Era: The naive beauty charmed the villain!

The one driving the oxcart was Old Li from the Hongxing Brigade.

Although the Red Star Brigade, Red Flag Brigade, and Forward Brigade are all located in the same direction, there is a considerable distance between them.

Among them, the Red Star Brigade is the farthest from the county seat, followed by the Red Flag Brigade, while the Forward Brigade is the closest.

For villagers like those in Qianjin Brigade, it only takes an hour and a half to walk to the county.

The Red Flag Brigade is a bit further away, but for those who walk fast, it only takes about two hours to get there.

However, for the villagers of Hongxing Brigade, making a trip to the county was a real hassle.

Even if you don't rest and keep traveling, it will still take at least four hours to walk.

The journey takes four hours one way, and eight hours round trip. In addition, villagers usually bring some things when they come to the county, so it is very inconvenient to travel.

Fortunately, Hongxing Brigade is rich in agricultural and sideline products, so its income is relatively high, and the village is more prosperous than the neighboring brigades.

So it was decided that every Monday, Old Li from the village would drive an oxcart to the county.

From then on, the villagers of Hongxing Brigade would usually travel to the county on Mondays by oxcart driven by Old Li, unless it was an emergency.

Regardless of the number of people, Old Li always drove the oxcart back and forth.

When the number of villagers traveling with the Hongxing Brigade is small, they will also give a ride to villagers from nearby brigades along the way.

Old Li was a highly respected figure in the village and a family member of a martyr, so everyone turned a blind eye to his practice of secretly driving passengers to earn some extra money for cigarettes.

Today happens to be Monday, and I'm very lucky. There's still a large empty space in Old Li's car, which is parked at the usual spot outside the station waiting for someone.

"Uncle Li, are there any empty seats on the bus today that we can give passengers a ride?" Gu Qingsong asked as he stepped forward.

It wasn't that he was asking a question knowing the answer when he saw a large number of empty spaces; rather, the oxcart Old Li was driving belonged to the Red Star Brigade after all.

Even if it's possible to give a ride to people from other brigades along the way, people from their own brigade still prioritize getting a ride with them.

Although there seem to be empty seats, if a lot of people from the county come from the Hongxing Brigade today, there won't be any seats left for anyone else once everyone arrives.

Upon hearing this, Old Li glanced at the empty space left by the oxcart and squinted to estimate it.

He said, "There's still one adult and one child who haven't returned yet. Once everyone arrives, we can probably pick up two more people."

Gu Qingsong breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Old Li said.

We're lucky today; there are still two seats available, just enough for Lin An'an and Wu Xiuli to take the bus back.

Of course, he was mainly grateful that Lin An'an was able to ride in the oxcart.

Otherwise, his wife is so delicate. Even if he could carry her on his back in deserted places, Lin An'an would still have to walk a part of the way herself. If they went back like that, her legs would probably hurt by nightfall.

As for himself?

Gu Qingsong thought indifferently that as long as his wife could sit, he would be happy even if he had to run behind her.

Old Li was speaking their local dialect, which Wang Aiguo and Wu Xiuli couldn't understand.

Wu Xiuli felt a little embarrassed after hearing Gu Qingsong's words, feeling that she had taken Gu Qingsong's seat and didn't want to ride in the car.

After repeated persuasion from Lin An'an and Gu Qingsong, they finally agreed.

They just thought to themselves that Gu Qingsong and his wife had helped them find their daughter and taken good care of them, so they would definitely repay them properly when they returned to Haishi.

At this time, Wu Xiuli was unaware that Gu Qingsong and Lin An'an were Lin Jincheng's saviors.

Without their help, she might not have even found her beloved daughter before her poor Nana died in some unknown corner.

After Wu Xiuli learned how much Gu Qingsong and his wife had helped her daughter, she was even more at a loss for how to repay them.

Of course, this is a story.

At this moment, when Wang Aiguo heard Gu Qingsong say that the last remaining seat could be given to Wu Xiuli, he breathed a huge sigh of relief.

After her daughter went missing, Wu Xiuli felt extremely guilty and fell seriously ill.

If it weren't for the unwavering belief in finding her daughter, she almost wouldn't have made it through.

However, this left him with a chronic illness. Although it is not visible on the surface now, his physical condition is actually very poor.

Wang Aiguo originally planned to take his wife to a guesthouse to rest for the night after getting off the train, and then follow the clues to the Hongqi Brigade to find his daughter.

But plans can't keep up with changes. Since Gu Qingsong and his wife have clues about his daughter, they naturally want to follow Gu Qingsong as closely as possible.

This meant they couldn't afford to waste any more time.

However, after two days on the train, Wang Aiguo was really worried that Wu Xiuli wouldn't be able to keep going if they had to travel immediately.

Now things are much better. Wu Xiuli can travel by oxcart, which is much easier than she imagined.

Although Wang Aiguo felt a little embarrassed that his wife had taken the seat that Gu Qingsong could have occupied, he did not refuse because he was concerned about his wife's health.

In that short period of time, the couple thanked Gu Qingsong and Lin An'an countless times.

After Lin An'an and Wu Xiuli were seated on the oxcart, Wang Aiguo suppressed his emotions and patted Gu Qingsong on the shoulder.

it is more than words.