It wasn't until Guojianglong felt that the arrangements were almost complete, that he walked back to the upper room and told his injured brother that he would go to bed first and that he would go out with the Second Battery to do some errands.
Then he pulled the already sleepy Leopard out of the house, went to the yard and looked around, coughed loudly, walked out of the yard, and walked west along the village street.
"Why have I thought you were deceiving me for so long? Where are you taking me?"
The leopard still walked unsteadily, and his voice was not clear, and he kept spraying the smell of alcohol on the face of the dragon crossing the river. The dragon crossing the river was not disgusted, but helped the leopard to walk.
"Come with me, I guarantee you'll be satisfied. Don't talk too much. It's just dark, and there are people on the road, so don't let anyone hear you. Don't talk nonsense when you get there, or you might leak something."
Amidst the constant instructions from the Dragon Crossing the River, the Leopard Zi stopped talking and silently followed the Dragon Crossing the River forward, but he was still murmuring in his heart.
Following the instructions given by the waiter the day before, Crossing the River Dragon and Leopard came to the west end of the village. Crossing the River Dragon found the three rooms next to the village and observed them for a while.
I saw that lights were on in both the east and west rooms of this house, which were brighter than the lights in ordinary farmhouses. There was also a secret mark on the door that Crossing the River Dragon saw on the door of Widow Jiang's house.
Crossing the River Dragon guessed that this was the resident, so he led Hua Leopard to the door of the courtyard, took a closer look, and after confirming, he pushed it gently and found that the door was indeed ajar.
The two people walked into the courtyard, and Guo Jianglong coughed loudly on purpose. Before he could reach the door, a woman in her forties came out.
When she saw two men, the forty-year-old woman who came out to greet them started to smile. She hurriedly stepped forward and took the hand of the Dragon Crossing the River who was walking in front, looking very enthusiastic.
"Where did you two come from? What's the matter with your visit to my house?"
"I've traveled all over the country to see the flowers and plants. Let's go inside and talk."
The dragon crossing the river took the leopard's hand back and walked into the house. The woman didn't mean to stop him, she walked into the house and let the two of them into the east room.
After crossing the river dragon and Huabaozi entered the house, they sat directly on the edge of the Kang. The forty-year-old woman stood on the ground and looked at the two of them carefully for a long time before she spoke.
"What do you want? Who are you looking for at my house?"
"Can't you see this? What can two men doing firewood and fire come here to do? They are hungry and want to eat flowers and fruits."
"Oh, look at what you two said, it's not that easy. We are orphans and widowed."
"Stop talking nonsense, how much does it cost? Sir, I can't wait!"
Hua Baozi felt very unhappy when he saw that the forty-year-old woman was still coquettish. He opened his arms unscrupulously and deliberately exposed the gun in his waist.
The forty-year-old woman took one look and felt that these two people were really not easy to mess with. Although their origins were unknown, she did not dare to offend them, so she quickly accompanied Smiley.
"You two, don't be busy. You haven't eaten yet. I'll give you some food on the hour, and then I'll have some drinks with you. It's still very early in the day."
"Here you go, take it! We've already finished our meal, so you don't have to work anymore. Call the girl out quickly and let my brother take a look to see if he likes it."
While talking, Dragon Crossing the River placed two silver coins on the edge of the Kang. He knew that the reason why this forty-year-old woman was so coy was because she was afraid of not being paid.
"Oh, you two are still impatient. Well, I'll call the girl over." As she spoke, the forty-year-old woman shouted to the west room: "Dazhen, we have a guest, come over here!"
Hearing the door of the west room open, a girl with a face painted with powder came in and stood in front of Dragon Crossing the River and Leopard Zi, looking at them charmingly.
It seemed that the girl was about twenty years old, a little chubby, and somewhat pretty. She nodded and smiled at the two of them, and kept fiddling with a handkerchief in her hand.
Hua Baozi stared at the girl, drooling. The dragon crossing the river saw that the leopard was losing his temper and gave him a quick push.
"Brother, how's it going? Is it still okay?"
The leopard calmed down and smiled awkwardly at the dragon crossing the river: "It's okay, let's make do, it's okay!"
"Okay, you go up to the west room and chat. I'll be waiting here."
"Don't be anxious. You have to prepare for everything. Let's just sit and wait for a while. Don't you be afraid that good things will come too late?"
The forty-year-old woman smiled and sat next to Hua Leopard. She knew that this man might be the main consumer today, so she became even more enthusiastic towards him.
"I don't think the uncle is a reckless man. He has a good status and must be more cautious in his work. Don't let my girl suffer!"
The girl went out first, and immediately the sound of pouring water and washing came from the outer room. The leopard's heart had already flown to the west room, smiling foolishly and ignoring the forty-year-old woman's words.
"What, are you stupid? You don't seem to be an impatient person!"
The forty-year-old woman patted the leopard, telling him not to worry. The leopard seemed to have come to his senses, so he pretended to be calm.
"Well, don't worry, I understand. But...but what about my brother? I can't just rely on him."
Hua Baozi felt something was wrong and couldn't ignore Jianglong Long too much. But the Dragon Crossing the River didn't seem to care, and even deliberately made faces at the forty-year-old woman.
"Brother, don't worry about me. I'll chat with eldest sister in this room and wait for you."
The forty-year-old woman seemed to understand, nodding and smiling along with the Dragon Crossing the River. Hua Baozi didn't say anything. He didn't really mean what he said.
"I'm so sorry, brother, I'll go over first, you wait for me."
"You can go without worry, but don't be too anxious. I'll call you before dawn."
Before Dragon Crossing the River finished speaking, Hua Leopard had already walked out of the house. Only when he reached the door of the west room did he hear his voice of agreement. Dragon Crossing the River found it funny.
When the door to the west room was closed, the room became quiet. After Guojianglong heard that there was no movement in the west room, he made a request to the forty-year-old woman.
"Go, get me a bowl of water, I want to smoke a cigarette."
Ever since he went up the mountain, Guojianglong often missed home and learned to smoke without knowing it, but he didn't smoke often. He would only smoke one when he was thinking about something, and when he had nothing to do, he couldn't think of smoking all day long.
The forty-year-old woman brought the water and handed it to the Dragon Crossing the River, then sat down next to him. The Dragon Crossing the River didn't say a word and just smoked and drank in silence.
The forty-year-old woman stared blankly at the young and handsome Dragon Crossing the River. She didn't know what he was thinking now, so she asked gently and tentatively: "Are we just going to sit here like this?"
"Okay, I'm leaving. Tell my big brother not to let him go until I come to pick him up."
After the Dragon Crossing the River finished speaking, he turned around, opened the door fork, and walked out. The forty-year-old woman hurriedly jumped off the kang, stepped forward and grabbed the dragon crossing the river, not wanting to let him go.
"No, don't leave. Why are you leaving now? Didn't you agree to stay here?"
"What did I tell you? Let me go!"
The dragon crossing the river turned around with an angry expression on his face. The forty-year-old woman didn't know what to say and was stumbling at a loss.
"Look, didn't you say you were chatting with me? This is..., what..."
"I'll give you another piece of ocean. Even if you entertain me, don't make any noise. I have urgent matters to leave."
The Dragon Crossing the River thrust another piece of ocean into her hand and told her to keep quiet. The forty-year-old woman returned the money to Dragon Crossing the River, saying that she didn't want the money, but felt sorry for Dragon Crossing the River and was alone.
