Ye Qingshui avoided Zhao Yan and asked her to go out and eat something to fill her stomach. She secretly asked Xie Tingyu: "What are you going to do?"
"What Zhao Yan said should be true." Xie Tingyu said.
He took out the list and handed it to Ye Qingshui. At the same time, he found a book and tore off a piece of paper covered with He Fang's handwriting.
Ye Qingshui nodded. Zhao Yan had just finished surgery and was afraid that this matter would be exposed. She wished that this matter would rot in her stomach forever. She didn't have the heart to pull it out and blame it on Ye Qingshui.
This is clearly a lose-lose situation.
Ye Qingshui's reputation is ruined, Zhao Yan can't go to college, and in the end, isn't He Fang the one who benefits?
Xie Tingyu explained: "He Fang is actually left-handed and can write with both her left and right hands. But she borrowed my books before and left handwriting on them. The handwriting on this 'abortion certificate' is exactly the same."
Ye Qingshui compared her name on the list with the handwriting on Xie Tingyu's side, and couldn't help but admire He Fang.
If there had been a little less trust between her and Xie Tingyu, the outcome of this matter would have been different, right?
Ye Qingshui looked at Xie Tingyu with sudden anger in his eyes.
She thought about how much of the suffering and hardship she had endured in her previous life was for Xie Tingyu. If it weren't for him, why would He Fang always target her and frame her?
Where does love and hate come from without reason in the world?
Ye Qingshui glared at him fiercely, "You are the one who caused all the trouble."
Xie Tingyu remained silent. After a while, he saw his wife's eyes still glowing with anger. He raised his hands and said in surrender, "Okay, okay, it's all my fault... blame me. I'll apologize to you, okay?"
Xie Tingyu recalled many past events. When Xie's wife was ridiculed, He Fang was there. When the wife was looked down upon when digging the well, she was there. Even before that, when they got married, the misunderstanding that spread throughout the village was probably also hers.
Looking back, it seems that she is present in every little thing.
Little by little, it starts to add up.
If there hadn't been that rumor, Xie Tingyu might not have misunderstood Ye Qingshui's intention of jumping into the river, and they wouldn't have waited until the New Year to reconcile. If there hadn't been that rumor, Ye Qingshui's reputation in the village wouldn't have been so bad that it would have spread to the capital's compound...
Xie Tingyu held his wife's hand and said, "Leave the rest to me."
Xie Tingyu called Zhao Yan in and talked to her for a while.
Ye Qingshui walked out, picked up the basket and went to the mountains to dig wild vegetables and pick mushrooms with the female educated youth at the educated youth point.
Along the way, Ye Qingshui met many villagers.
Some people pointed at her and said, "Shui Ya, I believe you. You are not so heartless."
"Shui, quickly explain to Xie Zhiqing! People are reasonable. I feel so hurt when I hear these rumors. Poor Shui."
Ye Qingshui said gratefully: "Thank you, thank you, I will explain it carefully."
But there are also some who come from poor families and have not found a wife at an advanced age. They are extremely excited to hear such gossip.
"Is it that Xie Zhiqing is not good at that? Ah? Tell me about it and see if I can help you."
"Ye Shuiya, women shouldn't be so wild, eating from the bowl and looking at the pot."
"I've seen from the beginning that you're a restless person. Do you think someone like me can pass your test?"
After hearing this, Ye Qingshui's face turned pale, his lips were tightly closed, he picked up the basket and turned away.
Zhou Tingting rushed forward and slapped each of them a few times. Several female educated youth also picked up stones and threw them at people.
"Pah, you're full of shit,"
Zhou Tingting had never expected that the whole village knew about it in just a few days. She was so angry that her chest heaved and her face turned red.
"Anyone who spreads this kind of news will have their tongues rotted and be reincarnated as a slave in their next life!"
Several girls also said indignantly: "If you gossip about others behind their backs, you will have your tongue ripped out in hell!"
"Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? No wonder you don't even have a wife when you're already this old."
"Get lost, you only know how to pick on those who are thin-skinned. Do you see me? Say it again and I'll slap you in the face."
Several girls worked together to drive away the hooligans. They felt very sympathetic. Rumors are really scary!
If it were another girl, she would probably commit suicide because of the depression.
Zhou Tingting said to Ye Qingshui: "Don't let this kind of person make you feel bad."
Ye Qingshui felt warm in his heart and taught them how to distinguish poisonous mushrooms from normal mushrooms and which wild vegetables are edible.
The food at the educated youth camp was very poor, with little oil and water. The monthly allowance was used to buy meat, and the vegetables had to be grown by themselves. In the spring, the newly planted vegetables in the private plots had not yet grown, so they could only go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables.
