Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1238: Vicious Trap

Some people in the crowd couldn't help but whisper.

"Is there really anything wrong?"

The person next to him rolled his eyes at him and angrily scolded, "Don't be such a pessimist, the child will be fine."

As he spoke, he glanced at Ermao's family not far away, signaling him to be careful with his words.

The person who was speaking was suddenly awakened, and looking at Ermao's family members who were full of anxiety, a trace of guilt appeared on his face.

He slapped himself in annoyance: "I'll let you talk nonsense! Look at my broken mouth!"

Then, he explained to the people around him: "That's not what I meant. I'm just worried about the child."

The others nodded, knowing that he was just a nagging person and had no other bad intentions.

"Be careful with your words next time." The person next to him couldn't help but say one more word.

"I know, I know. I will definitely not say anything more in the future."

As if to make up for his previous talkativeness, he became more active in looking for people in the following time.

"Xiaopang, Ermao!"

"Little Fatty Ermao, where are you guys?"

"Little Fatty..."

Following the shouts, the group of people searched from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain, but they still could not find any trace of the two children.

An ominous premonition arose in everyone's heart.

We are already halfway up the mountain. The two children are not very old, so they shouldn't be able to walk far.

Many people secretly wiped away their tears.

Although Xiaopang and Ermao are a little naughty, they are good kids who grew up in everyone's eyes.

They don’t say anything at ordinary times, but when something really happens, those who have watched the children grow up will feel very sad.

Zhang Yu followed and searched everywhere, but found nothing.

Just when Ermao's family was about to faint from crying, he seemed to hear some sound vaguely.

He pricked up his ears, carefully distinguishing the sounds.

The sound was so faint that Zhang Yu could only vaguely make out it was a moan.

He took a few quick steps and came in front of the crowd, carefully identifying the direction where the sound came from.

Seeing his actions, the captain was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand to signal everyone not to speak for the time being.

As the voices of the crowd's calls faded, the moans became more and more obvious.

Without caring about others, Zhang Yu ran forward following the groaning sound!

Seeing his actions, the captain's face changed and he ran over immediately.

Seeing this, others also realized that Zhang Yu had discovered something and followed him.

Zhang Yu ran forward following the groaning sound, and everyone followed him.

In the end, the captain fell behind because of his age and lack of physical strength.

But Zhang Yu had no idea what was happening behind him. The further he walked, the brighter his eyes became.

heard it!
We are almost there!
She walked a little further and finally came to a place with lush grass and bushes, and she stopped.

After carefully distinguishing the sounds around him, he finally determined that the groaning sound came from the bushes.

He took two more steps forward and saw a big hole that had appeared in the bushes at some point, and two children were lying in the hole.

Looking around, both children were seriously injured.

One of the children was covered in blood. Zhang Yu looked down along the bloodstains, and when he saw a certain part, his eyes suddenly widened.

I saw that the child's leg bones had penetrated the skin and flesh and were exposed outside.

"Ermao, Xiaopang, can you hear me?" Looking at the big pit in front of him, Zhang Yu cursed in his heart. It was obvious that the pit was dug by humans, and there was no mark on it.

"Uncle Xiaoyu, Uncle Xiaoyu, please save me!" The moment they saw Zhang Yu, the two children burst into tears.

"Uncle Xiaoyu, it hurts so much!" Due to excessive blood loss, Ermao's lips were pale and his voice was weak. As he spoke, he seemed to lose his voice.

"Ermao, Ermao, wake up quickly." Xiaopang pushed Ermao beside him hard to prevent him from falling asleep.

"Ermao, wake up, don't fall asleep! Uncle Xiaoyu will rescue you soon, don't fall asleep!" Zhang Yu shouted while looking at the big pit in front of him, wondering where to start to get the two children out.

Looking at the big pit in front of him, he couldn't help cursing again.

The person who dug this pit is crazy. Not only did he dig such a deep pit without leaving any marks, but the surrounding areas are also slippery. Let alone a child, even if he fell in, he might not be able to climb out.

Hearing Zhang Yu’s call, Xiaopang wiped his tears and stopped crying temporarily.

Looking at Ermao covered in blood, Xiaopang sobbed twice, suppressed the fear in his heart, and pushed Ermao hard.

