Everyone, including the small animals, looked at Meng Fei in confusion.
Meng Fei smiled awkwardly, quickly took out his cell phone, slid the screen and answered the call.
"Grandson, oh no, Qiubo, what's wrong?"
The person on the other end of the line was stunned for two seconds, and then Qiubo's roar came: "Meng Fei! You bastard! You haven't changed my ringtone yet! You are so wicked! You even set a special ringtone for me! I tell you, now! Immediately! Right now! Change my ringtone! Otherwise, don't blame me for getting mad at you next time we meet!"
Hearing Qiubo's scolding, Meng Fei couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh. This ringtone was the one he set specifically for Qiubo when he was in college.
Qiubo didn't know about it at first, but one time when Meng Fei returned to the village, he couldn't find his cell phone, so he asked Qiubo to call him. The moment the phone rang, Qiubo's face turned black, and he chased Meng Fei around the village for several circles. Finally, Meng Fei had no choice but to promise to bring him local specialties next time he had a holiday, and thus he escaped.
But who would have thought that it would be exposed again today.
"Hahaha, stop making trouble. What's the matter with the phone call? How is my aunt recovering?"
Hearing Meng Fei's inquiry, Qiubo on the other end of the phone changed his attitude instantly, and said happily: "Hehe, don't worry, my mother has been discharged from the hospital, and she is in great health now. My house is on the fifth floor. I have to rest for a while every day when I climb up there. My mother is even more agile than me. She doesn't even take a break in the middle and goes straight to the fifth floor. My mother also asked me to ask you when you will come to town again. She wants to make delicious food for you."
Hearing Qiubo's words, the stone in Meng Fei's heart finally fell to the ground, and a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.
"That's great! Just wait, I'll be there after I finish my housework! I've been wanting to eat the chicken and mushroom stew my aunt made for a long time!"
At this moment, Qiubo paused for a moment and said quickly, "Look at my head! Is Mengjiagou safe from the heavy rain these past two days?"
Meng Fei felt warm at heart after hearing this, and said slowly: "Mengjiagou was flooded, but don't worry, we are fine. I moved to the mountain with my second uncle, second aunt and second grandfather. The environment here is not bad. There is porridge and barbecue. You don't have to worry about us. Everything is fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Then what's there to be sure of? How can I lie to you? How about giving the phone to Second Master and letting him scold you?"
Hearing the word "Erye", Qiubo instantly became obedient. Erye could be said to be the nightmare of all the children in Mengjiagou. Erye is old now and looks more amiable, but when he was young, he was a ruthless man and was well-known for it in the surrounding villages.
One year there was a severe drought and there was no food in the mountains, so blind bears came into the village. Meng Fei's grandfather went into the mountains to find food, and no one else in the village dared to get close. Just when the blind bear was about to hide in someone's chicken coop, Erye took action. He took a stick and beat the blind bear so hard that it was covered with wounds. Finally, it escaped from the village. From then on, whenever a child was disobedient, the adults in the family would threaten them and say they would send them to Erye's house for two days. The children would immediately become obedient, and he was better than a big monkey.
After chatting with Qiubo for a few more words, Meng Fei hung up the phone. It was already dark, and the small animals all found the ground to rest.
Meng Fei hadn't slept for a whole day and night and was very sleepy now. He found a clean place, took a bundle of hay from the blind bear's den, spread it on the ground, lay on it, closed his eyes and recalled what had happened in the past few days.
In the cave, the crackling sound of burning firewood and the sound of rain hitting the ground outside the cave were like a gentle lullaby, which quickly took Meng Fei's thoughts away and made him fall asleep.
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The next morning, Meng Fei, who was still sleeping soundly, was hit by a dazzling ray of sunlight on his face. He couldn't help but frown and put out his hand to block the sunlight.
But the next second Meng Fei reacted instantly, stood up quickly, and ran out of the cave with a look of surprise on his face.
After the heavy rain, the air was filled with the smell of grass and soil. The sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled rays of light. The fallen leaves and dead branches on the ground were washed clean by the rain, revealing their original colors.
In the deep forest, birds began to sing happily, as if celebrating the freshness after the rain. Insects also came out, jumping on the wet ground, looking for food.
The forest at this time is full of vitality and vigor, as if everything has regained its brilliance after the rain.
Meng Fei couldn't help but take a deep breath, and his heart felt greatly relieved. The smell of earth after the rain was a smell that a child from Northeast China would never forget no matter where he went.
At this time, the second master woke up at some point and walked in front of Meng Fei.
"Hey~ You got up pretty early, kid. The sky is finally clear. I wonder what's going on in the village."
"Good morning, Second Master. Don't worry. Although our village is low-lying, it is not the lowest. The floods in the past few years came and went quickly. I don't think it will be a big deal this time. At most, it will be soaked for two days, and it will return to its original state after washing."
"Haha, you are quite open-minded. I am not worried about anything else but the vegetable patch in my front yard. If it is all drowned, it will be all in vain."
"It's okay. It's only June now. It's time to plant another batch. I have some tiger manure. I'll add some to your fields when the time comes."
Soon, my second uncle and his wife, as well as a group of small animals, got up. Seeing that the rain had stopped and the sky had cleared up, they were all very excited.
Without even having breakfast, I returned along the same route I came, heading back towards the village.
As soon as they came out of the forest, they saw that the originally lush Mengjia Village had turned gray. Both the houses and the weeds were covered with a thick layer of mud and sand.
Fortunately, none of the houses in the village collapsed, which is good news.
"Gouzi, let's go home first and see if anything in the house has been soaked." said the second uncle.
"Okay, Uncle and Aunt, you guys can go back first. If you are too busy, please let me know."
"Okay, you should hurry back too. You have a lot of space in the yard, so you'll be busy."
After that, everyone went their separate ways and went home to inspect the damage.
Meng Fei led the animals back home along the muddy village road. When they reached the door, Meng Fei pushed the door as usual, but the door did not move at all, as if someone was holding it against the other side.
Meng Fei was stunned, then he increased the strength in his hands, but it was of no avail.
Meng Fei couldn't figure out what was going on, so he had to go around to the backyard and enter the yard through the small door left for the small animals.
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