Chapter 28 Chapter 28 It turns out that God is still watching...

"Grinding bean flour now? Sure, I'll do it for you right away."

Uncle Guo has an old donkey, which retired honorably from the collective team and stayed at Uncle Guo's home to help grind the millstone.

Zhao Wuhe accompanied Qingmei over, and Qingmei took out the soybeans from the basket.

Zhao Wuhe handed Uncle Guo two dimes, saying it was to buy fodder for the old donkey. In fact, it was Uncle Guo's only income.

He is old and can no longer earn work points.

If Captain Jin had not given him the old donkey, he would have never been rich in the future.

One man and one donkey depend on each other for survival. Sometimes it is interesting to hear that Uncle Guo and the old donkey can get angry with each other.

The old donkey circles around the millstone without any need for a whip or blindfold. It stops by itself when it is tired and walks on its own when it is ready. It is very smart.

"Grind it and mix it with fine cornmeal to make locust flower cakes." Zhao Wuhe was chatting with Uncle Guo while Qingmei was sitting on the doorstep with her face in her hands waiting.

Mr. Guo, who is in his seventies, couldn't help but exclaim when he heard about making locust flower cakes now. "This is a delicious thing! The first-harvest locust flowers are so fragrant and tender. I remember more than ten years ago, when I had no food to eat, I kept my head held high all day, hoping the locust trees would bloom. Suddenly, they blossomed overnight, and the trees were full of people. We just picked the flowers and ate them. There was no way to make locust flower cakes. I've never heard of it before."

Zhao Wuhe said: "Times have changed now, and everyone's life is gradually getting better."

Grandpa Guo said: "It's not easy to deal with the first batch of locust flowers."

Zhao Wuhe smiled and said, "My son picked it for her."

Uncle Guo praised the three people in one sentence and said, "After all, it's your son. You have good vision."

Zhao Wuhe enjoyed it very much, and Qingmei also smiled.

Uncle Guo’s yard is not big, and it is only about ten steps from the gate to the door of the house.

Seeing the simple house and the old man living alone, Qingmei said with pity, "Wait until I finish it and bring it to you tomorrow to try."

Uncle Guo knocked his pipe against the sole of his shoe and said with a sincere smile, "I am so lucky. Thank you, my dear daughter."

Zhao Wuhe was deeply touched. Qingmei was just like that, always caring for the elderly.

If Qingmei hadn't felt sorry for her when she was chased out by Chen Qiaoxiang, they wouldn't have such a fate now.

Today is a great day to celebrate.

After grinding the soybean flour, the two went home together.

Zhao Xiaoxing and Xiaoyan were washing locust flowers in the yard, while grandma was sitting on a stone bench watching them with a smile.

Use cold water to wash the Sophora japonica flowers to remove the astringency and preserve their white color.

"That's quite a lot." Zhao Xiaoxing pointed to the kitchen and said, "There's a big basin over there. You can knead the dough and we'll be done washing it soon."

"Okay." Qingmei carried the basket into the kitchen.

Last time, the locust flower cakes were made only with cornmeal, but this time, soybean flour was added. The soybean flour and locust flower crumbs wrapped together will add more fragrance.

Xiaoyan came in holding a pot of locust flowers: "Sister, what should we do now?"

Qingmei said, "Please bring some firewood in for me, and I can start baking after I knead the dough."

Zhao Wuhe accompanied her grandmother as she watched them busying about, and said with a smile, "This is really giving them work to do."

Grandma said: "If you like to eat, you won't feel tired when you work, and you will feel happy in your heart."

Zhao Wuhe said, "You are right, old lady. I think Qingmei is very willing to do it."

Before going out, they picked flowers together. Qingmei was very careful, not wanting to waste Gu Qingzhou's kindness. Zhao Wuhe saw it and felt warm in her heart.

She was right about Qingmei.

After a while, the aroma of dough and the freshness of locust flowers came from the kitchen.

Zhao Xiaoxing, who was guarding the kitchen, finally got to eat her first bite of locust flower cake as she wished.

It is golden and crispy, and makes a crisp sound when you bite it. The filling inside is soft and fragrant, and it tastes sweet but not greasy, and the timing is just right.

"It's cooked!" Zhao Xiaoxing blew on the hot air, holding the freshly baked locust flower cake and ran outside to give it to Zhao Wuhe and grandma. She also called Xiaoyan over to eat: "Don't wash it, come and eat it!"

"Hey, I'm here." Xiaoyan put down the basin and trotted to the kitchen door. Before she could even stand, she was fed a mouthful of the fragrant locust flower cake.

This was her first time eating acacia flower cake made with green plums. Her eyes widened in shock, and the fragrance went straight to her throat. Her saliva could not help but flow out. Even though her mouth was eating, her eyes were still craving for more.

