Since Wu De gave Su Yu his hometown address last time, the two have had no contact.
She took the package and two letters into the main room, placed the package on the octagonal table, and opened Su Yu's letter.
The letter said that after she got Wu De’s hometown address, she immediately bought the nearest boat ticket to Guangdong Province. The Wu family was better off than she had imagined, and she thought she could live a good life because of her son.
Unexpectedly, the Wu family, from the oldest to the youngest, looked down on her. On the surface, they treated her with utmost care and even tried to bring Wu De back, but behind her back, they did everything they could to abort her child and then refused to acknowledge her.
She not only lost her unborn child, but also forever lost the possibility of becoming a mother. In revenge, while the Wu family was visiting relatives, she absconded with the ill-gotten gains confiscated from the Wu family during the time of a high-ranking soldier.
"I'm sorry for what happened before, Comrade Wu, and for your family. Please apologize on my behalf. And thank you! If I have the chance, I will repay your life-saving grace."
Yu Yao never expected that so many things would happen after Su Yu went to the Wu family.
She's ruthless too. After being tricked, she quietly figured out where the Wu family's assets were located and then took them all.
As for Su Yu's mention of repaying her, Yu Yao didn't take it to heart.
Escaping to Hong Kong is not only illegal, but also a path fraught with peril. Given Su Yu's circumstances, her survival is uncertain.
During this period, due to the huge gap between the mainland and Hong Kong, as well as natural disasters and man-made calamities, some people smuggled themselves to Hong Kong through various means. These people were called Hong Kong escapees.
When Yu Yao traveled to Guangdong Province in later years, the tour guide told them about it.
According to reports from Guangdong's border ports, there was a persistent problem of people fleeing to Hong Kong from the 1950s to the 1970s. Incomplete statistics show that from 1954 to 1978 alone, approximately 560,000 people from Guangdong province attempted to illegally cross the border.
Only 140,000 people managed to escape; most died on their way to Hong Kong.
There are three ways to escape from Guangdong Province to Hong Kong: walking, taking a boat, and swimming. Most people choose to swim, starting from Shekou or the mangrove forest, crossing Shenzhen Bay, which takes only an hour to reach the port city.
These people travel by day and by night, crossing rivers when they encounter them, and every year many drown on their way to escape to Hong Kong.
Yu Yao thought she would never have any connection with fleeing to Hong Kong in her life, but when Lu Ze returned in the afternoon, he brought back some news.
"Yu Defu and Wang Xiahe sold the house in Wangjiawan and tried to smuggle themselves to Gangcheng at night. They encountered a storm on the way, the boat capsized, and both of them died."
Yu Yao was stunned when she heard this. "When did this happen?"
“It happened three days ago. I ran into the head of the Wang family brigade when I went to look for my bicycle. He told me about it. The head of the brigade knows that you have severed ties and that the Wang family is responsible for the burial.”
Upon hearing the news of Yu Defu's death, Yu Yao was not saddened, but rather felt a pang of regret.
"Oh, right, there's something I forgot to tell you last night because it was too late. Mom said she sent you some tickets and a package. I'll go to the post office to check on it in a bit."
Yu Yao pointed to the things on the table, "No need, Xiao Zhang just brought them over for us."
Besides shoes and clothes, the package also contained various delicacies from Guangdong Province, including a large bag of White Rabbit milk candy, weighing at least two pounds.
How did her sister-in-law and Hu Lingyu know that she liked White Rabbit milk candy, and why did they bring her so much?
Yu Yao looked at Lu Ze, "Did you tell my sister-in-law and mother that I like White Rabbit milk candy?"
Lu Ze hummed in agreement. "Didn't you say that seven White Rabbit milk candies are equal to a cup of milk? It just so happens that my brother and sister-in-law's work unit has a purchase quota, so I'm coming over. Once we find a ewe, you can drink a cup of goat milk every day."
"Look at my waist, I've gained weight. If you keep feeding me like this, I'll become a big fat person." Yu Yao pinched her waist to show him.
"It's good to be a little chubby, you were too thin before."
Yu Yao used to be delicate and frail, but now she's gained some weight and her complexion looks rosier and healthier.
Yu Yao doesn't want to become a fat person. Now she eats an egg every day, drinks a cup of medicinal wine given by Sister-in-law Sun Yu, and eats all kinds of high-protein seafood. She is full of energy every day and can't take any more supplements.
As for Lu Ze, he didn't have time to give him the medicinal wine before because he was on a mission. Now that he'll be training on the island, we can finally arrange for him to drink the medicinal wine.
When it comes to medicinal wine, Yu Yao thinks of dried oysters.
It's been raining a lot lately, and she was worried that the seafood she had dried before, as well as the mushrooms and red dates she brought from Qin Province, would get damp, so she took them all out to dry.
Looking at the sky outside, Yu Yao wondered if it was going to rain, and quickly called Lu Ze to go out and pack their things together.
The weather changed quickly. I had just finished cleaning the dried shrimp when it got dark and felt like it was going to rain any second.
Yu Yao moved quickly, but as she was packing, she noticed something was wrong. "Lu Ze, did you take any mackerel or red dates today? It seems like some are missing."
“I haven’t touched it,” Lu Ze came over and took a look. He immediately noticed that the numbers didn’t match up. “Three mackerel are missing, and half a pound of red dates should be missing.”
Yu Yao looked at the other dried goods and found that each item was missing a little bit. The amount missing from each item wasn't much, but Yu Yao is quite sensitive to food, and she could tell even if a little bit was missing.
Yu Yao thought of the footprints in the yard last time. Could it be the same person who did it last time? She told Lu Ze about it.
Lu Ze's expression turned serious after hearing this. "This has never happened before in the compound. I will have the sentries keep a close eye on things."
Seeing that it was about to rain, the two didn't hesitate and quickly brought the remaining dried goods into the house.
The two had just packed their things into the room when it started to rain.
It was raining heavily outside and drizzling inside. Yu Yao and Lu Ze brought out everything they could find to collect the rainwater.
I wonder how the construction of the family compound is going, and when we can move into our new homes? Although the rooms in the family compound are not big, at least we don't have to worry about it raining heavily outside and drizzling inside.
Fortunately, the rain came and went quickly, and the sky cleared up in less than half an hour.
Song Yufeng rushed home from the hospital. As soon as she reached the door, she heard Grandma Niu talking to Wu Shuhua and her brother.
"When Song Yufeng comes back in a little while, I'll have her take you next door to meet her. You two keep your mouths shut. You absolutely cannot let her know that we've met next door, and you absolutely cannot let her know what we've done. Do you understand?"
Wu Shufen and Wu Dehua nodded perfunctorily, and were about to say they understood when Song Yufeng's voice rang out, "What is it that you can't let me know?"
Grandma Niu's expression changed, then she put on a smile.
"Yu Feng, you're back just in time. I just made some pancakes. Pack a bowl and take your sister next door to get acquainted with the place. While you're at it, ask your brother and sister if Comrade Yu knows any eligible single men, or if the Haixing Food Factory is hiring."
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