Huang Qinqin looked at Huang Jianmin ahead, worried they might fall off the train. She wondered if Li Chen was a skilled driver or if they were simply sitting securely.
They eventually returned to Huangjia Village safely.
After arriving at the brigade, Zhang Yueli got off the bus first, because his home and Huang's home were in different villages. Since they were already at the brigade, it wasn't far to walk back.
After Huang Qinqin asked for other people's opinions, everyone set off for Grandpa Huang's house.
Perhaps because everyone in the Huang family had gone to work, Huang Ersao locked the door from the inside, and Huang Jiancai and the others couldn't open it with their keys.
Since it was locked from the inside, under normal circumstances, the Huang family should now only have Huang Ersao and Kang Kang left, and at most Dundun.
So Huang Jianhua shouted loudly, "Wife, are you home? I'm back, come out and open the door for us!"
Huang's second sister-in-law, who was sewing shoe soles for Huang Jianhua in the room, vaguely heard someone calling her. Upon closer listening, it was indeed someone calling her!
Huang Ersao put down the half-finished shoe sole she was sewing, picked up Kang Kang who had been entertaining himself beside her, and ran out.
"Jianhua! You're back!"
Huang Ersao hugged Kang Kang and excitedly rushed towards Huang Jianhua. They hadn't seen each other for over a month.
Although Huang Ersao knew from the moment Huang Jianhua became a worker that they would see each other less and less in the future, knowing it didn't stop her from feeling sad.
Huang Jianhua took Kang Kang from her, half-embracing his wife, and said with heartache, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, my wife. It's been hard on you taking care of Kang Kang all by yourself."
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and the scene of them pouring out their hearts to each other is truly touching and heartwarming.
But isn't this occasion a little bit inappropriate?
Huang Qinqin nudged Huang Jianmin, signaling him to remind Huang Jianhua and his wife that they were a little embarrassed to see them standing at the door, all lovey-dovey.
Huang Jianmin originally wanted to pretend to be deaf and dumb and keep quiet, but Huang Jiancai also gestured for him to remind him.
Huang Jianmin sighed silently. Fine, fine, what can he do? He's the younger brother, sigh~
"Cough, cough, second brother and sister-in-law, let me hug Kang Kang for a bit, I miss him a little. Hehehe..."
Huang Jianmin spoke with an awkward laugh, hoping that Huang Jianhua would understand what he meant.
But as soon as Huang Jianmin opened his mouth, not only Huang Jianhua understood, but Huang Ersao also understood.
The couple then realized that others were still at the door, so their every move had been observed.
Huang Ersao's face instantly turned bright red. After hugging Kang Kang, she tried her best to act nonchalant and said, "Big brother, third brother, Qinqin, you're all back. Come in and let's talk."
Then, carrying Kang Kang, she took the lead and went back to the room, leaving Huang Jianhua alone, facing the teasing looks from the others.
Huang Jianhua wasn't actually that embarrassed, after all, everyone understands the saying that absence makes the heart grow fonder.
He believed that if his sister-in-law were also home, his older brother wouldn't have been much calmer than him.
Most importantly, as long as he wasn't embarrassed, he wouldn't be the one embarrassed. He acted as if nothing had happened and calmly greeted them: "Everyone, come in and have some water. Take a break before you go about your business."
Huang Qinqin and the others pushed their bicycles into the yard, put their things inside, and then said, "Second cousin, we're not drinking anymore."
"It's getting late, we need to get to the brigade first, otherwise we'll miss our dinner."
...
Xu Weiguo followed Fang Hui around and around until he finally couldn't take it anymore: "Wait, do you even remember where you ran into them?"
"We've been going around in circles here for an hour."
Fang Hui said awkwardly, "It's been too long. I remember there were a few trees in front of that alley, but there aren't any here."
"But we can be certain that we encountered them in this area!"
Xu Weiguo suddenly felt that Fang Hui wasn't very reliable either. He looked around the place; it was quite far from Xu Weimin's house.
The only reason Xu Weiguo believed Fang Hui was that they were almost at Fengyang Commune. It was only about eight or nine li (approximately 4.5-5 kilometers) to get back to Xujia Village from here.
Xu Weiguo looked around and asked in confusion, "Don't you think this place is a bit too quiet?"
Indeed, although this place is a bit remote, there are still quite a few houses here, so it shouldn't be this quiet normally.
They walked around here for an hour and didn't see a single person.
Fang Hui immediately became alert: "Indeed, we've been walking for so long and haven't seen a single person. This isn't normal."
Xu Weiguo recalled that when the people he had arranged to follow Chen Ermei had mentioned that Chen Ermei would go to a very secluded alley every other day.
Is this the place Chen Ermei often comes to?
If this place is the base of the black market, then the quietness can be explained.
Xu Weiguo leaned close to Fang Hui's ear and whispered, "I suspect this is the black market."
"What?! You mean here..."
Da da da
Someone's there!
Hearing footsteps approaching from not far away, Xu Weiguo and Fang Hui immediately went into the alley and hid.
After so long without anyone appearing, the sudden sound of footsteps suggests they must be cautious.
If they really are from the black market, then it would be very dangerous to confront them directly.
Chen Ermei held a cucumber, munching on it as she prepared to go home.
Scarface gave her two pounds of pork belly today, and she was happy at the thought of having meat for lunch. Although she comes over almost every other day, there isn't pork belly every day.
Most of the time, they just give them whatever's left over. After all, the reason they asked Chen Ermei to come over the next day wasn't really to get meat.
Chen Ermei's only unhappiness was that Scarface told her not to come over for the next few days because they had to go out on business.
This means she won't be able to earn any extra money these next few days.
Looking at Chen Ermei's unsuspecting demeanor, Fang Huai even wondered if they knew that Chen Ermei's appearance would not arouse suspicion, which was why they had her make the contact.
Xu Weiguo and Fang Hui, who were hiding in the alley, breathed a sigh of relief as they watched Chen Ermei walk past without looking to either side.
However, just as Fang Hui was about to leave, Xu Weiguo stopped him: "Don't go out yet. I'm sure of it now. This must be the black market."
"Or rather, the black market is nearby."
Fang Hui asked, puzzled, "How did you know?"
Xu Weiguo asked in surprise, "Don't you recognize that person who just walked by?"
Fang Hui: "Should I know him???"
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