"Hahaha, I'm happy to see you too. You are all good kids."

Zhang Heping was really amused by their family, and the depression and unhappiness he had felt during this period disappeared in an instant.

"Don't mind us coming to disturb you so abruptly. I just arrived here and am not familiar with the place. Seeing that we are the only two families around here, I thought I could drop by when I have nothing to do. Don't worry, we will be careful." Liu Ya was worried that they would mind, so she explained immediately.

"Don't worry, Auntie. If you need anything, you can come to us. We will definitely help if we can. Normally, I'm at home, so you can chat with me to relieve your boredom when you come."

Zhang Anan replied cautiously, not sure whether they would have any impact on his family, so he didn't dare to make any big promises.

"Of course we will, just don't find us annoying when the time comes."

Liu Ya understood the meaning of her words, but also understood her approach.

"Lu family boy, do you know where the people in the bullpen come from?"

Zhang Heping suddenly asked Lu Ming softly.

Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, "Uncle Zhang, to be honest, I don't know. I don't even know their names. I only know that their last name is Li Qinfu. I don't know anything else. I have never dealt with them.

Is there anyone you know here?"

Lu Ming couldn't help but start thinking more.

Zhang Heping shook his head. "I haven't seen them before, so I don't know if I know them. Even if I do, I wouldn't dare to acknowledge them. I can barely protect myself right now, so how can I care so much?"

Lu Ming wasn't sure whether what he said was true or if he said it on purpose, and he became wary of him.

I am still too young. Even with modern experience, I can't beat these old foxes.

Liu Ya and his wife chatted for a while and then left. Zhang Anan took the things they brought without hesitation and returned with a full basket.

"Lao Zhang, what do you think of them? Can we have some contact with them?"

"Just watch your way. We're all smart people. Let's not cause trouble for others. If you need help, just ask. I hate trouble."

"Yeah, I felt that too, but those kids are pretty cute."

Lu Ming and Zhang Anan were also discussing this.

"How do you feel? Can we visit each other in the future?"

Zhang Anan nodded and expressed his guess.

"Not bad! I can tell that the aunt comes from a good family. She has the air of a lady from a noble family. I guess her family was very high in the past. I can't tell anything about the uncle. He has a very elegant air about him. I guess it has something to do with his daily work."

"He asked me about the bullpen. But be careful and don't cause any trouble. If you have to, help them if you can. We still need to pay more attention at the moment. Unless something unexpected happens, they won't be able to leave here anytime soon."

Lu Ming told her his thoughts.

"Well, let's not talk about them anymore. Just treat them as ordinary neighbors. Didn't you say you were going to buy something for the New Year? When are you going?"

"I plan to go tomorrow, even though it's still over a month away from the Chinese New Year. It'll be too cold to go out. I'll bring you whatever you want."

"If you don't find what you want, we have it all in the warehouse. Just carry a bigger backpack with you, and you can get more stuff out later. Hehe."

"Okay, you little greedy cat, there will be no shortage of food for you. You can eat whatever you want secretly without telling them!"

Lu Ming reached out and gently scratched her nose.

"How can you be like this? You are such a bad person! Be careful that they may eat delicious food behind your back in the future."

"They dare."

The two of them chatted for a while, and then decided what to prepare for the New Year, and finally filled up a whole sheet of paper.

They each started searching in their space, and soon the kang was filled with a large pile of things.

…

Lu Ming got up early, prepared breakfast, left a note and left.

"Phew, it's cold."

A gust of wind made him shiver, and he quickly took out a few hot packs and put them on.

He arrived at the commune with the help of a bicycle. He originally wanted to go to the county town, but he was blown away by the wind and was afraid that he would not want to come back after he went there.

It's very cold and it's still early for the Chinese New Year, so not many people are going out.

Go straight to the supply and marketing cooperative and spend all the expiring tickets.

After walking around, Lu Ming instantly became a celebrity. Everyone was staring at him. Lu Ming was a little puzzled as to what they were looking at. He thought there was something dirty on him, so he reached out and patted it. He didn't react until he threw the big white rabbit in his hand into the backpack.

Not wanting to be watched by others anymore, and originally wanting to buy some pastries, he immediately gave up and left the supply and marketing cooperative.

After putting all the things into the space, he planned to look for the black market, but he found some people running around in a hurry, so he immediately turned around and walked back.

"Stop, what are you doing? Open the backpack and let me see."

Some people with red armbands caught up with him. A young man stopped Lu Ming and ordered him in an impatient tone.

Adhering to the principle of less trouble is worse than more, Lu Ming took down the empty backpack and showed it to them.

"The head is empty. There's nothing in it. It's not him."

"Give it back to him. Big brother, did you see someone about your height passing by you just now? Do you know where he went? Could you please tell me, he stole our things?"

The leader spoke to Lu Ming in a gentle tone.

Lu Ming rolled his eyes inwardly. How could you ask a question like that? Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you.

Lu Ming just made a gesture as if he couldn't speak. Anyway, no one here knew him, not to mention that he had made some disguises and just pretended to be mute.

He just waved his hands around at them and opened his mouth to make "ah ah ah" sounds.

"Boss, he's a mute and can't speak. We can't get anything out of him. Let's go after him!"

Lu Ming endured for a while and nodded, shaking one hand violently and pointing the other hand forward while screaming.

The leader observed for a while without saying anything, then handed the backpack to Lu Ming and helped him carry it.

"Brother, it's okay. Walk slowly and go do your thing!"

The young man was about to say something, but the leader stopped him with his hand.

Lu Ming pretended not to understand and stared at them blankly.

"Brother, let's go!"

After seeing him wave again, Lu Ming turned around and slowly left.

"Go and follow him and see where he went."

"Boss, you..."

"Don't ask so many questions, just follow him and see how he interacts with those people."

The young man didn't dare to resist and followed obediently.

"You go and follow him behind those two. Be careful not to get discovered." He then pointed to another person who stepped out of the line and asked him to follow. It seemed that this person was very suspicious.