Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Gu Qingzhou is very capable (Xiao Xiu)...

"That's how it is."

Qingmei knelt obediently at the head of the kang, Zhao Wuhe also kneeling opposite her. Between them lay a brand new Feiyan Ersi.

Yes, even though I was furious, I still took the bicycle back.

Gu Qingzhou sat on the chair, squinting his eyes and listening to their conversation without interrupting.

After Qingmei finished speaking softly, Zhao Wuhe added, "In my previous life, Chen Qiaoxiang's family was such a horrible person. After you died, she ignored my serious illness and carried me out the door, hoping I'd die soon. She also seized your pension and refused to give it to you. If Xiaomei hadn't taken me in here and saved money to pay for my medicine, I wouldn't have lived for more than a month."

The most hateful thing is that Chen Qiaoxiang hooked up with another man not long after Gu Qingzhou's death. I don't know if Gu Qingzhou was cuckolded when he was alive.

Gu Qingzhou had some impression of Chen Qiaoxiang. Initially, Ms. Zhao Wuhe wanted to introduce him to Chen Qiaoxiang. She even had someone secretly calculate their horoscopes.

Later, she suddenly turned into Qingmei, and he was puzzled.

Qingmei looked at Gu Qingzhou's expression and told him about her grudge against Chen Qiaoxiang. "When Zhou Wu kidnapped me, Chen Qiaoxiang was standing by and watching coldly. If she had told Captain Jin, I could have been saved. The camphorwood box you saw at the People's Theatre last time was the one that kidnapped me in my previous life."

Gu Qingzhou didn't show much expression, and nodded slightly: "Go on."

Qingmei pursed her lips and felt Gu Qingzhou's invisible aura. After all, he was someone who had led troops on the battlefield, so she felt a little pressured.

But he still frankly admitted: "If I live another lifetime, I will bear a grudge against her, so I took revenge on her in advance. I found Chen Hanzang's stolen money and sent it to the army. I was afraid of her retaliation, so I didn't dare admit it was me."

Zhao Wuhe didn't know about this.

She was full of admiration and said across the bicycle, "She's worthy of being my daughter. We are people who do big things. If you had told me, I would have gone with you to dig it up. The first time is strange, the second time is familiar. I also want to take revenge on her family."

Gu Qingzhou finally spoke: "The stolen money you sent over has not been used. According to you, part of it belongs to the villagers' deserved property, and the rest belongs to the county government's public funds. I will coordinate with both parties to deal with it, and I will inform you after the matter is resolved."

Qingmei said cautiously, "You won't report my name, will you? I don't want to be exposed."

Gu Qingzhou said something humane: "I will keep your name confidential. During the communication process, it is inevitable that some leaders will know it. I will ask them to keep it strictly confidential to protect your safety."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Qingmei secretly sighing, as if she had let out the burden in her heart.

The cause and effect of this matter has been clarified, but Gu Qingzhou still has something more important to know.

Gu Qingzhou whispered to Zhao Wuhe, "Preparations for the task you mentioned have already begun. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be assigned to me by the end of this year."

Zhao Wuhe exclaimed, "What should I do then?"

Gu Qingzhou said: "There will be a way."

Qingmei had thought it would be difficult to convince him to trust them, as it was too bizarre. But now it seemed that Gu Qingzhou really believed what they said.

Gu Qingzhou, who was sitting on a chair, didn't say much. After the conversation just now, he figured out why his mother asked him to go on a blind date with Comrade Qingmei.

Such a lesbian is indeed worthy of his gratitude.

Um...

But Ms. Zhao Wuhe chose to let him marry her?

The corners of Gu Qingzhou's lips twitched, and he calmly withdrew his gaze from Qingmei.

Zhao Wuhe didn't notice this and said with emotion: "I thought it would take me a long time to persuade you, but I didn't expect you to be so receptive. You are worthy of being my son."

Qingmei also boasted: "That's right, anyone else would have dragged us both to a mental hospital."

Gu Qingzhou chuckled and said, "Of course I believe it. After all, you two can't make up such a detailed story."

"......" Qingmei, are you really praising me?

Zhao Wuhe smacked her lips, suppressing her hot temper at such a heartwarming moment.

