With no other choice, they could only leave the train station. The person watching them immediately reported to Wang Ergou. When Wang Ergou heard that Qin Jianye was carrying a large package, he was even more certain that he was the thief who stole his property.
"Keep watching him. When he returns to the production team or goes to a place with fewer people, then we will..." He bared his teeth and made a gesture of wiping his neck.
The younger brothers nodded, not afraid at all. Instead, they felt an urge to try it out.
***
Qin Jianye told the mother and daughter about the situation, and the three of them unanimously decided to go to the city first.
"We can't just sit here and wait forever. Maybe there's a bus from the city that goes to the provincial capital."
What Chen Yunwei said made a lot of sense. They hadn't considered this plan before because they left Qingshan Village too late. When they arrived in the county, the sun was about to set. Even if they had a car, it would be impossible to travel at night.
The three of them walked towards the bus station, but the news there was equally despairing.
"There are only three buses in the entire Changping City, shuttling between different counties and districts every day. When it comes to Yang County, they go to the city every Wednesday morning and Saturday afternoon, and then go from the city to Yang County on Tuesday afternoon and Saturday morning."
The staff couldn't explain how the departure schedule came about, but that was how it was arranged.
Today happens to be Thursday morning, and just like the train station, the earliest train is the day after tomorrow.
The moment Qin Jianye walked out of the train station, he felt hopeless and wished he had a jeep.
But he didn't have any, and there was no place to borrow. Faced with such a realistic dilemma, Gold Finger said he was powerless.
Qin Jianye took a deep breath, his eyes changed from despair to determination: "Or, let's go! If we walk fast, maybe we can reach the city tonight."
Chen Yun looked down at her feet, then thought about the nightmare she had at noon yesterday, and nodded: "Okay, let's go now."
Qin Siyue hid aside, trembling, thinking, "Oh my God, is this the first challenge I've faced since my rebirth? This is going to take hours to walk over 60 kilometers of mountain road!"
How could Qin Jianye not know the hardships involved? But in his memory, Xiaojun was a fair and cute child who followed him obediently and called him "Uncle".
Now that the child is missing, he is panicked and can't bear it. He is afraid that the child will be abducted by human traffickers, and even more afraid that the little guy will be caught by a cannibal.
"By the way, Dad, can we buy the bicycle at a high price?"
Qin Jianye thought for a moment and said, "It's probably going to be tough. Not to mention that there's no one selling bicycles in our county, just getting a bicycle ticket is incredibly difficult. Anyone who buys a bicycle has to treat it like an ancestor."
"Just like the BMW, Maserati, and Rolls-Royce of later generations."
"Yes, that's what I mean. Money is useless, you need tickets, and they're hard to come by."
The group gave up the idea of buying a car, asked someone for directions, and then headed towards Changping City.
The sunlight above shone on the faces of several people. Qin Jianye was competing with himself in his heart - when he got to the provincial capital, he must buy bicycles, and several bicycles.
Wang Ergou was overjoyed when he learned that Qin Laosan hadn't gotten on the bus. Not spending the money meant he could get more back. It would be strange if he wasn't happy.
"What is he doing now? Is he going back to Qingshan Brigade, or staying at the guesthouse? If the latter, send someone to kick him out. He's not taking the bus, so why spend that money!"
"Brother Gou, I saw them heading towards the city. I wonder if these three are planning to go somewhere else!"
"What, are you going to die? Oh my god, I'm so happy!" Oh my god, this is a godsend opportunity. There is no one here, it's perfect for doing bad things.
"Let's go and take a look!" Wang Ergou raised his arm and his younger brothers followed.
As for not being able to catch up, that wasn't even a consideration. Xu Bin was cautious, setting up checkpoints at every intersection, including the only way to the city.
Therefore, the three members of the Qin family would definitely be stopped and questioned.
Qin Jianye, who was on the road, completely forgot about this matter. He only thought about how to get to the city as quickly as possible and where to start looking for the old man and his nephew.
Even Chen Yunwei felt a sense of urgency in her heart. She couldn't tell whether it was the original body or her own family ties that made her resolutely ignore the pain in the soles of her feet.
Qin Siyue, on the other hand, followed her parents in tinkering with her short legs. With such excellent parents as role models, she dared not stop no matter how tired she was.
The road from Yang County to Changping City isn't very wide, barely wide enough for one or two cars at most. It's also not very flat, having never been paved, and is riddled with potholes.
Qin Si walked and walked until he was sweating. Looking back, he saw that the outline of Yang County was still clearly visible.
This will take a long time!
Qin Siyue looked at the few tire tracks on the road and murmured softly, "It would be great if I could see a truck going to the city or provincial capital!"
Qin Jianye's ears moved and he thought it was a good idea.
However, you can't just wait there. There are so few cars these days that you might not even see one in three to five hours. You can, however, stop a car when you hear it and get some food or cash as a reward.
In this way, none of the three spoke, only occasionally taking out a can from the package to absorb water.
If someone observes carefully, they will definitely wonder what kind of treasure their cans are that never run dry!
In this way, the family walked for more than an hour and were a little exhausted. Seeing a forest not far away, Qin Jianye invited the mother and daughter to rest in the shade.
Chen Yunwei naturally had no objection and pulled Qin Siyue over there. Although there was no trace of green in the forest, the dense branches still blocked some of the sunlight.
"The temperature seems to be rising," Qin Jianye said as he brought food to the mother and daughter. Today they had a change of pace, egg yolk pastries and mung bean cakes.
Qin Siyue choked a little, but he didn't want to chew on the tasteless multi-grain bread anymore. He ate two or three pieces with mineral water, then heard movement behind him.
She was so frightened that she almost dropped the can.
Qin Jianye also noticed it and quickly put the packaging bag in his hand into the space. He turned around in confusion and saw three strong men holding big knives, walking towards them with ferocious looks.
Qin Jianye panicked for a moment, wondering what was going on, a robbery in broad daylight?
Then one of the big men shouted, "Where are you from? What's your purpose?"
Qin Jianye winked at the mother and daughter, and the three of them retreated while saying, "We're from Yang County. Something happened to my father-in-law at home, and we're going to the provincial capital to investigate."
"Why not take the train?"
“No tickets!”
"Where's the letter of introduction?"
The strength between the enemy and us is very different. Qin Jianye knows that it is not convenient to confront them head-on at this time. If it can be resolved peacefully, that would be the best.
So he took out the letter of introduction with the reason written on it, put it on the ground, and continued to retreat with his wife and daughter.
Despite their fear, no one wanted to run. They'd walked so far before, their legs were weak. Running now would only mean they were waiting to be caught and attacked.
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