Chapter 208: Fool

Lingling and Wanli made many friends in the Luohe Brigade. After finishing their meal, they followed Xiao Shitou out to play. Xiao Mushroom and Sisi were young, so they were left out by the three. No matter how the two called them brother and sister, they were cruel and ignored.

It was Xiaoji who went over, took the hands of the two little guys and took them to play together.

Seeing Lin Yue looking at the children for a few more times, Liu Cuixia hurriedly said in a flattering manner: "Don't worry, sister-in-law. This eldest daughter of our family is the best at taking care of children. You can rest assured that Xiao Mushroom and Sisi are with her!"

Lin Yue smiled at her and really stopped taking care of the two children.

The atmosphere in the room was a bit awkward. Uncle Zhang and his wife tried hard to create a harmonious and relaxed atmosphere, but someone was unwilling to pretend and could not help wanting to overturn the table.

Lin Yue felt a little depressed, so he found an excuse and went out with Zhang Yuandong.

As soon as the two of them left, Aunt Zhang couldn't help but get angry: "Second brother's family, there are no outsiders now, if you have any grievances, just say it out!"

Liu Cuixia also felt very aggrieved: "Mom, it's not that I have a grudge, it's just that life is hard and I have no choice! Although ten fingers are different in length, you can't be too partial. All the good things are taken by my eldest brother's family, and we have to live a miserable life!"

Aunt Zhang couldn't help but curse: "You're talking nonsense! When did I ever show partiality to the eldest brother's family?"

After all, this involved other people's family affairs, and Lin Yue didn't want to get involved. He quickly pulled Zhang Yuandong away.

Zhang Yuandong was pulled by Lin Yue and walked on a country road. The snow was about to melt, and piled up on the roadside in a black and dirty state. When Lin Yue stepped on it, it immediately made a crunching sound.

Seeing her like this, Zhang Yuandong unconsciously smiled faintly.

Seeing this, Lin Yue said unhappily, "How can you still laugh? Aren't you worried about the commotion at your uncle's house?"

Zhang Yuandong said nonchalantly, "It's not that serious. It's normal for a family to have a quarrel. It will be fine after the quarrel."

He had an unfortunate childhood and had never experienced a normal family atmosphere before his marriage, but he had inexplicable confidence in Uncle Zhang's family.

Lin Yue was not as optimistic as he was. She frowned and said worriedly, "I don't think it's that simple this time. My son is just in a bad mood, but he will be fine after a while. But if my daughter-in-law is dissatisfied, it will be a big deal."

Although Lin Yue had never gotten along with these three sisters-in-law, he knew that the atmosphere in their family was not like that. Now that the second sister-in-law had exploded, it was definitely not a small matter and it was likely to develop into a family ethics drama.

It was definitely not a good time to go back. Fortunately, they were wearing a lot of clothes when they went out, so they didn't feel cold. The two walked slowly and didn't meet anyone along the way. Zhang Yuandong gradually became bolder and reached out to hold his wife's hand.

Lin Yue tried to pull his hand back twice but failed, so he kicked him lightly. He turned his head and saw someone walking towards him not far away. He was so scared that he shook off Zhang Yuandong's hand.

The man, who looked to be in his fifties, wore a gray cotton jacket and carried a shoulder pole as he staggered in from the village entrance. He saw the two of them from a distance and greeted them warmly, "Are you the soldier relative of Zhang Zhigang's family?"

Zhang Yuandong responded generously: "Hello, Master. Zhang Zhigang is my uncle. We are here to visit relatives."

"Oh, I know. It's about the division of the family. I'm the captain of the village. I just finished mediating with them two days ago and decided to divide the family the day after tomorrow. I didn't expect you to come so early."

Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong were shocked: "Divide the family? Are you saying that my uncle's family is going to divide the family?"

The captain was startled, touched his bald forehead, and said awkwardly: "You, you came here at this time, aren't you here to divide the family?"

Zhang Yuandong shook his head. The captain realized that he had said something wrong and looked regretful. Lin Yue tried to smooth things over by saying, "The child's father is on vacation these days, so we decided to come here on short notice. The uncle probably didn't tell us because he was afraid that we would worry."

The captain laughed awkwardly: "Yes, yes, a big tree has branches, and a big man has families. It's not a big deal!"

After he said this, he didn't know what to say anymore. Just when he was about to find an excuse to leave, he heard another commotion coming from the village entrance. The three of them turned around and saw a group of children running in from outside the village, led by Lingling and Xiao Shitou.

When the children saw the three, they ran faster and soon they came close and surrounded the three. Lin Yue was about to ask what happened, but he found that all the children gathered around the captain, including Ling Ling Wanli and Xiao Shitou, and they all ignored Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong completely.

A group of children were chattering, and the captain was annoyed by the noise. He pointed to the oldest child and asked, "Gou Wa, come and tell me what's going on."

The child named Gou Wa replied, "Grandpa Liu, there is a woman who fainted in the snow. We wanted to send her to Doctor Xu's house, but Liu Dagen refused to let us go and dragged the woman away. Grandpa Liu, please go and take a look. She is so pitiful and may have died!"