"I added four eggs to the dough." Qingmei tore off a small piece of the pancake, put it in her mouth, and nodded with satisfaction, saying, "It's okay. I want to praise Xiaoyan today. The fire is just right, not too big or too small."

Xiaoyan took another locust flower cake and ate it in small bites. She had never eaten anything so delicious before. No wonder everyone was talking about wanting to eat it.

Qingmei makes shepherd's purse pancakes all day long, and she makes them steadily, accurately and quickly.

She quickly baked a pot of locust flower cakes and said to Zhao Xiaoxing, "Send some to Mrs. Fang and Brother Wang Yang's house while they're still hot, and send five more to Uncle Guo. I was planning to send them tomorrow morning; they taste better when they're hot."

Zhao Xiaoxing stuffed the last bite into her mouth, pulled Xiaoyan and said, "Let's go together."

Xiaoyan also imitated her and stuffed the food into her mouth, puffed out her lips and couldn't speak, nodding vigorously.

Qingmei baked another pot, and she estimated that she could probably bake four or five more.

She wanted to keep a pot and ask someone to send it to Huazi Village tomorrow, and also leave a few pieces for Grandma Rong, her grandmother's old sister. The old lady went to bed early, so she didn't go there that night.

They will digest part of the remaining food themselves and give part to the villagers who are building the house tomorrow.

She wanted to leave a few pieces for Gu Qingzhou to eat...but she was afraid she couldn't.

Forget it, there is still a long way to go.

Wait for him to come back and make whatever he wants to eat!

Zhao Xiaoxing and Xiaoyan came back, and suddenly there was a loud thunder in the dark sky, which scared Qingmei so much that she almost dropped the spatula.

What’s the matter? You’re already dating your girlfriend, and now you want to cheat on her?

She walked out of the kitchen and saw thick dark clouds coming from the south.

To the south of Donghe Village is Nanhe Village.

There are no mountains over there, it is far from the Dawang River, there are no bridges, no dams or river embankments.

Three years ago, it was rated as a poor village, and the county allocated an old tractor to them for road construction and development.

The development was not successful, but the tractor remained.

They had to stay, so the villagers blocked the intersection with their farm tools to prevent the county people from leaving. Anyone who touched the tractor would be killed.

At this moment, before going out to Nanhe Village, Huang Wenbi had an argument with Chen Qiaoxiang.

How could a married woman not let her man touch her? Huang Wenbi became angrier the more he thought about it.

His mother stood at the door and added fuel to the fire, pointing at Chen Qiaoxiang's nose and saying that she was shameless and still thinking about other men after getting married.

Chen Qiaoxiang was lying on the small kang, and her hand stopped as she was about to throw a pillow.

Huang Wenbi fell silent after hearing this. He said harshly, "Your captain Gu is already in a relationship with Qingmei. They're both going to be together today. Not only are they sharing a kettle, but Gu Qingzhou is also standing on the rooftop building a house for Qingmei."

Chen Qiaoxiang's breathing became increasingly rapid. She spoke hysterically, "I knew Qingmei didn't have the money to build a house. Someone must have given it to her. Turns out she's hooking up with Captain Gu! What's so good about them? Captain Gu must be just playing around with her. I don't believe they can get married. I don't believe it!"

Huang Wenbi sneered and said, "Whether you believe it or not, you are already my Huang family's daughter-in-law. Even if I don't want a childhood sweetheart, I won't bother looking for you. You'd better behave yourself, otherwise, I will definitely punish you."

Aunt Huang put her hands on her hips and glared at Chen Qiaoxiang fiercely, saying, "In the past, I would have thrown you into a pig cage! I'll teach you how to be fickle! You've brought shame back to your hometown by marrying. Didn't your deceased parents teach you how to be a good wife? Hurry up and sleep with my son. I'm going to have a grandson this year!"

"If you marry me, the Huang family will be extinct!"

Perhaps she was too stimulated. Chen Qiaoxiang smiled while holding the pillow and tilting her head. She lived in this house just as a temporary measure. If the dead old woman dared to scold her, she would curse the dead old woman.

Aunt Huang wanted to rush up and fight with her daughter-in-law, but she heard the sound of a door slamming.

"I'm waiting for you to sleep with me!" Huang Wenbi ignored everyone and walked out of the house angrily.

Looking out the window at the figure behind her, Chen Qiaoxiang said to Aunt Huang, "You old fool, your son is just like me, he has someone in his heart too."

Aunt Huang glared at her and said angrily, "If anyone finds a woman like you who won't let you touch her, they'll go out and find another woman."

"Hahaha, him? You really think your son is too good."

Chen Qiaoxiang pointed at herself and said, "He's only fit to live with the daughter of a labor camp inmate. Who the hell is he? You and your mother are nothing."

