blogombal Chapter 624 The Little Girl Who Secretly Followed Us
Chapter 624 The Little Girl Who Secretly Followed Us
Lu Yao sorted through the items: one bear skin, one leopard skin, seven antelope skins, five deer skins, a bag of live snakes, a bear paw, and a bear gallbladder.
If you personally take these to the border and give them to smugglers, you can make several times more money than if you sold them to the supply and marketing cooperative.
However, it also carries significant risks.
So even among the villagers, only a handful knew about this.
Lu Yao believed that only reliable methods would work.
In the era of the planned economy where the state controlled the distribution of goods and services, speculation and profiteering were serious crimes.
Moreover, to get to Longpanshan, which is several hundred kilometers away, you need a gas ticket.
Even if 70-octane gasoline is cheap, it will still cost you a hundred or two hundred yuan.
Remove food, drinks, and accommodation.
We must be wary of police checkpoints and patrols along the way.
Not only did they need a letter of introduction from the production team, but they also needed a stamp from the commune and a pass from the public security bureau.
If you're not careful, not only will your goods be confiscated, but you might also end up in jail!
This is something that Lu Yao would never dare to even think about, something that no one else would dare to do.
Lu Yao had been prepared for this.
The production brigade had already prepared its own letter of introduction, and the commune's official seal was affixed to it.
While others would beg and plead for a stamp, Lu Yao treated Yang Shouye like a grandson.
Without even reading what was written on the letter of introduction, they simply handed the company seal to Lu Yao and went to stamp it themselves.
He can fill in the date himself.
Lu Yao lied to the police, saying he didn't need to contact Mei Ping because he was already familiar with the people in her secretariat.
Everyone in the secretarial department knows that Lu Yao is Mei Ping's savior, and he can come and go from the director's office as if he were at home.
Especially recently, he helped the Public Security Bureau solve several major cases, and there are almost no people in the entire bureau who don't know the name Lu Yao.
He was a member of several generations of poor peasants and the militia company commander of the commune, a reliable person with impeccable revolutionary credentials.
So getting a pass isn't a big deal.
Lu Yao completed all the formalities in one go.
However, you can't carry a gun with you at all times.
In this county, militia members are not allowed to carry guns when they are not on duty.
However, Lu Yao had strong connections and was also a company commander, so he naturally didn't have to follow so many strict rules.
To travel that far, one needs a "gun-carrying permit" issued by the armed forces department. This permit is difficult to obtain, and Lu Yao doesn't want to ask Ju Zhenghua for it.
It's not like we're going to war; we won't bring guns if we don't want to.
Lu Yao wanted to go to Panlong Mountain on his own, but it wouldn't be appropriate to ask Zhao Balai for directions, since he wanted to cut out the middleman.
I might as well go that way myself.
In my previous life, I knew a few shady characters abroad.
They all fled abroad after the country banned hunting.
One of them was from Panlong Mountain, and he often drank and talked about the past with Lu Yao.
They said that back in the 1970s, when they were hunting in Northeast China, they used an old man named Uncle Guo from Qidaogou in Panlong Mountain to get the hides out of the country.
And this kid named Xiao Shuanzi is probably still in Panlong Mountain, and hasn't left the country yet.
Lu Yao decided to try and find him.
With everything settled, Lu Yao bid farewell to his family, saying that he would be back in the Western Paradise at most.
Ding Mei didn't want him to leave; the wedding was in six days.
But seeing that Lu Yao was determined to leave, they couldn't very well stop him.
Moreover, Lu Yao said that whether or not the leather was sold, he wouldn't delay the wedding.
Lu Yao drove out of Jiapigou, and the road was bumpy all the way until he reached the commune, when the road became a little better.
As I drove, I started to feel something was wrong; there seemed to be strange noises coming from behind the car.
Let's look back.
Behind the seat were animal hides and snake pockets.
Why does it sound like I'm breathing?
When we crossed the ditch just now, we could clearly hear human voices.
Stop and reach out to pat the fur bag.
There was no further movement.
