"Don't be impatient, I haven't finished yet!" Political Commissar Tang waved his hand, signaling Gu Ye to be patient.
"Some staff at the provincial railway station recalled that a few days ago, probably the day after the student named Zhen Jian was arrested, they said they saw a woman as black as charcoal and with pockmarks all over her face boarding a train. Her figure resembled that of my younger sister-in-law. The reason they remembered it so clearly was because she bought two train tickets by herself and was going to Shenzhen."
Gu Ye suddenly became nervous. He was originally leaning on the bed, but he straightened up instantly. He knew that Political Commissar Tang would not mention unimportant people for no reason. Could it be that -
"Then, something happened on the train that day. Someone wanted to take her seat, but she chased him away. She also saved a child who had swallowed a button and was choking. I thought this was a bit like my sister-in-law's style. And the conductor said that he remembered the woman whose child she saved called her Miss Jiang."
"So I guess, could it be that my sister-in-law got on the train in disguise?"
Gu Ye frowned, looking excited, "She did say she wanted to go to the South!"
Although Gu Ye knew that it was a bit arbitrary to judge that the woman was Jiang Yue based on Political Commissar Tang's description alone, he inexplicably had a feeling in his heart, and that was Jiang Yue!
"Hey, Gu Ye, what are you doing?" Political Commissar Tang saw Gu Ye was about to get out of bed and hurriedly stopped him.
"I want to go to Shencheng!" Gu Ye was flustered, "I want to find her!"
Jiang Yue was foolish but bold enough to go to Shencheng alone. When Gu Ye thought that she might encounter danger on the road, he was anxious and wanted to rush to Shencheng immediately.
"Hey, listen to what I have to say!" Political Commissar Tang did not let Gu Ye get out of bed, and did not keep him in suspense. "If that person is really my brother's sister-in-law, then she did not go to Shenzhen. She got off the bus halfway!"
"Where do I get off?" The hope that had just risen in Gu Ye's heart was instantly extinguished like a bubble, and the anxiety on his handsome face became even more intense.
"Not sure!" Political Commissar Tang sighed, "The conductor only said that he didn't see her later, and he didn't know which station she got off the train at!"
Gu Ye sat dejectedly on the hospital bed, his face pale. There were so many stops along the way and the place was so big, where could he find it?
"Old Tang, can you go find the conductor again and ask him to recall when he last saw Jiang Yue?" Gu Ye was disappointed for only a moment and immediately regained his composure.
As long as the conductor can recall which station he hasn't seen Jiang Yue since, he will always find her by following that line!
"Okay!" Although Political Commissar Tang was not absolutely sure that the woman on the train was Jiang Yue, this was the only glimmer of hope so far.
**
On the morning of the second day after Jiang Yue arrived at the Tang family's house, Tang Jingjing took her hand and expressed her hope that she could stay there. Jiang Yue had nowhere else to go, and she really liked the environment of the Tang family, so she accepted the offer.
After settling down, Jiang Yue also learned that the Tang family had urban household registration, and that Tang Jingjing's husband would send back twenty yuan every month from his allowance.
Although Tang Jingjing doesn't have a job, she has learned tailoring skills and usually does some needlework and also makes clothes for people. The money she earns is not much and it is not stable, but with the allowance from her husband, she can definitely provide for her family's food.
Tang Ziyang graduated from high school and is waiting for recruitment. He currently does odd jobs for the Flower and Tree Commune and earns some money.
Gong Yachang and Tang Xiaomei are in the fourth grade together.
Today is Sunday. Early in the morning, around five o'clock, just after dawn, Jiang Yue directed Gong Yachang to carry a ladder and put it on the white jasmine tree.
"Why did you pick so many flowers?"
After spending a few days together, Jiang Yue became very familiar with the Tang family. Because she cooked delicious food, she quickly won over Tang Xiaomei. Now, as long as Tang Xiaomei is not in school, she will follow Jiang Yue wherever she goes.