Aunt Huang was so angry that she found a broom and was about to hit Chen Qiaoxiang with it.

How could Chen Qiaoxiang let her hit her? After dodging, she started to wrestle with her mother-in-law.

Huang Wenbi walked about ten miles with his head down and vaguely saw the lights of Nanhe Village.

The dark clouds on the horizon seemed to be chasing him, but he glanced at them and didn't take them to heart.

Someone from the tractor factory will come to teach you about tractors tomorrow.

Huang Wenbi originally planned to learn from them. He considered himself smart and believed that he would stand out among the thirty or so people who registered.

But today, not only did he see Qingmei driving a tractor back and forth, he actually saw Zhao Xiaoxing driving a tractor back and forth as well.

He had never touched a tractor before, but he let them start it first.

He wanted to change his life as he was the only labor force in the family.

Chen Qiaoxiang cannot be relied upon.

When he is done, he will sleep with her and ask her to give birth to a child.

Thinking that becoming a tractor driver would be both glorious and respected, he was originally full of confidence, but suddenly he panicked.

Fortunately, one of the people who was expelled from school with him was from Nanhe Village and had some connections that allowed him to practice driving a tractor in advance.

He had five yuan and six eggs in his pocket, and he waited outside a store, lighting a cigarette.

It was almost nine o'clock when my old classmate came over drunk.

They handed over the money with one hand and showed the way with the other, without any unnecessary greetings.

The tractor was parked at the entrance of the threshing ground, and a man in his thirties was already standing there.

He raised his chin towards his old classmate, who took out two yuan from his pocket and asked Huang Wenbi to give him three eggs.

"Brother Wang, let's split it in half." The old classmate shoved down a dollar and directed Huang Wenbi to get on the bus. Thunder roared in the distance. He looked up and cursed: "Damn it! Thunder roared in dry land. Who the hell is not doing their job?"

Brother Wang frowned and said, "Stop talking nonsense, or he'll chop you up. Let's be quiet so the One-Eyed Dragon doesn't see us."

Although he has only one eye, the One-Eyed Man is in charge of the tractor. He is responsible for routine repairs and maintenance. He is a fierce man, but he has a group of comrades under his command.

Brother Wang is one of the tractor drivers in Nanhe Village. Why do I say one of them?

Nanhe Village has one tractor and eight tractor drivers. When it is my turn to drive the tractor, I can only work for one or two hours a day, and I get paid little, but it is an honor.

He asked Huang Wenbi: "Can you drive? Have you ever driven a car?"

Huang Wenbi swallowed nervously. Sitting next to Brother Wang, the strong smell of alcohol finally disappeared. He smiled carefully and said, "I haven't touched it before. I don't know how to open it."

Brother Wang nodded, holding the steering wheel with both hands and started the tractor.

Huang Wenbi handed him a cigarette and lit it. Brother Wang took a puff and drove the tractor back onto the road.

When they got there, he gave Huang Wenbi a few instructions and let him drive the tractor himself. Huang Wenbi was so nervous that his legs were shaking when he stepped on the tractor.

"You idiot, what are you shaking for?!" Brother Wang cursed a few times. The old classmate who was in the back sobered up a little, stopped Brother Wang and said he would teach him.

Brother Wang moved to the back of the tractor, glanced at the sky, and said, "Why is it going to rain? You guys hurry up and practice. I'll take a nap. We have to drive the tractor back before it rains."

"I know, go back to sleep." The old classmate sat next to the driver, shining a flashlight on the road ahead and said, "You drive too. Don't shake, hold on tight. If you shake, the direction will change."

"Okay, I'll definitely pay attention." Huang Wenbi swallowed and held the handlebars tightly.

The tractor's headlights were broken and had passed the maintenance period, so we had to use a flashlight to illuminate it at night.

He drove tremblingly for five hundred meters and found that dark clouds in the sky, darker than the night, were rapidly gathering towards him.

Huang Wenbi turned his head to look at his old classmate, but the other party didn't notice and was dozing off with his eyes closed.

He stepped on the accelerator, ready to take the opportunity to practice more before the rain came.

At this moment, the accident happened.

With a loud bang, lightning accompanied by thunder struck down from the sky!

Huang Wenbi was frightened, yelled, and stepped on the accelerator. The tractor rushed out and avoided the thunder.

However, something he didn't expect happened. Before he could congratulate himself on his good fortune, a string of thunders came after him!

Huang Wenbi yelled "Ahhhhhhhhh" and stepped on the accelerator so hard that he almost hit the fuel tank.

Brother Wang woke up in the back of the car and found that Huang Wenbi was the only one left in the front. He grabbed the side of the car and shouted, "What are you crazy about! Where are the people? Where is the other person?!"

