Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Back to the team.
This gang of kidnappers involved a wide range of people, with many online and offline contacts. Their commune only caught four of them, and for the others they had to coordinate with the police in other cities.
So Liu Tao and the others were very busy and left after asking Mu Mian.
It was getting late at this time. Xu Lele and the little boy on the other side finally woke up one after another, followed Mu Mian's steps, and each of them received a shot in the buttocks.
The two real little kids cried so loudly that Mu Mian even felt his butt start to hurt again.
Spring plowing has not yet ended, and the team leader Xu Yongshou is also very busy. There are many things that need his attention. He has already been delayed for a day today, and there is no way to delay any longer tomorrow. It’s getting late, so he should prepare to go back.
Liu Guizhi was left to take care of Xu Lele, and the child had to stay another night for observation.
On Mu Mian's side, Liu Shuangcui also suggested that the old lady and others should go back.
The old lady was a little reluctant to leave, but she had been busy all night yesterday and the whole day today. She was also busy delivering her young daughter-in-law's baby during the day, so she was already exhausted. Compared with her son and daughter-in-law, there was really no point for her to stay here.
Mu Fugui didn't go back. The slaughterhouse was right in the commune anyway. He could stay in the hospital for one night and go to work the next day without having to run back and forth.
The little boy was left with his grandmother and brother. The two brothers huddled together, being very affectionate and loving.
As soon as the people left, the ward became much quieter.
The hospital has a cafeteria. When it was dinner time, Liu Shuangcui and Liu Guizhi went together to get dinner.
Mu Fugui originally wanted to go to the state-owned restaurant to buy some meat buns or something, but considering that his eldest daughter was not fully recovered yet, it would be more appropriate for her to eat something light, so he had to give up.
After dinner, it quickly got dark.
In those days, there were no electric wires in the brigade, so the hospital had electricity, but the light bulbs were not very bright and were turned off quickly after dark.
After Mu Fugui put the broken stool together, he lay down directly beside Mu Mian's bed.
Mu Mian and her daughter were lying on the bed. Although the hospital bed was not big, the mother and daughter could still fit together if they squeezed together.
Mu Mian sleeps a lot during the day, so if she is asked to sleep all of a sudden, she really can't fall asleep. The same is true for the other two children.
The three Jiazi were talking in low voices in the dark. Xu Lele's fever had completely subsided by now and he looked much more energetic.
Maybe because his mother was around, he was a little braver and kept muttering about Mu Mian's brave fight against the kidnapper.
The child's thoughts jump around, she talks about this and that, she actually doesn't know much, but that doesn't stop her from talking.
Mu Mian found it funny. As far as she could remember, because her home was close to the captain's home and she was the only girl in Xu Lele's family, she often came to play with her.
When the two were together, it was usually Xu Lele who did the talking.
Mu Mian was originally listening quietly, and then when Xu Lele was speaking, she suddenly felt someone gently touching her head.
Then she heard her mother's voice above her head, asking quietly, "Why did you think of cheating the kidnapper for the antipyretic medicine?"
Mu Mian was stunned for a moment. Xu Lele hadn't mentioned this at all just now. The child hadn't woken up yet. It was obvious that her mother had wanted to ask this question after hearing what she said before.
Mu Mian raised his head and looked at Liu Shuangcui beside him in the dark, "You feel uncomfortable due to the heat. You need to take medicine."
It's ambiguous, it's the same as saying nothing.
Mu Mian blinked her eyes. In her memory, she did look dull, but she really couldn't pretend to be quiet all the time, so she didn't plan to pretend from the beginning.
Mu Fugui was lying on a stool. The place was small and he couldn't turn over. He turned his head to look at the mother and daughter, smiled and said "Hey", "My daughter is so smart!!"
After he finished speaking, he whispered to Liu Shuangcui, "If you're worried, go see a doctor tomorrow."
Come to think of it, they had consulted a doctor before, when they discovered that their daughter was late in speaking. What did the doctor say then? ?
Oh yes, it is normal. Some children just develop late.
As a result, his wife was worried, so she went with his mother to find a monk. They heard that the monk was quite effective.
He didn't know whether it was true or not. Anyway, he didn't understand anything the monk said. He only understood the last sentence, about whether it was fate or not, and about future blessings.
From this perspective, the monk is indeed quite spiritual.
His daughter suffered a lot, but she is still very smart. Isn't this a blessing in the future? !
Oh yes, those who survive a great disaster will be blessed in the future! ! !
Liu Shuangcui glanced at the simple-minded but strong-limbed man on the bench and didn't respond.
She is not worried, her daughter is still her daughter no matter what!
