When Qin Qingman woke up, not only had she traveled back to the resource-scarce 1970s, but she also found herself with nothing.
The wooden house was drafty, and outside was a frozen wasteland...
Qin Qingman was the second person to get off the jeep. As soon as she got off, she couldn't see the wolf cub anymore. She immediately turned around and looked around. Other police officers and soldiers who had already gotten off did the same thing as her.
Everyone who came this time knew that the wolf cub of the Qin family was not ordinary, and they immediately became alert.
Even soldiers and police had already rushed over behind the wolf cub.
The wolf cub ran very fast, but no matter how fast it ran, it still left a track, so as long as the camera zoomed out, you could tell where it was running.
Zhao He had just seen the convoy in front of the village and had no time to do anything when a black shadow flashed before his eyes and he was knocked down by a very strong force. Not only did he fall to the ground, but the inertia of falling also hit several militiamen who were following him.
Everyone slid along the smooth ground for a long distance before stopping.
"Ouch - fuck, who the hell hit me!"
Zhao He was hit hard, and the back of his head hit the ground heavily. You could feel a big bump on the back of his head without even touching it.
“Ouch… Ouch—”
The several militiamen following Zhao He also groaned in pain.
It really hurts.
The weather here is still cold and the ground has not thawed at all. The roads in the village are trampled countless times every day. After being trampled over and over again, a thick layer of ice has long been formed on the ground.
It was good enough that no one broke their arms or legs, but several people were seriously injured as a result of this fall.
"Who, who hit me, tell me your name!"
Zhao He opened his eyes and looked for the culprit, and then he was slapped hard in the face by a fluffy black claw.
The wolf cub couldn't understand Zhao He's curse words, but it could feel Zhao He's anger and malicious murderous intent.
There is murderous intent and he must be taught a lesson.
“Bang!”
A very crisp and loud slapping sound was heard, and Zhao He was slapped hard by the wolf cub.
The wolf cub showed mercy in this slap and did not extend its sharp claws, so Zhao He was only slapped instead of being disfigured, but this also shocked Zhao He to the point of losing his voice.
He was slapped by a puppy!
He was beaten by a dog!
Zhao He had never hunted before, nor had he organized villagers to hunt, so he did not recognize the wolf cub's true identity at first.
"I..." Zhao He opened his mouth again to curse.
Seeing that the man was not honest, the wolf cub sat down hard on Zhao He's face.
The fat butt was very firm, not only blocking Zhao He's face tightly, but also blocking Zhao He's nose so that he couldn't breathe any air. If Qin Qingman hadn't arrived in time, Zhao He would have passed out from being sat on by the wolf cub.
“Hoo…Hoo…”
Zhao He, his nose now free, breathed hard. He no longer cared about swearing.
Seeing Zhao He's ferocious look, everyone appeared very serious, but they were already laughing in their hearts.
The main reason is that the Zhao River was particularly terrible at that time.
The hat on his head fell off, a big bump quickly appeared on the back of his head, a deep red wolf's claw mark was left on his cheek, his neatly combed hair was now in a mess, and his eyes could not focus due to lack of oxygen.
"Who are you?"
Fang Lu arrived at this time, looked at Zhao He and asked loudly.
He didn't believe that the wolf cub would attack someone for no reason. There must be something wrong with this guy.
"Who are you? Why did you come to Tuanjie Village? Why did you let the dogs hurt people? On what basis?" Zhao He had slowed down by now, staring at Fang Lu and Qin Qingman with a pair of fierce eyes.
He was mainly glaring at the wolf cub.
The wolf cub was particularly dissatisfied with Zhao He's attitude and started to wave his claws again.
"ah--"
Zhao He screamed and stepped back suddenly. He was scared by the wolf cub, so the scream and stepping back were subconscious reactions.
Of course, the wolf cub didn't just want to scare Zhao He, it really wanted to beat Zhao He. If it wasn't held by Qin Qingman, or if its claws weren't too short, it would definitely have scratched Zhao He's face.
Zhao He was very scared.
As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of the rope for ten years. This is his current situation.
"Hello, comrade. I'm Fang Lu, the director of the county public security bureau. Who are you? Where is the village chief of Tuanjie Village?" Fang Lu's eyes stayed on Zhao He. He always felt that this man's words and deeds were problematic.
