Zhang Wenming also noticed Xing Zhaozhao's unusual expression. His eyes flickered, but he didn't show it on his face. He still greeted her warmly with a smile: "Sister-in-law."
Xing Zhaozhao nodded and replied, "Zhang Zhiqing."
Seeing the firewood on his back, he casually greeted him, "Out collecting firewood?"
"Yes." Zhang Wenming nodded and said, "Xiuning's place is running low on firewood, I'll gather some for her."
Xing Zhaozhao: "..."
It has to be said, this guy is really good at pretending. If she didn't already know what kind of person he was, she probably would have been fooled too. Could it be that even Aunt Hao was deceived this time?
"Where are you going, sister-in-law?" Zhang Wenming asked.
"I just came down the mountain and I'm going home now," Xing Zhaozhao said.
"When I came down just now, I think I saw my sister-in-law talking to Professor Yang, who lives in the cowshed downstairs, from afar." Zhang Wenming looked at Xing Zhaozhao with a smile on his face and his eyes sparkling.
"No, I just happened to be passing by." Xing Zhaozhao replied casually and walked straight past Zhang Wenming. "You go ahead with your work, I need to go back and see my child."
Zhang Wenming responded with an "Oh," but did not leave immediately. He turned around and glanced at Xing Zhaozhao's departing figure, then suddenly called out to her, "Sister-in-law."
Xing Zhaozhao stopped and turned to look at him: "Is there anything else?"
Zhang Wenming looked at Xing Zhaozhao and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, it's best not to get too close to the people living in the cowshed downstairs, especially Professor Yang and his wife. I'm also from Beijing, and I've heard some things about them. They've got quite a few things going on, so be careful not to get involved."
"Thank you for reminding me, but I really don't have any contact with them," Xing Zhaozhao said.
"That would be perfect. I'll head back now. You go ahead with your work." Zhang Wenming said, waving to Xing Zhaozhao before turning and leaving without looking back.
Xing Zhaozhao watched Zhang Wenming's departing figure, narrowed her eyes slightly, and after a while, turned around and went home.
I wonder what he's up to this time.
However, Xing Zhaozhao still planned to mention his matter to Aunt Hao as soon as possible, lest Xiu Ning fall into a fire pit again in this life.
When Professor Yang returned to the cowshed, he quickly fed the medicine to Professor Zhou, who was burning up with fever. He didn't dare to leave and just sat by his side watching, afraid that something might happen to the person in front of him.
As time passed, Professor Zhou's body temperature visibly decreased little by little, and Professor Yang couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
The medicine from the military is definitely the best.
Just as dusk was falling, Professor Zhou, who had been asleep all day, woke up and immediately cried out that he was hungry.
Professor Yang quickly made him some dried vegetable porridge and brought it over.
After finishing one bowl, it wasn't enough, so I asked for another.
With the fever gone and a little food filling his stomach, Professor Zhou's spirits finally improved.
Professor Li, who lived in the cowshed next door, came running to Professor Zhou as soon as he finished his work: "Old Zhou, you're awake? You seem to be in good spirits. Your fever has gone down, right? I told you, the medicine from the clinic was effective, it just might have been a bit slow to take effect. But your Professor Yang didn't believe me and insisted on going to find some herbal medicine. Can you just take any herbal medicine? We don't know anything about these things. Luckily, we didn't take it."
Professor Zhou casually echoed a couple of comments, glancing at Professor Yang every now and then.
Professor Yang sat to the side, simply smiling quietly as she mended the clothes in her hands.
However, based on Professor Zhou's understanding of Professor Yang, there is probably something he doesn't know about this.
However, if Professor Yang doesn't say it, he won't ask in front of Professor Li.
After greeting Professor Zhou, Professor Li brought up an interesting anecdote: "By the way, do you remember the son of Old Gao in the village who's in the army? I heard he's already a battalion commander at a young age."
Upon hearing the word "military," Professor Yang paused, his hand holding the needle still.
Professor Zhou glanced at Professor Yang, then turned to Professor Li: "I know, what's wrong?"
"His wife broke off her ties with the Gao family a while ago and moved to a stone house halfway up the mountain here. I heard she's quite something, incredibly strong. Last night, a bunch of petty thieves came to steal from her. Eight or nine big men were all taken down by her. In the middle of the night, they strung them together with rope, dragged them down the mountain, and took them to the brigade leader. Isn't that hilarious?" Professor Li said.
