Section 44 Depending on Holding

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  After listening to Xu De's report on Yixia and her husband, Li Hao fell silent, and Xu Chang, who had just been awakened by the scout and ignited the fire in his heart, also quieted down.

  "Let me sleep for a while longer and wake me up in the second half of the night."

  Looking at Xu Chang, who fell asleep again with his head down, Li Hao was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Compared to her husband, who might be an escaped convict, the danger posed by Yixia, this mountain woman, was obviously much greater. Who would bother to ask how Yixia's father had silenced that escaped convict? The relaxed attitude on Yixia's face clearly showed that she was very interested in this matter.

  Why is Yixia's husband said to be a fugitive? Because when he saw Xu De and the troops, he didn't show any signs of seeking help, this point alone is enough to explain the problem.

  "Xu De, how do you plan to deal with this matter."

  "I wanted to take them home after the blizzard, it's always been a problem for them to live here by themselves."

  Listening to Xu De's answer, Li Hao was stunned for a moment, and Xu Chang also sat up from the military bed with a thud.

  "Xu De, you're not kidding, are you?! You dare to get involved with those two? Not to mention that you haven't even figured out what's going on with the escaped convict, just that girl alone has ways of dealing with people that could bring disaster to your family at any time, aren't you afraid?"

  Although Yixia's husband was not the one who made her dumb, Xu Chang had no doubt that her deceased father must have taught her similar methods. For these mountain people in the hidden mountains and wilds, all knowledge came from oral transmission, so Yixia would be so respectful of Xu De as a snow mountain guide.

  "This of course requires us to teach them well, and also investigate the matter of Yixia's husband. However, this matter is not urgent for now, let's talk about it after the blizzard passes!"

  "I hope so."

  Although he knew that once something was said by Xu De, it would be hard to change, Xuchang also didn't want to help him gain confidence in the argument. He'd rather wait until he saw how things were going with those two before saying anything else; perhaps Xu De would change his mind at any moment. After speaking, Xuchang "thudded" back onto his camp bed, as if he had never woken up in the first place.

  Li Hao didn't have any more ideas about this matter, he just reminded Xu De to be careful. As for their silence on the matter of capturing the escaped convict, it's not worth mentioning that there might be a conflict with Yi Xia, an escaped convict who has been tortured to the point of being mute, and it's hard to find a more cruel punishment than this in the world.

  After all, it's a new society now, and that kind of barbaric way of governing people will only make people feel terrified.

  The supplies prepared for Yisha and the others were loaded onto a handcart, which Xu De pushed over by himself. Considering the materials originally allocated to the Road Engineering Brigade, as well as the things transported on the convoy vehicles, distributing some to Yisha and the others was not a big deal. Although there was a small risk involved, after all, it was about two human lives.

  "I've brought the things."

  Although the time was slightly delayed, Xu De still shouted out in a loud voice. However, he did not hear Yixia's response, and when the tent opened, it was Yixia's husband standing at the edge of the tent. Of course, there was no hunting rifle in his hand.

  She made a silencing gesture with her hand near her mouth to Xu De, and Yixia's husband came over to move the things in the car by himself.

  Xu De felt a little strange in his heart, so he glanced into the tent and saw that Yi Xia was already asleep on a pile of broken quilts. His hand was clutching Xu De's wine jug, but his face wore a satisfied smile, looking exactly like another Xu Chang.

  Unable to hold his liquor! Seeing this, Xu De also understood. Without saying more, he began helping Yixia's husband move things into the camp tent.

  As he moved things, Xu De also glanced at Yixia's husband, who was working with his head down, and felt a little reassured in his heart. It seemed that he had accepted reality and would not do anything to harm Yixia.

  After moving things in, the two of them entered the tent together. Yixia's husband also covered her with a woolen blanket he had obtained from the car, and for the first time, a gentle expression appeared on his face.

  He didn't take the wine jug from Yixia's hand, but instead opened a bottle of Daqu from a nearby wine box. After taking a sip, Xu De handed the wine bottle to Yixia's husband and said, "Do you want to talk about your business? I have paper and pen here."

  Xu Deko didn't believe that Yixia's husband was illiterate. Real illiterates are now very rare, let alone Yixia's husband who is an inland person.

  When Xu De asked, Yixia's husband was taken aback for a moment, but soon shook his head.

  Xu De had long expected that Yixia's husband would refuse to communicate with him. Even if they suspected that Yixia's husband was a fugitive, he was already disabled and refused to answer various inquiries. Even if Xu De knew who he was and took him back, the court might not be able to sentence him again. The fact of conviction does not apply to all situations, let alone only Yixia's husband's appearance, they would also find it difficult to retrieve his true identity from the vast database.

  "How many years have you been in the plateau?"

  Although Xu De did not give up immediately, Yixia's husband still said nothing and just took the wine bottle from Xu De's hand and took a small sip.

  From the cautious look on Yixia's husband when drinking, Xu De also knew that he was at least not a northerner. Northerners will always show a heroic spirit when drinking, especially in such cold weather.

  "Alright! After the blizzard ends, why don't you and Yixia come to my home in the county town to stay together? The two of you can't stay here for long, especially since Yixia is still a girl."

  Xu De didn't think he had spoken too early, Yixia and her husband were ordinary people, they also needed to be cared for by others. If others were not willing to help them, then it was his responsibility. After all, they were willing to believe in him, and he also had the responsibility to convey the warmth of society to them.

  She looked up at Xu De and saw a hint of puzzlement in her husband's eyes, but all he could see was Xu De's sincere face.

  Without nodding or shaking his head, Yixia's husband simply pointed to Yixia who was lying there, murmuring in her sleep. Knowing that he meant to wait for Yixia to decide everything, Xude also truly put his mind at ease.

  For Yixia, Xu De is not worried about telling the truth. The current problem lies mainly with Yixia's husband. If Yixia's husband is willing to live with Yixia, their life may not be rich, but at least it will be harmonious. Otherwise, Xu De would really worry about their future.

  In the minds of the plateau people, life is the most important thing. As long as they can continue their lives, they won't have high demands for living, which is also the main reason why Yixia and others can live alone in Shaizi Valley until now. I believe that as long as they are willing to support each other, future things will be solved somehow.

  As he stepped out of Yixia's tent into the snow, Xu De also felt a lot lighter in his heart. Even though the blizzard was still raging fiercely, the light of humanity would continue to burn brightly on the plateau.

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