Chapter 280 Gossip (Seeking monthly ticket?)
But despite his admiration, the old doctor still held out his hand and said, "Your wife is also five cents."
This is the most basic consultation fee, which is not much compared to the money charged by doctors in large pharmacies in the county.
The situation was better than he had expected. Zhou Silang happily counted out forty cents and gave them to him, then went out to look at the sky which was gradually getting darker.
He glanced at the setting sun that had not yet completely disappeared from the horizon, held his waist and half-knelt to coax Manbao, "Manbao, can you sleep with me and your fourth sister-in-law tonight? Let me tell you, Aunt Fang's house has a lot of delicious food..."
"Just tell me you don't want to go home and just want to stay overnight," Manbao is not a fool, how could he not understand what he meant?
Although Manbao felt that her own bed was more comfortable, she nodded reluctantly, thinking that she would use her fourth brother as an example in the future, "Let me stay here, but fourth brother, why should we stay here?"
There is obviously enough time to go home, so even if it is a little dark when you get home, there is no need to worry.
Zhou Silang looked around, then snorted to Manbao, "Your fourth brother's fall can't be in vain, so I have to go and have a good talk with my father-in-law and mother-in-law."
Fang glared at him. "You're not allowed to use my parents as tools. But the Jia family is really going too far. They're from the same village, and they often come to my mountain to collect firewood and dig wild vegetables. What did my family say? Why can't they just go and find some wild mushrooms?"
"That's right, that's right. I'm not cutting down the good trees on their mountain. I'm just looking for some game. It's not grown by their family."
Anyway, since their family is so stingy, he has to say something about it. Humph, he is not unrelated to Dali Village, and his wife's family is here.
So the couple took Manbao and went to Fang's house.
The Fang family’s house was right behind the meat stall, in the middle of the busiest street, a fantastic location.
Although it was getting dark, the Fang family's yard was still bustling with many villagers gossiping.
Seeing the little girl of the Fang family leading her husband home, they were all stunned for a moment, "Why is Erniu back?"
Fang's mother was just laughing at someone's amusement. She was startled when she heard the words and hurried out to see. She saw that her daughter had returned with her son-in-law, and Manbao, the Zhou family's treasured child, was also with her. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Why didn't you come back earlier? Have you eaten? Mother will heat up some food for you."
It is impossible to heat up the meal as there is no way there will be leftovers at home, but you can cook it now.
Zhou Silang quickly said, "Mom, we've all eaten, don't worry. It's just that I fell, and my parents are a little worried, so they asked me to come over to see the old doctor after I finished eating."
Mother Fang then noticed Zhou Silang was limping and asked with concern, "Where did you fall? What did the old doctor say?"
Manbao was very obedient and brought him a stool. Zhou Silang gave her an approving look, then he held his waist and sat down on the stool carefully, like a woman who was eight months pregnant. He sighed and said, "I fell down in the mountains. It's a good thing I fell down, otherwise I would have been hacked to death."
The neighbors, who had originally thought it was not appropriate to stay any longer since the daughter and son-in-law had returned home, suddenly stopped and sat back down, asking excitedly, "What do you mean? Who dared to chop you? Aren't you thinking about going to jail?"
Going to jail is impossible. Who would report to the police for such a small matter?
You can solve it at home.
But the neighbor was right. Who dared to chop Zhou Silang? He had six brothers and a large uncle and family. If he really chopped him off...
Everyone was startled and stared at Zhou Silang with even more interest.
Zhou Silang sighed and told his story of going to the mountains to look for wild mushrooms and then being chased away.
He sighed and said, "I know that the mountains belong to the two brothers of the Jia family. If they don't let us go up the mountain to find game, we'll just not go next time. But this time they didn't let us go either. They just chased us with hoes on their shoulders. My fifth brother and I were really scared at that time."
Manbao squatted aside and listened with great interest. Although she had heard it once, she found that when she listened to it again, her fourth brother's statement was completely different. It was a completely new story.
Manbao became thoughtful. This is what Koko said. She has to judge whether the patient is telling the truth or not, right?
What Fourth Brother said at home was definitely the truth, but what he said here was not entirely false.
Zhou Silang looked melancholy, holding his waist as he said, "I was so scared at the time. I thought I had done something unforgivable. I turned around to explain to them, but they caught up with me after I had said a few words. I panicked and ran a little faster. It had rained the night before, and the mountain was a bit slippery, so I fell down."
"Half my body was numb at the time. I was terrified. Why wouldn't they talk to me?"
Fang's mother was furious when she heard this. She slammed the table and asked, "Is it really the Jia family who's chasing you?"
Zhou Silang nodded affirmatively.
Fang's mother stared at Zhou Silang and asked, "Are you just looking for game?"
"That's for sure," Zhou Silang complained. "Mother, the mountains are mostly covered with pine trees and some twisted and twisted trees. If I wasn't looking for game, what else could I be doing? I can't be stealing wood, can I?"
He said, "My family has five shares of land, and we have no shortage of wood. It's summer, and I can't go out to collect firewood. Besides, we can get firewood on the mountain at the entrance of our village. The people in our village are generous. As long as we don't cut the best wood, we can cut other trees."
Everyone thought so. The Zhou family was large and they had many mountains to themselves. If they needed any wood, they could just look for it on their own mountain.
Besides, the Zhou family’s house had been built long ago, so there was no need for wood at this time.
Koufentian is a place that provides good wood for everyone. If you don't steal the good wood, no matter what you do in the mountains, it basically will not violate local ethics and morals.
Fang's mother was furious when she received the accurate reply. She slammed the table and said, "This is too cruel! Doesn't their family cut enough firewood from our mountain every year? Every spring they come to our mountain to pick wild vegetables. I never said they were not allowed to. Why can't my son-in-law go to the mountains to find some game?"
Other villagers also echoed, "That's too stingy. Their previous mountain was not far from the village entrance, and they finally traded it for the pine wood in the mountains. In the past few years, they collected firewood in winter and dug wild vegetables in spring from the mountains near our houses."
"That's right. Let's not talk about spring, but when we were collecting firewood in winter, you, a charcoal burner, didn't you use the charcoal you made yourself and the firewood you chopped? Instead, you came to our mountain and snatched firewood from us. How can that be justified?"
"I've always disliked them. Every year they burn charcoal not far from my house. I've told them countless times, but it doesn't work. The smoke is awful. My family members have been sick a lot in the past two years, and I think it's because of them burning charcoal."
(End of this chapter)
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