Chapter 163: Heaven and Earth Net
In the blink of an eye, Taotao watched the two people pass by her.
She held Honghong's hand tightly, lowered her head and ordered: "Honghong, did you see those two people? The one wearing a blue cotton coat and a black dress?"
Honghong looked back and nodded.
"Let's go back, you squeeze in between them, and then I'll pull you back... okay?" Taotao said.
Honghong didn't understand why this happened.
But she, like her parents and the villagers, thought that whatever Taotao said was right.
So Honghong turned around, quickly squeezed forward, and squeezed directly between the two men.
There were a lot of people here at the moment, and Taotao was afraid of getting separated from Honghong, so she followed closely behind Honghong.
Seeing Hong Hong squeeze in between the two people——
She pretended to be Honghong's parent, grabbed Honghong, acted like her own naughty child, and said, "...Hey, where are you going!"
She forcibly pulled Honghong back from between the two men.
At the same time, Taotao quickly sent several waves of spiritual energy to the two people——
All this was done without anyone noticing.
The two were hit hard by Honghong, and Honghong was grabbed by Taotao and pulled back...
All they could see clearly was that the person who bumped into them was a skinny and short kid of about five or six years old, and they couldn't even see Taotao's appearance! They didn't even notice the spiritual power waves that Tao Taoxu bounced off them.
So they complained.
"How uneducated! You won't even apologize for bumping into someone?"
"They are indeed an inferior race!"
At this time, Taotao was not far away from them and heard their complaints clearly. She had a sneer on her lips and her eyes were as cold as ice.
——Putting aside the history of modern aggression, now you are still going to other people’s land to cause trouble, and you still have the nerve to criticize other people’s education? Calling others an inferior race?
Taotao pulled Honghong away quickly and found Song Zhi and Jiang Hongzhi.
There happened to be two vendors nearby, one selling candied haws and the other selling fried sweet potato cakes... So the children from the Song and Jiang families all gathered in front of the frying pan, watching the vendors frying sweet potato cakes, and they all licked their lips.
Taotao took out five yuan and handed it to Honghong, "... Honghong, take this money and buy some snacks. Remember, no matter what you buy, each person gets one portion, except for your Junjun and my Xiao Momo! Also, you can't leave here... Everyone must hold hands, understand?"
Honghong also wanted to eat, but she didn't dare to take the money Taotao handed over, so she turned to look at her father.
Jiang Hongzhi, "Taotao, don't spend money, they don't want to eat!"
Tao Tao didn't have time to be polite with him, so she said, "This is the money given by Sister Chunni!"
Jiang Hongzhi shut up.
He and Zhou Chunni have been married for several years, how could they not know about their family's financial situation? There was no way the wife would take out such a huge sum of money as five dollars to buy snacks for the children.
Most likely Taotao was using Chunni's name.
Taotao stuffed the money into Honghong's hand and said, "Go quickly! Keep an eye on your brothers."
Honghong hesitated for a while, took the money, and said, "Thank you, Aunt Taozi!" Then she asked her brothers to hold hands tightly. She also held Xiao Feibai's hand personally and took them to buy food.
Tao Tao pulled Song Zhi, who was holding little Chi Mo, aside and said, "Song Zhi, something's wrong!"
Song Zhi looked at her anxious expression and his expression became serious. "What's going on?"
Taotao took a deep breath, calmed herself down as quickly as possible, and told Song Zhi truthfully what she had just heard the two Japanese talk in the crowd.
Song Zhi was stunned.
Tao Tao said: "Song Zhi, their target is you!"
She continued, "Is it because we have a satellite city here that we attract spies? Song Zhi, you are the only one who works on aerospace engines! And I am the only one... Three months ago, when Fang Ying came to me to ask about your work, I blurted out that you were working on solar energy!"
Song Zhi didn't not understand, he just couldn't believe it. After a long while, he said, "Fang, Fang Ying? Are you talking about... Liu Xiaoxuan?"
"Song Zhi! We don't know whether the problem is with Fang Ying or Liu Xiaoxuan, but we can't just sit there and wait for death! You have to deal with this matter immediately. Right now! You have to arrange it immediately! Catch those two stupid spies... At the very least, let the relevant departments pay attention to them, and then you can consider our safety! Song Zhi, national interests are no small matter!" Taotao growled at him.
