Chapter 147 Long Distance Call

After Ning Xiyue arrived in town to mail the package, she saw two people queuing up next to her and making a phone call. She looked at her watch and saw that it was still early, and her mother at home had not yet gotten off work, so she simply went over to queue up.

According to the calculation, the special mushroom sauce that was sent a while ago should have been received by her family, so she had to call and ask about the situation.

It costs one dollar and ten cents per minute to make a long-distance call, and fifty cents to answer the call. It is expensive. The first two people in front of me answered the call, and the second one made the call, and both were completed in about a minute.

Ning Xiyue finally saw how to say more words in one minute. The words she said contained a lot of information, but they were all important information. Not a single word was nonsense. Her speaking speed was also very fast, so fast that she even stuttered, but she managed to stay like that for a minute.

Especially the skill of the comrade who made the phone call in front of her really shocked her. He hung up the phone after he finished speaking, not a second more or less. If he said one minute, it was exactly one minute.

For Ning Xiyue to reach this level, it would be impossible to hit the target so accurately.

After the two men left, Ning Xiyue was the only one left. She handed the small piece of paper with the contact address, contact person and phone number in her hand to the staff in front of her.

"Hello comrade, I'm calling this place."

The staff member answered the phone and handed it to Ning Xiyue.

"Hello, Yue County Textile Factory."

Hearing the familiar voice coming from the phone, Ning Xiyue shouted happily: "Mom, it's me, Xiyue."

"Yueyue." Yun Xiulan shouted in surprise when she heard her daughter's voice, and then asked anxiously and worriedly: "Yueyue, are you okay? Tell me."

Yun Xiulan remembered that she had told her daughter to call her if anything happened. When she received the call, she couldn't help but worry if something serious had happened to the child.

"Don't worry, Mom. My brother and I are doing well. I just missed you so I called to ask about you. By the way, did you receive the mushroom sauce I sent back earlier? I made it myself. You must open it and eat it. You and Dad can eat it together. I also sent you some small things I made today. The purpose and usage are written in the letter."

Ning Xiyue had plenty of money in her pocket, but the phone bill was too expensive. She felt a little painful when she thought about the electricity bill of one dollar and one cent per minute.

She unconsciously imitated the speed of the brother in front of her, and increased her normal speaking speed to 1.5 times. She stuttered several times and ultimately could not reach twice the speed of that comrade.

Yun Xiulan was holding the phone and heard her daughter talking like a machine gun, even stuttering. She had a doting smile on her face and felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry inside.

"Don't worry, kid. Mom will send you money. Remember to pick it up at the post office. Speak slowly."

Unfortunately, Ning Xiyue had already finished her words, but she didn't know if her mother understood her. She deliberately slowed down her speech: "Mom, you don't have to send the money for now. I've finished my words. Did you hear me clearly?"

"Listen carefully. Your father and I received the mushroom sauce you sent. You made it very delicious, my daughter. We eat it every morning. Especially your father, he loves it very much. He will complain if I don't eat it for a day."

Yun Xiulan's face was full of smiles. She felt very happy to be remembered by her own daughter. From the words in the letter sent back to her, she could feel that her daughter was living a good and happy life in the countryside.

"That's good. I'll bring you some next time I come back for the New Year. There are a lot of mushrooms on the mountain here."

As Ning Xiyue was speaking, the staff member in front of her looked at her seriously and reminded her that two minutes had passed.

Ning Xiyue quickly calculated in her mind, that is two dollars and twenty cents, enough to buy two and a half kilograms of pork at the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Mom, I won't say any more. I can't afford the phone bill. I'm hanging up now."

"Okay, take care of yourself over there."

"I know. Don't worry. I'm hanging up now."

After finishing her words, Ning Xiyue immediately hung up the phone, trying not to waste even a second. If it exceeded three minutes, she would have to pay for one more minute.

In this day and age, making phone calls is a money-burning activity. Time is money, and every second is more valuable than gold.

But it was worth it to know that I had a chat with my mother at home, and I felt relieved knowing that they were eating that bottle of mushroom sauce.

It was getting late, and after paying her phone bill, Ning Xiyue rode her bicycle towards the countryside.

At the entrance of the village, we met Wu Laogen and his family who had just been released. Wu Laogen, Li Cuihua and their son Wu Dazhuang, all three of them were in low spirits.

The people sitting and chatting under the big willow tree saw the three people and started to mock them.

"Hey, isn't this the Wu Laogen family that has a traitor? Why can't your female traitor come back?"

One lady even used her hands to spread the smell, and opened her mouth to express her disgust.

"You are a family of bad guys, you deserve it. Why did they let you out? It's really a sin. We have to stay away from you and don't get hurt."

Despite all the teasing and disgust from so many people under the big willow tree, their family didn't stand up to refute. They didn't say a word, but instead buried their heads even lower.

An aunt saw Ning Xiyue coming over and greeted her: "Xiyue, you're back."

Li Cuihua suddenly turned her head and saw Ning Xiyue riding a bicycle towards her. She suddenly ran out and stood in the middle of the road with her arms outstretched fearlessly.

The people who were sitting and talking under the big willow tree exclaimed when they saw this.

Ning Xiyue braked suddenly and stopped in front of Li Cuihua, staring at her with cold eyes: "Are you looking for death?"

Li Cuihua dropped to her knees, weeping and knelt, "Ning Zhiqing, please save our Xiu Li. Please tell the police that it was all a misunderstanding. Please, please be kind."

Ning Xiyue moved a little and looked at Li Cuihua like a psychopath.

"I have nothing to do with Wu Xiuli's arrest. It's not me who asked her to endanger national security. If you want to ask, go to the public security comrades and see whose family's person who endangers national security can be released to harm the country and the people."

This statement resonated with all the members under the big willow tree. The Huai elements must not be released to harm them, otherwise their own safety would not be guaranteed.

"We must not let Wu Xiuli go. There is no room for a traitor in the team."

"Yes, Li Cuihua, stop dreaming. You should take care of yourself first. The captain said the other day that he would expel you from the team."

Wu Laogen and Wu Dazhuang reacted quickly and rushed over, one on each side, to carry the person and move to the side to make way. Wu Dazhuang also covered Li Cuihua's mouth with his hands to prevent her from speaking.

Wu Laogen bowed to Ning Xiyue and apologized with a flattering smile on his face: "I'm sorry, Ning Zhiqing, don't worry about it, it's our fault, Li Cuihua is just mentally ill and talking nonsense, don't pay attention to her."

"Yes, yes, yes, don't pay attention to my mother, she is mentally ill. I'm sorry, Ning Zhiqing, and I'm sorry to all the villagers. We scared you all. We'll leave now."

Wu Dazhuang nodded in agreement and bowed to apologize to everyone.

After saying this, the father and son pulled the people and walked forward quickly.

One could faintly hear the father and son scolding Li Cuihua.

"Do you still want to go in? Do you want to kill our whole family to feel at ease? That damn girl Wu Xiuli has hurt us like this, and you still dare to mention it? I'll beat you to death to avoid implicating me and my son."

"Mom, I beg you to be quiet. Our family can't stand any more trouble. If we are kicked out of the team, we will starve to death."

From behind came the sound of Li Cuihua crying.

After the family of three left, the villagers under the big willow tree breathed a sigh of relief and continued chatting.

Ning Xiyue was also kept by the aunts to chat for a while.