"The first team of Qingyang Brigade," Qiao Qiqi deliberately stated accurately, and then asked, "Will you be coming to our village to conduct inspections?"
"Do you really want us to come?" The woman seemed to notice the expectation in her eyes and was somewhat surprised. "I think that although the people here seem to welcome us on the surface, they probably don't really want us to come to your village for inspection."
"No, that's not true! I really hope you'll come!"
If people come, she will take Chenchen to see them from a distance; it would be great if they could get to know each other.
Seeing the sincerity in her eyes, the woman seemed to believe her and nodded with a smile, "Okay, then I'll talk to Director Sun. Whether I go or not depends on his decision."
Qiao Qiqi quickly asked, "Is Director Sun the injured person inside? You called him Director Sun, so is he the director of some bureau? What's his name?"
Seeing her anxious expression, the woman paused for a moment, a hint of doubt in her eyes.
Why are you asking this?
Qiao Qiqi realized that she had been too excited, so she quickly suppressed her emotions and waved her hand, saying, "Don't misunderstand, I just wanted to ask because I have a cousin in Beijing. The man she married is surnamed Sun, and I heard he's an official."
The doubt in the woman's eyes faded. "So that's how it is. Our Director Sun's name is Sun Shengli."
"Oh, I'll go back and ask my mom if it's true. If it is, that would be great! We just finished picking mushrooms at home, so I'll bring some back for him. My cousin loves hazel mushrooms from the mountains." Qiao Qiqi saw that the other person didn't say what kind of gathering it was, so she knew that the other person had reservations and didn't ask any further questions.
Realizing that it was about time, she turned to leave.
The woman watched her retreating figure and suddenly called out, "By the way, my name is Fang Ke. It's nice to meet you."
Qiao Qiqi turned around unexpectedly.
Seeing the woman waving at him, a strange feeling swept through his mind.
Although he didn't know why the woman was being so enthusiastic towards him, he still raised his hand and waved to her, saying, "I'll remember that, and it's nice to meet you too."
After leaving the town hospital, Qiao Qiqi took a stroll around the corner of the black market.
As expected, the usually bustling black market was deserted today.
Since the inspection team is here, the inspection here will definitely be more rigorous.
Realizing that she definitely couldn't sell anything for the next few days, Qiao Qiqi went to Aunt Li's house again, bringing her two bunches of grapes and five catties of peaches, and also told her about the inspection team coming.
Aunt Li had obviously heard the rumors and said she would ask for the goods after the others left.
After the two parties made the agreement, Qiao Qiqi rode her bicycle back to the village.
As soon as she entered the house, she immediately asked Chenchen, "Do you know someone named Sun Shengli? He's a bureau chief in Beijing."
Chenchen thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook her head: "I don't recognize it."
Qiao Qiqi wasn't disappointed. After all, Beijing was such a big city. If someone who came was someone Chenchen knew, that would be too much of a coincidence!
But she still tried again and said Fang Ke's name, but Chenchen still shook her head, "I don't know him either."
Qiao Qiqi knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, but she was still somewhat discouraged.
In those days, news traveled slowly. Inspection teams from Beijing only came once every few years. If we missed this opportunity, who knows when we'll have another chance.
She suddenly felt a pang of nostalgia for the modern internet. If only there were internet right now, she could just grab her phone and search for it.
Unfortunately, it's not here.
Qiao Qiqi could only place her hopes elsewhere.
The night passed quickly.
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Qiao Qiqi was awakened by the noise outside.
She opened her eyes and heard the sound coming from outside the courtyard. She got up, put on her clothes, and went out of the room.
Just as I was about to go out to see what was going on outside, I saw Qin Huai walk in carrying a half-sack of rice.
Seeing that she was awake, he looked a little irritated: "The inspection team from Beijing has decided to come to our village for inspection. The brigade leader called everyone in the village early this morning and gave each person half a bag of rice and flour."
"They really came." Qiao Qiqi couldn't help but think of the young lady named Fang Ke she met yesterday.
Could it be that she spoke to Director Sun, which is why Director Sun decided to come here?
Whether it is true or not, Qiao Qiqi has achieved her goal and is quite happy!
Qin Huai raised his other hand and picked up a piece of meat. "This is compensation from the commune. You can eat it."
The implication is that the meat is edible, while the rice and noodles are just for show and not edible.
Qiao Qiqi understood, but she was still a little disgusted when she saw that Qin Huai only had a small amount of meat in his hand. The meat was not even as big as her fist. The commune was really stingy!
Qiao Qiqi reluctantly took the meat and threw it directly into the kitchen.
She wasn't saying she was unhappy, she just disliked this kind of formalism.
However, there were some advantages. It gave them the opportunity to eat meat openly. They stir-fried the sausages they had made the day before yesterday and ate them directly in the morning. Although they weren't completely dried, they were still edible.
Qiao Qiqi made a little extra, and used the remaining half to make sandwiches.
There were two pieces of braised pork left over from the day before yesterday. She kept one piece for lunch with Chenchen and Xinxin at home, and chopped up the other piece, along with a chopped chili pepper and two sprigs of cilantro, and put it in the pancake.
I brought four pancakes for Qin Huai, two with sausage inside and two with braised meat inside.
Originally, two pancakes would have been enough for Qin Huai alone, but because she always shared them with Zhang Qing, Qiao Qiqi was afraid that if she brought too few, he would go hungry, so she simply brought him double portions every time.
Of course, Zhang Qing didn't just eat there for nothing.
Last night, Qin Huai and Zhang Qing went hunting in the mountains, and Zhang Qing specially left a live pheasant for Qiao Qiqi as a return gift.
At that moment, the pheasant was being kept in a cage in the backyard.
Zhang Qing said, "Sister-in-law, my mother said that wild eggs are very nutritious, but wild pheasants are hard to catch. Every time, we have to kill them to catch one. If we finally catch one alive, you can keep it to lay eggs and eat."
Qiao Qiqi politely declined twice, but Zhang Qing insisted on keeping the pheasant.
After finishing breakfast, Qin Huai went to work.
Qiao Qiqi couldn't wait to take Chenchen and Xinxin back to her parents' home.
Originally, he wanted to come back and ask Lin Chunying if she knew how the inspection team had arranged things these past few days, but unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the yard, he saw an uninvited guest in the house, who was snatching a bag from Lin Chunying's hand and running towards the door.
Qiao Qiqi's face darkened instantly as she watched the figure moving with incredible speed.
He lifted his foot and quickly blocked the doorway.
“My parents have already severed ties with you, so what are you doing at my house?” As she spoke, Qiao Qiqi’s gaze fell on the cloth bag that the other person was protecting in his arms.
"What are you trying to steal from my house again? Let me see!"
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