Song Zhi woke up with a start.
——Is it really like Taotao said? Then he has been targeted by spies! And based on what Taotao heard, the Japanese spies are likely to attack him again!
In other words…
Could it be that Taotao and her son are also in danger? !
The violence in Song Zhi suddenly erupted.
He woke up the baby Xiao Chimo who was sleeping soundly on his chest.
Tao Tao untied the baby carrier tied to Song Zhi, hugged the child, and motioned Song Zhi to put the baby carrier around her, saying: "Go and deal with it first... Report to the superiors, find someone to protect you, me and the child, and find a way to expose the conspiracy of those bad guys!"
"I'll take the children and Brother Jiang back to where we live first. By the way, the two Japanese spies are about thirty years old, one wearing a blue cotton coat and the other wearing a black woolen windbreaker. Both of their arms are injured. They must be receiving treatment at the County People's Hospital now. You should go quickly..." Taotao urged.
Song Zhi hesitated for a while, "I'll take you back first."
Taotao: "You..."
She sighed.
Forget it. If I don't let him escort her to a safe area, I don't think he will feel at ease.
After a while, Honghong came back with her brothers.
Each child held a string of candied haws, a portion of fried sweet potato cake, and each bought a dough figurine and a large bag of roasted melon seeds and peanuts... In the end, they returned the remaining money to Taotao.
Tao Tao and Song Zhi suppressed their anxiety——
They both chose to hide it from Jiang Hongzhi.
So the three adults led the children back to the boarding house.
At this time, Zhou Chunni had already collected 150 kilograms of cotton. Seeing that all the children were carrying so much food, she scolded them, "Oh, Taotao, you are really like the reclining Buddha in Xiangshan - you are so wasteful! Even if you want to buy something, just buy a bag of roasted melon seeds. Why are you giving them all this?"
Tao Tao smiled and didn't bother to talk to her. She turned to Song Zhi and said, "Okay, if you have something to do, go and do it! I've been walking for so long today... I'm tired and don't want to move anymore. I'll just chat with Sister Chunni here for a while."
Song Zhi then nodded, looked at her worriedly, and left.
Zhou Chunni excitedly called Jiang Hongzhi to come over and look at the cotton she and Taotao had bought. "Boss, look! Here are 150 kilograms of cotton. We have 100 kilograms, and Taotao has 50 kilograms... With our 100 kilograms of cotton, you and I can each make a large cotton-padded jacket, weighing four kilograms of cotton, and Honghong and the second and third children can each make one weighing two kilograms of cotton!"
"Then we can make two ten-pound quilts and a thick quilt for each of their siblings... That's it, there's still plenty! Enough to make a few more mattresses! Oh, we can really have a warm winter this year." Zhou Chunni said happily.
Taotao also said with a smile: "There are also cotton seeds! The picked cotton seeds can be pressed into cottonseed oil... However, the cottonseed oil we squeeze out using traditional methods is not pure enough to be used for cooking or eating, but it can be used as lamp oil. The cottonseed residue after pressing the oil is the best feed for ducks and fish..."
Zhou Chunni's eyes lit up, and she turned to Jiang Hongzhi and said, "Boss! Let's plant more cotton next year!"
Jiang Hongzhi asked Taotao, "Taotao, can we raise sheep next year?"
Taotao thought about it and shook her head. "It's still not possible in the short term. There's not enough forage supply... By the way, what was the survival rate of the trees you planted last year?"
Speaking of this, Jiang Hongzhi frowned, "The survival rate is only 40%! The year Chunni and I first came, we planted 100 trees, and only about 20 survived the next year. Gradually, we were able to increase the number to 20 to 30, and then to more than 30. Now, we can barely survive 40 trees... It's too difficult!"
Tao Tao comforted him, "As long as you get stronger every year, that's fine."
Then he asked, "By the way, don't we have two production teams in our village? A few days ago, Lan Caizhu came to me and said that their second team also wanted to build a greenhouse. What do you think?"
The production team leader of the second brigade was a local, a woman with an extremely strong and aggressive personality, named Lan Caizhu.
When Taotao first arrived in Lingxi, Lan Caizhu looked down on her. She always felt that Taotao looked weak and would definitely not stay here for long.
So no matter what Taotao organized a large group of people to do, Lan Caizhu treated it as a joke.
