Chapter 505 Trust
"Yes, and some are just mountain products, such as bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and wild vegetables."
The aunt also wants to exchange some wool to make fleece gloves. Gloves made of animal fur are warm and not bulky. They can be sewn with waterproof cloth on the outside and can be worn when working in winter.
She exchanged the tea she had brought into the city in the morning for a bag of wool.
Zhao Yeqing's eyes lit up when he saw the tea. After so many years, he finally saw tea. It was the local tea made in the countryside, which was more bitter than the ones sold in the market.
The sweetness of green tea after its bitterness made her mouth water just by imagining the taste.
A small bag of tea was exchanged for a bag of wool that was just enough to make gloves. The aunt felt that she had gotten a great deal and wanted to invite the two of them to her home for dinner: "We are not like those in the city. We can live outside. Why don't you come to my house for dinner and stay overnight? It's not far away, just on the mountain next to us."
The nearby hills are also under official surveillance. The nearby mountain people were harassed by reactionary organizations in the early days. After being protected by the official authorities, they devoted themselves to supplying all kinds of food and vegetables to the city, of course, for a fee.
The aunt said: "My family grows spices for the city. We have a small patch of Sichuan pepper and pepper at home. I'll give you some when the time comes. But you can't sell them. That's against the rules."
The two men just said that someone had already made an appointment for dinner in the evening, and pushed the cart to the small market under the aunt's regretful gaze.
The two of them always come during the weekend. Today is Saturday, and the flow of people is not as large as on Sundays, but it is not small either.
The spring bamboo shoots, mushrooms and other items on display were sold out very quickly.
The two of them did not forget to call the guy who borrowed the cart last time, and asked him to bring mushrooms for stewing chicken.
He happened to be nearby and ran over in a few minutes. After taking the mushrooms, he stuffed two dollars into the two people's pockets without saying a word.
In the evening, the assistant contacted the two and said that they had finished get off work and could go back together to have dinner.
The two men had already exchanged most of the goods they brought, and put the exchanged items back on the helicopter. The assistant heard that the two were on the tarmac, so he drove over and took them home.
When visiting a guest, one naturally has to bring some gifts. One cannot go empty-handed, so the two took the gifts that they had prepared long ago off the plane.
This time I got a whole jar of butter, a large jug of milk, homemade cheese and freshly ground flour.
Last time, the assistant said he wanted to treat him to a meal and mentioned that his wife was a baker. These were all things that could be used for baking. Zhao Yeqing prepared a big box and put all the things in it.
It was not until he got off the car and entered the house that he saw the assistant's lover, a very gentle-looking woman in her thirties. When she saw Zhao Yeqing, she came forward and enthusiastically asked them to change their shoes. After she changed her shoes, she asked Mu Xi to open the box.
There were things she could use in it. The assistant's eyes welled up at a glance and she thanked him repeatedly: "He brought milk and butter last time. How come he brought so much this time? He is so thoughtful."
Maybe he felt a little embarrassed because his eyes were red, so he hurriedly said without waiting for Zhao Yeqing to reply: "Wash your hands, you can eat soon."
The assistant comforted his lover, and then looked at the two of them with a more sincere gaze.
Zhao Yeqing glanced at the five sets of bowls and chopsticks on the dining table not far away.
She looked around calmly, and seeing nothing with children, she asked, "Is there another guest?"
The assistant smiled mysteriously: "You will know in a moment."
There was a big dish ready to be cooked on the stove in the kitchen, so the three of them chatted in the living room.
They talked about the city's development plan and the information they saw on the mobile news app, wanting to know about the current policies and production progress.
It is said that the oil field nearby has been put back into exploitation a long time ago, and the mining equipment used is also left over from before. It is not difficult to find the ready-made equipment.
The city’s important economic sources are relatively transparent, and the reactionary organizations also know this, so they are busy occupying the surrounding resources, namely the rare earth mine mentioned earlier.
Intentionally or unintentionally, Mu Xi brought the topic to rare earth mines, revealing some concern.
The assistant knew what Mu Xi meant as soon as he heard it. He said bluntly without using an official tone, "I'm not hiding anything either. In fact, the city leaders hope that you can join our anti-evil team."
His eyes were frank and sincere, and also contained some hidden sadness: "To be honest, what the city lacks most right now is people."
After so many years of extreme weather and sinister human hearts, too many people have sacrificed their lives, both those who were rebuilding production and those who were fighting to protect peace and security. Now the team is a mixed bag, and many of them joined the team just after turning 18 years old.
They have experienced hardships firsthand since childhood, and many of them joined various teams as adults, making contributions while studying, just like in the early days of the country.
But even so, there are still not enough people.
If you want to go into the mountains to fight for resources, you have to find someone who knows the mountains best, who has good physical fitness, and who can cooperate with the team in anti-evil work.
Mu Xi's information had been placed on the desk of the defense system leader since the moment he went through security check into the city.
A police academy student who dropped out due to negligence and grew up in the mountains.
After further observation and understanding, we learned that he had lived safely in the mountains for so many years after the ground cracked, and he even taught himself to fly a helicopter.
The leader's order was to recruit people. The assistant smiled bitterly:
"I'm not soft-hearted, and I can't completely withhold information from you, but from various perspectives, we hope you can think about it carefully, especially since this matter itself is related to your safety."
Neither of them spoke. They had expected to be conscripted into the army before, but the form of this conscription was much better than they had expected.
But even if they met the requirements, it was still too sudden. It was not surprising to let them go into the city to sell things, but from the whitelisting of their helicopters to the current recruitment of people into the team, this trust came somewhat inexplicably.
Zhao Yeqing asked the question that had been puzzling her:
"Why do you trust us so much?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