The two of them talked about their rebirth in general. Gu Qingzhou must have been bothered by the failure of his mission in his previous life, so he asked Zhao Wuhe a few questions.

Zhao Wuhe had no access to matters related to the army's mission. She only got a few words of comfort from many people after Gu Qingzhou's death.

Qingmei just thought she was a carefree person. She was confused and in pain at that time, so she only remembered a rough outline of what happened.

Who would have thought that today, in front of the living Gu Qingzhou, he would repeat everything word for word.

"I knew there must be a traitor. I absolutely refused to believe that my son would fail his mission. You left after visiting me that day and told me to come back as soon as possible. I knew you would come back after saying that, but you didn't."

The explosion left Gu Qingzhou completely destroyed, leaving her with only his old military uniform.

Qingmei saw Zhao Wuhe staring blankly at the roof most of the time.

However, what Qingmei didn't know was that the overwhelming hatred made Zhao Wuhe unable to forget every word and every sentence that everyone said to her on the day of the funeral.

Along with the subtle expressions of each of them, she had turned them over and over countless times during the last six months of her lying in bed.

Gu Qingzhou walked to Zhao Wuhe, and Zhao Wuhe held her son's hand, feeling the warmth on it.

She now spoke in a calm tone, and calmly told Gu Qingzhou what had happened.

It was as if she were chewing her own flesh and blood once again. She used to be able to only lie in this tile-roofed house, painfully searching for clues in the smallest details. Now she can hold her son's hand and tell him everything.

Gu Qingzhou listened quietly, not missing a single word.

Qingmei went out for a while and came back to see them still talking. This time it involved their family affairs, so Qingmei stood at the door and refused to go in.

"Your eldest brother and your eldest sister-in-law are useless. They have never come to visit me once."

After living a new life, Zhao Wuhe did have some complaints about her eldest son and daughter-in-law, but she could only complain in front of her youngest son.

However, Gu Qingzhou paused, sighed softly and said, "Mom...next time I'm on vacation, I'll take you to meet them and you'll know."

Zhao Wuhe suddenly looked up: "Know what? Are you hiding something from me?"

Gu Qingzhou said: "Brother won't let me tell you, so it's better for you to meet him in person."

Qingmei silently closed the door and left the room to the mother and son. Qingmei didn't hear what Zhao Wuhe said next.

She came out of the house, stood in the yard and took a deep breath.

No matter what, it’s great to be alive, and it’s better for everyone to be alive.

Qingmei had nothing to do and wanted to learn how to ride a bicycle. But the bicycle was lying on the kang...

Yes, the bicycle is either on your shoulder or on the kang, never on the road.

Forget it, the weather is getting warmer, so I might as well go to the river and cast a small net to catch some small river shrimps to make shepherd's purse cakes.

She did it right away. She took the scissors, carried the basket filled with the fishing net, said goodbye to her grandmother who was playing next door, and went to the river.

As the weather warms up and the snow melts, dandelions begin to sprout from the ground. They have a slightly bitter taste and can be chopped up and used to make dumplings or pancakes.

Also, my grandmother is old and it’s hot in the summer, so I can dry some dandelions and soak them in water to help her cool down. It’s a good thing.

She walked along the road to the dam, and when she saw some young dandelions sprouting, she cut the roots and threw them into the basket behind her.

The water in the river was still cold, and the canal diggers were still working. Spring plowing would begin in a month, and everyone was rushing to work.

Qingmei is now a celebrity in Donghe Village. After greeting everyone, she sat by the river with her fishing net rolled up at the bottom of her trousers.

The river's water nourishes people, and its waters are full of fish and shrimp. When Qingmei traveled into this book, she saw people catching fish and shrimp from the river and using them to irrigate their fields. It truly is a case of living by the mountain, living by the water.

A small fishing net was set up in a semicircle around the river. After that, Qingmei spent a long time digging for dandelions beside the dam. It must not be the right time yet, as not many buds have sprouted yet.

After digging for a while, she saw comrades from the educated youth team coming over to sing songs to cheer on the villagers who were digging the canal.

