Chapter 657 A Happy Day [First update]
Afraid that the child would not be able to sit still, the old man gave Shen Xingdu some bamboo strips. He polished these bamboo strips so smooth that he was not afraid of scratching his hands.
The old man taught Zhen Shuai to use bamboo strips to weave a small bamboo tube that can be used to store chopsticks. Zhen Shuai only learned it once and made up the second one independently.
The old man praised: "Not bad, not bad, I learned quickly!"
Shen Xingdu handed the smaller one he made to Zhen Shuai.
The old man noticed it and was startled, "Oh, your brother is amazing, he actually learned it? But it's a bit small and can't hold the chopsticks." Shen Xingdu said: "Put the pen in." "Pen
?
" The old man nodded, "It's a good fit. Why don't you two become my apprentices."
Zhen Shuai declined with a smile, "The old man gave you a thumbs up, we just thought it was fun to try."
Looking at the temperament of these two people, the old man guessed that their family background was unusual. It is impossible for a child from such a family to really learn from a teacher. Ben said it casually and did not insist. He used all the remaining bamboo strips and made a mini backpack with shoulder straps for Shen Xingdu.
Governor Shen Xing thanked him and took it. Take it back to Zhen Cheng to play with.
Zhen Shuai looked at the time and led him to stand up, "Thank you for your hospitality, old man, for disturbing you for so long. We should go back, otherwise aunt and the others would have to worry." Both the old man and the middle-aged man stood up and led them out.
The old man was in a good mood, "Okay, let's walk slowly. Come and sit down when you have time, hahaha..."
After taking a few steps, Zhen Shuai turned around and smiled slightly, "You two have really good skills. Maybe you can show them even more in the future." It’s best not to let it go to waste.”
What does this mean?
The old man and the middle-aged man looked at me, and I looked at you, confused.
An audience member in the live broadcast room asked: [Anchor, have you discovered any other business opportunities? 】
Zhen Shuai put his hands behind his back and walked forward leisurely, 【Didn’t I contract a mountain? When I contracted the contract, I had already thought about it. In addition to raising chickens on the mountain, I also wanted to plant bamboo. Bamboo not only has a high survival rate, but also has high economic value. In daily life, many supplies can be made from bamboo. For example, the most common bamboo chopsticks. There are many others. Today is an unexpected surprise for the father and son, and they may be able to hire them as technical guidance in the future. 】
Having said that, many viewers are not very optimistic about it. Bamboo products are not difficult to make and are not expensive. No matter what the anchor uses bamboo for in the future, will it be sold? A new wave of discussion started in the live broadcast room.
When we returned to Dong's house, the food had already been served.
"You're back, I'm just about to call someone to find you!" Xu Xiurong said as he kept walking towards the kitchen. It was obvious that he was very busy. "Nephews, hurry up and sit down!" Seeing that the juniors were all in
the yard Standing inside, Zhen Shuai did not go in and found a place to stand.
Zhen Duo came over and whispered: "Brother, don't go in yet. There is only one table inside, and the adults are already full."
Zhen Shuai nodded lightly to show that he understood. He had a good memory and calculated in his mind that there were eighteen adults alone today. Among them, there are ten people in total including grandparents, their children and spouses, four are Dong Yongchang’s parents and Dong Yongchang’s younger brother and his wife, and the other four are Dong Yongchang’s friends. Besides, there are the eldest cousin and the second cousin. Both cousins are over eighteen years old. This is the second cousin's own home. He doesn't have to sit at the table, but there is no excuse for not arranging for the eldest cousin to sit at the table.
With so many people and only one table set up, you can tell without looking that there is no room for even a large round table.
The audience is very curious about what it will be like inside. Zhen Shuai then pushed the camera in the live broadcast room. Shen Xingdu also looked at the live broadcast screen curiously.
As expected, it was so crowded that it was difficult to even lift an arm.
Zhen Shuai curled his lips, "It's best if there are no left-handers among them, otherwise they will have to "fight" when picking up vegetables. 】
The audience was amused by his narrow-mindedness, and they laughed even harder when they imagined that scene in their minds.
After the food was served, Xu Xiurong once again invited the children to come in for dinner.
Except for the younger children who happily rushed in, the older children were a little slow in their movements. Fortunately, their parents guessed their embarrassment and served them rice and vegetables.
