Chapter 049: Breaking the Face
Wu Yongbing went to the commune to find Lai Guochang with a bag of medicine early in the morning. He didn't know at this time that Ye Qing had a more explosive situation.
Ye Qing felt that both parties must be informed of this matter, otherwise it would likely create a new information gap, and both parties might cause chaos when investigating the case.
Ye Qing quickly told Wu Yongbing what she had discovered after visiting the military farm that morning:
"Uncle, I think you'll have to go to the commune or the army farm again to integrate the information on both sides. Otherwise, both sides will only have the little information they have and will not know the severity of the problem."
Wu Yongbing obviously realized that something serious had happened. He didn't even bother to rest for long. He got back on his 28-inch bicycle:
"Secretary Lai is not in the commune. He has gone to the county with a medical kit to find someone to test. Let's go directly to the military farm now! You should come with me. I'm afraid I won't be able to explain myself clearly to the farm leaders."
Wu Yongbing was used to being the boss in the village, but whenever he saw a leader, his legs would go weak and he couldn't speak clearly. This problem had existed for a long time, so when Ye Qing said they were going to the military farm, he immediately signaled Ye Qing to jump into the back seat of the car.
Thinking of this uncle's incompetent performance when the county leaders came to inspect last time, Ye Qing felt helpless and had to follow Wu Yongbing to the military farm.
Fortunately, the army farm was not far from Kaoshantun. Although Wu Yongbing was almost fifty years old, he was an old man from the Zhuang family who had served as a militia captain. His physical fitness was impeccable. It only took him about half an hour to ride the few kilometers.
Fortunately, they arrived just in time. Just as they arrived at the gate of the military farm and were still explaining their purpose to the soldiers on duty, several military trucks drove out of the farm.
Perhaps seeing Ye Qing, the leading car suddenly stopped at the door, revealing Zhao Jinliang with a serious expression in the back seat, and Gu Weidong sitting next to him.
"Ye Zhiqing, didn't Xiao Zhu send you back home? Why are you here again?"
When Ye Qing saw Zhao Jinliang and Gu Weidong, he was overjoyed and quickly ran over:
"Director Zhao, there is a new situation!"
Ye Qing ignored Wu Yongbing who was following behind him and simply opened the co-pilot's door and jumped onto the military truck.
"In Hongqi Commune, not only the Kaoshan Village production brigade was affected, but three families all experienced difficult births for their cows. In addition, cows in two villages died on the spot because they were not rescued in time."
Turning back, Ye Qing looked at Zhao Jinliang seriously, his tone extremely urgent.
"This is not just a problem for your farm. I suspect it's a major crisis facing the entire Qingshan Town, or even the entire Great Northern Wilderness!"
"We don't know exactly what banned ingredients are mixed into the folk remedy, but the harm is obvious."
"You know what smoking is, I don't need to tell you. Once you take it, you'll become addicted. It's hard for even humans to quit, let alone animals."
"The key is that the harm is huge. It will completely destroy the immune system of livestock, turning them into lifeless zombies."
"Our oxen are used for production. Without their assistance, most agricultural work would be paralyzed."
"There are also opium poppy residues in the livestock's bodies. This kind of meat cannot be eaten. If people eat it, they will become addicted and it is seriously harmful to their health!"
"This is definitely not a trivial matter. We must investigate it as soon as possible! The person behind this has ulterior motives and does not just want to destroy the oxen."
"If there are problems with oxen, their labor capacity will decrease, which will lead to a significant reduction in grain production in rural areas and will undoubtedly have a serious impact on the country's grain collection."
"But what if even poultry and pigs in the countryside are infected? The supply stations will collect the toxins from the meat and eggs raised in the countryside, and the people in the city will have to eat these ingredients. By then, their immune systems will be slowly damaged, and it won't be long before their physical constitution will gradually disintegrate!"
"I'm not trying to scare you, but if this really happens, the consequences will be disastrous. We must not have any complacency!"
