Chapter 295 Saving Lives
Under the long night sky, people, overjoyed, sang and danced, losing themselves in the aroma of barbecue skewers.
Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng were surrounded by enthusiastic members of the Xiao family and neighbors from the new town, who offered their blessings.
Everyone held hands and formed a large circle on the grassy bank of the river, singing beautiful folk songs and dancing distinctive ethnic dances. With smiles on their faces and words full of spirit, they sent their blessings to the perfect couple in the middle.
The aroma wafts from the barbecue grill.
Xiao Wei was using a toothpick to pick out the snail meat, then skewering it onto a long bamboo skewer and placing it on the barbecue grill.
His older brother and sister-in-law had never tried grilled snails before, so he wanted to grill a few skewers for them to try.
The snails were brought by the villagers of Xiao's family, and Sanwazi was also picking out the snail meat and skewering it on bamboo sticks to grill.
Not knowing what seasoning to use, he hesitated for a long time, and only when the snail meat was almost burnt did he muster up the courage to ask Xiao Wei.
When Xiao Wei first visited Xiao Family Village, his taciturn nature, just like Xiao Cheng's, had already won people's hearts.
So when people have something to say, they usually don't ask the two brothers. They ask Bailu when she's around, and when she's not around, they wait for her to come back before asking.
However, at this moment, Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng are receiving blessings in the dance circle, so they certainly won't be back so soon.
The snail meat would burn if grilled any longer, so Sanwazi could only ask Xiao Wei with a nervous attitude, hoping to give it a try.
Fortunately, Xiao Wei was not as quiet as he was on his first visit to Xiao Family Village. Instead, he answered Sanwazi's question seriously about how much cumin and chili powder to add.
Sanwazi's anxious heart finally relaxed, and he gradually let go of his restraint, enjoying a happy barbecue with Xiao Wei.
Hearing Chen Chunli, who had just sat down, urging Wang Hao to hurry up with the grilling, Sanwazi gave Chen Chunli the grilled snail meat he had just cooked.
"I've baked this one. You can brush on some seasoning and eat it, or you can brush it on and bake it again."
Xiao Wei told him to bake it again after brushing.
Xiao Wei learned how to grill it this way from Bai Lu, who said that grilling it after brushing on the seasonings would make it more flavorful and delicious.
But Chen Chunli not only didn't appreciate it, she also angrily rebuked with a look of disgust: "What kind of garbage is this? It smells so fishy and disgusting, are you trying to poison me!"
Sanwazi was so frightened by Chen Chunli's fierceness that he froze in mid-air, his skewers hanging in the air.
Xiao Wei had heard Bai Lu teach him about gratitude and repaying kindness. He had almost been knocked down by rapeseed flowers, but Sanwazi had helped him up. So he turned around and retorted to Chen Chunli.
"If you're so good at grilling, why don't you grill it yourself? Why do you need Brother Haozi to grill it for you? Don't you have hands?"
Chen Chunli opened her mouth to curse, but Wang Hao stuffed a skewer of grilled pork belly into her mouth.
"It's done! The pork belly you ordered is cooked. Eat it while it's hot!"
As he spoke, Wang Hao grabbed two skewers of chicken wings that weren't fully cooked and quickly sat down between Chen Chunli and Sanwazi.
While grilling, he explained to Sanwazi, "She doesn't like grilled snails, so you and Xiaowei can eat them together."
Chen Chunli ate the delicious grilled skewers, her anger temporarily suppressed. She glared at Sanwazi but didn't say anything more.
Xiao Wei moved down two spaces, and then made Sanwazi move down two spaces as well.
While flipping the skewers, he said, "Ignore her. She ruined her health after giving birth, and she gets angry at the drop of a hat, and she gets angry at everyone."
Sanwazi breathed a sigh of relief knowing he wasn't being targeted or disliked, and raised his head, which had been bowed low to his neck, once again.
Thinking of the gentle Bai Lu, I couldn't help but look at the jubilant crowd, "Would she also scold Sister Bai Lu?"
