When Chang Xing returned to Xianji Bridge, it was already dawn.
Zhou Maolin was still waiting anxiously, and the militia company of Xianji Bridge was also patrolling nervously. Seeing Chang Xing coming back, Xiao Yinshun immediately came up to greet him.
"Chang Xing, how are you? Have you found the black bear? Everyone is worried about you." Xiao Yinshun said.
"Have those educated young people been placed in place?" Chang Xing asked.
"Yeah. We packed one or two into the family and settled in temporarily. We all went to bed at this time. I was worried all night, and I fell asleep as soon as I lay down on the bed. Do you think people in these cities are careless or careless?" Xiao Yinshun laughed.
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"Did you sleep well this time?" Chang Xing asked with a smile.
"Huh? If you don't tell me, I haven't noticed yet. I slept really well this time. In the past, I always woke up several times at night and often had nightmares. This time, I always slept until dawn. You said
Is it strange?" Xiao Yinshun said.
"Haha." Chang Xing smiled.
Zhou Maolin didn't sleep all night. When he heard Chang Xing's voice, he immediately walked out of the house: "Chang Xing, you are back. Come in quickly, have something to eat, and warm up by the fire."
"It's not cold, but I'm a little hungry." Chang Xing walked in.
There was a wooden bench burning in the house, and the fire was bright. As soon as you walked in, you felt a rush of heat.
Xiao Yinshun also walked in and quickly closed the door as soon as he came in: "It's freezing outside, but it's warm in this room."
"Yinshun, tell everyone to go home. It's been freezing all night. Don't get sick." Zhou Maolin said.
As soon as Xiao Yinshun came in, Zhou Maolin asked him to run errands, and immediately frowned: "Secretary Maolin, look at me coming in just now, and you also made me warm."
"Okay, okay, you can warm yourself up here. I'll call someone." Zhou Maolin wrapped his fur coat tightly, opened the door and got out. As soon as the door opened, a cold wind blew in his face.
Not long after Chang Xing sat down, Zhou Maolin's wife Huang Yuchun came out with a bowl of hot rice, with a poached egg and some bacon on it.
"Chang Xing, eat while it's hot. Warm your tummy. The whole brigade relies on you alone, and no one has any future." Huang Yuchun glanced at Xiao Yinshun while speaking, with disdain in his eyes.
Xiao Yinshun was uncomfortable. You spoke like this, and I risked my opinion. But what did you mean when you glanced at me? You brought a bowl of rice to Chang Xing, with poached eggs and bacon. I thought you were capable of this, but I couldn't taste it.
I have no idea. But I also stayed out all night. Although I couldn't hunt a bear, I was as tired as a male dog.
"Yinshun, I'm sorry. I didn't know you were coming, otherwise I would prepare something for you. How about you go to the stove and grill some sweet potatoes to eat. I baked them last night and I just put a few in.
Roast it until it's hot. I'm afraid Changxing won't have enough, so I'll eat two more sweet potatoes." Huang Yuchun said.
Xiao Yinshun shook his head: "No, my mother-in-law prepared food for me last night. I'm still hungry now."
Xiao Yinshun wanted to cry in his heart. His mother-in-law was like a corpse last night. How could she know how to prepare something for him? She sent the educated young man over and knocked on the door for a long time before waking him up. Oh my mother, she sent it to the house last night.
He seemed to be an intellectual young man. He quickly got up and ran home.
"Yinshun, why are you running so fast? If you are hungry, I will give you something to eat at a hot spot. Don't be angry." Huang Yuchun said this, walked over and slammed the door.
"Chang Xing, if it's enough, my aunt will make some more for you. This guy Yinshun is so unsatisfactory. He stayed outside all night and complained incessantly. Even your uncle Maolin couldn't cry out. People like this are still serving as militiamen.
The company commander also wanted me to get him something to eat, even if I feed the dog, I won’t give it to him," Huang Yuchun said.
Chang Xing was stunned on the spot, "Auntie, you said this as if I was that dog."
Dahuang wagged his tail at Huang Yuchun helpfully.
Huang Yuchun didn't even notice the idiom in his words. When he saw Dahuang, he immediately smiled: "Look, Dahuang is much cuter than Xiao Yinshun. Dahuang, are you hungry? Auntie will get you something to eat."
Da Huang followed Huang Yuchun to the kitchen with his tail wagging.
Chang Xing held the bowl, wondering whether he should eat the rice or not. He felt that he was treated the same as Dahuang and had the same seniority.
Not long after, Zhang Fangqing came over: "Chang Xing, you are finally back. You kid, why are you looking for black bears at night? It's okay as long as everything is fine. Fortunately, everything is fine."
Huang Yuchun also said: "No. You are not the only man in Xianjiqiao. There are a lot of people in charge. How can you rely on Chang Xing alone? Speaking of which, Changxing is not considered a Xianjiqiao person. This
A man from Xianjiqiao is a promising man."
Zhang Fangqing naturally became the target of Huang Yuchun's ridicule.