"We have a saying in the South that if you see one cockroach infestation, there may be thousands of them lying in wait in the dark."
"Imperialism is determined to destroy us, so we must be vigilant. This has happened to our Hongqi Commune. I wonder how many communes in Jiaotan County and even the entire Great Northern Wilderness have been affected?"
"Or maybe we can be a little more courageous and make a reasonable guess. Is this also the case in other provinces?"
"No one can guarantee this, but we can't just sit there and wait for death. We must report this situation as soon as possible!"
"If it is true as I speculated, then there must be a big conspiracy behind this. One or two people cannot accomplish this. It must be a gang crime, or even cooperation from many parties, to cause such a situation!"
Ye Qing's words made several people in the car start to tremble unconsciously.
Especially Zhao Jinliang. In the years since he took over Qingshan Farm, he has been doing his best to organize his construction corps to open up new land and expand the scale. He has also continuously supported the agricultural scientific research team in the province to conduct research and seek breakthroughs. Why is he doing this?
Isn't the purpose to rapidly increase farm output so that more people can have enough food and eat meat every day?
However, current agricultural production is too dependent on livestock and cannot tolerate any problems.
If livestock is shaken, it means shaking agricultural production; shaking agricultural production means shaking people's livelihood and even shaking the entire national foundation!
If Ye Qing's speculation is confirmed, then this problem would be huge. How many enemy special forces have infiltrated silently? The more Zhao Jinliang thought about it, the more solemn his expression became.
He originally planned to personally lead people to Ma Shi Po to arrest people, but now he could no longer care about it and could only look at the co-pilot Gu Weidong:
"Little Gu, you will have to lead the team to Ma Shi Po. If you find any suspicious people, bring them back first. If there are any who are stubborn, don't be afraid to show them when necessary. I will take care of any problems!"
Gu Weidong nodded seriously: "Got it! Chief! I promise to complete the task!"
Zhao Jinliang was about to ask Ye Qing to get out of the car with him. Ye Qing looked at Gu Weidong's injured leg and the crutches beside him in the back seat of the car, and couldn't help but frowned and said hurriedly:
"etc!"
"How's your leg?"
At a time like this, there's no time to worry about so many things. You have to make do with it. This happened suddenly and it's so urgent that you can only rush forward. Otherwise, if you delay for a while, someone might hear the news, destroy the evidence and run away.
Just as Gu Weidong was about to speak, Ye Qing jumped out of the car like a clever monkey, opened the door next to Gu Weidong, and took out a silver needle box from his bag, motioning to him:
"Stretch out your legs and I'll give you two injections!"
Gu Weidong didn't ask a single question and just stretched out his left leg.
Ye Qing pulled up his trouser legs and quickly inserted two silver needles into the acupuncture points. At the same time, the supernatural power flowed into the meridians along the silver needles, wrapping the injured knee joint completely.
As soon as the supernatural power entered his body, Gu Weidong's expression froze.
In his previous life, he had suffered from old illnesses and had visited various Chinese medicine clinics. He had tried acupuncture and other treatments countless times. As the saying goes, "Experience makes one a good doctor," he had almost figured out all the techniques used by the old Chinese medicine doctors.
But Ye Qing's flying needle made him feel obviously different. After the needle was inserted into the body, a strange warm current surged into the body. Gu Weidong couldn't tell what it was, he just felt it was very wonderful and comfortable, and he wanted more.
But before he could think or reason any further, Ye Qing had already removed the silver needle two minutes later:
"I have sealed your knee joint. Even if you are subjected to force for a short period of time, it won't have much impact. As long as you don't overexert yourself, it won't be a problem to persist for three to five hours."
Ye Qing put the needle into the box and said to Gu Weidong:
"Be careful, be safe, and don't try to be brave!"
Then she took two steps back and signaled the driver to go.
Gu Weidong said nothing, but just stared at Ye Qing deeply until the military card walked away.