After listening to two songs, she saw one of the female educated youth waving at her: "Comrade Qingmei, come over and sing a song to cheer everyone on."

Qingmei quickly picked up the basket and shook her head frantically: "No, no, I have something to do at home, I'll leave first."

Seeing that the female educated youth was about to come over to continue mobilizing her, Qingmei hurried away.

She didn't want to sing Errenzhuan in front of others all the time. That time she wanted everyone to focus their attention on her and prevent Zhou Wu from abducting her.

On the way home, a car horn sounded not far away.

Two men in Mao suits and glasses got out of an old-looking black sedan.

After getting off the car, they looked around and felt very stylish.

There had been quite a few cars arriving in Donghe Village recently, but no one had gathered around them, as they were used to it. Even the children merely glanced at them before running off chattering.

Qingmei also turned around and continued walking towards home.

When he arrived at the door of his house, he saw that the mother and son who were chatting intimately in the house had not come out yet, so he considerately dragged his small stool, poured the dandelions into the basket, and picked them in the yard.

"Fellow villager, is Chen Qiaoxiang's home next door?"

A middle-aged man got out of the car, his hands on his slightly plump belly, and stood in front of the yard, like a cadre, asking, "Are you familiar with her?"

Qingmei's hands were covered in mud. She rubbed her hair on her forehead with her arm and looked up and said, "It's not cooked at all."

"Hello, my last name is Zhou. I'm the director of the city's investigation team. I'm here specifically to investigate the situation. The person next to me is our director, you can just call him Director Wang." Director Zhou introduced Qingmei with a kind smile, hiding the surprise in his eyes. They had more important things to do.

Qingmei's reaction was different from what he expected. She was not intimidated by the titles of "Director" or "Head of the Department" at all. Instead, she said "Oh" and continued to cut dandelions without calling anyone.

Director Zhou and Director Wang looked at each other.

After all, he is just a villager, he has no experience and doesn’t know his identity.

"What are you here to investigate?" Qingmei shook the dandelion. It had rained twice in spring recently, and it was covered in mud and water.

Director Zhou took two steps back, forced a smile, and said, "I think you all know what her father did. He embezzled over 100,000 yuan in stolen money. We're here to investigate its whereabouts."

Qingmei looked up, revealing a bewildered face, and said, "Ask him about his dirty money. Why are you asking me?"

Director Wang pursed his lips tightly, his lips drooping as he spoke, "We're going to question everyone in the village, door to door. If you have any clues about the whereabouts of the stolen money, please don't hide it, and please let us know."

"Oh." Qingmei said only this one word, and then continued to concentrate on cutting dandelions.

"So, do you know about it? You live next door to her, so you should be able to notice any disturbance."

Director Wang swallowed his saliva and threatened: "If you conceal the truth, you will be sent to labor camp. If a girl like you goes there——"

Before he could finish, Qingmei interrupted him coldly: "You just walk into someone else's house just to say something like that?"

Director Zhou smiled and tried to smooth things over, saying, "We're also eager to solve the case. You live so close to each other and are of similar age, so you must be good sisters, right?"

Qingmei looked up and said, "Why do we have to be sisters just because we live close to each other? Is that how you all take cases for granted?"

Director Zhou and Director Wang looked at each other in bewilderment after being unexpectedly confronted by a little country girl.

Not only did he not get any useful information but was also lectured, Director Zhou said dryly, "Then we won't bother you anymore."

He raised his chin and walked outside the yard. Director Wang nodded, and the two of them walked away in silence.

After they left, Qingmei tiptoed to the gate of the yard, saw them really get in the car and leave, and ran into the house.

"Captain Gu, something's happening!"

Before Qingmei entered the room, Gu Qingzhou had already come out.

He heard someone talking outside the yard, but he couldn't make out what they were saying.

"What's wrong?" Gu Qingzhou looked at her panicked face and said calmly, "Don't worry, I'm here, you can tell me slowly."

Qingmei pointed in the direction the two men left and said, "Just now, two people came over to ask about the embezzled money Chen Han had embezzled."

Gu Qingzhou frowned and asked, "How did you answer?"

Qingmei said, "I said I don't know. If you want to ask, ask Chen Han."

Gu Qingzhou nodded and said, "That's right."

