Chapter 128： ups and downs

Chapter 128 Ups and downs

Everyone was worried after hearing this. Was Gou Sheng rescued, or was something wrong?

Fortunately, some villagers came running back after a while, jumping and shouting.

“Village Chief, Uncle Zhao, come down quickly! Gou Sheng has been rescued, and everyone has brought back a lot of food!”

Uncle Zhao shouted anxiously, "Where are the people? Are the people in the village injured?"

The villagers quickly responded, "No, Uncle Zhao! They are just minor injuries, and they look fine."

Everyone could no longer hold back and started shouting and cheering.

This time, the cave was completely empty, and everyone in the village, young and old, went down.

Even Mrs. Cui lay on Wen Hai and got down the vine ladder.

At this time, the team had already left the forest and arrived in front of the shack.

Aunt Wu Sanzi hugged her son tightly and couldn't bear to let go for a moment. She cried and laughed, laughed and cried, like a lost treasure, wishing she could put her son in her eyes and never take it out again.

The other women also wiped their tears and came forward to touch Gou Sheng'er's head.

This boy has suffered a lot of misfortune, and now he is hiding in his mother's arms without saying a word.

“Send the child to the cave quickly to keep him warm and eat something good. After a few nights of solid sleep, he will definitely be fine.”

“Yes, the boy is strong, he will be fine soon.”

Aunt Wu San responded repeatedly, hugged her son and was about to leave, but suddenly thought of something, she turned around and put her son on the ground. Then the two of them knelt down together and kowtowed to everyone.

“Woo, thank you everyone for your help! Gou Sheng’er, please kowtow to your uncles. Your life and the lives of our whole family are all saved by everyone!”

Aunt Wu San was thinking about her son and her husband. She almost didn't eat or drink in the past few days. She had lost a whole circle of weight. Her eyes were black and blue, and she looked as haggard as she wanted.

But because of her son beside her, the light of hope in her eyes made everyone tremble in their hearts.

Luckily the child was found, otherwise the third aunt would never have survived.

Thinking about the third uncle who bit off the bandit's ear alive, everyone felt more and more that this trip was worth it.

“Auntie, please get up quickly and find the child.”

“Yes, let’s run for our lives together on the road, and it’s right to lend a hand to save the child.”

“Yes, let’s take care of Gou Sheng first, we still have a long time to live together.”

After finally persuading Third Aunt to leave, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then they had time to look at what Li Laosi and the others had brought back.

The simple sledge made of eight door leaves was fully loaded with food, bedding, and supplies, which made everyone open their mouths in surprise.

“Did you really rob the bandits?”

“With so many things, will the bandits come after me?”

Mrs. Liu searched for a long time but did not see her husband or son. Fortunately, Jiayi was not there either. She had some vague guesses, otherwise she would really have gone crazy.

At this time, she squeezed in and asked, "Lao Si, where is my Lao Liu, and where are Liu Yang and Jia Yi?"

Li Laosi hurriedly responded, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, and everyone can rest assured too. We have to kill every one of those bandits. Brother Liu and the two boys are fine. Brother Liu is worried that the bandits have accomplices, so we should stay longer." I’ll check the situation in one day and I’ll be back by noon tomorrow at the latest.”

Everyone was even more surprised when they heard this, "You are too powerful, you actually killed all the bandits!"

The village chief hurriedly called to the women, "Hurry up and light some fires and bring hot water. If anyone has finished cooking, we will also bring emergency supplies to give the fourth child and the others some food."

Li Laosi and others did not refuse and entered the thatched shed. They were so tired that they sat on the wooden pillars and could not get up.

There were a lot of things, and they were anxious to come back early, almost without stopping along the way.

Dry food is almost eaten, and I always persisted in my heart. I feel so discouraged now that I really can’t bear it anymore.

Soon, a bonfire was lit, hot water and rice were served, and Li Laosi and others began to eat.

Jiayin finally found the opportunity and squeezed into his father's arms, reluctant to leave.

