Chapter 179

Xu Man couldn’t help himself, raising his elbow to poke Lu Yuanzheng in the ribs, “What does your daughter mean by this?”
“How understandable? These week-catching items are her belongings, and she’s sharing them with everyone”
Xu asked, “”
She rolled her eyes
It was because she could see it that she wondered
Children don’t follow the rules of the game, this is normal, she wondered, even if they are all her own, there is always a close and distant, right?
The rest of the Xu family, not as good as Xu asked the two couples to understand Xiachu, are excited to receive the gift and then happily waiting for Xiachu to choose their own gifts
Maybe everyone has not reacted for a while, still have to praise the little Xiachu polite know how to share, the most important thing is, remember what everyone in the family like
“This child is much more conscientious than her mom” Xu Wen shook the wine in her hand, “She remembers everyone’s favorites! Worthy of being my niece! It’s not in vain”
Xu Wen used to not drink much at home, in Pengcheng weather humidity, plus overwork, often joint pain, now will often drink a little wine
Now, he often drinks a little wine Only a little wine, not a lot of trouble
Xu Wang pinched the embroidery needle in his hand, first symbolically waved it in front of Xu Wen to show the threat, and then fiercely trained him: “How to talk? What’s wrong with people asking you? If you praise the little one, praise the little one, don’t step on the big one! It’s as if Xu Wen wasn’t raised by your heartache!”
Xu Wen: “”
Yes, Xu Wen is the sister he loves the most
But maybe the next generation, no, the next generation is a little bit closer?
The married Xu Wen is certainly not as rare as the milk doll Xia Chou
Xu Qiushi is holding a small bottle with a little bit of soil in it
His weathered face is also full of smiles: “This girl is really smart! At such a young age, she came back to the matter! Indeed, she is better than her mom! When her mom was this old, she could only play with mud”
Xu asked, “”
White eyes hate to roll up to the sky, praising her daughter she is very happy is not wrong, but pulling a step on one is not necessary, right?
Doesn’t she want to lose face?
She used to be the youngest child of the Xu family!
Lu Yuanzheng wanted to open his mouth to defend Xu Qiang, but after thinking about it, he closed his mouth again
There’s no way, on this kind of occasion, he’s really the one with the smallest voice
He was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would not be able to protect Xu Man, and he would have to take the blame himself
Zhu Meizhen’s hand was stuffed with a bib coat, she tossed it around and looked at it for half a day, but she didn’t get it, “What does this mean? Does she think that I like watching children or that I like cooking?”
Doodle coat is Wei Zhuang’s dialect, which is actually a rice pocket
As she was talking, Xiao Xiachu took another bill and handed it to Zhu Meizhen, pulling the bib coat from her hands and throwing it to the side
Zhu Meizhen immediately smiled and kissed Xiao Xiachu on her forehead, “It’s still my Xiachu who loves me! This is letting me be in charge of the family’s wealth!”
Xu Man was afraid that everyone would react later, and hurriedly coaxed in a soft voice, “Xiachu, it’s not for you to pick out gifts for everyone! I want you to choose your favorite gift from this pile of gifts This pile is not a gift from everyone to you You don’t need to return each and every gift It’s to see what Little Xiachu herself likes best”
Xia Chou stood still, her big black eyes wide open, looking at Xu Wen blinking and blinking, seeming to be a little bit?hard to understand
Lu Yuanzheng gently pressed on the top of Xiachu’s head, “Daughter, it’s fine, do whatever you want!”
Xia Chu understands this, revealing a mouthful of small white teeth, giggling
While laughing, she staggers around, her little head twisting around, not knowing what she’s looking for
The crowd did not stop or help, just watched her turn around in a pile of “obstacles”
Soon Xiachu saw her own target, she went straight to the large cloth bag carried by Zhu Meizhen, from which she pulled out her own small pillow, put it on the ground, and lay on it!
Xu family crowd: “”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
Xu asked, “”
Everyone was very puzzled, “Choosing a pillow to lie down on? What does this mean?”
They couldn’t decipher it on their own, and they couldn’t only expect Xia Chu to explain it on her own, so they had to look back at Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng
Knowing a son is like being a mother
They as parents should always know, right?
