Chapter 1567

This meal lasted for more than two hours, and even the female comrades like Gu Qing didn't care about their image anymore. No matter who it was, everyone's belly was round.

After the meal, Zhou Andong accompanied Qian Zhen and the others for a walk in the courtyard: "Did you all come by train?"

"Right!" Qian Zhen said: "Thinking that you would definitely have to drive back, we contacted a bus before we came."

Zhou Andong looked at Du Chunlai on the other side: "Old Du, how is the matter of Yang Hai's heroic act going?"

Mentioning this, Du Chunlai sighed: "The girl who was saved has been found, but she just won't admit it."

Zhou Andong frowned: "Where does she work?"

"She's an employee at the flour mill, and I heard she's about to get married." Du Chunlai said: "I suspect she's afraid that her reputation will be affected and cause her fiancé to misunderstand."

Zhou Andong was very helpless when he heard this: "About this matter, it's useless for you to look for her."

Du Chunlai was stunned: "Then who should we look for?"

Zhou Andong said: "Look for that girl's fiancé."

This kind of thing is hard to say and doesn't sound good, especially in this era, even if you say nothing happened.

But there's no shortage of people who like to gossip behind your back and ruin your reputation.

Therefore, Zhou Andong still understood the concerns in that girl's heart.

So, the only way is to find the girl's fiancé.

As long as you can convince the man, and then go talk to the girl, the chance of success will be much greater.

After everyone finished their tour, Zhou Andong had someone send them to the Jinwan Hotel.

Subsequently, Wu Hongkang and the boatman also left.

It was already nearly three o'clock, and Seeing Jian Qiu said: "Let's go too."

Zhou Andong nodded: "There's no wind today, the weather is nice, let's take a stroll."

"Okay!" Seeing Jian Qiu turned and entered the courtyard: "I'll go put on a thicker piece of clothing."

The two returned to the rear building. Seeing Jian Qiu went to the room to put on clothes, and Zhou Andong greeted Old Zhou and Yuan Liying, telling them they were going to Courtyard No. 6 to eat.

Soon, Seeing Jian Qiu came down after putting on her clothes: "Let's go!"

The two arrived at the third courtyard. Zhou Andong couldn't help himself, squatted down, and reached out to dig into the snow pile.

"Huh?"

Zhou Andong raised his head, blinked at Seeing Jian Qiu, and then used both hands to dig hard at the snow pile, but he didn't see the red envelope.

"It's gone!"

Seeing Jian Qiu laughed out loud: "The fourth sister took it."

Zhou Andong was very depressed: "I should have taken it before eating."

Seeing Jian Qiu rolled her eyes at him irritably: "Let's go!"

The weather was quite good, and it was still early, so the two strolled along the road. Wang Wang drove the car and followed far behind.

When they reached the square, they found many people, and quite a few snack vendors were surrounded.

Some units had already started work yesterday, but many units were still on holiday.

Today's weather was nice, and it was the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, so many adults brought their children to play.

Seeing Jian Qiu pointed to the place where the vendors gathered: "Let's go over there and walk around to see what they're selling."

Zhou Andong nodded, and the two walked over there.

Looking at those vendors who were full of joy and collecting money, Zhou Andong sighed.

Rectification would start next year, and this kind of fireworks atmosphere in the square would become history.

"I want to buy candied haws."

Seeing Jian Qiu, like a child, let go of Zhou Andong's arm and walked happily to the vendor selling candied haws.

"How much for this big skewer?"

"One yuan!" The vendor held up a finger.

Seeing Jian Qiu's eyes widened: "So expensive?"

The vendor said with dissatisfaction: "Look at this big skewer, and these hawthorns, they are all carefully selected. And it's the New Year, can't I earn a little more?"

"Right!" Zhou Andong said with a smile: "It's the New Year, it's not easy to sell things in this cold weather."

"This brother knows how to talk." The vendor laughed: "If you think it's expensive, the ones over here are cheaper; there are some for fifty cents, and some for twenty cents."

Zhou Andong rummaged in his pocket and took out a one-yuan bill: "It's the New Year, after all. It's not easy for you to come out and sell candied haws, so we must splurge a bit; we'll buy this big one."

"Alright!" The vendor was very happy: "Which one do you want? Choose it yourself, so I can get it for you."

"This one!" Seeing Jian Qiu pointed to the one at the very top.

The vendor pulled the candied haws off: "Hold it tight, it's a bit big, don't drop it."

Seeing Jian Qiu took it; the bamboo stick holding the candied haws was a bit bent, and this skewer was indeed big enough.

"You eat one." Seeing Jian Qiu held the candied haws to Zhou Andong's mouth.

Zhou Andong opened his mouth and bit one; his mouth was full all at once, and then he pointed to his mouth and said vaguely.

"Mmm, this hawthorn is too big."

Seeing Jian Qiu laughed out loud, bit the hawthorn at the very bottom, and her eyes narrowed.

"Delicious!"

"Let's go!" Zhou Andong supported her: "Let's go over there and take a look."

"I want to eat donkey rolls."

Not long after they walked, they saw a middle-aged woman selling donkey rolls.

Small paper boxes were placed on the stall, filled with donkey rolls.

Zhou Andong asked: "Auntie, how much for a box?"

The middle-aged woman said: "This is weighed by the catty; this box is less than two yuan."

Zhou Andong said: "Then give me a box."

"Alright!"

The middle-aged woman picked up a box, put it on the scale, and then fell silent.

Zhou Andong asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"

"This box is two yuan and twelve cents." The middle-aged woman waved her hand: "Forget it, just give me two yuan; otherwise, it will seem like my words are just like farting."

Zhou Andong laughed out loud and gave the middle-aged woman a thumbs up.

"Auntie, just because you are so honest, I want to buy more."

Saying that, Zhou Andong gestured: "Pack all of these for me."

The middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "Not selling!"

Zhou Andong was also stunned: "Why not sell?"

Although today's weather was nice and there was no wind, it was still very cold at over ten degrees below zero, but the middle-aged woman's words were very warm.

"If you buy so much, you won't be able to eat it all, and it will be a waste if it goes bad. Besides, it's not easy for you young people to earn money, and your wife is pregnant; there will be many places to use money in the future, so you can't spend money recklessly."

Zhou Andong asked: "Auntie, judging by your accent, you're from the Northeast, right?"

The middle-aged woman laughed: "Right, I'm from Longjiang Province. My son works in Beijing and brought me over. With nothing to do, I thought I'd make some donkey rolls to sell to supplement the household expenses."

Zhou Andong nodded: "Auntie, just pack them all for me."

"You child." The middle-aged woman said with a 'hate that iron doesn't become steel' tone: "Why don't you listen?"

Saying that, the middle-aged woman waved her hand like shooing a fly: "Go, go, go, I'm not selling."

Seeing Jian Qiu couldn't help but laugh: "Auntie, just pack them up; we have many people in our family, and many children, we will definitely be able to finish them."

The middle-aged woman didn't quite believe it: "There's so much, how many children do you have?"

Zhou Andong raised both hands: "My relatives are all here, there are more than ten children; this might not even be enough to eat."