Xue Weidong's body suddenly stiffened, his handsome face hidden in the darkness, hiding the embarrassment. He tried hard to grab the clothes from the other party's hand, but obviously failed. He could only grit his teeth and said, "Please let me go! I! Need! To! The! Toilet!"
"Are you going to the bathroom or using the excuse of going out to meet someone? Are all of you in the research institute so reckless?! I don't care what your purpose is in following us to the border. I just want to tell you one thing, Xue Weidong. If you dare to do anything extreme to Su Niannian again, I will immediately tell Gu Zhiye everything about you!"
Her suddenly high voice made Shen Luo, who was sleeping opposite her, frown, and the latter seemed to be showing signs of waking up.
Xue Weidong no longer cared about Su Niannian who was waiting in the toilet. He grabbed Jiang Xiaofei's hand, pulled her up from her seat, and approached her with a look of annoyance and anger between his brows. In an instant, he went from being passive to active.
Amidst the trembling eyelashes of Shen Luo opposite him, Xue Weidong blushed and said in a low voice: "Jiang Xiaofei, I said, I came here for you, you... believe it or not——!"
"..."
Shen Luo woke up at some point, and now she stared with wide eyes at the two people who were almost hugging each other.
Jiang Xiaofei was so angry that she almost fumed. She separated from the other party as if she had been electrocuted, but stood in the corridor without taking a step back. Xue Weidong's chest heaved for a moment, and finally, he sat back in his seat angrily. When Su Niannian returned from the toilet, the carriage was already silent. Everyone fell asleep, even Xue Weidong, who was snoring slightly.
Su Niannian: “…”
Where is the tacit understanding we agreed on? Now there is none at all!
…
If Xue Weidong hadn't been sitting next to her, Shen Luo would have definitely pestered Jiang Xiaofei to find out. In the early morning, the other party's suspicious and gossipy eyes kept wandering between the two of them, as if he hadn't expected that someone as picky as Jiang Xiaofei would get entangled with a poor boy like Xue Weidong. No wonder this guy had to follow them to the border with a flattering face. Looking at the two of them getting along at this moment, it seemed that there were pink bubbles coming out of their eyes...
Jiang Xiaofei was accused of something for no reason and was furious.
What like?!
What pursuit?!
These were all Xue Weidong's dirty tricks. Apart from his ability to speak a few words, he did not show any affection for her in other aspects. Even when he got off the car and picked up the luggage, he reflexively went to help Su Niannian. Without the pressure from his boss, his true nature was completely exposed. Lies are always lies, and details cannot deceive people.
Jiang Xiaofei felt a strange feeling in her heart that even she herself didn't understand. She hated Xue Weidong for saying one thing and doing another, and she hated men who were too attentive to Su Niannian even more.
Therefore, Jiang Xiaofei directly snatched the things that the other person was carrying, carried them onto the nearest ox cart like a strong man, and said coldly: "Go to Zhumu County."
The old man in the straw hat smiled with his missing front teeth exposed, and quickly wiped the dust off the oxcart with the towel hanging around his neck. "Five cents per person, no bargaining."
"..."
Among a row of ox carts, his was the only one that was spacious and clean. Perhaps because they had already climbed onto the cart, Jiang Xiaofei did not give others a chance to bargain. She took out her bills and handed them to the driver. With every move she made, the big Tuanjie in her pocket, the ladies' watch on her wrist and the luggage she was carrying all attracted the attention of the driver. The latter's eyes flickered slightly, and he welcomed the four of them onto the cart with an even more smiling face.
Jiang Xiaofei had decided not to say anything, but the driver was a kind-hearted man.
From beginning to end, he was chatting with Shen Luo. When he learned that they were out collecting folk songs, he told them a lot of local customs and practices. Even Su Niannian was gradually attracted and listened to the driver's bragging with relish. Xue Weidong's occasional remarks made Jiang Xiaofei seem even more isolated. She was so angry that she slammed the crossbeam of the cart, and the wood shattered, revealing the unpainted inside.
Everyone's eyes fell on her at once. Jiang Xiaofei rolled her eyes and said, "What are you looking at? You're disturbing my sleep! Annoying..."
Xue Weidong's eyes were fixed on the interior of the carriage. After a while, he asked the driver to stop the car on the pretext of having a stomachache.
Middle-aged people are heavy smokers, and they carry their pipes with them, which are filled with worthless dry tobacco leaves. Jiang Xiaofei and others stood by the roadside, waiting boredly for Xue Weidong to go out to take care of his urgent needs. After a while, the latter came back with a few sticks. Jiang Xiaofei was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "Xue Weidong, are you sick?!"
Xue Weidong didn't even look at her, but said to Su Niannian, "Captain, do you feel something is wrong?! The old man driving the car was too enthusiastic, and his car was too new, with blood stains on the inside.
I am not even sure now whether he will really send us to Zhumu County. This place is vast and sparsely populated. If there are robbers, I am fine. I am afraid of you three female comrades..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them broke out in cold sweats.
Isn’t it because the land is vast and the population is sparse?
As they walked along the road, there were fewer and fewer people on the roadside. They were immersed in the conversation with the driver and completely ignored this fact. If Jiang Xiaofei hadn't suddenly lost her temper, they might have completely ignored this matter. No matter whether it was true or false, it was always better to be more careful.
Jiang Xiaofei's anger had a place to vent. She took the lead and took a stick, and rushed towards the driver aggressively. The latter's hand was almost burned by the dry tobacco leaves in his hand. He habitually put his hands on his head and ran back: "Comrade! Comrade! Calm down! I haven't done anything yet!"
Under Jiang Xiaofei's violent suppression, the driver finally admitted that he treated them as fat sheep and wanted to take them to the mountains to make a fortune. As for what was on the mountain, it was unknown. Finally, under the threat of Xue Weidong and Jiang Xiaofei, the driver gave up the original route and instead followed the river to send them to the real Zhumu County.
Not only did he not get the money on this trip, but in the end, he was almost beaten up by the furious Jiang Xiaofei. Looking at the driver hiding on the ground and begging for mercy, Xue Weidong felt a headache for some reason.
After this incident, they no longer thought of staying with ordinary people. People are very different from others. The customs of the people in Zhumu County are obviously ordinary. In the end, everyone stayed in the only guesthouse in the town.
Xue Weidong refuted the idea of Su Niannian and others to go directly to the village. Unlike the previous routine, Su Niannian rarely came out to interact with these people. In the past, these things were all handled by Gao Shanyue. She had her own way of communicating with others. Finally, after careful consideration, Su Niannian took Jiang Xiaofei to the commune under Zhumu County, explained their purpose, and hoped to get help.
Unexpectedly, the deputy director of the commune just glanced at their letters of introduction and threw them aside.
"What kind of dance?! You have nothing to do when you are full. As for the person you are talking about, she went crazy two years ago. She can't provide you with any help."
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