Chapter 178 Hitting the Net
After that, Shen Yanhong disappeared without a trace. Even after her uncle's family returned, Shen Yanhong and Meng Fan still had no news. Even after Zhang Hao returned, they still had no word from her.
I heard he's been locked up. But it's just hearsay. There's no confirmation.
My uncle's family was shrouded in gloom every day. Occasionally, I could hear my aunt crying and cursing, saying that her Yan Hong was so innocent... She cried and cursed a lot.
At first, some people came to watch the spectacle, but later no one came anymore. The families whose belongings were stolen, who had originally planned to seek compensation, decided to let it go after seeing this.
Jinran felt that she could finally have a good New Year. She secretly went up the mountain to burn lots of paper money for the original owner of this body and the poor little girl. She hoped that these two would be born into happy and fulfilling families in their next lives, living wonderful days.
This matter is considered closed. Jinran estimates that given the shocking things Shen Yanhong said, the higher-ups won't let her off the hook, and she may never see her again.
That's great!
But what happened to Meng Fan? Why didn't he come back?
Never mind, it doesn't matter much.
Jinran helps Grandma Shen prepare food for the New Year every day. Shen Cong and his brother linger around the stove, and no amount of chasing them away will shoo them away. Grandma Shen laughs and scolds, "You're all grown up, and you're still such gluttons."
Shen Cong said with a grin, "It's mainly because Grandma's cooking is so good. We couldn't resist."
Fried meatballs, fried eggplant fritters, sprinkled rice cakes, steamed bean buns, frozen dumplings—so many delicious things! The three of them were like they'd fallen into a rice jar overflowing with oil. They were torn between eating the rice first or drinking the oil first, a dilemma they faced every day.
Until Da Hong came to Jin Ran and said he was going to play net.
Jinran then temporarily left her beloved stove and grabbed the two brothers to follow along.
Shen Cong refused, saying, "I don't want to go. I just want to stay by Grandma's side and tend the fire. It's warm there, and I can eat delicious food."
Jinran said emotionlessly, "I think you're daydreaming. I don't even get that kind of treatment, so don't even think about it. By the way, see if there are any small fish this time. Buy them from someone and have Grandma fry them for us when we get back. Grandma's been so generous this year, she's been frying things for us. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Shen Cong nodded in agreement, "Little sister, it has to be you. By the way, where did you find this oil? It's so clear and looks really good."
Jinran said mysteriously, "Everyone has a few friends in the underworld."
When they arrived at the village entrance, many strong laborers were waiting. Big Red on the tractor waved frantically and shouted, "Nini, come quick, I have room here."
Once they got in the car, Da Hong started chattering away, but because she was covered up, Jin Ran couldn't understand a word she said.
A few more people arrived. After the village chief called out their names, he shouted, "Everyone's here, let's go. But let me make this clear beforehand: we're going to help out, so don't you dare steal anything. Our village can't afford to lose face like that."
Everyone laughed and said they understood.
Jinran felt that although Shen Yanhong was no longer there, her spirit would live on forever.
Because there were so many people, everyone consciously squeezed Jinran and Dahong, the two little girls, in the middle to block the wind, so she didn't feel cold at all.
When we arrived at our destination, my feet, which had heat patches on them, were warm.
Jinran had never seen such a scene before. The ground was covered with fish and people, and many people were breaking up craters. Some of the ice was as high as her legs. It was so thick that it was unbelievable how cold the winter in Northeast China must be.
The two brothers, Shen Cong and Shen Jinran, were called away to work. The village chief instructed Da Hong and Jinran, "You two can just wander around the area, but don't go too far. Although everyone says this place is frozen solid, you never know. There are still gaps left from fishing before, so don't fall in. Also, don't be curious and go look at the broken ice. It'll be quite a show when they're casting the nets later, so don't say you can't see them."
The two obediently nodded in agreement, and the village chief went to help.
Life has improved a bit in recent years, and everyone's faces are filled with joy. Some people are even shouting "Go online!"
The rest were dragged along, the fish stuck to the fishing net one by one, and they were shaken frantically until they were frozen solid.
Jinran found it extremely interesting and thought that it would be great if she had a camera to take a picture of this scene and send it to Gu Daji.
What a pity.
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