Chapter 138 : Rats and Grasshoppers Flying All Over the Sky

Shen Haifeng pondered, “There must be something wrong with Chen Wei. I’m going to go take a look.”

Yu Feixu said, “I’ll go too.”

Shen Haiping said, “Brother, you two should be careful.”

Shen Haifeng and Yu Feixu followed quietly and saw Chen Wei and two other children hiding behind a pile of firewood.

“Sister Hongfang said that we just needed to trick them to the river, but they refused to go.”

“What should we do? Sister Hongfang also said that if we can trick them to the river, she will give us two cents each.”

Shen Haifeng jumped down from the pile of firewood and said, “I’ll give each of you fifty cents. Go and trick your sister Hongfang into going up the hill behind you.”

Chen Wei was shocked. “You…why are you here?”

Shen Haifeng crossed his arms, “I knew you were up to no good. Tell me, do you agree or not? If not, I’ll go complain to your parents!”

Chen Wei asked, “You’ll give us 50 cents each? Do you have money?”

Shen Haifeng took out some money from his pocket and said, “I definitely don’t need you guys.”

Chen Wei was dumbfounded. How come Shen Haifeng had so much money in his pocket?

“Then let’s make a deal. You can’t lie to me.” Chen Wei said.

Shen Haifeng patted his chest and said, “A real man will never lie. But you must also keep your word. If you are discovered, you must not betray us.”

Chen Wei extended his hand, “Of course we keep our word.”

The two palms smacked together, and the agreement was reached.

Shen Haifeng and Yu Feixu caught a lot of mice and grasshoppers, and dug up earthworms.

Then the two of them followed the example of Shen Zheng and Yu Xinzheng and started digging holes and preparing traps.

When everything was ready, Wang Hongfang was indeed tricked by Chen Wei and his men.

Chen Wei and the others all knew about Wang Hongfang and Yan Mingyi, and they said directly that Yan Mingyi was waiting for her on the mountain.

Wang Hongfang stepped directly into the trap according to what Chen Wei and the others said. Just as she screamed, a bunch of mice, grasshoppers, and earthworms fell down on her head.

She was so scared that she kept screaming.

After doing all this, Shen Haifeng and Yu Feixu quickly went down the mountain according to the route they had previously planned. No one saw them at all.

When Fang Xiaoluo came back, she had bought a lot of things.

When she entered the room, she found Zheng Lanhua and Zhang Xinyan were cooking. There was apparently a large pot of new corn in the pot, which smelled very delicious.

Shen Haiping and the other three were there, but Shen Haifeng and Yu Feixu were not there.

While packing her things, she asked Shen Haiping, “Where are your eldest brother and the others?”

Shen Haiping and the others didn’t know that Shen Haifeng and Yu Feixu had been gone for so long and hadn’t returned.

As they were talking, Fang Yating came back from outside.

“Hai Feng and Feixu are still playing, they will be back soon.”

Fang Xiaoluo asked again, “Where’s Yamei?”

Fang Yating opened her mouth. She couldn’t say that her second sister was afraid that Shen Haifeng and the others would be in danger, so she followed them and then discovered the “good things” they had done?

Anyway, she felt that Shen Haifeng and the other two were very capable. They were efficient and decisive in doing things, and they also knew how to provide cover-ups.

Wang Hongfang is really annoying, she deserves it.

“Second sister is with Haifeng and the others.”

Fang Xiaoluo felt relieved after hearing this. Fang Yamei was still very steady.

Zheng Lanhua came over and asked, “How is your investigation going?”

“The people from the Education Bureau said to ask again in a week.” Fang Xiaoluo replied.

Fang Yating said, “Mom, Auntie, how are your dishes going? I’ll go and serve them food.”

Zhang Xinyan pointed to the big pancake in the bowl over there and said, “Put the dry food in first, the dishes over here will be ready soon.”

In order to avoid talking any more to Fang Xiaoluo, Fang Yating hurried to work.

After a while, Shen Haifeng and Yu Feixu came back from outside.

Fang Xiaoluo looked over there and felt something was odd.

She looked the two children up and down. Their faces were clean and their hair was a little wet.

Their hands were clean, but their trouser legs and shoes were a little wet.

“You two went to the river?”

Shen Haifeng swallowed, and Fang Xiaoluo could tell at a glance that he was nervous.

“We got really dirty playing together, so we went to wash our hands and faces.”

Shen Haifeng was conflicted, he didn’t want to lie to Fang Xiaoluo.

Yu Feixu said quickly, “Aunt, Shen Haifeng and I didn’t go into the river. We were by the river. We came back after we finished washing. Really.”

If they had just gone to the river to wash their hands, Fang Xiaoluo would definitely not ask any more questions.

“Okay, as long as you didn’t go into the river. Go get some water to wash your face and change your clothes. They’re all covered in dirt.”

Shen Haifeng breathed a sigh of relief, “Well, let’s go now.”

