The two men broke the lock, pushed open the door, and removed the blindfold and gag from Old Madam Ouyang's mouth.
When Grandma Ouyang saw the two of them, the fear in her eyes turned into joy, and she hurriedly asked.
What are you doing here?
"We were sent down to a nearby farm."
The production brigade is right here. We went up the mountain to gather pig feed. Yesterday we heard someone put someone in the forest ranger's house. We're here today to see who it is.
I didn't expect it to be you.
Chen Zhiyuan and his mother hurriedly untied the ropes binding Old Mrs. Ouyang.
"What's going on? Auntie, who did you offend?"
They are a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the capital, how could the old lady have come here?
"I don't understand either. I was just out with someone in Beijing when I was suddenly kidnapped."
Then these people transported me here by plane, like shipping me cargo.
"From what I heard, it sounded like they were going to use me to threaten someone."
Having experienced war, Old Mrs. Ouyang was not terrified by such a thing, nor did she tremble with fear like most women.
Instead, he deftly removed the rope and looked around.
"Let's hurry up and leave. These people might come back tonight, I heard them say. It seems like they're afraid I'll run away."
The old lady figured out who she was being threatened with, most likely her own family members, either her husband or her sons.
She was not one to sit idly by and wait for her fate.
“Grandma, but we are a production brigade at the foot of the mountain. If we take you back, strangers will come to the village, and they will find out easily.”
Chen Zhiyuan was genuinely worried at this moment.
Grandma Ouyang had been kind to their family, not to mention the friendship between Grandma Ouyang and their husband.
Even if it costs them their lives, they will protect Old Madam Ouyang, but the problem is that the situation is currently unstable.
"How about we talk to your production team leader?"
Grandma Ouyang didn't know what had happened, let alone the specifics of the situation here.
Chen Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment.
"The best way is for us to take you to the county. Once you find the Public Security Bureau and the local police station, the matter will be settled."
The villages here are generally connected by kinship or kinship. The fact that these people dared to take you to the forest ranger's house proves that they are very familiar with this area.
This suggests they are likely villagers from the vicinity.
"We're not sure if our production team leader has any connection with them. Just in case, we need to be prepared."
Chen's mother also nodded hurriedly.
"Yes, our production team leader always has his own agenda. When assigning work, he always protects the villagers, especially their own relatives."
"What if they really know each other? If you go to the production team leader's house, wouldn't you be walking into a wolf's den?"
The old lady hesitated for a moment.
"How far is it from here to the county seat?"
Grandma Ouyang also knew that under these circumstances, she shouldn't trust anyone; the only people she could trust were the Chen couple.
"It's at least 200 li (about 100 kilometers) from here to the county seat. If you were to walk there, it would take at least a day and a night."
The couple was also in a dilemma.
"What should we do then? Does your production team have a phone? Why don't you call the county public security bureau and have them come pick me up?"
Grandma Ouyang knew that as long as she gave her name, the other party would surely come to her rescue. She was confident of this; the Ouyang family members were not so easily lost.
"Our team doesn't have a phone."
After saying this, Old Madam Ouyang herself felt discouraged. Well, she was truly isolated and helpless. No wonder the other party had brought her here.
They were completely helpless, with no one to turn to for help. If they hadn't happened to run into the Chen couple, they would have truly been trapped with nowhere to turn.
"Auntie, how about we head out first? We can't just wait here while they say they'll come up to see you again tonight."
I'm afraid they'll come and run into us.
Chen Zhiyuan offered a suggestion, mainly because although he was a man, he was just a weak scholar. If the other party was a desperate criminal, he wouldn't be able to protect the two women by himself.
At this point, we can only rely on strategy, not physical strength.
The Chen couple helped Old Mrs. Ouyang walk down the mountain, but they couldn't get back to the village. Along the way, the two of them pondered how to settle the old lady.
After discussing it for a long time, the couple and the old lady decided that they would take the old lady to the vicinity of the village first.
Let the old lady hide in the ground; by now, the rice seedlings have all grown tall.
If you hide in the ground and crouch down, you'll be virtually invisible to outsiders.
After dark, when no one was around, they took the opportunity to bring the old woman to their cave dwelling.
As long as they stay hidden in the cave and don't go out, no one will notice that there's an extra person in their cave.
Afterwards, the couple tried to contact the police or Mr. Ouyang. In this situation, they were just afraid of the worst-case scenario.
They didn't dare to do anything reckless.
The couple carried the tall pig feed basket on their backs and delivered the pig feed, and it was getting dark.
The production team leader saw them.
"Alright, stop hitting. Let's go home early today."
It's not that these two aren't working hard, but they just can't be efficient. There's nothing we can do; city people have never experienced hardship.
"Captain, let's run it again."
"We need to make up for what we didn't finish yesterday. Let's do less this time and get back as soon as possible."
"That's a good attitude, but you should go early and come back early. It'll be dark soon and you might encounter snakes, insects, or rodents on the road. You two can't handle that."
Seeing that their attitude was good, the production team leader softened his tone.
"Captain, let's go and come back quickly."
The two went up the mountain again to gather pig feed, dawdling until it was completely dark.
The roads in the village are almost deserted, and even if you can see a shadowy figure, you can't tell who it is.
There is no electricity here yet, so at night people don't turn on any lights. They basically rely on either flashlights or torches.
When it got dark, using their tall pig feed baskets as cover, they sandwiched Old Lady Ouyang in the middle, and the three of them finally made it back to their cave dwelling.
After putting down the basket, the three of them were so frightened that their hearts were pounding. They acted like thieves, afraid of bumping into someone the whole way.
This cave dwelling has two rooms, one in the front and one in the back.
Behind it was a kang (heated brick bed), and in front were the kitchen and storage room.
The old lady hadn't been able to sleep well these past two days because she was so anxious, and now she was sitting on the kang (heated brick bed) inside and had already started to doze off.
The Chen couple were just getting ready to cook when they heard a commotion outside.
The two exchanged a glance, their hearts skipping a beat.
Chen Zhiyuan said in a low voice.
"Keep an eye on this, I'll go out and check what's going on."
Upon hearing this, Chen's mother became anxious.
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