Lu Yuanzheng rubbed the tip of his nose with his index finger and averted his eyes
He could solve the most complicated battle formation diagrams, but he really couldn’t explain this confusing action of his daughter
Xu Wen swallowed in the crowd’s puzzled eyes and spoke, “Perhaps, she wants a life where she can lie flat!”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
Xu family members:””
The noon meal was a lively one, and by the time it broke up in the afternoon, it was only two or three o’clock
Xu Wen accompanied Zhu Meizhen for a bit of shopping, buying some fruits and vegetables that weren’t available on Rainbow Island
Xu Qiushi took the opportunity to buy a bunch of farming tools and various tools for building houses
He had almost finished quarrying stones and was planning to start building a house
Upon hearing this, Xu Wen opened up and bought Xu Qiushi a lot of bricks and tiles, sending them to the ship
Xu Qiusi does not have such big ambitions as his children, he just wants to live in his own house, plant his own land, and then have the extra ability to give his children a hand
Zhu Meizhen is not short of anything, said it is to buy things, but most of them are still for the children
When she went to the mall, she opened her mouth and said, “Xu Che said she likes to eat this” “Dongsheng said he likes that toy!”
She bought a bunch of things, but not her own
Xu Man couldn’t stand it and took the initiative to buy some for Zhu Meizhen
He also bought her a Walkman
Zhu Meizhen, as an ordinary middle-aged rural woman, actually has no special hobbies
She only listened to opera What kind of Yueju Opera and Lv Opera
After strolling around for a while, they decided to return home
Xu Wang and Xu Wen both had their own stores and couldn’t stay with them all the time, so everyone sent Lu Yuanzheng and the others to the pier and then disbanded on the spot
When Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Wen arrived at the Rainbow Island, they saw a large number of people on the beach and were a bit dumbfounded
Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng realized that everyone had prepared a birthday party for Xiachu, waiting for the family to come back to open the banquet
Lu Yuanzheng pulled Shi Lei to one side, “I remember telling you I’m not going to organize for my daughter on Rainbow Island”
He mainly felt that the impact was not good
I’m not afraid of the crowd, but I’m afraid of people giving me gifts
Besides, there are more and more people on Rainbow Island now, no matter whether they are working people or fishermen, they all add up to two or three hundred people
If so many people gather on the beach, if they drink some wine or something, and then there is a mob fight, it will be troublesome to deal with
In the end, they are civilians, not soldiers, really want to control a bit tied up
Officials and soldiers can ban alcohol on command, but they can not control the people
Those fishermen are they saved from the hands of pirates, people in order to save their lives will also come over
As for those working people, they are all brought by Xu Man from his hometown, and will surely have this or that mind to come over to participate
Everyone would definitely not come empty-handed
It was because of this that Xu Man and Lu Yuanzheng were unwilling to hold a Sunday banquet for their daughter on Rainbow Island
There were too many people and too much right and wrong, and it was a labor of love
They didn’t want to turn such a simple event as celebrating their daughter’s birthday into a social dinner
Shi Lei was also worried, ”I know what you’re thinking about, and I also think it’s best to keep it simple But other people don’t think so Not to mention the people who owe you and your sister-in-law a favor Even our officers and soldiers like your family and are willing to celebrate Xiao Xiachu
I know what you’re worried about First of all, you and the battalion will each pay half of the cost of the food at today’s banquet No one is allowed to send cash or gifts of value Any gift over ten dollars is dismissed
In addition, I broke up some of my brothers and had them blend into the crowd in civilian clothes, keeping an eye on the movements at all times in case of accidents
Besides, this meal has to be eaten sooner or later
It’s said that the military and the people are one family Our people are fine, they are all disciplined The fishermen you just brought to the island have been having trouble communicating with each other for various reasons Their chief doesn’t recognize or obey anyone but you
They say they have returned to our island, but they are just like guests They have been living in their fixed circle
In the future, we’ll all have to live together, so it’s not a good idea to go on like this It’s just right to take this opportunity to communicate with them more”
Lu Yuanzheng nodded
The main thing was already here, what could he do?
Use his status as a cadre to pressure everyone to disperse?
