Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Chapter 368 Don’t Make Trouble So Late in the Night

Xuyuan followed the trail and came to a rice field, where he saw faint lights and sounds of laughter.

What else don’t you understand?

I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, these guys didn't go to the river.

The rain wasn't as heavy now, but it was still falling.

Although it was a summer night, the mountains were still slightly chilly at night. Moreover, it was raining and their bodies were wet. Even a strong adult might not be able to withstand it, so how could these kids possibly withstand it, even though they were wearing straw raincoats and hats.

Although he is young, he is very brave.

“Fruit!”

Xuyuan wiped the rain off his face and shouted towards the rice field.

There was no response. The rain seemed to have blocked out the sound, so Xu Yuan had no choice but to step on the ridge of the field and walk closer to them.

The ridges on the fields were a bit slippery, and Xuyuan almost slipped into the rice fields several times. In a panic, he pulled a handful of rice seedlings from the edge of the field.

At this time, the rice ears have grown a lot, and it will be almost time to harvest after waiting for a while.

After steadying his feet, Xu Yuan shook his straw sandals that were stuck with yellow mud in the paddy field to wash them clean.

"Fruit! The sea!"

Xuyuan shouted again.

"Hey, why did I hear someone calling Guozi and Dahai's names? Did you hear it?"

Luo Xile straightened up from the rice field and asked uncertainly.

"Brother, I seemed to hear it too! Someone is calling you." Pan Xiaojiang said to Pan Dahai.

"Really? Don't be ridiculous. Don't make trouble so late at night." Pan Dahai straightened his back and wiped the rain off his face. He thought that Pan Xiaojiang was just fooling around and said indifferently.

"Why didn't I hear anything? Did you hear it wrong? You are so suspicious. It's not good in the middle of the night. Hurry up and catch them. There are so many here. Don't let them run away!" Guozi quickly pulled Luo Xile and urged.

Xu Yuan shouted at the top of his lungs for a while, but seeing that there was no response from the figures in the middle of the paddy field, he couldn't help but feel annoyed. He carefully walked out of the edge of the field again and came under the tree. He put the hatchet aside, picked up a branch under the tree, cut it into a straight one, and weighed it. It was quite light.

I walked back to the edge of the field again. My trouser legs were completely wet and covered with yellow mud. I was very careful at first to make a wish, but after getting covered with yellow mud, I gave up. Since it was done anyway, I simply rolled up my trouser legs, took off my straw sandals, and stepped into the paddy field.

"We have some here and some there, hahahaha, if we can sell them, can we get a lot of money?" Fan Donglin said with a happy face.

"But, this is so small, will anyone want it if I sell it? There's barely even a few pounds of meat." Luo Xile didn't have much hope, it was better for him to eat it himself.

The men were so engrossed in the pursuit that they didn't notice a figure approaching them.

"cough!"

A slight cough sounded.

"what……"

"Damn..."

"Retreat, retreat, retreat"

Three or four screams were heard, and several people were so frightened that they could hardly hold the wooden barrels in their hands. They staggered a few times and almost fell down in the field.

Fortunately, Xu Yuan reached out in time and supported a few people.

Pan Dahai almost grabbed the mud from the paddy field and threw it at the passerby's face, but when he saw who it was, he stopped immediately, "Sister Xuyuan, why are you here so late at night instead of sleeping?"

Xu Yuan snorted and said, "What about you guys? You're quite capable." As he spoke, he weighed the stick in his hand.

"Uh……"

Several people hesitated and stammered for a moment, lowered their heads, and did not utter a word for a long time.

"Sister, I..."

Guozi wanted to explain, but when he saw his eldest sister's angry expression, he was speechless for a moment.

"All of you get to the edge of the field!" Xu Yuan said sternly.

"Oh."

Several people said in unison, with their heads down, and slowly walked out of the paddy field. Pan Dahai took a look at the crabs in the paddy field and felt reluctant to leave, but when he saw that the bucket was almost full, he felt satisfied.

……

Under the tree

"Sister Xuyuan, don't be angry. I was wrong this time. I shouldn't have taken them out so late at night. It was drizzling when I first went out, but I saw a lot of crabs come out on rainy days, which are rarely seen on other days. That's why I stayed to catch them." Pan Dahai pulled the corner of his clothes and explained guiltily.

"Sister, I was curious too, so I followed you. Don't blame Brother Hai." Guozi also echoed.

Xu Yuan looked at the wet faces of the people and sighed helplessly, "Let's go, don't stay here, change your wet clothes quickly, your intentions are good, but you shouldn't have sneaked out without telling your family, it would be bad if you caught a cold in the rain."

"we know."

Seeing that Xuyuan was not very angry, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly to show that they knew they were wrong.

The rain had subsided and the road was muddy. Xu Yuan was worried about them going back, so he took them all back to his home.

There was no conversation along the way, and the group hurried back to Xu Yuan's yard.

The first thing that greeted them was Lai Fu's shouting, which scared the children who had just entered the door so much that they trembled and cried out in surprise.

"Lai Fu, we are acquaintances. Go back to sleep." Xu Yuan comforted the frightened children, waved to Lai Fu, and then hung the oil lamp on the wall.

"What are you all standing there for? Change your wet clothes quickly. Guozi, go and distribute your clothes to everyone." Seeing these people standing in the corridor, holding the wooden barrels in their hands and reluctant to put them down, Xu Yuan quickly said to Guozi.

Pan Dahai said awkwardly, "Sister Xuyuan, Xiao Jiang and I probably can't wear Guozi's clothes, so why don't we go back first?"

"It's okay. I have some worn-out quilts here. You can give them the fruits. I'll go make you some ginger soup. After you drink it, I'll take you back if it stops raining."

"Sister Xu Yuan, there's no need to be so troublesome. We can just change into dry clothes and go back." Luo Xile quickly waved his hands and refused. He already felt that he might have been a little foolish this time, and he felt a little ashamed to trouble Sister Xu Yuan.

"It's okay. You may not drink it when you go back. I have to cook it anyway. It's better to drive away the cold. Don't waste time and change your clothes quickly." Xu Yuan urged and turned into the room.

It was really uncomfortable to have wet clothes sticking to my body, and the night wind was really chilly.

He quickly changed his wet clothes, went into the kitchen to light a fire, put a few pieces of crushed ginger and a small piece of maltose into a clay pot, and added a bowl of water.

Xu Yuan finally had time to carry the crabs he had caught into the kitchen. Under the light of the fire, he discovered that these little crabs were so small and looked a little different from the crabs in the river.