"She doesn't dare."
Xiao Wei said with a proud look, "My sister-in-law is not only reasonable and convincing, but she also knows martial arts. No one dares to bully her, not even Chen Chunli."
"That's amazing, that's good..."
On the other side, people were singing and dancing.
Looking at the dazzling Bai Lu in the crowd from afar, and Xiao Cheng whose eyes and everything else were filled with Bai Lu, Wang Cuihua's last bit of hope was extinguished.
Bai Lu is beautiful, good at making money, and a national champion. She is so smart and cultured, and she is better than her in every way.
She really couldn't catch up.
If she were Xiao Cheng's older brother, she wouldn't be willing to leave Bai Lu either. She believed that Xiao Cheng would only ever love Bai Lu and wouldn't love anyone else.
She can no longer marry Brother Xiao Cheng.
Wang Cuihua was a little sad. She and Xiao Zhongbiao had no children. Now that she was married, she could no longer go back to her parents' home. If she died of illness at home one day, no one would know.
By the time the body is discovered, it might have already decomposed and become a wandering ghost.
No, she needs to hurry up and remarry!
If Brother Xiao Cheng can't get married, there are other women out there.
Wang Cuihua set her sights on the riverbank entrance, where Luo Shiliu, Zhang San, Li Si, and Xiao Dazhuang were carrying wine to the barbecue grill, clearly intending to have a drink.
Xiao Dazhuang is a good person.
She's going to marry Xiao Dazhuang!
"ah--"
Wang Cuihua had just lifted her foot to reach the barbecue grill when someone kicked her in the back, sending her flying into the river.
"Thump—Ah!"
"Help...help me! Help me!"
Wang Cuihua couldn't swim, and as soon as she fell into the water, she thrashed about frantically. River water poured into her ears, eyes, and nose, making her choke and unable to speak clearly. Every time she opened her mouth, water was poured into her mouth.
My eyes were so waterlogged I couldn't open them. As soon as I opened them, a large amount of river water poured into my eye sockets, making them feel dry and painful.
She managed to open her eyes a crack and look up at the shore, but the spot where she had just been standing was long gone.
She had no idea who kicked her.
"Help...help me!"
"Bai Lu... Xiao Cheng... Big brother, save... save me..."
Wang Cuihua frantically splashed water and struggled, trying to attract the attention of the people singing and dancing in the distance.
However, the distance was too far and the singing was too loud, directly drowning out any other sounds coming from all directions.
No matter how many times Wang Cuihua called out, no one heard her. Meanwhile, the river water filled her throat, and her stomach grew heavier and heavier.
The hands that were slapping the water gradually lost their strength.
Chen Dafu was late and needed to urinate, so he ran to a small bamboo grove by the river to relieve himself. While running, he saw a figure sinking in the river and jumped in without saying a word.
They only realized it was Wang Cuihua after they dragged her ashore.
Exhausted, he lay on the ground with his eyes rolled back.
The crowd that was singing and dancing over there finally noticed the commotion and rushed over one after another.
The main force quickly arrived at the crime scene.
Looking at the unconscious Wang Cuihua, Bai Lu asked Chen Dafu if he had taken any first aid measures. Chen Dafu said no. Bai Lu immediately performed first aid according to the correct method for drowning victims, and after checking, she performed CPR.
A moment later, Wang Cuihua vomited river water, but she did not wake up; her brain seemed to still be in a state of oxygen deprivation.
Just as Bai Lu pried open Wang Cuihua's mouth, Xiao Cheng pulled her up and backed away, his gaze fixed on Chen Dafu.
"you go."
When Chen Dafu pulled Wang Cuihua out of the water, she had already thrashed far away. He had exhausted all his strength by pulling her ashore. Fortunately, Bailu arrived shortly afterward. However, Bailu was still unconscious after rescuing Wang Cuihua.
Artificial respiration was clearly still needed, and Chen Dafu looked desperate: "What if I have to take responsibility if I revive her?"
(End of this chapter)
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