Peasant girls seek happiness

Chapter 51
Cheng San listened to the persuasion, mainly because he felt that Chen Juren was a juren and knew a lot, so he was not as good as others, so naturally he wanted to listen more.

Cheng Chuqi shook his head, "I want to go into the mountains too."

She is here alone, and the third and fifth uncles are worried about her. Besides, the Zhang family will help the coffin back soon. Chen Juren still wants to go to Beijing. Enough."

The Cheng family brothers thought about it and agreed. Chu Qi has always been flexible, courageous and big-hearted. She came here to find her father. If she is left behind, what if she goes into the mountains by herself again?
When Zhang Liehu heard that they still needed manpower, he went to the village to say hello, and soon came over a dozen young and middle-aged men. The fourth master has entered the mountain, and now only these strong laborers are left idle, and we don't need money, as long as you take care of the food."

They have already inquired that the group of people who followed the fourth child into the mountain were paid ten cents a day each, and Cheng Wu said happily: "It is certain to take care of the food. The conditions for us to enter the mountain are definitely not as good as at home. The food is not good. Dare to say it’s good, but it’s okay to control your hunger. In addition, if the big guys are willing to go, our brothers will be very grateful, and the wages will be the same as those people, ten yuan a day.”

Cheng San took out the money and asked the villagers to help prepare some food for the mountain.

The eldest son of the village chief followed the first group of people into the mountain, and his eldest grandson was among the second group of people. He arranged for the meal preparation. Happy.

In winter, people have no income when they are idle, and men will gamble when they gather together. It is also good to do some things and sell grain and rice to earn some money, not to mention that today's weather is good, and every household does not lack food.

Cheng San and the other two were carrying thick ropes on their backs, Cheng Wu was carrying dry food on his back and a machete in his hand, Cheng Chuqi was wrapped up in full armor by the third uncle, his head and face were wrapped in cloth, and he was wearing a cotton hat with a neckline. The cuffs and calves were also tied tightly, "It's cold in the mountains, don't freeze."

Cheng Chuqi was empty-handed, and in Cheng Wu's words: "As long as you can keep up with us and don't hold back."

She gritted her teeth and followed them in the mountains for three days.

In fact, everyone didn't have much hope. Cheng Si had gone to look for it a long time ago, and the officers and soldiers had also looked for it for several days. They couldn't find it, so they could find it?
But everyone still went downstream along the river until they found Cheng Si.

They stayed in a village by the river. Cheng Si's leg was inflamed and festered because he had not received timely medical treatment and had traveled across mountains and rivers.

Cheng Yunxiu asked the villagers to help him find the doctor, but the doctor shook his head when he came, "I can't cure it, this leg is useless."

Not only is it abolished, but it has to be cut off, but cutting it off does not guarantee that it will survive later.

Cheng Yunxiu was desperate, but some villagers pointed out a way out for them, "There is a hunter on the mountain, who has very useful wound medicine, go and ask!"

The Orion man was fine, he applied the medicine he had boiled and told him, "Your legs can't move anymore, you can't even take a step, you have to take good care of it."

When Cheng Yunxiu planned to let the villagers who had come to help find the person go back, and told Chen Juren, the third uncle, fifth uncle and Chu Qi came to find him.

His tears fell down without disappointment, "You guys are here, my uncle has not found it until now, and the fourth uncle's leg is like this, if you don't come, I don't know what to do."

He used ramblings to cover up the panic in his heart these days, "I haven't found my uncle after so many days of searching. I'm really afraid. It's all my fault. If it wasn't for my uncle trying to protect me, I wouldn't have suffered that knife. I'm so useless. He also said to take care of the uncle, but it turned out that the uncle did not take care of me..."

Chu Qi and the others listened silently, and when he finished speaking, the panic in his heart dissipated, and Cheng San said in a low voice: "Yunxiu, your grandfather is gone."

The Cheng family had already searched under the cliff and in the nearby forests, twenty miles downriver along the river and in the nearby villages.

It had been about ten days since he fell off the cliff, and the brothers of the Cheng family decided to go back after discussing it.

Cheng Si has been taken care of by Orion for the past few days, and the injury on his leg has healed a lot. Cheng San left the money, Orion accepted it calmly, and filled them with some medicine, "We still need to apply it when we go back, and we must be quick." It's good to walk."

Cheng Chuqi was a little disappointed, but he was mentally prepared.

Grandpa passed away, but grandma asked the uncles to come to Cheng Da, which is enough to show how parents love their children.

The money was all used up, and there was only a small amount of copper coins left in his hand. Cheng Sancheng and Wu Er said nothing, and went to work in the town to earn travel expenses back home.

Cheng Si had to take a car, and the family's father had to be buried, and the copper money was only enough to hire a car for two days.

Cheng Chuqi was a little speechless, stopped them, and took out a silver hairpin, "My mother gave it to me, pawn it!"

Cheng San refused to accept it at first, "How can this work, this is your mother's dowry!"

"Take it, wait until you go back and get the money with grandma, and then come back to redeem it."

The silver brought by Cheng Da and the others was also lost while avoiding the pursuit, and the remaining copper coins on their bodies were also spent long ago.

Now there is only the silver hairpin that Chu Qi wears.

Cheng Wu took Chu Qi and Yun Xiu to the town to become silver hairpins, hired a carriage for the money, and bought some flatbread and pickles to eat on the way. Chu Qi felt that the fourth uncle was injured and couldn't eat pickles, so he bought them for him I ordered a roast chicken.

After buying the roast chicken, Cheng Chuqi saw Yunxiu was in a daze, and pushed him, "Second brother?"

Yunxiu came back to his senses and pointed in one direction: "That aunt is also from the village. When I heard that her younger brother saved someone, my fourth uncle and I went to see it!"

He sighed sadly, left with hope, but returned disappointed.

The aunt's younger brother did save a man, but it wasn't Cheng Da, and he was picked up by his family within two days.

That person is much luckier than Cheng Da!
It took three days to come back, because they went downstream and went in different directions. After inquiring about the way, they went around and returned home. Grandpa hadn't been buried yet.

Cheng Chuqi saw that the atmosphere in the house was very depressing, and her mother sobbed softly after seeing them with expectant eyes.

Fourth Aunt Fan's heart was relieved. Although her man's leg was severely injured, his life was not in danger, and he would not be left with leg problems to prevent him from walking. She was already very satisfied.

Qu Shi was also groping around on Cheng Yunxiu, Cheng Yunxiu called out, "Mother, what are you doing?"

"What are you shouting about? Mother, see if you're hurt?"

She looked up and down, left and right with a worried face, and Cheng Yunxiu felt sore in his heart, "Mom, I'm fine! It was the uncle who took the knife for me..."

Qu Shi was stunned, they didn't know this, she looked back with a guilty conscience, "Really? Your uncle, your uncle... Sigh!"

Although the eldest son was not found, the others all came back, so the old lady decided to bury her the next day.

Ever since hearing the news about her father, Cheng Chuqi has been on the road, bumpy all the way back, and late at home, she said a few words to her mother, lying on the kang, and fell asleep not long after.

Yang shi held back what she wanted to say, she pulled off the quilt and was about to cover her, when she suddenly saw the blisters on her feet.She sighed lowly, and shook her head slightly against the worried eyes of the first day of junior high school: "Don't be afraid! Your mother and your grandma are here!"

(End of this chapter)