Because they were rushing to send Lu Qingzhu to Hong Kong, they made sure to leave the capital city on the same day. A few days later, they returned to Pengcheng, where He Caiwei and the others held a wedding banquet for their friends and colleagues before finally concluding the event.
Their company originally granted them 7 days of marriage leave, but considering that it would take them time to return to Beijing and back, this time their marriage leave was extended to 15 days. Combined with the leave they took last time they went back to their hometown, they now have a total of 20 days to make arrangements.
He spent six days in the capital, and with the round trip, it took him less than 15 days in total. So he planned to personally take his second brother there, see how things were there, and then come back.
So Brother Lu, who had held two wedding banquets, couldn't even spend his wedding night. Who could understand his frustration?
Lu Qingfeng said, "How can I not have such a terrible younger brother?"
Lu Qingzhu said that was impossible...
The arrangements for hosting a dinner party at home were almost complete before they returned. All they need to do after they come back is show up at the factory canteen, and that will be enough.
After showing their faces, they went back to their rooms to rest. They were going to Hong Kong tonight, so they needed to be well-rested.
This time, the patriarch Lu Zhiheng was left at home. Although he was a little resentful, there was nothing he could do. He had been away for so long, and Director Zhang had been helping with all the big and small things at home. After a while, he felt embarrassed and decided to listen to his daughter and not go. However, before leaving, he still reminded the three little ones that safety was the most important thing no matter what.
After dinner, as darkness fell, Zhiheng locked the door and drove the three little ones to the seaside of the fishing village.
He watched as his daughter rummaged through the corner and pulled out a boat. The three of them boarded the boat and stayed until they were completely out of sight before he turned and left.
Once on the boat, the path became clear. After removing the bandages from my body, I gradually transformed into a healthy, living person.
"Ugh, I'm suffocating... You've wrapped this bandage too tightly, I'm going to suffocate inside if you keep wrapping it up." Lu Qingzhu pulled off the bandage and leaned over the edge of the boat, panting heavily. He had been drawn to his surroundings for a short while.
Suddenly, a head appeared on the dark sea, startling Lu Qingzhu, who was clinging to the edge of the boat, so much so that she almost fell into the sea.
"Huh...what the hell?"
Not only did he frighten the man who emerged from the water, but he was also startled. However, upon seeing the boat, the man immediately became excited.
"Please, please help us. I have two daughters, one four years old and the other five. They're exhausted right now. Could you please give them a ride? I'll give you three big yellow croakers if you want to help. Please, even though they're girls, I don't want to abandon them..." The middle-aged man was already sobbing. His family was small, and even his daughters were his precious darlings. There were only eight people in his family, and these two were the youngest.
If he weren't truly unable to survive here, he wouldn't have risked his life to bring such a young child to swim.
In the quiet of the night, many people nearby looked up at the fishing boat with bright eyes after hearing the middle-aged man's plea for help.
It seemed as if these people would pounce on them as soon as they nodded in agreement.
Helpless, He Caiwei had no choice but to take out the gun she was carrying. She even took a flashlight and shone it on her gun so that the people underwater could see clearly the real weapon in her hand.
"Sure, but you have to give me the big yellow croaker first. If I add two more big yellow croakers, I can give you a rope. What do you think?" He Caiwei looked at this person and felt that he was somewhat familiar. However, she was the type to judge by appearances and thought that the person in front of her was quite pleasing to the eye. Asking for two more big yellow croakers was mainly to let those people around her who were eyeing her covetously hear her.
"Okay, okay, thank you! Thank you!" The middle-aged man took the bag off his body and handed it to the young girl.
There were more than just five gold bars in this bag. His family used to be landlords, and many things were robbed. The remaining gold bars were found by him digging under the toilet in his house.
The family of eight, except for the two young daughters, each had about ten ropes tied to their bodies. Although it was a bit heavy, each of them had several sheepskin bags tied to their bodies to reduce the weight.
He was a man in his forties or fifties, and he was quite good at judging people by their appearance. After shining a flashlight on her, he saw that the young girl had the look of someone of wealth and nobility, and he was sure she wouldn't covet his little possessions. So, he generously handed over all twelve gold bars he had on him to the young girl, and then pushed his two daughters onto the boat one by one.
A little girl was soaking in the seawater, shivering from the cold. After coming up, she and Caiwei discussed the situation, found a small box, took out two large, damp towels, and wrapped the two little girls in them.
"Thank you, thank you sister... thank you brother..." The little girl was quite polite. After I, Caiwei, wiped them clean, I covered them with a large towel and gave them two sets of larger clothes to change into.
It's a bit cold today. If you don't change out of your wet clothes in this kind of weather, you'll definitely get sick even before you get to the other side.
There was still some hot brown sugar water in the water pouch, which He Caiwei had just taken out from her own space. In this era, it is really rare to find a family that does not favor sons over daughters.
Although three large yellow croakers are not much, not many people would spend three large yellow croakers on two young girls.
He Caiwei was taking care of the two girls, while Lu Qingzhu tied a rope to the back of the boat. It wasn't long, less than two meters, and it was the rope her younger sister had put in the boat.
Those who wanted to rush forward retreated in terror when they saw the gun, fearing that someone might foolishly offend the little girl and they would be caught in the crossfire.
You must know that weapons have no eyes, especially in the dark of night.
An hour and a half later they reached the other side. The two girls had recovered and taken a nap, which is why they were worried about them getting a fever, so they checked the girls' temperatures every half hour.
When we reached the shore, we found that the two girls had normal body temperatures, which relieved us. It would have been troublesome if they had both developed fevers when we arrived in an unfamiliar place.
When the family of eight reached the shore, they let go of the rope and climbed ashore with the current.
Besides the middle-aged couple, there was also an old man who seemed to be in good health. Although he was still a little short of breath, he seemed to be alright.
There were three boys, one 15, one 13, and one 10. We didn't meet them at the beginning; they had been swimming by themselves. The oldest one even helped support the two younger girls.
His father said that when he spent three small yellow croakers to get his two younger sisters onto the boat, he was actually relieved. Less than half an hour after they got into the water, he started helping his two sisters. By then, he was exhausted, but he couldn't abandon his sisters, so he had to keep going.
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