Chapter 111 The Jeep at the Village Entrance
"No, don't deny it yet." Mule explained to Bai Yangfan in a gentle voice, "When I said you were from Elephant Country, I didn't mean you were a native of Elephant Country, but someone who migrated there from China."
Bai Yangfan's face still showed a mocking sneer. "That's impossible. You are wrong. I am my father's child, and my grandmother delivered me personally. Your judgment and vision are flawed, and what you said is ridiculous."
The categorical denial choked Mule, and he didn't know how to explain to Bai Yangfan for a long time.
Could he have been mistaken? This girl, who bore a striking resemblance to that noble woman, wasn't her child who had been stolen? Thinking carefully, it was quite possible that she wasn't.
The woman's child was lost in the capital of the Elephant Country. How could it have come to a small mountain village in China for no reason? It seemed that he had guessed wrong.
Throwing the silver hairpin in his hand on the table, Mule sighed, stood up and prepared to leave.
He turned around, then looked back to confirm again: "Are you really a child of the Bai family?"
"Yes!" Bai Yangfan nodded quickly without any delay.
The mule asked again, "You really don't know about the tomb of King Li?"
"Yes!" Bai Yangfan nodded again, still so quickly, without any hesitation.
The mule had nothing to say and turned away, feeling that his trip was unnecessary and he gained nothing.
The Tomb of King Li, which we finally found, surprisingly did not contain the legendary King Li Ding, but only weapons. According to the handwritten notes left by our ancestors, the Tomb of King Li should have contained the King Li Ding, along with many other rare treasures.
But the place he entered was filled with nothing but weapons. Even though the Chinese soldiers had taken them away, he still refused to give up. He arranged for spies to monitor them and cleaned up for several months, but the weapons were still there.
Where is Li Wangding?
Why couldn't he find it?
Fortunately, Bai Yangfan didn’t know what the mule was thinking, otherwise he would have died of laughter.
Want to find King Li's tomb? How is that even possible? King Li must have been a very wise man, otherwise why would he have created a weapons mound as a cover, when the real King Li's tomb is in the silver hairpin's space.
What a clever idea, it's simply unbelievable.
After the mule left, Bai Yangfan picked up the silver hairpin, looked at it, and threw it directly into the space. He fanned out the oil lamp and continued to sleep.
It was as if the person who had just come was not a murderous mule, but someone who came to chat with her.
By the time of Qingming Festival in 1977, all the weapons in the tomb of King Li had been cleared away. Only then did the people of Liujia Village learn of Lu Jingheng's true identity. His work was complete, and he was returning to Kyoto.
But he refused to go back and begged Secretary Ye to give him a certificate to prove that he was married in Liujia Village and married into the family of the wife's family.
This action confused everyone in Liujia Village, and they couldn't understand what Lu Jingheng was trying to do.
The other educated youth who were sent down to the countryside were eager to return to the city immediately, but he insisted that he was married and didn't want to go back.
Not only would I not go back, but I would also have to say that I was marrying into the Bai family. Would Bai Yangfan agree?
Bai Yangfan would definitely not agree. No matter how Lu Jingheng tried to make trouble, she remained calm and indifferent.
What does it have to do with her? Whether he returns to Kyoto or stays in Liujia Village, it has nothing to do with her.
As soon as the exam starts at the end of this year, she will sign up immediately.
She will leave Liujia Village as soon as school starts next year, taking her brother with her. If this bastard wants to stay, she will leave him here alone.
He did it voluntarily, so he can't blame anyone.
Because Lu Jingheng had such a prominent background, the small secretary of Liujia Village could not afford to offend him, so he issued him a certificate.
It proves that he was indeed married and married into the Bai family in their Liujia Village.
Then Lu Jingheng stayed happily and saw off the archaeological experts, the weapons, and the people he had brought with him.
Lu Jingheng still ate and drank at Bai Yangfan's house every day, and stayed at the educated youth site at night. He didn't work much and just followed Bai Yangfan around.
He went wherever she went, and except when Bai Yangfan went to the toilet to sleep, he followed her the rest of the time.
No matter how Bai Yangfan treated him, he didn't care. He followed like a little tail. No matter how he was beaten or scolded, he just wouldn't leave.
Knowing his character, Bai Yangfan didn't bother to pay attention to him. If he wanted to follow her, he could follow her. She had also let it go.
Before we knew it, it was Mid-Autumn Festival in August. A jeep came to the entrance of the village. The children were very curious and rushed over to take a look.
A girl in her twenties got off the car. She had two black pigtails, and the ends of her hair were tied with red silk ribbons and bows. She looked very pretty.
Bai Yangfan went to the county town today. Lu Jingheng accompanied him and even took Qihang with him.
The girl got out of the car and asked the children around her, "Does anyone know where Lu Jingheng lives?"
Er Gouzi looked at the girl and asked, "Who are you? What do you want to see Lu Zhiqing for?"
Someone else replied, "Lu Zhiqing took his wife and brother-in-law to the county town."
The girl's face turned pale. "What did you say? Is Lu Zhiqing really married? Does he have a wife?"
The woman who was watching the fun from behind replied, "Yes! Lu Zhiqing married into the Bai family of our Liujia Village and married Bai Yangfan, the most beautiful girl in our village. Who are you? What do you want from Lu Zhiqing?"
The girl didn't answer the question. She got into the car and told the driver, "Drive, we're going to the county town. We must find Lu Jingheng today."
The driver started the car without saying a word, put it in gear and drove away.
It was a rare sight for a car to arrive in the village, and before anyone could get enough of it, it drove off. The adults were fine, thinking nothing of it, but the children were envious and ran after the car.
This created a strange spectacle with cars driving in front and children running behind.
Such scenes can only be seen in this era. In later generations, every household has a car, so who still cares about it?
But it's just a cheap jeep, which can be compared with Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
Definitely not.
The jeep drove back to the county town and drove around the streets and alleys. The girl in the car stretched her neck to look for the long-lost figure.
Thinking of the man's handsome face, the girl felt excited.
They have been separated for several years, and I wonder how excited they will be to meet again.
When she heard in Kyoto that he was not going back and was staying in this place called Liujia Village, she was almost mad with anger. How could there be such a stupid person, why didn't he go home when it was time to go home?
Didn't he know she was waiting for him at home? Marrying a woman from outside? What was so special about a wild girl from the mountain village? She came here on the orders of the Lu family's uncle and aunt, to capture Lu Jingheng.
Then······
Marry her and be her husband for life.
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