Chapter 020 Public Execution
Ye Qing fell asleep with a heavy heart.
Before going to bed, she read the sweet novel over and over in her mind, trying to extract more useful information from it.
But because Han Yabo is not an important character in the story, the book only mentions this person in passing, and the useful information Ye Qing could find was very limited.
The heroine's father, as a small figure in a research team, was able to rise to prominence by standing on the shoulders of giants. If this giant could live, the wealth he would bring to the country in the future with his wise mind and profound knowledge would be immeasurable.
Ye Qing feels that now that she has entered this book, the people she meets are no longer two-dimensional paper people. They are all living characters with flesh and blood. They must not be restricted by the plot of the novel and become puppets in the hands of the author serving the protagonist!
Not only did she feel sorry for Teacher Song's hopeless love, but she was also sad that this era had lost such a great scientist. So she had to do something about it, so that Teacher Song's sincerity towards her would not be in vain, and her life in this world would not be in vain!
Fortunately, no matter what, Ye Qing had some idea in her mind after knowing which farm Teacher Song's ex-husband was sent to.
Mohe River also belongs to the Great Northern Wilderness. The Wusong City where she went to work in the countryside is not too far from Mohe River.
After she gets there, she can try to find someone to find out the location of the Shanhe Farm.
The next morning, Ye Qing took the suburban line to Sheshan again.
After these two days, Sheshan seemed to have returned to peace, and the police who had been investigating at the foot of the mountain had disappeared.
But Ye Qing still did not dare to be careless. She carefully changed to another entrance to the mountain that was much farther away from the bus stop, and only entered the mountain after making sure that there was no one nearby.
Having tasted the sweetness of absorbing supernatural powers in this mountain a few days ago, Ye Qing was reluctant to leave this forest and go to the countryside. While there was still time, she had to come to this mountain to have a good meal.
What's more, she had also agreed to a cooperative acquisition project with the purchasing agent of the machinery factory. This matter would definitely not be accomplished in the city, so she had to go to the mountains.
The forest is so big that Ye Qing couldn't use up all the wood energy even if she just randomly built something in it. In order to save time and improve efficiency, she planned to spend a night in the mountains like she did last time and eat up all the wood energy before doing anything else.
But what Ye Qing never expected was that she had just entered the forest to start working, and had been collecting wood-type spiritual energy for less than an hour when suddenly there was a rustling sound coming from the surrounding woods.
Soon, a series of black shadows jumped down from the tree and surrounded her.
Ye Qing looked at the group of gray squirrels in front of him, his face full of surprise and astonishment, his mouth almost open.
It was the same couple from last time, except the guy with a tuft of black hair on his forehead was standing in the front.
It seems that this guy is responsible for representing these squirrels.
Ye Qing simply stopped what he was doing, crossed his arms over his chest and looked at the guy calmly, wanting to know why these squirrels were setting up this ambush.
The little black-haired boy danced and squeaked at Ye Qing, but Ye Qing stopped him by picking his ears:
"Don't say anything, I don't understand. Just tell me what you want. Don't waste each other's time!"
This time, the little black-haired boy was quite cooperative with Ye Qing. He immediately turned around and gestured to the squirrels around him.
Then Ye Qing saw dozens of squirrels taking out dried fruits from their cheeks at the same time.
Dozens of pairs of claws moved in unison to deliver the dried fruits to Ye Qing.
Dozens of pairs of dark eyes looked at Ye Qing expectantly.
Ye Qing: ...
Ye Qing's face turned as black as charcoal.
She finally understood, because she had used her supernatural powers to catalyze the squirrel couple last time and gave them several kilograms of peanuts, so these furry kids in the forest all came to her to make wishes and ask for food!
Ye Qing looked at the little black-haired creature who was still among the squirrels, holding his head high with his chest puffed out and looking very proud, and he almost wanted to kick him.
How did that bastard spread the news to her after he returned? Did he brag to everyone in the tribe that he had met the food-scattering boy? Otherwise, how could so many squirrels come to her right after she entered the mountain? !
It is not easy to deal with so many squirrels. Ye Qing is really afraid that if she refuses the squirrels' request, she will be attacked by these furry creatures.
