What Wu Zheng didn't expect was that he took the big green cow back to Luo Xudong's house in the evening of the next day, and was just about to go into the kitchen to cook, but was stopped by Luo Xudong.

"Zheng'er, don't be busy, Mr. Zhen came here just now and said that he invited us to his house for dinner tonight. ”

"Grandpa, I'm not going. ”

Wu Zheng thought to himself, maybe Luo Xudong said this politely, and the Zhen family had no reason to invite him to dinner.

"Let's go, Mr. Zhen has been talking with me here for a long time in the afternoon, and tonight is to discuss your affairs. ”

"My business, grandpa?"

Seeing the surprised look on Wu Zheng's face, Luo Xudong smiled and didn't explain, but just said:

"Let's go, we'll find out in a moment. ”

Following behind Luo Xudong, he came to the door of the private school in the middle of the village for a while, and without knocking on the door, he saw that Qinglian was already standing in the courtyard, as if he was waiting for them.

"Uncle Luo, Brother Qiu Zheng, come in, Daddy is waiting for you. ”

"Hehe, Qinglian is more beautiful today. ”

Hearing Luo Xudong's praise, Qinglian's little face flushed slightly, and she said shyly:

"Uncle is making fun of me. ”

"Uncle is not making fun of you, I don't believe you asked Zheng'er. ”

I don't want Qinglian to really turn her head to look at Wu Zheng, her expression is both shy and a little expectant.

Wu Zheng hurriedly nodded and said:

"Sister Qinglian is very good-looking. ”

Wu Zheng was telling the truth.

Today, Qinglian wore a beige long skirt that is rare in the countryside, with pleated lace on the cuffs and neckline, and a pink tie around the waist.

"Hehe, Brother Luo is here, please come to the house, Qiu Zheng is also here. ”

Zhen Qingyi welcomed them to the courtyard, let the two of them into the house, and then said to Qinglian:

"Let's serve the food. ”

"Hey. ”

With a crisp answer, Qinglian gently walked into the kitchen and brought the meal that her mother had prepared to the house like that.

Seeing this, Wu Zheng hurriedly stood up and said:

"I'm here to help. ”

"Brother Qiu Zheng, I don't need you. ”

Wu Zheng, who walked to the door, was pushed back by Qinglian.

"Qiu Zheng, sit down, just serve a dish, you don't need to help. ”

So Wu Zheng returned to his seat and lifted the teapot to pour tea for the two of them.

"How can you let Mr. Zhen spend so much?"

"What Brother Luo says is just commonplace, as long as you don't dislike it. ”

After a while, Qinglian did not serve the food after serving it, but sat far away with her mother, picked up an embroidery bandage casually, and listened attentively to the conversation between the three while embroidering.

Wu Zheng has been busy pouring tea and wine for the two of them, occasionally eating a few bites of food, and most of the time listening to Zhen Qingyi and Luo Xudong talking.

I saw the two of them talking, and the topic suddenly turned to themselves, especially Luo Xudong looked at Wu Zheng with a smile and said:

"I have already discussed with Mr. Zhen in the afternoon, from tomorrow, you will go to the school after breakfast to study with Mr. Zhen, and then go to herd cattle after lunch. ”

Wu Zheng didn't believe his ears a little, but he still hurriedly stood up, hanging his head respectfully, not knowing how he should answer.

"Sit down, no restraints. That's right,"

Zhen Qingyi took another sip of the wine glass and Luo Xudong, and after Wu Zheng filled them up, he continued:

"After you went back yesterday, I thought about it carefully, and discussed it with the village chief at lunch today. It's not that you have to study for nothing, and of course you don't have to pay tuition. It's just that every afternoon, when you are grazing the cattle, you will herd the cattle of those who have cattle in the village and are willing to hand them over to you to herd on your behalf. In the same way, you will not be paid, but only to cover the tuition fees in school. ”

It is estimated that he listened to his father's sentence just now, "I am willing to hand it over to the people you put on your behalf", and I felt a little embarrassed, Qinglian laughed lightly.

