Chapter 34 The Most Vulgar Trap

Dong Xinguo was also a man of action. He quickly brought down the commune's technicians and worked with Jiang Zhizhi to study the project and prepare to start construction soon, hoping to complete it before the ground freezes.

It will be ready to use next spring.

Jiang Zhizhi is very busy every day, going with Dong Xinguo to look at materials, see rivers, and hold meetings.

However, she's been eating very well lately, having white flour meals every other day, and even a meal of pork crackling pancakes. These were all intended to entertain the work team, and she ate with them.

They have a regular work schedule, never work overtime, and are quite satisfied with their meals, considering that many people can't even eat white flour buns a few times a year.

Jiang Zhizhi felt very healthy in every way, with a rosy complexion and boundless energy! No wonder people always said that although life was poor in the past, there was no pressure, and people were healthy and in a good mood.

For the past two weeks, Sun Xiaoyue has been very quiet, staying in Qingquan Village. Jiang Zhizhi has never run into her, mainly because the places where the educated youth work and where they live are quite far apart.

Normally, the educated youth and the villagers didn't have much contact, so it wasn't easy for them to run into each other.

At the end of August, Dong Xinguo delivered all the necessary materials, and Jiang Zhizhi, along with the commune's technicians and some of the village's quick-thinking young people, worked together on the project.

She couldn't work because of her injured arm, so she just stood by and directed them, watching them work.

In the evening, when she finished work, the weather was already a bit cold. Jiang Zhizhi had forgotten to bring her coat when she went out at noon, so she told Liang Dazhuang that she would go back and get a coat first.

When they returned, they found the door lock had been pried open, the house ransacked, and bedding scattered all over the floor.

Jiang Zhizhi was stunned for a moment, then quickly picked up the pillow, tore off the pillowcase, and felt around inside. All the money and food coupons she had hidden inside were gone!

They actually stole it from her!

Jiang Zhizhi felt sorry for all her belongings, including the industrial voucher that Jiang Zhenhua had given her, which could have bought a bicycle!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, so he put on a coat and went to find Old Man Liang.

Upon hearing that Jiang Zhizhi's place had been burgled and all her money and food coupons had been stolen, Old Man Liang was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table: "How could there be such a shameless person in our production team! If I find out who it is, I'll chop off his dog paws."

When Yang Fengmei heard that Jiang Zhizhi had lost several dozen yuan and several dozen kilograms of grain coupons, she was heartbroken and cursed, "They are heartless! Aren't they afraid of retribution? You wait, I'll go from alley to alley cursing them. I don't believe they can spend it with a clear conscience."

Jiang Zhizhi had thought it through, and seeing how anxious Old Man Liang and Yang Fengmei were, she comforted them instead: "Uncle, Aunt, don't worry, we should be able to find the money."

Old Liang disagreed, so he went to the office, turned on the loudspeaker, and shouted that the thief who stole from Technician Jiang should return the items immediately, and that if the thief was found out, he would not be let off lightly.

After dinner, Yang Fengmei actually took a rolling pin and a basin outside, banging on them and cursing, saying all sorts of nasty things.

Jiang Zhizhi couldn't stop her, and looked at Liang Dazhuang somewhat embarrassedly: "You should try to persuade your mother, scolding her like this won't work."

Liang Dazhuang didn't care: "It's okay. Although it doesn't work, it's satisfying. Last time my chicken went missing, my mom scolded me like this for three days. Later, there was an extra chicken in my coop, although it wasn't the same one as before."

Jiang Zhizhi was both amused and exasperated, but money and food coupons weren't like a chicken; she couldn't find them by searching like this.

She had originally planned to go to the commune to buy some cotton and cloth when she had some free time, and ask Yang Fengmei to help her make a cotton-padded jacket, cotton-padded trousers, and cotton-padded shoes.

When she arrived, she only brought a handbag containing three sets of spring and autumn clothes and a pair of shoes; she didn't bring winter clothes as they took up too much space.

Now look what's happened, we've lost all our money and tickets, how are we going to buy them? I wish she'd freeze to death in the winter.

As Jiang Zhizhi listened to Yang Fengmei's cursing grow fainter and fainter, she began to wonder who had stolen her things. Was it Chen Shuangyan and Sun Xiaoyue?

Last time she dealt with Chen Shuangyan so badly, Chen Shuangyan didn't react at all afterwards.

And then there's Sun Xiaoyue. In my memory, she was always good at causing trouble in front of the original owner, but lately she's been unusually quiet!

She's been too busy lately and has forgotten to "care about" Sun Xiaoyue. Something's definitely up with her!

Jiang Zhizhi felt increasingly suspicious of Sun Xiaoyue, so she decided to go to the educated youth settlement to check!

He got up, told Liang Dazhuang, and walked towards the educated youth settlement.

To ensure the safety of the educated youth, the settlements were located some distance from the villages, giving them a space to live independently.

To get to the educated youth settlement, you have to cross a mountain ridge.

I finished work late today, and then I wasted some time at Old Liang's house. Now it's completely dark, and there's only a faint crescent moon in the sky, casting a weak light.

Jiang Zhizhi walked quickly in the dim light, her mind preoccupied with something, but her ears were sharp enough to hear the footsteps behind her, getting closer and more hurried.

Jiang Zhizhi stopped warily and stood by the roadside.

If they were just passing by, the two of them should have passed by her quickly.

She stopped, and the two men stopped too. They looked Jiang Zhizhi up and down, grinning at her: "Why are you walking so fast? You made us chase you for ages."

Jiang Zhizhi clenched her left fist, already in an attack stance, and frowned: "Who are you? What do you want?"

The two men paused for a moment, then one of them, the taller one, chuckled lewdly, "Didn't you ask us to meet here? Why are you going back on your word? Don't worry, we'll have some fun together in this desolate place, no one will notice. Besides, you did take five yuan from us, you're not going to back out now, are you?"

Judging from their accents, Jiang Zhizhi already had a guess. Not wanting to get entangled, she said coldly, "You've mistaken me for someone else!"

The other, shorter one, pounced on Jiang Zhizhi before she could finish speaking, exclaiming impatiently, "Oh dear, how could we possibly mistake you for someone else? Aren't you Technician Jiang from Qingquan Village? You gave us all your little clothes and told us to wait for you here. Why are you denying it now!"

As he lunged forward, he stripped off his shirt, wanting to rush over and hug Jiang Zhizhi.

Jiang Zhizhi naturally wouldn't let him get close, and raised her leg to kick him, but unexpectedly, he nimbly dodged it, and said with a sly smile, "Are you shy? Why don't you just lie there and not move..."

Jiang Zhizhi was so angry that her face turned pale. Just as she raised her leg to kick again, she heard someone shout.

Then three or four flashlights lit up at the same time, shining towards Jiang Zhizhi and the others.

There was another woman with a high-pitched voice: "Help! Someone's having an affair here! Come quick!"

Jiang Zhizhi's guess was confirmed; Sun Xiaoyue had set such a vulgar trap for her.