Chapter 209 Dalan Village

Yuan Xiao kept vigil and sat on the carpet in the room until the early morning, then fell asleep in a daze.

When he woke up in the morning, he accepted the fact that Gu Lanting really didn't come back.

In the next two days, Yuan Xiao was busy going out to pay New Year's greetings and give gifts. On

the third day of the New Year, the family packed their luggage and returned to their hometown.

Gu Lanting left a car and driver for them before leaving, so it was convenient for them to go back. They

got off the car and rested for a while, and arrived in Qushui County in the middle of the night. They

still needed to pack up before going home, so Yuan Xiao decided to stay in the guesthouse for one night and went home to pack up the next day.

After a good rest for a day, Yuan Xiao came to pay New Year's greetings to He Changlin.

The little fat boy was a little heavier than before and was already babbling.

He Changlin told her about the processing plant and said that everything went well.

Yuan Xiao was now preoccupied with Li Yang's affairs, so he couldn't wait to ask, "Uncle He, is there a place called Dalan Village in our Qushui County?"

"Yes, this village is very close to the county and has developed well. Why do you suddenly ask about this?"

Yuan Xiao asked again, "Then do you know a man named Fu Yuanping?"

He Changlin's face changed slightly, "I know something about the affairs of the capital, so of course I have heard of this person."

What a villain!

Yuan Xiao told him about the Li Yang couple and Fu Yuanping, "I want to check the relationship between these three people."

He Changlin did not agree, "If you are here for the Chu family, Chu Jiangping will handle it. Fu Yuanping is a mad dog, who bites whoever he catches."

Yuan Xiao clenched his fingers, "The last time I was investigated, he was involved. I think even if I want to stay out of it, he will tie me and Uncle Chu together."

It is precisely because he is a mad dog that he cannot be let go.

"Besides, I didn't do anything, I just want to find out what happened back then."

She had a feeling that there must be something behind Fu Yuanping and Li Yang that she didn't know.

He Changlin agreed to this matter.

Afterwards, the two went to the processing plant.

Thirty machines have been installed, and they can start work after the first batch of vegetables are harvested.

"Have you prepared the packaging?" Yuan Xiao asked as they walked.

He Changlin was a grown man after all, and he really didn't expect him to be so careful. "Wouldn't it be fine to use a plastic bag?"

Yuan Xiao shook his head. "If we use a plastic bag, how can we let people know that this is something from our Qushui County? See if there are any educated youth who know how to paint. Let them paint according to the local conditions and customs of Qushui County, and then we can print it on the packaging paper. Using a unified and beautiful packaging will be beneficial to our publicity!"

In this era, we can only rely on word of mouth.

If the packaging can't make people remember it, what other methods are there?

He Changlin laughed and agreed to this matter, sighing: "Why don't you stay here for a while, you can be more meticulous."

Yuan Xiao couldn't stay here for long, not long after the New Year, the vegetables in the capital would also start to be planted.

"No, no, we can communicate more on the phone if we have something to do."

He Changlin chuckled, "You can't bear to leave Lanting."

Yuan Xiao pouted, "No, he's on a mission."

He Changlin nodded, "That can't be helped, this is his job."

After saying goodbye to He Changlin, Yuan Xiao returned home and planned to take Zhong Li and Zhong Yang back to his hometown.

Zhong Li was a little reluctant, saying that the people in the village were not good to them, and he didn't want to go back.

"What about your father? Don't you want to see him?"

He got into the car with Yuan Xiao reluctantly.

After all, that is the hometown of Zhong Li's father. If not, she could consider moving his grave here.

As He Changlin said, Dalan Village is indeed close to the county town.

Yuan Xiao and the others arrived in less than half an hour's drive. They got off the car

at the entrance of the village. Yuan Xiao carried the things and Zhong Li held Zhong Yang.

She asked Zhong Li if she had any relatives to send gifts to. Zhong Li said she didn't, but Yuan Xiao still came with some malted milk and meat.

The old house where Zhong Li and Zhong Yang used to live has become a dangerous building and has almost collapsed.

The cemetery is on the mountain, and a photo of Zhong Li's father is still hanging in the dangerous building.

Although he is a rural man, he has handsome features and is quite good-looking.

She took down the photo, put it in a bag and handed it to Zhong Li, "Take it, don't hang it here anymore."

Zhong Li said nothing and walked out with the photo.

Since they entered the village, they have attracted a lot of attention.

