"Yes, as long as our mother and son are connected, nothing can stump us. Mom, don't worry, as long as we work hard, we will definitely reap the rewards. Xiao Youchen said to Shumei with confidence, cheering for Shumei.

Although this is not a biological mother and son, it is better than a biological mother and son, the two complement each other, and the relationship is no shallower than that of Xiao Shuangning and Shumei.

At night, Shumei began to sleep in the chicken shed. The conditions of the chicken shed are not as good as at home, even the most basic shelter from the wind and rain can not be done, and there is a lingering smell of.

In order to allow air circulation in the chicken shed, the walls on all four sides are almost semi-open. In the middle of the night, the wind blows in, and although it is only early autumn, it also makes people feel cool.

Shumei woke up from the cold, wrapped the quilt on her body, turned over, and prepared to continue sleeping.

At this time, there was a sound in the chicken shed, she got up and pressed the light switch, took the flashlight to the chicken shed to check carefully, and found nothing abnormal. Turn back into her nest, turn off the lights and go back to sleep.

The next day, Xiao Youchen and Xiao Shuangning got up early as usual.

Shumei had already cooked breakfast for them first, and the first thing Xiao Youchen asked when she saw Shumei: "Mom, did you sleep well last night?" ”

"It's good, hurry up and wash up and come over for dinner."

"Is there anything unusual about the chicken shed? Are there fewer chicks? ”

"I heard some movement last night, but I didn't seem to find anything when I checked it."

"When I come back from school in the afternoon and count, I'll know if there's any missing." After Xiao Youchen finished speaking, he put away the face towel in his hand and walked over to help Shumei carry steamed buns in the hall house.

Xiao Shuangning took a steamed bun from the basin held by Xiao Youchen, and said while biting, "I said you!" It's just that people are worried, there are three layers here and three layers outside, and those chicks can still fly. Look at my Xiaobai, it's just a cardboard box, and I didn't see it fly away. What a stink in that chicken shed! Mom, I said you don't listen to my brother, you can move back in. ”

She looked disappreciative, always thinking that Shumei and Xiao Youchen were too cautious and found guilt for themselves.

The family sat around a square table, nibbling on steamed buns and drinking sweet potato porridge.

"I didn't let you sleep in the chicken shed, so don't interfere. I have to go to see those chicks several times a day, and my mother and I know them in our hearts. As the saying goes, it's never too late to fix the problem. ”

"Huh......" Xiao Shuangning grimaced at Xiao Youchen and ignored him anymore.

This kid just has no heart and no lungs, and he doesn't take everything to heart. I hope you can maintain this mindset when you grow up and be carefree for the rest of your life. Shumei looked at the innocent little Shuangning and felt it in her heart.

Xiao Youchen deliberately counted the chickens in the chicken shed several times yesterday, although this method is stupid, but it is also the most direct way to get the answer he wants.

At this time, he was in a hurry to go to school, and he didn't have time to count, and when he came back from school, he would be able to verify his conjecture. Is this chicken really missing, or is it really thinking too much.

During the day, Shumei still went to the chicken shed three or four times a day to make rounds and add some feed and water on time. The rest of the time she worked in the fields, and she was busy every day, and she was eager to cut herself in half to use it.

After school in the afternoon, Xiao Youchen went to the chicken shed as soon as he got home and put down his schoolbag, he took a notebook and a pen, and counted while making records, "One, two, three, four...... One hundred and eighty, one hundred and eighty-one, one hundred and eighty-two......" patiently counted the chicks in the chicken shed several times.

Xiao Shuangning muttered beside him, "Brother, can you not have nothing to do." There are so many chickens, are you sure you can count them all? Are you sure you can't count wrong? Stop playing......"

"Ningning, can you be quiet, you are muttering beside me, it affects me. You...... Look at you, you haven't put down your schoolbag yet, and you're running here to mix something. What's that, you don't go and take a look, don't even let it grow wings and fly......"

Before Xiao Youchen's words were finished, Xiao Shuangning seemed to think of something, and hurriedly hugged his legs and ran to the house.

Xiao Shuangning is not here, he can finally count points with peace of mind. Looking at the back of Xiao Shuangning hurriedly running home, he shook his head with a smile and continued to count seriously from the beginning.

Yesterday he made a record in the notebook, and he also made a record of today's counting, and every time it was the same result, it was indeed three less than the one he counted yesterday.

When he was wandering back and forth in the chicken coop and wondering, Shumei came back from the field with a hoe, and she saw that Xiao Youchen was worried, so she leaned the hoe on her shoulder against the big elm tree at the door and walked to the chicken coop.

"Youchen, the air in this chicken shed is not good, don't drill here as soon as you come back."

The smell of this chicken shed is too bad, Shumei is afraid that it will affect Xiao Youchen's health, and she doesn't want him to stay in the chicken shed for more.

Her life was picked up, as long as it was good for the children and for the family, it didn't matter what she did, she had already put life and death aside.

