Chapter 115 Are you Zhou Ye or Zhou Ye?

Zhou Ye looked at Bai Xue, and a look of panic flashed in Bai Xue's eyes.

Could this be another one?

Why are you looking at me like that? Do I have seeds on my face?

Zhou had already noticed that Bai Xue had been watching her.

Bai Xue was teased, but suddenly laughed: "Sister Zhou, it's okay, I was just worried you'd be angry."

hey-hey……"

Xie Jianshe stood in front of Zhou Ye, his expression serious, and said, "Uncles, isn't what you're doing too immoral?"

"Zhou Zhiqing was just a young girl, and you went straight to her door? What kind of logic is that?"

One of the village chiefs sighed and said helplessly, "Nephew, I'm not trying to criticize you, but why is your father lying to people?"

If we had the seeds and every household planted them, how many lives could we save! You hid them away, and now you're blaming us?

"Yes, nephew, your father did something wrong. If we hadn't been more cautious and asked around in the village..."

You still don't know that it was Zhou, the educated youth, who got the seeds for you.

We're not picky; wheat or corn, it's fine with us!

"Yes, yes, your Hongqi Village can't be so selfish!"

Normally, the village chiefs have a good relationship. Xie Youfu is easy-going and helpful.

So I'm friends with everyone.

But this time...

"What are you doing? Aren't you bullying a young girl?" Aunt Guihua and Xie Youfu were panting as they ran...

But without taking a break, he quickly blocked Zhou Ye, afraid of being bumped into.

Zhou Ye's originally cold gaze softened considerably at this moment...

Is there really anyone in this world who would protect you?

Regardless of the reason—interests? or something else...

Xie Youfu pointed at the group of old guys and said, "Look at what you've been doing."

ah?

Why didn't I tell you? It's because I was worried you'd come looking for that girl.

People are kind-hearted, but that's no excuse for you to bully them!

"Why? What gives you the right to make things difficult for Zhou, the educated youth? Huh?"

Xie Youfu's beard flew wildly...

Although Xie Jianshe didn't speak again, his eyes remained fixed on these people, not relaxing for a moment.

A village chief, with a gray beard, sighed deeply: "Alas..."

He squatted down, banging his head, and said with a grim face, "I, Old Li, am a man with a reputation too! If it weren't for all the gossip in the village, why would I have done this!"

"Old Xie, I understand the reasoning you're giving, but without seeds, there's no food. What will the villagers do?"

what to do! "

Village Chief Li felt a pain in his chest...

The other village chiefs also turned away in discouragement, shaking their heads helplessly.

Xie Youfu felt saddened by what he saw and turned his hope to Zhou Ye again. Zhou Ye slowly walked out.

Immediately, everyone's eyes lit up, and they all turned to look at her.

Xie Jianshe said frankly, "You don't need to worry or feel pressured! No one can make things difficult for you if you can't do it!"

Zhou Ye smiled faintly and nodded to indicate that he understood.

"Uncles, it's not that I'm unwilling to help, but this is all I can do!"

As you all know, I paid my friends to get the seeds for Hongqi Village from other places.

No matter how many more there are, there's nothing I can do!

"I even paid double the price! But now, even at double the price, I still can't do it."

I'm so sorry!

The village chiefs all looked disappointed.

Zhou continued, "The commune won't abandon us. Perhaps in a few days, the commune will send us news."

Unexpectedly, the others shook their heads, seemingly not believing it.

They've been there so many times, there's no hope at all!

Why……

"So be it, so be it, perhaps it's fate that's going to destroy us..."

"Why……"

Seeing no hope whatsoever, the village chiefs realized they had gone mad. Yes, a young girl, with a sense of heroism, spending her own money to do things for Hongqi Village…

It might be all my savings!

How could I possibly think of relying on a little girl?

Watching his old buddies leave in disappointment, Xie Youfu sighed helplessly.

He had no choice... he relied entirely on Zhou Zhiqing...