——Until a large group of villagers collectively became illiterate and could write their own names and addresses in just one winter vacation, and everyone's conversation suddenly became civilized and polite,
——Until a group of villagers built an ugly shed and raised ducks and fish.
—Until a large group of men and women were clearing the land and composting it while planting trees and potatoes,
——After a large group of villagers harvested potatoes, they actually planted another crop of potatoes on the wasteland that had just been reclaimed and fertilized, and also planted some other crops at the same time.
——Until the villagers of the first brigade harvested all kinds of fresh vegetables in the small greenhouse and distributed them to the relatives and friends of the second brigade,
——Until a large group of villagers harvested the second crop of potatoes and other crops,
…
Lan Caizhu couldn't sit still anymore.
So a few days ago, she came to Taotao with a very humble attitude and asked if she could also guide the second team to build a greenhouse? It would be best if Taotao could also give some guidance on planting other crops.
Taotao has wanted to do this for a long time.
Not for any other reason, just because the people in the Second Brigade were also starving.
There are now two production teams in one village. The first team led by Jiang Hongzhi has an obviously higher production level than the second team, and the villagers live a better life.
The people in the two production teams in a village are basically relatives.
Most people want their loved ones to live a good life.
After hearing what Tao Tao said, Jiang Hongzhi said, "I have no objection! If they are willing to do it, then that's the best. We are all from the same village. Our first brigade can have enough food this year, but their second brigade is still hungry like last year!"
Taotao felt relieved.
Jiang Hongzhi looked at Taotao and sized her up.
——Did something happen? Taotao's thoughts jump too much. They were originally talking about cotton, and then they moved on to cotton seeds... That would have been fine, but he asked her about raising sheep, and she suddenly asked him about planting trees, and then the topic jumped to Lan Caizhu from the Second Brigade...
Think about it again, why did Song Zhi suddenly go out with a worried look on his face?
Taotao's attention is not focused...
Jiang Hongzhi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, okay, we've been out for so long and we're tired. Let's go back to the house and rest!"
It's a little after four in the afternoon.
Jiang Hongzhi said to Tao Tao again: "Taozi, what do you want to eat for dinner? I'll go out and buy it. Let's not go out."
Taotao took out another five yuan and handed it to Jiang Hongzhi, "Brother, give the money to the landlord's old lady and ask her to help cook a meal for us. We have many children in both families, so ask her to buy a chicken and cook it in soup, and then weigh two pounds of meat and chop it up and stir-fry it with other vegetables... Don't go out either."
Jiang Hongzhi hesitated for a moment and took the five dollars Taotao handed over.
He knew something must have happened.
Otherwise Taotao wouldn't have hinted to him not to go out.
Only Zhou Chunni didn't realize anything from beginning to end. She was just happily guarding her newly bought cotton, and then chatting with her children about this and that.
Jiang Hongzhi went to find the landlady, gave her the money, and asked her to buy chickens and meat.
The old lady was so happy!
Of course, after spending five dollars on chicken and meat, there wasn't much left, but the whole family could also have a good meal. How could they not be happy?
The old lady ran out to buy vegetables and meat. When she returned to the yard, she grumbled unhappily:
"What's going on? Suddenly there are so many people surrounding our yard. When I asked them what they were doing, they didn't say anything and told me to talk less..."
Jiang Hongzhi: Something really happened!
Taotao breathed a sigh of relief: That’s great, Song Zhi must have already made arrangements, so the relevant departments have sent people to protect her and the children!
Zhou Chunni ran over to find Taotao, and pulled her out with a smile, "Taozi, let's go. Let's go shopping before we eat! I also need to buy some cloth! It's best if it's homemade cotton cloth! I need cloth for cotton-padded clothes, cotton seeds, and bedding... Let's go! You're so good at bargaining, you must help me today..."
Taotao and Jiang Hongzhi both objected.
Jiang Hongzhi thought of a solution in a hurry, "Go and keep an eye on the landlord's old lady, lest she doesn't know how to cook and waste our chicken soup! Also, get something for our little Junjun to eat, a steamed egg or a piece of tofu would be nice..."
Then he glanced at Tao Tao and said to Zhou Chunni, "If the old lady doesn't have eggs or tofu at home, don't go out. Give her money and ask her to buy some."
