Wu Dayong crossed his legs, smoking a cigarette, and looked at Xiao Wu in front of him through the smoke, wondering if he was deliberately beating around the bush.
Xiao Wu nodded nervously and said, "Yes, boss, that guy is just going in circles. I suspect he's discovered me."
Wu Dayong blew on the cigarette butt in his hand, "Then we don't need to worry about him. Just keep an eye on him when you're out on the street!"
"This could be a big fish!"
Xiao Wu nodded, "Don't worry, boss, I'll definitely keep an eye on him."
Wu Dayong waved his hand, "Go down!"
Seeing that Xiao Wu had left, Lao Bai asked, puzzled, "Brother, why didn't you take that kid down just now? Maybe he has more than just that one piece?"
Wu Dayong shook his head, "You didn't even look at what that kid was investigating!"
"He's definitely not some nobody. You'd better be careful and not mess with the wrong people. Haven't you learned your lesson from last time?"
Old Bai nodded, "I'll remember that, brother!"
Wang Dayong casually tossed his cigarette into the ashtray. "Be careful lately. If you can talk things out, don't resort to violence."
Old Bai nodded obediently.
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Gu Bin, seeing Xie Yan arrive late, angrily punched him twice. "Is the matter settled?"
Xie Yan nodded, "I guess so!"
Gu Bin understood; things hadn't gone very well. After a moment's thought, he said, "If you know his political enemies, I suggest you start with their insiders. Everyone should know about these things within their organization!"
"What outsiders say may not be true, even if they know it!"
Xie Yan sighed. He knew he should start from within, but the problem was that he didn't know anyone on the inside!
However, this shouldn't be too difficult. If he comes to the city more often recently and goes to the residential buildings, he might make a new discovery.
Sigh! There's always a way out. Let's deal with this later! He's really tired today!
The two bought a bunch of food and tied the bags to the back of their bicycle.
Xie Yan looked at the department store in front of him and sighed, "I never want to come to this place again. Every time I come, it's a huge financial drain!"
"My meager savings are really not enough to support me coming here many more times!"
Gu Bin didn't believe Xie Yan's words at all. This guy was a pure foodie. How could he possibly resist buying things?
"Then you don't have to buy it, and you won't have to bleed money!"
Xie Yan shook his head, feigning profundity, "You don't understand! You have absolutely no idea what my pain is like!"
"I just have such poor self-control, that's why I thought about not coming!"
Gu Bin: "Why should I understand your pain?"
Xie Yan rolled her eyes. "Unfortunately, you can't understand the suffering of poor people like us!"
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Damiaoshan in Xiliu Village is a rocky mountain, mostly covered with pine trees.
Every autumn, the people of Xiliu Village go up the mountain to collect pine nuts. Pine nuts are a good thing; the pine cones can be used to heat the kang (a traditional heated bed) when they are collected and brought home, and roasted pine nuts are a rare delicacy for the people of Xiliu Village in winter.
Yu Yuehui skillfully weaved through the pine trees with a pole in hand. Her technique was superb; with each swing of the pole, countless pine cones would fall.
After she finished knocking down the pine cones in this area, she began to gather the scattered pine cones together.
They took out a sack and started packing.
Soon, three sacks of pine nuts were packed. Yu Yuehui picked up the rest of the pine nuts and divided them into three piles so that others would know they belonged to someone else.
Place three sacks of pine nuts on the back clip (a carrying tool, usually made of bamboo or wood, sometimes with two long straps, making it easy to carry heavy items such as firewood or agricultural products on your back), hold them tightly together, and then tie them up.
Yu Yuehui carried a large bundle of pine nuts on her back with ease, walking along the winding mountain path at a fast pace. She was not affected at all by the pine nuts on her back, and walked as if on flat ground. Occasionally, a stone would roll down and she would kick it away to prevent herself from slipping and falling next time she was walking!
When he got home, he didn't even open the door. He just dumped the pine nuts on the cleaned front door and went back up the mountain with the empty sack.
We met quite a few people along the way; they were all harvesting pine nuts on the mountain and were heading home for dinner.
By the time Yu Yue carried all the pine nuts home, it was already past one o'clock.
Xie Yan wasn't there, and she wasn't in the mood to eat, so she just cooked everything in one pot. After finishing, she started cracking apricot pits.
This is an essential annual event in Xiliu Village; the crushed almonds can be sold at the purchasing station.
As soon as Xie Yan entered the village, he heard a lot of banging and clanging. Now that it's cold, everyone has gradually become more relaxed and has started their daily activities to earn a little money.
Cracking apricot pits is relatively easy, and at this time of year, every household mobilizes the whole family, young and old.
Xie Yan: If you didn't know better, you'd think you'd stumbled into a blacksmith's village!
Upon arriving at the door, Xie Yan saw a pile of pine nuts in the corner and exclaimed from the bottom of his heart that his wife was truly capable!
If he were to handle this pile of pine nuts, it would take him at least two or three days!
Why!
He's such a useless piece of trash!
If he hadn't met Yu Yuehui, he felt he would have been destined to be a bachelor for the rest of his life!
What normal girl would marry someone as lazy and good-for-nothing as him!
Of course, Yu Yuehui is an exception!
When Yu Yue heard the car, she came out and saw a huge pile of things behind the car. It looked like a package!
"Who sent you this package?"
Xie Yan said excitedly, "That's right! Do you remember the mountain produce I packed before?"
Now that you mention it, Yu Yue remembered, "Your friend?"
Xie Yan nodded excitedly and said, "Yes! It's him. He sent it back."
Having not received a letter from him for so long, Xie Yan had already given up hope, but unexpectedly, he received a package from him today.
It was still such a big bag, Xie Yan was so excited!
Winter is almost here, it's the perfect time for hot pot, so isn't it just in time for the food to arrive?
Xie Yan pointed to the package, "There should be a lot of seafood, honey, we'll eat this tonight!"
Yu Yue untied the rope binding her and lifted the forty-plus pounds of things with one hand. "Okay, I'll take them inside first!"
Xie Yan picked up the other things and jogged after him, eager to unpack the package—his favorite thing to do!
"Honey, I bought lots of delicious food today, including your favorite canned goods!"
This is all thanks to Gu Bin; it was all thanks to him who managed to snatch it. By the time Xie Yan arrived at the department store, the canned goods were already sold out.
These things are all about luck; you can only buy them if you happen to come across them.
As soon as they entered the house, Xie Yan couldn't wait to start unpacking the packages.
There was even a letter! Goodness, they couldn't bear to spend the postage!
Why didn't he think of that?
He'll do the same thing next time!
Xie Yan opened the package and explained why it was sent so late, and also thanked him for sending the dried apricots.
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