The six people, Zhen Shuai, seemed to have been forgotten and no one cared about them.
But you still have to eat. On the one hand, there is no need to wrong yourself; on the other hand, not eating even though you are here is tantamount to a slap in the face.
Zhen Shuai led Shen Xingdu towards the kitchen and motioned for Zhen Xiang and the others to follow. With so many guests, it is impossible to prepare dishes without excess. Today there are not only close relatives, but also outsiders. If the food is gone before the guests are full at the end, it will be a joke.
Sure enough, there were several dishes on the stove. Except for two vegetarian dishes, they were all meat dishes, including fried pork with fungus, shredded pork with green pepper, braised pork ribs, fried pork liver with pepper, roasted pork with tofu and braised fish. The dishes are actually cleaner than what comes to the table.
Zhen Shuai served Zhen Xiang and the others with rice and vegetables one after another. The rice and vegetables were piled high. Zhen Xiang and others happily went to the yard to eat. There were not enough chairs, so it didn't matter if they stood for a while. Zhen Shuai got himself a large bowl, like a soup bowl, bigger than his head. No matter, just pack enough food.
Xu Xiurong came in and saw it, opened her mouth, but didn't say anything, and quickly re-ignited the stove. It’s better to hurry up and cook a few more dishes, otherwise I’m afraid it won’t be enough!
The audience in the live broadcast room was extremely happy. It is no exaggeration to say that many viewers laughed so hard that they fell to the ground and could not get up for a long time. One sentence is very suitable to describe the anchor at this time, "Thick-skinned, but you can eat meat"!
All the viewers started to read this barrage. They were also very happy that they didn't think visiting relatives was boring and missed today's live broadcast. Otherwise, they would miss today's happiness.
Zhen Shuai saw that sentence, but his face didn't turn red and his heart didn't beat. The sky is big and the earth is big, and eating is the biggest thing. He took two pairs of chopsticks, and he and Shen Xingdu went to the cement slab at the entrance of the yard and sat down to share a bowl of rice, one bite for you and one bite for me. It was very delicious. Xu Xiurong's cooking skills are better than those of her aunt, and she also uses barbecue powder as seasoning, which suits their taste.
The audience was all hungry.
In short, the Zhen family's brothers and sisters were full at lunch.
At dinner, Dong Yongchang’s four friends did not show up, but the table was still crowded.
Zhen Shuai still had a trick up his sleeve, and he calmly occupied a seat. Even if he is only one representative of a family, he should have a seat. Moreover, his uncle's parents, brothers, and younger siblings were also at the table. He didn't believe who dared to say anything.
After Zhen Xiang and the others filled their meals in the kitchen, they handed the bowls to Zhen Shuai, who picked up vegetables for them. Zhen Xiang helped Shen Xingdu also serve the rice.
Zhen Shuai has sharp eyes and specializes in picking out boney dishes such as chicken, ribs and fish for them. Of course, he didn't rummage through the plate, but picked the best from the surface layer. His eyes were sharp and his movements were quick, and no one noticed his little thoughts.
But the live broadcast system provided close-up and slow motion, and the audience was amused again. This day is so joyful!
At this meal in the evening, the Zhen family was not hungry either.
The day at my aunt's house went smoothly.
Because there were too many people, my grandma, uncle, and the others were picked up by my uncle on a tractor, and they had to be dropped off when they left. After he saw his grandma off and they turned back, it would be very late, so Zhen Shuai offered to walk without having to see him off.
My uncle insisted on sending it.
Zhen Shuai still refused, "Uncle, I really don't need you to send me off. Otherwise, you will be alone when you come back. It will be too unsafe at night with no one to accompany you. It's still early. If we go alone, we can get home before dark. You can Don't worry, Auntie."
Zhen Xiang and others agreed.
My eldest uncle had no choice but to agree, but he also said that when he got home, he must call him to report that he was safe, and he also wrote the village phone number on a piece of paper.
"Okay, don't worry." Zhen Shuai put the note away and left.
There were many buses on the national highway. Less than half an hour's walk later, they met a ride-hailing rider. They paid five yuan and sat until they got off in front of their own barbecue stall.
There is no need to visit relatives before the Chinese New Year, and the Zhen family lives happily in the following days.
The closer to New Year's Eve, the stronger the New Year flavor becomes, and villagers begin to prepare for the New Year. Zhen Shuai officially gave Ma Xiaolian and others a holiday.
