Early in the morning, the cultural soldiers who went out for exercise have not returned yet.
The workers on the farm had just gone out, and people were coming and going on the dam. Su Zhaodi was pinned down by a burly man, her hair disheveled like a chicken coop, two tubes of blood hanging under her nose, and her entire face was beaten beyond recognition. The man seemed to be extremely angry, and he grabbed her hair, forcing Su Zhaodi to raise her head and gasp in pain.
"You filthy bitch! You slut! You slut!"
“I’m asking you to admit it! Are you blind?! Who on this farm is your mistress?! Who the hell asked you to go to town to make a phone call? Tell me—!”
Su Zhaodi was wearing a coarse linen dress with the collar open a little, revealing her fair collarbone. Some people around her couldn't stand it and stepped forward to persuade her: "Second Huo, that's enough. Your woman has only been down the mountain twice. We don't even know what she looks like. Who would want to get into such trouble?"
The sturdy man named Huo Laoer spat, "She ran down the mountain again and again, there must be someone helping her, but this woman is as stubborn as a clam. I'm going to beat her into submission this time--!"
There were whip marks and bruises on Su Zhaodi's exposed arms, most of which were still bleeding. Her body kept trembling in the strong man's hands, but she didn't say a word about Su Niannian. Perhaps it was a trace of weakness in her heart, or perhaps she was keeping her last trump card.
"No one helped me."
Huo Lao Er was already angry, and such words were like adding fuel to the fire.
He slapped Su Zhaodi hard in the face, causing her ears to ring and her vision to go dark. She suddenly went limp. Not to mention Su Niannian, even Liu Tao, who had just returned, was frightened. Others might not understand, but she had a vague guess in her heart that if this woman really escaped, it must have been Su Niannian's doing.
No matter how angry or resentful she was, Su Niannian didn't want to see her cousin being humiliated. Although it was Wang Guifen who married her to this place, Su Niannian believed that her grandmother knew nothing about this man's character. If Su Zhaodi died today, wouldn't her second uncle and the others be...
Su Niannian's heart trembled, and she subconsciously took two steps forward.
But Liu Tao ran over, grabbed her hand and shook her head.
Su Zhaodi passed out, but Huo Laoer didn't let her go. He kicked her again and again, as if he wanted to pull out the man hiding in the dark. Just when Su Niannian was about to make a desperate move, a stone suddenly hit the man's leg. Huo Laoer felt the pain and held his foot and shouted, "Who?! Who?!"
Gu Zhiye, who had just returned from a morning run, approached slowly, beads of sweat still condensing on his black hair. "Are you causing trouble on the farm? Or do you feel proud to beat up women? Which village are you from? Once verified, this matter needs to be reported to the Women's Federation."
His righteousness and the long-term oppression from the superiors showed the difference in his status. Even Huo Laoer was confused. He frowned and looked at Gu Zhiye, and said uncertainly: "Are you this woman's lover?!"
Someone shuddered, "Shut up! This is our Northwest War Zone Battalion Commander Gu!"
For no apparent reason, even the liaison officer who came with him had no idea why Gu Zhiye would get involved in such mess.
Hearing his name, Huo Lao Er's arrogant momentum subsided a little, "No matter how high an official you are, you can't control my family affairs. This is the woman I got back with a high price. She is lazy and unfaithful to her husband. I can beat her if I want, even if I beat her to death, it's none of your business..."
"She is my distant relative. Do you think she has anything to do with me?" Gu Zhiye forced out a sarcastic smile, raised his hand and called over the liaison officer hiding in the crowd. His low voice was enough for everyone around to hear clearly: "Go to the farm office now and call Wang Guifen from Xiangyang Village, Qinggang Brigade. Tell her the truth about what happened here in my name. As for you, you beat up the working people, asked for compensation and caused trouble, and you are the person in charge here..."
Gu Zhiye was with that person last night, and the people on the farm didn't dare to treat him badly. Upon hearing this, they immediately pulled Huo Laoer with a wry smile, and sent the seriously injured Su Zhaodi to the clinic. They also threatened to ask people from the county Women's Federation to come down and mediate the conflict.
Huo Lao Er, who wanted to cause trouble, had to swallow his anger and was even taken by the village party secretary to apologize.
Gu Zhiye withdrew his gaze from his wife and went to the captain's house perfunctorily. After three rounds of drinks, he left under the pretext of going to the toilet. As soon as he went out, he saw Su Niannian standing behind the thatched hut, tiptoeing, like a cat that had stolen some fish.
Gu Zhiye walked around from behind and patted her shoulder, "Are you waiting for me?"
Su Niannian's eyes are always a little moist, pure and innocent.
She said "hush" softly, then dragged Gu Zhiye by the hand to the back of the house and asked straight to the point, "Why did you admit your relationship with Su Zhaodi? Aren't you afraid that she will rely on you?"
Gu Zhiye glanced at her and explained the reason briefly: "Your cousin is not an easy person to deal with. In that situation, she is very likely to drag you into it, thus exposing our relationship. Moreover, for grandma's sake, this matter cannot be ignored. I guess you are the one who sent her to the town..."
"What do you mean by send? She ran to the town by herself. I guess she has already called her uncle and aunt, otherwise, she would not have come back obediently. Don't worry about this matter anymore and don't give her any hope. Let the Su family solve their own problems.
Even though she has ended up like this, she can at least learn some experience and won't dare to lie anymore. There is always someone better than you, so you should learn to be a better person slowly..."
After all, Su Niannian was afraid that Su Zhaodi's affairs would implicate Gu Zhiye.
Her thoughts are written all over her face, she's so adorable!
Gu Zhiye restrained himself and clenched his hands. His knuckles turned white under the fierce force, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged out. The next second, a breeze blew by. Gu Zhiye lowered his eyes and finally found an opportunity. He tucked her hair behind her ears and pinched her fair cheeks. "Don't worry about me. As for you, is your stomach feeling better?"
"I……"
Su Niannian was about to answer when she suddenly noticed something strange.
She looked back and saw Liu Tao's shocked look.
A single man and a single woman.
It's to the point where you can't wash it off even if you jump into the Yellow River.
Before Su Niannian could wrap her mind around the problem, she felt a slight pain on her forehead. Looking up, she saw Gu Zhiye's serious and stern face. His Adam's apple rolled, and his face was full of impatience. He said in a pretentious manner, "If you do it again, I won't let you off easily!"
After saying that, he strode away.
Su Niannian had fair skin, and a small obvious red mark immediately appeared on her forehead. She even had tears in her eyes. Her pitiful appearance made Liu Tao feel very distressed. She had already forgotten the charming scene just now. "What's going on?! Why did Captain Gu hit you?! From a distance, I thought you were just passionate, but in the end, this is it?!"
"Don't talk nonsense." Su Niannian tried hard to suppress the panic in her heart.
"He knows that I helped that woman escape, so he will definitely be taught a lesson. Don't tell Teacher Yang and the others about this. I can't afford to lose face..."
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