Chapter 233 Inquiry
We set off this afternoon. Will the snow melt in five or six days?
Su Ning frowned slightly and was a little worried, but he didn't say anything. He just said, "I know, Brother Jiang. I will ask Brother Zhang to pick you up. Be careful on the road."
"Sister~"
"Awei?!"
"It's my sister, I missed you so much!"
The slightly wrinkled brows were instantly smoothed by these words, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but bend, "Sister also misses us little copper coins, so you have to listen to your big brother and big sister when you go out, understand?"
"Sister, I'm a little man now. Don't worry, I can take care of myself. Oh, and I've prepared a gift for you. You'll definitely like it!"
"What should I do? I will have to toss and turn and not be able to sleep from today on."
"Ah? Well, there's no need to be so expectant..."
“Hahaha~”
…
Even after hanging up the phone, the warm smile in Su Ning's eyes did not fade away for a long time.
It didn't sound like a bad thing but rather a happy thing, so Su Qingshan on the side immediately put aside his worries.
The truth is that every time he received a call from Suning, he couldn't help but feel his heart beating fast, for fear that something big had happened again.
"What good news makes our Ningning so happy?"
"Uncle, my brother is coming over!"
"Oh? Of course I'm happy. Ningning's family is growing this year!"
It’s good to be lively and have more people around than for this kid to be alone during the New Year.
Su Qingshan was happy for her from the bottom of his heart. The custom here was not to visit other people's homes on New Year's Eve, and to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors before and after the reunion dinner to comfort deceased relatives.
Even if he doesn't care about these things, given her personality, she probably won't celebrate the New Year with their family.
"By the way, uncle, Yan Bei and I will have our engagement party in ten days. Due to the special situation of the Yan family right now, we are not planning to have a big party, so we will only invite close elders and friends to set up two tables in private.
"Would you and your wife come over to have dinner together? That means uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters..."
"Engaged to Yan Bei? Great, great, great news!"
When Su Qingshan first heard the news, he couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing. Although his current identity was problematic, he always felt that Yan Bei was a very good young man.
Besides, after being the team leader for so many years, who can tell these so-called good guys and bad guys based on this identity alone? Everyone has a scale in his heart to measure himself.
It’s just...it feels a bit unfair to Ningning.
Such a big happy event cannot be celebrated properly, but special circumstances require special treatment.
"It's enough for your grandmother and I to know about it. As for the other kids, Ningning, don't worry about them. If they all go there in a rush, everyone will know about it."
"Thank you, uncle. Although we can't have food, we can't leave out the candy so that the little brother and the others can have enough to eat."
"Hahahaha, those little bastards will be so happy that they will jump up and down!"
Because she knew her brother and his family were coming, she planned to hold the engagement party after they arrived.
However, the sudden blizzard closed the mountain and caught everyone off guard.
I looked out the window at the snowflakes that were a little smaller than at night, and asked, "Uncle, how long will this snow last? If the mountain is closed, can people still come in?"
"How long will it rain? There's no fixed time for that. It depends on the weather. Judging from the situation, it will probably rain for several more days. As for whether people outside the closed mountain can enter..."
Afraid that the smoke in the small room would suffocate her, Su Qingshan did not light a cigarette, but just puffed on it a few times to satisfy his craving.
Only after the urge to smoke subsided did he continue to answer her questions.
The county towns surrounding the ancient city are basically small mountain towns, and villages like theirs occupy the majority of the mountain valleys.
It’s okay normally, but it’s troublesome if there’s a flash flood or snowstorm.
It is customary to close the mountain when a snowstorm occurs, all because of the two tragedies in the past.
After the blizzard, there was thick snow everywhere. The mountain road was already rugged and steep, not to mention that driving a ox cart would definitely result in an accident.
If you just rely on your legs to walk and are not extremely familiar with the road conditions, it is easy to fall off the road without paying attention.
If you fall into the ditch, it would be okay, at most you would just get hurt, but if you fall directly off the cliff, your body would be gone and you wouldn't be able to find it!
Not to mention the cliff next to it. Once the snow is thick, huge blocks of snow will collapse down in large pieces, which will be destroyed without any burial or damage.
"That's too dangerous!"
