As soon as he walked out of the Hongluo Town Police Station, Zhou Xiaochuan was surrounded by Zhao Shiquan's co-workers. These men in the mountains are the same as Zhao Shiquan, they are not good at words, they want to thank Zhou Xiaochuan but they don't know what to say, and in the end, they don't know who held back a sentence: "Brother Zhou, come to eat at home when you have time, maybe the food we cook is not as high-end and delicious as in the big city, but they are all pure natural mountain goods, and the wine is enough!" ”

When everyone heard this, they all seemed to have opened their minds, and they invited Zhou Xiaochuan to their house for dinner. Looking at that posture, it seems that Zhou Xiaochuan wants to refuse to look down on them. In desperation, Zhou Xiaochuan could only agree to everyone's invitation with a wry smile, saying that he would definitely take time to visit their home. Of course, in his heart, he was still very touched by his enthusiasm for these people.

After waiting for everyone to disperse one after another, Zhou Xiaochuan led Xiao Hei, who had been squatting at the door of the police station, and set foot on the way home with his sister Zhou Wenting and brother-in-law Zhao Shiquan.

Looking at the big bag of luggage that Zhou Xiaochuan was carrying, Zhao Shiquan originally wanted to help share it, but he was refused. For Zhou Xiaochuan now, it couldn't be easier to carry such a hundred or ten pounds of things.

When he was walking home, Zhou Xiaochuan's mobile phone rang suddenly, and he took out a caller ID to see that it was Zhang Aijia calling.

After pressing the connect button, Zhou Xiaochuan asked with a smile: "Ai Jia, call me so early, is there anything urgent?" ”

Zhang Aijia's voice was full of anxiety: "Xiaochuan, it's not good, Xiao Hei is gone!" Last night, together with Xiaowan and the staff of the pet home and pet shelter center, I searched the entire Shide City, but I couldn't find any trace of it......

"Blackie?" Zhou Xiaochuan was stunned for a moment, looked down at Xiao Hei, who was silent at his feet, and then remembered that before he went home, he entrusted this guy to Zhang Aijia and Huang Xiaowan to take care of him, along with the old turtle and the black boy. And now, Xiao Hei followed him all the way from Shide City to Hongluo Town, but he forgot to call Zhang Aijia and Huang Xiaowan to explain the matter at the first time, no wonder they thought that Xiao Hei was lost, and they were anxious and nervous like this.

After smiling bitterly, Zhou Xiaochuan said: "Ai Jia, don't worry about you and Xiaowan, Xiao Hei didn't lose it, it's by my side at this moment." ”

Zhang Aijia couldn't believe it: "Xiao Hei is by your side? How is this possible! I clearly remember that when you left, you didn't take Xiao Hei with you. ”

"I also think this matter is quite strange...... Zhou Xiaochuan told Zhang Aijia about his encounter with Xiao Hei in Yungu County.

After listening, Zhang Aijia's whole person was shocked: "According to what you mean, Xiao Hei chased you all the way from Shide City to Yungu County?" Oh my God, that's incredible, isn't it? It's not far from Shide City to Yungu County, and it only took one night to get there, how did it get there?! ”

Zhou Xiaochuan replied: "I also find this unbelievable and unbelievable, but it just happened. ”

"Xiao Hei, this guy, could it be the superman among dogs?" After a few words of amazement, Zhang Aijia also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "As long as it is not lost, we are relieved." It's just that Black Pretty is afraid that she will have to be sad for a while, because of its Prince Charming...... Oh, no, it's the Black Dog Prince who isn't with him, and he won't be able to see him again until a few years later. ”

After laughing a few words with Zhang Aijia, Zhou Xiaochuan hung up the phone and put the phone in his pocket.

Zhou Wenting came up at this time, and asked with a smile on the corner of her mouth: "Little brother, who called you?" Girlfriend? ”

Zhou Xiaochuan hurriedly defended: "Sister, don't talk nonsense, it's just an ordinary friend." ”

"Well, ordinary friends, I know ......" Zhou Wenting smiled and blinked her eyes a few times, looking at this look, she knew that she had obviously misunderstood. Little brother, you have reached the age of talking about marriage now, even if you have a girlfriend, you are not embarrassed! Besides, you are the only son of our Zhou family, and your parents are looking forward to you getting married as soon as possible and giving birth to a big fat boy for them! So, if you have a girlfriend, Mom and Dad and I will be very happy and will never stop or hinder you. ”

Zhou Xiaochuan smiled bitterly: "Sister, you really misunderstood, the person who called me just now is really not my girlfriend......"

In this regard, Zhou Wenting still looked unconvinced.

In Pingyue, whether it is Zhou Wenting or Zhao Shiquan, they all rely on two feet to enter and exit the mountain. But today, because Zhou Xiaochuan came back with a big bag of luggage, they decided to rent a three-wheeled motorcycle and carry people and luggage back to Hongdou Village, which is deep in the mountain. Zhou Xiaochuan had no objection to this, because he didn't want his sister to be too tired. Of course, taking advantage of the opportunity that Zhou Wenting and Zhao Shiquan didn't notice, he took the first step to pay the fare. This incident made Zhou Wenting and Zhao Shiquan very dissatisfied, and they had to ask the boss to return the money to Zhou Xiaochuan to collect them. tossed for a long time, because Zhou Xiaochuan's attitude was too tough, so they gave up stupidly.