Last night, we strung them together with rope and dragged them down the mountain...
Professor Zhou and Professor Yang exchanged a glance, then immediately realized what was going on and exclaimed "Ah!" in unison.
Professor Yang recalled the expression on Xing Zhaozhao's face when he mentioned this to her before, and couldn't help but chuckle softly, muttering to himself, "So that's how it is."
Professor Zhou looked at Professor Yang and understood even more.
She was indeed hiding something from him.
Professor Li noticed their strange reactions and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, it's nothing, it's quite funny," Professor Zhou said, adding a couple of chuckles in agreement.
Professor Li: "..."
There's no need to be so perfunctory.
"Anything else?" Professor Zhou asked again.
If not, then let's go.
"And there's more, and there's more, and there's something even funnier." Professor Li continued with a chuckle, "Those petty thieves were all sent to the Public Security Brigade by Captain Gao. Unexpectedly, one of them was Old Lady Gao's nephew. The whole family was not satisfied and went to cause trouble for that little Xing. They even tried to fight him, but they were knocked down again and dragged down in a bunch of chains. Hahaha."
Professor Yang: "..."
Professor Zhou: "..."
Professor Li: "..."
"Why aren't you laughing? Don't you think it's funny?" Professor Li asked, puzzled.
Professor Yang: "Hehe."
Professor Zhou: "Hehe."
Professor Li: "..."
"He's really lost all his sense of humor. I'm leaving." Professor Li muttered as he got up and left.
As Professor Yang watched Professor Li leave, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "He's not young anymore, and he still has no sense of social etiquette. No wonder he got taken down."
Professor Zhou sighed softly and said, "It's fine. Is it like Old Wang? He was always holding a grudge, and after only two years..."
Professor Yang was speechless for a moment.
"Is there something you're hiding from me today?" Professor Zhou asked, looking at Professor Yang.
Professor Yang then brought up the matter of Xing Zhaozhao delivering the medicine to Professor Zhou.
Professor Zhou then realized: "Oh, it's military medicine. No wonder."
However, considering that she was the one who started it all, Professor Zhou couldn't help but frown slightly: "But it's also what she deserves."
Professor Yang glared at Professor Zhou: "What nonsense are you spouting now? You're just easily frightened. You've studied science for half your life, and you still manage to bring up supernatural things. You have the nerve to bring it up, but I don't have the nerve to say it."
Professor Zhou blushed slightly, paused for a moment, and then asked, "She said that if we need anything, we can go to her again in the future?"
Professor Yang looked at Professor Zhou warily: "What are you trying to do? With what we're going through right now, if people find out she's involved with us, it will implicate her. Don't you realize that?"
“I know,” Professor Zhou said softly. “Who told her to be such a good person? Who told her to come to me of her own accord?”
Professor Yang's face flushed with anger, and he hissed in a low voice, "Does this mean good people should be implicated by you? Where is your conscience, Zhou Qingyuan?"
"But I don't want to die yet, Ah Xin," Professor Zhou said with a troubled expression and deep sorrow.
Professor Yang was stunned for a moment, and then tears welled up in his eyes.
"If we can't find that mole, do you know how much damage it could cause to the country in the future? I can't let myself down, and I can't let the country down either," Professor Zhou said.
"I understand," Professor Yang said in a low voice.
Just as dusk was falling, Aunt Hao, having finished watching the commotion at the brigade headquarters, took advantage of the time before dinner to gossip to Xing Zhaozhao halfway up the mountain: "Captain Gao is driven crazy by those Liu family guys. They've all been taken to the public security brigade again. But this time they probably won't be locked up for more than a few days, which is too easy for them. But after this experience, they probably won't bother you again."
"That's good." Xing Zhaozhao replied casually, and then subtly brought up Zhang Wenming's matter to Aunt Hao, "He has only been here for a short time, and we haven't even figured out his character and personality yet. Is it really appropriate to marry Xiuning off to him so hastily? Perhaps we should wait and see, so as not to let Xiuning jump into a fire pit."
Aunt Hao didn't take it seriously: "No way, I have sharp eyes, I can't be wrong. Besides, he's staying in our village right now and can't go back to the city. So many eyes in our family are watching him, he can't cause any trouble."
Xing Zhaozhao: "..."
Well, I couldn't persuade him otherwise.
It seems that trying to break up this marriage with Aunt Hao won't work; we'll have to think of other ways.
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