This was unrealistic
Xu Wen also had a headache, and it was useless to have a headache, so she could only entertain everyone with a stiff upper lip
It’s not that she’s pretentious
Three or five relatives small gathering is a thing all right
But thousands of people gathered together for a child’s birthday
It is a bit too much
It couldn’t be said that no one knew anyone, but at the very least, the various groups were unfamiliar with each other
With a meal like this, Xu Wen was afraid that everyone would get indigestion if they ate it
Seeing this, Xu Qiu Shi and Zhu Meizhen excused themselves as tired and went back to their own place
As for Xu Che and the three half-grown boys, they wouldn’t be tired
At their age, they didn’t even know what it meant to be tired!
When they got to the island, they saw how lively it was and jumped around to play again
Xu Che and Yuan Bao are now well acquainted with each other on the island, and in addition to their three ironclad brothers, they also have their own children of a similar age
So once on the island, they made a face at each other and tacitly abandoned each other
Dongsheng was definitely the first one to look for Doudou, offering her the gift he brought back from Pengcheng
Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Wen can’t go anywhere
Lu Yuanzheng, holding his daughter in one hand and his daughter-in-law in the other, stood in front of the crowd and spoke
Nothing more than some scene words, is to thank you for the show, came to eat and drink well and so on words
Officers and soldiers are not the first time to eat like this, already familiar to no longer familiar
It was the first time that the villagers Xu Man had brought to the island had attended a banquet with so many people
There were also so many chickens, ducks, fish and meat at the banquet
Each one of them ate happily and excitedly, chatting one after another
They were all very happy and excited to eat, and chatted with each other They knew that in the commune, they could not see meat several times a year, so they could not eat as much as they did now
These working people are generally not very old, now basically in Xu asked to work in the diaper factory
Nowadays, the diaper factory has just begun production, not many orders, and do not need to work shifts, just eight hours a day
It is much lighter than farming at home The wages they receive are not less than at home
We all feel that except for the occasional homesickness, everything is fine
A little bit of childishness that should be present at this age was also revealed in their jokes
When Xu Man and Lu Yuanzheng came over, everyone sent their own small gifts and said words of blessing
These small gifts were basically handmade by everyone, not worth much but must have taken a lot of effort
The people Xu Man brought with him were mostly girls, all of them not too old, and all of them were dexterous
To be honest, they send gifts like this, Xu Man received the pressure is still small, afraid of those who send real money!
However, what is often feared is what comes
The two people are almost finished honoring this crop, suddenly Xiachu arms were stuffed with a large red envelope
Xu Man looked over and saw that it was given by Auntie Laixi of their Taoyuan production team
Xu Man was busy returning the red envelope to her, “Aunt Laixi, I really can’t accept this! I agreed beforehand that I wouldn’t accept the red packet”
Of course, Aunt Laixi shoved her back and forth, “That’s because they don’t allow soldiers to give them, but we don’t say we don’t give red envelopes It’s a big deal for a child to turn one year old! It’s thousands of miles away from home, and I’m surrounded by children, and I’m the only one who’s old enough to understand, so if they don’t understand, I can’t not understand, right?”
“Auntie, you can’t say that It’s not a matter of who knows what or not We’re all from the same place I think the people of Wei Zhuang Commune are all very good Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to invite you to Rainbow Island, right? But one size does not fit all If we’re on good terms, we have to follow the rules, right?
If we were in Wei Zhuang, I’d take it if you gave it to me, but I can’t do that on Rainbow Island My man is a cadre here, and there are rules in their organization that they can’t accept gifts”
“Public is public, private is private, two different things!” Aunt Laixi still insisted on letting Xu Man accept the red packet
Yuxiu’s sister-in-law, who was at the same table, couldn’t stand it anymore and rolled her eyes, “Auntie Laixi, don’t make it difficult for him to ask! His daughter’s birthday is a big event You can’t let people carry disciplinary action for this ten dollar red packet of yours, can you?”
