Chapter 179: “wanting To Pick Peaches”
Lin Zhao touched the tip of her nose, “……Not yet, I forgot.”
Lin Heling couldn’t bear to see his obedient daughter in a difficult position, and looked displeased at his third son, “Little Three, such a big thing happened yesterday, how could your younger sister have the mind to talk? What kind of question is that?”
“I’m just asking.” Lin Shichang was pinned by his dad’s gaze full of “how are you so clueless,” he really had no other meaning.
“Hahahaha, who told you to ask such an untimely question!” Lin Shisheng laughed heartily.
“……”
Lin Shichang was speechless.
He turned and walked out, “I’ll go to the foot of the mountain to check. If there’s a chance, tell Little Four, let him be happy too.”
His legs were long, and he walked briskly and swiftly, soon leaving the house.
Lin Heling looked at Lin Shisheng, “Little Two, follow him, don’t let anyone with intentions notice.”
“Got it.”
The two brothers left one after the other.
The members all went to work, there weren’t many villagers, the two smoothly reached the foot of the mountain, found Meng Jiusi, and the three brothers found a hidden corner.
“Second Brother, Third Brother, why did you come together in broad daylight?” Meng Jiusi was curious, thought for a moment, looked at Lin Shichang, and had a guess in his heart, “Third Brother is going back to the troops?”
He saw Lin Shichang walking with vigorous steps, guessed that the medicine’s effect was amazingly good, and was very happy.
Lin Shichang stepped forward, bear-hugging his fourth brother, afraid to disturb others he lowered his voice and laughed, “Little Four, you are Third Brother’s savior. Thank you.”
He patted bang bang a few times, Meng the doctor, who had no strength to bind a chicken, couldn’t help but grimace.
Lin Shisheng watched smiling.
When released, Meng Jiusi rubbed his shoulder, said nothing.
Lin Shichang gained a clearer understanding of his little brother’s temperament, he didn’t know how Jiusi was to outsiders, but he had a natural affinity for his own family.
“Little Four, I didn’t expect your medical skill to be so high.” Lin Shichang’s expression was admiring, proud of his younger brother, “That medicine is particularly, particularly extraordinary, I think with this wonder drug, your chance of de-categorization is very high. Cheng Huai has reported the news to the military region, just waiting for news. If this really happens, what are your plans?”
Meng Jiusi was stunned for a moment, “……De-categorization?”
It was as if bursts of thunder rang in his ears, shocking him in place.
If Lin Shichang were in the troops, he naturally wouldn’t understand the outside situation too well, but on this trip home, he saw a lot on the road, knew how chaotic it was from top to bottom, and more knew how hard life was for those categorized. Little Four had the Lin and Gu families looking after him, and it was the Fengshou Brigade that was too lazy to fight them, yet life was still not easy, what about those without help? Their situation must be even harder.
He rallied his spirits, his expression firm, “Yes, de-categorization.”
“……Is the hope great?” Meng Jiusi looked at Third Brother expectantly, fidgeted with his fingers, and said: “I can endure hardship myself, mainly worried about my grandfather and Jing Mo and Guang Bai.”
Lin Shichang pressed his right hand on his right shoulder, with slight force, gaze fixed on him, eyes resolute, “Little Four, you’re underestimating the medicine you made, underestimating your medical talent……I guarantee you can de-categorize!”
Lin Shisheng tore it down, “Tch, what guarantee?”
“Hmph.” Lin Shichang hugged his chest, gave Second Brother a light glance, “Currently using Cheng Huai’s connections, if this path doesn’t work, I’ll put in effort too, with so many connections, I don’t believe we can’t de-categorize.”
“Besides, Second Brother is underestimating Little Four’s ability too much, with his medical skill, once the news spreads, plenty of military regions will want him.”
Who didn’t know the importance of excellent doctors?
The people above weren’t fools.
Meng Jiusi cleared his throat, slightly embarrassed: “It’s not my merit, it’s Zhaozhao’s merit.”
“Hm?” Lin Shichang let out a puzzled “hm” from his nose, eyes confused, “What do you mean?”
Zhaozhao knew medical skills too?!
Meng Jiusi told of the existence of Iron Bone Reishi, as the one making the medicine, he knew better than anyone how special this herb was.
“Where did Zhaozhao get the seeds from?” Lin Shichang was astonished, looking at Little Four and asking.
“Got them by chance.” Meng Jiusi deeply believed his younger sister’s words, his tone full of indulgence, “Fortunately the seeds fell into Zhaozhao’s hands.”
His brows and eyes serious, “Others don’t have Zhaozhao’s exquisite heart, wouldn’t think to plant them, let alone spend so much time researching……how to make the seeds sprout.”
As he spoke, his handsome face showed guilt, “To say, that Iron Bone Reishi was first planted by me, I couldn’t grow it, Zhaozhao worried I’d lose patience, so took it back to plant herself, and when it grew, sent it back for me to research the properties.”
Lin Shichang’s eyes were calm.
