60s: I have a store

Chapter 399 Interlude

After more than ten minutes of demonstration, there was no effect at all, so Zhou Dagui finally gave up.

"If your body was as tough as your mouth, you would be able to chop harder than me."

Ergou was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect his physical fitness to be so poor, but he still said stubbornly: "I'm not stubborn at all. I don't know how good my physical fitness is."

Zhou Dagui knew he couldn't win the argument with Ergou, so he gave up.

Go back and continue chopping trees.

The villagers of Zhoujiazhuang are working hard to cut down trees.

At this time, snowflakes began to float in the sky, falling on everyone.

Zhou Zhiming looked at the snowflakes falling from the sky and shouted, "Everyone, hurry up. The snow is getting heavier. We have to speed up, otherwise we will be in trouble."

After so much effort, Ergou finally sawed down the first tree.

There was a "boom".

The felled trees hit the snow, splashing up a cloud of snow mist.

After hearing Zhou Zhiming's words, everyone sped up.

Zhou Dagui used his abilities to the fullest, and trees kept falling to the ground.

Some people who were not strong enough helped from behind, tidying up the fallen trees on the snow and cutting off some branches that were too long.

Otherwise, when it is transported back to the village, it won’t be so fast.

After nearly an hour's hard work, they finally cut down enough trees. Not daring to rest, they loaded the sorted trees onto the sled.

After Zhou Zhiming put the last number on the sled, he said: "Go home!"

The villagers of Zhoujiazhuang pulled back step by step.

Snowflakes fell on them, and due to long-term high-intensity labor, their body temperatures were relatively high, so the snowflakes melted into water, soaking their cotton coats.

But no one complained. Now everyone just wanted to transport the wood back to the village as soon as possible.

This way everyone has firewood to use and doesn't have to worry about waking up from the cold in the middle of the night due to lack of firewood.

It’s okay for strong men, but children and the elderly will definitely not be able to bear it without enough firewood.

Just then, Ergou let out a frightened voice.

"Wolf, there is a wolf!"

When people around heard that there was a wolf, they immediately threw away the ropes in their hands and used the axes and saws in their hands to give themselves a sense of security.

Ergou didn't even bother to take care of the saw. He just threw it on the ground and crawled to the front of the team.

"Wolf? There are wolves there?" Zhou Zhiming asked hurriedly.

"Everyone be careful, quickly surround the city."

The villagers of Zhoujiazhuang, who were originally at a loss, could not help but do as Zhou Zhiming said after hearing his words.

The people who were originally scattered gathered together because of Zhou Zhiming's words. They all looked nervous and held axes or saws in their hands.

Zhou Zhiming asked: "Ergou, where is the wolf?"

As the team leader, he is responsible for everyone's safety.

Ergou was still in shock: "It's over there."

He stammered and pointed behind him.

Zhou Zhiming plucked up his courage and went forward to check, being very cautious, for fear of being attacked by a wolf. However, when he went forward to check, he did not find the wolf that Ergou had mentioned!
"Ergou, do you think there is a wolf? Is it not an illusion?"

Ergou said quickly: "Lose, I'm sure there is a wolf, I just saw it with my own eyes, green eyes, and it bared its teeth at me!"

Zhou Dagui said at this time: "Ergou, now is not the time to joke."

The longer they delay here, the more dangerous it will be for them.

When others heard what Zhou Dagui said, they all agreed.

"Ergou must have said that to attract attention." "Okay, okay, it's okay, go back!"

After hearing this, Ergou felt very upset. He clearly did not lie, so why was he slandered?

Zhou Daping said at this time: "Looking at Ergou's expression, he doesn't seem to be lying. And if there is only one wolf, then this is free meat, isn't it?"

After hearing Zhou Daping's words, everyone's fear disappeared without a trace.

There is no reason for so many people to be afraid of just one wolf. But if it was a pack of wolves, it would be understandable to be afraid.

Then a group of people began to look for the wolf that Ergou mentioned.

There is a kind of look that won’t give up until it finds the answer.

Zhou Zhiming said at this time: "We can only look for ten minutes. After ten minutes, no matter whether we can find it or not, we have to go back."

Everyone nodded, but they couldn't miss the meat that was delivered to their door for free. Although they ate meat quite often, who would object to eating more meat?
But they didn't spread themselves too far apart, for fear that they would encounter wolves and would not be able to handle it alone.

Only Ergou was left there alone.

Ergou watched as everyone around him went looking for wolves. He felt it was not safe for him to stay here alone, so he bravely followed them in the search.

"Wait for me!" he said tremblingly.

Seeing that no one paid attention to him, he had no choice but to drag his trembling feet and quickly catch up with the crowd.

Zhou Dagui looked carefully, and suddenly a pair of green eyes stared at him.

The man and the "wolf" confronted each other for a long time.

The first wolf to be defeated bared its teeth and uttered a weak "Woof, woof."

Only then did Zhou Dagui realize that it was a dog!

He went straight to it and grabbed Destiny's neck, and the puppy could only bark helplessly.

Trying to scare Zhou Dagui away.

But it has no lethality at all, instead it gives people a silly and cute look.

Then he said loudly: "I caught the wolf."

Zhou Dagui's words really attracted everyone.

When everyone came over, they didn't see any wolf.

Zhou Zhiming asked, "Dagui, where is the wolf?"

Zhou Dagui replied: "Isn't this the one in your hand?"

Only then did everyone notice the dog in Zhou Dagui's hand.

"Dagui, don't joke. This is obviously a dog, not a wolf?" a villager said.

Zhou Dagui was a little helpless: "Didn't Ergou just say that it had green eyes and bared teeth?"

"Look, isn't it exactly the same as what Ergou said?"

Only then did everyone realize that it was exactly as Ergou said!

Zhou Daping said, "Ergou, please look carefully before you bark next time. You scared us all."

"I knew it was a dog a long time ago. I was just playing a joke on you." Ergou was still trying to be stubborn. If it weren't for his trembling legs, he might have been more convincing.

Everyone didn't want to continue talking to Ergou, as they understood what kind of person Ergou was.

Zhou Zhiming said: "Since there is nothing wrong, let's go back first!"

Zhou Dagui was pulling the sled with one hand and holding the puppy with the other.

When Zhou Zhiming and his friends returned to the village, it was already dark, otherwise they would not have discovered the misunderstanding just now.

The lights at the entrance of the village emitted a dim yellow light, as if welcoming their return.

Then divide the firewood. With enough firewood, it should be enough to last for a while.

(End of this chapter)