If this were true, then she might become the first and possibly the only time traveler in history to be killed by a squirrel!
Ye Qing can't afford to lose face with such a person.
But it was impossible to take the food she gave for free.
It was not easy for her to absorb wood energy. She spent a lot of time to accumulate it. She was very stingy and could not bear to waste it on the squirrels.
It just so happened that she was still worrying about how to prepare the supplies that the purchasing guy from the machinery factory wanted.
Although she has wood-related abilities that can quickly catalyze seeds and control vines to pick fruits from trees, she is ultimately alone. It is definitely a physically demanding and hard job to complete this task quickly and efficiently in a short period of time.
Seeing this group of squirrels now, Ye Qing's mind raced and an unfavorable move instantly came to his mind.
Free labor is a waste. If you want the food she gives you, that's fine, but you have to do some hard labor for her first!
Ye Qing stared at the group of little squirrels, with a chuckle on his face and a cunning light flashing in his eyes.
She felt like she was Huang Shiren now, and her mind was full of how to squeeze the group of "little Yang Bailao" in front of her dry!
The group of squirrels were being stared at by Ye Qing, and they felt that the smile on the face of this two-legged beast was very dangerous, making them instinctively want to escape back into the woods.
But the picture that Little Heimao described to them was too tempting. In order to get the mountain of reserve food like Little Heimao, they were reluctant to leave even though they were nervous and afraid.
Ye Qing did not delay. After all, the labor force of this group of squirrels was limited. She had no idea how much work they could do in two days. She could only make the most of her time.
Ye Qing collected all the fruits brought by the group of squirrels, but he was not in a hurry to catalyze these things.
Instead, she took out one Fuji apple seed and one snow pear seed that she had collected yesterday from her backpack.
After finding a clearing in the woods, she began to "plant fruit trees."
Soon, two fruit trees sprang up from the ground. Within three or two minutes, they grew to the thickness of a bowl. Their crowns spread out like an umbrella, and after the flowers bloomed and fell, they produced round and plump fruits.
Squirrels do not only eat dried fruits, they also eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. However, because fruits and vegetables are not resistant to storage, and they must ensure sufficient food intake to survive the cold winter, nuts that are rich in oil and resistant to storage become their first choice.
But now, seeing the bright red apples and golden pears that Ye Qing had created, the squirrels' eyes immediately glowed green, and they jumped up and down, wishing they could climb up the tree and grab a fruit to start eating.
This is a kind of fruit they have never seen in this forest. Just by looking at it, it must be delicious!
Because they were catalyzed by supernatural powers, the two fruit trees grew very strong, and each branch was laden with fruits, weighing at least hundreds of kilograms.
After the catalysis was complete, Ye Qing let the squirrels jump onto the tree.
But she had already broken off a few thin willow branches and transformed herself into a villain. As long as the squirrel disobeyed the rules and gnawed at the fruit, she would immediately whip it with the long willow whip in her hand.
After being whipped, the squirrels were stunned and had no idea what Ye Qing meant.
Two such big fruit trees with so many delicious fruits, but we can only look at them and not eat them. Isn't this going to be extremely frustrating?
Ye Qing didn't explain. The two species didn't speak the same language, so she couldn't explain it either. She could only rely on these furry kids to figure it out on their own.
After being beaten so many times, the naughty kids immediately learned their lesson and became well behaved.
It was still the little black-haired one that reacted the fastest. I don't know what it was thinking, but it suddenly picked a big red apple, jumped down the tree happily, and handed it to Ye Qing to show its courtesy.
Ye Qing was very satisfied with the boy's understanding. He touched the black hair on its head, took the apple and placed it in the designated place. Then he gestured to the black-haired boy, picked an apple, cut it into several pieces, and took a small piece to give to the boy as a reward.
Little Black Hair held the apple and took a bite doubtfully. When he saw that Ye Qing didn't hit it this time, he ate it with relief.
When the other squirrels saw this, they immediately followed suit and picked a fruit and put it at Ye Qing's feet.
Ye Qing was very satisfied with the performance of these squirrels. She distributed the apple pieces to them and made sure that each of the little guys had tasted the sweetness. Then she began to enslave these squirrels to work for her!
