Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1237 Wild Boar
As soon as they saw the team leader, Xiwazi and Lewazi could no longer hold back and burst into tears on the spot.

When the team leader saw the two children crying, he became anxious.

"What's wrong? What happened? Did someone bully you? Tell me and I'll teach him a lesson."

Xiwazi and Lewazi sobbed and shook their heads: "Captain Grandpa, no... no one bullied us, it was just Ermao and Xiaopang who went to Xishan."

"What!" The captain was stunned at first, then he scratched his ears in disbelief.

"What did you just say?"

Xiwazi rubbed his red eyes and repeated what he had just said.

The captain slapped his thigh and almost jumped up.

"Who allowed them to enter Xishan? Can anyone enter Xishan?"

When the captain heard that Zhang Yu had also gone to Xishan, he became even more anxious.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zhang Yu is the savior of their team. If something really happened, how would he explain to Xie Hongguang?

He didn't care about anything else at the moment and directly rang the team's bell.

When a group of adults learned that a child had entered Xishan, their first reaction was to look for their own children.

Those who can find their own children will breathe a sigh of relief, while those who can’t will ask around to see if anyone has seen other children.

Everyone hurried to the West Mountain, fearing that the child would encounter danger if they were a step late.

On the other side, Zhang Yu had already arrived at the foot of the West Mountain when the two children ran to report the news.

During this period, the adults were busy fetching water to irrigate the fields and had no time, so there were not many people at the foot of the West Mountain.

The children who can run to the foot of the West Mountain to dig wild vegetables and collect firewood are much older than those on the other side of the hill, and most of them are already considered teenagers.

Adults don't have to be so restrictive towards these half-grown children who already know what's important.

They also felt that the harvest on the other side of the hill was too small, and they didn't want to compete with the little kids, so they ran to the foot of the west hill.

Zhang Yu didn't recognize them, but they recognized Zhang Yu at a glance and took the initiative to greet him.

"Uncle Xiaoyu!"

"Brother Xiaoyu!"

Seeing them, Zhang Yu asked directly: "Have you seen Ermao and Xiaopang today?"

The others shook their heads to indicate they hadn't seen it.

Only one of the girls, Cuihua, thought about it and mustered up the courage to say, "I think I saw them."

"Then where did they go?" Zhang Yu asked anxiously.

Cuihua pointed in one direction and then explained, "They were digging wild vegetables there before, but I don't know where they went now."

Upon hearing this, a teenage boy in the crowd became a little anxious.

"Cuihua, why didn't you stop them?"

After being yelled at by him, Cuihua subconsciously took a step back, and the courage she had finally mustered disappeared again.

"me……"

Another boy couldn't stand it anymore and kicked him: "Da Mao, stop looking for trouble. Don't you know your brother's temper? Can Cuihua control him?"

After saying that, he turned to look at Cuihua, smiled and comforted her: "Cuihua, don't be afraid, Damao is just too anxious, he doesn't really want to yell at you."

Cuihua nodded, mustered up her courage again, and defended herself: "I told them not to go any further and not to enter the West Mountain. Ermao also agreed and said he would just dig some wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain and go back soon. I was in a hurry to collect firewood, so I didn't pay much attention to them afterwards. I... I thought they had already gone back."

When these words were spoken, everyone present couldn't help but feel a jolt in their hearts.

Zhang Yu's ominous premonition was deepened.

I'm afraid these two guys really went into Xishan.

When Damao heard that his younger brother had entered the West Mountain, he dropped the basket in his hand and rushed into the West Mountain.

Zhang Yu quickly grabbed him and said, "What are you doing?"

Damao struggled hard and wanted to run into the West Hill: "Uncle Xiaoyu, don't stop me, I want to go find my brother."

Zhang Yu pulled the man back and shouted in a low voice: "You are courting death. You know where your brother is now! You stay here and don't make any more trouble. I have sent someone to notify the captain and his men. The captain and his men will be here soon. When everyone comes, we will go into the mountain together to look for him."

The others were also shocked by Da Mao's actions. After they realized what was happening, they also went over and grabbed Da Mao.

He advised: "Da Mao, it's too dangerous for you to go into Xishan like this. If something happens to you again, what will my uncle and the others do?"

"Yes, Damao, Uncle Xiaoyu has already asked someone to notify the captain, please wait a little longer."

With the consolation of a group of children, Damao finally gave up on going to Xishan.

