Chapter 019 Return to the Oil Field
The whole family watched a lively show, met the original heroine, and returned home satisfied.
"Dad, Uncle Lan is so heartless. He just left without even saying hello to us." Jiang Nan still wanted to get close to Lan Qingshan.
Hehehe, maybe we will be colleagues in the future.
"Just be content. They're arresting someone. He greeted you in front of so many people. Do you think the villagers wouldn't be suspicious? They'd think you were the one who snitched. Even though everyone usually dislikes Er Laizi, he's still a villager after all. He grew up under everyone's watch. Unlike an outsider like you, Uncle Lan is doing this for your own good!"
Jiang Mancheng was deeply satisfied and spoke a few good words on Lan Qingshan's behalf. "I was worried you might be in danger at the police station, but seeing how thoughtful Lan Qingshan is, I'm relieved. Let's make another contribution in the next two days so you can start working at the police station. There will definitely be more people watching over our work in the future, so it's better to act soon."
"Well, let's go through the system this afternoon and see where to start." Jiang Nan also understood the importance of work. Although she wanted to just relax, the family's belongings had to come from somewhere. Currently, her father and mother's salaries were almost all spent each month. If the family wanted to improve their lives, they needed more money.
Soon, the family closed the door and started counting the heads.
"That Old You, there are still a group of accomplices who haven't been explained..."
Jiang Nan just opened his mouth when Jiang Mancheng interrupted him, "No. We didn't interfere in Old You's affairs at all. If we do something rash, people will get suspicious. Let's find someone else."
"The treasure that Old Cheng hid in the public toilet..."
The system and Jiang Nan suggested another candidate, but Jiang Mancheng rejected it again: "No, Old Cheng is a thief, but he was stealing during the Japanese occupation, which is a long time ago. I'm not sure if it will work. Let's look at other options."
"Um, then... Hey, Dad, Mom, do you remember Sun Lingling who went on a blind date with Lin Bing?"
Seeing her parents nod, she continued, "There seems to be something wrong with her original boyfriend, the film projectionist named Nian. The young widow he later married seems to be a little off. I'll have to meet her to find out exactly what's wrong. I learned this from the old lady in the park. I have to go and see it for myself."
"What do you suspect?" Jiang Mancheng asked directly.
"They might be spies," Jiang Nan expressed his suspicions. "According to the evidence we obtained from scanning the old woman, the young widow isn't just having affairs with the projectionist; she's been hooking up with all of our oilfield employees. Her goal is to marry into the oilfield, but we don't know what she's trying to do specifically."
"Where are the spies from? Are they from the island, or are they left behind by the Japanese and not discovered?" Jiang Mancheng continued to ask.
"I don't know. The old lady doesn't know much."
This was a serious matter. Jiang Mancheng pondered, sitting cross-legged, tapping his knees, and lowering his head in thought. After a while, he looked up and saw the mother and daughter's eager faces. He analyzed, "If she's a spy, she's not the only one. She might have connections, and she might have received training and be quite skilled. This is different from catching an oil thief. It's still very dangerous. You two should think it through."
"Catch the spies, Dad." Jiang Nan's face was full of excitement. Although she cherished her life, she was also very brave. She slapped her thigh, her face full of light. "If this wave is done, I will be a full-fledged police officer! Dad, don't hesitate. Let's do it. You don't want your daughter to eat for free all the time, do you?"
"What's wrong with eating for free? It's not like your parents can't afford to support you." Jiang Mancheng muttered. Seeing Chen Jinhua nodding, he could only say, "Okay, I'll listen to you two. It's true, two female comrades are braver than anyone else."
After muttering, he quickly made arrangements: "Xiao Nan, tomorrow you go around the neighborhood where the projectionist worked last year and try to meet that young widow. We'll discuss the specific actions tomorrow when we get more information. I emphasize again, you can't act alone, understand?"
Jiang Nan nodded obediently. After the family had made a plan, they went to the kitchen to smoke the roe deer meat from last night. It was half a robe, so it was a lot of meat. In this hot weather, the smoked meat had to be dried out.