Tao Tao also said, "Sister Chunni, I...I didn't wear the right shoes today. After walking for a while, my feet hurt. Let me take a break! Let Song Zhi go buy some cloth when he comes back!"
Jiang Hongzhi became more and more certain of his guess.
Zhou Chunni didn't suspect anything and turned around to watch the landlady cook.
Around six o'clock in the evening, Song Zhi came back.
It just so happened that the old landlady had just finished cooking the last dish and invited everyone to eat.
The old lady stewed an old hen into a big pot of tender meat in a borrowed pressure cooker. Each child drank two big bowls of the delicious yellow chicken soup, and all of them were smiling happily.
The spicy green beans and minced meat dish is both spicy and delicious, and goes well with rice. Everyone was sweating while eating it.
Taotao can't eat anything that spicy.
But the old lady also made a bowl of home-cooked black fungus, scallion and tofu, which was also very delicious, and Taotao ate a lot.
After dinner, Zhou Chunni came to Taotao again and asked to go shopping.
Song Zhi declined, but Tao Tao smiled and said to Zhou Chunni, "Sister Chunni, how about this...you and Brother Jiang go out for a walk, and Honghong and I will stay at home to take care of the children for you! Buy whatever you want, and don't forget to bring us some delicious food when you come back!"
Zhou Chunni didn't understand.
But then she thought, she and Jiang Hongzhi have been married for seven or eight years, and they have never gone out for a proper stroll...
She had already agreed in her heart, but she still felt a little reluctant, so she came to Taotao and said, "Hey, let's go together. How can we not go shopping after entering the city?"
Tao Tao added: "My soles are still hurting! Oh, by the way, Sister Chunni, can you buy something for me?"
Zhou Chunni heard that Taotao's feet were still hurting, so she didn't force her. "Then do you want me to buy you a pair of soft-soled shoes?"
Taotao smiled and shook her head, "Buy me some..."
Then he said a lot of things.
Most of them were snacks and some common Chinese medicines that Taotao would use to make soup, soak in water, and sometimes soak her feet. She also needed four live laying hens, and some needles, thread, insoles, and other things...
Zhou Chunni agreed without any hesitation. She told her daughter Honghong and left with Jiang Hongzhi.
The living standard in the city is still better than that in the countryside.
There is electric light in the landlady's yard.
So, Honghong brought her two younger brothers, Xiao Feibai, the landlady's two grandsons and one grandson... seven or eight children of similar ages played in the yard. Taotao and Song Zhi were holding little Chimo and watching Zhou Chunni's youngest son Junjun.
While everyone's attention was not on this side, Tao Tao quietly asked Song Zhi, "I heard that there is someone outside guarding the yard where we live?"
Song Zhi nodded, "There was no time to find anyone, so we directly transferred the nearby armed police and asked them to wear plain clothes to guard the area first... The people who will come to pick us up tomorrow will also be replaced by people from the legion."
After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "Tomorrow, agents from the National Security Bureau will come to see you with a letter of introduction. Their ostensible identities are from the Agricultural Research Institute. They are your colleagues and assistants... They will stay here with you until this matter is resolved."
Tao Tao asked: "When will it be over?"
Song Zhi, "From what I heard from the higher-ups, they might be planning a long-term plan for this matter. It would be great if the problem can be solved within one or two years... Even I was told to treat Liu Xiaoxuan the way I should, so you should do the same. Your assistant will tell you the details in the future."
Taotao nodded.
After a pause, Song Zhi said softly: "I don't believe Liu Xiaoxuan is that kind of person."
Tao Tao comforted Song Zhi, "I guess he was also kept in the dark."
Song Zhi sighed.
Tao Tao asked him again, "Did they catch the two Japanese spies in the hospital?"
Song Zhi finally smiled. "Speaking of this, I really have to give you a great credit! I heard that they did find the two people with injured arms in the county hospital. But they pretended not to know each other. One went to the emergency department and the other went to the surgery department... Based on what you said about their appearance, clothing, and injuries, our people quickly locked on to them."
"Precisely because these two have legal identities and are people from government agencies in Lingxi County, the Ministry of State Security feels that the problem is very serious and has decided to play the long game and fish for big fish. They must dig this gang out in its entirety!" Song Zhi said in a low voice.
