Chapter 22: Driving Home

Xia Ning’an rode to an empty alley and entered the space with her tricycle.

She changed her clothes in the space and went straight to the station. Plans were always changing. She had exchanged so many overseas Chinese coupons yesterday and was planning to visit the Friendship Store today. Now, she knew about Vice Mayor Su’s enemy agent identity and had to tell Lu Zecheng as soon as possible. She didn’t dare to report it to the police directly here. After all, Vice Mayor Su was in a high position, and it was hard to say if he hadn’t planted accomplices in the police station over the years.

She asked at the station ticket office, and the fastest train was the one she bought yesterday. If she took this train to the county, it would be past 5 pm. Lu Zecheng might not have time to pass on the information today. She thought for a while and finally chose a Beijing Jeep 2020 from the few cars in the space. This car was a modified car used for business at the CS venue.

Xia Ning’an asked Bond to modify the car’s appearance back to its original state. She removed the exaggerated decorations. She took this car out today, and the space could replicate a new one tomorrow. She could use the new car from the factory in the future.

Bond restored the car’s appearance and made a license plate and a travel permit that matched this era.

It was impossible to tell the difference from a distance. After all, she was only driving it secretly when no one was around. It was just a precaution.

Xia Ning’an refunded the ticket she bought earlier and released the Jeep in a deserted place. Under Bond’s guidance, she returned to the village in less than two hours. Her car could reach a speed of 140 mph, even on bad roads. It was much faster than the current Jeep, which could only reach 80-90 mph.

When she was about to reach the village entrance, she put the car into the space and took out the tricycle with the steel stamp. She put the things she bought yesterday on the tricycle: a sewing machine, 100 jin of strong flour, 50 jin of noodles, and 20 jin of pork, and rode towards home.

When she entered the courtyard, she saw Lu Zecheng and Xia Ninghao in the courtyard. Xia Ninghao was shoveling soil into a wooden box, and Lu Zecheng was sitting in a wheelchair, listening to the radio and chatting with Xia Ninghao.

Lu Zecheng recognized Xia Ning’an’s return as soon as he heard the sound of the courtyard gate. He had been away for more than a day, and he realized how much he missed her. He didn’t expect her to come back so soon.

“Little Sister, why are you back now?” Xia Ninghao looked at his little sister in surprise. He didn’t expect her to come back so soon. He thought she would stay in the provincial capital for a while and come back later.

“Well, Second Brother, Zecheng Ge, I’m back.”

She said this while pushing the tricycle into the courtyard. It was loaded with the things she bought, and it was a bit heavy.

“Little Sister, did you buy this tricycle?”

Xia Ninghao saw the tricycle at a glance.

“Yes, Second Brother. Help me take the things inside.”

“Little Sister, is this a sewing machine? Why did you buy so many things?”

“Yes. Put the sewing machine in my room first. Put the rest in the hall.”

“Have you guys eaten?”

“We had sweet potato porridge.”

“Why are you only eating this? Even if you don’t eat, Zecheng Ge needs to supplement his nutrition.”

“It’s okay. An’an, I drank milk powder. I’m not lacking in nutrition.”

“It’s just that I brought some delicious food. Second Brother, take Zecheng Ge to wash his hands. I’ll be ready soon.”

Xia Ning’an took out a plate of braised pork with dried vegetables, a plate of stir-fried shrimp, a plate of beef stewed with radish, a plate of yam stir-fried with wood ear mushrooms, chicken soup, a large bowl of snowflake beef fried rice, a bag of rice buns, mixed grain buns, osmanthus cake, sauce duck glutinous rice, and so on. These were all dishes made by the farm kitchen. There were a lot of them in the space, and she couldn’t finish them all. It was just right to say that she packed them back from the provincial capital. She had seen beef in the provincial capital.

When Xia Ninghao pushed Lu Zecheng over and saw so much delicious food, they were both stunned.

They had never seen such a table of dishes, let alone eaten them.

“Little Sister, did you buy this back from the provincial capital? My goodness, are the dishes in the provincial capital like this? It must be very expensive.”

“It’s okay. I went to the provincial capital this time to get imported medicine for Zecheng Ge. The doctor said it would take 10-15 days to see results.”

“That’s great. Will this medicine cure him?”

“It’s possible. The doctor said that if the retinal damage isn’t too serious, there’s still hope with continued medication. He also prescribed eye drops.”

Xia Ning’an started to make up a story, and she almost believed it herself.

“An’an, thank you.”

Thank you for going through all this trouble for me. Thank you for giving me the courage and hope to live.

“Eat quickly. I also bought you clothes and shoes. Change into them after you finish eating.”

“Little Sister, you must have spent a lot of money.”

“I’ll tell you a secret. I went to the provincial capital this time, and I sold the lingzhi for over 3,000 yuan.”

“What? How did you get so much lingzhi?” Xia Ninghao almost jumped up.

“Where else would I get the lingzhi mycelium? With this weather, if I hadn’t planted lingzhi before, I wouldn’t have been able to get so much lingzhi mycelium.”

“Oh, so you planted it in the mountains?”

“Yeah, there’s a place near the water. I found that the water there is warm, and there are a lot of mushrooms around. I planted it there.”

“You’re so lucky. I often go up the mountain, but I haven’t found such a place.”

“An’an went to the deep mountains? I know that place.”

Lu Zecheng was good at martial arts and had actually been to the place Xia Ning’an mentioned. But thinking about how such a young girl dared to go to the back mountain, he was worried.

“Yeah, I won’t go there anymore. I’ve already harvested and sold all the lingzhi there. I was just doing an experiment there. Now I know how to grow lingzhi, and I won’t take any more risks.”

“Yeah, there are wild boars and wolves there. An’an, don’t go there anymore.” Lu Zecheng was still worried, afraid that this little girl didn’t know the dangers.

“Zecheng Ge, don’t worry. After selling all the lingzhi grown at home, we’ll have nearly 10,000 yuan in income. I won’t take any more risks. We’ll build a brick house and get Second Brother a wife. We’ll still have a lot left. We’ll plant a batch every year, and we’ll have a lot of income. I won’t take any more risks.”

Hearing his sister’s teasing, Xia Ninghao blushed and giggled foolishly.

After dinner, Xia Ninghao went to wash the dishes.

Xia Ning’an and Lu Zecheng talked about their experiences in the provincial capital. She talked about going to the hospital, selling lingzhi at the black market, going to the department store, and being harassed by Su Jianchao. Then, she followed him to Vice Mayor Su’s house. Of course, she didn’t mention that she had searched their house in the middle of the night. She only said that she was unhappy and secretly followed him. She found that the people talking to Vice Mayor Su were speaking in a language she didn’t understand. She even imitated them, saying “Cry you seven kids”…….

Lu Zecheng grabbed Xia Ning’an’s hand.

“An’an, tell me again…”

Xia Ning’an pretended to recall what they said and added a few classic Japanese phrases. Although she hadn’t learned Japanese, she could still say a few phrases thanks to the war dramas.

“Zecheng Ge, do you think he might be an enemy agent?”

“An’an, this is important. Are you sure it was Vice Mayor Su?”

“I’m sure. After they left, I asked the guard on duty, and he confirmed it was Vice Mayor Su. I was thinking of waiting for you to get better and then go get revenge. I wouldn’t be wrong.”

Lu Zecheng chuckled. This little girl was quite vengeful.