Chapter 48

Before Zhai Hongyi opened his mouth, Wang Heizi, his supporter, jumped up.

"If you are confused for a moment, you can accuse someone of cheating, and if you are for a moment, you can steal things. If you kill someone in the future, is it still a moment of confusion?!"

Tang Xingqiang also came out and shouted, "If you have the guts to do something bad, you have the guts to admit it! You are so bad and cruel, and even more disgusting!"

Wang Heizi: "You guys care about him so much, okay, next time there's a quota, you just forgot about them!"

Tang Xingqiang: "The scorekeeper has recorded fewer points for you. If you have the guts, don't pursue the matter!"

Wang Heizi: "You feel so sorry for him, are you thinking of doing the same thing in the future to pave the way for yourself?"

Tang Xingqiang: "The sound of the abacus was so loud that people from the next-door brigade could hear it!"

The two children sang in unison, scolding those who sympathized with Li Zhiyi so much that they retreated back with red faces.

Zhai Hongyi reached out, grabbed the two children by the back of their collars, and gently led them backwards.

The two children seemed to be still not satisfied with the scolding, but they did not say anything else.

This group of educated youth were usually very opinionated. I thought that the country folk were crude and thoughtless, and I had long wanted to give them a good scolding. This time I finally got the chance.

Zhai Hongyi glanced at the educated youth and said, "Who else thinks I should not pursue this?"

At this time, no one stood up, and everyone quietly moved away from the person who had just spoken.

Tang Xingqiang and Wang Heizi sneered at the same time, their faces full of mockery.

Some educated youth felt humiliated and was so embarrassed that they could not say a word after being confronted by two country kids. So they stood up again.

"We should let him off the hook. We are not saying we won't punish him. We can criticize and educate him. There is no need to take him to the police station."

Zhai Hongyi had a blank expression on his face. "Who else thinks so?"

Maybe because someone stood up, some people were no longer afraid.

Several people who usually had a good relationship with Li Zhiyi or disliked Zhai Hongyi stood up.

"Anything else?"

After there was no more movement, Zhai Hongyi spoke again:

"Since you are so magnanimous, you should say that you are willing to share the responsibility with Li Zhiyi. Okay, I will not pursue his slander against me. As long as you can be united as you are now, and give up your places in the city and the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University."

As soon as these words fell, those educated youth all jumped up.

"On what basis!"

"Zhai Hongyi, you are too mean!"

"If you don't want to, then don't want to. Why are you pretending to be so generous?"

Zhai Hongyi smiled and said, "Why? Do you feel the pain now? If I were wronged, the punishment I would receive would be much heavier than this!"

Some people still couldn't help but mutter: "Aren't you okay?"

"I'm fine now, and so is he. Can you guess if there's another opportunity like this in the future, will anyone follow suit and take the risk? There's no punishment anyway, just say sorry and you're done, and you can still eat a chicken. Don't even mention compensation, will anyone be willing to sell it? How is this any different from forced buying?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the educated youth all looked unhappy, especially those who felt that they had performed well and should be given the opportunity to return to the city.

"You think you can't go back to the city, so you deliberately stir up trouble to make life difficult for others and make our educated youth group chaotic. The organization will never give you quotas in the future. Don't expect others to be well off if you are not well off yourself!"

The educated youth were suddenly in an uproar. Some of them did not pay much attention to the first words, but the second words touched everyone's heart.

If this really happens, there will be no hope for their lives. They finally started to get nervous.

Zhai Hongyi had a sarcastic and sinister look on his face.

The captain shook his head when he saw this and asked the militia to take Li Zhiyi away and escort him to the police station.

Before leaving, the captain said sternly to the educated youth:

"People who do wrong must be punished. This is not only to explain to the victims, but also to warn everyone that some things should not be done. Even if Zhai Zhiqing agrees not to pursue the matter today, we can't just let it go. You are all educated people, think about the reasoning behind it carefully."

After the team leader and his group left, Zhai Hongyi walked into the educated youth site, packed up his things in a hurry, rolled up his quilt and bedding, and walked out carrying a large bag.

Wen Xuelan saw this and immediately became anxious: "Comrade Zhai Hongyi, what are you doing?"

