Chapter 8: The Second Day
The bamboo forest was dark and quiet, almost silent except for the occasional birdsong. There was a faint rancid stench in the air, and the girls frowned a little disgustingly at the thought of the source of this smell. As they went deeper, the light became darker and darker. When I first entered the bamboo forest, there was still dappled light and shadow, but now it is dim. Fortunately, there was a flashlight in the bag, Fan Huan and Hang Guang shared one, and handed one to Zhu Gang.
As Zhu Gang and Zhao Shanchuan said, there was almost nothing in the forest. Occasionally, you can see a few small earthen bags with tattered tombstones stuck crookedly on them. The stele is also made of wood, and many of the tombs are some years old, and the wood is tattered and unpresentable. Along the way, no traces of renovations were found. Because everyone was worried that the ghost would appear, they were all highly vigilant and watched around. Zhao Shanchuan asked Lu Qing with some confusion: "I said Xiao Lu, why do your colleagues look scared and nervous?" Even if it's a woman, why is the man so afraid? He quietly pointed to Wei Mian in front of him.
Lu Qing smiled: "They are all relatively bold, and they are frightened by the atmosphere here. Zhao Shanchuan muttered in his heart: I'm afraid that I have to come here to see, could it be that we have any treasures in this forest? He couldn't help but think about it, and even felt that the government was developing the village with a purpose. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and he secretly made up his mind that he must secretly follow these people for a while, and maybe he could discover some secrets.
At this time, Zhu Gang, who was at the front of the team, suddenly stopped. "There is no road ahead, and the forest is finished. Let's turn back now! Lu Qing and the others didn't find anything along the way, although they wanted to stay for a while, but when they saw Zhu Gang's face, they were afraid of arousing suspicion, so they dispelled their thoughts. Fearing that something unexpected would happen, everyone quickened their pace on the way back. Luckily, the journey was very smooth, and it only took them 6 minutes to get out of the bamboo forest.
Everyone's mood is a little mixed, on the one hand, they are glad that there is no danger, and on the other hand, they are annoyed that there is no new discovery. It seems that we will have to find time to search here again, after all, the bamboo forest is the biggest suspicion of hiding corpses. Back on the shore, everyone followed Zhu Gang and Zhao Shanchuan around the village, and before they knew it, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.
Zhu Gang stopped when he passed by Aunt Li's house at the entrance of the village. He said to everyone: "The next thing to visit the village will be handed over to Zhao Shanchuan, Aunt Li's eyes are not very good, and her legs and feet are not convenient, I have to help her do some farm work." As soon as the words fell, an old woman walked out of the door trembling on crutches: "Isn't this Gangzi?" Helping me again? Thank you so much......
"It's okay, auntie, it's all a trivial matter. I'm a little thirsty just after walking, can I come to your house to ask for a bowl of water? "No problem, those comrades behind you should also come in together, the eldest lady happened to cook a lot of mung bean water, if you don't dislike it, you can come in and take a sip." When they saw this, they could not excuse themselves, so they went into the house together. Aunt Li's husband left early, and finally pulled her son up, and a few years ago her son fell down the mountain while hunting in the mountains. Poor Aunt Li is a lot of age, she cried for three or four days, and finally her eyes were broken and her vision was foggy. Because there is no one to take care of it, there are kind villagers in the village, and they will come to help take care of the elderly if they have nothing to do. When everyone heard Zhu Gang's words, they were all embarrassed. Li Wenqiao walked into the house with red eyes, took out 5,000 yuan from his bag and stuffed it into Aunt Li's hand.
