Widow Liu never expected that Zhou Bingqiang, who seemed like a good-for-nothing, would give her such a big surprise today.

With the key to Zhou Dazhu's office, she should be able to get her return permit today.

Zhou Bingchen never expected that his trip with Zhou Bingqiang to catch his wife cheating would lead to such an unexpected incident.

Zhou Bingqiang didn't even get a touch of Liu the widow's clothes before she tricked him and locked him inside the house.

Listening to the conversation between Widow Liu and Zhou Bingqiang, Zhou Bingchen felt some sympathy for Widow Liu.

Widow Liu really went to great lengths to get a letter of introduction. A woman without a family to rely on truly has a difficult life.

As Widow Liu went out, Zhou Bingchen stepped aside.

Zhou Bingchen was conflicted.

In her dream, Widow Liu conspired with Zhou Dazhu and Zhou Fugui to murder Zhou Bingchen.

But that was just a dream. In reality, Widow Liu and Zhou Bingchen had no connection whatsoever.

If Widow Liu has an affair with Zhou Bingqiang tonight, Zhou Bingchen might be able to make a scene and have someone catch them in the act, and also get revenge for his "dream grudge".

But now, Widow Liu and Zhou Bingqiang have done nothing.

Zhou Bingchen didn't know what to do either.

After Widow Liu had walked a distance, Zhou Bingchen thought for a moment and then followed her.

Widow Liu said she was going to the brigade headquarters to get a letter of introduction, but who knows if she was telling the truth?

The brigade headquarters not only had a few offices, but also a warehouse for storing grain.

Among Zhou Bingqiang's bunch of keys was the key to the warehouse.

The autumn harvest had just ended, and the warehouse was piled high with grain.

Zhou Bingchen was worried that Widow Liu might take the opportunity to steal grain or something. Since he had already encountered her, he was determined to follow her and find out what was going on.

Widow Liu was filled with anxiety the whole way.

She always felt like someone was following her.

I looked back several times, but I didn't see anyone.

Widow Liu felt uneasy. Every village has a few stories about "spirits and monsters."

If it weren't for her desire to go home overcoming her fear, Widow Liu almost wouldn't have wanted to go to the brigade headquarters.

After entering Zhou Dazhu's office, Widow Liu didn't dare turn on the light, but instead turned on the flashlight in her hand.

Using the dim light of her flashlight, Widow Liu first found the official documents on the cabinet, and after several attempts, she finally opened the drawer and took out the official seal.

Widow Liu picked up a pen and began writing quickly on the official document paper.

In two years, most of the educated youth in Zhoujia Village had left. Every time an educated youth left, Widow Liu would go to the educated youth settlement to sit for a while, chat with everyone, say goodbye, and take a look at the return-to-the-city certificates in everyone's hands.

That's why Widow Liu knew the words on the certificate for returning to the city by heart.

In the past two years, Widow Liu has even made a special effort to learn Zhou Dazhu's handwriting. While not a perfect match, it's at least seven-tenths similar.

In less than a minute, Widow Liu's certificate of return to the city was completed and stamped with the official seal.

Looking at the newly issued "Certificate of Return to the City," a bright smile spread across Widow Liu's face. This was more than just a certificate; it represented her hope of returning to the city!

She was finally free from the torment of this cannibalistic place.

In the next few days, she will look for an opportunity to leave Peach Blossom Town. From now on, she will be free to roam the world.

Just as Widow Liu was about to put away the official seal, she thought for a moment, then tore off three more sheets of official paper and stamped them with the official seal.

Since there's an opportunity, it's good to prepare more.

When Zhou Bingchen saw that Widow Liu was indeed writing a "letter of introduction," he neither showed up nor stopped her.

Everyone in Zhoujia Village knew about Widow Liu's plight.

However, Tian Shanhua had always been domineering in Zhoujia Village, and Liu the widow was Tian Shanhua's daughter-in-law. When Tian Shanhua scolded Liu the widow, no one dared to interfere.

Tian Shanhua forbade Zhou Dazhu from issuing a letter of introduction and a certificate to return to the city to Widow Liu. No one dared to stand up for Widow Liu. After all, what could ordinary villagers do to interfere with how the village head did things?

People naturally sympathize with the weak.

Zhou Bingchen was no exception.

Since what Widow Liu is doing doesn't harm Zhou Bingchen or anyone else, Zhou Bingchen won't interfere.

Just as Widow Liu got what she wanted and was about to leave, she heard footsteps outside the door.

Widow Liu was startled and quickly hid under the table.

The person who arrived was Zhou Fugui.

Zhou Fugui plans to steal a few blank official documents stamped with the company seal tonight.

Seeing the brigade headquarters gate wide open, Zhou Fugui was startled.

After Zhou Fugui tiptoed through the gate, he found that Zhou Dazhu's office door was also open.

Zhou Fugui broke out in a cold sweat.

Zhou Fugui thought that Zhou Dazhu had seen through his intentions during the day and deliberately set a trap for him to fall into.

If he makes a move now, he might get caught red-handed later.

After standing at the door for a few seconds, Zhou Fugui slowly took a dozen steps back.

Seeing that there was no movement in Zhou Dazhu's office, Zhou Fugui thought for a moment and then turned and left.

Zhou Bingchen watched this scene from the shadows, his eyes flashing slightly.

The brigade headquarters was quite lively tonight.

Zhou Bingchen never expected Zhou Fugui to come to the brigade headquarters so late at night. He was even more surprised that Zhou Fugui would stand outside Zhou Dazhu's office for a while before leaving.

It was unclear whether Widow Liu was frightened or had hidden herself. Zhou Dazhu's office was eerily quiet.

After thinking about it, Zhou Bingchen decided to follow Zhou Fugui to see what was going on.

Widow Liu squatted under the table for who knows how long, her legs went numb, but she still didn't hear a sound.

Widow Liu felt uneasy.

She didn't know who had just come, or why they had come and left.

Could it be that Zhou Bingqiang deliberately came to scare her?

After waiting for another ten minutes or so, Widow Liu cautiously crawled out from under the table.

It was completely quiet all around.

Widow Liu mustered her courage and left the brigade headquarters without even locking the door.

Zhou Fugui's home.

As soon as Zhou Fugui stepped out, Zhou Bingxing and Ding Xiaocui hurriedly got up.

The couple ran to the backyard, each grabbed a hoe, and started digging.

When Zhou Bingxing buried the jars last time, he didn't bury them very deep.

With the couple working together, they managed to dig the jar out in just a few minutes this time.

As soon as Zhou Bingxing opened the jar, Ding Xiaocui reached out and grabbed a handful, pulling out three or four gold bars.

"It really is a gold bar, Bingxing, it really is a gold bar." The crisp metallic clanging sound made Ding Xiaocui beam with joy.

"Keep your voice down, do you want to wake everyone up?" Zhou Bingxing shushed him and whispered.

Ding Xiaocui dared not speak again, and reached out to grab it again, but was stopped by Zhou Bingxing.

"Xiao Cui, don't take them anymore. Quickly take these gold bars back to your room. If Dad hasn't found out in a few days, we'll come back for them," Zhou Bingxing whispered.

"Okay." Ding Xiaocui thought it made sense and turned to leave.

Whether it was because she turned around too quickly or something else, Ding Xiaocui's knees buckled and she fell forward, dropping the gold bar she was holding to the ground.

"Xiao Cui, are you alright?" Zhou Bingxing asked anxiously.

"Ouch, I think I've scraped my hand." Ding Xiaocui felt a burning sensation in her palm and couldn't help but exclaim softly.