The two were dumbfounded. Xu Yejun was holding the shoe, which had separated from its sole, and didn't know what to do.
Xu Zhenzhu came up with a solution: she suggested that they gather some grass from the side and weave it into a rope to tie the shoes and feet together, so that they could find a place to repair them when they arrived at the commune.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yejun obediently picked up the shoes and went to find suitable and sturdy grass in the nearby bushes.
Xu Zhenzhu glanced at the sky and guessed it was getting late. She had another important matter on her mind, so she asked Xu Yejun to finish it and catch up with her. She then quickened her pace and hurried toward the commune.
Xu Ningyan had been waiting for this opportunity.
He followed Xu Yejun silently, and while Xu Yejun was engrossed in searching for grass, he struck him with a stick.
Xu Yejun collapsed to the ground without uttering a sound.
Seeing that Xu Yejun had fainted, Xu Ningyan spat and kicked him twice to vent her anger for the original owner of the body. Then she hurriedly went to chase after Xu Zhenzhu.
Xu Zhenzhu was preoccupied with her own thoughts and focused on her journey, so she naturally didn't notice what was behind her.
I only felt a sharp pain in the back of my neck, and then I knew nothing more.
Xu Ningyan knocked Xu Zhenzhu down, then looked around and realized they were on the main road, afraid of being seen.
Like dragging a dead dog, they pulled Xu Zhenzhu behind the bushes on the nearby hillside.
Looking at the unconscious Xu Zhenzhu, Xu Ningyan recalled how Xu Zhenzhu had bullied her after the original owner was sent back to the Xu family at the age of three.
She made the original owner crawl on the ground and let her ride her like a horse; she would pinch the original owner's stomach and thighs when she was unhappy; she often starved the original owner and didn't give her food; in winter, there was a well in the yard, but she insisted that the original owner go to the river to wash clothes; in summer, she couldn't sleep and made the original owner fan her all night...
There are countless things like these that can torment the original owner.
Now that it's in her hands, we can't get all the revenge, but we can still collect some interest, right?
Xu Ningyan cracked his knuckles and grinned as he walked toward Xu Zhenzhu...
About ten minutes later, Xu Ningyan emerged from behind the bushes, looking refreshed.
Sure enough, if you're feeling down, beating up someone you hate will immediately cheer you up.
Having already beaten everyone up, Xu Ningyan didn't linger in the fight.
Seeing that it was getting late, she left Xu Zhenzhu and Xu Yejun and rushed to the commune.
Hongxing Commune was located in the middle of several production teams. After walking for a short while, there was a three-way intersection.
One road leads to the commune, another to the county town, and the other is the road Xu Ningyan came from.
In general, rural people would set off before dawn to get to the commune, so for people like Xu Ningyan and Xu Zhenzhu, it was considered quite late.
Therefore, there was no sign of human habitation at the three-way intersection.
Before she even got close, Xu Ningyan saw a black object in the middle of the road, which was very conspicuous.
Upon closer inspection, it was a black briefcase, bulging and bulky.
At this time, a briefcase is not something an ordinary person can carry. Xu Ningyan looked around but couldn't see anyone. After hesitating for a moment, she still went forward and picked up the briefcase.
When I opened it, I was shocked.
It was a briefcase full of banknotes!
Neatly arranged in rows, they must be worth at least a thousand or two thousand yuan.
This was a huge sum of money in the 1970s, equivalent to several hundred thousand yuan before the time travel.
Xu Ningyan slammed her briefcase shut, zipped it up, and sat down by a willow tree to calm herself down.
With so much money, the owner must be incredibly anxious.
Although Xu Ningyan loves money and likes to curry favor with powerful figures, hoping to be carried to victory without effort.
But even a gentleman loves money, but he acquires it in a proper way! She never intended to embezzle the money.
So he obediently held his briefcase and sat under the willow tree, waiting for the owner to return it.
After all, such a large sum of money was lost, so the owner will surely come back to look for it once they find out.
The sun was getting stronger, and even sitting in the shade of a tree, it was getting quite hot.
Xu Ningyan's face was flushed from the heat, and beads of sweat rolled down her face. She didn't dare to leave.
There were more people on the road now, all heading back to their production brigade after finishing their work at the supply and marketing cooperative. When they saw Xu Ningyan sitting alone by the roadside, they couldn't help but stare at her.
He muttered to himself, "Where did this silly girl come from? In this sweltering heat, she's sitting here in the middle of nowhere, eating dust."
Xu Ningyan didn't dare to hold the briefcase anymore, so she stuffed it into the bushes behind her and sat in front to block it.
I couldn't help but crane my neck and look around.
Heaven rewards those who persevere.
Half a day later, we finally saw a person in the distance, riding a bicycle and hurriedly riding this way.
While riding his bike, he kept looking around, searching for something on the ground.
Xu Ningyan guessed that this was probably the owner.
Sure enough, the owner rode up on his bicycle and his eyes lit up when he saw Xu Ningyan: "Young lady, I have a question for you. Have you seen a black briefcase around here? It's so big and so long?"
He even gestured to indicate the size as he spoke.
Xu Ningyan looked the owner up and down. He was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a gray-blue Zhongshan suit. His forehead was covered in sweat, his face was full of anxiety, his lips were chapped and peeling, and his eyes looked at her with despair and a last bit of hope.
Xu Ningyan nodded: "I've seen one."
The middle-aged man was almost in despair, but when he heard Xu Ningyan's answer, it was like a glimmer of hope. His eyes lit up and shone with joy.
"Really? Where did you see that?"
Xu Ningyan slowly pulled the black briefcase out of the bushes behind her.
The middle-aged man dropped his bicycle and lunged forward to take the briefcase: "Yes, yes, that's the briefcase! That's it!"
Xu Ningyan shrank back and, under the middle-aged man's puzzled gaze, said, "I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush!"
"Did you lose this bag?"
The middle-aged man nodded.
"Then how can you prove this bag is yours? Otherwise, if you just claim it's yours without any proof, what if someone comes looking for it after I give it to you?"
The middle-aged man snapped out of his daze at finding his lost bag, calmed down, and couldn't help but give Xu Ningyan an admiring look.
What the girl said makes sense; with so much money involved, we should be careful!
She thought for a moment and said, "My bag is black. The handle was broken before and it was repaired. You can see the repair marks."
Xu Ningyan looked down and sure enough, there it was.
"Anything else?"
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment: "There's 1,800 yuan inside. It's our company's purchase money, in bundles of 10-yuan notes, 5-yuan notes, 2-yuan notes, and 1-yuan notes. Oh, and there's also our company's letter of introduction and my work ID. My name is Li Jianguo."
Xu Ningyan unzipped the zipper, checked the amount of money, and confirmed it was correct.
There was indeed a letter of introduction and a small work ID. When you opened it, there was a black and white ID photo of Li Jianguo, with the handwritten words below: Li Jianguo, Head of Purchasing Department of Jingshan County Department Store.
The photo was stamped with an official seal, and below it was the large red official seal of the department store.
Xu Ningyan stared blankly at Li Jianguo's work ID for a while. Why did this name seem somewhat familiar? And why did this scene seem so familiar?
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