Huang Wenbi had no idea when his drunken old classmate was thrown off the bus. He only knew that the thunder in the sky seemed to be watching him and was determined to strike him to death!

"Be careful! Keep the direction right!"

"I can't straighten it. I can't see where the road is!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the tractor fell sideways into the roadside ditch.

Then a bolt of thunder came down from the sky, boom——!!!

The tractor's fuel tank was hit and caught fire!

The screams of Huang Wenbi and Wang Ge drifted thirty miles outside the village and were quickly drowned out by the thunder.

After washing up, Qingmei, who was sitting on the kang and picking out floral cloth with Zhao Xiaoxing, seemed to sense something and looked out the window.

There is thunder, but no thunder?

It was the first time for her to enjoy the feeling of not being chased by lightning on the top of her head.

Very good.

Xiaoyan thought she was cold, so she climbed to the window and sewed it shut. Then she turned around and said, "I want to eat some locust flower cake."

The basin of locust flower cakes was kept warm on the kang, so they could be eaten directly tomorrow. Xiaoyan wanted to eat some, and Qingmei didn't stop her: "A horse cannot grow fat without night grass. You are welcome to eat more."

Xiaoyan is so thin that Qingmei wishes she could eat more.

"I'll just have one piece." Xiaoyan held a palm-sized locust flower cake and moved closer to Qingmei and Zhao Xiaoxing to watch them choose fabrics.

She never dreamed of such a good life.

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Two days later, people from the tractor factory delivered the tractor.

Captain Jin called all the registered people together to attend the training.

Qingmei and Zhao Xiaoxing were standing in the line, one carrying Xiaomei's backpack and the other carrying Xingzi's backpack.

After Captain Jin called the roll, he took them to the drying yard to learn how to drive a tractor.

Qingmei and Zhao Xiaoxing linked arms and followed the people in front of them as they walked over there.

As they walked, Zhao Xiaoxing suddenly said, "Why didn't that Huang come? Did he desert at the last minute?"

Qingmei had no feelings for Huang Wenbi and shook her head, saying, "Who knows?"

When they arrived at the drying yard, they saw fellow villagers already engaged in spring plowing on the fields nearby. Qingmei figured that after learning to use the tractor, she would soon be able to start working.

The manufacturer's staff started teaching from the basic principles of driving. The others were confused, but Zhao Xiaoxing understood it very well. If she hadn't compared herself with them, she wouldn't have known how much progress she had made. She was shocked and grabbed Qingmei's arm and shook it hard a few times.

Qingmei patted her hands and told her not to get too excited. When it was time for everyone to get in the car and simulate driving, Zhao Xiaoxing was dumbfounded. This was different from her second cousin's tractor.

Zhao Xiaoxing got off the tractor and felt like crying. She couldn't even start the engine. As soon as she stepped on the tractor, it hummed and stalled.

"You understand the principles. The only difference is the structure. The actual driving operation is still the same."

Qingmei went up on her own, jumped down, and then she pulled Zhao Xiaoxing to the side, scratching the ground with a small branch. She said, "Your problem isn't serious. The clutch on your second cousin's tractor is loose, but this one is tight. Go up and step on it faster and evenly, and it won't stall again."

Zhao Xiaoxing may not believe what others say, but she absolutely believes what her childhood sweetheart says.

She listened to Qingmei's explanation again, and when it was her turn to start the car, it actually did not stall.

Not to mention the actual driving afterwards, the two of them took the lead and were the first to drive on the road.

The factory driver also said to Captain Jin: "These two women have driving experience, right? They are very experienced in driving tractors."

Captain Jin said, "I don't have any experience, but I have had some guidance from an experienced tractor driver."

The factory driver suddenly realized: "It's great to have a master willing to teach. A master's words can save us a lot of detours. Some tractor drivers are reluctant to teach others for fear of being replaced. I see that you women can still exchange driving techniques with each other, which is better than many men I have seen."

Captain Jin said proudly, "Those two have won our city's second-class collective merit. The one wearing the floral dress is called Qingmei. She is also an advanced member of our city."

"I see, the women in Donghe Village are truly remarkable." The factory driver praised them, then reminded Captain Jin, "One of your comrades hasn't arrived yet. I'll be leaving tomorrow afternoon after the training, so please tell him to hurry up."

Captain Jin nodded and planned to go to Huang Wenbi's house later to check on him, so as not to miss the assessment and his mother would cause a disturbance at the brigade headquarters.

Just then, a donkey cart came on the road, with a dying person lying on the cart.

It was none other than Huang Wenbi.

About thirty or forty people swarmed over from Nanhe Village, all called by the One-Eyed Dragon.

They discovered the tractor was missing two days ago and later found the burnt tractor during the search, along with two injured and one dead.

