Second Brother bared his teeth. At twelve years old, he was no less imposing than the old village head.
Yun Que'er was stunned. She never expected that Second Brother would actually stand up for her!
"You, you little rascal! Who do you think you're talking to? No respect at all!" The village head was extremely angry. He waved the tobacco pipe in his hand, ready to beat Yun Jianzhou.
Who was Yun Jianzhou? He was well - known as a tough guy in the village. Before the village head's tobacco pipe could fall, he snatched it out of the old man's hand. With a fierce look in his eyes, he said, "Want to beat me? You old bones aren't up to it!"
Seeing the situation turning tense, Eldest Brother quickly grabbed Yun Jianzhou. "Second, what are you doing? Put it down!"
Yun Jianzhou glared defiantly at the village head. Eldest Brother tugged at him and finally returned the tobacco pipe to the village head. "Village head, please don't be angry with a kid. None of our family has ever left Yuhe Village. There's no state - run factory around here, right?"
The old village head didn't dare to meet Yun Jianzhou's fierce gaze. He was really afraid of getting beaten up by this tough guy. And what Yun Fujin said made sense.
Thinking of this, he snorted. "You've got to tell me exactly where you picked it up!"
"By the roadside!" Yun Que'er blurted out.
The village head looked at her, clearly showing his disbelief.
Yun Que'er felt scared. She scurried sideways like a crab and hid behind Yun Fujin, grabbing the corner of his clothes with her small hand.
"Did you hear that, old man? Little Sister said she picked it up by the roadside. If you want to find one, go look for it yourself! Our Yun family may be poor, but we've got some backbone!" Yun Jianzhou roared. He pushed Yun Fujin towards the door. "Eldest Brother, Little Sister, you go first. I'd like to see who dares to stop you today!"
It had to be said that Yun Jianzhou's tough - guy attitude really worked. The village head was so angry that his face twitched. Muttering to avoid his edge, he said, "You... You're rebelling..."
With Second Brother protecting them, Yun Fujin escorted Yun Que'er out of the clinic. After crossing the bridge, Yun Que'er looked back. Seeing no one chasing them, she felt a sense of relief as if she had survived a disaster.
In the era of communal dining, speculation was probably something that would land you in the police station. She was just a child. If something happened, it would surely affect her father, who was a teacher.
As soon as they stepped into the Yun family's house, Second Brother closed the door tightly.
Suddenly, the room became dark in broad daylight, giving Yun Que'er a bad feeling.
Sure enough, as soon as she turned around, she saw Second Brother squinting at her intently. With a dangerous look in his eyes, he said word by word, "Yun, Que, Er!"
Wasn't Second Brother just protecting her?
Yun Que'er shrank her neck and looked at Second Brother pitifully.
Just as she was wracking her brains, Second Brother put his big hand on her shoulder. His eyes were shining with excitement. "Did you find a treasure?"
Treasure...?
Yun Que'er suddenly realized that Second Brother didn't believe the story about picking up the gauze either.
That made sense. No normal person would believe it. Gauze was only available in the supply and marketing cooperative. Where could she have picked it up?
At this moment, Yun Jianzhou was shaking her impatiently. "Be a good girl, Little Sister. Tell Second Brother, and Second Brother will buy you something delicious!"
Yun Que'er felt as if her head was a precarious pumpkin, and her brains were about to scatter. She quickly mumbled, "Second Brother... Second Brother, stop shaking. I... I picked it up in the back mountain."
Hearing this, Yun Jianzhou's pupils dilated. He stopped shaking her and bent down to look her in the eye. "You mean the stuff of the bandit leader in the back mountain?"
Did Second Brother really believe it?
Yun Que'er was incredulous. Her mind was in a whirl, and she nodded blankly.
Hearing this, Yun Jianzhou slapped his thigh. "I knew it! The legend is true!"
The legend said that in the early years, the bandit Hu Wensan had occupied the mountain near Yuhe Village. Later, he was wiped out, but the ill - gotten wealth he had plundered over the years had disappeared without a trace.
"Second!"
