Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 80 Encountering a robbery

The ox cart continued on for a while in the heavy fog with extremely low visibility, and nothing happened.

Uncle Li's anxious heart gradually calmed down.

Wei Jingyuan sat steadily, and Tao Qiuyi, who was sitting opposite him, continued to eat the small fruit. If she hadn't glanced at Wei Jingyuan from time to time, everything would seem to be the same as before.

"Is this the ox cart from our team?" A man's voice came from not far away.

Tao Qiuyi and Wei Jingyuan looked at each other, and no one spoke.

The fog was so thick and visibility was so low that one could only hear sounds but not see people. Under such harsh conditions, it was very suspicious that one could accurately identify a large group of ox carts.

Uncle Li's heart, which had just calmed down, started to lift again, and he pulled the reins to stop the ox cart.

Looking back at Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi, he whispered, "The voices sound familiar. They must be from our team."

"Is there anything special about our team's ox carts?" Tao Qiuyi asked.

Uncle Li was stunned for a moment, then realized, "Yes, the wheels of our brigade's ox carts are made of ironwood cut from Wushan Mountain. Carpenter Lao Chen spent a long time making them."

"Old Chen's carpentry skills are truly amazing, and he's known throughout our area. He said that wheels made of ironwood are very strong, and the sound they make when rolling is different from that made of ordinary wood."

"So, that person identified it as our team's ox cart by the sound." Tao Qiuyi looked at Wei Jingyuan.

Wei Jingyuan didn't say anything, but nodded.

"Uncle Li, let's keep going." Tao Qiuyi added, "If they are really from our team and need a ride on the ox cart, let them get on."

They? Uncle Li paused, then thought Tao Qiuyi must have guessed. No one would dare to walk alone in such a foggy day.

The ox cart continued to move forward.

"Excuse me, is this the ox cart of our team?" The man's voice came again from not far away.

"It's a large team of ox carts, and I'm Uncle Li who is in charge of driving the ox carts." Uncle Li answered loudly.

"Lao Li, it's great to meet you." The man's voice was filled with joy and excitement. "Lao Li, we're on the left side of the road. You'll definitely see us if you drive your ox cart over here."

Judging from the sound, he must have encountered something.

The ox cart slowly approached, and Tao Qiuyi first saw the man standing in the fog. He looked to be in his fifties, wearing a worn cotton jacket, and holding a wooden stick about two meters long tightly in his hand.

Tao Qiuyi recognized him as Uncle Chen, who signed the document on the day the Wei family split up.

"Old Li, Old Li, here, here." Uncle Chen walked towards them quickly with a wooden stick in his arms.

Tao Qiuyi paused in eating the small fruit, and his nostrils twitched. Yes, there was indeed a faint smell of blood, not from Uncle Chen, but coming from behind Uncle Chen.

"Old Chen, what's wrong with you?" Uncle Li pulled the reins and stopped the ox cart.

Looking at Uncle Chen holding the wooden stick in panic, I had a bad guess in my mind.

"Oh, forget it." Uncle Chen sighed. "I was coming back from town and passing by here when I heard someone yelling for help. I got carried away and got involved. The two robbers saw me holding a stick and ran away."

"I checked to see who was shouting for help and found out it was Wang Chunjuan and her daughter. They were both knocked unconscious."

"I shouted for a long time but couldn't wake the mother and daughter. I could only wait here for them to wake up on their own. The longer it took, the more scared I became. I was afraid that the two robbers would go back and call their accomplices to come back."

Uncle Li was also afraid that the robbers would come back.

"Let's go, let's go." Uncle Li said to Uncle Chen very quickly, "Let's get Wang Chunjuan and her daughter on the ox cart first. We are going to the hospital in town and will take the mother and daughter to the hospital on the way." "Okay." Uncle Chen nodded in agreement, and together with Uncle Li, he lifted Wang Chunjuan onto the ox cart first. Seeing Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi sitting on the ox cart, he smiled and nodded.

When the two of them went to carry the Huang Lingyu, Uncle Chen asked Uncle Li how he was going to the town today, and Uncle Li told him everything without hiding anything.

Suddenly, there were three more people in the back of the truck, so Tao Qiuyi moved to sit next to Wei Jingyuan and gave his bench to Uncle Chen.

Uncle Chen thanked him repeatedly.

The ox cart continued to move forward, and Uncle Li's heart was hanging in the air again.

"Jingyuan, thank goodness you guys are going to town today, otherwise I don't know what I would do." Uncle Chen looked at Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi, who were sitting across from him, with gratitude. "Don't worry, you rented the oxcart, and I'll pay you for it, so it's not free."

"Uncle Chen, you're welcome." Wei Jingyuan said calmly.

Tao Qiuyi was looking at Wang Chunjuan and Huang Lingyu lying on the ground with his eyes downcast... Hehehe, it's really a narrow road for enemies to meet.

After hearing the conversation between Wei Jingyuan and Uncle Chen, Tao Qiuyi raised his head and looked at Uncle Chen.

"Uncle Chen, would you like some small fruits?" Tao Qiuyi spread out her palms, allowing Uncle Chen to see the small fruits in them.

"No, thank you." Uncle Chen shook his head and refused.

Tao Qiuyi didn't force it. While eating the small fruit, he said, "Jing Yuan is right. Uncle Chen, you don't have to be polite. We are going the same way, so you don't have to pay for the fare."

"No, no, no, you have to pay for the ride, you have to pay." Uncle Chen started to take out money from his pocket.

"You really don't have to pay." Tao Qiuyi only spent one dollar to rent the ox cart, and it was a round trip.

She said she would never accept Uncle Chen's ride fare.

Uncle Chen insisted on paying for the taxi fare, so Tao Qiuyi came up with a compromise. "How about this: Uncle Chen doesn't have to pay for the taxi fare. In the future, when we need to order furniture or something, Uncle Chen can give us a lower price for the labor."

"Okay." Uncle Chen was a straightforward man and agreed immediately.

Wei Jingyuan turned his head to glance at Tao Qiuyi and said nothing.

Accidents are likely to happen on foggy days. Uncle Li's experience is quite reliable. Not long after they started walking, they really ran into a few robbers who forced them to stop their ox cart.

Uncle Chen looked at two of the familiar faces with a very interesting expression. What he predicted was right. The two people who were scared away by him went back and called their accomplices.

Tao Qiuyi looked at the strong men and calmly put the uneaten fruit in his hand into Wei Jingyuan's big hand.

Tao Qiuyi slowly stood up and jumped off the ox cart. After he stood still, he said with a smile, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Uncle Li was extremely anxious. "Jingyuan's wife, the old generation always said that if you have green mountains, you will never have to worry about having no firewood. They have so many people and so much power. Why don't we give them the money?"

"No." Tao Qiuyi flatly refused.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Uncle Chen shouted anxiously, "Jingyuan's wife, hurry up and come up. I provoked these people. I'm going to fight them to the death."

As he said that, Uncle Chen picked up his stick and was about to climb down from the ox cart.

The stick was held by a large hand, and Wei Jingyuan said, "No need to go."

"Yes, don't make trouble." Tao Qiuyi said, and walked towards several strong men.

(End of this chapter)