Chapter 521: Escape at Night

After Mumu and Xiaomei came back from paying respects to their ancestors, they picked a bag of myrtle.

Chenchen likes to eat myrtle very much. There used to be some on the mountain where the base was located. When the myrtle was ripe, they would go up the mountain to pick it.

He hasn't had it for many years.

This was my first time eating Chen Zigui, and I fell in love with it at first bite. I loved it so much.

Myrtle had almost finished eating and left some for Su Taotao and Fu Yuanhang.

Chenchen had almost finished his complaints, and finally concluded:

"Uncle Mumu, my mother and uncle are indeed the top scholars. They are so foresighted. If we were really treated as mascots when we return, we would be lucky to have not revealed our identities, otherwise we would be doomed."

Xiao Meizi smiled when she heard this: "Just now someone asked if we went to the wrong tomb."

"So what did you say?" Chen Chen asked curiously.

"Mumu said that he had picked the myrtle from someone's grave and had to help him weed the grave as a token of his gratitude."

Xiao Meizi found it particularly funny when she thought of the villagers' indescribable looks.

The villager carrying the hoe replied: "You city folks have a unique way of expressing your gratitude. It's okay to bury people."

Chen Chen and Chen Zigui couldn't help laughing either.

"There are a lot of people surrounding my house. Remember, we must not reveal our identities later, otherwise we will be in trouble." Chenchen said.

Mumu wiped his face and said, "It's almost time. Let's get going quickly. If they find out our identities, we might not be able to escape."

The four of them got together and hurried back to the tractor to grab seats.

The return was the same as the return. When the tractor was full, it left. When they arrived, they could just squeeze in and sit down.

The tractor operator this time was not Uncle Niu. It was probably because he was not busy enough alone and there were many tractor operators in the village.

Shortly after the tractor started, several villagers chased after it.

In order to communicate smoothly with his "Uncle Fu", Chen Chen learned some sign language and lip reading.

He clearly saw the villagers chasing after him and said, "Stop! Xiaomeizi and Mumu are on the tractor!"

Chenchen and Mumu looked at each other, and Chenchen said in a low voice, "You have been recognized."

Mumu held his forehead with his hand and turned his head away, not even looking at the villagers who were chasing after him.

Why do people describe loud noises as "like a tractor"? Because tractors are really loud.

The villagers shouted at the top of their lungs, but the people on the tractor could not hear them and waved their hands vigorously to persuade them to leave:

"There's no room left. Please wait for the next bus!"

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The four returned to the guesthouse safely.

Chen Chen had to drink half a bottle of water to calm down his mood today.

Chen Chen explained the situation in the village in the simplest language and finally suggested:

"Mom, let's hurry up. I feel like they're going to catch up with us soon. There are only a few guesthouses in the county. We might be discovered soon."

Su Taotao laughed so hard that she almost couldn't stand up straight: "Silly Chenchen, what can they do if they know we are here? At most, we can just say a few words to them. Anyway, we are leaving tomorrow, so there is no rush."

Su Taotao instructed Fu Yuanhang: "Ah Hang, go down and tell the front desk. If anyone asks about us, just say we don't live here."

Fu Yuanhang also thought of this and nodded: "Okay, sister-in-law."

Fu Yuanhang found that the receptionist at the front desk became particularly enthusiastic and excited:

"You are Fu Yuanhang? Fu Yuanhang from Zhuangyuan Village, who won the top spot in the capital last year, right?"

After the aunt finished speaking, she took out a comic book and a candy bag from under the table:

"You drew this and this, right? Oh my, my son likes you so much. He finally sees you in person!

It’s a pity that my son has gone back to his grandmother’s place in the countryside, otherwise I would have asked him to come over to meet you. By the way, how many days will you be staying?

Will it be too late for my son to come back the day after tomorrow?"

Fu Yuanhang: “…………” If he knew that he was so famous here, he would not have come and would have stayed in the city directly.

Fu Yuanhang shook his head calmly: "I'm not, maybe we have the same name."

After Fu Yuanhang finished speaking, he turned around and walked back.

The front desk aunt called out to him from behind: "Hey, Su Taotao and Fu Yuanhang, how could you not be one? You have the same name as one or two of them?"

Fu Yuanhang ran back to the room: "Sister-in-law, let's leave early tomorrow morning. If we leave too late, we may not be able to leave."

Su Taotao: "What's going on?"

Fu Yuanhang explained what had just happened: "I don't know what the county did, but knowing the names will help them identify us.

I may not have realized it when I registered during the day, but now I know everything.”

