From the History of the Republic of China to Raising Children in the 1970s

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"Yes." Although he felt a little strange, Li Chengye still responded and looked over.

The person who spoke was a middle-aged woman. She looked very kind and continued with a smile: "Hey, the comrade who lives in the same room with you has something to say to you."

"What?" Li Chengye's heart skipped a beat, and he realized that Professor Xu must have not listened and ran around alone.

"He said that the place he went today was a bit far, and he probably wouldn't be able to come back. Let you do your own things in the next two days, and he will be back in two days." The middle-aged woman didn't delay and finished what Professor Xu left behind.

As expected, Li Chengye felt helpless, but he still smiled and said to the person in front of him: "Thank you, I really trouble you, I already know about this."

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay." The middle-aged woman smiled and waved her hand.

Li Chengye had no choice after receiving this news. He didn't know where Professor Xu had gone at this time, so he could only return to his room helplessly.

The room in the guesthouse was very simple, with two single beds, a set of tables and chairs. There was no difference in the room from when Li Chengye went out in the morning. He and Professor Xu went out together.

Li Chengye walked to the table, where there was a simple map of Bao'an County. The map was full of marks. These were the places Professor Xu had been to, and the blank ones were the places Professor Xu had not been to yet.

Li Chengye looked carefully and saw that there was an area at the easternmost part that seemed to have been touched by a pen tip, and a small black dot fell on it. If Li Chengye had not looked carefully and wiped it with his hand, he would have thought it was just dust falling on it.

He roughly understood where Professor Xu went, but Li Chengye couldn't rush over at this moment. The place was a bit far away, and he still had some work to do, so he couldn't just run over halfway.

Li Chengye was very helpless, but he could only suppress his worries. He really couldn't stay in the guesthouse, so he simply found something to eat and went to the county government again. He had the key to the archives room, so he didn't have to worry about not being able to get in.

Li Chengye's idea was very simple, to hurry up and finish the report, so that he would have time to see Professor Xu later.

Just as Li Chengye guessed, Professor Xu was indeed in the place on the map. This place was called Fucheng Commune, located on the edge of the Shenzhen River. It was a place relatively close to Baoan County, and mainly engaged in farming and breeding.

Professor Xu found a family to stay with here and prepared to do a detailed investigation. Baoan County was close to Hong Kong Island, and many people here had heard about the magnificent life in Hong Kong Island, so many people crossed the river every year. Although only a part of the people could pass, those few words still attracted those who dreamed of getting rich.

Three days later, Li Chengye finally rushed out the report overnight. He was not polite and directly borrowed a business car from the county government and went to Fucheng Commune.

Li Chengye went there at a mealtime. There were only two or three places to eat in Fucheng Commune, and they were all on the same street, so it was convenient for Li Chengye to find someone. Just as Li Chengye thought, when Li Chengye found Professor Xu, he was eating in a hotel. It was not entirely a hotel, but actually a small restaurant. There were only a couple in the small restaurant, one cooking in the back kitchen and the other serving in the front. Of course, this small restaurant was still registered under the name of the commune, so it could be considered a collective industry.