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Chapter 175 Si Ningning's Secret
As Huo Lang said, those people didn't have any malicious intentions. After looking at them, someone came forward to ask curiously. When they learned of the identities and goals of Si Ningning and Huo Lang, they enthusiastically pointed out the way:

"Go along this main road to the end, turn left from there and you will see a thatched hut, where Academician Liang lives!"

"Thank you uncle." Si Ningning loosened Huo Lang's clothes, and bowed slightly to thank him.

The black and thin man waved his hands "haha", "What's the big deal? Go quickly, Academician Liang won't be at home as specified later."

Si Ningning nodded, turned sideways and looked at Huo Lang, and the two walked towards the direction pointed by the man.

At first hearing the "thatched shed", Si Ningning didn't realize anything. After turning the corner and seeing the dilapidated thatched shed dozens of meters away, Si Ningning shook her head and raised her eyebrows questioningly: "Academician Liang, Just live here?"

The thatched shed is black-gray, the thatch is close to decay, and the weight of the shed is supported by two wrist-thick tree trunks, one of which stands crookedly there, and the whole even has a decent door.

Now the door is just a snakeskin bag that has been disassembled. Holes have been dug out of the edge of the snakeskin bag, and hemp rope is threaded through it and tied to the top of the door frame.

It falls from top to bottom to cover up, but in fact it can’t cover anything, it will be lifted up when the wind blows, and when there is no wind, just squat down and you can clearly see everything inside.

The whole shed is not only old and dilapidated, but also crumbling, and there is a risk of collapse at any time.

Huo Lang didn't expect to see such a scene. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly opened his mouth to conjecture: "Humans, whether it is long or short in life, some people go smoothly, and of course some people walk in the face of adversity." middle."

The meaning of these words seems to be unclear, but Si Ningning can probably understand.

Probably, it is similar to the situation of Hu Po on the team...

"Don't talk too much, let's go and have a look first!" Si Ningning grabbed the strap of the backpack, adjusted the backpack that was moved to the back of the waist due to walking, and took the lead in walking, "After seeing the overall situation, make a decision."

Academician Liang is a veterinarian, and he should also raise animals. When he walked into the vicinity of the grass shed, he could smell the smell of cat urine.

Si Ningning also had the experience of raising cats before, and was very familiar with the smell.

There was a "cracking" sound from the thatched shed, as if a blunt knife was being used to cut something, or it was like the sound of a few small stones being put into a closed iron box and then being shaken again.

Si Ningning stood at the door and tentatively called through the snakeskin bag curtain, "Academician Liang, are you home?"

No one answered, and the "cracking" sound stopped abruptly. Judging from the situation, there should be someone there.

Si Ningning licked his lips nervously, after thinking about what to say, he began to tell the reason for his visit: "Academician Liang, I am an educated youth from Bahe Commune. I came here this time to ask you something. If possible, I can meet you face to face. say?"

"..."

There was still no movement in the house.

Si Ningning turned her head to look at Huo Lang, a look of helplessness flashed in her eyes, only for a moment, she looked at the door again and shouted tentatively: "Liang Yuan..."

This time, before he could utter a word, there was a loud bang behind him. Si Ningning had been concentrating just now and was completely unprepared for what was behind him. Suddenly, he was startled by the loud bang.

Huo Lang turned around one step ahead of her, and a strong arm was already stretched across Si Ningning's body, protecting her behind her in a short-protecting posture.

Si Ningning turned around and saw a pile of rotten wood and dry firewood piled up at his feet behind him, as well as some bags with all kinds of dirt hanging on them. Because someone threw them heavily on the ground, some of the dirt with wet spots bounced back. It splashed on the clothes of Si Ningning and Huo Lang.

Standing in different positions, most of the dirt was blocked by Huo Lang. Si Ningning couldn't help but frown slightly when she saw the situation clearly, but when she saw the people standing outside the eaves, her brows stretched, and her deer eyes gradually widened in astonishment : "You... are you Academician Liang?"

The one standing outside the thatched shed under the sun, isn't that the woman Si Ningning met in the slaughterhouse's family building before?

The woman with the obvious scar on her face.

She is Academician Liang?
Si Ningning couldn't believe it, but if the other party wasn't there, he wouldn't have left the things at the door, standing here and confronting them as if facing a big enemy, right?
Under the background framework of this era, women's status is still lower than that of men, whether at home or in society, and few women can successfully complete college, let alone be rated as the "academician" with the highest academic level.

