Return to Splendid

After listening to what he said and seeing how anxious he looked, and because he was already timid, Xiao Mu had the idea to help him. He looked around, thought about it, and pointed up to the ceiling.

The ceiling was made of plywood. Xing Yi understood it at a glance. If the door couldn't be opened, he pried open the ceiling and went out.There happened to be a cloth bag in the corner with pliers and a screwdriver inside. Xiao Mu was watching from the outside. He started inside, pried open a piece of plywood, climbed up the beam, removed the stone slab, and climbed out.

Xiao Mu said: "I'll go in, you lock me up and leave the key in the yard, so I can tell them when they come. You go to the mountain pass and get closer to the river from there."

"Thank you, Xiao Mu, see you later."

After he had left for 10 minutes, as soon as the replacement worker arrived, Xiao Mu raised his hammer, banged on the door, and started shouting loudly inside.

Xing Yi was anxious, so he crossed the Mugong River and asked the residents on the bank for help. He found a motorcycle rider in a nearby village and agreed to give him 100 yuan. He increased his horsepower and ran all the way. He returned to the county seat in the evening. I took 100 yuan and gave him an extra ten yuan. He said, "You should have something to eat before leaving. Slow down on the way back."

Without bothering to wash off the dust, I immediately called 110 to report that the immigrants from Zhumatai Village were preparing to move into the city, hoping to quickly find a way to appease and dissuade them.

The operator wrote down the contents of the call, including his name and contact information.

Then Kang Enpei called again. Unfortunately, he went out to handle a case again.Xing Yi had no choice but to ask the police officer who answered the phone to write down the content:

My name is Xing Yi. Regarding the matter of abducted children, the situation is urgent and I need to meet and talk. I have set a time to call you back. I will wait at the hotel.

There was no call back for an hour, nor for two hours. When I asked again, I was told that I was still there and that I might not be able to come back tonight.

Have to wait until tomorrow.At dawn, Kang Enpei called.

"There have been several cases of cattle and horse theft in the past few days, and we have been out all day long, so what I said before may be postponed for a few days."

"Other things can be put on hold, but not this matter. The sooner, the better. If it's too late, something might happen to the child's parents and grandparents."

"I know. Didn't I agree? I will contact Director Yan when the bureau meets."

"I'm coming to Zhumatai Village."

"Where are you going? When?"

"Yesterday, this trip was not easy. I almost couldn't come back."

He briefly told the story of being detained in the village and escaping with the help of Xiao Mu.

Although there is still the aftertaste of Sichuan peppercorns in my mouth, I stopped talking about this part.

Kang Enpei asked anxiously: "What does the person who detained you look like? Have you written it down?"

"There were several of them, ranging in size from fat to thin, tall and short. I can't remember them. But the person who helped me remember them clearly."

"This is a clue, as long as we can find him."

"The young man is a good man, and I don't want to alarm him."

"Any other clues?"

"Forget it about me. I don't want to mention it anymore, let alone pursue it. Don't worry about it. Just focus on your child's affairs."

"Okay, if the meeting in the bureau is not postponed, we may be able to meet tomorrow."

"Anyway, the sooner the better."

After the phone call, things were arranged, and I felt a little relieved.

I walked out of the hotel and went to the hospital outpatient department for a checkup. The radiology department took a picture to make sure the bone damage was not serious. I prescribed some medicine and came back, and had a good sleep.

When he got up the next day and opened the door, Wei Zhenghai was cleaning the corridor and asked with concern: "Going to the countryside to work is very tiring, isn't it? You slept so soundly."

He turned around and took out his clothes: "Yes, this room suits my liking very much. I'm now officially proposing it. I want to rent it on a monthly basis."

"Okay, it's an honor for Guangming Hotel that you can stay here permanently."

"In this way, if you usually earn 24 yuan a day, then I will give you [-] yuan a month." He reached into his pocket and took out his wallet.

"I can't charge you like that. Based on the usual occupancy rate, I can only calculate it as 21%, seven three 28, one eight is eight, 16 sixteen, I will charge you a round number, [-] yuan." Wei Zhenghai waved his hand quickly.

He took out three ten-dollar bills and said, "It's as much as I said. Here, here it is."