Others also spoke up: "Those were just the opinions of a few people. We all support your ideas."

"Yes, and the truth becomes clearer as we discuss it. Aren't we here to learn from each other? If there are things we can't figure out, we can just talk it out. There's no need to leave the group because of this, right?"

As the team leader, Tian Hongsheng also said, "Comrade Zhai Hongyi, we sincerely apologize to you."

Wang Heizi went forward to help Zhai Hongyi get some odds and ends, muttering:

"Forget it. Living here is so dangerous. I am wrongly accused and asked to do this and that. What's the point?"

Tang Xingqiang refused to give in: "That's right! Who wants to stay in a shit hole when they haven't taken a shit yet are covered in shit?"

The educated youths' faces turned green. Why did this kid deserve a beating so much?

Tang Qingqing didn't want to make things awkward, so she said, "Zhai Zhiqing wants to get to know the poor farmers better and help them, so he plans to live and eat with them. This way, he can better understand what we think and need, and he won't steal the farmers' chickens just for a quota, and he won't think it's a big deal."

These words made everyone look uneasy. Tang Qingqing and her group didn't care what the educated youth thought and followed Zhai Hongyi away.

Zhai Hongyi had wanted to move in and live with Old Liu before, and he even repaired the cave next door so that it could be lived in after a while.

Although living in the mountains is not very convenient, it is relatively quiet and you can have your own room.

At the educated youth camp, there were seven or eight big men lying on one kang. Not only was it crowded, but some of them snored and grinded their teeth. There were also some who had no hygiene and did not wash their feet before going to bed. Once they took off their shoes, the stink would make you pass out.

Zhai Hongyi had always been very disgusted with it, but he still held on for the sake of that little bit of collective spirit.

Tang Qingqing knew that he was not as cold as he appeared, nor was it that he did not want to get along with these educated youth, but that they just had no common ground and could not talk to each other.

Now that this has happened, Zhai Hongyi finally made up his mind to leave.

Tang Qingqing was very happy because as Master got older, his legs and feet became more and more inconvenient.

He lived far away, and if anything happened, no one would hear him even if he called out.

Tang Qingqing would feel more at ease if there was someone to take care of her.

Old Liu was not surprised to see Zhai Hongyi carrying so many bags. Instead, he took out a dozen eggs and a piece of bacon and asked Tang Qingqing to fry them all.

Although it was not explained clearly, I guessed that the old man was congratulating Zhai Hongyi on his relocation.

Ever since Zhai Hongyi started cooking at Old Liu's place, he has had a full supply of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. He often goes to the black market and brings back a lot of good things.

Tang Qingqing fried garlic pork, tomato eggs, smashed cucumber and shredded cabbage, while Zhai Hongyi steamed the steamed buns.

Zhai Hongyi's hands were strong, so he kneaded the dough even harder.

The white flour was also brought back by Zhai Hongyi from outside, and the quantity was quite large, so they could eat it every day.

However, both Zhai Hongyi and Wang Heizi have huge appetites now. Even Tang Qingqing is a big eater now, so every meal has to be accompanied by mixed flour steamed buns or steamed sweet potatoes.

They were not yet able to afford to eat white flour steamed buns as much as they wanted, but they were already better off than many other families in the brigade.

It was Tang Xingqiang's first time to visit Old Liu's house, and this time he followed along, and Tang Qingqing did not stop him.

After arriving at Old Liu's house, he became particularly sensible and helped to light the fire, clear the table, etc. He was busy all the time, fearing that he would be driven away if he was idle.

When Tang Xingqiang smelled the fragrance of the food and saw the food on the table, he suddenly felt that his busyness was worth it.

When Tang Qingqing invited him to eat, Tang Xingqiang pretended to be nice for a while and said that he didn't want to eat anymore and wanted to go home.

Tang Qingqing could see his little thoughts, "Come and eat quickly, your saliva is almost forming a puddle, why are you pretending?"

Wang Heizi, who had been at odds with him before but now considered himself an adult and no longer bothered with a little brat, also said:

"You performed well today. Come over here and join us."

As the host, Old Liu also expressed his welcome, and Zhai Hongyi directly stuffed a white flour steamed bun into his hand. Only then did Tang Xingqiang happily go to the table.