Even faced with such a serious incident, she was able to remain so calm and composed. She did not panic at all and did not even show the slightest sign of panic. What kind of powerful soul must be hidden in this little girl's body?
Suddenly, he became very curious about how old the original Ye Qing was and what kind of person he was.
Ye Qing didn't know what Gu Weidong was thinking. After watching the military trucks go away, she followed Zhao Jinliang to the director's office. Zhao Jinliang was anxious to report the situation to his superiors.
The office phone was also a manual crank type. After dialing the number, I had to transfer to a manual switchboard. After about a minute or two, the operator successfully connected the call.
As soon as the call was connected, Zhao Jinliang couldn't wait to shout:
"Commander, something big has happened!"
Zhao Jinliang then recounted in detail what had happened on the farm, during which he also asked Ye Qing to provide additional information on the situations in Kaoshantun and Hongqi Commune.
Perhaps what Zhao Jinliang reported was too shocking. After hearing Zhao Jinliang's retelling of Ye Qing's bold guess, the people on the other side were also shocked. They immediately said that they would contact the headquarters and send people to take over and investigate the case.
Ye Qing heaved a sigh of relief after knowing that the higher-ups had attached great importance to this matter.
As long as the higher-ups don’t take it lightly and conduct a thorough investigation, there will be no worries about catching those stinky rats hiding in the gutter!
After finishing the call, Zhao Jinliang looked at Ye Qing sitting on the chair with his eyes filled with admiration and appreciation.
He didn't expect that although this young educated youth Xiao Ye was young, he was able to see the big picture from the details and flexibly apply the knowledge he learned to every detail of daily life. This is not something that ordinary people can do just by reading a few books.
This time, if she had not noticed the abnormality through the cow's dystocia and had not specifically sought out the captain of Kaoshantun to investigate carefully, I am afraid no one would have suspected that the cow's dystocia was man-made.
Then the dystocia of the cows on their farm would be ignored. If they really let the matter develop further, when the dozens of cows about to give birth on their farm are all mobilized, I'm afraid something serious will happen.
When Zhao Jinliang thought about the huge property losses caused by the death of dozens of cows in just one month, he couldn't help but feel panic and fear, and was about to break out in cold sweats.
Dozens of cows are worth tens of thousands of dollars, and such a huge loss is definitely a devastating blow to the military farm.
But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that if the cow dies, the calf will of course die with it, which means that the farm will be short of dozens of oxen every year.
Without the assistance of oxen, the speed of reclaiming wasteland as originally planned by Qingshan Farm will inevitably be affected. I am afraid that the expansion task assigned by the superiors will not be completed. Such a huge responsibility will definitely be investigated and held accountable by the superiors. By then, not only will he, the farm director, be unable to work, but most of the cadres in the farm will also be in trouble.
When Zhao Jinliang thought about how he was lucky enough to escape the disaster, he felt sincerely grateful and fond of Ye Qing.
Previously, when Qiao Youqing came to him for help because of this little girl and asked him to find a backdoor for his old comrade He Lianshan, Zhao Jinliang was very puzzled.
Because in his impression, Qiao Youqing has always been upright and never engages in such low-class relationships behind people's backs. So why would he break his previous code of conduct this time, just to save a female educated youth?
This even made Zhao Jinliang suspicious, thinking that this little girl named Ye Qing had some special relationship with Qiao Youqing that was unknown to others.
But after these brief contacts with Ye Qing, Zhao Jinliang understood why Qiao Youqing did that.
Who wouldn't love and cherish such a gifted and intelligent child? If he were Qiao Youqing, he would also do his best to protect this child, and would not want her to suffer any harm or grievance.
Just like now, Zhao Jinliang had only one thought in his mind: since this kid has come to Qingshan Town, why can't he join the team anywhere else? Since he can go to Kaoshantun, wouldn't it be the same if he came to their army farm?
Zhao Jinliang now only wants to snatch the girl from Wu Yongbing. Even if it means losing face, he must keep this little girl in his farm!