I haven't figured out what the problem is yet.
"Director, the person talking to you happens to be Zhao He, the village chief of Tuanjie Village. The rest of them are the village militia." It was Liu Wu who came to report to Fang Lu. Zhang Yong went to Nanzhen Commune to replace people, so he followed Fang Lu.
Just now, he had brought people to help up the few people who were knocked down by Zhao He and asked about the situation.
"Are you the head of Tuanjie Village?"
Fang Lu stared at Zhao He. He just saw Zhao He's eyes shrink when he introduced himself.
This is a sign of a guilty conscience.
"Comrade Fang...Fang Lu, hello...hello, I am Zhao He, the village chief of Tuanjie Village."
Zhao He quickly revealed his identity and dared not look in the direction of the wolf cub again. Just now, he had recognized the wolf cub's true identity.
Fang Lu didn't know why the wolf cub jumped into the Zhao River, but he suddenly remembered one thing. Hong Weiguo, who was stationed in Nanzhen Commune, brought people to Tuanjie Village yesterday. Until now, he not only did not receive any information, but also did not see anyone. This was a bit strange.
Fang Lu's heart sank. He remembered that he had ordered Hong Weiguo to change his identity and come to Tuanjie Village to gather information. Now that he was wearing the police uniform, could something have happened?
Thinking of this, Fang Lu looked at Zhao He with a dignified look, "Comrade Zhao He, did three people come to your village yesterday? Did you see them?"
He said this not only to Zhao He, but also to the other three militiamen.
"No, Comrade Director, no one came to our Tuanjie Village yesterday. If someone really came, I, the village chief, would not have been unaware of it." Zhao He answered Fang Lu with a firm face.
What was inconsistent with his words and actions were the three militiamen behind him.
The three militiamen said nothing, but quickly lowered their heads when Zhao He answered.
Fang Lu did not ask further questions, but directly stated his request, "Comrade Zhao He, those three people are the targets we are looking for. We are here for them. It is getting late today, and we plan to stay in your village for one night. Do you have a place to accommodate so many of us?"
Zhao He looked at the convoy behind Fang Lu with embarrassment.
Although he didn't see everyone, he felt that there were a lot of people coming, and to be honest, he didn't want to make any arrangements.
I don't want to arrange anything.
But Fang Lu was the director of the county public security bureau, a leader at the same level as Zhao Cai, and he couldn't afford to offend him. Helplessly, Zhao He could only say cautiously: "Comrade Director, we don't have a place that can accommodate hundreds of people this time. If you don't mind, I can vacate the educated youth site."
Zhao He felt that there was something ambiguous about what he said, so he explained, "We have two youth settlements here, both of which are quite large. If we squeeze them together, we can accommodate more than a hundred people, but we may not have that many kangs."
"What should the educated youth do?"
Fang Lu didn't want to take over someone else's nest.
"There are not many educated youth here, so we live in one educated youth center. Since they are few in number, they can spread out and squeeze into other people's homes for one night." Zhao He spoke very bluntly. He only planned to take in Fang Lu and the others for one night.
"Okay, let's do it this way."
When Fang Lu saw that the educated youth from Tuanjie Village had a place to stay at night, he immediately agreed to Zhao He's proposal.
Anyway, he had no plan to stay in Tuanjie Village for long. He had made a promise to the county leaders that the case would be closed in three days. It was already afternoon today and it would be dark in a few hours before the next day began.
"Well...Comrade Director, it's not spring yet, and food is a bit tight in every household. This dinner..." Zhao He really didn't want to prepare food for Fang Lu and his group.
There were more than a hundred people, all young and strong men, and one meal consumed a lot. Even if their village had some confidence, they did not want to give away food for nothing.
The main reason was that he still didn't understand why Fang Lu and his group came.
Fang Lu knew what Zhao He was worried about as soon as he heard what he said, and said, "Comrade Zhao He, don't worry, we all have our own food, and you don't have to worry about the food."
"Comrade Director, I'm really sorry that I have to ask you to bring your own food. Please forgive me, please forgive me."
Zhao He endured the twitching at the back of his head and spoke the official words.
