Chapter 88 Chapter 88 Follow-up after falling into the water.
They were making quite a bit of noise, especially since Xu Lele was shouting so loudly just now.
As soon as she was slapping Xiang Xuewu's back, two middle-aged women came running over from the foot of the mountain.
Cao Chunfeng was one of them, carrying a basket in her hand.
It was obvious that she must have been picking mushrooms not far away and hurried over when she heard the noise.
Cao Chunfeng shouted loudly, "What's going on? What are you shouting for, girl Le? What happened?!"
Aunt Wang was with her, and she was very sharp-eyed. "Whose child is that lying there? Did he fall into the river?!"
Shi Xiaolian replied, "Yes, I want to learn martial arts."
While he was saying these two sentences, Cao Chunfeng and Aunt Wang had already arrived.
As soon as she saw Xuewu lying there, wet all over and pale, Cao Chunfeng shouted, "Oh my God! How did you fall down? You must be dead."
Aunt Wang: "How much water did you choke on? Did you spit it out?"
Both of them were enthusiastic people. They squeezed over while talking. As soon as they finished speaking, they stretched out their hands and banged the man twice on the back.
They are all country ladies who work all year round, and their strength is much greater than that of Xu Lele, an underage girl.
Xiang Xuewu, who was still in a panic, immediately started coughing uncontrollably. He wanted to say something, but under such a strong beating, he couldn't stop coughing.
Xu Lele quickly said, "He should have finished vomiting. He just spoke."
Xiang Xuewu's eyes were red, "Ahem, thanks, ahem..."
Cao Chunfeng stopped, "You can talk, so it shouldn't be a big problem."
Aunt Wang: "Luckily, fortunately, it was you three girls who found it."
Mu Mian: "Shi Xiaolian discovered it first."
If Shi Xiaolian didn't remember, she probably wouldn't have walked in this direction today. Then Xiang Xuewu might have really died here. The shout he made before was not that loud at all.
Cao Chunfeng pulled Xiang Xuewu's arm and said, "Little boy, can you walk?"
Xiang Xuewu was so frightened that his legs were so weak that he couldn't even stand up. He didn't know if he was frozen or frightened, but he was shaking slightly. "I, cough cough..."
As soon as he opened his mouth he started coughing again.
Aunt Wang: "Let's carry him to Uncle Li for a checkup."
Mu Mian consciously started doing the heavy work. Just when he was about to lift the person up, he heard a noisy sound from the front. The person running in the front was Xiang Xuewen, followed by a few educated youths.
At the very end are two little radish heads, one of which is Aunt Li’s Wangwang.
Perhaps because he was too anxious and ran too fast, Xiang Xuewen staggered and almost fell to the ground. The male educated youth behind him hurried to help pull him up.
Xiang Xuewen did not stop at all.
Panic, but quickly, "Xiao Wu Xiao Wu!!"
Xiang Xuewu, who was still lying on the ground and unable to stand up, burst into tears, "Brother, wuwu, wuwu, cough, cough..."
Xiang Xuewen fell to the ground, his eyes red as he hugged Xiang Xuewu and looked him over, "You scared me to death, are you okay?"
Xiang Xuewu hugged his brother tightly and didn't let go, "Wuwuwu, cough, cough, wuwuwu..."
It was obvious that the child was terrified, and his loud crying and tears were heard all around.
The two little rascals came over a step late. Mu Mian moved his feet and raised his hand to rub Wangwang's short hair. "Who are you going to call?"
She had noticed before that when Aunt Chunfeng and the others came over, these two little rascals were also nearby.
Wangwang puffed out his chest and said, "Yeah, I'm awesome, right? I recognized him right away as the educated youth brother."
Mu Mian praised her immediately, "Great, great! You are the smartest one."
Wangwang raised his little head and asked, "Did my brother almost drown?"
Xu Lele stood beside him and said, "That's right. It really scared me to death. You guys should not learn from me."
Wangwang: "I won't learn it. The water is so deep and I'm not stupid."
The other kid was also quite straightforward and serious, "He's too disobedient. Give him a couple of slaps on the buttocks. He'll definitely remember it next time."
It's obvious that this child has been scolded by his parents many times.