"Comrade Xiaoye, I heard that you just came to Qingshan Town this year?"
Ye Qing thought she could leave after the call, but she didn't expect Zhao Jinliang to come and chat with her.
But this person is the farm manager, and Qiao Youqing is working in his farm, so Ye Qing must give him some respect, so she sat upright and said:
"Yes, I am from Shanghai. I just joined the production team in Kaoshantun this year."
Zhao Jinliang smiled like a filthy uncle, eager to take out some "candy" from his pocket to seduce the little girl in front of him:
"It's like this. Our Qingshan Farm is under the Beidahuang Agricultural Reclamation Bureau. It is currently under the charge of the construction by our 56th Regiment. The farm currently has more than 70,000 soldiers, military dependents, and volunteers. There is a huge gap in both human and veterinary medicine."
"You are a skilled doctor. I think your talent is wasted if you stay in Kaoshantun. But it will be different if you come to our state-owned farm. I can guarantee that the treatment you receive will be beyond your imagination. Whether it is military rank or allowance, I will help you get it to the highest level. If you have other needs, just ask. I will spare no effort to fight for it for you!"
"As you can see, our army is managed in a quasi-military manner. The internal personnel are relatively simple, unlike the chaos outside. You don't have to worry about being targeted when you come here. You can rest assured that things like murder and frame-up will never happen here. You just need to focus on your own work. I will support you. You don't have to be afraid of anyone who provokes you."
"If you want to find a partner to start a family with, there are plenty of excellent gay men in our farm for you to choose from, whether they are military officers, technicians or engineers. If you want to find someone in the same profession, there are military doctors in the infirmary in our farm. Just tell me your requirements and I can help you find one. What do you think?"
Ye Qing: ...
It turned out that this uncle didn't want to chat with her, but wanted to recruit her into his team. However, Wu Yongbing was still waiting outside the farm. The captain was already waving his digging ...
"Captain Zhao, I really appreciate your kindness, but I'm sorry, I have no intention of joining the army."
"Don't be afraid of you laughing at me. Before you, the director Gu of Jiaotan County People's Hospital was actually the same as you. He offered me many favorable conditions and hoped that I would work at the People's Hospital."
"But the answer I gave to the old dean is the same as the one I gave you."
"With the conditions you and Dean Gu gave me, we can recruit many excellent doctors, but Kaoshantun has nothing to offer. Compared with your units, it has no competitiveness. But the people of Kaoshantun will still get sick. Do they not need to see doctors for treatment?"
"So I have to stay in Kaoshantun and help farmers in Kaoshantun and even the entire Hongqi Commune solve the problem of difficulty in seeing a doctor. I want to see if I can use my own strength to lift the mountain of basic rural medical care."
"Maybe this wish is difficult, and even seems ridiculous to many people, but I still want to do it, and I will never regret this choice."
Zhao Jinliang was stunned for a moment.
He looked at Ye Qing in surprise. He thought he would see confusion and fear, false drifting or hypocrisy in the child's eyes, but no.
This little girl is calm and peaceful, with eyes full of bright stars, and she is brave and determined to move forward into the future.
Zhao Jinliang felt like he was speechless. Compared with this child, he actually looked a little ashamed.
"Anyway, our farm is close to Kaoshantun. If you encounter troubles like today, you can still come to Kaoshantun to find me. I will take my medicine box and leave without saying a word. It is my absolute duty to serve our farm!"
"When you think about it this way, doesn't it seem to matter where I am?"
"Also, don't worry. Since I'm involved in the birthing of the dozens of cows in our farm, I will definitely not ignore it. If the technicians on your farm can't solve the problem, then I will take care of all the subsequent delivery work."
These words at least made Zhao Jinliang feel better. He nodded quickly and said seriously:
"I'll leave the matter of the cow's birth to you. I'll let the staff at the farm hand over to you, and have them follow your instructions in all their actions!"