The captain shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about! Isn't that man from our village? Do you know him?"

The children all shook their heads, and some whispered, "They look like beggars. They are so dirty."

After hearing this, the captain hesitated for a moment and asked the children to lead the way, but he found that the young couple had already walked ahead.

Liu Dagen was a reckless person, and the captain could probably guess what he wanted to do to that woman. He was afraid that the scandal would be known to these outsiders, so he asked the two people to leave, but got no response. He could only rush over there faster and try to find Liu Dagen ahead of these two people.

Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong heard that the woman was in a bad condition and were worried that someone might die, so they wanted to rush over to check. The three of them followed a group of children to the outside of the village and saw a short and thin middle-aged man dragging something and struggling to walk in the snow.

His hair was a mess, and the cotton jacket he was wearing was patched up with patches, so dirty that you couldn't tell its original color. He was startled to see so many people coming together, and he dropped what he was holding and was about to run, but was stopped by the captain.

When people approached, they found that the person he was holding was a woman. The woman's clothes were even more worn out than Liu Dagen's. The clothes were full of holes, revealing black and worn cotton wool. Her hair was messy and tangled, and her face was completely unrecognizable. The woman's eyes were tightly closed, and it was unclear whether she was dead or alive.

Lin Yue was the only woman present. She took the initiative to go over and check on the woman. Finding that she was still alive, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to nod to the captain and Zhang Yuandong.

The captain had a stern face and no emotion could be seen. After confirming that the woman was still alive, he scolded Liu Dagen who wanted to sneak away: "Why are you running away? Why don't you send her to Doctor Xu's house as soon as possible!"

Liu Dagen paused, grinned and said, "That's what I meant. If you hadn't come, I would have sent the person over long ago!"

The captain frowned and scolded: "Don't think I don't know your little tricks. You'd better behave yourself. If you dare to have any evil thoughts again, I will skin you alive!"

The captain had a whip at home, which was passed down from the previous generation. It would leave a lot of skin and flesh torn apart when used. No one in the village was not afraid. Liu Dagen was also scared and didn't dare to say anything more. He grabbed the woman's legs and was about to drag her away, but the captain stopped him again: "What are you doing? If you can't carry her, just help her walk. Why are you dragging her like this? You've ruined a good person!"

Liu Dagen looked at the captain in embarrassment. If he had the strength, he would not have dragged the person away. He would have carried the person home long ago.

Zhang Yuandong took the initiative to go over, picked up the woman horizontally, and said to Liu Dagen calmly: "Lead the way!"

Liu Dagen was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded and said, "Oh, okay, okay!" He quickly walked to the front and led the way.

A group of children cheered. Seeing that Liu Dagen, who was just fierce to them, was now in such a terrible state, they changed their attitude so quickly and happily made faces at Liu Dagen's back.

Ling Ling said loudly and proudly: "Those are my father and mother!"

A group of children had heard that her father was a soldier. Now they saw him in person, and they all exclaimed "Wow" and ran over, surrounding Zhang Yuandong.

The woman fainted due to hunger and cold. Doctor Xu gave her a bowl of medicine and she woke up quickly.

The person woke up, but Lin Yue also found a problem. This woman seemed to have some problems. She was unwilling to answer other people's questions, and she tried her best to hide when she saw people. She cried in fear when something went wrong. There was no way to communicate at all.

The men left, and Lin Yue examined her body, and finally coaxed her to wipe the dirt off her face and hands. The woman finally looked good, and was still pretty, but her face, ears, and hands were all frostbitten, especially her hands, where the frostbite had already rotted. For some reason, the scabs fell off before they completely healed, and her hands looked bloody.

Lin Yue couldn't handle this case well, so she called someone else in, made way for Doctor Xu, and let him continue to treat her.

Doctor Xu shook his head as he applied medicine to the woman: "Isn't this the idiot from the next commune? How did he get here?"

The team leader pressed the issue: "Do you know her? Is she from the next commune? Which team? I'll find someone to send her back."

"No, she must have fled here. Some people heard her speaking a few years ago, but her accent was not ours. The neighboring commune also called the police, but she was a fool and could not speak clearly. The police could do nothing about it."

Lin Yue frowned and said, "Can't the Public Security Bureau give them some shelter? We can't let them wander around like this forever, right?"

"Then I don't know. I haven't seen her for several years. I don't know if it was arranged by the police."

The captain took this to heart and planned to go back and call the county public security bureau to inquire about the situation.

Liu Dagen was standing by and wanted to say something but stopped. He looked at the woman who was sitting obediently on the stool, then looked at the captain who looked deep in thought. He didn't dare to say anything. He lowered his head, looking frightened.

Seeing that there was nothing to do here, Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong took the three children, said goodbye to them, and went back to Uncle Zhang's house.

The three children were still not very happy. They felt that they were the ones who saved the woman and that they had worked hard for her, so they wanted to see what happened to the woman in the end. Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong tried to persuade them in vain, so they picked up the three children and left.