Chapter 34 Double Chapter
"Here, for you—" Zhao Xiaoxue untied the watch on her hand and placed it in front of Jiang He, then continued, "Since she won't come to see me anymore, it's not safe to keep it here with me."
Jiang He didn't take it, but just smiled and said, "You've been walking around the village with this watch these past two days. What will others think if you give it back to me after walking for so long? I'll give it to you as a birthday present."
"No, this watch looks very expensive. I can't accept it." Zhao Xiaoxue is a very principled girl. She didn't refuse before because she promised the other party to help. But now that she couldn't help, she couldn't take the reward.
"Just think of it as a gift from brother to sister, okay?" Jiang He looked at the other party with a smile. He had made up his mind that he would not take the watch back no matter what. After all, there were plenty of these things in the space.
"Well... okay." Seeing that she couldn't get the other party to give in, Zhao Xiaoxue finally took it, but put it in her bag, and then continued to ask, "By the way, how do you know that Liu Lan won't come to destroy my watch?"
Hearing her ask this, Jiang He told her what he had discovered and roughly what happened. "That's roughly what happened."
"Do you suspect that there is a special person hiding in this village?" Zhao Xiaoxue's eyes widened, but she didn't say anything. She just looked around and then asked in a low voice, "Any clues?"
"The clues are on Liu Xi and her daughter. The village chief also has a secret, so you should be careful when you meet them in the future. Don't tell anyone else about this, including Qin Xiao and Lin Ran, understand?" Jiang He warned. "The storm is coming. I always feel that something will happen."
"Yeah." Zhao Xiaoxue nodded. She knew the seriousness of this situation, but how did it happen six days ago?
"Xiaoxue, what are you two talking about hiding here?" Just as Jiang He and Zhao Xiaoxue were about to say something, a girl with two pigtails and a navy blue plaid shirt suddenly appeared in front of them.
Zhao Xiaoxue raised her eyebrows, and Jiang He received a message from the other party: "Are you bored?"
"Why am I bored? I'm just curious about 䀴yi. Aren't you curious too?" Zhao Xiaoxue reacted quickly and immediately followed Jiang He's words and continued, "I just want to see 䀴yi."
"This is privacy." Jiang He said angrily.
"I..." Zhao Xiaoxue wanted to go forward and continue, but was quickly stopped by the girl. "What are you two talking about? You are arguing so hard that your faces are red and your necks are thick."
"Taohua, you came at the right time. I'm just curious why Liu Lan from Uncle Liu Xi's family always runs out and where does she run to? But he just accused me of invading her privacy." Zhao Xiaoxue seemed to have been supported, and her tone of voice revealed pride.
"What I said was right. Why are you asking people where they are?" Jiang He said while rolling his eyes.
"Eh? What do you mean?" Zhao Xiaoxue's expression changed, and she rolled up her sleeves and prepared to start working.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Are you quarreling over such a small thing?" Taohua looked at the two of them in disbelief, then smiled again, "It seems that you really have nothing to do and are just thinking about other things. Actually, this is not a secret. I'll tell you directly. Liu Lan's favorite place to go is the Dead Man's Valley in the back mountain. Don't be scared by this place, it's actually a forest. The trees there are lush and it's easy to get lost."
"Lost?" Jiang He asked puzzledly.
"That place would always be foggy around 5 or 6 in the evening and would not disperse until 7 or 8 in the morning. Liu Lan was the only one in our village who would not get lost. Once she accidentally broke in, but she actually walked out by herself the next day. Since then, whenever she disappeared or reached the Dead Man's Ditch, she would definitely come out." Taohua explained.
"I see." Zhao Xiaoxue suddenly realized, and then said, "Then do you know why Liu Lan was able to walk out of there?"
Taohua frowned, and then seemed to think of something. "Liu Lan's grandfather used to be a hunter in our village. He often went to that forest to hunt. Maybe Liu Lan learned it from her grandfather. Although she is stupid, she still remembers it."
"Besides Liu Lan, is there anyone else who can go in there?" Zhao Xiaoxue asked the most crucial question.
"I don't know about this. Anyway, only Liu Lan knows it among our generation. If you want to know more details, you should ask my mother. Xiaoxue, why are you asking these questions?" Taohua asked curiously.
"I'll tell you, why are you asking around?" Seeing the other party's suspicion, Jiang He quickly gave Zhao Xiaoxue a look.
"I'm just curious--, huh." Zhao Xiaoxue also cooperated very tacitly, and attracted Taohua's attention.
"This is private, do you understand? There is simply no way I can communicate with you. Goodbye." Jiang He was about to leave with a book in his hand when another voice called him.
"Comrade Xiao Jiang, wait a moment."
Jiang He turned around and saw that it was Liu Chunsheng. He looked at Zhao Xiaoxue, who was also confused. "Village chief, what do you want from me?"
Liu Chunsheng cleared his throat. "There's nothing much to do in the fields, right? I discussed with some elders in the village and decided to rebuild the school. But we can't find a teacher right now, so I want to ask you for help."
"How many students are there in Zongxu?" Jiang He asked.
"There are about thirty or so. Do you have time?" Liu Chunsheng said hesitantly. In fact, this was all nonsense. The busy farming season had just ended. How could there be anything to do for the time being? He could just take advantage of the time to make as much money as possible.
"Village head, you know I just came to Wafang Village. You can choose some from the educated youth comrades who came here. I really don't know how to do it." Jiang He was indeed a little embarrassed. He didn't even have a girlfriend or boyfriend in modern times, so how could he have the confidence to take care of a child?
"Why not? I see that you have taken good care of Xiaoliuzi and Xiaoqi. You also take good care of the two children from Master Wu's family." Liu Chunsheng interrupted him directly. He did not believe any of his words.
"Comrade Xiao Jiang, the village chief has already made arrangements. I will be responsible for managing the entire school, Chunying will be responsible for cooking for the children, and Comrade Xiao Lu will be responsible for teaching mathematics." Just when Jiang He was thinking about how to push this job, he heard Yang Guojun's voice.
"Since your old comrade has agreed, Comrade Xiao Jiang..." Liu Chunsheng said quickly, "I'll trouble you to help manage these children first. When our school is ready, we will invite professional teachers to come. You can leave or stay at that time."
After listening to Liu Chunsheng's arrangement, Jiang He thought about it, nodded and said, "If that's the case, then I will agree to the village chief first."
"Thank you very much!" Liu Chunsheng hurriedly thanked Jiang He.
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