The mountain road from Hongluo Town to Hongdou Village is not easy to walk, even though this three-wheeled motorcycle is used to running mountain roads, there is still a little bit of fear when walking this road. After more than two hours of bumpy driving, when he was about to break up, the three-wheeled motorcycle finally arrived at Hongdou Village.

Without waiting for the three-wheeled motorcycle to stop, Zhou Wenting, who was already anxious, jumped out of the car, ran across a field road in a few arrow steps, and rushed into the courtyard standing in a bamboo forest.

Their home is in this compound.

Before anyone arrived, Zhou Wenting's sharp and high-pitched voice came into the courtyard: "Dad, Mom, come and see who is back!" Come and see! ”

In this courtyard, in addition to the Zhou family, there are several other families living in it. Hearing Zhou Wenting's shout, several neighbors who were standing in the field chatting asked, "Lady Ting, why are you so excited?" Your man is out? ”

"It's out! I also got my wages back! Zhou Wenting replied loudly, but the speed under her feet did not slow down at all.

Hearing this, these neighbors breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good to come out, it's good to come out...... In the countryside, the relationship between neighbors is far deeper and closer than in the city, and the phrase 'distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors' is the best experience. These neighbors all watched Zhou Wenting grow up and treated her as if she were their own daughter, so they were naturally sincerely happy for her at this time.

At this time, a gray-haired woman with a dustpan walked out of Zhou's house, and said to Zhou Wenting with a loving smile on her face: "What are you yelling about? Shocked everyone! Who else but Shiquan will come back? I heard what you said to Sister-in-law Liang just now. I'm going to boil a pot of water with mugwort leaves and calamus, and let Shiquan take a bath to get rid of bad luck later, so that I won't have bad luck in the coming year......"

This gray-haired middle-aged woman is none other than Zhou Xiaochuan and Zhou Wenting's mother, Zeng Xiangying. Because of her perennial manual labor, she looks much older than her peers in the city.

Zhou Wenting ran all the way to Zeng Xiangying, and couldn't take a breath to rest, so she panted and said: "It's not Shiquan, it's the little brother, the little brother is back!" ”

"You...... What did you say?! Zeng Xiangying was shocked when she heard this, and the dustpan in her hand immediately fell to the ground, and the green bamboo shoots contained in it were suddenly scattered all over the ground.

Zhou Wenting couldn't care about picking up dustpans and green bamboo shoots at this time, so she turned around and pointed: "Mom, look, who is not the little brother?" ”

At the same time, Zhou Xiaochuan also quickened the speed of his steps, like a gust of wind, rushed to Zeng Xiangying, who was in tears, seeing the white hair on his mother's head, he couldn't help it anymore, he knelt down with his feet bent, and said in a crying trill: "Mom, I'm back!" ”

Seeing Zhou Xiaochuan kneeling in front of him, Zeng Xiangying couldn't believe that this was true, tears couldn't stop rolling in his eyes, and his mouth was turning over and over the same sentence: "Is it really my son back?" Is my son back? ”

Zhou Wenting was happy: "Mom, who is this person kneeling in front of you, who is not the little brother?" ”

Zeng Xiangying believed what she saw with her eyes, and while tears came out of the frame, she hurriedly reached out to pull Zhou Xiaochuan: "Get up, hurry up, it's very cold on the ground, if you kneel for a long time, it's not good for your knees." "Mothers are always thinking about their children.

After Zhou Xiaochuan stood up from the ground, Zeng Xiangying couldn't hold back any longer, opened his arms and hugged him and cried: "I'm back, my son is really back......"

At this time, a middle-aged man with gray hair and a strong body also walked out of the gate, it was Zhou Xiaochuan and Zhou Wenting's father, Zhou Yuanshan.

Seeing his son who had not seen him for a long time, Zhou Yuanshan's performance was slightly better than Zeng Xiangying's, although his body trembled slightly because of excitement, but he still maintained the calm that the head of the family should have. After staring at Zhou Xiaochuan for a long time, he shouted at Zeng Xiangying: "Okay, don't cry at the gate, and don't be afraid of people's jokes?" Hurry up and lead your son into the house! The cold wind blows badly in the mountains, so wouldn't it be troublesome if you catch a cold? ”

"Yes, yes, into the house, into the house." Zeng Xiangying stopped crying, grabbed his son's hand and refused to let go, and pulled him towards the back room. "Son, look at you've lost weight, you must not have eaten much outside, right? Later, Mom will make your favorite ......."

Zhou Xiaochuan nodded and said with a smile: "Damn's cooking, I haven't tasted it for a long time." That is, when you are in a dream, you can reminisce about it. ”

(To be continued)