Tong Jiaojiao hurried out of the door and turned around to see a familiar figure standing next to the catalpa tree next to the courtyard wall.

She trotted over, leaning against the two-meter-high adobe wall. She looked around in panic, fearing that someone would appear.

"How did you come?"

Li Hao first smiled happily, and then said seriously: "The time has changed. We will leave tomorrow. Let's go back to the city today."

"Today? Why did the time change?" Upon hearing that the time had been changed, Tong Jiaojiao didn't care about being seen gossiping, for fear of an accident, she quickly asked.

"Leave early, have peace of mind. Are you ready?" Li Hao didn't explain too much, he just asked about the preparations. He had made plans before, and the two of them would leave immediately if something unexpected happened.

Tong Jiaojiao nodded, "I prepared the child's things early in the morning, and I can put the rest of my clothes in the bag and leave."

"Okay, let's go into the city now. I've opened a hotel in the south of the city. You can stay there tonight. I'll find you early tomorrow morning. Let's take the morning train and leave." Li Hao said.

Come up with your own plan.

Tong Jiaojiao nodded slightly.

"Is the child okay?" Li Hao asked with concern.

"He's fine, don't worry."

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the station. Then we'll go back to the city and get off the bus together."

"I'll listen to you."

Tong Jiaojiao watched Li Hao leave and looked back at her hometown. There was a bit of reluctance in her eyes, but she had already made a decision in her heart and naturally she would not change it.

Gritting her teeth, Tong Jiaojiao walked into the yard again.

The two of them thought that their meeting was undetected, but they didn't know that a lean young man on the hillside not far away was peeking with a telescope, and quietly followed Li Hao behind.

In the house.

After Tong Jiaojiao came back, she started to pack her things. This attitude made the old woman a little confused, "What, are you planning to go back?"

"Yes, Mom, when I first went out, I saw that the weather was not too hot today, so I thought I might as well go back today." Tong Jiaojiao packed her clothes and replied again and again.

The old woman was a little surprised, "You have quite a lot of things with you. Why don't you let Xiao Xu pick you up? You still have your child with you."

"What about him? He has just become a projectionist. He can't delay work because of this. I heard that the position is very tight. If you don't work hard, you might be replaced at some point." Tong Jiao

Jiao put away her clothes, looked back, and explained.

Women these days are not so pretentious. Let alone carrying a half-year-old child, it is very normal to take the child out after giving birth.

The old woman nodded with deep understanding and said to herself: "Hello, projectionist, hello, projectionist! The young man who came to our village to show movies during the Chinese New Year was very proud. Our village chief had a smile on his face all day, and he still has to look back.

Give people cigarettes, money, etc.”

Seeing that the woman was not looking, Tong Jiaojiao quietly took out a small navy blue cloth bag from the depths of the bundle. She carefully untied the buckle and found a small wad of banknotes inside.

The bills on the left were small, and the bills on the right were larger, ten yuan, in a neat pile. She stretched out her hand and started counting from the right, and when she counted fifteen bills, the money in the small pile was obviously less than one-third, but this time

Count the money in half.

Tong Jiaojiao tied the small cloth bag containing the money again, then turned back to observe the old woman's movements, and finally put the 150 yuan under the pillow without being noticed by the old woman the whole time.

She packed the baggage and put it on her shoulders, then carefully picked up the child, "Mom, I'm leaving."

The old woman was slightly stunned, "So fast?" It only took ten minutes to pack things. She thought it would take half an hour. "Don't leave anything behind."

Tong Jiaojiao shook her head, "No, Mom, we need something." She gritted her teeth and said again, "Mom, I'm leaving!"

"I'll see you off." The old woman put her right hand on her knee and the other hand on the Eight Immortals Table to stand up.

"No!" Tong Jiaojiao immediately refused, turned around and walked outside, "Look, the bus is coming soon. Help me say goodbye to dad."

The old woman looked at the woman who was leaving quickly with a confused look, and murmured: "Why is this girl so weird? Wasn't she fine just now, so why are you so anxious to go back?"

…

At noon, had lunch.

Yi Chuanzong was sitting at the Eight Immortals table, drinking tea, while the aunt beside him who was quickly clearing away the bowls began to arrange tasks again.

"The second son of Lao Qiao's family in Nantou Courtyard is getting married the day after tomorrow. When you get married, they will come over to join the family. We don't want to go to their wedding. Anyway, you are fine at home. You can go over there the day after tomorrow."

"Why don't I remember that they came here when I got married?" Yi Chuanzong was very surprised. Logically speaking, his memory was very good. When he got married, he had already recognized most of the people around him, but he didn't remember him.

Lao Qiao came when we got married.

The eldest mother explained, "Yes, I didn't come, but I took 5 cents with me."

The corner of Yi Chuanzong's mouth twitched slightly, "Then why don't you just take the 5 cents? I'm not familiar with the people in that area. Maybe we can get acquainted with each other after we meet."

"The main reason is that I want you to come over and cook a meal. Since you have organized several wedding banquets, everyone in the neighborhood knows that you can hire a good cook. Whenever there is a happy event, I hope you can go." The eldest mother added.