Xiang Xuewu looked so pitiful now, and as his elder brother, Xiang Xuewen naturally couldn't let him slap him on the butt. He picked him up and put him on his back, intending to carry him to Uncle Li to see him.
I can’t take care of anything else for now. My heart and eyes are now filled with the safety of my brother.
Xiang Xuewen walked very quickly carrying the person on his back, with an educated youth following behind to help support him.
We have a rest today, most of the educated youth are at the educated youth site.
Just now when Wangwang ran to call people, the howling was very loud, and all the educated youth from the new educated youth point came running.
Seeing that Xiang Xuewu was fine, he was not in a hurry to go back.
A talkative educated youth came up to Cao Chunfeng and asked how Xiang Xuewu fell. Cao Chunfeng didn't know exactly, so she looked at Mu Mian and the others and said, "The three little girls rescued the kid, but when I came over, he had already been fished out."
She said that just as it fell, a female educated youth suddenly asked hesitantly, "Could it be that it was caught from this tree?"
Mu Mian, who had already taken a step forward and was about to go home, stopped when he heard this.
She said she seemed to have forgotten something just now.
Mu Mian took three or two steps back, planning to pick it up and replant it. The roots were still there, so it must be able to survive.
Cao Chunfeng was so focused on learning martial arts that she didn't even notice there was a tree next to her. She turned around and was shocked when she saw it. "Oh my God, did you pull this out, little Mian?!"
Mu Mian smiled and said, "I couldn't find a long stick. This was the only tree nearby that looked quite tall, so I just pulled it up in a hurry."
Everyone: “………………”
The corner of Cao Chunfeng's eye twitched, and she said that this little girl was fierce.
He said the same thing last year, and in his haste he kicked a hole in the wild boar weighing over 300 pounds.
It would take several hits with an axe to break this tree, but the little girl just pulled it out like that.
If I get a little more anxious, I might die.
The expressions of the educated youth were similar. Among those who came, there were old educated youth who had been there for two or three years, and there were also new educated youth who had just arrived last month.
The old educated youth were those who had received wild boar meat last year, so they were relatively calm. After all, the impact was not as great as that of the wild boar.
In comparison, the new educated youth looked as if they were looking at some new and exotic species.
In the past month or so, they have heard a lot of things more or less.
How should I put it, anyway... it sounds like it was made up, and at one point people suspected that the folks were bragging.
There was a male educated youth right next to the tree. He reached out to grab it, but found that the tree was quite heavy and he could only hold half of it with one hand. He didn't know how the girl pulled it out.
Mu Mian had long been able to ignore those curious looks. She thought the young man wanted to help, so she smiled at him and said, "It's okay, I can do it myself!"
Then he reached out and scooped it up, grasped it, lifted it up, and walked away with it, as if he were holding firewood.
The male educated youth who had only lifted up a part of the body but not completely fished it out, "………………"
He really had no need to come here.
Mu Mian didn't care what other people were thinking.
The pit was right next to her, not far away. She pushed the tree towards it and called out to her two sisters, "Hurry up and dig some soil to fill it up."
Without Mu Mian's instruction, Shi Xiaolian and Xu Lele had already followed him over.
The three of them only brought small shovels. Mu Mian thought Shi Xiaolian was not strong enough, so he stood up and moved the tree trunk towards Shi Xiaolian, "Let me dig, you hold on."
Shi Xiaolian: "Oh."
Then he squatted there, consciously acting as a motionless tool.
Cao Chunfeng took a look and said, "You guys can't do this. You have to dig deeper, otherwise you won't survive."
Xu Lele held up a shovel of soil in his hand, "Ah? Isn't it just this deep?"
Cao Chunfeng had a look on her face that said, "You little kids just don't understand." "The roots of this tree are very deep. Mian girl pulled some of them off, so of course you can't see it."
The two aunts helped out, while the other educated youth came here with Xiang Xuewen, and went back when they couldn't help.
After the trees were planted, Mu Mian and the other two naturally had no mood to go wandering in the mountains again.
Xu Lele couldn't wait to run home to tell her parents about it, and she ran very fast all the way.
Mu Mian pulled Shi Xiaolian and ran after him.
At home, Mu Fugui and the others naturally didn't know. When they saw Mu Mian coming back with an empty basket, Liu Shuangcui asked casually, "Why did you come back so soon?"
