After handling the three geese, Wang Manyin saw that the time was not early, and was ready to wash and sleep.

There is no way, now it is not as good as the future generations, and there is no entertainment at night...... As for the books he bought for Orchid, he couldn't read them at all.

After experiencing the storm of online novels in later generations, Wang Manyin always felt that the novels of this era did not conform to his reading habits.

In addition, reading books in front of the kerosene lamp at night is far less comfortable than lying on the kang and hugging your mother-in-law.

In this era, there are many broken babies in various families, and one of the important reasons is that there is no entertainment at night. I really don't know what to do other than sleep.

Before Wang Manyin put his feet in the basin, he heard the village dog barking.

Then, rhubarb barked wildly.

"Man Yin, go and see, it won't be another wolf!" Orchid hurriedly shouted.

She was much more vigilant now since she had two wolf attacks in the village.

Not only did people not eat, but there was also a shortage of food in the mountains, and it was the time when the wild wolves came down the mountain.

Wang Manyin put on his shoes and walked out of the cave in a panic. I saw that many houses in the village were lit up, and I could faintly hear the noisy discussion.

On the other side of the deep ditch, Wang Qiusheng also stood on the side of the field and watched.

"Brother Qiusheng, can you hear what you're shouting?" Wang Manyin shouted at the top of his voice.

"I can't hear it clearly, it seems that I am looking for Uncle Fu's family Junxiang!"

Wang Junxiang is the eldest of Wang Fu's family, the same generation as Wang Manyin, in his twenties this year, and there are already two broken babies in the family.

"Brother Junxiang, what's wrong, let's go and take a look." Wang Manyin gave an explanation to Orchid and walked towards the village with Wang Qiusheng.

didn't go far, and I met a person rushing over with a kerosene lamp, it was Junxiang's second father Wang Shouchang.

"Uncle Shouchang, what's wrong, Junxiang can't find it?" Wang Qiusheng picked up the conversation and asked.

"Don't mention it, I don't have much firewood at home because of the donkey day, I didn't go to the production team to earn work in the afternoon, I went to the mountains to collect firewood, and I haven't come back yet." Wang Shouchang explained, and asked anxiously: "You haven't seen anyone either?" ”

The two shook their heads repeatedly.

Wang Manyin said puzzledly: "His mother-in-law didn't see anyone at dinner at night, why don't you look for it?" ”

"Didn't we share the wild goose meat in the team tonight, there were a few families who got together to tie the gang, and her mother-in-law thought that Junxiang was stuttering, so she didn't care. Seeing that in the middle of the night, I didn't see the man go home, so I hurriedly came out to find it. ”

"When I was dividing the meat, I didn't seem to see Junxiang." Wang Manyin recalled carefully and replied hesitantly.

At that time, there were too many people, and the scene was chaotic, and he was not sure.

"You said this coward, where will it go at night." Wang Shou opened his mouth worriedly. He asked more than a dozen households just now, and they all said that they didn't see anyone.

While they were talking, they saw Wang Fuchang and others also rushing over.

"Brother, what's wrong, have you found anyone?"

"Second Dad, after we asked the people of the first team and the second team, they all said that they hadn't seen Junxiang since the afternoon...... He doesn't know how to fetch firewood and do something in the mountains, right? Speaking of her own man, Wang Junxiang's mother-in-law howled and cried.

Hearing this, several people's faces changed.

If you don't see anyone in the village, there is a high probability that you will encounter an accident in the mountains.

The firewood on the nearby mountains has long been cut down, so I can only go to the cliffside in the farther mountains to collect firewood.

Often in these places, good firewood that is resistant to burning grows. Therefore, every year, there are many people who break their legs while collecting firewood. Last time, if Wang Manyin hadn't caught the root of the jujube tree in time, it was estimated that he would have fallen half to death.

What's more, there are wolves in the mountains.

"Don't cry, it's important to find someone, what's the use of crying now,"

Wang Fu Changdao is assertive, although he is very anxious, he does not mess up the rules: "There are two children at home, you go back to greet first." I'll go to the captain, and Shouchang will go to Yanqiang. Let our second team have a few more people to go into the mountain to help find ......"

"My dog can also come in handy." Wang Manyin hurriedly interjected.

"Yes, yes, full of silver, bring your rhubarb." Wang Shouchang nodded again and again.

The last time he tracked a wild wolf on a snowy night, Rhubarb left a deep impression on the villagers.

There was another burst of dogs barking and shouting, and soon many people in the village were called.

Wang Fuchang's family, Ding Wang, has a total of three sons. The eldest Wang Junxiang, the second and third are twins, their names are Junhai and Junchuan.

His cave is also the most in the jar village, with five holes.