Xu asked, “”
This red envelope looked thick, she thought it was at least a hundred dollars
A girl closest to Xu Wen, about to notice Xu Wen’s eyes, whispered, “We watched her pack, are a bunch of gross bills The biggest one is just a piece”
Xu Man looked down at the girl who had spoken, and she had already lowered her head in shame, as if the words she had just heard were Xu Man’s illusion
However, Xu Man didn’t look into it, and while Auntie Laixi was being pestered by Sister-in-law Yuxiu, he was busy shoving the red envelope back into Auntie Laixi’s arms and pulling Lu Yuanzheng to run to the next table
Lu Yuanzheng had obviously never seen this kind of battle, confused, often turning back
“Don’t look I told them at the meeting a few days ago that the factory can now produce normally, but I need to go away for a while, so I have to choose two team leaders from among them Aunt Laixi is showing me favor”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
“Then she should work hard to show it!” A ten dollar red packet was a bit small to say a bribe Saying show of goodwill seemed a bit large again
“If she could work well, she wouldn’t be on Rainbow Island at this moment Haven’t you noticed that the vast majority of the people I’ve brought with me are girls around eighteen years old
These girls are often going to be married off in two more families, and across the board they’re someone else’s family, so their families send them to earn some money to subsidize the family while they’re still in their mother’s house At an age like Aunt Laixi’s, she’s the only one”
This circuit is understood by Yuanzheng, “She was thrown out by her family for being lazy?”
“Not really But she likes to cheat at work Her mother-in-law’s family top not see her, so her mother-in-law sent her to us As for the gift I figured that she had to send back all her wages, and the pocket money in her hand wasn’t much, and she wanted to save face, so she switched to a change purse on it”
“In fact, ten dollars is not small”　To the people, ten dollars was not a small amount of money, which could buy five or six pounds of pork
“It’s not much if you buy a team leader”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
After walking a few steps, he looked back and couldn’t help but sigh, “Women na! It’s just troublesome Just to give a child a birthday dinner, there are so many doors”
Xu Wen stopped walking and looked back at him, “Who are you calling troublesome? The one celebrating her birthday today is also a woman!”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
Lu Yuanzheng embraced her and walked forward, “How dare I say you Say them!”
In his heart, he thought, no wonder Xu Man insisted on not hosting Xia Chu’s birthday banquet on Rainbow Island, it is indeed troublesome
Seeing that Aunt Laixi had hit a soft nail in Xu Man’s gift-giving, the Weizhuang Commune’s working team was relieved and at the same time, they all secretly laughed at Aunt Laixi
Aunt Laixi was not convinced, “You don’t have to laugh! In terms of age and experience, I am the most qualified among us Xu Wen even called me “auntie”! I’m definitely the team leader”
Yuxiu’s sister-in-law didn’t buy it, and spat out her melon rind in a nonchalant, mocking voice, “The donkeys in the production team will all retire when they get old! All the workers like young and strong people, who cares about old people with bad intentions? She just called you an aunt, and she’s not related to you Otherwise, you’d have to call me aunt!”
Most of the production team in Taoyuan had mixed surnames, and the relationship was a bit messy
Like Yuxiu’s sister-in-law, Xu Wen had to call her sister-in-law and Laixi’s family aunt, but Laixi’s family had to call Yuxiu aunt
Neighbors usually have their own arguments, and a title really doesn’t mean they are relatives
Seeing that these two people are about to quarrel, the little girls looked at each other, all a bit at a loss for words
Another older one, said in a deep voice: “Alright! What are you arguing about! Don’t you think you’ve lost enough face tonight? We are all from the same commune, and when we come out, we represent the people of Wei Zhuang In the eyes of outsiders we are family As a team leader, you’ve been fighting and bickering for the past few days, and it’s embarrassing! Let’s not talk about your abilities Is this the first day you’ve dealt with Xu Man? Do you think she cares who is your aunt and sister-in-law? It’s better to work hard and do a good job than anything else!
Come on, look over there at those fishermen! They are truly united!”
Everyone’s eyes moved in unison to the spot where the fishermen were sitting
A couple hundred of them, men, women, and children, were crammed into the corner, and they didn’t have a strong presence
Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Man happened to hold Xia Chu to the fishermen to toast and thank them
The structure of these fishermen had been forcibly cleaned up by the pirates, and the ones who survived in the end were all the oldest and strongest laborers
Like Lou Jiayi, although they look thin and weak, slightly younger and not strong enough But they are just the time to grow body, will only become more and more strong
And Lou Jiayi is already considered these fishermen in the younger fishermen
This is the reason why the island left them
There are no old or sick people in these people
Maybe there was once, but they were all “dealt with”
They are actually a family of sorts, called the Lou clan
At least according to their production and social organization should be regarded as a family, but they do not call themselves so, they call “grain Mao”
The head of the clan is not called the head of the clan, but the head of the clan is called Awe Ya, and is usually the person with the highest seniority and the oldest age in the clan
However, the clan members have been badly bullied in their exile, and the old clan leader is long gone
The new patriarch is considered to be the elders of these fishermen, actually only fifty years old called Lou Hanshan
With Xu asked to see Lou Xiangsheng is a brother relationship
Beside him sat his wife, Luo Xiangqin
Lou Yuanzheng thanked the patriarch, “Thank you for coming to my daughter’s birthday banquet!”
