Find any state-owned restaurant and the food is incredibly appetizing. Fish-flavored shredded pork and rice cost four taels of meat coupons, while three taels of grain coupons cost 1.1 yuan. It's delicious and not expensive at all, and the ginger tea is delicious.
It was already afternoon, and she'd asked the ticket seller at the station. She'd learned that the only available tickets to Du City were the morning after tomorrow. She'd have to stay two more nights, so she'd first found a guesthouse nearby.
She got a private room with a letter of introduction and planned to go out for a walk. There were no teahouses in Jincheng at the moment; they had all been abolished in 1969. Her destination was the black market, where she could only try her luck at street food stalls.
Walking along the street from the guesthouse, with no destination in mind, I'd pop in to check out any black market I came across.
Along the way, we admired the blooming banyan trees, where children and elderly people enjoyed the cool breeze. The people of Jincheng are lively, relaxed, and at ease, truly enjoying themselves.
I walked to a secluded old street and saw an old lady stealthily carrying a basket. It was a familiar gesture, so if nothing unexpected happened, there must be a black market nearby.
Jiang Cha quietly followed the old lady, wrapping herself in a headscarf, just like everyone else on the black market. The old lady turned left and right until she reached the house at the end of the street.
This place is in a remote area, a dead end. The black market in Jincheng is so vigilant! I looked around to see that no one was following me, so I walked to the door and prepared to knock like the old lady to go in.
With his hands raised, he heard someone inside saying, "Come over here and make sure no one is following us? Didn't I tell you not to come here casually if there's nothing to worry about? If we get discovered and this delays something important, be careful not to kill your whole family."
Bang! He opened the door and looked around to make sure no one was around. "Not bad. Remember not to come here casually next time." The man closed the door. Jiang Cha was so scared that she almost died in the space. She was almost discovered.
If I hadn't been so sharp-eared and foolishly mistaken for a black market, I'd have been arrested by now. Oh no! I can't mess around anymore, another accident happened!
This time, the people were more cautious. It seemed like they weren't going to mess around. Now that he couldn't leave, he was wandering around in space, a butcher knife in his hand, feeling at ease.
I was thinking of something I could use as a marker, so I dug out a piece of sulfur soap. I didn't know who it belonged to. The supply and marketing cooperative in Shanghai also had one, so I'd use it as a marker.
I waited and waited until night, and in the middle of the night I saw the old lady leaving his house, following the man out for a walk, and then going back.
A very vigilant man, much more meticulous than Director Wang of the Revolutionary Committee. An obvious professional, Jiang Cha waited until midnight to emerge from the space and scratched each wall across from his house with sulfur soap.
I groped my way to the street in the dark, not knowing if I had to take a detour. I crawled to the police station in the dark. Don't ask how I found it. There was no nightlife at that time, and it was easier to find it in places with lights on at night.
I pushed the door open and saw the policeman on duty. "Hello, police officer. I'm here on a business trip and my family asked me to stop by and visit a relative. I lost the note and can't find the person. Can I call you and ask for my uncle's address?"
I've been looking for a long time and I forgot the name of the guesthouse I stayed at. I'll call them and ask my uncle to come pick me up. He's also a police officer. Thank you for your help.
She didn't trust anyone, so she could only call Uncle Liu and the others at the police station. She would find the military region here to make Jiang Cha feel more at ease.
The officer on duty asked her a few questions and learned that she had called the police station in the capital and didn't take it seriously. The child had left a note while on a business trip and hadn't returned home in the middle of the night, so something must have happened.
She didn't say anything, and she was looking for a relative who was higher in rank than her, just as a favor. She took Jiang Cha to the office to make a call, and the operator connected her to the Xicheng Branch. After waiting for a while, it was Sister Xiao Wu who answered the phone. "Hello, this is the Xicheng Branch. Who are you looking for?" "Sister Xiao Wu, this is Jiang Cha. Please help me find Uncle Liu quickly."
I heard the phone being hung up with a bang, and after a while, Uncle Liu's voice came over. "Aren't you on a business trip? Why are you calling so late at night?" The voice on the other end sounded very anxious, worried that something had happened to her.
"Uncle, I met someone selling snacks here and was so busy watching the fun that I lost the note you gave me with the address of the army. I also forgot where the guesthouse was. Fortunately, I found the police station and the kind police officer asked me to make a phone call.
Uncle! I won't watch the fun anymore. If I do, I'll go dig out manure. Please ask my uncle to come and pick me up!" There was no way to say it directly. There was an operator and a relay on the phone, and there were police here. I hoped her uncle Liu could help!
"Just wait, I'm going to call your uncle. Stop running around, or I'll break your legs. You're causing me so much trouble every day. Wait. Give the number to the police officer next to you."
I don't know what they said, but after they hung up, the police officer stared at her like she was a criminal. Jiang Cha didn't dare to move, and waited quietly in the office for Uncle Liu's call.
"Ring..." The phone rang, and the policeman picked it up and handed it to Jiang Cha. "Hello, Uncle Liu?" "I'm your uncle." Hmm... Who is this person? She doesn't even know who her uncle is?
"Um, uncle? Are you coming to pick me up?" She asked cautiously, afraid that this man was going to curse. "Give the phone to the police officer next to you, I'll pick you up later, stay put!" Fortunately, her uncle Liu was really awesome!
The policeman hung up the phone, told the other end the address of the police station, and stared at her intently after hanging up. "Uncle policeman, I haven't done anything illegal. Don't stare at me like that. I'm scared!"
"Your grandpa and your uncle both asked me to keep a close eye on you. They said you are a very stupid kid. This isn't the first time you've been lost. I don't know which stupid leader sent you on a business trip." After saying that, he patted the table and told her to wait there with peace of mind.
She was wrong, she shouldn't have wandered around aimlessly; if she hadn't wandered around aimlessly, she wouldn't have run into this; if she hadn't run into this, she wouldn't have become such a fool. It's so difficult!
Other people's counter-reconnaissance is a seedling for joining the army, and they have made such nonsense of her counter-reconnaissance, hum! This time, Lao Liu has no gifts, so write it down in his little notebook.
After waiting for more than half an hour, the policeman did not open his eyes except to pour her a glass of water. When he heard the sound of the car, he was obviously relieved.
"Ginger tea, ginger tea" she heard the voice before anyone came in. The loud voice sounded like the person on the phone. She stood up and was about to go out, but before she could leave, someone came in.
The tall, dark, and strong man, with a voice like thunder, opened his mouth and said, "I am your uncle!" Jiang Cha almost replied, "Your uncle."
"Uncle, it's a good thing you came. I had no choice but to do this." He lowered his head as if admitting his mistake and acted out the whole thing.
"Thank you for your hard work! You've been busy here for half the night while I go back to deal with her. Thank you! I'm sorry for the trouble!" After thanking her "uncle" and the police uncle, he pulled her into the car.
Goodness, this "uncle" drove over to pick her up in the middle of the night. She was flattered! "Our people are waiting five kilometers ahead. We'll talk later if you have anything to say!"
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