Chapter 257

The story of a laborer begging for food

red rock.

Liu Li is negotiating a divorce with her husband Jin Sheng.

"I have always known that you have been keeping a mistress outside. Because of your job, I tolerated it and didn't make a fuss. But now both of our children are in college. Mr. Jin, please let me go."

"Look at what you are saying. The woman was sent away with a little money. We are husband and wife, and our children are in college. You were fine before, so you should accept it. Why are you making a fuss now?"

"It's not that I didn't want to make trouble, but my two sons have to study and take exams, and I don't want to distract them or disturb them. Now they are adults, and I don't want to continue this kind of marriage where my husband always has sex with other women and then goes home pretending to be nice."

"I'll give her some money and send her away," said Jin Sheng.

Liu Li laughed out loud. "She asked for 100,000 yuan. You are a government official, earning only 300 yuan a month, and you have to support two children in college. Where do you get the money to send her away? Besides, is this a matter of sending her away? Mr. Jin, I am not a foolish and ignorant woman. I want to divorce you because our relationship has broken down. Don't tell me that you follow your husband wherever he goes."

"Can you please stop making so much noise that my dad can hear you..." Jin Sheng heard the phone ringing and gestured to Liu Li to stop her complaints. "Hello."

"Nie Gong and his son have intercepted Su Xiangdong. Jin Sheng, send someone to intercept them immediately, otherwise, we will all be finished." Hong Jinbu yelled on the phone.

Jin Sheng's hand trembled slightly as he held the phone. "Who?"

"Nie Bozhao, and his son Nie Weimin, oh, and one more, the former head of the Mining Area Armed Forces Department, Leng Qi. According to the latest news, they have already left the capital. Our money and all the evidence of our dealings are in Su Xiangdong's hands. If you can't stop him, we'll all be finished."

"I'm sorry, sir. I can't do it."

"Why can't you do it? Hurry up, think of any method, you can say they are involved in gangs, you can say they are drug dealers, just block them on the road and catch them. I don't care what method you use, you must catch them." Hong Jinbu said, and hung up the phone with a click.

Jin Sheng's hands kept shaking for a long time, and suddenly he stood up.

"I can't do anything." He said to himself, "We've already left Beijing, what can I do? All the police and military personnel in Hongyan are Leng Qi's subordinates. If Leng Qi wants to take Su Xiangdong away, I will definitely die."

"Hey, we were talking about divorce, and you started pretending to be this and that. I'm telling you, I want to divorce you," Liu Li pressed on.

Jin Sheng left the family quarters, crossed one street, then another, and stood by the surging Yellow River. He wandered for about half an hour, then suddenly jumped down.

Afterwards, many people couldn't understand.

After all, a person like Jin Sheng, even if he was guilty of corruption and bribery, or even if he did something illegal, at most he would be dismissed from his public office and serve a few years in jail before being released. He has a family and a business, so why would he do that?

But in fact, one of his sons was admitted to Beijing Institute of Technology, and the other was admitted to Peking University. So if these two promising sons had a father with a clean political background, their future would come to an abrupt end.

As for the Republic's affairs, as far as we are concerned, once they are dead, a hundred things will be settled, and there will be no further investigation.

Therefore, Jin Sheng jumped so decisively and plunged into the surging Yellow River. Of course, this also cut off Hong Jinbu's last step of tearing the net apart after he was desperate.

A large truck is running on National Highway 110.

Nie Weimin, Leng Feng, Weixing, and Weijiang were all driven by Leng Qi to the rear carriage.

It was noon and they parked their car on the roadside to rest.

There was a village ahead. Chen Lina and the worker saw a village not far away, got off the car and went to get food.

Leng Qi and Anna are looking after Su Xiangdong.

As for Su Xiangdong, he was probably frozen in the cold storage and developed a high fever as soon as he left the capital.

Anna herself studied medicine and nursing, so she provided very thorough nursing care. She moistened Su Xiangdong's lips with water, and then used alcohol to wipe away the heat from his lips.

What made Leng Qi even more angry was that Anna would touch Su Xiangdong's forehead with her hand from time to time.

