Chapter 146 Something Big Has Happened
Feng Xiuhe said, "What could possibly happen to her? She knows this area very well. She must have failed to buy meat, so she went to look elsewhere."
Howard glanced at her but didn't say anything. He looked at the others and said, "Let's go find Mom. If we can't buy meat, we'll just let it go with her. Anyway, we have plenty of other vegetables at home."
"Okay, let's go look for it then."
Everyone else agreed that it didn't matter whether Huo's mother was in trouble or not; what mattered was that they still had to go and see where Huo's mother was now.
It's not far from the town, but it still takes about 40 to 50 minutes to walk there. Fortunately, the Huo family owns an oxcart, so it's very convenient for them to get there.
Feng Xiuhe continued to persuade, "Actually, there's no need to go there specifically. Maybe Mom will be back soon."
But no one paid any attention to her.
Huo Chunyan said, "You should say less. What if something really happens to Mom? We definitely have to go see her this time."
She looked at the group and said, "You all go ahead, I'll stay home and take care of the kids."
Feng Xiuhe hesitated for a moment, but ultimately followed.
It wasn't that she cared about Huo's mother, but rather that she didn't like being alone in the house with Huo Chunyan.
Huo Chunyan was a fiery person by nature, and she would never give way to Feng Xiuhe. She also spoke in a sarcastic and unpleasant tone, which Feng Xiuhe disliked dealing with the most.
In the past, Huo Chunyan had treated her with respect, but during the Chinese New Year period, Huo Chunyan became increasingly rude to her.
Therefore, she preferred to go to town with everyone rather than stay here with Huo Chunyan to help Shen Zhixia take care of the children.
Soon, the group arrived in town.
This town is called Baiyun Town. It's not very big, with only two streets, and you can see the end of both streets at a glance.
Normally, the streets are quite lively during market days, but now that it's Chinese New Year, many people have gone home for the holidays, and the vendors have also gone home. Logically, the streets should be very deserted.
But there were quite a few people on the street.
Huo Chenzhou frowned and quickly sensed the unusual atmosphere.
These people were all wearing the same clothes; it was impossible to tell what kind of clothes they were, but they looked like the same uniforms, making them look like some kind of delinquent gang.
As soon as they arrived in town, the dozen or so people surrounded them and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Shen Zhixia: "?"
In broad daylight, these people look like gangsters.
Suddenly, someone recognized Huo Chenzhou and whispered to the leader, "This is a soldier from the village next to ours. They are all villagers with clean records, so we can let them through."
"Are you sure? Is she from the village too?" The leading man stared at Shen Zhixia, clearly not believing her.
The women in the village all have a rustic air about them. Even though Feng Xiuhe is pretty, you can tell at a glance that she's from the village.
Shen Zhixia was different; no matter how he looked at her, she didn't seem like a rural woman.
The man hesitated for a moment before saying, "I heard that Huo Chenzhou has a wife, it should be her, she... she seems to be a capitalist's daughter."
This isn't a secret; after all, any news in the village can spread like wildfire.
Each village also had an intelligence agency, and they spread information incredibly fast, so he heard quite a bit of news.
"So she's a capitalist's daughter." The leader sneered, "Then why don't you arrest her right now?"
A man behind him was about to grab Shen Zhixia.
Huo Chenzhou's expression changed, and he kicked him away. The man didn't expect Huo Chenzhou to be so strong. He was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to stand up, Huo Chenzhou stepped on him again.
The man looked up at Huo Chenzhou and said angrily, "Huo Chenzhou, you're now the regimental commander, the most successful person in the village, and your mother brags about you every day. But what have you done? You actually married a capitalist's daughter? You're committing a crime, do you know that? You're committing a crime! All capitalists should die!"
He grew angrier as he spoke, his face contorting: "It is these capitalists who have exploited us. Because of them, we are so poor. We have been working for them and being controlled by them. Now, we must stand up, we must resist them, we must kill them, and only then can we have a happy life."
The people behind him became excited upon hearing his words, raising their hands and shouting, "Kill them! Kill them! Create a better life! Create a better life!"
Shen Zhixia got goosebumps.
This was the first time she had ever seen anything like this.
These people are like a cult; their faces are filled with an abnormal excitement, as if they have been brainwashed.
She had only learned about this movement from books before. This movement caused many people to lose their minds, and they attacked capitalists and intellectuals indiscriminately.
But no matter how much you learn from books, it's not as shocking as seeing this scene with your own eyes.
These people's eyes were filled with numbness and excitement; they didn't seem like real people at all.
Hearing the shouts of the crowd, the man became excited and shouted, “We are all farmers, poor people. Why are we so poor? Because we have a clean background. For generations, we have worked hard in the fields to grow crops and lived a law-abiding life. But we work so hard, yet we are still so poor. Many of us can’t even support our families. Why is that? It’s because there are parasites in society. They are eating away at our lives, so we must resist.”
"Shout with me: Down with capitalism! Down with capitalism!"
Those people shouted in unison, "Down with capitalism! Down with capitalism!"
Shen Zhixia: "..."
She wanted to explain that she was no longer a capitalist, but these people seemed to be possessed and wouldn't listen to her at all.
That's actually the case.
The leader of the group said, "Since they refuse to hand over the people, then arrest them all."
The group of people suddenly rushed towards them.
Shen Zhixia was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, Huo Chenzhou had already swiftly and decisively knocked down the two men who rushed at her.
Seeing those people rushing towards Shen Zhixia, he frowned and simply picked her up in his arms.
It wasn't a princess carry, but rather like holding a child.
Shen Zhixia is not short; she is 1.68 meters tall and has a very tall figure. However, she looks short next to Huo Chenzhou, who is 1.88 meters tall.
Huo Chenzhou carried her away in his arms.
Just then, Feng Xiuhe suddenly screamed and pushed Huo Hua towards the group of people.
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