I was worried for several days, but I finally hoped that my father would come back safely.

Li Laosi put down his bowl and chopsticks after eating half full, and talked to everyone about this rescue of people and the suppression of bandits.

From entering the mountain and touching the bandit's yard, to Sister-in-law Qiong poisoning, rescuing Gou Sheng, and surrounding and killing the seven or eight bandits, the story is clear and the process was full of ups and downs.

Everyone gasped from time to time, clenched their fists, and had layers of cold sweat on their backs.

At the end, Li Laosi sighed, "I really want to thank Doctor Zhang and Sister-in-law Qiong this time. If we hadn't dealt with most of the bandits, we wouldn't have been able to rescue Gou Sheng'er at all. These bandits are too fierce and cruel. They Previously, a family was robbed, the men and women were hung on trees and froze to death, and the children were left in the cellar to starve to death. They were simply worse than animals.”

“What a sin, these beasts, why didn’t God strike them to death with thunder?”

“That’s right, good people don’t live long, and bad people live for thousands of years! It’s really unreasonable!”

Everyone was saddened to hear this and started to curse.

Li Laosi and a group of villagers also felt sad. They even concealed part of the truth. If everyone knew how tragically those women died, they would be even more unbearable.

"Uncle Village Chief, Uncle Zhao, we found a lot of food and supplies in the bandit's yard. We took back everything that was useful. Looking at these things, they should have been left by the family who was killed earlier. Look, Let’s give everyone a share.”

Li Laosi pointed at the pile of things, and the village chief immediately asked, "What happened to the people who were killed in that family? Did you help bury them?"

Li Laosi nodded, "We found boxes to make coffins, buried them, and marked them. We also got the family's suicide note and tokens. We just wait until we get to Jiangnan in the future and send a letter to their family when we have the opportunity. "

The village chief sighed, puffed his pipe and pot, and then responded.

“That’s good, otherwise we wouldn’t feel safe using other people’s things.”

After saying that, he stood up and discussed with Uncle Zhao and others, and then ordered everyone to unload everything.

Every family's food supply has bottomed out. Suddenly seeing so much food, and even fine grains, I was so happy that I went crazy.

Men, women, old and young couldn't help but move forward, but everyone knew the rules and no one reached out carelessly.

The village chief counted the numbers himself and was very happy, so he said.

“In the past, when we all ate together, the fourth child’s house kept a lot of food. We couldn’t eat in vain, so let’s give back a bag this time.

This bag is only for patching the road. The sorghum you borrowed before will still have to be returned in the future. "

The villagers nodded and responded, "Okay, listen to the village chief. Originally, Aunt Li's family brought the most food. Without everyone eating and drinking, it wouldn't be finished so quickly."

Mrs. Li was happy that everyone knew how to be grateful, so she didn’t ask for japonica rice and only brought a bag of millet.

First of all, Jiayin likes to drink millet porridge, which nourishes the stomach and nourishes the body. Secondly, the japonica rice is the least among the grains brought back. If it is not good at home, he will carry a whole bag back.

The village chief continued the distribution, "This time I went to rescue the leftover dog. Doctor Zhang and Sister-in-law Qiong were very helpful. The two families also received a bag of grain each."

Everyone also nodded. Doctor Zhang took the medicine and Sister-in-law Qiong administered the medicine, which wiped out most of the bandits at once. This was definitely the key to the successful suppression of the bandits.

"The father and son of Liu Biaotou and Lao Si Jiayi also killed three bandit leaders. They worked hard for everyone, so the two families received an extra bag of food. The remaining food will be shared with them this time. Those who go will be divided into 20 kilograms each first, and then divided equally according to their heads. The adults will take the whole number, and the children will take half. If everyone thinks it’s okay, I will divide the money.”

As the village chief spoke, he poured out the jar of silver. The white silver thorns stung everyone's eyes, and their thoughts naturally changed.

Even if there was a slight objection to sharing the grain just now, it was no longer a concern at this time.

(End of this chapter)