Chapter 123 Back to School

"Little girl, you went to the fishing village yesterday?" Aunt Liu was shocked by what the girl said. She was incredibly brave; the village was like a ghost town now, how could she dare to go?

“Yes, I didn’t expect it to be like that either. When we went there, there were only people preparing to cross, not as many corpses as we saw yesterday.” He Caiwei felt very innocent; things had turned out this way, which was not what she wanted.

"Are there really that many corpses?" Aunt Liu was particularly curious, since there really weren't that many people around here, so she still couldn't quite believe that there could be so many corpses over there.

“The entire river is covered with floating corpses. Some were dragged ashore by people I knew, but no one buried them. It’s okay now that the weather is cold, but if it gets warmer, the water source will be polluted. Will we still be able to fish then?” He Caiwei was also wondering if she could still take back those houses if someone came back in the future.

"Not every type of fish likes clean waters, but no one would dare to fish in this area anymore. Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps if you accidentally caught someone." He Yuping also rubbed her own goosebumps; yes, she was a little scared.

"Oh dear, you little rascal, you're not allowed to go to places like that again. It's unclean." Aunt Liu strictly forbade her from going to such places again. They still considered places with too many dead people to be taboo.

"We know, we know, we definitely won't go again." What a joke! My second brother was so scared yesterday, do you think they'd dare go?

This second brother is too easily frightened; he never got this badly frightened when he was on Russian territory before.

"It's alright, go check on your second brother first." He Yuping suddenly didn't want to punish her daughter anymore, so she waved her hand and told her to go check on her second nephew first, since the old man said he had been frightened yesterday.

She can't go out here, so she can't go and check on things herself; she can only send her daughter to take a look.

"I know, Mom. I won't go to those places again. I just thought it would be the same as before. That time, when we went with Zheng Mingyue, we only saw living people. Who knew it was New Year's and those corpse retrievers were on holiday? Okay, I won't say anymore. I'm going to go see my second brother." He Caiwei saw that her mother's expression had turned not good, so she quickly waved her hand and left.

He Caiwei came out of her room, closed the door, and went to the room where her second brother and the others were staying.

"Second brother, are you up yet?" He Caiwei knocked lightly on the door twice and stood outside waiting.

After waiting for a long time without hearing any sound from inside, I turned around in confusion and saw two people rushing in. Upon closer inspection, I realized they were the two brothers.

"Brother, where did you two go so early in the morning?" He Caiwei stared at the two of them with a puzzled look, especially at Lu Qingzhu, who was half dead yesterday.

"No, I just went out for some exercise early this morning. What's wrong?" Lu Qingzhu had figured things out last night, so she had nothing to do this morning. That's why she went out for exercise with her brother early this morning.

"No, I just saw you were scared half to death yesterday and wanted to see if you'd recovered."

"I've recovered, and I won't think about going with them anymore. Don't worry, seeing those floating corpses scared me to death." Lu Qingzhu was really scared to death yesterday. Although he had also gone to the military camp to train with them and had gone on a mission with his father once or twice before, this was the first time he had seen so many dead people at once.

"Forget it, I'll take you hiking. The Qingshui River isn't far behind. There are wild pheasants and rabbits on the mountain, though not many, but there are still some." Although He Caiwei had been here for several years, she really didn't know what fun things there were around. After all, besides factories and department stores, there wasn't even a movie theater. What could be fun about this place?

"Pheasants and rabbits? Let's go take a look. We have to leave in ten days. We can't stay cooped up at home every day. I feel like I'm going to rot away." Lu Qingzhu had really recovered. As soon as he heard that he could go up the mountain to catch pheasants and rabbits, he got excited too.

Lu Qingfeng was speechless. How could this guy remember? Does he never learn from his mistakes? He was half-dead yesterday, and now he wants to go up the mountain.

“You just went out yesterday, and you’re already getting moldy? I think you’re craving bamboo shoots stir-fried with pork. Believe me, if you two dare to go up the mountain today, your uncle will definitely make you eat bamboo shoots stir-fried with pork when you come back tonight.” Lu Qingfeng glared at the two of them without any politeness.

He Caiwei shrugged at Lu Qingzhu, indicating that he couldn't do anything about it either. With an older brother watching over them, it would be difficult for the two of them to escape.

"Alright, stay home obediently. There are still several more books in that Criminal Minds series you were reading before. Do you want to read another one? This one should keep you entertained for several days." He Cai really couldn't think of any other way to pass the time. At this point, without a phone or computer, there was nothing fun to do.

"Also, you really have to give me the rest of the books. I promise I'll stay home and study well before I go back to school." Lu Qingzhu perked up immediately when she heard that there were still books left.

He had read that book three times and still couldn't bear to put it down, but he couldn't find a similar book in several bookstores and had to give up.

Suddenly it dawned on them that their uncle had brought the book back, so why didn't they ask him for it? Instead, they foolishly went looking for it themselves several times.

"Alright, you can look at these three books first. I have more of this kind. I'll give you the rest after you finish reading these." He Caiwei turned to go back to her room to get the books, but was stopped by someone: "Weiwei, wait, haven't you eaten yet? Go get them after you've eaten."

These few books kept them confined to the courtyard until a few days before the start of the semester, when they finally packed their things and prepared to return to Kyoto.

The babies weren't even a month old yet, so they had to leave. Besides, it was difficult to buy food these days, let alone have someone treat them to a meal.

However, Lu Zhiheng was prepared. He only invited a few comrades-in-arms, Aunt Liu, and Zhang the tailor. It only filled about two tables.

It was around the time the little ones turned one month old that He Caiwei and her classmates had already started school.

After returning home, Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu looked them over carefully. Only after confirming that they were alright did they sit down and ask them about what happened on the train.

Upon learning that they had been abducted on the train, Uncle Lu was so angry he nearly tore the armrests of his chair to pieces. He was outraged by the rampant human traffickers these days.

These were all organized crimes; they preyed not only on women and children, but also on young adults, many of whom were sold as indentured laborers to Southeast Asia.

Because the school is about to start.