Tang Xiu walked through the mountains and forests, but he felt as if he was walking on flat ground. Following closely behind the three Su Ben people who were carrying the corpse of the ferocious beast, they kept walking for more than an hour and finally saw the top of the outermost mountain. At this moment, Tang Xiu keenly saw many lights shining halfway up the mountain in the distance.
"Stop!"
Tang Xiu sped up and stood in front of the three of them.
Su Ben wondered: "What's wrong?"
Tang Xiu said: "It has been two days since the four of us entered the mountain, and my car is still parked at the foot of the mountain outside. I am afraid that the people in the village have guessed that we have entered the mountain. I just discovered that there are many people halfway up the mountain opposite. Lights, it should be that the villagers have entered the mountain to look for us. Remember, the cultivation techniques I taught you must not be spread out. You have abilities far beyond ordinary people, and you must not show them in front of ordinary people unless … It’s at a critical moment of last resort.”
"Um!"
"clear!"
The three of them nodded.
Tang Xiu said again: "You killed this leopard beast and it has nothing to do with me. And you were also injured, which means you were the ones who did it. I don't want to be in the limelight, so all the credit belongs to you."
Su Quan hesitated and said, "Tang Xiu, isn't this bad?"
Tang Xiu waved his hand and said: "There is nothing wrong with it. If outsiders ask, just say so. In addition, it has been two days since I came here, so just say that we have been looking for this leopard these two days, about the stone forest and spiritual spring. I can't say that. Otherwise, without my guidance, ordinary people will definitely die if they accidentally break into the Stone Forest Formation."
"All right!"
The way the three of them looked at Tang Xiu was completely different from before. For such a huge contribution, Tang Xiu actually directly passed it on to them, not even willing to get involved, just to keep a low profile. The three of them really admired this character.
Even Su Xiangfei felt a sense of respect for Tang Xiu at this time. He suddenly thought of Tang Xiu half a year ago and Tang Xiu six months later. He felt that Tang Xiu was not really stupid after he had a car accident, but he was just pretending to be crazy and wanted to keep a low profile. For so many years, he must have been working hard and making all preparations in secret.
sharp!
fear!
While Su Xiangfei admired Tang Xiu, he also felt fear in his heart.
"Such a young age, such a low-key personality, such a shocking mind. He... is too scary." Su Xiangfei's face turned pale, he glanced at Tang Xiu secretly, and then immediately turned around to suppress the fear that grew in his heart. .
As the four of them resumed their journey, it took them more than twenty minutes to see villagers searching for them, as well as police officers and firefighters from the Public Security Bureau in the mountains and forests.
"They are here..."
A roar full of surprise echoed in the forest instantly.
For a time, one to two hundred people gathered around. Everyone looked at the four people with the same expression, one of surprise and disbelief. What surprised them was that the four of them were safe. What was unbelievable was the huge leopard carcass that Su Ben and the others were carrying.
"Tang Xiu, Su Ben, Su Quan, Su Xiangfei, you... you are really fooling around." Su Xiangjian rushed to the front. Although he had already seen the leopard carcass carried by several people, he still yelled angrily.
Su Quan grinned and said: "Uncle Xiang Jian, what are we fooling around about? This leopard is so abominable. We went into the mountains to kill this leopard, wasn't it to ensure the safety of our fellow villagers! Look, it's this leopard , we have killed him."
Su Xiangjian took a deep look at the leopard carcass, but still said dissatisfied: "Even if you want to go into the mountain to kill this leopard, you should tell the big guys in advance, right? Do you know that in the past two days, the villagers have been looking for you, It’s almost turning this mountain over. If you don’t show up today, we will rush straight into the deeper mountains and forests. You know how worried we are about you!”
Tang Xiu took a step forward and said with a smile: "Uncle Xiang Jian, this is indeed our fault. We didn't expect to waste such a long time. According to what we thought before, we will search around the mountain. If we can't find it, Just go back. Who would have thought that we would find this leopard as soon as we came in, and then we chased and fought with it. Finally, it took us two days to set up a trap and kill it. Look at the three of them, in order to kill this leopard The leopard, I almost had a hand-to-hand fight with it.”
Su Xiangjian also saw the injuries on the three people's bodies and the blood stains on their red clothes. He hurriedly asked with concern: "How is it? Your injuries are okay, right?"
Su Ben shook his head and said, "We are fine. Tang Xiu has stopped the bleeding and bandaged us."
Su Xiangjian breathed a sigh of relief and nodded silently.
Zhao Donghe, surrounded by several policemen in police uniforms, came to Tang Xiu and the others. He looked at the leopard as big as a yak, then looked at the four people, and said, "You four are really good. Yes, although it was inappropriate to enter the mountain rashly, I finally killed this harmful beast. I am Zhao Donghe, the director of our county public security bureau, and I sincerely thank you for eliminating harm to the people."