Taking a bite of the steamed bun, Tang Xingqiang squinted his eyes happily.

He stretched out his chopsticks and was about to pick up the bacon, but then he remembered something and quickly turned around and only picked up the garlic sprouts.

If it were at the Tang family, Tang Xingqiang would have picked up the meat at the fastest speed, otherwise there would be nothing to eat.

Not only are the three brothers in their family better at snatching things than the other, but Tang Jianjun is not the kind of person who would give everything to his children. Instead, he takes advantage of the fact that he is an adult and snatches things even more fiercely.

Old Mrs. Wu felt sorry for her grandchildren, but her favorite was her eldest grandson, Tang Xingwang, so she also helped him pick up food.

At most, Zhao Dahua would not compete with the children - if they pinched the same piece of meat, she would let go, but her own speed was not slow either.

Every time the food was served, it was like a starving ghost being reincarnated. A group of people would quickly eat the best food on the table first, and then move on to the salted vegetables and other worthless things.

But here, no one was rushing to eat. Although everyone was eating pretty fast, there was no scrambling. They just ate faster.

Tang Xingqiang is not very old, but this can still be seen.

He could only suppress his desire to eat meat and dared not go too far, otherwise his sister would not take him with her anymore.

He just saw Tang Qingqing helping Old Liu scoop a large spoonful of tomatoes and eggs into his bowl, with more eggs than tomatoes.

Old Liu was still not happy: "I have my own hands, I don't need your help."

Wang Heizi: "Forget it. You have hands but they shake, so you can only pick up tomatoes. You can't chew bacon, so you have to eat more eggs."

Zhai Hongyi said nothing, but just scooped another spoonful of eggs for Old Liu. There was almost no tomato left.

Seeing this scene, Tang Xingqiang naturally understood that this place was different from home, and everyone was more humble.

Just as he was thinking about it, a piece of bacon fell into his bowl. Tang Xingqiang thought it was Tang Qingqing, but unexpectedly it was Zhai Hongyi.

Tang Xingqiang's eyes widened. He never expected that the usually indifferent Zhai Hongyi would actually give him a piece of meat.

"Take whatever you want to eat."

The voice was calm and without any ups and downs, but Tang Xingqiang was almost moved to tears.

Wang Heizi scooped up some tomatoes and eggs for him, with more eggs and less tomatoes:

"You spoke fair words today, which is good. If you continue to be as bad as before, you won't be allowed to enter the yard, let alone eat together."

As a former naughty child who has now reformed, Wang Heizi is particularly confident facing Tang Xingqiang.

Wang Heizi thought that although he was not very obedient, he was not as annoying as Tang Xingqiang.

At such a young age, he always thinks about how to take advantage of others and trick other kids into giving him candies. This is completely different from someone like him who is just a little naughty.

But seeing how hard he worked today, Wang Heizi decided to let bygones be bygones for now. However, if he sees him cheating again next time, he will punch him without mercy.

Tang Xingqiang nodded heavily and said firmly: "I will definitely lean on the organization!"

"Eat quickly." Tang Qingqing said.

Tang Xingqiang then began to eat the steamed bun while eating the meat and eggs in the bowl. He was so happy that his legs were shaking.

This is how people live!

"Sister, your cooking skills are so good. Why don't I see you cooking at home?"

Tang Xingqiang ate so much that he felt very satisfied as he lay on the kang and patted his round belly.

Compared with the food here, the food in their home is not even as good as pig food.

Not only is there no food to eat, but the cooking skills are also not good enough.

Tang Qingqing said: "You haven't seen how much oil I put in a meal? If you want it to taste good, you have to use a lot of oil. Do you think I can do that at home?"

Tang Xingqiang thought about it, clenched his fist and swore, "If I get rich in the future, I will buy a room full of oil and meat. I don't think anyone dares to say that they are afraid of not having enough to eat."

Although the matter of stealing chickens has been investigated clearly, the situation of Jiang Pei'e's case is still unknown.

After the captain came back from the police station, Tang Qingqing went to ask him about the situation.

"Li Zhiyi admitted that he stole the chicken and that he did it on purpose to frame Zhai Hongyi, but he refused to admit that he had violated Jiang Pei'e."

