"No wonder you stinking woman keep running to the commune, you've been cheating on me with someone else behind my back! I'll beat you to death, you shameless bitch!" Xu Youtian unleashed a torrent of violence at Wang Cuihua.

Wang Cuihua was beaten so badly that she cried out for her parents.

"Quickly pull them apart!" Seeing that someone was about to die, Xu Yongshun shouted.

The villagers who had been watching the scene then stepped forward and pulled Xu Youtian, who was in a rage, away.

Xu Youtian was still not satisfied and rushed forward to continue the fight, shouting, "Don't stop me! I'm going to beat this shameless bitch to death today!"

Although this was Xu Youtian's family matter, the cadres couldn't just stand by and watch it escalate to the point of causing a death, so several of them restrained Xu Youtian.

Uncle Xu, who had just eaten a mouthful of melon, was disgusted by this family and immediately let go, saying, "The injuries are too severe for me to treat. You should take them to the hospital right away."

He didn't want to get involved with these lousy people and troublesome matters; they were too unlucky!

After saying that, he didn't linger any longer and led Li Xiyue out of the room.

Once inside the courtyard, Xu Youtian's cursing and Wang Cuihua's crying could still be heard; anyone who didn't know better would think someone had died and was wailing at a funeral.

Xu Dashan also came out, afraid that Xu Youtian would ask him to borrow the donkey cart. He and Li Xiyue exchanged a glance, understood each other without saying a word, and left.

"You little rascal, you really know how to hit hard," Uncle Xu said in a low voice, looking at Li Xiyue.

She was the one who inflicted the injuries on Xu Dazhuang, and she must have been the one who got him into the deep mountains. Although we don't know what method she used, it was definitely her.

She also exposed Wang Cuihua's shameful deeds to Xu Dashan. Now that Wang Cuihua is too busy to take care of herself, she can't bother her anymore.

What a clever tactic of diverting the blame.

Li Xiyue looked completely innocent, blinking her large, bright black eyes. "Grandpa Xu, what are you saying?"

Uncle Xu chuckled, "I'm praising you."

Li Xiyue laughed heartily, "Thank you."

"You little rascal." Uncle Xu shook his head helplessly. She really takes a chance and starts taking advantage of you.

Li Xiyue, who was all smiles and no substance, was in a great mood. When she saw that it was time to get off work, she hummed a little tune as she returned to the educated youth settlement.

The sky was overcast, as if it were about to rain.

Back at the educated youth settlement, it started to drizzle. After dinner, I washed up and lay in bed, but the rain showed no sign of stopping; in fact, it got heavier and heavier.

At midnight, a violent storm raged with thunder and lightning, nearly blowing the roof off the educated youth settlement.

Fortunately, Wang Jiaxing had repaired the house before, otherwise their house would definitely have leaked again.

The rain still hadn't stopped the next morning; it was pouring so hard that you couldn't even leave the house.

With no work due to the rain, the group had some rare free time, but the floodwaters in the yard had submerged the vegetable garden.

Ignoring the heavy rain, Wang Jiaxing put on a straw hat, carried a hoe, and went to dig ditches.

He had always taken care of the vegetable garden, putting in a lot of time and effort, and he couldn't bear to see it ruined like this.

Huang Xinrui had no choice but to boil water, as he would need to take a hot bath to warm himself up after getting wet.

While they were busy, Xu Guoqiang, wearing a straw hat and raincoat, and holding a megaphone, asked from outside, "Li Zhiqing, are you all alright here?"

"It's nothing," Li Xiyue shouted to Xu Guoqiang outside the courtyard.

The sound of the rain was so loud that it drowned out most of her voice.

Xu Guoqiang said, "That's good. You all stay inside for now and follow Dawei's instructions. The rain is too heavy, and the river embankment has been washed away. I have to go to the team downstream to take a look."

"Okay." Li Xiyue cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted to him, "Captain, be careful."

Xu Guoqiang smiled and left with several village officials.

Wang Jiaxing dug a ditch to divert the accumulated water to lower ground, and he managed to salvage the vegetable garden. He was soaked to the bone, so he quickly went to take a shower and change his clothes.

The rain poured down all morning, accompanied by thunder and lightning; the deafening thunder was terrifying.

The four of them had just finished lunch in the kitchen when Uncle Xu Liu came looking for them.

"Girl, come with me quickly." Uncle Xu, wearing a raincoat and a straw hat, stood in the heavy rain and waved to her. "The houses in Sujia Village next door have collapsed, and someone is injured."

Li Xiyue immediately went back inside to change into her rain boots, picked up her umbrella, and was about to leave when Huang Xinrui stopped her. "Yueyue, take me with you, my aunt..."

"Xinrui, you'd better not go. The situation there is unclear, and you don't know medicine, so you won't be able to help. Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of your aunt's family." After saying that, she opened her umbrella and walked into the heavy rain.

Xiao Bai followed them in the rain.

Xu Xiangyang, whom we hadn't seen for several days, was also outside the courtyard, along with his ever-present tagalong, Liu Hongshao.

The roads were flooded. Xujia Village was located on higher ground, so the villagers' houses were not flooded. The educated youth settlement was located on lower ground, so it was flooded.

"Brother Xiangyang, wait for me."

Uncle Xu and Li Xiyue walked in front, followed by Xu Xiangyang, and Liu Hongshao at the very back was acting coquettishly again.

Over the past few days, Li Xiyue has come to a conclusion: wherever Xu Xiangyang is, Liu Hongshao will inevitably be there too; this girl has most likely taken a liking to Xu Xiangyang.

To be fair, Xu Xiangyang was indeed good-looking, tall and strong, and his appearance and physique were unparalleled in Xujia Village.

His personality is too eccentric; he is often moody and unpredictable, and most people can't get along with him.

She could also see that Xu Xiangyang had no feelings for Liu Hongshao at all, but instead felt quite disgusted by her. Liu Hongshao, however, acted as if she didn't know anything and clung to him like a leech all day long.

Sometimes, Li Xiyue admired Liu Hongshao's shamelessness.

However, she looked down on Liu Hongshao's degrading behavior of eagerly seeking men.

Fortunately, the sound of rain was loud, which drowned out a lot of Liu Hongshao's coquettish voice; otherwise, Li Xiyue's ears would have suffered again.

A group of four people, accompanied by a dog, braved the heavy rain to reach Sujia Village. They found that the village was not flooded, but one villager's old house had been washed away by the storm.

Xu Guoqiang, who was calming the villagers down, saw them arrive and quickly said, "Quick, someone here has been injured in the leg."

Uncle Xu went to check on the injured, while Li Xiyue immediately found wooden boards to stabilize them.

The injured man was a middle-aged man with a square face and dark skin, who was clutching his left leg in obvious pain.

A woman was crying nearby. Li Xiyue glanced at her and saw that she looked somewhat like Huang Xinrui. Her heart skipped a beat. Could it be?