You said you would tell fortunes, so you can catch ghosts and exterminate zombies easily?

Su Chen smiled and untied all the tied cotton coats, letting A Liang and Su Mao put them on. Then he said, "You were attacked by a mandrill in the mountains, and it was Xiao Xian who saved you. Big brother, A Liang, you have to thank Xiao Xian."

"Xiaoxian?" Ah Hu asked suspiciously.

Before he could ask any more questions, Su De pressed his forehead against the squirrel and bent over: "See, that's Xiaoxian, so amazing!"

It can create white fog, disperse white fog, make my nephew eat dirt, and turn on and off a flashlight. Isn’t that amazing?

Upon seeing this, Atang quickly followed suit and bowed.

Aliang and Su Mao were still confused, so Su De quickly pulled them aside and whispered to them. Finally, the two of them bowed respectfully to the squirrel.

"Squeak!"

The squirrel jumped onto Su Chen's shoulder in a few seconds, then quickly landed and jumped into the basket, curiously rummaging through the thermos and the box of biscuits.

Su Chen squatted down and opened the box: "Xiaoxian, do you want to try it?"

The squirrel picked up a biscuit suspiciously, took a bite, and with a click, its tail immediately began to wag. It then quickly stuffed the biscuit into its mouth, and impatiently scooped up two more pieces and stuffed them into its mouth again. Soon, its already bulging cheeks swelled to twice their size. It seemed unsatisfied, but when it tried to stuff more, it couldn't fit in any more, and its tail wagged anxiously.

Su Chen smiled and took the box out of the basket and put it on the ground: "Don't worry, Xiaoxian, this box of cookies is all yours."

"Squeak!" The squirrel's tail stood up.

Seeing Su Chen nod, he lowered his head, bit a corner of the box, and dragged it with all his strength. Then he flicked his tail and jumped onto the tree branch with the box.

"Squeak, squeak!" It chirped happily a few times before leaving.

"No, Achen, Xiaoxian doesn't want cookies anymore?"

Su Chen shook his head: "Of course I want it, but I have to hide the biscuit in my mouth before I can continue hiding."

This is the habit of squirrels. Even if they become enlightened, they can't change it.

After saying that, Su Chen looked at everyone and said, "Are you cold? Let's drink some hot water and go down the mountain. Don't let your family wait too long."

Hearing this, Ah Hu and Ah Tang's eyes flashed.

They are orphans in the village and have no family, so even if they stay in the mountains for a long time and don’t go back, no one will know and no one will come to look for them.

If I hadn't persuaded Aliang to go into the mountains with me today, maybe...

The two looked at each other, their eyes full of relief.

After drinking hot water, Su Chen led them over three mountains before returning to the village.

In the distance, a dog heard the noise and started barking.

Lin Chunjiao, who had been wandering around the doorstep for a long time, saw the light and ran over. When she saw Aliang, she came up and hit him.

"You stupid kid, why did you go hunting wild boars? You scared your mother to death, don't you know that?"

A Liang shrank his neck and said, "I'm sorry, Mom. I know I was wrong!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Chunjiao burst into tears. As she cried, her body became limp. Fortunately, Su Mao supported her and prevented her from falling to the ground.

Ah Liang followed along, keeping his head down as he walked to the door. When he looked up and saw Liu Chunhua and Old Man Su, he was stunned for a moment: "Grandpa and Grandma? Why are you here?"

Old Man Su snorted softly: "You, you want to scare your parents to death, don't you?"

"You old fool, who are you scolding? Can't you see that my eldest grandson is frightened?" Liu Chunhua glared at Old Man Su, walked forward and took Aliang for a walk, and only breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that he was safe and sound.

Seeing this, Ah Hu and Ah Tang apologized and left immediately.

After walking only a dozen meters, they turned around and saw the loess house with the lights on, and both of them had envy in their eyes.

"Atang, when I get married, there will be someone waiting for me to come home."

Atang smiled and said, "Me too."

However, the two of them soon fell silent again.

Nowadays, it is impossible to get a wife without a betrothal gift, and the betrothal gift can easily cost thousands of yuan.