In this era, everyone's food supply was fixed. Fang Lu did not think there was anything wrong with Zhao He's handling of the matter. He replied, "Comrade Zhao He, bringing our own food is what we should do. This is our country's policy. You don't have to apologize. In fact, the arrival of so many of us is a disturbance to you. Please bear with us and the villagers."
When Fang Lu said this, he not only looked at Zhao He, but also looked at the village.
In just a short while, the commotion at the entrance of the village had already alarmed the villagers, and many of them had already walked out of their homes to watch from a distance.
Fang Lu and his group were either police officers or soldiers. They were armed with guns and had protective gear. The common people did not dare to surround them, but out of curiosity, they stood in front of houses far away and secretly watched.
"Comrade Director, you are all soldiers of the people, we are one family, and it is our duty to help Tuanjie Village. Please wait a moment, I will take people to mobilize the educated youth."
Zhao He picked up his hat and prepared to leave.
The back of his head really hurt, so he planned to go back and see the extent of the injury to see if he needed any medicine.
"Thank you for your help, Comrade Zhao. I will also ask everyone to get ready."
Fang Lu did not stay in Zhaohe.
"Comrade Director, please wait a moment. I will take you there as soon as I have found a room." Zhao He exchanged a few polite words with Fang Lu before leaving with a few militiamen. As he left, he shuddered uncontrollably as he passed Qin Qingman.
He was really scared by the wolf cub.
"Comrade, I'm sorry. I didn't keep an eye on you and scared you." Qin Qingman apologized to Zhao He on behalf of the wolf cub.
"No...it's okay!" Zhao He looked at Qin Qingman with a bad expression and gritted his teeth.
If it weren't for Fang Lu's identity, and if it weren't for the many armed police and military personnel at the village entrance, how could he have simply let go of the wolf cub and Qin Qingman who had hurt him.
Holding his anger, Zhao He led the militia of Tuanjie Village gradually away.
"Comrade Fang Lu, there is something wrong with this person." Qin Qingman made a judgment while looking at Zhao He's back.
"I figured it out." Fang Luneng became the director of the county public security bureau because he was very shrewd and experienced. After just a few words with Zhao He, he had already found out a lot of information.
"Xiao Zou, take a few people with you to follow and investigate the situation."
Fang Lu gave orders to the police behind him.
"Yes, Chief." Xiao Zou led three people and followed the footsteps of Zhao He and his companions. Fang Lu and his party came with great fanfare and attracted many people from the village. Many people were watching them in front of their homes, and some children were even lying on the courtyard wall, watching them with excitement.
It was very inconvenient for Xiao Zou and his men to track Zhao He.
Because they could meet people at any time, their whereabouts were under the attention of the villagers. If they did anything a little bit out of the ordinary, they would be noticed by Zhao He and others. However, Xiao Zou and his friends did not deliberately hide their bodies.
They openly asked the villagers whether three adult men had entered the village yesterday afternoon or evening.
As they were all comrades in the same department, Xiao Zou and the others certainly knew the appearance characteristics of several public security officers from Hong Weiguo.
He directly described the appearance of the three people to the villagers.
At the same time, he was also keeping an eye on the figures of Zhao He and others not far away.
"Village chief, they seem to be following us, what should we do?" A militiaman's steps were not only unsteady, but his voice was also trembling, and he looked towards Zhao River with fear.
The other two militiamen also looked very nervous.
They only became militia in recent years and have never experienced war. They were still very scared when facing so many police and military personnel entering the village. What made them even more scared was that they locked up three people yesterday.
Those three people were very similar to the description given by the Public Security Bureau Chief just now.
"Why are you panicking? Just pretend nothing happened and don't expose yourself." Zhao He scolded the three people beside him while thinking. Three people did enter the village last night. Because the matter they inquired about was very sensitive, he directly arrested and detained them out of caution.
"Village chief, who do you think those three people are? Could they be police officers? Should we relocate them?" A militiaman's heart was beating really fast. He was not only afraid, but also uneasy.
"Don't move, it's better to stay still at this time."
Zhao He still has some ideas.
"Village chief, if the police find us, we will be illegally detained and guilty. We will be arrested and maybe even shot." One of the militiamen looked very ugly.
