After Li Hongru returned home, he told Zhang Weifang everything about Zhu Yuanyuan. Zhang Weifang also felt a little sympathy in her heart. The child was really pitiful.
Thinking of this, she began to admire Liu Shuangshuang again. She was so easy to take and even abandon her child. What a cruel woman.
Although she sympathized with Zhu Yuanyuan's situation, Zhang Weifang still would not adopt her. Apart from anything else, the fact that Liu Shuangshuang was Li Hongru's ex-girlfriend made her feel uncomfortable.
If she had to raise a child with her husband's ex, she would rather get a divorce.
Li Hongru would go to the hospital to see Zhu Yuanyuan after get off work every day. Under the doctor's care, Zhu Yuanyuan recovered after a week.
Zhu Yuanyuan's affiliation was brought up again, and everyone was in a dilemma.
Finally, Li Hongru made a suggestion:
"A child this young definitely can't leave her parents. Since Liu Shuangshuang can't be found, let's send her to find Zhu Lei!"
Li Anbang knew it was best for the child to stay with his parents, but, putting aside the farm's environment, who would take Zhu Yuanyuan there? Who would pay for the travel expenses? Those expenses weren't covered by the company.
No one is rich, and we don’t know how much money it will cost and how much suffering we will have to endure if we go to the north. We also have to take leave, which are all big problems.
Seeing everyone's embarrassment, Li Hongru continued:
"Don't worry about the travel expenses. Yuanyuan has the money. I just need to ask Public Security Li to help find Zhu Lei's specific address."
While in the hospital, Zhu Yuanyuan's dependence on Li Hongru reached a new level. She took the initiative to tell Li Hongru the money in her schoolbag because she was afraid that he would dislike her.
Seeing that there was 2,000 yuan in Zhu Yuanyuan's schoolbag, Li Hongru came up with this idea and sent the child to Zhu Lei.
No matter how good they are to their children, they can never compare to their biological parents.
Li Anbang reported Zhu Yuanyuan's situation to his leader, who agreed to their request.
Finally, everyone decided to let Li Anbang, Li Hongru and Sui Anan accompany Zhu Yuanyuan to the north.
Li Anbang's identity can help at critical moments. Sui Anan is a girl, so it is more convenient for her to take Zhu Yuanyuan to the toilet. Finally, there is Li Hongru, who is the person Zhu Yuanyuan trusts the most.
On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, the four of them got on a bus to Nanshan City together.
Before leaving, Zhang Weifang exchanged a bunch of common medicines in the system mall, including cold medicine, fever-reducing medicine, frostbite cream, cough medicine, stomach medicine, etc., hoping that they would have a safe journey.
Zhang Weifang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the news that Zhu Yuanyuan had left. To be honest, she had no feelings for this child, so she hoped that she could leave quickly, because Zhu Yuanyuan's appearance really affected her peaceful life.
With her last bit of kindness, Zhang Weifang exchanged a pair of thick boots for Zhu Yuanyuan, hoping that she could adapt to the climate in the north.
After Li Hongru left, Zhang Weifang was always worried. She prayed secretly in her heart, hoping that he would be safe.
Li Hongru and his group of four had to deal with eight car accidents along the way and suffered a lot. By the time they arrived at their destination, everyone had lost weight.
Along the way, they used cars, trains, horse-drawn carriages, ox carts, tractors, and sleds constantly. Seven days later, they finally arrived at Yanglin Farm.
Yanglin Farm is located in the northernmost part of China, where the lowest temperature reaches minus 40 degrees Celsius. It is a place where you can really freeze your ears off.
Everyone put on all the clothes they could, but they still felt terribly cold, and they all got frostbite on their hands and faces.
The little girl was shivering from the cold, looking listless and not wanting to talk.
There was someone guarding the gate of the farm. When he saw someone coming, he walked out of the wooden house next to him.
"Where are you guys from? What are you doing here?"
"Hello, comrade. We are from Shanhe Province. Here is a letter of introduction. Please take a look. We are here to look for someone." Li Anbang quickly took out the letter of introduction.
This person is Yang Dashu, deputy chief of the security department of Yanglin Farm. He happened to be on duty during the Chinese New Year.
Yang Dashu was very tall. He was wearing a thick military coat, a Lei Feng hat, and a pair of short boots.
He looked at the four people who had come from afar to look for someone on the farm, and secretly calculated in his mind how much money and supplies he could get this time.
The people in their farm are all here for reform. Anything mailed to them will be exploited by them before finally falling into their hands. This is also an unwritten rule of the farm.
However, after receiving the money, they will be nicer to the people on the farm, and both sides will benefit.
Of course, this also depends on the place and the people. After all, there are bad people in every place. Some people will directly confiscate all the things sent to them, and some people will beat and kick those who are undergoing reform.
Yanglin Farm is a relatively good place. As long as you hand over enough money, there won't be any messy things, and the Security Department won't bully those people.
However, the people who were undergoing the transformation were not very good at their jobs, as they had to do heavy physical labor, so their lives were very difficult.
Yang Dashu glanced down at Zhu Yuanyuan, his eyes flickering twice, and then he asked calmly:
"Who are you looking for?"
Li Anbang stepped forward, handed over a pack of cigarettes, and then spoke frankly:
"Comrade, the person we are here to see is Zhu Lei."
"Oh... Zhu Lei, you may not understand the rules of the farm. We don't allow outsiders to enter." Yang Dashu held the cigarette box in his hand, looking embarrassed.
"Comrade, we understand the rules. Can you please let him come out for a moment? We can meet him at the door. I guarantee that it won't delay your work." Li Anbang said as he stuffed ten ten-yuan bills into Yang Dashu's hand.
Yang Dashu felt the thickness of the banknote with his hand and roughly knew how much it was worth.
In view of the generosity of these people, he stopped making things difficult for them.
"You guys go into this house and wait. I'll go get someone. I've already told you that you have to leave in an hour at most. We don't accept outsiders here."
"Okay, thank you. I'll do as you say." Li Anbang agreed excitedly with a smile on his face.
The four people entered the wooden house next door. A wave of heat hit them and they finally felt the long-lost warmth.
There was an iron stove in the wooden house, which was very warm. Several people gathered around the stove, waiting to meet Zhu Lei.
They are now so tired that they have no idea what to do and just want to go home quickly after seeing people.
Zhu Yuanyuan didn't understand all this. She leaned against Li Hongru, warming herself by the fire to dispel the coldness of the past few days.
Zhu Lei is currently cutting wood in the mountains. His current job is a lumberjack. He and two other people are in a group. The three of them take turns pulling the big saw, clearing the surrounding obstacles, opening up a safe passage, and finally transporting the wood down the mountain.
They work more than 10 hours a day in the bitterly cold season, and everyone works extremely hard.
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