The tall Eldest Brother had always been by Yun Que'er's side. With a solemn face, he said, "There's no need to believe those old stories. If there really was a treasure, it would have been dug out long ago!"
He stroked Yun Que'er's little head and continued to say to Yun Jianzhou, "Even if you really found a treasure, you have to hand it over to the commune. Don't waste your effort."
Yun Jianzhou disagreed. He wiped his nose and puffed out his chest. "The bandits' wealth is ill - gotten. If I get it, it's my good fortune. It's none of their business!"
He looked so cocky, like a naughty kid who refused to be disciplined.
Second Brother was only twelve years old. He had dropped out of primary school before graduating and was always thinking about how to get rich!
Yun Que'er had a headache. She raised her hand to rub her forehead. She was physically and mentally exhausted. Suddenly, her feet left the ground. Looking down, she saw that Second Brother had lifted her up and put her on his shoulders.
"Second Brother, what are you doing?" Her eyebrows felt a little hot, and her almond - shaped eyes widened.
"Of course, we should hurry up and move all the stuff home before it gets dark!"
Are we really going to look for it?
What surprised Yun Que'er even more was that Second Brother seemed to have a better impression of her and had a bit of goodwill towards her.
Yun Fujin wanted to stop them but couldn't. Among the three siblings, Yun Jianzhou let Yun Que'er ride on his shoulders and walked in front, while he followed behind. They swaggered along in great style.
Swaying from side to side, Yun Que'er felt as if she was sitting in a sedan chair. They walked along the muddy main road of Yuhe Village, continued along the ridge of the field, and then plunged into the forest.
This place was in the southwest direction. The terrain was high, and the trees were mainly pine and bamboo.
The trees blocked out the sky and the sun. Sunlight filtered through in patches, making the forest feel cool.
Relying on the fact that only she could see the main screen of the system, Yun Que'er closed her eyes and said a prayer in her heart. Then she tapped her forehead, and the screen of the Fortune and Luck System appeared in front of her. There were only a hundred points of goodwill!
She had to draw something for Second Brother. Otherwise, how could she explain it?
Whoosh...
She took a deep breath, hoping that God would bless her finger.
As she tapped in the air, a familiar sound echoed in her mind.
"Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap..."
The speed of the pointer slowed down. It passed by the first - prize reward with a tiny gap, skimmed over the fifth - level reward that was about a finger - width wide, and seemed about to stop at the fourth level.
The fourth - level reward was assets, including gold, silver, jewels, jade, and pearls...
Yun Que'er had never been so nervous. The probability of getting a reward other than the first - level was extremely low. Was she going to be so lucky today and make Second Brother's dream come true?
"Tap..."
The pointer passed the fourth level and stopped. Yun Que'er held her breath. She got the third - level blessing reward.
A blessing was like a wish, but it might not come true.
At this moment, Yun Que'er was furious again.
This stupid system always pushed her adrenaline to the limit!
"Little Sister, look carefully. Where did you find the treasure?"
Yun Jianzhou reminded her. They had reached the halfway up the mountain.
"Little Que'er, are you catching a cold?" Yun Fujin noticed carefully that the little girl didn't look well. Her face was pale.
Yun Que'er looked at the ambitious Second Brother, then at the worried Eldest Brother who was like an old nanny. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw an abandoned cellar at the foot of the slope.
The higher the value of the blessing reward, the harder it was to come true.
"I'm fine, Eldest Brother."
She bit her lip and rubbed her heel against Yun Jianzhou's back. "Second Brother, I think it's right here."
"Isn't this the old cellar in the village? Little Sister, are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Second Brother was skeptical. Yun Que'er was already clinging to his shoulders. Like a nimble monkey, she slid down his checked shirt to the ground.
"I'm sure. I'm sure. It's right here!"
Yun Que'er walked confidently towards the cellar, chanting only one word in her heart: sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, lots of sweet potatoes!
If she couldn't get first - level material with a third - level blessing, she would eat poop standing on her head!
She rushed into the entrance of the cellar first and was immediately stunned...