Passing by the bend once again, Wang An stared at the spot for a long time, but he couldn't think of a perfect countermeasure.
This place was truly too eerie; rotten things were always drawn to it, as if an invisible pair of giant hands were manipulating everything!
The main issue was that this thing didn't seem to be something a mortal could solve. He had burned the paper and lit the incense, but it still couldn't be suppressed. There really wasn't a good way to handle it!
After watching for a while, Wang An's eyes suddenly lit up. He had forgotten one important thing, something that could be called a divine artifact—the Ma Lei Zi!
A Ma Lei Zi was a single firecracker. This thing had more punch than a double-bang, and unlike the double-bang, it didn't fly into the sky before exploding. Once this thing went off, the sound was as enduring as a clap of thunder—extremely jarring!
It would make a person's ears ring "buzz buzz buzz," turning them into a deaf person for a short period of time.
Having thought of this "divine artifact," Wang An returned home feeling at ease.
Upon returning home, he first took out some candy to tease the two little sisters. The two girls were naturally overjoyed, incessantly saying, "Big brother is so good!" and "Big brother is the best!"
Actually, there was plenty of candy in the house, but Liu Guilan was very frugal in managing the household, giving each of the two little girls only two or three pieces of candy a day.
Of course, when she was in a good mood, they got three pieces each; when she was in a bad mood, they got two. The two little girls naturally licked their lips in sweetness, never having enough.
After soothing the two little sisters, Wang An called the whole family into the west room and took out six stacks of Da Tuanjie bills. The reason he didn't take them all out was that 1,200 yuan belonged to Feng Chengmin and Mu Xueli.
Although it wouldn't have been wrong to calculate the money based on the supply and marketing cooperative's purchase price, whether it was Wang An dealing in goods or smuggling guns in his previous life, or his current life as a mountain hunter, he disdained doing such things.
A deal was a deal, regardless of how much more money could be made through different methods! Since it was agreed that it would be split half-and-half, then it was half-and-half. It was simply a matter of personal principle.
When the six stacks of Da Tuanjie were placed on the kang, the visual impact was enormous!
In this era, among the hundreds of thousands of people in DJ County, there were likely fewer than five people who could produce 6,000 yuan. That was a fact!
Therefore, whether it was Wang Dazhu and Liu Guilan or Mu Xueqing, they all looked at the six stacks of Da Tuanjie with faces full of shock, unable to speak for a long time.
After a long while, Liu Guilan said in a trembling voice, "These... are these all ours?"
"Yup, I've already set aside the shares for my great-uncle and Xueli," Wang An said with a smile.
"Oh my goodness! This is just too much!" Unexpectedly, Liu Guilan wasn't as excited as he had imagined; instead, she sighed in amazement.
Wang An was very surprised by his mother's reaction. Had she changed? Shouldn't she be very excited?
His mother's subsequent actions further shattered Wang An's perception of her.
He watched as his mother picked up one of the stacks of money, gripped it in her hand, and said to Wang An and Mu Xueqing, "I've already spoken with your father. You two have been married for a while now. In the future, Xiao An only needs to hand over a small portion of his hunting money to me. Consider it as helping the three little ones in the house. As for the rest of the money, you two manage it yourselves."
Huh? What was going on? Was his mother giving up her role as the "big boss"?
He heard his mother continue, "Starting next year, we'll be building a house, and it'll definitely cost a lot. How can you build a house if you have no money in your hands? It would be too inconvenient for me to handle it when the time comes. Alright, put the money away."
After Liu Guilan finished speaking, she turned around to hide the money, and Wang Dazhu followed her to the outer room.
Mu Xueqing glanced at Wang An, seemingly asking what should be done with the money. Wang An thought for a moment, feeling that his mother had some motive for doing this, almost like she was setting the stage to split the family. But it didn't matter; as long as he didn't agree, she couldn't do anything about it.
Thinking of this, Wang An smiled and said to Mu Xueqing, "Since Mother said so, you just put it away. You wouldn't let me touch the money anyway."
Hearing this, Mu Xueqing put the money away and said, "That's because you're always fooling around everywhere. Let's see how you fool around without money, hmph!"
Wang An felt a bit embarrassed upon hearing this, but with his thick skin, he didn't care.
Instead, he pulled Mu Xueqing into his arms and kissed her small mouth, not letting go until she was breathless.
Having been gnawed on by Wang An, Mu Xueqing's face was flushed red as she took several deep breaths. She gave Wang An a fierce glare, but whispered, "My period is over."
Uh... this was clearly a signal that war was about to break out!
Wang An chuckled and gave Mu Xueqing's backside a pat.
Wang An turned and took the box pistol and the Type 54 out of the bag, intending to put them in the kang chest. Guns were most susceptible to dampness; if they became damp without being noticed, they would be unsafe to use, and the worst-case scenario would be a barrel explosion.
Of course, as long as they were maintained regularly, the possibility of a barrel explosion was generally low.
At that moment, Mu Xueqing saw the two guns in Wang An's hand. She stepped forward and snatched them away, one in each hand, playing with them in great delight.
To be honest, Wang An was momentarily stunned when Mu Xueqing snatched the guns.
He had discovered since their wedding day that this woman seemed to have a great love for guns. He remembered her sitting on the mule cart, pulling that Water-Pearl revolver out of a burlap sack.
And as for the new Type 56 semi-automatic at home, not only was the greaseproof paper wrapping gone, but the gun oil on the weapon had almost been wiped clean.
Wang An said with a smile, "What? You actually like these things?"
Without looking up, Mu Xueqing said happily, "Yup. If you ever dare to leave me, I'll blow your head off with a shot, and then I'll use the gun to commit suicide."
Hearing this, Wang An was startled. He instantly felt a chill down his spine, and his heart skipped a beat!
Holy crap, although this woman's looks and figure were invincible—simply beautiful to the extreme—wrapped inside that extreme beauty was a genuinely fierce little heart!
However, Wang An would certainly never leave Mu Xueqing. Such a wonderful wife—whether in appearance, figure, personality, or domestic skills, and especially when the two of them were naked together on the kang—could be described as absolutely perfect!
Marrying her was perhaps a blessing from his previous... no, his great-previous life. How could he possibly leave her? Impossible!
Wang An swallowed hard before saying, "If that day ever comes, it'll be you leaving me! I worked so hard to marry you into my home; if you want me to leave you, I won't do it!"
Without looking up, Mu Xueqing continued happily, "Hmph, I bet you wouldn't dare leave me."
Wang An smacked his lips, feeling a bit afraid to speak. The main point was that this woman fucking had guns in her hands! Tell me, isn't that scary?
After a while, Mu Xueqing said, "I want to keep one of these two guns. I thought that revolver from last time was given to me! Did you give it to Lu Yueyue?"
Hearing this, Wang An's heart skipped another beat. How did this woman know everything?
But even if she knew, they couldn't keep discussing it. Besides, Lu Yueyue was gone, meaning the party involved might never appear again. To make Mu Xueqing unhappy over someone who wouldn't appear would be completely nonsensical!
Therefore, Wang An didn't answer her question and instead said decisively, "Why keep just one? Just keep them both. I'm the one calling the shots—both these guns are yours."
Wang An's evasion of the question made Mu Xueqing roll her eyes at him again, but she didn't pursue it further.
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