After playing with his grandmother all afternoon, little Jiang He clattered into the kitchen to play with his little aunt, Little Nan. Jiang Nan, thinking of the classic game of hopscotch, picked up the child and started jumping around in the yard. Jiang He was only two years old, so how could he hopscotch? He just clattered around, giggling non-stop, and the Jiang family yard was filled with laughter.
After two days, the three of them had dinner and it was time to go back home. Tomorrow was Monday, and they had to go back to work. Before dinner, Chen Jinhua traded some eggs in the village—not many, just thirty. Adding roe deer meat, the family returned home with a full load.
Before leaving, Jiang Mancheng cast a deep glance at his second brother, Jiang Manpo. He'd been so busy these past two days that he'd barely had time to deal with Ma Honghua. But there was no rush. He still held a grudge, and he'd get back at her sooner or later. He gave Jiang Manpo a naive smile, then rode away on his bike with his wife and daughter.
Jiang Manpo felt uneasy at his younger brother's laughter. This younger brother of his was a vindictive person, and it seemed that the couple hadn't offended him in the past two days. What on earth was this younger brother going crazy about?
He was suspicious here, but Jiang Mancheng's family was not affected at all. They hummed songs as they arrived at the village entrance.
At the Wei family home at the entrance to the village, a fight ensued, as expected. Wei Youwei accused Wei Laoer of stealing his things, and Wei Laoer accused Wei Youwei of being the thief who actually stole his things. The two men engaged in a relentless fight, their heads pounding like pigs. Their wives rolled on the ground, their clothes ripped and their hair pulled.
The gate of the Wei family was surrounded by people in three layers inside and outside. Many people were holding bowls of rice and steamed buns, eating while watching the fun, without any interruption.
Jiang Mancheng and the other two parked and watched for a while, smiling, never getting out. Jiang Nan sighed, "It must be the countryside! Look, the fights are so fierce! City people are still too concerned with appearances, and they just talk." She had been in the oil fields for so long, but she had never seen such a fierce fight.
Ouch, Wei Youwei kicked his brother there. Jiang Nan covered his eyes, "Oh my god, they are brothers. He is not afraid that his brother will not be able to do it. Look at the pain that the second child of the Wei family is in. He rolls on the ground and the dust is flying."
It's so disgusting, so unbearable.
Oh my god! The second son of the Wei family, his wife, suddenly sat on top of her eldest uncle and slapped him hard. Jiang Nan sighed like an ignorant little wild animal. The villagers watching gasped and groaned.
I have learned a lot. I have learned a lot.
"Today is a good day, everything you wish for will come true..."
After leaving the village, Jiang Nan hummed a divine song from the future. Of course, the villagers didn't dare to sing it. After all, there was Tang Xi, who had also traveled through time. Who knew if this song existed in her world? It would be bad if they heard it.
The three of them quickly returned to the family compound, singing. It was already dark, and while the lights in the tube-shaped building weren't completely off, it was much quieter than usual. They locked the car and quietly went upstairs.
On the fourth floor, three elderly women, Aunt Qiu, Grandma Fang, and Old Lady Liu, were still awake. They brought small stools and sat at the entrance of the corridor, whispering and gossiping. It was a rare occurrence that they didn't quarrel.
"Grandmothers, why aren't you sleeping so late?" Jiang Mancheng turned sideways to the west and said hello in a sardonic tone. Immediately, the three of them stopped muttering and looked at him in unison.
"Chengzi, what good things did you bring back from your hometown? Look at this bulging bag. You must be old, right?" Old Lady Liu spoke first, still in the familiar soprano voice.
"Yes, Chengzi, we are all neighbors. If there is anything to hide, just open it and take a look." Grandma Fang has always been thinking about taking advantage of others.
Aunt Qiu didn't say anything. After all, she and Jiang Mancheng were from the same village, and she often went back to her hometown. She didn't want her neighbor to take advantage of her.
Familiar recipe, familiar taste. Jiang Mancheng immediately greeted them with a smile, as if he had been injected with chicken blood. "Look at what the aunties said. What good things can there be in the countryside? You all came from the village, and you work hard all year, but you don't even make as much as a worker in a month. Every time I go back, I have to pay. Don't you say you feel sorry for me? You are still making sarcastic remarks here. As a neighbor for so many years, I am really sad."