He was already tall and strong, and it was suffocating to be squeezed in this narrow car. Seeing Anna being so nice to Su Xiangdong, he became even angrier. "Comrade Anna, please pay attention to the impact. I'm not dead yet. It's enough for you to test my temperature once. Why do you keep doing this to see that I'm not dead yet? Do you want to piss me off to death?"

Anna rolled her eyes at him and said, "Then try it yourself. You can use your hand. Come here."

"You let me touch a stinky man, get lost, I would rather lick my family's feet." Leng Qi said with his head tilted.

Su Xiangdong was dozing off and on, and he hasn't woken up yet.

However, Leng Qi felt something was not right. "No matter how badly he was beaten, it's just a few superficial injuries. This bastard is not pretending to be dead, is he?"

"If it's you, will you pretend to be dead?"

"I will. I will play dead and wait for an opportunity to escape."

Then Leng Qi added, "I seriously suspect that this handsome guy with gray hair is actually a softie. Maybe Xia Ying ran away because he was upset with his family."

Anna glared at him angrily. "Shut up and say less."

Leng Qi has a rich imagination. "Xia Ying is willing to be with someone like Li Rongjin, but not Su Xiangdong. You say his sexual ability is debatable. I think he is probably impotent and can't get an erection."

Anna said, "If swearing can be punished, I will report you and let the judge sentence you to 100 years in prison, seriously."

As a result, while the couple was arguing, Su Xiangdong actually opened his eyes again.

"Have you arrived in Hohhot?" he asked.

Leng Qi stretched his back with great difficulty. "The children are hungry. Xiao Chen and the laborer went out to find food. How are you? Are you feeling better? Can you sit up?"

Su Xiangdong nodded, "I can."

But just as Anna was about to help him up, he started groaning again. After a pause, he said, "Comrade Xiao An, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have rested my head on your lap."

Anna said, "Then use Lengqi as your pillow. The seat is sunken. If you don't use my thigh as your pillow, it will be even more uncomfortable. Do you understand?"

"No, no, don't come and rest your head on me. I'd rather smell your disgusting stinky feet than look at your miserable face. Really." Leng Qi said, and actually took two deep breaths, looking like he was going to die from smelling sarin gas.

Su Xiangdong looked at Leng Qi, said nothing, and rested his head on Anna's thighs again.

Leng Qi sighed and pretended he didn't see it.

Actually, Anna offered her thighs, but she could sit down, while he was bent over on the narrow floor in the back row. That's why he was willing to let Su Xiangdong rest his head on Anna's thighs.

This way, his family members can stretch their legs and sit comfortably during this long journey.

But why didn't he want to sit in the open shed at the back with the children?

Because he had to keep an eye on Su Xiangdong, who had premature graying hair, to prevent him from harassing her or pretending to be sick to win Anna's sympathy.

Alas, for Leng Qi, being a man is really difficult.

Chen Lina has always been good at socializing, but today she didn't take any action. She pointed at the laborer and asked him to go to the village to beg for food.

The laborer didn't dare to go. "I won't ask for food. It's too embarrassing."

"There are people chasing and blocking us everywhere on the national highway. We can only ask farmers for food. If you don't give us food, several children will go hungry. Besides, you know, in the next 20 years or 30 years, there will never be a day like today when farmers are simple and warm-hearted, and every household is not hungry and is willing to give a bite of food to anyone passing by. Do you think the ideal communism is in the future? Actually, it is not. Now is the real international communism." Chen Lina said, "Go and see the international communism you imagined, okay?"

The laborer was actually persuaded by Miss Chen.

In fact, although he was born a farmer, he did not know whether he could really get a bowl of rice from the farmers in the Republic with just a cloth bag.

Both sides of National Highway 110 are lined with farmlands. It is June, when the wheat is golden yellow. The evening breeze blows, and the aroma of wheat is everywhere.

The laborer walked to the entrance of the village, thinking that the other party would definitely not give him any food. Oh, it would be better to turn back and just spend the night there, right?

As a result, in the farmyard, a woman hurried out with a basin of pig food. When she saw a strange man at the door, she immediately smiled and said, "Hey, are you passing by?"

The worker nodded quickly and said, "My fellow villager, I have money. Can I buy some food?"

