Xie Chuntao dug up a basket full of medicinal materials and carried a basket full of wild vegetables. She was very satisfied with the harvest.
She kept in mind the instructions of her great-grandmother and mother-in-law, not to be greedy for too much and put safety first.
Especially when my sister-in-law is around, I have to put safety first.
Therefore, Xie Chuntao sorted things out and decided to take Xiao Fuyuan down the mountain.
If I don't go back, my mother-in-law and mother-in-law will find out that my sister-in-law is missing, so they might be worried.
Dalang and Erlang always remember that their aunt comes first, so no matter how much Yu Jingui tries to tempt her, they still stay with Xie Chuntao to protect their aunt.
After going down the mountain for a while, they decided to take turns carrying their aunt.
"Sister-in-law, let's go back, sister-in-law will carry..." Xie Chuntao handed the basket to Dalang and squatted in front of Xiao Fuyuan.
Before he finished speaking, he heard a burst of movement coming from the mountain.
Eugene Gui ignored Xie Chuntao's dissuasion and went into the mountains. As soon as he got in, he dug out a ginseng. Before the surprise faded, he ran back in a mess.
The backpack on my body had gone somewhere, the shoes on my feet were gone, the hairpin on my head was crumbling, and my hand was scratched.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, the tiger is coming..."
Eugene Gui was so frightened that he lost his soul.
Seeing Xie Chuntao, Xiao Fuyuan and others, it was like seeing relatives. They threw themselves into Xie Chuntao's arms and shouted in horror.
My voice was hoarse.
Xie Chuntao's face changed with fright, and he held Xiao Fuyuan next to him in his arms.
Not only did Eugene Gui run out of the mountains and forests, but a large group of people rushed out from behind her, rushing towards the mountainside like a tide.
The people running in front were the people from Shenshu Village. They had just gotten in, so they ran fast when they heard the noise.
These people were running wildly and shouting.
The baskets, shoes, and handkerchiefs were lost, and some children fell down and cried heartbrokenly.
Suddenly, a thundering roar of a tiger came from the mountain, each sound louder than the last. The tiger seemed to be showing its power and wanted to tear the people who entered the mountain into pieces.
Xie Chuntao looked at the crowd in horror and hugged Xiao Fuyuan tightly, unable to move her whole body.
Dalang and Erlang leaned next to Xiao Fuyuan, clenching their fists, their faces pale with fright.
Eugene Gui leaned against Xie Chuntao, shivering, and huddled like quails with the two children.
A Zhen looked calm in front of Xiao Fuyuan.
Hearing a tiger roar that was louder than his life, Xie Chuntao suppressed his trembling and felt extremely scared.
Three men from the Bai family are fighting against the tiger team, and her man is also the captain of the tiger team.
Feeling the tiger's roar at close range, the ground shook and the mountains shook. My hands were shaking with fear. How could I hold the hoe?
Xie Chuntao felt dizzy and prayed repeatedly in her heart that nothing would happen to her men, father-in-law, and fifth brother!
Wave after wave of people rushed out of the mountains, not only women and children who went into the mountains to pick, but also members of the Tiger Fighting Team who escaped from the battle.
Everyone couldn't run anymore, they sat paralyzed and panted, their faces turned ashen.
"Such a big, big female bug, I saw it..." The tiger hunting team member from the lower mountain village had long lost the hoe in his hand, and said incoherently, "If you don't kill the tiger, you won't kill it even if you give me money."
Xie Chuntao's throat raised in fear.
What should Bai Dazhuang do? Tears are about to come out.
"Sister-in-law, you are not afraid of tigers." Xiao Fuyuan poked her head out of Xie Chuntao's arms and patted her heart confidently.
Xie Chuntao put Xiao Fuyuan into his arms again, and the child no longer felt afraid.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, Xie Chuntao touched Xiao Fuyuan's head tremblingly, held her face, and said in a trembling voice: "Sister-in-law, tell the mountain that dad is fine and brother is fine."
Xie Chuntao was so frightened that she had forgotten that her sister-in-law was so smart.
Whether it works or not, let’s try it and let’s see.
Maybe, my sister-in-law’s words are effective.
Xiao Fuyuan fluttered her eyelashes, turned her head in the direction of the tiger's cry, pointed her hand and said, "Dad is fine, big brother is fine."
It would have been fine. In order to appease my sister-in-law, there was no harm in her telling her.
Dalang and Erlang trembled and realized that Xie Chuntao had ignored Bai Zhaomei. He quickly added with a trembling voice: "Auntie, there is also fifth uncle. Please tell me, fifth brother is okay too."
Xiao Fuyuan nodded and continued: "My brother, it's okay."