"Now that it's done, don't regret it. Wait for me to think about what to do."
Zhao He's head hurt even more, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch the back of his head.
A very large lump.
"Hiss——" The force with which Zhao He touched the back of his head was light enough, but he still grimaced in pain.
"Village chief, the swelling is bigger than an egg and it looks like it's bleeding. Why don't you go back and apply some medicine?" Because of his screams, the three militiamen quickly glanced at the back of Zhao He's head.
There was indeed a big swelling on the back of my head without the hat.
"Fuck him!"
Zhao He was now far away from Fang Lu and the others, and couldn't help but curse loudly.
"Who actually raises a wolf cub? Wait, I will kill that wolf cub." Zhao He'e threatened fiercely. He hated wolf cubs especially much and had a lot of opinions about Qin Qingman.
He planned to find an opportunity to test who Qin Qingman was, and after sending Fang Lu and his men away, he would go to Zhao Cai to complain.
Qin Qingman's beauty made him think about how to deal with people.
When the militiamen saw that Zhao He was angry, they also became angry. If it weren't for the wolf cub who hit Zhao He, they would not have been hit as well. They touched their arms and legs which were sore from the fall and looked unhappy.
"I'll go to the educated youth center to make arrangements later. Who of you will go to the old lady's house?"
In the cold, Zhao He regained his sanity.
"Uncle, what's wrong? Is there a problem?" The militiaman who could speak was called Zhao Qiangsheng. He was the nephew of Zhao Heben. He usually called Zhao He the village chief like everyone else, but only at this moment did he change the title.
"Do you remember what those three people came to ask us yesterday?"
Zhao He, please ask gently.
"I'm asking about Fourth Grandpa's affairs." Zhao Qiangsheng replied.
"I suspect the people from the Public Security Bureau are here for this matter as well." Zhao He's brows were all wrinkled. The reason why they arrested those three people yesterday was because they were asking about things they shouldn't have asked about.
We have been catching talents for a whole day, and today so many people have come to the village. Something seems to be wrong.
"Uncle, has something happened to Uncle Zhao Cai?" Zhao Qiangsheng also had doubts in his heart.
"Village chief, that's impossible. Uncle Zhao Cai is the leader of the county revolutionary committee. Uncle Zhao Cai has the final say in the entire county. Who dares to touch him? It is absolutely impossible that something happened to Uncle Zhao Cai." A militiaman did not quite believe what Zhao Qiangsheng said.
"It's hard to say. How could someone come to inquire about the situation when Fourth Uncle has passed away for so many years? Could it be that someone wants to use Fourth Uncle to harm Brother Cai?" Zhao He also had his own guesses.
"Uncle, let's send someone to the county town to find Uncle Zhao Cai and inform him of the situation in the village." A militiaman suggested to Zhao He.
"Gazai, you go and handle this matter." Zhao He ordered the militia who was speaking.
"Village chief, don't worry, we will complete the task." The militiaman named Gazai nodded, and even secretly looked back at the village entrance which had disappeared from view a long time ago. This time, he saw the public security officer Xiao Zou.
"Village Chief, they are still following us."
Gazai filed a complaint.
"They will follow us, as long as you don't let any secrets leak out. The place where we hold people is relatively well hidden, and they generally can't find us." Zhao Cai was still quite confident.
"Understood, Village Chief."
Several militiamen nodded at the same time.
It just so happened that the few of them came to a fork in the road. One intersection led to the educated youth point, and the other intersection led to old lady Zhao's home.
That is Zhao Cai’s hometown.
Zhao Cai's mother is old, and everyone in the village respectfully calls her "old lady".
"Uncle, I'm going to find the old lady." Zhao Qiangsheng said in a low voice and turned towards the intersection leading to Zhao Cai's hometown.
Zhao He took two other militiamen and continued to the educated youth site.
Since he had promised to provide Fang Lu and his group with a place to stay for the night, he had to make sure it was done.
Behind him, Xiao Zou and the other two police officers looked serious, "Comrade Zou, they went their separate ways."
"Xiao Fan, follow him and see where he goes, who he meets, and what he says. If you find anything wrong, go back and report to the director immediately." Xiao Zou chose to split the troops into two groups.