Seeing that he was confident, Qingmei asked, "Who are they then? One said he was Director Zhou, the other said he was Director Wang, and they were both wearing Mao suits."

"They are Chen Han's accomplices." Gu Qingzhou lowered his voice and said, "Chen Han was arrested and the stolen money disappeared. They couldn't find him, so they took the risk and went to Donghe Village to check the situation."

Zhao Wuhe also came out at this moment. Her eyes were red from crying, and she said in a hoarse voice, "So you let them go like this? Why don't you catch them here quickly?"

Gu Qingzhou laughed and said, "The comrades of the task force have already set up surveillance. Letting them roam free must be their attempt to catch bigger fish and see if Chen Han has any other accomplices or the mastermind behind the scenes."

After all, the amount is too large, and it is difficult for a small brigade accountant to access such a huge amount of property.

Qingmei felt relieved after hearing this.

Gu Qingzhou walked over and looked at the dandelions on the ground.

Zhao Wuhe squatted down, grabbed a handful and said, "So fresh, so tender it's juicy."

Gu Qingzhou didn't mention Po Po Ding, but said to Qing Mei: "I heard everything my mother said. I really want to thank you very much. If it weren't for you, my mother would have died in even greater pain."

"We're all from the same village, it's only natural." Qingmei waved her hands, then realized there was still mud on them. She quietly put them behind her back and said, "I'm so glad you believed me."

Gu Qingzhou pretended not to see it and said with a smile: "Now that things have come to this, I have to believe it even if I don't want to. But I still have a question for you."

Qingmei said, "Then ask, I will answer everything I know."

Gu Qingzhou: "You said that in your previous life, you fought with Zhou Wu in a cemetery and lost your life. Right?"

Qingmei said: "Yes, what's wrong?"

Gu Qingzhou pursed his lips and asked, "You didn't show up at his house, so how did you know there were two levels in the cellar and that there were two kidnapped women inside?"

Gu Qingzhou's thinking is extremely meticulous. After receiving explosive news, he can still carefully analyze and identify the key issues.

Qingmei: "..."

How did Qingmei know?

Of course I learned this from reading books!

She was so angry that she thought, "Gu Qingzhou, don't call me Gu Qingzhou anymore, just call me Gu Xinyanzi. There is so much information today, why do you keep holding on to me?"

Qingmei subconsciously looked up at the sky.

Gu Qingzhou took a keen look and saw that Lan Tianbaiyun didn't notice anything wrong.

Qingmei couldn't explain this because she didn't know whether the world would collapse if the male protagonist of the book knew that he was a character in a book and thus saw through the mystery.

After all, there was such a situation in a novel she had read before.

After the characters in the book realized that they were just characters in the book, their personalities changed drastically, they became evil, and finally brought the whole world to ruin, and everyone was finished.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Gu Qingzhou waited for a moment and tilted his head: "...Hmm?"

Qingmei is annoyed: Well, you shitty daddy...

She was obviously very happy just now.

He saw Qingmei shrinking guiltily like a little quail, glancing at Zhao Wuhe with eyes for help.

Zhao Wuhe was really helpful. She patted Qingmei's shoulder and said to Gu Qingzhou, "Don't force her. She has something to hide."

Qingmei admitted with difficulty: "Yes, I have a secret."

She noticed that Gu Qingzhou's eyes were slightly narrowed as he looked at her, which made Qingmei's heart tremble a little.

He was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled: "I understand, I won't ask anymore."

Qingmei didn't know whether he really understood or pretended to understand, but fortunately Gu Qingzhou didn't ask any further.

"Since you're here, please help take a look at the big blue bricks in the backyard." Zhao Wuhe pulled Gu Qingzhou's arm and said, "This is a thank-you gift from the Brick Village. It's six tractors. You have to give it away."

The three of them went through the back door and into the backyard.

Gu Qingzhou worked in the Construction Corps in the early years and built many buildings.

He looked at the piles of large blue bricks and praised them, saying, "They are all good bricks. They are more than enough to build four rooms. The rest can be used to enclose a yard."

