Zhao Lin had already guessed the result from the words, but still asked: "What happened next?"
"later?"
Zhou Pao laughed at himself, "This bear is extremely powerful. It has been rubbing against the pine forest for many years. The pine resin seeped into its fur, as if it were wearing a suit of armor. It cannot be cut with a knife or penetrated with a spear."
"I led people to surround and kill it twice. I only got two moderate scars on its body, but several people's hands were broken."
"Twenty years...this beast is still alive and well!"
The last words were said through gritted teeth.
Zhao Lin remained silent, having a vague premonition of what the other party wanted to say.
"Brother Zhao."
Zhou Paotou stared straight at Zhao Lin, "Brother Pao, I want to kill this bear. I hope brother can help me."
"I?"
Zhao Lin had a look of surprise on his face, "Brother Pao thinks too highly of me. I don't know martial arts and I've never hunted before. How can I help?"
Zhou Paotou shook his head and said: "Brother, you are humble. You are as strong as an ox. Who doesn't know on the dock? You can lift a stone block that two people cannot move without any effort. The warriors I have seen may not be able to lift it." Fuck you."
"I have an ancestral iron spear at home. When my brother comes, he will definitely be able to pierce that bear's armor!"
Charge into battle and fight Xiong Zhen?
Zhao Lin's expression changed slightly.
Zhou Paotou stretched out his hand to hold his shoulders, and said in a sincere tone, "Brother, you are so young and you come to the dock to carry bags. Your family must be short of money. You must also know that you can't make a few bucks a year by working so hard. Money, many people are exhausted in less than three years!”
"The bear has three treasures, bear bile, bear skin, and bear paws. They are all valuable goods. It can be sold for dozens of taels at least! As long as you kill this bear, you can make more money than carrying a bag for three years."
"How about it? Make a deal with me. If you don't open for three years, you will stay open for three years!"
Zhao Lin had no worries in his heart and said calmly: "Brother Pao, let me tell you the truth, I'm afraid of death."
Lack of money is a lack of money. No matter how big the business is, you have to have life flowers. Besides, I have a map of spiritual beasts and am slowly building up strength. There is no need to fight for my life with wild beasts.
Zhou Paotou still advised: "Brother, you don't know something. I have thought of a way to kill Xiong Zan. It is absolutely foolproof."
Zhao Lin sneered in his heart, if he really wanted to be foolproof, why bother looking for him?
"Brother Pao, thank you for your care over the past few days. I also understand your feelings of revenge, but there is really nothing I can do about this matter!"
"You can go to Sanjia Village to find out. My parents are sick and have difficulty moving. My brother was arrested and sent to hard labor. The whole family is targeting me alone. I can't take this risk!"
After saying that, he stood up, clasped his hands in his fists, and strode out of the restaurant.
…
In the next two days, Zhou Paotou kept wandering in front of Zhao Lin intentionally or unintentionally, and Zhao Lin pretended not to see it.
He will definitely not be involved in the matter of losing his life.
However, he was somewhat interested in Xiong Zhen.
The bear is an unusual species among bears. It is ferocious and aggressive and can walk upright... It is said that there is a bear that outstrips the three bears.
The legendary beasts from past lives really exist in this world.
There is this information about the memory of the spirit beast map: the higher the level of the beast, the greater the physical benefit will be from absorbing the spirit!
The bear is an enhanced version of the black bear, and its level is definitely not low.
However, Xiong Zhen's talent and specialty is also strength, which is the same as that of the old scalper he absorbed, so he is not suitable for absorbing it again.
After all, there are only nine grids in the spirit beast map, and each one is very precious.
When you gain strength in the future, you can consider absorbing the souls of other strange beasts.
…
After a hard day's work, Zhao Lin came home and saw his mother crying in front of the church and his father squatting on the threshold, smoking his pipe one after another.
"Dad, Mom, what's wrong?"
Zhao Lin realized that something was wrong at home, and his intuition may be related to his brother's matter.
Sure enough, Zhao's father said sadly: "There is news about your brother. Qian Sanming said that the county government is unwilling to release him. Don't think about it for another three to five months."
"so long!"
Zhao Lin was surprised and said: "In previous years, wasn't it at most two months?"
Father Zhao sighed and said, "The original county magistrate confiscated enough autumn grain and was dismissed. The new magistrate took office with three goals in mind. He wanted to build a dam in Fengtang to prevent another drought next year."
"There is a shortage of manpower to build the dam. The young men captured this time will not be released until the work is completed, and they are not allowed to visit. Even the prisoners in the prison have been dragged to dig soil."
Mother Zhao sobbed: "If you are with a prisoner, will you still survive?"
Zhao Lin's heart sank and his brows knitted together.
Building a dam is a big project.
Fengtang is located in the west of Qinghe County. It is an intermountain basin close to the upper reaches of Qingxi River in Baektu Mountain.
He judged that the new county magistrate probably wanted to dig a river channel to bring in water from the Qingxi River.
This is equivalent to building Fengtang into a reservoir. If a drought occurs next year, the water in the reservoir will be used to irrigate the surrounding fields.
The policy is good, but the methods are ruthless.
Yang Guang's construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal exhausted millions of workers. This reservoir required digging a long section of the river. Although the two projects are not comparable, how many people are there in the county?
There is nothing humane about the hard labor in this era. As long as you can't use it to death, you will use it to death.
You can even omit the first half of the sentence, and it won’t be a big deal if you use it to death.
As expected, he was the magistrate of Pojia County and the governor of the exterminated family!
Zhao Lin calmed down and asked: "Dad, have you ever asked if there is a way to get people?"
Father Zhao quickly said: "I asked, I asked with several others, and Qian Sanming said there is really nothing we can do."
Zhao Lin thought for a while and said, "Mom and dad, don't worry. I know a man with connections at the dock. I'll ask him tomorrow. Maybe it can be done."
"Seriously?" the two elders said in unison.
"Yeah." Zhao Lin nodded.
In order to appease his parents, he could only stabilize them with words first.
The second elder believed it, and his face became better, and he warned: "Then when you go to find someone tomorrow, don't go empty-handed, bring some gifts with you."
Zhao Lin nodded in agreement, thinking that he would ask Qian Sanming tomorrow.
Many things in the yamen cannot be explained clearly. My father is an honest farmer, so he may not be able to hear other people's undertones.
The next day, Zhao Lin got up early and went out as usual. Not far from the village, he turned around and headed to Lisha Town.
There are seven towns in Qinghe County, and Lisha Town is the smallest one. It is located near the southern foot of Baitou Mountain and not far from Sanjia Village.
When Zhao Lin came to Lisha Town, he did not go directly to Qian Sanming's house. Instead, he waited for the sun to rise and walked around the market.
"Qian Sanming is notoriously afraid of his wife. It would be better to give something to him than to his wife."
Zhao Lin gritted his teeth and spent 40 yuan to buy two pieces of floral cloth from a cloth shop.
Qian Sanming lives in the south of the town. There is a pair of stone drums used to guard the house in front of the red-painted gate.
This person was originally from a poor background and lived a life full of food.
The year before last, I somehow became related to the county clerk, and I had only been wearing single clothes for thirty-nine days—and I was shaking.
Zhao Lin knocked on the door a few times, and someone in the yard answered: "Who is it so early?"
"Brother Qian, it's me, Zhao Lin from Sanjia Village, and my father is Zhao Baotian."
The courtyard door opened, and a man in his thirties with a mustache poked his head out of the crack in the door.
"Are you Zhao Shan's brother?"
"Yes, Brother Qian remembered it." Zhao Lin said with a smile.
