Chapter 32 Life-saving Food
"It seems that we will need to prepare tools such as ladders and ropes later."
Muttering to himself, Suning carefully leaned most of his body out of the window, grasped the wooden frame above with both hands and slowly stretched out his legs.
When she was hanging outside the window, she found a flat ground and let go and jumped.
It had been a long time since she had done such an exciting thing. After landing safely, her heart was still beating wildly.
He patted his chest, then lowered his head and quickly left the guesthouse.
In order to avoid a collision with Zhang Ze and the others, Suning did not choose the previous path he came in, but took another one directly.
Most of the houses in the ancient city are built along the Lishui River. What’s interesting is that the local dwellings are mostly wooden structures with flying eaves and stilts, while the state-owned units have white walls, green tiles and red signs. They are clearly distinguished at a glance.
At around eight o'clock in the evening, there were only a few people walking on the road, and occasionally a large truck from a transport team would pass by.
After asking someone for the approximate address, Suning followed the direction she pointed and walked smoothly to the iconic building.
I heard from the older sister who showed me the way enthusiastically that this Gospel Hall in the ancient city was built in 1904, exactly sixty years ago, and it is also the only church here.
Since it is the only one, it must be right. Qu Hui's home is nearby.
After looking around, she chose the deserted alley nearest to her. While there was no one around, she squatted down in the blind spot and slipped into the Utopia space.
First, he quickly walked to the storage room in the courtyard to find a backpack, then took a few linen bags, and turned to the underground storage room.
Suning stood in front of the large wooden cabinet, thought for a moment, and took the lead in opening the drawer labeled 'rice'.
The open rectangular drawer was filled with plump, white grains of rice, which were stuffed into the drawer handful by handful by opening a sackcloth bag.
In a short while, his pocket was filled with ten kilograms of rice, but the amount of rice in the drawer did not decrease at all, as if it was still the same amount.
No matter how many times I see it, I still find it magical. I sigh as I fasten my pocket straps.
Then he packed five kilograms of millet, twenty eggs, and ten kilograms of sweet potatoes.
The weight alone made it almost impossible for her to straighten her back. There was nothing she could do. Although there were many good things, she had no choice but to give up because of her poor physical strength.
Coming up from the basement, Suning went straight to the kitchen. As soon as he opened the door, he smelled the aroma of various foods.
Looking at the steaming plates of delicious food she had prepared and neatly placed on the two large dining tables, he subconsciously swallowed several times.
I had vomited up all the brunch I had in Star City. After recovering from the motion sickness, I must be hungry when I suddenly saw so much food.
We have to hurry up and have our meal back at the guesthouse. Let’s have a meat bun to fill our stomach first.
There are several large steamers on a row of cabinets of the same height stacked against the wall, which contain not only buns with various fillings, but also white flour steamed buns and multi-grain steamed buns.
He picked out a bun with her favorite mushroom and minced meat filling and stuffed it directly into his mouth and started to take big bites, without stopping until he filled the remaining two sacks.
He picked up the bun with one hand with satisfaction, and took it into his mouth with the other hand and started eating it quickly.
“It smells so good!”
She made all of this bit by bit by herself during those four days on the train. If her grandparents knew about this, they would definitely feel more relieved.
Even if she is alone here, she can take good care of herself now.
Su Ning took out a handkerchief from his trouser pocket and wiped his hands. He bent down and put the backpack in the yard on his back with difficulty. He took the bag in his hand and slipped out of the space.
…
Although she knew that she could take it out anytime and anywhere by keeping it in the space, it was much better than her carrying it foolishly and with great effort.
But it is better to be safe than sorry. If you rely too much on luck in anything, you will lose your initial caution and sooner or later you will be exposed and caught.
It's better to just endure some hardship than to have any possibility of exposing the secret.
After making sure that the backpack behind him was tightly covered and the linen band in his hand was tied tightly so that no smell could escape, Suning slowly walked into the alley, holding on to the wall.
The road under my feet was paved with large bluestone slabs, and the cracks and corners were covered with moss.
But after ten minutes or so, she was already sweating and panting.
Finally, I saw a house ahead with a faint light on. I couldn't help but feel happy, and my weak and sore legs were filled with strength again.
“Knock knock knock~”
"Who is it? Here I come."
The door was opened, and the person who opened it was a middle-aged man in his forties with an elegant temperament.
The person who knocked on the door unexpectedly was a strange girl he didn't know. Liang Zhiyuan pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and asked doubtfully, "Who are you?"
"Uncle, excuse me, I would like to ask where Qu Hui's home is, do you know?"
"Oh, Qu Hui."
The only family with the surname Qu living nearby was the one he knew. Coincidentally, they lived quite close to his house, only three or four houses away.
Using the light from the house, he took a look at the girl at the door. Although she looked a little disheveled, her eyes were clear and penetrating. Liang Zhiyuan confidently pointed out the place for her.
If it weren't for the fact that his wife in the house was sick and needed someone to take care of her at all times, based on his usual personality, he would definitely send her there personally to feel at ease.
After all, the Qu family is now old and young, even if they think this girl is not a bad person...
After closing the door loosely, Liang Zhiyuan walked out and stood in the middle of the road, just looking at her back.
After thanking him gratefully, Suning looked at his actions, thinking that he was worried that he hadn't found the right person so he was watching with concern. In his heart, he silently sighed that he was lucky to meet a good uncle.
But she didn't know that others were worried about her, but the one she was worried about was herself.
…
“Knock knock knock~”
No one had gone to bed yet, but in order to save electricity and fuel, they neither turned on the lights nor lit the kerosene lamp. The worried old couple looked at each other in surprise when they heard a knock on the door.
"Who could it be at this late hour?"
"Lie down, old man. I'll go take a look."
Huang Shufen groped her way out of bed, lit the kerosene lamp on the table with a match and covered it with a transparent lampshade. Then she took the lamp and carefully walked out of the room.
When he opened the door and saw the person standing outside, he was surprised and delighted and said, "Why, why is it you...girl, come in quickly!"
"Old man, just call me Ningning."
"Hey, Ningning, come in quickly, what are you doing?"
After closing the door and bringing the person in, Huang Shufen asked in confusion, "Kid, what happened to you? Do you need help?"
Otherwise, how could I have found their house in the dark?
"Mother-in-law, I came here on purpose. I do have something to do."
"Who is this, old lady?"
"yes…"
“Big sister!”
Qu Hui, who was still asleep in the inner room, walked out in a daze after hearing voices outside. He found that it was the beautiful sister he met in the car not long after they separated.
I couldn't help but rub my eyes hard, and immediately shouted out with joy, so loud that it temporarily drowned out the voice of my grandmother.
Qu Feng on the bed couldn't help himself. Hearing his grandson's excited voice, he supported himself with both hands and sat up. "Hui'er, where did your sister come from? Could it be that someone from his mother's side came over?"
(End of this chapter)
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