Mu Mian told the whole story in a jumbled manner, which scared the adults.
At the same time, people who knew about this said something to this person and that person.
Before half the morning had passed, the entire team knew about it.
At around ten o'clock, Xu Lele came over with Xiao Yuanzi in her arms and chatted with Mu Mian.
According to her, Xiang Xuewu actually went to fetch water.
It's Mid-Autumn Festival, so the food is definitely better than usual. Xiang Xuewen was preparing food early in the morning. Xiang Xuewu wanted to help fetch some water, and while doing so he saw a big fish swimming on the water.
He can swim.
However, he was not careful when catching the fish and swam into deep water. The water was cold in the morning and he swam too fast, and his legs cramped accidentally.
Of course, Xu Lele didn't ask this; she learned it from her parents.
Someone almost died in the brigade, and the brigade leader was scared so much that he called a meeting of the villagers with a loudspeaker in the afternoon.
There is only one central theme...
Children are not allowed to go to deep water places, especially not alone. If they really choke on the water, no one will be able to rescue them.
Not only adults participated, but children also came. The open space was packed. If a stranger came, people who didn't know might think they were holding some Mid-Autumn Festival celebration.
However, the person involved, Xiang Xuewu, did not come as he had a fever in the morning.
It was not known whether he was cold or frightened, but his face was burning red. Xiang Xuewen hurriedly took him to the commune hospital.
He had only been there for over a month, but he already had a very clear understanding of Uncle Li's poor medical skills. Without wasting any time, he borrowed a bicycle and went to the commune to deliver the medicine.
After all, Xiang Xuewu was still at an energetic age, so he recovered quite quickly. He only stayed in the commune hospital for two nights and returned home on Tuesday at noon.
That evening, Mu Mian and the old lady were cooking in the yard when there was a knock on the door.
When I looked up, I saw Xiang Xuewen and Xiang Xuewu standing there, holding things in their hands.
Xiang Xuewen turned to Zhao Meihua and said, "Aunt Zhao, sorry to bother you. I brought Xiao Wu here to thank Xiaomian."
Zhao Meihua smiled and said, "No need to bother you, come in and sit down. How is Xiaowu? Is he feeling better?"
Xiang Xuewu nodded his head and said, "Everything is fine, Grandma Zhao."
Zhao Meihua: "It's ok now. You better be careful next time, kid."
Xiang Xuewu nodded his head rapidly, "I definitely won't go!"
There was still a hint of fear on the boy's face when he said this, which showed that he had really learned his lesson.
Xiang Xuewen handed over the bag in his hand. "I made all of this myself. It's not worth much. This time it's really..."
The words of thanks came pouring out as if they were free, and he was just short of dragging his own brother to kowtow to Mu Mian.
They are still children, so it is inappropriate for them to kowtow.
The two brothers said they had another trip to Shi Xiaolian's house, and after leaving their things there they did not stay long.
After everyone left, Mu Mian opened the bag and took a look.
The two brothers had no help from their families, so they naturally had something to give.
Limited.
But you can tell that a lot of effort was put into it, and each of the pastries inside looks very solid and exquisite.
Shi Xiaolian had said before that Xiang Xuewen made his fortune in the food business in the early days of reform and opening up, and later built a factory.
Thinking of this, Mu Mian reached out and took one out to taste it.
As soon as he took a sip, Mu Mian's eyes lit up. He had to admit that this guy really had something.
Nie Sihui came over holding Xiao Xixi, "What's that smell?"
Mu Mian stuffed one into her sister-in-law's mouth.
The old lady also took one out of curiosity, and after taking two bites, she said with emotion: "This educated youth Xiao Xiang's cooking skills are really amazing, not much worse than some old masters."
Mu Mian looked at it carefully and said, "I don't know how it was made."
Liu Shuangcui: "It's probably someone's secret recipe."
Mu Mian thought of something and suddenly chuckled twice, "We have a recipe at home too."
Nie Sihui's attention was immediately caught, and she looked curious, "What's the recipe?"
Mu Mian laughed, "Hahaha, my dad and brother have square faces."