"Twenty-three, sacrifice to the kitchen official; twenty-four, clean the house; twenty-five, grind tofu; twenty-six, cut the meat; twenty-seven, kill the pigs and chickens; twenty-eight, steam the jujube flowers; twenty-nine, go Make wine; make dumplings on New Year's Eve; celebrate the New Year on New Year's Day!"
goes the jingle, but there are far more things to do. In the first month of the year, peanuts, melon seeds, rice krispie treats, spring couplets, and yellow paper are given to guests. Everything needs to be bought, and the New Year gifts for Ma Xiaolian and others must also be carefully prepared.
On the morning of the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, as soon as Shen Xingdu was brought back from the Shen family, Zhen Shuai specially hired a tractor from the village chief's family, and the whole family, except Zhen Cheng, went to the county town to do shopping! This day is also the second big market day in the first month. There must be a huge crowd of people in the county town, and it was unsafe due to the large number of people, so Zhen Cheng was forced to stay at home and be taken care of by Grandpa Zhen and Grandma Zhen for a day. Zhen Cheng was very coaxing and agreed to bring him a red lantern when he came back, so he agreed to stay. Marshmallow and Ling'er also went together. Commander Zhen was afraid that he would not take good care of him and would lose Shen Xingdu.
There are many villagers going to the county town. Some are walking, carrying burdens on their shoulders. The burdens are filled with agricultural products that can be sold in the market, such as home-brewed wine or saved eggs. Some are riding bicycles, with their back seats on both sides. Each hung a diabolo basket to hold things; some were driving bullock carts, and it was very comfortable to sit on it while swaying...
Seeing that there was still room on the tractor, a few villagers on foot climbed up without going anywhere.
"Hahaha, Zhen Shuai, take advantage!"
Zhen Shuai smiled and nodded, "Come up, be careful, don't fall!"
"Wait for us!" It was Zhen Aimin and Wu Guixiang who caught up.
"Zhen Shuai, are you going to the market today too?" Zhen Aimin smiled kindly at Zhen Shuai.
"Uncle, auntie." Zhen Shuai greeted politely, "Yes, I haven't bought the Spring Festival couplets or melon seeds at home yet." After Zhen Aimin climbed into the truck, she saw Marshmallow and Ling'er lying in the corner, and her smile froze a moment.
Chapter 658: Meeting a human trafficker [Second update]
Almost all people on the national highway are heading towards the county seat. The tractor kept passing them and reached the county seat half an hour later. There are more people in the city, crowded and crowded. Walking in it is difficult. There are many people carrying poles. If you are walking in the crowd, you may be hit accidentally. If you encounter someone with a good temper, you may give up with a glare. If you encounter someone with a bad temper, you may start arguing at the top of your voice, with a group of spectators watching. All kinds of shouts came one after another, including those selling pork, selling mutton, selling candied haws, melon seeds and snacks, New Year pictures and couplets, popcorn...the noise was overwhelming.
Hou Changan stretched his neck and looked at it for a while, then said to Zhen Shuai: "There are too many people. It's hard to get the tractor in but hard to get out. Why don't we wait for you here?" Zhen Shuai had this intention and told Zhen Xiang and the others,
"You go, try not to get separated, and pay attention to safety. Also, take the money, I have already seen two thieves in less than a minute." His eyes were a little cold. One of the people who was stolen was an old man with patches all over his body. I don’t know how long it took him to save his money, but the nasty thief only spent a second to put it into his pocket. After the thief succeeded, he showed a proud look on his face, turned around calmly, and pushed towards another target.
Zhen Xiang picked up the backpack and said, "Don't worry. Zhen Duo, Zhen Guo, you two are holding my clothes and following me." "Hey!" The three of them happily jumped off the tractor and quickly blended into the
crowd
. No trace.
Before Zhen Aimin and Wu Guixiang left, Zhen Shuai greeted them.
"Uncle, aunt, Dudu and I will go first."
Zhen Aimin asked, "What do you want to buy? How about your aunt and I help you buy it? It's inconvenient for you to bring a child."
Wu Guixiang bumped into him. one time.
"No, I can do it myself. I'm going to buy melon seeds and peanuts first." Zhen Shuai carried a basket on his back, held hands with Shen Xingdu, and hooked his hands with Marshmallow and Ling'er.
