I thought that Widow Ma was going to purchase goods, but when I saw that there were unwashed dishes and chopsticks in the makeshift kitchen, Widow Ma must have been here in the morning and had a meal here at noon. Zhang Guoquan was in town in the morning.

The two of them missed time.

Zhang Guoquan pulled the car to the wheat pile next to the courtyard wall. The wheat pile was still piled up by Zhang Guoquan in the past two days. It was round. Because there was only one acre of wheat, the whole wheat pile did not look as tall as other people's.

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While taking out the wheat straw from the cart and throwing it in front of the wheat pile for cooking, he raised his voice and shouted: "Sister Ma, I went to the town to look for you, but I didn't expect you to come directly to Yangjiazhuang. Don't you want to come back?

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Widow Ma was afraid that when she saw the villagers here, she would be laughed at.

Widow Ma said: "Hey, I came here directly along the river ditch without passing through the village. Didn't I say I wanted to come and see the white pigeons two days ago?"

No wonder there are so few people in Hegou. Now everyone has finished harvesting the wheat and is busy in their own threshing fields. They can only go to work in the fields after loading the wheat into the vats. There are not many people in the fields now. At most, there are a few children in the field.

Picking up wheat ears.

Zhang Guoquan smiled and handed a bag of apples to Bai Ge: "Wash one for Sister Ma to eat."

The white pigeon took it, and Zhang Guoquan walked to the car and picked up a basket of chickens.

Bai Ge asked while washing: "Guoquan, have you seen Director Yang?"

"I saw it, but he didn't ask for it. Let's not go home." Zhang Guoquan found a broken bowl, walked to the white pigeon, and poured some of the water used to wash the apples into the bowl.

"I don't want it. I'm so sorry for helping you so much." Bai Ge handed the apple to Widow Ma, washed another one and gave it to Zhang Guoquan.

Zhang Guoquan took the apple and bit it in his mouth, then put a bowl of water into the bamboo basket. Several chickens immediately surrounded him. The sun was shining all the way, and even though it was covered with wheat straw, the chickens were thirsty.

Widow Ma is leaving. She just had lunch and simply came to see Bai Ge.

Bai Ge asked Sister Ma to take the apples with her, but Widow Ma refused and left the yard, saying that she would come to see her next time.

Zhang Guoquan put down what he was doing and chased her out of the yard. Widow Ma walked quickly until she reached the river beach.

Zhang Guoquan walked over and said, "Sister Ma, wait a moment."

In fact, Widow Ma has stopped, as if she intends to wait for Zhang Guo again.

Widow Ma didn't turn around, she just said: "Did I say everything right about the public grain?"

"Yes, Zhao Chunniu is indeed unwilling to issue a certificate for me. I can't pay so much public money, so I can only go to Yang Lei. Yang Lei went to Director Yang, and then the matter was settled."

Zhang Guoquan continued: "I just want to know, Sister Ma, how did you deduce these things?"

Widow Ma pondered for a moment, and finally said with determination: "If you know the truth behind it, you can easily deduce it, but for my own safety, I really can't tell you."

What is hidden behind this? Even a woman like Widow Ma who stays out of the matter will be personally threatened.

"I came here specifically to see you today. I was afraid that Bai Ge would misunderstand me just now in front of Bai Ge." Widow Ma took out a yellowed envelope from her pocket. She handed it to Zhang Guoquan and said, "Actually, this envelope

I don’t want to give the letter to you, but after seeing you, if I don’t give it to you, I will be tortured by my conscience. In that case, I will be sorry for everything Yaoyao did.”

As she spoke, Widow Ma choked up. After giving the envelope to Zhang Guoquan, she followed the ditch to the direction of the town.

She walked with tears in her eyes, and the weeds on the river ditch were constantly trampled. As she walked farther and farther, the trampled weeds became branchy again.

The warm summer wind blows continuously along the ditch, bending the weeds.

Zhang Guoquan opened the envelope and took out a piece of yellowed draft paper inside. This is what was written on the letter.

Guoquan, my love:

Please allow me to call you this. You know that I have always been so willful and inconsiderate of other people's feelings. When you read this letter, I will no longer be alive.

Haha, isn’t it uncomfortable? I just make you uncomfortable and make you unable to forget me for the rest of your life.

