Yi Zhonghai's Siheyuan

Fortunately, Sha Zhu was so scared that his legs went weak, and when he ran out to ride his bicycle, he didn't ride very far. When Xu Damao caught up with him, it was already completely dark.

Silly Zhu: "You guy, look at the road you've led... What should we do now? Didn't you show movies to the village mother-in-law before? Do you know this village?"

Xu Damao said it was nonsense, but he was really wrong, so he said, "How would I know? But we can ask! We will go ask the family later."

This time it was Xu Damao's turn to ride the bike, because Sha Zhu didn't believe Xu Damao's directions, so the two of them rode their bikes towards the village.

Yang Yuhuan and Wang Xiaojuan from the courtyard were very anxious. They came to Yi Zhonghai's house and said, "Uncle Yi, our Damao and Shazhu haven't come back since they went to the countryside. Will something happen to them?"

Yi Zhonghai thought to himself, what could possibly happen to these two TV drama protagonists? It is no exaggeration to say that if they reconciled, it would be like Tom and Jerry reconciling.

But Yi Zhonghai couldn't say anything, so he said, "Let's do this. If they don't come back by tomorrow, we'll call the police. Wang Xiaojuan, do you know where Xu Damao went to exchange for food?"

Wang Xiaojuan: "I know. When he said he was going to Wangjiazhuang, it was the Wangjiazhuang a few miles away from Deshengmen."

Yi Zhonghai and Huang Yulan comforted the two of them. Huang Yulan also asked, "Old Yi, do you think Damao and Zhuzi are really in trouble?"

Yi Zhonghai: "It's okay, don't worry. Whatever happens to these two men, they are not women. If they are robbed, at most they can just give some money."

Huang Yulan felt that what Yi Zhonghai said was right, not to mention that they were among the smarter ones in the yard.

On the other side, Xu Damao rode his bike to the village and asked around, only to find out that this was Qinjia Village. Xu Damao said to Sha Zhu behind him, "Is this Qinjia Village related to Qin Huairu? When she married in, didn't she say Changping Qinjia Village?"

Sha Zhu shook his head and said, "I don't know, don't ask me, I know nothing. And Xu Damao, you should find a place to rest quickly." Sha Zhu didn't want to hear about Qin Huairu now.

Xu Damao found that he could not get anything out of him, so he went to the village committee of Qinjia Village. Old Qin was also surprised to learn that two people from Sijiucheng had come to the village. How did they get in? Wouldn't the militia stop them?

Xu Damao handed Old Man Qin a cigarette and said, "Village Chief, we are from Sijiu City and come here to exchange for some food. Do you know Qin Huairu's family?"

When Old Man Qin saw the man in front of him handing him a cigarette, he took it and lit it up. After taking two puffs, he said, "We know this Qin Huairu. She's a married girl from our village. What's wrong?"

Xu Damao: "Village chief, it's okay! Qin Huairu married into our courtyard. I often go to the countryside to show movies. I'm a projectionist at the Red Star Steel Mill in Sijiucheng. My children wanted to come here to buy some coarse grains to live on, but they got lost while walking."

Old Man Qin: "Oh, so that's it. Since you and Huairu are neighbors in the same courtyard, we know each other! You can just stay in the village committee tonight."

Xu Damao and Sha Zhu hurriedly expressed their gratitude. In fact, seeing that Xu Damao was neatly dressed and riding a bicycle, and also knowing Qin Huairu, Old Man Qin naturally would not think that Xu Damao was a bad guy.

Xu Damao never thought that one day he would use Qin Huairu's name, hehe.

The two of them stayed in the village committee for one night. After getting up early the next day, Xu Damao asked the village chief if there was anyone in the village who had food to exchange.

The village chief brought Xu Damao and Sha Zhu to Qin Sanpao's house, and sent someone to call Qin Sanpao back from working in the fields.

Several people waited for a while at Qin Sanpao's house and saw Qin Sanpao trotting back. The village chief pointed at Xu Damao and said, "Sanpao, these two young people want to exchange some coarse grains. You and your brother Erpao are the only ones with more coarse grains. See how we can exchange them."

When Xu Damao saw that the two had finished their conversation, he handed two cigarettes to the village chief and Qin Sanpao and then lit one for himself. Sha Zhu wanted to snatch Xu Damao's cigarette but failed.

Qin Sanpao brought Sha Zhu and Xu Damao into the house, poured them a glass of water and asked them what coarse grains they wanted to exchange for, which included sweet potato flour and corn flour.

Xu Damao exchanged some from Qin Sanpao's house and some from other people. He and Sha Zhu exchanged a total of 200 kilograms of sweet potato flour and corn flour.

Just as Sha Zhu and Xu Damao were paying, a voice came from behind them, "Brother Zhu! Brother Damao..."

Xu Damao and Sha Zhu looked back and saw that it was Qin Jingru! Qin Jingru came running over and said, "I heard from my father that someone from my cousin's yard was exchanging food for food. I knew it was you."

Xu Damao: "Oh, it's you, Qin Jingru. What a coincidence!" Sha Zhu also greeted Qin Jingru.

But Qin Jingru is no longer as clean as she was when she was in the courtyard. Qin Jingru, who had just returned from the fields, was covered in mud on her hands and feet.

Qin Jingru also looked at the two of them embarrassedly. Xu Damao took the lead and said, "Qin Jingru, what are your plans after you come back?"

Qin Jingru: "What plans can I make? I definitely don't want to go to my sister's house. I'm not that eager to live in the city anymore. I just want to find someone to marry here. My parents have already gone to propose a marriage for me."

Hearing this, Xu Damao didn't know what to say, and Qin Jingru asked about her sister.

Xu Damao sighed and said, "Your sister is not doing well now, but it's all her own fault. She is sweeping the floor in the factory now, earning 18 yuan a month, and she has to take care of two children and the old woman from the Jia family."

Sha Zhu said beside him, "Qin Jingru, have you been staying in the village since you came back?"

Qin Jingru: "Well, I think the village is pretty good. At least my parents are here. If I get bullied in the future, I can go back to my parents' home. It's also close. My sister was bullied by her mother-in-law but she didn't dare to say anything. That's too pitiful."

After chatting for a while, Xu Damao and Sha Zhu said goodbye. This time they didn't dare to go back later for fear of getting lost again. Sha Zhu and Xu Damao carried their things on their bicycles and walked to the bus station at the entrance of the village. When the bus came, they tied the bicycles and food on the roof and got on the bus back to Sijiu City.

It was already past ten in the morning when they returned to the compound. Since they didn't go to work today, they just put down their things when they got home. Sha Zhu told his wife that he was lost, but Yang Yuhuan saw that they were fine and didn't say anything else.

After Xu Damao and Sha Zhu carried the food into their home, they went to work. They dared not rest for a moment for fear that their wages would be deducted and their wives and children would go hungry.

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao were seen carrying big bags of grain by Yang Ruihua. Yang Ruihua was curious about where the two got so much grain, but seeing that Xu Damao and Sha Zhu were in a hurry to go to work, Yang Ruihua did not stop them anymore.