"I'm so sorry, Zhou Zhiqing, I didn't think of anything and I've disturbed you!"

Xie Youfu was quite responsible; after everyone left, he apologized directly to Zhou Ye.

Zhou didn't care that he was also a junior, and the village chief hadn't done it on purpose, so he smiled and said it was okay.

Aunt Guihua glanced at Xie Jianshe, then at Zhou Ye, and pulled Xie Youfu away...

"Hey, why are you pulling me?"

Xie Youfu asked, puzzled.

Aunt Guihua glared at her and said, "Why would I pull you? Can't you see where your son is?"

Xie Youfu, confused, looked at his wife strangely: "I saw it, so what?"

Aunt Guihua looked at him angrily: "You're so stupid, you should just die!"

Xie Youfu felt very wronged. "Why am I so stupid again? How am I stupid?"

Xie Jianshe pursed his lips, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, and it seemed that something was wrapped inside.

It looks bulging...

"I'm sorry, Zhou Ye, my dad is old and I never expected these people to have such intentions and come directly to you!"

These are three wild eggs I found in the mountains!

He then handed the wild eggs to Zhou Ye, saying, "Is this our apology?"

Bai Xue exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Wild eggs really exist? I've only heard of them, but I've never actually eaten them!"

Xie Jianshe saw that Zhou didn't take it, so he handed it directly to Bai Xue: "You're eating together, take it!"

Bai Xue looked at Zhou Ye, not daring to make a decision on her own.

Xie Jianshe also looked at her: "Zhou Ye, it's nothing, we're really sorry for causing you trouble!"

Zhou paused for a moment, then took it, saying, "Okay, don't worry about it..."

Then, after a moment's hesitation, she asked, "Your injuries are much better now, aren't they?"

Xie Jianshe raised his eyelids and met Zhou Ye's gaze. A smile appeared on his lips: "It's alright, I'm almost fully recovered!"

Don't worry! "

Zhou Ye: Do I look worried to you?

"Then... I won't see you off?"

Xie Jianshe smiled wryly to himself: "Fine! I'll be going now! Call me if you need any help!"

"good!"

Zhou readily agreed!

When Xie Jianshe returned, he saw Xie Youfu and Aunt Guihua staring at him gossipy in the main room.

"Mom and Dad, is something wrong?"

Xie Jianshe felt a chill run down his spine, as if something was watching him.

Aunt Guihua stepped forward, took her son's hand, and asked, "Son, what did you talk about with Zhou, the educated youth?"

Looking at his mother's excited eyes, Xie Jianshe could almost picture what she was thinking...

I bet they've already figured out how to get married, how to have grandchildren, what kind of grandchildren they'll have... and so on!

She can even mentally reenact whether there are any conflicts between her and her mother-in-law.

Looking helplessly at her mother, she said, "Mom, you're really overthinking it. What you saw that day was actually because I was injured, so Zhou Zhiqing was taking care of me."

That's the place you're talking about, where we're mutually in love, even...

Forget it, I can't explain it to you!

Don't try to take advantage of them again!

After saying that, he ignored his mother.

Aunt Guihua disagreed with this: "What do you mean 'can't explain it clearly'? No, that's not right! It's right that you can't explain it clearly!"

Love among young people like you can't be explained so clearly.

They say there's no smoke without fire!

Zhou Zhiqing must have had feelings for you, otherwise why would he hug you and not someone else?

"How do you know you won't hug other people?" Xie Jianshe really couldn't stand his mother's fantasy anymore.

In the past, when a female educated youth came, she would have to fantasize about it.

This one won't do, she has too much of a temper; that one won't do, she's not good-looking!

This time it's really great, Zhou Zhiqing is completely in line with her mother's aesthetic, she can't wait to be called "Mom" as soon as she arrives.

Getting married today, having a baby tomorrow...

Upon hearing this, Aunt Guihua spat and pinched her son hard, saying, "You brat, you deserve to be unable to find a wife."

As your mother, aren't I just worried about you?