My old classmate and Huang Wenbi were injured. One of them fell down early and hit his head, suffering a concussion. He was considered lucky.

Huang Wenbi said that he was lucky as he was not killed by lightning and had a narrow escape, but his left arm and half of his shoulder armor were burned and all the muscles and tendons were gone, so the arm was considered useless.

The one who died was none other than Brother Wang, who was next to Huang Wenbi. Unfortunately, he was struck by lightning and died on the spot.

Huang Wenbi was not from Nanhe Village, and they thought he was a tractor thief.

Later, after waiting for his old classmate Zheng Dao to wake up and accuse Huang Wenbi of accepting bribes from them, the people of Nanhe Village came in a large group to claim compensation!

When we arrived at Donghe Village, we chased the animals to the drying yard.

The eyes of the people in Nanhe Village were red with anger.

Three latest model tractors, so tall and big that their wheels are almost as tall as a person!

Captain Jin's face couldn't be uglier after hearing the whole story.

These three tractors were earned by Qingmei with great effort, and were purchased after consultation between the county, the army, and the brigade. They broke down a tractor that barely ran, and they were supposed to pay for it with a new one?

"I'm going to report it to the police right now."

Secretary Wang turned his head and said to Captain Jin, "They're clearly here to cause trouble. They must have known we bought three tractors and are deliberately trying to extort us. Huang Wenbi has already been punished. They didn't take him to the hospital immediately, allowing his wound to become infected. This is legally responsible. Besides, Huang Wenbi only drove the tractor with the consent of his village's tractor driver. Why are they blaming us all for it?"

At this moment, Brother Wang Yang also rushed over with his fellow villagers. They were holding farm tools in their hands and looked like they were determined to fight them to the death.

You dare to come here and cause trouble? Do you think there is no one in Donghe Village?

"Either you compensate us with a tractor, or forget about taking the people back."

The one-eyed man from Nanhe Village had a ferocious look on his face, his neck stiff and cigarette in his mouth. He looked down on Captain Jin because she was a female comrade and threatened her, saying, "We lost a man. One life in exchange for a tractor, you won't lose out!"

Qingmei, Zhao Xiaoxing and others surrounded the tractor and did not allow anyone from other villages to approach.

The manufacturer's driver sat on the tractor, locked the door, and regretted taking on this job. How would he explain himself if he damaged the tractor?

Captain Jin said in a cold voice, "You are the one who told the whole story. I can't just listen to your one-sided story."

The one-eyed man said, "Do you believe me? I'll drive the tractor away right now. No matter where we put it, we're both in the right!"

"You're not right, you're just robbing me!"

Brother Fang and his team, who were helping to build the house, came over too. More than a dozen of them were holding bricks. "Do you dare to try to move the tractor?"

For the first time, Qingmei discovered that the men in Donghe Village were quite brave and none of them would desert the battlefield.

"Look over there." Zhao Xiaoxing grabbed Qingmei's arm and asked her to look diagonally behind her.

Zhao Wuhe led a group of women soldiers, holding a kitchen knife in each hand, and came over with murderous intent. Instantly, the momentum of the men in Donghe Village was reduced by three points.

Xiaoyan followed behind Zhao Wuhe, her face stiff, but she still held a kitchen knife tightly in her hand, with a spirit of sacrifice.

Brother Fang waved his hand and the gentlemen stopped and made way.

Zhao Wuhe made his way to Captain Jin's side with a knife, raised his chin and asked the other side: "You are the only one who came to our Donghe Village to cause trouble? Come on, you go first, hit my head first! After you come, it's my turn! Well, let's have a give and take."

A group of old women stuck their heads out and gestured for them to hit: "Come on, hit it here! Everyone can open a head!"

Xiaoyan stuck her head out from the crowd, tears streaming down her face, and whispered softly, "Come... come..."

Qingmei didn't know whether to cry or laugh for a moment.

One-eyed man: “…” These women look more like gangsters than me.

Captain Jin saw that the situation was still under control, so he quickly told the one-eyed man, "It's wrong for you to detain people from our village. The situation is quite complicated. If you want to handle it, we can ask the public security comrades to cooperate with us. However, if you cause trouble, we are not afraid of it either."

Qingmei and others standing at the back also shouted: "We are not afraid of trouble, fight if you want!"

The more than thirty brothers behind the one-eyed dragon were not fake. He gave his brothers a wink, and two of them lifted Huang Wenbi from the donkey cart and dragged him in front of Captain Jin.

The people of Donghe Village also fight among themselves, but when facing others, they all elbow each other.

Of course, there is also the reason that Huang Wenbi is disliked, so I don’t feel that sorry for him.

When everyone saw him coming, his arm was black and they didn't know he was injured so badly, so they didn't take it seriously.

