After a few casual words, the village secretary and his wife left.
After Fu Shen quickly made the bed, Su Yue placed Ping An on it, carefully covered him with the blanket, and then gently tucked in the corners before looking up at Fu Shen and saying something.
"The village party secretary is a really good person. After he went back, he and his wife specially brought us quilts."
She had a quilt in her space, but she didn't want to take it out easily unless necessary, especially in this unfamiliar place where she could easily be discovered if she wasn't careful.
Fu Shen nodded. "If the village secretary were a bad person, and my father's background was unclear, he wouldn't have kept him around and even arranged a job for him so he could have food to eat."
This job is really hard work; how can herding sheep not be hard work?
He spends his days exposed to the wind and sun, roaming all over the mountains and fields. Sometimes the sheep are disobedient, and when he comes back to count them, he finds that there are not enough. He has to go out to search for them in the middle of the night. But at least this job can provide food for Su Shizhong, who has lost his memory.
Su Yue said softly, "Although the village secretary here is not as dedicated as Uncle Wu was to you, as you said, it's already very good to have food to eat."
She couldn't ask for too much; she was already incredibly content that her father was still alive.
Fu Shen affectionately patted her head, a slight smile playing on his lips: "These two people can't be compared. Uncle Wu is Uncle Wu, and the village secretary is the village secretary."
Su Yue smiled, her eyes crinkling, and said, "Yes, you're right."
The two spoke softly, and before they knew it, Ping An drifted off to sleep.
Su Yue stood up and said, "I'll go prepare dinner. Go check if Dad has brought the sheep back yet."
Fu Shen also stood up and instructed, "Just prepare ordinary food."
Su Yue nodded: "I know."
They first got off the train, then transferred to a car to get to the town.
Wang Renyi said that during that time period, a car would pass by the entrance of each village, and they could just wait there.
After finding out that the bus wouldn't depart for another half hour, they went to the commune and bought a sack of food, including rice, noodles, and rice vermicelli. They also took a closer look at the vegetable market.
Su Shizhong hummed an unknown tune as he herded the sheep back with a smile on his face.
Hearing the commotion, someone asked curiously, "Old Su, why are you so happy today?"
Su Shizhong honestly said, "Not a single sheep fell behind today."
This was the first time he had encountered such a situation in almost ten years of herding sheep.
In the past, every time he would first drive the sheep back, then hurriedly turn around and go back up the mountain to look for more sheep.
The man nodded knowingly: "No wonder."
If you let a lot of sheep out in the morning and they all come back in the evening, wouldn't anyone be overjoyed?
The sheep raised in the village seem to be possessed by some evil spirit; no matter who herds them, one sheep always falls behind.
Sheep are collective property. If the stray sheep isn't found and gets eaten by wolves, the responsibility will fall on the shepherd.
Therefore, many people avoid the idea of herding sheep like the plague.
Su Shizhong watched as all the sheep went into the sheepfold before closing the gate. Dragging his somewhat tired body, he planned to go home and cook.
I've been starving all day. Before, when there was only one sheep missing, I didn't feel hungry until I found it. But now I'm starving.
A child led Fu Shen to the sheepfold, pointed at Su Shizhong, and said, "He is the old Su you are looking for."
Hearing this, Su Shizhong, who was walking towards him, looked up in confusion and asked, "Comrade, are you looking for me?"
He thought to himself, "I don't know this person. Besides, he's just a shepherd with no special skills. Why would I need him?"
The child looked confused: "Uncle Su, don't you two know each other? This uncle said you're his father, that's why I brought him here."
Su Shizhong looked surprised: "Comrade, are you sure you're not mistaken? How could I possibly be your father?"
Although he has amnesia and doesn't remember his past, he has looked in the mirror and knows what he looks like. He couldn't possibly have such a handsome son, and they don't look alike at all.
Fu Shen stared intently at Su Shizhong. He finally understood why Wang Renyi thought he and Su Yue were somewhat similar.
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