It seems like... they really can't afford to marry.

On the other side, Su Chen had already followed everyone into the house. His fourth sister-in-law Aying had cooked a pot of hot noodles in the house. Hearing the noise, they had already started serving. Now the table was full of noodles for eight people.

"Aliang, are you starving? Eat something quickly and then have a good sleep."

"Thank you, Fourth Aunt."

Hearing this, Lin Chunjiao glared at him again and said, "After the New Year, go to the city with your father and find a job. If you do this again, I'll be scared to death by you."

Liu Chunhua glared at him, "When did you become so cowardly, you jinx? How dare you yell at my grandson again?"

Lin Chunjiao fell silent immediately.

"Shut up, old woman." Old Man Su scolded, looked around, and said, "It's good that he's back and everything is fine. He's been making a fuss for most of the day, so hurry up and fill your stomach."

After he spoke, everyone picked up their chopsticks.

Su Chen was not hungry, so he took his bowl and shared it with Su Mao and Su De. Liu Chunhua also shared most of the noodles in her bowl with Aliang.

As for Lin Chunjiao and Aying, of course not.

Old Man Su finished his noodles with them, wiped his mouth, and then asked Su Chen: "Ah Chen, what's going on?"

Before Su Chen could say anything, Su De put down his chopsticks and started talking.

From how he and Su Mao crossed the mountain, how they started to make marks when they reached an unfamiliar mountain, to how the flashlight ran out of battery, to how the black shadow ran away in fright, and then to how Su Chen appeared from the sky and killed the baboon.

Mentioning the mandrill, Su De couldn't help but tremble. He turned around and showed them his torn clothes. Then he reminded A Liang: "Did you see? There really are those things in the mountains, the kind that can rip your heart out. I'll see if you dare to go into the mountains again next time."

When Aying saw this, her eyes turned red and she sniffed.

Lin Chunjiao and Su Mao also felt a little scared and apologized.

"Okay, okay, we're all family."

After Su De said this, he was stunned, his face turned red, and his eyes became evasive.

Liu Chunhua snorted softly.

Old Man Su glanced at her and said, "What are you doing? Are you giving me a hard time?"

Liu Chunhua slammed the table: "Weren't they the ones who said we'd never see each other again? I'm their biological mother, and I can't lose my temper anymore?"

Su Chen hurriedly advised: "Mom, the children are all asleep, please be quiet and don't wake them up!"

Liu Chunhua nodded, still glancing at Su De, Su Mao and the others with some reluctance.

"You guys, as brothers and sisters-in-law, all of you..."

Before she could say a word, she was interrupted by Su Chen.

"I was ignorant back then and caused you, big brother, to suffer injustice. I am also largely responsible for the strained family division. I apologize to you, big brother and fourth brother. I have let you down over the years, sister-in-law and fourth sister-in-law!"

Su Chen said this, standing up and bowing solemnly.

Liu Chunhua was anxious: "No, what does it have to do with you, Achen? It's clearly..."

She was stopped by Old Man Su, who sighed, "Before, Dad was biased. I'm sorry for you. Dad also apologizes to you."

Lin Chunjiao felt her eyes ache again after hearing this, and she quickly turned around to wipe them. Su Mao and Su De's eyes also turned red. Aying pursed her lips, tried to force a smile and shook her head.

"Mom and Dad, we were ignorant. We... were wrong!"

With such a big commotion, the youngest Aliang didn't dare to eat noodles. He lowered his head and didn't dare to pick up his chopsticks.

Su De came back to his senses and smiled: "Ah, we are all family. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. Just talk it out, just talk it out."

Liu Chunhua rolled her eyes and was about to speak again, but Old Man Su glared at her. He snorted and stood up: "Okay, Ah Chen, it's getting late, you've been tired all day, let's go home and rest."

"Okay, then Big Brother and Fourth Brother, you should also go to bed early."

"Hey." Su De stood up, "I'll take you back."

"It's just one step away. There are three of us. Why should we send you off? You look so dirty. Hurry up and take a shower and take a nap. Don't do something wrong and let your master scold you."

Su De shrank his neck and nodded hesitantly: "I understand, Mom."