Still exquisite heart, Little Four thought too well of Zhaozhao.
“Don’t think too much, Zhaozhao absolutely didn’t think that much, purely for fun, or she was sure that seed could sprout.”
He grew up with his younger sister, when Zhaozhao pouted her buttocks, he knew what fart she was going to let, she was lazy and shrewd, wouldn’t do things that wasted time for nothing.
Lin Shisheng thought the same, but he didn’t say it.
Especially in front of Little Four.
Sure enough, Meng Jiusi was full of disapproval, “Third Brother, how can you say that about Zhaozhao!”
“Zhaozhao went all out to make Iron Bone Reishi sprout for you, she thinks of you, feels sorry for you, wholeheartedly wants to help you stay in the troops, you can’t think of her like that! Zhaozhao would be so heartbroken to hear it.”
Lin Shichang was stunned, “Zhaozhao for me?”
“Yes.” Meng Jiusi’s tone was certain, “Zhaozhao cares a lot about you. If not for you, she wouldn’t even remember such seeds.”
This was his guess.
And it was pretty much the case.
Lin Shichang’s mind was greatly shaken, a flash of touching on his righteous face, “Zhaozhao has this Third Brother in her heart.”
He looked proudly at Lin Shisheng, his tail almost up to the sky.
“Originally worried about being away from home so long, that Zhaozhao and I would grow apart, didn’t expect……tch.” That smug tch was unusually infuriating, “Zhaozhao cares more about me, sure enough, the pots from childhood weren’t carried in vain.”
“The affection of taking the blame is solid.”
Lin Shisheng was full of “what the fuck” in his belly, “……”
This kid hadn’t changed at all, still so confident.
Regret flashed in Meng Jiusi’s eyes, “I didn’t even have a chance to take the blame for Zhaozhao.”
Lin Shisheng & Lin Shichang: “……What kind of request is this?”
But.
Taking the blame for their younger sister was their most precious childhood memory, wouldn’t trade it for a thousand gold.
“There will be plenty of chances in the future.” Lin Shisheng patted Little Four’s shoulder.
Meng Jiusi’s expression was expectant.
He liked hearing his brothers talk about childhood things, savoring them carefully in the dead of night, imagining the scenes of not being lost and growing up with them……
“Second Brother, Third Brother, about the new medicine reported to the military region, can I tell my grandfather?” Thinking of the main matter, the steady and calm Doctor Meng was full of seriousness.
“Go ahead and tell him.” Lin Shichang instructed, “Don’t tell others, and don’t say too much, to avoid mistakes.”
“I know, I’ll be careful.” Meng Jiusi responded solemnly, he wanted to tell grandfather to let the old man rest assured. Clearly did nothing wrong, spent a lifetime saving lives, didn’t know how many lives saved, yet ended up like this, Old Master Meng was open-minded, but in the dead of night couldn’t help overthinking, moreover the heavy production pressure consumed him physically and mentally.
Lin Shisheng was going back to the troops in a few days, he wasn’t in a hurry to leave, chatting idly with his brothers.
At the same time.
The village livened up.
Everyone surged to the Li Family—
The matter started with someone who went up the mountain to gather firewood and accidentally went too far.
This person was humming a tune gathering firewood, who knew right while picking, stepped on a bloody hand.
His line of sight moved up.
Met a rotten face.
No half a human shadow around, deathly quiet, this person’s throat like blocked by a rag, couldn’t shout, stiffly backed away with his body, after retreating far enough, bolted running, shouting while running.
“Aaaaaah, Li Ergou, I swear not to coexist with you!!”
Ran into the village.
Straight rushed into the Li Family.
Smashed the Li Family’s water vat like crazy, water gushed out, flooding the yard.
The Li family members were eating, saw this scene and didn’t react at first.
“Li Ergou, you bastard, I want to kill you……”
Old Woman Li came back to her senses first, abruptly stood up, rushed to scratch the intruder, “Dead and gone to hell, what are you doing? My vat……”
The man dodged, kicked flying a stool, raised hand to hit Li Ergou.
“What are you doing!” The Brigade Leader roared.
The furious man stopped, said loudly: “Brigade Leader, this family is insane, they threw Li Ergou’s wife into the mountains, didn’t even bury her, not even a mat, that smell was deadly, I was gathering firewood, who thought I’d step on a bloody hand, half my life scared away, can I not come to the Li Family to settle accounts?!”
The nearly six-foot man was aggrieved like a child.
His questioning tore off the Li Family’s face and inside, threw it on the ground.
Old Woman Li looked at Li Ergou, saw guilt on his face, her heart sank hard.
Secretly cursed her second son bloody.
Her brain quickly thought of countermeasures, this pot couldn’t be borne by the Li Family, or the family’s reputation would be ruined.
Before the Brigade Leader spoke, Old Woman Li rushed at Li Ergou, hitting and scolding, “……You conscienceless thing! I told you to buy a thin coffin, properly send your wife on her way, how did you do it? Zhang Shi married you for years, no merit but hard labor, how could you bear to throw her in the mountains? Your conscience eaten by dogs……”
She output a barrage, hit with great force, Li Ergou’s face was swollen from slaps, wanted to argue but got another slap on the mouth.
