Chapter 313: Getting Away with It
After Xia Xiaoman walked away, a gentle-looking man next to Si Ruifeng said, "Third Master, Xia Xiaoman should be fine."
"If she really had that ability, she wouldn't have hidden the supplies so far away from Black Bamboo Village."
"Moreover, according to my investigations over the past few days, Xia Xiaoman, like most people, can farm and work. If she had that ability, why would she work so hard to farm?"
Si Ruifeng stared gloomily at the direction Xia Xiaoman left, "Forget about this one, keep looking, I don't believe there is only one person in the world who has space!"
The man responded respectfully, "Yes, we have found two more suspicious people. In addition, I heard that he brought a batch of supplies back from the Tibetan area and will come to Fucheng in about a week."
Hearing this, Si Ruifeng's expression eased a lot, "Then why don't you get ready quickly and welcome our distinguished guests."
The man responded and left quickly with his two men.
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On the other side, Xia Xiaoman looked expressionlessly at the trucks transporting supplies that parked in front of her house in a swaggering manner, as if they were afraid that others would not know that they were transporting supplies. The lights were on as if it was daytime, and her home could be seen from a long distance.
"Hey, Xiaoman, you are really good at hiding your talents! You have quietly accumulated so many supplies."
Hearing Li Yu'e's voice, Xia Xiaoman's tense face relaxed a little, "Sister Yu'e, why are you here?"
"With such a big commotion here, of course I had to come and take a look. How are you, are you okay?" Li Yu'e asked with concern.
Xia Xiaoman shook her head, "It's okay, I was just hungry for a few days."
There were too many people loading and unloading supplies, so Li Yu'e didn't ask too many questions. Seeing that Xia Xiaoman was not seriously injured, she asked someone to go back and get some food.
After the materials were unloaded and the officials had all left, Li Yu'e asked Xia Xiaoman about his situation over the past few days, "Why were you suddenly arrested? Did you offend someone?"
Xia Xiaoman said: "I'm not too sure, maybe it's because I often ask about things in the dungeon! By the way, how did you know I was caught?" When she was taken away, there were not many people around.
Xiao Zeyu, who was carrying freshly cooked corn and sweet potatoes, heard this and said, "After you were arrested, someone came to us and said that you had hidden a large amount of supplies and suspected that your supplies came from unknown sources. Those people knew that we had a good relationship with you, so they came to ask us if there was anything unusual about you recently."
At that time, he still suspected that it was because of the disturbance they caused in the Crazy Dragon Society and the theft of arms that they were exposed the year before last, but from the questions those people asked, it didn't seem like that.
Xia Xiaoman took a piece of corn and took a couple of bites, not forgetting to throw one to Maodan, "You didn't say anything, did you?"
Xiao Zheyu shook his head, "We all just kept it vague."
Seeing that Xia Xiaoman was a little tired, Li Yu'e said, "Since everyone is fine, let's go back. You should be careful. Exposing so many supplies in front of others might make people jealous."
After saying that, she was still a little worried, "How about I leave two people here?"
Xia Xiaoman thanked him and said, "Forget about keeping him. My hairy egg is worth ten. With it here, those little thieves won't dare to come over."
"Okay, then you have a good rest. Come to me if you have any problems." After Li Yu'e said this, she took Xiao Zheyu and the others away, allowing Xia Xiaoman to have a good rest.
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After filling his stomach, Xia Xiaoman took out a trap from the pile of supplies and set it in the yard with Maodan.
After setting the trap, she did not go to rest, but dug soil in the yard in the dark, mixed the excavated soil with water into mud, and smeared it on the surface of the house.
Xia Xiaoman couldn't guarantee whether anyone had installed a pinhole camera in her house during the time she was away. She was too lazy to check and simply coated the wall with a layer of mud so that even the smallest camera would not be able to capture anything.
Perhaps because the official people had just left, or perhaps because Xia Xiaoman had been working in the yard all night, those who coveted Xia Xiaoman’s supplies did not take action.
At around seven o'clock the next morning, Li Yu'e brought some people over. When Xia Xiaoman saw the greenhouse materials in their hands, she asked in surprise, "Sister Yu'e, are you still planning to continue growing cotton?"
Li Yu'e nodded. "We have already invested half of the money and have brought in partners. How can we give up so easily?"
"Aren't you afraid that another strong wind will blow your greenhouse away?"
Li Yu'e smiled and said, "As the old saying goes, the brave die of overeating, while the timid die of starvation. I would rather die of overeating than die of starvation."
She did this not only for herself, but also for the entire gang. If she didn't grow cotton, the gang wouldn't have enough points.
Seeing that she was determined, Xia Xiaoman stopped trying to stop her and continued to paint the wall with mud.
Li Yu'e led people to build a shed on the three mu of land in front of Xia Xiaoman's house. The shed was fixed with many steel pipes. In order to cope with the blizzard, they also got some more wood piles to reinforce the original foundation.
With them setting up the shed, those who were jealous of Xia Xiaoman's supplies did not dare to act rashly.
While Li Yu'e was setting up the shed, the planting area also had people laying out wires and connecting them to the various greenhouses. All of these wires were buried underground, so they would not be frozen and unable to conduct electricity even in the cold winter.
On the third day after returning, Xia Xiaoman went out to the tile factory to urge the tiles and inquire about the news.
The strong wind did not cause much damage to the garrison, and the number of casualties was not high. However, due to the strong wind, the roofs of many people's homes were blown away, and the demand for tiles increased greatly.
After leaving the tile factory, Xia Xiaoman wandered around, intentionally or unintentionally approaching the official headquarters, where Si Ruifeng worked and lived. After figuring out every route near the headquarters, Xia Xiaoman returned home contentedly.
When she got home, she saw an unexpected person, "Sun Qing! It's really you, why did you come to Floating City?"
Sun Qing turned around and smiled at her, "I have something that I want to trouble Sister Yu'e and the others for help with, so I came to see you. I heard that you were arrested a few days ago, are you okay?"
Xia Xiaoman shook her head, "It's okay, how about you? How have you been lately?"
Sun Qing pursed her lips and said, "Not bad. I have earned enough supplies and points to enter the dungeon. Now I just have to wait for the dungeon to open."
Seeing her tired face, Xia Xiaoman said, "You look exhausted. You didn't get enough rest! Come in and have a drink of water. We can talk slowly."
Sun Qing nodded. She was indeed very tired. In order to earn the materials and points needed to enter the dungeon, she had not had a good rest for more than two months.
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