His eyes were slightly red, and he looked remorseful: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault! If I had brought Ermao with me today, it would have been better. I shouldn't have complained about him running too slowly, I should have waited for him. If I had waited for him, he wouldn't have followed others into Xishan."

Looking at Da Mao, who was just about 10 years old, Zhang Yu stepped forward and patted his shoulder, comforting him: "It's not your fault, Er Mao will be fine!"

Da Mao's eyes were red, and he looked at Zhang Yu expectantly: "Uncle Xiaoyu, will Er Mao really be okay?"

Zhang Yu nodded: "It will be fine!"

Zhang Yu's consolation worked. Da Mao wiped his tears with his sleeves and said indignantly, "I shouldn't have let Er Mao and Xiao Pang get together. Nothing good will happen if they get together."

From Damao, Zhang Yu learned about the grievances between the two children over the years.

Speaking of it, these two children are destined to be together. They live next door to each other and were born on the same day.

However, these connections did not bring the two children together very well.

On the contrary, as a result, the two children were in opposition before they were even born.

No, the issue had already come to light before the two children were born.

The two women who lived next door to each other and got pregnant at the same time inadvertently created a contrast.

My mother-in-law treats me better, my husband is around, I ate white noodles yesterday, and I ate eggs this morning...

I won’t go into details about the various private comparisons and bickering that took place during this period.

What a coincidence, the two pregnant women went into labor at the same time.

There was only one midwife in the village, and the two families almost fell out over her.

In the end, it was the fat grandmother who had the upper hand because of her son's identity and she dragged the midwife into her home first.

As a result, Ermao's mother was not very happy.

Coincidentally, Ermao's mother's childbirth was not smooth, so she thought Xiaopang's mother did it on purpose.

When the midwife was sure that Xiaopangniang would have to wait a while to give birth, she went to check on Ermao's mother first, and found that Ermao's mother was already showing signs of difficult labor.

At that time, the midwife could not take care of the fat little mother who was in a better condition, and her whole attention was focused on Ermao's mother.

This was the fat girl’s first child, and she had to wait for a long time before she could find a midwife.

Although everyone said that Ermao's mother had a difficult time giving birth, in Xiaopang's mother's eyes, the other party was just pretending and was deliberately blocking the midwife from coming.

The two women were now completely enemies. After the confinement period, the two women started competing with each other over their sons.

Under such circumstances, the relationship between Xiaopang and Ermao is naturally not very good, and can be said to be quite complicated.

Ever since the two children became aware of things, they have been fighting a lot.

It can be said that there is no peace whenever the two children get together.

This time, the two kids ran into Xishan because they were betting on who was more powerful.

Zhang Yu had a headache. He looked down at Dahei who was following closely beside him. After thinking for a while, he took out a piece of dried meat from the space and fed it to Dahei.

"Dahei, can you smell where Ermao and Xiaopang went?"

Dahei stood aside, looking at Zhang Yu quietly, his tail almost wagging to the sky, obviously addicted to the deliciousness of the dried meat.

Zhang Yu slapped his forehead, looking a little annoyed: "You said I was confused, didn't you? No matter how smart you are, you are just a dog. How can you understand what people say?"

At this time, Zhang Yu did not see the cleverness in Dahei's eyes.

After realizing that Dahei was of no help in this matter, Zhang Yu walked in to take a look.

Maybe the two guys only went a little further inside, and if we rush over now we might be able to catch up with them.

Just as he was about to enter Xishan, the captain hurried over with a group of people.

When he saw Zhang Yu, his eyes lit up: "Xiao Yu, did you see those two brats?"

Zhang Yu shook his head and said the bad guess: "I just asked, someone saw them at the foot of Xishan Mountain, I'm afraid they really went into Xishan Mountain."

As soon as these words were spoken, the fat boy’s mother, who had hurried over, was unable to catch her breath and fainted.

The chubby grandma collapsed to the ground, slapping her thigh and crying bitterly.

Xiaopang is the only bloodline in their family. If something really happens to him, how can she explain to her son who is serving in the army?

Why didn't she ask any more questions today? Perhaps asking could have prevented her eldest grandson from entering Xishan.

It was all her negligence.

The more he thought about it, the more regretful he felt. The little fat girl forced herself to straighten up her limp body and knelt down in front of the captain.

"Captain, Captain, you must save our little Fatty!"