The female educated youth listened to Ye Qingshui's detailed and patient explanation, his voice as clear as the gurgling water. Suddenly, one girl said with envy:
"Ye Qingshui, you are so nice."
Ye Qingshui was stunned after hearing this, then smiled and said, "What's the big deal? Everyone in the countryside knows this. I grew up in the mountains, and if I didn't know this, I would have starved to death when there was a famine as a child."
Another young girl shook her head and smiled bitterly: "You probably don't know, we have always envied you."
The others nodded, and another said, "Yes, think about the skinny, dark country girl I saw when I went to the countryside, and then look at you now, it's really incredible! You are getting better and better, your life is prosperous, and you have become educated and motivated."
"So this time, you have to get through it. It's no big deal."
Zhou Tingting filled a basket with wild vegetables and counted them on her fingers: "Shuiya is very good. We are so ashamed compared to you. You are not good at labor, and you are not good at culture..."
She changed the subject and encouraged Ye Qingshui: "You are much better than all of us, so you have to be strong this time."
Ye Qingshui looked at the anxiety and worry in their eyes. They treated her like a fragile "glass man". Ye Qingshui didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Finally, she nodded vigorously, "I'm fine, don't worry."
A group of young girls were chatting and talking about the workers, peasants and soldiers students. "It seems that He Fang or Zhao Yan was recommended this year."
"Shouldn't it be He Fang? Wasn't she disqualified last year?"
Zhou Tingting felt a little disappointed. Her family background was not good, so she had never been qualified for such a recommendation.
A girl sighed: "I really want to go to college..."
"You're dreaming. You can think about it in your dreams. You're not active in work and your education level is not up to par. Why would you go to university?"
"Hey! I just said it casually, don't take it seriously."
Ye Qingshui listened to their chattering and suddenly laughed.
She picked the last mushroom and smiled, "I believe we all have a chance to go to college."
They may not realize that fate is preparing to give them a surprise. From now on, going to college is no longer a dream, but something they can achieve by just stretching out their hands and working hard.
In the evening, Zhou Tingting was still afraid that Ye Qingshui would have wild thoughts, so she brought a bag of apples to Ye Qingshui.
Her face was hot and unusually red from the intense running just now, and her cheeks were as rosy as the apples in her hands.
She took a breath and said, "Shuiya, this is for you. We bought this with our pooled money."
"When you feel unhappy, eat one. It will make your mouth sweeter and your heart feel better."
The climate in the south is hot and humid, which is not suitable for growing apples. Apples are shipped from other places, and the quantity is small and scarce. A pound of apples sells for five cents.
Ye Qingshui held the heavy apple in his hand, and suddenly felt touched.
She only took one out of it: "This is enough, let you all spend money."
Zhou Tingting shook her head. "Just take it all. We still have this little money."
Ye Qingshui smiled, "In fact, he has already thought of a solution for me, you don't have to worry. I will cook a meal for you when I have time next time, thank you!"
Zhou Tingting was very happy to hear this, "It's good that this matter can be resolved!"
"Can we help you with anything?"
Ye Qingshui shook his head. "Just come and have dinner. As for the rest... Brother Yu will take care of it."
When Zhou Tingting heard the word "eating", a glimmer flashed in her eyes. She had eaten three meals at Ye Qingshui's house, especially the pig-killing dinner before the Chinese New Year, which left a deep impression on her.
Although she was short of money and usually felt embarrassed to bother him, this time Ye Qingshui took the initiative to ask for help, and Zhou Tingting readily agreed.
"That's great! The girls in our dormitory are all thinking about your food. They all say it's delicious!"
Now everyone in the village knows that the meat cooked by Ye Qingshui is so delicious that it can make people unable to sleep and worry about it. Zhou Tingting still remembers the pig-killing dinner. If the girls in the dormitory knew that they could go to Ye's house for dinner, they would probably not be able to sleep tonight.
Ye Qingshui looked at Zhou Tingting's expectant eyes and began to think about what dishes to prepare to entertain the guests.
Thinking of this, she shook her head and smiled. This was the first time she invited so many female educated youth to her home for dinner. This was probably something she could never have imagined in her previous life.
…
The next day, there was another rumor in the village. It said that an unmarried girl in the village had an abortion, but she was afraid of being discovered, so she wrote someone else's name to take the place of the abortion.
When He Fang heard the news, she looked at Zhao Yan with cold eyes, "What did you say to Ye Qingshui yesterday?"
Zhao Yan lowered her head and remained silent.
He Fang thought Zhao Yan was a fool. She didn't want to abandon Zhao Yan until she had no other choice. But who would have thought that she was so weak.
