Chapter 35: Evil
"No, I just came out because my mother went to visit someone."
Su Tong pulled Wu Qiuyu to sit down at the square table, touched two dried persimmons and stuffed them into her hands, "Try it, I picked them today."
Wu Qiuyu took a bite and said, "Oh! So sweet! Sister, you went up the mountain."
"Yeah! I found something to eat. I won't be hungry."
"Sister, are you healed from your injury? I heard that you hit your head against a pillar. Is that okay? Li Youshuan usually listens to Wu Dongling the most. I knew they had bad intentions. He must suffer a little in this labor reform..."
Wu Qiuyu talked a lot in front of Su Tong. It was cold sitting in the main room, so Su Tong pulled her into bed, and the two sisters talked while snuggling in bed.
Su Tong told her roughly what she could say, and Wu Qiuyu was amazed as she listened to her "heroic" deeds.
Then Su Tong changed the subject and asked Wu Qiuyu, "Qiuyu, there are many rumors in the village that people will be unlucky if they come into contact with me. Do you know that?"
Qiuyu seemed to be stunned in the darkness, then seemed to remember something, and pulled her arm and said:
"Sister, if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have remembered. Did you take the same car with Aunt Wangcai from the east end of the village when you came back today?"
Su Tong thought about it and nodded.
"Yes, Aunt Wangcai and Aunt Li from Li Erleng's family."
Qiuyu's voice was a little tense, "Aunt Wangcai broke her leg in the evening and was sent to the town hospital. I saw her fall with my own eyes. She walked over that ridge every day without any problem, but she fell today."
Su Tong straightened up at once, "No way! Is it that effective?"
Wu Qiuyu also sat up and said, "Come to think of it... it's really weird. It's happened many times before. People who have been with you will eventually have some problems.
You... never asked about it before, and everyone avoided talking to you, so you don't know much."
Su Tong was really puzzled. Did he really have the ability to make others unlucky?
Superpowers?
"Sister, don't be sad. At least, at least our family won't be affected."
"What do you mean that my family won't be affected?"
"That's right. You and I used to talk together a lot, so I wouldn't be unlucky. My uncle and aunt never said they were unlucky, although...my aunt always scolds you for bringing bad luck to the family, but that's different from Aunt Wangcai's. Anyway...well, I can't explain it clearly."
Su Tong narrowed his eyes and pulled Wu Qiuyu back into bed.
"Come on, tell me how Aunt Wangcai fell. Give me the whole story in detail."
The two sisters whispered in bed for a long time. If Qiuyu hadn't been afraid that her mother would get mad the next day, she wouldn't have wanted to go back. Her cousin's new quilt was much warmer than her own.
Before leaving, Su Tong asked Wu Qiuyu to help her make a needle bag. It would be better to put the set of silver needles in a box, but it would be inconvenient to carry.
She told Wu Qiuyu the style and size, and Wu Qiuyu patted her chest and agreed.
Su Tong's own needlework skills are almost zero, and she is very afraid that her skill in sewing would only account for one point at most, and that one point was due to the fact that she had to sew a lot of wounds.
Su Tong accompanied Wu Qiuyu all the way to the backyard gate of her house, and only turned back after watching her tiptoe into the back door.
The night wind was cold. Su Tong put his hands into his sleeves and walked back slowly. He was in a good mood. This Yunshan Village seemed interesting.
The winter night was very dark. Su Tong walked and walked. Due to her long-term alertness on the battlefield, she always felt that something was wrong, as if someone was following her, but she looked back several times and found nothing.
In the dark night, the shadows of the trees loomed, and except for the slight sound of the wind, everything was silent.
Most of the villagers are asleep at this time, and few people are out and about.
Su Tong was confused, but he just quickened his pace silently.
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Early the next morning, Su Tong simply washed up by the well in the backyard, thinking to himself that he must remember to buy a thermos today, otherwise his teeth might freeze off if he brushed his teeth with well water.
She found some snacks in her bag and ate them as breakfast, then used the big pot to boil a large pot of herbal soup.
While waiting for the soup to boil, I practiced a set of military boxing in the yard. I practiced until I was sweating slightly and felt warm and comfortable all over.
Although the original owner was malnourished, he still had some physical strength due to long-term work. If he supplemented his nutrition and strengthened his exercise, he should be able to improve his physical fitness by several degrees.
When Su Tong brought the herbal soup to the cowshed, he found that someone was already there.
I don’t know if it was because of the can of chicken soup, but Lao Qi was actively clearing the cattle pens with a shovel. He took off his patched cotton jacket and put it aside. It seemed that he had been working for a while.
Su Tong greeted Lao Qi, and Lao Qi gave her that stiff smile again.
It seems that he doesn't smile often and he is not used to making this expression yet. It's difficult for him.
With the help of Lao Qi, the two large buckets of herbs were fed to the cow without leaving a drop.
Although several cows were still lying on the ground, their mental state had improved a lot. The calf could even moo at people from time to time.
The cow's trough was originally filled with feed and fodder, and once the cow recovered a little, it would be able to eat on its own.
After Su Tong finished dealing with the matters in the cowshed, he strolled into the house where the two old men lived and took a look. Old Lin did not have a fever again last night, but he was still listless and was sleeping soundly.
Fortunately, it is close to the end of the year and there is no work in the fields, otherwise I would not be able to lie like this for several days.
When Lao Qi came in, Su Tong had just finished taking Lao Lin's pulse. Lao Qi asked Su Tong, "Comrade Wu, how is Lao Lin...how is he?"
Su Tong did not answer. He looked up and around the low shed before saying to Lao Qi:
"You won't have a fever anymore, but you have a lot of other problems. You live in this shed, it's damp and cold, I'm afraid your body won't be able to recover completely."
Lao Qi gave a bitter smile and said, "It's good enough to have a shack to keep out the wind and snow. How can I expect more?"
Su Tong smiled slyly and said, "I do have a way to help you rebuild a house, but you have to cooperate with me."
Lao Qi seemed to have heard a joke, his eyes widened, "What? Rebuilding a house, girl, you may have misunderstood our identities."
These days, people like them who have a shack to shelter from the rain and sweet potato buns to survive are considered extremely lucky.
Many colleagues and friends have been tortured to death in this catastrophe, quietly, with a lifetime of regret and resentment.
Su Tong didn't care. He leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Lao Qi, what did you study before?"
Lao Qi was startled and his face immediately became alert.
This girl was calm and composed from the moment they met. She neither called for a fight and drew a line between herself and them, nor did she use sugar-coated bullets like those people to try to get academic secrets.
Moreover, she rescued Lao Lin with one move and made chicken soup for them. They were reluctant to drink the soup and only drank a small bowl each last night, covering it with cotton cloth. It can be drunk for several days in this season!
They were sincerely grateful to the girl last night, but unexpectedly today she started to inquire about the news.
The catastrophes over the past few years have left Lao Qi with many life-threatening experiences and he has suffered a lot. His enthusiasm and trust have long been tortured away, and he no longer dares to trust anyone easily.
The girl finally made them feel a little warmth, but was it also an illusion?
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