Time continued to move forward, and two months passed in a flash.
As autumn turns to winter, the weather is getting colder, but the lowest temperature here is more than ten degrees.
The average climate here throughout the year is around 23 to 4 degrees Celsius, which can be said to be very comfortable and very suitable for a vacation here.
In the past two months, I have hardly had any leisure time.
After the second batch of fruit seedlings are planted, I will start fertilizing and managing the first batch of fruit seedlings.
In addition, some finishing work of the tourism project must be completed.
I am very busy every day, even shortening my sleeping time, but I live a very fulfilling life every day.
It’s just that recently, An Lan and I have had less and less contact. In the beginning, we had contact almost every day, and it was she who took the initiative to come to me.
But she hasn't sent me any messages recently, and even when I took the initiative to send her messages, she didn't reply to me.
I didn't know if she was busy, and I didn't call her to ask.
However, Cheng Xiaohu and Cheng Lu never came back. It is said that Cheng Xiaohu has also found a job in the city and he does not want to go back to the countryside.
Cheng Lu has naturally entered aviation training school to pursue her dream.
And I still face the loess with my back to the sky every day, dealing with a group of simple villagers, the land and the grape seedlings.
Seeing that the work here is gradually starting to stabilize, I have also begun to prepare for the construction of the winery.
But at this time, a huge piece of news disrupted all my rhythm!
That morning, I was planning the construction of the winery with a few engineers when I suddenly received a call from Fu Zhiqiang.
He contacts me almost every few days, nothing happens, just a simple chat.
But before, I always called at night, and rarely at this time in the morning.
I walked aside and connected the phone and asked him: "Why are you calling at this time? Is there something wrong?"
"Brother, something bad is going to happen!"
My heart sank, and Fu Zhiqiang's voice seemed to be trembling.
I suddenly became cautious and asked him, "What's wrong?"
"Something happened to the group, something big happened! Mr. An was arrested."
My hand immediately shook, as if it was cramping, and I almost dropped the phone on the ground.
Before I could reply, Fu Zhiqiang said again: "Brother, are you listening?"
"I heard that, what's going on? Speak slowly." I took a deep breath and tried my best to calm down.
"I just learned the news. Mr. An has blocked the news very tightly. So far, not many people know about it."
"What on earth are you talking about! What's going on?" I'm so anxious!
"I really don't know the specific reason. I just know that Mr. An was arrested, the company's funds were frozen, and many senior executives resigned."
"What's the reason?"
"I don't know! Brother, come back quickly! The group needs you now! Mr. An also needs you."
I let out a long breath and subconsciously glanced at the grape grove, where many villagers were busy and busy.
It was smooth sailing for me, but I didn't expect that An Lan would encounter such a serious accident.
No wonder An Lan hasn't contacted me these days. It turns out such a serious thing happened.
But what should I do?
Although I can take some time off now, I don’t know anything about their work over there!
Even if I go back, what can I do?
In my silence, Fu Zhiqiang said to me again: "Brother, come back quickly! Everyone is waiting for you to make up your mind. Mr. An has been arrested now, and the backbone of the company is gone."
"I understand. I'll call you back later."
I hung up the phone calmly. I needed some time to digest the sudden bad news.
A gust of cool wind flowed down my collar and into my neck, and I felt a chill creeping into my heart.
What should I do? What should I do?
Suspend the winery construction work here and then return to Chengdu.
But I have forgotten everything about the past. Even if I go back, what will it do?
But if I don’t go back now, when will I stay?
I stood there and thought for a long time before finally deciding that I had to go back. Even if I didn't understand anything about the work there, I still had to go back.
After thinking about it clearly, I went back to the engineers and told them apologetically that something had happened temporarily and the work here could only be put on hold for now.
After seeing off those engineers, all I have to do is say goodbye, say goodbye to the land here, and say goodbye to the folks here.
But I didn't know how to tell them, so after much deliberation I decided to tell Jiang Tao first.
After Jiang Tao answered the phone, I said to him with a hint of Mr. Chen's mood: "County Magistrate Jiang, I have something to tell you. Are you not busy now?"
"I'm not busy. What's the matter?"
"Something happened at home. I have to go back now."
"Something happened to your family? What happened?"
I quickly corrected: "It's not this home, but my home in Chengdu. I just received news that something big happened in the company and An Lan has been arrested."
"Wha, what?" Jiang Tao was also very surprised, and his tone was louder, "When did it happen?"
"It probably happened a few days ago. I just knew that I had to go back."
"But"
I sighed softly and said: "I know that the work here still needs me, but it is basically stable now, and I will make some future work plans."
"That's not what I meant. Something happened at home and you should go back. What I want to say is, do you still remember the work you did before? Will it be useful for you to go back?"
"I don't know, but I have to go back."
Jiang Tao sighed heavily and said, "Okay, when will we leave?"
"It's definitely not going to work today, tomorrow morning," I paused, and then said, "I'm not going to tell the villagers, and I don't know how to say it. I'll have to ask County Magistrate Jiang to explain it to me."
"Okay, I know, so take care of yourself, we'll keep in touch, and I'll see if I can help you in any way."
"Well, I'm very sorry. The work here has not yielded any benefits, but I want to"
Before I could finish speaking, Jiang Tao answered: "Da Shan, don't think so, you have done a good job. Now everything is stable, you have made a good start, I will come here in person next
Take over your job."
"Thank you for your hard work, County Magistrate Jiang. I will write down some of my future work plans in detail. If you need anything else, you can call me."
"I know, so let's do this for now. When you get to the county town tomorrow, call me and I'll see you off."
After I responded, I ended the call with Jiang Tao.
After that, I didn't do anything else. I just sat in front of the computer and made some detailed work plans for the future.
Before night fell, I gave the rhubarb to Lao Deng and his family at their farmhouse.
I didn't tell Lao Deng or them that I was leaving. I really didn't know how to say goodbye.
What I want is that early tomorrow morning, I will quietly leave this place where I have lived for more than half a year.
This night was full of nightmares.
I dreamed that An Lan was walking towards a wilderness with his back to me, with neither luggage nor companions.
That back view is heartbreakingly lonely.
I wanted to rush towards her, but I couldn't take a step at all.
I yelled at the top of my lungs, wanting to ask her where she was going?
But there was no sound.
When I woke up with a start, there was sweat on my forehead and I was feeling panicked.
I had a very bad premonition, which quickly sprang up deep in my heart, like an ivy, covering my whole heart, making me restless.