The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 93: Niu Lili Offers Major Help (Monthly Ticket 320+)_1

Chapter 93: Chapter 93: Niu Lili Offers Major Help (Monthly Ticket 320+)_1

After delivering the letter, Niu Dajun returned to the county town to pick up new letters and parcels. By noon, his stomach was growling with hunger, so he rode his bicycle to his younger cousin’s restaurant.

It really was like family, Niu Lili had the chef make a bowl of noodles for Niu Dajun. Not only did it have vegetables, but also plenty of beef dices and noodles, a whole big bowl, enough for Niu Dajun to be full.

Having eaten a big bowl of steaming beef noodles, sweat appeared on Niu Dajun’s forehead, and his hunger was gone, as was the chill from his body.

Niu Dajun took out three and a half grain coupons and twenty cents and gave them to Niu Lili.

Niu Lili didn’t stand on ceremony with her cousin. The restaurant wasn’t her family’s, but she could decide to give her cousin a bit extra, however, she couldn’t give it away for free!

Just as Niu Dajun was about to leave, Niu Lili pulled her cousin aside. It wasn’t meal time, and there were no other people around, so she carefully said, "Brother Dajun, do you remember you once brought a girl named He Tiantian here to eat?"

Though it was only once, Niu Lili had strong work abilities and an incredible memory; she remembered Niu Dajun bringing He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan for a meal.

"Yes, why do you ask?" Niu Dajun was puzzled, not understanding why his cousin would bring this up, "That time I happened to meet my good brother’s sister, so I treated Qi Xiaoyan and He Tiantian to a meal."

Niu Lili nodded, further affirming that what she had overheard was related to He Tiantian.

"Since you know her, I’ll just say it," Niu Lili whispered, "Yesterday, a young man about twenty years old invited Zhou Sihai from the commune to a meal, and mentioned Qijia Village, He Tiantian, some overseas relations, Nan City..."

Overseas relations?

Niu Dajun was shocked. These days, anyone with overseas relations couldn’t live in peace—many traitors had been arrested.

"Can you tell me more?" Niu Dajun urgently asked. He Tiantian was Qi Xiaoyan’s good friend, and through several interactions, he found He Tiantian to have good manners and education, also taking her work in Qijia Village seriously. It would be regrettable if she was persecuted because of this.

Niu Dajun often came to the county town and had heard of Zhou Sihai, a man with ruthless methods. Hardly any of those who ended up in Zhou Sihai’s hands survived, let alone a young girl like He Tiantian.

Niu Lili shook her head and sighed, "I did want to listen more closely, but I had to serve other customers. I barely caught that much. From my experience, that young man seemed very familiar with Qijia Village, probably a villager from there, and he was informing Zhou Sihai. This matter is related to He Tiantian. Since she’s a friend, you should quickly inform her so she’ll have a clearer understanding of her own situation, maybe knowing what it means."

Niu Dajun thought for a moment, feeling his cousin made sense, and nodded, "Lili, you did the right thing. She’s our friend, and although we can’t help much, delivering an urgent message like this could help a little. Getting the news sooner helps in finding countermeasures."

Niu Lili reminded him, "Be careful not to expose yourself. If Zhou Sihai or that informant from Qijia Village finds out, you’ll be in trouble too."

Helping others is fine, but Niu Lili didn’t want her cousin to get himself involved too.

"I understand, Lili. It just so happens that the squad leader sent a letter, and I’m going to deliver it to Uncle Qi," Niu Dajun agreed, then suddenly paused, "Lili, do you remember what he looked like?"

Niu Lili thought carefully and said, "His hair was longer than most, and he wore a hat, so I couldn’t see his eyes. He had a pointed chin, thin lips, and, and his skin was pretty fair."

"Could you distinguish his voice?" Niu Dajun asked again. If there had been two reports coming from Qijia Village, could they have been made by the same person?

Last time, it targeted Secretary Qi. Why has it shifted to He Tiantian this time?

He Tiantian, this girl, is hardworking and hasn’t offended anyone in Qijia Village, right?

Niu Lili shook her head with difficulty, "I can’t argue it out. There were many people eating that day, and it was noisy. I only vaguely heard those words, and since Zhou Sihai is not a good person, I felt that things didn’t bode well."

"Then I understand. If there’s anything in the future, you must tell me. I’ll go ask around first, then we’ll talk," Niu Dajun said, before hopping on his bicycle and heading towards Qijia Village.

Niu Dajun did not stop along the way and arrived at Qijia Village.

Niu Dajun delivered the letter to the village branch, and Secretary Qi took the letter and invited Niu Dajun to have a meal at his home.

Qi Xiaoyan was also at home, and Niu Dajun asked her to call He Tiantian over, saying that he had something to discuss with He Tiantian.

"Dajun, you look pale. Has something happened in the county town?" Village Chief Qi, old and astute, noticed the panic in Niu Dajun’s heart at a glance.

Niu Dajun wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "Uncle Qi, my cousin works at the commune’s restaurant. She saw a young man, about twenty, reporting to Zhou Sihai that He Tiantian’s family in Nan City has overseas connections. Since I was on my way to bring you the letter, I thought I’d come over and let you know. I suspect this young man might just be the same person who reported you last time."

Secretary Qi was taken aback, puffing on his dry pipe, contemplating what Niu Dajun had said.

After a while, Secretary Qi lifted his head and said, "You might be right, that person might be the very one who reported me last time. This time they reported He Tiantian, but no one, not even us, knows Tiantian’s family situation. How could this young man know all this?"

Niu Dajun shook his head and said, "We’ll have to wait for Xiao Yan to bring He Tiantian over and ask her thoroughly if she talked about this with anyone else!"

Before long, Qi Xiaoyan brought He Tiantian over.

When Tiantian heard what Niu Dajun had to say, she narrowed her eyes and said through clenched teeth, "I think I know who reported me!"

"Who?" Village Chief Qi, Niu Dajun, and Qi Xiaoyan asked simultaneously.

Everyone thought that the person who reported He Tiantian and Village Chief Qi might be the same person.

"Qi Jianguo!" He Tiantian said angrily, "That despicable man!"

Village Chief Qi was stunned, asking, "How do you know it was Qi Jianguo? Could it be someone else?"

He Tiantian bit her lip and lowered her head, saying, "Do you remember how Qi Shuli had supposedly kept my two letters? Actually, those two letters weren’t kept by Qi Shuli, they were kept by Qi Jianguo."

"Ah!" Qi Xiaoyan was startled, "So was Qi Jianguo rejected by you and decided to report you out of spite?"

Village Chief Qi looked meaningfully at He Tiantian; this girl was not simple.

Not wanting Village Chief Qi to misunderstand, He Tiantian said, "Qi Jianguo used to block my way several times on the road and confessed his feelings to me, but I have a childhood sweetheart back in my hometown and I have clearly rejected him already. That might have infuriated him, and that’s one thing. Secondly, Qi Shuli said that the letters were at the village branch and told us to go there first, but actually, the letters were not at the village branch but with Qi Jianguo. I once secretly saw Qi Shuli rush into Qi Jianguo’s house to get the letters."

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiaoyan exclaimed in amazement, "So it was Accountant Qi! At that time he said he had a stomachache and went to the outhouse, but he actually went to Qi Jianguo’s house to get the letter!"