Chapter 194 Brought the person back
In recent years, speculation and profiteering has been considered a very serious crime. Once caught, going to jail is the lightest punishment, while serious offenses will result in eating peanuts.
When Cao Zheng on the tree heard that these people wanted to kill him, his body couldn't help but tremble. His mouth was covered by someone, and now he still didn't know who saved him.
But he couldn't implicate the other party.
Cao Zheng took the hand covering his mouth away and said, "I'll go down by myself."
Lin Qi frowned, controlled the vines, and threw a 23-pound stone to the other side of the lake.
There was a loud splash, and the people under the tree were startled and ran to the other side of the lake.
As soon as those people left, Lin Qi immediately grabbed Cao Zheng and came down from the tree. They did not dare to stop and quickly fled the place.
Less than five minutes after Lin Qi and Cao Zheng left, the men returned to the sycamore tree.
"We fell into a trap by making a feint to the east and attacking in the west."
"Someone should be here to pick us up. Let's give chase. We might be able to catch a whole nest of them."
"Search separately and call our people along."
"............"
Lin Qi took Cao Zheng and sped all the way. In the darkness, Cao Zheng could only feel the sound of wind whistling in his ears, and then he could not see anything.
Who was pulling him away?
Why should he help himself?
At this time, Cao Zheng didn't know that the person who was leading him to run was Lin Qi, and he didn't know that the person who was leading him up and down the trees was actually a woman.
After all, who would have thought that a woman could climb trees better than a man and run faster than a man!
The door creaked open and closed again. Lin Qi let go of Cao Zheng's hand and strode towards the room, ignoring Cao Zheng who was leaning on his knees and gasping for breath.
"I brought someone back with me. Go and receive him." Lin Qi said quickly, "I still have to go out to get the bluestone."
Didn’t you say you wouldn’t meddle in other people’s business? Why did you bring him back so late at night?
Xu Hexiao was a little confused when he saw the sudden appearance of someone in his house. How could he meet him in the middle of the night?
Lin Qi didn't explain and went out again.
She spent twenty minutes to bring back a few large pieces of green stone. She placed the stones in the yard. It was dark, and she was a bit reckless in her actions, relying on the fact that Cao Zheng couldn't see.
Cao Zheng took a long breath and was a little surprised when he saw Xu Hexiao, but he didn't bother to ask more questions. He had just run too fast and too intensely, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
The one who stayed at home was Xu Hexiao, so the one who saved him and brought him all the way back must be his sister-in-law Lin Qi?
Cao Zheng was extremely surprised. This brother-in-law was no ordinary person.
Xu Hexiao started a fire. Cao Zheng's back was soaked with sweat, and after running all the way, his lips were frozen purple, his teeth were chattering, and he almost threw himself into the fire.
"Have you eaten?" Xu Hexiao asked.
Cao Zheng wanted to say that he had eaten, but his stomach rumbled at the right moment. His face turned red and he said very embarrassedly, "No need to bother. I'll go home and eat later."
"There are a lot of people patrolling outside, and there are people at the entrance of every alley. You may not be able to go back tonight." Lin Qi said.
Cao Zheng's expression changed, and then he smiled bitterly, "Then I'll trouble He Xiao and my sister-in-law to take me in for one night."
"I can take you in. But, tell me clearly what you did, speculation and profiteering?" Xu Hexiao asked.
"I'm not engaging in any speculation or profiteering. I'm just helping the black market by being a lookout for two dollars a night." Cao Zhengdao said. He was so short of money that he had to make this decision. He didn't expect to fail on the first night.
Xu Hexiao had a complicated expression. He didn't expect this result. "You can stay here tonight. I'll cook you a bowl of noodles."
"I'll go move a bed over." Lin Qi said.
There were no extra beds at home, so Lin Qi used vines to make a single bed that was one meter wide and nine meters long. The foot of the bed was made of two thick vines, and there were guardrails around the bed, so it could be used for the children to sleep on weekdays.
Lin Qi was making the bed in the bedroom when Xu Hexiao happened to walk in. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Very fast."
"Are the noodles cooked?" Lin Qi asked.
Xu Hexiao hummed and cooked a big pot full of noodles, eggs and vegetables. He was worried that Cao Zheng would feel embarrassed to eat too much if he was there, so he left the kitchen under the pretext of moving the bed.
"Should the bed be put in the kitchen or the study?" Lin Qi asked. There was still room in the kitchen, but letting guests sleep in the kitchen was obviously not a good way to entertain guests.
"Let's go to the study. Put a quilt and a blanket on the bed, and I'll help you move the bed to the study." Xu Hexiao said.
When Xu Hexiao returned to the kitchen, Cao Zheng had already finished a large pot of noodles and washed the pot.
"Are you full?" Xu Hexiao asked.
"I'm full." Cao Zheng smiled a little embarrassedly, "Don't worry about you making fun of me, He Xiao, this is probably the most filling meal I've had in the past two months."
Even though this is the capital, there are still many hungry families. Especially for people like him, who have no formal job and have to support two people, they often eat one meal and go hungry the next.
Xu Hexiao didn't laugh, "I used to be hungry often."
Because of hunger and overwork, he was only 1.6 meters tall at the age of 16. If he hadn't met Qiqi, he would probably never have grown to 1.7 meters in his life.
Cao Zheng looked at Xu Hexiao's tall figure, but he didn't believe it, thinking that he was just comforting himself.