"yes."
The police officer named Xiao Fan immediately caught up with Zhao Qiangsheng.
As a result, both Zhao He and his group who were walking in front, and Xiao Zou and his group who were following behind, became alert and nervous.
Things don't seem simple.
Zhao He did not waste time. When he arrived at the youth camp, he explained to the youths clearly that the Public Security Bureau would borrow the camp's accommodation. While he was talking to the youths, Gazi had already greeted several nearby families.
When the educated youth heard that the police wanted to stay at the educated youth site, they immediately packed up their belongings and moved to several households around the site.
This is not the first time this has happened, they are very experienced.
Half an hour later, Zhao He personally brought people to greet Fang Lu and his party to go to the educated youth site.
Cars cannot enter the village, so there must be soldiers staying behind.
Not all the personnel went to the educated youth site with Fang Lu. All the public security officers followed Fang Lu to the educated youth site. On the military side, Yuan Xiangyang ordered a row of vehicles to defend Tuanjie Village, and the remaining personnel were also taken to the educated youth site.
The nights here are extremely cold, and the troops defending Tuanjie Village have to work in at least three, four or five shifts to survive the night.
Qin Qingman and Chuchu followed Fang Lu.
In addition to Qin Qingman, the only female in the team is a medical soldier brought by Yuan Xiangyang, named Tian Qiuyun. In addition to preventing emergency injuries, the medical soldier can also keep Qin Qingman company.
The Youth League Center in Tuanjie Village was relatively large. Compared to the other two, each center could accommodate more than 50 people.
Qin Qingman and Fang Lu stayed in the same educated youth center.
Yuan Xiangyang also brought Tian Qiuyun to join the gathering.
The public security department, commune cadres, and the army represent three forces respectively.
Zhao He led Fang Lu and his group to the educated youth site, exchanged a few polite words, and then left with the militia. Even if he really wanted to test the real purpose of Fang Lu and his group, now was not the time, so he could only leave temporarily.
“There is something wrong with this village.”
Qin Qingman said this while sitting by the fire.
There were so many people that not only was the educated youth site cleaned up quickly, but even the fire was lit again. As it got darker, the fire had to be kept burning.
"I suspect that something happened to three comrades from Hong Weiguo." Fang Lu's expression was also very serious. He was sitting next to Qin Qingman at this time.
There was only one stove in this youth education center, and at this moment, there were only three adults around the stove: him, Qin Qingman, and Yuan Xiangyang.
As for the wolf cub and Chuchu, they were already rolling around and playing on the kang.
The child usually takes a nap, but he didn't today. He just rolled around on the bed with the wolf cub. The kang was covered with the simple sleeping bags provided by the army, so it was very clean.
"By the way, Comrade Qin, why does Dudu play in Zhao River? Is there something wrong with the Zhao River? Otherwise, why does Dudu only play in Zhao River while others don't?" When it comes to business, Yuan Xiangyang also looks serious.
The wolf cub couldn't speak, and Qin Qingman really didn't know why the wolf cub jumped into Zhao River.
But she was the one who raised the wolf cub, so she knew a little about his character.
"This Zhao He is Zhao Cai's closest brother by blood, they look alike. Zhao Cai offended Dudu yesterday, and Dudu may have mistook Zhao He for Zhao Cai when he pounced on him today. Dudu realized he had made a mistake and didn't kill him after getting closer."
Qin Qingman expressed her guess.
If Zhao He were Zhao Cai, the wolf cub would definitely not show mercy and would definitely stretch out its sharp claws to pinch vulnerable parts such as eyes and neck, because the wolf cub is an animal.
The attack will definitely kill you with one move.
"It's possible. I also found that Zhao He looks more like Zhao Cai." Fang Lu felt that Qin Qingman's guess was possible.
"Another possibility is that there was some smell on Zhao He's body that caused Dudu to misunderstand." Qin Qingman thought of the piece of gold on Zhao Cai's body.
"this?"
Fang Lu took out the bag of gold from his ID bag.
"Let me let Dudu smell the scent." Qin Qingman took the bag and walked towards the kang bed.
"Dudu." Qin Qingman stood beside the kang bed and greeted the wolf cub who was fighting with Chuchu.
