Chapter 171 Hua Gui asked Cao Huan to use rat poison

He Ruhua was sweating profusely, her heart pounding.

She stood there blankly behind the counter, the words "put rat poison" and "don't put rat poison" echoing in her ears, making her head feel like it was going to explode.

But recalling Zhao Si's words, she hated Wang Yuqing even more. Why could she marry Ji Xuening? Why was her life getting better and better? Why did everyone praise her for running the non-staple food team and bringing honor to the brigade?

Because of her, his reputation was ruined, and he was forced to marry a teacher with a bad family background.

So, a malice flashed in her eyes: "Wang Yuqing, blame yourself!"

When she got off work and went home, she secretly took some rat poison.

I was planning to go back to my room to figure out how to put out the rat poison, but I bumped into Hua Gui as she came out of the room, and a bag of rat poison fell to the ground.

He Ruhua trembled with fear and hurriedly picked up the rat poison and hid it behind her back.

Hua Gui noticed her unusual behavior: "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry? What's the point of hiding rat poison?"

After saying that, he asked curiously, "I just poisoned all the rats in your room a few days ago, why did you buy rat poison again? Do you have a lot of money?"

He Ruhua lowered her head and remained silent.

Hua Gui felt increasingly uneasy about He Ruhua. After looking her up and down, alarm bells rang in her mind. She quickly pulled He Ruhua into the room and asked seriously, "Tell Mom, what are you trying to do?"

She guessed, "You're not thinking of poisoning Yang Hui, are you? Don't do anything stupid. No matter how much you look down on him, you can't poison him. Do you know what the consequences will be? You'll also implicate your parents."

He Ruhua retorted, "Mom, what are you thinking? Why would I poison him? Wouldn't it be better to keep him around to work hard for our family?"

Hua Gui breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Then why did you buy rat poison?"

He Ruhua's lips trembled, and she did not answer.

Hua Gui asked sternly, "Tell Mom the truth!"

He Ruhua told the truth in a trembling voice, but she didn't mention Zhao Si and Qian Juan.

After she finished speaking, tears streamed down her face: "Mom, I hate Wang Yuqing. I wish she were dead. I don't want to see her living such a smooth life. Every time I think about how she scolded and beat me, I can't swallow my anger."

Upon hearing this, Hua Gui was terrified, her hair standing on end: "Are you crazy? Do you know the consequences of doing this?"

He Ruhua said, "It's not like I'm giving this rat poison to just one person. I just secretly put it in a snail. Who knows how many people she sells it to? It's not like she's eating many people; it won't kill anyone."

After saying that, she added, "Mom, don't you hate Wang Yuqing? The first time she came to the brigade, she cursed at me and you too. Later she beat me. She doesn't care about you or Dad at all. If it weren't for her, would you have gotten into trouble last time when you were selling snails?"

"Are you just going to stand by and watch her make a fortune and live a good life?"

"Look at me again. What kind of man did I marry? What kind of life am I living?"

After her tearful account, Hua Gui's eyes flashed with vengeance. She suddenly grabbed He Ruhua's arm and asked, "Does anyone else know about this?"

He Ruhua shook her head.

Hua Gui then asked, "Did anyone see you bring back rat poison?"

He Ruhua continued to shake her head: "No one saw it. Even if there was rat poison missing from the shop, it wouldn't be noticeable. I'm in charge of everything inside, and besides..."

She deliberately told Hua Gui, "Mom, Wang Yuqing just happened to come to the store today to buy rat poison."

Hua Gui naturally understood the implication. After thinking for a few seconds, she took the rat poison from He Ruhua's hand: "Ruhua, leave this to your mother. Don't worry about it. Remember, don't tell anyone!"

He Ruhua nodded.

That evening, Hua Gui sought out Cao Huan.

She shoved the rat poison into Cao Huan's hand and said, "You're the only one who can handle this. If you succeed, the food service team will be disbanded, and I'll start a new one. From now on, I'll be the team leader, and you'll be the deputy team leader."

Instead of living in constant fear of being fired, you might as well strike first.

"Don't you hate her? She slapped you in the face last time, making you lose face in the whole brigade. Now, every member should be keeping their distance from you, right?"

Remembering that everyone suspected her of stealing things from the kitchen earlier that day, Cao Huan nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll put them away!"

the next day.

Cao Huan arrived at the non-staple food team early, but Miao Ying arrived even earlier, so he could never find an opportunity to put rat poison in the snails.

Even after everyone arrived and they cooked seven or eight batches to sell at the market, she still hadn't succeeded.

In the afternoon, Wang Yuqing and Tang Wan obtained a letter of introduction from the old Party Secretary, and then took the money to other brigades to purchase snails. They negotiated the price first and then agreed to come and collect the snails every Monday.

It wasn't until around 7 or 8 p.m. that the two of them started to go home.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, the stars are dazzling, and the mountain road is brightly lit.

Wang Yuqing rode his bicycle with Tang Wan on the back. The two were in good spirits, chatting about everyday things, looking forward to a bright future, and enjoying this rare moment of peace.

Ahead was a field of sorghum, with stalks of red sorghum taller than a person, thick and straight, with autumn insects hiding inside, chirping away.

There was nothing wrong at first, but as the two people got closer and closer, they seemed to hear other sounds coming from inside.

Wang Yuqing listened intently and asked softly, "Sister Tang, did you hear that? It doesn't sound like insects chirping, does it?"

Tang Wan frowned slightly. She also noticed the unusual sound of the voice. It was the sound of a man and woman enjoying themselves. Her heart tightened, and she involuntarily gripped Wang Yuqing's waist.

Wang Yuqing immediately got off her bicycle, somewhat excited: "Someone was doing something shady in the sorghum field under the cover of night. What a coincidence, they ran into them today."

Tang Wan's face was as thin as a persimmon that might crack, and she lowered her head: "Oh dear, let's hurry up and leave, let's pretend we didn't see anything."

Wang Yuqing didn't have that kind of perverse sense of humor. She was about to leave when the voices around her grew louder and louder, and they sounded somewhat familiar.

She said, "Wait a minute, let me hear it."

Tang Wan: "..."

Wang Yuqing tiptoed a few steps closer to the sorghum field, straining her ears to listen: "This voice sounds a bit...like...that Lin Meili?"

Tang Wan was shocked: "How could it be her?"

She wondered, "If she wanted to do *that*, she could do it at home. Why would she come to this sorghum field in the middle of the night?"

The two met eyes and seemed to understand.

Wang Yuqing said, "Sister Tang, shall we go over and take a look?"

Tang Wan shook her head: "Let's stop looking and go back quickly."

Wang Yuqing: "Let's go take a look."

Tang Wan was actually a little curious. She nodded, and the two of them quietly parted the sorghum leaves and moved closer to the direction from which the sound came.

The sounds grew clearer and clearer; they were indeed sounds of pleasure, rising and falling, full of allure.

As they drew closer, the two were so engrossed in their activity that they were completely unaware of their approach.

Wang Yuqing and Tang Wan saw two intertwined bodies through the gaps in the sorghum leaves, the chirping of autumn insects mixed with the man's heavy breathing and the woman's moans.

She couldn't help but admire them; how could they even manage to get this land?