man of oz

Chapter 88

This year's winter came very early, the two seedlings in the field had just been harvested, an autumn rain fell for two days, the north wind whirled all night in the mountains, and I had to wear sweaters the next morning.

After the fall, there is basically no work to do at home. Nongzijian also applied to go to school. The mountain village school is very short of teachers, especially young fresh blood outside. Nongzijian served as the fifth grade math teacher and the whole school's teacher Physical education teacher, he is the most active teacher in the school, deeply loved by children.

Lu Yuege was the first to get up every day. After breakfast, he woke up Nongzijian and Lan Tangjun. At eight o'clock, they were going to go to school. Meng Renfeng went to the river to change Lan Jing and let the ducks go. Lu Yuege fed them After being a pig, he went to grow vegetables in the field. After finishing these tasks, he started his own bamboo weaving work.

Everyone performs their duties, simple and ordinary, and life can be said to be very happy.

When the students start their winter vacation, Nongzijian will also be preparing to go home for the New Year. He celebrated the New Year here last year, and this year he has to go back to Ranan City to celebrate the New Year with his family.

Lu Yuege prepared a lot of goods for the Spring Festival for him, and also brewed two barrels of rice wine and medicinal wine for the old man and old lady, and drove him to Ranan City himself.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, the crowded metropolises are much deserted. Fireworks are banned in the city, and only the bright red lanterns hanging on the trees show a little Chinese New Year atmosphere.

This year's New Year's Eve dinner was eaten at the uncle's house. The whole family gathered together. The work, marriage and love of school-age young people and the children's study and life are the inescapable topics. The daughter of Nongzijian's little cousin can walk. Everyone Naturally pointed the gun at him.

"Zijian, do you have a girlfriend?" asked the eldest aunt.

"I've all gone to the countryside, so I must have a crush." ​​Nong Zishu said.

Nongzijian sweated secretly, he said haha, "I haven't written the horoscope yet, take your time."

"What girl is so hard to chase?" Jiang Chunfeng was a little puzzled, "It's been more than half a year and I still can't catch up."

"Zijian is honest, my cousin, let me tell you, you can't be too honest—"

Nongzishu was interrupted by his wife before he finished speaking. She hugged the child and snorted, "Okay, Nongzishu, why are you too honest? Are you trying to be dishonest?"

"I am wronged, my wife." Nongzishu is a strict wife, he smiled and flattered his wife, "If I was honest, I would never have been able to catch up with you. You are so popular. In order to catch up with you, I racked my brains. How much thought did you spend!"

"You'll talk nonsense, don't teach Zijian to be crooked." Only then did the sister-in-law let him go with a grunt.

Everyone laughed, and Jiang Chunfeng said, "Boys, it's okay to be too honest. You still need to be sweeter to catch people."

"Yes, and our Zijian is also very handsome and has a good figure. Such a boyfriend feels safe." Married women love to be matchmakers, and the cousin said with a smile, "I have some little sisters. Not bad, would you like to introduce me to you?"

"No need for sister-in-law, I'm still pursuing others. To be a man, you must be single-minded." Nongzijian was sweating, he just wanted to eat well, so let's end this topic quickly.

I don't know if Yue Ge will be asked these things by his family.

"Zijian, don't be too stupid. You have to see clearly what kind of person is suitable to be a wife. Otherwise, it will be your mother who will be tired after marrying home." The aunt said, their family conditions are not bad, and Zijian After chasing her to the countryside for more than half a year, this girl is still so difficult to deal with, don't marry her in the future and ask someone to serve her.

"No, he... is a very nice person, good-looking, and he cooks deliciously." Afraid that they would continue to question him, Nongzijian hurriedly said, "Fate will come naturally, how old am I, you guys Just wait."

Others can say that the key is that the big brother's eyes make him very difficult. Big brother is such a perceptive person, don't let him find out, otherwise...he really can't imagine the consequences.

The situation on Lu Yuege's side is not very good. Lu Baijing and Luo Xiaogui came back together for the Chinese New Year this year, and Lu Yuege obviously felt that their relationship was different. They rarely communicated, and more often they just kept scrolling on their mobile phones.

Luo Xiaogui is getting more and more beautiful. She has fair skin, a slender figure, and her clothes are very suitable. After applying light makeup, she looks a little over 30 years old. Women of her age in the village are envious.

"Xiaogui, you are getting younger and younger. Seeing me, I want to go out to work."

"Xiaogui is always beautiful, and she might not become young and beautiful if she goes out like us."

"It's nothing, it's the same when you go out." Luo Xiaogui smiled, "Everyone outside dresses up like this, just put on a little makeup, and people will become much more energetic and beautiful."

The living environment is different, and it is indeed easy to have no common topics. Luo Xiaogui left after a few words with them. Some of the women who were holding their grandchildren were envious and others were jealous.

"The people who go out are different. This face and figure are so well maintained."

Someone lowered his voice: "Didn't you hear that she ran away with another man before? Why are you back together now? Is it fake?"

