Chapter 54 Why are you the one saving people again?
It’s almost dark, and Liu Chuncai hasn’t come back yet?
Yan Xue reached for the flashlight without thinking, "I'll go with you to look for it." Her hand bumped into Qi Fang's big, bony hand.
The man acted without hesitation. Seeing her reach out, he changed his position and reached for the batteries on the other side. "Has the person she went with returned?"
Yan Xue always felt that his voice sounded a little strange, as if he had a toothache.
But now he couldn't care less. Liu Weiguo said, "I don't know. My mom went to ask. I came to your house to try my luck."
As they spoke, Qi Fang and Yan Xue had already changed into shoes that were more convenient for movement. They said hello to the second old lady and followed Liu Weiguo out.
Not long after leaving the house, she ran into Huang Fengying. Behind her was a middle-aged woman of about the same age as her, who also had an anxious look on her face.
Yan Xue knew something was wrong when she saw it. Huang Fengying said, "Wang Xiuxia hasn't come back yet. Her family is looking for her."
This is a serious matter. Who knows if the two little girls encountered any accident on the mountain?
Even though the adults had repeatedly warned us not to go too far, what if the children were brave enough? Even near the mountains, there was still some danger.
"Have you searched everywhere near the forest farm?" Qi Fang asked Huang Fengying and Liu Weiguo.
"We've searched everywhere," Huang Fengying said. "We've even searched the nearby river and woods."
Following behind her was probably Wang Xiuxia's mother. "We've checked the homes of several of Xiuxia's classmates, but they all said they couldn't find them. Where on earth did these two damn kids go?"
"Then let's go into the mountains and take your two hunting rods back with you." Qi Fang looked at Liu Weiguo.
Yan Xue also turned and left. "I'm going to go find Secretary Lang and ask him to call a few people from the security department."
The forest at night is not as safe as during the day. Many wild animals are nocturnal and come out to hunt at night.
As soon as Secretary Lang heard that two children were missing from the forest farm, he immediately summoned several people from the security department.
On the Liu family's side, Old Man Liu, Liu Daniu, and Liu Weiguo all went out, and they even borrowed two more guns for Liu Weiguo and Qi Fang to carry.
The Liu family's two dogs were also brought along, and the group of more than a dozen people were divided into several teams. They shouted the names of the two people while searching in the approximate direction they had inquired about.
Shouting the name loudly would make it easier for the two people to hear and respond; secondly, it would scare away some wild animals, not to mention that they were all holding flashlights.
As the sky darkened from dusk to complete darkness, Yan Xue and Qi Fang's team finally heard a sobbing voice respond, "I, I'm here!"
The two of them hurried over and happened to meet Liu Weiguo and Zhou Wenhui who were rushing over from the other side. When they shone their flashlights, they saw a girl about the same age as Liu Chuncai.
Wang Xiuxia was wearing long clothes and long pants, carrying a backpack on her back, and her eyes were swollen from crying.
Liu Weiguo searched for a long time but couldn't find the other person, so he hurriedly asked, "Where's Chuncai?"
"No, I don't know." Wang Xiuxia opened her mouth and Liu Weiguo almost cursed out loud.
Seeing that the girl was frightened, Yan Xue hurried forward to comfort her, "It's okay, tell me slowly, where did you and Chuncai separate?"
Zhou Wenhui also went over to pick up the things she dropped on the ground and helped her put them back into the backpack.
The comfort from fellow women helped Wang Xiuxia calm down a bit, and the large crowd also made her feel at ease. "We separated in the afternoon and agreed to meet up here after the harvest. I waited for her for a long time, but she didn't come back. I went looking for her again, but it was already dark and I still couldn't find her."
As she spoke, she couldn't help crying again. Yan Xue handed her a handkerchief and asked, "Do you remember which direction she went?"
"Remember, remember." Wang Xiuxia didn't even bother to wipe it off. She raised her eyes and looked carefully in the light of the flashlight, then pointed in a direction.
Qi Fang immediately picked up the whistle hanging around her neck and blew it a few times to remind Wang Xiuxia's parents that she had found her.
Soon, a response came from the other side of the forest, and Yan Xue said to Wang Xiuxia, "Your parents have come up the mountain to look for you. They'll be here soon. Can you wait here for a while?"
Wang Xiuxia immediately grabbed her hand tightly and said, "I, I'm scared!" She obviously didn't want them to leave.
