Niu Dachun and his group slipped out into the dark and, tiptoeing, made their way to the back mountain. But they found Wu Xiaoyu's chicken farm completely dark. Were they already asleep? Or... maybe they weren't even there!
Niu Fengfeng suggested that one person take the main road up the mountain to probe the situation, but Niu Dachun, respecting his father's authority, flatly refused.
The four of them had no choice but to carefully watch their steps and take the small path up the mountain.
People said the mountains were dangerous, but Niu Dachun thought they were talking nonsense. He and Mrs. Liu had climbed the mountain so many times, and the only thing they'd encountered was a snake. What was there to be afraid of?
But his cousins were terrified. They huddled behind him, holding hands like children, which boosted Niu Dachun's confidence. It seemed he was quite the hero in Daxin Village.
