Chapter 78 Heavy Rain
The bodyguards took turns to rest and led the villagers to clear the mud and stones on the road. Yuan Tingchuan was supervising the battle until the moon was at its zenith. He then walked into the house while talking on the phone.
Du Ruo had fallen asleep. She hadn't felt so tired in a long time. She was not used to such tossing and turning, so she slept very soundly.
Yuan Tingchuan stood at the edge of the kang, staring at the woman lying on the pillow in a daze.
Everyone cleaned up quickly overnight and almost finished the work by daybreak.
Several vehicles drove back on the bumpy dirt road and met up with a fully armed team at noon.
The man in the lead hugged Yuan Tingchuan's neck and waist very intimately, just like a real brother.
Yuan Tingchuan turned around and held Du Ruo in his arms: "This is my woman."
The man looked at Du Ruo, with a flash of surprise in his eyes. He laughed and said, "Brother, you are so lucky. When are you going to invite me to your wedding?"
Yuan Tingchuan said: "Soon."
The man knew that Yuan Tingchuan was serious, so he put away the surprise in his eyes and said seriously, "I am Aung San, Tingchuan's brother. We were in the same trench together. Sister-in-law, don't be polite with me. If you have something to say, just talk to me."
Du Ruo nodded and didn't say much.
Her relationship with Yuan Tingchuan is still very delicate, and nothing she says would be appropriate.
At night, Du Ruo was resting in the tent in Aung San's camp. She heard Yuan Tingchuan and Aung San drinking and chatting in the distance.
Their language is very mixed, some people can understand it, while others can't.
Half guessing, they should be talking about the jade mine. Du Ruo was shocked. He could get involved in this. The boss is worthy of being the boss.
The next day when we went to the mine, another group of people met up with us. They were still Yuan Tingchuan's men. They brought several trucks and apparently came to transport raw materials.
Yuan Tingchuan waved to Du Ruo and whispered to her, "Just let me handle these raw materials. I will give you one tenth of them as a reward."
Du Ruo smiled.
I followed Yuan Tingchuan directly to the side of the truck. Next to it was a pile of raw stones that looked like a small hill. From a distance, it looked green.
Two workers followed her. Every time they picked up a stone, they would ask Du Ruo. If Du Ruo nodded, they would load it onto the truck. If Du Ruo shook her head, they would throw it aside.
The speed was not slow. A truck was loaded in an hour or two. Yuan Tingchuan came over to take a look and communicated with Du Ruo with his eyes. Du Ruo said there was no problem. Yuan Tingchuan nodded slightly and went to the front with Aung San.
The raw stones were loaded onto the truck one by one, and the ones thrown away were piled aside. It was not until sunset that all four trucks of raw stones were loaded.
Yuan Tingchuan did not delay. He hugged Aung San Suu Kyi and said goodbye. Then the group returned by truck. They were going back to participate in the Myanmar jade auction and had to be back by tomorrow afternoon at the latest.
Just when they were halfway there, they encountered a downpour. In order to prevent landslides, everyone dared not go forward. They found an open place, set up a tent in the rain, and stayed in the tent to avoid the rain and wait for the weather to clear up.
It is the rainy season in northern Myanmar, and heavy rain is the norm. It drives away some of the heat, and the refreshing air after the rain also reduces a lot of irritability.
Yuan Tingchuan stood at the door of the tent, his body straight and tall, his hands in his trouser pockets, staring at the heavy rain outside in a daze.
Du Ruo stood beside him, hugging his shoulders, looking at the sky and said, "Are you still traveling tonight?"
It is not convenient to travel here at night, and there are many potential dangers.
Yuan Tingchuan had a resolute look on his face, with a hint of indifference: "We have to rush back before noon tomorrow."
This means to keep going.
He turned his head to glance at Du Ruo, took out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter from his trouser pocket, tapped the bottom of the pack with his fingers, took out a cigarette, held it in the corner of his mouth, threw the lighter to Du Ruo, put his strong arms around Du Ruo's shoulders, and said jokingly, "Light it up for me."
His voice was frivolous, and his fingers with thin calluses traced Du Ruo's lips. He lowered his head slightly, waiting for Du Ruo to light his cigarette.
Du Ruo lit the lighter, lit the cigarette, spun the lighter on her fingertips, curled her lips slightly, and looked at him with a meaningful look.
The man took a deep puff of the cigarette in his mouth, blew the smoke ring between the two of them, and said vaguely: "Wait until we get back..."
Du Ruo smiled and waited to go back? Indeed, the boss wants to settle accounts with her, but I don’t know…
The heavy rain continued until midnight, then it stopped. The bodyguard came over and said to Yuan Tingchuan, "It's too dangerous to go on the road now. It looks like we have to wait until daybreak."
Yuan Tingchuan nodded: "Except for those on night duty, everyone should go to rest. We will set off as soon as the sun rises."
The bodyguards agreed to disperse and rest. Yuan Tingchuan spread out the sleeping mat, opened his arms, blew a whistle, and signaled Du Ruo to come quickly.
Du Ruo ignored him and went to sleep.
In the middle of the night, Yuan Tingchuan suddenly opened his eyes. He gently placed Du Ruo on the mat, touched the gun bag on his waist, took the weapon in his hand, crouched to the door, and leaned forward to make a gesture.
The bodyguards outside the door moved closer to him, all holding weapons in their hands, ready to strike.
Du Ruo was sleeping on the ground. The messy footsteps were particularly clear. She was awakened and jumped up from the sleeping mat. She saw everyone gathered at the door of the tent with weapons in hand.
Seeing that she woke up, Yuan Tingchuan gestured for her to come over, and gently held Du Ruo in his arms. Seeing that she looked nervous, he smiled and said, "It's okay, don't be afraid." The man's lips brushed across the skin behind her ear and gave her a soothing kiss.
There was a lot of chaotic footsteps outside the tent, at least dozens of people. In the silent night, one could hear the crisp "click" sound of bullets being loaded, and Du Ruo's heart was pounding.
Suddenly, the people outside the tent stopped and shouted something at them. Yuan Tingchuan made a gesture and walked out of the tent with a gun. The light of the flashlight shone on Du Ruo's face, and her head was pressed into Yuan Tingchuan's shoulder.
Out of the corner of his eye, Du Ruo saw a group of soldiers coming, but he didn't know which armed force from northern Myanmar they were.
A bodyguard stepped forward, and the two sides mumbled something. The man who led the soldiers came forward with a laugh, said a few words to Yuan Tingchuan, glanced at Du Ruo, and his tone was teasing.
Yuan Tingchuan's tone was also somewhat frivolous. He patted Du Ruo's buttocks twice with his palm. The man laughed, waved his hand, and left with his men.
Yuan Tingchuan took a look at the sky and told everyone to pack up and set off.
The bodyguards scattered to pack up their things. Yuan Tingchuan put away his weapon, kissed Du Ruo's hair gently, and was about to say a few words to comfort her when suddenly, several cars came speeding towards them from a distance.
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