Although Duck Voice still had an awkward look on his face, his attitude towards Jiang Yue was much better than when he first arrived.
Look, Jiang Yue woke him up early in the morning and asked him to pick flowers while he was still asleep. Even with his hoarse voice, he didn't lose his temper.
"Of course I'm going to sell flowers! This tree is so big, it can produce at least hundreds of flowers every day. If I don't pick them, they will all burst open by noon. What a waste!"
Jiang Yue can't stay idle wherever she goes. She finds that Tang Jingjing and her brother are nice people, but they don't have much business sense. Tang Ziyang is so good at growing flowers, and his house is full of flowers, but he just lets the flowers wither on the branches and doesn't even think about cashing in.
But this cannot be blamed on him. Doing business in this era is still a taboo, and people as bold as Jiang Yue are a minority after all.
"Selling flowers?" As expected, when the man with the duck voice heard that Jiang Yue wanted to pick flowers to sell, he got down from the ladder in a hurry and refused to pick any more flowers. "Don't even think about it! If you are caught by the civil defense team, you will be locked up in a small dark room!"
"You are a young kid, but why are your thoughts so backward? What era is it now? Are the Civil Defense Team still arresting people? Don't you see a lot of people doing business on the street?" Jiang Yue knocked on the head of the man with a hoarse voice.
The duck-voiced man rubbed his head and waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't even think about it. I just heard a few days ago that an old woman was arrested for speculation!"
"You've only heard about it, and haven't seen it with your own eyes. How do you know if it's true or not!" Jiang Yue didn't believe it. The coastal area of Zhejiang Province has developed business, and the customs here are obviously more open than those in inland areas. She has observed over the past few days that there are many small businesses in the town, and she has not seen any civil defense team coming to arrest people.
"Anyway, I won't pick them for you! If you want to pick flowers, pick them yourself!" The duck-voiced man refused to agree to anything and ran back to the house to sleep.
Jiang Yue stared at the duck-voiced figure and snorted, "Pick it yourself!"
But Jiang Yue's legs started shaking when she had only climbed halfway up the ladder. She was afraid of heights!
"Jiang Yue, come down, I will pick it!" At this time, a slightly cold voice came.
Jiang Yue looked down and saw that it was Tang Ziyang.
In the dim morning light, from Jiang Yue's perspective, Tang Ziyang was slightly tilting his head, and his young and handsome face overlapped with someone for a moment, which made Jiang Yue stunned.
"Do you want me to help you?" Tang Ziyang saw that Jiang Yue didn't move on the ladder and thought she didn't dare to go down.
"No need!" Jiang Yue came to his senses and hurriedly climbed down the ladder to the ground.
Tang Ziyang took the basket from Jiang Yue, climbed up the ladder, and stood nimbly on the branch of a large tree. He picked half a basket of white jasmine flowers, then lowered his head and asked Jiang Yue, "Is that enough?"
Jiang Yue was in a daze. When he heard the voice, he looked over and nodded quickly, "Enough, enough!"
She just wanted to test the waters today and take a look at the economic situation in Zhejiang Province. Half a basket of flowers was just right.
Tang Ziyang came down and handed the basket to Jiang Yue, and a fresh fragrance wafted to her face.
"Thank you!" Jiang Yue happily took the basket, turned around and ran back to the house.
Tang Ziyang looked at Jiang Yue's slender figure with burning eyes and his ears felt a little hot.
Tang Jingjing got up early and saw Tang Ziyang standing under the white orchid tree, so she asked, "Second brother, why did you get up so early? What are you doing here with the ladder?"
"Nothing!" Tang Ziyang lowered his head, moved the ladder and put it in the corner.
Tang Jingjing went to the backyard and found Jiang Yue stringing white jasmine flowers with aluminum wire. "Jiang Yue, why did you pick so many flowers?"
Jiang Yue waved at Tang Jingjing, "Sister Jingjing, come and help me. Let's wear it together. I'm going to sell flowers today!"
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