Chapter 169 Come Out

There was no way Xia Zhizhi would really enslave a patient who had just recovered from an illness.

But Jiang Xiurong insisted on towing the ice sled away, worried that if she got tired and couldn't get off halfway, he could sit on it and tow her away.

Every few minutes, the two of them would call out to her to get on the sled.

When they arrived at the door of the Revolutionary Committee, Xia Zhizhi asked the two of them to wait outside while she went in to look for Xu Yujie.

Xu Yujie waited quietly for her instructions.

She asked, "Comrade Xu, I remember you arrested a few people who were engaged in reselling in the black market a few days ago, right?"

"Ah, yes!" Xu Yujie nodded: "I have been busy with the Du family's affairs these days and have not been able to deal with it."

"Can I take a look? I've never seen it before."

Xu Yujie greeted the director of the voting office.

Tang Mingli was locked in a room. Apart from being beaten up on the day he was arrested, he was fine afterwards. The Revolutionary Committee had a big order to deal with and everyone was busy so no one cared about him.

When Tang Mingli first saw Xia Zhizhi, he was actually a little happy.

No matter how calm his expression was or how tough his words were, he insisted that he was only going there to buy things.

But after all, he is just a boy in his 20s. It is impossible for him not to be scared after being locked up for so long.

Seeing acquaintances makes me feel more or less at ease.

Xia Zhizhi crossed her arms and clucked her tongue a few times, then said with a gloating look, "Oh, Tang Zhiqing is in such a pity. What should we do? He won't be trapped in the fence, will he?"

"If you stay in the cage, Sister Xiurong might marry someone else, hehehe..."

Tang Mingli had been locked up for three days. He was hungry, cold and scared. The dark-faced, unshaven man was already emaciated, and after being frightened by her, he turned even darker.

After mocking Tang Mingli, Xia Zhizhi walked out of the door, looking bitter and resentful.

Xu Yujie asked her, "Comrade Xia, what's wrong?"

Xia Zhizhi looked up at the sky with melancholy: "I just feel ashamed of the great leader. I told the great leader before that I know a male comrade who is also devoted to the revolution, but unfortunately he is short of money and cannot go to Beijing with me. The great leader even praised him and said that he would have a chance in the future if he was free."

"Ah!" She sighed, "How could he be so foolish? Even if he envied us who went north and could wear green military uniforms and caps, he couldn't save his rations and use them to buy green cloth to make a hat for himself. This is a huge mistake!"

Xia Zhizhi glanced at Xu Yujie and said, "Comrade Xu, I have no other intention in telling you this. I am just heartbroken. Please don't let me off lightly for my sake. You must punish me severely!"

An official whispered to Xu Yujie, "Comrade Xia, do you have a grudge against that guy? I'll go give him a good beating later."

Xu Yujie looked at the fool with disdain, but was afraid that he might misunderstand him, so he whispered, "Why are you beating him? Go and release him, and then say that he was arrested by mistake."

After he finished explaining, Xia Zhizhi acted as if she hadn't heard him: "Comrade Xu, you have always been the most fair and strict. You must follow the rules!"

Xu Yujie said: "Ah, Comrade Xia, don't worry, I will definitely not break the rules."

The two chatted for a while, and Xia Zhizhi made an excuse to go back.

Less than two minutes after he walked out of the gate, Tang Mingli was released.

"Ali!" Jiang Xiurong almost ran over.

Tang Mingli was afraid that she would fall, so he quickly reached out to catch her, and couldn't help but hug her tightly.

Tang Mingli has thought a lot these days.

The word "missing" sounds light and airy.

Only those involved know how heavy it is.

Fortunately, there were people coming and going at the gate, and hugging each other would be immoral, so the two of them restrained themselves a little and hugged each other for a while before letting go.

Jiang Xiurong said: "Let's go home."

"Yeah!" Tang Mingli nodded heavily, his eyes full of Jiang Xiurong, filled with unmelting tenderness.

Xia Zhizhi had already sat on the ice sled skillfully, since there was someone to pull it.

When passing by the hotel, Jiang Xiurong went to buy a few buns for Tang Mingli to fill his stomach. When he was taking out the money, he suddenly remembered that he had not given the prepared money to Xia Zhizhi yet.

After buying the things, he stuffed them into Tang Mingli's pocket, and quickly handed the money to Xia Zhizhi, and whispered, "Zhizhi, do you think these are enough? If not, I'll go back and get more."

Xia Zhizhi pushed the money back: "The gift hasn't been given yet, let Tang Zhiqing give it himself."

Tang Mingli and Jiang Xiurong returned to the educated youth center holding hands.

Fortunately, it was freezing cold and there were not many people on the road.

On the way, Xia Zhizhi kept scolding him: "Look at you, I told you that you have no foresight, everyone else ran away but you couldn't."

"I'm not saying anything bad about you, but do you know how much I spent to get you out of here?"

"It would be fine if you went in alone, but you even made Sister Xiurong sick from anger."

"You're not married yet. If you were married and got arrested, wouldn't you be ruining my sister Xiurong's life?"

Tang Mingli lowered his head, pulling the ice sled with one hand and Jiang Xiurong with the other, and silently endured the scolding.

After scolding him all the way, seeing that he didn't say a word, Xia Zhizhi lost interest and went back to the house, climbed onto the still warm kang and covered her feet.

Tang Mingli boiled a pot of hot water, tidied himself up simply, shaved, and changed into clean clothes.

Then he walked into the back room, looked at Xia Zhizhi who was eating canned food, and said seriously: "Comrade Xia, thank you very much for this matter. I don't know what thank you gift I should give you. You probably don't like anything I can give you. If you need anything in the future, just ask."

"If you don't ask for help when you need it, how can I expect you to be used to me?" Xia Zhizhi scolded him, "It's already so late and you haven't cooked yet? Why are you talking nonsense here? Cook a few more dishes and stop being so picky."

After being scolded, Tang Mingli went out to cook calmly.

After dinner, he and Jiang Xiurong found an empty corner to talk.

Jiang Xiurong was really scared. She lacked nothing and wanted nothing. She just wanted to live a simple and warm life with Tang Mingli on their one mu of land.

Tang Mingli wiped her tears and patiently comforted her: "Xiu Rong, I promise you that there will never be a next time. After this time, I also understand that although money is important, my own safety is more important. Can you trust me again, okay?"

Jiang Xiurong's adorable wife attributes were maxed out. After being coaxed by him for a while, she wiped away her tears. The two of them talked in private and then Tang Mingli went to the city again.

He went back to the black market first. Da Chong was relieved to see that he was fine. "The market was a bit chaotic these past two days, so I didn't go to pick you up. Don't blame me, brother. I'm glad you came back safely!"

Tang Mingli nodded. There was nothing strange about this. He didn't come to the black market to volunteer. People die for money and birds die for food.

The Du family was wiped out, and the market on their side was emptied out. The big insects were busy fighting for the territory, and even their subordinates were busy as well.

Sometimes Tang Mingli would not come back for several days, which made Xia Zhizhi very unhappy because there was no one to cook for her.

If the chef doesn’t cook, what’s the point of rescuing him?