After firing a burst of shots, the two hurriedly ran towards the bushes, only to find nothing.
"Nobody here? How is that possible? I clearly heard some noise over here just now, and judging from the footsteps, it should have been a man and a woman."
Gu Sihan helplessly touched his neck and pointed somewhat awkwardly in the direction of the bushes.
"With that barrage of bullets you just fired, anyone would have died from your bullets long ago."
The man thought it made sense; with his accurate marksmanship, how could there be any survivors after such a barrage of shots?
Perhaps he's just old and misheard.
"But there was definitely some noise over here just now? How do you explain that?"
Gu Sihan didn't think it was a big deal. "It's normal for wild animals to come out to forage in the wilderness."
After Gu Sihan's explanation, it seemed to make sense. They had agreed to meet in this desolate wilderness and were out foraging for some wild game. It was understandable that they happened to run into them.
He might be overthinking it.
For decades, they've been overly cautious in their pursuit of revenge; it's been a bit too much...
But for the sake of revenge, one should always proceed with caution.
"Let's continue our previous conversation. How is your grandfather doing in Willow Tree Village?"
Gu Sihan looked helpless. "What's so good about it? We're not getting enough to eat or sleep every day. Our energy and spirit are getting worse every day. It's nothing like when we were in Beijing."
Hearing this, the man smiled with relief, "If you three can hold on for a little longer, I'll take you away to live a life of luxury, where you won't have to suffer from hunger anymore."
Upon hearing this good news, Gu Sihan couldn't suppress the smile on his face...
"That's great! Our time in Willow Village has been absolutely miserable. We really want to get out of that awful place as soon as possible."
The man patted him on the back to comfort him, "Believe me, you and your family of three will be leaving Willow Village soon. We are already making real preparations for your departure."
"Thank you, sir."
"You're welcome. It's what I should do."
In the space.
Su Ying and Gu Sinian looked at each other, both somewhat taken aback. The fact that the other party had a gun was something they had not expected.
"How come that old man has a gun? The military is very strict about these things. Even you, the former regimental commander, had to take that thing back before you were demoted. How come that old man can carry it with him?"
"Is that old man also a veteran of your unit? He's about the same age as Grandpa, so he should be from the same generation. Grandpa has already retired, how come he can still carry a gun?"
This was one of the questions that Gu Sinian couldn't figure out. He had met all of his grandfather's old comrades-in-arms and those he had a good relationship with, but he had never seen a person who looked so much like Gu Sihan.
That man was definitely my aunt's husband, but I'd never heard of him being a soldier...
I've racked my brains, but I still can't figure it out.
If it were my great-aunt's husband, how could he hate the Gu family so much, wishing he could kill them all?
But since Grandpa adopted Auntie's son, why does Uncle still hate the Gu family so much? There must be something he doesn't know.
That man must have known that Gu Yuanming was his son. Did he acknowledge Gu Yuanming as his son, or did he not?
Things are a bit complicated now. He can only tell his grandfather what he found out today and find out the truth from his grandfather. Now, the only one who knows the truth is his grandfather.
He doesn't have any grand dreams now; he can only ensure that the Gu family can live peacefully in Willow Tree Village and get through this difficult period.
Since Su Ying came to his side, he no longer dared to hope to return to the army. He only wanted to eradicate those pests one by one and restore a peaceful life for his family.
He dared not think about being reinstated to his original position anymore, and reached out to touch the strands of hair that had been messed up during his escape.
"We'll rest for a while and then go home."
"good."
The two stayed in the space for about half an hour before sneaking out.
They cautiously looked towards the spot where the bullets had been fired, and just as they had expected, the person had finished their business and left.
"They've already left. Let's go too."
Su Ying nodded in agreement, took the bicycle out of her spatial storage, obediently sat on the back seat, wrapped her arms around Gu Sinian's waist, and the bicycle slowly moved forward.
Both of them had something on their minds; they were happy when they set off...
They should have been happy that their stock of dried yellow peaches was gone, but both of them looked preoccupied. Even when they arrived near Willow Village and switched from bicycles to oxcarts, they didn't exchange a single word.
The two people, so indifferent to each other, really resemble a couple who have just had a big argument.
Sun Xuelin and Chen Cuie waited and waited, but the two did not return. Sun Xuelin then took Chen Cuie's hand and walked towards the village entrance.
"I told you to wait at home. Wouldn't you know the outcome as soon as they get back?"
"I can't wait any longer. Don't they know that they should come home sooner? Don't they know that many people in their family want to know the outcome?"
“If it weren’t for the fact that our family’s oxcart was the only one in the village, I would have gone to the supply and marketing cooperative to ask for the result myself.”
Chen Cuie wasn't worried at all about not being able to sell the dried yellow peaches she had been working so hard to make for the past two weeks. She loved them and ate them as a snack to satisfy her cravings.
Even a young lady from a wealthy Shanghai family like Su Ying said that if something has a market, how could the supply and marketing cooperative not want it?
“That stuff is so delicious, and you like it too. People in the city must like it too. How could no one want it? It will definitely sell out all the dried yellow peaches we’ve made in the past two weeks.”
Sun Xuelin didn't have that confidence; the tastes of rural people are very different from those of city dwellers.
The food that rural people like to eat is quite different from the picky eaters in the city.
He was very worried.
"Thank you for your kind words."
Just as the couple were discussing whether the dried yellow peaches would sell, an oxcart slowly approached from the village entrance.
Chen Cuie saw it from afar and pointed to the oxcart in the distance, saying, "The two of you who have been waiting for this day and night are back."
Sun Xuelin saw that it was indeed true and used all his strength to walk towards the oxcart.
He stopped the oxcart, jumped onto it, grabbed Gu Sinian's arm, and asked excitedly.
"How is it? How is it? Are they all sold out? Are all the cars empty?"
Gu Sinian nodded listlessly, "Yes. They're all sold out, but the prices are a little different."
"How are they different?"
Su Ying, who was standing next to her, spoke up, "Let me explain this. I know better about the money I've been handling."
"Alright, alright, you tell us."
"Starting tomorrow, the supply and marketing cooperative will need fifty catties of dried yellow peaches every day. This task will be assigned to you. You will have to set off before dawn every day."
Sun Xuelin looked disappointed. "How much money can we make from just fifty jin a day? We work from dawn till dusk every day. Can't the manager of that supply and marketing cooperative take a little more?"
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