Thoughts surged in Zhou Haoran's mind.

Liu family, Li family, rat poison, animal carcasses...

If the dead mice were poisoned by the people of Niutou Village in their own homes and used by the Liu family to do bad things, then the corpses of other dead birds, dead snakes and other wild animals can only come from...

He looked towards Tieniushan Mountain, which was leaning against his yard.

A group of little children who have gained a lot of harvest, carrying baskets on their backs and carrying baskets, disappear and appear in the mountains and forests. The occasional laughter and laughter allow those who hear them to easily guess how happy they are.

broken!

Zhou Haoran looked solemn and took Father Shen's hand, "Dad, please take me to see those dead rats!"

Father Shen didn't know why Zhou Haoran was suddenly so nervous, but when he saw his ugly face, he knew something serious was going on, so he picked up the hoe and led Zhou Haoran to dig the newly filled hole again.

Zhou Haoran took a branch and dug in the pit for a long time before calling on Father Shen for help:

"Dad, please help me install all these things, I will be useful!"

Father Shen is still confused about everything that happened at this time.

He didn't think about it, it didn't hinder him from listening and acting, and his hands and feet were nimble and his movements were fast.

It happened that there was no need to look for the bag anymore. The bag that contained the body just now was still tucked under his arm. He could just open it and put it back again.

The old man had been poor all his life. Except for old spots and a hole the size of a finger, the bag was in good condition.

Father Shen thought that after taking it back and washing it, he could still keep it for storing things.

One of the two people opened the mouth of the bag, and the other used two branches as chopsticks to pick up the animal carcasses in the pit and put them into the bag.

Ten minutes later, Zhou Haoran got a bag of animal carcasses covered with soil.

Father Shen said: "If I had known you were useful earlier, I wouldn't have been busy burying it, and it would have been a waste of effort."

As he spoke, he thought of the lunch that his family had cooked before going out, and then said, "Lunch should be ready at home. Let's go back together."

After communicating with Mr. Zhou a lot, Mr. Shen, an old man from the southern countryside, always speaks with an inexplicable Erhua accent.

Zhou Haoran carried the bulging cloth bag and waved his hand towards Father Shen: "Dad, please go back first. I have something urgent to go to see Brother Lixue. You don't have to wait for me to eat!"

Before he finished speaking, he stepped forward with his long legs and ran down the mountain in a blink of an eye.

Father Shen looked at the hole on the ground, sighed, and murmured to himself as he filled the hole:

"I went to someone's house at noon. It happened to be lunch time. Even if I didn't bring any food, I also brought a big bag of dead stuff... I have to find time to go to Zhou's house tomorrow and deliver some things."

He shook his head, trampled the soil firmly, and went home with his hoe.

As for Zhou Haoran, he strode to Zhou's house carrying a bag of dead mice and wild animals.

Before entering the courtyard, he started calling people, "Is Brother Lixue at home?"

This kind of question is purely about taking off your pants and farting - unnecessary.

When I just got off work, where else could I go to eat if I wasn’t at home?

Zhou Lixue heard the sound and walked out of the main room with a bowl in hand. When he saw it was Zhou Haoran, he quickly greeted him warmly:

"Haoran is here! Come on, come on, your sister-in-law cooked the most famous corn porridge today. You must drink two bowls. Let me tell you, last time Zhengping had breakfast at home, he drank several big bowls.

Woolen cloth!"

Zhou Haoran waved his hands repeatedly, "Brother Lixue, I'm here for something important..."

"No matter how important the matter is, can it be as important as eating?" At this time, Zhou Lixue still didn't know the seriousness of the matter.

Yang Lihua and Zhou Mingda, who heard the commotion in the main room, also came out and saw the two of them holding a bowl and a bag, playing around in the courtyard.

"Haoran is here! What are you doing? Come in and eat quickly!" Yang Lihua joined in the tug-of-war and joined forces with Zhou Lixue and his wife, vowing to bring Zhou Haoran to the dinner table.

Zhou Mingda stood aside and watched the excitement. When he saw the excitement, he drank several big mouthfuls of porridge.

While pulling, the bag in Zhou Haoran's hand fell to the ground, and a stiff, dead rat rolled out from the mouth of the bag.

Zhou Lixue and Yang Lihua stopped immediately when they saw this, and both looked at the pockets Zhou Haoran had brought. Their expressions were not very good.

Bringing a dead rat into someone's house is a big taboo in rural areas.

If he hadn't known Zhou Haoran's character well, Zhou Lixue would have driven the person out with a sweep.

He handed the bowl to Yang Lihua, squatted down and picked up the bag. When he saw that it was full of dead animals, his face turned dark and he asked in a solemn voice:

"Haoran, what's going on?"

After hearing his question, Zhou Haoran breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he was not misunderstood.

He sorted out his thoughts, from the strap Liu San was sent to the commune militia camp by Tan Zhengping, to the harassment of the Liu family in the past two days, to the dead things thrown into the house at noon today...

Finally, he considered his tone and asked: "I wonder if Brother Lixue has heard about the fact that the Li family in Niutou Village is distributing rat poison to the members?"

"I heard." Zhou Lixue stood up, "Since 1960, our brigade's 'Four Pests' campaign has never stopped. The Li family distributed rat poison. I thought it was because they wanted to be more active. You know that since

After that incident, Li Dabai was no longer the same."

Although grassroots semi-off-the-job cadres such as production captains are democratically elected by commune members, rural areas are ultimately a place where personal feelings trump rules.

Therefore, it is normal for the Li family to seek the position of production captain of Niutou Village.

But now that Zhou Haoran specifically pointed out this move of the Li family, he only thought about it briefly before he understood it.

"You mean the Li family in Niutou Village is helping the Liu family deal with your family?!"

Zhou Haoran nodded, then shook his head, "Brother Lixue, this is not the most important thing."

He pointed to the dead birds and snakes in his pocket and said: "It's not common in such a large village. It can only be found in the mountains. I doubt-"

"They put poison on the mountain too!"

Zhou Lixue slapped his thigh and said angrily:

"How dare they?! There are so many mountain goods on the mountain...it's bad, the little kids from the nearby villages have been going up the mountain to haul the mountain goods in the past few days!"

Zhou Lixue was so anxious that he pointed at Zhou Mingda, "Stop eating, go ring the bell and call the villagers for a meeting!"

Then he looked at Zhou Haoran, "Haoran, can you go to the brigade headquarters again and explain the situation clearly to the brigade cadres."

Zhou Haoran nodded in agreement, he would have done so even if Zhou Lixue had not told him.

If the brigade doesn't care, he will notify the commune and even go to the county.

Zhou Haoran turned around and was about to leave when a staggering figure rushed into the yard, "Shuanzi, please help me, my dog ​​egg is frothing and has fainted!"

The person here is Mrs. Long. She has been in good and bad moods in the past two years. She often regards her grandson as her son, but now she is sober.

Zhou Lixue quickly supported the person and asked: "Auntie, what's wrong with Goudan?"

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Chapter completed!