However, Cheng Chao's serious expression made her feel embarrassed to say that nothing was wrong.
"No, brother, how did you know something was wrong?"
"Can't I just ask a question?"
Cheng Chao roughly rubbed his hair with his large hand.
"Just pretend I know you too well. You definitely wouldn't have this expression when you ask me something casually."
"Just say what's on your mind. Didn't I say that as long as it's not about betraying the country or the military, everything can be resolved?"
This is indeed something Cheng Chao often says. It must be said that Cheng Chao is a qualified older brother.
Jian Dan didn't use any filters, and she wasn't worried about ruining her image. Her image was already quite shocking in the village when they were recognizing their relatives. If Cheng Chao couldn't accept it, he wouldn't have taken the step of recognizing his relatives.
Simple doesn't worry about this at all.
Besides, does she even care?
If we're talking about this era, if she's looking for someone she can trust, not necessarily someone she can be completely open with, but just the most suitable business partner, then that person can only be Cheng Chao.
As for the discovery of the space, as long as she didn't say anything, Cheng Chao could only suspect it. Such an unbelievable thing, Cheng Chao, a soldier with impeccable revolutionary credentials, could at most think of elves and ghosts. As for anything else, his imagination probably wasn't that rich.
"Brother, I have some things. Could you help me get them formalized? You can keep some useful items for the villagers, and you can take the rest back with you, or exchange them for things you need."
Sure enough, Cheng Chao's mind was settled. He had obtained so many things at the cliff and then delivered the farm tools and tractors to the village through their hands. He was quite familiar with this routine.
They didn't say whether they wanted it or not; they planned to ask first.
"What is that?"
Simple eyes sparkled.
"Uh, it's some daily necessities, but it's a bit of a mixed bag."
The things collected next to the cemetery in Lijiazhuang are all sorts of things, from clothing and food to shelter and transportation.
If it were her own space, she would rather leave it to gather dust than go through that trouble.
Cheng Chao knew all sorts of people, from all walks of life, and everything that passed through his hands was perfectly legitimate.
To put it bluntly, Cheng Chao was just a tool, and he himself was well aware of this. Hearing this, he sighed helplessly.
"Then you have to let me see the thing, right?"
After getting to know Jian Dan, he realized that there really are people who do good deeds without wanting fame.
On the contrary, they gained both benefits and empty fame. As soon as Jian Dan mentioned something, Cheng Jin was even more eager than him to help.
On second thought, that makes sense.
"Then I'll take you to see it."
At times like these, there are things that both of them know, but neither of them will say it out loud.
On the way up the mountain, Jian Dan walked to the same cave where the items had been stored at the bottom of the cliff. When they reached the cave entrance, Jian Dan quickened her pace, while Cheng Chao slowed down. Only when Jian Dan called him from inside did he pretend to be completely unaware and walk in. However, he soon stopped pretending.
Simply put, it was a jumbled mess, and he really hadn't expected it to be such a tangled mess.
The boxes, baskets, and boxes of all sizes were scattered haphazardly, making it a bit dizzying. Bicycles and sewing machines were relatively neatly arranged, and on the other side were some grain sacks stacked fairly neatly.
These things were simply moved into the space and then moved out again. After returning, she didn't even look at them, let alone tidy them up.
The dust on the sewing machine is still the same.
What could Cheng Chao say at this point? How were they transported here? Where did the goods come from?
Is there any need to ask?
Taking a deep breath, Cheng Chao felt that his resilience was getting stronger and stronger, and he could remain calm and composed even when faced with such a situation.
But if it were someone else, they would probably overthink it, right?
"Okay, I understand. I'll handle it. Just pretend you didn't know anything. In the future, if something like this happens again, or..."
He paused for a moment.
"Or, if there's something you can't handle, you must tell me. Only tell me. Never trust others blindly, understand?"
The worried older brother was afraid that his innocent girl would be deceived, without considering at all what kind of image his girl had in other people's minds. If you're talking about deceiving her, it's really not easy.
After all, one must first consider whether one can withstand Jian Dan's small fist, which could smash a wild boar's head.
That alone is enough to scare away 99.9% of people.
Cheng Chao couldn't quite describe his feelings. He should be excited to be trusted by the girl, but he also felt helpless in the face of what was in the cave.
When is this?
It's the lean season, and her sister has managed to produce such a huge pile of good stuff. Now he's no longer bothered about where it came from.
He wasn't one to follow the rules blindly. As long as he didn't violate his principles and bottom line, he was very adaptable. Especially after spending a lot of time with Jian Dan, he himself felt that his rebellious streak was getting stronger and stronger.
Since Jian Dan dared to let him know, it meant he trusted him. This wasn't the first time he'd had the opportunity and reputation to do good deeds. The benefits had all been given to them, and the brothers were the ones who benefited. So what was this little thing he did?
After sending Jian Dan back, he hurriedly went back to find someone.
Having lived here for so many years, and being someone who frequently goes on missions, he naturally knows all sorts of people, including quite a few in this commune and county town alone.
However, he wasn't looking for them right now; he wanted to go back and find Cheng Jin first.
Commissar Cheng Jin was the one who knew the situation of the living supplies best. In Cheng Chao's view, what Jian Dan was trying to do was to take out the supplies to help them under the pretext of laundering. As for using them to give the villagers another round of help, that was just an excuse.
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