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Chapter 175 Si Ningning’s Secret

As Huo Lang said, those people did not have any malicious intentions. After looking around, someone curiously came forward to inquire. When they learned the identities and purposes of Si Ningning and Huo Lang, they enthusiastically gave them directions:

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

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

The dark and thin man waved his hand "Haha", "What's the big deal? You go quickly, Academician Liang will not be at home if it's late."

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

When he first heard the word "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 his head and raised his eyebrows in question: "Academician Liang.

Live here?"

The thatched shed is black and gray, and the thatch is almost rotten. What supports the weight of the shed are two tree trunks as thick as wrists, one of which stands crookedly, and the whole thing doesn't even have a proper door.

Now the door is just a disassembled snakeskin bag, with holes cut out at the edges, and a hemp rope threaded through it and tied hastily to the top of the door frame.

It falls from top to bottom as a cover, but it can't actually cover anything. It will be lifted up when the wind blows. When there is no wind, you can clearly see everything inside by squatting down.

The entire shed is not only old and dilapidated, but also shaky and in danger of collapsing at any time.

Huo Lang did not expect to see such a scene. After hesitating for a moment, he speculated: "Although we are coming from the northwest, looking at the formation in front of us, there should still be disputes about personal composition."

Otherwise, it would be impossible for a serious academician to live in such a place.

Speaking of ingredients, Si Ningning thought of Mrs. Hu on the team. Academician Liang should be one of the five categories of hei, just like Mrs. Hu. Or, as Huo Lang said, there is no problem with the identity itself, it is just that someone

Taking advantage of suspicion...

"Come over and take a look." Si Ningning held on to the strap of his backpack, adjusted the backpack that had moved to his lower back during walking, and took the lead in taking steps.

Academician Liang is a veterinarian and must have raised animals himself. When he walked into the hay shed, he could smell the smell of cat urine.

Si Ningning once had the experience of raising a cat and was very familiar with the smell.

There was a "thumping" sound coming from the hut, like a dull knife being used to cut something, or like the sound of a few small stones being put into a closed iron box and then being shaken.

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

No one answered, and the "thumping" sound inside suddenly stopped. Judging from the situation, there must be someone there.

Si Ningning licked her lips nervously, and after thinking about the words in her mind, she began to tell her the reason for her visit: "Academician Liang, I am an educated youth from Bahe Commune. I have something to ask of you this time. If possible, I can talk to you face to face.

Tell me?"

"..."

There was still no movement in the house.

Si Ningning turned her head and looked at Huo Lang, a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes. Just for a moment, she looked at the door and shouted tentatively: "Liang Yuan..."

Before he could shout out this time, there was a sudden loud "crash-bang" sound behind him. Si Ningning had just been concentrating and was completely unprepared for what was behind him. Suddenly, he was shocked by the loud sound.

Huo Lang turned around before her, and a strong arm was already in front of Si Ningning, protecting her behind him in a protective posture.

Si Ningning turned around and saw a pile of rotten wood and dry firewood piled at his feet behind him, as well as some bags with various dirt hanging on them. Because he was thrown heavily to the ground, some wet dirt was bounced back.

It splashed on the clothes of Si Ningning and Huo Lang.

Standing in different directions, most of the dirt was blocked by Huo Lang. Si Ningning could see the situation clearly, and her eyebrows could not help but frown. But when she saw the person standing outside the eaves, her eyebrows relaxed, and her eyes gradually widened in surprise.

: "You...are you Academician Liang?"

Standing in the sun outside the hay shed, isn't it the woman Si Ningning met in the family building of the slaughterhouse before?

The woman with obvious scars on her face.

Is she Academician Liang?

Si Ningning was a little in disbelief, but if the other party was not the one, then he wouldn't leave his things at the door and stand here to confront them as if facing a formidable enemy, right?

In the background of this era, although there is a saying that "women hold up half the sky", in fact, the vast majority of women are still not treated fairly. Few women can successfully complete college, let alone be rated as possessing

The highest academic "academician".

Therefore, when he first heard the word "academician", Si Ningning subconsciously regarded Academician Liang as a man, but standing in front of him at this time was not only a woman, but also such a down-and-out woman...

Si Ningning felt that her cognition had been impacted, and she had an indescribable and complicated feeling in her heart.

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

"Academician Liang, you..."

As soon as Si Ningning spoke, Academician Liang, who seemed more nervous than them, had already calmed down. He gathered the firewood and piled it aside. He said in a hoarse and distant voice: "If you want to treat the animals, please leave your address. In two days,

I will go over and take a look when I have time."

"If you came here looking for a cat...hum." Academician Liang pressed the firewood down hard and grunted at the same time.

Her hair was so messy that it was hard to see her face, let alone her expression, but just from her voice, her tone became obviously colder from the moment she mentioned "cat".

The thing that Huo Lang heard about before was probably impossible to escape...

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

Just thinking of something, Si Ningning changed her tone in an instant, "Okay...it's a bit messy here, let's help you clean it up before leaving."

With that said, before Academician Liang could refuse, Si Ningning winked at Huo Lang.

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

The wooden pile was no thicker than a wrist, and there were signs of decay at the top and below where it touched the ground. It was basically unusable. If it was forcibly adjusted and left in place, the shed wouldn't be able to last for two days.

After Huo Lang looked at it, he turned to look at the other wooden stake. The situation on both sides was similar.

"I'm going to look around to see if there is anything that can replace these two piles." Huo Lang leaned closer to Si Ningning and spoke in a low voice. After a while, he slowly asked: "You are here alone.

