No. 036 60 Best Sister-in-law (18)
"Elder Hong, I'm here to bring you food. Anne carried the bag of rice and came down from the western mountain with ease, carrying a hare in her other hand.
"Bao girl, are you back?" a sturdy old man of about sixty walked out of a yellow mud thatched hut.
He was a little surprised to see Anne. Especially when she saw the food she was carrying on her shoulders, a smile was dyed on her resolute face.
"It's really time for you to come back, you just ran out of food you left behind two days ago last year, and a few of us old guys are still worried about going hungry. β
The old man, that is, the old man Hong in Anne's mouth, took the rice bag, put it in his hand, and said with a smile, "Yes, it should be able to hold on until the summer harvest." β
"Is Bao Yatou here?" Another old man who was about the same age as Hong Lao walked out of the room, but he looked polite and polite, obviously looking like a scholar.
"Professor Lan, Elder Hong, can you not call me Bao girl, I don't know, I thought you two were called Xue Baochai. Anne rolled her eyes and said helplessly.
"Ouch, Bao girl also caught a hare, haha, I can finally open meat today. As if he hadn't heard Annie's protest, Hong Lao handed the rice bag to Professor Lan, and saw the hare in Annie's hand at a glance.
"Fat Du, don't come out quickly, it's time for you to show your skills. Hong Lao shouted excitedly.
"Fat Du, old Hong, a newcomer again?" Anne was cautious. She is willing to help these decentralized "bad elements" within her ability, but she must not affect herself.
Hong Lao and Professor Lan were sent to Anjiabao in June last year, and Anne was cautious and tried several times before she gradually got in touch with these two people.
"Don't worry, Du Fatzi is a cook, because his ancestor is an imperial chef, and he was reported by the enemy, so he was assigned here. He knows what is important. Professor Lan said softly.
Anne is cautious, why aren't they?
Last year's series of events were like nightmares, relatives plotted, husbands and wives turned against each other, and they experienced too many betrayals. If it weren't for the fact that there were still one or two friends of life and death, risking their lives to get them to Anjiabao, they would either be tortured to death, or they couldn't stand the humiliation and cut themselves off. Just like many of their comrades-in-arms, classmates!
With that painful experience, they were more careful than anyone else.
When Anne first approached, her intention was obvious, and she wanted to exchange things with them.
Anne had food, as well as cotton clothes and quilts to protect her from the cold. And Hong Lao and they have money (or valuable things) and bills in their hands, but they have no food, bedding and clothes.
In order to show that he did not give preferential treatment to those bad elements, An Dewu threw it directly into the Xishan wasteland, whether it was the original rightist or the black five categories that were assigned later.
They were given very little rations, seeds, and rudimentary farm tools, and they were left to be "self-reliant".
Of course, secretly, An Dewu would still quietly send some food and bedding over, so as not to really starve and freeze these intellectuals, and come over from time to time to take a look.
Actually, An Dewu is really worried, those people basically survived from the old society, even those who are wealthy have suffered hardships.
They are not afraid of hardship at all, but afraid of being discriminated against and trampled on.
Anjiabao seems to be indifferent, but for the bad elements who have seen even more tragic scenes, it is already a rare pure land.
Therefore, after a short period of panic and uneasiness, the initial rightists quickly adapted to the life of clearing the wasteland. Except for the first half of the year, when there was no harvest and I was hungry for a few days, the rest of the time was still very good.
Mr. Hong and Professor Lan also followed this example.
It's just that Professor Lan was injured when he came, and he needs to take medicine and fine food. As a difficult brother who came with him, Hong Lao didn't want him to die.
Just then, Anne bumped into her. With ten catties of flour, five catties of millet and some medicine for external injuries, he exchanged a Swiss gold watch worn by Hong Lao.
With this contact, the two sides are convenient to make a deal from time to time.
The transaction grew from small to large, and the relationship between the two parties changed from strange to intimate. In just two months, Anne became the person that Professor Lan and Hong Lao trusted.
After all, eating people is soft-mouthed.
And Anne is not without gains, the tractor she got for the village is actually the handiwork of Hong Lao.
Thinking about it, Hong Lao was able to get out in such a chaotic situation, and he could also be arranged to be "labor reform" in the provincial capital of J City, which shows his energy.
You must know that there is a military region in J City, and ten miles west of Anjiapu is a military airfield. Hong Lao, a veteran in the army, although he was temporarily in trouble, he still had some connections in his hands.
"I don't eat your food and rabbits for nothing," Du Fatty, who was already skinny, looked at Anne and said stiffly, "I can teach you a dish, or keep an account for the time being, and I will pay it back twice in the future." β
"Okay, then ask Master Du to teach me how to cook. Anne knew that those who had been through great calamities were very wary. If she gave them food without any payment, they would rather starve to death than accept her overtures.
It's better to have both money and goods.
"How is the capital?" After hiding the grain, Hong Lao took Anne to the back room and asked in a low voice.
"......," Anne recalled, the crazy and chaotic images, and her face suddenly became a little ugly, "No, it's not good. β
Hong Lao Leng looked at the direction of the capital and sighed faintly.
"The person you asked me to inquire about, I asked, and he is no longer in the capital. Anne said again.
"It's okay not to stay in the capital. Hong Lao was a little disappointed, but still muttered.