When a group of squirrels climbed up the tree to pick the fruit, they all looked a little confused:
Didn't we come here to ask the fairies for food? Now who are we, where are we, and what are we doing?
Ye Qing didn't care whether these squirrels were collectively doubting their lives. She was very satisfied with the idea she came up with. She was so smart to make use of the ready-made labor!
While the squirrels were picking apples and pears for her, she absorbed the energy from the nearby trees. After clearing enough space, she took out the dried fruits that the squirrels had brought.
Walnuts, pine nuts, peanuts, and chestnuts are all common wild fruits in Sheshan. After the machinery factory purchased them, they were distributed to the workers in the factory as welfare, and they would not attract much attention.
Ye Qing harvested all these nuts. He planted seven or eight trees each of walnuts, pine nuts, and chestnuts, and also laid a large area of peanuts.
In addition to these, Ye Qing also found two kiwi vines in the forest. After picking the fruits, he used the kiwi seeds inside to plant seven or eight more kiwi vines in the forest that he had just cleared.
Ye Qing made a rough estimate and found that the fruit trees he planted could yield nearly a thousand kilograms of each kind of fruit.
The machinery factory has thousands of workers, so this should be enough to cover their needs and also be enough to provide benefits to the workers during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
But any more would be inappropriate.
At that time, every unit wanted supplies, and food was hard to find everywhere. A few thousand kilograms of wild fruits were not a big deal, but if the machinery factory suddenly pulled back tens of thousands of kilograms or even more supplies, it would definitely attract the attention and inquiries of those who were interested, and she might be exposed.
Ye Qing just wanted to make some money and run away, but he didn't want to get himself into trouble, so it was better for him to quit while he was ahead.
After finishing all this, most of the fruits on Ye Qing's apple and pear trees had been picked.
Ye Qing then called a halt. She didn't plan to take the dozens of pounds left on the tree, so she decided to save them as snacks for the baby squirrels.
She was not afraid that the two fruit trees would be discovered in the forest. With the cleverness of the squirrels, as soon as she left today or tomorrow, they would definitely pick all the fruits on the trees, leaving nothing behind.
Moreover, this kind of northern fruit tree is definitely not able to adapt to the climate of Shanghai. It can bear fruit this time because Ye Qing used the wood-related supernatural power to catalyze it, but it will definitely not bloom and bear fruit next year. There is no one to take care of it in this mountain, and it is unknown whether it can survive this winter.
Picking apples and pears did not mean the end of the squirrels' short-term working career. Ye Qing, the tyrannical landlord, was very fierce. He only allowed these furry kids to rest for a while. After they ate a few pieces of fruit to restore their strength, he urged the squirrels to pick nuts for her.
Many squirrels finally realized that they had been tricked and fell into this huge pig-killing pit. They wanted to escape but were afraid of Ye Qing's whip, so they could only glare at the little black-haired boy.
It's all the fault of that stinky black-haired creature. It had to show off the peanuts given to it by the kind-hearted fairy, causing them to want to take advantage of them. Little did they know that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and that this was simply a trap set for them by the two-legged beast!
This two-legged beast is not a kind-hearted fairy at all, but a black-faced Rakshasa from hell, and is very ferocious!
Due to the tyranny of this female devil, these squirrels dared not speak out and could only accept their fate and work for Ye Qing.
Ye Qing successfully freed his hands and flew around in the woods like a bird, absorbing energy with ease and pleasure.
Afraid that the squirrels would slack off while she was busy, she would come back from time to time to check on the progress. Seeing this, the squirrels had to give up their original intention of escaping and just honestly worked hard to earn work points in Ye Qinghua's territory.
The result of dozens of squirrels working for him was that by the time the sun was about to set in the evening, the fruit trees that Ye Qing had catalyzed had been almost all picked.
Ye Qing planned to leave these dry fruit trees in the forest. If anyone doubted the source of her wild fruits, at least there would be clues to follow.
Moreover, if we keep these fruit trees, these small animals will be able to store more fruits next year. If villagers from the lower reaches of the mountain come up and find them, they can also earn extra income from picking the fruits.
