Chapter 497 Chapter 498: Fool

"Good boy!" She patted its head, stood up and shone the flashlight towards the back door. She saw that the door was fastened and locked. After a simple wash, she went back to the house and lay down.

I was obviously extremely sleepy, but I couldn't fall asleep with my eyes closed, and my mind was full of uncontrollable random thoughts.

For some reason, he recalled the accident that happened when he went up the mountain in his previous life. He regretted agreeing to let Zhou Huaian stay in Baicaoping and go hunting in the mountains. He was worried that he would be careless and run to the old forest and get into trouble...

On second thought, Huai'an is now much more mature and stable. He has understood his responsibilities and has the sense of responsibility that a man should have.

In the past six months, except for the time when I was collecting truffles, I have been running in the mountains almost all the time. But not once did I go there for fun like before. I went there to make money and to support my family.

Since he took him to the mountains to collect herbs, Zhou Huaian has changed and grown a lot without him noticing.

Yang Chunyan thought again, he has been busy for more than half a year and has never been able to go out and relax. This time he is with Yiding, and the Zhang family is with them. They all have guns, and Lai Fu and Wang Cai are with them, so nothing will happen...

I was thinking so much that I don't know when I fell asleep.

In the backyard, the old man and his colleagues were busy cleaning up until eleven o'clock. Zhou Huaishan and Zhou Huairong saw Luo Haili, Jiang Yu and others off, and walked back carrying the vegetables.

"Brother, I had nothing to do during these few days last year. Now I'm spinning like a top all day long."

"Last year, I had nothing to do during these few days, squatting in the sun on the brigade's dam and watching the card players play. This year, if you go there, you won't even see the card players on the brigade's dam, because they are all busy making money."

"I heard from Uncle Daqing that many families in the village have made an appointment to go to the forest farm to look for truffles."

"Hmm!" Zhou Huairong heard a dog barking and turned his head to look towards the village. "I think I heard Wangcai barking."

"You must have heard it wrong! All dogs bark in the same way."

"Look, there's a flashlight coming into the village. Could it be that the youngest one has returned?"

"The youngest one didn't bring a flashlight." Zhou Huaishan pulled him and said, "Let's go! The wind is blowing coldly."

Zhou Huairong thought about it and agreed, picked up the bamboo basket and turned back.

Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding entered the village and could no longer pedal. “We were almost starving to death.”

"I'll be home soon. I'll cook some pickled cabbage noodles for you."

"We just had pickled cabbage noodles at noon. Do you have any barbecue seasoning at home? Let's go back and cut some badger meat and grill it."

"Yes, I ground a lot last time. Chunyan prepared a jar and said she would treat you to barbecue during the New Year. Yesterday, I asked my mother to help grind some beans to make stinky tofu."

"Sister-in-law has a really good temper. I wish my daughter Xuejiao could have a temper as good as hers now."

"Hehe! It's not easy to find someone with a good temper like my Chunyan! Look at my sister-in-law, she has the same mother as her, but she's not like my Chunyan either. Her temper is almost the same as your Chaotianjiao!"

Zhou Yiding got goose bumps when he heard his smug tone. "Look at how cocky you are! When others praise you, you are a flower; but when you praise yourself, you are a rotten melon, don't you know that?

We are good brothers. I won't laugh at you if you do this. But if you do this in front of outsiders, you will lose face for your sister-in-law."

"You also said your sister-in-law is great! Besides, there's nothing shameful about praising your own wife. It's shameful to have no one to praise."

"Okay, okay, you are right!" Zhou Yiding said as he got on his bicycle. "Hey! Look, are they Brother Huaishan and the others in front?"

Zhou Huaian looked up and saw the flashlight swaying towards the grove. "It's probably that. Put the dogs down and let them run over to take a look."

Zhou Yiding patted Wangcai and said, "Go! Check to see if it's your third dad and the others!"

Wangcai and Lai Fu jumped out of the backpacks and ran after Zhou Huaishan and the other man in front of them. They caught up with them in the grove and shouted happily.

“Woof woof…Woof woof…”

"Third brother, it's really Wangcai and Laifu!" Zhou Huairong turned around and shouted in surprise.

"Oh my God, why are they back? The youngest one can't be..." Zhou Huaishan shouted in surprise and looked back. Seeing the flashlight getting closer, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhou Huairong put down his carrying pole and went over to greet them in surprise. "Youngest, Yiding, it's really you. Didn't you say you'd be back tomorrow? Why are you back in the middle of the night?"

Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "It's not far. Aren't you guys asleep too?"

Zhou Yiding rolled his eyes. "It's not far. We set out before eight o'clock and stopped to drink water twice on the way." He looked at his watch and said, "It's almost twelve o'clock when I got home. My legs are shaking even when I stand now!"

Zhou Huaian smiled flatteringly and said, "I'll roast a badger leg for you when I get home!"

Zhou Huaishan looked at the basket in surprise, "You guys have killed a badger!"

Zhou Huaian nodded, "Yes! We killed four, gave one to Brother Zhang, chopped half of it and stewed it, and brought back the remaining two and a half and badger oil. Are Chunyan, Grandpa, and the old man asleep?"

Zhou Huairong picked up the bamboo basket, and the four of them walked back together. "Around nine o'clock, Chunyan said she felt a little uncomfortable, so we let her go to bed."

Zhou Huaian asked hurriedly after hearing this: "Where do you feel uncomfortable? Have you been to the health center?"

Zhou Huairong shook his head, "No. Your sister-in-law asked, and she said no, she was just a little tired."

Over there, Lai Fu and Wang Cai had already arrived at the door of their house, and were barking and pawing at the gate.