"Who knows, now that she has become so beautiful, it is normal to run away. When I go outside, I meet better people and live a better life. I have to throw away everything in this poor mountain valley."

"It doesn't necessarily mean who doesn't want who. Didn't the Huang family's Abao say that he has seen Baijing with other women?"

"Oh, this is really..."

When Luo Xiaogui came back, he brought a lot of things to Lu Yuege, including clothes, shoes, electronic products, and a lockbox full of them.

Lu Yuege put on new clothes. Luo Xiaogui smiled at her son who was a head taller than her. She helped him straighten the hat of the black sweater and took his long hair out of the collar. So handsome!"

In fact, the relationship between Lu Yuege and Luo Xiaogui is no longer the same as when he was a child. When a boy becomes an adult, the relationship with his mother is not as close as when he was a child, especially the mountain people who are very traditional and reserved.

Moreover, Luo Xiaogui has really changed a lot, she has changed from a rural woman to a mature woman in the metropolis, Lu Yuege feels a little strange.

"Grandma has a good eye."

"Yuege, after the new year, can you go outside with grandma?" Luo Xiaogui said as she pinned her son's forehead hair behind his ear.

"Going to Shenzhen City?"

"Shenzhen is fine too. Do you want to go to Xinguo? It's a developed country, very clean and beautiful..." Her voice slowly trailed off, because Lu Yuege was looking at her with calm eyes.

It's as if he knows everything.

"Grandma, do you know anyone from New China?" Lu Yuege asked her.

"Well... where I work, I have a friend who is from Xinguo." Luo Xiaogui said softly.

Lu Yuege smiled, and finally asked, "Ordinary friends, or other friends?"

"Moon Song!" Luo Xiaogui's voice raised a little.

"Don't you want to tell me?"

"...Of course they're just ordinary friends." Luo Xiaogui sorted out her emotions, "We're up to you to do what you want from childhood to adulthood, whether you want to go to an agricultural university, or come back here after you finish university, but a man always I need to venture outside, Xinguo is completely different from here, now that Grandma has the conditions, you can go and have a look together.”

Lu Yuege lowered her head, why does everyone think that the outside is the best, and it is useless to come back here to farm and raise pigs?Is money already the only measure of success?

"Why is your child like this? You are so old and you can't leave home. You are still a boy." Luo Xiaogui sighed, "Grandma will take you to Xinguo, where the environment is good and the welfare is good. My son is so handsome. You shouldn't be in this ravine."

"It's fine to go and have a look, but I won't stay there." Lu Yuege said, of course he won't stay there, he will only stay where there is the Nongzi sword.

It's not what other people say about whether you are successful or not.

"You and my dad... did you come back to get a divorce?"

"...No, don't think too much, we won't divorce." Luo Xiaogui turned his head and said.

Her emotions were very calm, Lu Yuege didn't believe what she said, if she really had feelings, she wouldn't say these words so calmly.

It's all like this, why bother to come back together.

Lu Yuege felt very sad. Although he was already in his 20s, he shouldn't be like a child and care too much about the breakdown of his parents' relationship. Relationships can't be forced. If you don't love, you don't love. What's the point of being together...

The winter in the mountains is very cold, and it has been raining and snowing for the past few days. Lu Yuege went deep into the mountains with a bamboo basket on his back.

As early as July, a scientific research team came to the stockade to investigate leopards. They have been stationed in the mountains to do research. Lu Yuege went with him when installing infrared cameras several times. When he was free, he would go deep with food. Visit them in the mountains.

The researchers went home for the holiday a month ago. Only one veteran named Li Yi stayed at the camp. Lu Yuege hadn't seen him for half a month. He was worried about what might happen in such a cold day. So he carried food and charcoal fire into the mountain early in the morning to check the situation.

The trees were covered with glittering frost. Lu Yuege wore a raincoat, which could keep out the rain and the cold. After walking for half a day, he finally arrived at the camp after two o'clock in the afternoon.

Li Yi was not in the camp, and the bonfire in front of the hut had already been extinguished. Lu Yuege put away the things he brought, lit the bonfire, and prepared to bake a zongzi for eating.

After the zongzi was baked, he peeled off the leaves of the zongzi. The aroma of the zongzi attracted a monkey. This monkey was probably used to eating at the camp and was not afraid of fire. Lu Yuege squeaked, and Lu Yuege gave it half of the zongzi.

There was a rustling sound, and Lu Yuege turned his head to see that Li Yi came back from the forest behind with a bamboo basket in his arms.

When Lu Yuege turned his head, the monkey snatched away the zongzi with only two bites in his hand, and then ran away. Lu Yuege didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he stood up and walked towards Li Yi, "Brother Yi."

"Yuege?" Li Yi was pleasantly surprised to see him, "It's great that you're here! Take a look at what I brought back."

He put down the bamboo basket carefully, and then slowly lifted the clothes that were tied tightly with ropes to cover the mouth of the bamboo basket. Lu Yuege saw that there was a "big cat" inside.

There really are leopards in their forest!

Seeing someone approaching, the leopard confined in the bamboo basket let out a threatening grunt from its throat.

