After getting up in the morning, Shen Cuicui helped Yang Fucai put on his clothes. She looked at Yang Fucai's face and felt that he had come to his senses. Then she asked:

"Fucai, how did you meet that human trafficker yesterday? Did you run into him with Erdan?"

Shen Cuicui wanted to ask this yesterday, but at that time Yang Fucai had just come back from a fright, and she was afraid that he would be scared if she remembered it again, so she didn't ask. Today, seeing that Yang Fucai had recovered, she finally said it.

She thought that although the human trafficker had been caught, as the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. She wanted to know what happened yesterday so that she could be on guard in the future.

"I, I ran into that human trafficker yesterday when I was on the back mountain. He asked me if I came here alone, and said that it was not safe on the mountain and he wanted to send me home... I told him..." Although Yang Fucai has recovered now, he is still a little scared when he thinks of what happened yesterday, and he stumbles when he speaks about it.

After listening to this, Shen Cuicui frowned and asked, "You went to the back mountain alone yesterday, not with Erdan and the others?"

Hearing her ask this, Yang Fucai shrank his head and nodded slightly.

However, Shen Cuicui was a little confused: "Tell mother why you went to the back mountain alone?"

When she said this, Shen Cuicui was already furious. She felt that Yang Fucai must have been isolated, otherwise why would he go to the back mountain alone?

Yang Fucai thought about what happened yesterday, lowered his head and said, "I, I went with Song Yuanbao and his sister."

Shen Cuicui frowned: “Why did you follow them to the mountain?”

Yang Fucai refused to speak any more. He had no real intention. He had just seen Yuanbao and Baoya leave and wanted to see what they were doing, so he followed them all the way up the mountain. And then...

Shen Cuicui's face darkened. After helping Yang Fucai dress, she turned and went out, heading straight into the kitchen. Inside, Zhou Guihua was cooking, and her husband, Yang Kangjian, was adding firewood to the fire.

"Mom, don't go to Old Song's house today."

Zhou Guihua was a little confused when she heard Shen Cuicui say this suddenly: "What's the matter? Didn't we agree yesterday to go for a walk today? Why aren't you going anymore?"

Shen Cuicui was angry: "You

Do you know what I just asked Fucai? The reason he was abducted by human traffickers yesterday was because he followed Song Yuanbao and his sister to the back mountain. That's what happened."

"If he hadn't followed them, would our Fucai have suffered this? Besides, didn't Feng Guizhi say that her two grandsons also encountered human traffickers? Then why weren't they taken away by the traffickers? Maybe they sold our Fucai and that's why they ran away."

Zhou Guihua hadn't expected this to happen, and she couldn't help but frowned: "Did he go with the Song family?"

Shen Cuicui hummed, lowering her eyes and looking unhappy. "A few days ago, I heard someone in the team say that the girl's mother said she was a jinx and that anyone who got involved with her would be unlucky. I didn't care at the time, but now I think about it, isn't it true that anyone who gets involved with her will be unlucky? Otherwise, why would our Fucai have to suffer this kind of suffering?"

"Even now, nothing good will happen to the Song family."

Although she couldn't directly blame Song Yuanbao and Baoya, she still felt a little uncomfortable. If they hadn't run off to the back mountain, wouldn't this have happened?

Now it was the people from the Old Song family who saved her wealth, so she just regarded it as a one-for-one compensation. So today she was not willing to go to their house to express her gratitude.

"Unlucky star? It's not a good thing to talk about this now. Don't talk nonsense like others when you go out." Zhou Guihua reminded her with a frown.

However, even though she said so much, Zhou Guihua couldn't help but feel less worried after listening to her. She then nodded, agreeing with what she had just said.

.......

Noon arrived quickly. Erdan's grandmother and mother came to Old Song's house as they had said yesterday. Erdan also came and walked aside. Erdan's grandmother was holding some things in her hands.

"Grandma Feng? Is she at home?" The three people stopped at the door and shouted into the yard.

In the morning, Feng Guizhi went to work as usual. She just got home not long ago and was preparing lunch in the kitchen. While she was busy, she heard a noise outside.

Without thinking, I knew that someone from Erdan's family was coming.

She wiped her hands on her apron, then went out with Yang Yulan. When she saw someone, she quickly invited them in: "Come in and sit down. Don't stand outside."

After Erdannai and the others followed her into the yard, they stopped and did not go any further.

Went inside. Second Auntie took Feng Guizhi's hand and thanked her sincerely:

"We came here specifically to thank you, to thank you for loving our country and our people. This time, it's all thanks to these two, otherwise..."

She didn't say the rest of the words, but there was already some moisture in her cloudy eyes.

Feng Guizhi was also somewhat moved by what she saw. She patted the back of her hand and comforted her, "It's all over. Now the child is back safely."

