"Silly child, it's not the season now. There will be more mushrooms on the mountain after August in autumn. I guess they haven't grown yet." Chen Chun answered for Ling Ju.
"But there should still be some from last year. The last time I went home, I saw a lot hanging in the barn. I can't eat them all. There must be wild vegetables, dried radishes and dried beans."
Song Xin felt like he was about to drool. "Dried beans are so delicious when stewed. I don't think I've ever had such a delicious stew."
"Okay, when I get back I'll call the village and ask my parents when they'll be coming so they can bring more."
Ling Ju was afraid she'd forgotten, so the first thing she did when she got home was to call Lingjia Village to look for Ling Yong and his wife. The girl who answered the phone was quick, and within a few minutes she had Tian Mei over.
"Hey, Mom, have you eaten yet?"
"I ate, I ate. I just finished. Have you eaten yet?"
"I've eaten too. I wanted to ask when you and Dad decided to come so I can arrange accommodation in advance."
Tian Mei looked at the time and said, "Your due date is mid-August, right? There's still a month left. How about this, your dad and I will go over in two weeks. Is there anything you want to eat? I'll bring it to you!"
Song Xin, who was standing next to her, couldn't wait any longer and reminded Ling Ju, "Mom, bring more mushrooms, dried beans, dried radishes, and other wild vegetables. There's nothing else."
"Okay, I got it! I'll call you before we leave!"
"Okay, goodbye Mom, say hello to Dad!"
"Bye! Got it!"
As soon as he hung up the phone, Song Xin couldn't wait, "Second sister-in-law, will Aunt Tian come in early August?"
Ling Ju nodded, "Yes! And I have a feeling they will definitely bring a lot of things over, all food, believe it or not. My mom raises a lot of chickens and ducks, I think she might bring some over."
Song Xin's eyes widened. "I can smell the fragrance! It's right in front of me!"
“Hahahaha foodie!”
The courtyard was completely completed on Friday. Except for the bathtub which still needs to be aired for a few days before it can be used, all other facilities can be used normally.
Ling Ju was considering whether to move in now or wait until Ling's parents came. In the end, she decided to wait until Ling's parents came.
In the evening, when she was happily waiting for Song Qi to come home from get off work at the door, she met Zhang Yu, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
From a distance, Zhang Yu looked much more haggard and tanned than he had in Beijing. He still held the bag he had carried before leaving the house. He didn't notice Ling Ju standing there, and walked towards home with his head lowered.
Ling Ju suddenly became interested and walked over, "Uncle Zhang!"
Zhang Yu looked in her direction, "Song Qi's wife?"
When Ling Ju got closer, she realized that he looked indeed haggard, with untidy chin, as if he hadn't had a good rest for a long time.
"Uncle Zhang, where have you been? Why do you look so bad?"
Zhang Yu touched his face and said, "Oh no, I went on a long trip. You're about to give birth!"
Ling Ju nodded, "Soon, more than a month. Oh, and there's news about Zhang Fan."
Zhang Yu's face, which had been a little lifeless at first, suddenly lit up. "How would he know now? This bastard has been away from home for four or five months, and now there's not even a phone call. I'm so pissed! I don't even know if he's dead or alive out there!"
Ling Ju replied, "We found out he went south, southwest, but we don't know which province exactly."
After Ling Ju finished speaking, Zhang Yu's expression suddenly changed. "Southwest? Are you sure it's southwest?"
Ling Ju nodded. "He was heading southwest. I lost him when I changed trains in Chongqing. I don't know if he settled in Chongqing or went somewhere else."
She discovered that Zhang Yu reacted to the word "Southwest".
And judging from Zhang Yu's expression, it was not a good reaction.
The Ye family was also in the southwest. Could it be that he was afraid that Zhang Fan would run into someone from the Ye family in the southwest?
Zhang Yu didn't answer for a long time, his expression seemed dazed, and he didn't come back to his senses until Ling Ju called him several times.
"Well, thank you, Song Qi's wife. I just need to know that this unfilial son is alive. Also, please keep an eye on him for me and let me know if there's any new news."
Ling Ju nodded. "Okay. By the way, did you know that Aunt Zheng was sentenced to six months?"
Zhang Yu looked at her, his expression gloomy, "I know."
Ling Ju couldn't tell from his tone whether he was dissatisfied with the sentence being too little or too much.
"I'm sorry. I've finally given you an explanation for this matter. Alas, it's my fault. If I had been more persistent and tougher back then, perhaps the situation today wouldn't be like this."
Ling Ju didn't want to listen to those insincere words. She could feel that Zhang Yu didn't care about Zheng Juan at all. What he cared about now was whether Zhen Zhen was his biological daughter.
But it seems that he did not find any key information during his introspection.
Ling Ju even had a very dark idea. When Zhang Yu saw Zhen Zhen wanting to find his biological daughter, it was not necessarily because he suddenly had a change of heart and wanted to take the child back to his side.
It is very likely that if Zhang Fan cannot be found, it would be nice to find a daughter to take care of him in his old age.
After saying goodbye to Ling Ju, Zhang Yu went straight home.
When I walked to the door, I found a letter in the mailbox. I took it out, but it was a thick envelope!
It’s about four or five centimeters thick!
Zhang Yu quickly put the envelope away, unlocked the door and went in.
After opening the envelope, there was indeed a stack of money and a handwritten letter from Zhang Fan!
Zhang Yu quickly opened it:
[Mom and Dad, I'm fine, don't worry. My son is making a lot of money in the south. Once he's settled, he'll come home and take you over!
But business needs to be kept confidential, so I cannot reveal my address. I can only send this letter via Chongqing. Inside is the money I have saved recently. Please keep it well.
Don't worry. 】
Zhang Yu did have some doubts about Zhang Fan's ability to write such a letter?
But judging from the spider-like handwriting, it should be Zhang Fan's.
It seems that he really made money?
In addition, Ling Ju said that he lost Zhang Fan in Chongqing, so did he really go to the southwest?
Zhang Yu's mood was very complicated at this time.
The thick money in his hand is real, but Zhang Fan went to the southwest...
Zhang Yu sat on the sofa and pondered for a long time, and finally decided to count the money first.
It was still a bundle of 10-yuan bills, 200 in total, tied tightly and wrapped in paper!
Zhang Yu was a little scared. It was because the recipient's address was the military compound in Beijing that no one dared to steal. Otherwise, if so much money was lost, he would be heartbroken.
He folded the money neatly again and placed it in the loose tiles under the sofa.
Including the money Zhang Fan sent back last time, it was enough to fill a small box.
After Zhang Yu hid himself, he pushed the sofa back to its original position and sat back on it, recalling the feeling of counting money. It’s so good to have money!
Unlike the haggard look he had just now, he now had an expression of enjoyment on his face.
But he didn't know that at this moment, outside the back window of his house, a pair of eagle-like sharp eyes had already explored everything about him.
It seems that the Zhang family and the Ye family are closely related.
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