Ye Qing thought for a moment and asked:
"I've checked today. Many of those cows are already full-term. They will be in foetus in the next few days. So, how about starting from tomorrow, I'll take time to come to our farm every afternoon and use silver needles to induce labor directly, so that all the full-term calves can be delivered at once?"
"This saves time during childbirth, not only does it save the cows some pain, but it also saves the farm staff from having to worry about whether the cows have started labor every day."
Of course Zhao Jinliang would love to do this, who wouldn't want to do that? The problem is that none of the technicians at the farm have the skills like Ye Qing.
He quickly took Ye Qing to the farm again, and arranged for Zhu Zhigang to follow them, asking him to be responsible for Ye Qing's pick-up and daily affairs for the next period of time.
Ye Qing was busy filling out registration forms for the cows about to give birth, including their gestation period, weight, pregnancy indicators, estimated time of birth, etc. All data had to be integrated, and the cows that were full-term or about to give birth were classified into several groups to ensure that no cows would be missed when they were induced to give birth in batches.
By the time she finished her work and left the farm, it was already past four in the afternoon. When she saw Wu Yongbing standing at the door, Ye Qing slapped her forehead and remembered that she had forgotten to ask someone to tell the captain to go back first.
Ye Qingdon felt embarrassed, but Wu Yongbing was not angry at all. He was sitting on a military truck with the 28-inch bicycle thrown in the back of the truck. He sat upright with an expression of pride and complacency.
The last time he went to the county, Wu Yongbing actually took this car, but at that time his mind was on Li Yunbo, fearing that something might happen to Li Yunbo, so he had no time to pay attention to other things.
But this time it was different. Firstly, the matter of the folk remedy had been taken over by the leader, so he didn't need to worry about it anymore. Secondly, there was no leader in the car, so he didn't feel so nervous. As soon as he got in the car, he looked and touched everything in the car, and felt curious about everything.
However, his curiosity did not last long, because Kaoshantun was not far from the military farm, only a few kilometers away, and it would take about ten minutes to get there.
As the military truck was about to enter the village, he accidentally glanced and saw a couple in the bushes beside the road, hugging each other intimately.
This glance made Wu Yongbing's eyes widen on the spot, and his face turned blue with anger.
Ye Qing noticed that Wu Yongbing's expression was not right, and he followed the uncle's line of sight. When he saw this, he couldn't help but exclaimed "Wow" in his heart, thinking it was exciting!
Wu Yueying, who had just been clamoring to break off the engagement, is now hiding in the woods outside the village with her secret boyfriend. The key is that these sisters are too careless. It’s okay for you to have a relationship, but you should find a more secluded place. Now you’ve been caught by your father on the spot. How can you hide it now?
"Little comrade, please stop here for a moment!"
Perhaps out of concern for his daughter's reputation, Wu Yongbing did not lose his temper on the spot. He waited until the military truck drove into the village before he shouted at Zhu Zhigang to stop.
Seeing Wu Yongbing unloading the 28-bar truck and rushing out of the village impatiently, Ye Qing realized that the captain was probably going to catch someone committing adultery.
Imagining the Shura scene, her expression was so excited that she wanted to follow immediately to watch the show.
But at this moment her stomach started to growl, and Ye Qing remembered that she had been running around the farm and Kaoshan Village the whole day and had not even had lunch, so she was already rumbling.
She is still growing, so she can't always eat one meal and skip the next. If she continues like this, it will delay her growth.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing no longer wanted to go and see the fun, and went home to fill his stomach first.
When they got home, Grandma Zou and Auntie Gu were sewing shoe soles in the yard in the sun. When they saw Ye Qing coming back, Auntie Gu called her quickly:
"Hey, you're finally back. Are you hungry? The food is warming up in the pot. I'll get it for you right away!"
After serving the meal to Ye Qing, Auntie Gu did not forget to ask Ye Qing,
"Girl, why didn't my Weidong come back with you?"
