When Zhang Xudong walked out of the county town, a crescent moon was already hanging on the willow branches.
There was no one on the streets of the county town, let alone the road leading to the countryside, where there was not even a ghost.
Zhang Xudong put the backpack into the space and ran home at a rapid speed.
When Zhang Xudong was running all the way and had passed the commune, and was three or four miles away from home, he seemed to hear a "squeaking" sound from a car in front.
Zhang Xudong immediately became alert. Who would drive a car at this time? This was obviously something that could not be put on the table.
Zhang Xudong immediately hid on the side of the road. He wanted to see what was going on. He wondered if he was just unlucky and had run into some gangsters or spies again.
After a few minutes, a few figures came from the front, two of them were pushing a cart.
They must be used to walking at night, and they were not worried or afraid at all, and they hurried on their way.
"Master Ba, we almost got Gangzi killed for this wild boar. What happened to that kid that day who was both a wild boar and a wolf?"
Zhang Xudong recognized that this was the voice of Xiao Quan, who was beside the black market tyrant.
"Xiao Quan, you're seeing things wrong. That guy should be younger than you see, but his Kung Fu is definitely not inferior to mine.
He must be someone important, that's why I don't let you follow him. We can't afford to offend him.
If it weren't for the recent tense situation that cut off our supply of goods, I wouldn't have gone hunting in the mountains."
This should be the voice of that tyrant.
"But Quanzi, we must sell all the meat from the wild boar we killed today tomorrow no matter what," said Ba Ye.
"Master Ba, this is not appropriate, right? If we produce two or three hundred kilograms of meat a day, we will suffer a loss in terms of price." Koizumi said.
"Quanzi, I heard that the county will organize militias from several communes to hunt in the mountains tomorrow.
Do you think those militiamen, whose eyes turn green at the sight of meat, will go easy on us? I'm afraid there will be meat everywhere!"
Zhang Xudong looked at the figure slowly disappearing into the darkness, feeling a little worried.
He didn't expect that the county had planned such a big event.
I thought that only the militia from a few villages in my commune were searching the mountain, but I didn't expect that militia from several communes were organized to carry out the search at the same time.
This seemed a bit like draining the pond to catch fish. Zhang Xudong felt a hint of worry, but he couldn't figure out where it came from.
Zhang Xudong shook his head and decided to stop thinking about things he couldn't figure out. The most important thing now was to hurry home.
When Zhang Xudong arrived home, his grandmother was still waiting for him with the oil lamp.
Zhang Xudong spoke briefly to his grandmother and then persuaded her to go back to sleep.
Zhang Xudong asked his grandmother to go to bed, but as soon as he returned to the bedroom, he hurried into the space.
He Jingxian, who was lying on her side on Zhang Xudong's bed, asked in confusion when she saw Zhang Xudong come in: "Xudong, why are you coming in so late today?"
Zhang Xudong briefly recounted what happened this afternoon, then asked anxiously:
"Jing girl, did your dad and the others finally say when they will go into the mountains for training?"
"I haven't decided yet. The battalion commander said the county is organizing a militia to go up the mountain tomorrow. I'm afraid there will be chaos if there are too many people, so I don't want to join them. I want to wait and see.
He also said that if the county had a lot of game, they could exchange it with the county for money and tickets, so they wouldn't have to risk going up the mountain. What's wrong? Why are you asking this?
He Jingxian replied doubtfully.
After hearing what He Jingxian said, Zhang Xudong felt less worried.
"Jing, I don't know what's going on. When I came back tonight, I heard someone say that the county is organizing militias from several communes to hunt together in the mountains tomorrow.
I felt really uneasy, like something was going to go terribly wrong, but I couldn’t place what it was.”
Zhang Xudong thought about it and then said to He Jingxian seriously:
"Jing, I'm afraid someone will try to instigate the team to go up the mountain tomorrow. You must find a way to stop them. At the very least, don't let your father go up the mountain."
When He Jingxian saw Zhang Xudong's worry about her father, a smile immediately appeared on her face.
"Brother Dong, don't worry! I will definitely complete the task. If I can't, I'll let Mom do it."
The two chatted for a while, and then He Jingxian went back to sleep.
Zhang Xudong was still very nervous and couldn't even concentrate on practicing kung fu.
As soon as the sky was getting light, Zhang Xudong, who had not slept all night, walked out of the house.
Zhang Xudong kept himself busy for a long time, sweeping the yard, doing boxing, cooking, and tidying up, before his mood slowly calmed down.
Just after breakfast, several children came into the yard one after another. Heidan came today too, and his hand had been pulling out the stitches for two or three days.
After twelve days of rest, Heidan's wound has healed on the outside, and as long as he doesn't exert any effort, it will be fine.
Zhang Xudong asked He Xiyan to lead the others in running and boxing, while he and his grandmother packed their belongings. They mainly packed bedding and clothes; there wasn't much else in the house.
"Dongzi, what should we do with these hatching chicks? They will be ready in ten days or so. Shall we take them to the county town?" Grandma asked Zhang Xudong while looking at the warm bed.
"Grandma, take it away. Anyway, there's a truck coming today, and this warm bed can fit in. It's not suitable for anyone to keep it here."
You can leave our private plot to Aunt Wang. We don't want anything from her family. Just let her come to our house often to look after us."
"Okay, I'll go talk to Sanya's mother now and leave her a key to the house."
Zhang Xudong had finished packing his luggage. He looked at the little ones who had just finished their steamed bread and were resting. Suddenly, an unstoppable thought came to his mind.
When grandma came back from next door, Zhang Xudong discussed with her:
"Grandma, I want to take these kids to the county town today, let them get acquainted with their home, and help clean up the house. I'll have Uncle Gen pick them up tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Do you think that's appropriate?"
"Dongzi, is there something on your mind? Why do you look so frowning? Are you hiding something from me?" Grandma asked in confusion.
"Grandma, what could I possibly be hiding from you? I've been feeling a little worried since yesterday, but I don't know what I'm worried about." Zhang Xudong quickly replied.
"Then you handle it yourself. Just don't let anything happen to the children." Grandma said helplessly.
After hearing what his grandmother said, Zhang Xudong said to the seven little ones in the yard:
"You guys should go home now and tell your families.
I told you adults that I wanted to take you to the county town today to help us clean up the yard in the city and get familiar with our home.
Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, ask Heidan's father to pick you up. If your parents agree, you can just bring a change of clothes. If not, just play at home.
Heidan, remember to ask your father to come to my house. Gousheng, if your brother is home, ask him to come too."
After hearing what Zhang Xudong said, the children happily jumped and ran back home.
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