A generation of soldiers begins with Feng Yuxiu traveling through time and space with Xu Sanduo

Chapter 446 The Mysterious Crew Cut, Boss Jiao Arrives

"Brother Shu, Brother Shu... get up quickly, everyone in the village is going to town."

As dawn broke, Xiao Zhuang and Dezi stood at the door and banged on it.

Feng Yuxiu yawned, rubbed his eyes, sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) in a daze for more than ten seconds, swallowed hard, spat out a mouthful of phlegm from last night, and casually took out a cigarette and lit it.

In just two short days, he had become very haggard, with stubble so thick it seemed to crawl out of his skin in the middle of the night. He was wearing slippers and a cotton coat with the cotton showing as he searched for food.

"Brother Shu? Open the door! The village is gathering. Everyone who goes will get a pack of cigarettes and a plate of eggs..." Xiao Zhuang was afraid that Feng Yuxiu had fallen asleep, so he kicked the dilapidated door open.

Dezi was stunned for a moment. "Why didn't you just climb over the low wall at Brother Shu's house? Why did you kick down his door? Brother Shu is already poor, and now he has no money to repair the door. He might get eaten by a snow wolf in the mountains tonight. You murderer!"

Xiao Zhuang rolled his eyes and walked in. "Brother Shu? Are you up yet?"

The door opened, and Feng Yuxiu, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, stared at the two people standing in the doorway.

"What's wrong?"

"Come on, the village chief wants everyone in our village to gather in town, and then he'll treat us all to a bus ride to the city. Everyone who participates will get a pack of cigarettes and a plate of eggs. We're just killing time anyway, might as well make some money."

Feng Yuxiu was puzzled. "When did the village chief become so generous? Is he taking money out of his own pocket? Does he have cancer?"

"Look, who said Brother Shu can't joke? Here's the joke: Ruiyang Mine is having its second opening, right? The big boss is coming, so the village chief, to give him face, has the whole village go to greet him."

As Xiao Zhuang spoke, he smacked his lips and said, "They said that after Wangdu Village is demolished and we all move to Taiyangcheng, they will give each household a subsidy so that we can behave well to welcome this big boss."

"Alright, Brother Shu, come with us. Otherwise, Gao Peng's mom will ask us to give him a ride again. Let's go first."

Xiao Zhuang pulled Feng Yuxiu out the door and into Dezi's van.

As soon as the car arrived at the village stage, we saw Gao Peng's mother leading Gao Peng and his wife, looking back every now and then.

"Hurry up and get there!!" Xiao Zhuang shouted in a low voice as he saw them from afar.

Dezi, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, sped off.

Gao Peng's mother kept nagging, "I told you to have your parents give you a bicycle as part of your dowry, but you wouldn't listen. Now the village chief is telling us to go to town ourselves. A taxi ride costs three yuan, and that's only a pack of cigarettes and an egg, how much is that?"

"Mom, please stop talking. Let's just wait at the village entrance. The village chief said he would hire a car to take us there if we can't go ourselves."

Gao Peng's wife kept her head down and remained silent, letting her mother-in-law scold him.

"Hey, isn't that Dezi's car?" Gao Peng's mother kept turning around and saw Dezi's van.

"Wait a minute, you two indecisive fools."

Gao Peng's mother smiled kindly and waved, but the next second the van sped past her, splashing snow and mud onto her trousers.

"You little brat! Just you wait! I'm going to your house to teach you a lesson!"

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"Dezi, aren't your parents going?" Xiao Zhuang turned around and looked at Gao Peng's mother jumping up and down with satisfaction, then turned to Dezi, who was driving and listening to music, and asked.

"Hey, they're taking the bus hired by the village chief. I just don't like going out with the old folks, they're so annoying with all their nagging."

"Stop!" Feng Yuxiu suddenly saw a lone figure walking on the road and shouted.

Dezi instinctively slammed on the brakes, then turned around in confusion, "What's wrong, Brother Shu?"

Feng Yuxiu opened the car door and got out. "Old Gao."

When Lao Gao heard the familiar voice, he turned around and smiled when he saw that it was Feng Yuxiu.

"There are seats available, let's get on the bus and go together."

Old Gao is the only person in the village who doesn't say one thing to someone's face and another behind their back; his family is even poorer than the old lady's.

He's almost forty years old, with no wife or children, and his parents died of illness years ago.

If it weren't for Lao Gao's good interpersonal skills and his hard work and dedication, he would have been the one to guard Wangdu Village.

"Sure." Old Gao smiled and handed Feng Yuxiu a cigarette before getting into the car.

"Old Gao, you always complain about reporting the village chief, so why are you going to greet the big boss with him?" Xiao Zhuang asked teasingly with a smile.

Old Gao chuckled, "I just heard about it too. The big boss of Ruiyang Mining is my great-uncle's brother's nephew."

Upon hearing this, Feng Yuxiu was stunned and couldn't quite process it.

Xiao Zhuang lowered his head and started counting on his fingers. After a moment, he looked up with a surprised expression. "My goodness, this is a relative you're not even close to. They're not just completely unrelated, they have absolutely no connection at all."