Yi Chuanzong lowered his eyes and said, "Yeah, so that's what happened. Let's let Brother Zhuzi do it. He just got married and hopes to make some money. It's determined that he will be called the right one."

He didn't want to go to the banquet. If he asked the apprentice to go there by himself, he would definitely not learn anything. He had heard about Lao Qiao at some point. He was a stingy master. If the apprentice led others to work there, he would not be able to get two in a day.

money.

Of course, giving one or two yuan to the chef at Dashi is not a lot, but what is the reputation of his apprentice? He definitely has no shortage of private work and no shortage of money.

Silly Zhu is different. With a factory salary, if you just get married, you will definitely earn a little more. The more money you can earn, the happier the person will be, and there will be nothing to worry about.

The aunt cleared the dining table, picked up the bowl and looked over, "It's up to you to tell me. You may not be able to get to know Lao Qiao even if you meet Zhu Zhu. If I refuse this job, I will have to ask you to come here. You can tell me in advance."

Just tell Zhu Zhu and we won't have this trouble."

Yi Chuanzong nodded immediately. He was well-connected about this matter. Silly Zhu was a single man. When he grew up, his sister would dislike him. There must be no one to talk to him on weekdays. He might be very familiar with the situation in the factory, but if you talk about this neighborhood,

Yes, I don’t know many people I know. Those who are a little further away may just be familiar to each other.

"This matter is easy to handle. It makes no sense to push the work of making money to others. I will tell Brother Zhuzi in a moment."

When the aunt saw that he agreed, she quickly left with the bowl in hand. As soon as she reached the door, she saw a tall and thin young man running towards the door in a hurry.

The eldest mother frowned slightly. She knew this boy. He was not a good boy. "Huangshan, right? Are you coming here?"

Huang San smiled and stood on tiptoe to look into the room. Seeing that there was movement in the room, he stretched out his hand and pointed forward, "I'm looking for the sect... to pass on the sect."

"Auntie, he came to see me. Just be busy." Yi Chuanzong explained, and then said to the room, "I will go out for a while and I will be back soon."

"Okay, go and do your work." Lou Xiao'e responded.

Yi Chuanzong came out and said something to Lao San, and then walked outside.

The third person in the black market followed half a step behind.

The aunt put the bowl and basin in the pool and looked at the direction in which the two disappeared, wondering, "Why did this child get involved with them? No, I have to tell him when he comes back. Those boys are not easy to get along with."

host."

Arriving at the entrance of an alley, Yi Chuanzong sat on a millstone and raised his head, "Tell me, what did you find? Is it possible that something happened to Li Hao?"

The third boss of the black market smiled flatteringly and said, "Master Zong, we do have some information. He went to Xiaohe Village early this morning. We followed him all the way and watched him bring back girls with children in the village. Finally, he

We arranged for that person to stay at the Changxin Inn in Nantou."

"He went home right after that. According to the rules we learned before, if this guy comes home for a short time, he will not go out again, either to do errands in the early morning, or to slander. I want to tell you in advance,

Let you know his movements."

Yi Chuanzong nodded, and then fell into deep thought.

Now it's back to the problem. Director Li can't move, the guy named Zhou can't move, and the only ones left are Li Hao and Xu Damao.

'How to arrange Li Hao and Xu Damao?'

'If Tong Jiaojiao were to leave, then Xu Damao would probably burst into tears.'

'If Tong Jiaojiao and Li Hao were not allowed to leave, then Xu Damao would probably be the same as before. But after all, Tong Jiaojiao is bringing a child. It doesn't matter if we just catch these two people, the child will suffer.'

Thinking of this, Yi Chuanzong immediately gave up asking anyone to investigate Li Hao directly. Adults must be responsible for what they do. He would not let a baby who was learning to speak suffer from childhood.

Yi Chuanzong narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly he had an idea to get the best of both worlds. He immediately turned to Lao San and said: "Tomorrow! As long as there is any action on his side, you can come to me as soon as possible."

"Okay, Master Zong, don't worry, I will never let him run away." Lao San patted his chest and promised that this matter has been delayed for several months and will be over soon. Of course he will not be careless.

main idea.

Yi Chuanzong nodded lightly, "After we finish the work, I won't let you work in vain. The benefits will be yours."

The third child had a smile on his face, "What did you say? I just took the time to keep an eye on someone, no trouble, no trouble."

Yi Chuanzong sneered in his heart and said expressionlessly: "Okay, I just want the results, and as long as the results are good, then I don't care how you do it, and you don't have to set things up with me."

The smile on the third child's face paused for a moment, then he immediately became respectful, "What you said is that I will go back and keep an eye on it now."

After saying that, he was going to go to Li Hao's house to watch.

At this moment, Yi Chuanzong spoke up again.

"etc!"

The third child turned around in confusion and asked, "What other orders do you have?"

Yi Chuanzong raised his hand and put his two fingers together as a gesture, "You all ride your bicycles tomorrow. Be careful not to be discovered."

"Okay, let's all get on the bikes." The third child responded directly.
To be continued...