“……”
Old Woman Li’s eyes warned him.
Seeing something, Li Ergou got it, suddenly squatted on the ground hugging his head.
Wailed as if parents dead.
“I didn’t want to either……” He shed tears in deep regret, “Last night I went to order the coffin, the person hadn’t arrived, the money was lost, one yuan, just lost like that, I went back to look, found nothing, I did wrong and didn’t dare say, could only temporarily place my wife in the mountains, planned to think of a way during the day to let her go decently……Didn’t expect, didn’t expect to scare someone, woo woo woo……Wife, I’m sorry to you, I’m not human, I’m a beast, I deserve to die……”
Li Ergou slapped his own face pa pa, used no small strength, but who didn’t know that didn’t hurt much.
This explanation, let alone the Brigade Leader, even Da Huang’s puppy wouldn’t believe.
Uncle Chang Sheng was always at the forefront of eating melon, he nibbled on veggie steamed bun, chuckled.
“Ergou, didn’t expect you to be so deeply affectionate to your wife.”
He voiced doubt, “When your wife was alive, didn’t see you so conscientious. How? Suddenly found it?”
Li Ergou’s pained expression nearly collapsed.
Glared at Uncle Chang Sheng, hated inwardly.
The Brigade Leader didn’t want to deal with the Li Family’s nonsense, “Li Ergou, no more crap, hurry up the mountain, properly send your wife on her last journey, throwing her on the mountain like what, not like uncivilized beasts, what are you all doing.”
“Your wife however bad, still washed clothes and cooked for the Li Family for years, people must have conscience. No conscience, won’t go smoothly.”
Simply advised a few words, he turned and left.
Zhang Man Yue died disgracefully, her funeral the brigade couldn’t intervene, all depended on the Li Family’s conscience.
But clearly, the Li Family had no shame.
Sigh, the road they chose, others saying anything useless.
The Brigade Leader spoke, the man who came to make trouble at the Li Family couldn’t not give face, spat a mouthful of phlegm in the Li Family yard, left without looking back, on leaving conveniently took a bundle of firewood.
Old Woman Li: “Bandit……”
The man didn’t respond, he wouldn’t argue with a shrew, went back to complain to his mom, let old mother come tear the Li Family!
The Li Family still didn’t know, next their firewood would all be conveniently taken.
The onlooker villagers left full of excitement, the Li family members knew at a glance they were going to spread their family’s spectacle, all pulled long faces.
Old Woman Li poked Li Ergou’s head, output a barrage, “You fool, can’t even handle that little thing, what can you do. Hurry roll up the mountain, wipe your ass clean, home becomes after-meal joke, all because of you this silly boy……”
“Mom……” Li Ergou full of grievance, “Big Bro ran first.”
“Still talking!” Old Woman Li pa pa his back, scolded: “That’s your big bro’s wife or yours, get out the house, if can’t handle don’t come back!”
Li Ergou looked at Li Da, “Bro……”
Li Da thought of that ghost face, heart thumping, picked up axe to chop wood, pretended not to hear.
Other things he could help, this matter, really couldn’t.
Too scary.
Li Ergou drooped his head up the mountain, didn’t dare self-deceive anymore, throughout trembled in fear doing the work, after finishing bolted down the mountain like mad.
Meng Jiusi watched his figure, shook his head.
What’s to fear about a corpse? Some people are scarier than corpses.
“Is Qian Bao’s kidnapping related to the rest of the Li Family?” Lin Shichang suddenly spoke.
“Shouldn’t be, it’s that deceased’s own idea.” Meng Jiusi explained, this was what he heard from Gu Chenghuai’s guess.
Lin Shichang lowered his eyes, very puzzled, “I heard the deceased was timid as a mouse, didn’t even dare speak loudly, where did she get the courage to steal a child.”
“This strangeness Cheng Huai and Zhaozhao also discovered, Cheng Huai is investigating.” Meng Jiusi said.
There were still people in the dark, obviously.
“Good that it’s discovered, once catch that person, absolutely can’t let off lightly.” Because Little Four was stolen since young, Lin Shichang hated human traffickers, wished to shoot one per catch.
“Won’t.”
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Gu Chenghuai bought candy, found Yang Yunzhi. The two discussed the new medicine.
“Cheng Huai, sure enough someone is eyeing the new medicine, even investigating the researcher……” Mockery flashed in Yang Yunzhi’s eyes, those vermin disgusted him badly!
“Not strange.” Gu Chenghuai wasn’t surprised, Fourth Brother-in-law made the medicine……the effect was perversely good, could tell with toes the prospects were broad, who wouldn’t want to grab it? Normal.
“Who all are eyeing it?”
Yang Yunzhi said: “Many. Big and small forces, my old master and my father-in-law can basically block, but……those in the county, with backers in the provincial capital above, they also want a hand, a bit tricky.”