Li Zhiyi had planned this, he knew Tang Qingqing could track people down based on their footprints. If someone's things were stolen, they would definitely ask Tang Qingqing to help find them back.

That's why he came up with such a plan, but he didn't expect that Tang Qingqing would not only look at the shoe prints, but also expose herself.

But when he was interrogated and asked whether he had done anything else, he refused to admit it.

He only said that he wanted to frame Zhai Hongyi and make him lose his place in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, and he would never do anything else.

"He is a stubborn person. He refused to admit his crime even when we caught him before. The crime of assaulting a woman is more serious, so he will definitely not admit his crime."

Stealing a chicken is not a big deal as long as you pay for it.

As for framing Zhai Hongyi, since no actual harm was caused, the punishment will not be too severe. It will just make the file look bad in the future, and it will be difficult to find a job even if you return to the city.

There is certainly no hope of shielding the various advanced elements in the brigade.

But that's basically all. They won't be detained for long, and it will mostly be criticism and education.

But it is different with cases involving sexual assault on women; this is a heinous crime and the severity of the punishment is completely different.

The captain disagreed: "You underestimate Chief Zhang. He is a veteran police officer. Few people can keep their mouths shut under his interrogation. Even if someone is stubborn, Chief Zhang can see through it."

Tang Qingqing frowned: "You mean, the person who assaulted Jiang Zhiqing was not Li Zhiyi?"

"Director Zhang said this possibility is very high, but further investigation is needed. He also sent people to investigate the scene to see if there are any other discoveries."

"I will continue to investigate the situation and see if I can find any clues."

The captain said, "Don't worry about this case. Director Zhang and his men will investigate it thoroughly."

Tang Qingqing felt something was wrong. "What's wrong? Why don't you let me participate?"

"It's not that I won't let you, it's just that this case is not suitable for a little girl like you to get involved."

Tang Qingqing was not convinced: "Why do you say that?"

The captain looked at her deeply, and Tang Qingqing reacted immediately.

"What's the big deal? Finding out what's going on is the most important thing."

The captain also wanted to find out the truth, and seeing that Tang Qingqing was determined, he went to beat her up.

However, Tang Qingqing investigated again and again, but did not find any suspicious clues, which made Tang Qingqing very frustrated.

The police officer who was sent down to investigate smiled and shook the paper bag in his hand: "Don't worry, we won't let the bad guys get away."

The paper bag contained the stone that the murderer used to hit Jiang Pei'e on the head.

"What can we find out from this stone?"

"The murderer scratched this stone, so it is very likely that fingerprints were left there. Fingerprints are unique, which means that everyone's fingerprints are different. Once you find the fingerprints, it will not be difficult to find the murderer."

Tang Qingqing also knew the special nature of fingerprints, so when people signed contracts, they would not write their own names, but would press their thumbs.

"But there's nothing on the stone."

She had seen the stone before, and saw nothing there except Jiang Pei'e's blood.

"As long as your hands touch it, it will leave traces, but we can't see them with our naked eyes. We need special methods to make them visible."

Tang Qingqing found it extremely magical and wanted to find out what was going on.

"Brother, if I touch something, will my fingerprints be on it? Even if I can't see it, it's there."

Zhai Hongyi nodded: "Well, there is sweat and oil on people's hands. As long as they touch other things, they will leave traces."

"So what method can be used to make these fingerprints appear?"

"Different methods are required to leave fingerprints on different objects. One method I know is called fumigation, which uses iodine vapor to bring out the fingerprints on paper."

Tang Qingqing didn't expect that Zhai Hongyi actually knew it. She looked at him with admiration: "Brother, you know so much!"

"This is chemistry knowledge. When you go to high school, if the school has the conditions, you can do related experiments. It's not a big deal."

"Chemistry? What is that?"

"Chemistry studies the composition, properties, structure and laws of change of matter at the molecular and atomic levels; it is a science that creates new substances and is a natural science."

Tang Qingqing felt that she knew every word and how to spell them together was like a heavenly book.

"Brother, I don't understand."

"This is a very interesting subject. The chemical experiments are very magical. You will start learning them in junior high school. Once you start learning, you will understand the wonders of them."