When Fang Xiaoluo turned around, she saw Fang Yamei and Fang Yating, who had just entered the yard, looking at each other, and there seemed to be something in their eyes.

Fang Yamei washed her hands and hurried to deliver the meal with Fang Yating.

When everyone sat down to eat together, Shen Haifeng and Yu Feixu each held a corn cob and ate it with great relish, but they didn’t say much.

Fang Xiaoluo didn’t ask any more questions.

They hadn’t finished their meal yet when Yan Mingyi came home with someone.

Yan Mingyi saw that Fang Xiaoluo and the others had not finished their meal yet, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I rushed over as soon as I heard the good news.”

Fang Xiaoluo put down her chopsticks and stood up. “It’s okay, come in and sit down.”

Yan Mingyi introduced Fang Xiaoluo, “This is Feng Zian, my buddy’s eldest brother. He looked at your drawings and said he could take the job.”

Feng Zian looks very scholarly and wears gold-rimmed glasses.

He walked over and stretched out his right hand, “Hello, I’m Feng Zian.”

Fang Xiaoluo shook hands with him, “Fang Xiaoluo.”

Fang Xiaoluo cleared the kang table and Fang Shijun went to prepare tea.

“Have you eaten?” Fang Xiaoluo asked.

Yan Mingyi shook his head, “No.”

Fang Xiaoluo said, “There’s nothing delicious, why don’t you eat with us?”

Yan Mingyi glanced at Feng Zian and said, “Let’s go together.”

Feng Zian didn’t refuse. He was brought here by his brother in a hurry. He didn’t even have time to drink a sip of water after getting off work at the Construction Bureau.

He was pulled over before he even figured out who the benefactor Yan Mingyi was that his brother was talking about.

According to his younger brother, this person is the benefactor of Yan Mingyi’s family, their benefactor.

Now it seems that this benefactor is not very old and looks quite good.

Everyone sits down to eat together.

Feng Zian ate very quietly, and Yan Mingyi finished eating so quickly that he became anxious.

Fang Xiaoluo was not in a hurry and just waited for him to finish eating slowly.

He wiped his mouth, took two sips of tea, and said, “I’ve seen your drawings. I can really do this job.”

Feng Zian spread the drawings on the table and analyzed with Fang Xiaoluo which areas needed improvement, which areas needed attention, etc.

Fang Xiaoluo discovered that the person Yan Mingyi brought was indeed a talent.

“If you can follow my suggestions, then you can start preparing the materials, and I will find someone to do the job. Or, if you trust me, I can prepare the materials myself,” Feng Zian said. “As for the price…”

Yan Mingyi quickly said, “Feng Zining has already said that he will definitely not ask for more.”

Feng Zian smiled and shook his head, “Of course I won’t ask for more.”

Fang Xiaoluo said, “That’s absolutely no problem. As for wages, whether you are acquaintances or not, I will definitely not treat you unfairly.”

Fang Xiaoluo always considers everything carefully before doing anything. She and Feng Zian finalized a contract and wrote down all the details in it.

Feng Zian even showed Fang Xiaoluo his work ID.

Yan Mingyi was watching from the side and smacked his lips, “Is it really necessary to go through so much trouble?”

After Fang Xiaoluo and Feng Zian signed their names respectively, they put away the two copies of the contract.

Feng Zian said, “This is not trouble, this is reasonable and can be explained clearly.”

While Fang Xiaoluo and his friends were busy with their careers, Chen Wei’s family in the village had already been turned upside down by Wang Hongfang and her friends.

The villagers had worked all day and were very tired, but they still wanted to go and see the excitement.

It was already dark outside when Fang Qiang came back from outside. “I don’t know what Wang Hongfang is making a fuss about again. She made a scene at Chen’s house, saying that Chen Wei cheated her and that she fell into a trap and got infected with rats, bedbugs, and so on.”

Feng Zian glanced at Yan Mingyi. He heard from his brother that Yan Mingyi had always liked a girl named Wang Hongfang. Why did he look indifferent today?

Yan Mingyi no longer wanted to have anything to do with Wang Hongfang. “Brother Feng, let’s go. I’ll take you back.”

After all the outsiders left, Fang Xiaoluo put away the contract and threw it into the space.

She asked Fang Qiang, “Wang Hongfang, she fell into a trap and encountered a rat?”

Fang Qiang washed his face and said, “I didn’t really listen to it. That’s roughly what he meant. It sounds totally impossible. Chen Wei is only ten years old and is usually naughty. It seems unreasonable.”

Fang Xiaoluo discovered that since Fang Qiang entered the room and mentioned Wang Hongfang, Shen Haifeng and Yu Feixu had disappeared.

Just now, two children were washing clothes in the yard, and then they ran over to her to join in the fun.

Now the people are nowhere to be found.

Fang Xiaoluo shouted, “Haifeng, Feixu, where have you two been?”