Seeing that he had really turned over a new leaf, Qingmei went into the house and got a pen and paper. Dadada ran over and asked, "Look, I drew a house diagram. Can a courtyard house like this be built?"

Gu Qingzhou took the paper and pen, circled the areas that needed to be strengthened, and marked the areas that needed to be reversed:

"We need to pay attention to the shrinkage of the cement here. Just like the main beams in the house, the cement grade should be high. This cannot be achieved with blue bricks alone. It is best to use them in combination and add spiral steel bars at the stress points."

Qingmei was confused and said stupefiedly, "Can you write it down on paper for me? I can't remember it."

Zhao Wuhe chimed in, "Will she understand what you're saying to her? Don't you have annual leave? Come over and help out when we're building the house. Building a house is a big deal, and she's our family's benefactor."

"No, no, no, how could I dare ask Captain Gu to help me build a house." Qingmei quickly said, "Just write it down, I'll find someone to help me."

"It's different." Gu Qingzhou really wanted to repay the favor. He thought for a moment and said, "Do you want a courtyard like this?"

Qingmei said honestly, "Yes, I do. I also want to dig a well in the middle and plant fruit trees around it."

Gu Qingzhou smiled and said, "Leave the drawings here with me first, and I'll help you check them."

Qingmei was naturally happy.

Although Gu Qingzhou was not a good person sometimes, he was quite reliable when he was a good person. She smiled and said, "Thank you very much."

Gu Qingzhou said: "It's a small matter."

Zhao Wuhe watched them chatting from the side, and the atmosphere was good. She made an excuse and said, "I have to go home to do something first, you guys can chat first?"

Gu Qingzhou said helplessly: "Mom, I thought you could stay a little longer." The implication was that in this new life, they should bring up the matter and talk more with each other.

Her mother felt sorry for his sacrifice, and he felt sorry for the suffering she had endured.

Zhao Wuhe looked at her son with eyes full of maternal love. She patted Gu Qingzhou on the back and said with relief: "It's not like we won't see each other again in the future. Mom believes you will handle everything well."

Listening to the conversation between mother and son, Qingmei suddenly thought of a passage recorded in a book.

Simply put, the author of the original book is too partial to the heroine Chen Qiaoxiang. She portrayed this character herself and hoped that readers would love Chen Qiaoxiang as much as she did.

However, Chen Qiaoxiang, as the heroine, has distorted values ​​and poor character. In the words of readers, "she is not worthy of Gu Qingzhou even if she walks on stilts."

Readers like Gu Qingzhou much more than Chen Qiaoxiang, and the author gradually loses control. In a rage, he sacrifices him, leaving only the heroine Chen Qiaoxiang to enjoy wealth and glory.

This move aroused the anger of hundreds of thousands of book fans, Qingmei being one of them.

She didn't expect that she would enter this world and see the living Gu Qingzhou.

This is a vivid and real world. Gu Qingzhou, who knows all this, will overcome this catastrophe and continue to walk on the glorious road that belongs to the male protagonist.

Qingmei sat on the blue bricks, hugging her knees. As a small supporting actress, what path would she take in the future?

Suddenly, there was a muffled thunder in the sky.

Qingmei suddenly came back to her senses.

Gu Qingzhou's voice rang out above her head: "Is it going to rain?"

"Auntie Gu is gone?" Qingmei was startled by the thunder. She stood up, patted her butt and said, "Let's go inside quickly."

No matter how she felt, she still didn't want to be struck by lightning.

She finally understood that as long as Aunt Gu was there, the thunder wouldn't strike. As soon as she left, the heavens saw her, a supporting actress, standing with the male lead and wanted to strike her to death immediately.

It is said to be the way of heaven, but in Qingmei's opinion, it is more like a trace of resentment from the author.

The things that belong to the heroine Chen Qiaoxiang, even if Chen Qiaoxiang can't get them, the supporting actress can't get them?

Thinking of this, Qingmei secretly complained that it was obvious that Gu Qingzhou was sometimes a piece of shit.

"Are you listening?" Gu Qingzhou's voice mixed with the sound of rain, sliding from the sky along her gaze to her anxious little face.

"Huh? Sorry, the thunder just now scared me and I didn't hear it clearly."