Second Egg Lady nodded, then handed the things in her hand to Feng Guizhi: "We don't have anything good at home, so I just brought some eggs and brown sugar. They are not worth much, so don't despise them."

They said they were not worth much, but there were at least a dozen eggs in that bag. I don’t know how many days they had saved them. They couldn’t bear to eat them themselves, so they gave them all to the Song family.

Feng Guizhi understood how precious this thing was, and she was even more reluctant to accept it. She quickly waved her hand and said, "I'll accept your gratitude for my love for my country and the people. You can take this. We're all neighbors, and they're just doing what they should do."

"Aunt Feng, please accept it. You have helped our family so much, it's like saving our lives. This little thing is nothing, it's just a token of your appreciation. If you don't accept it, we will always feel uneasy." Erdan's mother touched Erdan's head and said softly.

"Yes, just take it." Erdannai also said: "These things can be accumulated in a few days. They are not worth much. If you take them, we will feel relieved."

Feng Guizhi looked at the mother and daughter. Although she couldn't really empathize with them, she could understand them to some extent. If someone had saved her grandson, she would definitely want to send all the things in her house to express her gratitude. Otherwise, she would feel uneasy.

Thinking of this, Feng Guizhi no longer refused and reached out to take it.

Seeing that she had accepted it, Erdan's mother and Erdan's grandmother smiled and asked, "Where are the patriots and the people? Are they okay?"

"No, I came back late yesterday and am still asleep."

Hearing that they were still sleeping, Erdannai didn't mention thanking them in person. Seeing that it was time for dinner, the three of them were about to leave.

"Don't leave, stay for lunch. It's a good opportunity for Erdan to play with our Yuanbao and Baoya girls."

"The old man is waiting at home, so I won't stay. After dinner,

So Erdan came to play with them."

Feng Guizhi didn't try to persuade them to stay and sent them out. After they left, she turned and returned to the kitchen. She washed the vegetables she had just prepared and set them aside. She greased the wok with oil and, once it was hot, began to stir-fry.

When there was a gap in the middle, Feng Guizhi saw what Erdannai had given her. She opened it and took a look. There were nearly twenty eggs and more than half a pound of brown sugar inside.

She collected the eggs and divided the brown sugar into two portions, intending to give them to the first and second wives. She also had some brown sugar left to give to Baoya and Tiantian.

During dinner, Feng Guizhi told them about Erdan's family's visit and expressed their gratitude to Song Aiguo and Song Aimin. Although they hadn't thought about any reward or thanks when doing good deeds, it was still heartwarming to know that someone truly remembered their kindness.

At least, the people from the other two families may not remember it.

......

When Erdan and his mother and two of them were walking home from Old Song's house, Mrs. Li saw them. She had just seen Erdan's mother carrying something in her hand, but when she looked over again, she found that her hands were empty.

She curled her lips, wondering what goodies the Song family had gotten. She felt a mixture of envy and jealousy, and turned back to the kitchen with a sullen face.

On the way back, the others in the group would surely have seen them. Once they looked in the direction they were coming from, everyone understood and said with a smile, "Second Auntie, are you going to Old Song's house?"

"Yes, it was his patriotism and love for the people that saved our Erdan. I'll go over and thank him." Erdan's grandmother replied.

"I should be grateful. If it weren't for my love for my country and my people, I don't know what would have happened to me."

"Yeah, that's been a real help."

Then someone else asked, "You guys went, did you go to Old Yang's house?"

"I don't know about that. We left after that without asking."

After saying that, Erdannai added, "You all have eaten, so I have to go back and cook, otherwise my old man will be anxious."

After saying that, the three of them went back.

The whole day the team was talking about what happened yesterday, about the human trafficker, about Song Aiguo and Song Aimin, and about Erdan's mother going over to express her gratitude. As they talked, the topic gradually turned to Old Yang's home.

Someone said, "You said that after work, Old Yang and the others will go to Old Song's house?"

"They should go. Erdannai has already gone. How embarrassing would it be if they didn't go?"

"Yes, besides, he is patriotic and saved their precious grandson. Shouldn't they be grateful? They would feel so sad if he got hurt every time. It would be unreasonable if they didn't express any gratitude for such a big favor this time." A daughter-in-law said with a pout.

"Yes, I think I will go too. Let's go back and take a look after work."

"That's what I said, but why do I feel that Old Yang's family won't go?"

“.......”

Zhou Guihua did not go to work today and did not hear these things, but Shen Cuicui did. Someone from the team came to tell her about Erdannai's visit to Old Song's house to see her reaction.

Shen Cuicui's face was expressionless, and she responded vaguely. However, after the people left, her face fell again.

After work, she returned home and told Zhou Guihua about it with a frown. Zhou Guihua also frowned and said:

"So are we going or not?"