In the afternoon, Liang Qi did not go to the mountain, and did not send the child there. After the little girl finished her meal, she did not take a nap, but played alone in the yard.

Liang Qi was tidying up the house at home and drying some precious herbs he had gotten yesterday. He took out some that could be used to make mixed dishes and eaten as a delicacy, as he might need them urgently if he got sick someday. The rest were placed in the upper yard to dry.

When she left that day, Jiang Weidong mentioned this to her, saying that private pharmacies are not allowed to be opened now, and all of them will be confiscated. They will give you a bunch of IOUs but won't pay you. To put it bluntly, they are just taking it for free.

That pile of IOUs is useless and no one will cash them for you.

I stopped thinking about it and found out the things that needed to be taken apart and washed, took them all out, found a basin, put it on the steps, put all the dirty things in the basin, and took out the soap.

I was thinking while washing things. There weren't many things, and it took me a long time to wash. My arms and hands were sore. I hadn't washed my hands for a long time. It was tiring to wash them. My fair skin looked like it was bleeding from being rubbed.

They were all thick clothes. Fortunately, I had strong hands and washed them all. I took them out and hung them on the tree branches outside the door.

After washing, she sat and watched her daughter playing with checkered tiles in the yard alone. She had never seen the child go out to play with other children in the past few days since she came.

"Fenghuang, why don't you go play with the children in the village?" Liang Qi asked curiously.

"Mom, have you forgotten?" Phoenix looked at her mother curiously.

"What?" Liang Qi searched through the original owner's memory, but couldn't remember what she said.

"Mom, silly, you said you can't let me go out to play, or the bad guys would catch me and sell me to do hard labor." The child said with a smile.

"Uh, oh, now I think about it, our Phoenix is ​​smart. Right, you can play with Grandma Agui and Mom when they are around. You can't play with strangers, and you can't go with strangers. Don't take things given to you by strangers. There are a lot of bad guys now, and they specifically prey on children." Liang Qi was not trying to scare the child.

Children in rural areas are often left to their own devices, and sometimes people appear out of nowhere and kidnap children.

So many children disappeared, and no one knew if they were still alive or were being used for experiments again.

Thinking about what would happen if her child was taken away and tortured somewhere, she felt like killing someone.

"Mom, I will be wherever you are." Fenghuang took Liang Qi's hand and held it tightly without letting go.

Liang Qi looked at the child's round eyes, which were full of nervousness, fearing that she, as an adult, would abandon her.

"Okay, from now on, mom will take you wherever she goes," Liang Qi remembered that she always sent her children to Aunt Agui's house when she was working.

Not to mention that the child was sensible, Liang Qi picked up his daughter and kissed her forehead.

The child buried his head shyly in her neck, holding Liang Qi's neck with both hands tightly.

"Mom," the child called softly while lying on Liang Qi's shoulder, and Liang Qi responded a few times.

After a while, the child fell silent. Liang Qi looked at him and wondered if he had fallen asleep. He carried him up to the room and put him down, but he refused to let go.

There was no other way. After walking for a while, she felt a little tired. She couldn't let the child lie down on the kang unless he let go. She had to hold the child in her arms all the time and slowly sat on the tree stump outside the door to enjoy the cool air.

At this time, "Liang Qi, are you at home? I'm still waiting for you to send the child to school. You haven't come yet. I came down to see what's going on." Zhang Guishu came down with a basket and said to the mother and child sitting outside the door.

She didn't pay attention when she brought the basket up at noon. Just now when she was emptying the basket, she found the vegetables under the wild vegetables.

She was surprised that she hadn't seen such fresh vegetables for many years. There were no such fresh things in the village now.

There were eight tomatoes, six cucumbers, two eggplants, six peppers, five carrots and five fresh radishes, as well as some green onion leaves that could be rolled up in steamed buns, and a handful of leeks. These were very rare nowadays and she hadn't seen them for many years.

She didn't even wash the tomatoes. She just wiped them a few times with her hands and took a big bite. They were sweet and soft, just right for the elderly.

I just remembered my child after finishing my meal, so I hurried downstairs to see what was going on.

"Yes, I cleaned up a few rooms and did some laundry."

"I was wondering why I couldn't wait for the child to come up. It turns out that the child was asleep." As he said this, he walked over and sat next to Liang Qi, holding the child's little hand and flipping through the books lovingly.

Liang Qi looked at the old man with such fondness that he could tell he really liked Phoenix.

"I was busy packing up, and the child was playing alone. He must have been tired, so he fell asleep on my shoulder." Liang Qi also said softly.

"The child is still growing. If he doesn't eat well, he will get tired easily when playing. Also, the things you gave me are too rare. You gave me so many. Just one or two will be enough." Zhang Guishu finally said in a low voice.

"Aunt, I left some for home. I didn't give you much. I'll get some more next time I have a chance." Liang Qi also whispered.

"Keep it for yourself and don't give it to me. I can eat it to satisfy my craving. Besides, I'm old and it would be a waste if I eat it. Save it for the child." After saying that, she kissed the child's little hand.

Liang Qi didn't say much, just give it to him when the time comes.

The two of them were also chatting in low voices.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise and the two men stood up quickly.

"Isn't that Secretary Li's house? Why are there so many people?" Zhang Guishu said, looking at the Li family in the distance.

"What's going on? What happened again?" Liang Qi stood up holding the child and looked in the direction of Li's house.

"Qi Qi, is that the police?" Zhang Guishu asked hurriedly.

Liang Qi took a closer look and saw that they were indeed comrades from the police station. "They were police officers. It must have happened yesterday."

"The Liang family is really too rampant. They have kept it secret for so many years. If it weren't for you, you would have been deceived for your whole life. It's okay if you didn't know about it, but you will take it to the grave with you. If you finally find out, you will be so nauseous that you will die." Zhang Guishu said indignantly.

"Indeed, this matter was discovered early and resolved early." Liang Qi didn't say anything.

I'm just a little worried about the pregnant woman, Li Guihua. It's a pity about the child, it should be a girl.

"I'll go and take a look. Do you want to come?" Zhang Guishu looked at Liang Qi and said.

"I'm holding the child, so I won't go. Please be careful and stand far away." Liang Qi whispered.

She still stayed with her daughter. There are always more gossips when there are many people around. It would be bad if there were any bumps and bruises. Li Guihua is a typical example.

"Okay, I'll be careful. Here's the basket. I'll go and see what's going on." She put down the basket and walked away very quickly.