Tang le and Guo'er go to the village head's house together. The village head's house is much better. It's actually a big tile house, which is still very conspicuous in the mountain.
Qin Zhaosheng and his two children also came.
The village head's daughter-in-law has prepared the food and warmly greeted Tang le and Guo'er to the table.
Guo'er looked at the dishes on the table. The more distinctive mountain dishes, one fried wild mountain snail, one fried bamboo shoot with sliced meat, fried egg with green pepper and green vegetables, looked very good.
"Ah Xin, come out for dinner." The village head's daughter-in-law shouted.
"Oh!" A voice came from inside.
Then a fat boy came out, saw a guest and smiled at them.
Guo'er found something wrong at first sight. It seems to be a dementia?
The village head's daughter-in-law took a large bowl full of rice, put some dishes in the bowl, and said to her son, "today there are guests, ah Xin will sit and eat."
"Oh!" Ah Xin responded very obediently, took his job and sat on the low stool beside him.
The village head asked Qin Zhaosheng and Tan Tong to serve together, but he didn't ask the little boy who donated bone marrow to serve. He just packed some rice and gave him some dishes, so that he and a Xin could sit down and eat together.
Guo'er felt very strange in his eyes. If the little boy donated bone marrow to the child, he should be very grateful to him. Why did he neglect him so much?
But it's not easy to ask, just keep these doubts in mind.
"Come and eat. There are no good dishes in the mountains. You're welcome." The village head greeted him warmly.
Tang Le nodded. "It looks good. What's this?" Tang Le asked, pointing to the wild snail.
"These are mountain snails. We picked them up in the mountains by ourselves. And this bamboo shoot was dug in the bamboo forest in spring and dried in the sun. They are all good things. But it's a pity that we don't have access to the mountain and can't sell it. " Said the village head.
"If you want to be rich, it makes sense to build roads first. You are too mountain here, and the roads are not easy to repair." Tang Le said.
"Yes, the road is difficult to repair, and the top refused to allocate funds. Where does our village have money? The poorer it gets, many people can't marry a daughter-in-law." Said the village head.
"You can work outside. Now there are many opportunities in the South..." Tang Le said.
"Yes, many people have gone out. Some people who have made money build houses at the foot of the mountain, but our grandparents are here and are reluctant to go. Those poor people want to go and can't go." The village head sighed.
"So we think we can help with the call. There's really no way. I hope your hospital can help us solve our children's problems."
Tang Le nodded. "I'll report the situation to the dean as soon as I get back."
After lunch, it rained heavily outside, and it rained all afternoon. Tang le and Guo Er were going to leave, but they can't go now.
"Why don't you stay at home tonight? The rain is so heavy that the road on the mountain is slippery and difficult to walk. Don't wrestle, this beautiful little girl. Let's go when it's sunny tomorrow? " Said the village head.
Tang Le didn't want to stay, but he couldn't go. It was getting dark again. He promised to come down when the mountain was unsafe.
After dinner in the evening, the village head's daughter-in-law brought washing water to the two people. Guo'er brought their own towels.
"Please, sister-in-law." Guo'er said.
"No trouble, you wash slowly." The village head's daughter-in-law smiled, "by the way, how do you live at night?"
"We are husband and wife. One room is enough." Tang Le said first.
He doesn't trust Guo'er to be alone in this unfamiliar place.
"That's easy. There aren't many rooms in my house. There's still one." Said the village head's daughter-in-law.
It's hard for Guo'er to say no when he sees Tang Le saying so.
The village head's daughter-in-law took them to a wing room on the side, "you sleep in this room tonight. It's a little humble. Don't dislike it."
"No, thank you, sister-in-law!" Guo'er said hurriedly.
Looking at that basin of water, Guo ER was a little worried.
"What's the matter?" Tang Le asked.
"I want to take a bath, but it seems to bother others too much." Guo'er said that after walking so long today, I was already sweating and uncomfortable without taking a bath.
"I'll talk to the village head?" Tang Le said.
"Forget it, it's too troublesome. Wipe it." Guo'er said.
"Then you're in the room and I'll watch outside." Tang Le said that the conditions in the mountains are poor, bathing may be inconvenient, and he is not at ease. He always feels that this place is unsafe.
After fruit scrubbing, Tang Le poured out the water and went to fetch a basin of water.
They lie in bed with their clothes and don't change their pajamas. They always feel insecure in this strange place.
"Tang Le, I always think it's a little strange here. I don't know why." Guo'er leaned against Tang Le, held his arm and whispered.
"I also feel a little strange. It seems that there are many things wrong, but I can't say what's wrong. We'll leave early tomorrow." Tang Le said.
"Yes!" Guo Er closed his eyes. I've been busy all day and I'm very tired.
They soon fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, Guo'er was awakened by a strange sound and hugged Tang Le, "Tang le..."
"What's the matter?" Tang Le woke up.
"Listen, what's the sound?"
Tang Le listened, "nothing?"
"If you listen again, it seems that someone is crying and there is a strange voice..." Guo'er hugged Tang Le's arm.
Tang Le heard something and sat up.
"What is it?" Guo Er asked nervously.
Tang Le shook his head, "Shh" and whispered, "I'll go out and have a look."
"I'll go with you!" As soon as she stopped him, she didn't dare to stay here alone.
Tang Le nodded, "come with me!"
Gently opened the door and poked his head out. There was no one. Everyone should be asleep.
Tang Le took out a small flashlight from his luggage bag, took Guo'er's hand and walked out quietly.
"The sound seems to come from behind." Guo'er pointed to the back of the wing room, where there was a wooden house.
Tang Le nodded, took Guo'er's hand, looked around, made sure there was no one, and crept out.
It rained heavily outside and the road was muddy. They walked over carefully.
I went to the wooden house and pushed the window. Unexpectedly, I pushed it. I opened the window a little and looked in, but I couldn't see anything.
Tang Le looked at the side again, turned on the flashlight and looked inside.
The people inside were startled, turned their heads and made a violent noise.
Tang le and Guo'er found that there was a man tied inside. He was still a woman, very young, with a piece of cloth in his mouth, tied with an iron chain, hands and feet.
When the woman saw someone struggling desperately, her mouth purred and her iron chain rattled.
They were surprised. What's the situation? Why is there a man locked up?
Women can't speak. They can only look at them with begging eyes, and tears flow down.
"Tang le..." Guo'er cried with a trembling voice. Can't it be abducted by human traffickers?
Tang Le's heart also jumped. He gently closed the window. The people inside were anxious and made a bigger sound.
"Go!" Tang Le took Guo'er's hand and quickly stepped back.
"Tang Le, was that man abducted? We want to save her! " Guo Er whispered.
"Go back!" Tang Le covered Guo'er's mouth, went to the front, thought about it, then returned, picked up a piece of firewood on the side, went to the window, and swept away the traces of himself and Guo'er.
Go to the side of the wing room, make sure there are no footprints, throw the firewood far away, let Guo Er take off his shoes, wash the soles of their shoes with the water under the eaves, and then quietly go back to the house.