northernbook Chapter 243 Lead the way
Chapter 243 Lead the way
Seeing this, Gu Yousheng stopped searching and moved closer. He saw that the document clearly stated that the location for going to the countryside was Qiantun Brigade, Wan'an Town, He City.
"Old comrade, do you know anything about the Qiantun Brigade in Wan'an Town?"
Upon hearing this, the old comrade from the Youth League Office excitedly slapped his thigh and said, "Hey! What a coincidence you asked. My wife's niece married into the Qiantun Brigade."
Gu Lei was delighted when he heard this. He had just asked casually, but he didn't expect that there would be a surprise.
"Is it such a coincidence?" Gu Lei asked tentatively, "Would it be convenient for you to ask someone to show us the way?"
As if afraid of being rejected, Gu Lei did not forget to add, "Of course, we will definitely not let you make a wasted trip. We will reward you handsomely afterwards."
Hearing Gu Lei's promise of compensation, the old comrade immediately agreed, "Since you said so, I'll let my second son take you on a trip."
Fortunately, the old comrade lived very close to the Youth League Office, and within twenty minutes, his second son was called over.
But before they saw anyone, they heard the impatient and noisy voice of a burly man coming from outside the office.
"Dad, why did you call me here in this cold weather?" Just as he finished speaking, a burly man with a full beard pushed the door open and walked in.
"What are you talking about?" The old comrade gave his second son an unceremonious look before turning around and introducing him to Gu Lei and the others.
"This is my second son, Zhu Xu. He will take you two to find my wife's niece later. When you get there, you can talk to my niece yourself!"
Then, the man turned to his son and ordered, "Take two comrades to the Qiantun Brigade and look for your cousin Xiuxiu!"
When Zhu Xu heard his old man say this, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Dad, who are they? Why are they looking for my cousin?"
Old Zhu looked at his son's carefree appearance and said unhappily, "I just asked you to lead the way, why are you talking so much nonsense?"
Zhu Xu was immediately displeased when he saw his old man scolding him in front of outsiders. "Hey! You're asking me to lead someone in this freezing weather! Aren't you afraid your precious son will get frozen to death?"
"I'm telling you, I'm not going in this cold weather!"
Gu Lei and Gu Yousheng were standing nearby, watching the Zhu family bickering with a smile, but when they heard that Zhu Xu was going to quit, they immediately became nervous.
If there were no locals who were familiar with the road to lead the way, these two outsiders would easily get lost in the ice and snow if they set out on the road rashly.
"Don't be anxious, big brother. Let us talk slowly!"
"I know it's really hard for you to lead us in this heavy snow, but we are also eager to recruit people, so I hope you can be more understanding!"
"How about this? We'll give you 20 yuan as a guide fee for leading the way. What do you think?" As he said that, Gu Lei took out two brand new big black notes from his bag.
When Zhu Xu saw Gu Lei take out twenty yuan, his eyes lit up immediately. Without any hesitation, he took the money and put it in his pocket.
"If you had told us earlier that there was a guide fee, we wouldn't be wasting time talking here. We'd already be walking on the road now!"
Zhu Xu's words left the other people present speechless. How could this be their fault?