Quick Wear: I am the shopkeeper at the Merit Pawn Shop

Fan Fugen went to the commune to discuss some matters, allowing Shen Mo to move freely and meet up at dinner time.

The town was no different from what the original owner remembered.

The most prosperous place was the supply and marketing cooperative, which had a dazzling array of goods, but Shen Mo had no interest in them at all.

He saw the cigarettes on the counter, and although he didn't smoke, he still bought two packs.

In this day and age, cigarettes are indispensable when asking people to do things for you or dealing with people.

It was almost time for dinner, so Shen Mo went to the commune to find Captain Fan.

When I arrived, I was told that the meeting inside had not yet ended.

President Huo is dead, and the commune has a lot of things that need to be dealt with.

It will also take time for the higher-ups to send people to take over the job.

At this time, people started to argue about who would temporarily replace President Huo.

Shen Mo pretended to smoke and handed out a cigarette to the guard.

I started chatting with the security guard.

The main purpose was to get the doorman's advice and understand President Huo's personality and the social situations around him.

The security guard was also very smart. Because of Huo Mingli's death, he was burning with gossip and urgently needed someone to discuss it with.

With the help of cigarettes, every detail of the commune relations and Huo Mingli's experience in the commune was revealed.

When he was smoking his third cigarette, Fan Fugen came out of the meeting room with a tired look on his face.

"Come on, I'll treat you to a meal. I'm starving."

Fan Fugen put his arm around Shen Mo's shoulder.

At this time, even the canteen had no food available. Fortunately, Fan Fugen had two commune tickets and asked the chef in the canteen to cook two bowls of beef noodles.

The portion size in the commune cafeteria is quite satisfactory, with large bowls of white noodles made from refined flour.

It is topped with fragrant beef, a spoonful of red sauce as a topping, and a few leaves of green vegetables, which look very beautiful and lush green.

It is visually pleasing to the eyes and tastes even better after taking a bite.

It was the best meal Shen Mo had had since coming here, except for the one he cooked himself in the space.

On the way, Shen Mo asked Fan Fugen for leave to go home after the autumn harvest.

He also gave the cigarette in his hand to Fan Fugen.

At first Fan Fugen refused to take it, but Shen Mo forced it upon him, and he accepted it out of embarrassment.

Of course, this is also because Shen Mo knows that gift-giving is an art, and it always has to be pushed back and forth several times.

Otherwise, if everyone in the village asks for leave, then there will be no point in the educated youth going to the countryside.

The team leader also has to approve leave under pressure.

"Shen Mo, I have discussed with the commune, and they have affirmed our idea of ​​building a reservoir, and they also think that reservoir breeding is a good idea. I have inquired about the ducklings, and they are only available in big cities, and we can't get them in a small place like ours. Your Cining City is much more developed than ours, I wonder if you can help us ask around this time? If you have any, call the village, and we will go to purchase them if the price is right. If you can help the village get this information, I can give you a few more days of vacation."

When Shen Mo heard this, he thought it was a good idea and immediately agreed to the captain's request.

After returning to the team, the team leader discussed with several village cadres and immediately began preparations to build a reservoir.

Although it is not certain that rain will come immediately after the reservoir is mined, it is worthwhile to be prepared in case of emergency.

When a reservoir is built in Fanjia Village, the ones most worried about are the two villages upstream and downstream.

Both villages were already nervous about the continued drought as they were afraid that Fanjia Village would draw water from the river.

If the river water is drawn away by Fanjia Village again, the other two villages will be doomed.

Fortunately, it seemed as if God heard the call from below. Just after Fanjia Village completed the construction of two reservoirs, a heavy rain came.

Not only did the river water rise sharply, but most of the water in the reservoir was also filled.

This time it was the villagers' turn to smile, as all their hard work for so many days had finally paid off.

No more fear of drought.

And it seemed like God was playing a joke. After the rain, the drought continued.

Now it was the turn of the other two villages to regret.

They originally thought that building reservoirs when it rained was a waste of manpower and resources, but when it didn't rain they were worried that there wouldn't be enough rainwater.

The upstream village also wants to close the gates when the river level drops.

However, the two villages in the middle and lower reaches have tasted the sweetness of uniting together, so they will naturally not let the people in the upstream village close the sluice gates.

As long as the upstream village dares to close the sluice gate, the two villages will unite to make trouble.

In a blink of an eye, it was the autumn harvest season, and Shen Mo also participated in the harvesting process.

By the time the harvest was completed, everyone was exhausted. Even Shen Mo felt a little tired, which showed the intensity of the labor.

Fortunately, the autumn harvest is over.

In the dark night, a needle as thin as an ox hair shot towards him. Shen Mo turned around as if unintentionally, and the needle fell on the pillow beside his ear.

The woman outside the window narrowed her eyes and showed an unhappy expression.

But looking at the person on the bed, his sleeping posture didn't seem fake, and there was even a slight snoring sound coming from the bed.

After thinking for a while, she turned and left.

As for Shen Mo lying on the bed, although he was snoring, his eyes were open.

Although there was no death countdown reminder in the past few days, he vaguely felt that some dangerous aura was staring at him.

I originally thought that the death of the man in Huo Mingli's family could be delayed until at least after the autumn harvest, and then the elders of that person's family would investigate him. Who would have thought that they would come looking for him now.

Because there was no danger, Shen Mo just hid for a while.

If that person saw through his disguise, he wouldn't mind taking action, but the current situation is that he would rather avoid taking action if possible.

Now the other party is just testing the waters. If he takes action, the trouble will definitely escalate.

The woman came to the gravel road outside the village, where a car was waiting.

If it appeared during the day, such a car would definitely attract the attention of the whole village.

"So, did you take care of that guy?"

The man in black asked while sitting in the driver's seat.

"As expected of a man with great luck, he managed to escape. When I came out, he was still sleeping soundly."

The woman got into the passenger seat.

"He wasn't pretending to sleep to confuse you, was he?" Lan Huo looked at his sister.

"Who are you looking down on?" Lan Yue raised her chin with a proud look on her face. The moonlight sprinkled on her face, and her face covered with a veil made her look even more mysterious and beautiful.

"Don't forget the order issued by the family. It is better to kill someone by mistake than to let him go. Or you are too soft-hearted towards him. If the Shen family had not fallen, he might be your fiancé."

"He is such a weakling, how can he deserve it?" Lan Yue was displeased.

"Even if all the men in the world were dead, I would not look for a man like this. Failure is failure."

"I hope you won't be soft-hearted towards him. I'm just afraid that you will listen to your great aunt."

The man started the car.

"If he is not the murderer, then the only person nearby is Huiguang, the abbot of Baifeng Temple who has returned to secular life."

Lan Yue held a list in her hand, with every name circled.

Anyone who was close to here and might be the murderer of their cousin and Huo Mingli were all found out.

That’s right, after the soul lamp left by a cousin in the clan went out, we knew about Lan He’s death.

Immediately, the younger generation of the family was sent out to track down the murderer.