Feng Jianjun instinctively stood up when he saw Xiao Yuehua rushing in from the backyard.

"What happened? What happened? Did you fall into the river?"

"Shut up!!"

Xiao Yuehua turned around abruptly, her eyes bloodshot.

Feng Jianjun shrank his neck and immediately fell silent.

Xiao Yuehua glanced towards the door and asked in a low voice, "Has anyone been here?"

Feng Jianjun didn't understand what it meant, but he still shook his head.

Xiao Yuehua breathed a sigh of relief. "If anyone asks, don't say I went out. Just say it was too hot, Da Tou pooped on me, and I went to take a shower, understand?"

"Did you hear me? I'm talking to you!"

"I heard it, I heard it! It was like I'd been hit by a bomb..."

When Feng Jianjun met Xiao Yuehua's intense gaze, he dared not speak loudly and could only mutter to himself quietly.

Seeing that Feng Jianjun had agreed, Xiao Yuehua immediately grabbed her clothes and went into the shower room.

On the other side, Wang Jingtao examined the large shoe print on the ground and sternly addressed Song Zaizhao, who was chasing after him.

"We can't let anyone else know about this, or we'll be in trouble."

"The other person is agile and nimble. Judging from the oversized shoe print, he is likely a strong man. The fact that he can move so skillfully through the reeds means he must be a member of your village."

"Here's what we'll do: you go back to the village and wander around a couple of times to see who's gone out or who's not home, and I'll also take a look around the area."

Song Zaizhao knew the seriousness of the matter and nodded quickly.

"Okay, I understand. I'll be going now."

Song Zaizhao returned to the brigade with a nervous heart, but her mind was racing. She was agile and nimble, and the extra-large shoes could not necessarily belong to a man, but could also belong to a robust woman.

In no time, Song Zaizhao arrived in the village. She strolled around like a regular visitor, leisurely stopping at each house and looking around.

"Aunt Niu, are you cooking? Oh, Uncle Niu isn't back yet and you're already cooking?"

"Oh, you went to fetch water from the well? Hahaha, Uncle Niu is so good to you."

"Aunt Qingxi, what are you doing? Did your goose lay an egg?"

"My sister is seven months pregnant and keeps saying she needs to find two goose eggs to get rid of 'fetal toxins.' How should we do that?"

While asking questions, Song Zaizhao quickly scanned the room. They were all there, but not this one.

"Okay, okay, I'll talk to her. I'll contact you again if she needs it."

........

"Zhou Zhiqing, what are you washing? Everyone's here..."

When they arrived at Feng Jianjun's house behind the educated youth settlement, Song Zaizhao paused for a moment, but still went inside.

"Feng, are you taking care of the child?"

"Hey, why is there water all over the ground? Where's the moonflower?"

Feng Jianjun looked at Song Zaizhao, somewhat puzzled, "She's taking a shower!"

Song Zaizhao's smile tightened. "Why are you taking a shower so early in the morning? Are you off today? Why haven't you gone to town yet?"

"It's not even a moonflower yet..."

Feng Jianjun was about to complain when he suddenly remembered Xiao Yuehua's murderous gaze, and quickly swallowed his words.

What happened to Moonflower?

"It wasn't Yuehua yet. She was already on her bicycle, about to leave, when Datou suddenly pooped all over her. Now she's going inside to wash up. I told her I needed to put on a diaper, but she's so lazy. She said it's fine to just take her to poop and pee. Kids don't have that kind of routine. Now she's all over herself."

"That woman is so lazy!"

Song Zaizhao glanced at the watermark on the ground again, and was about to say something when Xiao Yuehua came out with a cold face and her hair was wet.

Song Zaizhao's pupils shrank. "Oh, where is he lazy? This kid even washed his hair and got himself all messed up."

Xiao Yuehua glared at her with her mouse-like eyes, "Don't you know how lazy I am? Wash, wash, wash? What the hell? If Da Tou hadn't gotten some in my hair, why would I need to wash it? I just washed my hair last month, it's only been half a month!"

"You've ruined half of my tea garden again! Who can withstand this kind of exploitation?"

At this point, Xiao Yuehua seemed to remember something, and with a sullen face, she moved closer to Song Zaizhao, "Sister-in-law, I remember you don't use tea seed oil when you wash your hair, you always use hair oil. What about the tea seed oil at home?"

Song Zaizhao quickly waved his hand, "Those tea garden plots at home were used up a long time ago. Your brother took them to poison fish. Last year, he used up four plots. Where are there any left?"

Xiao Yuehua said with dissatisfaction, "Sister-in-law, you can't possibly be reluctant to part with both tea plantations, can you? Last year I even went back to pick out two tea leaves for you, how could there only be four pieces?"

"That's all, alright, alright, you go ahead with your work, I need to go back and see Xiaobao!" Song Zaizhao interrupted Xiao Yuehua's persistent questioning and quickly turned to leave.

They drove back, only to find that Liu Dazhu's nephew Liu Guofu and a bachelor named Hu San were not home.

However, when Song Zaizhao walked to the side of the ancestral hall, he saw them playing chess with several other prodigal sons.

For a moment, she was at a loss and could only pray silently that the person was from another brigade.

Xiao Yuehua watched Song Zaizhao leave, her eyes completely black.

She's her sister-in-law, after all. She's even probing into my home. If she finds out something, won't she punish me too?

I thought she was a good person before, but I never expected that a dog that bites doesn't bark.

"Look, look, what are you looking at? Hurry up and pick up Big Head's bag, let's go to town."

Feng Jianjun looked up in annoyance. This woman was acting crazy again. "I know, I know."

Upon arriving in town, Xiao Yuehua tossed Da Tou into Feng Jianjun's arms and went to send a telegram.

"What? Three cents per word? And it won't arrive until the next day?"

"It only costs nine cents to mail a letter!"

Faced with Xiao Yuehua's roar, the telegraph operator looked impatient.

“Serving the people, comrade, please don’t shout in public. The fees are clearly marked and set. If you think it’s too expensive, you can write a letter. Anyway, it will only take half a month to arrive.”

Xiao Yuehua hesitated, "Then, how much does it cost for express delivery?"

The other party rolled their eyes. They thought it was too expensive even without expedited service, so why bother asking!

"Frequency service is 50 cents per word, and you can receive it this afternoon!"

Xiao Yuehua gritted her teeth, pulled out a handful of change, and slammed it on the table. "I need it urgent!"

On the other hand, Song Jingzhou received an urgent telegram from Peach Blossom Town that same day.

There are only two big characters on it!

One is "touch," and the other is "you."

Song Jingzhou stared at the telegram in his hand, completely bewildered. "Touch you?"

"Touch me?"

Why are you touching me? Who's touching me? What kind of Morse code is this?

Then, looking at the person who sent the telegram, it was Xiao Yuehua.

Song Jingzhou recalled a recent meeting with Li Ruide and Wang Jingtao.

Previously, when he was in Peach Blossom Town, he had helped Xiao Yuehua handle several disputes.

"Search, investigate? You, me? Someone went over there to investigate me?"