Chapter 504 Wei Xin's Connection
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Lin Cuicui sneered in her heart, it really is a ghost that is still lingering.
It looked like Wei Xin had been standing at her door for quite a while. Her father hadn't brought Xixi out, so he must be sleeping in the house. Lin Cuicui thought, since Wei Xin was willing to wait, then she might as well wait.
She turned and went to the vegetable patch on the back hill. She hadn't been to this patch of land for a long time. Usually, it was Old Li who took care of it. Lin Cuicui couldn't enter the yard now, so she had to go up the hill to pick a few vegetables.
She took out a basket from the space ring, picked a few vegetables from the ground, looked around carefully again and again, and after making sure that there was no one around, she tore off the invisibility talisman.
When she was walking home with her basket, she happened to run into Wei Xin who was also coming home. Lin Cuicui greeted her from a distance, "Hey, Sister Wei, it's almost noon. Have you cooked yet?"
Wei Xin had just walked down the street, her eyes cold. She had stood at the door of Lin Cuicui's house for so long, and that damned woman had stayed inside the house as if she didn't exist. It was clear that she didn't take her seriously.
Wei Xin kept shouting in his mind, "Damn it! Damn it!"
But when she heard Lin Cuicui's voice, she immediately adjusted her mood. When she looked up, a smile appeared on her face. "Oh, Sister Lin is out? No wonder I stood at your door for a long time and didn't see you come out."
She was standing at the door of Lin Cuicui's house just now and many people saw it. It was better for her to say it herself than for Lin Cuicui to hear it from others.
Lin Cuicui's eyes widened, and then she looked embarrassed. "Oh, look at what's happened, Sister Wei. I haven't been to the vegetable patch on the back mountain recently. Today, I thought I had nothing to do, so I went to take a look. There was some grass at the edge of the field, so I pulled it up.
Didn’t you shout? I thought Xixi might be asleep, and his grandfather was sleeping with him.”
"Come on, Sister Wei, come to my house and sit for a while."
Wei Xin stared at Lin Cuicui for a few seconds, unsure whether what she said was true or not. She planned to go up the mountain to see if she had really gone to the vegetable patch to weed. Or had she secretly gone out to meet someone?
Wei Xin smiled and shook her head, "I'm not going over there yet, sister-in-law. It's almost noon, I'm going home to cook."
Lin Cuicui didn't force her to stay. "Okay, come and sit down when you're free."
The two passed each other, and just as Lin Cuicui took two steps, Wei Xin stopped. "Sister-in-law, you said you were going to the border town one of these days. Have you decided on a specific date?"
Lin Cuicui turned around and shook her head. "Not yet. I'm thinking of going when the weather is nice and there's nothing to do at home. Sister Wei, do you want to go too? That would be great. Let's go together."
Wei Xin thought for a moment and said, "Alright, sister-in-law, let's go together. It just so happens that I haven't been to the border town for a long time."
Lin Cuicui happily agreed. "Sister Wei, when do you want to go? My schedule should be about the same. If it suits you, then we can go."
Lin Cuicui now completely trusted her daughter. However, they still didn't know which country Wei Xin was a spy from. Since she was trying to show up, they might as well deal with her at the same time. This would save her from having to stay at home in peace.
Wei Xin agreed immediately, "Okay, I don't have anything to prepare. Let's see if the weather is good in the next two days. Then, sister-in-law, we can go together."
"Okay."
"Oh, by the way, sister-in-law, are you bringing Xixi with you?"
Seeing Lin Cuicui looking at him suspiciously, Wei Xin quickly replied, "Sister-in-law, I thought you usually take care of Xixi, so I asked by the way. If you take care of her, I can help keep an eye on her."
Lin Cuicui suddenly realized, "That's great. Xixi hasn't been anywhere since he was born. It's a good opportunity to take him out for a walk. He'll definitely be very happy."
The smile on Wei Xin's lips became more genuine. "Okay, sister-in-law, then it's settled. I think the weather will be nice these next two days, how about we try it the day after tomorrow?"
"Okay! If it doesn't rain the day after tomorrow, we'll go."
The two of them agreed, smiled at each other and then parted.
After turning around, the two of them maintained their expressions until they returned home. Old Li had already asked Xixi to move the stone formation at the door. After entering the yard, Old Li pulled Xixi into the house. Lin Cuicui followed behind.
"Cuicui, that sister-in-law Wei, right?"