"It's getting late. I'll take Brother Cao to rest. You can stay here tonight and leave tomorrow." Xu Hexiao said.
Cao Zheng felt even more embarrassed, "Sorry to bother you then."
After Xu Hexiao sent Cao Zheng to the study, he left a flashlight with Cao Zheng and went back to sleep.
Cao Zheng shone the flashlight towards the bed, thinking that with such a high guardrail, it must be the bed of his nephews and nieces. He touched the thick quilt and the soft rabbit fur, "It should be very warm to sleep on it, right?"
After a full meal, Cao Zheng felt tired and sleepy. He lay on the one-meter-wide single bed and had the most comfortable sleep in the past few months.
Maybe it was because the quilt and blanket were too warm, or maybe it was because he was full, Cao Zheng slept until dawn the next day. He didn't wake up because of hunger or cold, but because he was full.
Seeing that it was dawn outside, he got up in a hurry, put on his clothes in a hurry, and hurried out of the room.
"He Xiao, sister-in-law, I have to go sweep the streets and come back in the evening." Cao Zhengdao.
"Wait a minute." Xu Hexiao stopped him and handed him a lunch box. "I've prepared your portion of breakfast. Take it and eat it."
Cao Zheng felt the warm lunch box and felt warm in his heart. He did not refuse. "I'll bring the lunch box here in the evening and bring it together with yesterday's."
"No rush." Xu Hexiao said, "Let's talk about it when you are free that day."
Cao Zheng nodded, put the lunch box in his arms, and strode away.
Cao Zheng went to Zhao Hanshuang's narrow room again, but the door of the room was closed.
Seeing this, he went to the nearby street and saw Zhao Hanshuang sweeping the floor. Next to Zhao Hanshuang was an auntie wearing a red armband. This auntie was from the street office and was educating Zhao Hanshuang with a stern face.
He had seen this scene countless times, and every time he saw it, he could do nothing except feel powerless. At first, he foolishly helped her, but what he ended up with was those people bullying her even more.
Later, he dared not do anything.
Cao Zheng looked for a while, then turned and left, walking towards home.
Cao Zheng and a group of people lived in a large courtyard. His house had only one narrow room, which was 2.6 meters wide and 8 meters long. It was divided into two rooms. His grandmother lived in the inner room and he lived in the outer room. Near the door, there was a chest of drawers, a small dining table, and three chairs. Two of the chairs were usually reserved for people to sit on, and one chair was piled with miscellaneous items.
His grandmother was pasting envelopes on the table.
"Grandma, have you had breakfast?" Cao Zheng put the lunch box on the table.
"I've eaten. There are two sweet potatoes in the pot. Grandma left them for you. You didn't come back last night. Where did you go?" Grandma looked at her grandson and wondered if he was staying with Zhao girl.
"I slept at a friend's house. This breakfast was also given to me by my friend. Grandma, I'll go get some water for you to wash your hands. Please eat with me for a while." Cao Zheng said as he took a wooden basin from under the cabinet and walked out of the room.
"I've eaten and don't want to eat anymore. You can eat it yourself." said grandma.
Cao Zheng had already gone outside and didn't listen to her.
There is a well in the yard, and the well and the kitchen are shared. It is now ten o'clock in the morning. Everyone has already had breakfast and few people need water. Cao Zheng does not need to queue up and takes a basin of water back.
The well water in winter is warm and steaming.
"Grandma, hurry up and wash, otherwise the water will get cold." Cao Zheng urged. Seeing that grandma didn't move, he simply grabbed grandma's hand and put it into the water.
Grandma Cao looked helpless, but she was happy in her heart.
Although life is hard, her grandson is filial, so she doesn't think it's that hard. It's just her grandson's marriage, oh, forget it, don't think about it.
"Grandma, this is an egg pancake. It's so delicious." Cao Zheng took a pancake and handed it to his grandma.
"Wow, there are so many egg pancakes, at least more than a dozen. Why did you take so many of them?" Grandma Cao asked curiously.
"This was packed by He Xiao and my brother and sister-in-law. I didn't look closely and just took it and left in a hurry." Cao Zhengdao said without telling his grandmother that he also took a full lunch box like this yesterday morning.
"Your friend is so real. When did you become friends? Why haven't I heard you mention this name before?" The grandmother was curious. Her grandson's friends stopped coming to his house after he lost his job. Where did this friend come from?
Cao Zheng talked about what happened in front of the department store two days ago, and also talked about Zhao Hanshuang being injured, but he did not mention that he was chased by the red armbands and Lin Qi saved him.
"They are good people," said Grandma Cao, chewing the egg pancake carefully. "They are also good at cooking. This pancake is better than any other I've ever eaten."
Cao Zheng nodded, "The food at He Xiao and my brother's house is very delicious."
"Even if it's delicious, you can't always eat there. These days, everyone is short of food. You can't be so ignorant." Grandma Cao said with a stern face.
Cao Zheng agreed and said, "Okay, I understand. I plan to go to the suburbs later and catch some small fish and shrimps and send them over."
It is winter now, and the water in many rivers and lakes is about to dry up, so it is easy to catch fish. Many people go out of the city to catch fish every day, and there are people going there in their yard.
There was nothing at home, and the only gift he could think of for Xu Hexiao and his wife was to go to the river and catch some fish and shrimp.
Grandma Cao agreed with Cao Zheng's approach, "Sure. Add more water and try to keep the fish and shrimp alive so they are fresh."
"Grandma, I know."
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