As this was a major incident, Ye Qing did not dare to tell anyone casually, even if that person was Gu Weidong's mother. Ye Qing could only smile vaguely and said:
"I was at the army farm delivering a cow, and Brother Gu happened to run into Director Zhao. I guess they got along well, so Director Zhao called him away. He must be helping with something. Don't worry, nothing will happen to him in the army."
Aunt Gu didn't think much about it and just smiled and said:
"I'm not worried about him getting into trouble. I'm worried about his leg. He's running around before he's fully healed yet. He can't rest for a moment at home, like a bull that can't be tied up. With his wild nature, I really don't know which woman will be able to control him in the future!"
When this was mentioned, Auntie Gu thought of her marriage with the Wu family, and her expression couldn't help but darken.
We were chatting when a child outside called out:
"Go and see! The captain has gone mad and is trying to beat Wu Yueying to death with a whip!"
As soon as these words came out, Aunt Gu raised her head abruptly, almost thinking that she had heard it wrongly.
"Did you hear what the kids outside were shouting? I seemed to hear Wu Yongbing was going to beat Wu Yueying to death?"
Although Grandma Zou was blind, her hearing was still very good, and she immediately said:
"That's what they're shouting about. Cuilan, go check it out quickly. Don't let it be about cancelling the engagement again. We've already agreed that the two families should return the gifts in a friendly manner and that's it. Don't let anything else cause trouble!"
Aunt Gu was now very fed up with Wu Yueying and just wanted to get this matter over with as soon as possible. When she heard that Wu Yongbing was going to beat Wu Yueying, she was afraid that people in the village would bring up the two families' marriage again, so she hurried out to see what was going on.
Ye Qing had probably guessed what was going on, and when he saw Aunt Gu walking out, he quickly finished the food in his bowl and followed her out.
As soon as I got near Wu's house, while still outside the yard, I heard a fierce quarrel coming from inside.
Wu Yongbing's whip was cracking loudly, while Wu Yueying was crying and shouting, "Just beat me to death." Wu Yongbing's wife kept trying to stop him, with red eyes, not letting her husband beat the child.
Wu Yongbing was furious and shouted at his two sons: "Pull your mother away! If I don't beat this shameless person to death today, I won't be named Wu!"
As he said this, Wu Yongbing really swung the whip in his hand. Wu Yongbing's wife rushed forward and hugged her daughter without thinking, and the whip hit her directly on the back.
Wu Yongbing used quite a lot of force in this whip, and the captain's wife was hit hard, and blood oozed out of her back immediately.
Wu Yongbing's face suddenly changed, he was filled with regret and anger, he looked at Wu Yueying with extreme disappointment, and was also very annoyed at his wife's behavior of spoiling the child:
"You're still protecting her, but don't you see what she's done? A loving mother often spoils her child. Look at what you've done to her! Raising a thing like this is really a disgrace to me!"
The captain's wife was also very angry, but she didn't think her daughter had done anything wrong.
It's just a cancellation of an engagement. The child doesn't like the boy from the Gu family, but you can't force her to marry him. Young people nowadays believe in free love, and a marriage forced by parents will definitely not be happy. As for the favor owed to the Gu family, at worst they can repay it on behalf of the child. You can't really let their daughter's lifelong marital happiness be ruined by that life-saving favor, right?
Besides, the Gu family has already agreed, which means they may not really value Yueying. Originally, this marriage was arranged by Yueying. If she really gets married, Yueying will have to bear the fact that she owes the Gu family her life. I'm afraid she can only let her in-laws control her. If the Gu family is not easy to get along with, she doesn't know how much loss and suffering she will have to endure.
Even she, as the mother-in-law, couldn't speak with courage in front of Gu Weidong, and might even have to curry favor with the Gu family in various ways. This made the captain's wife feel very frustrated.
