Chapter 96: Going to the City – Unexpected Encounter

Watching the Zhao family’s departing figures, Luo Qiao thought to herself, ‘Originally, you owed the original owner a life. I had planned to avenge the original owner once I had the ability.

Now that you dare to reach out, don’t blame me for being impolite and taking some interest in advance.’

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. Over in the black market of Ji City, He Yujie had been almost driven crazy over the past few days, all because of the batch of fish provided by Luo Qiao.

Once that batch of fish arrived, they were barely sold at retail before someone bought them all to give as gifts. As a result, everyone who ate them loved the taste and insisted that the fish were absolutely wild-caught.

Not only does it taste good, but it is also highly nutritious and good for the body if eaten regularly. However, it’s been half a month, and there’s still no news from that girl.

Originally, he planned to return to Beijing during this time, but since this issue hasn’t been resolved, he haven’t been able to leave. It’s worrisome.

Luo Qiao didn’t intend to avoid going to the city, but asking for leave too frequently would draw complaints from the captain, so she hadn’t found an opportunity yet.

That day, when work ended, the experienced elders said there might be heavy rain at night.

Luo Qiao looked at the sky, which wasn’t cloudy, and was somewhat skeptical.

As it turned out, it really did start raining that night.

Luo Qiao thought that if it rained all night, they might not be able to work tomorrow. If that happened, she could take the opportunity to go to the city.

Anyway, going there and back in one day shouldn’t be much of a problem without a referral letter.

The next day, Luo Qiao got up early. The rain had stopped, but the road was difficult to navigate, which was a bit worrying.

She looked at the sky, hoping it wouldn’t rain again, or she really wouldn’t be able to go out.

First, she started cooking porridge and steamed a pot of buns with sweet potatoes from the dough made yesterday, then went to wash up.

By the time she was ready, the porridge and buns in the kitchen were also done. The sweet potato buns looked like mixed-grain buns but were sweet and delicious.

After breakfast, seeing that it wouldn’t rain again for a while, Luo Qiao changed into her liberation shoes, shouldered her basket, locked the door, and headed out of the village.

Since she left early, she didn’t run into anyone, but the road was really hard to walk on, and her shoes were covered in mud. By the time she reached the commune’s bus stop, she had missed the early bus to the city, which frustrated her greatly.

As she stood there, unsure what to do, she saw a jeep drive far away and then reverse back.

A girl in the car waved at her. Luo Qiao turned around and saw no one else nearby. When the car stopped, the girl excitedly opened the door and jumped out.

Zhang Xiao smiled and said, “Don’t you recognize me?”

Seeing Zhang Xiao, Luo Qiao remembered that she was the girl who had fallen below the dam that day.

Zhang Xiao smiled and asked, “Do you remember now?”

Luo Qiao pointed to the dam ahead and asked, “Is your mother’s arm better?”

Zhang Xiao replied, “Almost. That day, I didn’t even get a chance to thank you. We haven’t been able to find you since.”

“Oh, there’s no need to make a big deal out of it. It was just a helping hand, nothing to dwell on. Besides, I didn’t do much.”

“If it hadn’t been for you that day, my mother and I don’t know how long we would have been stuck below the dam. I was really scared and didn’t know what to do until you reminded me.”

While they were talking, another person got out of the car. Zhang Xiao quickly said, “Dad, this is the girl who helped us that day.”

Zhang Jianjun walked over and said to Luo Qiao, “Young lady, thank you so much for your help that day.”

Luo Qiao smiled lightly and said, “You are really too polite. It was nothing worth mentioning.”