Chapter 65
Chu Jiujiu repeated what she had just said to Chen Yuanxue to the old Party Secretary. The old Party Secretary nodded silently after listening, "She thinks you are Cuicui, so she is willing to listen to you. I usually try to coax her, but she doesn't listen at all."
Chu Jiujiu felt sad when she heard this. She asked the old Party Secretary, "Do I look like Cuicui?"
The old Party Secretary shook his head. "No, but they're about the same age. This isn't the first time she's mistakenly identified a child. Previously, she mistook Youmian from Guo Heizi's family for Cuicui, scaring Guo Youmian so much that she burst into tears. Her mother hasn't let Youmian near here since then."
Guo Youmian also lives nearby.
Chu Jiujiu couldn't help but glance to the side, then turned her head back and comforted the old Party Secretary, "It's okay. Grandma Yuanxue has returned home safely now. Don't worry. She mistook me for Cuicui, and I'm quite happy. It shows that we are destined to be together."
Seeing her bright smile, unlike the others who just said polite words, the old Party Secretary couldn't help but curl his lips. "Actually, Cuicui was only four years old when she died, but over the years, the Cuicui in Yuanxue's mind has been growing up. Cuicui is eleven years old this year, so she mistook you for Cuicui. I don't know if she is confused or lucid like this, she can't recognize people, but she still knows what year it is."
"The human brain is too complicated. We can't even fathom the thoughts of a normal person, let alone a patient. Don't worry. No matter what, Grandma Yuanxue is still healthy. As long as she's alive, there's hope."
Few children would say such words. Thinking of Chu Jiujiu's family situation, the old branch secretary sighed. This was also a child with a miserable life. Rubbing his legs, he stepped out of the door. "Let's go, kid. You've been away for so long, your family must be worried. I'll take you back and apologize to your family."
When Chu Jiujiu heard this, she quickly took several steps back. She still had the soy sauce bottle in her arms, but the little pineapple was gone. When Chen Yuanxue picked her up, she was so nervous that the pineapple fell on the road.
"No, no, I can go back by myself. We're all in the village, not far away. You should go back and see Grandma Yuanxue quickly. If she can't find anyone, she'll definitely make a fuss."
If she had the energy, the old branch secretary would never let Chu Jiujiu go back alone, but she was right, Chen Yuanxue was still in the house. When she found out that her husband had not returned at all, she would continue to run out.
After giving Chu Jiujiu a few words of advice, the old branch secretary hurried home. It was really heartbreaking to see an old man in his seventies still worrying about his children.
Carrying the soy sauce bottle, Chu Jiujiu looked at the direction and then walked towards the team headquarters. The houses here were very unfamiliar to Chu Jiujiu. As she walked, she looked at the houses on both sides. At the corner, a few boys gathered together to play with iron pieces. Now without toys, the children's entertainment life was always monotonous. Chu Jiujiu glanced at them casually and then looked away.
Guo Youtian was about to win, a huge smile on his face. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone walking by. He looked up and saw Chu Jiujiu had come to the village for some reason. She gave him a faint glance and then looked away. She didn't even bother to say hello to him.
I swear to God, he was lying on the ground just now and Chu Jiujiu didn't see him at all, but in Guo Youtian's view, this meant that she disliked him again.
Holding the iron sheet, Guo Youtian's expression changed several times, and finally, he raised his nose heavily.
"snort!!!"
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From the west end of the village to the team headquarters, it's neither far nor near. Grandma Han gave her the money two hours ago. It took so long just to get some soy sauce. After washing clothes, Grandma Han looked around the cowshed. When she still hadn't returned, she went to the small path outside. You see, Grandma Han usually tends the small plot of land in the cowshed. Except when she's working, she never leaves. Even taking a single step outside is a challenge for her.
She stretched her neck and finally saw Chu Jiujiu jogging back. Her heart, which had been in the air, finally slowly settled down. When Chu Jiujiu ran to her, she took the soy sauce bottle and her eyes kept wandering over Chu Jiujiu.
"I told you not to wander around outside, but you didn't listen, did you? You haven't come back for so long, I almost thought you were kidnapped!"
Chu Jiujiu giggled, "If I were kidnapped, wouldn't Grandma Han be heartbroken?"
Grandma Han slapped her in the face, but the slap only hit the air, not her. "Go away, go away, run wherever you want, I don't care about you."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left. Chu Jiujiu followed her and finally explained, "I wasn't running around, Grandma Han. I was really kidnapped! On the way back, someone suddenly rushed out, hugged me and ran back to her house!"
Grandma Han stopped dead in her tracks. She turned her head, her face filled with shock. "What did you say?!"
Chu Shao just came back from work and heard Grandma Han suddenly speaking loudly. He turned around and walked over. Chu Jiujiu told him about her encounter with Chen Yuanxue. Chu Shao didn't react much after listening, but Grandma Han's reaction was very intense.