The One-Eyed Dragon originally wanted to use Huang Wenbi to threaten them, but he didn't expect that although they were nervous when they saw Huang Wenbi... they were not that nervous. Instead, they seemed to want to find someone to fight to cool down their anger.

Just then, the sound of a tractor came from the distance.

Sister Village received an emergency call from Director Wang, and Huaer's second cousin drove a tractor with a group of people on it, followed by two more people on tractors.

Each of them held a brick and gestured at the One-Eyed Man and the others from a distance.

The one-eyed dragon and his men thought that Donghe Village was quiet and easy to mess with, but it turned out to be a den of hooligans.

I'm afraid we can't take the tractor away today.

Hua'er yelled at the top of her lungs, "My third cousin's second sister-in-law's fifth uncle is a police officer! Xiaomei, go ahead and deal with them!"

Qingmei, who was hiding behind, suddenly received countless gazes.

To do or not to do, that is the question.

Qingmei felt someone tap her head twice. She looked up and saw the driver took out a wrench from the tractor window and handed it to her: "Girl, use this to knock."

Qingmei: "...Okay."

The one-eyed dragon spotted Qingmei behind the crowd, and his one eye narrowed again and again...

Qingmei walked to the front with a wrench, and the villagers spontaneously made way for her.

Qingmei appeared calm on the surface, but was roaring inside.

Someone come and stop me! I just started dating someone and I haven't touched their little hand yet. I can't get into a fight. If I leave a criminal record, I won't be able to pass the political review, and my partner will be ruined!

Qingmei stood at the top of the crowd, holding the wrench tightly, facing the one-eyed dragon, and said, "Can't the public security comrades come to mediate?"

The one-eyed man looked at Qingmei steadily and said suddenly, "Okay."

Qingmei's almond-shaped eyes widened: "...What did you say?"

The one-eyed man said, "I, I accept mediation."

Are you still saying "Yeah"?

Everyone thought that their ears were broken, or that the one-eyed man's brain was broken.

The one-eyed man never expected to see Qingmei here.

His house is located on the slope of Nanhe Village. It may seem inconspicuous, but it is on the only way from Donghe Village to the market.

Every day he woke up to thunder.

Every day he could see from the mountainside an extremely strong female comrade carrying a bicycle and being chased by thunder.

If it happens once or twice, it's just a coincidence. But if it happens every day, it's really something strange!

Then he saw Qingmei's rare and beautiful appearance, and her glorious deeds of easily taking down a senior military officer despite being a widow.

The one-eyed dragon insisted that it must be an old demon who was trying to achieve enlightenment!

Otherwise, why would he be chased and struck by lightning? That would be a natural disaster.

Why are you carrying a bicycle? It's a Dharma instrument!

I just don't know which of the five families of Fox, Yellow, White, Willow and Gray they belong to.

Do you usually eat the offerings?

You can show up in broad daylight, you must have mastered it, right?

How could she be forgotten during the campaign to destroy the Four Olds?

Disaster, pure disaster!

Qingmei glanced at the one-eyed man with an inquiring look, and tapped her palm with the wrench.

The driver was right, it turns out that the wrench is really a powerful weapon!

He was scared, he was really scared!

The police received a report that a group of people were causing trouble. Soon, the sound of a police car sounding the alarm could be heard outside the village.

This kind of thing is extraordinary. If it's a small fight, it's just a gang fight. If it's a big fight, the nearby villages have complicated relationships and will definitely get involved. Then the situation will be difficult to deal with.

This time they did not come on horseback, to show their respect for the arrival of five police vans.

When the one-eyed dragon saw the police officers coming, he said to Qingmei, "Well, let your captain go with us to handle it. You don't have to go."

Qingmei thought, it’s not my turn to step forward.

Then the one-eyed man asked someone to fetch two cans of milk powder from the car. He had originally intended to give them to the patient, but he held them out to Qingmei and said, "I came in a hurry and didn't have anything good to offer you. Please don't despise me."

worship?

Does he know that I died once?

Qingmei, clutching the milk powder can, tilted her head and watched them arrive and depart in droves. With a wave of her sleeve, she left Huang Wenbi lying on the ground, half dead, groaning.

This is crazy.

Zhao Xiaoxing came over scratching her head and said, "The people from Nanhe Village are really that."

Qingmei said, "Which one?"

Zhao Xiaoxing leaned close to Qingmei's ear and said, "There's something wrong with your brain."

Qingmei deeply agreed.

When most people had left, Zhao Wuhe came over, patted the milk powder can, put the kitchen knife on her waist, and said enviously, "Why does he worship you but not me? We're both dead, why are you discriminating? The one who got struck by lightning gets a lot of fanfare."

