The old electric fan in the dormitory spun for a long time but didn't produce much wind. Several people sat on the bed, waving cardboard signs in their hands.
"The weather here is too hot. Summer is unbearable. I almost died from the heat."
"Especially in the workshop, it's stuffy, hot, and crowded. This afternoon, my clothes were soaked with sweat in less than an hour."
“I heard from the garment factory workers that the weather this year is particularly abnormal. Someone from the machinery factory went there because of the heat, and died before the doctor arrived.”
After showering, everyone sat under the fan, chatting and drying their hair, filling the entire dormitory with the smell of shampoo.
After complaining about the weather, she then began to reflect on her entire day's itinerary.
The textile factory had a profound impact on them, filling everyone with enthusiasm and a sense of purpose, as if they had found a goal to develop their own factory to the same scale.
Today they visited the entire process from a single thread to a garment. Starting tomorrow, they will go to the fabric production workshop to learn about the production management of various machines.
Actually, everyone wanted to ask what Song Qing did after going out with Technician Fang today, but someone had just started the conversation, and she quickly changed the subject.
Knowing she didn't want to talk about it, no one dared to bring it up again.
The fan continued to turn slowly, and the night grew deeper. After some time, someone suddenly spoke.
"I wonder how the child is doing at home?"
Soon everyone fell silent, beginning to miss their child thousands of miles away.
Song Qing lay in bed unable to sleep and began to think about An An, wondering what she was doing.
In both of his lifetimes combined, Song Qing had never been away from his daughter for this long. He wondered if she was eating and sleeping well, what she was doing, and if she missed her.
I wonder what Lu Yang is doing?
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An'an had no idea that her mother was thinking of her. She was currently squatting excitedly in the mountains, her dark eyes brighter than in the daytime.
"Shhh"
Seeing that she wanted to speak, Lu Ronghui quickly put her finger to her lips and made a whispering sound.
An'an nodded repeatedly, gripping the grass leaves with both hands, and half-crawled up to look outside.
Lu Ronghui's heart was pounding. She hadn't expected that Lu Ronghui would be so excited instead of being afraid.
Lu Yang was away on a mission these past two days, and when Aunt Tian found out, she arranged for Lu Ronghui to bring An'an to stay at her house.
An'an followed Liu Jiandong to the mountains a few times and quickly became fascinated with climbing. Although the traps Liu Jiandong dug were not very effective, they were always lucky and never missed.
As he was descending the mountain this evening, Liu Jiandong noticed some marks next to the trap he had dug and decided to go up the mountain tonight to see if he could find anything.
"I want to go too!"
Liu Jiandong mentioned it during the day, and An'an remembered it. She didn't sleep at night and insisted on going out with Liu Jiandong.
"No, there are wild cats on the mountain. They might snatch you away."
"Good boy, you can go up the mountain with your uncle again tomorrow."
An'an was unwilling, but Liu Jiandong had been taking her with him when he went up the mountain these past few days. In her eyes, if her uncle was going up the mountain, he had to take her with him.
Aunt Tian would never allow Liu Jiandong to take her upstairs at night, but An'an was good at judging people by their status and knew that Aunt Tian had always doted on her, so she couldn't bear to say anything harsh.
I pestered her and begged her to go up, and soon she started silently shedding tears.
"Okay, let's go up together tonight."
Aunt Tian's husband and eldest son are also coming back tonight, so let's invite them along. They are more experienced and have had a good harvest in the village's annual winter hunt.
"This kid probably won't catch anything, let's just treat it as accompanying An'an on a trip."
Lu Ronghui also wanted to go up, and Aunt Tian was worried about leaving her alone at the foot of the mountain, so they decided to go together.
Liu Jiandong, carrying a basket on his back, looked exasperated. He hadn't expected his mother to spoil him to this extent.
Going up the mountain to play in the middle of the night, how could they even think of that?
Even the old man and the older brother agreed.
The village doesn't usually allow people to go up the mountain, but if they are caught hunting prey, it will be confiscated. The whole family will sneak up like thieves, carrying baskets on their backs.
Liu Jiandong, carrying An'an on his back, was seething with hatred.
"You insist on coming up here, you insist on coming up here. What's so fun about this? If some wild animal runs out here, it will snatch you away in an instant."
An An chuckled, and Aunt Tian, who was walking beside him, reached out and pinched his arm.
"Shut up, scaring the child in the middle of the night will keep him awake and give him nightmares."
So going up the mountain in the middle of the night prevents nightmares?
Everyone originally planned to just take a quick stroll around the mountain and then come down. Although Liu Jiandong's father usually works as a temporary worker in the city, as an old hunter in the village, he always has traps on the mountain.
"Jianqiu, you stay with them and don't separate from them."
After giving his son some instructions, he carried his basket to the side.
Liu Jiandong's judgment was correct; there was indeed prey in his trap—a rabbit.
Liu Jianqiu tied the rabbit up and put it in the basket. Just as he was about to lead them to another place, he heard his father's whistle coming from ahead.
He held his breath and listened carefully for a while.
"There's prey, and it's quite big."
An'an's eyes widened immediately, and Aunt Tian also looked around excitedly. A tense and exciting atmosphere quickly enveloped everyone.
"You stay here, I'll go check over there."
So they put down their baskets, hid in the bushes, and waited for Liu Jianqiu to return.
"What is 'brother'?"
"Wild boar."
Aunt Tian held her breath. Although wild boars are large prey, they are also very dangerous, and one could easily lose their life if they were not careful.
She reached out and grabbed her son's hand. "Should we go back to the village and call for help?"
"No, it's too late. It'll probably break free of the trap and escape in a bit."
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