As he spoke, he made a tearful face and began to sob. Jiang Mancheng was already handsome, and after working in an office for a few years, he became even more careful about himself. Not only did he apply vanishing cream every day, but he also combed his hair meticulously.
This behavior made the three elderly women feel distressed.
"Hey, it's not easy for you either. Life in the countryside is hard, and everyone knows it. Okay, you should go back quickly. Rest up, because you still have to go to work tomorrow."
"That's right, City boy, stop it."
Jiang Mancheng signaled Chen Jinhua to hurry home with her belongings, and pulled his daughter Jiang Nan along to stay and chat. "Aunt Liu, what are you talking about? It's so late and you're still not sleeping. Tell me, too. I've been away for two days, and I don't know if anything happened in our building."
"There's nothing wrong in our building. We're just talking about Sun Lingling." Old Mrs. Liu became interested. Seeing that Jiang Mancheng and his daughter didn't know about it, she thought that the two of them had been back for two days and would have missed the excitement.
She slapped her thigh and said excitedly, "That Sun Lingling is getting married! Her father married her off to a widower in his thirties. I heard he asked for a hundred yuan as a betrothal gift. But the widower is a butcher at the meat processing plant and is wealthy. The Sun family also asked for a pork leg. Do you think this family is capable? They were able to find such a good family."
"A good family?" Jiang Mancheng was puzzled. "He's just a widower, how can he be considered a good family?"
"Oh, listen to me," Old Lady Liu said anxiously. "That widower can't have children! He heard Sun Lingling was pregnant, so he came to her on his own. Otherwise, how could he have given such a high gift? He wanted to raise the child from a young age, cultivate their relationship, and provide for them in their old age. Sun Lingling is a blessing in disguise; she's from a good family."
"Is that so?" The father and daughter looked at each other, and Jiang Mancheng asked again, "She got married so soon? I've only been back for two days, and their family is pretty quick."
"It's mainly because the widower is anxious," Granny Fang said at the right moment. "He's in his thirties and is anxious to have a child."
"Well, has the case of Old You been sentenced? It's been two days since we went back, so the result should be out by now, right?" Jiang Nan asked.
"Not yet, Old You is being stubborn. But it will be soon, everyone says he will be shot. He killed three wives, and murder means paying with his life." Old Mrs. Liu glared at Granny Fang, letting the old guy interrupt her.
"And that Fan Taohua," Aunt Qiu said mysteriously, "I heard she had a hard time after returning to her parents' home. She even had two or three fights with her brother and sister-in-law."
"Who would be happy to have a sister-in-law like this come home?" Old Lady Liu curled her lips. "It's embarrassing enough. I think she'll be kicked out sooner or later."
"Oh, Xiao Jiang, you don't know. I heard a large oil field was discovered in Linshi! It's not far from our Xihe'an Brigade. I heard it was discovered by the team led by Jinhua's father." Aunt Qiu slapped her thigh and said excitedly, "Do you think our brigade will also discover oil? Oh my god, I dare not think about it."
Aunt Qiu's face showed a longing expression, and then she slapped her thigh vigorously: "Chengzi, if Chief Engineer Chen writes in the next two days, you must ask more. This is a big deal, bigger than the sky, you know? If you know something, you must tell everyone."
"Yes, Xiao Jiang, we can't hide the news from everyone. If it's about recruiting workers or something, we can't fall behind, right?" Old Mrs. Liu agreed.
"Oh, we've been back for two days and haven't heard anything." Jiang Mancheng was happy to hear the news, but he remained calm and said, "I'll definitely tell everyone when I get the exact information. We've been neighbors for so many years, we still have some affection. You still don't trust me?"
Everyone gossiped happily for a while. It was almost nine o'clock. Seeing that no one had returned, Chen Jinhua opened the door and called them. Then everyone left with a sense of reluctance.
The tube building fell into an unprecedented tranquility. The sun rose and set, and a new day soon arrived.
Early in the morning, it was a busy day, like a war. Washing, cooking, changing clothes and going to work, Jiang Nan was soon the only one left at home. But she had to go out, after all, she had an important mission today.
Meet the legendary 'spy'.
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