Xiaoqi's parents found a professional rescue team, which had also been to Funiu Mountain for search and rescue before. The rescue team did not believe that Xiaoqi was still alive, but they did not have the heart to refuse, so they agreed.
Lu Chen went to the school to pick up Xie Yongzhi again, and the group set off. It takes seven or eight hours to drive from Shanghai to Funiushan. The closer they get to Funiushan, the worse the road conditions become. It is full of potholes and very bumpy. Jiang Hanyan, who doesn't get carsick, was also made dizzy by the jolting.
"parking!"
Jiang Hanyan covered her mouth tightly. After parking the car, Jiang Hanyan rushed down and squatted on the side of the road to vomit. All the salty soy milk and dumplings she had eaten in the morning were gone.
"Drink some water."
Lu Chen handed over the water. He tried his best to drive as smoothly as possible, but the road conditions were really too bad.
Jiang Hanyan took a sip of water, rinsed her mouth, and felt a little better. If she looked in the mirror now, she would find that her face was pale, not much better than that of a ghost.
"Master's wife, cover your nose with this."
Li Baisui produced a green orange like a magician, peeled it, and asked Jiang Hanyan to cover her mouth and nose with the skin.
Jiang Hanyan did as she was told with half belief and half doubt. The refreshing fragrance of the orange peel was so refreshing that the feeling of nausea disappeared instantly and she felt much more comfortable.
"This orange peel is quite useful."
Jiang Hanyan praised him, and Li Baisui took out a bag of green oranges from under the seat and said proudly, "I prepared a lot, enough even if we drive to the Northeast."
To please the master's wife is equivalent to to please the master. Li Baisui grasped the situation very well and never forgot to please Jiang Hanyan.
Jiang Hanyan rolled her eyes in annoyance. Didn't she know how to take a plane to the Northeast? But the green oranges really worked. She didn't get carsick again during the rest of the journey, but her butt was numb and her waist couldn't stand it. They didn't arrive at Funiushan until after 2pm. Xie Yongzhi invited them to rest in his village.
The car could not drive into the village and could only stop at the entrance. Xiaoqi's parents were not in good health to begin with, and the bumpy journey almost cost them their lives, especially Xiaoqi's mother, who could not even stand steadily and had to rely on her husband for support. She looked pale and in very bad condition.
"Have some water."
Jiang Hanyan poured a glass of water, dropped a little spiritual spring water into it, and handed it to Xiaoqi's parents.
"Thanks."
The couple took the water and drank half each. They felt that the water was particularly sweet. After drinking it, they felt relaxed and in better spirits. However, they did not think much about it and focused on finding their daughter.
"Yongzhi? Why are you back? Is school on vacation?"
A villager came over and called out to Xie Yongzhi in surprise, and glanced at Jiang Hanyan several times. Lu Chen looked over coldly, and he turned his head away in fear, not daring to look again. However, he felt itchy in his heart. This woman was more beautiful than a fairy, and it would be great if she could be his wife.
"I came back for something."
Xie Yongzhi smiled faintly. Although he grew up in the village, he had no deep feelings for the village or its people.
He hated the custom of spending money to marry a wife in his hometown, and he hated his own incompetence, and even more so the slander against his mother. So he studied very hard. In addition to fulfilling his mother's wish, he also wanted to escape from this suffocating place.
Since he was powerless to change it, he might as well flee! "Your father was just here. He went up the mountain to chop wood. Your grandma is over there cutting grass for the pigs. I'll go call her!"
The villagers did not feel that Xie Yongzhi's attitude was cold; they were very enthusiastic. Xie Yongzhi was the first and only college student in the village. He was going to be an official in the future, so naturally they had to curry favor with him.
"Thank you."
"Why thank you? You have become so estranged since you went to study in the city. There is no need to be polite to family members."
The villager smiled naively, carried his hoe and went up the mountain. Along the way, he kept looking back at the cars, thinking that Yongzhi was really successful. He brought back so many people from the city and drove so many cars.
Xie Yongzhi led Jiang Hanyan and the others into the village. They met many villagers along the way. They were all very welcoming and asked about where Jiang Hanyan and the others came from.
"They are teachers and classmates from school. They heard that the scenery around my home is beautiful, so they came to play."
"What's so fun about this broken mountain? City people are so bored!"
"I've been watching this broken mountain for so long that it's burning up. I want to go into the city and take a look."
The villagers didn't understand why. The city was so good, with wide roads, tall buildings, and shops. It was hundreds of times better than the mountains. These city people had nothing better to do than come here to play in the wilderness.
These people spoke the local dialect, which Jiang Hanyan and the others could not understand, so Xie Yongzhi translated for them. As they were talking, they arrived at his home. His grandmother and father had gone out to work.
The courtyard door was not locked and opened easily when pushed. A big yellow dog rushed out and pounced on Xie Yongzhi enthusiastically, whimpering.
"Da Huang is my friend, he is six years old."
Xie Yongzhi introduced the big yellow dog. He was very polite and distant to the villagers, but in front of the big yellow dog, he showed a sincere smile and that sense of alienation disappeared. Obviously, in this village, the only thing that could make him let down his guard was this dog.
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"My house is a bit messy, you guys can sit anywhere, I'll go boil some water."
Xie Yongzhi was a little embarrassed. The countryside was not very clean. There were chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep. If they were not cleaned up for three days, there would be a smell. Fortunately, his grandmother loved cleanliness, so their home was much cleaner than other homes in the village.
The water boiled and Xie Yongzhi made tea. His grandmother and father came back. They both looked like honest people from the mountains. Seeing so many people sitting in the yard, they felt very cramped. They were clearly in their own home, but they didn't know where to put their hands and feet.
Xie Yongzhi also told them that they were teachers and classmates at school. Grandma Xie and Father Xie became more and more frightened, afraid of being neglected, and dared not say a word. Grandma Xie even asked Father Xie to kill a chicken, which was the highest standard of entertaining guests in the village.
Grandma Xie is a good cook. She prepared a large table of food, which were all home-cooked dishes from the mountains, such as stewed chicken soup, stir-fried chicken offal with sauerkraut, stir-fried dried loach with chili peppers, stir-fried bacon with chili peppers, etc. Everyone was tired and hungry after a day of bumpy ride, and they ate with gusto.
While they were eating, many villagers came over because they heard that Xie Yongzhi had brought many city people to play, and there was a particularly beautiful girl who was prettier than the fairies in the sky, so they came over to see how beautiful she was.
After seeing Jiang Hanyan, these people's eyes widened, especially the bachelors in the village, their saliva was streaming. Xie Yongzhi said something coldly to them, and these people wiped their chins embarrassedly and turned their heads away, not daring to look at her again.
"That girl is really pretty, she needs at least 5,000 yuan for the bride price, right?"
"You wish. Last month, Xie Laoliu got married and she wasn't even half as pretty as this one. He spent six thousand dollars on it. Xie Laoliu must be so happy."
"I'm a college student in the city, don't be silly."
"What's wrong with college students? College students are women too. Women are meant to be slept with by men."
"Why don't you go ask me how much it would cost for me to stay and be my wife? I'd even give you 10,000."
These bachelors talked about Jiang Hanyan unscrupulously. Taking advantage of the fact that Jiang Hanyan couldn't understand the local dialect, they spoke very bluntly and laughed ambiguously. Although Jiang Hanyan couldn't understand, she probably felt that these people were talking about her, and what they said were not good things.
To be continued tomorrow