Taotao nodded repeatedly.
After thinking for a while, she asked again: "Those two...did they know that you entered the city and wanted to harm you in the city?"
This is what Taotao is most worried about.
Song Zhi shook his head. "It depends on the investigation and assessment of the National Security Bureau, but I think they have found out the whereabouts of those two guys. They haven't left the city recently or seen anyone suspicious. I can only say that it was just a coincidence that they met you... As for why they spoke Japanese outside, it might be because they were careless and thought that no one in this small town would understand them. Who knew they would meet you..."
Since Song Zhi's life was not in danger, Taotao felt relieved.
At night, when Jiang Hongzhi and Zhou Chunni came back carrying large and small bags...
Taotao saw that the couple looked affectionate and their faces were flushed?
Zhou Chunni gave Taotao what she wanted, but she saw Taotao looking like she was smiling but not laughing. She blushed and scolded, "Why are you smiling like that?"
Taotao stretched out her slender hand, palm up, as if asking for something, and said playfully, "You promised to bring us some delicious food when you come back. Where is the delicious food?"
Zhou Chunni was stunned and patted her head, "Oh, I forgot!"
Taotao laughed, "Love has ruined my mind!"
Zhou Chunni was both ashamed and angry. She turned around and stomped her feet, forcing Jiang Hongzhi to go out and weigh a few pounds of glutinous rice noodles and a few pounds of sugar-roasted chestnuts before she gave up.
Taotao was very happy eating the hot and fragrant sugar-roasted chestnuts.
The next morning, Taotao sent Song Zhi out to the market to buy a few pounds of pork and a large bag of steamed buns.
The old landlady felt a little guilty about eating Taotao’s chicken soup and meat yesterday. Hearing that Taotao and Zhou Chunni were from the south, the old lady got up before dawn and cooked a big pot of rice porridge for Taotao to eat, and also fried some pickled mustard for Taotao to eat with the porridge...
Taotao thanked the old lady and gave her some of the buns and steamed buns that Song Zhi had bought.
The Song and Jiang families each had a meat bun and a plump white steamed bun, and drank a big bowl of white rice porridge with pickled mustard. It was so delicious!
After breakfast, a transport truck arrived and two strong men came in to look for Song Zhi.
Song Zhi went out and talked to the two men for a few words, and then six or seven big men came in all of a sudden, helping to carry all the things bought by the two families out of the yard and directly put them into the bed of the transport truck.
Zhou Chunni felt a little strange: Didn’t we agree to leave at noon? She wants to go shopping on the street again today!
But seeing that Jiang Hongzhi quickly accepted it and cooperated with the men in moving things, he even allowed them to carry the children onto the truck bed...
Zhou Chunni didn't say anything either.
So the two families got on the truck together.
In addition to the Song and Jiang families, there were seven or eight young and strong men squatting in the truck.
Zhou Chunni asked a few questions and the other party said that he was from a nearby military corps. He heard that some fellow villagers wanted to hitchhike to Lingxi Oasis. Since they were going the same way, they decided to give the Song and Jiang families a ride.
The logic is perfect.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, the transport truck arrived at the oasis.
Taotao couldn't help but sigh at the quick response of the relevant departments!
——Because there were already two young people, a man and a woman, dressed like intellectuals, sitting on the steps in front of the entrance of the research station with cross-body bags on their backs. At their feet were each a pair of bedding tied up in a tic-tac-toe grid, luggage, a kettle, and even an enamel washbasin.
When they saw Taotao, they quickly stood up and took out a letter of introduction with an official seal from their pockets.
During the two days when Taotao and Jiang Hongzhi were not in Oasis, Xiao Qingjuan helped with practical exercises and recorded diaries.
Seeing Taotao coming back, Xiao Qingjuan hurried over and said to her, "Feifei's mom, these two comrades said they came to see you to report... I told them that you didn't tell me when you left that someone would come to see you, so I didn't dare let them into the research station."
Taotao patted Xiao Qingjuan's shoulder happily and said sincerely: "Thank you, Niuniu's mother! They are my new colleagues. They said they would come to help me soon. I didn't expect them to come so early, so I didn't tell you..."
Xiao Qingjuan said, "That's all right! Oh, I still have to go to the duck pond, we'll see you later."
The young man handed the letter of introduction to Taotao.
