Preparing to Go to Wilderness Gully

Night...

"How did you three know to come at this time, and you bought so many things? It looks like you've made quite a bit of money out there!"

As the food was served, Yanzi's Father poured drinks for the three men and said with a smile...

Hu Bayi glanced at Fatty, then at Hu Ming, and then said with a smile, "No, we just feel that life has gotten much better. But we can't just live this good life alone. We thought we'd come back and lead the villagers to prosperity together!"

"Good! Good!!" The Old Branch Secretary, upon hearing this, smiled so broadly his mouth couldn't close.

Wang Fatty, being impatient, had already started chuckling and blurted out, "Old Branch Secretary, I remember you have quite a few vegetable jars in your backyard, right?"

Hu Bayi glanced at Fatty, a look of disdain on his face. Why was this Fatty so unable to contain himself?

The Old Branch Secretary, however, looked suspicious. "Why are you asking about that?!"

Just as Wang Fatty was about to speak, Hu Bayi, worried about what Fatty might say, cut in first, "Didn't we just tell you? There are all sorts of people in the Capital now. We happen to know an old friend who's willing to buy these old things, these antiques!"

The Old Branch Secretary seemed a bit confused. "What use could my old vegetable jars possibly have?"

At this moment, Hu Ming spoke up, "Old Branch Secretary, those jars are only used for pickling vegetables at your place, but to others, they're considered works of art."

The Old Branch Secretary's mouth opened and closed, looking a bit at a loss. "Really?"

Hu Ming smiled, "Old Branch Secretary, don't forget, I specialize in these things. And these items are very valuable."

At this point, Wang Fatty interjected, "So, that's why we two brothers came. One jar alone is worth several hundred. I was thinking, what if we take the jars and bowls from our village, sell them, and then split the money with the villagers fifty-fifty!"

"Seriously?!"

"Of course! We three are so familiar with each other, we know each other inside and out!" Fatty said with a smile.

After saying this, Yanzi's Father and the Old Branch Secretary exchanged a look and sighed helplessly.

"...You two, you're too late!"

The Old Branch Secretary's expression was complicated. "The archaeology team came last month. They gave grain coupons to every household, saying all these items had to be turned over to the state. Everyone in the surrounding villages and towns turned them in." If it were true, as Fatty said, that one jar was worth several hundred.

Which household didn't have a few of those jars and bowls? Every household in Niuxin Mountain had become a Ten Thousand Yuan Household.

A Ten Thousand Yuan Household in this era could absolutely walk sideways! Leading the villagers of Niuxin Mountain to prosperity wouldn't be a problem at all.

But unfortunately... the Old Branch Secretary had high principles. As soon as he heard they were being collected by the authorities, he turned over all the bowls, jars, and other items from every household to the state!

Speaking of this, even the Old Branch Secretary's expression was filled with complexity. He felt a sense of regret for missing this opportunity to lead the villagers to prosperity.

Hu Bayi and Wang Fatty were even more dumbfounded. The smile on Fatty's face vanished instantly.

The tombs were gone, and all the pottery jars were gone!

Hu Bayi had it worse. To buy gifts for the villagers, he had even pawned a watch. Not only was the path to making money gone, but the money he had spent was also gone. His wallet was empty, and he didn't even have money to take the train back to the city.

Old Hu cleared his throat, his eyes gazing out wistfully.

Fatty looked even more miserable than if he had eaten a dead fly.

Only Hu Ming's expression was calm. He knew all the plot developments, and this was exactly what he wanted. Without the villagers' pottery jars to get rich, the three of them would have to go to Niuxin Mountain's Wilderness Gully to tomb-rob!

"Come! Let's drink!" Hu Ming handed a cup of wine to Wang Fatty and Hu Bayi. "Let's not think about these troublesome matters. Since we're here, let's eat and drink well first. We'll worry about making money and getting rich another day! Come! Let's drink!!"

The features on Wang Fatty's face were contorted. The idea of making money was gone. Hu Bayi and Wang Fatty felt utterly dejected, lifting their wine cups and drinking as if there was no tomorrow.

The next morning...

Hu Ming hadn't drunk much yesterday. When he woke up the next morning, Hu Bayi and Wang Fatty were still fast asleep.

So, Hu Ming took a walk outside by himself. When he returned, he found the two in the room had already woken up and were discussing something heatedly.

"Mingzi, you're back! I have something to tell you!" Wang Fatty, seeing Hu Ming enter, immediately grabbed Hu Ming's arm and pulled him to sit down.

"Are you trying to persuade me to go to Niuxin Mountain, Wilderness Gully?" Hu Ming asked with a smile.

"How did you know?!" Hearing Hu Ming's words, Fatty was taken aback.

Hu Ming continued to smile, "I heard from the villagers that Niuxin Mountain had an earthquake the year before last, and a large crack opened up in the valley, revealing a great tomb. That's what alerted the archaeology team and made them collect all the treasures from the area. But I've heard since I was little that the area of Niuxin Mountain and Wilderness Gully is an uninhabited place. The archaeology team didn't even finish excavating the great tomb, so they obviously wouldn't have noticed Wilderness Gully. Besides, Wilderness Gully was a Guandong fortress back then, so there must be treasures there!"

Fatty exclaimed, "Oh my goodness! I was originally planning to persuade you, but I didn't expect you and Old Hu to have the same idea! Then let's pack our things and set off!"

Hu Ming agreed, "Okay!"

The three of them had discussed their plans with the Old Branch Secretary, and he hadn't refused.

While packing, Hu Ming found the Old Branch Secretary. "Old Branch Secretary, can we get some gasoline for the car from our village?"

The Old Branch Secretary looked a bit confused but didn't ask further. "There's still half a barrel in our backyard. You can take it."

Hu Ming thanked him, "Thank you very much, Old Branch."

Hu Ming clearly remembered that the Jin Dynasty General in Wilderness Gully, the Red-haired Zombie, was incredibly strong, impervious to blades and spears, bullets couldn't penetrate him, and even grenades couldn't kill him.

Although Hu Ming considered himself skilled in martial arts, he couldn't defeat such a tough zombie. He clearly remembered that the zombie was finally burned to death by the intense fire from the Heavenly Treasure Dragon Fire Glazed Tile.

If Hu Ming wanted to survive and leave the tomb, he had to kill this red-haired monster, and the only way to do that was to burn it!

After the three of them prepared the tools for tomb raiding, they were ready to set off!

As the three of them just left the village, a spirited young woman with short hair rode a horse at full speed towards them, followed by four hunting dogs and a riderless horse.