Tang Xiu smiled and said, "Director Zhao is too polite. This is what we should do."
Zhao Donghe's eyes fell on Tang Xiu and he said with a smile: "You are Tang Xiu, right? The famous little miracle doctor Tang Xiu is even more brave and resourceful. He is really young and promising!"
Tang Xiu smiled and said a few words of humility, then looked at everyone and said with a smile: "I'm really sorry for making the villagers worried, but I bother you to come to the mountain to look for me during the Chinese New Year. Brother Ben and the other three have already taken care of me. The leopard is killed, and everyone can celebrate the New Year with peace of mind. After I go back, I go to the best restaurant in the county to order a meal. Since everyone is gathered together, on this New Year’s Eve, let’s set up a banquet to celebrate together. New Year.”
"good!"
The villagers in Sujia Village all showed bright smiles and cheered.
After some conversation, everyone set off on their way back again. What made Su Ben, Su Quan, and Su Xiangfei very excited was that they no longer had to carry the leopard carcass themselves.
Return to Sujia Village.
Tang Xiu drove the car to his grandmother's house with the three of them, and directed the three of them to move down the leopard carcass. Before the four of them entered the courtyard, Tang Yunde, Su Lingyun, Zhang, Chen Huiying, Mu Qingping, Su Yaning and others rushed out.
"Xiu'er!"
"son!"
Su Lingyun and Chen Huiying rushed to Tang Xiu and Su Ben respectively.
Tang Xiu looked at his mother who was rushing towards her, smiled and supported her, and said: "Mom, I'm fine, we are all fine. We just went into the mountains and killed this man-eating leopard. Look, aren't we back now? !Don’t worry.”
Su Lingyun burst into tears and slapped Tang Xiu's arm, and said angrily: "Who asked you to show off? What if... what if there is a good and evil person among you? What will we do?"
Mrs. Zhang also said: "Yes, Xiu'er, how dangerous it is in this mountain! You have been away for two days, and we are all worried. You can't do such stupid things again in the future."
Tang Xiu secretly smiled bitterly and said a lot of nice things before he managed to calm everyone down. Originally, Tang Yunde and Su Lingyun planned to take the Zhang family to Xingcheng for the New Year, but accidentally returned to Sujiacun, so everyone decided to stay this year.
Immediately afterwards, Tang Xiu took Su Ben and the others to the county hospital to re-bandage their wounds. The four of them drove to the county seat and booked dozens of tables of food and drinks at the largest hotel in the county, and paid the hotel double the price. The department is responsible for delivering it to Sujiacun.
Later, Tang Xiu took the three people to the hospital for re-suturing and bandaging. Then they knocked on the door of a shop selling firecrackers and fireworks at night and asked the shop owner to send a cart of fireworks to Sujia Village.
Although Sujia Village is located in a remote location, the roads in the village are very wide. With the help of the villagers, a large number of round tables and benches were rented from the neighboring village and placed on the road in front of the villagers' homes. Moreover, many villagers pulled wires and light bulbs outside with excited expressions. If you look down at Sujia Village, you will definitely find that most of the village is brightly lit.
Gu Yin has never encountered such a lively New Year scene in the past. After all, she is still a child at heart, running around excitedly, and even playing with a group of children in Sujia Village who are older or younger than her.
As the food and drinks from the county hotel arrived one after another and were placed on tables, the villagers in the village drank and chatted with smiles. Even the two families who had lost their loved ones had a smile on their faces. However, what excited everyone the most was that Zhao Donghe, the director of the County Public Security Bureau, brought his entire family over to gather with the villagers of Sujia Village. Even the table made by their family was shared with Tang Yunde and Su Lingyun's family. together.
in addition.
What happened in Sujia Village on the eve of the New Year's Eve was spread to several nearby villages. Some people from nearby villages even came over to join in the fun. The village chiefs of each village and people from other villages who were related to Sujia Village , resulting in more than a dozen tables.
It's twelve o'clock at night.
With the coming of the New Year, the sound of firecrackers roars and the fireworks illuminate the sky red.
This night!
For the villagers of Sujia Village, it may be something they will never forget, and even the grand scene of the New Year's Eve dinner will be held every year in the future. No one expected that this newly formed custom would become the most important custom in Sujia Village.
Four young people, Tang Xiu, Su Ben, Su Quan, and Su Xiangfei, have also become great heroes and contributors in Sujia Village and several surrounding villages.
The excitement lasted until past one in the morning.
In the early morning of the next day, when it was dawn, Tang Xiu, Su Xiangfei, Su Yaning, and Gu Yin were pulled up from the prison by Zhang. Because the custom of setting off firecrackers and eating dumplings on the morning of the first day of the new year has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of every villager. .
"Xiangfei, go set off firecrackers."
Tang Xiu stood by the well in the yard, washed his face with biting cold water, and then shouted to Su Xiangfei who had finished washing.