Wu Zheng looked at Zhen Qingyi and then at Luo Xudong, obviously the two were not joking, and immediately bowed deeply. Subconsciously used the etiquette that the disciple learned in school when he met Mr.

"Haha, I really look like a student. ”

As Zhen Qingyi laughed, Luo Xudong also laughed, and then Wu Zheng heard Qinglian's crisp laughter behind him.

The next morning, he got up at dawn, led the big green cow to Nanxi, and let it go for more than an hour, Wu Zheng returned home, and was busy making breakfast for the two. After Luo Xudong finished eating and washed the dishes and chopsticks, Wu Zheng did not say anything about going to the school.

Instead, Luo Xudong smiled and said:

"Let's go, it'll be too late if you don't leave. It's not nice to be late for the first day of school. ”

"Grandpa?"

"Go, go. ”

This is something that Wu Zheng never dreamed of, after nearly four years, he once again walked into the school. The feeling in my heart is not at all describable in words.

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Finally, the Wu family in Wujiabao gradually heard that the big green cow lost in the clan appeared in Houpo Village, in the hands of Luo Xudong.

When he first sold cattle, Wu Lishan once noticed that it was a Luo pot who bought the cattle, but he didn't ask the other party's name, but just asked where the other party's home was. Therefore, Wu Lishan has long known that the big green cow was bought by the people in Houpo Village.

When someone in the clan reacted to the patriarch Wu Youren that the big green cow appeared in Houpo Village, Wu Youren only said vaguely:

"Hearsay is not necessarily accurate. There are so many similar cows in the world. ”

However, he still found Wu Lishan for the first time and asked a few words.

"At the beginning, because my mind was on Wu Liying and Wu Zheng, I forgot to ask where you sold the big green cattle. It was really sold to Houpo Village?"

"Yes, Patriarch. The man who bought the cow was a 50-year-old Luo Guo. ”

Because Wu Lishan was secretly greedy for a tael of silver, he was the most nervous, and someone went to Houpo Village to ask the Luo Guo who bought the cow.

"There seems to be a rumor that Luo Guo, who bought the cow, also rescued a teenager?"

Someone said this, and some people even said that the boy was likely to be Wu Zheng. ”

"Can you believe it?"

Of course, Wu Lishan didn't want to believe it, and immediately shook his head.

"Uncle, everyone saw Wu Zheng's situation at that time, not to mention the sinking pond, just put it aside, as long as you don't ask someone for treatment, I'm afraid you won't live for two days. Wu Chun and I threw it into Water Snake Bay with our own hands and watched the iron cage sink with our own eyes. ”

"However, when I entered the underground cavern that day, there were seven iron cages inside. After all, the outermost one should be Guan Wu Zheng's one. In just a few days, where did Wu Zheng's body go? If it was said that it was eaten by a giant snake, traces should also be seen. ”

At that time, Wu Youren and the others carefully inspected the dead giant snake, not to mention that half of the snake meat was missing for no reason, even if it was intact, swallowing a child like Wu Zheng, the snake's belly should also have obvious changes. It is impossible to digest it in just a few days. Besides, judging from the degree of decay of the corpse of the dead giant snake, it can be guessed that the giant snake should not have died in a day or two.

Although he didn't believe that Wu Zheng was still alive in his heart, and Wu Youren, who didn't care much about Wu Zheng's life or death, still instructed Wu Lishan:

"Take a look at the opportunity to go to Houpo Village to see if that child is Wu Zheng. ”

Wu Lishan, who was worried about others going, was in the middle of it, and even agreed to come down.

"Uncle, what if it's really Wu Zheng?"

Wu Lishan asked casually, but Wu Youren obviously didn't think about this question, so he pondered for a while before saying:

"If it's really him, don't be alarmed for the time being, and wait for an opportunity to let Wu Chun take someone to get rid of it. The old principle of cutting grass and eradicating the roots should not be a nonsense. ”