"I'm really fine." Zhao Hou raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead and smiled embarrassedly, "I just came here, and I'm not used to the climate. I had diarrhea all night yesterday, so I may not look very well. But I've taken medicine."
"Are you the person who came for inspection yesterday?" The young man instantly understood the identity of the person in front of him.
"Yes." Zhao Hou nodded, showing a somewhat silly smile, "By the way, little comrade, I just walked around your village and didn't see anyone. Every house had its doors closed. Where did they go?"
"You're the first person I met after I came out, so I had to call you over. I'm sorry to bother you."
The boy expressed his understanding, "Now is the time to go to work, the villagers should all be in the fields."
"Is everyone going? What about the elderly and children?"
"It's like this. Qingshan Village is different from other villages. We not only grow food, but also medicinal herbs. The factory also needs manpower. You should have been to the medicinal herb field yesterday, right? So many medicinal herbs also need careful care. So no matter men, women, young or old, everyone in the village will go to the field to work as long as they have time."
The boy explained patiently.
"As for the elderly and children who have no labor force, they are all sent to the village primary school for unified care."
Perhaps his voice hasn't changed yet, because his voice has the clarity unique to teenagers, as refreshing as mint.
Zhao Hou felt that the heat in his heart was calmed down a little.
"I see."
"By the way, you don't sound like a local?"
The boy's dress was not very Western, but it was definitely not what an ordinary village kid would wear. Moreover, his skin was fair and there was no sign of labor on his part.
He speaks in a clear and articulate voice, without any accent at all.
The boy nodded, "I'm not a native here, but I moved here from Jing City when I grew up."
After that, he politely asked, "Do you have anything else to say? If not, I'm leaving."
When Zhao Hou heard that he came from Beijing, he was very surprised.
"Wait, comrade, I want to ask you something. Do you know that there is a female educated youth named Ling Feng in the village? She also came from Beijing."
"Ling Feng?" The young man raised his eyebrows.
His expression also became a little strange.
"Yes, if you can tell me about her, I can give you a complete set of the original books you have in your hand, or tell me if there is anything else you want."
Zhao Hou spoke impatiently, not noticing the fleeting light in the eyes of the boy opposite him.
Even in this environment, he still holds a book with him at all times. It can be seen that the boy likes reading very much.
If books can't impress him, there are other things, Zhao Hou is very confident.
"Ling Feng is the educated youth in the village. You already know everything. Why are you still asking me?" The young man replied coldly and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, Zhao Hou hurriedly stopped him, "No, I want to know her family situation. You and she are both from Beijing, do you know her real situation?"
"I'm sorry, but Jing City is very big, I don't know."
After saying this, the boy left without looking back.
Zhao Hou was left alone, staring at his back.
"That's really weird. If you don't know, then you don't know. Why are you giving me a blank look?"
Having hit a wall with the young man, Zhao Hou had to think of another way.
He planned to try his luck at the place where the villagers worked.
As a result, after turning left and right, I accidentally walked to the foot of Xiaoqing Mountain.
A few "moo" sounds of cows were heard, attracting Zhao Hou's attention.
He looked over there and saw a man lying leisurely on the grass with his legs crossed. His legs were swinging from time to time. Not far away, there were a few yellow cattle eating grass with their heads down.
Finally met someone again!
When he got closer, Zhao Hou found that the person lying there had a straw hat covering his face and seemed to be taking a nap.
"Hello?"
Hearing the voice, Shen Xiuyi took off his straw hat and shot a sharp gaze at the person who came. After examining him several times, he asked, "Who are you? What's the matter?"
When the person in front of him took off his hat, Zhao Hou realized that he was actually an old man with gray hair!
But this old man’s aura is too strong!
After looking at him those few times just now, he felt like he was locked in place by something and didn't dare to move.
Zhao Hou was on guard. "I came to Qingshan Village to investigate medicinal materials. I happened to come here and saw you herding cattle, so I came to say hello."
Shen Xiuyi propped himself up, sat up straight from the ground, and put on his straw hat. Then he looked at him slowly and said, "My identity is not good, you'd better stay away from me."
Zhao Hou reacted and realized that this old man must have been demoted, no wonder he had such a strong aura.
If you want to get information, it is definitely not possible to find the old man in front of you.
Without saying much, Zhao Hou smiled apologetically at Shen Xiuyi and turned away.
"grandfather."
As soon as Zhao Hou walked away, a young man came to Shen Xiuyi and called out respectfully.
If he were still there, he would find that this young man was the one he met on the road just now!
"Yes. Huaiqing, is this the person you mentioned who is gathering information?" Seeing his grandson coming, the ice in Shen Xiuyi's eyes melted instantly.
"It's him. He just asked me about Sister Xiaoyu on the road, but I just brushed him off."
"Grandpa, why would someone suddenly come here to check Sister Xiaoyu's identity? She won't be in danger outside, right?" Shen Huaiqing pursed his lips, his fair face full of worry.
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