When the wolf cub heard Qin Qingman's voice, he let go of Chuchu and looked over.
“Smell it.”
Qin Qingman had never trained the wolf cub before, and she didn't know whether the wolf cub could understand what she meant. She simply opened the document bag, took out the gold nugget with her finger, and then handed it under the wolf cub's nose.
"call--"
The wolf cub snorted hard at the approaching gold nugget. It didn't like this thing, and it still remembered where it got it from.
Thinking of the annoying Zhao Cai, the wolf cub stretched out his sharp claws and waved them vigorously in the air, as if there was Zhao Cai's face in the air.
"Dudu, remember this smell."
Qin Qingman had never trained a wolf before, so she could only guide the wolf cub based on the general knowledge of how police trained poison dogs on TV in later generations.
She believed that the smart wolf cub would understand what she meant.
"Dudu, smell it carefully and remember the smell." Qin Qingman then brought the gold nugget close to the wolf cub's nose.
The wolf cub tilted his head and looked at Qin Qingman curiously with his clear big eyes.
"Remember the smell." Qin Qingman persisted in bringing the gold nugget closer to the wolf cub's nose.
The wolf cub had lived with Qin Qingman for several months and was very good at observing people's expressions.
After understanding what Qin Qingman meant, it put its nose close to the gold nugget and sniffed it reluctantly. Finally, it stuck out its tongue and turned its head away from the gold nugget. Not only that, it also pointed its butt at Qin Qingman.
Upon seeing this, Qin Qingman put the gold nugget into the ID bag and returned it to Fang Lu.
"Is this... all?" Fang Lu thought it was a joke.
Qin Qingman said helplessly: "Dudu has not received special training, and I am not sure if it can work, but I think we can make preparations and send someone to find Zhao Laosi's grave."
Such a thing as a grave must not be in the village, and going to find Zhao Laosi's grave would not attract the attention and vigilance of the villagers.
"I have sent someone."
Fang Lu answered Qin Qingman, and at the same time he had his own concerns, "I'm worried that the gold is not in Zhao Laosi's coffin, so the village must also be searched. Comrade Yuan Xiangyang and I just sent people to the village to see if we can find anything strange."
"Our comrades have already cooperated with the comrades from the Public Security Bureau." Yuan Xiangyang nodded and acknowledged his cooperation with Fang Lu.
"Comrade Hong Weiguo is a special public security officer from Nanzhen. He should know more about Tuanjie Village. We have to find the people first. I guess they must have found out something valuable. Let's go out for a walk before it gets dark. As long as we don't go too far, no villagers will stop us."
Qin Qingman did not plan to stay at the educated youth point at this time.
"Okay, let's go out for a walk and take Dudu with us." Fang Lu supported Qin Qingman's proposal.
"I think it's a good time for a walk too." Yuan Xiangyang called his guards over.
"Should we go separately or together?"
Qin Qingman looked at Fang Lu and Yuan Xiangyang. Chuchu was now standing beside her holding the wolf cub. Everything was ready.
"Let's go together."
Fang Lu felt that the situation in Tuanjie Village was a bit complicated, and was worried about Qin Qingman and Chuchu acting alone.
Qin Qingman turned her gaze to Yuan Xiangyang.
"Together." Yuan Xiangyang was worried about Qin Qingman and Chuchu acting alone. If something really happened to the two of them, Wei Ling would come back and break his legs. For the rest of his life, he had to stay with Qin Qingman and her brother.
"Then together."
Qin Qingman didn't try to show off and just led a few people out.
As soon as they left the educated youth point, Qin Qingman asked Chuchu to put the wolf cub on the ground. After the wolf cub was free, it immediately ran happily, looking back at Qin Qingman as it ran.
Seeing Qin Qingman catching up, it continued running more excitedly.
Tuanjie Village is somewhat similar to Kaoshantun. It is built on the mountain and all the buildings are made of wood. Plus, they share the same sky, so the wolf cub thought he was going out to play. Just like in Kaoshantun, he walked around the yard of the educated youth site a few times, left his marks, and then ran out the door.
A wolf cub was wandering around the village road in a swaggering manner.
There is no trace of fear in my heart.
