The captain eventually agreed to Jiang Ci's request, only instructing her to come back early and not to slack off.
The brigade leader also left on his bicycle.
Sister-in-law Yu looked at Jiang Ci and asked, "Xiao Ci, are you going to town?"
Jiang Ci smiled and nodded, "Yes, I need to take care of something."
"My sister-in-law's needles and thread are almost used up. Could you buy her some?"
Jiang Ci: "Sure, I'll come to your house after dinner. Just tell me what you want to buy."
Sister-in-law Yu laughed heartily, "Okay!"
Before the meal was even ready at home, the two families parted ways and went home separately.
Zhou Mingli tugged at Jiang Ci's arm, "Are you planning to go by yourself tomorrow?"
Jiang Ci nodded. "Yes, I've memorized the way to town. Nothing will happen."
Zhou Mingli pursed his lips. "We can wait a while before inquiring about Shen Conghe."
Jiang Ci looked at Zhou Mingli in surprise, then burst out laughing, "Zhou Mingli, you don't actually think I went to town because of Shen Conghe, do you?"
Zhou Mingli glanced at her but didn't say anything.
Shen Conghe is the principal of the textile factory middle school, so he must have a lot of connections. If we can help him, it will be much easier for them to get out of their predicament.
Finding out what kind of person he is is indeed a very important thing.
But upon hearing Jiang Ci's words, Zhou Mingli thought of something else: "You want to get rid of that snake?"
Jiang Ci walked towards the two dilapidated houses. "That's right, the reason I went to town was to deal with that snake. Why did Li Hu come to our house? It must be because Xia Lei became suspicious. We must get rid of these things as soon as possible. Without a courtyard wall, they can see everything in our house."
As soon as Li Hu appeared, Jiang Ci knew that Xia Lei was definitely suspicious of her and Zhou Mingli.
The things that happened today will surely reach Xia Lei's ears.
If Xia Lei were to ask Li Hu, Jiang Ci felt that Li Hu was worried she would reveal the story about the pottery bowls and the ghost market, and might not tell Xia Lei the truth.
Even if Xia Lei knew Jiang Ci was going to town tomorrow, so what? As long as he didn't catch Jiang Ci at the scene and deal with the snake, Xia Lei would only have suspicion left.
Sometimes, suspicion is enough to make one cautious.
Especially those with weaknesses.
Xia Lei suspected that Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli knew he was dealing in cultural relics, and that they would worry about her being dragged down with them, just like Li Hu did.
Unless Xia Lei is confident that he can suppress Jiang Ci and prevent her from speaking, he will not easily take action against her.
Zhou Mingli's heart sank slightly as he looked at the two lonely, dilapidated houses, and a sense of unease did indeed rise within him.
The courtyard wall needs to be built as soon as possible.
Even eating rabbit makes you worry about someone seeing the rabbit fur.
Very annoying.
Zhou Mingli finally agreed, "Okay, I'll grind the dried chilies into powder tonight and make you some for self-defense."
They had originally planned to raise two and eat them later, but now that's out of the question. All three were killed. Jiang Ci told Zhou Mingli to keep one so they could take it to the black market in town tomorrow.
Although her family still has some savings, who would think they have too much money?
With just over two hundred yuan in savings, he doesn't even qualify as a thousand-yuan household.
Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao watched their parents busy at work, and smelled the aroma of the stir-fried rabbit, their mouths watering.
It smells so good! We're having meat again today!
Zhou Yang burrowed next to Jiang Ci, "Mom! I want to go to town too!"
After several days of educational reform, Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao finally stopped calling their parents "Dad" and started calling them "Mom" and "Dad".
Jiang Ci tilted her head and looked down. "You want to go?"
Zhou Yang nodded vigorously, his dark face full of anticipation.
Jiang Ci patted his prickly head and said, "Okay, if you learn the pinyin we teach you, I'll let you and your sister go."
"Wow!"
"ah!"
The first tone is Zhou Yang, and the second tone is Zhou Miao.
When Zhou Miao heard that she could also go to town, her face turned red, and she kept walking around Jiang Ci, so happy that she almost jumped up!
Jiang Ci glanced at the excited Zhou Miao and patted her fluffy little head. "Aren't you going to memorize the pinyin?"
"Mom, I'll learn it soon!" Zhou Miao said loudly, her face flushed.
How could Zhou Yang fall behind? He grabbed Jiang Ci's leg, "Me too, I can do it too!"
The two children ran outside to look at the pinyin that Jiang Ci had written on the ground, and they read it aloud, one sentence at a time.
Jiang Ci glanced at it, then quickly looked away and continued with her work.
Zhou Mingli suddenly asked, "Don't you dislike children?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ci seemed to understand something. "This is not a reason to abandon the children. At the very least, I want them to be able to protect themselves and live a good life in the future."
After listening attentively, Zhou Mingli's gaze swept across her face, his eyes softening.
Zhou Mingli put in a lot of effort to prepare a sumptuous dinner, including stewed rabbit meat, stewed fish soup, and stir-fried wild vegetables.
They delivered a bowl of rabbit meat to the Yu family, and Sister-in-law Yu returned several eggs. During dinner that evening, no one in the Zhou family said a word; they ate to their hearts' content.
...
Xia Lei originally planned to make snake soup for dinner, but Liu Yinyin refused to eat it because she was afraid of snakes, so he had to make something else instead.
The captain notified Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli, and then came to Xia Lei's house to inform Liu Yinyin.
When Liu Yinyin heard that she also had to do chores, her face fell, and she asked reluctantly, "Do I have to do chores too?"
The brigade leader earnestly advised, "Liu Zhiqing, you know that we're rushing to harvest right now, and there's so much work to do in the fields. Your son Xia Lei is indeed capable, but there's just too much work to do. The whole brigade is out working, so we can't just sit idle, can we?"
Liu Yinyin didn't want to go.
It's so hot in the middle of summer, and she's not in good health. If she stays in the sun for so long, she'll definitely faint.
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