There was no other choice, so the four of them had to split up again. Liu Weiguo and Zhou Wenhui continued to search, while Yan Xue and Qi Fang stayed behind temporarily to accompany Wang Xiuxia until her family came to pick her up.
After the Wang family scolded and took Wang Xiuxia away out of fear, Yan Xue and Qi Fang took their flashlights and guns and continued to search in the direction Wang Xiuxia pointed.
The two listened to the shouts of Liu Weiguo and Zhou Wenhui and chose the other side. On the way, Yan Xue was still saying, "Pay attention to whether there are any fungus and baskets on the ground."
Liu Chuncai had a fair bit of Huang Fengying's straightforwardness. While not as well-behaved and sensible as her younger sister, Liu Chunni, she was certainly not without sense of propriety. Furthermore, as a local, she frequently hiked the nearby mountains, presumably familiar with the terrain. The fact that she hadn't returned yet must have been a matter of course.
Qi Fang also knew this, and with a "hmm", he swept the flashlight around him.
At this moment, a long wolf howl suddenly came from the distant woods.
Yan Xue and Qi Fang looked at each other with a serious look in their eyes, "I hope it's not Chun Cai."
"Chuncai should be able to climb trees." Qi Fang's tone was quite calm.
Wolves are not cats and cannot climb trees. If you encounter an wolves and cannot escape, you can temporarily climb up a tree.
But he also quickened his pace, especially after walking a distance and seeing the trap on the ground that had obviously been stepped on.
Yan Xue also looked down and said, "It seems to be used to hunt wild boars."
It rained heavily in the summer, and the ground around the trap was slippery. Qi subconsciously pulled her and said, "Be careful."
However, the two had already discovered footprints that had clearly slid down the edge, as well as wood ears scattered on the ground.
I scanned the area around the trap with my flashlight and found another set of footprints. This time they were much messier, some large, some small, and some extending outwards.
"Someone must have fallen down and was rescued." Qi Fang analyzed quickly.
Without wasting a second, the two continued searching in the direction of the footprints. The more they searched, the closer they got to the direction of the wolf howling, and the more solemn their expressions became.
Moving closer, Qi Fang even raised a finger in front of his lips and tilted his ear to the side, signaling Yan Xue to listen carefully.
Yan Xue had also heard the clear shouting not far away, "Get away, you bunch of stinking wolves! What else can you do to climb a tree!"
Soon, she began to accuse him again, with a hint of tears in her voice, "Don't you know the way? You took me running around and ended up in a wolf's den!"
It was Liu Chuncai, and there was at least one other person present, but the sound was not clearly heard.
Normally, if you encounter a pack of wolves in the wild, you should not shout loudly or look directly into the wolves' eyes. This will be seen as a provocation and will arouse their ferocity.
But now they have to save people and can't care about so many things. Who knows what the situation is over there.
Qi Fang blew the whistle immediately, and Yan Xue also made a trumpet with her hands at her mouth, "Chun Cai - your brother and I are here to find you - don't panic - stay in the tree and don't move -"
"Sister Yan Xue! Is it Sister Yan Xue?" Liu Chuncai said in surprise, almost crying with joy.
But after a while she shouted again: "Sister Yan Xue, don't come over here! There are wolves over here!"
It's already this late, and you still have the mind to remind others.
Yan Xue didn't know whether to be angry or amused. Just then, a whistle sounded from Liu Weiguo's side, not too far away. She simply asked, "How many do you have over there?"
"Seven or eight." Liu Chuncai was not sure. After a pause, he said, "Seven!"
Fortunately, it is summer now, food is not in short supply, and wolf packs are usually not large. If it were winter, it would be troublesome.
In just a few words, a dark green figure appeared in the forest ahead. It was the wolf pack sending members to check the situation.
Qi Fang did not act rashly and provoke the other party. Instead, he turned off the flashlight and pulled Yan Xue to hide behind a tree.
Wolves generally do not attack animals with shelter, but these two wolves wandered around nearby for a long time and showed no intention of leaving.
Qi Fang could only lift Yan Xue up and said, "You go up first." After Yan Xue climbed up the tree, he stepped back a few steps, pulled the bolt, and fired a shot into the air.
Wolves, especially small packs, will not attack people with guns unless they are in extreme circumstances, such as severe hunger or their homes are destroyed.
Sure enough, when the two wolves heard this, they immediately scattered and fled, howling as they ran.
