Chapter 32 What a coincidence
Because the county town is quite far away, it takes a long time to walk there from Xiaoshi Village.
So Lu Xing and the others went out before dawn.
Lu Dazhuang was walking in front, and Lu Xing and Lian Hua were following behind.
The weather in March was still not warm. A cold wind blew in the morning and everyone was so cold that they couldn't help but hide their faces in their clothes.
It would be uncomfortable to speak at this time because the cold air would enter your mouth.
But we didn't talk all the way, and I always felt something was wrong.
"When will your Wang Fang come back?"
"I heard she'll be back soon after she packs up, so she should be here soon."
"Are you really back together?"
"Ah, I think so too. Who told me to give birth to such a useless son? He's like a stuffy bottle. Asking him to say a few more words is like asking him to die."
She even raised her voice deliberately, "I can't keep my wife even though she's right in front of me. What will I do in the future?"
Lu Dazhuang led the way with his head down, pretending not to hear what his mother said.
During the time Wang Fang was at home, his mother had mentioned it countless times to him to be more proactive.
But when he saw Wang Fang, he remembered how she was tied up at her wedding.
Later he realized that it meant being unwilling and reluctant.
After that, no matter what his mother said, he would not go near her.
He would help if there was anything, and it was fine for them to keep this distance when there was nothing else.
He Xuan's shop still looked deserted because he had worked through several nights on an urgent job.
When Lu Xing and the others came in, he was lying in the back and didn't hear anything.
When he came out, he saw Lu Dazhuang with a sullen face. He thought he was someone looking for trouble. "You...what are you doing? I haven't offended anyone recently."
After seeing Lu Xing, he remembered what happened before. "I just gossiped a little. You're not going to bother me for that, are you?"
"I came here to see the stones. Last time I was too busy chatting." Lu Xing pointed behind him. "We're here together."
There is a yard behind the funeral home with many stones placed in the yard. Some of them are custom-made carved stone tablets, and some of the stones are still gray in appearance and are no different from ordinary stones.
Lu Dazhuang was worthy of being someone who had worked in a quarry. He could roughly tell the difference between several types of stone just by touching them.
"The slightly larger ones feel cooler to the touch, are harder, and are of better quality."
“The smaller ones are a little crispier.”
He touched the stone under his hand and said, "The stones we buy here are still a bit expensive. If we go directly to the quarry, the stones there are cheaper and larger, which is easier to engrave."
He Xuan, who was standing next to him, saw that he understood so well, so he said directly, "We also import our goods from other people. If you can find a quarry, the price will be much cheaper."
"If you have connections here, could you introduce me to someone else? Our supplier has recently raised its prices again, and we're planning to switch to another one."
"If you come to my house to place an order later, I can give you a discount." He raised his finger. "How about it?"
After leaving the store, Lu Xing suggested to Lian Hua, "If Da Zhuang can really get ahold of the quarry, he should be able to make a lot of money, right?"
Lianhua thought for a moment, "It must be quite a lot of money to haul the stones, how much profit can I make?"
"Why don't you just ask He Xuan and find out? If you can really make money, wouldn't that be great?"
She looked at Lu Dazhuang who was silent in the back, and did not refuse. "Let's talk about it later."
It was early in the morning and they didn't stay in He Xuan's shop for long before leaving.
It just so happened that they also came to the county, so they took the opportunity to replenish the things that were missing at home.
"Do you have any salt left? I happened to be in the county, and I wanted to buy some salt."
The supply and marketing cooperative is on the west side.
"I want to buy two pieces of tofu and cook them tomorrow."
The tofu seller is on the east side.
The two people just separated.
There are several tofu shops in the county. Some shops have softer tofu, while others have tofu with a stronger flavor. Each shop has its own flavor.
Lu Xing likes to eat the tender tofu sold by the shop on the west side. The marinade there is light in flavor, and they are honest in their business, always giving generous portions.
So when she saw a crowd of people outside the store, she thought the business was so good that people were lining up to buy things.
"It was you. You knocked my old man down."
"Old man, if you leave, what will I do? Oh my god."
An old woman was sitting on the ground wailing, and an old man was lying next to her, looking weak.
A bewildered girl stood beside him, her face full of guilt. She took out her wallet and said, "Uncle, I really didn't see it just now. All my money is in here. You can use it to see the doctor first."
The old woman sitting on the ground stood up immediately, snatched the wallet and began to count the money inside. "Pah, you hit our old man so badly, and you think you can get rid of him with such a small amount of money?"
The old man lying on the ground also made more painful sounds.
"No, I just bought some tofu and turned around without noticing you guys. I'm really out of money. How much do you want? I'll find a way to make up for the rest."
The old woman could hardly hide the smile on her face when she met such a fool who was so easy to deceive. She looked at the girl's clothes and was about to say something big.
A local who was watching the excitement nearby kindly reminded the girl, "Girl, why don't you take him to the hospital? If there's any problem, you can just pay for the medical expenses."
"Yes, girl, if you don't know the way, I'll take you there."
Seeing that they were about to ruin her plan, the old woman cried even louder. "I'm going to die! Is there any justice in the world? My old man is over 70 years old. I don't know if he can survive this accident."
"Who knows if my old man will survive if you guys do this?"
"If my old man dies, I won't live either."
She threw herself on the old man, howling louder and louder, as if she was going to make the old man step over her if anyone touched her.
Several kind-hearted onlookers were unhappy. "Hey, you're trying to trick the little girl, and now you're trying to trick us?"
"That girl can knock your old man into her body when she turns around?"
"They also said they would pay compensation and send them to the hospital. Why are you stopping them? Do you think they haven't cheated you enough?"
"Just now, I saw that you were older, so I didn't tell you directly. Don't blame me if you insist on making trouble."
The old woman couldn't win the argument with others, so she stopped talking and just kept crying. The old man lying on the ground let out some painful howls from time to time, accompanying her performance.
The girl standing next to him didn't know which side to believe. She looked at the old man who looked very painful and said, "Uncle, if you really fell somewhere, why don't we go to the hospital?"
It was a serious matter for an old man to fall down, and she was afraid that something might really happen to the old man.
The two sides remained in a stalemate until another person appeared.
"Dad? Are you lying here again?"
Wang Fang's words made everyone consciously make way for her.
"Sister Fang." The girl looked at Wang Fang who suddenly appeared with some surprise.
The sudden vacant path also allowed Lu Xing to see the girl clearly, "Liu Fangfang?"
She was the girl she had met on the train before, who was almost abducted by human traffickers.
Unexpectedly, after not seeing her for a long time, she was targeted by a scammer again.
What a coincidence.
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