He Hua was beaten yesterday, and no one from her family came to help her. When she got home, she wanted to make a scene, but her husband went up the mountain to chop firewood and didn't come back. Only her mother-in-law was at home, so she not only failed to make a scene, but was also scolded.
Her face was still swollen today, and she wanted to stay in bed and be lazy, but Aunt Lin woke her up with a sentence: "If you don't work, you won't eat."
She had finished all the housework, except for washing clothes. She felt ashamed of being slapped like that, so she dawdled and dragged her feet until evening, not wanting to go out.
Aunt Lin wouldn't tolerate her. She forced her to say, "You know it's shameful, yet you still cause trouble. It's good to learn your lesson. There will be clothes to wash tomorrow. If you don't finish washing them today, you won't get dinner."
He Hua came to the riverbank from another path, carrying a wooden basin, cursing under her breath: "You old hag, wait until I become rich, I'll see how I torment you. That good-for-nothing is useless too, he's like a mouse seeing a cat, he doesn't dare to fart."
The vicious curses tore at the corners of his mouth, and he began to curse Wang Shi for her ruthlessness again. Then, as if he had thought of something, he stopped cursing.
As they approached the river, He Hua immediately recognized the person squatting by the river as Xiao Yunying, a fair-skinned and plump woman whom no one else in the village could match.
Recalling Xiao Yunying's words yesterday that Lin Shi was not like her man, but Liu Ge was more like him, a flash of malice crossed He Hua's eyes.
That secret must never be revealed to anyone!
Looking around at the surroundings, finding no one there, He Hua, emboldened by a sudden urge to act, placed the wooden basin on the ground and tiptoed closer to Xiao Yunying.
There was no better opportunity than this; as long as she died, no one would know the secret.
Xiao Yunying was focused on finishing washing the shoes quickly so she could go home and cook for the children. It was already dark, and the little girl must be hungry.
Lost in thought about what quick and delicious meal to prepare, the sound of rushing water masked her deliberately quiet footsteps, and she didn't notice a shadowy figure creeping closer behind her.
After rinsing the foam off the shoes and putting them in a basin, Xiao Yunying stretched, startling He Hua so much that she dared not move.
Just as Xiao Yunying bent down to wash her hands with water, He Hua suddenly sped up and crashed into her.
"You little bitch, go to hell!"
Xiao Yunying heard hurried footsteps, and just as she stood up and turned around, she was violently shoved into the river.
The icy river water instantly submerged Xiao Yunying's head. As she struggled to the surface, she saw the people on the riverbank.
Damn it, that woman actually tried to kill her!
"He Hua..."
Xiao Yunying only called out He Hua's name once before choking on water. He Hua was brought back to her senses by the call and realized what she had done.
She actually pushed Xiao Yunying into the river?!
The resentment in his eyes gradually faded, and fear rose in his heart.
She killed someone! She killed someone!
He Hua ran home in a panic, forgetting even to grab the wooden basin on the ground.
After being swept a distance by the river, Xiao Yunying saw a small figure standing behind a big tree.
"Luo Li, go quickly and call for help..."
Before he could finish speaking, the river once again submerged his head.
Xiao Yunying tried to calm herself down, maintaining her balance on the surface of the water, swirling around and sinking. She could no longer see Luo Li.
It's lunchtime now, and there's no one around. Calling for help won't get anyone to hear us; it's a waste of effort. We can only hope that Luo Li will go and call someone soon.
She couldn't just wait for someone to come; she had to find a way to save herself.
After trying twice and still being unable to enter the supermarket, Xiao Yunying decisively gave up on this method.
In my past life, I only swam in the sea a few times when I went on trips with my parents. The sea was calm and the buoyancy was great then, which is very different from the environment in this fast-flowing freshwater river.
For someone like her who can't swim, just keeping herself from sinking was exhausting; she simply couldn't swim to the shore.
Xiao Yunying gritted her teeth. She had to swim, even if she couldn't. If she ran out of strength, she would only drown.
Xiao Yunying swam about a meter and was pushed back half a meter by the river to approach the shore at a snail's pace. Just when she was very close to the shore, her strength was almost exhausted.
Xiao Yunying bit her lip. This body was too useless; it was just bloated and flabby.
She bit her lip until it bled. Just a little closer, just a tiny bit closer, and she would be on the shore.
The river suddenly changed course, and the entire riverbed meandered and took a turn. Xiao Yunying didn't have time to react, and her head hit a large protruding rock on the riverbank, causing her to faint immediately.
Blood seeped from her forehead and was quickly washed away by the river water. Xiao Yunying gradually sank into the river.
Unaware that Xiao Yunying was unconscious, the words "Self-repair in progress, life form not allowed to enter" that were originally displayed on the surveillance screen above the supermarket entrance had changed to "Host's vital signs are rapidly declining and there is a strong desire to enter the supermarket. Repair is paused, and life form is allowed to enter."
The person who was sinking in the river disappeared instantly, leaving only a string of bubbles floating to the surface.
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