Let me tell you, Zhou Zhiqing is a good girl. If she's willing to marry into our family, our ancestors would be incredibly lucky.

Why aren't you trying a little harder?

Upon hearing this, Xie Jianshe smiled wryly: "Is this something I can achieve just by trying? Mom, I'm not a three-year-old, and besides..."

Thinking of something, Xie Jianshe lowered his head...

Marry me?

How could that be?

Isn't there still Su Yunzhou? Even if someone were to marry, it wouldn't be my turn...

Because of her grandfather's insistence on her getting married, Zhou Ye didn't visit him for a few days. Later, she thought about it and realized that elders have their own ideas, which is understandable...

She doesn't have to get married, but she still has to be filial to her grandfather.

Early this morning, Zhou personally made some scallion pancakes and cooked a thick red date and millet porridge, which he planned to send to his grandfather.

"Sister Zhou, you cooked for yourself?"

Bai Xue woke up groggily, rubbing her eyes, and asked Zhou Ye.

"Okay, I'm going out for a bit!"

"good!"

Bai Xue didn't ask any more questions; she knew that Sister Zhou had her own things to do.

When we arrived at Grandpa's house, it was quiet. That shouldn't be the case; Grandpa is always an early riser...

How could this be...?

The front door is open; could it be that they've gone out?

Zhou Ye pushed open the door and went in. The main room was empty, the bedroom was empty, and even the kitchen was empty...

That's strange!

Did they go to the mountains?

I accidentally touched the table and ended up with my hand covered in dust!

Ash?

Something's not right!

Where did Grandpa go? He hasn't been home for at least the last two days, otherwise how do you explain this ash?

Zhou looked around cautiously and finally found a note on the kitchen stove.

"Halfway up the mountain—a cave—carrying a box—coming alone—"

Zhou frowned. This was neither his grandfather's handwriting nor his grandfather's tone!

Who is this?

Grandpa was taken away?

Zhou Ye's heart skipped a beat. Were they those people from Beijing who wanted the box? If so, why did they only take his grandfather? Or did they want to take him, but dared not because of Su Da's presence?

Is Grandpa in danger?

Thinking of this, Zhou Ye's eyes reddened...

We finally found Grandpa, and luckily he's still alive!

I neglected my grandfather over such a trivial matter. If only I had noticed sooner! If something had happened to him, then I…

I bit my lip to calm myself down.

No! No!

Grandpa will be alright. Those people only want the box. They won't make a move unless they see the documents inside.

Taking a deep breath, I quickly returned to the educated youth settlement with the note in my hand.

"Su Da!"

"Yes, Comrade Zhou!"

Su Da stood respectfully before Zhou Ye, ready to obey his orders!

"Come with me up the mountain once, but you must stay hidden in the back and bring your weapons!"

"yes!"

Su Da had no doubts. When the gentleman left, he said that Comrade Zhou should be treated with the same respect and obedience as himself!

"Sister Zhou, why are you carrying a dagger?"

Bai Xue saw Zhou Ye packing his things, and even brought a sharp knife with him, and asked him curiously.

"It's alright. I was just worried about encountering danger while gathering herbs in the mountains, so I brought this along for self-defense."

Zhou glanced at it casually and replied.

"Oh, is that so? Well... Sister Zhou, why don't you take me with you this time? I can help you carry the medicinal herbs."

hey-hey……"

Bai Xue tugged at Zhou Ye's sleeve and said coquettishly!

Zhou Ye slapped Bai Xue on the forehead: "Go and do your work properly, don't try to meddle in everything..."

"Ouch!" Bai Xue cried out in pain, pouting.

"Okay, okay, I got it!"

Zhou finished packing her things and looked out the window. Actually, she was very anxious. She wished her brother were here.

If my brother were here, I would feel more at ease...

Seeing that there was still time, Bai Xue quickly made a few meat-filled pies to take with Zhou Ye.

Seeing Zhou Ye carrying a backpack as she went out, she smiled and stopped her: "Sister Zhou, don't rush, take some food with you first."