Wei Zhenghai refused to accept it, but he insisted on giving it, saying, "If you want me to sleep well, I have to accept the money."

"If you insist on giving it like this, I won't force it. As agreed, I will change your bedding once a week."

"Not a week, just half a month."

"I have been working in hotels for so many years, and customers like you are the first one."

The second child, Wei Jiehu, also got up early today. He stood outside the window and looked at the scenery. He suddenly shouted: "Red flag, red flag."

Xing Yi moved to the window and looked in the direction of Wei Jiehu's finger. Wherever he looked, a shelf was raised with a small red flag on top.

Wei Zhenghai also came over to take a look and said: "It's so fast. Yesterday, it was only half of the price. Today, it's all done?"

Xing Yi asked: "Where is that?"

Wei Zhenghai said: "Liu Qing Hotel, I don't know what you want to do with such a tripod."

Xing Yi was secretly surprised. He could see clearly that it was a support frame for well drilling.

Didn't Boss Liu say that he couldn't raise 3 yuan for the time being? He also said that he would wait until he completed the irrigation station in Shangyan Village and then come back later. What should he do?How many days has it been?

Xing Yi said: "That's digging a well."

Wei Zhenghai said: "You want to take groundwater? That would be great, the icing on the cake." Thinking that Xing Yi didn't understand, he added, "Her family's Changwang Noodles are famous far and wide."

He responded: "Well, yes."

The second child, Wei Jiehu, turned around and asked his father for money: "I want to eat Changwang noodles."

Wei Zhenghai said: "You are such a greedy kid. You want whatever the adults say."

Xing Yi said: "Let's go, I will take you to eat."

Wei Jiehu said: "I don't need your money."

Wei Zhenghai gave ten yuan: "Go, remember to drive with Uncle Xing."

Wei Jie jumped downstairs and walked in front.

When we arrived at Liu Qing Hotel, the proprietress came forward with a smile on her face and said, "Xiao Xing is here, please take a seat. This kid is..."

"The second son of the hotel owner, Wei Jiehu."

"Oh, okay, boss Wei's son, welcome."

The proprietress took matters into her own hands, brought the noodles, and specially added double the amount of sausage for them.

Seeing him looking back, the landlady didn't hold back and told him bluntly: "Xiao Xing, I'm afraid you've seen the shelf in the distance. Yes, our well has started to be drilled."

"Yes, I saw the little red flag flying on the shelf from afar."

"I'll tell you the truth, they asked for a very low price, only fifteen thousand. On the one hand, they offered a low price, and we were moved, and on the other hand, because of Aunt Gu's face, we couldn't shirk the blame, so we agreed. But remembering what you said at that time, we didn’t dare to express our position casually, and told them the situation. We would wait a few days to see you, say hello, and then start work. Who knows that they couldn’t wait. The day before yesterday They came in the middle of the night, and they were extremely fast. They erected the frame in one day and one night. My dear brother, you won’t be surprised. Whether you do this project or not, we must remember your friendship. ."

Xing Yi said: "It is your family's right to drill your family's water well to whomever you want."

The landlady said, "I'm sorry. Now that you've finished eating, come over and take a look and give me some guidance?"

After eating, he didn't move. He just said: "I would like to see the contract you signed."

The landlady explained: "They said the amount of work was not large and it would only take a few days to complete, so we didn't sign the contract."

It doesn’t make sense that there is no need to sign a contract if the project volume is not large.

Xing Yi paid the bill, and the landlady said, "I'll treat you to something to eat."

Wei Jiehu said: "There is no free lunch in the world." He put ten dollars on the table, pulled Xing Yi and left.

The landlady chased him out and gave the change to Wei Jiehu.

After walking a long way, Xing Yi looked back at Xiao Hongqi and thought to himself, the landlady is not wrong, she will choose whoever has the lowest price.

After walking for a while, he said to himself: "Fifteen thousand, no matter what, it can't be done. Who would be so stupid that even the cost is not enough, but still want to take on this project and be so eager?"

Wei Jiehu said: "Are you talking to me?"

He grinned: "Yes, you treated me to Changwang noodles, and I haven't thanked you yet."