"Professor Lan, I also inquired about what you asked me to inquire about. Your son is divorced, he was sent to Liaodong, and the daughter-in-law remarried with your grandson. β
Professor Lan's face was miserable, and his lips squirmed, "It's, it's all my fault, yes, it's me who has caused the child." β
"I have found the box of things you gave me, and I have left a few little yellow croakers for your grandson. I think he's very smart, and he shouldn't have an accident. By the way, your grandson also asked me to bring you a message, saying that he will be fine, waiting for you and your son to go back. β
"Okay, okay, I knew my grandson was a good boy!" Professor Lan's tearful face finally showed a hint of relief.
Then, he solemnly thanked Anne, "Bao girl, the old man thank you so much." β
Anne hurriedly dodged and waved her hand again and again, "Don't, don't, Professor Lan, don't do this, I'll run errands for you, and you will also be paid." "A box of gold and silver jewelry, shelved in the Hereafter, is definitely worth tens of millions of miles.
And she asked the system, like this kind of harvest, she can bring back to the real world.
At the thought of getting such a large fortune for nothing, Anne felt that she was just helping Professor Lan run an errand, and she couldn't help but feel weak.
That's why she gave all the gold bars in the box to the young man of the Lan family, not because she was generous, but because she wanted to buy peace of mind.
"No, it's more than that. Anyway, I thank you. Professor Lan was sincere.
The box of jewelry was originally given to Anne, he ate the food sent by Anne, but he never gave the money, and the box was buried in a deserted house on the outskirts of Beijing, Anne can find it, it is also her ability, even if Anne takes it all, it should be. He never thought that Anne would give her grandson gold bars.
Professor Lan thought that with those few gold bars, his grandson would be able to live better.
"What do you want to learn? If you want to learn, bring the ingredients and seasonings another day." Du Fatzi neatly skinned, washed, and cut the hare into pieces, and then threw it into the pot to blanch.
When he had done this, he wiped his hands and walked up to Anne with a cold face.
"I like to eat braised pork, or you can teach me this dish when you are old. Anne said with a smile.
Du Fat Man was stunned, he thought that Anne would let him teach Du's secret recipe, but he didn't expect that she just asked him to teach braised pork. This dish is already a home-cooked dish.
β...... Okay, you bring a piece of pork belly with skin and star anise cinnamon and other condiments. Du Fatzi's expression was not so cold, and he said lightly.
Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Anne took her leave and left.
"Lao Lan, Lao Hong, you are right, she is indeed a good child. Du Fat looked at Anne's back and whispered.
"Of course, Bao girl is kind and smart. It was definitely the luck of those of us to meet her. Hong Lao said proudly, looking at his proud appearance, as if Anne was his own granddaughter.
Du Fatzi couldn't look at Hong Lao's appearance, and snorted coldly, "Why are you happy? It's not your child!"
Hong Lao glared, "What's the matter? It's a big deal that I let my grandson marry Bao Yatou home, so that she won't become a member of my Hong family?"
The corners of Feng Che's mouth twitched on the roof, and he said in his heart: This old man, in order to get some food, he can even give up his grandson.
Hong Lao's ears moved, pretending to be convenient, and he went out of the house and came to a secluded corner.
"Come out. Hong Lao said suddenly.
"Grandpa, you're having a good day. Feng Che had a cold face, but he said ruffian words.
"Okay, you stinky boy, you actually came here? By the way, how did you get out?"
"My current name is Feng Che, and I am a young man in the countryside who actively responds to the call of the leader. β
"Feng? Yes, when I was engaged in intelligence on the enemy's side, I assumed the pseudonym Feng Guoan. When Hong Lao talked about the past, a trace of aftertaste flashed on his face.
"When I was in the capital, I found that someone inquired about our family, so I went to check, and found some interesting information, so I followed me to J City. β
Feng Che thought of the information he had found, and couldn't help but hook his lips: It's really fate, the original owner was entangled by a woman surnamed An in his previous life, but he didn't expect that after he wore it, he became interested in a woman surnamed An.
What is it called?
Fate?!
...... On the other side, Anne went up to the West Mountain, ready to catch another hare.
She stomped around and asked the system, "Since I returned to Anjiabao, I have had a strange feeling, as if I was being stared at. Can you help me check it out and see what went wrong?"
"......" The system was silent for a while, and then said with some hesitation, "There is indeed a problem in this small world, and our superb system seems to overlap with other systems-"
Anne hurriedly asked, "Are you saying that this world is also built by another system? What kind of system is it, and will it affect me?"
"Well, I'm not sure. The system said slowly, "I don't know what kind of system the other party is, and I don't know if this system will affect you." β
"......" Anne was speechless.
The system also seemed to feel a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Since there are unknown variables in this mission, this system has decided to increase the difficulty coefficient of this missionββ"
"Say people live!" said Anne through gritted teeth.
"In short, it's a doubling of the points for this mission. Dear, as long as you complete the task, you can get 6 merit points. If you add the Faith double, that's 12 points. "The system that has always been cold suddenly turned into a comic, like a crappy promoter, lobbying hard-
"Dear, with these points, you can not only pay off the arrears, but also have a surplus of 4 points. 4 o'clock, exactly 4 o'clock. β
"You must know that in the Tiandao Mall, 1 merit value can be exchanged for the elixir of washing bones and marrow, 2 points can be exchanged for various elixirs that prolong life, 3 points of merit can be exchanged for various martial arts and stunts in ancient and modern China and abroad, and 4 points ......"
The system gushed and on, trying to provoke Anne's ***.
However, instead of being fooled by the magical objects, Anne became more uneasy and vigilant.
It can only show one problem that can make the cold system become like this in an instant, the system is very afraid of the unknown system and its host!