Dalang and Erlang breathed a sigh of relief. They were young and trusted their little aunt more than Xie Chuntao.
If my little aunt says it's okay, then it must be okay.
When Eugene Gui heard this, he was so frightened that he squeezed next to Xie Chuntao and gasped. Only then did he realize what he said after hearing Xiao Fuyuan's words. She didn't care what Xie Chuntao thought, and pulled Xiao Fuyuan from Xie Chuntao's arms and pulled her into her arms.
"Sister-in-law, you can't just talk about the people in the mountains. Please tell me that everyone in Lao Bai's family is fine, and my second sister-in-law is fine too."
Eugene Gui emphasized "Second Sister-in-law", paused and said, "There are still green buds."
"We are all fine, second sister-in-law is fine, and sister Qingya is fine too."
Okay, Xiao Fuyuan said helplessly.
But second sister-in-law, you hold me so tightly that I can’t even breathe.
Xiao Fuyuan's clear voice inexplicably comforted Xie Chuntao and others. Xie Chuntao and Eugene Gui felt that their souls had returned.
"Sister-in-law, if nothing goes wrong this time, the second sister-in-law will treat you as an ancestor." You Jingui hooped Xiao Fuyuan again and again, as if he was afraid of being snatched away by Xie Chuntao, and moved a few steps away from Xie Chuntao.
She had to hold Xiao Yuanbao in her arms to feel safe.
The village chief's wife was among a group of wives, gasping with fright, her soul still in the mountains and not coming back. I happened to see the Bai family's daughter-in-law hugging Xiao Fuyuan and heard what they and Xiao Fuyuan were saying.
As if grasping a life-saving straw, he rolled and crawled, rushed to Eugene Gui, pulled her arm away, and said in a crying voice: "Xiao Yuanbao, please tell Uncle Zhao that everything is okay, and that your brother Zhao is okay!"
The village chief's wife almost knelt down and kowtowed to Xiao Yuanbao.
Xiao Fuyuan's brother Zhao is the son of the village chief.
Well, the village chief's wife is quite nice, except for being a bit talkative and gossiping, but she has always been kind to the Lao Bai family, so let's put her at ease.
"Uncle Zhao is fine, Brother Zhao is fine."
Xiao Fuyuan shook her little head and said.
While the village chief's wife breathed a sigh of relief, she felt extremely regretful. She violated the man's instructions and secretly took the village wives and children up the mountain.
There are still women and children in the mountains who haven't had time to escape.
"Xiao Yuanbao, please tell me that the people who entered the mountain just now are okay. I beg you, please save my aunt." The village chief's wife continued to tremble and beg Xiao Fuyuan.
She had no control over the tiger-fighting team. If something happened to the women and children who came with her to the mountains, she would not be alive.
"Those who entered the mountain just now are fine." Xiao Yuanbao said word by word.
The village chief's wife collapsed on the ground and clasped her hands in front of Xiao Fuyuan. The people who followed her up the mountain were really fine this time. She would not worship gods or Buddhas in the future. She would only worship Xiao Yuanbao.
"Xiao Yuanbao, when I get back, I will tell Uncle Zhao that I will set up a longevity plaque for you in the village."
Xiao Yuanbao: "..."
Not really.
The village chief's wife had a loud voice, and everyone in the silent mountain forest heard her.
Soon the eldest girls and daughters-in-law of Shenshu Village surrounded the Bai family.
Some of their fathers are fighting against the Tigers, some of their men are fighting against the Tigers, and some of their sisters and children are still in the deep mountains and forests.
"Xiao Yuanbao, sister-in-law, please tell me that your uncle is okay."
"Xiao Yuanbao, my aunt will make you some colorful clothes. Please tell me that your brother is okay."
"Xiao Yuanbao, please tell me that your Mazi brother is okay."
Anxious faces were reflected in front of Xiao Fuyuan's eyes. Xiao Fuyuan looked at this one, and then looked back at that one, and there was a commotion in his ears.
Xie Chuntao was speechless, her sister-in-law was like a walking temple, with waves of people worshiping her.
Ah Zhen was originally standing next to Xiao Fuyuan, but was squeezed out by the villagers who were in high spirits. Seeing Xiao Fuyuan's face being twisted around, he stamped his feet angrily.
"Can you please stop! A group of adults are begging for a child. It's shameful. The most important thing now is that everyone unites and thinks about what to do if the tiger comes down. Instead of everyone crying for father and mother here. "
A Zhen lectured with a stern face.
Xiao Fuyuan was rubbed so hard by his wife and aunties that he almost couldn't breathe. When he heard this, he laughed in his heart. Ah Zhen was still too young and didn't know how to communicate with the aunties in the countryside.
It's strange that the wives and aunts can listen to this.
