Chapter 89 Going Out to Play

Knowing she had been discovered, Lu Qingzhu stopped hiding it and began to recount the events of that day while leaning over her father's desk.

When he talked about those golden melon seeds and small yellow croakers, the smug smile on his face was impossible to hide.

"Dad, do you think if I take another trip when I have some free time, I might be able to get something else?" Lu Qingzhu was now very excited and eager to make another trip.

"Come on, do you think you could have found her if it weren't for your sister? You're so stupid! Get lost! Have your mom give you some money and tickets later. You and Weiwei buy some food for the journey. The train to Chuncheng is tonight. Take good care of your sister on the way, understand? If your sister loses even a single hair, I'll beat you when we get back. No, no, no, I'll have your uncle beat you." Uncle Lu suddenly remembered that this brat had a phobia of his younger brother's feather duster.

"No, no, don't do this. You have to tell me about the mission, right? If I just let it pass by in a daze, what am I supposed to do?" Lu Qingzhu stood there, still not knowing why his father had sent him to Chuncheng.

"Don't worry about that. Just listen to your sister when you get there. Get lost, get lost. I just want to slap you standing here." Uncle Lu really wanted to slap this kid whenever he saw how unruly he was.

With the same upbringing, why did his eldest and youngest sons grow up to be such opposite extremes? This seemed utterly baffling to him.

Lu Qingzhu came out of the study and kept pestering her younger sister, wanting to know what mission the two of them had to go to Chuncheng.

"Don't ask, I'll tell you when we get there. Now, you obediently go and prepare two pounds of eggs for me. I'm going to make some pancakes to eat on the train. Hurry up, or the eggs won't be flavorful." He Caiwei grabbed his collar and sent him straight out the door, slamming the door shut. Why is this guy so long-winded?

To avoid being mistaken for enemy agents, he specially applied for two special work permits for them on this trip. However, the specific positions were not important; what mattered was that the stamps on them were genuine. With these stamps, they were not afraid to go anywhere.

He Caiwei brought only a few sets of clothes in the package this time. Two sets were made by her mother for Xiaoyueyue, and the rest were one set for each person.

He Caiwei insisted that her mother make her a suit, which would be perfect for this mission. Before leaving the compound, on the way to the train station, she took out a set of cosmetics from her all-purpose bag and dressed them up. Even acquaintances wouldn't be able to recognize them at first glance.

"Tsk tsk tsk, little girl, your skills are amazing! If I hadn't seen you do it in person, I wouldn't have recognized you two." Uncle Lu was truly impressed by his little niece. Her hands were so skillful; in just half an hour, her two faces looked completely different.

Even his brother, after completing so many missions, couldn't get the makeup to look like this.

He watched the two children board the train and stood there for more than ten minutes before leaving. The soldiers he sent to investigate had returned two days ago, and he already knew everything he needed to know. Just as his little niece said, there were really a lot of things that had been abandoned, so it was better to let them benefit from it.

It takes three days and three nights by train from Kyoto to Kunming. Just when the two of them were almost stiff from sitting, they arrived. This county was the closest county to Russia.

The train had reached its final stop here. After getting off, the two of them asked for directions to the mountains and then headed straight up.

In July, the weather in Kunming is already getting cold, and you have to wear a thick cotton-padded coat during the day. Fortunately, it hasn't snowed yet, so the mountain roads are relatively easy to walk on.

The current temperature is around minus ten degrees Celsius, and it's even lower in the mountains. Lu Qingzhu was sweating profusely from the journey. The brother and sister got off the train and rested for a short while before starting their ascent. They had already been walking for three hours.

He Caiwei didn't think much of it, but Lu Qingzhu was panting so badly he was about to collapse on the ground if he didn't rest soon.

Seeing his sister looking completely unaffected, he was genuinely envious of her physical abilities. If she were under his father's command, she would definitely be a formidable warrior.

"Second Brother, there's a cave over here. Hold on a little longer, we'll rest in the cave and have a meal." He Caiwei had found a cave where there were no people or animals. Although it smelled a bit, it was dry and clean, perfect for them to rest for the night.

The two of them had already gathered some firewood when they approached the cave. They wouldn't stay there for long, but they needed to gather enough firewood to burn for the whole night so they wouldn't get cold.

To solve the problem once and for all, He Caiwei picked up a rock that was similar in size to the cave entrance, went inside, and used the rock to block the entrance, so that she wouldn't have to worry about animals attacking her at night.

After upgrading the fire, He Caiwei took out a few tea eggs from her bag and pretended to put them in the fire so that he could roast them a little longer.

"This awful weather! It's already this cold before it even snows. If it snows, people will be frozen stiff." Looking at the rain mixed with snowflakes outside and feeling the air getting even colder, he frowned. Each of them carried a basket on their backs, while his sister carried an extra backpack. Of course, they had to bring clothes, but each of them only brought one set of clothes to change into, and several extra pairs of socks, so they would have something to change into if they got worn out.

Knowing they were going up the mountain, they had two sleeping bags filled with thick cotton in their baskets. He Caiwei had asked her mother to prepare these two before she came.

She grows cotton in her own space, so it's filled with thick cotton, which prevents her from feeling too cold even when lying on the ground.

However, lying on the ground was out of the question. At the very least, she would need to place some stones or branches underneath her, as sleeping on the ground late at night on the mountain would cause health problems.

"Sister, do you think it snowed where the Russians are? Are there many crops left over this year? Oh no, why didn't we bring our sickles? What are we going to do to harvest the wheat without sickles? They've already taken their machines back, so we can't get them. It seems difficult to do anything without tools." They couldn't help but rub their hands together when the topic of going to the Russians came up, as they weren't very clear about the situation.

"It must have snowed. It's already so cold here, and tonight it's sleeting, so the temperature is bound to drop several degrees. Not to mention Russia, where it always snows before we do." He Caiwei was also a little worried about the cold and not being able to walk. What she disliked most about this kind of weather in the north was the melting snow; it could freeze your fingers and toes so badly they felt like they were about to fall off.