Chapter 398 Qianzhen's Yard
In the evening.
Lin Yiyi spent a full half day sorting out all the relationships, and finally chose to remain silent.
She looked up at the sky that looked like a crab shell, stunned for a moment, then looked down at the dinner in her hand that she had packed from Lihua Alley.
Hopefully she can wait until he comes back before falling asleep today.
…
Zhao Sheng worked outside day and night for a week. He dug up his ancestral grave in the middle of the night and moved out the three boxes of gold nuggets. He then loaded them on a truck and transported them to the yard in Jinji Town overnight.
There were several boxes of things hidden in the cellar of the courtyard in Yaer Hutong, Ze County. Zhao Sheng carefully selected some valuable and durable things.
They were taken to Jinji Town, wrapped in oil paper, and placed inside the hollowed-out wooden stakes. The gaps were filled with sand and soil, and finally the two pieces of wooden stakes were joined together using an adhesive made of quicklime and rice soup.
Following the same procedure, six pieces of wood that were half a waist thick and more than one meter long were assembled. Everything was ready. Zhao Sheng was just waiting to receive a call from the south in a few days saying that the land deed had been completed and handed over. Then he would set off for Qianzhen, Bao'an County.
The night wind is blowing and the moon is shining in the sky.
It was already late at night when Zhao Sheng returned to the family compound. The heat from the coal-burning stove under the corridor window gradually dispelled his days of hard work and fatigue.
He unlocked the door gently and entered the room. The kerosene lamp lit for him on the table swayed a few times as the wind blew in.
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The next day, the morning light was dim.
Lin Yiyi woke up from the man's familiar arms, and was held tightly by him, as if she was a part of him, his blood and flesh.
They were born to be together and embrace each other like this. Lin Yiyi felt both happy and tormented.
"You're back?"
Zhao Sheng lowered his head and looked into her eyes, then chuckled, "What nonsense are you talking about? I come back every day."
But only today, when she woke up, he was still there.
Lin Yiyi smiled brightly at the man and murmured, "Well, you come back every day."
"The little guy's birthday is in a few days, let's go take a family photo."
Zhao Sheng's brows relaxed and he hummed lightly, and his serious face became more gentle.
Considering the uncertainty of going to the south later, Zhao Sheng directly set the time for today, "I will come back early in the afternoon to pick you and your son up to go to the photo studio."
"good."
Lin Yiyi hugged the man back, sniffing his scent and letting herself be temporarily drawn in.
But she soon broke free from the embrace that made her indulge in relaxation. The couple had breakfast together, and then as usual, the male protagonist went out to work while Lin Yiyi enjoyed her leisure time at home.
I listened to the radio, read books, and wrote something, and time passed by in a flash.
In the afternoon, Zhao Sheng completed the handover of goods ahead of time and picked up the twins from the nursery, then returned home and took Lin Yiyi to the photo studio.
There were four people sitting on a bicycle. Mozai was tied to the man's chest, and Youyou was sitting in a woven basket hanging on the horizontal bar in front.
With Zhao Sheng around, the little guy's liveliness was restrained a lot. He wandered all the way to the photo studio and took several photos in the evening when the light was the softest.
A photo of Youyou and Mozi, a photo of her and Zhao Sheng, individual photos of each other, and a family photo.
When developing the photos, Lin Yiyi specifically asked the photographer to develop a few more photos of different sizes and also ordered photo frames.
Because the man has stable working hours these two days, when she is at home, Lin Yiyi treats Zhao Sheng as a human pillow, and they are sweet and sticky day and night.
It was mid to late April.
Zhao Sheng received a call from the south and switched shifts with Master Guan from the factory that afternoon.
Master Guan is a long-distance freight driver who specializes in traveling between other provinces and the provincial capital.
Zhao Sheng took out a cigarette and handed it over, his expression normal, "Master Guan, I want to ask you for a favor and temporarily switch long-distance shifts with me.
My son will be one year old in a few days, and I want to use that day to take a vacation.
By the way, I can also complete the task of taking new employees on long-distance trips.”
Master Guan took the cigarette and agreed directly, "Okay, I'll give you the route map later. You haven't driven long distances across provinces for a long time, so I don't know what will happen next."
"Then thank you for your help, Master Guan."
After Zhao Sheng finished his shift, he returned to the family compound and told Lin Yiyi that he would be going out of town for a week the next day.
"Then be safe and take good rest." Thinking that today is the 17th, Lin Yiyi said gently, "The 24th is my son's birthday. If you don't have time to come back, don't rush.
It’s the same if the birthday is two days late, the little one won’t even know how old he is.
When you drive a big truck, your safety comes first and everything else takes a back seat.”
Zhao Sheng looked calm and said with a sigh, "Little nagging."
She valued him so much, and Zhao Sheng was actually very happy in his heart. He just hugged her and kept in mind every word of concern she said.
Lin Yiyi couldn't help wanting to hit the man when she saw him pretending to be hypocritical, but she still looked gentle and virtuous, "Eat less steamed bread, and eat less hard and cold food.
Don’t be afraid of trouble when eating alone. Don’t always eat a few mouthfuls casually. It’s bad for your health, okay? ”
"Take two cans of canned fruit with you. Eat one can every three days. Don't be hard on yourself."
The man's expression was as bad as ever, his chin raised proudly, and he nodded repeatedly.
I don't know why he is so twisted?
The next morning, Zhao Sheng drove to Jinji Town before dawn, loaded several boxes of gold nuggets into the three sides of the truck compartment and filled the gaps with sand.
If the pieces are too large, wrap them in mud and place them directly in the empty water tank in the yard.
Finally, we loaded the wood onto the truck and drove to the provincial capital. As for taking the new employees on a long-distance trip, it must have started from the provincial capital.
If someone needs to be there to carry you on the more than three-hour journey from Lianze County to the provincial capital, there is no need to engage in inter-provincial freight transportation.
Provincial roads, small roads, and provincial roads. After more than forty hours of driving, it took three and a half days to finally reach the southern sea city.
Zhao Sheng gave the two men a day off to rest, and then he drove his truck to Bao'an County and waited for his middleman to deliver the land deed to him. The transaction between the two was then settled.
After seeing that his sweetheart's name was on the deed and confirming that it was correct, Zhao Sheng unlocked the car and let the middleman get out.
Not being familiar with the route, it took Zhao Sheng nearly an hour to drive to Qianzhen. Looking at the small, dilapidated and remote yard, he felt that 120 yuan was too expensive.
Apart from the outer wall which looked like it was in good condition, the open space inside where vegetables could be grown was overgrown with weeds that were almost as tall as his waist.
There was no time to waste, so he rolled up his sleeves and used a shovel by the wall to remove a layer of weeds. He then dug two pits more than one meter deep, and waited until nightfall to bury all the gold nuggets from the mixed sand that had been trapped in the truck into the pits.
There were several boxes of gold nuggets, but their total weight was only about 300 kilograms, not as heavy as a log.
After the burial, the sod was covered back and the weedy yard returned to its original state.
After hiding the gold nuggets, he hid those other things.
Spread lime and coal slag...
Only two marked pieces of wood were left and placed in the corner of the house.
Mark: coffin wood.
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