Jiang Ci was lucky; she managed to buy the last four large meat buns at the state-run restaurant, and she even managed to snag a serving of braised pork.
The chefs at state-run restaurants are still quite skilled. Unlike Zhou Mingli's braised pork, the braised pork at the restaurant is fresher, with a reddish-brown sheen, and it's incredibly bouncy and chewy.
Zhou Miao and Zhou Yang's eyes were bright, and their mouths were covered in red oil from eating.
That wasn't enough, so he gulped down a big meat bun and then another braised pork!
fragrant!
Jiang Ci and her two children each ate a meat bun, but they couldn't eat much of the braised pork, leaving half of it uneaten.
Jiang Ci bought several more cornbread buns, along with the remaining untouched braised pork, and packed them all into a meat bun for Zhou Mingli to take back.
We retrieved our bicycles with our two children, having made a great haul. The children had switched places; originally, the older brother was sitting in the back and the younger sister in the front, but on the way back, the younger sister was sitting in the back and the older brother in the front.
Jiang Ci rode her bicycle, not in a hurry to go back, but instead went to the vicinity of the Red Sleeves Union in Zhongmo Town.
She didn't approach; she just watched from a distance.
Shen Conghe has been locked up in the cowshed for several days, and no one has been seen looking for him there. Either Shen Conghe's family wants to sever ties with him, or his family hasn't been able to find him yet.
Jiang Ci only knew that Shen Conghe was the principal of the textile factory middle school, but she didn't know what his family did.
I really hope to try my luck and see Shen Conghe's family. The chances of observing them here are much higher than going to the school.
Jiang Ci was just testing the odds; she never expected to actually run into Shen Conghe's family.
Unexpectedly, there was indeed a woman stubbornly standing in front of the Red Armband Union.
As soon as someone came out of the union building, the woman rushed up to them, shouting, "Tell me! Where is my husband being held!"
The woman had neat short hair, and her clean dark blue shirt was now droopy and messy. She looked very haggard, and stubbornly and persistently grabbed the person who came out and asked questions again and again.
"You're utterly unreasonable! Don't think that just because you saved our director, he can let you run wild here!" The man who was stopped by the woman was furious and yelled at her.
"Who's causing trouble? Tell me who's causing trouble! My husband has been teaching for 25 years! He's never done anything to wrong his students! You just arrest him like that, what right do you have to do that? What right do you have to do that!" The woman hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time; her voice was hoarse, tinged with a bitter resentment. "Just because someone took a fictitious foreign language book, you believe it was my husband promoting it at school? Have you even looked at what the students are learning at school?!"
“Teaching foreign languages in schools is wrong! Shen Conghe violated the principles! He is a potential spy! A spy! It’s already a favor from our director that we arrested him, and you still dare to argue!” The man pushed the woman away violently.
"I'm telling you! If you say another word, I'll send you in too! So you and your husband's family can be reunited!"
The woman stumbled down the steps, rolled twice on the ground, and was left feeling dizzy and disoriented.
The onlookers, however, dared not go up to help her.
The headquarters of the Red Armband Gang is right across the street. If they help her in front of these inhuman beasts, won't they get implicated?
The woman sobbed and cried on the ground for a long time before finally getting up.
She was limping, her eyes were vacant, and it was unclear where she was going.
Jiang Ci heard someone sigh beside her, "How pitiful..."
Jiang Ci turned her head and asked, "Why is it pitiful?"
The man glanced at Jiang Ci and said, "You don't know that? That's Dr. Tao. Her husband is the principal of the textile factory's middle school. He was taken away a few days ago."
Jiang Ci's mind raced, and she said casually, "I don't know him. Is he famous?"
“Famous! Of course he’s famous! Shen Conghe is the best principal in our town! My son graduated from the textile factory middle school and is now a worker in Beijing!” The man proudly puffed out his chest. “When my son was in junior high school, he didn’t want to continue, but Principal Shen came to my house and persuaded him to go back to school. He also recommended my son to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. Otherwise, my son wouldn’t be a worker in Beijing.”
Jiang Ci was surprised, "Shen Conghe is that amazing?"
"Yes, he's truly an expert in teaching and nurturing students." The man gave a thumbs-up.
Then, the man gave a thumbs-up, "His wife had the same one in the hospital!"
"This family are all good people, but good people... well, they don't get good rewards."
Jiang Ci pretended not to care and gave an "oh," then slowly rode her bicycle forward, occasionally stopping to pretend to talk to the child while listening to the surrounding discussions.
Many people in the town know Shen Conghe, and everyone has different opinions about him. Some say he is a true teacher who is serious and responsible towards his students.
Some people say he is too strict and too harsh on his students. Others say that the teachers at his school have a lot of opinions about his educational approach, saying that he is training spies at school by having the children learn English.
Some people felt sorry for Dr. Tao, thinking that her relationship with Shen Conghe was truly deep.
In short, there are all sorts of opinions.
Jiang Ci listened the whole way, but felt she hadn't gained any more information, so she left.
Seeing that it was getting late, Jiang Ci returned to Shanding Brigade.
It was just a coincidence that Jiang Ci rushed back and happened to run into Zhou Mingli, who was getting off work.
Jiang Ci got out of the car and went back with him.
Sister-in-law Yu also came over, "You bought so much stuff?"
Jiang Ci smiled and said, "It's not much. By the way, sister-in-law, this is the thread you asked me to bring. Here, this is the rest of the money."
The prices for these items were fixed, so Sister-in-law Yu didn't even need to look at them. She stuffed the items into her pocket and said, "Thank you! Having a bicycle is so much more convenient."
Jiang Ci nodded with a smile, then gave two more candies to Sister-in-law Yu, asking her to give them to Dazhu and Erzhu.
Seeing that she and Sister-in-law Yu were chatting so enthusiastically, Zhou Mingli remained silent and returned home.
Zhou Miao and Zhou Yang played around for a while, and fell asleep on the way back. They are still sleeping on their seats, drooling with their mouths crooked.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli each carried one of them and took them to their rooms.
"Luckily, I managed to buy steamed buns and braised pork. Go wash up and eat quickly. I have to make another trip. We'll talk again when I get back."
Zhou Mingli was indeed tired, but he wasn't in a hurry to eat. He grabbed Jiang Ci, who was about to deliver food, and whispered, "Have you eaten? Was the trip to town smooth?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ci mysteriously took out a wad of cash from her inner pocket.
"Sixty-three! Those spare change were used for food and shopping!"
"Zhou Mingli!" Jiang Ci's eyes sparkled, brighter than a galaxy, more dazzling than diamonds.
The slightly rising tone at the end of her voice carried a hint of pride, "I earned this myself."
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