"Girl, what are you doing here? I can't help it! The eldest lady panicked all of a sudden, and hurriedly shirked it. Li Wenqiao smiled and said: "It's okay aunt, this is the government's condolences to the poor elderly. Just take it! Aunt Li took the money and shook her hand movingly: "Girl, thank you so much, thank the government!" ”
Outside the house, Hang Guang whispered to the others: "I can't see it, Sister Qiao usually looks spicy, but I didn't expect her heart to be so delicate." Yang Ting: "Wen Qiao told me before that her parents divorced when she was a child, and she was brought up by her grandmother in the countryside. When I heard about Aunt Li, I must not have a good feeling in my heart. ”
When everyone sighed, Zhao Shanchuan, who was drinking water on the side, saw the situation in the house clearly. Good guys, so much money! These people are generous one by one, and if they are well-treated, they will definitely be able to give themselves a lot of benefits. Thinking that Zhu Gang was not there in the afternoon, he was secretly glad in his heart, so that he could get more money. "Wow!" Just as Zhao Shanchuan was snickering, a yellow dog sprang out of nowhere and barked at him viciously. "I'm scared to death of labor and management, where did the wild dogs come from!" Zhao Shanchuan was startled by the dog, and stomped his feet a few times, trying to drive the dog away.
"Dog, come!" Hearing Aunt Li's voice, the yellow dog wagged his tail and ran to her side. "Auntie, is this your native dog?" Yang Ting saw that the yellow dog was human, so she squatted down and wanted to tease it. "This is a wild dog in the neighborhood, usually begging for food. A while ago, a kind person brought me a lot of food, I just ate it that day, I couldn't eat it anymore, and I was afraid that the hot weather would be rancid. It just so happened that this dog came to the door, so I fed it food. As soon as they came and went, they became close to me. ”
"Auntie, it's too wasteful for you to feed the dog." Zhao Shanchuan was a little dissatisfied, in their village, they couldn't afford to eat the meat that was usually poor, and some people used it to feed the dogs, which was a waste of food. "Dogs are also life, besides, my old woman has no support, she already treats it as a family, as long as I have a bite to eat, she will not starve." Aunt Li smiled kindly and touched the yellow dog. The yellow dog also licked her palm, and the scene of a person and a dog getting along harmoniously made people feel very warm.
Lu Qing was not too dirty, smiled and touched the dog and said: "The dog is human, and it also knows that you are lonely, so it often comes to accompany you." Thanks to your care, this dog is so well raised! The fur is shiny and shiny, and it looks healthy. Aunt Li smiled: "It's not good to eat, it's almost raised by me, and I think about eating meat all day long." ”
Because everyone sympathized with Aunt Li, they stayed at her house for a while, several girls chatted with Aunt Li, and other men worked with Zhu Gang to help Aunt Li, and Lu Qing also repaired the roof of Aunt Li by the way. In order to cater to everyone, Zhao Shanchuan also worked hard. Zhu Gang was also curious, why did he, who is lazy and lazy on weekdays, perform so hard today.
When I left Aunt Li's house, it was already more than five o'clock in the afternoon. Lu Qing and the others were hungry, they didn't eat at noon, and everyone was already hungry. Back at the village chief's house, Li Su had already prepared the meal. Everyone couldn't care about being polite, and they devoured it. Lu Qing found that Qian Weiguo was not at home, so he asked, "Auntie, where did the village chief go?" ”
"He, let's go to Lao Liu's house. Lao Liu is also a cadre in the village, and that Liu Si in the morning is his son. Li Su replied. I heard that you went to Aunt Li today? "Zhao Shanchuan and Zhu Gang didn't tell anyone about the forest because they received the money." Yes, on behalf of the government, we care about the elderly who are lonely and widowed. ”
"Aunt Li is quite pitiful, usually someone in the village will help her do some work. Many people will bring her some food, and I will make more for her when I have nothing to do. Li Su chatted while eating. I heard that you often visit the poor households in the village and help them. Auntie, you're a good person too! Yang Ting praised.
Li Su smiled wryly. In order to have a good reputation, Qian Weiguo often sent this and that to the villagers, and after hearing that the government was going to send people to the countryside, he even intensified his efforts to post it outward. Although she was a little distressed about her family's money, Qian Weiguo said that this was to prepare for making a lot of money in the future, and if her reputation was good, the government would rest assured that she would be able to contact the project in order to get benefits from it. After listening to his words, Li Su no longer objected.