Qingmei couldn't help laughing: "It was indeed a grand occasion back then, haha." Thinking about it now, her head still tingles.

Zhao Wuhe laughed heartily. "It's like a fucking catastrophe. Okay, I give in. The milk powder is yours, and the cans are mine. I don't have anywhere to collect the pennies I have."

Zhao Xiaoxing didn't understand what they were saying, so she quickly said, "Leave a jar for me too. I have a bunch of buttons to put away."

"Okay, okay, you two share it." Qingmei thought that since someone gave it to her, she should just drink it. At worst, she could just return the favor when they met in the future.

Thinking of this, Qingmei scratched her head. Is this what they call "no friendship, no acquaintance"?

Aunt Huang was fighting with Chen Qiaoxiang at home just now. The two were fighting fiercely. They were both stunned when they heard the news.

When we got here, everyone had already dispersed.

The troublemaker Huang Wenbi was lying alone on the ground, with only an official guarding him impatiently.

Everything that happened today was caused by Huang Wenbi. If he hadn't bribed people to practice driving, none of this would have happened.

Doctor Chen came over and said that Huang Wenbi's arm was broken and he had to go to the county hospital for a checkup.

But because Huang Wenbi had a broken arm and no one knew how to get his follow-up treatment, everyone just kept quiet and left.

The people from Brick Village came over and saw that the situation had been resolved. Huaer told Qingmei that she had eaten the locust flower cake and thanked Qingmei. She still had to help count the bricks, and then she followed the tractor away.

He came and went in a hurry.

When Qingmei, Zhao Wuhe and Zhao Xiaoxing were halfway there, they heard a loud howl, followed by wailing sounds that were like crying and wailing to the sky.

Aunt Huang was heartbroken.

When we got home, no one was interested in talking about what happened today.

After dinner, I rested on the kang.

Suddenly Zhao Xiaoxing said, "If I pass the exam to become a tractor driver, I will divorce Li Xianjin."

Qingmei leaned her arms on the table and knelt across from Xiaoyan, teaching her how to read. She was surprised to hear this and asked, "Why are you coming to your senses? Are you planning on letting them go?"

Zhao Xiaoxing hugged her knees and said, "Actually, I was letting myself go."

She has learned a lot today.

Huang Wenbi had been running around the village for the past few years, always thinking he was better off and smarter than everyone else. Even when he was taking the tractor driver exam, he thought neither of them was as good as him.

As a result, Huang Wenbi no longer has the opportunity to take the exam.

Isn't this the impermanence of life?

"I don't want to waste my limited life with useless people. My time is far more valuable than theirs. I deserve a better life. Struggling with the quagmire will only make me sink deeper and deeper."

She stretched out her arm, took Qingmei's hand and said, "I want to pursue the light."

Qingmei laughed and said, "If I fail the exam, you won't divorce me?"

Zhao Xiaoxing sneered and said, "If I don't pass the exam, I'll definitely be angry. Let me vent my anger first."

Qingmei exclaimed, "Well done! Your positive thinking deserves praise. I'll make you some milk as a reward."

Xiaoyan opened her homework book to show Qingmei, on which was written "Qingmei" crookedly. Qingmei tried to teach her how to write "Xiaoyan", but she refused to learn.

"Okay, your handwriting has improved, I'll make you a cup too."

Hearing Qingmei say this, Xiaoyan smiled shyly.

She really wanted to drink a sip to calm down, as she was scared to death today.

While Qingmei was getting the thermos, Xiaoyan leaned over the kang table and said to Zhao Xiaoxing, "Sister, it's time for you to get a divorce. Yesterday, while I was mowing the lawn, I heard people say that the collective pigs are suddenly running low on bran. I'm afraid the New Year pigs won't grow fat this year."

Zhao Xiaoxing said guiltily, "I didn't steal the pig bran. If the pigs don't grow well, it's the pig feeder's fault. It has nothing to do with me."

Xiaoyan smiled and said, "Yes, it has nothing to do with you."

Hearing that she was teasing her, Zhao Xiaoxing crawled over and grabbed her arm to tickle her armpit. Thanks to Qingmei who came over with milk, Xiaoyan escaped.

The three of them held their cups and drank milk, talking and laughing together. The time at this moment became extremely warm.

The next day, Captain Jin held a village meeting.

After reconciling the dispute with Nanhe Village, she wanted to give an explanation to her fellow villagers.

"Each village is responsible for its own casualties. Out of humanitarianism, our village will provide 50 yuan as a condolence payment to the other party's family."

Captain Jin said, "As for the burning tractor, it turned out to be a natural disaster. Luckily, they had the tractor insured with the credit union's rural machinery insurance, so they can get some compensation. If they can't afford a large tractor, a small tiller will be enough."

At this time, someone in the meeting asked, "What about Huang Wenbi?"

