The gossip mentality must be in everyone's factory settings.

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After thanking the principal and Teacher Wu, Jiuying and Man Man said goodbye and left, and then rushed to Zhang Qin's house non-stop.

When Jiuying and Man arrived at the bus station, the car they were going to take was already the last one and was about to depart. This is a long-distance small bus, the narrow aisle is not suitable for standing people, the seats are already full, but the attendant does not relax and keeps beckoning everyone to get on the bus.

"Let's go (four times), let's let go, let's go in! It's empty! ”

Seeing that the people couldn't squeeze in, the flight attendant shouted loudly while pushing people in, "It's the last shift, everyone is crowded, and the crowd is coming up!" ”

Obviously, everyone was used to this situation, and they all moved after a few soft complaints. Jiuying and Manman were shoehorned into the car like this.

The car gradually drove away from the bustling city, and the surrounding area began to be desolate. The cars on the road were thinning, so the car ran happily on the road that was not too wide. On both sides of the road, you can see a flat, hard earth with some weeds, and the boundary between heaven and earth can be seen clearly.

Every now and then, the car misses a few small villages, and there are patches of crops around them. Most of the corn is planted in the field, and the stalks have turned yellow, revealing the joy of a good harvest. Sometimes I pass by one or two towns that are not very large, and the tallest buildings are only seven or eight storeys.

Heijin City is a famous oil market, and the wilderness on both sides can be seen slowly and leisurely oil extractors at work, known locally as "kowtow machines". Because it works with a constant rise and fall at one end, much like kowtowing.

It was the first time I saw such a scene, and I was very curious, staring out the window and marveling.

The evening sun was not dazzling, hanging on the horizon like a salted egg yolk, draping the people in the car in a yellow veil.

The people in the car gradually went down, but not many people came up. After standing for more than an hour, Jiuying and Manman finally had seats. It was completely dark outside, but there were no lights on in the car. Xu was too tired from the crowd just now, and Man Man began to doze off against the car window.

Jiu Ying put a coat on his shoulders and helped his full head over and put it on it. Man Man just muttered a few words, and fell into a deep sleep. Jiuying also tilted his head back, leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.

I don't know how long it took, Jiu Ying felt someone approaching. She opened her eyes vigilantly, looked forward, and startled the flight attendant opposite, and was about to shoot Jiuying's hand stopped in mid-air.

The flight attendant took another wrong look, and the terrifying glint in the girl's eyes had disappeared, and only peace remained. The flight attendant only thought it was his own delusion, shook his head and withdrew his hand, and shouted loudly, "Little girl, you have arrived at the place." ”

When Jiuying and Manman got on the bus, they had already told the flight attendant their destination, and asked her to remind her when the time came. The flight attendant was in charge, and he remembered to call Jiuying and Manman.

Jiuying felt a little sorry, put on a smile, said thank you to the flight attendant, and then pulled the still a little dazed Man Man to get out of the car.

There are no street lights, no stop signs, and it's pitch black. There were some lights on the other side of the road, so that Jiu Ying was sure that the car had not simply thrown them on the side of the road. The place where the lights are lit up should be their destination - Lijia Village.

Man Man yawned, rubbed his eyes, looked up, and looked up, so he looked frightened, "This eldest sister, are you going to sell me as a child daughter-in-law?" ”

"Well, I'll take a look." Jiuying rubbed her chin and pretended to be deep, "This little girl is handsome, but she looks at the fine skin and tender meat, I'm afraid it's not good to work." It can only be sold cheaply. ”

Before he finished speaking, he couldn't hold back, and the two laughed.

After laughing, Jiuying was also a little worried. They were so reckless that they didn't expect the village where Zhang Qin's family was located to be so desolate. If you rest overnight in the city and set off the next morning, you won't be so passive. For now, I can only see if Zhang Qin's family can spend the night.

Fortunately, the flashlight is a standing material for Jiuying, and it is always in the bag when you go out. Jiuying turned on the flashlight, held hands with Manman, and entered the village with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

They stopped in front of a house at the entrance of the village. The courtyard gate is an iron fence gate, and according to the lighting, it can be seen that the big house is a long distance from the courtyard gate.

Man Man had to shout loudly, "Hello? Anyone? ”

The barking of dogs came from the courtyard, the door opened, and a bright light spread on the ground in front of the door, and a loud female voice came, "Here we are!" ”

The light of the shaking flashlight flickered from far and near, and it shook on the faces of Jiu Ying and Manman.

Man Man blocked his face with his hand, and heard the person opposite "pout". The other party lowered the flashlight, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"We want to find Zhang Qinjia." Full eyes look at the other side.

"Go over there, the courtyard at the top." The woman stretched out her hand and pointed in a direction, "Where did you meet her?" The woman's voice became a little excited, as if she had suddenly discovered some gossip.

"We're her classmates." Jiuying replied vaguely, and was about to leave, "Thank you." ”

"Hey!" The woman opened her mouth to stop them, and said meaningfully, "What are you looking for in her house?" Daqinzi hasn't been home for years, and it's useless for you to go to her house. ”

"It's just something."

The roads in the village are all dirt roads, and they are potholed when you walk. Walking in the village, you can smell the smell of dirt mixed with firewood. There is also the stench of livestock wafting from time to time.

The flashlight could only shine a small circle of light, and Jiu Ying and Man Man stared carefully at the potholes on the ground, carefully avoiding all kinds of feces on the ground.

Following the path pointed out by the woman, they walked for more than ten minutes, and finally walked to find a family on the edge.

This family was obviously much poorer than the one at the entrance of the village, and the gate was half rusty iron grille and half broken composite panels.

Man Man took Jiuying's flashlight, knocked on the fence, and asked loudly, "Hello, is this Zhang Qin's house?" ”

In the village, almost every family has a dog. Jiuying and Manman walked all the way, causing a string of dogs to bark.

This one was no exception, and at the same time as the full question rang out, the barking of dogs came from inside.

A man whispered to the dog and approached. The house was quite far from the door, and the man walked slowly, and he waited for a long time before he reached the gate. The man was very impolite and took the flashlight and dangled it on Jiu Ying and Manman's faces, and he didn't stop.

"Who are you?"