Lin Yan thought that under such a bad situation, she would suffer from some insomnia.
As a result, with the sounds of cicadas, the creaking of the fan, and the smell of mosquito coils, she actually fell asleep and had a pretty good dreamless night's sleep.
The next day, around seven o'clock, shortly after dawn, Lin Yan was awakened by the noise in the room. She opened her eyes hazily and found that Lu Jinghuai had already washed up.
"So early?" Lin Yan asked subconsciously.
Lu Jinghuai said "hmm", and at that moment, Lin Yan saw some nervousness in Lu Jinghuai's eyes.
In an instant, Lin Yan also woke up. She realized that today might be an important day for Lu Jinghuai. His sister who had been missing for nearly ten years was about to be found.
Lin Yan rubbed her forehead and sat up. Without saying anything, she went to the bathroom to wash up.
Before eight o'clock, the group set out for Daliang Village.
At first, he said he came to this place after a business trip. Lin Yan didn't ask the reason, and Lu Jinghuai didn't explain too much.
The atmosphere along the way was a bit tense, and it was almost eleven o'clock when the group arrived at Daliang Village.
It’s not that the road is far and it takes so long to drive, but the car can’t go in when it is halfway through the journey, so the group has to get off and walk on the mountain road.
Song Jingya was still wearing delicate little leather shoes, and her face was pale.
Lin Yan could only be thankful that she was wearing sneakers, otherwise she wouldn't know how to proceed.
Daliang Village is a small village nestled in the mountains, with only about 20 to 30 households, each separated by a distance.
Lu Jinghuai stopped at the door of the first house and asked Song Jingya, "What's Qianqian's name now?"
Lu Jinghuai was not so naive as to think that Lu Yingqian could still be called Lu Yingqian after being trafficked here.
Song Jingya bit her lip and shook her head in confusion. How would she know what Lu Yingqian's name was now?
All her information about Lu Yingqian came from the letter in Song's father's safe, the photo in the envelope and the address on the envelope.
Lu Jinghuai's face didn't look very good either. In fact, before coming to Daliang Village, he had asked someone about it.
Someone had indeed seen a little girl similar to Lu Yingqian in Daliang City that year, but the information was cut off when they reached Daliang Village.
One reason is that Daliang Village is basically isolated from the outside world in the mountains. The second reason is that someone here deliberately cut off the news. Those who inquired about the news suspected that a large number of villagers here were engaged in human trafficking.
This time, Lu Jinghuai didn't come directly and say that he was looking for someone to take her away, but instead went to find Lu Yingqian to see what was going on.
Now we have encountered a problem in the first step. We don’t know which household Lu Yingqian lives in, nor do we know her current name.
Seeing the disappointment on Lu Jinghuai's face, Song Jingya quickly suggested, "Qianqian won't change much when she grows up. We can just pay some money and ask if anyone has a child that isn't their biological child."
Song Jingya's suggestion made Lin Yan curl her lips.
[How stupid! Pay money and ask whose child is not your biological child, and whether you still want to leave Daliang Village.]
For a moment, Lin Yan didn't know how to evaluate Miss Song Jingya. She was a little too naive.
Seeing that Song Jingya really didn't know any more information, Lu Jinghuai's eyes showed some disappointment, so he spoke directly.
"No, don't talk nonsense here."
After Lu Jinghuai finished speaking, he didn't explain anything further and walked up to and knocked on the door of one of the families.
A middle-aged man in his forties or fifties came out of the house. When he saw seven or eight strangers at the door, there was more vigilance in his eyes.
"Who are you?"
Lu Jinghuai's expression softened slightly, and he took the initiative to introduce himself: "We are from the government's poverty alleviation office."
"We understand that your area is relatively poor, and we want to help you escape poverty and become rich. We will carry out activities such as road construction and agricultural assistance based on local conditions."
"Right now, I mainly want to know the specific situation of your village, such as the population distribution. Where does your village chief live? I want to discuss specific assistance matters with the village chief."
The vigilance in the middle-aged man's eyes disappeared instantly, and a look of joy appeared on his face.
"Build a road? Can our village really build a road? The village chief lives right in front. I'll take you there."
The middle-aged man locked the door without hesitation and set off with his group.
Lin Yan felt a little relieved after watching Lu Jinghuai's series of actions. The government was indeed a good gimmick. Even if there was something wrong in the village, no one would dare to do anything rash.
【Luckily, Lu Jinghuai isn't stupid, otherwise I'm afraid we'd all be stuck here.】
The village chief’s house was indeed just ahead, and it could be seen from the middle-aged man’s door.
However, because the mountain road was steep, it was quite a distance to walk there. It took about 20 minutes to reach the village chief's house.
The village chief's house looks much better than the man's house at the beginning. After all, it is made of blue bricks and tiles.
The village chief was a middle-aged man in his forties, with dark skin. When he heard that Lu Jinghuai wanted to help build the road, his hands were shaking with excitement.
"If the road can be repaired, I would be so grateful. Our village is so poor. There is no road down the mountain, and cars can't get up. The villagers live a hard life."
As the village chief spoke, tears welled up in his eyes.
Lu Jinghuai also looked unfazed. He nodded slightly and said, "Once the project is finalized, the road will definitely be built, but before that we need to conduct an on-site survey to see the population distribution in the village and calculate the required costs."
"Of course! Of course!" The village chief nodded quickly. "What do you need to do? We will fully cooperate with the leadership."
Lu Jinghuai hummed and continued to state his purpose: "You just need to find someone to take us around and find out the specific location of each household. Then we can record the population and other information."
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