Chapter 17 Reconnaissance
After selling everything, Ye Shenge wanted to experience the department store in this world. Shopping was always a woman's favorite, no matter how many supplies she had in her space, it couldn't satisfy her current desire to shop.
Entering the department store, Ye Shenge completely ignored the sales assistants' disdainful looks. The clothes the original owner wore clearly didn't belong to a rich person, but that didn't stop Ye Shenge from putting on a show of a country bumpkin entering the city. She asked about the price and ticket requirements for everything. The more they wanted to ignore her, the more she insisted on asking, determined to annoy them.
As a result, after an hour, Ye Shenge only bought a packet of osmanthus cake because many items required sufficient tickets. This showed the importance of coupons back then; you could have a lot of money and still not be able to buy things unless you went to the black market, which was also the reason for its existence.
Glancing at the wall clock in the store, it was already one in the afternoon. She noted the time, walked out of the store, found a deserted corner, and adjusted the watch in her space. There was nothing to tell time in the original owner's home; she truly wondered how they kept track of time.
Feeling no fatigue, Ye Shenge remembered that Ye Xingguo's workplace was nearby. She planned to follow Ye Xingguo for a few days to find out the exact location of the woman named A Qiong before proceeding.
She found the coal plant and circled the perimeter before entering her space to change. Soon, she transformed herself into a middle-aged woman in her thirties, with a dark cloth tied around her head. Looking in the mirror, Ye Shenge almost couldn't bear to look at herself, but she still took a photo with her instant camera as a memento.
Ye Shenge leisurely walked to the gatehouse and saw an old man reading a newspaper. He frowned upon seeing Ye Shenge, clearly an unapproachable person.
"Uncle, I want to ask you something."
As she spoke, Ye Shenge took out two cigarettes from her pocket and offered them. The old man raised his eyebrows upon seeing them and quickly took them, even sniffing the aroma under his nose. Su Dan Novel Network.
"Go ahead, you seem quite generous. I'll tell you anything I know."
Although Ye Shenge was a pampered young lady raised in a secluded environment, she had read many books. She might lack practical experience, but she could learn from others.
"Uncle, I'm from the countryside and I want to find my cousin to help me. But I only know that my cousin works in the city, I don't know which factory. So I came to ask."
"What's your cousin's name? I know everyone at the coal plant."
"My cousin's name is He Tian, and he's a team leader."
The old man lit a cigarette and took a deep puff, looking somewhat content and a bit puzzled.
"He Tian? There is someone by that name, but he's not a team leader; he's just a coal shoveler."
Ye Shenge almost cursed to the heavens inwardly. Even the random name she made up had a match.
"That's not right. Is there another He Tian who is a team leader? My cousin is very capable. He's the best in our team and always brings back meat when he visits."
"No, there aren't. There are only four team leaders in the factory; I couldn't possibly forget them, could I?"
Ye Shenge's mind raced. She pulled up another chair next to the old man and sat down; standing for too long was tiring.
"Uncle, have a candy to sweeten your mouth. Let's talk slowly."
Seeing the two White Rabbit toffees in Ye Shenge's hand, the old man became even happier. This person was generous; clearly, they were not stingy.
"Here, my girl. Uncle will pour you a glass of water. You must be thirsty coming from the countryside."
Ye Shenge's eyelids twitched as the old man handed her his chipped enamel mug. She smiled and accepted it.
"Uncle, my cousin is forty years old today. Is the He Tian in your factory around that age?"