Chapter 170 169: Deeply Experienced
It's a pity that no Ganoderma lucidum was picked up. Good herbs are still valuable. Yesterday, Chunyan sold a few Ganoderma lucidum she picked up for more than 60 yuan, while two sacks of dried herbs only sold for 20 or 30 yuan.
Zhou's mother thought what the two said was possible. "It's impossible not to be anxious. It's so far away and it's dark now. I'm afraid of encountering something."
"The eldest has gone to meet him, but he's still nagging." Father Zhou stood up and brushed off the bamboo strips that had been scraped off his body. "The youngest is unsteady in his work, while Chunyan is steady. She must have been delayed by something since she didn't come back so late. I wonder why she's worrying about it all day long?"
Mother Zhou sneered, "I'm the only one who's worried about this. If you're not worried, why would you yell at me?"
"I'm too lazy to talk to you!" Father Zhou took a cigarette, lit it, and went to the backyard.
Zhou's mother curled her lips and said, "You're still talking about me. Look, he can't even sit still anymore."
Over there, Zhou Huairong and his two brothers walked all the way to the foot of the mountain, but did not see any trace of the two men.
Zhou Huaijun looked at the dark mountain and said, "Are they staying in the mountain and coming back tomorrow?"
Zhou Huairong also thought this was possible, "Let's go to the beam above to look for it, if there's none we'll go home."
The three of them walked up a ridge and suddenly heard two gunshots from above. Zhou Huaishan asked, "Brother, are you talking about Laoyao and Chunyan?"
"Let's go up and take a look first!" Zhou Huairong ran up the mountain.
After walking for an hour or so, the three saw light on the hillside ahead and heard the barking of a dog. "Go up and have a look, it should be them."
Yang Chunyan and the other two who were on the mountain also saw the flashlights below. Zhou Huaian raised his flashlight and shone it downwards, and the people below also raised their flashlights and shone them.
Neither group called the other because they hadn't seen anyone at night and the other party wouldn't respond even if they called.
People of this generation have grown up listening to supernatural stories told by adults about a child who made promises without seeing anyone at night, and whose soul was called away by mountain spirits and ghosts.
This fear has been ingrained in people's bones. Everyone is afraid that it is a mountain spirit or ghost who calls their name at night, and they will not respond unless they see a human being.
Seeing the three flashlights getting closer and closer, Zhou Huaian said happily: "Yan'er, Ding Dingmao, let's put it down and rest for a while. It must be my brother and the others who are here to pick us up."
"Yes, help me put down the basket quickly." Zhou Yiding felt that he was so tired that he could not bear it any longer. If he had not thought that these were things that could be sold for money, he would have thrown them into the ditch long ago.
Yang Chunyan was also exhausted. After she relaxed, she felt that her legs could no longer move. “I can’t walk anymore!”
Zhou Huaian walked forward with a smile and helped the two of them take the backpacks off their shoulders.
Zhou Yiding sat down on the ground, panting heavily.
Zhou Huaian and Yang Chunyan took turns to help put down the backpack. They sat on the ground leaning against the backpack and pounded their sore calves.
Zhou Yiding took a breath, picked up the kettle and took a sip, "Damn it! I'm so tired. This is the first time in my life that I feel as tired as a dead pig."
Zhou Huaian said with a smile: "When you get a lot of money, your thoughts will change. You will want to be tired like a dead pig every day."
After hearing this, Yang Chunyan recalled the first time he got paid for selling herbs, and couldn't help laughing.
Zhou Yiding hugged Zhou Huaian and said, "Hey! It seems that you have a deep understanding of this, that's why you can say this!"
Zhou Huaian nodded honestly, "I have indeed learned a lot during this period of time. I understand what it means to have money and travel the world, but without money, you can't go anywhere."
Zhou Yiding laughed and joked, "Your tone is so vicissitudes, it seems that our handsome guy has been through a lot during this period!"
