Chapter 43 Search
There is only one main road, and both sides of Youbai Road are mostly two- or three-story old houses. The supply and marketing cooperative, state-owned restaurant, post office and grain station are all concentrated near the T-junction.
At the end of the main street, across a stone bridge, is the county’s No. 1 Middle School, and at the other end are various county units.
The road leading to Hongqi Commune is a yellow mud mountain trail that is more than one meter wide and less than two meters.
Without a car, it would take others two or three hours to walk, and it would probably take her twice as long.
"Where's the girl going?"
Just as Suning was looking at the mountain road in front of her at a loss, an ox cart stopped behind her.
"Uncle, I'm going to the Second Brigade of Hongqi Commune."
"Come on up, I can give you a ride on the way."
"Thank you, sir."
Uncle Lin looked very honest. He waved his hand and explained with a smile, "Don't be polite. I am here to pick someone up, so I can bring you along."
"Why is it you?"
"Why can't it be me?"
Who else could it be but Fu Jiaming sitting at the back of the ox cart, grinning at her with a silly look on his face?
Automatically and naturally ignoring the people around him, Suning smiled back, "It seems that I have taken advantage of you this time, thank you."
"Oh, it's just a coincidence. If I had known you were going this way, I should have asked you to come with me in the morning."
Fu Jiaming looked at her stealthily while talking. Sitting on the other side of the car, with only the three of them around, this girl really didn't take Yan Qi seriously.
The smile on her face and eyes grew infinitely, and Fu Jiaming's favorability towards her soared. At the same time, he did not forget to provocatively nudge the buddy next to him with his elbow.
Yan Bei glanced at him warningly, but the next moment he unconsciously turned his gaze to the opposite side.
A glance at the crowd makes the world look like dust.
These two lines of poetry suddenly popped up in my mind.
A strange color flashed quickly in his brown-black eyes, and Yan Bei naturally withdrew his gaze and looked elsewhere.
His ear moved slightly as he turned to the side, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, he took in every word of the conversation between the two.
"Suning, so you are going to go to the second team to find someone? Do you need my help with your mission?"
"Um."
Using his fingertips to lift the flying hair and tuck it behind his ear, Suning refused again, "No need, I have already contacted them and can leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
"So soon? Sure."
It was unexpectedly fast, but the result was expected.
Fu Jiaming gave a thumbs up in admiration, then moved his butt with a sly grin and leaned most of his body forward.
He asked quietly, "Well, Suning, we are friends now, so I won't hide anything from you. Do you have any extra goods?"
"What?"
"Food, fine grain or coarse grain, it doesn't matter as long as it's food, we'll take as much as we can!"
You are so arrogant, you want as much as you want.
She does have it, but does she dare to take it out?
"I…"
"Don't worry, I'm not selling it on the black market secretly. It's for Mobei..."
“Ahem~”
Someone punched me hard on the back, and the words that were about to come out of my mouth were all swallowed back in shock, and I couldn't stop coughing.
Fu Jiaming covered his neck with one hand and pointed at him with the other. His eyes were red and filled with tears. He wished he could crawl on him and bite him hard.
"You are so old, but you can't sit still in a car. How can you sit still now that you are choking?"
He pulled the man back to his seat without leaving any trace. Yan Bei said nice things but he didn't hold back at all.
That burst of bang, bang, bang.
Su Ning was hit so hard that he couldn't help but blink his eyelashes: those who knew would think that it was to interrupt him, while those who didn't think that the two of them had some life-and-death feud.
I automatically skipped over what Fu Jiaming had just said, and waited until he stopped coughing before continuing, "If it's a few thousand pounds, I can think of a way to deal with it this time, but if it's too much, I can't do anything."
"OK!"
He was really rude. Just as he said, I would take as much as I could.
“That fruit…hahaha, hehe, just kidding.”
His cheeks felt an uncontrollable pain, and Suning pinched his palms and then slowly released them. He suddenly felt that the force with which the man had hit him was too light.
Fu Jiaming moved again, but this time he was away from the two of them.
Do all good-looking people have violent tendencies in their hearts?
Don’t think he didn’t notice that Su Ning clenched his fist just now. Fortunately, his reaction speed trained by Yan Qi is not to be underestimated.
…
Because of the presence of such an extremely active guy like Fu Jiaming, Suning ignored the bumpy and uncomfortable mountain road, and time passed quickly.
"Girl, go down this path and walk for ten or twenty minutes to reach Team Two!"