Ye Qing was very satisfied with this and was not stingy in paying these dozens of contract workers some compensation.
She sorted out a pile of peanuts, walnuts, pine nuts and wild chestnuts from the dried fruits and pushed them in front of the group of little squirrels.
"This is the most I can give you. I have to take the rest back to exchange for money. Besides, in a month or so, the fruits in this forest should be ripe. By then, you will definitely be able to store enough winter food. Giving you this will definitely be enough for you to get through this month!"
As she spoke, the green vine in Ye Qing's hand quickly sprang out from the ground, and the dense vines quickly formed a vine web, surrounding all her fruits and hiding them tightly, ensuring that no small animals in the forest could get close to steal her fruits.
The squirrels who wanted to rob again: …
Well, we don’t know if we are squirrels, but you are a real dog!
After dividing up the pile of fruits that Ye Qing had brought out in a huff, the squirrels, with their cheeks bulging, turned around and quickly scattered.
After suffering a great loss today, these squirrels were left with an indelible shadow in their hearts. From then on, they were extremely frightened of the two-legged beasts that appeared in the forest. As soon as they saw people, they immediately ran away and would never get close to them, for fear of being captured by these black-faced Rakshasas and used as temporary slaves.
After the group of squirrels left, Ye Qing continued to travel through the dense forest. She didn't have much time left, so she didn't plan to sleep in a hammock at night. Instead, she planned to absorb energy in the forest for another night and return to the city early the next morning.
Early the next morning, when no one was around, Ye Qing packed her dried fruits into wicker baskets, and covered the baskets tightly with leaves and dead grass. After moving the baskets to the foot of the mountain one by one, she used her supernatural powers to catalyze a lot of reeds, hiding the fruits and dried fruits completely, so that nothing unusual could be seen from the outside.
After making sure that there were no problems, she felt relieved, took out the snakeskin bags she had prepared in advance, put the apples and ducks into the bags, and dragged the two large bags of fruit onto the early bus back to the city.
After returning the snakeskin bag to Song Chunhua's dormitory, Ye Qing went to the machinery factory.
Originally, Ye Qing had promised the buyer that she would come to give him a message yesterday, but she felt that if she gave him a reply within one day, it would seem that she had agreed too easily, and the buyer would have the illusion that her mountain products came too easily, and might even deliberately lower the price when buying from her.
So she deliberately delayed it for a day, letting the other party wait a while.
In the logistics department of the machinery factory, Zhao Yongfei arrived at the factory early in the morning with his head hung, looking listless.
Several colleagues saw this and couldn't help but make fun of him:
"Why does Xiao Zhao look so listless? What happened?"
"Hey, hey, did you do something bad last night?"
"Young people still need to exercise moderation. If you don't pay attention when you are young, you will suffer a great loss when you are old!"
Zhao Yongfei lay on the table and didn't want to talk.
Because of that village girl, he waited anxiously in the factory all day yesterday and didn't go home until almost ten o'clock in the evening.
But he didn't see the yellow-haired girl at the factory gate all day.
Zhao Yongfei realized that he had been tricked. He was so depressed that he went back home without even having time to eat and went to bed. He had a nightmare all night. He dreamed that he drove into the village and collected a large truckload of supplies in the village. When he returned to the factory, he was warmly welcomed by the workers. The factory director even said on the spot that he would promote him and give him a raise.
When he woke up again, his beautiful dream was shattered and Zhao Yongfei had to accept the reality.
The Mid-Autumn Festival was coming soon, and he couldn't wait for the yellow-haired girl, so he had to think of other ways to see where he could get a batch of supplies, no matter how much or whether they were good or bad, he had to deal with the inspection of the factory leaders first.
But Zhao Yongfei knew very well in his heart that it was just a fool's dream to get supplies in such a short time. He was afraid that he would be criticized again at the next meeting in the factory.
Therefore, Zhao Yongfei was in low spirits, and when he arrived at the Logistics and Procurement Department, he just wanted to lie down and do nothing.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the security officer on duty suddenly ran in from outside and shouted at him:
"Brother Zhao, there's a little girl named Ye here to see you!"