But the few people surrounding Liu Chuncai obviously did not leave. Instead, Liu Weiguo and Zhou Wenhui came first.
Grandpa Liu Weiguo was an old hunter and was familiar with the habits of wolves. When he heard this, he said, "There are more of us. We can go over and fire a few shots into the air. That should scare them away."
They hurried over and saw a pack of about seven or eight wolves gathered under a tree. Hanging from the tree were two people: one was clearly Liu Chuncai, approaching, and the other, presumably a man, was too far away to make out his face.
"Chuncai, hold on a little longer, we'll scare the wolf away!"
Liu Weiguo called out to his sister and was about to open the wood warehouse. Liu Chuncai was about to respond when the branch he was sitting on suddenly creaked.
She subconsciously hugged the tree trunk, but it was too late. The branches, unable to bear the weight, carried her down directly.
"Be careful!" Several people here hurriedly reminded.
The man hanging below her also hurriedly reached out to pull her up. He managed to pull her up, but the other person also fell down from the tree.
At that moment, even though Qi Fang had fired a shot into the sky in time, the wolves still pounced on him like sharks smelling blood.
Seeing the man push Liu Chuncai and expose himself to the wolf's mouth, Qi Fang only had time to remind Liu Weiguo: "Don't kill the leader wolf!" He immediately adjusted the angle and fired the second shot at the wolf that rushed forward.
At the critical moment, Liu Weiguo's bullet was originally aimed at the wolf's vital point, but after he reminded him, the bullet was quickly deflected.
Two loud bangs of the wooden box were heard, followed by two miserable howls. Both wolves fell to the ground and lost their fighting power.
Fortunately, the alpha wolf was not dead, and the wolf pack would not choose revenge at all costs. In the end, the injured alpha wolf let out a long howl and fled with the pack.
Qi Fang, Liu Weiguo and others hurried over, but did not check on Liu Chuncai's condition first. Instead, they held guns and kept watch all around.
The other wolf was seriously injured and was obviously not an important companion of the wolf pack. It was abandoned by the wolf pack. The two men also added another wooden warehouse on it.
After making sure it was safe, Liu Weiguo hurried to check on the two people. "How are you? Are you injured anywhere?"
Qi Fang also glanced behind him, and then almost froze there, "Why are you here again?"
The man with Liu Chuncai was in a state of disarray, his clothes and pants torn and covered in mud. He was of medium height, with a short haircut, and a handsome appearance, though his eyes were a little small. It turned out to be Qi Fang, whom he had parted ways with only a month before.
Qi Fang should have known that they were coming, but he still looked a little embarrassed when he saw him.
Qi Fang immediately looked at Yan Xue and found that Yan Xue also saw the other party, but did not care about it. Instead, she gently lifted Liu Chuncai's trouser leg.
There were obvious bloodstains on the little girl's trouser legs. After lifting them up, several hideous scratches were revealed on her legs, and her ankles were obviously swollen.
Liu Weiguo immediately asked: "How did you do this?"
A tree can't be scratched like this, and a wolf bite wouldn't leave a wound like this.
When Liu Chuncai heard this, she immediately glared at Qi Fang with a pout, "It was a trap dug by their forest farm. They didn't even mark it! I wasn't paying attention and stepped into it."
Seeing Liu Weiguo looking over, Qi Fang felt even more embarrassed, his face flushing red. "Actually, I did, but it rained so hard the other day that it was washed away."
After saying this, he seemed to feel that he was shirking responsibility and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I have already made up for all the marks today."
The mountain is so huge, and the traps are so scattered, it's hard to even find him without any markings, and he actually came to make markings...
Liu Weiguo was a little speechless, but then he thought that if he hadn't made the mark, he and Chuncai might not have met. He asked again, "Did you pull Chuncai out of the trap?"
Qi Fang scratched his head. Before he could say anything, Liu Chuncai angrily shouted, "And then he brought me to this den of wolves!"
Qi Fang's face turned even redder, and he didn't dare to speak anymore, let alone look at Yan Xue and Qi Fang.
Liu Chuncai was still furious. "And you, a little Jinchuan forest farmer, why are you digging traps in Jinchuan? Don't you know the way?"
Qi Fang really didn't know the way very well, otherwise he wouldn't have been encountered by Yan Xue and Qi Fang before. He didn't even know how much effort it took to find this trap.
