Lu Yuan didn't return until the afternoon.
"Where did you go? Have you eaten?" Wen Muxue asked anxiously.
Lu Yuan went straight to the kitchen, scooped a ladle of water from the water tank, gulped it down, and then replied, "Let's talk inside."
The two entered the east front room, closed the doors and windows, and then Lu Yuan took a cloth bag off his waist.
When Wen Moxue opened it, her eyes widened in surprise.
Where did it come from?
It was full of banknotes. There were coins of one or two cents, and coins of one, two, five, and ten dollars.
Lu Yuan proudly raised his chin, "Didn't I say last night that it was done up in the mountain?"
"You really went hunting in the mountains?"
"Um."
"What did you do? So many money notes?"
Wen Moxue casually rummaged through the bag and estimated there were one or two hundred yuan inside.
"I hunted a small wild boar, and I asked Dongzi to help me sell it on the black market in the city."
This time, I didn't ask Lu Guoan for help, not because I didn't trust them, but because I didn't want them to know everything about me.
The price on the black market was several times higher, and a wild boar weighing less than 200 jin (100 kg) ended up selling for more than 280 yuan.
He gave Xu Dong one cent and kept 200 yuan for himself. There were also quite a few receipts.
"Keep the money for me, my suitcase isn't locked."
Wen Moxue agreed without hesitation.
“Your stepmother is back. She’s already causing trouble as soon as she got back, eyeing the things I have.”
Lu Yuan didn't seem surprised to hear that Zhang Yuping had returned; there was no look of astonishment on his face.
"Ignore her, she won't last long."
Wen Muxue paused, looking at him suspiciously, "Why do you say that?"
Lu Yuandao said, "What I mean is that our house will be repaired in a few days, and then we can move in, and she won't be able to bother us every day anymore."
Wen Moxue was skeptical, but didn't press the matter further.
Instead, he talked about Sun Maodou wanting to see him.
"I understand. Get me something to eat first, I'll take a shower, and then I'll go find him after I've eaten."
Wen Moxue heated up several large meat buns for him.
When Lu Yuan returned from his shower, his hair still wet, he looked at the soft, fluffy meat bun in his hand and felt that something was off.
Are all steamed buns this white and soft now?
When did you make the steamed buns?
Wen Moxue's eyes flickered. "I made the dough last night and wrapped it up first thing this morning."
Lu Yuan glanced at her.
Forget it, why think so much? It's good enough to have something to eat.
After finishing several steamed buns in a few big bites and drinking half a teacup of water, he went to Sun Maodou's house.
"Edamame, you were looking for me?"
Sun Maodou waited for Lu Yuan for most of the day. When he saw him arrive, he quickly pulled him into his house and closed the door.
Lu Yuan pinched his nose, unable to stand the smell in his room.
"Sun Maodou, let's go outside to talk. The smell in your room is too strong."
Damn it, I bet they haven't washed their socks and shoes in a year.
Sun Maodou mysteriously made a shushing gesture to him. He said nonchalantly, "Let go, you'll get used to the smell."
Lu Yuan rolled his eyes and resolutely refused to let go. He suspected that if he let go, the monster would die.
"Speak your mind, or shut up."
Sun Maodou was also anxious and didn't beat around the bush with him.
"I've noticed that the captain has been acting a bit strange lately."
Lu Yuan really didn't expect him to say this. Did he also find out something about the captain?
Aren't they relatives?
Although they are not particularly close relatives, they are of the same lineage and kinship, and I am just an outsider.
Or did the captain figure something out and deliberately send him to bomb his own ship?
He asked calmly, "Why is the captain acting so strangely?"
Even inside the house, Sun Maodou subconsciously looked around to make sure no one else was there before whispering,
"I can't really say. Last time, Grandpa Liu's injury suddenly worsened, and after I came back, the more I thought about it, the more something seemed wrong."
"Something's not right."
“I remember that the brigade leader seemed particularly easy to talk to that day, and even gave me money and coupons to buy food. I was starving at the time, so I asked him to watch over Grandpa Liu while I went to get food. But he refused, saying he had urgent business to attend to and had to rush back to the brigade.”
"I had no choice but to wait until he left. I couldn't find anyone to help watch over him, so I went to get food. But when I came back, I found that Grandpa Liu was dying. I didn't think much of it at first, but later when I got back to the brigade and arrived at the village entrance, I saw the brigade leader driving the oxcart back."
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Are you suspecting that the captain did something sabotage to Grandpa Liu?"
"Shh!"
Sun Maodou snorted again, looking sly and shifty.
“I know I shouldn’t have doubted him, but it’s too much of a coincidence. He kept telling me to remember to get food, but he wouldn’t help me watch over Grandpa Niu, and he even lied to me that he had to go back to the village right away.”
I wasn't in a hurry to go back to the village, and it was only after I went to get food that Grandpa Liu had his accident. Isn't that too much of a coincidence? I have a feeling he deliberately sent me away, and then that…”
There's no need to spell it out; Lu Yuan understands.
But he couldn't possibly agree with what he was saying.
"Are you overthinking this? The captain is very likely doing something else."
Sun Maodou waved his hand, "It's not that I'm overthinking it, but things were also very unusual afterward."
"How so?"
"On the day you all went to the hospital, the captain asked me a lot of questions. He didn't seem very happy when he heard that Grandpa Liu's condition had improved."
"and……"
"And what?"
Seeing that he seemed hesitant to speak, Lu Yuan pressed him for an answer.
Sun Maodou gritted his teeth and stamped his foot, continuing, "And I saw him sneak out of the clinic after you left, even though he promised Officer Song he would help keep an eye on Grandpa Liu. He was gone for almost an hour before coming back. Later, when he heard that Grandpa Liu's condition had worsened again, he seemed relieved and happy."
Lu Yuan deliberately asked, "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong, or did you feel it wrong?"
"impossible."
Sun Maodou said firmly, "I'm very good at reading people's expressions. I can tell at a glance whether the brigade leader is happy from the bottom of his heart."
Lu Yuan held a reserved attitude towards this statement. He thought that the captain probably hadn't noticed at the time, as he was indeed very expressive and that the guy had figured it out.
"From what you're saying, it sounds like you suspect the brigade leader is the one who had an affair and hurt Grandpa Liu."
Lu Yuan stopped pinching his nose and stared straight at Sun Maodou as if he couldn't smell anything unusual.
Sun Maodou opened and closed his mouth several times, his face almost turning into a bitter gourd, as if he had something difficult to say.
Seeing his anxious state, Lu Yuan didn't urge him directly, but instead tried to persuade him gently.
"Since you asked me to come here, it means you trust me. You should know me well; I'm a bit lazy, but I'm loyal and I keep my mouth shut."
Sun Maodou glanced at him and unexpectedly said, "I didn't come here because I care about your loyalty; I came here because I saw that you don't get along with the brigade leader."
Holy crap, are they trying to use someone else to do their dirty work?
"You don't get along with the captain either? Aren't you relatives?" Lu Yuan asked.
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