Zhai Hongyi thought for a moment and then asked, "Have you ever heard of beheading little ghosts and taking things out of hot oil before?"

Before Tang Qingqing could say anything, Tang Xingqiang at the side spoke first: "I know, I know. My grandma secretly went to a fortune teller to kill the little ghost!"

After saying this, he quickly covered his mouth. If this got out, his grandmother would be caught and beaten.

This is feudal superstition!

Although Grandma Wu was not as nice to him as she was to his elder brother, she was still very nice, and Tang Xingqiang didn't want anything to happen to his grandmother.

Wang Heizi: "What? The wind was too strong just now. I didn't hear you clearly. What did you say just now?"

Tang Xingqiang quickly changed his words: "I just said that I seemed to have heard of such a thing from an old man before, and it scared me to death!"

Tang Qingqing tried hard not to laugh out loud; these two kids were smarter than the other.

Zhai Hongyi couldn't help laughing and continued:

"These are all scams that use the principles of chemistry. Killing ghosts and taking things out of hot oil are all nonsense. Anyone can do it."

Wang Heizi and Tang Xingqiang's eyes lit up. Wang Heizi was more familiar with Zhai Hongyi, so he quickly pulled Zhai Hongyi aside and said,

"Brother Yi, you can show us your skills sometime."

Tang Xingqiang: "Brother Yi, if you know these two tricks, you can make a lot of money!"

Several people's eyes shot towards Tang Xingqiang. Tang Xingqiang trembled and looked like a quail.

Tang Qingqing criticized him harshly: "Tang Xingqiang, cheating is wrong behavior. A gentleman loves money and earns it in a proper way. We absolutely cannot do such a thing."

Wang Heizi: "There are so many ways to make money in the world, why do you choose to do something that will be despised by others, such as cheating people?"

Although Zhai Hongyi didn't say anything, the oppressive look in his eyes made Tang Xingqiang very scared.

Fear is actually secondary. He is very worried that he will be squeezed out of this small group.

Tang Xingqiang now relies on his status as Tang Qingqing's younger brother and insists on following them.

He is small and can't contribute much, and he worries about being left behind every day. He really wants to hang out with the trio.

If we were to say who are the most successful people in the area today, it would definitely be the trio.

"I, I, I didn't mean to lie." Tang Xingqiang hung his head, trembling with fear.

Tang Qingqing: "You'd better not have any more, otherwise you won't be able to follow me in the future."

Tang Xingqiang's head was nodding like a chicken pecking at rice, "Sister, don't worry, I will never do those things!"

Zhai Hongyi said: "If there is a chance, I will perform for everyone, and then everyone can come and watch, so as not to be fooled in the future."

"In fact, the principle is very simple, which is to use chemical reactions to deceive people who are not aware of the situation. Those are not witchcraft, but science."

Wang Heizi was extremely curious: "How was it made?"

"To kill the little ghosts, the sorcerers would pre-treat the yellow paper, dip a clean brush in alkaline water, and draw the little ghosts on the paper. After drying, it would be the same as ordinary yellow paper. Then, spray turmeric water on it and it would react, showing blood-red patterns. As for taking things out of hot oil, borax or vinegar would be put into the oil, which would make it look like the oil is boiling, but in fact the oil temperature is not hot.

There are also stories about burning monsters and chewing ghost bones, which are actually tricks using chemical knowledge to deceive the uninformed masses. So why do we need to fight against feudal superstitions? It’s because many of them are just lies.”

Zhai Hongyi explained it clearly, but no one had seen it with their own eyes, so they were all very curious and wanted to give it a try to see if it could work.

Tang Qingqing, Wang Heizi and Tang Xingqiang looked at Zhai Hongyi with admiration.

Zhai Hongyi couldn't help feeling a little proud. He really enjoyed the feeling of being admired and couldn't help but tremble.

"Heizi, didn't you think I was good at splitting bricks? Actually, you can do it too."

Wang Heizi's eyes widened. "What? Me?"

"Brick splitting requires knowledge of physics. I'll find some bricks and teach you how to do it. Then you'll know that many things aren't so magical."

Wang Heizi and Tang Xingqiang shouted in unison: "This is amazing!"