"It just so happens that I want to buy it too. I'm with you, and I can help you watch Dudu." Zhen Aimin quickly followed and said to Wu Guixiang, "I'll buy melon seeds and candies, and you can buy other things later." Meet at the tractor."
Wu Guixiang was dissatisfied with his delay, waved her hand, and strode towards the other direction.
Zhen Aimin soon discovered that Zhen Shuai did not go to the roadside shop, but walked in a certain direction among the crowd with a clear goal, and couldn't help but feel a little confused. He watched calmly from a few people's distance.
Zhen Shuai never took his eyes off the thief, so he found him easily, kicked him on the back, and hid in the crowd after kicking him.
The thief fell to the ground and screamed: "Ouch!"
"This man is a thief. Let's see if you still have your money!" Zhen Shuai shouted from behind a tall man.
The crowd suddenly became restless.
"Ah - my money! My money is lost!"
"My money is gone too!" "
Damn thief! Let's go, send him to the police station!"
The thief looked back desperately, trying to find the young voice The owner saw nothing.
Zhen Shuai quickly found the old man. Fortunately, he didn't go far because the street was too crowded. Otherwise, trying to find him among so many people would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
The old man must have discovered that the money was lost. He sat under a tree and sighed, with a sad look on his face.
Zhen Shuai walked over and said, "Old man, why are you sitting here alone? Did you lose your money? I just saw a thief being sent to the police station."
"Ah!" The old farmer stood up suddenly with surprise and joy, "Yes, yes! Sent to the police station? Okay, okay..."
When he remembered that he had not thanked the doll, he turned around and looked again, and the two children had disappeared.
Zhen Shuai used his left hand to block the backpack carried by the person in front of him, and held Shen Xingdu with his right hand. Marshmallow walked on Shen Xingdu's right side, protecting him tightly.
Passersby were startled by the big dog at first, but calmed down when they saw that it was neither noisy nor fussy, and only focused on protecting its owner.
Zhen Shuai bought five kilograms of peanuts and melon seeds, and ten kilograms of candies.
Zhen Aimin felt very uncomfortable. For ordinary people, one kilogram of candy is considered too much, but Zhen Shuai bought ten kilograms of it, which can almost be eaten as a meal.
There were many people waiting to buy things in the store, and the boss was so busy that he didn't buy anything when he saw Zhen Aimin blocking others. He was a little unhappy and deliberately asked: "Fellow, how much do you weigh?" Zhen Aimin was rough
. He said in a rough voice: "We weigh three kilograms of melon seeds and one kilogram of candies." We grow peanuts at home and just fry them someday.
This shop has a full range of snacks. Zhen Shuai bought a few more snacks, such as glutinous rice sticks, sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, peach cakes... and asked the boss to wrap them separately in portions of one kilogram.
"Why did you buy so much?" Zhen Aimin couldn't help but ask.
Zhen Shuai said, "Many of them are New Year's gifts for my grandparents, uncle, you, and Aunt Ma." "
Oh." Zhen Aimin silently wrote down all the things he bought.
"Ouch." Marshmallow smelled the smell of beef jerky, and gently nudged Shen Xingdu with his huge head.
Shen Xingdu shook the hand he was holding with Zhen Shuai, "Shuai Shuai, Marshmallow wants to eat beef jerky." "Buy it."
Zhen Shuai called the boss, "Boss, the beef jerky weighs two kilograms."
Zhen Aimin looked at Shen Aimin. There was darkness in Xingdu's eyes.
The boss quickly asked his wife to come and help.
In the most conspicuous place in the store, there are many colorful candied haws on the shelves made of straw, including hawthorns, apples, oranges, bananas... The solidified sugar on the surface reflects the sparkling light under the sunlight, making it sweet and delicious. The scent exudes endless temptation.
Ling'er flew to the shelf, "chirped" at Zhen Shuai, and tilted her cute little head in a cute way.
"Buy. Boss, take...ten candied haws on a stick." Zhen Shuai glanced at Zhen Aimin. My uncle and his mother-in-law are also here, so it makes no sense not to buy it for them.
These candied haws on a stick are not unusual for future generations, but when the audience saw the anchor doting on Marshmallow and Ling'er so much, they also wanted to be pampered by the anchor.