, okay?”

Si Ningning nodded heavily, "Go!"

It was true that he was a little constrained when he first came in, but after understanding the situation here, Si Ningning felt that it was okay, and there was Academician Liang beside him.

Although the other party is not close to them, if someone comes to cause trouble, they can't kidnap her in front of Academician Liang, right?

After urging Huo Lang to leave, Si Ningning also rolled up her sleeves and moved one shoulder behind her waist. She bowed down and picked up the scattered firewood and stacked it on the firewood pile. In this way, the person who was originally organizing the firewood pile was

Academician Liang was pushed aside by her.

Liang Qinghong stood aside and looked at the busy girl through her messy hair.

The young girl looked very lively, and the clothes she wore were also made of very soft materials. She was squatting on the ground collecting scraps of firewood and dust. Since she didn't have a broom and dustpan, she directly reached out and collected the scraps.

Together.

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

Liang Qinghong's turbid eyes continued to observe Si Ningning's movements. When she noticed the dirt on the clothes at Si Ningning's waist, Liang Qinghong paused. She knew that it was from when she dropped something just now.

She dug out those broken snakeskin bags from the trash. There was not only dirt on them, but also a lot of rotten fruit peels, and maybe even human spit...

But even so, with all these dirty things splashed on her body, this girl who looked pampered at first sight didn't even change her expression.

If she had ever encountered such a thing, there is a high probability that she would not be as calm as this girl now.

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 had no choice but 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 stunned 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 words, but had no patience to listen to the rest. She directly opened the snakeskin bag at the door and entered the hay shed.

Si Ningning originally wanted to stay a little longer in the name of "working" so as to find an opportunity to talk. Now that the other party took the initiative to speak, Si Ningning felt that the probability of success was even greater.

Si Ningning thought about it for a moment, then followed into the hay shed.

The space inside the straw shed is not large, but there are a lot of things piled up, most of which are covered with gray and black dirt. It seems that the whole space is not very clean, but everything is placed very neatly.

The space is limited. There is no stove for cooking in the thatched hut like other residential buildings or educated youth spots. However, there is a circle made of stones in the center, and there are traces of burning firewood in it. It is obviously this place where it is usually used.

Cooking on top.

The space is so crowded, and the fire occupies one-fifth of the open space. If you want to talk about the advantages, it can probably play a role in heating in winter, but it is summer... and the fire is not far away from the bed or other debris.

The ornaments are all too close together, and it may cause a fire if you are not careful.

"Academician Liang, it's hot now and it's inconvenient to cook in the house. How about I help you move all this out?" After looking at it, Si Ningning turned back to Liang Qinghong.

The other person had his back to Si Ningning and was combing his hair.

Almost as soon as Si Ningning finished asking, Liang Qinghong turned around. Her hair was gathered up and tied behind her head with a hemp rope. A ferocious scarred face and gray eyeballs were revealed, which seemed to be.

As if to deliberately scare Si Ningning, Liang Qinghong walked towards Si Ningning with wide eyes. At first glance, her gray-white eyes looked like they were bulging out.

If Si Ningning had never seen this face before, she would definitely be shocked, but she had seen it before and felt sorry for her impolite actions at the time.

With the previous foreshadowing, Si Ningning was of course no longer afraid. Not only was she not afraid, as Liang Qinghong got closer and closer, her crescent eyebrows furrowed and she tilted her head blankly, with a black question mark expression.

Liang Qinghong was actually testing Si Ningning over there. She stretched her neck and got closer to Si Ningning, and her face was almost touching Si Ningning's.

But Si Ningning just drew his neck back slightly to avoid it, and his expression did not change at all.

Liang Qinghong took a few steps back and let her hair down to cover up the embarrassment flashing through her eyes. It was at this time that she finally couldn't help but ask her second question: "Aren't you afraid?"

Si Ningning shook his head and said frankly: "If you are in a specific situation, you may be frightened suddenly, but appearance does not mean everything."

The hut returned to silence for a moment. Suddenly, the "thump, thump, thump" sounded again. Si Ningning turned her head and followed the movement, and found that it was coming from an old wooden box on the left side of the fire.

The wooden box was very broken, and it did have a sliding door. It looked a bit like a pigeon cage at first glance, but the things inside were definitely not pigeons, because Si Ningning could already see the fur leaking out of the gaps around the edges.

It was dusty and a little dirty, so I couldn't tell what kind of animal it was.

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

Si Ningning shivered, and the hairs on her back and tailbone stood up. She squatted in front of the wooden box, poking at the small wooden door with her dust-stained white fingers, pretending not to hear what she just said, and asked

: "Academician Liang, is there a cat in this? Can I open it and have a look?"

If you can smell something through the wooden board, it must be a cat.

Liang Qinghong was silent and did not answer, but continued to expose Si Ningning's disguise: "You don't have to pretend, you have a scent that is the same as what I smelled in the family building."

The flavor 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.

These words made Si Ningning unable to pretend any longer.

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

This "secret" is like a metaphor for a handle. Anyone who has a handle caught by others will not act rashly.

Therefore, if she takes the cat away, Liang Qinghong does not have to worry that she will regret it easily.

However, Liang Qinghong shook her head, but her tone was slightly softer, "I don't know how you did it, but taking such a big risk is always forced by life."

Just like her...

"Although I know your secret, I swear on my dignity that others will not get a word of information from my mouth."

Whether Si Ningning was frank or thoughtful, it was undeniable that Liang Qinghong did find something special and outstanding in her.

(End of chapter)