After waiting for a while, Da Shan's father and his companion finally arrived.
The four of them tried and were able to lift it. They walked a bit, then stopped to rest for two minutes. An hour later, they finally reached the edge of the pool, and the two nets were lifted up.
The two people were cleaning the fish; there were quite a lot, filling two baskets. And there were even more online.
"Brother Aimin, we've had a great harvest this time."
"Well, everyone can finally satisfy their cravings." The six of them didn't feel tired at all. After cleaning the fish, they started carrying the wild boar down in pairs. Waiting here was a waste of time, so they might as well slowly make their way down.
Liu Aimin was left to watch over the pond, while Liu Maocai carried two baskets of fish and followed along. The group's plan was to carry the fish to the sweet potato field and then come back to carry the large pig.
Zhang Hongmei ran back to the village, panting, and ran to Wang Hongxi's side. "Uncle, hurry up and find someone! My third uncle and the others went to set up nets and even caught three wild boars."
Wang Hongxi slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That's great! I'll go find someone right now. Oh, by the way, someone from the capital has arrived. You'd better not go up the mountain. Go and see what's going on. It seems like some important person has come."
"I know Uncle, so I won't go." After saying that, Zhang Hongmei turned around and went to Zhou Yuanqing's house.
From a distance, Zhang Hongmei could see three cars parked at the gate, so she went straight into the yard.
When the company commander of the guard company saw that it was Zhang Hongmei who came in, he coughed.
Zhang Hongmei saw that there were five people in total, and two of them looked like doctors.
A bespectacled, refined-looking man approached and said, "You've come? Let me introduce myself. I'm the leader's first secretary, Li Chang'en. I'm here on orders to check on Young Master Zhou's situation."
"Hello, Secretary Li, how is the leader's health after receiving the news?"
“I’m not entirely sure about that either. I’ll contact my superiors in a bit. I left two days after you. The Chairman found out that your parents’ sacrifice was related to Young Master Zhou and was worried about a conflict between you two, so he sent me here. He asked me to persuade you to go back and talk things over. He will definitely give you an explanation.”
Zhang Hongmei was skeptical. If that were really the case, why would they have brought a doctor with them? But since they spoke so eloquently, she couldn't afford to be stubborn; that would be beneath her.
"Hehe, since the old man has said so, what else can I say? Also, please inform him as soon as possible."
And these five people are my witnesses. I think they are all your people, so they should be able to tell the truth. In fact, even if they lie, I'm not afraid.
Also, please get him away as soon as possible. I'm afraid my parents' spirits in heaven will be uneasy if he stays here." Although Zhang Hongmei didn't want to appear inferior, she still had to show the resentment in her heart.
"Yes, don't worry, I'll call my supervisor right away. Please don't be angry. What's done is done, we can only try to find a solution."
"Well, Secretary Li, don't worry. Although I'm young, I understand social etiquette. In that case, you can go ahead and do your work. I have other things to do, so I won't bother you any longer." Zhang Hongmei turned and left, not seeing the complicated expression on Li Chang'en's face.
When Zhang Hongmei returned home, Wang Xinyi looked at her disheveled appearance and sighed helplessly, "You're getting wilder and wilder."
"Aunt Wang, Wang Ying, we've got something good to eat! Three wild boars, and there should be fish too. We'll have a big meal in the cafeteria tomorrow."
"Good heavens! Hongmei, are you hurt as much as I am?" Wang Xinyi was startled. She carefully checked Zhang Hongmei over and only breathed a sigh of relief when she found that she was not injured. This girl was really too much of a worry.
Wang Ying was quite excited. "Hongmei, shall we go up the mountain sometime? Maybe we can even hunt some wild animals."
"Wang Ying, you better behave yourself. Hongmei didn't even suggest it, yet you reminded her. Aren't you afraid of making things worse?" Wang Xinyi sternly reprimanded Wang Ying.
Wang Ying stuck out her tongue. She was so excited she forgot that going up the mountain could be dangerous.
Zhang Hongmei quickly came to Wang Ying's rescue, "Aunt Wang, is there any hot water? I need to take a shower. I ran down the mountain and I'm all sweaty."
"Yes, I'll go prepare it right away. You must be hungry too, what would you like to eat?"
"Anything is fine, I'm hungry anyway, anything tastes good."
"Then let's have rice. I think the chives in the yard look good. Let's stir-fry some pickled vegetables. There are also pumpkins in the cellar. Let's stir-fry some cockle meat with pumpkin slices."
"Okay, Aunt Wang, I'm going to take a shower."
When Zhang Hongmei came out after taking a shower, the rice was already steaming, Wang Xinyi was preparing the dishes, and Wang Ying was sitting properly by the stove tending the fire.
Wang Xinyi casually mentioned, "Hongmei, I saw people from the capital."
"Yes. The top leader's first secretary has arrived, along with two doctors."
"Hongmei!" Wang Ying looked at Zhang Hongmei with concern, worried that it might have an impact on her.
"Hehe, you two don't need to worry. This has nothing to do with me."
Also, even if I do have my older brother Zhang and my grandfather, what can they do?
The two of them still frowned, deeply worried about Zhang Hongmei.
There's nothing you can do to persuade them; you just have to let them figure it out themselves.
After the three finished eating, they loaded the remaining 100 jin of rice and more than 100 jin of sugar directly into the car and went to the canteen.
It's the off-season for farming now, and we eat two meals a day. At this time, everyone in the canteen is preparing dinner. The three of them carried their belongings into the canteen and handed them over to Wang Hongxi's wife.
"Auntie, this is over 120 jin of sugar, let's save it for everyone to eat. And this is 100 jin of rice, will that be enough for us to eat all rice tomorrow?"
"That's enough! Tomorrow we'll have fish, meat, and rice again. What a good life!" The other cooks chimed in with their own comments.
"That's good. Everyone can have a good meal tomorrow. I'll head back now."
"Go on, take a rest. We'll start cooking when the wild boar comes back."
Looking at Zhang Hongmei surrounded by a group of women, Wang Xinyi realized that there was a reason why this girl was so popular. At the very least, she was generous and always thought of everyone when she had something good.
Zhang Hongmei chatted with them for a few more minutes before going home.
Lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), I thought about Zhou Yuanqing. Now, thinking about Zhou Yuanqing no longer gave me a headache; I could calmly consider what was best for me.
Recalling what Zhang Shouyi and Gu Chuanming had said before she returned, as well as the old lady's analysis, and the fact that Zhou Shixiong was able to send people over so quickly, Zhang Hongmei felt that things might not be so complicated after all.
It all depends on Zhou Yuanqing's place in Zhou Shixiong's heart. Zhang Hongmei sneered again, saying that someone like Zhou Yuanqing would be worn down even by the strongest family ties.
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