Chapter 382
The captain of Xiangnan Brigade received Xu Tieniu.
"Brother, I won't hide it from you. I'm here looking for someone."
"His name is Li Ruide, he's about fifty years old."
"Lee Reid?"
"Lee Reid?"
After repeating it twice, the captain came back to his senses and said, "We don't have such a person in our Xiangnan Brigade!"
Xu Tieniu was stunned and opened the note in his hand again.
"You are from Taiping Commune, Xiangnan Brigade, right?"
"Yeah, I found it right."
"But there really isn't a person named Li Reid."
Afraid the other party wouldn't believe him, the team leader spoke freely, "There was indeed a family with the surname Li in our Xiangnan team, but there aren't many left now. I'm almost sixty years old and grew up in the village. If it was really from our team, I wouldn't not know them."
Then the captain asked Xu Tieniu, "What do you want to do with this guy?"
"The Li family now has only one lonely old woman left. Their family was defeated before the founding of the country, and no male descendants were left. If there really is a Li who is in his fifties, he should not be from our team. You must have come to the wrong place."
However, Xu Tieniu was sure that he had not found the wrong place.
Xiangnan Brigade, Taiping Town, is the birthplace registered in Li Ruide’s file, and his resume shows that he grew up here since he was a child.
However, looking at the captain's expression, he didn't think he was lying.
Xu Tieniu made up an excuse, saying that Li Ruide was his brother whom he recognized more than ten years ago, who saved his life at that time and left him the address of Xiangnan Village, Taiping Town.
Later, due to various reasons, they lost contact. This time, when he finally came here to do business, he thought of visiting this brother at home.
He has already inquired at the commune and found out that Xiangnan Village has now been changed to Xiangnan Brigade.
The captain was 100% sure that there was no such person in Xiangnan Village.
Xu Tieniu was still unwilling to give in. "Brother, didn't you say there's still an old man left in the Li family in your village? Can you take me to ask him?"
After saying that, Xu Tieniu opened the sack, took out a piece of pork and handed it over.
"I originally wanted to give it to my brother, but now that he's nowhere to be found, I'm afraid it might get ruined."
The captain immediately became attentive, "Brother, you are too polite."
"Come on, come on, I'll take you there. But that old woman isn't very conscious anymore, so I don't think we can get anything out of her."
Xu Tieniu followed the captain with a loyal look on his face and walked towards the end of the village.
As they walked, the captain introduced Xu Tieniu, "The Li family's background is quite problematic. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, they were considered local gentry. They owned hundreds of acres of fertile land and could afford to hire farmhands and maids."
"I remember when I was little, my family was his servant, renting his land for farming every year."
"At the time, his family had a son and a daughter. The son seemed to be the town's security captain, and the daughter was as beautiful as a flower, a famous beauty in Taiping Town and the surrounding area."
"These scoundrels who oppress us poor people and exploit our masses, I don't know if they've done too much evil. When my son was fighting bandits, something happened. Later, a fire broke out at home, and my daughter and nephew, who were staying at my mother's house, were both burned to death."
"They left behind a pregnant daughter-in-law with nowhere to go, so she stayed in Xiangnan Village. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the evil deeds of the Li family were exposed. The daughter-in-law gave birth to a daughter, but she was not welcomed by anyone. Basically, no one paid any attention to her."
"After that girl grew up and got married, she basically stopped interacting with people."
The two men talked as they walked, and soon stopped in front of a dilapidated house. The team leader pointed to a thatched hut with the pipe in his hand.
"I won't go in. You go in by yourself. Be careful. That old woman is not easy to talk to."
Xu Tieniu looked at the "house" in front of him with sharp eyes.
This is a house made of straw, with a few sticks placed on top of the broken bricks and collapsed beams of the house.
There are also a large area of broken brick walls around it. Judging from the foundation, it was probably a "luxury house" before.
Xu Tieniu walked up and knocked on the rotten wooden door.
"Dongdongdong~"
"Is anyone home?"
Woof woof woof~, a burst of rapid dog barking was heard.
After a long while, just when Xu Daniu raised his hand to knock on the door again, the wooden door creaked open.
A hunched old lady with gray hair and bound feet stared at him grimly.
Xu Daniu calmly raised a simple smile and said, "Hello, big sister."
"Who are you?"
The old lady stared at Xu Tieniu expressionlessly and asked in a hoarse voice.
Xu Tieniu quickly explained his purpose.
"Come in." The old lady held the door frame and stood aside, making way for the door. No outsider had stepped into this yard for more than ten years.
She politely poured a bowl of water into a coarse porcelain bowl for the other person, and the old lady sat down next to him, holding onto the table.
"Big sister, I want to ask you about a man in his fifties named Li Ruide."
The old lady was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Who is it?"
Xu Tieniu's heart suddenly sank.
"Are there any other families with the surname Li in your village?"
"No, there is only one family. After my daughter gets married, I will be the only one with a different surname."
"I don't know the person you're talking about, and he's probably not from our team. The Li family died decades ago."
"Even if they are still alive, there are no males over fifty years old."
"My father-in-law only has my husband as his son. If he hadn't died, he would be almost seventy years old now, and I still haven't given birth to a boy, so you must have come to the wrong place."
Xu Tieniu asked carefully and he could see that the other party was not lying, so he could only take out a snack from the luggage bag and thank the old lady.
After leaving Xiangnan Village, Xu Tieniu's face suddenly darkened.
The military files cannot be wrong, but why is there no such person in Xiangnan Village?
Kyoto.
Wang Zhongli was furious when he saw the kind-hearted Li Ruide in front of him.
"Did you do anything to the Yang family regarding Jing Tao's matter?"
"Li Ruide, I've tolerated you so many times over the years. Who do you think you are? You can use the power in your hands to settle anything, right?"
"What benefits did you give to the Yang family this time?"
"Jingtao is already an adult. He should shoulder his own responsibilities. You shouldn't treat him like a baby anymore. You're breaking his wings and depriving him of his right to grow up!"
"Can you protect him forever?"
Li Ruide smiled indifferently, "Uncle, you are too harsh on Jingtao."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"
Wang Zhongli was very angry when he saw Li Ruide's stubborn attitude.
"Li Ruide, I shouldn't have agreed to let him recognize you as his godparent. You'll hurt him."
"You are not allowed to interfere in his affairs from now on!"
The two had a fierce argument in the office because of their different positions.
Song Jingzhou was holding a research and development report, standing at the door and listening to the quarrel coming from inside, not knowing whether to go in.
At this moment, there was a loud bang, probably someone inside smashed the teacup.
Then Wang Zhongli roared, "Song Wenyuan, don't go too far. Wang Jingtao's last name is Wang!"
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