Chapter 281 Niu Niu has been found
"Calling back the soul of an ancient tree?" Qin Suisui's eyes widened, and she almost exclaimed in surprise.
This is practically promoting feudal superstition!
Seeing Qin Suisui's expression, Ji Feng gave a bitter smile: "Our old tea garden has nurtured generations of people in the tea-growing village. Some elders, especially those from ethnic minorities, have always believed that tea trees have souls, and that some sick tea trees have lost their souls."
“In the first half of the year, a large number of people came to visit our brigade. With so many people, it was inevitable that some people would try to sabotage us. Several old tea trees began to get infested with insects and grow withered leaves. We tried many methods, but none of them worked. In the end, the old priest stepped in and ‘called back the soul’ of the tea trees, and he actually succeeded.”
"Actually, the so-called 'soul-calling' is just using an old-fashioned method to treat tea trees. It's just that the older generation believes that tea trees have souls, so they are used to muttering certain words when performing the treatment. It is for this reason that they were reported for practicing feudal superstition."
"Fortunately, the organization has sharp eyes. However, in order to avoid causing a bad influence, I discussed with the brigade secretary and others after I came back this morning. We will change the method of 'calling back the soul' for the tea trees in the future, and change it to the form we just did. Comrade Qin, Comrade Jia, you are both learned people, what do you think?"
Ji Feng looked at them with bright, sparkling eyes.
Qin Suisui couldn't help but laugh and gave him a thumbs up: "You're really something! I think this will work!"
Jia Zhenzhen nodded quickly, "I also think this is feasible!"
Qin Suisui could understand. Pucha City is mostly mountainous and has a large minority population. Many older people have deep-rooted beliefs in certain things. They can accept new things, but they cannot abandon the things that have accompanied them throughout their lives.
As a young cadre caught between the older and younger generations, Ji Feng faced a difficult position. His solution was the only legitimate way to "call back the soul" of the ancient tea trees in this era. The ceremony was cloaked in revolutionary garb, but its core remained the reverence for tea trees that had been held for thousands of years.
After watching this magical "soul-calling" performance, Ji Feng led Qin Suisui and Jia Zhenzhen to pick tea leaves themselves and experience their local tea-frying method.
Qin Suisui happily joined in, so much so that she didn't even want to eat.
In the afternoon, she followed the tea farmers up the mountain to continue "collecting tea." Ji Feng said that she and Jia Zhenzhen could process the tea they picked themselves and take it with them.
Each household in their brigade receives a certain share of tea each year, which is also from a communal source, so this won't affect anything.
Hearing Ji Feng say that, Qin Suisui worked even harder.
The next morning, she was eating tea cakes and picking tea with Ji Mei and Jia Zhenzhen under the tea trees when Ji Feng's five-year-old son, Xiao Shitou, ran over with snot running down his face and said to her, "Sister, a man has come looking for you."
Qin Suisui was taken aback: "A man?"
Little Stone wiped his nose and nodded.
It must be Liang Qi. Qin Suisui hurriedly ran down the mountain and sure enough, she saw Liang Qi standing there casually with a foxtail grass in his mouth. Seeing her run down, he smiled and took the foxtail grass off his head: "Slow down, be careful not to fall."
Qin Suisui stopped in front of him with a smile: "It's so good to see you're alright! I haven't heard from you for days, I was worried something had happened to you!"
Liang Qi tapped her head lightly: "You jinx! What could possibly happen to your brother? But Hu Jue's eldest daughter is in a bit of trouble..."
Qin Suisui was startled: "They really found it?"
The little girl they caught as a human trafficker in Chabei County the day before yesterday was indeed related to Hu Jue's eldest daughter!
Liang Qi nodded: "I ran into Ayan. They should be arriving in the next couple of days."
Through Liang Qi's account, Qin Suisui learned that the day before yesterday, when they caught the group of human traffickers, Liang Qi and his brothers in Yunnan Province had indeed found Hu Jue's eldest daughter, Niu Niu.
However, Niu Niu was being held in a heavily guarded place that they couldn't get into. Just as they were about to find more people to help, Pei Jiuyan and his group arrived with the police.
“If the children who are abducted there are obedient, they will be trained to help adults carry out abductions, because people are generally less wary of children and it is easier to succeed.”
“Those who disobey will have their legs cut off and their tongues cut out. They will then be taken by older children to beg in remote villages in order to abduct and sell children there.”
Qin Suisui and Jia Zhenzhen were both startled. Could Niu Niu be the latter?
Seeing the look in their eyes, Liang Qi nodded with difficulty: "But it's not that bad. Niu Niu only had one leg cut off. That child is smart; she knows that if she doesn't pretend to agree, she will suffer even more serious injuries... I don't know if there's any chance it can be reattached..."
Liang Qi has traveled all over the country and seen a lot of the world over the years. When he saw Niu Niu's miserable state, he couldn't help but clench his fists. Even just thinking about it made him feel breathless.
Although he said that, everyone knew in their hearts that it was probably impossible. Niu Niu had been abducted two years ago, and the fact that her leg was cut off couldn't have happened recently. The longer the leg had been broken, the lower the chance of it being reattached.
"What about Brother Jue? And what about those human traffickers?" Qin Suisui frowned, her beautiful eyes filled with anger.
Liang Qi shook his head: "After the police took over the case, we withdrew secretly. You know my identity, I can't be exposed! But Hu Jue should have taken Niu Niu to the hospital first, and he may have to go back to Qiongtan Island later. By the way, A Yan asked me to tell you not to go out these few days, he will be here soon."
Qin Suisui nodded. Hu Jue's daughter had suffered such harm, so he would definitely prioritize her well-being.
For the next two days, Liang Qi followed Qin Suisui and Jia Zhenzhen, running up and down the tea mountain to pick tea leaves, or following Ji Mei to pick mushrooms and herbs under the tea trees. Qin Suisui didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she always felt that the mushrooms picked under the tea trees had a fresh tea aroma.
While Qin Suisui was single-handedly producing eight catties of tea leaves and picking six catties of mushrooms, Liang Qi had also finalized the tea supply agreement with the tea production team.
Qin Suisui didn't know what legitimate identity he, a black market operator, used to negotiate with others and even succeed in the negotiation. But she certainly couldn't take the initiative to expose Liang Qi's shortcomings. Besides, since his black market had such good tea, she could also benefit from it, right?
On the afternoon of the fourth day after arriving at the Tea Soup Brigade, Pei Jiuyan arrived, carrying his luggage bag and looking travel-worn.
At that moment, Qin Suisui was in Jifeng's courtyard, drinking tea and eating cakes made with tea soup, feeling extremely content. When she looked up, she met Pei Jiuyan's clear, slightly smiling eyes.
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