Under the scorching sun at noon, Yunxiu's wet clothes had already dried.
At this time, there was sand seeping from the cracks between her fingernails and her lips were pale as she was pressed by the villagers to rest on the shore.
An old lady squatted at her feet holding a half-bowl of hot porridge, her hands shaking so much that she could hardly hold the bowl: "My girl, you're going to kill yourself by doing this... Eat something quickly to fill your stomach!"
Yunxiu stared at the river in a daze, like a person who had lost his mind, and muttered to himself.
"He will come back. He said he won't leave me alone."
"He is right here. I will stay with him... I will wait for him to come back..."
The old lady burst into tears after listening to what happened. She wiped her eyes with the corner of her clothes and wanted to say something to her when there was a commotion on the shore.
Several villagers came running over carrying hoes and shouted from afar: "Zhao's wife! There are people coming from the village. Look, they are here to help find someone!"
Yunxiu stood up suddenly and didn't feel any pain when her knees hit the stone.
When she stumbled to the front of the crowd, she saw that each of the people there had a serious expression and ferocious eyes. They didn't look like they were there to help, but rather to cause trouble.
"Get out of the way!"
The sudden shouting from the group of people scared away the water birds on the shore.
Wang Hu and a few uniformed men pushed through the crowd. He still smelled of car exhaust and had obviously just returned from the town.
"The township government received a report that someone had drowned and was missing."
Wang Hu took out a handkerchief and wiped his forehead. His eyes stayed on Yunxiu's face for a moment, and then he continued: "This is a matter of life and death. I hope the young and old men in the village will cooperate with the investigation."
This person is just taking advantage of the power of others to bully others.
With the help of the power of those investigators, he immediately took over the job of leading the Elm Tree Hoarding People.
"We don't need so many people here. The elderly and women should go back temporarily. We must minimize the damage to the farmland."
"I will select 100 more young and strong men to cooperate with us. The rest of you will have no use staying here. You should go back to production."
"Remember, no matter how big your personal affairs are, they cannot harm the interests of the collective. Your top priority now is to speed up production."
"Okay, go do what you need to do. Don't just sit here and do nothing. It's just a waste of time."
No one wanted to hear him say this. After all, no one knew where he came from.
But suddenly two team leaders stood up from the crowd, expressed their support for Wang Hu's decision, and personally led their teams away.
What’s interesting is that one of the team leaders was the one who handled the Liu Qian incident.
Zhao Wei scolded him and educated him at that time, which completely offended this person.
It now seems that she is in cahoots with Wang Hu.
After someone took the lead, most of the people behind him followed the crowd and soon the crowd dispersed, leaving only the 100 people who were picked out.
The people from the township government directed the people and worked busy until dark.
The results were all useless.
People disappeared in such a magical way.
Therefore, an investigation report was issued to the Zhao family, and Zhao Wei was classified as a missing person. If there was no result after seven days, he would be declared dead.
The Zhao family was really disappointed with this result.
Yunxiu fainted at that moment.
She had not eaten or drunk anything for a whole day and night and was already overdrawn. Everyone was so scared that they quickly carried her on their backs and rushed straight to the town's health center.
As for Zhao Yong and his wife, they had fainted from crying and were not in much better condition.
But after all, she was more experienced than Yunxiu, and could withstand more blows. She just cried and was advised to go home and rest.
In the Zhao family's yard, the old man and his wife were neglected that day and no one cooked for them.
They were so hungry that they had to ask the old grandmother for help.
The old grandmother can still manage this household.
She is an old lady in good spirits.
While cooking, I let the old couple sit by the stove and add firewood.
It is her habit to chat when she is bored.
"You two have been busy all your lives for fame and fortune. Now you are both 80 years old, why are you still so depressed?"
"Your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Why do you have to ask for so much? It will only make you suffer, and it will also hurt your sons and grandchildren."
"It won't be long. When your granddaughter-in-law gets pregnant, you will all have great-grandchildren. It's time to put everything aside and stay at home to enjoy your grandchildren!"
"This countryside may not look as prosperous as your city, but the air is fresh, and you can eat a lot of wild game that city people can't eat."
"You two can just settle down and live in harmony as a family, isn't that good?"
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The old man and his wife depended on her help for their food, so even though they didn't agree with what she said, they wisely chose to keep silent.
The old grandmother was shrewd and knew that the other party didn't like this topic, so she could only sigh and change the topic to the cooked food.
They are all elderly people, and as they are old, they like to eat soft and mushy food.
This time I cooked noodles, which was a bit laborious. I had to fry the minced meat first, then knead the noodles, roll them, cut them, and boil them...
She was so tired that she was out of breath.
After being hungry for a long time, the old man actually ate this seemingly ordinary bowl of noodles with gusto.
Until Zhao Yong and his wife were sent home and heard that Zhao Yong had an accident, they could no longer eat that bowl of noodles.
No matter how much you look down on this grandson, he is still your biological grandson.
Even if there is no affection, the blood relationship is there.
"How could this happen? This child... was quite good, why did he die so young..."
He seemed to find it difficult to accept such a result. Throughout the day, he was just like Zhao Yong, not eating or drinking.
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In the town clinic.
When Yunxiu woke up, the glucose in the bottle was dripping into her blood vessels drop by drop.
The setting sun outside the window shone through the screen, weaving a pattern of broken gold on the edge of the bed. She stared at her crossed fingers, and suddenly realized that the mud and sand between her nails had been carefully cleaned.
"Awake?" The nurse pushed the door open and came in to change the dressing: "Your husband just left and left ten eggs on the bedside table, asking me to remind you to eat them."
Yunxiu said nothing, her eyes fell on the eggs on the bedside table.
It was put in a bamboo basket and it was still warm when I touched it.
She took out the egg tremblingly and saw a piece of paper pressed inside.
When I opened it, I saw Zhao Wei's strong and powerful handwriting.
"Wife, the situation here is a little complicated. You've worked hard on your acting for the whole day. I'll explain it to you when I get back. Remember to take care of yourself. Don't worry! I love you, Wei!"
Although when he was by the river, he heard Zhao Wei's fifth apprentice come to report that Zhao Wei was safe now.
But now, seeing the egg, his clean clothes, and his cleaned body, he ate the egg with peace of mind.
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