The next day, Lu Mo and Tie Dan went into the city again to purchase supplies. The journey back to Pingjiang from Tie Dan's house was mostly through mountainous roads, and they rarely went into the city, so they had to purchase more supplies.

Lu Mo originally planned to go into the city if supplies ran out along the way, but now that Ye Qingqing had her spatial ability, things were much easier.

By storing all the purchased items in the space, there's no need to make a special trip to the city, saving time.

Wuchen went along too. Ye Mingcheng asked Lu Mo to buy some new clothes for the little guy, while Wuchen himself wanted to go to the city to see the excitement, so he set off early in the morning.

Ye Qingqing chatted with Ye Mingcheng in the yard. Tie Dan's mother mixed chicken feed and kept grumbling as she fed the chickens, mostly complaining that the chickens were eating more and more but laying fewer and fewer eggs.

"Auntie, when is Yadan coming back?" Ye Qingqing asked, bored.

"Xiangwu will be back for lunch soon!" Tie Dan's mother looked up at the sky, poured the chicken feed into the basin, washed her hands, and prepared to make lunch.

"I'm going for a walk at the village entrance, and I'll pick up Yadan while I'm at it!"

Ye Qingqing's bottom was sore from sitting so long, so she decided to go for a walk at the village entrance. Ye Mingcheng was worried and went with her.

The father and daughter walked slowly hand in hand. Ye Mingcheng asked about Xu Yali, and Ye Qingqing felt guilty. She vaguely mentioned some things about Yali when she was young and managed to get away with it.

But Ye Mingcheng had already become suspicious. He wasn't stupid, and he was quite observant.

In the past two days, Ye Mingcheng asked a lot of questions about Xu Yali, but Ye Qingqing was always vague and ambiguous.

Ye Mingcheng wanted to call Xu Yali, but Ye Qingqing said that there was no phone at home.

It was this phone call that finally aroused Ye Mingcheng's suspicions; Ye Qingqing lived on Fu'ai Road.

Ye Mingcheng knew that house very well; it had a telephone installed before liberation, so how could it not have one now?

Ye Mingcheng felt uneasy, but he only guessed that Xu Yali might be unwell and Ye Qingqing was worried that he couldn't handle it, so she kept it from him.

That's why Ye Mingcheng was eager to return to Pingjiang and see Xu Yali as soon as possible.

Ye Qing deliberately brought up medical matters to change the subject from Xu Yali. Ye Mingcheng was extremely knowledgeable in medicine, and the father and daughter chatted very enthusiastically.

Unconsciously, I walked out of the village entrance and came to the small river in front of the village.

The water in the stream flowed gurglingly, a very pleasant sound, and one could faintly hear the bleating of sheep and the mooing of cows.

Although she could only vaguely see a shadow, she could still feel the beautiful pastoral scenery. Ye Qingqing took a deep breath, and the scent of wheat straw and flowers mixed together, which smelled particularly good.

"Is that the road Ya Dan takes home from school?"

Ye Qingqing could vaguely see a yellow road. Ya Dan's school was about five or six miles away from the village, which was relatively close, so Ya Dan came back for lunch every day.

"Yes, I estimate he'll be back soon," Ye Mingcheng said with a smile.

The country roads are very quiet, with few cars from morning till night. They are basically passageways for cattle and sheep, and you might accidentally step in a huge pile of cow dung.

"Ya Dan is back!" Ye Mingcheng pointed ahead.

From afar, you could see Ya Dan carrying a bundle of firewood on her back, walking briskly towards the village entrance. This girl is very diligent; she always picks up a bundle of firewood to take home after school.

When Ya Dan saw Ye Qingqing and her father, she waved and ran over happily.

"Why is there a van?" Ye Mingcheng muttered to himself in confusion.

A white van emerged from the bend and followed behind Ya Dan.

Ye Qingqing's heart sank, and a strong sense of unease suddenly welled up inside her.