Chapter 1159: Can’t Get Out
Translator: CKtalon Editor: CKtalon
Upon saying this, Ji Xiang sighed and said, “If only our fruit could be sold. The people outside would definitely like it. In the past, there were people who visited our village for fun. After eating our fruit, someone thought of transporting it out to sell. He said it was better than any of the fruit outside, and that because our fruit is all-natural, it would definitely be easy to sell. Unfortunately, after he left, he didn’t come back. Later on, I heard that he couldn’t figure out a way to transport it, so he could only give up.”
Ji Han was different from Ji Xiang. He was more optimistic and said with a grin, “There’s no need to be afraid that good things can’t be sold. I believe that sooner or later, we will have a path that belongs to us.”
“It won’t be that easy…” Ji Xiang said bitterly.
Ji Han said, “At most, I’ll slowly open up the path myself! I believe there’s nothing impossible to man!”
Upon hearing that, Ji Xiang clenched her fists and said, “Brother, I support you!”
Ji Han was amused.
Fangzheng followed the siblings without a word. Instead, he looked at their backs and silently made a decision.
Ji Han’s family was in the middle of the village. He said that this was the decision of the village after their mother pa.s.sed away. This was because the periphery of the village was p.r.o.ne to being attacked by animals such as wild boars or snakes. Without any adults taking care of them, it would be unsafe for children.
After entering the house, Ji Xiang stood on a stool and took down the cloth covering the lamp. He wiped the light bulb before turning it on.
The room instantly lit up. Fangzheng never imagined that a tiny light bulb would make him feel like he was seeing the sun in the dark. It was like the brightness could lit up the heart, making him feel extremely comfortable.
Sitting under the lamp, Fangzheng recalled that he still had a bag of money to settle. At the same time, he had a piece of paper in his hand. On it were the words: Tuyao Fort, Li Xi.
If not for the note, Fangzheng wouldn’t have come here. Now that he had arrived, he naturally had to figure out who the person on the note was. What was Fangzheng doing here?
Fangzheng asked Ji Han, “Ji Han, do you know Li Xi?”
“Li Xi? Brother Li? Brother Chang, do you know Brother Li?” Before Ji Han could speak, Ji Xiang asked excitedly.
Fangzheng nodded. “Uh… I guess… so. Can you tell me about Li Xi?”
“Heh heh, Li Xi is Uncle Iron’s son. He even gave me a cake last year. It was really delicious.” When Ji Xiang said that, she wore a longing look before saying, “They say that Brother Li is working in the province. He’s really impressive.”
“What does he do in the province?” asked Fangzheng.
“I know. Apparently, he’s Spiderman; you know, he flies around tens of stories high!” shouted Ji Han.
Of course, Fangzheng did not mistake ‘Spiderman’ as the super hero. He knew that Spidermen were workers responsible for cleaning the skysc.r.a.pers with a rope tethered to them. Such a worker’s standing in a big city wasn’t high, but in the eyes of these two children, being able to walk out of the mountain and work in the city was already very impressive.
Fangzheng did not wish to shatter the two children’s admiration for Li Xi. All he did was smile and ask about the details. However, the two children knew very little. Fangzheng could only wait until tomorrow to find Uncle Iron to find out more.
There were three rooms in Ji Han’s house. Fangzheng stayed in the room next to Ji Han’s and lay in bed, unable to fall asleep.
Just then, music began playing next door. Then, Ji Han ran over and shouted. “Brother Chang, someone called. It’s for you.”
Only then did Fangzheng recall that the phone naturally still had a phone function… Even if he didn’t contact others, others could contact him.
After receiving the call and before Fangzheng could even speak, he heard the other party say, “Chang Feng, have you delivered the compensation? If you have, come back quickly and pack up. You’ve been fired.”
Fangzheng was stunned. Compensation? What compensation?
Fangzheng suddenly thought of Li Xi, the bag of money, and Spiderman. Could it be? As for the matter of being fired, he didn’t care. He wouldn’t return to work anyway.
Fangzheng said, “The money is with me, but I haven’t given it yet. However, I’ve already arrived at the Tuyao Fort.”
“Sigh, it’s good that you’re there. Do your best. I hope the higher-ups won’t pursue your matter tomorrow.” The other party hung up after saying that.
Fangzheng was confused. His matter? What was the matter?
However, Fangzheng didn’t take this matter to heart. After the mission was completed, he would leave. There was nothing to hold him back.
Since there were no clues and the phone was in his hand, Fangzheng hurriedly searched the Internet with keywords like Kunming, Spiderman, and Li Xi.
In the end, he didn’t find anything about Li Xi, but he found quite a bit of news about Kunming and Spidermen.
The first result was…
“Kunming Hengxin Building. A Spiderman fell from the sky… Hengxin Corporation has claimed responsibility and is willing to make compensation…”
“Regarding the subsequent investigation of the Spiderman’s accident, Hengxin’s management announced that they would send cash over according to the victim’s official address due to the inability to contact his family. Updates to be provided…”
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When Fangzheng saw this, he immediately fell silent.
He finally knew what the money in his bag was for. He also knew why he was here!
At that instant, Fangzheng felt that the bag of money beside his bed was exceptionally heavy…
That night, Fangzheng couldn’t sleep. He didn’t know how to face Grandpa Iron. He had lost his son at such an advanced age. It was truly a tragedy… This was the most painful thing in life.
After suffering from insomnia all night, the long night became extremely short. Before Fangzheng could think of a way to face the forthright Grandpa Iron, the sun had already leaped out of the mountain.
With a long sigh, Fangzheng knew that he had to face certain things eventually. Hence, he weighed the bag in his hand—it appeared especially heavy.
The people in the mountains woke up early. Ji Han and Ji Xiang got up to make breakfast. Fangzheng hurriedly ran out and exhorted. “I don’t eat meat. Just make some vegetarian dishes.”
Ji Han looked at the pheasant in his hand and scratched his head. “Brother Chang, you don’t eat meat because you haven’t eaten good meat before, right? The meat outside can’t be compared to ours. This is a wild peasant. Grandpa Iron and the others just sent it over. They said it was meant to serve you. Look at it, it’s really fat!”
At this moment, Ji Xiang came back in with a plate of vegetables in her hand. She said with a smile, “What are you talking about? Look, this is the roasted meat Aunt brought over. It smells delicious.”
Ji Han said bitterly, “Brother Chang doesn’t eat meat, but I was just telling him how delicious our food is.”
Ji Xiang said in surprise, “Brother Chang doesn’t eat meat? But what about this meat?”
Fangzheng looked at the craving looks on the siblings’ faces and chuckled. “I just don’t eat meat. It’s not like I can’t watch you eat meat. Just eat it. I’ll be fine eating some vegetables.”
Ji Xiang said bitterly, “If that’s the case, then there’s only fermented beancurd and preserved vegetables. I’ll go get some wild vegetables and stir-fry them. That’s all.”
Afraid that Fangzheng wouldn’t like it, Ji Han hurriedly explained. “Our beancurd is excellent. It’s famous in Yunnan.”