Lin Cuicui nodded with a heavy face. Everyone said Wei Xin and Yang Shengjun were the model couple in the army, incredibly loving. But who knew there was such a venomous snake lurking around Yang Shengjun?
The old man was serving his country on a foreign battlefield, but this guy at home was a spy. Lin Cuicui took a deep breath. "Dad, did you hear everything?"
Old Li nodded, "Do you really want to take Xixi with you?"
Lin Cuicui smiled and shook her head, "How could that be possible?" She hugged Xixi into her arms, "Dad, Dabei and the others really don't have the means at home. Our family situation is much better now than it was then. I don't want to take risks with Xixi.
So, I thought that when I get out, you and Xixi will go to the army. With Commander Kang protecting you, nothing will happen to you. "
Old Li opened his mouth to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything. Lin Cuicui looked relaxed, "Don't worry, Dad. I'm already at the first level of Qi training. Even spies can't take advantage of me."
Besides, I still have the various medicinal powders and pills Yueyue left for me. I'll be fine if I go out for a while."
Old Li thought about it and said, "Take all those things from home with you. Go find Commander Kang, and Commander Kang should be able to prepare something for you. But in order to avoid arousing suspicion, it should not reach your hands."
Keep some ready for yourself so it will be convenient when the time comes."
Lin Cuicui smiled, "Don't worry, Dad. I have ten guns. Each one is fully loaded with bullets. I also have a lot of bullets. There are also other fun things. Yueyue has prepared enough. But you have it here."
Old Li waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. Bring me a few invisibility talismans when the time comes. Even if Xixi and I stay at home, no one will be able to find us."
Lin Cuicui thought about it and agreed. Then her eyes grew colder. "I don't know which country Wei Xin works for. I think she's been a little anxious lately. She used to hang around our house all the time."
Old Li also knew about it, and he didn't think it was a big deal at first. But when he saw it today, he realized that this man was really gloomy.
"We need to pass this information here to Commander Kang so they can deploy."
Lin Cuicui nodded, but she couldn't go out, so she would wait until night. There should be some movement from the army.
Wei Xin returned feeling very happy. After lurking for so long, she finally had a chance to be useful. She wanted to spread the message quickly. She grabbed a quick bite to eat, then left the unit carrying a basket.
The sun at noon was extremely scorching, but Wei Xin felt a cool breeze on her face, which was very comfortable.
She draped her washed blue shirt over a bamboo basket and casually walked toward the suburban supply and marketing cooperative. Under the basket lay the secret report she had copied the previous night, each word recording the movements of Lin Cuicui and her family.
Wei Xin walked through the bustling crowd and paused beneath the willow tree at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative. She reached out to smooth her wind-twisted hair, but in reality, she was observing her surroundings: an old man selling popsicles napped in the shade, a peddler on a bicycle passed by humming a little tune. Everything seemed ordinary, yet it made her heart beat faster.
After walking another half a mile along the bluestone road, we came to a worn wicker basket under the old locust tree at the corner, with half a piece of brown sugar pressed on the edge of the basket - this was the agreed signal.
Wei Xin's heartbeat quickened slightly. She bent down and pretended to polish her shoes. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a man in a straw hat dozing off against a tree trunk in the shadows. His toes tapped the ground unconsciously, the rhythm matching the secret code they had agreed upon.
Wei Xin took a deep breath, gently placed the bamboo basket next to the rattan basket, took out the blue cloth shirt from the basket, shook it open seemingly casually, but quickly tied a double knot at the corner of the shirt - representing "important information has been delivered."
When she stood up, she deliberately staggered, reached out to hold on to the old locust tree, and tapped her fingertips on the bark three times quickly - asking if he had received it.
The man in the shadows still had his eyes closed, but his right straw sandal drew a crooked arc on the ground. Wei Xin instantly understood that this meant she was being told to walk towards the moat.
She forced herself to remain calm, dusted herself off, and walked in the designated direction, each step she took very slowly and steadily, as if she was just an ordinary woman taking a stroll.
Beneath the willow trees by the moat, Wei Xin paused, fished a dead leaf from his sleeve, and watched it drift slowly into the water. The leaf swirled downstream, and just as it drifted half a foot, the laundry mallet on the other side suddenly slammed heavily onto the stone slabs. Thumb, thump, thump—three sounds, the signal for a meeting.
She clutched the hem of her skirt and watched the woman washing clothes on the other side raise the mallet high and then drop it suddenly. The splashing water drew seven tiny arcs in the sunlight. After the lady struck it several times, Wei Xin understood the meaning of the new instructions.
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