At the end of last year, Wang Fuchang connected two and a half boys, and divided more than 100 yuan, which made the people in the village blush.

As for the eldest son Wang Junxiang, after getting married, he nominally separated the family, but he still lives with his parents.

When Wang Manyin arrived with rhubarb, Wang Junxiang's mother-in-law immediately took out a torn dress.

Under the gaze of everyone, this guy sniffed, searched around the courtyard again, and soon ran straight out of the courtyard.

"Keep up with ......," Wang Yanqiang immediately commanded.

More than 20 people followed with air lanterns and shovels in their hands.

Rhubarb kept sniffing on the dirt road, and soon entered the dirt road behind the village.

"Junxiang really went to the back mountain......" someone muttered quietly, but he didn't dare to say any unlucky words.

Unexpectedly, Rhubarb led everyone around the back mountain, and then ran along the dirt road towards the front of the village.

"Man Yin, you can't find the wrong direction, right?" Wang Yanqiang became more and more wrong, and couldn't help but ask.

This dirt road leads directly to the commune of Shibijie, and it is possible to go here to chop wood.

"I don't know," Wang Manyin was also a little confused.

Logically speaking, Wang Junxiang will indeed not go in this direction.

But his rhubarb doesn't seem to have lost its smell, and it hardly stops all the way, and it seems that the purpose is very clear.

"Otherwise, you take a few people to follow the south to find it, and I will lead the rest of the people to the mountains to shout?" Wang Yanqiang thought for a while.

"It's okay," Wang Manyin didn't dare to insist.

In this way, he took Wang Shouchang, Wang Qiusheng and Wang Shuhai and followed Rhubarb forward.

As the four of them guessed, Rhubarb Rao did not stop at all at the entrance of the village, and continued to run in the direction of the Shibi Festival.

After walking four or five miles, Wang Shouchang couldn't help but ask again: "Man Yin, why do I feel that rhubarb is unreliable this time." Even if Junxiang gets lost, he can't run to the Shibi Festival, right? Why don't we go back and let the rhubarb smell it. ”

They have now reached the boundary of Shibijie Village, and if they walk a few miles, they can go directly to the commune to catch the market. No matter how stupid Wang Junxiang is, it is impossible for him to go to the commune to collect firewood.

"We've all come here, look ahead!"

In fact, Wang Manyin also muttered in his heart, but now everyone has no goal, so they can only temporarily pin their hopes on Rhubarb.

"It's okay," Wang Shouchang nodded helplessly.

As a result, as soon as he had crossed a high slope, Rhubarb suddenly barked a few times as if he had been stimulated by something, and rushed madly into the darkness.

"Ah...... Wozhi, your ancestors, where did you get the wild dogs, get out!! Immediately after, a panicked voice was heard from the darkness.

"Junxiang, it's Junxiang's voice." Wang Shouchang shouted excitedly, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Is it Junxiang, I am your second father." ”

"Second father, why are you here?"

Wang Manyin hurriedly rushed forward and shouted, "Rhubarb, come back!" ”

When a few people approached, they saw Wang Junxiang holding a wooden stick in his hand and a firewood knife pinned to his waist.

"What the hell is going on with you coward, you really went to the Shibi Festival to chop wood......" When Wang Shouchang saw his nephew, he immediately reprimanded him.

"I ...... I...... Thinking that he was bored of collecting firewood, he went to the commune for a walk. Wang Junxiang replied weakly.

"What the hell is going on, to be honest, don't fool me. If you go to the commune, you can not come back until now? Half the village has come out looking for you. Wang Shouchang naturally didn't believe the other party's nonsense.

"What, why is there such a big commotion?" Wang Junxiang was taken aback.

Under the coercion of his second father, he hesitated: "I'll ...... Bored, I went to Shibi Festival Village to play a few buckle Mingbao, accidentally forgot the time, and only came back now! ”

"You coward, you are getting bolder and bolder, and you dare to gamble!" Wang Shouchang didn't say a word, and slapped him directly.

The so-called "deducting Mingbao" is a way to gamble on the Loess Plateau. Mingbao is composed of a treasure shell and a treasure heart, the treasure shell is generally wooden, in the shape of a small square bowl, which in turn buckles the treasure heart.

The gameplay is not complicated, and it is very similar to the dice of later generations. Someone is responsible for the treasure when the banker, and the bettor presses the money according to his own judgment.

Buy and leave, and then let the treasure holder uncover the treasure shell, and calculate the win or loss according to the different directions of the bet.

In addition to "deducting Mingbao", the Loess Plateau also has "old solitaire", "falling color" (dice), "pushing pai gow" and other tricks, all of which are often played by rural people.