"It's okay." Gu Qingzhou repeated what he had just said: "I originally wanted to invite you to dinner at the People's Hotel as a thank you for taking care of my mother -"

As he spoke, thunder rumbled in the sky and a storm was about to come.

It seems that Tiandao is holding back and doesn't want them to eat together.

Qingmei tried to go in through the back door, but found that the door was blown shut by the wind and could not be opened.

"Stand here to avoid the rain." She stood at one end of the eaves and pointed to the other end and said to Gu Qingzhou.

Maybe if she stayed away from Gu Qingzhou, the split wouldn't happen.

Gu Qingzhou walked up to her and stood beside her, frowning and looking at the sky in the distance, as if he was thinking about something.

The air was filled with the smell of earth, and the wind seemed to be blowing from all directions, blowing the loose hair on Qingmei's forehead into a mess.

Gu Qingzhou looked at the dark clouds, which were getting closer and closer.

He was silent for a long time, and finally asked for advice: "How about we wait until the weather is good next time to have dinner together?"

When the weather is nice?

Qingmei smiled.

She knew that as long as she was with Gu Qingzhou, the weather would always be like this and there would never be a sunny day.

Qingmei made a subtle sound, almost drowned out by the storm: "Okay, go ahead."

Qingmei didn't know why, but she felt that if Gu Qingzhou left this time, there would really be no possibility for the two of them.

The male protagonist has his own sunny road to walk, and the female supporting role has her own single-plank bridge to cross.

She felt inexplicably sour in her heart, as they hadn't even kissed yet.

Under the same roof, she could feel the warm breath of Gu Qingzhou beside her.

"Then I'm leaving?"

"good."

"The car is parked not far away. Tell my mom later."

Qingmei lowered her head and looked at her feet and said, "Okay."

After getting her answer, Gu Qingzhou stretched out his long legs and rushed into the rain and fog, gradually disappearing from Qingmei's sight.

Qingmei squatted under the eaves, looking at his receding back, feeling a little complicated.

In fact, when this thing becomes a human, it is quite charming.

She sighed and squatted down, hugging her knees.

The rain will stop when Gu Qingzhou leaves.

A moment later, a jeep left from the path in the backyard, honking its horn.

The rain quickly washed away the tire marks, as if they had never been there.

Gu Qingzhou left and went on his own Yangguan Road.

The sky is going to clear up.

Qingmei rested her chin on her knees.

Five minutes later, the thunderstorm was still going on.

Ten minutes later, the thunderstorm was still going on.

She looked up at the sky. The thunderstorm was even more violent than before, as if accompanied by anger.

You're crazy, everyone's gone, why are you hitting me?

The straw stack at Mrs. Fang's house was not covered. When Qingmei saw it, she rushed into the rain.

The cold rain fell on my body. The sky was dark and gloomy, and the ground had formed small streams.

Don't fall into the trap.

Qingmei walked carefully, looking for the plastic sheet.

Her feet were covered in mud and she could hardly see the road ahead.

Just then, there was a soft sound.

Pop.

High beams activated.

The military jeep actually backed up again.

The bright car lights illuminated the rain and fog in front of Qingmei.

Qingmei squinted her eyes, the rain sliding down her face, and saw Gu Qingzhou getting out of the jeep with an umbrella and walking towards her step by step.

He raised the umbrella above her head, tilting it slightly to protect her from the outside world.

A warm breath surrounded Qingmei, revealing a faint protective attitude.

Qingmei looked up at him in surprise, revealing a pretty little face that looked like it was about to cry.

The rain was pouring down and thunder was exploding not far away.

Gu Qingzhou turned a deaf ear.

Qingmei asked with difficulty: "Why are you back?"

Gu Qingzhou said calmly: "I don't want to leave."

Qingmei asked: "Why?"

Gu Qingzhou raised his lips: "I regret it."

Qingmei opened her eyes slightly, her pupils filled with Gu Qingzhou's reflection: "What do you regret?"

"Have a meal."

Gu Qingzhou lowered his head and saw himself in her eyes, his eyebrows and eyes full of smiles: "Although the weather is not good, but I think it is better to do it today than to wait for a day. Let's go eat now, what do you think?"