Something still doesn't feel right.
He got out of the car and opened the back door.
He reached into his pocket and opened it.
A woman's foot is visible.
Lu Yao was startled and grabbed his ankle, pulling him out.
"Who's there? Show yourself!"
The bag was turned inside out, and Zuo Xiaoying emerged, her face flushed red.
An embarrassed smile:
"It's me, Brother Wa! You're pinching me so hard!"
Lu Yao couldn't help but get angry:
"What are you doing hiding here?"
Zuo Xiaoying was pulled down and looked at Lu Yao nervously:
"I already told Grandpa that you would take me out to see the world... and he agreed."
"What? You knew where I was going, so you followed me?"
Lu Yao was indeed angry.
How did this girl become so opinionated?
They actually dared to hitchhike.
It was my own carelessness; she was small, and I didn't notice when she sneaked into the car and crawled under the fur.
Zuo Xiaoying looked at Lu Yao nervously:
"Aren't you going to Liaochun? I've never been to such a big city!"
Lu Yao sighed and reached out to put his arm around her thin shoulders:
"Xiaoying, I don't have time to play. I have serious business to attend to. I can't stay in Liaochun City, and I'm in a hurry to get back to get married. Can you stay home and help me arrange the wedding? I'll take you back."
He then took her hand and tried to get her into the car.
Zuo Xiaoying dragged herself backward:
"No, I'm not going back. I already bragged to Grandpa that you took me there on your own initiative."
"That won't work either. I don't have time to play with you, nor do I have the time to manage you."
"That won't work either. I don't have time to play with you, nor do I have the time to manage you."
Zuo Xiaoying broke free from Lu Yao's hand and slipped back into the leather:
"I don't need your help. I just want to eat with you. I'll be content with just the round-trip bus fare. Brother Wa, please take me with you."
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.
Lu Yao softened.
He really likes Sakura.
This girl is sensible and beautiful, but she has had a tough life since she was little, having lost both her parents.
Therefore, Lu Yao also doted on her.
She's practically like a younger sister.
Seeing her crying with tears streaming down her face, she had no other request but to come with him.
Looking at the time again, it's already noon. Going back and forth would be a waste of time.
I could only sigh and ask:
"What did you and Grandpa say?"
"I told Grandpa that you wanted to take me out to play. At first, Grandpa disagreed, saying he was afraid people would gossip. But then I told him that he couldn't tell anyone, and Grandpa agreed."
Lu Yao felt that Grandpa Zuo was honest, kind-hearted, and very reasonable.
Normally, someone who is about to get married shouldn't let their granddaughter come along.
I don't know what he's thinking.
Looking at Zuo Xiaoying's big, sparkling eyes, I wonder if what she's saying is true.
"Alright, I'll take you with me, but you have to behave yourself the whole way, or I'll never take you out again!"
"Really? Thank you, Brother Wa!"
Zuo Xiaoying bowed repeatedly.
Its little body burrowed into the middle of the leather bag again.
Lu Yao reached out and grabbed her leg, pulling her down:
"Alright, sit down on the seat. I'm not afraid of you squatting your butt in half."
"Okay, okay!"
Zuo Xiaoying was overjoyed and got into the passenger seat.
He kept laughing, "Pfft, pfft."
Lu Yao drove forward again.
Actually, he was quite happy, otherwise he would have felt lonely and isolated without anyone to talk to along the way.
It's several hundred kilometers to Panlong Mountain.
The road conditions are poor at this time, and the speed is slow. It's good if the average speed reaches 50 kilometers per hour.
It takes at least ten hours to drive.
I definitely won't be able to get there tonight.
Lu Yao had already calculated the time: after dark, he would arrive at Ping'an Town near Yuncheng, where there were inns. He would stay there until dawn the next morning, then cross Liaochun for lunch, and arrive at Panlong Mountain by the afternoon.
Look at Zuo Xiaoying, who is smiling and chatting beside me.
There were companions to talk to on the road, but finding accommodation with this little girl was a bit of a hassle.