“Who says it’s not true? In the past, villages were still villages and had not yet been transformed into production teams.
A group of about 20 to 30 people from Tongluo Village went to the county town to buy New Year's goods. They ignored the advice of the elders in the village and insisted that they were familiar with the road and said there was no problem. As a result, no one came back. "
“All…gone?”
"No, all gone."
"So Ningning, don't mess around!"
It turned out that they were waiting for her here. Su Ning suddenly felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry. In the eyes of her elders, she had always been obedient and well-behaved.
When did the old man turn a corner in his heart and go the wrong way?
Even in this situation, she would not joke about the lives of her younger brother and Brother Jiang.
"Um?"
Su Qingshan raised the last syllable of the word with a strong nasal tone and glanced at him.
Suning understood what he meant and put his hands up, "Sir, I promise I won't run around."
"Well, that's good! Be obedient and come to me first even if you have something to do."
"Okay, okay, I promise to listen to you."
"By the way, sir, I almost forgot to ask, how are Wang Quezi and the others?"
When mentioning this clumsy Wang, Su Qingshan's old face couldn't help but fall down. This thing made by Dogecoin was really disgusting just thinking about it.
After finally arriving at the county hospital, the doctors said that they should focus on rescuing the seriously injured first, as there were not enough staff on duty in the hospital.
He had to shout that he was the most seriously injured, while his wife had just escaped death and was only half a step away from death, and he didn't take it to heart at all.
Wang Po was so angry that her originally wilted stems became hard again.
This woman with bound feet, who obeyed her father at home, her husband after marriage, and her son after her husband's death, and who had lived a life of feminine virtue for most of her life, actually stood up for her daughter-in-law!
"That Wang Quezi's wife..."
"The doctor said that you were rescued very well and in a timely manner. You are fine after the operation, but you still have to stay in the hospital for about half a month. I'm afraid you will have to spend the New Year in the hospital this year."
Knowing that his wife was fine and his leg was reconnected, Wang Cuzi started making a fuss again and insisted on coming back with everyone else.
Just one night in the hospital cost a lot of money. With his stingy nature, how could he be willing to use the work points that the whole family had saved up for a year?
Su Qingshan didn't give in either. He directly registered the bill at the payment counter and got the official seal, then rushed back in the dark with his men.
"You get so angry when you mention this awful thing. You are such a piece of shit!"
Seeing him slamming the cigarette in his hand, Su Ning was just about to give him some advice when he heard the phone ring quickly.
Glancing at her, Su Qingshan steadied his breath and picked up the receiver, "Hello? This is Team 1 of the Red Flag Commune."
After hearing what the person on the other end of the phone said, Su Qingshan raised his eyes and quickly looked at Su Ning across the table. He said a few words and hung up the call.
"What's wrong, sir?"
Why does this look seem a bit weird?
"Well, well, it was Yan Bei's teacher Tong Ding who asked him to call back."
Mr. Tong?
Could it be...
Su Ning stood up and ran out, "Master, I'll go and call for help!"
"Hey, Ningning, slow down, don't worry about falling!"
"I know!"
With a bright light in her eyes and a brilliant smile on her face, she wanted to run back as fast as she could.
When he passed the front door of his house panting, he stopped and gave up running towards the foot of the mountain. Instead, he ran straight to the gate of the yard and pushed open the half-open door.
"Ningning? Why are you back at this time?"
"Auntie!"
The two kids, one big and one small, who were playing snowball fight in the yard put down their snowballs at the same time and turned their heads when they heard the noise of the gate.
"Brother, is Yan Bei here?"
"Yan Bei? That guy came over this morning and then went out with Fu Jiaming. He said he wanted to bring back the firewood he had piled up that day."
Patting the snow off his hands, Zhang Qi quickly stepped forward and picked up the excited kid, "Xiao Qiu, go find grandma to warm yourself by the fire, and your uncle will play with you later."
"Yeah~Okay!"
Seeing that the adults seemed to be busy, Xiao Qiu did not make a fuss even though she did not have enough fun, and nodded obediently.
After she ran to the kitchen with her short legs, Zhang Qi strode forward and asked, "What do you want to see him about?"
"Well, how long were they gone?"
"About an hour or two. I think I'll be back soon."
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