"Looking for...looking for a stepmother?"

"Um."

"You found this place? Didn't you say it was supposed to be in the coastal area?"

"Not necessarily. Go check wherever there are clues."

"Is there any good news?"

"not yet."

Tian Zhigao said that Xu Jia might be reborn. Whether it was true or not, Shen Yu would rather believe it. He and Meng Zhehan sent people to visit with photos. The public statement was: Shen Yu could not visit Director Shen often after marriage, and was worried that his father would be more lonely as he got older. He wanted to find a wife for Director Shen. Shen Yu had a stepmother, and the old couple would take care of each other in the future. According to Director Shen's conditions, he had to find someone like the one in the photo.

After a pause, Shen Yu continued, "Last time you arrested a thief in Guangshi, and assisted Sun Hong and his men in intercepting a large ship of valuable materials and precious cultural relics. You also stopped dozens of girls who were almost shipped to Jinzhai. Those were the 'results' that Murong Shengjie's men had secretly collected and prepared for several months in the mainland. The value of the cultural relics is inestimable. At the same time, a man named Lin was arrested. He belonged to another company. After interrogation and investigation, it was found that he often used his overseas Chinese identity to travel to the mainland, and obtained a large amount of precious materials in various ways, and then transported them out through a special channel. Over the years, countless precious materials have been transported away... This time, Lin was exposed, and the way his company relied on for many years to make money was also blocked.

The company that Mr. Lin belongs to also has business dealings with Murong Shengjie. Because of this incident, both sides suffered heavy losses, and they blamed each other and even had a fight.

I got news a few days ago that Murong Shengjie was in a bad mood and left Jinzhai for the port city, and then took a cruise ship to go fishing on the high seas alone. Who knows if he will use fishing as an excuse to secretly come to our inland to do something? We have to be on guard here, and there is also my mother's "rebirth". I am afraid that Murong the old thief will meet her first and take her away, so I have sent more people. "

"Have we planted someone on Murong's side?"

"Yes, but they can only be placed on the periphery and cannot be approached. Murong the old thief is a shrewd man, he can see it."

"Cousin Xu also knows about the 'rebirth' thing, right? You all planned to send him to see Tian Zhigao."

Shen Yu nodded: "We have to tell him sooner or later. He was busy with other things a while ago and it's not good to distract him. We told him the last time Zhehan came back."

"How does he react? Can he accept it?"

"He was very calm and said he had seen this kind of situation several years ago."

"Ah? Who did he see? Where?"

"It has to be kept secret. If it gets out there it will cause chaos."

"Too."

"My eldest cousin agrees with us and won't tell our family for now. Even if we do find our mother, we can just say she's our adopted relative. We need to keep a low profile and stay at home in seclusion, and not show up in public."

"Actually, I think... well, let's find the person first."

"Tell me now." Shen Yu pinched his young wife's face. He couldn't stand her watery eyes blinking and her hesitant look, which made him always want to kiss her.

"This is a good suggestion, but we have to respect the mother's wishes."

“So I said let’s wait and see.”

"Well, my wife is so smart!"

Meng Tao: “…”

The tone is too exaggerated. It makes people feel embarrassed.

This itinerary includes visits to three places. The first is the tomb of He Lian and Guan Xiuzhi, which is also the birthplace of Meng Taohua and the home of Aunt He, a remote mountain village called Heiling Village.

The second one is Hongsong Town, which is more than 100 miles away from Heilingzi Village. It is where the families of Meng Shengli, Chen Yongsheng and Xu Zhenguo lived. There is also a sawmill where Guan Xiuzhi once worked. Since you are here, you might as well go and take a look.

The third one is the village where He Lian and her daughter lived before she married Meng Shengli, where there were many relatives from the He and Guan families.

The journey from the provincial capital of S Province to Heilingzi Village is long, and it takes nine hours by train plus extra train. They drove there themselves, and the car was in good condition and fast, which could save some time. However, when the plane arrived at the provincial capital, it was already past two in the afternoon. After lunch, Shen Yu and Meng Zhehan still had to talk to their people about something. It was getting dark, so they simply rested in the provincial capital for a night.

The next day, the two jeeps left the provincial capital and headed towards Heilingzi Village.

There were no additional entourage. There were still five of them, plus Wu, an official from the county revolutionary committee who came from the county where Heilingzi Village was located. It was just right for them to ride in two cars.

There were no highways in that era, and the journey was not entirely paved. Some sections were even bumpy. It was unbearable for ordinary people to take a long-distance bus. Meng Tao was a pregnant woman, and she had to be careful no matter how healthy she was. If it was only her and Shen Yu in the car, they could stay in the space for a while, but Meng Zhehan was there. Although Meng Zhehan knew that Meng Tao had a secret, it was not good for her to suddenly disappear into the air in front of him. That would be too shocking, so it was better not to scare him.

Shen Yu got two new quilts from the guesthouse and made the back seat of the car soft and comfortable, so Meng Tao didn't have to worry about being shaken whether she was sitting or lying down.

After driving for five hours, we arrived at the regional city. We got off the car for lunch and a short break, then got on the road again. Three hours later, we arrived at the county town. We were still far from Heilingzi Village, so Officer Wu wouldn't let us go any further, saying that we would have to drive at night. The mountain roads here are not safe. In addition to the road conditions, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, so large wild animals may appear at night. If a wild boar, roe deer or sika deer comes, we can hunt them and eat some meat. But if a big black bear, tiger or wolf pack comes, we don't know who will eat whom.

Secretary Wu spoke in an interesting way, which made Meng Tao, Liu Jianli and Xu Yuting laugh.

Ever since Liu Jianli and Xu Yuting were forced by Meng Tao to drink several cans of milk powder (said to be to pay off a debt), and were continuously fed with various dried meats and fruits, as well as fruit juice drinks mixed with Lingquan water, their physical fitness has become unusually good, and they seem to be much stronger than before. Relying on this, the two guys have the spirit of a newborn calf who is not afraid of a tiger. They caught Officer Wu and asked him to take them for a walk at night. It would be great if there was really a big black tiger, so they could just kill it and stew its paws to eat!

Secretary Wu shook his head like a rattle and didn't believe that they had the ability to do so. Liu Jicheng said there was no need to be afraid, as they still had the wooden cannon with them. Secretary Wu naturally knew that Comrade Meng and Comrade Shen both had wooden cannons, but he still refused to agree. The main reason was that he knew how powerful a black bear could be once it had become a spirit, and the wooden cannon might not be able to do anything to it.

Meng Zhehan stopped Xu Yuting and Liu Jianli from bothering Secretary Wu anymore. Shen Yu also wanted Meng Tao to have a good rest, so Secretary Wu took them to the county guesthouse. There would be another talk in the evening, which was the business of Meng Zhehan and Shen Yu, so Meng Tao didn't need to show up and could just rest.

(End of this chapter)