Don't go into the deep mountains, it's too dangerous..."

After rambling on for a while and seeing no response, I looked up and my hair stood on end.

Zhou Ye looked at her coldly, seemingly annoyed by her talkativeness, his eyebrows furrowed in a frown.

The impatience in his eyes was so obvious...

"Are you... Zhou Ye or Zhou Ye?"

Although it's obvious, I still want to ask.

"Ha... Stupid!"

Alright, it's Zhou Ye! There's no doubt about it!

Bai Xue's already dead heart died again!

I was going to let it go, but I got really worried when I thought about how Sister Zhou had gone up the mountain without food or water!

Hesitantly stepped forward, trembling as he handed over the food: "Big...big brother...um..."

Here's some food I prepared for you!

Zhou Ye accepted the package with a cold and expressionless face and walked straight out!

Bai Xue patted her chest: "Oh my god, that scared me to death!"

Zhou Ye, or rather, Zhou Ye, went to the mountainside with Su Da. Su Da, wanting to hide himself, followed slowly behind Zhou Ye.

To avoid Su Da discovering that he wasn't Zhou Ye, Zhou Ye remained silent the entire way and didn't greet him at all!

The mountainside served as a temporary shelter for the villagers. It was dry and spacious, but since everyone had already gone down the mountain, lush wild grass had grown at the entrance of the cave.

The cave entrance is very well hidden!

Zhou Ye slowly walked in, but there was nothing in the large cave... until he reached one of the smaller caves, where he could faintly hear voices coming from inside...

"That old man is really good at hiding things! If we hadn't gotten in touch with that girl, we wouldn't have found out."

"Indeed, that's quite an achievement, managing to change his identity! How remarkable..."

"The world is so big, there are all sorts of wonders! Hehe..."

"What should we do? It's been three days, and that girl still hasn't come. Has she given up on her grandfather?"

"Impossible! This is her only remaining family member, how could she possibly abandon him!"

These are the voices of several men.

Zhou Ye gripped the dagger tightly and slowly walked over, trying to make as little noise as possible...

Who is it?

They were discovered after all, so Zhou Ye simply turned on his flashlight and illuminated everyone in the cave!

"Are you Zhou Ye?"

Zhou Ye didn't reply, but said directly, "What you want is here with me. Let go of my grandfather!"

I stayed! "

"Hey, this little girl's got guts! Haha... Alright, let her stay! Anyway, there's no point in him staying."

“Yeah, Xiao San, go take this old man out and throw him away. Let’s have a go at this little brat.”

There were three people in the cave, all of them muscular, strong men!

Zhou Ye knew he was no match for them!

But isn't that... we still have Su Da as a backup plan?

"Cough cough... Hurry up! Go... What are you doing here? What are you doing here? Go away..."

"You've made a mistake. The item has been in my possession the whole time. She knows nothing about it! Let her go!"

Zhou Weiren was anxious. When he was arrested, he was incredibly grateful that he had argued with his granddaughter. If she were here, it would be so dangerous for her.

However, he greatly underestimated these people!

They actually used themselves as bait!

Zhou Weiren's words successfully attracted the attention of the criminals.

"Here with you? Heh... What do you think we've got this intelligence for?"

If it weren't for your continued usefulness, you would have been nothing but dust by now!

The assailant kicked Zhou Weiren, causing him to curl up and be unable to utter a word for a long time!

"ah……"

Zhou Ye felt a sharp pang in his heart!

"Stop! Try moving it again, or I'll destroy everything in the box right now!"

The thugs exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with malice!

His words were unpleasant to hear!

"Oh, little girl, you're getting anxious? Don't worry, all your brothers want is a box. You have no use for it!"

Yes or no?

You say your grandfather left his things to you? He's practically the greatest sinner in your family's history! Isn't that just asking for trouble?

Oh……"

"Don't worry, your brothers won't hurt you!"

As he spoke, he revealed an evil smile!

Suddenly, I heard a faint noise.