As soon as Fu Yuanhang finished speaking, someone knocked on the door:

"Comrade Su, we are here to bring you some watermelons. Please open the door."

Everyone looked at each other.

Su Taotao walked to the door and said to the people outside:

"No, thank you. I need to rest. If anyone comes looking for us, please tell them that we don't live here or have checked out."

There was more than one person outside. After hearing Su Taotao's reply, another person became particularly excited and said in what he thought was a very low voice:

"It was her voice, so I said it was her. You didn't see her in person. She's very pretty."

"Then I'll definitely take a look."

The knock on the door sounded again, startling Su Taotao who was leaning against the door.

"Comrade Su, we won't bother you. We promise to put down the watermelon and leave."

Mumu walked over and said, "Sister Taozi, let me do it."

Su Taotao pinched her swollen and painful eyebrows and motioned Mumu to open the door.

Chen Zigui also came over and said, "They don't know me, so I'll go too."

Xiao Meizi also stood up: "I'll go with you."

…

The three men sent the people outside the door away, and still had an extra plate of watermelon in their hands.

Mumu wiped his face and said, "No, I have to go wash my face first. These people are too enthusiastic. They spit on my face!"

Su Taotao looked at the plate of watermelons. Even her face was stained. Could she still eat the watermelons?

Chen Zigui has had a bit of a germophobia since he was a child. He couldn't eat the watermelon when he saw his saliva spurting onto it, and he didn't really recommend that people eat it:

"I'd better send the watermelon down."

Su Taotao: "Don't worry, let's discuss what to do next."

If they continue like this, they might really be blocked at the door of the guesthouse early tomorrow morning.

Chen Lechen thought for a moment and said, "I looked at the train schedule, and I remember there's a train passing by at five o'clock tomorrow morning. Can we change our tickets to that train?"

Su Taotao thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Let's go to the train station early tomorrow and continue heading south. We'll change our tickets to whichever city has tickets. Let's leave here first."

Fu Yuanhang raised his hand: "I agree."

Chen Chen also raised his hand: "I agree too!"

Their family is accustomed to democratic voting.

Others had no opinion.

Mumu came out after washing his face and reached out to grab the watermelon.

Chen Zigui stopped him: "The watermelon is covered with saliva."

Mumu didn't take it seriously: "I lifted it to the side. The ones here weren't sprayed, so you can eat them."

Careless Mumu took a big bite and said, "Don't tell me, it's quite sweet. Why don't you eat it?"

Everyone said in unison:

“No!”

“No!”

…

The next morning, Fu Yuanhang and Mumu went downstairs to check out.

The receptionist was replaced by a man. I was still dozing off when they woke me up, and he helped them check out in a daze.

Just after four o'clock, the six listless people yawned and dragged their tired bodies towards the train station.

In the early morning of midsummer in the 1980s, the streets were empty except for the sound of sanitation workers sweeping fallen leaves with brooms in the distance. The dim street lights were even dimmer than the residual shadow of the moon in the sky.

A train station at four o'clock in the morning was the first time Su Taotao had seen such a scene in her two lifetimes.

Fortunately, they were lucky enough to get on the train early and successfully changed their flight to get off three hours later in a city that no one had ever heard of.

Their next stop was originally going to be the provincial capital, and they were quite satisfied with this "blind box".

When traveling, all the people and things you meet on the road, the unexpected and the unknown... are all an experience and part of the journey.

The only regret Chenchen felt was that he couldn't have another bowl of rice noodles with pork offal and sauerkraut.

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As expected, when the sky was just getting light, the receptionist who delivered watermelon to Su Taotao last night had already brought the nephews and nieces of her relatives to take advantage of the "number one scholar's aura".

Why go to the No. 1 Scholar Village? The No. 1 Scholars live in their shops. Wouldn't it be better to see them live there?

At the same time, Uncle Niu, Xiao Heitan, and the villagers of Qinglian Village also arrived.

Everybody was talking at once about looking for the "number one scholar". The entrance to the guesthouse was in chaos, even busier than a vegetable market.

I learned that they had checked out before dawn and the building was now empty.

The sleepy receptionist was almost spitted to death by everyone.

The county hotel struck while the iron was hot and immediately changed its name to "Zhuangyuanlou".

It is said that from then on, guests flocked in like a stream, and the daily flow of customers was packed, especially the room where Su Taotao and Fu Yuanhang stayed, which had to be booked a month in advance!

Regardless of whether it is peak or off-season, their hotel is full and people will consider staying in other guesthouses. There is a trend of expansion within a year!

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