Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Writing a Letter of Introduction to the City Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Writing a Letter of Introduction to the City It’s nevertheless a token of appreciation from soone, knowing this girl doesn’t like being indebted to others, and I’ve got a piece myself, but right now, she’s still living a hard life.
So I said, “Let’s forget about mine, I’ve already had your food before, accepting more gifts would be inappropriate. I’ll accept this on behalf of my comrade though. It just so happens that I need to go to the county today to haul goods for the commune and the Supply and Marketing Cooperative general store, so I can get this taken care of.”
Luo Qiao said, “The stuff isn’t much, let’s not fuss over it. It wouldn’t be right to make sothing nice and skip you, only giving it to your comrade. Don’t worry, I have enough food. I dug up so herbs in the mountains earlier and exchanged them for so money.”
With that said, Lu Yichen had no choice but to thank Luo Qiao.
Just now, having heard Lu Yichen was going to the county to haul goods, she asked, “When are you leaving?”
Lu Yichen replied, “Soon. Why, is there sothing up?”
Luo Qiao nodded and said, “I’ll ride on your tractor to the commune in a little while, saves walking.”
She didn’t ntion going to the city, the fewer people knew about it, the better. She didn’t want the whole village to know that today’s trip to the city was not just to buy a sewing machine, but also to see if there was a place to sell fish.
I need to earn so money for peace of mind. Although the space has quite a few valuable items, they are too expensive; it would be too troubleso if soone with ill intent noticed a fifteen or sixteen-year-old carrying such valuable items.
Those things were not just worth three or five hundred, but fetching one out would probably be worth tens of thousands. Unless absolutely necessary, it really wouldn’t be wise to touch those items. It’s better to proceed cautiously and steadily.
Lu Yichen couldn’t probe further and just said, “Okay, wait for by the riverbank.”
Luo Qiao, with her basket on her back, said, “I’m going to the brigade leader’s place. If you go there and I’m not yet there, just wait a mont for .”
Lu Yichen nodded his head.
Only then did Luo Qiao turn around and head towards the brigade leader’s house.
Coincidentally, as she crossed the river, she saw the brigade leader heading to the brigade office. Luo Qiao hurried after him and entered the office almost at the sa ti as he did.
Gao Jiefang, hearing soone co in behind him, turned and saw it was Luo Qiao, “So early, what’s the matter?”
Luo Qiao said, “Brigade leader, it’s like this, I can’t work today and it’s been so ti since I ca to the village, I’d like to go back to the city, I left in a hurry and didn’t say goodbye to a friend who returned to Ji City with .
Now that I’m settled here in Qingshan Village, I was thinking of going back once more. It just so happens that I need to bring so things back and would like to ask the brigade leader for an introduction letter.
Mainly because I’m worried I won’t be able to return tonight, and if I need to stay overnight, without an introduction letter, I wouldn’t be able to find accommodation just in case.”
Gao Jiefang frowned and said, “Luo Qiao, ah, that, uncle wants to say, although our commune is close to the city, can you, a young girl, make it alone? Also, don’t blow all the money you made from selling dicinal herbs.”
Luo Qiao knew the brigade leader ant well for her; one concern was that it was unsafe for a young girl to travel alone, and another was that he feared she might spend all her saved money and struggle in the future.
She smiled and said, “Don’t worry, uncle, I understand your kindness, but I really must make this trip. There are so things I’ve left at soone else’s house that I need to take back.”
Worried the brigade leader might not believe her, she went on, “It’s like this, the grandparents who taught at the farm left so things for when they went back to the city. I was afraid my brothers and sisters at ho would take them.”
So, those grandparents let bring so things back to the Luo Family, and the rest were kept at soone else’s place—who just so happened to return to the city before the New Year, like us, and their ho is also in Ji City.”
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