The two middle-aged men were pushing bicycles with the front of the bicycles hung with gifts in net bags.

The two happened to run into Liang Xiaoman who was coming home from work. "Hello, lady. May I ask where Comrade Chen Qiangwei lives? Could you please show me the way?"

The people who came were Shi Hanquan and Lao Wang. They came to thank Chen Qiangwei.

Looking at the canned fruits in the net bag, Liang Xiaoman thought of what the commune leader said some time ago, and thought that these two people were most likely the employees of the city cannery who were rescued by Chen Qiangwei.

Ever since she was fired from her job as a scorer, she has been working like other villagers. However, after being a scorer for so long, she was suddenly demoted to her original position without any warning. She was so tired from working during this period that her back and waist ached.

Thinking about how tired and sore she was, and how Zhao Zhaodi would still be ordering her around when she got home, while Chen Qiangwei had made such a great contribution and was being rewarded by everyone from the city to the brigade headquarters, she felt increasingly unbalanced.

She rolled her eyes and greeted Shi Hanquan and Lao Wang enthusiastically, "Hello, comrades. Are you looking for Chen Zhiqing? Unfortunately, she's on leave today. I heard she went to the city and won't be back until tomorrow."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at the gifts in the two people's hands and said, "If you don't mind, I can help take the things to Third Grandma's house. Third Grandma is the family she is staying with."

Who is Shi Hanquan? His experience in the army and as a driver has made him have a pair of sharp eyes. The female comrade opposite has a pair of eyes rolling around, and it is obvious at a glance that she is not a peaceful person. This gift may eventually become hers once it falls into her hands.

Shi Hanquan laughed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, female comrade. That's really unfortunate. We'll come again next time." Then he turned around and went back with Lao Wang.

Liang Xiaoman looked at the two figures, smiled maliciously, and walked away carrying the hoe.

As Lao Wang walked, he asked, "Deputy Captain, are we going back like this?"

They finally managed to find some time, as they have to drive again tomorrow and don't know when they will come next time.

Shi Hanquan smiled and said, "Of course we can't just go back like this. Let's ask other people."

The two waited at the intersection for a while and then turned around and entered the Huaihua Brigade.

This time the two were lucky and met Gu Linger just a few minutes after walking.

Shi Hanquan stepped forward and said, "Hello, comrade, do you know Comrade Chen Qiangwei?"

Gu Linger looked at the two people carrying large and small bags and thought they were relatives of Chen Qiangwei.

Gu Linger: "Are you here to visit Qiangwei?"

When Shi Hanquan heard this, he knew the girl in front of him must have a good relationship with Comrade Chen Qiangwei. "Old Wang and I are truck drivers for the city cannery. Comrade Chen Qiangwei saved us a while ago. Now that we have finally made some time, we came over to thank Comrade Chen Qiangwei."

Gu Linger looked them up and down and said bluntly, "It's you. Why are you here just now? The commune leaders came a few days ago, but I haven't seen you since then. I thought you were ungrateful."

Shi Hanquan and Lao Wang were both irritated. This girl was really careless with her words. Fortunately, they were not the type to be petty and did not take it to heart. Besides, it was really unreasonable for them to waste so much time.

Shi Hanquan laughed, "It's our fault. We've been too busy lately. We just got back from a business trip last night and rushed here right away."

Gu Linger laughed after hearing Shi Hanquan's explanation, "Come with me, I'll take you to Third Grandma's house."

Liang Xiaoman was cautious and waited in the dark for a while. When he saw Gu Linger taking the person to Gu Sannai's house, he stomped his feet in anger.

Liang Xiaoman was scolded by Zhao Zhaodi for coming home a few minutes late because of this incident. He felt even more unbalanced and started arguing with Zhao Zhaodi.

Shi Hanquan and Lao Wang handed the gift to Chen Qiangwei, bowed to her, and said gratefully, "Comrade Chen Qiang, thank you for saving our lives. If it weren't for you, we would have both become wandering ghosts now."

Chen Qiangwei quickly made way and said, "Uncles, this can't happen, this can't happen. Hurry up and get up. If Uncle Shi hadn't tipped me off, I might have been in grave danger. I should be thanking you."

Shi Hanquan and Lao Wang straightened up and continued to hand the gift to Chen Qiangwei: "This small gift is not a sign of respect, Comrade Chen Qiangwei, you must accept it. If it weren't for you, the sky would have fallen on our two families."

Lao Wang: "Yes, you must accept it, otherwise we will feel guilty."

Chen Qiangwei had no choice but to accept the gift. If she didn't accept it, the two of them would probably feel really bad and wouldn't be able to enjoy their meal.

Sure enough, Shi Hanquan and Lao Wang breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Chen Qiangwei accept the gift. Shi Hanquan said, "We wanted to come and thank you after we were discharged from the hospital, but the police said the situation was still unclear and asked us not to cause any trouble, so we have been holding back."

Lao Wang continued, "We took a long trip last week and only got back last night. When we got back, we heard that the spies had been busted, so we rushed over."

Chen Qiangwei knew how tiring it was to travel long distances. The two of them had just returned last night, and they came to her house today with gifts. It could be said that they were full of sincerity.

Chen Qiangwei said, "We're just about to cook at home. Please stay and have a meal before leaving."

Shi Hanquan and Lao Wang refused, "No need, you guys are busy too, come and talk to me next time."

Chen Qiangwei stopped him, "No matter how busy you are, you still have to eat. If you don't stay for dinner, I won't be able to accept your gift. You should just take it all away."

In the end, Shi Hanquan and Lao Wang agreed to stay for dinner.

"Ling'er, you should stay and have dinner with us."

Gu Linger smiled and said, "We're so close we can eat anytime. You have something to do here, so I'll go back first. Do you want to take a leave this afternoon?"

Shi Hanquan and Lao Wang quickly said, "Don't bother to greet us. We'll go back after dinner. We have to go out tomorrow."

The two men originally wanted to bring gifts to thank Chen Qiangwei, but they didn't want her to delay her business because of their arrival.

Chen Qiangwei smiled and said, "No, I'll go to work as usual this afternoon."

The fine grains that the brigade gave them last time were not finished yet, so Chen Qiangwei scooped out two bowls of white rice for Wang Xiaomai and asked her to make a fire and cook.

Shi Hanquan and Lao Wang brought a lot of things, and each of them also brought a piece of meat. Chen Qiangwei took out a piece and cut it skillfully, and would make some potatoes and pork in a while.

A few days ago, I exchanged a lot of snails with Maodan, Goudan and other little kids. After spitting out the sand for a few days, it was just right for me to make fried snails with false loofah, a tomato egg drop soup, and stir-fried vegetables. Done!

Shi Hanquan and Lao Wang were embarrassed: "Comrade Chen Qiangwei, there's no need to spend so much money."

They didn't expect that Comrade Chen Qiangwei had such good cooking skills. The spicy taste of the snails almost made them drool. They didn't expect that something like snails, which was full of mud and smell, could be cooked so deliciously.

Chen Qiangwei said, "It's not a big expense. You brought the meat. We have snails everywhere here. We would eat them even if you didn't come."

The host and guests enjoyed the meal very much. After the meal, Shi Hanquan and Lao Wang went back.