a guest; this is just a kind of etiquette, nothing else.

After simple pleasantries, Wang An explained his intention.

However, Wang An didn't say it in such detail, because some things don't need to be known by too many people.

And Wang An didn't say that he would dig up any treasure, only saying that there would be good things, and emphasized that all relatives would be called, and they would go into the mountains to search early tomorrow morning.

As soon as Wang An finished speaking, Liu Deyuan agreed; for Liu Deyuan, this nephew of his has always been worth trusting.

And ever since Liu Deyuan was robbed last time and then saved by Wang An, Liu Deyuan has taken this nephew Wang An even more seriously.

The old aunt Ding Zhengxiang is different from Liu Guilan; Ding Zhengxiang belongs to the kind of person who has no opinion, and all the big and small things in the family have to be decided by Liu Deyuan.

So Ding Zhengxiang just listened to the things Wang An and Liu Deyuan said, and didn't interrupt at all, just kept asking Wang An to drink water.

After saying the matter, Wang An got up and intended to say goodbye.

Seeing Wang An about to leave, Liu Deyuan immediately said: "What's the rush, eat before you leave, it's not too late."

Ding Zhengxiang also echoed: "Yeah, the old aunt will stew a chicken for you, and then you can drink a little with your old uncle."

It could be seen that Liu Deyuan and his wife were not just being polite, but were sincerely trying to keep him.

However, Wang An definitely couldn't stay long, because there were still a few relatives who hadn't been notified.

So Wang An said: "No, old uncle, old aunt, I still have to go to Linjia Tun and Sujia Tun, you stay in the house, don't see me off."

After Wang An finished speaking, he walked toward the outside of the house.

Liu Deyuan and his wife naturally followed out; the etiquette of China is like this, seeing guests off will be sent to the gate.

When walking out of the gate, Wang An suddenly said: "Old uncle, don't forget to bring the steel rod and big hammer tomorrow, come early."

The steel rod is a steel rod with a tip, there are long and short ones; the long steel rod is generally used for chiseling frozen soil or as a pry bar, and the short steel rod is generally used for splitting wood or chiseling stones.

"Hey, won't forget." Liu Deyuan agreed.

"That's fine, old uncle, it's cold, you go back to the house quickly."

After Wang An finished speaking, he hit the mule and walked toward Linjia Tun.

Basically the same process, Wang An told the matter to his big aunt Wang Yuqin and her husband, and his old aunt Wang Yulian and her husband separately. And whether it was the big aunt's husband Lin Dajiang or the old aunt's husband Feng Chengmin, they all agreed very readily.

This kind of thing, as long as it is not a person with a brain problem, can know what is going on.

It is nothing more than Wang An wanting to let these relatives make a little money.

When leaving the old aunt Wang Yulian's house, the old aunt's husband Feng Chengmin also told Wang An a big event.

That is, in the past ten days, in Yushu Tun further north, hunters and villagers have been eaten by big claws.

And the horses, mules, and cows that went into the mountains have also been bitten to death and dragged away by several.

Now this matter has been reported, but the document for killing the tiger has not been issued yet.

Feng Chengmin told Wang An very seriously and solemnly to be very careful when going into the mountains in the future.

Because big claws, this thing, running a hundred or eighty miles in a night is like playing.

Now it is still causing trouble over at Yushu Tun, but no one knows where it will appear tomorrow.

To be honest, after Feng Chengmin finished speaking, Wang An indeed felt a sudden thud in his heart, and there was a feeling of lingering fear.

Because big claws, that is, tigers, it is said that it is the mount of the mountain god and old leader.

However, tigers have another extremely special name, it is also called "wild boar keeper."

Remember, it is "wild boar keeper," not sheep keeper, cow keeper, or pig keeper.

The reason why it is said that tigers are "wild boar keepers" is because this thing generally "raises" a group of wild boars.

Every day, it watches this group of wild boars, not letting this group of wild boars leave its line of sight, biting whichever one wants to run, and when it is hungry, it will bite one to death and eat it.

However, saying this, there is a bit of mysterious and superstitious color.

In essence, it is actually that this thing likes to be active in places where there are groups of wild boars, and when this group of wild boars is eaten up, it will look for the next group of wild boars.

But ten days ago, Wang An was active near the wild boar forest.

Not to mention Wang An, damn, no matter who it is, he will also have lingering fear!

Fortunately, when Wang An and his two companions were hunting wild boars, they didn't encounter a tiger, otherwise, what the consequences would be, that would be unpredictable.

"Don't worry, old aunt's husband, tomorrow after we finish that matter, I will rest for two days to see what the situation is." Wang An said.

"Yeah, big claws are not to be played with, resting for a few days is fine." Feng Chengmin nodded.

"That's fine, old aunt's husband, I'm leaving, don't forget to bring a big shovel tomorrow." After Wang An finished speaking, he turned over and rode on the mule.

A big shovel is used for digging wood knots, similar to the Zen staff used by Lu Zhishen in "Water Margin," only with a convex shovel side, without the crescent shovel side.

Only heard Feng Chengmin agree: "Yeah, it's getting dark, you be careful."

Wang An agreed and went toward Sujia Tun.

Arriving at his father-in-law's house, he first teased his sister-in-law Mu Xueting, and then Wang An told the matter.

In fact, for coming to his father-in-law's house to say this, Wang An can only be considered as notifying, because as long as Wang An says what he is going to do, Mu Xueli basically won't even ask.

Anyway, for Mu Xueli, following his brother-in-law, it is either making a big fortune or a small fortune, just do it.

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