"If they were caught, they would say they were taking relatives to the mountains for fun. They wouldn't even dare to say they were taking relatives to the mountains to collect mountain products. I think they are just feeling guilty and afraid that if they were discovered, our villagers would not allow them to go."
Hu Dazhuang continued, "I think the same as you. If I were them, I'd also be afraid of being discovered. After all, there's only a limited amount of mountain products. The more people go up to collect them, the more competition there will be. If people from other villages come to our village to collect mountain products and take away all the good stuff on the mountain, what will our people in our village have to collect? Do you think I'm right?"
"That's right, you're absolutely right." Wu Feng agreed. "This mountain belongs to our village. If they want to pick mountain products, they can go to their own mountain. Why would they come here and compete with us? If I were to ask, there aren't many relatives who have followed us up the mountain yet, and the village head and his family don't know about this. If he knew, he would definitely not agree."
"We already know those people have this tendency. Wouldn't it be bad if we don't tell the village head? After all, this concerns the collective interests of our village."
"Won't the village head be coming over for dinner soon? How about we talk to him about this? Let him pay attention to this matter?"
"I think it's okay to mention it, Yunfei, what do you think?"
Seeing that they were asking him again, Xiao Yunfei pursed his lips and said.
"You can say whatever you want, but there are too many people at the dinner table. It would be bad if someone accidentally spreads it. This is about cutting off someone's financial resources, so it's best to talk about it in private."
"Yun Fei's reminder is right." Wu Feng nodded in agreement, "Why don't we keep Brother Cui here and talk to him privately after everyone leaves?"
"That's right. Less trouble is worse than more. We can only know a person's face but not his heart. It would be bad if they were like Lao Wang's family, doing things behind our backs and causing trouble for us."
Ever since they experienced the incident where their child was kidnapped and hidden, they have become much more cautious in their actions and try their best to avoid conflicts with others in public.
Outside, Yang Xiaogang and his friends came with their wives one after another.
When they heard that Xiao Yunfei and the others were chatting in the house, they didn't feel like disturbing them and all stayed in the yard to help with the work. Those who didn't get any work stood by and chatted, or sat under a big tree drinking tea, happily waiting for a delicious meal.
At this moment, Su Miaomiao went into the house to get something and knocked on the door.
"Knock, knock, knock."
She knocked a few times, then pushed the door open and walked in.
He spoke with a smile.
"What are you three talking about? It's so lively. The food will be ready soon. Go wash your hands first and continue chatting at the dinner table later."
The three people in the room immediately responded to her words and got up and walked out.
Xiao Yunfei walked up to Su Miaomiao and asked.
"Have Boss Yu and the other six returned?"
Boss Yu?
Su Miaomiao asked in confusion.
"Have Boss Yu and the others gone out? I always thought they were at home. I didn't see them when they were cooking in the yard just now."
Xiao Yunfei asked with a slightly frown.
"Didn't you see them go out?"
"No, when did they leave? What did they do?"
"He said he wanted to take a walk in the back hills."
"The back mountain?" Su Miaomiao exclaimed, "The back mountain is so dangerous, why would they go there for a stroll? If something happens, who will be held responsible?"
It's really not her fault.
There are many dangers in the primeval forest, and the mountains that villagers often go to are only a small part of the vast primeval forest.
Almost no one dares to go to the remaining places because they don’t know how great the dangers are.
She heard from people in the village that every year someone gets into an accident in the mountains.
Injuries and poisoning are minor, while serious ones can lead to death on the mountain and no return.
If this is the case for the villagers who grew up at the foot of the mountain, what about Meng Xiangyu and the other six who have always lived in the city?
They have hardly ever been to the countryside, let alone the primeval forest.
Even if they don't encounter wild beasts or poisonous insects, they will most likely get lost in the mountains after entering.
If you can't find the direction, you may end up spinning in circles and unable to get out.
It's getting dark. If we can't find them as soon as possible, it will be dangerous when it gets dark.
Meng Xiangyu and his friends are famous and know many wealthy and powerful people. If something happens to them in his house, they cannot bear the responsibility.
Seeing Su Miaomiao anxious, Xiao Yunfei subconsciously comforted her.
"They're just strolling around the foot of the mountain for a while. They won't go deep into the mountains. Don't worry too much. Maybe they've already turned back."
As Xiao Yunfei was speaking, he saw Zhang Xing coming back from outside and asked hurriedly.
"Zhang Xing, are Boss Yu and the others back?"
Just now, Zhang Xing saw that the food was smelling delicious and was almost ready, so he went out of the yard and looked towards the back mountain.
If Boss Yu and the others came back along the same path, he should be able to see their shadows.
But he stood on the big rock and looked into the distance for a long time, but he only saw some villagers, and not even the shadow of Boss Yu and the others.
At this time, Zhang Xing shook his head and told the truth.
"They haven't come back yet. I just looked over to the back of the mountain, but I didn't see any trace of them."
Su Miaomiao became even more worried after hearing this.
She consciously looked at Xiao Yunfei, the source of her sense of security, with a worried tone.
"It's almost time for dinner, why haven't they come back yet?"
Could something have happened?
She didn't say the last sentence, but everyone thought of it.
Su Miaomiao's voice was neither loud nor soft, just enough to be heard by the people in the yard.
Everyone gathered around immediately, looking at each other to ask what had happened.
Xiao Yunfei's expression became more serious, and he analyzed calmly.
"They haven't been to the mountains much, and they just wanted to take a stroll, not to collect mountain products, so they wouldn't go deep into the mountains. Besides, everyone knows that it's dangerous in the mountains, and they're not fools, so they definitely wouldn't wander around. Even if they wanted to go deep into the mountains, they wouldn't be able to do it without experience. I guess they didn't calculate the time well, so they came back late."
After Xiao Yunfei finished speaking, he saw everyone's worried expressions, and he curled up the corners of his mouth to reveal a reassuring smile.
"Don't worry, these six grown men will be fine. I'll go find them and bring them back for dinner."
"Yunfei, we'll go with you."
Wu Feng and Hu Dazhuang stood up without hesitation.
Zhang Xing stepped forward and said, "I'm going too."
All the men in the yard expressed their willingness to go together to help find the person.
Seeing this, Su Miaomiao asked hurriedly.
"What about us? Why don't we go too? There's strength in numbers."
There were more than ten men who wanted to go with him.
Xiao Yunfei paused and turned around to speak.
"We don't know what the situation is yet, so we don't need so many people for now. You can do whatever you need to do at home. If you are hungry, just eat. Don't wait for us."
He caught a glimpse of Zhang Wenhong and Li Changsheng out of the corner of his eye.
These two guys have to follow too.
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