Chapter 19: Rescue
"Hey, look, that ugly guy is out again."
"I really don't know what she was thinking. If she is so ugly, she should just stay at home and not scare people."
"That's right, you have no self-awareness at all."
"You didn't see it. Last time, her mask accidentally fell off and it scared the director's little grandson to tears."
"Yes, I heard that he had a high fever that night. What a sin."
The discussion became louder and louder, and Lin Yunxi naturally heard it.
She looked up at the source of the sound, which was four girls sitting in front of her on the left.
These four girls look youthful and pretty, but their words are too sharp and mean, which is seriously inconsistent with their pretty looks.
Following the direction of the four girls' gazes, Lin Yunxi noticed that it was the girl sitting next to her.
Her thin body was trembling slightly, her hair was draped over her face, and her head was almost hanging down into the lunch box.
As if she couldn't stand these malicious words, she stood up suddenly and ran outside without even taking her lunch box.
"Some people have dirty hearts, so everything they see is dirty." Lin Yunxi said as he passed by four girls.
Appearance has never been a label to evaluate a person, nor is it a reason to be attacked by others.
"You...you country bumpkin, what qualifications do you have to criticize us?" Zhou Xiangxiang stood up angrily.
Looking at Lin Yunxi's attire and the ugly big backpack she was carrying.
She was certain that the woman in front of her was just a somewhat pretty country woman.
"I didn't mention any names, you just identified yourself with them." Lin Yunxi said calmly and neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"In my opinion, that girl is much prettier than you. At least she wouldn't maliciously comment on other people's looks in public."
After saying this, without waiting for the other party to answer, Lin Yunxi walked out the door.
Even after I walked out the door, I could still hear suppressed angry shouting and cursing coming from inside.
Ignoring the voice behind him, Lin Yunxi went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Although the supplies in her space were very complete, they were somewhat too modern.
If you take them out and use them, it will inevitably arouse suspicion, so some daily necessities still need to be bought at the supply and marketing cooperatives.
The supply and marketing cooperative has a clean and flat cement floor.
There is a long row of glass cabinets in the middle of the room, with various goods neatly placed inside the cabinets.
The colorful packaging looks very vintage.
Fortunately, it was not morning, and there were not many people in the supply and marketing cooperative. After Lin Yunxi took a look around.
After tearing off a few feet of cloth and watching the autumn turn into winter, Lin Yunxi prepared to take it home and make two new sets of clothes for Yanyan.
In addition, she also bought two cans of malted milk, one for her father and mother to drink, and one to take back to her parents' home.
Malted milk was a relatively good nutritional supplement in the 1970s, so it was not very cheap. A large can of 800 grams cost 40 yuan.
Lin Yunxi is not short of money now. Once the grain and fruits are sold, she can earn at least 15,000 yuan.
In the 1970s, you could buy a pound of pork for 80 cents. You can imagine how huge an income this 15,000 yuan was.
Besides, she has been here for so long, it is time to go back to the original owner's parents' home, otherwise it would be unreasonable.
Finally, considering that the weather would get colder in the future, Lin Yunxi also bought two bamboo thermos bottles.
The outer shell is woven from thin green bamboo strips, the handle is wrapped with hemp rope, giving it a good grip, and the bottom is supplemented with thickened bamboo blocks.
It not only looks artistic, but also is sturdy and durable. One has to admire the wisdom and craftsmanship of the working people.
At this point, all the things to do during this trip to the county town have been completed.
In the two months since she came here, Lin Yunxi has never been away from her son for such a long time.
She had been out for the whole morning and was a little worried, wondering how Yanyan was doing at home and whether she was crying or making a fuss.
Thinking of this, she quickened her pace and walked out of the county town.
When passing by a forest, Lin Yunxi suddenly stopped, turned around and ran over.
Under the big tree in front, a girl wearing a mask who I met once at lunch was standing on a stone, leaning her head towards the circle of straw rope.
Lin Yunxi didn't care about so many things at this time. He stepped forward and kicked the stone over, and the girl who was about to commit suicide fell to the ground.
"I have no objection to your wanting to die, but I advise you to think about your family before you die."
Don’t advise others to do good unless you have experienced their suffering.
If you have not experienced other people's suffering, don't interfere with other people's lives.
Zhao Xueru sat on the ground with her face covered and cried bitterly. She had thought about how sad her family would be after her death.
But her existence has brought a lot of trouble to her family.
Because of an accident, my right face was injured.
It left a long, ugly scar, and he was approaching marriageable age.
The childhood sweetheart fiancé couldn't stand it, so he resolutely broke off the engagement and married his uncle's cousin.
He also threatened that no one would like an ugly girl and whoever married her would be scared awake at night.
After that, the gossip from neighbors and colleagues made it even more difficult for me and my family to hold our heads up.
People like her only bring trouble to their family. If she died, they would be relieved and all would be over.
Zhao Xueru became more and more desperate the more she thought about it, so she simply tore off the mask on her face, revealing a suffocating scene.
There was an ugly scar from the corner of her eye to her chin, like a centipede, and the scar was bluish-black in color.
There was a flash of shock in Lin Yunxi's eyes, and she understood the reason in her heart.
"Too many people have comforted me, telling me not to cry, because crying means weakness; and not to give up, because giving up means there is no hope anymore."
"I did everything I was told, but after going through so much, I can no longer face it. I am not strong, and I don't want to pretend to be strong anymore."
“I really can’t take it anymore.”
Lin Yunxi did feel a little sorry for the girl in front of her. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. She slowly searched in her own space.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she took something out through the air.
So, on this depressing afternoon, Zhao Xueru finally got the redemption she had been waiting for all her life.
"If I say I can heal your face, would you be willing to stand up for yourself again?"
The gentle yet firm voice dispelled the haze in Zhao Xueru's heart, and Lin Yunxi broke into her life like a god.
"I do, I do." Zhao Xueru said hurriedly with shining eyes.
Regardless of whether what the woman in front of her said was true or false, she just wanted to grab this only life-saving straw.
If there was hope, she would want to keep living more than anyone else.
Lin Yunxi took out a small white bottle from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Xueru.
"Here, apply it once every morning and evening, and the scar will gradually fade."
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