She quickly responded by spreading the news, "This is all fake news that Ye Qingshui and his wife made up to cover up their shame. Just listen to it and forget about it..."
As soon as the sun rose, Xie Tingyu went to work early.
Xie Tingyu was sympathized, pitied and ridiculed by many members.
"Xie Zhiqing, we know you are in pain and can't express it, but you don't have to frame others like this, right?"
"Alright, alright, we know about this. Xie Zhiqing, you have good conditions. While you are still young, why not find another one?"
Other men thought Ye Qingshui wanted to pull off a fig leaf.
Xie Tingyu took out the list and said seriously, "I went to the hospital to check the information and accidentally saw the record they had in their files."
He also took out a form of informed consent for abortion, and the signature on it was clearly He Fang.
"I was very surprised at the time. I believed that He Fang was a comrade with correct ideas and was proactive. I didn't believe she would do such a thing. So I went to see Director Li of the Gynecology Department of the People's Hospital... I found out that my wife had been wrongly accused."
"I wronged her!"
After Xie Tingyu finished speaking, he left, leaving a group of members looking at each other in bewilderment.
They rubbed their eyes in disbelief, "What's going on? This female educated youth also went to get an abortion?"
"Is this the same date and the same hospital?"
The members of the community smelled something wrong.
After the spring ploughing, the villagers were free. This rumor was even more explosive. This female educated youth comrade was pregnant before marriage. Last year, she was a worker-peasant-soldier student recommended by everyone to go to college. She had excellent ideological qualities. How could she do such an ugly thing?
"I don't believe it. Comrade He always smiles sweetly and is polite to us farmers. How could she do such a thing?"
At this time, someone said weakly: "Come to think of it, do you remember the last time we dug a well?"
The others nodded.
"After that incident, the girl from the Ye family was all over the newspapers, but He Zhiqing went to a self-criticism meeting to review his mistakes. Sigh—"
"I said that Miss Ye has a good mindset, and she married a good man, so she wouldn't cheat on him. If it's really what we think--"
The man holding the list suddenly had an idea and said, "It turns out that Ye Qingshui wasn't the only one who went to the hospital that day! Go and ask the Party Secretary if Comrade He also went to the hospital!"
The comrades who came to watch the fun did not mind the trouble and quickly went to find the village party secretary to ask for the stub record of the letter of introduction.
These days, letters of introduction are essential for seeing a doctor, getting accommodation, or going out to do things; without them you can't get anywhere.
Soon, they found the records of that day from the village party secretary, and the letter of introduction written by Comrade He Fang was clearly listed, and it was to the People's Hospital in the city!
The villagers who received this hot and scalding evidence felt very complicated for a moment.
Shen Weimin interjected at the right time, "We can't speculate about others based on our own subjective will. We must pay attention to evidence and not spread bad things about the girl to avoid ruining her reputation. This time we must seek truth from facts and verify it seriously..."
"This educated youth He is still a candidate for the worker-peasant-soldier student program this year. We should be cautious about such a big thing."
As he spoke, his voice became indignant. "By the same token, Ye Qingshui is also a good comrade. She led everyone to dig a well and save collective property. Such a good comrade should be respected by us, instead of making willful speculations and malicious slander."
Half of the onlookers left, and the remaining half were good comrades who were indeed enthusiastic and righteous. They said ashamedly: "We really can't wrongly accuse good comrades this time. We should investigate thoroughly. Or send a representative to the hospital to check?"
Shen Weimin has a good relationship with Xie Tingyu, so naturally he is not among the representatives.
Ye Erniu has a good relationship with He Fang, so he cannot be among the representatives.
So after a thorough screening, they selected five impartial male and female educated youth, the village Women's Federation director, and cadres to go to the hospital to verify the matter.
The next day, before dawn, the five people took a bus to the city.
When the group arrived at the hospital, they took out the letter of introduction and explained their intentions. They checked the registration records for that day, and after flipping through them for a long time, they finally saw the registration records of Ye Qingshui and He Fang in the book.
Ye Qingshui, Department of Oncology.
He Fang, Gynecology.
They rubbed their eyes in disbelief, "What's going on? Could it be that Miss Ye has a tumor?"
So they went to the oncology department to check and asked the doctor, who took them to an ordinary ward.
An old man in his sixties appeared in front of them. He had lost all his hair and looked very haggard, but he was in good spirits. He stood up straight, holding a pen and writing on paper, sometimes in deep thought, sometimes writing.
He saw someone coming in the door and stopped what he was doing.
The old man walked up to them and asked, "Are you all the villagers of Shuiya?"
Five people were invited into the ward. The old man said, "Thanks to Shui Ya and her husband, they sent me to the hospital. I was able to receive treatment and live to this day..."
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