"What's there to buy? Are you here alone? Come on, I've cooked a big pot of fresh potatoes and corn." The woman put the pig food bowl in the pigpen and turned around to say.

The laborer quickly took out ten yuan and said, "There are quite a few of us. Do you have any potatoes or corn at home? That would be great. How much can I buy?"

The peasant woman hesitated. "Well, corn, because it's just been harvested, there are only seven or eight cobs. As for potatoes, there aren't many new ones. I can only give you one. The rest are from last year. I plan to steam them to feed the pigs. Is that okay?"

The worker nodded quickly. "Okay, as long as there's something to eat, thank you so much."

"Nothing to thank you for. What do you do? Take photos, collect taxes, or do census?"

The worker said, "We are going to check the population."

"If you have nowhere to stay at night, come and stay at my house. In today's new society, we have enough food to eat and we have a kang to sleep on. But, do you, the state officials, look down on living in our farmers' homes?" said the peasant woman.

Whether it is grain tax or population census, rural people actually do not welcome it.

Because for thousands of years, the farmers of the Republic have firmly believed that the less interaction with the government, the better.

However, even if it is not welcome, in today's rural areas, at night, providing a place for passers-by to rest seems to be necessary.

The farmer's wife was alone at home. Seeing the laborer looking around, she explained, "Everyone in the family has gone to the fields. It's June, and they're rushing to harvest wheat. We're now working day and night to harvest food."

The laborer looked back and said, "What if I'm here to collect taxes?"

"We pay grain taxes every year. The more we pay, the more we produce. It's something we should be proud of." The peasant woman said as she rubbed her lapels with her hands. She had worn this shirt for who knows how many years, and the edges were all frayed.

The laborer was holding a cloth bag filled with potatoes and a few tender corns on top. Then he said, "In the future, agricultural taxes will definitely be exempted. Believe me."

The peasant woman was immediately shocked. "The agricultural tax can be exempted. Officer, please stop joking. From ancient times to the present, farming has been taxed. I have never heard of any dynasty or generation exempting the agricultural tax."

"Of course you can." Nie Gongte said firmly. He then pressed ten yuan on the wall of the woman's pigpen, picked up the cloth bag, and walked away with great steps.

Originally, he was only immersed in his scientific research, but because of Miss Chen's passion, and because of this kind of enthusiasm that makes you drive to a place, stop, and knock on a family's door, and they will be willing to give you a meal without asking or doubting.

At that moment, Nie Gong truly felt that international communism had been realized at that moment.

However, there are still many imperfections, and perhaps this generation needs to work together.

For example, he has always been reluctant to attend the National People's Congress and submit proposals, but this year, Nie Gong suddenly wanted to do it.

He has to strive to become a people's representative and attend the National People's Congress.

He must seize the opportunity to bravely tell everyone about his ideals, suggestions and everything he can do for this country.

This is what he must do as an international communist fighter.

"Why should I eat it secretly first? Can't I take it back and share it with everyone?" Chen Lina was gnawing on a stick of tender corn. As she gnawed, the corn husks, which had not yet been starched, were filled with a sweet juice.

"It's so tender and sweet, why don't you eat it?" she said.

The laborer was still peeling potatoes for her. "I'll eat with them, but you have to eat these potatoes first."

"Who gave you these new potatoes in June? They smell so good." Potatoes that are less starchy are the best for cooking, and they taste tender when cooked.

Miss Chen was so hungry that she ate one potato after another. "No, this potato is so delicious. I want to eat another one."

The worker peeled it for her and continued to advise her, "Boil it, boil it, and eat it slowly."

Back to the truck parked at the foot of the mountain, the worker took out some potatoes. Leng Qi frowned as he held them in his hand. "Worker, these are potatoes for feeding pigs, right?"

"The Eighth Route Army doesn't take a single needle or thread from the masses, so it's good to have some. Eat it quickly," said Nie Gong.

He was not like other people who had to eat three meals a day at set times. He was very resistant to hunger and was particularly energetic when hungry. He let Chen Lina rest on the passenger seat while he took the steering wheel.

Leng Qi was a little suspicious whether Su Xiangdong was pretending to be dead, so he held a potato in front of him and said, "Su Dong, get up and eat the potato. Smell it and see if it smells good."