Zhou Huaian: “…”
At this time, a flashlight shone on the big pig head that was parked in the middle of the mountain path, and two other flashlights shone on the two dogs, one black and one yellow, lying on both sides of the pig head. The three of them were stunned.
Zhou Huairong shrank back and said, "Oh my god, were the gunshots we heard halfway up the mountain the result of you guys hunting wild boars?"
"Brother Huairong~" Zhou Yiding shouted exaggeratedly, "We have been looking forward to seeing you for a long time, and finally you are here."
Zhou Huairong looked at him and smiled: "Yiding is here too!"
Zhou Yiding spread his hands and said, "What can I do? They have found so many things. I can't get them without their help."
The three brothers stepped forward and asked, "Let me see, what did you find?"
"Black goats, hares, pheasants..." Zhou Huaian stood up and brushed off the dirt on his butt, pointing at the wild boar. "The dog at Ding Ding Mao's house is so fierce that it's not even afraid of wild boars. Look at the pig's ears and pig's asshole..."
Zhou Huairong and the other two came forward after hearing this, "Oh my god, that's amazing, he bit off half of the pig's ear."
Zhou Yiding patted the two dogs proudly, "Da Huang likes to bite ears, and Da Hei likes to dig holes."
"Not bad, not bad!" Zhou Huaishan looked back at Zhou Huairong and the others in admiration, "Brother, brother, when the new house is finished, let's go to Xu's house and catch a mountain dog."
Zhou Huaian said with a smile: "I will go to Xu's house to catch the puppy in a few days, you two can come with me!"
Zhou Huairong shook his head, "Forget it. I'm going to be scolded for raising four dogs at once!"
Zhou Huaijun: "That's right, there's not enough food for people and you're feeding four dogs. You'll be scolded if you don't!"
"Let's go, let's go!" Zhou Yiding looked at his watch. "It's already half past eleven. It will be at least one o'clock when we get down the mountain."
"Yes! I'll carry the wild boar!" Zhou Huaishan said as he untied the wild boar from the bamboo raft and carried it away, "Let's go!"
Zhou Yiding chased after them with his two dogs.
Zhou Huairong and Zhou Huaijun carried the two heaviest backpacks. Zhou Huaian gave the hunting rifle to Yang Chunyan and said, "Yan'er, you go ahead."
"good."
An hour later, the group just arrived at the back door of Zhou's house. Before Yang Chunyan could even knock on the door, the door opened.
Zhou's mother came out with a flashlight, and her eyes widened when she saw the wild boar Zhou Huaishan was carrying:
"Wild boar! Oh my god, it's so dangerous to walk on the mountain road after dark! Did Chunyan and Laoya get bit by the wild boar?"
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "No, Yiding's dog found the wild boar, rushed into the woods and bit it. Huai'an and Yiding chased it and shot it to death with two shots."
After hearing this, Zhou's mother said thankfully, "We have to bring a dog with us when we go up the mountain."
Zhou Yiding stepped forward, and the two dogs followed him, "Second Aunt, you haven't slept yet?"
"Yiding is here too, come in and sit down." Zhou's mother's face was full of smiles, and she was extremely enthusiastic.
"Oh! Oh!" Zhou Yiding was a little uncomfortable and hurriedly followed Zhou Huairong into the yard.
"Mom!" Zhou Huaian shouted from behind, "Is there anything to eat? We are starving."
"Yes, yes! I'll go get you something to eat." Mother Zhou turned on her heel and walked towards the yard.
After everyone went in, Zhou's father and the old man also got up. They were both scared and happy when they saw the few people and the wild boar.
The old man pulled Zhou Yiding and asked, "How is your old man now?"
Zhou Yiding: "The old man is in good health, but his legs hurt sometimes."
"You are the only one in your family. Now that I am old, it is your turn to take over." The old man patted him on the shoulder, "You and the youngest grew up together. If you are both fine, we old folks will be relieved."
Zhou Yiding nodded, "I understand, Second Grandfather."
(End of this chapter)
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