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The hospital is not quiet at night. There are women who are in labor and have difficulty giving birth being sent in in the middle of the night. It makes quite a noise. They were rushed to the hospital because they had been trying to give birth at home for a long time but failed.
After being woken up once, Mu Mian didn't sleep well in the second half of the night and kept dreaming in a daze.
Sometimes it was her previous life, sometimes it was this life, they were intertwined and could not be cut apart or sorted out.
So much so that after waking up in the morning, Mu Mian was still a little confused as to what day it was.
Mu Fugui was about to go to the slaughterhouse, but when he saw his daughter's expression, he immediately came over nervously, put his big hand on his daughter's forehead, and asked nervously, "Burn again?"
Mu Mian came back to his senses and looked at her
Dad shook his head and said, "No fever."
He said this with a big smile.
If you can't figure it out, then don't bother. No matter what, this will be her home from now on, right? !
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After having another meal in the hospital cafeteria, Liu Shuangcui and Liu Guizhi prepared to take their children back home.
Mu Mian and Xu Lele, eight and seven years old respectively. According to them, children of this age are already on their own, like calves, full of energy and recover quickly.
In comparison, the little boy on the other bed was not in such good physical condition. He had a fever again this morning. It might be because the kidnapper gave him too many drugs, so he has to stay in bed for another day.
He was small and listless, and looked quite pitiful. Although he had no memory of being carried away by Mu Mian to escape from the kidnappers' den, he was very fond of this pretty sister.
Seeing that Mu Mian and the others were about to leave, he clung to Mu Mian and refused to let her go.
Mu Mian, an adult who looks eight years old but is actually in his twenties, softened his heart when he thought about what might happen if the child was really kidnapped and taken to some remote corner to suffer, so he just teased the child for a while.
A few minutes later, when they wanted to leave, they met the little boy's mother again, who was carrying a lot of bags in her hands.
Mu Mian only found out last night that the little boy's mother's surname was Wang, and she was not just an ordinary employee of the textile factory, but an accountant who was in charge of money.
Accountant Wang said something like "luckily he made it in time" while handing the things to Liu Shuangcui and saying a lot of words of thanks. Of course, these words were directed to Mu Mian.
Not to mention that the little girl crippled the lame boy, but she also took her own little son with her when she ran away. This is what she deserves to be thanked.
My mind was all on the kids yesterday so I didn’t mention these things, but I prepared for them when I got home in the evening.
Liu Shuangcui naturally didn't answer it at first.
Then Mu Mian watched the quarreling scene up close. It was quite exciting with both sides going back and forth.
Until she heard that the little boy's grandmother wanted the little boy to kowtow to her, the person who kept waving his hands became Mu Mian, and the little hands were almost shaking out afterimages.
What a respectable man you are! It’s okay to kowtow once, but you really don’t need to!
Finally, of course, the event ended with Liu Shuangcui accepting the thank-you gift.
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After coming out of the hospital, the four people (two adults and two children) did not hang around. After all, it was the busy farming season, and sowing was the most important thing at the moment.
The child was fine, and the two adults were anxious to go back.
Mu Mian followed behind his biological mother, looking around as he walked, taking in the old-fashioned streets and buildings.
To the people in the brigade, those who lived in the commune were already considered city dwellers.
But in reality, the commune was also gray and gloomy everywhere.
The Red Star Commune to which their Qingfeng Brigade belongs is the largest commune in the county. It has developed quite well, and occasionally one or two people can be seen passing by on bicycles.
Mu Mian and her friends didn’t have bicycles or ox carts.
Although there are cows in the team, they are all working during this period and it is impossible for them to come out to recruit people.
These days, cattle are the team’s precious assets. They are extremely valuable and we cannot allow them to collapse from exhaustion.
Qingfeng Brigade is more than an hour's walk from Hongxing Commune, so by the time the group arrived at the village entrance, it was almost noon.
Mu Mian saw her own house from a distance. There was smoke coming out of the chimney. It was obvious that her grandmother was cooking.
The team leader's house was about fifty meters behind her house. Everyone hadn't gotten off work yet, so they didn't meet many people along the way, except for a few children occasionally.
When they reached a fork in the road and were about to go home, Xu Lele turned and looked at Mu Mian, "Sister Mian Mian, I'll come play with you after dinner. Let's go pick mushrooms!"
Before Mu Mian could say anything, Liu Guizhi sneered, "What are you picking up? Stay at home and don't go up the mountain again!"
The fact that a kidnapper passed through the mountain really scared the villagers of Qingfeng Brigade. Liu Guizhi still feels scared when she thinks about it now.
