The reborn peasant girl has space for farming

Chapter 872 Prison Reunion

The prison leaders took this matter very seriously. They immediately took Bai Meixi and the child to the reception room and asked someone to get a basin of hot water to wash her and the child's faces.

"It must have been a hard journey. We have already checked. Cheng Haiyi is still working outside and will be back at noon. You and the child will rest here for a while. When he comes, I will arrange for you to meet."

Inmates in the prison have to work every day. Some are responsible for internal operations, cooking and cleaning inside the prison, while others have to plant poplar trees and splendens outside to prevent the surrounding sand dunes from moving too fast.

In order to get more subsidies, Cheng Haiyi applied to work outside every time. Except for eating and sleeping at noon, he was in the desert almost every day.

Bai Meixi held back the tears in her eyes and nodded. She looked at the rising sun outside and couldn't help but worry about Cheng Haiyi's body.

The temperature in the desert can reach as high as [-] degrees during the day, and people will enter a state of extreme water shortage if they stand outside for two hours. Cheng Haiyi works outside every day, clearly risking his own life in exchange for money.

At noon, all the teams working outside came back. As soon as Cheng Haiyi walked in, he heard that some family members had come to see him. He thought it was the inmates in the prison who were teasing him, until he saw Bai Meixi and Cheng Qian sitting at the reception desk. Only when I was in the room did I realize that everything was true.

"Meixi, why did you bring your child here? Do you know how dangerous this is!"

Cheng Haiyi was filled with joy and sorrow when he saw Bai Meixi. They all suffered a lot on the way here in a truck. What's more, Bai Meixi came here alone with her children and rode a camel. She suffered so much. One can imagine.

I heard that there was a black storm blowing in the desert during this period. If they were not careful, the mother and daughter would be buried in the yellow sand.

"I asked the local folks and came here after drawing a map. Don't worry, aren't we standing here properly now?"

Bai Meixi's nose was a little sore. She turned sideways and wiped the tears from her face. Before coming here, she had prepared a lot of things to say to Cheng Haiyi, but now she only felt choked in her chest and couldn't say anything.

"Dad, daddy!" Cheng Qian waved her little hand and crawled along the table, wanting Cheng Haiyi to hug her.

The soft voice made Cheng Haiyi burst into tears instantly, but he didn't dare to get too close to Cheng Qian. He had just come back from the outside, and his body was covered with sand. Moreover, the water supply in the Gobi Prison was in short supply. He had not had a good bath for a month. , even he could smell the rotten smell on his body.

"Dad, just look at you here." Cheng Haiyi never thought that he would see his wife and daughter here. He grabbed Cheng Qian's little fleshy hand and shook it gently, and the tears in his eyes fell on her on the forehead.

"Dad, hold me." Cheng Qian grabbed Cheng Haiyi's clothes and suddenly threw herself into his arms. She didn't dislike the smell of him at all. Instead, she lay on his shoulder and laughed non-stop.

"Hai Yi, you have lost weight." Bai Meixi gently stroked Cheng Haiyi's face. He was much thinner than before. Working under the scorching sun for a long time made his skin dark, and many places were dry and cracked. Somewhat prickly.

Thinking that Cheng Haiyi would live another eight years like this, Bai Meixi felt her heart bleed.

"Hai Yi, you don't have to be in a hurry to make money. I just want you to live well. It's easier for me to make money outside than for you. As long as nothing happens to you, it will be the best care for our mother and daughter." Bai Meixi knew that in prison The subsidy is very small, and a month's hard work only costs a few dollars. Compared with ordinary workers, this amount of money is a drop in the bucket, and compared with Bai Meixi's business income, it is even less. Cheng Haiyi wanted to do this for It's really not worth sacrificing your own health.

"I just feel sorry for you mother and daughter, and I want to create a better life for you. Even if I can earn a few dollars every month, it will be good. After eight years of saving, I can still have hundreds of dollars."

Cheng Haiyi smiled bitterly, revealing two rows of white teeth, which made his skin color even darker. Bai Meixi finally couldn't help crying, hugging his shoulders tightly and unwilling to let go.

"But if you die, what can we, mother and daughter, do no matter how much money we have? The child cannot live without a father."

Bai Meixi cried bitterly, and Cheng Qian also started crying when she saw her parents like this. The heartbreaking sound made the prison guards feel uncomfortable as well.

They are stationed here all year round and can only see their families once a year on average. They can also understand the pain of these prisoners not being able to see their families all year round.

Therefore, during this meeting between Bai Meixi and Cheng Haiyi, they did not only give them three to 10 minutes as required in the regulations, but relaxed this limit indefinitely.

"You two, please chat for a while, but we have rules here. Family members cannot stay in the prison overnight. You and your children must leave before dark. This is a rigid rule and no exceptions can be made."

The prison guard gave Bai Meixi a great preferential treatment. It was still noon. If she could stay until night, she and Cheng Haiyi would still have five or six hours to be together. For them who hadn't seen each other for a long time, these hours Especially precious.

"Then where will you and your child stay at night? There are no fellow villagers around here. Why don't you let the guards send you away now? There are a few scattered families nearby where you can find a place to sleep."

Cheng Haiyi was worried about the survival of Bai Meixi and her children. The prison was surrounded by desolate Gobi, and she and her children could not sleep in the wilderness.

On the way to the prison, he had seen some people who raised camels in the desert. In order to avoid the wind and sand, they would build some mud houses in places they frequented, so that Bai Meixi and her children could temporarily have a roof over their heads.

"It's more dangerous to go to an unfamiliar place. We have been living in the wild for more than half a month, and nothing has happened. There is no one in the desert, and there is no way for bad guys to attack us. What's more, I found someone else some time ago. It’s an oasis with water and vegetation, and Cheng Qian is very happy to live there.”

Bai Meixi said that she had made complete preparations this time, and even found someone to buy a tent, which was enough for her and Cheng Qian to live in.

In order to show that her survival was not a problem, Bai Meixi opened the two packages she carried with her. In addition to the equipment for spending the night in the wild, there were also tobacco, alcohol, dried vegetables, and dried fish. The content was as rich as a small supermarket.

Even the guards in the prison have never seen these things. The thing they eat most all year round is potatoes, and vegetables are only available during the Chinese New Year. Now that Bai Meixi has brought so many things, even they are envious and wish they could do it too. Follow along and give it a try.

(End of this chapter)