Qin Qingman and several adults followed the wolf cub from a distance, while Chuchu played with the wolf cub like they did in Kaoshantun. Their laughter never stopped, and unknowingly attracted many children in the village.
The children were young and could not tell whether the wolf cub was a wolf or a dog.
They all envied Chuchu.
People these days don’t have enough to eat, and no family can afford to raise an animal that eats a lot, so these children watched Chu Chu playing with the wolf cub with their eyes wide open.
There is no child who doesn't like plush animals.
"This is a good idea. We can't get useful information from adults, but we can start with children. Even though they are young, they definitely know a lot."
Fang Lu spoke in a low voice. He could see that the wolf cub was running around without a purpose, but the effect was good.
"Villagers may be wary of strangers entering the village, but children will never be wary of other children."
Qin Qingman also felt a little more confident.
"Kid, can I pet your dog?" A child from Tuanjie Village finally saw Chuchu playing with the wolf cub and asked tentatively.
"No, my Dudu is not allowed to be touched by anyone except family members."
Chu Chu rejected the child's request.
"Then... can you let me play with you guys?" The wolf cub was really handsome, and the kid who had just been trying to get close to Chu Chu couldn't help but be moved.
Chuchu looked at the child who was talking. The child was a little taller than him, and his clothes were clean and tidy. He must be from a well-off family.
"I can give you candy."
The child who was talking to Chuchu was called Zhao Zhen. Although he was about the same age as Chuchu, he had a high seniority in Tuanjie Village.
There is only one surname in Tuanjie Village, and that is Zhao.
Zhao Zhen is of the same generation as Zhao Cai, and many young or old people in the village have to call him uncle.
Chu Chu didn't expect that the child would actually bribe her. She took a look at the White Rabbit candy in Zhao Zhen's hand and felt tangled.
He was not greedy for the candy in Zhao Zhen's hand, but was considering whether to accept the candy from the other party.
"Here, let's play together." Seeing that Chu Chu did not refuse, Zhao Zhen immediately ran over familiarly, stuffed the candy in his hand into Chu Chu's palm, and then looked at the wolf cub enthusiastically.
The child was not a naughty kid. Chuchu said that the wolf cub didn't like being touched by outsiders, so he didn't touch him but just watched eagerly.
Zhao Zhen really likes wolf cubs.
The wolf cub was completely black without a single stray hair on his body, and his pair of round eyes were clear and lively, making people feel good about him at first sight.
The wolf cub tilted its head to look at Zhao Zhen, and as it looked at him, it kicked with its hind paws.
A string of ice flowers flew towards Zhao Zhen.
"Wow--"
Zhao Zhen didn't expect the wolf cub would take the initiative to play with him, so he immediately bent down, grabbed a ball of snow and chased after the wolf cub.
The wolf cub ran away in a flash.
"Dudu, wait for me." Seeing that the wolf cub accepted Zhao Zhen, Chu Chu no longer objected to everyone playing together and followed him.
"Run, run, Snowball is coming."
Zhao Zhen threw the snowball in his hand at the wolf cub, but he didn't throw it accurately. Instead, he deliberately missed the target. He liked the wolf cub and didn't intend to really hit it.
The wolf cub's speed is not something a few children can catch up with.
No matter whether Zhao really wanted to smash it or not, it would not get a single drop of dirt on it.
"Wow, that's awesome." Zhao Zhen was even happier when he saw that his snowball not only didn't hit the wolf cub, but also went very far away from it. He called on other children on the side of the road who were eager to try to join in.
Snowball fights are more fun when there are more people around.
Seeing that Master Zhao was easy to get along with, Chuchu did not refuse other children to play with her. After a while, they were running around like they were in Kaoshantun, and everyone was having a lot of fun.
Qin Qingman and the others were far behind Chuchu and the wolf cub. Even if some adults saw them, they would not come forward to ask because the children in the village were playing with Chuchu, a stranger.
Just like that, under the guidance of the wolf cub, Qin Qingman came to a house of considerable area.
This house is quite different from the surrounding buildings.
It is actually a mixed building of brick and wood structure, and there are two large stone lions in front of the door, which looks a bit like the old wealthy landlords before liberation.