Chapter 75 The Apple Rush

Chu De'an was so angry after being hit that he didn't speak to Shen Xuewei for an entire day.

He didn't speak, and Shen Xuewei didn't say anything either.

At such a young age, he couldn't keep his composure like Shen Xuewei. When he saw Shen Xuewei turn around and play with other children, and even buy popsicles for them, he was immediately consumed with jealousy.

After buying an ice pop for the little girl she liked, Shen Xuewei caught a glimpse of Chu De'an staring at her from a distance, his eyes red and tears welling up, and she chuckled to herself.

She bought another popsicle from the convenience store owner, deliberately shouting loudly:

"Oh dear, this is the last popsicle. I was going to give it to some people, but they're having a fight with me. What should I do? Who should I give this popsicle to?"

"Let me think... the kid from the Tang family in the village is quite cute too..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chu De'an couldn't sit still any longer and ran to Shen Xuewei's side, jumping up and down.

"Sis, sis, give it to me, give it to me! I promise I'll never tattle on you again, and I'll never argue with you again..."

Tempted by an ice pop, Chu De'an only lasted one day before reconciling with Shen Xuewei and becoming her follower again.

Chu De'an licked his popsicle and left the convenience store with Shen Xuewei.

He glanced at Shen Xuewei, whose hand was empty, then at the popsicle in his hand, a look of reluctance flashing in his eyes.

With a heavy heart, he handed the popsicle in his hand to Shen Xuewei.

"Sis, have a bite too."

Shen Xuewei felt both gratified and disgusted.

She pushed the popsicle that Chu De'an had licked all over back at him back, saying, "I don't like popsicles, but I bought this especially for you. You can eat it, or it will melt."

Shen Xuewei wasn't refusing to eat; it's just that her stomach wasn't feeling well at the moment, so she couldn't eat anything too cold.

Foods like popsicles and ice cream cause diarrhea as soon as I eat them.

Even if you want to eat, you have to take care of your digestive system first.

Upon hearing that she wasn't going to eat it, Chu De'an quickly withdrew his hand and happily licked the popsicle.

After licking it once, he looked up and spoke to Shen Xuewei, "Sister..."

He had barely uttered a word when his eyes widened in horror, and the popsicle in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud."

Shen Xuewei noticed something was wrong and followed his gaze.

With a loud crash, a fully loaded truck, at a sharp bend in the road at the village entrance, smashed through the guardrail and plunged into the mountainside.

The truck overturned on the ground, and its cargo was scattered in the nearby farmland.

Several screams were heard from nearby.

"There's been a car accident! Someone's dead!"

The screams attracted the attention of nearby villagers, who rushed over to the scene.

After his initial fear subsided, Chu De'an wanted to join in and watch the excitement, but Shen Xuewei pulled him back.

"There are so many adults there, what are you doing over there? Go home now, or I'll get your aunt to beat you!"

It's quite normal for children to be curious and want to join in the fun when something like this happens.

However, the car overturned, and the driver inside remained motionless, but large amounts of blood were flowing out.

With so much blood lost, the person is very likely already dead.

Chu De'an is still so young. What if he gets frightened when he sees this bloody scene?

She blocked Chu De'an's way.

Chu De'an stood on tiptoe again to try and see, but Shen Xuewei swung her hand at him. Before she could hit him, he screamed and dodged, running home.

After confirming that he had returned home, Shen Xuewei turned and walked towards the scene of the car accident.

As soon as we got closer, we heard several villagers' regretful voices.

"This person is already dead, calling an ambulance is useless."

"Oh well, I don't care if it works or not. Anyway, I've called 110 and 120. We'll just wait for the police to come and handle it. We'll just believe it when they arrive."

"Besides watching, we have no other choice. Are we going to snatch someone from the jaws of death? That's the doctor's job, not ours."

"Wow, this driver's truck is full of apples..."

The villagers' attention was quickly drawn to the goods scattered to the side.

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that the truck was carrying apples.

With so many apples, if we take some home, it will be enough to feed our family for a long time.

Besides, the person is already dead. They're not doing anything, so taking some apples shouldn't be a problem, right?

The crowd had various expressions. Some people took the initiative, picked up two boxes of apples, and carried them home.

Someone took it first, and the villagers nearby thought to themselves, "If someone takes it, he'll be at a disadvantage if he doesn't."

Clearly, I'm not the only one who thinks this way.

The villagers who had gathered around rushed forward, collecting the apples nearby. Some even opened the truck's cargo door and climbed inside to take them.

The news quickly spread in the neighborhood, and more and more people came carrying baskets, intending to take some apples home.

When the police and hospital staff arrived, most of the apples on the truck had already been taken by nearby villagers.

The police officers who got out of the car sighed when they saw the chaotic scene, but they couldn't do anything about the villagers.

One or two is fine, but this huge group of villagers just took the things and left. We can't just arrest everyone from several nearby villages, can we?

Shen Xuewei watched this scene from the side, unable to express her feelings.

At this moment, no one remembered that a life had just been lost before their eyes; everyone's eyes were only on the apple that could be obtained for free.

Shen Xuewei couldn't criticize or condemn them either, because even the Chu family had brought some apples home in baskets.

Grandpa Chu carried a basket of apples home, a happy smile on his face.

As he walked, he called to Shen Xuewei behind him to follow.

"Weiwei, hurry up and catch up, we'll wash the apples and eat them later. You silly child, why were you just standing there watching? There were so many apples and you didn't even pick them up. Now look what's happened, those people are so fast, there probably won't be any left in a minute..."

"But it's alright, I've collected so much, enough for the family to eat for quite a while. When you go back to your grandparents' house, take some back with you so they can have some too..."

Shen Xuewei responded, but the smile on her lips was very forced.

After returning to the Chu family home, Grandpa Chu put down his basket and washed a few apples.

One was handed to Chu De'an, who happily took it and started munching on it.

One was handed to Shen Xuewei, but she did not take it.

"Grandpa Chu, I ate something at the convenience store earlier, and I'm not feeling well right now, so I won't eat anymore."

She didn't eat it, and Grandpa Chu didn't force her. He put it aside and took one for himself.

When Chen Fangli and Chu Fu returned from the fields and learned of this, they felt sorry for the driver, but when they turned around and saw the basket full of apples, they quickly cheered up.

Shen Xuewei stayed at the Chu family's house for a few days before finally returning to the Chen family's house.

She was holding the bag of apples that Chen Fangli had stuffed into her hand.

"Grandpa, Grandma, this is what my second aunt asked me to bring to you."

"Just leave it there. We caught two piglets yesterday and fed them some pig feed. We're going to cook them today. Remember to cook a pot before you feed the pigs later."

"Okay, Grandma."

Shen Xuewei put the things in her hands on the table and began to busy herself with other things.

They said they were going to cook pig feed, but there was no pig feed at home.