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A bad feeling rose in Tang Yue's heart. She stopped talking to Li Qingyang and Chang Yin and rushed home at top speed.

As she entered the courtyard, she ran into Old Li and Lin Cuicui, who were hurrying out. The two of them immediately smiled when they saw Tang Yue.

"Yueyue is back."

"My daughter, you're back! Mom missed you so much."

Tang Yue looked the two people up and down, and found nothing wrong, but she still couldn't relax.

"Yes, Mom, I'm home. Where are my brothers?"

Tang Dong and Tang Nan rushed out of the house, excitedly shouting, "Sister!"

"My sister is back."

Tang Yue was delighted to see the two of them come out lively and energetic, proving that they had fully recovered.

Not seeing Tang Bei, Tang Yue frowned. "Where's my older brother?"

Tang Nan grinned and pulled his sister into the house. "I'm inside. I sprained my ankle a few days ago and I still can't get out of bed."

How did you twist your ankle?

Tang Yue's mental calculations came to a head; it wasn't a serious illness, thankfully.

Tang Bei was slowly moving from the bed to the floor when Tang Yue came in and quickly stopped him.

"Big brother, don't move."

Tang Bei was very happy to see Tang Yue. "Yes, little sister, you're back."

"How did you twist your ankle?"

Tang Bei was a little embarrassed. "It's nothing. A few days ago, when I went into the mountains to collect firewood, I saw a rabbit. I chased it twice through the ditch, but I couldn't catch it. I accidentally stepped on a loose stone and twisted my ankle."

Tang Yue glanced at his swollen ankle; the sprain was quite severe.

Tang Dong chimed in, "Luckily, my older brother ran into Uncle Lu, who was gathering firewood in the mountains, otherwise the family wouldn't have known he had an accident."

"Uncle Lu? That Lu Zhanheng from the cowshed?"

"Yes, it's him. Sister, keep your voice down. Their identities are not suitable for us to contact, so we haven't told anyone."

Tang Yue nodded, feeling reassured. "Why didn't you go out just now?"

Tang Nan asked with a naive look, "You mean the denunciation meeting outside?"

Tang Yue nodded, and Tang Nan smiled sheepishly, "What's there to see? Besides, it's Uncle Lu and Uncle Qian who are being criticized."

We couldn't bear to look even if we went over, so we didn't go.

"Uncle Qian?"

Tang Yue was a little curious. In just a few days, it seemed that her family and the cowshed had become much closer.

Tang Nan nodded, "Yes, my brother sprained his ankle badly, and Uncle Lu carried him back. After dark that night, Uncle Qian came over to take a look and said that the bone misalignment wasn't serious. He set my brother's bone before leaving."

However, Uncle Qian didn't have any medicine on hand, so he told us to go to town to get some.

Before the group had finished chatting inside, Chang Yin had already entered the courtyard.

Lin Cuicui happened to be at the doorway. "Comrade Chang is here. Please have a seat. I'll bring you a bowl of water right away."

"Sister-in-law, no need to trouble yourself, I'll be right back."

"You've come all this way, have a drink of water before you leave."

Lin Cuicui ignored Chang Yin's words and turned to the stove to fetch water.

Chang Yin surveyed Tang Yue's courtyard. Old Li was quite fast; the wall of the adjacent room was already almost as high as the existing thatched hut.

The kitchen wall in the yard is half-built, and it looks like it should be completed in another two or three days.

Old Li came out of the house with a smile. "Comrade Chang is here. How's my son Shengkai doing in the army lately? Has he caused Comrade Chang any trouble?"

Chang Yin shook his head. "Comrade Tang Shengkai has performed quite well and is making rapid progress."

"Oh, that's good, that's good."

After the family had dinner, Lin Cuicui brought out two iron tea mugs, which were already filled with meat and vegetables. There were also six large steamed buns wrapped in cloth in the basket.

Just as she was about to call Tang Nan, Tang Yue came over and said, "Mom, are we taking it to the cowshed? I'll go."

Lin Cuicui was about to object, but remembering her daughter's abilities, she restrained herself.

"When you go, keep an eye on the people around you, and make sure you don't get spotted. Even the people in the cowshed are out of the question, understand?"

Tang Yue naturally understood what Lin Cuicui meant.

Tang Yue placed the two teacups in the basket, picked them up easily, and quietly walked along the village road under the cover of darkness.

Their house was located at the back of the village, not far from the cowshed; it only took a short while to get there.

It was dark inside the cowshed, and Tang Yue could hear heavy breathing even before she got there.

Tang Yue intentionally trained her five senses, without using her consciousness to explore.

However, she had already met Lu Zhanheng several times and could hear his breathing.

They quietly approached Lu Zhanheng's house. The conditions in the cowshed were truly appalling. The roof was simply made of straw and thatch, and the walls were made of broken wooden planks nailed together. There were large gaps between the planks.

Those who were willing to do so filled the gaps with straw, while others who were unwilling to move left them exposed.

The place where Lu Zhanheng and the others were staying was completely stuffed with straw, so Tang Yue couldn't see what was going on inside.

She knocked lightly on the door, the sound was very soft, but Lu Zhanheng still caught it immediately.

He got up and went to open the door. When he saw the small figure in the darkness, Lu Zhanheng was surprised for a moment, but he immediately reacted and stepped aside to bring the little girl into the house.

This place was originally a cowshed, but the conditions in Daobei Village were poor. The entire production team only had two cows and two donkeys. Since it was close to the livestock pen, the food naturally didn't taste good.

Lu Zhanheng lowered his voice, "Little girl, this is not a place for you."

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