"Ermao, Uncle Xiaoyu is here. Uncle Xiaoyu has found us. Don't fall asleep. Wake up! We will be able to go back soon. Wow... Ermao, wake up! I will never compete with you for the position of the boss again. As long as you wake up, I will recognize you as the boss. I keep my word..."

Just when Xiaopang couldn't stop crying, Ermao forced himself to open his eyes, endured the pain, and forced a smile: "I won't sleep! You must keep your word. You said you would call me boss when you get out..."

"Wow..." Xiaopang burst into tears: "Ermao, you're not dead, that's great! It's all my fault, it's all my fault. If I hadn't forced you to compete, you wouldn't have been so badly injured. It's all my fault!"

Ermao forced himself to cheer up and consoled her, "Don't blame you. I was also wrong. I shouldn't have…"

In this situation, the two children, who were unwilling to submit to each other, finally reached a consensus.

Seeing that the two children were still in the mood to chatter, Zhang Yu felt relieved. Being in the mood to chatter meant that everything was fine.

Without caring about anything else, he turned his head and shouted loudly: "Hurry up, someone, the child is here! Hurry up, someone, the child is here!"

Fortunately, the group was not left far behind. When they heard Zhang Yu’s shout, they quickened their pace and arrived here in a short time.

Following the direction of Zhang Yu's finger, many people were frightened when they saw the miserable appearance of the two children.

"This...what should I do?"

"Ermao, Xiaopang!" The captain who arrived last was also shocked when he saw Ermao and Xiaopang in the pit.

Rescue efforts were immediately organized.

At first, they wanted to pull the people up, but one of the children had injured his leg and the other had injured his arm, so they couldn't hold the rope.

Seeing Ermao's face getting paler and paler, Zhang Yu knew he couldn't wait any longer. He took out a piece of rope from the bag he always carried with him, tied one end to a tree and hung the other end into the pit, preparing to go directly down to the bottom of the pit.

"I'll go down and get the child out, and you guys pull it up from above."

Look, Zhang Yu slid down the wall of the pit. After sliding down, he grabbed the rope on the wall of the pit and tied a knot on the fat guy whose injury was slightly better.

Everyone worked hard to pull Xiaopang up. Then when it was Ermao's turn, he was a little worried.

His leg was injured so badly that the bones were broken and sticking out.

The key point is that Zhang Yu didn’t know whether he was injured inside or not, so he didn’t dare to move him casually, for fear that something else might happen?
But wasting time like this isn't a good idea!
Under the current circumstances, Ermao won’t be able to hold on for much longer.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and asked Ermao a few key questions. After making sure that Ermao had no internal injuries, he tied the rope to himself first and then gently picked up the child.

He didn't put in any effort and only cared about Ermao, so he relied entirely on a group of people to pull him up.

"One, two, three, one, two, three!"

With a shout, Zhang Yu and Ermao were pulled up.

Then two militiamen stepped forward and ran down the mountain carrying the two children.

The rest of the people also breathed a sigh of relief at this time. Looking at the big pit in front of them, they couldn't help but curse: "Damn, which bastard dug this pit? He didn't even leave a mark."

"That's right! The people who dug the pit have such bad consciences. Fortunately, Xiaoyu has sharp ears and brought people here. If they hadn't found them, the two children..."

Others also echoed: "It's really thanks to Xiaoyu today. If they had discovered it a little later, these two children would have been in real trouble."

"Who said it wasn't?" Some people shuddered at the thought of the injuries on the two children, especially Ermao's.

"You guys think Ermao is okay, what about his leg?"

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

They just saw that Ermao not only had a broken leg, but even his bones were sticking out.

Such a serious injury, can it really be cured?
This kind of thing has happened in their village before. There was also a child who broke his leg when he was young. At that time, his condition was not as serious as Ermao's, but he still had a root of the disease and he still limps now.

"Oh!" Someone couldn't help but sigh: "Ermao is still so young, what will we do if he really becomes lame?"

"That's true, Ermao is still so young!"

The captain waved his hand, breaking the dull atmosphere: "Don't talk nonsense, Ermao will be fine."

"Captain, can Ermao really be cured?" someone asked in disbelief.