Originally, seeing that the daughter-in-law liked Gu Weidong, the captain's wife took the initiative to mention the previous child marriage agreement to the Gu family. But now the daughter-in-law has changed her mind. The more she thinks about it, the more she feels that the Gu family is not a good match for Yueying. If the daughter-in-law really doesn't want to get married, breaking off the engagement may not be a bad thing.
As soon as Captain Wu saw his wife's expression, he knew that she had no idea what was going on. At this moment, many people had gathered outside, all watching the excitement. He didn't want to expose the girl's shortcomings, so he could only hold back his anger and ask Wu Yueying to come in.
Wu Yueying was unwilling to go in, fearing that she would be beaten by her father, so she immediately shouted:
"No matter how much you hit me, I will still say the same thing. I will marry Jian Ming. He is a thousand times and ten thousand times better than that cripple Gu Weidong!"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar all around, and everyone stared with their eyes wide open, unable to believe what they heard.
"What did Wu Yueying say? Who is she going to marry?"
"Jian Ming? Is he the educated youth surnamed Jian from our village?"
"How could it be him? When did they get together?"
"Who knows? But I heard that Jian Ming seems to be from Jicheng."
"Jicheng is the capital. No wonder Wu Yueying looked down on Gu Weidong. It turns out she has climbed up the social ladder."
"If you've climbed up the ladder, then you've climbed up. Just cancel the engagement. There's no need to bully others like that and step on the Gu family, right?"
"That's right. The Gu family doesn't owe the Wu family anything. But Wu Yueying is still carrying the life of the old man of the Gu family on her shoulders!"
The people around couldn't help but talk a lot, and everyone looked at Aunt Gu beside them.
Miao Cuilan's face turned terribly dark, her hands unconsciously clenched into fists, her whole body trembled with anger, she couldn't help but shout loudly:
"Wu Yueying! You can marry whoever you want. We, the Gu family, don't care at all. But if you dare to say that my son is a cripple again, this Kaoshan Village will be either you or me. If you don't believe me, just try it!"
Miao Cuilan, who was always kind to others, now looked at Wu Yueying with eyes as cold as her enemy. If she was not afraid of a quarrel between the elders and the younger generation, which would make her feel unreasonable, she really wanted to rush up and kill this little bitch on the spot!
The Wu family was also stunned on the spot. No one expected Wu Yueying to be so crazy that she dared to say such things, especially in front of Aunt Gu. This was really too much!
No matter how much the captain's wife loved her daughter, she looked embarrassed at this moment.
Everyone in the village knows that the Wu family owes the Gu family a life. Now that Wu Yueying has changed her mind and refused to marry, not only has she insulted and denounced someone else's son in public. This is really too much of an insult. How can Miao Cuilan not be angry and furious?
Wu Yongbing simply wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. He felt that all the reputation and prestige he had built up in Kaoshantun over the years was destroyed in an instant with Wu Yueying's shout.
He didn't even dare to look at Miao Cuilan's expression. He pursed his lips to explain something, but no words came out. His back was hunched, and he seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.
Miao Cuilan sneered as she scanned the people from the Wu family, and finally fixed her eyes on Wu Yongbing:
"You were the ones who wanted to get engaged in the first place, and you are the ones who want to cancel the engagement now. Wu Yueying even brought up my son's leg injury before, so it turns out that she already had her eyes on the next guy!"
"I want to see what kind of person is so high up that he would go to such great lengths to kick my son out. How could he be so blind as to fall for an ungrateful ungrateful person like you!"
At this point, Auntie Gu looked directly at the crowd of people watching behind her and shouted:
"Everyone has seen it. It's not that my Gu family is immoral. It's the Wu family who bullied us and treated us like fools. From now on, the marriage between the two families is over. If anyone mentions the matter between my son and Wu Yueying again, I will be angry with him!"
"Go, go, go, everyone, go back and wait for Captain Wu's wedding banquet!"