Zhou Ye felt a sense of relief...

"three……"

"What? What are you counting?"

The thugs seemed to be starting to panic. What did that mean?

"two……"

Zhou Ye ignored him and continued shouting...

"one……"

With a "thud," as Zhou Ye finished calling out the number one, Su Da suddenly appeared and kicked the thug away, his back slamming hard against the cave wall!

"Ah!" A scream rang out...

then……

"Ah! Ah..."

"ah!"

After three shouts, the thugs were taken down by Su Da.

"Comrade Zhou, should we resolve this directly on the spot?"

The three thugs immediately panicked and begged for mercy...

"We're just doing a job for someone else, please be merciful and let us go!"

“We’ve come all this way on orders from our master. We’re just a bunch of miserable people!”

Please, spare us!

"We're sorry, we have elderly parents and young children to support, please forgive us and let us off this time!"

Su Da looked at Zhou Ye and obeyed his instructions!

Zhou Ye sneered: "Then send them to the police station and write a report saying they are spies!"

We urge a thorough investigation!

The thugs were dumbfounded. Previously, encountering their enemies was a death sentence; how could this be…?

Civilization has risen

"I'm not going!"

"No, I'm not going! I definitely won't go!"

How could they dare? No matter what, it wouldn't stand up to scrutiny!

Zhou Ye lowered his head, seemingly quite interested in their panic, and raised an eyebrow with a faint smile, saying, "You don't want to be sent to the police station, do you?"

"Of course! Girl, please give me a way out!"

"From now on, I will never be an enemy of a girl!"

Zhou Ye, with a mysterious air, stepped forward and stomped on one of the people's faces, saying, "Really? Then I'm so lucky!"

However, can any of you tell me who sent you?

The three looked at each other without saying a word.

"Oh, you're not going to say anything? That makes things much easier! Is it the Su family? Or someone else?"

Night is slowly approaching!

"No...we don't know any Su family!"

One of them couldn't help but speak up.

Zhou Ye laughed: "Oh, so that's the Su family! Who's in the Su family? Who's the mastermind behind all this?"

At that moment, one of the men broke down!

He shouted loudly, "Don't you understand? I said it's not the Su family, it's not! Even if you're going to accuse us, you have to be truthful, right?"

We are not members of the Su family!

Nobody sent us!

"Fine, I won't tell you!" Zhou Ye said disappointedly.

He shook his head helplessly and said, "Then please hand these three people over to the police. I think they've been here for more than just a day or two."

"Maybe he's done something wrong!"

"No, no! No..."

"Let us go! Let us go, and we won't report your business."

"Haha... What are you guys thinking? What? Have you lost your minds?" Zhou Ye laughed maniacally.

"You're locked up too, just like everyone else, unable to speak, right? Or perhaps..."

Suddenly, Zhou Ye's eyes sharpened!

"Or he's dead!"

In the midst of the panic, Su Da took the three of them away! Something was still covering their mouths…

Inside the cave, only Zhou Ye and Zhou Weiren remained!

"Grandpa, you can go now!"

Zhou Weiren stared intently at Zhou Ye, his eyes filled with complex emotions and his face full of grief, and said, "Why is it you who came?"

Why? "

Zhou Ye's eyes darkened, and he sneered, "You think I wanted to save you? I have no feelings for you whatsoever!"

She's just so worried about you! I can't let anything happen to you.

"When are you leaving? You can't treat Xiaoye like this, she's still so young, she..."

Zhou Ye pursed her lips unhappily and said, "Grandpa, isn't this good? Look, my sister didn't see these bloody scenes, isn't that good?"

Besides, what right do you have to question me?

Isn't this the mess you made?

If it weren't for you, why would she need to know any of this?

Zhou Ye continued his argument without backing down, but unexpectedly, a figure suddenly rushed in from behind!

The man, carrying a machete, slashed down fiercely...

Zhou Weiren was shocked!

He rushed over urgently, trying to shield Zhou Ye: "Xiao Ye, be careful!"