The captain turned his gaze to Zhang Yu standing aside: "Xiao Yu, you are knowledgeable. Can you tell us if Ermao's condition can be cured?"

"It will definitely be cured." Zhang Yu nodded solemnly. "You just broke a bone. When we get to the hospital, the doctor will first fix the bone and then put a plaster cast on it. After a month of recuperation, it will definitely be fine. Didn't you just say that? Ermao is still young, and he grows fast. He will definitely heal."

After hearing Zhang Yu's comfort, everyone felt much better.

He then turned his attention to the big pit in front of him.

"Captain, we must not let the people who dug the pit go!" someone said angrily.

The others also echoed: "Yes, yes, we must catch the person who dug the pit."

Some people live by the mountains and the sea. Although the transportation here is inconvenient, it is not without advantages. At least there are several big mountains around, so people did not starve to death even in the most difficult times.

At least we can eat meat a few times a year.

Although everything is now public, no one in the team cares if you dig a trap or catch a pheasant or rabbit, as long as it's not too excessive.

The team turned a blind eye to the traps set on the mountain and pretended not to see them.

But there are rules for setting traps, and the most important one is that there must be markings on the trap.

And obviously this trap violates this taboo.

Not only was there no mark, but the digging was also very deep.

While everyone was discussing this, someone suddenly said, "Fortunately there are no bamboo thorns or anything like that underneath."

After these words were spoken, there was silence at first, and then the captain shuddered violently.

He murmured to himself: "Thank goodness, thank goodness!"

"Should we fill the captain's trap?" someone suggested.

Although the bad boys at home were warned not to enter Xishan, what if? Ermao and Xiaopang were also warned, and they still broke into Xishan.

If any other child were to run to the West Mountain and encounter a trap, he might not be as lucky as Ermao and Xiaopang.

"Fill it!" The captain waved his hand and ordered everyone to fill the trap.

"Okay!"

With the concerted efforts of everyone, they filled the trap with the help of two hoes used to explore the way.

Before leaving, everyone was still a little worried and looked around again.

In the end, we found seven or eight traps of various sizes.

Although those traps were not as big as the one they had just set, everyone felt a chill in their hearts when they saw the bamboo arrows stuck in some of the traps.

What if someone fell in?
Judging from the traces left nearby, it is easy to recognize that these traps were set by one person.

Thinking of this, many people felt lucky for the two brats.

Fortunately, I didn't fall into the traps mentioned above.

Filled with anger, the crowd destroyed the traps one by one.

After destroying the trap, many people still felt a little unsatisfied and vowed to catch the person who dug the trap.

The matter was settled and everyone slowly came down from the mountain.

Zhang Yu and his friends returned to the village, and before they had even sat down to relax, someone came to ask for help.

It turned out that the barefoot doctor in the village had mediocre skills. He just bandaged the two children roughly and then let them go to the county town.

There were no cars going to the county town at this time, so Xiaopang and Ermao's families came to ask the team leader to ask the village to drive a tractor to take them to the county town.

The captain said without hesitation: "Go prepare some clean clothes for the children first, I will have someone remove the water pump."

"Thank you, Captain. Thank you, Captain!" The two families' faces were filled with gratitude and they wanted to kowtow to the Captain.

The captain waved his hand and said, "Why thank you? We are all children from the village. Go home and pack your things. Don't run to the brigade headquarters. Just go to the village entrance. I'll have someone wait for you there."

After watching the two families leave, the captain turned his gaze to Zhang Yu standing aside, a little embarrassed: "Xiao Yu, I'm afraid I have to trouble you again today. The tractor drivers in the village have just learned to drive. It's quite far from here to the county town. I'm a little worried about them. Please help me run the trip."

Treating the child was a big deal, so Zhang Yu agreed very readily.

Knowing that the two children's situation could not be delayed, no one in the village said anything about the suspension of watering the fields.

I believe that with the water pump, they will be able to irrigate all the crops in the team quickly.

As for the time wasted during the day, it’s no big deal. The children are more important. At worst they can take turns and stay up all night. I believe they will be able to get back soon.

With a group of people watching, Zhang Yu drove a tractor and took the two children to the county town.

Along the way, the two families kept expressing gratitude.