Qiu Jingwen then told Jiang Yuping that he and Zheng Yanshi were going to visit Wang Liping, an injured worker, in nearby Yunxi Township that evening.
Jiang Yuping knew about Wang Liping's injury, of course. After arriving at work in the morning, it was she and Wei Hong who treated and bandaged Wang Liping's wound.
This wasn't the first time her husband, as the workshop director, had visited injured employees under his supervision; he had done so before.
Jiang Yuping didn't say anything, just said "oh", and then asked Qiu Jingwen to take the dough out of the basin, cut it with a knife, knead it into a small ball, and press it into a flatbread shape.
Qiu Jingwen helped press the dough into flatbread shapes, while Jiang Yuping started a fire.
Jiang Yuping uses a flat-bottomed pan to make pancakes, and can only make a maximum of four pancakes at a time. Apart from Qiuyang not being home, Qiuyue is working the afternoon shift today, and there are five people in the family eating. If each person makes two pancakes, she will have to make ten pancakes.
After finishing making a batch of pancakes, Jiang Yuping looked up at Qiu Jingwen.
"Jingwen, you have something to do, eat first. After you finish eating, go to the town with Zheng Yanshi and come back as soon as possible."
Qiu Jingwen didn't stand on ceremony and ate porridge and two pancakes with pickled vegetables and dried radish.
He didn't even take off his work clothes; he just grabbed a bunch of keys and prepared to leave.
Jiang Yuping, wearing an apron around her waist, immediately walked out of the kitchen and began giving instructions to her husband.
"Hey, Dad, it's only about 10 or 20 miles away. It's dark at night, so ride your bike slowly. Just visit for a bit and then come right back. I'll be waiting for you at home."
Qiu Jingwen looked at Jiang Yuping and responded, then whispered to his wife:
"Yu Ping, don't worry. Zheng Yanshi and I are fine. By the way, when Qiu Shou and Qiu Chan come back, tell them not to wander around at night. Leaders from the provincial, municipal and county levels held a meeting at our factory. Two nearby military factories have been found to have enemy agents causing sabotage. The meeting also reported on the enemy agents killing people and stealing guns."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuping immediately froze in place.
She seemed to instinctively exclaim "Ah!" and suddenly understood why her husband had been angry with the children yesterday and wouldn't let them go out to play.
So, the rumors about sabotage by spies at two nearby military factories are true?!
Seeing that his wife was frightened by his message, Qiu Jingwen continued to explain.
"Yuping, when you come back tonight, I'll tell you about today's meeting. You go back and make pancakes first. Remember, after Qiushou and Qiuchan come back, don't let them go out again at night. You'll know some things later."
Jiang Yuping knew that this wasn't the first time her husband had given her such a suggestion.
What do you mean by "you'll find out later"?
What secrets is hidden in the husband's heart?
Thinking about her husband's behavior from last night until now, especially his request for three thousand yuan, Jiang Yuping felt that her husband, Qiu Jingwen, was hiding something very serious.
After all, this was the 1970s, and three thousand yuan was the savings that the couple had accumulated over many years.
She didn't ask anything more. Her husband said he would be back in the evening, so she would wait until he got back to ask.
Jiang Yuping returned home with many questions in her mind and continued making pancakes in the kitchen, while Qiu Jingwen rode his bicycle out of the dormitory area and arrived at the factory's supply and marketing cooperative.
He and Zheng Yanshi had agreed to meet here after dinner.
At this moment, Zheng Yanshi was already standing in front of the supply and marketing cooperative, carrying two large bags of things, waiting for him.
When Qiu Jingwen came over, Zheng Yanshi came up and greeted him.
Qiu Jingwen smiled at Zheng Yanshi, who was carrying large and small bags in both hands.
"Zheng Yanshi, you can't fit everything in your basket, can you throw two bags into my front basket?"
The eight items were packed into two plastic bags. One bag was placed in Zheng Yanshi's bicycle basket, and the other bag was placed in Qiu Jingwen's bicycle basket. Then the two of them rode their bicycles side by side toward Yunxi Township.
Hongqi Factory is located in Juzigou, deep in Dayu Mountain. There are two townships nearby, one is Dayu Township and the other is Yunxi Township. Yunxi Township and Dayu Township are in different directions, and the two townships are about the same distance from Hongqi Factory, about fifteen or sixteen miles away.
1977,
There are significant differences between roads in urban and rural areas.
In urban areas, many sections have been paved with asphalt, while rural roads are mostly gravel roads, or even dirt roads in some sections.
The two people rode their bicycles, making a constant clanging and banging sound on the gravel road.
Upon arriving on the streets of Yunxi Township, Qiu Jingwen subconsciously glanced at his watch and said to Zheng Yanshi:
“Zheng Yanshi, we rode for about half an hour along the way.”
In the early days after liberation, Qiu Jingwen was recruited into the secret service by Liu Yihan with a few silver dollars. He joined the Kuomintang's Military Intelligence Bureau. Later, during his training, Qiu Jingwen developed the habit of paying attention to time in everything he did. It can be said that he had a particularly strong sense of time.
Zheng Yanshi responded:
"Director Qiu, you started timing when we left the Hongqi Factory Supply and Marketing Cooperative, didn't you?"
Qiu Jingwen nodded in agreement:
"Yes, this way we can calculate how long it will take us to travel back and forth, and have a general idea of how long it will take."
At this point, he turned his head and looked at Zheng Yanshi again.
"By the way, I remember when Wang Liping's father passed away, you and the factory union cadre Gao came here. You should know how to get to his house, right?"
"I know, I know, it's just around the corner."
As they were talking, the two turned a corner and walked into a small alley.
The alley was very narrow. Although it wasn't dark yet, many children were playing in the alley.
Two boys, as if in a race, rolled iron hoops towards Qiu Jingwen and Zheng Yanshi, shouting as they ran:
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