Zhou Huaian and the others were a little uncomfortable with his enthusiasm and said uncomfortably: "Director Xiao, it's just a small favor, don't take it to heart..."
They feel that they are more comfortable when people roll their eyes at them, and don't like being dragged to thank them over and over again, as it would be embarrassing and they don't know how to respond.
Director Xiao: "Hey! You can't say that. Thanks to you for catching that kidnapper. The kid who was kidnapped in the alley years ago was also kidnapped by that guy. Datou and the police went there and brought the kid back. His sister's illness is also cured."
Zhou Huaian and the others thought of the woman who was crazy about having a child, and said happily: "That's great, it's really great."
"People say that heart disease needs to be cured with heart medicine. If that child hadn't come back, Datou's sister might have been crazy for the rest of her life." Director Xiao said, grabbing their hands again, "No matter what, you have to come to my house for a simple meal today..."
Zhou Huaian and the other man refused and said, "Director Xiao, can we go when we are free later? We have things to do at home and are waiting for us to go back! If you don't believe me, ask Doctor Xiao Wang."
Wang Zhen saw that the two were uncomfortable, and thinking that they both disliked socializing, he smiled and said, "Director Xiao, their family is still harvesting mushrooms. They come before dawn every day and rush back."
Zhou Huaian nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, my family is really busy, I will definitely go when I have free time."
Director Xiao did not insist after hearing this. He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll come back to see you when you're done."
"Okay, okay!" Zhou Huaian pulled Zhou Yiding and said to Wang Zhen, "We'll go back first! Director Xiao, we're leaving!"
"Okay!" Wang Zhen and Director Xiao saw the two people out and watched them pedal away on their bicycles before returning to the clinic.
Director Xiao smiled and said to Wang Zhen, "Xiao Wang, I can see that Xiao Zhou and his family are not in a hurry to go home, but they feel uncomfortable eating at my house. How about this, you tell me where they live, and I will take the children to visit them when I get home."
He felt that the country people were simple and honest. After helping so much, he felt embarrassed to even go out for a meal.
Wang Zhen thought about how the two had just run away and laughed, "Uncle Xiao, I know them. They really mean it when they say it's just a small favor. They are all very simple people. They really think they should lend a hand when they see something happening. As long as the child is fine, they'll be happy."
Director Xiao said, "I believe it! But think about it, now is not like before, every family has several children. If they help us save our children, they are saving our family. We must thank them and feel at ease."
After the child was found, the old woman and daughter-in-law were frightened awake several times in their dreams at night. If Xiao Zhou and the others had not discovered the situation and bravely stepped in to help, they really couldn’t imagine what life would have been like after the child was lost.
Wang Zhen had no choice but to say, "When they come next time, I'll tell them what you said, and then I'll tell you after they agree, okay?"
"Okay!" Director Xiao nodded readily, "I'll go back and tell my wife. Anyway, Xiao Zhou often comes to your house to sell herbs, so he will do the same next time." After that, she left in a hurry without waiting for his answer.
Wang Zhen turned his head to look at Yang Dongmei and said, "Brother Zhou and Yiding are really good people."
Yang Dongmei smiled and nodded, "My elder brother and I used to dislike him. We thought he was lazy and didn't live like a man. We made him suffer a lot."
Wang Zhen smiled and pulled her hand. "I heard from Brother Zhou that you are just a hot pepper."
"Okay! You two are talking bad about me behind my back!" Yang Dongmei said coquettishly, "Tell me, what's so hot about me?"
"Not spicy, not spicy!" Wang Zhen saw her smile and said, "I like spicy food too."
"Hateful!" Yang Dongmei pinched him, "You learned bad things from your brother-in-law."
"No, I just didn't like to talk before, I'm not an old man who knows nothing!"
"Cough, cough!" Two dry coughs were heard at the door. A woman holding a child asked with a smile, "Doctor Xiao Wang, my son has caught a cold. Could you please take a look?"
"Ah hey!" Wang Zhen and Yang Dongmei's faces instantly turned red like cooked shrimps.
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Fu Niu, Yang Chunyan had already taken Lai Fu and Da Huang to the ravine with the three brothers Zhou Yumei, Zhang Xiuxiang and Zhou Huairong.
With three strong men and two dogs as their companions, the three women were no longer afraid. They went down to the ditch without picking herbs and went straight to the bamboo forest.
As we walked into the forest, we saw several bamboo fungi that were like chicks breaking out of their shells, their skirts slowly opening. Yang Chunyan and the other two squatted in front of the bamboo fungi and were stunned. "How beautiful! How beautiful!"
Zhou Yumei: "Her skirts are more beautiful than those made on the street."
Yang Chunyan recalled that in her previous life she saw someone say that the edge of the bamboo fungus's skirt was white lace, and she felt that it was absolutely correct.
"Look, that's how women are. When they see something pretty, they can't move. Hurry up and do it. The bamboo fungus is at its best at this time."
As Zhou Huaishan spoke, he stepped forward, broke off the black cap of the bamboo fungus, pinched the stem and picked it up, and the others also started to work.
Zhang Xiuxiang adjusted her straw hat and said with a smile, "Be careful, pay attention to the top of your head. If there are a lot of dead leaves, it's best to knock them down with a stick first, so you don't run into Lao Suo again."
"Got it!" Zhou Yumei smiled and pulled up a bamboo fungus. "Come on, try to fill the basket."