You don’t come to pay homage to me. If you really miss me, just burn some paper money for me on the river beach during the Qingming Festival.

I like that river beach and that reed marsh. Is the reed marsh as lush as ever? I often think of the white birds in the bush, the whitebait in the river, and the high sky.

Of course I will miss you, but you have sister Bai Ge. I know you only regard me as your little sister. I don’t know when I fell in love with you.

Maybe it was the time you hit me on the head to save me. Does it still hurt now?

It could also be the time at the river bank tent. You know that when a person is in despair, someone suddenly pulls her out. That would be more than just gratitude.

The stable life between you and Sister Bai Ge really makes me envious. I am so envious that I want to take you away from Sister Bai Ge.

Ah, but it’s really difficult. You are completely stupid and turn a blind eye to other people’s enthusiasm.

This world is so big, but I just met you.

Even if I, Li Shuyao, cannot get the person I fall in love with, I will let him remember him forever.

Okay, now that I’ve said how much I miss you, it’s time to get down to business.

I heard from my brother that there are coal mines below Yangjiazhuang, so the water in Yangjiazhuang is very deep. You must not get involved, just be an honest rural farmer and live your whole life peacefully.

Finally, you must be careful of Yang Lei, he is not as loyal and honest as he seems.

Okay, let’s stop here. I know you will encounter many questions in the future. I only know so much, and I don’t know if I can help you answer your questions.

Anyway, that’s it, I wish you and Sister Bai Ge will always be happy, and say hello to Sister Bai Ge for me.

Li Shuyao.

The wind on the river bank became much stronger, and the yellowed manuscript paper fell from the hand, drifted leisurely, and floated along the river ditch into the lush reeds.

There is a coal mine underground in Yangjiazhuang. This is probably the big thing Zhao Chunniu wants to do.

What does it mean to have a coal mine? It means that it can change the appearance of the entire Yangjiazhuang, and even drive the development of the whole town, the whole county, and even the whole city. In that way, Yangjiazhuang will no longer be just a small village growing crops. With the coal mine, Yangjiazhuang will

Become the economic lifeline of this area.

How big are the interests involved behind this? We can get a glimpse of it from Zhao Chunniu's willingness to be the village party secretary at all costs.

So Yang Dafu is willing to take over everything and strip Zhao Chunniu away completely. Zhao Chunniu must have promised huge benefits to Yang Dafu in terms of being able to mine coal mines in the future.

This kind of interest also made Yang Daqing want to tell Zhang Guoquan something, but Zhao Chunniu said that and finally chose to shut up.

Yang Dafu's interests and the interests behind them seem insignificant. With such a huge interest, how many forces hidden in the dark will rush to lend a hand. I'm afraid not to mention Zhao Chunniu and Yang Lei, even Director Yang Jincang is just a person.

Just cannon fodder.

Yaoyao's words completely solved the doubts that Zhang Guoquan had been having in his heart. Of course, this was just his guess, but he felt that he had already made a close guess.

Yang Dafu was willing to kill Yang Lei just to make Zhao Chunniu the village party secretary, but why did Zhao Chunniu report Yang Dafu again?

Because of the big gold tooth, Yang Dafu is an outspoken man with no gatekeepers. He asked the big gold tooth to defraud the subsidy money so that Yang Lei could step down. Zhao Chunniu was worried that Yang Dafu would tell the truth and implicate him, so he wanted to wait for Yang Dafu to smash Yang Lei to death.

After that, he secretly reported Yang Dafu in, thus achieving the goal of becoming the village party secretary, and having Yang Dafu commit a murder, so that he could be shot and shut up.

But has Zhao Chunniu ever thought that if Yang Lei really dies and Yang Dafu is caught, what if Yang Dafu jumps over the wall and tells everything about Zhao Chunniu?

Maybe Zhao Chunniu had thought about it, otherwise he wouldn't have taken such a risky approach. How could he make Yang Dafu shut up completely without letting Yang Dafu talk nonsense out of hesitation?

Zhang Guoquan put himself in Zhao Chunniu's shoes. He would choose to comfort Yang Dafu first, start with Yang Dafu's family, and promise to give his family a better life.

Anyway, Yang Dafu has committed a murder, and it is impossible to figure it out. When a person is about to die, his family becomes his only concern. To give his family a better life, Yang Dafu will not say nonsense.
Chapter completed!