"Yes, Jiang Li asked about the situation in several nearby villages. She asked about one of them, Zaoni Village, twice."

Chen Xisheng told everything he knew. Shen Changan was worried about Jiang Li's safety, so he thanked him and left the Public Security Bureau.

"Zao Ni Village? What a strange name. It seems I need to visit this place."

After coming out of the Public Security Bureau, Shen Changan already had a clearer idea of ​​what to do next.

He first went to the guesthouse to check the check-in records for the past two days. Since he had a temporary work permit issued by the local public security bureau, the whole process went very smoothly.

Shen Changan successfully found out that Jiang Li had stayed here the night before and checked out the next morning.

Because communication was inconvenient, in order to avoid the two of them passing by each other later, Shen Changan decided to leave a letter here.

This letter was written specifically for Jiang Li and contained only a few simple sentences.

Shen Changan has been here. He will come to look for her in three days. He also has the estimated time of departure. If Jiang Li receives this letter, please wait in the guesthouse.

After leaving this letter, Shen Changan gave the staff of the guesthouse another dollar as a thank you fee and promised an additional reward after the matter was accomplished.

The purpose of doing this is very simple, which is to let others help him do this thing with their heart.

The content of this letter is not important at all to others, but to him it is an important contact method for him to find Jiang Li as soon as possible in the unfamiliar Northeast and reunite with her.

After finishing these two things in the morning, Shen Changan found Zhang Guoying's restaurant and had a hearty lunch.

He then went to a nearby supply and marketing cooperative to buy some cakes and candies.

These things are not for me to eat. I have to go to Zaoni Village to find someone. I have to do something.

Shen Changan asked several people before he found the direction of Zaoni Village.

He walked along the mountain road for an hour.

The path was muddy all the way, and Shen Changan was glad that he was wearing yellow running shoes this time. If he had worn leather shoes, they would have been soaked long ago.

The weather in the Northeast was very cold, but Shen Changan felt a little hot even though he was wearing a large army green cotton-padded jacket.

He unbuttoned his cotton jacket, and the cold wind kept blowing into his chest.

Shen Changan trotted forward so that his whole body could feel warmer.

At 2 pm, Shen Changan finally arrived at the entrance of Zaoni Village.

He stood under an old wooden sign and looked at the large, faded characters again and again.

After confirming that this was Zaoni Village, Shen Changan strode in.

Shen Changan was originally outstanding in appearance, and with his height and long legs, when he stood in the village, all the people working turned around.

Those who had not yet reacted were urged by the villagers to turn around and look.

Half of the village gathered around him to watch, and Shen Changan greeted everyone with a smile.

"Hello, fellow villagers, my name is Shen Changan, and I'm here to find my partner."

"Something happened at home with my girlfriend, and she didn't want to burden me, so she came to Northeast China alone. I heard she might be here, so I came here to look for her. If anyone knows her, please help provide some clues."

As Shen Changan spoke, he began to distribute candies and cakes. The people in the village originally had no money, and they could only eat these good things during the Chinese New Year.

Now Shen Changan distributes them for free as soon as he enters the village. If he gave them to one person, they might still be suspicious, but now he gives them to everyone, so naturally everyone gathers around him without hesitation.

After Shen Changan distributed the things in the bag, everyone remembered that they had not yet asked him who his partner was.

Some of the thick-skinned ones have already started eating, while some of the thin-skinned ones are hesitant and dare not eat.

"What's your partner's name? Did he really come to our village?"

"Yes, yes, hurry up and tell me. If you don't tell me, I'll be embarrassed to eat the food you give me."

"As long as your partner is in our village, we will definitely help you find him or her. It seems that the only girl who came to the village recently was a little girl named Jiang Li, right?"

When someone reminded everyone of this, they suddenly realized that a little girl had just come to their village yesterday.

"Yes, my girlfriend's name is Jiang Li. Is she really in your village?"

Shen Changan looked at everyone with surprise. Everyone thought of Jiang Li's tragic life experience and now she had such a lover chasing after her, so they all wanted to help her.

"Yes, she just came here yesterday. She said that everyone in her family has died and she wants to live with her aunt!"

"This little girl is so old and has no place to live. If she really is yours, take her home right away!"

"Yes, yes. Lai Erniang is not an easy person to deal with. Your partner must have a hard time living in her house."

The villagers were talking to each other. When Shen Changan heard that Jiang Li might not be doing well, he was nervous and wanted to go find her immediately.

"Where does Lai Erniang live? Is there any fellow villager who can help show me the way?"

Shen Changan was anxious to see Jiang Li and immediately began to ask for help.

"I happen to have time, I'll take you there!"

The person who led Shen Changan happened to be the young man who led Jiang Li yesterday.

He had just received a lot of benefits from Shen Changan, and since he was also a warm-hearted person, he took the initiative to walk away in front.

Shen Changan thanked the villagers and quickly followed.

The young man brought him to the gate of Lai Erniang's house. At this time, Lai Erniang had already followed Jiang Li to the mountain to collect firewood.

"Lai Erniang, Lai Erniang, are you home?"

The young man shouted a few times at the door, but the room was quiet and no one answered.

"Jiang Li, Jiang Li, are you there? I'm here to see you!"

Shen Changan also shouted loudly. They shouted several times but no one in the house answered.

"There's no one in the house. They've either gone to town to buy something or gone up the mountain."

The young man smiled sheepishly, "Why don't you come to my house and sit down? We can come back later?"

"Where is Lai Erniang's land? Can you lend me a tool? I want to help with some work."

In this era, every household has a small plot of land for their own use. These plots of land are private and can be used to grow any vegetables they like to eat.

This is also to solve their problem of food. After all, the villagers work hard in the fields and rely on digging for food in the land to get food.

The land in the village is generally used to grow major crops. For example, their village mainly grows sorghum, wheat and corn.

"Okay, come with me."

The young man brought Shen Changan to a piece of land. The land was surrounded by a bamboo fence and some cabbages were planted in the land.

There are a lot of weeds growing in the field and the soil is very dry and hard. It seems that no one has taken care of it for a long time.

"Lai Erniang was alone, and the vegetables in the field were enough for her to eat, so she didn't take care of them much."

The young man brought the tools and explained to Shen Changan enthusiastically.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you. I'll be busy first. You can go ahead and do your work."