The patriarch shook his head repeatedly and rattled off a string of words
Xu Wen was like listening to heavenly books, very jealous of why Lu Yuanzheng could just understand
“The matriarch said that it’s us who should thank you It’s because of Big Brother Lu that those of us were saved Otherwise, we would have been buried in the belly of a fish by now”
Xu Wen looked down and saw Lou Jiayi sitting cross-legged near her, acting as an interpreter for her
Lou Shu Jie looked at Xu Man, then looked at the matriarch, thought for a moment, moved over, and apologized to Xu Man in a low voice, “I’m sorry!”
“Hmm?”
“I made that trap I heard that it almost hurt you!”
“Oh! That’s okay But don’t do it again next time! I know that boys are especially courageous, and it’s not a bad thing to like hunting But not on the island!
First of all, there are lots and lots of kids younger than you here You could have killed them with that trap
Secondly, Rainbow Island has been cleaned up by the soldiers Not only are there no beasts on this island that you can hunt, there are also no poisonous insects or snakes or anything like that”
Lou Shujie nodded with a guilty face and repeated again, “I’m sorry”
Xu Man was just about to say it’s okay when he heard Lou Jiayi explain in a hurry, “Ask sister you don’t want to be angry with your brother! He didn’t do it on purpose He was just thinking that he could hunt a wild beast and sell it for money to buy some medicine for Sister Yue Yue”
Xu Man was stunned, “Who is Sister Yue Yue? Sick?”
“Sister Yue Yue is Brother Jie’s fiancée! She got sick a few days ago”
Xu Man: “”
Lou Shu Jie didn’t look more than fifteen or sixteen years old, fiancée?
But that wasn’t the point
“So is your Sister Yue Yue well now? You can go to the army’s doctor when you’re sick”
Lou Jiayi nodded, “It’s fine now! It’s Brother Lu who got the doctor to come and give her a look”
“Next time something like this, you can’t delay blindly by yourself, you have to find a doctor at the first time Suppose I mean suppose, even if your plan goes well and you catch the prey, do you know where to sell it? Even if you do know, you’ll have to wait until you sell it and get your money back So make sure you go to the doctor first”
“But we don’t have money to see a doctor before we want to make money”
Xu asked, “”
It seemed like that
“That’s generally true But this is Rainbow Island There are soldiers who protect the people, and there are doctors in the army who will try to save everyone’s life first! As for money, it comes after life in Rainbow Island”
Lou Jiayi seems to understand, only understand one thing: “Uncle PLA is so nice!”
Lou Shu Jie spoke again, “I want to be a soldier too!”
Xu Wen looked at him, his eyes even firmer than last time
Next to him, Lou Yuanzheng was still chatting with the patriarch
The two of them, Lou Jiayi and Lou Shujie, acted as interpreters for Xu Man
Lu Yuanzheng mainly asked the matriarch about some of their tribe’s rules and customs He said that he would try to respect their culture in the life afterward, but some customs need to be changed by them
Xu Man listened for half a day, and the customs of the Lou family’s tribe were similar to the Li tribe
In terms of the relationships of the family members, they were generally divided into two main categories
The first type is blood based to determine the proximity of affinity, sounds a bit similar to the kind of focus on the blood relationship of the old mansion, almost divided into a first concubine
The second type is that in addition to blood relatives there are also foreign surnames to join
Like the present fishing village
In addition to the Lou surname, there are other surnames among the fishermen
Their original relationship with the patriarch is considered to be worshipping the head of the clan, and their names are Dragon Gong and Dragon Boy
This kind of relationship between Long Gong and Long Zai feels a bit like the landlord and the long laborer or the boss and the horseman in a gang in the past
However, according to the matriarch, after so much experience, they did not have a dragon male and dragon boy before, they were all Lou’s family
What surprised Xu Wen is that, in such a primitive production relationship, women occupy a low position
Like Luo Xiangqin, in a sense can be considered with Lou Hanshan equal, co-management of the clan
I’ve heard that many important matters have to be decided by women
They have some particularly interesting customs, and even have some similarities with the collective economy of the big time
For example, cooperating with each other and distributing equally
Working together, sharing expenses, defending together against foreign enemies, but also sharing victories and wealth together
But I don’t know if the two kids didn’t translate well, or if their clan was just so complicated
Take arable land, for them, it could be divided into several types of ownership
For example, it was shared by the family, owned by several families in the clan in partnership, and owned by a particular family
Of course this was all in the past, now they didn’t have arable land, they could only be fishermen, and the only thing they could share was sea food
In short, the relationship between them is particularly complex
And there are many more characteristic customs, and production is quite taboo
For example, on the day of the ox, on this day, the ox cannot be made to work
On the day of the rooster, women could not pluck rice seedlings
And so on
The division of labor between men and women is also particularly strict
Xu Wen heard smacked his lips
The division of labor is fine, on what cattle day, chicken day, horse day
Calculated this way, there is not much time in a month to work properly
Can you get rich this way?
