"Okay, I'm going out to find Li Xiao'er and the others to play with later. What about you, sister? Are you going to stay here?"
"My words..." Xue Fu hummed in response, deep in thought.
Then she realized she didn't seem to have anything else to do.
She shook her head slightly from side to side: "I think I'll go back to sleep and come back at noon."
Gu Fei: "Okay!"
So Xue Fu finished breakfast and went back to the educated youth settlement.
When she was halfway into bed, she suddenly remembered something, her spine jolted, and she instantly sat up, as if struck by a sudden realization.
How could she forget this!
study!
The National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao)!
Xue Fu suddenly snapped out of her daze and her face fell.
She's not someone who's idle; she's preparing for the college entrance exam!
Before Xue Fu left, her parents kept reminding her not to forget to study!
Although her parents weren't the type to push their children too hard, and she herself didn't have a dislike for studying, Xue Fu had indeed been a rather unmotivated child when it came to her studies.
Xue Fu still remembers the scene when she was a child, sitting at her desk with her father on the left and her mother on the right, the two of them supervising and pressuring her to do her homework.
Her unconscious and easily distracted nature didn't improve much until high school.
At least during her senior year of high school, Xue Fu truly studied diligently and earnestly for a whole year.
But once the college entrance exam was over, all those who were self-disciplined scattered.
Xue Fu really wanted to cry her heart out right now, feeling like studying was something from a past life.
I've probably forgotten all the knowledge I learned.
She was troubled, but then she realized that she had no books to read if she wanted to study!
She doesn't have a single book on her right now.
She had her parents send those textbooks to her by courier.
Xue Fu: ...Oh wow.
Hopefully, when Gu Chong helps me pick up the package today, those books will arrive at the same time.
However, there's no need to study today.
So, Xue Fu took another deep breath, then slipped into bed and went back to sleep.
Xue Fu and Gu Fei waited until dark, but Gu Chong still hadn't returned.
Both of them were hungry, so they decided not to wait any longer, lit a fire, heated up some food, and started eating.
After finishing her meal, Xue Fu washed the dishes and chopsticks, but didn't rush to leave, intending to wait a little longer.
She and Gu Fei carried stools and sat in the courtyard.
The temperature dropped again at night, and after sitting for a while, they felt cold. So they went back inside, picked up two pieces of still-burning charcoal from the stove with fire tongs, threw them into the brazier, and then carried them out to the yard to warm themselves by the fire.
Xue Fu propped herself up on her arms, rested her chin on her hands, and looked up to admire the silver moon that had appeared in the night sky above her.
The Lantern Festival is almost here, and the moon is getting rounder every day.
Xue Fu looked at the moon hanging in the night sky and felt that it was not far from being a full moon.
Gu Chong didn't return until much later.
He was carrying a large package in one hand, looking like he was returning home with a full load.
He knew he was late this time.
When he and Zhou Zhi were preparing to leave the county town and return, they encountered a problem that forced them to go and help deal with it.
The convoy they frequently dealt with had an accident.
To earn some extra money, the drivers of the fleet would often cooperate with outsiders, such as Gu Chong and Zhou Zhi, to help bring back some smuggled goods from outside and secretly mix them with the original cargo in the truck.
Generally speaking, no one will conduct any additional checks on the packaged goods.
In most cases, the people at the checkpoint will glance at the purchase order, scan the actual goods, check the quantity at most, and then let them pass.
As a result, for some reason, the people entering the county town checkpoint suddenly became more strictly checked today, as if they had heard some leaked information. Starting from the early hours of this morning, they began to carefully check each vehicle one by one.
At the intersection outside the city, a long line of vehicles were parked, waiting to be inspected.
Originally, it had nothing to do with Gu Chongzhou.
Since they haven't gone out to pick up the goods yet, and there are no goods of theirs in those vehicles, no matter how you investigate, you won't be able to trace it back to them.
However, their usually active drivers suffered today, stuck in traffic, and with cargo in their trucks, they were really unlucky.
If you're caught smuggling, you'll be detained for at least ten days to two weeks, not to mention you'll have to pay a fine.
The truck drivers panicked, but fortunately, they returned late and their trucks were at the very end of the line, so there was still some time before their vehicles were inspected.
So those who were fast on foot quietly took a detour and went back to the city to find people to move the goods.
Finding this person is also a troublesome matter.
They were engaging in speculative activities, and if they just asked anyone for help, the result would definitely be being reported and arrested.
You need to find someone who's on your side and trusts you enough to not abandon you to save the king.
So, just as Gu Chong and Zhou Zhi finished selling their goods and were leaving the black market to return to their village, they were approached by someone.
Gu Chong and Zhou Zhi exchanged a glance; they had no choice but to help.
If this convoy is caught, their most convenient route to getting goods will be cut off.
I have to help with this.
Of course, it's also a way of doing someone a favor.
"Alright, let's go, Brother Liu."
The anxious face of the man called Brother Liu finally relaxed a little.
Brother Liu patted the two of them on the shoulder with satisfaction, led them to find some good snakeskin bags to carry the goods, and then followed the road they had just taken to circle around the city back to the outskirts.
A line of cars was parked on the road, and all the drivers got out of their vehicles.
Some were squatting on the curb by the car, smoking and chatting; others were leaning against the carriage with sour faces, shaking their legs and cursing under their breath; and still others had disappeared without a trace.
When Brother Liu returned with his men, it didn't cause much of a commotion.
The main problem was that they brought back quite a lot of goods, and the few burlap sacks they brought weren't enough to hold them all. After carrying those sacks back to the city, they brought out a few more sacks, and only then could they barely fill them all.
Several people ran back and forth several times before the contents of the vehicles were finally moved.
Brother Liu and the other familiar drivers finally relaxed a bit, no longer afraid of being checked.
It was getting dark, and Brother Liu told Gu Chongzhou and his brother to get in the car too. He said they would drive into the city later and treat them to a good meal, since they had been a great help today.
Brother Liu went to several places in the city today but couldn't find anyone. He finally managed to find two helpers, Gu Chong and Zhou Zhi.
Gu Chong declined the meal. He shook his head, a smile playing on his lips as he thought of his family: "Brother Liu, I won't stay this time. There are people at home waiting for me to go back."
Brother Liu exclaimed "Oh!" as if realizing something, and patted Gu Chong on the shoulder: "Hey, this is the first time I've heard of this. Little Gu, are you looking for a girlfriend? Or are you getting married?"
They've known each other for several years, and they'd never heard of Gu Chong getting married before.
Brother Liu then looked at Zhou Zhi, who was standing next to him with a grin on his face: "Little Zhou, you haven't found a girlfriend yet, have you?"
“Yes,” Gu Chong coughed, feigning seriousness, but his curved eyes had already betrayed his pride. “My boyfriend is waiting for me.”
Zhou Zhi had a speechless expression that said, "I knew you were going to say that." He shook his head at Brother Liu and poured out his grievances.
"I haven't found a boyfriend yet. Gu Chong is lucky to have found such a beautiful girl. He always brags about it in front of me, like he's the one who won't be able to find a boyfriend later."
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