"Mom, I'm fine, you really want to raise me as a city child! I'm not that squeamish. Didn't we smell this when we were kids? ”

"What are you doing? In points again? ”

"yes!" Xiao Youchen hurriedly walked to Shumei's side, and showed Shumei the notebook in his hand, "Mom, look, I counted it four times, and each time it was the same, there were three fewer than yesterday, and if it goes on like this, it will be stolen before the chickens grow up." We need to find this thief. ”

It is indeed not easy to count these thousands of chickens accurately.

Yes, if this is replaced by a child from another family, or if it is replaced by Xiao Shuangning, Shumei will definitely not believe it. But this thing was done by Xiao Youchen, and she was sure of it.

When Xiao Youchen was five years old, he was able to count a bucket of soybeans clearly, and he counted them accurately. Therefore, from that time on, Shumei handed over the digital matters to Xiao Youchen to deal with, and every time Xiao Youchen was able to live up to the trust.

This time, of course, it is no exception, since Xiao Youchen said that there are less, then the chicken cubs must be less.

"Then this 'thief' is really powerful, I slept in the chicken coop, the door lock is intact, could it be a snitch?" Shumei's face was full of doubts, and she said as she checked the chicken coop.

"Mom, there will be no class tomorrow Saturday, why don't I come tonight?"

"No, Youchen, Mom knows you want to help, but now is the time for you to grow your body, and your body is more important than catching a chicken thief. After two days, the protective net will be ready, and when the protective net is installed, maybe all the problems will be solved! ”

"Mom, just one night, okay?"

"Don't say it, this matter is resolutely not good, go, don't come to the chicken coop without moving. Let's go, hurry home. Shumei forcibly pulled Xiao Youchen out of the chicken shed and locked the chicken shed.

The two mothers and sons walked side by side towards the house, and Shumei said as they walked, "You, you are just worried about your life, at your age, you shouldn't care about the affairs of these adults." At this point, you should learn from Ning Ning, you look at her, don't take everything to heart, just eat and drink enough every day, and have the heart to raise chickens to play. ”

"Mom, you can't say that, Ning Ning is a girl! I am a boy, a man, the breadwinner of the family, my father is not at home, and I am obliged to take care of the family on his behalf. ”

The voices faded away, and the two mothers and sons returned home talking and laughing.

That night, Shumei slept until midnight and was awakened by the loud crying and screaming from home.

The lights were on in Xiao Shuangning's room, and Xiao Shuangning cried, "Help! Brother, Mom, come and save Xiaobai. Xiaobai, Xiaobai......"

She shouted in panic, and Xiao Youchen next door heard the sound, arrived one step ahead of Shumei, and vigorously opened the door of Xiao Shuangning's room.

As soon as he entered the door, the first thing that caught his eye was Xiao Shuangning's panicked face.

"Ningning, what's going on?"

"Brother, Xiaobai...... Save the little white ...... Snake...... Chickens eat snakes......" Xiao Shuangning said incoherently, looking anxious.

"Ningning, what did you say?"

"There, Xiaobai is there." Xiao Shuangning didn't bother to explain to Xiao Youchen, so she dragged him directly into the house and pointed to the place against the corner.

In the corner of the wall, there is a big snake with thick wrists, with a small white chicken in its mouth, the head of the chicken has been swallowed into the snake's mouth, and the other half of the body is still struggling, and the two little feet are desperately kicking.

Xiao Shuangning hugged Xiao Youchen's arm and hid behind him in fear. The snake was the animal she feared the most, and she was already trembling with fear.

"Snakes?" Xiao Youchen saw this scene in front of him and exclaimed.

"Brother, save Xiaobai."

"You dodge, I don't chop it in half Don't believe Tang, I have snake soup to drink today."

Xiao Youchen said, rushed outside the house to get a shovel, and slashed at the snake, and in the blink of an eye, the snake was split in half.

"Look at me beating you to death, you dare to scare my sister and eat her Xiaobai. Run to Tai Sui's head to break ground, you are looking for death. ”

The snake's life is really long, it was split in half, and it is still struggling desperately.

Xiao Shuangning hid aside, not daring to approach.

Xiao Youchen used a shovel to control the upper half of the snake's body, and pulled out the half-swallowed chick with his hands.

The chick was so deprived of oxygen that he was dead when he pulled it out.

At this time, Shumei, who heard the movement, rushed over and asked urgently: "Ningning, what happened?" ”

"Snake ...... Mother...... The snake ate my little white. Xiao Shuangning couldn't wait to respond to Shumei.

"Snakes?" Shumei's face was full of incredulity, how could there be a snake in this good house? She walked in the direction of Xiao Youchen.

At the same time, Xiao Youchen also said something to appease Shumei, "Mom, it's okay, the snake has been cut in half by me, you say I peeled it and stewed it?" Or is it buried? ”

While Xiao Youchen was talking, Shumei had already walked up to her, and carefully glanced at the snake that was still moving on the ground and the little chick lying there motionless, "Chicken cub...... Breathless? ”

Xiao Shuangning listened to Xiao Youchen say that he had cut the snake in half, and then followed behind Shumei, with a frightened expression on his face. It scared her enough just now, and she still has palpitations now.