At the same time, Zheng Bajin carried Xi Dingfang on his back and walked on the winding road in the mountains. From the street, there is another road that leads directly to Haizi. It is also a dirt road, but it is relatively closer.
Zheng Bajin didn't dare to ride fast for fear of scaring Xi Dingfang behind him.
Xi Dingfang was riding a bicycle for the first time. She was very happy, but also a little nervous. She clutched Zheng Bajin's clothes tightly. Suddenly he said: "Uncle, you know, many students just couldn't stand it and wanted to stand up for the teacher, but they didn't dare. It was you who stepped forward and attracted the admiration of many students."
"They also inquired privately, asking who you are?"
"I dare not say that you are my uncle."
Zheng Bajin smiled: "Why don't you dare? From now on, you can say it directly and see who dares to bully you?"
Of course Zheng Bajin understood that a child like her, whose family was poor and far away from home, would definitely be bullied by many students.
"I'm afraid they will envy me to death." Xi Dingfang said with a smile.
Zheng Bajin was stunned. He didn't expect Fangfang to be so optimistic.
The two of them laughed and hurried on, as if they were a father and daughter, no longer restrained at all.
Before he knew it, he had walked for half an hour and soon entered a mountain forest. Zheng Bajin rode even slower.
Xi Dingfang was still talking about interesting things in school. Zheng Bajin stopped talking, but he didn't make a fuss and affect Xi Dingfang's mood.
He felt a pair of eyes staring at him and Xiaofang, and he couldn't help but be more vigilant. As long as he walked through this forest, he would reach Haizi by walking a few kilometers.
He never thought that someone would assassinate him here. This kind of thing only appeared in movies. However, he always felt that something was following them. This was not wrong, or someone wanted to take advantage of Xiaofang. Fortunately, I had the foresight to pick up Xiaofang on the way, otherwise, as a child, she really wouldn't be able to deal with emergencies.
The strange thing is that no danger happened until they left the forest.
When they arrived at the field belonging to Xi Shunjin's house, Zheng Bajin stopped and took Xiaofang to see the vegetables. He said, this place is really suitable for growing vegetables, and the growth is gratifying!
"Uncle, if you want so many vegetables, you must have raised a lot of pigs?" Xi Dingfang looked at Zheng Bajin strangely, really treating him as a relative.
No, she should be regarded as a benefactor. Without Zheng Bajin's care, she really doesn't know whether she would have dropped out of school?
"We only have 500 head now!" Zheng Bajin said with a smile, "Okay, let's go, otherwise it will get dark soon and your dad will be worried about you."
"No, I've walked this road countless times and I'm very familiar with it." Xi Xiaofang was surprised that Zheng Bajin had such an ability, "How big of a pen would it take to raise so many animals at one time?"
"Silly child, you are not locked up in a pen, but in a pig farm. If I have a chance, I will take you to visit." Zheng Bajin said, got on his motorcycle and took her home.
There was a path under the highway. A figure was walking and saw the motorcycle on the highway and couldn't help but stop.
Xiaofang also saw the man and said hurriedly: "It's my father. He is very good to me. He should be here to pick me up. It's strange that I am a teenager and I still get lost."
As he said this, he called out daddy.
Xi Shunhai also recognized Xiaofang on the rear shelf and responded happily.
Zheng Bajin smiled and said, "Your dad cares about you, you should be happy."
"I know he cares about me, but it's not necessary. When I was very young, I would run around in the mountains, collecting firewood, mushrooms and so on." Xiaofang got out of the car and waited for Xi Shunhai to climb onto the road from the path.
Xi Shunhai looked at Zheng Bajin strangely and said, "Boss, why are you here?"
"I was just going to come to you to see if the food here can be served? It just so happened that Xiaofang was after school, so I brought her here." Zheng Bajin did not say that he went to pick up Xiaofang in person.
"Thank you so much." Xi Shunhai said, inviting Zheng Bajin to sit at home with him, have a glass of water or something.
Zheng Bajin readily agreed, put the car in first gear, and rowed forward slowly using the idle speed.
The two father and daughter quickly followed and returned home together.
Xi Shunhai was about to soak in the water when Zheng Bajin said no, he wanted to talk to him.
Xi Dingfang said in a very sensible manner: "Dad, you go ahead and get busy, I'll light the fire and cook."
Xi Shunhai nodded and said, "I've already cooked the rice. Just cook some food and eat it. I'll go see if I can get some meat."
According to the past, Xi Dingfang couldn't get home until dark. Although she spent some time at school today, Zheng Bajin rode her there half an hour earlier than before. Therefore, Xi Shunhai just cooked the rice first and went to pick up his daughter on the road.
The two of them went out. Zheng Bajin found no one around, so he said straight to the point: "A strange thing happened yesterday. Old Tang was bitten by a dog on the way."
As he said this, he glanced at Xi Shunhai unintentionally, and when he saw his expression suddenly froze, he realized that something must have happened here recently, otherwise, he would not have made an exception to pick up his daughter on the way.
"Yes!" Xi Shunhai pondered for a moment and said, "I also find it very strange. Originally, there were no dogs in the village. They have been poisoned by rat poison over the years. However, in the past few days, I have seen dogs. .”
With that said, the two of them came to the road. Xi Shunhai pointed to the north and said: "When you get to the top of the mountain in front of you, you can see a large forest in front of you. No one lives there. However, one evening, I saw fire smoke. rising."
"At that time, I didn't think about anything else. I thought someone was setting fire to the livestock's mouth to cook potatoes for eating. But the next morning, I saw smoke from the fire again, so I couldn't help but look secretly. As a result, I found that there was a fire in the woods. There really is someone among them."
"And there were more than one of them. They were cutting down trees. At that time, I was shocked and wanted to stop it, because in the past few years, the mountains have been closed and people are not allowed to destroy the mountains and forests. Cutting down trees in the morning would be a waste. It’s a little strange.”
"So, I went up and asked, and they were not afraid of people at all. They said they wanted to set up a chicken farm here. Their accents were a bit strange, and it sounded like they were not locals."
Zheng Bajin was stunned when he heard this: "Opening a chicken farm is not something you just say casually. Although there are no relevant procedures, foreigners who want to borrow other people's land must get the approval of the local village office."
"Yes, that's what's strange. They took out the approval document from Huangli Village and said that the forest was contracted to them, and we in Haizi Village are not allowed to go find firewood in the future."
"I was about to argue with them. This forest has not been divided into villages. Huangli Village can pick up branches to light fires, and our village can do the same. However, we are not allowed to cut down living trees, so why are we not allowed to enter the forest? "
"But, at this time, I saw a few wolf-like dogs, staring at me. I felt a little guilty and didn't dare to argue with them, so I said, OK, there are a few villagers behind me, I will inform them Don’t let them come again.”
"Those people saw that I was very knowledgeable and didn't feel embarrassed. They nodded to me. I was a little scared at the time. I thought I had met a bad person and was afraid that they would silence me, so I specifically said that there were villagers following me. In fact, I was the only one."
"Fortunately, I have been in peace since I returned to the village, but I still feel uneasy. You know, our village is relatively remote, and no one comes here at all. Why are so many outsiders here all of a sudden?"
