Chapter 216: Stingy Chen Dashan
Chapter 216: Stingy Chen Dashan
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What followed was that Qin Tao and his two team members naturally became villagers of Lai'an Village one after another.
Wu Wu didn't say anything else, and it seemed that he had accepted the fact that his family had added another member.
However, there were still many things Zhou Xiaozhou didn’t understand. She was about to ask Lao Ding again when she saw Lao Ding extending his hand towards Chen Dahao.
"Three people, three hundred coins."
Chen Dahe took out the bag of money that the grain store owner had just given him and poured all the money onto the counter.
Old Ding was amazed when he saw it: "You are still so stingy, you calculated exactly 300 coins and refused to take a cent more."
Zhou Xiaozhou felt anxious as he watched Lao Ding weighing the coins in his hand.
She couldn't help but ask.
"Brother Ding, how do you know there are three hundred coins here?"
Old Ding was stunned by the question.
He subconsciously stretched out his palm forward, palm facing outward towards Zhou Xiaozhou.
When Zhou Xiaozhou saw the faintly glowing number "300" on Lao Ding's palm, his brain froze.
Look at Qin Tao and the others who have the same shocked expressions, then look at Wu Wu's expressionless face.
Zhou Xiaozhou felt a little more balanced.
wrong!
She secretly looked at Chen Dahe again. She really wanted to verify it right now to see if the naughty Chen Dahe could also display the value of the coin on his palm.
Zhou Xiaozhou secretly spread out his palms.
She probably doesn't have this skill!
Zhou Xiaozhou's sneaky actions did not escape the attention of others. Everyone actually wanted to try the same thing as her.
Lao Ding retired after accomplishing his mission and sat back to continue operating on the thin screen.
Wu Wu quickly poked Chen Dahe, who immediately stepped forward and whispered to Lao Ding, "Brother Ding, can you help me check who else is in our village now?"
This time, Lao Ding didn't even raise his head or glance at anyone. Just when everyone thought he didn't want to help, he spoke.
"There were originally 57 registered households in Lai'an Village, totaling 233 people, but now there are only 16 people left."
Zhou Xiaozhou immediately calculated silently in his mind.
It is known that there are now four people in the Wu family, and the two survivors are Zhang Gou'er and Zhao Xiaoer.
There were three people who went hunting in the mountains with Chen Dashan: Dahai, Xiaohai and Haiwa. Chen Dashan was one of them, and Xiaobao, who I heard is still alive, was one of them. There were only 11 people in total.
Who are the other five people?
Where are they now?
Is it buried?
Can we rescue him if we go back now?
Zhou Xiaozhou was anxious, and so was Wu Wu.
Chen Dahe noticed the change in Zhou Xiaozhou's expression. Without saying anything, he thanked Lao Ding and led everyone out of the city and went home.
Old Ding also reminded him not to walk around the streets with women, as something big had happened in the county recently and he should avoid getting caught in trouble.
Everyone was eager to go home. It usually took three hours to walk up the mountain road, but this time they arrived in just two and a half hours.
After returning to the camp that he had snatched from the monkeys, Zhou Xiaozhou quickly found Wu Sanmei and told her the good news.
"Really, Sister Zhou, you didn't lie to me!"
Wu Sanmei cried with joy!
"How could I lie to you, Third Sister? The most urgent task now is to find Xiaobao and the other five people."
Zhou Xiaozhou saw that Chen Dahe, Qin Tao and others had finished discussing with the people who stayed behind in the camp.
He quickly pulled Wu Sanmei over.
Qin Tao is looking for them too!
Seeing the third sister coming over, he immediately asked her, "Third sister, do you remember where your brother was when the incident happened?"
Wu Wu also looked at his niece with hope.
His entire family is gone. If he can find his brother's youngest son, he will be able to meet his brother in the underworld later.
Unfortunately, Wu Sanmei shook her head.
"At that time, Zhao Xiaoer was clamoring to come pick up Sister Zhou, so the eldest girl brought her brother over here. I was originally bringing Xiaobao with me, but halfway through the journey, Xiaobao had to pee, so he and Xiaoer ran to the bushes nearby. Then something happened."
Zhou Xiaozhou grasped a key word: "Grass? What kind of grass?"
Then she looked at Chen Dahe as if she had discovered the truth: "Could it be that Third Sister and Gou'er didn't hide in the bushes, so they were unharmed. But Xiao Er also hid in the bushes, and Xiao Er is still here, okay?"
Zhou Xiaozhou fell into a deep state of self-affirmation.
"No," Zhang Gou'er retorted in a very low voice.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the child blushed, but he continued in a very low voice: "When I came here, I passed by the village head. Xiaobao and Aunt Zhang were talking to my mother under the big tree at the village head."
There were two different locations, and Qin Tao was a little puzzled. There were only a few people now, could they be divided into two groups?
Chen Dahe had not expected this to happen. He asked Zhang Gou'er, "Gou'er, you really saw it clearly."
Zhang Gou'er nodded vigorously. "I was carrying a basket on my back and coming out of our house. My mother said that the carob beans in the gourd at home were ready to be eaten. My father and grandfather were waiting over there for water to irrigate the fields, but I was idle, so she took me to the fields to harvest the carob beans."
This is the ultimate way to use child labor.
Wu Sanmei was now unsure: "That's not right! If he really went back to the village from the cliff where we were, it would take a long time. Xiaobao can't walk such a long distance alone."
No!
Zhou Xiaozhou screamed in his heart, is this entering Rashomon?
Unfortunately, now is not the time to discuss these things.
Zhou Xiaozhou: "Xiaoer, tell me, you and Xiaobao went to pee, and then why were you left alone there?"
Zhao Xiaoer looked at Wu Sanmei, then at Zhou Xiaozhou, his lips moved again and again, but he didn't say anything for a long time.
Zhou Xiaozhou was a little anxious: "Just tell me!"
Zhao Xiaoer: "It's just peeing, to see who can pee farther."
A few soldiers couldn't help but smile. As men, they all understood.
Zhou Xiaozhou: "Then there is no reason. In this case, we can only split up into two groups to look for him."
In fact, Zhou Xiaozhou had a hidden expectation in her heart. It would be great if her Ge Meili could be dug out.
Chen Dahe listened patiently to Zhou Xiaozhou's words. "It's very likely that the area in front of the cliff was not affected by the geological changes, while other places changed immediately. Therefore, it is possible that Gou'er could see Xiaobao at the entrance of the village soon. Third sister, can you still take us back to where you stood at that time?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Qin Taoyue echoed, "Look, Xiao Hu has taken out the shovel and the engineer shovel."
"Don't you have any detectors?" Zhou Xiaozhou asked Qin Tao, "Can you please stop hiding the good stuff? This is a matter of fate."
Qin Tao frowned, feeling even more wronged than Dou E: "This is the best equipment we have right now."
Then he called out to a few team members: "Let's go, guys."
Everyone agreed.
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