Ren Jingxiao understood what his third uncle meant. He nodded and followed him out.
"Xia girl, don't worry about them, let's eat ours." Aunt Shen San pulled Ningxia, who was still looking around, into the house.
Ningxia knew that they must be going out to look for those people, and she definitely couldn't follow them.
If something really happened, she would be holding back, but she wasn't sure.
Third aunt may have seen her worry, so she chatted with her about family matters while eating, and even told her some embarrassing stories about the children at home to make her laugh.
Ningxia didn't want her third aunt to worry about her, so she pretended that the topic had been changed.
Ren Jingxiao and Minister Shen went out and pretended nothing had happened. They were planning to go to the state-owned hotel, but they both walked very slowly on the way.
The two people didn't communicate much along the way. They seemed very relaxed, but in fact, both of them looked very vigilant.
Shen was born into a military family. He was trained and although he was not as good as a professional in reconnaissance, he was able to observe ordinary people well enough.
Not to mention Ren Jingxiao, even those in the army are not as sharp as him.
He could survive in the mountains and lead a herd of beasts. Without these abilities, he would have died countless times.
The two men left the Ministry of Transport's staff compound without looking around. Except for slowing down their pace, everything else went on as usual.
Minister Shen noticed at a glance that there were many unfamiliar faces around the Ministry of Transport.
Although there were many people wandering here in the past, what they showed was envy, but these people only had vigilance in their eyes.
Minister Shen could tell something was wrong, and Ren Jingxiao even detected a bandit-like aura from these people.
This was definitely not an ordinary villager, nor was it an ordinary worker. Ren Jingxiao couldn't help but think of the six people who grew medicinal herbs in the mountains. Could something have happened to them? Did they betray him?
If that's the case, shouldn't it be a case of black-on-black, or reporting him? But what does he want to gain by doing that?
Ren Jingxiao had a lot on his mind, but he didn't show it on his face. He followed Minister Shen to the state-owned hotel in the provincial capital to buy breakfast.
"The breakfast here is not as rich as in Beijing, so we can just buy something." When Minister Shen arrived at the state-owned restaurant, he looked at the long line in front and said to Ren Jingxiao.
"Third uncle, are there so many people here every morning?" Ren Jingxiao had good eyesight and saw such a long line in front that he thought there was some special supply today.
"Well, it's been like this lately. Food and meat are in short supply, and only state-owned restaurants have some supplies that haven't been cut off. So, even though it's the end of the year and things are tough, families have saved up a little bit."
"Everyone wants to eat something good during the New Year. Today, someone is coming to his house or yours. There are crowds of people every day during this period."
Minister Shen looked at the long line and wondered if there would be any left by the time it was their turn.
Minister Shen thought about those items that were subject to purchase restrictions. A family could only buy things with their own certificates, and they had to be working-class families, and there was a fixed amount they could buy.
Third aunt just came and bought one, and they also have a supply for Minister Shen today.
Ren Jingxiao and his team don’t have it, but you can buy it with money tickets. The price is much more expensive, twice as expensive as what they supply.
Those people queuing up in front all have supplies. There are very few people who don’t have supplies and have to pay to buy them, but Minister Shen doesn’t care about this.
"Then let's go back and just have something to eat at home." Ren Jingxiao didn't want to wait here anymore.
The line is so long and he doesn’t know when it will be their turn. He is worried about Xia Xia being at home.
Minister Shen understood what Ren Jingxiao meant, nodded with a smile, and walked back with Ren Jingxiao.
Minister Shen clearly felt that someone was following them, and they seemed not afraid of being discovered at all.
"Why did you come back empty-handed? Did you sell everything?" As soon as they got home, their third aunt saw that they had nothing and asked.
This shouldn't be the case. Normally, there should still be some at this time.
"There are too many people. Jingxiao said he won't wait any longer. You can see what's at home and just get something." Minister Shen directly pulled Ren Jingxiao into the house.
Aunt Shen San nodded, thinking that there was some fine flour at home to make noodles, and a few eggs to fry for the two children.
"Are those the people just now? What do you think?" Minister Shen thought that he had to inform his younger brother about this matter. It was obvious that those people were not righteous people, and his younger brother had better connections than him.
"I have other suspicions, but I have to wait until I go back to confirm them." Ren Jingxiao wanted to go back and see what was happening with Liuzi and the others.
Minister Shen didn't ask. Everyone has things that are inconvenient to talk about, and Jing Xiao will tell them if he can.
Ren Jingxiao didn't mention the medicinal herbs because they were his trump card. He wanted to use them to earn a fortune for Xia Xia. No matter who it was, he wouldn't tell anyone easily.
After dinner, Minister Shen went to the Ministry of Transport. He wanted to check on those people. Before leaving, he asked Ren Jingxiao and Ningxia not to run around.
The two children are here, he definitely can't let anything happen to them.
"Did you meet her when you went out?" Ningxia saw her third aunt enter the kitchen and asked over.
"Yes, Xia Xia, I feel like those people have a scent a bit like bandits. I'm afraid they're related to Liuzi and the others. I wonder if something happened to them, so I want to go back and take a look."
Ren Jingxiao no longer hid anything from Ningxia. What he was thinking about now was whether he should go back alone or take Xia Xia with him.
It seemed safer for him to leave Xia Xia here, but he felt uneasy when Xia Xia was not with him.
If we get to the county town, it will definitely be safer with the tigers there than here, Ren Jingxiao hesitated.
"You go back and take a look at it at night. I'll stay here first and tell you what's going on."
Ningxia knew that she couldn't go back with them. It was not safe to take a car, and it was not realistic to walk back such a long distance.
If Ren Jingxiao carried her on his back all the way, he would not be able to bear it. It would be better for him to go back under the cover of night. With his ability, he would definitely not be discovered by those people.
Ren Jingxiao nodded. He knew that Xia Xia's arrangement was better. He would go back at night to find out if something had happened to Liuzi, so that he could have a clue about what to do next.
If not, then Xia Xia would be safer here. They haven't figured out the purpose of those people yet, and this is their biggest headache.
Ren Jingxiao and Ningxia discussed how to get out at night and how to hide if he couldn't come back at daybreak.
After they finished discussing it, they waited until dark. Ren Jingxiao was still worried and went out for a walk around.
It seems like he is taking a walk and greets people politely when he meets them, but in fact he is calculating how many people have come and how to avoid them if he walks at night.
He looked around and felt that it was unrealistic to just walk out, so he thought of a solution in his mind.
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