Xu Lele pouted, reluctantly.
Mu Mian smiled and said, "We can play at home."
Although Comrade Liu Shuangcui did not say anything, she had already seen the same meaning in her mother's eyes as Aunt Guizhi.
Mu Mian actually didn’t want to run to the mountain. She wanted to see the home where she would live for many years to come. Memory was different from seeing it with her own eyes.
As soon as the mother and daughter reached the door of their house, they saw the old lady turning over her private plot.
Zhao Meihua heard the noise and looked over, her eyes first resting on her granddaughter.
Mu Mian immediately patted his chest and said, "It's all right, grandma!"
Liu Shuangcui laughed out loud and said to her mother-in-law, "She is almost fully recovered. She walked all the way back by herself. Le girl even asked Guizhi to carry her for a while. Guizhi was very tired."
A seven-year-old girl is still quite important.
Zhao Meihua was relieved and said something similar to Liu Guizhi, "You still need to take care of yourself. Don't go out for the next two days."
After saying that, he noticed what Liu Shuangcui was holding, "Why did you bring back so many things?"
Liu Shuangcui went into the house to put her things away and replied, "It was given by the boy's family. I can't refuse it. I don't know what it was given to me. I haven't seen it yet."
While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, Mu Mian had naturally slipped into her own room.
There are many children in the countryside these days, and almost everyone lives together. Most of them have to live together until they get married before they can have their own house.
Some families are so poor that they may not even get married, so they just partition off the original room and live in a crowded place.
The Mu family obviously does not have these worries. There are not many children in the family and the conditions are pretty good.
This house was renovated last year after the situation improved. In the years before that, everyone was just concerned about their stomachs and could not even get enough to eat, so matters concerning the house were naturally put on hold.
Mu Mian used to sleep with the old lady, and a room was specially built for her during the renovation last year.
It was next to her brother Mu Zhuo's room. It wasn't big, but it was tidy. There was a wooden box made by her father at the head of the bed, which contained some small gadgets and... a dime.
It's not a whole piece, it's ten pieces for one cent.
These are all New Year's money received during festivals. Some people with good relationships will give more, but most of them are taken away by Comrade Liu Shuangcui. These one-cent ones can be kept.
Looking at Mu Mian, who had all his wealth, "………………"
She is so poor! !
It’s like going back to the time before liberation!
Liu Shuangcui, who came in to call her daughter to eat, was puzzled, "What are you doing? Do you want to buy some candy?"
Mu Mian shook his head, "No, I'm just going to see if it's still there."
Liu Shuangcui laughed, "Who else could come in and rummage through your box? Put it away quickly and come out to eat!"
Mu Mian jumped off the bed, "Here I come."
Lunch consists of some steamed buns, sweet potatoes, and wild vegetables. Rice and flour are things we can only eat occasionally. Even so, it is considered a good life.
After all, there is Mu Fugui who works as a butcher and can occasionally bring back some scraps or bones.
For example, some families who are really poor may only eat meat during the New Year and autumn harvest when they are too tired.
Every time Mu Mian suffered, Zhao Meihua steamed an extra egg for him.
The old lady has great cooking skills. The egg custard is smooth and tender, not too overcooked or too watery, just the right amount.
It’s just that Mu Mian really couldn’t feel at ease eating by herself, so you took a spoonful and she took a spoonful, and she got her share after her biological mother and grandmother had shared it.
There was still some time after dinner before going to work, and Mu Mian wanted to help wash the dishes, but her grandmother came over to watch her mother pack up.
The thank-you gifts from the little boy's family consisted of three cloth bags, one of which contained a can of malted milk and some brown sugar biscuits.
Of the remaining two, one was filled with cloth, in two large pieces, each about five or six feet long; the other was filled with canned fruit and a pair of new children's shoes, which were exactly Mu Mian's size.
Liu Shuangcui smacked her lips, "This must be a lot of money, right?"
A can of malted milk alone is not cheap, and it is often not available at the supply and marketing cooperatives.
Zhao Meihua was quite calm, "It's given to Mian Ya, just keep it well."
Mu Mian doesn't have a nickname. The elders like to call her Mian Ya Mian Ya. Almost all girls in the countryside are called like this. Some of them don't even have names. They just call her by her age, such as Da Ya or Er Ya. Once they call her, several girls will respond.
Liu Shuangcui took one of the blue cloths and showed it to Mu Mian. "It looks pretty good. It can be used to make two sets."
Mu Mian stood there happily and let his own mother compare him to others.
It's pretty good.
Although she only had ten cents in savings, wasn't this some money she had earned through her own ability? !
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