"Awooo~Woof woof~Woof woof..." At this time, Lai Fu and Da Huang suddenly rushed to the front and barked wildly at a cave entrance, and kept digging the soil at the cave entrance with their claws.
Zhou Huaishan pulled Zhou Huairong and said, "Brother, there must be bamboo rats there."
Zhou Huairong hesitated and said, "The bamboo rat hole is not easy to dig. The inside is like a nine-turn large intestine, it is too deep. It is best to fill it with water."
"What's the use of not bringing a bucket? Let's go over there quickly. Three strong laborers may not be able to dig it out!" Zhou Huaijun pulled him, and the three brothers walked over with medicine hoes in hand.
Yang Chunyan and the other two were not interested in digging bamboo rats, but they did not dare to go far, so they looked for bamboo fungus nearby.
The three brothers came over with medicine hoes and Lai Fu and Da Huang made way. The three of them first dug up the dead leaves and rotten soil, and then dug along the tunnel.
The soil above was relatively loose, so it was quite quick to dig. You dug with a hoe, and I dug with a hoe. In a short while, we had dug out a large pile of soil along the bamboo rat hole.
When they found a larger nest, Zhou Huaishan dug out a pile of soft dead grass, which looked like a bamboo rat nest. "We should be able to find it if we dig for a while. Keep an eye on it and don't let them escape from other holes."
Zhou Huaijun: "Da Huang and Lai Fu are already guarding here. If anyone comes out, they will be caught."
The three brothers dug for a while and saw a bamboo rat digging a hole in the cave. They dug out fresh mud blocking the entrance of the hole. Zhou Huaishan listened carefully and heard a "huffing" and "huffing" sound coming from inside.
"We're almost there, there are a few in the cave, they're still hiding inside!"
The three brothers dug for another ten times. Zhou Huaishan dug through the mud and reached into the hole. He grabbed a bamboo rat by its tail and pulled it out. The bamboo rat with small eyes and small ears curled up its two pairs of short legs and did not move.
Yang Chunyan looked at the chubby bamboo rat and its two big teeth and thought they looked very similar to the teeth of a rabbit in a cartoon.
Zhou Yumei looked at Zhou Huaishan and said, "I remember one year we found a bamboo rat nest in the forest. We were young and hungry at that time, so my third and second brothers took hoes and dug in the bamboo forest for a long time and finally caught three bamboo rats.
When we got home, my mother weighed it and found it was more than 15 pounds. She wanted to sell it, but my grandmother said that they were yellow and skinny, so she cooked them to nourish the kids. So my mother added some potatoes and cooked a pot. I will never forget the taste.
Zhou Huaijun smiled and said, "I remember that, too. That was the most filling meal I've ever had in my life. I felt that nothing could be more delicious than bamboo rat and roasted potatoes."
Zhou Huairong nodded, "I haven't eaten greasy food for a long time, so the fresh, tender and plump bamboo rat meat is of course delicious!"
Soon, four fat bamboo rats were put into the urea bag and put into the backpack.
Zhou Huaijun looked at the dogs following behind Yang Chunyan and said happily, "These two dogs are really good. I wonder if the youngest one bought bones today."
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "They will buy it. They made a wish yesterday."
Zhou Huaishan said enviously: "If I had two such well-behaved dogs at home, I would also be willing to buy bones for them to eat."
When they heard that there would be bones to chew on when they got home, Dahuang and Laifu’s tails were almost shaken off.
Zhou Yumei pulled up a bamboo fungus and said, "If we finish walking through this forest today, we should be able to pick up about ten kilograms of bamboo fungus."
Zhang Xiuxiang smiled and said, "No one comes to this bamboo forest, so picking up ten kilograms should be no problem."
A few people did not dare to disperse in the woods. They walked deeper into the woods while picking bamboo shoots.
Zhou Yumei pulled Yang Chunyan and said, "Look, there are really a lot of graves ahead!"
After hearing this, everyone looked forward and saw that there were indeed dozens of graves in the woods. In the dark bamboo forest, the sight of them was enough to make one's hair stand on end.
Zhou Huaishan said carelessly: "What's there to be afraid of? Grandpa also said yesterday that those who died in the old days could not be buried in the ancestral tomb here. It may have been decades or even hundreds of years ago. They may have been reincarnated as human beings."
"That's right!" Zhou Huaijun agreed, "Aren't the cemeteries in our village all over the bamboo forest? We can just go around there every time we pass by."
Seeing that the three men were not afraid, Yang Chunyan and the others didn't seem so scared anymore. They walked around the graves and saw that some of the graves had been dug up and broken bowls and plates could be seen on the ground.
Zhou Huairong said: "I have heard that there are people who specialize in digging up old tombs and stealing the contents to exchange for money and food. These are most likely done by those people."
Zhou Huaishan smiled and looked at Zhou Yumei, "Look, they dare to dig up the graves of the dead, and you are afraid to even walk by!"
"Third brother, you are so foolish and bold!" Zhou Yumei said and pulled Yang Chunyan to pick up some bamboo fungi over there.
Several people wandered in the bamboo forest for two or three hours before turning around and walking out. Their baskets were all filled with bamboo fungi.
After crossing the ditch and returning to the place where the ten great merits grow, Zhou Huairong and his two brothers stayed there to dig herbs, while Yang Chunyan and her sister-in-law took their dog and carried bamboo rats and bamboo fungi back home. (End of this chapter)
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