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Lu Yuanzheng got up to take his leave
Afterwards, according to the usual practice, Lu Yuanzheng accompanied his comrades, while Xu Man took the child home to take a bath and go to bed
Until just before she went to bed, Xu Man was still thinking about those fishermen
No matter what they used to be like, no matter what race they were, if they came to Rainbow Island, then they were all islanders
Every day, they shouted “common wealth”, and in this commonwealth, they also had to take the fishermen with them
But Xu Man also quite understand, their clan is actually quite xenophobic
It’s not like you can integrate with them just because you want to be nice to them
When she was in a daze, Xu Man thought, this should be Shi Lei and Lu Yuanzheng’s headache, why should she think about it?
Just after Xia Chu’s birthday, Xu Man had to go north
She didn’t bring Xia Chu with her, but she did bring a lot of diapers
Papers had to be written and birthdays had to be done
What else could we do to feed the islanders?
On the night they parted, Lu Yuanzheng said surprisingly little, saving up all his energy to use it somewhere
The two tossed and turned from downstairs to upstairs
No one mentioned anything about parting
It was just a long time ago
In the end, it was Lu Yuanzheng who conceded defeat and opened his mouth first: “When you come back, I should have gone out as well”
Xu Wen lifted her eyelids breathlessly, already too lazy to ask him where he was going, “About how long will you be back, can you say?”
“The plan is half a year”
Xu Man didn’t even want to nod his head
It was said that plans were not as fast as changes
This was also not true when put on Lu Yuanzheng and the others
They all set their plans for the year as early as the beginning of the year
What to do in January, what to do in February, and what kind of purpose needed to be achieved
Eighty percent of the plans are completed on time as promised
However, there are always exceptions
Like the road expedition last time with the Yangtze River ship out is an exception, the more exception is that they ran into pirates halfway
So the plan was aborted and returned to the ship
Lu Yuanzheng thought about it and added himself, “It’s also very likely to come back within a hundred days!”
“Why?”
“Because the Yangtze River ship scared the world!”
“Hmm?” Xu Wen came to a few moments of interest and moved his eyelids, too tired or too lazy to open them
“The Kaya is a camouflaged battleship! It looks like just an ordinary battleship, but its main functions are all those of a destroyer And it’s one of the most advanced warships in the world currently” Lufthansa paused and corrected himself, “Was Once the most advanced warship in the world Now the most advanced warship without one is the Yangtze River”
Xu Man hadn’t watched the news for a long time, but he had heard a little about this, and only let out a whoop, “And then?”
Lu Yuanzheng sighed softly, lifting his hand to push a strand of wet hair from her ear to the back of her head, “Who in the world would be a fool to leave their name behind? The launch of the Yangtze River ship means that our ship is just like a fish jumping over the Dragon Gate, from a humble student to a great talent Who wouldn’t look at us?