Until a middle-aged woman shouted, "Zhong Li? Is this Zhong Li? Zhong Li from the old Zhong family?"

Zhong Li pretended not to see it and turned around to leave.

Yuan Xiao grabbed his hat and said to the woman with a smile, "Yes, it's Zhong Li."

She lowered her head and asked Zhong Li, "Why didn't you call someone?"

Zhong Li snorted and said nothing.

The woman was not embarrassed, she rubbed her hands and walked forward, bending down to look at Zhong Li, "Zhong Li, I am your aunt, have you forgotten your aunt?"

"Aunt?" Yuan Xiao asked, "So Zhong Li has a family?"

The aunt laughed awkwardly, hesitating, not knowing whether to admit or deny.

She saw Yuan Xiao dressed well and then approached him to get close to him. What if he had no money and also left the two brothers Zhong Li to her? That would be a loss.

Zhong Li's face was gloomy, "I don't have an aunt."

When he said that, the aunt was unhappy, "You bastard, your ancestors don't want to recognize you, right?"

Yuan Xiao asked again, "Since you are the aunt, why are you still begging on the street?"

The aunt's face changed slightly, "This... You know, we are all from the countryside, and everyone's family is hard-working. How can we afford to raise two children? Boys can eat, but our family can't afford to raise them."

Yuan Xiao said, "Do you know the mother of these two children? I can send them there."

Zhong Yang was confused and thought Yuan Xiao didn't want them anymore. He almost yelled, but Zhong Li covered his mouth.

The aunt looked at the meat in her hand with greedy eyes, and hesitated to speak.

Yuan Xiao patted the bag, which was bulging with things.

"If you answer my questions, these things will naturally be yours."

The aunt smiled and stretched out her hand to take them. Yuan

Xiao dodged, "You haven't said it yet!"

The aunt looked around for a few times before speaking, "She ran away with someone!"

"Who did she run away with?"

The aunt clapped her hands, "What a sin! Zhong Li's father broke his leg, and that woman ran away with Pingzi! Pingzi and Zhong Li's father had been brothers for many years, but they turned against each other because of this woman. Zhong Li's father was so angry that he died!"

"The Pingzi you are talking about, is his full name Fu Yuanping?"

The aunt stared, "How do you know?"

Yuan Xiao looked cold, "I found out by accident."

The aunt patted her chest and whispered, "We don't like that woman in our clan, and we can't talk about her casually! Pingzi is a good man with ability, why did he fall in love with a divorced woman?"

Yuan Xiao lowered his eyes, "Is Fu Yuanping also from your village?"

"Yes! He went out to serve in the army with Zhong Li's father. Later, Zhong Li's father retired. Pingzi seemed to say that he saved a high-ranking official in the capital, and was taken back by the official to be an official. Later, when he returned to the village, he took Zhong Li's mother away."

The aunt talked incessantly, but what she said later was all nonsense and useless.

Yuan Xiao gave her the things and took Zhong Li and Zhong Yang to the mountain to worship.

She was afraid of attracting attention, so she took the two children home after the worship.

As soon as they got off the mountain, they ran into a man with a hunched back, a sinister look, and his eyes seemed to be poisoned.

Zhong Li's hands suddenly clenched, trying to use Yuan Xiao's body to block the man's sight.

Yuan Xiao lowered her head and asked in a low voice: "Do you know him?"

Zhong Li's eyes dodged and she said timidly: "That's my uncle."

Before Yuan Xiao could speak, a force hit her from behind. She staggered and almost fell.

When she turned around, a disheveled man, like an ignorant child, jumped and clapped his hands.

"Fun! Fun!"

Zhong Li pulled Yuan Xiao, "Sister, let's go quickly, this man is a fool."

Yuan Xiao was still in shock, and she quickened her pace and left with the two children.

After returning home, Wang Yazhi heard that she had inquired about Fu Yuanping's affairs, and shuddered with fear, "You want to die! Your Uncle Chu has said that you should not care about these things!"

Yuan Xiao propped up his chin, leaned on the table, and said in a hushed voice: "If I didn't know, I would definitely not check. But now that I know, how can I bear it!"

According to them, Fu Yuanping is good at infiltrating.

It must be difficult to catch his little braid now, so we can only check the past.

He did what he did before he was a guard of the Chu family.

Like Li Yang, it can actually be regarded as a small handle.

But Yuan Xiao cannot use the handle that hurts innocent people.