Taotao noticed that the letter of introduction had the names of a young man and a young woman written on it. The man was called Yu Bai and the woman was called Zheng Yamei. The letter of introduction stated concisely: Our office is sending Comrades Yu Bai and Zheng Yamei to your office on official business. Please allow them to act in a convenient manner. The stamping unit is "Lingxi County Forestry Bureau".
Tao Tao, Song Zhi and the young couple looked at each other knowingly, and then entered the research station together.
Song Zhi winked at Taotao and pouted at Xiao Feibai and Niuniu.
——Niuniu usually accompanies Xiao Feibai. These two days, Xiao Feibai went to the city with his father, mother and brother. Niuniu had nothing to do so she followed her mother. Now that Xiao Feibai is back, Niu Niu starts playing with Xiao Feibai.
Taotao understood and made up an excuse to send the two children out.
Song Zhi closed the door and patrolled the research station to make sure there was no one there. Then he walked into the office and nodded to everyone.
Yu Bai said to Tao Tao: "Comrade Bai Tao Tao, hello! The organization asked me to protect you. I usually listen to you, and I hope you can teach me some professional knowledge so that I can look like a real person. When encountering an emergency, please listen to me. I will do my best to protect your safety."
Taotao quickly thanked Yu Bai and looked at him.
——Yu Bai looked to be around 27 or 28 years old, with a very short crew cut. He has a thin build and extremely sharp eyes. In the mid-October weather, Taotao had already put on a shirt, wool vest and coat, but Yu Bai was still wearing a long-sleeved white shirt. His arm muscles bulged under the sleeves, making him look like a martial artist.
Then Taotao looked at Zheng Yamei again.
Zheng Yamei looks to be about the same age as Taotao. She is thin but has a round face and a pretty appearance, which makes it easy for people to like her.
Zheng Yamei also said to Taotao: "Hello, Comrade Bai Taotao, the purpose of the organization sending me here is to contact the target person Fang Ying on your behalf. Next, we may need to discuss how to successfully make Fang Ying interested in me..."
Taotao was very surprised after hearing what Zheng Yamei said.
But on second thought -
That's right, she is a novice in this area, and the more she talks, the more mistakes she makes. This kind of professional deception should be left to professionals.
So the four of them discussed it in whispers.
Song Zhi took Yu Bai to see the survival cellar he had dug for Taotao, and Yu Bai was very impressed.
Taotao discussed Fang Ying with Zheng Yamei:
"Fang Ying and I have never gotten along well. Before, my mother was here to take care of me during my confinement... My mother is very powerful, so Fang Ying should be afraid of her. Now my mother has returned to her hometown. If she stays in the satellite city and can't find out about Song Zhi's situation... According to my estimation, as soon as she hears that my mother is not here, she will definitely come to find me."
Then Tao Tao suggested to Zheng Yamei, "If you want to quickly connect with Fang Ying, the best way is to... stand on the same front with Fang Ying."
Zheng Yamei was extremely smart and understood it immediately.
She blinked at Taotao and said sarcastically, "Really? I think what you said makes sense... What's wrong with Bai Taotao? Isn't she just a little prettier? But so what? Can being pretty be used to make a living? Humph, I've seen prettier people than her, and I've never seen anyone as arrogant as this..."
After a pause, Zheng Yamei said sourly, "Hey, tell me, Bai Taotao can't have all the good things in the world, right? How did she get her master's degree? There are so many high-level intellectuals in Satellite City, but not many of them have a master's degree. How could she, a farmer, pass the exam so easily? Humph, it must be that Song Zhi used his connections and opened a back door for her! It's fine if we don't investigate this matter, it's good for you, me, and everyone else! If we investigate... we'll be in big trouble!"
Taotao laughed, "That's the taste!"
As a result, Zheng Yamei's expression changed, and she said pitifully: "Sister Bai, I'm so sorry... Can you forgive me again? I was really careless this time, next time! Next time I will definitely follow the procedures and rules..."
Tao Tao suppressed her laughter and said, "Xiao Zheng, this is a stupid mistake! How could you——"
Zheng Yamei was about to cry, "Sister Bai, this is indeed my fault, I'm sorry! Please, please consider that I have worked hard even though I have no merits... Woo, if I am punished, my family will never accept it! After all, they have tried their best to support me, but I... Sister Bai, please let me go!"