Just as she finished her words, Comrade Mu Fugui came back, pushing his bicycle and saying, "Why do I seem to hear my daughter calling me? What is she talking about?"
Nie Sihui burst out laughing.
Mu Mian smiled sweetly, "Nothing, nothing, just saying that Dad has worked hard, and I got something from the educated youth, Dad, you try it."
Mu Fugui did not doubt it and opened his mouth to accept the food from his daughter.
---
The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated late this year. Right after it is the National Day holiday, and then it is the autumn harvest again.
After the grain was delivered and distributed, we had completely free time in November.
Several families have started to hold weddings one after another. In Mu Mian's family, only Mu Qing is of marriageable age and has some plans in place, but it has not been finalized yet, so it will definitely not be held this year.
Xu Lele's second brother has decided to hold the wedding in early December.
The little girl felt very sorry that she couldn't become a family with Shi Xiaolian.
Of course, the main pity is that... no one helps her share the task of taking care of the child.
But the little girl still had some sense of propriety, and she only said a few words to Mu Mian and Shi Xiaolian.
Shi Xiaolian always responded with a speechless look.
Mu Mian was caught in the middle and was extremely happy.
---
It is December now, the temperature has dropped sharply, and it looks like it is going to snow.
That day, after Mu Mian came back from the cowshed, he went to the backyard to tidy up the chicken coop, fearing that the old hens would be frozen.
This year, we did not eat the old hens at home during the autumn harvest. Instead, we ate the big rooster that Comrade Mu Fugui bought from outside.
The three chickens at home were still laying eggs diligently. After Mu Mian finished cleaning up, he took out two warm eggs from the chicken coop.
In the kitchen.
Liu Shuangcui, who was busy, glanced at her daughter's hand and said, "You picked up two more?"
Mu Mian nodded, "It's big and round, just in time for Brother Zhiyong's wedding to be held and I can take it away, it looks great!"
Liu Shuangcui: "Okay, just put them separately, so you don't have to pick and choose later."
The weather is not very good today, it is gloomy and very cold.
After Mu Mian put everything away, he sat down in front of the stove, and looked outside while lighting the fire. "It's already this late, why hasn't Dad come back yet? I think it's going to snow heavily."
Liu Shuangcui: "Something must have delayed him. He is wearing such thick clothes that he won't be cold."
Sometimes, people just can't stand being nagged.
Mu Mian was still complaining about her father coming back late today when Mu Fugui walked in.
Mu Mian scooped some hot water for her father to wash his hands and face.
Liu Shuangcui asked casually, "Why did it take so long? Another car was taken away?"
Mu Fugui took out two paper bags from his pocket and said, "No, we killed a little less today than yesterday."
Mu Fugui's voice suddenly lowered. "It's that guy, Lao Pan. He said his wife bought some cakes in East Lane a few days ago. They were delicious, better than those in the supply and marketing cooperative and the food station. I went to take a look."
"That guy was pretty nice. He probably saw that the snow was going to get heavier and was in a hurry to go back, so he gave me half an extra bag."
As the name suggests, Dongxiang is an alley on the east side of the commune, where there is a black market.
Mu Mian became interested, "What does it look like?"
Mu Fugui: "I haven't tasted it yet, girl, open it and take a look."
Things wrapped in paper are easy to open.
As soon as Mu Mian opened it, he felt that the pastry looked familiar, and it felt even more familiar after he tasted it.
Mu Mian chewed his words and said, "Dad, there is something I don't know whether I should say it or not."
Mu Fugui, who was still squatting on the ground washing his face, looked up and said, "What? It's not delicious? No way, your uncle Pan said it was quite good, and his two little kids were so full after eating it."
Mu Mian: "It's delicious, but it looks a bit like what the educated youth made before."
Apart from the time after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xiang Xuewu had sent food twice in the past two months. He was not as eloquent as his brother. He just said hello and left after putting it down. I don't know who he learned this from.
Nie Sihui came over and said, "It's almost the same."
Mu Fugui suddenly understood, "I was wondering why he gave me half a pack extra. It seems he recognized my voice."
Liu Shuangcui sighed, "He is also very courageous."
Mu Mian was not too surprised and felt that this was indeed something Xiang Xuewen could do.
The brave will die of overeating, and the timid will die of starvation.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com