This sound was like heavenly music. The moment Zhao Yongfei heard it, he jumped up from his seat and rushed out as if he was on Hot Wheels.
As soon as he saw Ye Qing at the door, Zhao Yongfei was so enthusiastic:
"Girl, what's wrong?"
Ye Qing smiled awkwardly: "I'm sorry, Brother Zhao, I couldn't catch the bus to the city yesterday, so I came to see you early this morning. So, is it convenient for you to drive with me to the suburbs now?"
Zhao Yongfei immediately rubbed his hands in excitement: "Is there any progress on picking wild fruits?"
Ye Qing looked around and lowered his voice deliberately: "Just follow me."
Zhao Yongfei immediately understood and asked Ye Qing to wait at the factory gate. Then he turned around and ran to the transportation department.
Not long after, a Jiefang brand truck slowly drove out. Zhao Yongfei waved at her from the driver's seat. Ye Qing quickly opened the door and jumped into the passenger seat.
Under Ye Qing's guidance, the transport vehicle soon arrived at the foot of Sheshan Mountain.
As soon as the car stopped, Ye Qing called Zhao Yongfei to get off quickly to move the things. She was afraid that if they delayed too long, some villagers might pass by and attract onlookers.
When Ye Qing pulled aside the reed bushes, revealing baskets of fruit, even though Zhao Yongfei was mentally prepared, his heartbeat quickened.
Ye Qing moved the baskets onto the car without saying a word. She had supernatural powers that allowed her to control the rattan to secretly support the bottom, thus reducing the weight of the rattan baskets and making it much easier for her to move the baskets.
Zhao Yongfei also hurried over to help, and while he was carrying these wicker baskets onto the truck, he was secretly shocked:
This little girl looks skinny, but I didn't expect she is so strong! How did she move such a heavy basket with her small body?
Zhao Yongfei was puzzled and even after he had loaded all the baskets into the car, he still kept stealing glances at Ye Qing unconsciously.
Ye Qing breathed a sigh of relief that she was not seen by the nearby villagers. After returning to the car, she found that Zhao Yongfei had been secretly looking at her. She couldn't help but ask:
"What are you looking at?"
Zhao Yongfei came back to his senses, shook his head in embarrassment, and quickly found an excuse to change the subject:
"I didn't see anything. Why are we doing this in secret? Aren't these things collected by people from your village in the mountains? There's no need to be so nervous, right? And I took so many things away, and your village chief didn't even come to take a look and confirm it? Isn't this too careless?"
Ye Qing fell silent for a moment.
She knew very well that the reasons she had fabricated before for this incident would not stand up to scrutiny.
At the very least, the person in front of me is the biggest flaw in the whole process.
If something goes wrong, she can just leave and go to the Great Northern Wilderness, but Zhao Yongfei who stays here might be in big trouble.
So, after hesitating for a long time, Ye Qing decided to be frank and honest.
She raised her head and looked at Zhao Yongfei:
"Brother Zhao, I'm telling you the truth. If you think it's not possible, it's not too late to regret it now."
"In fact, I am not a villager from here. I live in Yantang Old Street and have a Shanghai hukou. My acquaintance with Mr. Chen Youde was also accidental."
Ye Qing told him about her fishing in People's Park and her appointment with several old men to go fishing in Chunshenpu.
After learning that the more than 1,000 kilograms of fish were caught by Ye Qing, Zhao Yongfei was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out.
But before Zhao Yongfei could speak, Ye Qing continued,
"The wild fruits I picked today were not gathered by the village chief who summoned the villagers to go up the mountain to pick them. Instead, I stole them after accidentally discovering the fruit trees when I went into the mountains."
"My family was in a bad situation, and I was about to go to the countryside to work as a sent-down youth. I needed money urgently, so I had no choice but to think of this solution."
"Although the origin of the fruit can be checked and the quality of the fruit is impeccable, this matter is not open to the public. If it is discovered by someone with ulterior motives, I might be accused of undermining socialism, so I dare not tell you openly."
"Think about it. If you don't want to take the risk, we can just throw these fruits into the mountains."
