Chapter 445 Encounter
When Lu Qiage and Lao Hu arrived at the gate of the military factory, Lu Qiage saw two people standing at the gate and talking to the guard.
Lu Qiaoge heard a young girl say nervously, "...We...we're not going in. This is for Shao Le from the Xiangyang Subdistrict Office, and another person named Shao Yonggang. One bag each."
The man who came was wearing a patched and worn cotton jacket and a plaid headscarf. The other one was a man, also very young, but he seemed very timid and didn't dare to speak.
The guard said gently, "Don't be afraid, fellow. You can come in if you register."
The woman waved her hands quickly: "No, no, I won't bother you. My brother and I will be back soon. Um... I don't know where Shao Yonggang works, but Shao Le should know. Sorry to bother you, we'll leave now."
There was no cart with them, and it seemed that they were walking.
Even if you drive a jeep to the Wagouzi Brigade, it takes four hours.
There are basically no buses connecting the city to the countryside now. People going into the city either take a horse-drawn carriage, walk or ride a bicycle.
It is said that bicycles are the main means of transportation nowadays, but it is winter here, not in the south. Bicycles cannot be ridden in the ice and snow, and once the bicycle chain is frozen, it is really impossible to pedal.
One time, Lu Qiage missed the bus, so she pushed the bicycle stored in the warehouse out. For her, as long as the bicycle was strong enough and the tires were inflated, she could ride it very fast in the snow.
But at that time, there were still many people working on the roadside, and someone even called out to her, "Qiao Ge, don't ride anymore. The road is covered in ice and snow. What if you slip?"
So Lu Qiage didn't feel comfortable showing off that day, but pushed his bicycle to the office.
After Qin Hengzhi learned about this, he drove his jeep at noon, put her bicycle in the trunk, and sent Lu Qiaoge home with a smile on his face all the way.
So at this time of year, if there are no horse-drawn carriages to travel from the countryside to the city, the only option is to walk.
The sister and brother were not dressed well, and the brother was obviously extremely nervous, just like those rural people who rarely or never went to the city.
Even now, boys and girls aged thirteen or fourteen in some villages don’t know what a city or a building is. They have never even left the village.
It's not an exaggeration, it's true.
Last autumn, Lu Qiaoge took the village's large truck to several villages to collect mountain products.
The main harvest is mushrooms.
Chicken and mushroom flavored instant noodles must be genuine.
With the plains behind and the vast forests behind, it is easy to purchase these mountain products.
The village that Lu Qiaoge went to was also part of Manshan Commune, but it was a bit far away from Manshan Commune. However, President Zhu had a good relationship with the team leader of this production team and told them in advance to pick more mushrooms.
The better and more delicious it tastes, the higher the price.
She went with two large trucks and collected a lot along the way.
Then I also went to that village.
Trucks are new to us and many children have never seen them before.
There was a little girl about eleven or twelve years old. She picked a lot of mushrooms and dried them. They looked very clean.
Seeing that Lu Qiaoge seemed the youngest among them, she bravely asked him, "What does the building look like? Is it just thatched houses stacked on top of each other? Are the cement roads in the city walkable? They're all wet and muddy. Will they be harder to walk on than the paths in the village?"
After asking, I found out that this little girl has never left the village since she was born.
Coming back to their senses, Lu Qiaoge and Lao Hu looked at each other.
Old Hu looked rather serious, so Lu Qiaoge said, "I'll go down and take a look."
Lu Qiaoge got out of the car.
The driver drove the car in first, and Lu Qiage walked to the guard room. Zhao Xiaoman turned her head and saw a girl wearing a beautiful cotton coat, a knitted hat and a scarf, looking at her with a smile.
Zhao Xiaoman tugged at the corner of his cotton coat awkwardly.
Although it was not her first time to go to the city, she came here very rarely, and the number of times she came could be counted on one hand. It was also her brother's first time.
She didn't know why the little girl got out of the car.
Thinking that he and his brother were blocking the guard room, he quickly pulled his brother back a few steps.
Lu Qiaoge asked, "I just heard you and the guards say you were looking for Shao Le and Shao Yonggang, right?"
Zhao Xiaoman clenched his hands nervously, but nodded immediately.
Lu Qiaoge noticed frostbite on the back of her hands. Many people have this condition these days. Even her mother used to have chapped hands every winter.
Of course, this year there is none at all.
Lu Qiaoge looked at Zhao Xiaoman calmly. She was a very smart girl.
Her mother was not only evil but also cowardly and incompetent, and her father was even worse. When she was seven years old, she sold herself to the Wu family.
She also did not ignore her younger brothers and sisters.
Especially for the youngest sister, within her ability, she protects herself while also protecting her younger siblings.
To be honest, in such a family, she still has such a pair of bright eyes, which should be attributed to her fiancé.
However, when Lu Qiaoge mentioned Shao Yonggang's name, Zhao Xiaoman's eyes turned red.
When Shao Yonggang returned to the Shao family, things did not go as smoothly as everyone had imagined.
Of course, the Shao family would definitely not prefer adopted sons to their biological sons as described in the novel.
For Shao's parents, they really want to give their son the best things in the world that they can achieve.
It’s almost the same as Lin Junan.
However, Lin Junan and Zhou Li have a good relationship. Shao Yonggang has many conflicts with his current wife.
Lu Qiaoge saw Shao Yonggang once. The man always walked with his head down and his brows were always furrowed.
Shao Yonggang's wife is the niece of Zhao's mother's sister-in-law.
Can this relationship be clarified?
If Shao Yonggang was still Zhao Yonggang, he would be like many ordinary couples today who met each other through introductions and then got married.
But Zhao Yonggang has now become Shao Yonggang.
He hated Zhao's mother for ruining his life, so he naturally felt uncomfortable with the niece of Zhao's mother's sister-in-law, not to mention that they had an ordinary relationship.
All thoughts are fleeting in the blink of an eye.
Zhao Xiaoman reacted quickly and said, "Yes, yes, we...we want to send them some sticky rice dumplings and dried vegetables."
Lu Qiaoge said, "Shao Le and I work in the same unit, both in the street office. My last name is Lu, and my name is Lu Qiaoge. Do you want to go in with us to meet Shao Le, or what?"
Zhao Xiaoman's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "That's great. Could you please... give him a message and tell him that I brought a bag of food for him and Shao Yonggang. It's all homemade food. He can eat it without worry, it's all very clean. Thank you, thank you, thank you."
"Then you won't go in?"
"No, no, no need to bother. My brother and I are going back now."
Lu Qiaoge nodded and said, "Okay, I'll tell Shao Le."
Then he asked curiously, "I heard that you can weave a lot of things with corn leaves, right?"
(End of this chapter)
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