In the evening, Cao Yu and Zhao Jie came to visit Li Haotian and Yang Zhengcheng at dinner time.
After saying hello to several other educated youth who were having dinner, the two of them carried nutritional supplements into the room. Now, in order to make it easier for the two to recuperate, the other educated youth gave up their rooms and they squeezed together first. It would be better in a few days when the older educated youth could go home to visit their families.
This made it convenient for the four people to talk in the room.
Cao Yu closed the door and placed his things on the kang. He looked at the two people lying there, feeling somewhat angry. "What happened yesterday?"
Yang Zhengcheng grimaced in pain from the injuries on his body and looked at Li Haotian.
"The gang we found were unreliable. The bomb went off, killing many people. Now the mountain behind us is not safe anymore. We could have returned at night, but we ran into another group of them and had a small conflict."
Li Haotian's eyes were gloomy as he thought of the group of bearded men he met at night. He never expected that these men would know how to split into two groups. This time he was unlucky.
Those people on the back mountain are not easy to deal with. We have to deal with them as soon as possible. If the people sent from above don’t arrive in the next few days, we will be in big trouble.
"Miss Cao, things have gotten out of hand now. You need to make a phone call and urge them to do something. If the people the old man sent don't show up to do the job, we'll be in big trouble, and we'll all be doomed."
Zhao Jie was frightened and looked at Cao Yu with some fear.
"I see. I'll go to town and make the call tomorrow."
As New Year's Eve approached, the villagers gradually put the explosion on the mountain and the disappearance of the educated youth behind them.
After all, this is the day that everyone looks forward to most in the year, and we can’t let other things ruin our mood.
On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar year, Shen Anning rode her bicycle to the farm to visit her parents and brother and sister-in-law, and also went to Liu Jiaman to buy some meat.
The farm has been very busy these days. The units and supply and marketing cooperatives in the county and town are all keeping an eye on it, and everyone is looking forward to the New Year's meal.
When Shen Anning arrived, the farm was very lively. When the gatekeeper saw her coming, he asked her to go directly to the pig slaughtering place. Liu Jiaman had agreed in advance that she would go directly there when she arrived.
Ana Shen smiled and said, "Thank you, sir."
There were many people on the threshing ground. Shen Anning took a look from a distance. It was too crowded. While no one was paying attention, she went to her parents first.
Avoiding people, Ana Shen pushed the door open and walked into the house.
When Qin Shuni saw her daughter, she dropped the things in her hands and ran to hug Shen An Ning. Feeling her mother's nervous trembling, Shen An Ning reached out and hugged her mother back. Her mother smelled good, a warm smell.
"Mom, we're fine, don't worry."
Father Shen and Shen Anyan and his wife only felt relieved when they saw Shen Anning coming over.
Because the twins were at home and it was too cold outside, Shen Anning did not bring Shen Zixi over this time.
She took out the food from the backpack one by one and placed it on the kang for Liu Manxue to sort out. "Sister-in-law, I'll bring Xixi over when spring comes."
Liu Manxue took the things, poured a cup of hot water and stuffed it into Shen Anning's hand. "It's so cold, it's better not to bring her here. There will be plenty of opportunities to meet in the future. As for you, the things that happened a few days ago must have scared the little ones. How about you, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. An Yu and An Xuan have grown up and become much more sensible."
It feels really good to be missed by your family.
Shen Anning thought about it and told her parents and brother and sister-in-law what happened in the village and her guess. For the time being, she has not figured out the identities of those people, nor is she sure whether they were sent by the families in Beijing.
After listening to his daughter's words, Shen Yiyuan thought about the news he had seen and heard.
He said, "As far as I know, the current Heishan was called Panlong Mountain before the founding of the People's Republic of China. There are rumors that there is a large tomb in the mountain, but whether it is true or not is still unclear. However, decades ago, when there were many bandits in the Northeast, many things from the tomb were indeed leaked. Later, the bandits were cleared out, and many treasures were hidden by them. If these educated youth from your village are related to this explosion, they must be coming for the treasure."
"An Ning, be more careful these nights. I'm afraid the village is not peaceful. Stay away from those educated youths and don't worry about their affairs. They are not here to cause trouble for the Shen family anyway." The more Shen Yiyuan thought about it, the more frightened he became. As his daughter said, the two male educated youths returned injured, which meant that there were at least two waves of people from different camps who went up the mountain. There must have been casualties from the explosion on the mountain. Those people who tied their heads on their belts are not afraid of causing trouble, so they have to be on guard.
"Okay, Dad, I understand. Don't worry. I'll go back right away. I'm still a little worried about the kids at home."
Shen Anning left the adobe house and quickly rushed to the threshing ground. When he saw Liu Jiaman, he didn't say much and bought the mutton and ribs she wanted.
"Jiaman, the kids at home are still waiting for me. I'm going back first. I'll come find you after the New Year. Here, this snack is my New Year gift. I wish you a happy New Year in advance."
Liu Jiaman certainly knew her good friend's situation. "Okay, I feel relieved seeing you today. I didn't sleep well the past two nights. I should have stayed at your place a little longer."
Taking the small gift from Liu Jiaman - a purse sewn with floral cloth, which was very nice, Shen Anning thanked her and pedaled the bicycle very fast all the way.
When she got home, the first thing she did was to lock the door of the courtyard. Looking at the relatively high wall of her own courtyard, she felt a little relieved. During this period, her family had to sleep together. If there were any special circumstances or danger, Shen An Ning could protect her younger brother, sister-in-law and niece in time.
At this time, in an unknown cave in the back mountain.
A group of people were gnawing on frozen dry food. The bearded man was sitting on the ground near the corner, thinking about the two people he met that night.
It was dark and they could not see the two people's faces clearly. Although they scratched one of them with a knife, they did not dare to go down the mountain into the village to inquire at this time.
"Boss, what should we do? Brother Daniu and the others haven't come back for several days. Should we just wait?"
. . . . . .
"Wait two more days, the New Year is coming soon, we have to know which village the two men that night are from." The bearded man got angry when he thought of this. They were too cunning. Da Niu was also a fool. He only knew that the man was an educated youth, but didn't know which village he was from.
In fact, the bearded man already had some bad guesses in his mind. After all, he had also lived through the war. Even swords and knives had no eyes, let alone real guns and explosives, which could take lives if used.
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