"I'm so sorry for dragging you into this. If you're angry and want to blame me, I'm willing to give you a gift and apologize."
Zhao Yongfei said nothing.
He is not stupid. Ye Qing chose this time to confess to him, which was clearly a gamble that he would not be willing to give up the fruits of his labor.
This little girl was clearly plotting against her, but she did it openly and honestly, handing the choice into his hands, leaving him unable to even get angry.
Zhao Yongfei recalled the wonderful taste of the kiwi and chestnut he tasted yesterday, and his saliva began to flow uncontrollably again. He really couldn't resist these wild fruits.
Zhao Yongfei couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and said to Ye Qing with a stern face:
"Let's go. Forget about paying the gift and apologizing. This is just one time and it won't happen again! I'll have to talk to Uncle Youde about this later. Why are you being so reserved with me? Why can't you just tell me the truth? Why do you have to make up lies and deceive me? It's all their fault for setting a bad example. Look, they've led you astray!"
Having said that, Zhao Yongfei started the car and stepped on the accelerator to rush towards the machinery factory.
Ye Qing really didn't expect that this hurdle could be overcome so easily. Zhao Yongfei didn't pursue her question at all, and he accepted all the fruits.
Zhao Yongfei may be feeling uneasy, but he is indeed facing an embarrassing dilemma.
The leadership has issued an ultimatum that supplies must be brought back before the Mid-Autumn Festival to provide benefits to the workers.
If he fails to complete the task, he will be made an example by his superiors, and even the good job he has worked so hard to get may be taken away by someone else.
For his bright future, he had to take this chance.
Besides, which big factory's purchasing staff doesn't have some channels for purchasing unplanned materials these days? It's just a truckload of wild fruits. As long as he doesn't say anything, no one will come to investigate further. If someone really wants to investigate this after eating a lot, I'm afraid the purchasing departments of major factories can't stand the investigation.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yongfei was not so nervous anymore. In order to ease the mood of the little girl in front of him, he even told jokes all the way. Although the effect was not very good, the girl pursed her lips and looked serious from beginning to end and did not cooperate with him at all.
Because Ye Qing said she was short of money and had to go to the countryside soon, after Zhao Yongfei brought the mountain products back to the machinery factory for weighing, he quickly took the purchase order to the Finance Department for settlement, and handed the money to Ye Qing in less than an hour.
At this point, Ye Qing finally had to sigh that Zhao Yongfei was truly a kind person.
Even though he knew that there were some problems with this batch of goods, Zhao Yongfei still gave Ye Qing the entire purchase fee without deducting a penny from it.
No wonder Chen Youde didn't look for anyone else yesterday but only for this person.
If Ye Qing just left at this time, it would be very immature.
She quickly pulled Zhao Yongfei out of the door and insisted on inviting Zhao Yongfei to the state-owned hotel for a meal today.
Zhao Yongfei was plotted against by Ye Qing, and he was actually a little unhappy in his heart, but he couldn't resist this girl who was very capable. She ordered big meat dishes when she invited him for dinner, and even went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a bottle of Erguotou, showing a full attitude of apologizing.
The knot in Zhao Yongfei's heart was immediately smoothed out. After having a happy meal, he left with the remaining half bottle of Erhu.
Before leaving, Ye Qing asked for the elder brother's home address, saying that she would write to Zhao Yongfei when she arrived in the countryside, and if she found any delicious specialties in the Great Northern Wilderness, she would definitely mail them to Zhao Yongfei.
Zhao Yongfei didn't think Ye Qing was just being polite, so he didn't take the big cake that Ye Qing drew seriously at all.
But Ye Qing's words really came from the bottom of her heart. She felt that Zhao Yongfei was a simple-minded person and quite reliable.
Originally, she thought about running away after completing this job, and thought that this was the end of her dealings with this person.
But now she has changed her mind.
Who can predict what will happen in the future? What if the two of them bump into each other again someday? Will there be a chance for them to work together again?
People who can still show kindness to others in an era of food and clothing shortages are at least morally sound and are much more reliable than those whose backgrounds are unknown.
So Ye Qing thought that he should keep this way. It would not be wrong to keep in touch from time to time in the future.
