But it is still autumn before winter. For the people in Wahou, they want to see the results of their labor now. Waiting for a few months is a torture for them.

Wan Feng felt that he should seek reinforcements.

"It's another morning, the same sun, enjoying the beautiful time just like yesterday, the leaves are green again, just after winter, and it's still the same as last year..."

Wan Feng sang Xie Xiao's "The Sun Rises in a Cycle" from Lao Liangtou's melon field and sang all the way to Hongya City. He sold all the melons at the county hospital in an hour, bought some gifts in the store, and found Xia Qiulong's home according to the address Xia Qiulong left him.

Of course, the excuse was to see if Xia Qiulong's mother was okay.

There is nothing special about the place where Xia Qiulong's home is located. The houses in this area are almost all identical. The urban area in the 1980s was almost like this, with almost no buildings.

There is an alley more than one meter wide between the houses, half a foot of which is occupied by the drainage ditch.

Wan Feng found a three-room house in an alley according to the house number. An iron gate welded with iron bars enclosed a courtyard of about eight or nine square meters. Xia Qiulong's mother was picking the tendons of beans at the door.

"Auntie! I'm here to see you. Is your leg feeling better now?"

When Xia Qiulong's mother saw that it was Wan Feng, she opened the door with her chest high and said, "It's Wan, come in quickly, come in quickly, you look at me, kid, why are you taking things when you come here?"

Wan Feng put down the gift and helped pick the beans while chatting with Xia Qiulong's mother. After a while of random talk, Wan Feng learned some information about the Xia family.

Xia Qiulong's father works in the county textile printing and dyeing factory and is the head of the technical department.

Originally, Xia Qiulong was arranged to work in a textile printing and dyeing factory, but he didn't like going there and kept wandering around in society. He went from being a factory worker to an unemployed young man, and his wife was so angry that she wanted to divorce him.

"Auntie! Isn't Brother Xia at home?"

"He went out early in the morning and I don't know where he went. This child is really a worry." Xia Qiulong's mother sighed.

"Auntie! I have something to ask Brother Xia. I'll go find him right away."

"Do you know where he is?"

"If he's not home, he's at the cinema. I'll go see him."

"Come here for lunch at noon!"

"well."

Wan Feng left Xia Qiulong's house and drove to Ling Cinema.

Hongya County Cinema is not far from the Second Department Store and is one of the few buildings in the county. Wan Feng arrived here in a few minutes.

The cinema is only two stories high and has a yard of more than 100 square meters. If it weren't for the fancy movie posters on the bulletin board, you would have no idea what this building is used for.

A few young men were leaning against the pillars outside the cinema, talking about something.

Wan Feng didn't understand what was so fun here. Xia Qiulong would often come here. Could he be here to watch a movie?

Wan Feng arrived at the entrance of the cinema but did not see Xia Qiulong.

"Brothers, is Brother Xia here?"

The young men leaning against the pillars all turned their heads to look at Wan Feng: "How dare a brat call me Brother Xia? Is he really asking for trouble..."

A young man walked towards Wan Feng, muttering angrily.

Wan Feng secretly groaned, isn't this so unlucky? Why should I call you Brother Xia when I'm fine?

"It's you!" The young man seemed to say suddenly when he was about seven or eight meters away from Wan Feng.

"It's not me!" Wan Feng answered instinctively.

The young man laughed and came to Wan Feng: "Brother Wan, it's you. Forgive me for not recognizing you just now."

Wan Feng was very confused. Who is this?

Seeing Wan Feng's puzzled expression, the young man put his arm around Wan Feng's shoulders and said, "A few days ago, Brother Xia's mother was hospitalized. I was also in the ward at the time, standing at the door. My name is Liu He."

Oh shit, it turns out to be Brother Xia’s men.

Wan Feng was relieved.

"Brother! I have something to ask Brother Xia, where is he?"

"He went fishing in the Hongshui River in Hedong. If you want to find him, I can take you there."

Fishing? I didn't expect a jerk like him to have this hobby.

"Okay, take me to find him."

Wan Feng took off the two baskets on the car, as they would be in the way if he wanted to carry people.

Liu He was obviously familiar with the people in the cinema. He put the basket in a room in the cinema, and then carried Wan Feng on his back and rushed towards the Hongshui River.

Go down the slope eastward along the Second Department Store, and about a mile away is the Hongshui River. There is a stone bridge on the river, and it is unknown when it was built.

When they reached the Hongshui River, instead of crossing the bridge, Liu He turned the handlebars and drove downstream along the river bank.

There were only a few houses along the banks of the Hongshui River, making it look a bit desolate. A few decades later, it became a commercial and residential area with high-rise buildings.

Liu He carried Wan Feng on his back and walked about a mile along the river bank. There was a forest inside the river bank, covering an area of ​​about several dozen acres.

"Right here, you can see them through those woods. That's where he likes fishing."

Just as the two were about to go down the riverbank, Wan Feng suddenly heard some noises coming from the woods below the riverbank, accompanied by the sound of crackling and shouting "Rao Jian" (a type of sword).

Wan Feng frowned: "Brother Liu! Who is Brother Xia fishing with?"

"Five, none of us like fishing, but they do. Usually they're the only ones here when we go fishing."

"I feel like something's wrong. Something seems to be happening in the woods."

Wan Feng reached under the seat and cried out inwardly, "Oh no!"

Last night, Zhu Ping was tidying up the sickle handle, and Wan Feng's knife was taken away by Zhu Ping, who forgot to bring it back.

Wan Feng casually pulled out a two-foot-long iron rod from the rear vertical beam of the car frame.

A knife is not the only thing you need for self-defense. He also tied a thumb-thick iron bar to the beam of the car, so that he could have it if he lost his knife.

The two men walked down the riverbank and into the woods. As soon as they entered the woods, they heard a voice: "Listen, brothers, we must destroy him today. If he is destroyed, Hongya will be our next."

Wan Feng grabbed Liu He, and the two of them lay down behind a tree, sticking their heads out to look into the woods.

About a hundred meters away from them, six or seven people surrounded the two people, each holding a stick in his hand.

The two people who were surrounded were Xia Qiulong and a young man, probably the one called Wu.

Brother Xia and Wu were leaning back to back, holding fishing rods in their hands. Their clothes were very messy, and it was obvious that they had already had physical contact.

"Brother Xia!" Liu He screamed and was about to rush out, but was held back tightly by Wan Feng.

"Brother Liu! There are seven of them, and they're armed with weapons. It won't do any good if we rush over."

"What should we do then?"

"Ride back and call for help immediately, the faster the better!"

"Is it too late?"

"There's still time, hurry up!"

Liu He hesitated for a moment and gritted his teeth: "Brother Wan, you watch here, I will be back soon."

After that, Liu He turned around and ran out of the woods.