"Sister Yu Chun, look at what you said. Not one of the men in Xianji Bridge hid in the house last night. It's just that everyone is so adventurous." Zhang Fangqing said.
Zhou Maolin also walked in from the outside: "Chang Xing, I haven't asked you how your situation is now. Did you find the black blind guy last night?"
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It's bigger. It may also be more cunning. If you don't hit this black bear, it will be a threat sooner or later. It's just that it's hiding in the mountains, and it's not easy to find it."
"Then what should we do? If we don't get rid of it, we won't have peace this winter." Zhou Maolin said worriedly.
"We can only wait. In such a big mountain, Dahuang dare not go to many places. It is impossible to go into the mountain and find the black bear," Chang Xing said.
"However, we still have to find a way to find the missing people. Today I am going to organize a militia to go into the mountains to look for them." Zhou Maolin said.
"It's too dangerous to enter the mountain now. The black blind man might be ambushing him somewhere. Even if I follow him, I can't guarantee everyone's safety," Chang Xing said.
"Who are you picking on in this matter? The youth farm is not a farm managed by Xianjiqiao. The commune allows educated youth to run the farm alone and is directly under the management of the commune. If such a big thing happens, let the educated youth go to the commune. Shi Ming
Doesn’t the native emperor of Bena want to see our Xianjiqiao? This matter gives him a headache. There are also educated young people who are now living in the Xianjiqiao brigade. The family has one or two more mouths. How to solve this ration? This matter also needs to be solved
Let the commune solve it." Huang Yuchun is indeed the shrewdest woman in Xianjiqiao. She can see the problem more clearly than Zhou Maolin.
Zhang Fangqing strongly agreed with Huang Yuchun's words: "Sister-in-law Yuchun is right. This matter should be taken care of by the commune. Why do we at Xianjiqiao worry about it like this?"
After Zhao Jianguo woke up, he stared blankly at the completely unfamiliar environment. He sat up and thought for a while before he remembered that he had slept at a farmer's house in Xianjiqiao. He was staying at Xiao Jinlin's house, and Xiao Jinlin ran to
Others went to sleep at home, leaving beds free for Zhao Jianguo and Dai Fudong to sleep on.
"Fudong, what should we do now?" Zhao Jianguo was a little confused now.
Dai Fudong also ran out of ideas: "Why don't you go find Secretary Zhou?"
"This is the only way now. After all, Secretary Zhou is older than us and has experienced more things than us." Zhao Jianguo nodded.
Zhao Jianguo and Dai Fudong got dressed and went straight to Zhou Maolin's house without following the etiquette of gargling their mouth and face like educated youths.
"Xiao Zhao, you came just in time. We were just talking about the affairs of your youth farm. After all, your youth farm is under the direct management of the commune. Our brigade has no right to interfere with the affairs of your farm. Now that the farm has encountered a serious crisis
Problem, you should report this matter to the commune immediately. Let the commune find a way to solve the problem for you. Although you have some management problems in this matter, the main problem is caused by the surrounding beasts." Zhou Maolin said.
After hearing Zhou Maolin's words, Zhao Jianguo's eyes lit up: Yes, you can go to the commune to resolve this matter.
Zhao Jianguo and Dai Fudong rushed to the commune immediately. When they arrived at the commune, Shi Mingben was burning a charcoal fire in the commune office, warming himself comfortably while drinking steaming boiled water.
"Xiao Zhao, your youth farm is the most prosperous in the entire commune. How are the preparations for production? There won't be any difficulties in spring plowing and production tomorrow, right?" Shi Mingben asked.
"Secretary Shi, it's not good! Our youth farm has encountered a very serious disaster. Several bears suddenly appeared in the mountains and attacked our farm. Five educated youths from our youth farm have disappeared. We strongly request that the commune can send
People help us solve this difficulty." Zhao Jianguo said.
"What's going on?" Shi Mingben was shocked, and the enamel water cup in his hand fell to the ground with a bang. The boiling water spread all over the floor.
"Our farm was attacked by a black bear. Last night, we risked our lives to fight the black bear. Finally, with the help of the Xianjiqiao Brigade, we killed a black bear and evacuated the farm overnight. Now we have all transferred to the Xianjiqiao Brigade." Zhao Jianguo
said.
"Five people were sacrificed?" Shi Mingben asked.
Zhao Jianguo nodded: "It's five people."
"Did you kill a black bear?" Shi Mingben asked again.
Zhao Jianguo still felt guilty: "Actually, the black bear was shot by people from the Xianjiqiao Brigade. It was only injured by us."
"Is your farm seriously damaged?" Shi Mingben didn't ask specifically about the dead people, but was more concerned about spring plowing and production.
"The place where we live has been seriously damaged. Even if it is repaired, we can't live in it now. A black bear escaped and may attack the farm again at any time. Not only the farm, but also the Xianji Bridge Brigade may not be safe," Zhao Jianguo said.
Shi Mingben kept tapping his two index fingers on the table, the rhythm was the same as the gongs and drums here in Dashui. He didn't know what tune he was tapping.