After dinner, Ye Qing planned to go and thank Chen Youde.
She is going to the countryside tomorrow, and she can't just leave without saying goodbye to those old men.
Ye Qing did not sell all the fruits sent to the machinery factory. She only kept two baskets, each weighing about 40 to 50 kilograms.
Of the two baskets of fruit, Ye Qing was going to keep one for Teacher Song, and she was going to take the other basket to Chen Youde's house and let him share it with those old men.
Ye Qing first went back to school and put the basket left for Teacher Song back into the dormitory. Just as he was about to go out, he ran into Song Chunhua who was rushing over at the stairs.
"You're finally back. I heard the security guard say you were back, so I rushed over to look for you. Go home quickly, something happened at your house!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Qing became excited.
"Who told you that?"
Song Chunhua still had classes, so she didn't have time to explain too much, so she could only be brief:
"I heard from the first grade teacher in the office that your family has a pair of twins in school. Today they didn't come to school. A student in their class who lives in your building said that your eldest sister has gone crazy, your eldest brother has been arrested by the Revolutionary Committee, and your family is in chaos!"
Ye Qing's eyes sparkled and he was so excited that he almost jumped up.
She didn't worry about the Ye family's fate at all, and she didn't have the slightest sense of being a member of the Ye family.
At this moment, all she was thinking about was rushing to watch and eat the melons. She didn't even bother to bring fruit to Chen Youde. She put the basket back into Song Chunhua's dormitory and ran towards Yantang Old Street in two steps.
As a result, when Ye Qing ran to Yantang Old Street, he was blocked at the entrance of the alley by a crowd of people.
There were people beating drums and gongs and setting off firecrackers inside, and I had no idea what they were doing.
Ye Qing didn't understand what was going on, so he quickly pulled someone over to ask about the situation.
The man was probably not from this street and didn't know Ye Qing. When he heard Ye Qing asking, he immediately excitedly told Ye Qing the gossip he knew.
"It seems to be the Ye family who live in the tube-shaped building in Lane 145. There are seven people in the family. Six of them have signed up to help with construction in Xinjiang, and the remaining one is also going to work in the Great Northern Wilderness. So, the revolutionary committees of Yantang and Ningzhou Streets have joined together to hold a farewell party for them. They also invited reporters from the city newspaper!"
When Ye Qing heard this, he was stunned.
What the hell? She understands these words individually, but why can't she understand them when they are put together?
Regarding the aid to Xinjiang, it seems that she only signed up for Ye's father and mother? Why now, from what the onlookers said, all the members of the Ye family are preparing to go to the Northwest?
Didn't they say Ye Hong was crazy? And Ye Zhigao, wasn't he arrested by the Revolutionary Committee? Didn't her letter of denunciation work? But if it didn't work, why did he go to Xinjiang to help? It's not comfortable to stay in Shanghai, so he wants to suffer in the Gobi Desert. Is he so desperate?
Ye Qing just felt confused and had no idea what was going on.
Knowing that the Ye family was being watched by many people at the moment, and also knowing that reporters had been invited inside, Ye Qing was afraid of being recognized, so he simply slowly retreated.
Turning to the other side of the wall, she found an old banyan tree on the other side of the alley. She climbed up in a few steps, found the best view, and silently observed everything happening below.
As expected, all the Ye family members were there, even the twins were standing on the stage. All six of them wore big red flowers and were posing for photos in front of the reporters, following their instructions.
Over there, several leaders of the Revolutionary Committee were giving passionate speeches to the crowd, saying that the Ye family displayed a revolutionary spirit of fearlessness of hardship and fatigue, and resolutely decided to devote themselves to production and construction in the border areas, taking root in the border areas and expanding the territory. Such courage is worth learning from, blah blah.
Ye Qing sneered in his heart. How could the selfish people in the Ye family voluntarily make such a great sacrifice? Even a ghost would not believe this!
Ye Qing felt that there must be something she didn't know. Moreover, although the six members of the Ye family were standing on the stage, their expressions were stiff and their smiles were particularly forced.
Ye Qing also paid special attention to Ye Hong.
