Gu Mingzhou didn't put the sickle away: "You can cut for a while, I'll be back soon."
"Alright then."
The other person insisted on leaving, and if she tried to stop them, it would probably annoy them, so she took the sickle and did it herself.
Gu Mingzhou headed directly west...
After the Li family left, Lu Zhengting rested at home for a while before going out.
The only mountain in Mopantun Brigade is to the west. Lu Zhengting really wanted to go up the mountain to take a look and see how many wild animals there were so he could come back to hunt in a couple of days and have a clear idea of what was going on.
He used to go up the mountain whenever he came here, so he knew the way well and arrived at the mountain in no time.
At this time, the broad-leaved forests on the mountain have not yet shed their leaves, and the coniferous forests are evergreen all year round, with lush greenery everywhere.
The autumn air is crisp and clear, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the scenery of the entire mountain is still more beautiful than in summer.
Now everyone is working in the fields, and there is no one on the mountain except him. It is so quiet that you can only hear the rustling of his feet on the fallen leaves and the occasional clear birdsong from the forest.
Lu Zhengting strolled around the mountain as if on a leisurely trip. Just as he was about to descend, he suddenly stepped on something. He dug through a layer of dead leaves and saw a steel object underneath.
I picked it up and took a look; it turned out to be a steel phoenix.
He examined it closely in his palm and found that the phoenix was very beautiful, but there were many flaws in the details. It was clear that it was made by pouring molten iron into a mold, and this method of production determined that the finished product would have rough parts.
However, the phoenix only has half a body; the other side is flat and has a pull ring.
Due to his military instincts, he suspected that this was something left behind by enemy agents, because it's impossible for an artifact to only depict half of a phoenix.
People are currently lacking food and clothing, and the country's industry is in a backward stage, so there is an urgent need for steel. The supply of steel resources is still tight, and almost all of them are used in industry. Almost no one would be so bored as to make steel into this kind of thing.
But if it really was something left behind by enemy agents, then those agents were far too careless. What was this thing used for?
Unable to figure it out for the time being, he decided to go up the mountain more often, day and night, to see if he could find any suspicious persons.
At the foot of the mountain
In order to find better pig feed, Lin Qingyan separated from the children to go and collect pig feed.
Gu Mingzhou strolled over here and saw a woman cutting grass with a sickle in the distance. He thought she looked like Lin Qingyan, so he walked over.
Upon getting closer, I realized it really was Lin Qingyan.
"Qingyan," he called out to her.
Lin Qingyan turned around when she heard the shout, feeling annoyed that Gu Mingzhou was still calling her that.
She said to Gu Mingzhou expressionlessly, "Comrade Gu, didn't I tell you? You can call me Lin Zhiqing, or Comrade Lin, please don't call me by my name anymore."
Gu Mingzhou paused for a moment. He had blurted it out as soon as he saw Lin Qingyan, and smiled somewhat awkwardly: "Sorry, you did tell me, but I forgot."
"You must be more careful in the future."
"I know."
Lin Qingyan turned around and continued cutting grass. Gu Mingzhou noticed that she had gained some weight but was still thin, so he reached out his hand and said, "Hey, Qing, Lin Qingyan, I happen to have nothing to do right now, so I'll help you cut grass. You can rest for a while."
"No need, I can do it myself."
"It's alright, we've known each other since we were kids, you don't need to be so polite with me."
"I really don't need you."
When Lu Zhengting walked over, he saw Lin Qingyan, but there was also Gu Mingzhou next to her, and Gu Mingzhou was quite close to Lin Qingyan.
He was initially happy to see Lin Qingyan, but since she was with her partner, he felt awkward going over to disturb her, so he turned and left.
Lin Qingyan had her back to Lu Zhengting, and she didn't see him from the moment he appeared until he left.
She walked a short distance to the side, trying to get away from Gu Mingzhou.
"Comrade Gu, we have no relationship anymore. I just want to treat you as a complete stranger. If possible, please stay far away from me. I don't want to see you."
Regardless of whether Gu Mingzhou was good or bad in the past, Lin Sisi didn't want to have any contact with anyone who was involved with her.
Gu Mingzhou sighed: "Qing, Comrade Lin, I admit that we had some unpleasantness in the past, but I had no choice but to break off the engagement. A young woman's chastity is too important. I can't not take responsibility for Sisi. Please understand me and don't be sad because of this."
Lin Qingyan sneered: "I'm not sad about the annulment of the engagement. You're overthinking it, Comrade Gu. On the contrary, I think you and Lin Sisi are a good match, but you're not a good match for me at all. The annulment is just right. I can even get three thousand yuan. I'm overjoyed."
Gu Mingzhou frowned instantly, as if a hazy gloom had descended upon his heart.
Does he not matter at all to Lin Qingyan? It seems she even dislikes him a little.
Or was it because he broke off his engagement with her and got engaged to Lin Sisi instead?
She probably felt that he had wronged her, even if she didn't say it out loud, she must have felt that way in her heart.
"Comrade Lin, I know that incident has hurt you. Although my mother has already given you three thousand yuan, if you feel it's not enough, I will still try my best to make it up to you."
Lin Qingyan found it laughable. "Comrade Gu, can't you understand what I'm saying? I'm fine. I've never been sad or upset because of your annulment of the engagement. Don't make wild guesses. I'm speaking from the heart. Not a single word of it is false. I'm really glad that you chose Lin Sisi. I wish you a long and happy life together, never to be separated."
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