Tao Tao exclaimed, "Your performance is so realistic! I almost believed it!"
Zheng Yamei chuckled, and her expression and tone returned to normal. "Thank you for your affirmation of my work!"
After they got a little familiar with each other, Taotao began to settle them down.
——Zheng Yamei moved into the house where Shi Yuxi and Tang Liren had lived before; Yu Bai moved into the warehouse where Deng Gaoyun and Aunt Hu had lived before.
Then Song Zhi took the time to tidy up Taotao's room, and put the two small beds he had built before into the room, leaning against the corner...
Yu Bai came to help Song Zhi.
Taotao carried Xiao Chimo on her back to cook, and Zheng Yamei hurried over to help her.
However, Zheng Yamei had only just arrived on her first day, and she was too embarrassed to rush to cook, so she told Taotao that she could help look after the children.
But Taotao had just finished cooking one dish when Xiao Chimo pooped and immediately started crying out of grievance!
Zheng Yamei was at a loss.
Taotao handed the spatula to Zheng Yamei and said, "It's done when it's cooked!" Then she carried her son to deal with it.
Zheng Yamei prepared the meal with trepidation.
Later, when the four big kids and two small ones were having dinner together, Zheng Yamei discovered that Taotao's stir-fried bitter melon, beans and eggplant was very delicious even though it was all vegetarian. The taste of the potato chips and pork slices she made was hard to describe... Even though there was meat, it was extremely unpalatable.
But Taotao and Song Zhi continued to eat without showing any dislike for the taste of the fried potato chips with meat.
Even Xiao Feibai and Niu Niu showed surprised and dazed expressions after taking the first bite of this dish. Then he immediately looked at Taotao and Song Zhi, and saw that they ate the dish without changing their expressions...
Xiao Feibai and Niuniu also accepted it calmly.
Zheng Yamei breathed a sigh of relief for some unknown reason.
Song Zhi stayed in the oasis for another two days and then set off back to the satellite city.
Just as Taotao expected, Fang Ying was shocked when she heard that Tang Liren had returned to her hometown?
Only one day later, she arrived at the oasis on a water truck from the satellite city.
The first time Taotao saw Fang Ying, she felt that Fang Ying was different from before.
——Fang Ying cut her hair short and had it permed, looking energetic and fashionable. It was only October and the weather was only cool but not cold. Fang Ying had a silk scarf tied around her neck. Looking again, I saw that she was wearing two women's watches on her wrists, one Shanghai brand and one Chunlei brand.
The most important thing is: Fang Ying’s face is as white as snow. As Taotao approaches her, she smells a very familiar fragrance.
That is... the unique aroma of Xie Fuxiang duck egg powder!
Looking at Fang Ying's weird outfit, and then looking at her stiffly and awkwardly looking at her watch ten times every minute, afraid that Tao Tao didn't see the two watches on her wrist...
Taotao really decided to ignore her.
What happened when Fang Ying saw Taotao ignored her two watches?
She couldn't stand this grievance, so she asked Taotao directly, "Hey Bai Taotao, what time is it now?"
Before Tao Tao could answer, Zheng Yamei ran over and said "Wow" exaggeratedly, pointing at Fang Ying's wrist with two watches, and said, "Oh my God, you actually have two watches?"
Fang Ying felt relieved all of a sudden, and said coquettishly, "Oh, that's nothing!" She put down her wrists contentedly and covered the two watches with her sleeves, treating them like precious watches.
Suddenly, she looked Zheng Yamei up and down, and asked in confusion: "Who are you?"
Zheng Yamei immediately introduced herself to Fang Ying, "Hello, comrade. My name is Zheng Yamei. I am newly transferred to the research station. Comrade, your watch..."
Tao Tao did not forget to act and interrupted Zheng Yamei's chattering at the right time, "Okay, okay, go back to work! You do nothing all day long but talk too much!"
Zheng Yamei’s acting is also good.
She seemed to be hit hard, her face turned pale instantly, and she looked like she wanted to cry. She took a step back and said aggrievedly, "Sister Bai, I'm sorry... I, I just, just..."
"Let's record today's data first!" Taotao said with a straight face.
Zheng Yamei left with a pouty look on her face.
Fang Ying's eyes rolled and she was delighted.
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