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Chapter 214 Guo Qingran Returns Home
After the sea opened, the villagers of Tuwozi Village did not go out to sea to fish like in previous years.
After working for the Li family at the dock for a period of time, every household saved some money.
When the sea was opened, the amount of seafood immediately increased, and it was impossible to sell it at a high price. When the market was good, you could only make more than ten or twenty cents a day, but when the market was not good, you could only make a few cents.
Li Yuer thought about the reason and realized it was the underdeveloped transportation. In fact, in the underdeveloped economy in his previous life, seafood was also not valuable.
When she was young, no one ate things like sea urchins and sea cucumbers.
Xiaohua Gai buys snails at the seaside for 3.5 yuan per pound, spicy snails are even 50 cents per pound, and horseshoe snails are only two or three yuan per pound, and not many people buy them.
Once transportation develops and refrigeration technology, cooked food processing technology, vacuum preservation technology, etc. are improved, seafood can be sold all over the country and the price will soar.
Li Yuer plans to study the preservation technology of seafood before the dock shops are built, and then see if he can make some efforts in transportation.
Since there is no money to be made at sea, the villagers choose to continue working for the Li family. At least the hearty meal at noon can cover the income from half a day at sea.
Li Yuer and Li Meir were dressing up Guo Qingran. Li Yuer drew thick straight eyebrows for Guo Qingran with a charcoal pencil, and Li Meir covered Guo Qingran's neck with a silk scarf, making it impossible to tell whether they were men or women by their Adam's apple.
At this time, Guo Qingran had become an ordinary-looking boy under the tinkering of his sister.
Although Magistrate Wu and his son have been missing for a long time, the matter will not be completely resolved until the trial result comes out from the higher authorities.
Guo Qingran looked at himself in the bronze mirror, and for some reason, his eyes suddenly became red.
Li Meir quickly handed her a handkerchief and said, "Sister Qingran, please don't cry. Your face is all red from crying. If you put on makeup again, you will miss the appointment with Master Guo."
Guo Qingran has been hiding in Fushui Village and has not been home for a long time.
Today, they planned to dress up in disguise and send Guo Qingran home to meet his parents.
After being apart for several months and experiencing that persecution, Guo Qingran has been holding back a lot of emotions these days.
Fortunately, the Li and Cai families helped, otherwise it would be hard for her to imagine what she would have gone through.
Countless nights had passed when she struggled with nightmares, either dreaming that she was defiled, or that her parents were implicated and harmed by the Wu family.
Li Yuer handed Guo Qingran a handful of wood ash and said, "Sister Qingran, I'm sorry to have wronged you. Please apply some on your hands. Otherwise, they will be too white and you won't look like a man who has worked for a long time."
After everything was ready, Li Dalang drove an ox cart and brought a few people and several bundles of firewood to Mr. Guo's house.
Looking at the home he had longed for, where everything was the same as before, Guo Qingran tried hard to suppress the emotions surging in his heart.
The newly sprouted weeds on the wall still look the same as in previous years, but the wooden door has become much older, and the red couplets from previous years have been replaced with white lanterns.
In order to conceal their tracks, the Guo family held a simple funeral for Guo Qingran and built a cenotaph.
Li Dalang went forward and knocked on the door, and Mr. and Mrs. Guo, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately opened the door.
The moment the door opened, Guo Qingran saw his father with gray hair on his temples.
Before I left home, my father's hair was thick and black, but after not seeing him for a few months, a lot of his hair had turned white.
Li Yuer quickly grabbed Guo Qingran who was about to jump out of the car and said loudly, "Master Guo, we are here to bring you firewood."
Most people in the town buy firewood to burn, and it is common for someone to deliver firewood to their homes regularly, so neighbors passing by just take a look and walk away.
Some people shook their heads with regret and felt sympathy for the Guo family. In just a few months, Mr. Guo quit his job and Miss Guo disappeared. How could such a good family have to endure so many bad things? Good people really don't get rewarded.
Mrs. Huai recognized her daughter disguised as a man at a glance. She looked at her daughter greedily, and the joy of regaining what she had lost also made her a little anxious.
Seeing that Master Guo was in a daze, Madam Huai pulled his sleeve.
"Husband, someone is here to deliver firewood. Please let them in quickly. We bought a lot this time. You and I can't carry it alone. We have to trouble them to deliver it to the door."
Li Dalang said honestly, "Of course I should."
Master Guo quickly opened the gate and let the ox cart drive in.
Mrs. Huai looked around at the door and seeing that no one was paying attention, she quickly closed the door.
Several people came to the main room in the backyard.
Guo Qingran threw herself directly into Mrs. Huai's arms, and the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Master Guo looked at them gratefully and said sincerely, "Thank you for your kindness."
There were countless tormenting days. Although the Li family would occasionally bring Guo Qingran's handwritten letters, they could never feel completely at ease without having seen him in person.
Today, seeing with their own eyes that their daughter was safe and sound, they finally felt completely relieved.
Li Meier said: "Master, you don't have to be polite. Sister Qingran is well-educated and a good person. With her around, we are like having another sister."
Master Guo said with relief: "Fortunately I met you, otherwise, otherwise..."
Seeing that Master Guo was a little sad, Li Yuer quickly said, "Sister Qingran hasn't seen you for a long time, and she must have a lot to say. You can just leave, and we can just rest in the main hall."
Mr. and Mrs. Guo had this idea in mind a long time ago, but out of courtesy they couldn't just ignore them.
Seeing that the other party took the initiative to propose it, he readily agreed immediately, and the family of three went to another room to talk.
There was tea and snacks prepared by Mrs. Huai on the table. Li Yuer picked up a piece of snack and started eating.
Since they left home early, the other two were also a little thirsty, so they poured themselves some tea.
About half an hour later, the three of them came back.
Mrs. Huai and her daughter had red eyes, and Guo Qingran cried like a white rabbit with red eyes, with all the makeup on her face smudged.
Mrs. Guo said apologetically, "I'm sorry for the poor hospitality."
A few people shook their heads and said it was okay.
Mrs. Huai was reluctant to let her daughter leave again, and asked, "Can Qingran go home later?"
Master Guo was silent for a while, then said, "I'm afraid it won't work."
Madam Huai frowned, "Why? Aren't the unscrupulous Wu family father and son already wanted?"
Master Guo sighed and said, "Official affairs are complicated, and often one move can affect the whole body. Logically speaking, the letter impeaching Wu Liangcai and his son has already reached the capital. The evidence of the case is solid, and there is also the Wanmin Book as evidence. There should be a result soon.
But it has been so long and there is no movement. I am afraid that the longer the night, the more troubles there will be.
In addition, Zheng Rongrong's family also participated in the murder of Qingran. If the Zheng family doesn't fall, I'm afraid there will be more complications."
Madam Huai pouted and said angrily, "These beasts who are colluding with officials and businessmen are trying to force people to death."
Thinking of what Magistrate Wu and his son did, countless people were forced to death by them.
One of the girls who had been married by the "Dragon King" had committed suicide. Fortunately, she was found in time by her family and did not die. In the end, she asked to become a nun.
The girl was a high school student in the society of Li Yuer's previous life, but now she can only live out the rest of her life with the green lamp and ancient Buddha.