Peel off the skin, even if they are last year's potatoes, they will still be delicious when cooked.

Leng Qi took a big bite and said, "Hurry up and sit up and tell us where you hid the evidence. The worst that can happen is that you will be sentenced to two years in prison. Seriously, when you get out of prison, I will find you a job in the mining area. If you can't find one, I will support you for the rest of your life."

Su Xiangdong still didn't speak.

The worker got angry and said, "Lengqi, can't potatoes fill your mouth?"

Anna also said, "His spleen is obviously ruptured and should be slowly bleeding. Leng Qi, can you please stop doing this?"

At this moment, Su Xiangdong suddenly couldn't help coughing and coughed up a pool of blood.

He said, "Nie Gong, drive faster, because we are going to Hong Jinbu's home. Yes, all my things are hidden in a house I gave him, and that house is in Hohhot. By the time he reacts, it will be too late."

The worker didn't say anything, he just stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.

In the setting sun, the wheat fields are like waves, and a large truck is roaring on National Highway 110, rushing towards the distance.

At night, in the rear compartment, Nie Weixing and Leng Feng were lying side by side, looking at the stars.

There were four corn cobs in total. The worker let Miss Chen eat two and gave the remaining two to the two children. They each held one and started chewing on it.

"Nie Weixing, what do you want to do when you grow up?" Leng Feng asked.

The satellite said, "I want to be a kindergarten principal and teach children to dance every day."

"What bothers me most is the child. So don't come to see me in the future and don't say you know me, hum." Leng Feng said and turned away.

Wei Min was sitting cross-legged, eating potatoes.

"Brother, is this potato delicious?" Wei Xing rolled to Nie Weimin's side and asked.

Nie Weimin shook his head and continued to eat slowly.

After all, he is a good boy and has been well-educated since childhood. Even if the food tastes bad, as long as he moves his mouth, he will slowly finish it.

"When we get home, I will tell your sister-in-law that I was on the road and saw such a vast wheat field and ate such a delicious potato. It really left a deep impression on me." said Nie Weimin.

The satellite was puzzled. "Why didn't you tell me? You could have told me."

Liu Xiaohong was at home, leading the people on the farm to build a house for Nie Weijiang.

When the circle of houses at the back are built, Nie Gong's house will really have a large and complete yard.

Nie Weimin smiled in the moonlight.

He wanted to tell Liu Xiaohong everything he saw and heard along the way when they lay side by side.

As for her, she must have a lot to say to him.

Wei Jiang, who had been sitting cross-legged and chewing potatoes slowly, said with a smile, "Big Brother is no longer our Big Brother. Now, he only has Sister Xiaohong in his heart."

Leng Feng suddenly interrupted, "Little Satellite, you are the only one in my heart."

The satellite slapped him and pushed him away. "Get lost! Didn't you just say you didn't know me?"

He was so angry that he took a big bite of the corn cob and rolled away again.

Beijing.

The more panicked Hong Jinbu became, the more trouble he got into. The leaders above him called him one after another, asking him to leave the city immediately and chase after Su Xiangdong in person.

But when he was about to leave, he found Jiu Zhaonan sitting in the coat closet with a crooked mouth and eyes, holding a pile of money.

"If you want to burn me, burn me too. Qian, I would rather die than burn." Her shrill cry almost broke Hong Jinbu's eardrums.

Hong Jinbu had no time to spend money at this moment. He was just about to go out when his phone rang. The person on the phone said, "The latest news from the transportation department is that Nie Gong and his team are driving to Hohhot."

The phone in Hong Jinbu's hand suddenly dropped onto the table with a click.

Su Xiangdong gave him a house in Hohhot, and the house was filled with cash, gold bars, Maotai, Chinese cigarettes, and various precious medicinal materials that Su Xiangdong gave him.

He had the key to the apartment, but he only visited it occasionally during the holidays to check on his wealth.

Su Xiangdong kept moving things into that room, so he must have the key.

Hong Jinbu tore off the few strands of hair he had left and sat on the ground.

That small house was where Su Xiangdong hid the evidence. Unfortunately, he searched all of Su Xiangdong's properties but couldn't find it.

It turned out that the evidence was hidden in his house.