Chapter 212

Although Zhou Shanshan was scared into the hospital, it didn't affect the mood of the others.

The men didn't take it to heart; although they were scared, they would recover slowly.

Moreover, it was Lu Qiaoge who saved her, and until now, no one had thanked Lu Qiaoge.

Lu Qiaoge was younger than her and hadn't been like that; she was just delicate.

Although Li Xiuying and Dong Xiangqin didn't think Zhang Qiaozhi was irreplaceable, if they really had to compare, they still liked the gentle, kind, and capable Zhang Qiaozhi.

So Zhou Shanshan leaving didn't spoil the fun at all.

Basically, they returned having enjoyed themselves to the fullest.

In the dead of night, Lu Qiaoge went to the lakeside and learned from the old turtle that there would be a heavy rainstorm tomorrow night.

She decided to take advantage of the rainy night to get the gold out.

That was Friday night.

Lu Qiaoge received a 500-yuan bonus on Friday morning.

The location for receiving it was the office of the Trade Group.

The high-spirited Deputy Mayor Xu told everyone that although there were still opposing voices, the majority were in favor.

Thus, this trade fair was considered a complete success.

The bonuses were naturally issued as well.

Each member of the group received 500 yuan, and because Lu Qiaoge had contributed the most, she was given an additional 300 yuan.

Thus, Lu Qiaoge had another 800 yuan in her account.

Team Leader Xu said that the higher-ups wanted to open separate Hong Kong clothing counters in several major cities, but the specific implementation might take some time.

Deputy Mayor Xu gave some encouragement, and the meeting was adjourned.

Lu Qiaoge now had over 1,600 yuan in cash.

More than a month ago, she was still a poor girl without a penny in her pocket.

What should she invest in?

Houses had to be planned slowly; today was definitely not the time.

Lu Qiaoge went to the post office.

But in fact, stamps weren't just bought casually now.

Lu Qiaoge went with Sister Su.

Sister Su's husband's older sister was an employee at the post office.

Thus, Lu Qiaoge used her work ID to pull strings and bought all the stamps currently available at the post office.

There were quite a few varieties, and they were all full sheets. Although they only gave one sheet of each, this was just a gesture.

Lu Qiaoge then went to the neighborhood office.

This time, it was about the instant noodle production line.

Old Hu looked at Lu Qiaoge in a daze: "What do you mean? I don't understand."

"Director Hu, we're building a factory building. It would be best if we could build it before winter, even if it's not all brick and tile. As long as we can install the instant noodle production line..."

Old Hu: "..."

He knew what a production line was.

But didn't the food factory sell shortbread and corn cakes? Why go sell instant noodles for no reason?

Then again, he had heard of instant noodles; they weren't delicious at all. Why bother with that stuff?

Lu Qiaoge said: "This set of equipment is almost brand new, and it's not complicated to operate. I've gone to all this trouble; besides grain, can't we get some benefits for our military factory? Director Hu, if you don't want it, Haicheng will snatch it away immediately."

Old Hu scratched his head in embarrassment: "Well... you didn't say anything before, and I haven't prepared..."

Lu Qiaoge: "I didn't say anything before because the higher-ups hadn't defined this trade fair yet."

Old Hu's eyes lit up: "What? Is it defined now?"

Lu Qiaoge told Old Hu about the content of the meeting she had just attended in the city and also mentioned that she had received a bonus.

Old Hu slapped the table: "Good! I'm going to the factory headquarters immediately. Qiao Ge, you worked so hard to get the machinery and equipment back; we can't let others benefit for nothing. Don't worry, this will definitely work."

Lu Qiaoge was still on vacation, so she hurried back home.

She walked around her small bedroom; it seemed she had no choice but to dig a hole in the room to hide the gold.

After the report on joint-venture housing construction was submitted, it hadn't been approved yet, so the Lu family would still have to live here this year.

Buying a house would have to wait for Sister Su to help inquire about news.

And as for the military factory, don't even think about it.

There were no houses available for trade.

The city area could be tried.

Lu Qiaoge just waited for the heavy rain in the middle of the night.

Around 11:00 PM, the wind suddenly picked up.

Meng Xia got up to close the windows, and Lu Qiaoge also got up to close the windows, saying groggily: "Mom, the wind is too strong. I'm afraid mice will get in, so I've locked my windows and bedroom door."

Meng Xia said: "Okay, okay, it's good to close them tight."

Lu Qiaoge closed the windows and the bedroom door. Once the rainstorm came and everyone in the house was asleep, she quietly opened the back window and jumped out. Wearing a raincoat and rubber shoes, she unleashed her full speed. Almost in the blink of an eye, she arrived at the small gate on the north side of the family compound.

At that moment, it felt like she had returned to the time when she was on a team executing missions in the apocalypse.

Lu Qiaoge thought over and over, and this was the only way to carry the gold back.

Besides, she could complete it herself.

On a stormy night, at 1:00 AM, Lu Qiaoge's speed was still like a ghost. There were no surveillance cameras at this time, so Lu Qiaoge arrived at the riverside smoothly.

The stream under the night sky had risen, and yesterday's campsite was submerged.

The beautiful scenery of the day was gone, and Yuanbao Mountain at night was thrilling and terrifying.

But for Lu Qiaoge, this was actually the best cover.

She carried a shovel into the forest. Before leaving yesterday, she had told the squirrel that if she came to dig for gold, it would be in the middle of the night. Unexpectedly, the little squirrel hadn't slept and had been waiting the whole time.

Lu Qiaoge wiped the rainwater off her face nonchalantly and said to the little squirrel: "I'm going to dig right away. You go to sleep; don't worry about me."

Little squirrel: 【Little fairy, I'll keep watch for you.】

It was even very excited.

The little fairy was so amazing; she actually dared to come to the mountain forest in a rainstorm alone.

High skill makes one bold.

That was Lu Qiaoge.

She quickly dug open the soil layer and indeed found the boxes stacked together.

Three on the bottom, two on top, and they were also pressed down by a large stone slab.

Lu Qiaoge violently broke open the boxes. The gold inside was wrapped in oilcloth, and the oilcloth was very special; the gold was actually quite dry.

After checking, Lu Qiaoge wrapped them all up, put them into flour bags, and then packed them into the two large military canvas bags she had brought.

If using 50-jin flour bags as a metaphor, this gold filled two flour bags.

But the weight was more than 50 jin.

Even Lu Qiaoge was excited enough to want to put her hands on her hips and laugh out loud. Haha, there was actually over 1,000 jin.

Then she gritted her teeth; she didn't know how many thousands of jin of gold the Japanese had stolen back then.

Lu Qiaoge first put the boxes back as they were, then began to fill in the soil. Naturally, it couldn't be the same as before, but a heavy rain would almost leave no traces.

As for the shrubs on the surface, Lu Qiaoge replanted them as they were.

After stepping on it to make it firm, Lu Qiaoge touched the squirrel's little head and told it to hurry back to its nest to rest.

When she returned, it was still pouring rain.

The whole earth was pitch black.

The heavy rain caused a power outage, especially in the family compound, where the power was completely out.

Lu Qiaoge entered the bedroom. Hua Hua woke up in surprise, and seeing its little master throw the large tote bag in, it jumped up excitedly.

Lu Qiaoge didn't have time for anything else. She pried open the broken bricks under the desk, easily dug a square dirt hole, took out the bags containing the gold, and stuffed them in.

Everything was set up as before, and the heavy rain outside had also stopped.

A bright moon hung high in the sky, gently reflecting the pitch-black night sky.

Lu Qiaoge had no more worries. After cleaning up, she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.