There are many people who are jealous and envious What’s more, we’re still copying and improving
The chief designer of the Kaya suspected that the drawings of the Kaya had been leaked and was currently furious at home, demanding that Caster give him an explanation Caster and his men are also suspected of collaborating with the enemy, and I’ve heard that they’re having an extremely difficult time”
Xu Man was unconcerned, scratching the place tickled by Lu Yuanzheng’s nostrils, his little head rubbing to one side, “Just kidding! It’s just right for us to watch the fun”
He didn’t even bother to ask Lu Yuanzheng where he heard about this
What he said was definitely not something that ordinary people could hear
Lu Yuanzheng pinched the tip of Xu Man’s nose, “It’s not that exciting to watch! If we’re not careful, we’ll be splattered with blood If we go out this time, we’ll definitely encounter ‘pirates’! Of course, it’s hard to say whether it’s a real pirate or a fake one Anyway, the other party will definitely try to confirm that the Yangtze River was upgraded from the Kaya”
“So what if it’s confirmed? There’s no proof anyway Besides, it was the Kaya that came to Rainbow Island on its own and crashed into it, it’s not like we’re rushing up to follow the Kaya to steal a lesson”
“Internationally, there’s not going to be any controversial voices about this They didn’t do the right thing, and their defenses weren’t tight enough for us to exploit But sometimes countries aren’t as generous with each other as you might think You’re the only one who’s been on the Kaya, and it’s hard for them not to suspect you”
“Doubtful! It’s not like they have any proof”
“I’m afraid they’ll come after you for revenge”
“What’s the use of retaliating against me? I don’t know how to build ships It’s useless to kill me even if the Yangtze River ship is launched Besides, isn’t Rainbow Island safe enough?”
“I’m telling you this so that you can be careful That’s why I don’t want you to go north alone”
“Then what? How about you don’t go with the Yangtze, you follow me and be my bodyguard!”
“You think I don’t want to?” He couldn’t help it
Lu Yuanzheng paused and suddenly branched out, patting Xu Man’s face twice to keep her from sleeping, “Wake up! You said bodyguard, I remembered! Wang Bin’s daughter-in-law, what’s her name, Mulan, isn’t she a martial arts practitioner? Take her with you when you go north”
Xu Wen pushed away Lu Yuanzheng’s hand, “You’re exaggerating, aren’t you? I’m just a small civilian Besides, I’m going to do business, what’s it like for me to bring a bodyguard?”
Her voice got smaller and smaller, and she was about to enter dreamland
Lu Yuanzheng, however, had no sleep, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the idea of a bodyguard was very reliable
Thus, when Xu Man prepared to leave the island, she ended up not being alone, and really had sister-in-law Mulan by her side
Originally, Xu Man had disagreed, feeling that it was a bit of an exaggeration
Having survived in a peaceful environment for a long time, it was hard for Xu Man to have a sense of crisis like Lu Yuanzheng
Feeling that he was making a bit of a fuss
But Lu Yuanzheng usually rarely insisted on anything, only this matter somehow became his obsession, forcing Xu Man to bring Mulan’s sister-in-law with him
At first he couldn’t convince Xu Man, so he went to Wang Bin
Wang Bin in turn told Jiao Mulan
In the end, Xu Man was actually the one who was driven onto the shelf
However, because of Lu Yuanzheng, Xu Man was a little afraid to take Xia Chu out
She herself was fine, but if something happened to little Xiachu, it would definitely be a pain they couldn’t bear
On Rainbow Island, it was absolutely safe
Compared to the pain of mother and daughter’s longing for each other, it is still more important to be safe
As the boat gradually sailed away, sister-in-law took a look at Lu Yuanzheng, who was gradually shrinking into a tiny bit of a stone like the stone that looked out for his wife, and then took a look at Xu Man, and suddenly spoke, “Aren’t you sad?”
Xu Man looked calm
Xu Man shrugged, “What does being sad change?”
“I think that according to your school’s indulgence towards you, you don’t really need to be in such a hurry to go back and get any papers Anyway, Lu Ying and the others will be leaving in a few days, so you can stay together for a few more days”
“One can’t wait for time There will always be such and such a thing that can’t wait for you to do it” Xu Man shook his head, “Besides, he doesn’t want me to send him off, he’ll be heartbroken”
Xu Man, who had died once, could lie flat and enjoy life, but would never procrastinate
What he wanted to do would definitely be done
“Tsk!” Mulan’s sister-in-law didn’t want to speak, she shouldn’t have spoken too much
This mushy love talk, hearing it made her not need to eat at noon
“I’ve been so busy these past two days that I haven’t even seriously said thank you, thank you for dedicating time to accompany me!” Xu Wen apologized a bit
Because of her, she had to keep the other couple, Wang Bin, apart for a while
Jiao Mulan shook her head, “Being together every day, even the best relationship will get tired It just so happens that I haven’t been able to go out for a long time, so following you out for a breath of fresh air can also give me a long insight, it’s not bad!”
