One by one, the cicada monkeys lay on the tree trunks, sucking the juice from the trunks and chirping non-stop.
Some cicada monkeys perch high, and some perch low.
Lu Yuanbao and Chen Dazhuang circled around the big trees one by one, catching the cicada monkeys that were resting at the roots of the trees.
After discovering it, he clasped his hands together and pounced towards the cicada monkey. He caught it accurately every time. The cicada monkey, which kept chirping, was in his hand.
Of course, Chen Dazhuang was not really asked to take off his pants and pretend to be a cicada monkey. Otherwise, Chen Dazhuang's naked butt would not only scare Tan Rourou away, but he would also be easily bitten by mosquitoes in the woods. It would really not be worth it.
Lu Yuanbao picked up some large leaves and tied them together with branches to make a simple small cage. He broke the wings of the captured cicada monkey and threw it into the cage to ensure that it could not escape.
At first, Tan Rourou watched Chen Dazhuang and Lu Yuanbao catching cicada monkeys, and she didn't dare to get close.
Firstly, the cicada monkeys were very noisy, and secondly, she thought they were ugly, black, and not pretty at all, and that it was not as fun to catch dragonflies and butterflies.
She didn't want to catch the cicada monkeys, but she didn't want to go back alone, so she could only stand in the woods and watch Chen Dazhuang and Lu Yuanbao catch them.
Watching it, it's actually quite boring.
"Ah - it flew away, it flew away -" Chen Dazhuang suddenly shouted, and a cicada monkey flew out of his palm and flew towards Tan Rourou.
Then it clicked and stopped on the tree root next to Tan Rourou.
Chen Dazhuang quickly reminded Tan Rourou, "Rou Rou, hurry up and catch it! Catch it! The cicada monkey is right next to you, hurry up and catch it, don't let it fly away."
At Chen Dazhuang's urging, Tan Rourou turned her head and saw a cicada monkey perched on a tree root nearby. The sound of "zhi ah - zhi ah" was right next to her ear.
So close.
I don’t know if it’s because she’s seen it so many times that she’s not scared anymore, or if Chen Dazhuang was urging her too hastily, but Tan Rourou was worried that the cicada monkey would fly away again, and she reached out to catch it without realizing it.
She imitated the movements of Chen Dazhuang and Lu Yuanbao, put her hands together to form a pocket, and pounced towards the cicada monkey on the tree root.
“Ah! I caught you!”
Tan Rourou shouted excitedly one second and screamed the next.
“Ah——what——ah——”
She was jumping around anxiously, and her hands that were holding the cicada monkey had separated at some point and were shaking wildly.
"how?"
"You got bitten? But cicada monkeys don't bite people, right?"
Seeing that Tan Rourou was screaming miserably, Lu Yuanbao and Chen Dazhuang quickly walked to her and asked worriedly.
Tan Rourou's eyes were red without her realizing it. She said aggrievedly, "The cicada monkey peed in my hand. Ah! It's so dirty! So dirty!"
It’s no wonder why Tan Rourou screamed so loudly.
The clean-loving little girl is most afraid of dirty things.
Chen Dazhuang quickly explained, "Rou Rou, that's not peeing, it's just a little water spraying out. The cicada monkey is afraid of being caught, so it sprays out the tree sap."
"I don't believe it! It's just pee! It's pee! It's so dirty! My hands stink."
The more Tan Rourou thought about it, the more sick she felt. Her hands kept shaking and she was so anxious that she was about to cry.
Normally, Lu Yuanbao would have the handkerchief prepared by Chu Yue on him, but recently he was following Chen Fengying, and Chen Fengying was not a very careful person, so she couldn't find the handkerchief.
Seeing Tan Rourou's eyes red and about to cry.
Lu Yuanbao thought about it, held Tan Rourou's hand, grabbed her clothes and said, "Wipe it on me."
“Ah, that’s not good…”
While Tan Rourou was still hesitating, Lu Yuanbao had already wiped the palm of Tan Rourou's hand with clean clothes to wipe off the wet stuff.
Tan Rourou lowered her head and said softly, "Lu Yuanbao, thank you, but I still want to go back and wash my hands."
She still felt unclean.
Lu Yuanbao looked up at Chen Dazhuang, "Dazhuang, shall we go home?"
Chen Dazhuang replied, "Okay, we've already caught so many, and we've also picked up a lot of cicada monkey shells. I'm going to take them back to show my mom. Let's go home, Rourou, we can wash our hands when we get home. Yuanbao, there's green bean porridge to drink in the afternoon, let's go home quickly."
Just like that, despite some twists and turns, the good mood was not disturbed, and the three children walked out of the woods happily.
When they walked back to the gate of the compound, they saw a few people arguing with each other.
An old woman covered in dirt shouted at the top of her voice, "Why won't you let us in? My son-in-law is in there! He's from this unit! Why won't you let me in? Get out of the way! I want to go in!"
The soldier on guard stopped him and said, "Open your eyes and see clearly. This is the military compound of our army. Only military families can enter. Take out your ID. If you have it, I will let you in. Without it, you cannot set foot in."
"Comrade, I've explained to you many times that our IDs were lost on the road, and we were almost abducted by human traffickers. We went through a lot of hardships to get to this place. Just let us in. There's someone we know inside. He's my daughter's husband! My daughter is a military wife."
The young soldier asked, "You said your daughter is a military wife, so what is her husband's name?"
"What's the name? Haha, you'll be scared to death if I tell you - my daughter's lover is called Lu Zhanlin! Lu Zhanlin, have you heard of these three names?" The old woman pulled a young woman who was equally dirty beside her, raised her chin, and said proudly.
"Captain Lu...Captain Lu?" the little soldier asked in confusion, wondering if this person was Captain Lu's mother-in-law?
The young woman at the side immediately said excitedly, "Mom! Did you hear that? Lu Zhanlin is really the leader! It was that old man who lied to us!"
The old woman also nodded, "You old fool, you actually dared to deceive us. Fortunately, we found out, otherwise Chu Yue would have gotten away with it!"
Lu Zhanlin...Chu Yue...
When these two names were mentioned, Lu Yuanbao subconsciously looked in the direction of the quarrel as he walked over carrying the cicada monkey.
It was this glance that caught the young woman's attention.
She said excitedly, "Mom! Look! That child - look at that child, does he look like that little beggar?"
The old woman turned around and immediately saw Lu Yuanbao. She narrowed her eyes slightly, and there was a gleam in her eyes.
After a brief hesitation, she suddenly rushed towards Lu Yuanbao and shouted in a crying voice.
"My child... my poor child... I am your grandmother... I am your grandmother... Yuanbao... your name is Yuanbao, right? My poor child, I didn't expect you to grow up so big."
Lu Yuanbao was suddenly hugged by the smelly old woman, and the cicada monkey in his hand fell to the ground.
The young soldier was also dumbfounded. This person even knew Captain Lu’s child. Could he really be Captain Lu’s mother-in-law?
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