Pointing at Li Chengyang, Gu Rong asked silently.
Seeing her like that, Gu Xing smiled and walked over, pulling her aside: "Cheng Yang, come here. Jian Shu asked me to."
They said it was part of a later plan that would require the other person's help, and that Sun Shi and the other two wouldn't believe it if they weren't together.
There's no treasure here anyway, so we're not afraid of the other party staying here.
Seeing that it wouldn't affect the plan, Gu Rong didn't mind: "Oh, is that so? Then let's eat."
My sister-in-law was worried that they would suffer on the mountain, so she packed them more food than usual.
Although it wasn't enough to fill all four people up, it was enough to make them about 70-80% full.
However, staying in the cave all the time was quite boring, and we also needed to leave some space for the people outside, so the four of them decided to split up in pairs.
Gu Rong didn't want to be paired with Chu Jianshu, so she teamed up with Gu Xing instead.
First, the Chu bamboo slips were too shrewd, making it impossible for them to engage in any underhanded tactics.
Secondly, she still felt it was better to be with her own brother, since he would listen to her and it would be convenient for them to move around.
Chu Jianshu and Li Chengyang were allowed to leave first before Gu Rong and Gu Xing left.
After the others left, Gu Qiang, who was waiting outside, quietly entered the cave.
However, the cave was quite deep, so when Gu Rong and the others left, they put out all the torches and took away all the things that could be used for lighting fires.
Without any light, Gu Qiang used his hands to sense his surroundings, but he could still feel the digging marks on the wall.
Gu Qiang was walking inside when he accidentally kicked a shovel on the ground.
Just as he was about to observe for a while, Gu Rong outside deliberately raised her voice so that Gu Qiang inside could hear it.
"Brother, wait here for me, I forgot to bring something."
Seeing her playful expression, Gu Xing couldn't help but smile and play along: "It's not safe for you to go alone. Wait for me to pick these wild vegetables, and then I'll go back with you."
Gu Rong smiled and replied, "Okay, brother, then hurry up, I'm in a hurry."
"Okay, okay, it'll be quick, just two minutes," Gu Xing deliberately squatted down, pretending to be picking wild vegetables.
Gu Qiang, who was inside the cave, felt slightly relieved upon hearing this.
However, his footwork also quickened.
After exiting the cave, Gu Qiang quickly hid.
Less than a minute after they had taken cover, Gu Xing and Gu Rong were rescued, and Gu Qiang couldn't help but feel glad that he had run fast.
Back in the cave, Gu Rong lit a torch and smiled at Gu Xing.
After staying inside for a while, Gu Rong said, "Brother, let's go out. I want to wander around."
"Let's go, I'll go with you," Gu Xing said, following Gu Rong out of the cave.
Gu Qiang had originally planned to go inside and take another look once the two had gone some distance.
But he noticed that the two of them didn't go far; they just wandered around the cave. If he went inside, they would definitely be discovered if they returned suddenly.
In order not to alert the enemy, Gu Qiang decided not to go in yet.
Especially since we've only just observed it, there's no trace of anything yet; it will take time before we actually find anything.
So he decided not to wait any longer, to go back and have a meal first, and to come back around two or three in the afternoon.
At the entrance of Hanjiacun Village, two unfamiliar men stood.
The group of people chatting at the village entrance couldn't help but look at the two of them.
These two were clearly not to be trifled with, so the villagers at the entrance just watched them but didn't dare to approach them.
The two exchanged a glance, and Old Wei raised a friendly smile, walking towards the crowd to ask, "Sorry to bother you, comrades, we mean no harm."
I just wanted to ask, did you know that those two women rode their bicycles to the commune the day before yesterday?
As soon as Aunt Tao heard what the two were saying, she knew that they were asking about Gu Rong and Cao Baobao.
After glancing at the two people, Aunt Tao asked, "Who are you? Why are you asking this?"
When Lao Wei heard this, he had a feeling that this might be it.
He smiled and gave a pre-prepared excuse: "Oh, it's like this, these two ladies went to the recycling station to look for books a couple of days ago."
But when we were counting the money, they gave us the wrong change. After we checked, we found out and wanted to find these two people to return the overcharged amount. Do you know who they are?
"You mean this? Then I know who it is." A couple of days ago, Cao Baobao brought her salt and said they went to the recycling station to find books to give Han Xinyun a lesson.
At first glance, I thought the two people in front of me were bad guys, but after hearing their reason and considering how openly they came looking for me, I figured they weren't bad people.
Aunt Tao smiled and said, "Those are Gu and Cao, the educated youth. They live at the end of the village. If you follow this road, the second to last house is the one."
"Thank you, big sister, we'll go right away," she said, taking out a few pieces of candy: "Big sister, take these candies, just to sweeten your mouth."
Aunt Tao didn't stand on ceremony and handed it directly to her grandson.
"He who takes a man's gift is bound to him, and he who eats another man's food is bound to him," Aunt Tao said with a smile, "Alright, alright, then you can go ahead. Do you want me to take you there?"
"No need, no need, you take care of the child, we'll go first," Old Wei nodded with a smile and walked towards the end of the village.
The two walked to the end of the village and looked at the two newly built houses, a smile flashing in their eyes.
A family like that, regardless of whether they have anything good, certainly doesn't lack money; they definitely won't come empty-handed.
Just as the two were about to knock on the door, Gu Qiang, who had just come down from the mountain, quickly spoke up: "Who are you people? What are you doing standing at my door?"
"Is this your home?" Lao Han looked at Gu Qiang's face and scanned him. "Do you have two daughters who went to the town's recycling station a couple of days ago?"
Here's what happened: A couple of days ago, they went shopping and they were shortchanged by 1 yuan in change, so I thought I'd return it to her.
"A scrap metal recycling station?" He didn't know what a scrap metal recycling station was, but Gu Rong had indeed been to town a couple of days ago: "Yes, I was in town. Give me the money; that's my daughter."
"Oh, really? You two do look a bit alike. Here, take this money," Lao Han said, taking out a dollar and handing it to Gu Qiang.
Without saying a word, Gu Qiang took the money directly.
Seeing this, Lao Han gave Lao Wei a wink, and the two left one after the other.
Once he could no longer see the two people, Gu Qiang turned around and went to the next room.
Old Han, who was hiding not far away, saw this and a cold glint flashed in his eyes. Was he being lied to?
The person who cheated him last time has already broken three of his legs.
The two didn't go any further. They waited for a while in the distance before seeing three women—two adults and one child—return.
Seeing this, Lao Han gave Lao Wei a wink.
Old Wei immediately stepped forward with a smile: "Three ladies, did any of you go to the town's scrap metal recycling station the day before yesterday?"
Seeing the person who had appeared out of nowhere, Cao Baobao frowned and asked, "Who are you?"
Old Wei laughed and said, "It's all because Old Cao made a mistake. He said he made a mistake in weighing and calculating the money, so he asked us to find someone to return the overcharged amount."
We've been looking for two days now. We asked at the village entrance and they said it was the second to last house at the end of the village. We were in town buying something when we came to ask. If it really is you, we'll return the money to you.
However........."
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