Fortunately, at this time, Mr. Liu, Liu Daniu and others also rushed over. Seeing that the person had been found and it was not a serious matter, they finally felt relieved.
Of course, a scolding was inevitable. On the way back, Liu Chuncai lay on her brother's back. Her father scolded her, then her brother, then her grandfather scolded her. Even her future sister-in-law Zhou Wenhui couldn't help but persuade her a few words.
This made her feel wronged, but she didn't dare to talk back. Her eyes swept over the culprit following behind her, and she couldn't help but glare at him again.
When the group returned to the forest farm, the moon was already at its zenith and the electricity that was only supplied until nine o'clock had already been cut off.
Several people got off the small railway track and walked towards home. Qi Fang was about to say goodbye, but when he turned around, he saw Qi Fang following them and paused.
Liu Chuncai also saw it, "Why are you following me here if you're not going back to Xiaojinchuan?"
No matter what, he still protected her at the critical moment, Liu Weiguo patted his sister.
But Qi Fang was still embarrassed by what he said. "Well, I just want to ask how much the medical expenses are. I'll pay for it for you."
No one expected that he had followed silently for such a long time just to say this, especially Liu Chuncai.
The little girl snorted, "Who needs you to pay for it?" She turned her head and went to the other side.
Liu Weiguo also said: "Don't listen to her harsh words, she has such a bad temper. If it weren't for you today, she would still be in the trap."
Moreover, Liu Chuncai was injured in the trap, and the reason she was able to climb up the tree was probably because Qi Fang pushed her up.
The Liu family wasn't the kind of unreasonable people. Liu Daniu even asked Qi Fang, "It's late, it's not safe for you to be alone. Why don't you stay at my house for the night?"
Qi Fang was too embarrassed to say, "No need, I can just walk back along the small railway track."
"Why are you going back so late?" Huang Fengying, who hurried over after hearing the noise, also said.
Because she had children at home, Huang Fengying did not follow her grandfather and grandchildren up the mountain, but waited anxiously at home.
Seeing Qi Fang was about to refuse, Yan Xue was about to speak when the man next to her who had been silent all of a sudden said, "Don't go back."
She was a little surprised, and Qi Fang was even more surprised. After all, the last time they had a quarrel, it was quite unpleasant.
But let's be clear, not to mention that he saved Liu Chuncai today, even if he didn't, Qi Fang would never ask him to go back in the middle of the night at the risk of his life.
Qi Fang looked at the other person and said, "If you don't want to go to the Liu family, I can ask Secretary Lang if he can let you stay at the guesthouse."
Qi Fang felt embarrassed and said, "No need." In the end, he was dragged and persuaded by the Liu family to go home.
The Liu family thanked everyone before heading back. On the way, Huang Fengying asked Qi Fang, "Comrade, what's your name?"
"My last name is Qi." Qi Fang said, then he remembered something and quickly added, "Qi, Qi, that's right."
Yan Xue listened and couldn't help but glance at Qi Fang. "Why are you so generous today? You're even helping Aunt Liu persuade others?"
Qi Fang said indifferently, "There's no room at home."
Yan Xue couldn't help laughing when she heard this. "Even if he didn't go to the Liu family, he wouldn't come to our house."
"That's not necessarily true." Qi Fang hummed softly, and his tone was not very good.
Yan Xue listened, her eyebrows curved again, and her voice softened, "Okay, okay, you are right."
When I got home, the second old lady was obviously still awake. When she heard the door open, she immediately put on her shoes and came out to greet me. "What's going on? Have you found the person?"
"It has been found." Yan Xue first told Mrs. An what she was thinking, and then she told him what had happened as she walked in.
When the old lady heard that there were wolves in the mountains, she was terrified. "It's good that they found it. It's good that they found it. You and Xiao Qi should be careful when you go up the mountain next time."
Yan Xue readily agreed, and after the old lady had finished her concern, she asked, "Is Jigang asleep?"
"Sleep! He's just a kid, how could he last that long?" The old lady pointed to her room. "I knew you'd be back late, so I let him sleep in my room."
Qi Fang bolted the door and came in, just in time to hear this sentence, "Then don't bother him, or he'll wake up again."
Yan Xue meant the same thing. She didn't expect that this man would speak faster than her today. She couldn't help but look back.
Qi Fang looked normal and walked to the door to look at Yan Jigang who was sleeping soundly inside.
