Chapter 8 He went to join the army

Xie Zhizhi nodded.

The ticket seller then asked, "Hard seat or sleeper berth?"

"How much is a hard seat? How much is a sleeper?" Xie Zhizhi asked, craning her neck.

Actually, she wanted to say without hesitation: "Sleeper ticket!"

She's not someone who suffers without effort; she's someone who enjoys good fortune even when it's not hers.

But unfortunately, I was really short of money.

She was afraid she wouldn't have enough money for a sleeper ticket.

"A hard seat costs 6.7 yuan, and a sleeper berth costs 10.6 yuan."

"Sleeper berth, sleeper berth," Xie Zhizhi chose the sleeper berth without hesitation when she heard it cost ten yuan and sixty cents.

She doesn't do things that require effort without real hardship.

After counting out the money and giving it to the person, Xie Zhizhi got her sleeper ticket, found an empty spot, opened her teacup, took out some eggs, and ate two.

After eating two eggs, my stomach stopped growling.

It's just... choking.

Xie Zhizhi looked around and finally spotted a tea stall. She quickly went over, spent five cents to buy a bowl of tea, and that's how she managed to avoid choking.

We've eaten and drunk our tea, and there's still plenty of time before we need to catch our ride!

Xie Zhizhi could only sit on the bag, resting her cheeks in her hands and staring blankly.

Some people did try to strike up a conversation with Xie Zhizhi.

But regardless of whether it's a man or a woman, as long as they're not asking for directions, if they exchange more than three casual words, Xie Zhizhi will raise her head and shout to the comrades patrolling the train station.

The other party immediately made a quick getaway.

After three or five times, no more flies came near Xie Zhizhi.

While Xie Zhizhi was idly spacing out, things were in complete chaos at the Xie family home.

Yesterday, Xie Lanlan and Sun Xiaoliang were beaten, so Xie Lanlan took her son and went back to her parents' home.

The original owner's mother, Tian Fang, was so angry when she saw that her grandson's face had been slapped all over that she almost fainted. "You little slut, you whore, you lowlife, how dare you hit Xiao Liang?"

"You vile wretch, why didn't I strangle her when she was little?"

"I should have strangled her to death!" Tian Fang cursed angrily, her eyes bulging and spittle flying.

As for why he didn't strangle Xie Zhizhi when she was a child, was it because she was kind?

Of course not.

It was because she was too scared back then!

She takes money and does things for people, so naturally she has to take good care of Xie Zhizhi.

The reason they didn't kill her later was because Xie Zhizhi had grown up and was old enough to be exchanged for a dowry.

Moreover, Xie Zhizhi was unaware of her own background and truly treated her like her own mother. Whenever she showed the slightest displeasure, Xie Zhizhi would open her heart to her.

Seeing Xie Zhizhi go without food or drink herself to support her son and grandson, Tian Fang would laugh in her dreams.

But... but this useful tank suddenly started kicking people...

Tian Fang was so angry that she couldn't even stand up.

In the end, Xie Lanlan had to take care of her again.

After Tian Fang calmed down, Xie Lanlan embellished the story.

Then she asked her mother carefully and quietly, "Mom, do you think...does she know about her past?"

Tian Fang's expression tightened.

But he quickly waved his hand, saying, "Impossible!"

For some reason, Tian Fang looked very determined.

Xie Lanlan was puzzled, "Then why did she..."

Tian Fang snorted and said, "Ignore her. When she comes back, I have plenty of ways to deal with her."

"Even if she kneels down and begs for forgiveness, I will not forgive her."

"Hmph, I originally thought that it would be quite difficult for Xiao Liang to get a job in the county government."

"Hmph, but now, hmph, you just wait and see," Tian Fang said with a smug expression.

Xie Lanlan immediately grabbed her mother's sleeve and pleaded, "Mom, you must help us get justice."

"That bitch hit me, fine, but she even hit Xiao Liang! Look at Xiao Liang's face after she hit him, what if he gets a scar from that..."

Tian Fang immediately said, "Having a scar will affect your ability to get married, so you should make her pay the bride price."

Upon hearing this, Xie Lanlan immediately became happy, "Yes, Mom, I'll listen to you."

The mother and daughter had planned it very well, except that Xie Zhizhi didn't go back to her parents' home that day, nor did she go back the next morning.

Tian Fang was so angry she couldn't sit still, so she said to Xie Lanlan, "Go to her house and call her over. Tell her I asked her to come."

"If you don't come, then you can wait to cry at my grave tomorrow!"

Xie Lanlan nodded and headed towards the Zhou family's house.

But when they arrived at the Zhou family's house, they found out that Xie Zhizhi wasn't home at all.

Not home?

"Where did you go?"

"You've gone out, huh?" Wu Caifeng didn't give her a friendly look.

Did you go to the last episode?

“But it’s not market day today!” Xie Lanlan said.

Wu Caifeng didn't hide anything from her and said, "I'm not going to the market, I'm going to join the army, and I won't be coming back."

Upon hearing that she was going to join the army, Xie Lanlan's anxious expression turned ugly. Without saying a word, she turned and ran towards the Xie family home.

She ran all the way back, her throat parched. When she got home, she didn't dare drink a drop of water. She grabbed Tian Fang's hand tightly and cried, "Something...something happened, Mom."

Tian Fang was old and couldn't stand the words "something happened," so she immediately gave her a cold look and said, "Speak properly."

"Don't say such unlucky things."

"What do you mean, 'what happened'? Everything's fine, what could possibly happen?"

Xie Lanlan took a breath, her face still contorted with grief, and said, "It's Xie Zhizhi, that little bitch Xie Zhizhi went to join the army."

"What?" Tian Fang's expression changed drastically.

"Go with the army?" She grabbed Xie Lanlan's arm tightly.

Xie Lanlan winced in pain, but still nodded first.

"Her mother-in-law said it herself."

"Could...could it be a lie?"

“She always listens to me; it’s impossible for her to not consult me ​​before doing anything…”

After Tian Fang said that, Xie Lanlan belatedly nodded and said, "That... is indeed possible."

Tian Fang immediately shoved her, "You're stupid too, believing everything that old woman says?"

"Stupid!" Tian Fang scolded her.

"Then... since I didn't see anyone, I assumed..."

Tian Fang pushed her away and continued to berate Wu Caifeng, "That old woman is no good. I knew it a long time ago."

"Look at her, she's probably come up with some ideas for her son."

"Let me tell you, Zhou Lin's allowance is definitely more than that; the rest must have gone into that old woman's pocket."

"You old hag, you deserve to die but you're still not dead, you're just an eyesore." Tian Fang cursed Wu Caifeng with a sinister look in her eyes.

Xie Lanlan asked from the side, "Then what should we do?"

"Should I go again?"

Tian Fang glared at her, "Go where?"

"Aren't you tired of making trip after trip?"

"That little bastard is really something, daring to take that bicycle back."

"No, you're not going. You just wait here."

"When that little slut comes over herself, I'll teach her a lesson."

"And that old hag, she'll never have a good life."

"Then..." Xie Lanlan asked, puzzled.

Tian Fang said confidently, "Don't worry, once that bitch comes back and finds out you went to see her, she'll definitely come over on her own."

"But she dared to hit me that day..." Xie Lanlan remained skeptical.