At this time, the fat girl was also woken up by being pinched on her Ren Zhong. When she heard her mother-in-law's crying, she pushed away the people who were supporting her and knelt down to the captain.

"Captain, our little Fatty, our little Fatty..."

The captain's face was dark: "Get up quickly, get up quickly! I didn't say I won't save you."

Not to mention that Xiaopang is also a member of the Xie family. Just the fact that Xiaopang's biological father is out there defending his country, and he is in his thirties and only has Xiaopang as a blood relative, he will not sit idly by.

"Little Fatty Grandma, get up quickly. What are you doing? Aren't you shortening my life? Get up quickly, get up quickly!"

There is a difference between men and women, so it is difficult for the team leader to pull the man up directly, and he can only wink at his wife beside him.

After receiving the signal, the captain's wife called on several women to help the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law up.

While persuading: "Don't worry, the child will be fine."

"Dad, what should we do now?" The captain's eldest son came up to him and asked in a low voice.

The captain rolled his eyes at his eldest son and said, "What else can we do? Hurry up and search. While the two children are still in there, quickly organize people to look for them."

The eldest son was not angry at all when being scolded by his own father. He nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I'll go call for help."

Little Fatty's grandmother came to her senses now and realized that it was useless to make such a fuss.

She managed to stand up, wiped her tears, and whispered to her crying daughter-in-law: "Cry, cry, what's the use of crying now? I told you a long time ago to keep an eye on Xiaopang, to keep him from running around. But you, a grown man, can't even take care of a child. What's the point of marrying a daughter-in-law like you? You can't even take care of a child!"

Speaking of this daughter-in-law, the fat grandmother felt dissatisfied.

She thought she was a good mother-in-law and was generous to her daughter-in-law's family.

The four festivals and six gifts were never missed, and there was no prevention of daughters-in-law from subsidizing their parents' home.

Because my son rarely had the opportunity to come back and the conditions where he was stationed were poor, he could not join the army.

Little Fat’s grandmother felt that she owed her daughter-in-law something, so as long as her daughter-in-law’s behavior was not too excessive, she would turn a blind eye and pretend not to see it.

As a mother-in-law, she did not keep all the money her son sent her every month. She always gave a portion to her daughter-in-law to save.

Thinking that my daughter-in-law has money in her hands, I feel more at ease.

Grandma Xiaopang felt that among all the wives in the village, no one lived a more comfortable life than her daughter-in-law.

But she just didn't understand. As a mother-in-law, she had done so much. Why else could her daughter-in-law not be satisfied?
What she despised the most was that her daughter-in-law always had an aggrieved expression on her face. People who didn't know would think that she, the "evil mother-in-law", was bullying her.

"Mom, I..." The fat little mother was choked and couldn't speak, with a look of grievance on her face.

She also didn't want her son to go to Xishan.

The child is already so big, with his feet on his body, and she would not listen to me even if I told her not to let them touch dangerous things.

She was feeling a little unwell today and was a little careless for a moment. Who knew that Xiaopang would be so disobedient.

For a while, the fat mother even blamed her son.

Seeing her acting like this again, the fat grandmother's face darkened and she started to scold her: "Get lost! Stop pretending here!"

After Little Fatty's grandmother regained her sanity, she begged the captain again: "Captain, you have to step in on this matter..."

The captain nodded, and then comforted her: "Little Fatty Grandma, don't worry, I will take people to look for her right away."

He gritted his teeth and seemed to have made some decision.

He glanced at his son beside him and said, "Go, borrow your uncle's stuff, and ask the militia in the team to bring the wooden warehouse over."

"Okay!" The captain's eldest son didn't hesitate any more, turned around and ran towards the village.

During this period, Ermao's parents also heard the news and rushed over.

The team leader took the initiative to explain the current situation to Ermao's parents without waiting for them to speak.

Compared to Xiaopang, Ermao's parents are a little calmer.

Everyone was silent, waiting for the weapons to be brought to them.

After waiting for more than 10 minutes, the captain's eldest son came over with a wooden warehouse and three or four militiamen.

On the way over, several militiamen learned what had happened from the captain's eldest son.

After coming here, he did not hesitate and decided to search in Xishan.

When the militia captain of the team led a group of young people into Xishan, Zhang Yu followed in.

"Be careful!" the captain warned worriedly.

It was unknown how far the two children had gone inside. Zhang Yu walked inside for half an hour but still couldn't find anyone.

The militia captain's expression became increasingly serious.

(End of this chapter)