So when he heard the word "academician" at the beginning, Si Ningning subconsciously regarded the academician Liang that people were talking about as a man, but at this moment, standing in front of him was not only a woman, but also such a down-and-out woman...

Si Ningning felt that his cognition had been impacted, and there was an indescribably complicated feeling in his heart.

She originally thought that this academician just lived in a bad place, but she never thought that the situation would be so bad...

"Academician Liang, you..."

Just as Si Ningning opened his mouth, Academician Liang, who seemed to be more nervous than them, had calmed down. He bowed and put the firewood aside, his voice hoarse and distant: "If you treat the livestock, you will leave your address, and you will be taken out in two days. I'll check it out sometime."

"If you're here to ask for a cat...huh." Academician Liang pressed down on the firewood forcefully and snorted at the same time.

Her hair was disheveled and she couldn't see her face clearly, let alone her expression, but from the sound alone, from the moment "cat" was mentioned, her tone became obviously colder by more than one degree.

The thing that Huo Lang heard before is probably true, and he can't escape...

Realizing this, Si Ningning suddenly felt that this matter was even more difficult.

Just thinking of something, Si Ningning changed the subject in an instant, "Okay then...it's a bit messy here, so let's clean it up for you before we leave."

Said, before academician Liang refused, Si Ningning winked at Huo Lang.

The latter understood immediately, rolled up the sleeves of his jacket and stretched out his hand towards the crooked load-bearing wooden stake.

The wooden stake was no thicker than a wrist, and the top and the place below it where it touched the ground showed signs of decay, and it was basically unusable. If it was forced to be adjusted, the shed would not last for two days.

After Huo Lang finished looking at it, he turned his head to look at another wooden stake. The situation on both sides was similar.

"I'll look around to see if there is anyone who can replace these two piles." Huo Lang leaned over to Si Ningning, said in a low voice, and asked slowly after a long while: "You are here alone , can it work?"

Si Ningning nodded heavily, "Go!"

It was really a bit of a bind when he first came in, but after understanding the situation here, Si Ningning felt that nothing was wrong, and there was Academician Liang by his side.

Although the other party was not close to them, if someone came looking for trouble, he couldn't kidnap her in front of Academician Liang, could he?

Urging Huo Lang to leave, Si Ningning also rolled up her sleeves, and moved the one-shoulder back behind her waist. She bowed to pick up the firewood scattered on the ground and stacked it on the pile of firewood.

As a result, Academician Liang, who was originally arranging the pile of firewood, was pushed aside by her instead.

Liang Qinghong stood aside, looking at the squatting busy girl through her messy hair.

The young girl has a very natural appearance, and the clothes she wears are also very soft. Now she is squatting on the ground to collect the firewood and dust. Since there is no broom and dustpan, she directly reaches out and collects the debris in the Together.

Such fair hands are even thinner and fairer than her hands before.

Liang Qinghong continued to scrutinize Si Ningning's movements with cloudy eyes, and when she noticed the dirt on Si Ningning's waist clothes, Liang Qinghong paused.

She knew that it was made when she dropped something just now.

She dug out those broken snakeskin bags from the trash. Not only was there dirt on them, but there were also many rotten fruit skins, and maybe even spitting phlegm...

But even so, after being splashed by these dirty things, this girl who was pampered at first sight didn't even change her expression.

If she had encountered such a thing before, there was a high probability that she would not be as calm as this girl at this time.

What happened intermittently in the past ten years made Liang Qinghong not want to have too much contact with others, but...

Considering some circumstances, Liang Qinghong chose to compromise.

She chose to give Si Ningning a chance.

"Are you an educated youth?"

A dry and hoarse female voice suddenly sounded. Si Ningning was taken aback for a moment, then quickly stood up and nodded, "Yes, I'm from Beijing..."

Liang Qinghong only listened to the first half of Si Ningning's sentence, but didn't have the patience to listen to the rest, so she directly opened the snakeskin bag at the door and went into the straw shed.

Si Ningning originally wanted to stay a little longer in the name of "working" so that he could find an opportunity to strike up a conversation, but now that the other party took the initiative to speak, Si Ningning felt that the probability of success was greater.

