After giving her statement, Jiang Xile left the police station. Zhang Dongliang also said that he would notify her immediately if there were any further developments.
After leaving the police station, Jiang Xile felt refreshed. Although it was an unintentional success, she had at least dealt with Jiang Shengli.
With light steps, Jiang Xile continued on her way to the supply and marketing cooperative. After making this round trip, it was already past ten o'clock.
Fortunately, there weren't many people in the supply and marketing cooperative. They took out all the receipts they had previously looted from the Jiang family, kept a few national grain coupons, and spent the rest today.
Buy them all: canned goods, brown sugar, malted milk powder, biscuits, peach crisps, sponge cakes.
After going around the store, Jiang Xile walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative with bags and packages. Luckily, she was strong now, otherwise she really wouldn't have been able to carry so many things.
Jiang Xile found an empty alley and went inside. She then threw all her things into her spatial storage. Although she could carry them, it was still inconvenient to carry so many things with her.
Emerging from another exit of the alley, the state-run restaurant was not far away. She had already separated the food she had packed from the lunchbox and put it into disposable containers in her space.
This time, Jiang Xile planned to pack more food, in case it was inconvenient to cook in the countryside in the future, or if she wanted to have a special treat.
Moreover, she discovered that although the size of her space was fixed, it had an additional function: preservation.
You can't store living things inside, but things will look exactly the same when they're put in and when they come out.
Now she doesn't have to worry about the food getting cold or spoiling.
This time, Jiang Xile packed up twenty steamed buns and ten meat buns in one go. If she hadn't run out of food and meat coupons, she probably would have bought even more.
After leaving the state-run restaurant, she went to the newspaper office; she couldn't forget to issue the statement severing ties.
After paying a two-cent newspaper publication fee, Jiang Xile turned around and went back to the Jiang family home.
As soon as I reached the entrance of the alley, I heard a lively commotion inside. I wondered what was going on and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
Unexpectedly, when I went inside, I found that it was people from the neighborhood committee who came to deliver the notice to go to the countryside and train tickets.
There were quite a few educated youths in the family compound who were going to the countryside, but Jiang Xile was the only one in their alley.
Everyone gathered around the Jiang family's door, discussing loudly and quietly. Especially after Jiang Xile returned, everyone's eyes lit up, as if they were all waiting to watch a show.
It was lunchtime, and Jiang Wanmin and Zhang Guilian were both at home. Judging from their calm expressions, they probably hadn't received the news that Jiang Shengli had been taken to the police station.
Upon seeing Jiang Xile return, Zhang Guilian immediately went to greet her with feigned concern.
"Oh, Xile's back! Come here quickly, the neighborhood committee staff are looking for you!"
Jiang Xile glanced at her and casually pushed away the hand that was trying to cling to her. She then looked at the newcomer and said:
"Hello comrade, I am Jiang Xile. Are you here to see me?"
"Hello, Comrade Jiang Xile, we are here to deliver your notice of going to the countryside. Here are your identification and train ticket. Meet at the train station at 5:10 a.m. the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your help!"
"You're welcome. This is what we should do. Actively participating in and responding to the country's call, not afraid of hardship or difficulties, Comrade Jiang Xile's spirit of dedication is worthy of everyone's learning."
"I hope everyone can take Comrade Jiang Xile as an example and actively participate in the movement to go to the countryside and mountains, contributing their strength to our great motherland!"
Faced with the sudden praise and compliments, Jiang Xile was stunned for a moment, and then accepted it all. After all, it was a fact that she had gone to the countryside. As for whether it was voluntary, now was not the time to investigate.
After seeing off the people from the neighborhood committee, the Jiang family finally closed their door.
Ignoring the prying eyes of her neighbors, Jiang Xile showed no emotion whatsoever when facing Jiang Wanmin, as if he were a complete stranger.
Watching Jiang Xile walk back to her room, Jiang Wanmin frowned. For some reason, he felt uneasy, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Old Jiang and Xile's plans to go to the countryside are settled, but what about Shengli..."
Interrupted by Zhang Guilian, Jiang Wanmin came back to his senses and frowned.
"Joy hasn't left yet, so there's no rush. Let's talk about it later, otherwise what will everyone think!"
Zhang Guilian opened her mouth as if to say something, but considering Jiang Wanmin's feelings, she finally gave in.
"Alright then, but the blind date can't be delayed any longer. Aunt Zhang has asked me twice already. If I don't give her a definite answer soon, she'll get angry."
Hearing this, Jiang Wanmin couldn't help but feel a little irritated.
"Then let's meet and see how it goes. You decide what to do with this!"
After Jiang Wanmin finished speaking, he turned and walked out.
"Hey, it's not time yet, where are you going!"
"I'm going to talk to Lao Li, and then I'll go to the factory with him later!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Wanmin disappeared into the Jiang family's courtyard. Zhang Guilian sighed and then went inside.
At the police station, after a morning of interrogation, these thugs not only confessed to robbing Jiang Xile under Jiang Shengli's instigation, but also revealed a number of previous petty theft offenses.
They were punished for multiple crimes and were all sent to a farm for five years of labor reform. As for Jiang Shengli, it has been proven that he instigated others to commit crimes and was the mastermind, so he was directly sentenced to ten years of labor reform.
At this moment, Zhang Guilian had just taken a bag of biscuits out of the house and was preparing to go to Aunt Zhang's house, the matchmaker, to finalize Jiang Shengli's blind date.
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