Wang Xiangyang and others looked up at the sky and saw a giant snow-white eagle circling overhead. They were so scared that they didn't know where to hide. However, Li Huan became excited. This must be the Saker Falcon that Cheng Qiao had told him about.
Could it be that Haidongqing was subdued by Cheng Qiao? Li Huan's mind suddenly flashed with the image of Haidongqing bowing down in front of Cheng Qiao, and he couldn't help but laugh.
Wang Xiangyang saw Li Huan's silly smile and was anxious to pull him, but Li Huan's eyes were fixed on Haidongqing, and then he took a step forward.
Zhao Guoliang was lost. He was a Beijing native, and it was his first time going up the mountain, and it was also a season when the mountain was closed to the elements due to heavy snow. He plunged into the mountain and instantly lost track of directions. He regretted it deeply.
Just when he was getting anxious, he heard the cry of a Saker Falcon. He raised his head involuntarily and saw his eyes lighting up. He hurriedly ran in the direction of the Saker Falcon.
Snowflakes fell in large flakes, almost burying Zhao Guoliang, but he climbed up regardless. This Saker Falcon was obviously captive, so he had to follow it to get out of the mountains.
The Saker Falcon circled twice and swooped down towards a certain place. Then the escaped pig rushed out from the snow and ran towards where Cheng Qiao was standing.
The Saker Falcon flapped its wings from time to time, and its huge wings almost blew the pig off the mountain. Fortunately, the snow was deep and the pig did not roll down.
When Zhao Guoliang saw the Saker Falcon diving down, he became even more excited. He knew that the Saker Falcon had caught its prey and would take off soon, so he had to hurry.
Zhao Guoliang never gave up any movement. The direction where the snowflakes fell or the cries of birds were his guides for going down the mountain.
Li Huan did the same. He guessed that Cheng Qiao had gone up the mountain, so he asked Haidongqing to help find the escaped pig, and followed Haidongqing carrying the earthenware warehouse.
Wang Xiangyang and his companions had no choice but to follow Li Huan. Cheng Qiao never expected that a Saker Falcon would actually bring out all the people and the pig.
Cheng Qiao hid in the space, leisurely drinking malted milk and feeding it to little Cheng Li. But when she saw an animal running over, she couldn't help laughing.
"Son, the pig is here. I'm going to tie it up. You wait here."
Little Cheng Li babbled in agreement, and Cheng Qiao instantly left the space. The pig was running happily, but when it saw a person suddenly appear in front of it, it screamed in fear and wanted to turn around, but the Saker Falcon was following behind it.
"receive"
Cheng Qiao directly put the pig into the space to prevent it from running away again, and placed a basin of well water in front of the Saker Falcon as a reward for it.
When the Saker Falcon finished drinking the water and Cheng Qiao took back the basin and prepared to leave, the Saker Falcon bit her clothes.
"Will you follow me?"
Haidongqing tilted his head. This person smelled good. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so how could he give it up
"This is my little red head, can you promise not to hurt it?"
You know, eagles and snakes are natural enemies. If the Saker Falcon is put into the space, what will happen to the red-headed viper? So Cheng Qiao directly pulled the red-headed viper out of the space.
The red-headed pit viper suddenly changed its environment and saw its natural enemy, so it immediately prepared to fight. Although it was trembling with fear, it still made some movements.
The Saker Falcon looked at the red-headed pit viper with contempt, but it also knew that this red-headed pit viper was captive by Cheng Qiao. If it wanted to follow this person, it had to agree to her conditions.
Feeling that the Saker Falcon's hostility had disappeared, the red-headed viper also relaxed its entire body. Cheng Qiao knew that the Saker Falcon had agreed, so he directly put the snake and its breast into the space.
Cheng Qiao saw Haidongqing running straight to the well and immediately stopped her in front of it. What a joke! How can she drink the water you drank? She drew a bucket of water from the well, poured it into a wooden basin, and drank two basins a day.
Cheng Qiao found a hemp rope, tied one end around the pig's neck, held the other end in his hand, and appeared on the road down the mountain, humming a ballad.
When Li Huan arrived, he saw Zhao Guoliang standing in front of him, looking around in confusion, and shouted hurriedly. Zhao Guoliang turned around and saw Li Huan, and his eyes lit up.
"Village Chief, I'm sorry, I didn't find the pig."
"Uncle Zhao, why are you so confused? People or pigs are more important. It's not worth it to lose a life for a pig."
Zhao Guoliang nodded, but he felt really bad. A pig costs a lot of money, and he simply couldn't afford the compensation. Besides, meat can't be bought with money, and a ticket is required.
Wang Xiangyang and others also arrived. When they saw Zhao Guoliang, they nodded with satisfaction. They were glad that the person was found. No one would feel good about it if a person died for a pig.
Several people walked down the mountain carefully. It was a pity that they could not eat the pig-killing meal this year. Although they had eaten a pig-killing meal when they hunted wild boars last time, wild boars are not as delicious as domestic pigs.
"Pigs, our pigs."
Zhao Guoliang suddenly pointed at a pig at the foot of the mountain and shouted excitedly. Li Huan also looked over, only to see Cheng Qiao holding the child, standing five meters away from the pig.
"Coincidentally, why are you here?"
"Li Huan, I originally wanted to go up the mountain to look for you, but the pig just stood there, so I tied it with a hemp rope and tied it to a tree trunk."
"Cheng Qiao, thank you, you are really my savior. Of course, thank you for risking your lives to come to me. I swear, when I can go back, I will definitely reward you handsomely."
Zhao Guoliang was so excited that he wanted to shake hands with Cheng Qiao, but he restrained himself. He was no longer a university professor and could not implicate Cheng Qiao.
The threshing ground became lively again. The children were staring at the blood sausage and pig-killing dishes, turning their noses constantly and drooling.
Cheng Qiao took out the soda she bought from the supply and marketing cooperative and gave it to Li Le and Xuhui. The two of them ate happily, taking a bite of meat and sips of soda. Xuhui's belly was already round from eating so much.
Gousheng sat next to Xuhui, looking at him enviously as he held the soda bottle. Finally, he couldn't help himself and took out a bag of tofu skin from his pocket, wanting to exchange it with Xuhui.
Xuhui generously handed the bottle of soda to Gousheng and left the tofu skin. Mother Cheng had a lot of delicious food here, so Gousheng could eat the tofu skin by himself.
"Brother Goudan, no, Brother Xuhui, when will I have a real name? I don't want to be called Gousheng anymore."
"Go and tell your father to give you a formal name. You must use the formal name when you go to school."
"My father doesn't know how to give a name, so why don't you ask your mother Cheng's father to help me pick a name too."
"Okay, I'll go talk to my mother Cheng."
"Goudan, I think it's easier to call you Goudan. Xuhui Xuhui, that's awkward."
Niu Qiu wiped his nose with his dirty sleeve. He was not envious or jealous, but he really thought it was easier for Goudan to call him "Xuhui Xuhui", but he had to pout his lips, which was too troublesome.