Tang Xingqiang's eyes sparkled. He will go to school next year. He originally thought that he would just learn reading and arithmetic, but he didn't expect that there would be so many interesting things!

“It’s great to go to school.”

Tang Xingqiang: "I didn't know I could learn these things in school. It's so interesting. If I had been taught these things at that time, I would have learned them."

"You want to run before you even learn to walk? You'll understand better after you learn the basics of elementary school."

A few days later, Tang Qingqing heard no more news about the case.

She knew that in the process of solving a case, a lot of information was kept confidential. Although she was one of the participants, she did not ask too many questions, thinking that she would know the answer naturally when the result came out.

Tang Xingqiang rushed over as soon as Tang Qingqing got out of school.

"Sister, something big happened!"

"What's up?"

Tang Xingqiang pulled Tang Qingqing to a deserted place with a mysterious look on his face: "Jiang Pei'e and Jiang Zhiqing were taken away by the police."

"ah?"

Tang Qingqing's first reaction was that the criminal had been found, and she asked Jiang Pei'e to identify him.

But on second thought, that didn't make sense. Jiang Pei'e didn't see clearly who the other person was, so she couldn't identify him.

Jiang Pei'e had not returned to the educated youth site during this period. Although the team leader found excuses to explain why, many people felt something was wrong.

Some people even thought that the captain's son was going to marry Jiang Pei'e, and rumors spread everywhere.

"Sister, the case you investigated earlier was related to Jiang Zhiqing, right?"

Others may not know, but Tang Xingqiang knows that the case Tang Qingqing investigated before was not a chicken theft case, but another case, and they just happened to collide with each other.

Tang Qingqing didn't say anything, and Tang Xingqiang didn't need her to answer. In this case, he knew what was going on just by guessing.

If you hide something, it will definitely be difficult to tell outside.

"Why did the police take Jiang Zhiqing away?"

Tang Xingqiang didn't know either. He just rushed over to inform Tang Qingqing as soon as he got the news.

Tang Qingqing went to find the captain, who sighed:

"This matter may not be what we think, but no matter what, let's wait for the news from the police station. It would be inappropriate for me to say it now if it is not the case."

Tang Qingqing didn't understand what was going on and why it was so mysterious.

Now some people in the brigade have started to discuss why Jiang Pei'e was taken away by the police. No one knows what crime she has committed.

There are only a few police officers in the police station. Although they are not wearing police uniforms, everyone knows them.

Jiang Pei'e was very resistant when she was taken away, but she was still forcibly taken away, and the director of the women's department went with her.

Everyone thinks this is very strange, and now everyone is making all kinds of guesses.

When Tang Qingqing was about to go to her master's house, Aunt Guihua suddenly appeared and pulled her aside.

"Auntie Guihua, what's wrong?"

Aunt Osmanthus looked around and saw that no one was around, then she whispered:

"Qing girl, the police station asked me to keep it a secret, I dare not tell anyone else, but I feel suffocated if I don't say it."

"Auntie Guihua, do you know something?"

Aunt Guihua slapped her thigh and said, "Qing girl, I think I might have been fooled! I am so angry now, but I dare not tell anyone. I am also afraid that if I make a mistake, it will not be good if it gets out.

You also know that your Aunt Guihua talks a lot, but she is definitely not the type who likes to gossip about others."

"Auntie Guihua, if you have anything to say, you can tell me. I promise I won't tell anyone."

"That's what I thought, and you're the only one I can talk to."

Aunt Guihua took Tang Qingqing to a deserted hill. She was extremely careful, as if she was meeting with an underground gang.

She was very good at choosing a place. She could see clearly what was going on around her from where she sat, so no one could hide and eavesdrop.

Tang Xingqiang had originally planned to do so, but despite his small stature, he was discovered and was ruthlessly driven away by Aunt Guihua.

After making sure that there was no one around, Aunt Osmanthus spoke:

"Qing girl, I feel like we've all been fooled by Jiang Pei'e and Jiang Zhiqing!"

Tang Qingqing's eyes widened: "Ah?"

"I felt something was wrong before, but when Jiang Zhiqing acted like that, I thought I was just being mean. But when the police came today, I was sure she wasn't being mean, she was just pretending!"