She was sandwiched between Ye's mother and father, with a dull look in her eyes and a strange smile on her face. She seemed to be a little mentally unstable.
Not only was Ye Hong in a strange mental state, but Ye's mother as well. One side of her cheek seemed to be crooked and not quite symmetrical.
Ye Zhigao also wilted like an eggplant hit by frost. He stood shivering on the stage, looking extremely frightened and terrified.
Ye Qing scratched his head and cheek, unable to figure it out.
When eating melons, what she feared most was not knowing how to eat the melon. She felt like she was a fool in the melon field, and found a big melon, but didn't know where to start.
Just when Ye Qing didn't know who to ask, someone happened to send her the answer.
Two people squeezed out from the crowd and came to the big banyan tree where Ye Qing was squatting. They stood against the wall, smoking and talking about the noisy affairs of the Ye family on the other side of the wall.
"Do you think Ye Lijun's daughter is really crazy or just pretending to be crazy?"
"He must be really crazy. With Hu Ziqiang's protective personality, how could he let his son suffer? Ye Lijun's eldest daughter is also very courageous. She actually dared to plot against Hu Ziqiang's son. Hu Ziqiang must have beaten her to death, right?"
"The key point is that Ye Lijun's wife is also a person of no sense. She even went to the Hu family to threaten them, demanding that the Hu family either pay compensation or help them get their eldest son out. Didn't this completely annoy Hu Ziqiang?"
"I don't know where Hu Ziqiang got the diary of the eldest daughter of the Ye family from. He posted the diary all over the alley. So many people have seen the disgusting contents. How can that girl not go crazy?"
"Why pick up the eldest son? Isn't the eldest son of the Ye family fine?"
"Hey, what's good about it? His eldest son was caught by the Ningzhou Street Revolutionary Committee for hiding pornographic books. Originally, the Ningzhou Revolutionary Committee refused to let him go and wanted to punish his eldest son. Isn't it that we want to make the Ye family's aid to Xinjiang a living signboard for the entire district? If his eldest son is imprisoned for being a hooligan, then this family will have a stain, and how can this signboard stand up?"
"So our director went to the Ningzhou Revolutionary Committee to negotiate, and also asked Hu Ziqiang to go to the Ye family to do ideological work. In short, he wanted to convince the Ye family to go to the Northwest together."
"You know Hu Ziqiang. He is a mean guy. His son and the eldest daughter of the Ye family made such a big fuss. Now the eldest daughter of the Ye family has gone crazy. His family is embarrassed. He must be hoping that the whole Ye family will move out as soon as possible. As long as they leave, everyone will forget about this matter after a long time. Doesn't he have to do everything he can to make this happen?"
"Anyway, the final negotiation result is that the Ye family cooperated with the propaganda work of the Revolutionary Committee and the Street Office. At today's farewell ceremony, the entire Ye family signed the Xinjiang Aid Volunteer Book in front of reporters. The Ningzhou Revolutionary Committee will no longer hold the Ye family's eldest son accountable for his hooliganism."
"Ye Lijun probably felt that what his eldest son and daughter had done was too shameful, and wanted to leave Shanghai as soon as possible to get some peace and quiet, so he immediately agreed to the conditions proposed by the Revolutionary Committee."
"So, this time our street can finally have a spotlight in the city newspaper, right?"
"You are smiling so proudly, I'm afraid you must have given a lot of advice here, right?"
The man chuckled, took a long puff of his cigarette, threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it.
"Everyone is satisfied. This is a win-win situation. Just wait and see. After this, I think the whole city will follow our two streets!"
Ye Qing was on the tree, listening to the entire conversation between the two men with red armbands from the Yantang Revolutionary Committee. After listening to it, she was completely stunned!
Good fellow! She never dreamed that the Hu family could be so cruel as to post Ye Hong's diary all over the alley. Isn't this a public execution of Ye Hong? No wonder she went crazy!
However, Ye Zhigao escaped the disaster because Yantang Street wanted to make the Ye family a living signboard of volunteers to aid Xinjiang. Although he had to go to the Gobi Desert with his family, at least he did not have to go to jail. For this kid, this was definitely a blessing in disguise.
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