Si Ningning thought about it, and followed into the hut.

The space in the thatched shed is not large, but there are a lot of things piled up, most of which are covered with gray-black dirt. It seems that the whole space is not very clean, but everything is placed in a very orderly manner.

The space is limited. Unlike other residential buildings or educated youth camps, there is a cooking stove in the grass shed. There is only a stone circle in the center, and there are traces of firewood inside. Obviously, it is usually on this cooking.

The space is so crowded, and the fire takes up one-fifth of the open space. If I insist on the benefits, it may play a role in heating in winter, but now it is summer...

Moreover, no matter whether the fire is from the bed or other odds and ends, the distance is too close, and it may cause a fire if you don't pay attention.

"Academician Liang, it's hot and it's not convenient to cook in the house. How about I help you move these out?" Si Ningning turned to look at Liang Qinghong after looking at her.

The other party turned his back to Si Ningning and was brushing his hair.

Almost at the moment when Si Ningning finished her question, Liang Qinghong turned around. Her hair was pulled up and tied behind her head with a hemp rope, revealing a hideous scarred face and gray eyes.

As if trying to scare Si Ningning intentionally, Liang Qinghong walked towards Si Ningning with wide eyes. At first glance, her gray eyes seemed to protrude.

If she hadn't seen this face before, Si Ningning would have been taken aback, but she had seen it before, and she felt sorry for her impolite actions.

With the previous foreshadowing, Si Ningning was of course not afraid. Not only was she not afraid, but as Liang Qinghong got closer, her crescent eyebrows frowned, she tilted her head blankly, and her whole body was filled with black question mark emojis.

Over there, Liang Qinghong was actually trying to test Si Ningning. She stretched her neck and approached Si Ningning, her face almost touching Si Ningning's.

But Si Ningning just shrunk his neck slightly to avoid it, and his expression didn't change at all.

How to say?It's a bit embarrassing for both sides...

Liang Qinghong took a few steps back and let her hair down to cover up the embarrassment flashing across her eyes. At this time, she finally couldn't help but asked the second sentence: "Aren't you afraid?"

Si Ningning shook his head, and said frankly: "If it is in a specific situation, you may be shocked by the suddenness, but appearance does not mean everything."

The thatched shed returned to a moment of silence. Suddenly, the previous "crackling" sounded again. Si Ningning turned his head to search for the sound, and found that it was the sound coming from an old wooden box on the left side of the fire.

The wooden box was very broken, but it had a sliding door. It looked a bit like a pigeon coop at first glance, but the things inside were definitely not pigeons, because Si Ningning could already see the fur leaking from the cracks around the edges.

The ashes were a little dirty, and it looked like an animal.

Si Ningning leaned forward to take a closer look, but before he could take a step, the silent Liang Qinghong spoke again, "You are the child who was in the family building of the slaughterhouse just now."

Si Ningning shivered, the hairs on his back and tailbone stood up.

She squatted in front of the wooden box, poking and poking the small wooden door with her white fingers stained with dust, pretending not to hear what she just said, and asked, "Academician Liang, is there a cat inside? Can I open it and have a look?"

You can smell something through the board, it should be the cat.

Liang Qinghong was silent, did not answer, and continued to puncture Si Ningning's disguise: "You don't have to pretend, you have a fragrance, which is the same as the one I smelled in the family building."

The taste is a little lighter than before, but it's really the same.

Coupled with Si Ningning's seemingly nonsensical answer just now, Liang Qinghong confirmed this point even more.

Si Ningning couldn't pretend anymore after repeating the words.

She sighed softly, stood up and smiled helplessly at Liang Qinghong: "Academician Liang discovered my secret, so can you trust me and let me take a cat away?"

This "secret" is like a handle. Anyone who has a handle in someone else's hands will not act rashly.

Therefore, if she takes the cat away, Liang Qinghong doesn't have to worry that she will go back on his word easily.

However, Liang Qinghong shook her head, but her tone was a little softer than before, "I don't know how you did it, but you will take such a big risk, after all, it is forced by life."

just like her...

"Although I know your secret, I swear with my dignity that I will never use it as a threat, and no one else will get a word of news from me."

Si Ningning may be frank and thoughtful, but it is undeniable that Liang Qinghong did find something special and outstanding in her.

(End of this chapter)