Because of the business to be done, Xu Man did not bring Dongsheng around like in the past, bought a sleeper ticket and headed straight to the capital
Although Lu Yuanzheng is still a battalion commander, he is already a regiment-level cadre, so it’s easy to buy a sleeper ticket
In fact, Xu Wen would like to buy a plane ticket directly, but the procedure is a bit troublesome, she does not want to wait Also thinking about selling her diapers on the train
She and Jiao Mulan were two people, each carrying two large woven bags
This outfit was often seen at train stations, and was often the standard for laborers
Xu Wen didn’t look like a laborer, she was delicate and expensive, dressed in beautiful clothes, except for these two woven bags, which were a bit eye-catching
In contrast, Mulan’s sister-in-law was much more in tune with the local customs
The upper body is the soul shirt of Wang Bin’s team leader, and the lower part is a pair of dark blue cotton pants, the legs are still tied up, especially competent
Carrying a woven bag in one hand is like carrying two towels
The company has a lot of people who are interested in the company’s products and services
On the way to the capital, something happened that made Xu Man sincerely grateful for Lu Yuanzheng’s thoughtful arrangement
In the past, when Xu Man traveled around the world, the least he could do was to bring Dongsheng with him
She was poor at the time when she took Dongsheng out, dressed plainly, and rode the hard seat
Just once, may be lucky not to meet bad people
Later on, they usually go out with Lu Yuanzheng, and Xu Wen, always a group of people, so the way never “met” the bad guys
After all, Lu Yuanzheng stood there, is equivalent to the god of the door
This time with Jiao Mulan two still quite young lesbians go out together, the deterrent effect of a lot of low, and sleep is difficult to buy money sleeper, naturally attracted a part of like to do “train business” people’s attention
Xu Wen needless to say, this looks can only attract danger
As for Jiao Mulan, Xu Man didn’t know how good her kung fu was, but she was a bit small
She wasn’t particularly short, about one meter six or so or even a little more Quite thin, a baby face
Anyway, if you look at it like this, it doesn’t have much of an intimidating effect
Such two lesbians, it is reasonable to be interested in
In the middle of the night on the first day, the sleeping compartment
Xu Wen, who hadn’t yet fallen asleep, suddenly felt someone approaching
A hand probed her face
“Ah!”
Xu Wen blinked, she was trying to exclaim right, but the voice wasn’t hers, she hadn’t had time to scream
The scream, which moved too loudly, woke up the entire sleeping compartment, as well as the train’s crew
Xu Man’s eyes were quick, and he turned the flashlight on, and into his eyes was a somewhat miserable face
It wasn’t beaten up, it was his own disguise, but the disguise wasn’t quite right
Moreover, in the eighties, there were even masked men!
What’s the figure?
In the past, watching TV dramas and novels, I wondered, masked only to the nose that can be of any use?
If you don’t know them, you don’t know them If you know them, there’s no point in masking them, right?
This buddy bared his teeth, face against the edge of the bed of Xu Man, still shouting: “Pain! Ouch! Be gentle! Spare me, ma’am!”
Xu Man: “”
Then, this person was taken away, Xu Man’s eyes swept over the crowd of onlookers, this person had more than one accomplice
Jiao Mulan obviously thought so as well, but she swept her gaze around, clapped her hands, and smiled, “Sorry, folks! I didn’t learn my art well, I didn’t control my force well, and I let the thief make a lot of noise! I apologize for him to everyone!”
Xu asks, “”
Guess if the thief is willing to be represented by you?
However, after Jiao Mulan had revealed this hand, there was a lot less movement on the surface, but, there had been no lack of trial and error around
For example, two people sitting on the bedside small table to eat, suddenly came to recognize relatives
A mouthful of a Xu asked is her missing for many years of her daughters
Others say she is their own since childhood lost sister
Those who recognize their daughters are human traffickers, and those who recognize their sisters are pickpockets
They were all sent to the next police station by Xu Man
Just so without any danger to the capital
Jiao Mulan looked at the exit of the capital and let out a long sigh, “I finally know why Lu Ying had to bring you a bodyguard! At first I also thought he was making a bit of a fuss”
“And now?”