"What's going on? I don't understand."

"You are a grown-up girl, you don't know, and you can't tell the truth. When I rescued Jiang Pei'e and helped her change clothes, I felt that it was a little strange that she was so clean. But I didn't think much about it, and I guessed that person was not good enough and didn't want to bother with it."

Tang Qingqing was confused by what she heard, and Aunt Guihua didn't explain in detail: "Oh, you will know when you get married. I'm telling you now so that you will have a better idea in the future."

After Aunt Osmanthus finished speaking, she probably felt that this was not a good idea, so she continued:

"You don't mind Aunt Guihua's loose lips, do you?"

"How can that be possible? Aunt Guihua, I am not an ordinary girl. There is no need to avoid these things."

Aunt Guihua breathed a sigh of relief, "I knew you were different, so I dared to tell you."

"Auntie, what you just meant is, do you think Jiang Zhiqing hasn't been raped? She's still a grown-up girl?"

"Well, your Aunt Guihua is a very perceptive person. She knew what was going on right away. But I thought, a grown-up girl shouldn't joke about her innocence. How can she live like this in the future? Although she is not from our place, and nothing will happen to her when she returns, she can't do this."

"Hey! I didn't expect it to be like this!"

Tang Qingqing still couldn't believe it. "Auntie Guihua, could you be seeing things?"

"I hope I am not mistaken, otherwise I will be so angry. Although the water in that river is not deep, it can still drown people. When I rescued her, I was also dragged to drink several sips of water. I was uncomfortable for several days!"

Aunt Guihua was very angry. As long as she was able to rescue the person, she didn't think that was a big deal.

After all, it's a life, so what if you drink a few sips of water?

But if the whole thing was a trap, she would feel really unlucky.

"I felt really sorry for this girl at first. I have a daughter too. She has come so far and is being bullied like this. We have to be more concerned about her."

Tang Qingqing nodded. Aunt Guihua had indeed been taking care of Jiang Pei'e during this period of time.

Aunt Guihua has a hard life too. She has elderly parents and young children to take care of, and she is very busy every day.

But Jiang Pei'e only recognizes her here, so she has to find time to come over.

But I can't tell anyone why, and I can't defend myself if I get scolded for delaying housework.

"Aunt Guihua, thank you for your hard work during this period."

Aunt Guihua waved her hands and said, "I felt really sorry for her at first, but the more we got to know each other, the more I felt something was wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"I can't explain it either. Sometimes I felt like she wasn't that scared. And after going through so much pain, she said she couldn't eat at first, but within two days she was eating so happily and even asked for eggs."

"Ah? She actually made such a request?"

"That's not the case. She just told me that yesterday's eggs were really delicious. She hadn't eaten such delicious eggs for a long time and didn't know when she would be able to taste such delicious eggs again. I didn't think much about it at first and made eggs for her again. Later, my sister-in-law scolded me and I realized something was wrong."

Eggs are so precious nowadays. Aunt Guihua's sister-in-law saw her bringing eggs home twice and couldn't help but say a few words even though they had already separated.

Hearing what Aunt Guihua's subordinate Jiang Pei'e said, the sister-in-law rolled her eyes.

"Who doesn't know that eggs are delicious? Why does she need to tell me that? I think meat is delicious. If I go to your house for dinner and keep complaining about this, what do you think I mean?"

When Aunt Osmanthus heard this, she was enlightened.

After this incident, Aunt Guihua felt something was wrong.

It doesn't mean that you can't eat delicious food if you are injured, but you are still in the mood to play tricks like this, and you don't look that sad.

All kinds of small details made Aunt Guihua always feel that something was wrong. It was not until the police station sent someone to take her away that Aunt Guihua suddenly understood many things.

Especially when she saw Jiang Pei'e looking half dead, as if she was so ashamed that she wanted to commit suicide, Aunt Guihua felt something was wrong no matter how she looked at her.

Because at this time, Jiang Pei'e not only did not become haggard because of the injury, but because she had good food and drink for the past few days, did not have to work, and could sleep in a big house, she had a rosy complexion.

It would look awkward to pretend in this situation.