Li Yi said, "I found it in the woods to the west this morning. It was injured while hunting wild boars."

Winter is cold and food is scarce. This leopard is probably very hungry. When hunting small wild boars, it was besieged by big wild boars. The fighting power of wild boars cannot be underestimated, and its fur is hard. This leopard is not an opponent at all. If Li Yi hadn't come here , this leopard is afraid that it will be pierced by the tusks of wild boars.

Li Yi let out a breath, and carried the beast all the way back. He was afraid that it would accidentally hurt people with its claws, but also that it would be knocked over. He was the only one left in the camp. Fortunately, Lu Yuege came, otherwise he would be the only one People are also troublesome.

The attack ability of felines is very terrifying. Their agile posture, sharp minions, and solitary character all show that they are unapproachable beasts.

Leopards are agile and come out at night. Ordinary people seldom see them. They are highly vigilant, so how could they allow humans to bandage them.

For the sake of safety, the two carefully lifted the golden leopard out with a quilt and put it in the cage. Lu Yuege comforted it while checking its wounds. It couldn't stand up, and the fur on its hind legs was stained with blood, and the wound was very serious. Deep, it should be a bone injury.

Li Yi took out the medicine kit in the camp, and the two worked together. One pressed the golden leopard through the quilt, and the other prepared normal saline to wash its wound, sprinkled some medicinal powder, and finally wrapped it up with gauze.

The leopard, which had bandaged its wounds, became much quieter, nestling in its cage, watching the two humans in front of it vigilantly.

This is a pre-adult female leopard. Its body is about half a meter long. It has golden-backed black-spotted fur and a thick-long tail. The injury and anesthesia made it a little weak. It probably hasn't eaten for a long time. Lu Yuege just brought Li Yi a few catties of fresh pork, and Li Yi cut half of the meat for him to eat.

Lu Yuege also cooked a pot of meat porridge, and brought it in front of it in a porcelain basin. The leopard lying on the quilt first sniffed it, and then stuck out its tongue to eat.

The bonfire was in full swing, Lu Yuege put two rice dumplings by the fire and roasted them, and the aroma overflowed after a while.Li Yi had been busy for a long time, and now he ate hot rice dumplings. He breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, you came in a timely manner, and you brought so many things. It's a timely gift. Thank you so much."

The only female doctor in the scientific research team has always praised him as "The Immortal of the Mountains and Fields", which is not an exaggeration at all.

Lu Yuege smiled and said, "You're welcome, thanks to you, this is the first time I have touched a leopard at such a close distance, I only saw it vaguely once when I was a child... I thought they were extinct, but I didn't expect See you again now."

"The environment here is good, and if it is well protected, there are still many opportunities to see them in the future."

This mountain forest is too large, and there is still a vast area where no one has explored. Maybe there are still many rare animals living in seclusion.

Lu Yuege's eyes could not be separated from the leopard in the cage. He felt that his trip today was really worth it. He turned over the sweet potatoes by the fire and said to Li Yi, "Brother Yi, it's time to celebrate the New Year. I'm here I invite you to my house to celebrate the New Year together."

"This……"

"How lonely you are in this mountain alone during the New Year's Eve. The weather forecast says that the temperature will continue to drop in the next few days." Lu Yuege persuaded, "Go and celebrate the New Year with us, just stay for a few days and then come back."

"I'm an outsider. It's not good to go to someone else's house for Chinese New Year... I'd better stay here alone." Li Yi still refused after thinking about it. He is a stranger, and it's really embarrassing to go to other people's house for Chinese New Year.

Lu Yuege didn't know why he didn't go home during the Chinese New Year but stayed alone in this deep mountain and old forest, "It's okay, I'll just go and stay for a few days. There are four of my brothers."

"But what about this leopard?" Li Yi hesitated after looking at the full-fledged leopard in the cage, which was licking its claws.

"We'll take care of it here for a few days, and we can go back on the 28th." Lu Yuege carefully touched the tip of the leopard's ear through the cage. These wild solitary creatures don't get close to anyone, and it will be sure when it gets better. I don't want to stay here anymore.

"That's fine, I'll go back with you when there's nothing wrong with it." Li Yi had no choice but to agree to the hospitality.

But before the 28th, before dawn on the third day, Lu Yuege and Li Yi were woken up by the noise outside the house. They looked over from the window. Under the cold moonlight, the leopard somehow got out of the cage and took Lu Yuege with him. The duck that came was killed.

The leopard glanced at them, then disappeared into the darkness with the duck in its mouth.

After dawn, the two searched for the whole morning, but they still couldn't find any trace of the leopard. Li Yi shivered from the cold, "Go back, its leg problem should be fine, we are very lucky to have come into contact with a leopard so close. gone."

Before they came here to investigate, the whole team was not sure whether there was really a leopard here. Unexpectedly, they met one now that the Chinese New Year was approaching. They took photos and collected information. For these researchers, it is already the best Chinese New Year gift.

I hope this leopard can survive and thrive in this mountain forest.