Wu Yongbing felt as if his face had been peeled off and stepped on, but he had no choice but to endure it obediently, because it was indeed their Wu family who were dishonest first, and it was no wonder that the wife of the Gu family was so angry.
Aunt Gu left the crowd with her back straight. She didn't even glance at the Wu family the whole time. She was so cool and domineering that she never looked back. It was not until she turned a corner that her teeth finally started to tremble and she couldn't help crying out loud.
Ye Qing saw what happened just now and sincerely felt that Wu Yueying was a fool. Even if she was reborn, she could not change her brainless nature. She was just wasting her chance to be reborn.
If you want to marry Jian Ming, you should endure this period of time first. I wonder if you are in the middle of a storm now that you are breaking off the engagement with the Gu family?
You're announcing it with such fanfare because you're afraid your reputation will be too good, right?
Just call off the marriage properly. No one cares who you date or marry in the future. Why do you have to drag Gu Weidong out to criticize them? Are you determined to make enemies with the Gu family completely?
Is he sure that Gu Weidong will never be able to stand up again and will be a cripple for the rest of his life, so he is so fearless and doesn't take people seriously at all?
Ye Qing was almost speechless. It was common sense for everyone to understand that one should leave some way out for the sake of meeting again in the future. However, Wu Yueying seemed to have no such concept at all. No one knew how she had grown to this age.
No matter how hard Wu Yongbing tried to mediate with the Gu family, he couldn't handle the fact that his daughter was a useless teammate who only held them back. As a result, the Gu and Wu families were completely at odds with each other, and their relationship would probably never be the same again.
Seeing Auntie Gu getting emotional, Ye Qing, who was following behind her, couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"Auntie, I'm going to tell you the truth in secret. Gu Weidong's leg is not actually lame at all."
Ye Qing approached Miao Cuilan, tiptoed and whispered in her ear,
"He already knew about Wu Yueying and Jian Ming's affair. He pretended to be lame in order to force Wu Yueying to cancel the engagement."
As soon as these words came out, Miao Cuilan's crying stopped abruptly. She looked at Ye Qing in disbelief:
"Really?"
Ye Qing nodded:
"How could I lie to you about this? He was afraid that you would be exposed if you knew the truth, so he kept it a secret from you as well."
"I've said before that the problem with his leg isn't serious. The serious issues are the old injuries on his body. If they're not treated, not only will he be in unbearable pain on rainy days, but in serious cases, it may even affect his offspring."
"But don't worry. I have already made an appointment with Gu Weidong today. In a few days, we will go into the mountains to dig up the necessary herbs and start treating him. In a month at most, most of his hidden injuries will be healed. The rest will only require long-term pills and recuperation. In three or two years, it will basically be cured."
As soon as these words came out, Auntie Gu's attention was immediately diverted. She no longer cared about her crying and quickly asked:
"What herbs do you want to prepare? Let your uncle Zhenxing and Dazhi go dig them tomorrow! They can do this kind of physical work, just tell them to do it!"
Ye Qing was helpless:
"It's not enough for them to go into the mountains alone. They don't know the medicinal herbs, and they don't know how to dig them. I have to go and teach them. But I'm afraid it won't be possible in the next two days. There are a few cows in the farm next door who are about to give birth. Director Zhao asked me to go over and help deliver the babies. I'll talk to them after I solve this problem."
Aunt Gu also knew that this matter could not be rushed, so she had to suppress her inner urgency for the time being.
However, now that she knew her son's leg was not lame at all, Aunt Gu was in a good mood. The huge stone that had been weighing on her heart was instantly lifted, and the depression she had just felt at the Wu family also dissipated.
"Let's go back. Auntie will kill the goose we raised at home soon. We will stew the goose in an iron pot tonight. You and Grandma Zou can both come to Auntie's house for dinner!"
The auntie was beaming with joy and hurried home with Ye Qing in her arms.
Ye Qing, however, couldn't be happy. She was still worried and didn't know what the situation was like when Gu Weidong and his men went to Mapipo.
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