"I understand, thank you, sir!"
"Suning, do you really not need me to go with you?"
Raising his hand and waving without hesitation, Suning turned around and gave him a beautiful back view, then left without even looking back, and even suddenly started to jog while walking.
Fu Jiaming pointed at her in disbelief, then pointed at himself, "What does this girl mean? Do you think I'm too long-winded? I mean well."
"Fortunately, there is one advantage."
"Um?"
“And self-awareness.”
"Hey Yan Qi, don't think that I can't beat you. I'm just letting you go. Do you understand..."
"Okay, I take it back. It seems that you don't have even this little advantage."
"Yan, Bei!"
…
Suning jogged downhill all the way until he turned the corner and could no longer see the yellow muddy mountain road behind him. Then he stopped and patted his chest.
If she listened to that guy say one more word, all the good manners she had accumulated over the years would be completely ruined!
Talented, you definitely chose the right job!
“Poof~”
He smiled and shook his head, then walked straight ahead along the small path dug beside the ravine.
Until a large threshing ground appeared, the view in front of us suddenly opened up. There were layers of paddy fields, and the members were busy working with their backs bent under the scorching sun.
"Where did this girl come from?"
"I haven't seen her before. She looks like a girl from the city. Whose relative is she?"
"Oh, just ask and you'll know!"
Several aunties and grandmas who were drying grain looked at the little girl who appeared out of nowhere and gossiped to each other.
"Girl, whose family are you from in our second team?"
"She's really as pretty as a flower. Does the girl have a boyfriend?"
"Auntie, I'm looking for someone. Where is Tan Dafeng's home?"
The woman who was swinging the wooden rake stopped and looked at her carefully for a few times. Then she turned to look at the people around her and asked, "Is this the name of the eldest son of Blind Qin?"
"Madman? I think that's his name?"
“I remember this is the name!”
"Girl, walk this way. Go to the biggest Chinese toon tree at the end of the village. The house next to it is their home!"
"Thank you, ma'am."
After thanking her, Suning followed the direction she pointed and left quickly.
Last time in the Second Team of Shengli Commune, I had witnessed how powerful the village aunties and ladies were. They were so enthusiastic that they wanted to drag her out for a blind date. Thinking about it now, my calves feel weak.
I really can't handle this kind of enthusiasm, so I'd better leave as fast as possible!
When she reached the end of the village, the sturdy toon tree was indeed very conspicuous, allowing her to easily find the family the old lady mentioned.
The small courtyard is surrounded by bamboo fences and thorns, and you can have a clear view of the whole courtyard by standing on tiptoe.
It was a low wooden house with a few rows of green onions and vegetables planted on one side of the yard, a chicken coop on the other side, and a pile of chopped firewood half-covered by a roll of plastic sheeting.
Smoke was slowly coming out of the roof with a chimney.
"Is anyone home?"
"Which one?"
The old lady, wearing a batik apron and with completely white hair, walked swiftly into the yard. Seeing the newcomer, she asked in surprise, "Whose girl is this? What's the matter?"
"Hello, grandma. Is this Uncle Tan Dafeng's home?"
"Yes, it's the madman's home. That's my eldest son. Who are you, girl?"
"Mother-in-law, I'm here to see you on behalf of Uncle Tan's wife..."
Before she could finish her words, Mrs. Qin's wrinkled face was filled with joy. She hurriedly opened the gate and invited her to come in. She stood on the small slope in front of the yard and shouted at the top of her voice, "Gou Wa, Gou Wa, come home quickly!"
That resonant voice was heard from far away, and it was obvious that the old man was in good health, quite good, but it just suddenly exploded in my ears...
Patting his frightened chest inconspicuously, Suning smiled and followed her into the house.
"Girl, please sit down first. Grandma will go get you some brown sugar water!"
"No need, grandma..."
"Of course you don't need it. If you want it, you can have it right away!"
Mrs. Qin went to the kitchen swiftly, carefully cleaned the only enamel cup in the house, and took out a sealed sugar jar from the innermost part of the cupboard. She opened it and scooped out a big spoonful without any regret.
Just think of the past few years, the madman hasn't returned home yet.
All of their family, young and old, were able to survive by relying on the food rations squeezed out of their own mouths by their sons and daughters. Her heart was burning, burning.
'Without you, the mountains, rivers, sun and stars are redundant...'
Thank you, big and small cuties, for your continued support. This line of lyrics represents my heart.
(End of this chapter)
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