He simply stopped trying to coax her and pointed to the four or five bags on the ground, which were all filled with Xian Fangfang's clothes and daily necessities, and said, "We're going to walk over there and look for it slowly. Can you share two bags?"

Xian Fangfang stared at him with wide eyes and said in a sharp voice: "Tian Zhigao, are you crazy? I am pregnant with your child, how can you let a pregnant woman carry such a heavy object?"

Tian Zhigao: "It's not convenient for me to carry so much. You see, you don't understand the local dialect, and I have to ask along the way, and sometimes I have to go into other people's houses. If I carry so many bags, what if they misunderstand us as gifts? I can't really give him something, right? After all, I'm asking people questions and bothering them."

Xian Fangfang bit her lip. Considering that she had nothing the last time she came to the countryside, she was well prepared this time. These bags were full of her clothes and daily necessities. She bought them with her own money, and she only bought the good ones, and she couldn't bear to give them away.

"Why are you so stupid? Can't you think of a solution? Find a tricycle to tow it!" she complained.

Tian Zhigao smiled and said, "Fangfang, don't forget that this is the countryside, not the city. You have been standing here for so long. Apart from the bus we took and the two jeeps that just passed by, have you seen any other vehicles? No, right? There were only two bicycles that passed by... Every household is very poor, where would they get tricycles? Now, you can't even find an ox cart!"

Xian Fangfang wanted to cry but had no tears. The feeling of regret came back. She cried, "What should I do? I want to find Brother Shen Yu and ask him to take me back to the provincial capital!"

Tian Zhigao: “…”

After talking for a while, they finally came up with a compromise: Xian Fangfang would wait on the side of the road, and Tian Zhigao would go to look for Zhang Guoqing's home by himself. Regardless of whether he found him or not, he had to come back within 20 minutes. Although the local people were simple and honest, and no one dared to cause trouble or break the law in broad daylight, Xian Fangfang was unfamiliar with the place after all, and would be scared.

Tian Zhigao asked Xian Fangfang to sit on the luggage, so that he could take care of the luggage, not have to stand too tired, and could bask in the sun safely. Xian Fangfang was reluctant and felt very aggrieved: this place is called a commune, but there are only two rustic two-story buildings, one is the supply and marketing cooperative, and the other is the commune state-owned hotel, and the others are all dilapidated tile houses. The road in front of them is paved with gravel, and even with the snow covering it, you can still see the potholes. As a delicate girl from the provincial capital, sitting in such a shabby place, I look like a peasant woman, too cheap!

She pouted, and a certain idea became more and more firm in her heart.

It was said that he would be gone for twenty minutes, but Tian Zhigao had not returned for almost an hour. Xian Fangfang looked left and right and was about to cry: it was already past noon, she was hungry and thirsty, and she still wanted to go to the toilet!

Fortunately, she was not stupid. As the saying goes, can a living person be suffocated to death by urine? Seeing two little girls passing by, she hurriedly grabbed them and asked them to help watch the luggage, and then quickly ran to the toilet in a nearby hotel. She had stayed there last time and was familiar with the place.

After going to the toilet, Xian Fangfang thanked the two girls and sat on her luggage to continue waiting for Tian Zhigao. She was so hungry that she dug out some candies, biscuits and apples from her luggage and ate them. In the cold wind, she cried out of grievance: She didn't want to eat these, she wanted to drink hot soup, eat hot rice and hot dishes...

At about 3:00 p.m., two uniformed police officers came over and asked her if she was Xian Fangfang and if her husband was Tian Zhigao. They also asked her to show them the ID or work permit she had with her.

Xian Fangfang was surprised to hear the police tell her: Something happened to Tian Zhigao!

Xian Fangfang was stunned and still in a daze. The police told her what happened in detail: Tian Zhigao was found by a passerby villager at the door of an uninhabited and dilapidated courtyard, and the villager immediately reported the case.

At that time, Tian Zhigao was already unconscious, and there was a torn sack thrown next to him. It was obvious that he was beaten while covered with the sack. All his pockets were turned out, and there were marks of a watch on his wrist, but the watch was missing. This was a vicious robbery.

Fortunately, his work ID and marriage certificate were still in his underwear pocket (he brought the marriage certificate with him because he wanted to stay in a hotel, and in those days couples had to show their marriage certificates when staying in the same room). The police knew his identity and visited various places to investigate the case.

The waiter in the supply and marketing cooperative looked at the photo on Tian Zhigao's work ID, pointed at Xian Fangfang who was sitting across the street, and said to go ask the woman, maybe it was her man, because they saw the two of them together just now, the man left, and the woman was sitting there basking in the sun.

Based on the names on the marriage certificate, the police went to question Xian Fangfang and confirmed that Tian Zhigao and she were a couple.

Xian Fangfang was really frightened by Tian Zhigao's appearance. She didn't dare to take the initiative to send Tian Zhigao to the county hospital. She cried and said that she was a pregnant woman and had no strength to take care of the injured. She asked the police for help and went to Linshui Village to ask Tian Zhigao's family to come and take care of him.

After the police found out the truth, they naturally wanted to help, and immediately arranged for people to go to Tian's house in Linshui Village.

Late in the evening, Wang Shuifeng arrived with Tian Laoliu and Tian Laoqi. They were shocked to see Tian Zhigao's miserable appearance. Wang Shuifeng's eyes turned red from crying. They stayed with Tian Zhigao all night but didn't see Xian Fangfang, and even his luggage was missing. They asked the doctor, but the doctor didn't know either.

Where else could Xian Fangfang go? She went to the Commune Hotel to get a room and rest. She felt exhausted. If she didn't rest, she would collapse.

She asked someone to help carry several large bags of candies, biscuits and canned fruits, and she paid 40 yuan for Tian Zhigao's medical expenses.

There was nothing she could do beyond that.

The next day, Xian Fangfang reduced her several bags of luggage to one, threw the rest in the commune hotel room, took the bus to the county town, and returned to the provincial capital.

She didn't want to look for Brother Shen Yu anymore. She wasn't in the mood for that. The main reason was that Tian Zhigao was too useless. Every time he put her in a helpless and embarrassing situation. Now he had hurt himself again. What if he... Xian Fangfang didn't dare to think about it. She couldn't handle that kind of situation!

(End of this chapter)