[Anchor, we also want to eat candied haws! ]
[Anchor——]
[Commander——You are the most handsome! ]
Zhen Shuai was very happy to be coaxed, [Buy, buy, buy! Xiaosi, can I buy candied haws of apples and give them to the audience? ]
004 said: [Okay. How much does the host cost? 】
【One million, send immediately. ]
004 quickly reported, [One million candied haws of sugar haws have been delivered immediately. 】
The audience who received it were all smiles, while the audience who did not receive it were dejected. They could only blame themselves for their bad luck and wait for the next opportunity.
The proprietress came over happily and reminded her, "The hawthorn ones are cheaper, two cents each, and the others are fifty cents each." "Everything except the hawthorn ones is required. Take ten in total and pack them separately
. Get up."
"Don't worry, I'll wrap them all in oil paper for you. I'll make sure they're fine when you get home." The boss lady moved very quickly. She wrapped the eight candied haws separately and put them neatly in the basket for him. "You have to put this one. On the top, otherwise it will be easily crushed."
"Okay, thank you boss lady."
They have all been bought, and the backpack is almost full. It is quite heavy, but it is nothing to Zhen Shuai. The next thing to buy is fruit. You have to buy fruit from the fruit stall opposite.
After asking Shen Xingdu, he found that he had nothing else he wanted, so Zhen Shuai led him to the other side of the street. It looked like the distance was not far away, so it would take some effort to squeeze through.
At this time, the sound of burning firecrackers suddenly sounded from several directions in the crowd, "Crackling - crackling -"
At the same time, streams of green smoke rose into the sky and filled the air everywhere.
People were frightened and ran away.
Zhen Shuai was suddenly hit by someone, and accidentally, his hand fell off Shen Xingdu's. He was startled, and before he could turn around, someone pushed hard on his back. Coupled with the gravity of the backpack, he fell to the ground uncontrollably. At this time, when he looked around, there was no trace of Shen Xingdu.
"Xingdu? Xingdu!"
When the audience heard that Shen Xingdu was missing, they became anxious. They looked around but their sight was obscured by the smoke of firecrackers and they couldn't see anything clearly.
Zhen Shuai was just panicked at the first moment. He quickly got up from the ground, ignoring the scratches on his hands, and shouted loudly: "Ling'er, marshmallow!" He didn't see Ling'er and marshmallow, but
guessed They should still be with Shen Xingdu. After all, he had confessed before going out.
After listening for a moment, I heard the screams of marshmallows, the sharp cries of children, and the screams of men and women in the distance.
Zhen Shuai immediately rushed over there.
A little girl of three or four years old was sitting on the ground with her eyes closed and crying loudly. Ling'er scratched a woman whose head was wrapped in a scarf and a man wearing a black melon cap until his face was covered with blood. Marshmallow kept shouting at the men and women, seemingly cheering for Ling'er. A group of onlookers nearby pointed at the men and women with no sympathy on their faces. Shen Xingdu stood aside unscathed.
Zhen Shuai picked up Shen Xingdu and kicked the man hard.
An aunt grabbed Zhen Shuai and said, "Child, is this your brother? He was almost abducted by human traffickers, thanks to this dog and this bird who caught them!" Zhen Shuai nodded, "I know,
this Both the dog and the little eagle belong to my family."
The onlookers were a little surprised.
An uncle said: "These two people need to be sent to the police station as soon as possible. There are many people today. I don't know how many children have suffered! You tell them to stop first. The big guys don't dare to go there." "Marshmallow
, Ling'er, come here."
Marshal Zhen called, and Marshmallow and Ling'er simply came back to him, one stood by his legs and the other stood on the backpack, extremely well-behaved, without any hint of the ferocity of before.
A middle-aged woman lovingly picked up the little girl, and others rushed forward and beat and kicked the two traffickers.
"You damn human traffickers, it's not an exaggeration to beat you to death!"
"You are becoming more and more cunning now. You even know how to set off firecrackers to scare people. My grandson and I almost got separated! I'll beat you to death."
"You!"
"Ah--stop fighting! I know it's wrong! I really know it's wrong! I didn't set off the firecrackers! We didn't set off the firecrackers!" The audience in the live broadcast room suddenly heard the man dealer's words and were a little surprised. Didn't they set off the firecrackers? Who put it there?
Marshmallow turned around and called out to Zhen Shuai twice.