Lin Shan quickly came over to rescue her. After the women dispersed, she secretly asked her, "Huaying, what do you want so much cotton for?"
"I have some cotton clothes and pants, and I want to mail some to my uncle and his family." Yun Huaying whispered to her.
Lin Shan knew the situation at her uncle's house, nodded cautiously, and said to her, "Sister-in-law Xiaolan has a sewing machine. We can borrow it later and give her something as a thank you. It's much faster than sewing ourselves."
Yun Huaying hummed and asked her, "Do you want to buy some?"
"I don't need it. I brought cotton clothes and pants, which are about 70% to 80% new. Also, my mother said she would knit me a set of sweaters and pants and send them to me, so I won't be cold." Lin Shan said with a smile. Thinking about how little luggage Jiang Yuan brought, she guessed, "Jiang Yuan should want it. If there are any extras, I can give some to her."
They gathered together to talk, and Liu Xiu, who was standing by a tree trunk not far away, was staring at them with a look so vicious that it seemed to be venomous.
She hasn't come out to work these days and has stayed at the educated youth center for three consecutive days without going out. Except for Liu Ping who went over to say a few words to her, no one else paid any attention to her and treated her like air. She was very resentful of everyone.
Thinking about how Yun Huaying and the others bullied and beat her that day, and how she was fed a mouthful of chicken shit, she was so angry that her heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys ached. Then she saw that they got along well with the gossipy women in the village, and that everyone was isolating her. Even the men stayed away from her, as if she were a piece of dirt. She was so angry that her teeth were almost broken.
Jiang Yuan accidentally saw her eyes and was frightened. She walked over and quietly reminded her, "Yun Huaying, Lin Shan, be careful of Liu Xiu. Her eyes are so scary, as if she wants to eat you."
Yun Huaying had long sensed a strong, malicious gaze. Even without turning around, she knew it was Liu Xiu. She wasn't afraid of his tricks, but she did remind them: "Try not to go out alone in the future, and be careful with things given by others."
The two of them have long centered themselves around her, and she is the most capable, so they listen to her in everything.
The team leader came over quickly. Today's work was the same as yesterday's. After making the arrangements, everyone immediately divided into teams to work.
After drying the soybeans, everyone received farm tools and went to the back mountain to turn the soil in preparation for planting rapeseed.
Rapeseed is also one of the most important economic crops in the team. Now the team is about to open an oil press, and the village cadres have decided to expand the planting area, so farm work will continue for some time to come.
At half past eleven, the scorekeeper blew his whistle to call it a day and called out, "Yun Huaying, you have a letter. The postman brought it this morning."
Yun Huaying immediately handed the hoe to Lin Shan and ran to get the letter. She walked up to the scorekeeper and asked, "Does Lin Shan have any letter?"
The scorekeeper handed her the letter and said, "Lin Shan has a large package. The postman said it will be delivered this afternoon."
Lin Shan came over carrying a hoe and just happened to hear this. She grinned and said, "It must be the mail from my parents that has arrived."
Then he asked, "Huaying, who's the letter from?"
"Captain Zhou from the Public Security Bureau."
The scorekeeper, who hadn't left yet, paused when he heard her words, his expression a little serious. "Yun Huaying, is this a letter from the Public Security Bureau?"
Yun Huaying knew he was overthinking it and explained, "My neighbor. I was tricked into coming to the countryside. I reported it to the police and asked my neighbor to write a letter to tell me about the follow-up."
"Yun Zhiqing, you were tricked into coming here? Who tricked you? Did you offend someone and get tricked?"
Before the scorer could speak, the gossipers quickly gathered around.
Yun Huaying put the letter into her pocket without answering. She took the hoe from Lin Shan's hand and said, "Let's go back and cook."
She didn't answer, and no one else would force her to ask, but various speculations arose behind her back.
Yun Huaying didn't bother to pay attention to them. She returned the farm tools and the three of them went back as quickly as possible to prepare lunch. After a busy morning, they were exhausted and their stomachs were growling with hunger.
Jiang Yuan was cooking today. She got up early in the morning to knead the dough. She had saved three taels of pork from last night, which she chopped into minced meat and topped with chopped green onions. So today we had big meat buns with pork and green onion filling for lunch.
"Huaying, what's going on with that scumbag now?" Lin Shan came over and asked after washing her hands.
Yun Huaying didn't answer and showed her the letter directly.
After reading it, Lin Shan was furious: "He collaborated with someone with a criminal record to commit an illegal act, but only lost his job instead of being detained or sentenced. How could this be possible?"
"Words are not enough. Even if the person confessed, there is no evidence. The police have not found any evidence either. He still insists that the other party is falsely accusing him. In the end, this is the only outcome."
Yun Huaying had expected this result.
Seeing that she wasn't angry, as if she had expected it, Lin Shan sat down opposite her and frowned: "Huaying, did you guess it a long time ago?"
Yun Huaying nodded, her eyes cold and indifferent. "Before I came here, I made a bet with Zhou Gongan, and it turned out I won. However, he has been clinging and scheming for so many years, but in the end, he got nothing. Fame, fortune, status, and money—none of the things he cared about. It's like a blunt knife cutting into his heart, enough to hurt him for a long time."
"He still got it right." Lin Shan felt indignant.
"No rush, let's take it step by step. I won't let him go, nor will I let go of all the Fang family members." Yun Huaying's eyes turned from cold to sharp.
Lin Shan understood her hatred for Fang's family. Thinking about her experience, she felt distressed and reached out to hug her: "Huaying, evildoers will get their comeuppance sooner or later. It's just that the time has not come yet. You just wait a little longer."
Yun Huaying twitched the corners of her mouth, put away her indifference, and nodded: "Yeah."
Jiang Yuan knew they were talking, so she didn't come in to interrupt them. She stood outside the door and asked with concern, "Yun Huaying, are you okay?"
"fine."
Yun Huaying turned around and gave her a faint smile: "My scumbag dad lost his job and was fired. This is good news."
Jiang Yuan didn't know much about her family's affairs, but she was sure that her father was not a good person. Being fired was good news, but she was also a little worried: "Yun Huaying, will your father's expulsion affect your future?"
Lin Shan hadn't thought so far before, and was only thinking about revenge and venting her anger. Now, after Jiang Yuan reminded her, she also became worried: "Huaying, his matter might..."
"fine."
Yun Huaying interrupted her, her smile fading slightly. "No matter what the outcome is, it won't affect me. I've never considered a career in politics or the military. I don't need to go through a political review, and my family situation won't be a roadblock."
Lin Shan felt sad when she heard this. She was so outstanding and smart, with excellent academic performance. She would definitely go far in her career. But she had to avenge her mother who was forced to death. Between revenge and her future, she had to give up one.
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