The next afternoon, Zhang Xudong and He Jingxian returned to Qingshan County in a dusty state.
As soon as they pushed the bicycles into the yard, several old ladies from the neighborhood committee came running over.
"Dongzi, you guys just came back, right? The door was still locked when we checked just now.
Have you found your grandmother and little sister?"
Several old ladies looked at Zhang Xudong hopefully and asked.
"No, we searched every street and alley in the city.
We've searched everywhere for over two months and still haven't found them," Zhang Xudong said with a frustrated look on his face.
After hearing this, several old ladies were also saddened. They comforted the two of them and then left with a sigh.
After the old ladies left, the two of them began to clean the house.
The house has been unoccupied for several months and the dust in it is very thick.
Just as I finished cleaning the living room, Director Feng came over.
"Dongzi, I came here as soon as I heard you were back.
Haven't you found your grandma and the others yet?"
"Uncle Feng, we haven't found it yet. It seems there is no hope." Zhang Xudong said with a sigh.
After hearing this, Director Feng sighed and said:
“After you left, I told Director Liu about this matter.
Director Liu personally took several comrades to the Municipal Bureau.
They cooperated with the Municipal Bureau and searched the city for more than ten days.
Many of those who engaged in speculation, robbery and thieves were arrested, but no clues were found about the two of them.
Comrades at the station and the guesthouse said they had seen them, but no one knew where they went afterwards.
Director Liu has already filed a case. If they really can't be found, we'll just have to classify them as missing persons."
Zhang Xudong thanked him and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Uncle Feng. Thank you."
"This is what I should do. Your grandma is such a good person, how could she just throw it away like that?
By the way, the village chief from your hometown has been here several times.
He is also very worried about the disappearance of your grandmother and younger sister.
He also brought a few kids with him, and they cried like little tearful kids.
Dongzi, you should take a rest first, I am going back now."
After saying this, Director Feng left in a depressed mood.
"Alas, these are people who are truly kind to us. I feel really bad for deceiving them." Zhang Xudong said with a sigh.
"There's nothing we can do about it," I'll just help them out if they have any problems in the future.
"Let's go thank Director Liu and Uncle Feng tomorrow morning.
Go to the village this afternoon to meet Uncle Dazhuang and some of the kids."
"Brother Dong, what are we going to do in the future? Are we going to go out again?"
"Let's stay quiet for a while and talk about it after the summer vacation.
There is no rush for other things. I just want to find that mountain bastard Tilang to take revenge.
This thorn has always been in my heart, and I want to remove it as soon as possible."
"Brother Dong, why don't we go now? Why do we have to wait for more than two months?"
"Sister, although we didn't get much this time, we did cause quite a bit of trouble.
How could the always arrogant Americans just let it go when something was lost at home?
Let’s stay out of the spotlight first.
Besides, there's been a buildup of rice and flour in the space for half a year, so we have to deal with it."
The next afternoon, Zhang Xudong rode his bicycle and took He Jingxian to Xiangyang Brigade.
"The wheat is growing well this year. It looks like farmers will have some surplus food after the wheat is harvested."
Zhang Xudong walked out of the county town and said as he looked at the wheat fields on both sides of the road.
"So even if the disaster is over, does that mean everyone won't be short of food in the future?"
"This summer harvest can only be regarded as a temporary relief for the disaster.
If we want to have enough food, we have to wait until the autumn harvest. Only then will the three-year famine be over.
However, after the wheat harvest this year, food prices will gradually fall.
By next year, grain prices will return to normal, and pork will also be back to a few cents per pound."
They talked about future changes along the way and unknowingly crossed the small stone bridge.
A group of villagers were rolling the drying yard at the edge of the village, and Zhang Dazhuang was driving a big black mule to pull stones to roll the ground.
When he saw Zhang Xudong and the other two, he quickly handed the reins to other members and ran over.
"Dongzi, when did you come back? Have you found Auntie and Xiaoyan? Are they okay?"
As soon as Zhang Dazhuang met him, he asked him three soul-searching questions.
Zhang Xudong had no choice but to say helplessly:
"I've been searching for two or three months and still can't find it. There's no hope anymore."
Zhang Dazhuang slapped his thigh and said, "How can this be? How can it be lost just like that?
Look how well the wheat is growing this year. After the wheat is harvested, everyone will have enough to eat.
The higher-ups also said that this time the mandated grain would not be collected, so each household would receive more grain.
This good day is coming soon, why don’t your grandma and the others have this blessing? "
After Zhang Dazhuang finished speaking, he frowned and squatted on the ground, puffing on his pipe.
"Uncle, don't worry, I won't stop looking for them.
As long as we are alive, we will meet again sooner or later." Zhang Xudong had no choice but to comfort him.
"Hey, what can we do? It's such a big country, how can it be easy to find one or two people?
Let's go home and talk to uncle first."
After Zhang Dazhuang finished speaking, he stood up.
He carried his pipe on his back, held it in his hands, bent his waist, lowered his head, and walked towards the village silently.
Zhang Xudong shook his head helplessly in the back. It’s hard to be a poor shopkeeper!
It's only been half a year, and the burden of being the village chief has bent his usually straight back.
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