"It's okay, I didn't have a nightmare. I'm watching."
The old lady walked in, picked up a fan and fanned her grandson, "It's getting late, you two should go to bed early."
"Yeah." Qi Fang responded quickly again, and after that he helped the old lady close the door.
This made Yan Xue a little amused, and she couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Do you really want Jigang to go back to sleep?"
Qi Fang said nothing, just looked at her with his peach blossom eyes, the meaning of which was self-evident.
When Yan Xue finished washing up and returned to the house, someone grabbed her waist as soon as she entered the door.
Then a body came up and hugged her completely, and the clear sound of a lock closing could be heard from behind.
Yan Xue couldn't help but pinch the man's arm, "Grandma can hear you."
"Even if you can hear it, you have to lock it." Qi Fang lowered his head and kissed the tip of her ear, then asked in a low voice: "Are you scared?"
Yan Xue was stunned for a moment before realizing he was talking about encountering wolves in the mountains. "A little bit."
But she was in a hurry to save people at that time and didn't pay any attention to it. Only when she thought about it now did she start to feel scared.
Qi Fang heard this and raised his hand to press the top of her head, "Don't be afraid."
Yan Xue thought that he didn't bring Yan Jigang back and locked the door so quickly because he wanted to take the opportunity to do something, but he just kissed her and urged her to go to bed.
The kiss wasn't even deep, unlike his usual attitude of not wanting to let go once he got stuck, but it did reveal a hint of tenderness.
Yan Xue couldn't help but turn over, then moved and moved, gently resting her head on the man's shoulder, "Qi Fang."
"Yeah." Qi Fang reacted completely subconsciously and stretched out his arms to hold her in his arms.
Yan Xue didn't say anything else and put her arms around the man's waist.
The next morning, Yan Jigang was still a little confused when he saw the two of them. "When did you come back?"
He probably slept too soundly and had no idea they came back last night.
Before Yan Xue could say anything, Qi Fang asked, "You didn't have a nightmare last night, did you?"
"No." Yan Jigang shook his head and asked, "Sister Chun, Chuncai, did you find it?"
"I found it and went home last night."
Yan Xue touched his head and told him what happened yesterday. When she looked up, she found that the man was staring at her quietly.
The man clearly didn't say anything, but it seemed like he said everything. I don't know what he was thinking.
During the day, Yan Xue went to help Liu Weiguo clean up the new house and asked about Liu Chuncai's situation.
The wounds on the little girl looked scary, but they were actually just superficial injuries. She just twisted her foot when she fell into the trap. She would probably have to stay at home for a while to recuperate.
For those who stay at home, being at home is being at home, but Liu Chuncai is a person who can't stay at home. Yan Xue could guess how uncomfortable she must be right now just by thinking about it.
Yan Xue took some time to visit Liu's house. The little girl was so idle that she almost grew weeds. She pulled her to play checkers with her for half a day.
The next day, Qi Fang handed the newly made semiconductor radio to Liu Weiguo, and got 75 yuan from Liu Weiguo, which he gave all to Yan Xue.
In this way, they can get the money for the components of their own radio, and when they sell it later, it will be a net profit.
Unexpectedly, the other party came to Liu Weiguo again just two days after taking it back, "You know that person, can you pretend to be different? I have someone who wants to buy it too."
Ever since he was almost cheated by Zhang Guogang and his gang, Liu Weiguo has become much more cautious and never said that the radio was installed by Qi Fang.
Qi Fang happened to be helping him pull the wires in the new house. Liu Weiguo turned around and took a look. "What kind does he want? I know a very capable guy. He can install anything."
"Then I'll let him come and talk to you." The man left after hearing this, and soon brought someone back.
While they were still outside, they could hear him bragging to others, "This is awesome! It works great! It's just as good as those over a hundred bucks, and it even uses less batteries."
People are often like this. Before buying, they are picky and hesitant, fearing that they will be at a disadvantage. Once they buy something, it must be good and they have to tell everyone that it is good. If it is not good, how can they prove that they did not make a mistake?
Liu Weiguo raised his eyes and instantly laughed, "So it's you."
Zhang Guogang couldn't help but look at the person next to him, "Why didn't you tell me that you bought it from him?"
If Liu Weiguo was the one pulling the strings, he could guess about 70% of who installed the thing.
The last time he repaired his watch, he was slapped in the face by Qi Fang and it was very ugly. How could this cause secondary damage?
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