Captain Jin said, "This incident was caused by him, but he went to the hospital for a checkup yesterday. The brigade paid for the medical expenses. His left arm... was amputated."

Now those who had complaints against Huang Wenbi were silent.

After all, they are all simple-minded villagers and the most fundamental working people. They know too well what losing an arm means.

This is not a matter of half the labor force. If a person cannot withstand the hardship, he may be ruined.

"I mean everyone donate some money anonymously."

Captain Jin observed the villagers' expressions and expressed his thoughts: "No coercion, no registration. One cent, two cents, one dollar, two dollars, whatever you want."

If they really don't want to donate money under compulsion, then everyone will look at each other and take out some money from their pockets and hold it in their hands.

Give it to them. Every bit counts. It’s a token of our appreciation from our fellow villagers.

Qingmei asked Fang Dasao and Wang Yang's wife, and they both gave 20 cents. In the countryside, people usually give 50 cents or 1 yuan for a gift, so 20 cents isn't a small amount. It's half a day's income.

Qingmei only gave two cents.

At this time, someone asked: "Why did the leader, the one-eyed dragon, who was so fierce, suddenly change his expression?"

"Yeah, he just arrived in our village and he was so aggressive, he looked like he could kill people."

This time, before Captain Jin could answer, someone interrupted, "Could he be interested in Comrade Qingmei? He became obedient the moment Comrade Qingmei appeared."

"That's what they call one thing conquers another."

"Don't talk nonsense. I think I know who Comrade Qingmei's partner is."

"Who is it?"

"Captain Gu, you guys are in the village all day and you don't know this little bit of news? They started dating a few days ago!"

"Haven't they been together for a long time?"

"No, isn't Comrade Qingmei already living with her husband's family?"

"What? Comrade Qingmei is pregnant, so One-Eyed Dragon doesn't dare to take action?"

Qingmei stood in the crowd with a wooden face.

Those who gossip should have their tongues cupped.

"By the way, tomorrow is the assessment for the six tractor drivers. We'll draw lots to select twenty representatives to go and watch them drive. Whoever gets the most votes will become our village's leading tractor driver!"

This is good news. Qingmei glanced at Zhao Xiaoxing and saw that she was grinning and very confident in herself.

After the meeting, Captain Jin counted the donations. It was about the same as she'd expected, seven or eight yuan. She pulled five yuan from her pocket, stuffed it in, and sighed.

The tractor driver assessment was approaching, so Qingmei went to bed early in the evening.

Zhao Wuhe personally poured milk for Qingmei and the others, and asked them to go to bed early and get up early, so that they could have two female tractor drivers in the family tomorrow!

At night, everyone slept on the warm kang and chatted casually.

Zhao Xiaoxing is very much looking forward to tomorrow's test. She plans to make a set of identical work clothes for herself and Qingmei, even gloves and socks, if she passes the test to be a tractor driver.

Xiaoyan said, "Then I'll embroider your names."

Grandma was sleeping at the head of the kang, smiling but not saying a word.

Qingmei lay on the kang, unable to sleep, tossing and turning.

Today, when there were few people around, she asked Captain Jin how the burned tractor was damaged. What natural disaster?

Captain Jin said, "They were struck by lightning. There was a huge thunderstorm that night, and I heard it. Who knew it would hit them? God is really blind."

Why was Huang Wenbi struck by lightning?

Qingmei thought about it and suddenly remembered something she had forgotten.

Chen Qiaoxiang is the heroine.

Qingmei will be cheated on if she is with the male protagonist Gu Qingzhou.

Huang Wenbi and Chen Qiaoxiang were together, and it was even worse that they ended up like this.

It’s not that God is blind, it’s that God has eyes and is watching us!

Chen Qiaoxiang marrying Huang Wenbi has distorted the plot...

I really don’t know what will happen next.

Huang Wenbi became like this, could it be that God is killing the chicken to scare the monkeys for her to see?

What would happen if she married Gu Qingzhou?

Qingmei felt depressed and bitter when she thought of this.

I didn't sleep well last night and felt totally groggy.

When Qingmei woke up in the morning, her eyes were inflamed and swollen into slits.

Zhao Wuhe wanted to slap herself: "It's all my fault for giving you milk and heating the kang so high. Now you're all irritated. It's all my fault. What should I do?"

Zhao Xiaoxing and Xiaoyan also drank the milk, and they were fine.

It should be because of the burning fire in Qingmei's heart.

"How about I talk to Captain Jin and see if I can let you take the test again in two days?"

Qingmei just felt that her vision was slightly impaired, which didn't seem serious. She waved her hand and said, "It's okay, I can go."

Zhao Xiaoxing was also upset, and she cried, "If you don't pass the exam, I won't go either."