nycdaug Chapter 644 Is this right, child? (39)
Chapter 644 Is this right, child? (39)
The villagers dared not let them know that Zhao Daniu had come back to life, for fear of causing panic.
So before they had even stayed for a month, Zhao Daniu, Hao Xinghua, and Xiong Bufan took the idiot back to the camp by car and took Zhao Daniu to live in a place where no one knew him.
Xiong Bufan had no objection to this; having Zhao Daniu by his side would allow him to make more money.
As we all know, wooden figures don't need to eat or drink.
In Xiong Bufan's eyes, Zhao Daniu was a chosen worker, unafraid of hardship or fatigue, and didn't even need to eat.
When the fool went back, he kept getting close to Zhao Daniu and asked, "Dad, do you really not feel any pain?"
Zhao Daniu: "No, but I'm scared."
"Ow."
Remembering Xiong Bufan's instructions, Zhao Daniu promised, "Gou Dan, you are my good son. I will treat you well from now on."
"Thank you dad."
Hao Xinghua quietly moved a little further away and also pulled the fool away. Zhao Daniu, who had come back from the dead, didn't look like a good person at all.
Zhao Daniu never expected that the biggest obstacle to his return would be Hao Xinghua. He looked at Xiong Bufan cautiously, afraid that she would send him back to the underworld.
Xiong Bufan, preoccupied with watching the spectacle, commented, "Are you guys going to have a human-ghost romance? Hurry up, I want to see the show."
Zhao Daniu, feeling a little embarrassed, cautiously looked at Hao Xinghua, "Xinghua~,"
Hao Xinghua hugged the fool tightly, turned her head to the side, and ignored Zhao Daniu.
Xiong Bufan, always eager for drama, added fuel to the fire, saying, "So all those words you said about loving him were lies. You came back with a different identity, and now you don't love him anymore. You fickle woman."
"I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
Xiong Bufan, with a mischievous thought in mind, began to direct: "Then the three of you sit closer together, Comrade Hao Xinghua, move closer to Comrade Zhao Daniu, even closer, so that you look more like a family of three."
Kongkong knew that Xiong Bufan was retaliating against Hao Xinghua for the insults she had received.
Hao Xinghua was speechless with frustration. She tried to move closer, but couldn't move an inch. Xiong Bufan, impatient, simply pulled her over, saying, "Hurry up, you two go be all lovey-dovey."
Hao Xinghua: "I was wrong. I was blinded by greed and shouldn't have made things difficult for you. Please forgive me."
Xiong Bufan pursed his lips, finding it uninteresting, and settled back into the passenger seat to look at the road ahead.
Hao Xinghua was still somewhat shaken, feeling the wooden-like texture, which was even devoid of warmth, and silently moved a little further away.
Zhao Daniu was heartbroken, but his wooden face couldn't show it. He could only sit obediently in his seat, turning his head to look at Hao Xinghua, trying to awaken a trace of love in her.
Most people are like Lord Ye who loved dragons but was terrified of them; there are very few exceptions.
The distance from Banchazi Village to the camp is only a few dozen kilometers, a two-hour drive, but Hao Xinghua felt it was ten years.
Xiong Bufan didn't seem to care about this at all; he rushed to the cafeteria as soon as he got off the bus.
During his more than two weeks in the village, Xiong Bufan missed the food at the camp the most.
There is also a small canteen in the camp specifically for Xiong Bufan. Every meal is a combination of meat and vegetables, striving for nutritional balance. As long as it is not a protected animal, it will basically appear on Xiong Bufan's table.
The equipment in the camp is several levels higher than elsewhere, which is the result of Xiong Bufan's hard work over the past few years.
Li Qingsong went from initially disliking Xiong Bufan to now treating her like a treasure, even if it meant getting scolded by the research institute, he was determined to keep her here.
As a talent scout, Wang Huasheng's status in the camp steadily rose. However, he truly loved his position. When he noticed that there was less mine clearance work, he led his men to apply for a transfer to another location so that they could continue to contribute to the mine clearance efforts.
He would buy equipment from Xiong Bufan every year, but he wouldn't pay that much money. Every time, Xiong Bufan would grumble and curse before giving him the equipment.
The two got along strangely. Li Qingsong tried to mediate several times, but Xiong Bufan kept making exorbitant demands on him, so he gradually stopped caring about the matter.
In his eyes, Xiong Bufan only bullied those who were easy to bully, and Wang Huasheng was just taking advantage of others and acting innocent. The two of them conspired to swindle the little bit of funding he had cheated from the research institute and his superiors.
When Hao Xinghua's lifespan came to an end, Xiong Bufan did not cure her or forcibly keep her in his body. Instead, he carved a wooden figure for her to possess and then work.
As I said before, wooden figures don't need to eat or rest.
Hao Xinghua finally understood Zhao Daniu, but she did not regret what she had done. She wanted to protect Gou Dan, and she also wanted to protect herself.
Xiong Bufan was very pleased to have two wooden servants who worked without eating or drinking.
The simpleton, Moji, had reached marriageable age. As the only male in the village who hadn't been sterilized, the task of procreation naturally fell to him.
The village chief sent someone over once, saying he wanted to take Gou Dan back so that the Zhao family line wouldn't end. They said they could pool their money to buy a wife for the fool.
As a result, when the village chief was trying to persuade Zhao Daniu and Hao Xinghua, Xiong Bufan was watching the commotion from a short distance away, which made things very bad.
Hao Xinghua and Zhao Daniu were very tempted and promised the village chief that they would send the mentally challenged man back after a while so that he could get married and have children.
The village chief was very happy and rode back in the horse-drawn carriage that the whole village had pooled their money to buy.
Hao Xinghua and Zhao Daniu were delighted and prepared to discuss the matter with Xiong Bufan.
They dared not even think about letting Xiong Bufan marry a fool, and they were unwilling to do so either.
If the fool marries Xiong Bufan, the four of them will be bound together for life, and they will suffer for life.
Without even looking, Xiong Bufan appeared directly in front of Hao Xinghua and Zhao Daniu, coldly asking, "Are you going to traffic people again?"
Hao Xinghua and Zhao Daniu were stunned, not understanding why Xiong Bufan had said such harsh words. How could marriage between men and women be called human trafficking?
Xiong Bufan didn't say much. He simply lit a large fire in the usual spot where they grilled mutton, tied Zhao Daniu and Hao Xinghua back to back to the grill, and kept turning them over.
Below is a bonfire; if you fall in, you'll be completely destroyed, and your soul might even be scattered.
There were classes in the camp to teach the illiterate, and the simpleton went to class every day; he wasn't at home at the time.
Zhao Daniu stared at the flames, sawing splinters of wood falling from his eyes. As a result, the fire grew even bigger, and the flames almost licked his face.
"Help! Help! Xiong Bufan, we were wrong."
Hao Xinghua also pleaded for mercy, "Let's talk this out, let's talk this out."
Zhao Daniu: "Yeah, it wouldn't be good if Gou Dan came back and saw this."
What was meant as advice was interpreted by Xiong Bufan as a provocation.
Xiong Bufan added some more firewood to the fire. "I hate human trafficking the most. You tricked me into marriage right in front of me and then tried to traffic people. I've spoiled you rotten."
In the face of danger, one can betray anything, including one's own son.