Old Gao was a little embarrassed and scratched his head. "Go and see, maybe they'll remember me. If they can remember me, life will be better. The village chief won't give me any subsidies, my house is leaking everywhere and I don't have money to repair it. I had to borrow coal this year. I'm almost starving."

Xiao Zhuang and Dezi immediately struck up a conversation, both smoking and cursing the village chief.

"Most of the demolition compensation in our village was taken by the village chief and the town officials, damn it. Have you seen Erzhu? He used to be a good-for-nothing, but look at him now? Driving a nice car, smoking good cigarettes. The other day he even slept with Pingping, the only college student in the village! Fuck him!"

Dezi slapped his forehead hard. "That's my goddess! Just like that... I've been smoking all night long these past few days!"

Xiao Zhuang was taken aback. "Aren't you about to marry Youwang's second daughter? Why are you still thinking about Pingping?"

Dezi sighed, "After all, she's my goddess. It's so good to be rich. If I were rich, do you think Pingping would be with me?"

No one answered his question.

The van went directly to Jitai County.

Along the way, Feng Yuxiu leaned against the car door, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

He dreamt of a ferocious man carrying a homemade gun, searching for people everywhere.

At the same time, Dezi's minivan was heading to the city expressway.

Several black Xiali cars headed towards Jitai County.

Everyone on the bus had buzz cuts and wore glasses.

No one spoke, and they got off the bus after arriving in Jitai County.

Twelve people got out of the three cars, and the leader led the group all the way to the mountains in Jitai County.

“We can’t keep the car. That kid should be around here. Our people have been looking for him for a week since we arrived at the 023 landmark. He should be in this area, either in the county or a town.”

“Boss, although we all come from different places, this county has at least 200,000 people, and there are 18 townships and villages. Even if we twelve people were stacked up for ten years, we still wouldn't find a single person. Besides, what about that person's face…”

The man sighed and pulled a blurry photograph from his pocket.

The image above shows the bloody scene of Feng Yuxiu tearing that woman apart inside the submarine on Crescent Island.

The bloodstains on their faces and the horrific sight of their bodies sent chills down the spines of these men with buzz cuts.

"Look at this, they give us over ten thousand yuan just to find someone. Is this person even human? I'm afraid we won't live to spend it."

"Shut up, all of you! Our goal is just to find the people. Bring them back, and we'll give you 120,000 each. If we're scared, we'll just find them and leave. Besides, there aren't that many crazy people out there these days. Making money is harder than eating shit."

"Search! You three search in the county town, you three search in other towns. The rest search in each village!"

"My son is waiting for my money to go to college, I have to find him!"

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More than 30 people came from Wangdu Village. The village chief and Erzhu chartered a bus.

"Hey you little brat, if you're not going to stop, then don't stop, and you even splashed mud on me! Who told you to do that! Dezi, I was just trying to be nice and introduce you to someone, and this is how you treat your aunt?"

Gao Peng's mother chased after Dezi aggressively.

Dezi quickly apologized, "I just didn't see it. The music was too loud, and the car windows were fogged up this morning, so I really couldn't see anything on either side."

"Alright! Everyone stand up."

The village chief coughed and stood with Erzhu next to him, while Pingping stood there giggling.

When Gao Peng's mother saw Pingping grin, she muttered a couple of words, "Stinky shoes, you still have the nerve to come here? Just wait and see how I deal with you."

"Get in the car, everyone. We'll be driving non-stop the whole way. The big boss is almost here. We'll head straight to the airport to wait for him." "Oh my, this is really a benefit from the village chief. I've never seen an airplane before."

Some elderly peasant women chuckled and walked up.

Erzhu stared at the group of country bumpkins with disgust, and when he saw Feng Yuxiu, he turned away and pretended not to see him.

This person is crazy.

"Pingping, were you satisfied last night?" Erzhu asked Pingping in a low voice.

"Oh dear, Brother Pig, you're so annoying! Are you crazy with so many people around?" Pingping lowered her head shyly.

Erzhu chuckled, "After we get to the city center, let's go check into a hotel first."

Pingping quickly shook her head, "No, everyone in the village is here, I dare not."

"What's there to be afraid of? I'll buy you new clothes and give you three hundred yuan..."

"Well...we'll have to wait until the villagers leave. I'm scared." Pingping's sweet voice made Erzhu beam with joy.

Female college students love to play around, and Pingping came from the south, so her skin is so fair.

She was much fairer than his wife, and her skin was smooth and delicate.

Erzhu puffed out his chest and his face turned serious again. "Let's go."

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The car slowly drove towards the city center.

Along the way, the villagers gazed at the bustling streets and the scenery on both sides.

"Did something explode last night? I heard an explosion on the west side," someone asked.

Xiao Zhuang lit a cigarette. "That's a mine explosion, or rather, a mine burst. Mining officially starts tomorrow. Those who can move out, hurry up and move out."

"It's almost all packed up. Most of the villagers have moved away. Once we move some of our furniture from our old home to the city, we'll be city dwellers too."

Gao Peng's mother leaned back in her chair with a smile, "I'm going to have a big room from now on."

