Gong Linglong followed her all the way. Chen Ying in front had no idea that she was being followed. She did not go directly to the gate of the pig farm, but took a small path to the side of the pig farm.
"What is she doing here?"
Gong Linglong had come here before to pick up pig manure, and heard other sisters-in-law talk about the internal layout of the pig farm. The place where Chen Ying came was for storing miscellaneous items.
The pig farm is dirty, messy and smelly. No one comes here unless they have something to do.
It was the hottest summer season, and during the lunch break, there was basically no one walking around. The people from the pig farm all rested in the tile-roofed house on the opposite hillside after lunch.
Gong Linglong saw Tian's father coming out of the tile-roofed house opposite from afar. Chen Ying also saw him, but she did not call him immediately. Instead, she walked forward with her body huddled up, behaving very stealthily.
He didn't walk far, only about ten meters, when Chen Ying stopped.
She looked around carefully, and after carefully making sure that no one was around, she pulled out an inconspicuous broken tile stuck in the crack of the earthen brick wall, then reached in and took out something that looked like a cigarette.
She just took a casual look at it, immediately stuffed it into her trouser pocket, then inserted the broken tiles into the cracks in the wall and hurried back the way she came.
"Cousin-in-law."
She met with Tian's father on time.
When Tian's father saw her coming back, he asked, "Where did you go in the middle of the day?"
"We went to the mountains to collect firewood. The sun was too strong, so we took shelter there to escape the heat. We came back a little late." Chen Ying continued with the same excuse and asked him, "Cousin, have you eaten yet?"
"I've eaten."
Tian's father followed her back, thinking about what his daughter-in-law had said before, and asked: "I heard that the leaders of the regiment have all returned. What are your thoughts on this?"
Chen Ying knew he was asking about Deputy Battalion Commander Yuan, so she curled her lips and said, "I met Deputy Battalion Commander Yuan today, but he just got back and was very busy. My cousin said she'd go talk to him in a couple of days."
"If things haven't been done yet, don't go over there. People are gossiping about it."
Mr. Tian usually concentrates on his work and doesn't gossip with others, so he doesn't pay attention to these things at all. However, he believes that his daughter-in-law is not lying, and she must have heard the gossip and came back to tell it.
Chen Ying had heard it a long time ago, his eyes flickered slightly, and he responded, "Okay."
"If it doesn't work out, go back early. You're not young anymore, go back home and look for someone. Don't listen to your cousin's nitpicking. Just be diligent and down-to-earth."
Father Tian couldn't just kick her out, nor did he want her to cause trouble for his son and daughter-in-law. He added, "The time for the letter of introduction from the team is almost up. If it doesn't work, go back first. The army has strict discipline here, and they won't allow you to stay here any longer."
He didn't explain it clearly, but Chen Ying understood what he meant and nodded in response, "Uncle, I understand."
When they returned home, Aunt Jiao had already brought the food back and was complaining loudly. Father Tian was used to her personality and did not respond to her. He went back to his room for a nap.
The food we got from the cafeteria was very ordinary, one steamed bun and two vegetarian dishes per person, which were finished in just a few bites.
After eating, Chen Ying returned to her room. Instead of lying on the bed to rest, she couldn't wait to take out her things.
Gong Linglong stood by and saw that after the paper was opened, there was a simple picture drawn on the paper. Chen Ying's expression at this time was extremely serious and solemn, which was completely different from his usual expression.
Chen Ying stood there and watched for a long time, then took out a roll of paper of similar shape from the secret pocket inside his backpack, locked the door, and then opened the paper.
There was also a drawing on this piece of paper. After Gong Linglong took a closer look, she was basically sure that it was a map, but the map was incomplete.
The drawing that Chen Ying had brought back from the pig farm was obviously an incomplete part of the map.
Chen Ying compared the two pieces of paper carefully for a long time, and also took the draft to calculate carefully. Seeing the handwriting she wrote and the precise dimensions marked, Gong Linglong was sure that she was no ordinary person.
After working for half an hour, Chen Ying carefully copied the newly obtained drawings and drew them on the map.
After doing this, she took out a lighter and burned the drawings, carefully rolled up the still incomplete map, and put it back into the secret pocket of her backpack.
Just as she put it away, she heard Aunt Jiao's voice outside: "Yingzi, the sheets you washed this morning fell to the floor. Go pick them up quickly."
"Okay, here I come."
After Chen Ying left, Gong Linglong quickly took out the roll of paper she had hidden, spread it out on the table, took out the camera from the space, and quickly took a picture of the map.
When Chen Ying came back, the things had been put back to their original places. Gong Linglong did not stay here and hurried back.
When she got home, Lu Jingchuan and the others hadn't returned yet. Bai Shuixian was in the study translating medical books. Seeing that she had been gone for so long, she hurriedly asked in a low voice, "Linglong, did you find anything?"
"Mom, there is indeed something fishy about them. We need to investigate their identities." Gong Linglong told her everything she had just seen and heard.
Bai Shuixian already had a guess about their identities and said, "When Jingchuan comes back, tell him immediately. Don't let them leak the secret."
Lu Jingchuan came back half an hour later, and Han Ji and the others also came. Bai Shuixian immediately stopped what she was doing and cut the watermelon that was icy in the water tank for them to eat.
"Brother Jing, come inside, I want to tell you something."
The couple walked into the house. Gong Linglong closed the door casually, whispered to him everything she had just found out, and handed him the camera.
"Linglong, I'll do it now. You stay at home and talk to Master and the others. I'll come back after I'm done." Lu Jingchuan hugged her and turned to leave.
Han Ji and the others were eating watermelon when Lu Jingchuan came out and said to him, "Master, I have something urgent to deal with. I'll be out for a while."
"Go and do your own thing." Han Ji waved at him.
"Linglong, eat melon."
Jiang Yun picked out a piece with the fewest seeds for her and said, "You can take a break this afternoon and go fishing with us in the river."
In order to create opportunities for her master, she, the adopted daughter and apprentice, is very dedicated.
"Okay, I'll go borrow the fishing rod next door."
Gong Linglong didn't think much about it. She took two pieces of watermelon and went to her sister-in-law's house next door.
The three young men were going fishing, so Bai Shuixian got up and prepared some cooling tea for them. She also gave each of them a straw hat and an apple.
Before they set out, she reminded them, "Linglong, find a shady place to fish. Don't go out in the sun. You're pregnant and you don't want to get heatstroke. Just catch one or two fish, enough to eat."
"Okay, I'll be back in an hour." Gong Linglong responded.
Jiang Yun gave his master a subtle wink, put his arm around Gong Linglong's shoulder, and walked away with her smiling.
Ji Wei held a bucket in each hand and followed without stopping for even a second, determined not to stay here and get in the way.
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