The yellow dog in the yard also started barking. The old man who was guarding the charcoal fire thought a thief had come, so he hurried to the backyard with a flashlight. When he saw it barking at the front door, he hurried to the front yard.

He pulled out the bolt and just opened the door a crack when Gouzi squeezed in. "Why are you back?"

The old man exclaimed and walked out of the yard with a flashlight.

Yang Chunyan was also awakened by the shouting. She came out wearing a cotton coat. She was also startled to see the dog. She hurriedly checked the dog and didn't see anything wrong with it, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

He stroked the dog's head and asked, "Why are you back? Where's your master?"

Lai Fu and Wang Cai licked her palms affectionately!

At this time, the old man came back to the yard with a flashlight, "I woke you up! Don't worry, it's the youngest and Yiding who are back."

After hearing this, Yang Chunyan hurried to the backyard, "I'll go see if there's any leftovers. Make them a bowl of fried egg rice."

Father Zhou also came out of the room. "There's no leftover rice. We still have some noodles. Cook them a bowl of noodles."

"Oh! Then let's cook noodles." Yang Chunyan said and walked towards the backyard.

Zhou Yiding, who had just walked into the yard, hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, we don't want to eat noodles. We want to eat roasted badger meat."

Zhou Huaian followed him into the yard. Seeing her wrapped in a cotton coat with messy hair, he couldn't tell where she was feeling uncomfortable. He smiled and said, "Yan'er, go to sleep. The eldest and third brothers are going to call the second brother. We'll do it ourselves."

After hearing this, Zhou's father wanted to go to bed early as he was tired after a long day, but he didn't feel comfortable saying it when Zhou Yiding was there, so he went back to his room and went to sleep.

Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "I'll go wash my hands. The seasoning is in the cupboard, you guys go get it!"

Zhou Huaian looked at her with a smile, "Go! Go!"

The old man helped the two men take down their backpacks, and then asked them why they were returning home in the middle of the night.

Zhou Huaian said he came back because he was worried that the family would be too busy, and Zhou Yiding rolled his eyes.

At this time, Zhou Huairong and the other two also came. Zhou Huaijun closed the gate and said, "I was asleep, and my eldest brother was shouting outside. I got scared and thought something happened!"

"It's okay, I just called you to come and eat something delicious!" Zhou Yiding and a few others went to the backyard and started busying themselves.

Zhou Huaian went to the room and closed the door gently. He saw Yang Chunyan looking at him with a smile, "Wife, are you happy that I'm back?"

She nodded. "It's so dark and unsafe! Why don't you come back tomorrow?"

Zhou Huaian sat down on the edge of the bed, smiled and stroked her, "I'm just worried about you, you fool. You don't know how to rest when you're tired, and you've made your legs cramp!"

Yang Chunyan looked at him with concern, "I learned my lesson. I slept for an hour and a half at noon."

Zhou Huaian glared at her in reproach, "Then why are you feeling uncomfortable again?"

Yang Chunyan laughed and said, "I was bending over to dig truffles, and the baby felt uncomfortable and got angry and kicked me. The little thing used to be lazy, but now he has a bad temper when he is unhappy."

"Stupid!" Zhou Huaian flicked her forehead lightly, "Look at Third Sister-in-law, she always finds excuses to go back and rest, but you are the only one who is so stupid."

Yang Chunyan felt that although Li Qiuyue was a little narrow-minded, she never cheated when doing work. "My third sister-in-law was very anxious about this pregnancy, and she was afraid that Aunt Jiang and the others would get suspicious. When they were not around, she continued to work until she finished her work before leaving."

"How can she compare with you? Her belly isn't that big, and yours has been growing like a balloon this month."

Zhou Huaian reached out and touched her belly again, "Little rascal, your mother is already very tired carrying you, be good, or I will spank you when you come out."

"You're still spanking me!" Yang Chunyan twisted the back of his hand. "The baby is only a little bit big, of course he'll make a fuss if he's uncomfortable!"

"Yeah!" Zhou Huaian stood up, "The meat is ready, shall I bring you a few pieces?"

Yang Chunyan shook her head. "I mixed it with malted milk and drank it before going to bed. I'll eat it tomorrow."

"Well! I'll go out and take a look, otherwise Ding Ding Cat will laugh at me again." Zhou Huaian tucked in the quilt, went out and closed the door. Suddenly he remembered the Coriolus polygoni that he had picked, and hurriedly took it out of his bag and put it on the coffee table.

In the backyard, Zhou Yiding cut some badger meat, sliced ​​it and mixed it with seasoning, and Zhou Huairong lit the charcoal fire.

There was a large deep iron basin with a grill made of thick iron wire on it. Several people pulled up straw stools and sat around it to start grilling meat.

Zhou Yiding roasted three pieces of meat with bones and gave them to Gouzi, "Da Huang, you are taking advantage of your apprentice. Look, what a big piece of meat! Take good care of it!"

"Woof woof!" The dog wagged its tail happily, picked up a piece and lay aside to eat it with relish!

Zhou Huaian picked up two slices and handed them to the old man, "Grandpa, the grilled badger meat is delicious and tender."

"Give me less!" The old man happily took the food on the plate. "When you get old, your digestion is not good enough!"

Zhou Huairong said, "Grandpa, you've been busy for most of the night. Eat early and go to bed. I'll keep watch over you tonight."

The old man thought that they didn't know when they would finish eating, "Well, remember to add charcoal to the fire, turn the truffles, and wake me up when you're done."

"Got it!"

Zhou Huaian ate several slices in a row and praised repeatedly: "Delicious! Let's grill it again tomorrow afternoon."

(End of this chapter)