"But what is she trying to achieve by doing this?" Tang Qingqing still found it hard to understand.

"What else can I want? I want the reputation."

"For the sake of a quota for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, you're giving up your reputation? And isn't this unfair? Besides, the quota for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University can't be given to whoever suffers the most."

It is difficult to get a place in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. Jiang Pei'e is indeed very active, but she cannot be said to be outstanding because she likes to be cunning and her intelligence lies in how to be lazy.

The people in the team were not stupid. At first they thought she was a good person, but after a long time, they knew clearly who was doing the work and who was not.

If we give her the quota without explaining the reason clearly, the educated youth will definitely not agree.

Will they then say that they gave her the spot because she was violated?

If this were to get out, people would sympathize with her and perhaps not pursue the matter, but she would have no face to do so.

"If I can't get a place in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, I can still get a place in the city."

"Return to the city? Does our team still have return to the city quota this year?"

"After what happened, we just need to tell the organization and they will definitely approve her return to the city."

Aunt Guihua looked at me as if I was too young. "Qing girl, our brigade doesn't have those messy things, so you don't understand. In my mother's family, there were educated youth who went to sleep with the brigade leader who was older than their father in order to go back to the city. Some even took pills and ruined their bodies just to go back to the city."

Aunt Guihua sighed deeply: "We all know that it's not easy for anyone to leave their hometown. Especially some educated youth were forced to work in the countryside. They have electricity in the city and walk on asphalt roads, which is nothing like us in the countryside. They must be disgusted. We country people all want to run to the city, but they are not willing to go to our countryside. But some people, it's over."

They didn't want to accept such educated youth, who couldn't do their jobs well and often caused trouble.

If I were to do the kind of work they do, I would starve to death.

And why do these people want to go to the countryside? Aren't they laid off because they couldn't find jobs in the city? What will they eat and drink if they stay in the city?

No matter how bad the life in the countryside is, there is still food to eat.

On the one hand, she sympathized with these people, but on the other hand, Aunt Guihua felt that they were too ungrateful.

Tang Qingqing still found it unbelievable and difficult to understand and accept such a thing.

But when I think about how Li Zhiyi framed someone in order to prevent Zhai Hongyi from getting the quota, I feel that everything is possible.

After Aunt Guihua had vented her feelings, she felt relaxed and said a little embarrassedly:

"Qing girl, just listen to me and think it's just a fart. We don't know what the situation is right now. If we get it wrong, it will be bad if these words get out."

"Don't worry, Aunt Guihua. I won't tell anyone about this. Thank you for your hard work during this period."

Aunt Guihua waved her hands and said, "To be honest, on the one hand, I hope these things are true, otherwise I'd be so angry that I'd die. How can you play around like this? But on the other hand, I also think it's good if they're false, at least no one will encounter such a bad thing.

It is not easy for women to live. They are often rejected when they are born. After finally surviving, they encounter something like this. Their life is almost ruined.”

While Tang Qingqing was waiting for the result, a theft occurred in the town and Tang Qingqing was required to go there.

Tang Qingqing came to the town and after catching the murderer, she consulted Director Zhang about Jiang Pei'e's case.

Director Zhang looked unhappy and said, "Jiang Pei'e has already been sent to the health center. She is still a grown woman now."

"You mean she wasn't assaulted and she just made this up?"

"Well, during the interrogation, she initially said that she was knocked unconscious by a rock, and when she woke up she found that she had been raped, and in pain she jumped into the river. After we confirmed it again and again, we told her that there were her fingerprints on the rock, and she changed her story and said that she wanted to resist and grabbed the rock to throw at the assailant, but the assailant took it away and threw it at her instead."

During the interrogation, Jiang Pei'e kept changing her confession. When she was questioned too urgently, she started crying bitterly, acting like a victim and trying to avoid interrogation.

Chief Zhang is an old police officer who has handled so many cases that he knows very well how to deal with such people.

Without saying a word, he sent Jiang Pei'e to the health center.

After checking, it was found that she was still a grown-up girl and nothing was wrong with her.

Jiang Pei'e also claimed that she thought she was violated because her clothes were in disarray, but she did not realize that the man did nothing. She did not know the difference between being violated and not being violated.