Only Feng Yuxiu frowned; this group consisted of farmers.

Apart from a small number of people who go out to work, most people make a living by farming.

Now the entire area north of Wangdu Village has been transformed into the Ruiyang Mining area. Although these people have been allocated resettlement housing, they no longer have any land.

They're all happy now, but in a year, they'll have no income and no job in the city.

They would face an extremely terrible situation—living in rooms in the county town yet facing starvation.

"I need to take care of something."

Old Gao stood up, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and walked towards the back of the car.

Feng Yuxiu stepped forward and looked over.

Old Gao sat down with a smile next to a middle-aged man wearing glasses. "Accountant Liu, have you settled the village accounts yet? Look, Wangdu Village will be gone soon. Will no one know about your embezzlement with the village chief?"

“The village chief said that 40% of the money from Ruiyang Mining’s land acquisition would go to the village committee. We haven’t seen any money yet. You do the math, that’s a huge sum of money. I’m still waiting for it.”

Accountant Liu turned around and calmly looked at Lao Gao. "Lao Gao, let me tell you, the year before last, we signed a contract with the county government, and all your money was converted into houses in Sun City. There's no money left."

"That can't be right. I remember you were with the big boss of Ruiyang Mining, right? I saw you two whispering and discussing something back then. Did you embezzle the money?"

Feng Yuxiu was puzzled. Wasn't Lao Gao going to the city airport to visit relatives? How come he turned around and sold out the big boss of Ruiyang Mining?

Old Gao smiled and exhaled a puff of smoke, then tapped Accountant Liu's shoulder with two fingers of his right hand, "Then tell me, how much have you and the village chief embezzled over the years? You must own several houses in Sun City, right?"

Accountant Liu stood up and sat down at the front.

Old Gao squinted, seemingly lost in thought.

"What do you think of this accountant and the village chief..."

Old Gao wanted to talk to the people around him, but the villagers all turned their heads to look out the window.

Clearly, they are about to move into big houses and don't care what's going on with the village chief and the accountant.

The new house is much better than those dilapidated houses in Wangdu Village, and I heard it has heating in winter.

They are about to become city dwellers, and these things in the countryside will no longer concern them.

Old Gao leaned back in his chair and suddenly smiled, nodding at Feng Yuxiu with a smile.

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City airport.

The village chief stood at the front, and the villagers stood in neat rows.

Accountant Liu waved his hand, "Everyone, repeat after me, make sure it's all in unison!"

Gao Peng's mother grinned, "Accountant, when are we going to collect the cigarettes and eggs?"

The accountant said coldly, "I'll give it to you when it's over! Don't make a fuss now."

"Come on, repeat after me! Welcome, welcome, a warm welcome!"

The villagers shouted at the top of their lungs, "Welcome, welcome! A warm welcome!"

"Very good, make sure your voice is loud and clear!"

Suddenly, Gao Peng's mom pointed to the sky and exclaimed, "Look, an airplane is coming!! An airplane!!"

The villagers had never seen an airplane before, and they were all in a panic, staring at the sky.

Feng Yuxiu looked up at the sky, and some unfamiliar images suddenly flashed through his mind.

The plane landed at the airport with a roar.

The villagers of Wangdu Village were stunned by the sight of the enormous plane up close.

The village chief immediately waved his hand, and the drum and gong team he had hired behind him began to beat drums and gongs.

The plane came to a stop, and a middle-aged man wearing sunglasses and a black coat stepped off with a gentle expression. Behind him was a stunningly beautiful woman with straight black hair, wearing a knee-length skirt.

The woman's skin was so white it reflected the sunlight, and her oval face made all the bachelors in Wangdu Village stare in disbelief.

"Hurry!" Accountant Liu shouted.

The villagers then shouted in unison, "Welcome, welcome! A warm welcome!"

The village chief and accountant hurriedly and obsequiously stepped forward, followed by reporters from the county television station with cameras.

"Come look here, Mr. Jiao!"

Reporters filed forward and aimed their cameras at the scene.

Mr. Jiao smiled and waved, while the stunningly beautiful woman beside him flashed her perfectly shaped teeth.

"Holy crap, her teeth are so white, her skin is practically glowing... Look at those thighs... My goodness, they're straighter than my rolling pin!" Dezi was a womanizer, her face already flushed red.

"Just like a celebrity." Xiao Zhuang exclaimed in surprise.

"Mr. Jiao, please say a few words," the reporter called out.

"Wait a bit." After saying that, he took the beautiful woman's wrist and walked towards the villagers of Wangdu Village.

He shook hands with the village chief, the Party branch secretary, and the accountant one by one.

"Speaking of which, I'm practically a part of Wangdu Village. You're all my relatives." Mr. Jiao's words warmed the hearts of the villagers of Wangdu Village.

It's so prestigious that such a big boss would speak so kindly and try to establish a kinship with them.

Only Lao Gao's gaze grew increasingly dangerous. He suddenly glanced at Feng Yuxiu, nodded slightly, and then squeezed through the crowd with a forced smile.

(End of this chapter)