There was a bustle of noise in the village. It was the village chief and his family who had gone to the city yesterday. They came back today with the tiger they had found.
Yang Jianjun drove the ox cart skillfully, and Fang Xiu held Hu Zi in her arms. Hu Zi was just a little weak mentally, but there was nothing wrong with his body.
The two children still had a fever last night, but the hospital responded quickly and the fever had subsided in the morning after they took antipyretics.
He could still call for his mother and say he was hungry.
Both families were very happy. The children were not greatly affected. They just looked a little uneasy when they saw the tall stranger, but nothing else happened.
When the villagers saw the oxcart approaching, Goudan, sniffling, ran out and shouted, "Hu Zi is back! Oh~ Hu Zi is finally back!"
The ox cart gradually approached and the villagers gathered around.
"The village chief is back. Is Hu Zi okay?"
"Finally found it. That damned human trafficker deserves to be fed peanuts."
"Don't run around next time. Your grandparents are almost getting sick from worry.
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The villagers were talking non-stop, with simple smiles on their faces, and everyone was happy for the village chief's family.
"Thank you for your concern, fellow villagers. Huzi has returned safely. In the future, everyone must pay more attention to their children. Never go with strangers and don't eat food given by strangers."
This lesson made the village chief realize that children in the countryside are used to being left alone and will not be on guard against strangers. Parents must talk to their children more often.
It was too late yesterday, so the village chief and his wife rented a room in a guesthouse near the hospital to rest, while Yang Jianjun and Fang Xiu stayed with their son.
All night long, I was worried about the child having a fever, and neither the old nor the young got enough rest.
Now I have to rush back and have a rest. I have spent a lot of energy looking for my child these days.
In the cave.
Xu Zhiyi dragged the big tiger all the way to the cave. The monkey hadn't had enough fun yet and was jumping up and down energetically along the way.
He either climbed up trees to scare the newly born bird chicks, or secretly reached out his claws to take loquats from Xu Zhiyi's basket to eat.
I thought Xu Zhiyi didn’t know, and since the first time was successful, I wanted to do it a second time.
He was caught red-handed by Xu Zhiyi.
"Don't follow me. I'm going back. I'll take you out to play next time." Xu Zhiyi waved his hand, then carried the spoils and went down the mountain into the dusk.
The monkey, who was having so much fun, whimpered softly, looked at Xu Zhiyi's figure disappearing, and then swung on the vines and disappeared into the forest.
Xu Zhiyi took another secluded path and went directly to Pei Yan's house.
The neighbors near Pei Yan's house were mostly far away, so Xu Zhiyi took a small path and didn't meet anyone while carrying his things.
After arriving at his house, I knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" There were footsteps in the yard, and it didn't sound like Pei Yan's voice.
When the visitor opened the door, he was a little surprised to see Xu Zhiyi. He didn't expect that the educated youth who rarely interacted with the villagers would come to see Pei Yan.
"Comrade Fang, I'm looking for Pei Yan. Is he home?"
Xu Zhiyi felt that this person was a little strange. They had only met twice, and he was distracted both times. Was her contact with Pei Yan really that surprising to him?
Fang Hai slapped his forehead.
"Xu Zhiqing, come in quickly. Are you looking for Brother Yan? He's in the backyard. I'll go get him right away."
Before Xu Zhiyi came in, he ran away.
"Brother Yan, Brother Yan, hurry up! Xu Zhiqing is here to see you."
Fang Hai was inexplicably excited. He didn't believe that Brother Yan had no relationship with the female educated youth. If they were not familiar with each other, how could someone come to his door?
Pei Yan put down the wooden wedge in his hand, patted the wood chips on his body, glanced at Fang Hai, and turned to go to the front yard.
"Why are you here?"
"I've come to bring you some fruit, as well as hares and pheasants."
Xu Zhiyi handed him the thing in his hand and motioned him to take it.
"Ayan, who's here?"
Grandma Dong was mending Pei Yan's clothes in the house when she heard voices in the yard.
When Grandma Dong saw Xu Zhiyi as she walked out the door, the little girl greeted her with a sweet smile on her face.
"Hello, Grandma Dong. I'm an educated youth from Xiangyang Village. Pei Yan helped me, and I came here to thank him."
Grandma Dong was puzzled. Was she talking about my eldest grandson who always had a cold face? And he was also helpful?
The little girls in the village all wanted to be close to him, and he wished he could be eight hundred miles away. Yet, some little girls came to him to express their gratitude.
"Great! I didn't expect that my A-Yan would actually help the little girl. That's great!" Grandma Dong said happily.
"You're coming, so why bring anything with you? It's too expensive."
"Grandma Dong, these are from the mountains. They are just a small gift from me to thank Pei Yan. Please tell him to accept them."
"Ayan, hurry up and take it. Don't tire the little girl out."
Pei Yan looked at Xu Zhiyi, whose eyes were filled with smiles, and felt even more uncomfortable. He took it, put it on the table, and went to the kitchen without saying a word.
"Little girl, come and sit down! Ayan just doesn't like to talk, please don't mind it." Grandma Dong greeted Xu Zhiyi.
"Grandma Dong, just let me know what you mean. It's okay. Comrade Pei looks cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Why would I mind?"
The old man always likes well-behaved and sweet-spoken children, and the old and the young chatted happily.
Pei Yan washed the loquats and grapes and brought them over on a plate.
"Grandma Dong, try this loquat, it's so sweet." Xu Zhiyi quickly winked at Pei Yan.
"Okay, then I'd like to try it." Grandma Dong pretended not to see Xu Zhiyi's little action.
"Xu Zhiqing, come out for a moment. I have something to talk to you about." Pei Yan said and left.
"Grandma Dong, you eat first. I'll go out first." After saying that, Xu Zhiyi hurriedly followed.
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