"Don't go to the west end of the village anymore! Don't go to the commune either. We might be able to bring you home this time, but who knows what you might do next time. People like that are mentally unstable. Yes, she might recover slowly, but she might also get worse! Jiujiu, listen to grandma. We'll avoid her house from now on, okay?"
Chu Jiujiu was stunned for a long moment. She looked at Chu Shao, who hadn't expected Grandma Han to be so hostile towards Chen Yuanxue. What they didn't know was that Grandma Han's reaction was exactly the same as Guo Youmian's mother, Auntie Guo. They were both afraid of lunatics, and they both loved children. They felt that lunatics had different ideas than everyone else, and they couldn't treat them the same way they usually did. They could be evil, so they would be evil. Anyway, they wouldn't let their children get close to such a time bomb.
Chu Jiujiu didn't really want to agree to Grandma Han's words. She wouldn't let her go if it was even slightly dangerous. She wouldn't let her go to Xujiawan or the town alone, and now she wouldn't even let her go to the west end of the village. Grandma Han was overprotective of her, and that had already sparked a subtle rebelliousness in Chu Jiujiu's heart.
She thought, she is already ten years old and knows how to protect herself, so why are there so many rules?
Do girls have to pay so much attention? Han Shengyi and Chu Shao, Han's grandmother never really intervened, they could go wherever they wanted.
Chu Jiujiu remained silent. Chu Shao looked at her and simply agreed on her behalf, "I understand. I will look after her from now on. Don't worry, Grandma Han."
Chu Shao's words were more effective than Chu Jiujiu's ten promises. Grandma Han finally let them go and went home with Chu Shao. Chu Jiujiu said reluctantly, "The old Party Secretary is a good person. I wanted to go back and see how Chen Yuanxue is doing."
Seeing a patient was just an excuse, but more importantly, she wanted to send a bottle of necklace water over to see if it could cure Chen Yuanxue's illness.
Chu Shao: "Grandma Han is doing this for your own good. Chen Yuanxue is mentally unstable, and who knows when she might go crazy. She treats you as her daughter. Your presence will irritate her. Can you guarantee that your irritation is good? For example, today, you told her that her husband had returned. She had been talking about this every day, and you told her again today as Cuicui. Have you ever considered what would happen if her condition got worse?"
After hearing this, Chu Jiujiu stood there in a daze.
At the time, she was only thinking about getting Chen Yuanxue to come in quickly, and she hadn't thought of this. After a brief moment of thought, Chu Jiujiu grabbed Chu Shao's sleeve and said, "Then go to his house again for me to see if her condition has worsened. You also said that if I go, it will irritate her. Please help me check. Oh, and bring something with you. Don't go empty-handed."
Chu Shao agreed without much thought, "Okay, I'll go after lunch. Don't go out to play in the afternoon. Read a book at home."
The books Chu Shao bought last time were all about basic physics. He actually already knew that knowledge, so he bought them and read them himself to consolidate his knowledge, and he could also show them to Chu Jiujiu.
When Chu Jiujiu heard that she had to read a physics book, her face frowned, but since she had to ask for help, she had no choice but to agree.
Back home, Chu Jiujiu took out a bamboo tube, sprinkled some brown sugar into it, and added a few tea leaves. There were no drinks now, so if Chu Jiujiu wanted to add some flavor to the water she usually drank, she could only use tea leaves.
She likes jasmine tea, while Chu Shao likes green tea. These are the only two types of tea in the house.
The water in the bamboo tube was cold, and the jasmine flowers had been soaked in it for a long time without opening their petals. Chu Jiujiu didn't care anymore and placed it next to Chu Shao. "I made this brown sugar jasmine flower. In our area, it has a calming effect. Tell the old Party Secretary to give it to Grandma Yuanxue. It doesn't matter if it works or not, it's just a token of my appreciation."
Chu Jiujiu was talking nonsense, but Chu Shao didn't know that. He was just looking at the bamboo tube with some confusion, "Brown sugar and jasmine flowers together can have this function?"
Chu Jiujiu shirked responsibility and said, "That's what the experts say. Cassia seeds can improve eyesight. You drank it a few days ago. Do you think your eyesight has improved?"
Chu Shao continued to examine the bamboo tube: "My eyesight is pretty good."
"So, it's just for psychological comfort. If it's useful, that's the best. If it's not, there's no loss." Chu Jiujiu said.
After accepting this, Chu Shao continued to eat. Chu Jiujiu turned around naturally, stuck out her tongue, and ran to the bedroom to read.
In the afternoon, Chu Shao delivered the bamboo tube as agreed and also took a pack of biscuits from the family. Originally, it was his family that had wronged Chu Jiujiu, but Chu Shao had come to visit Chen Yuanxue. The old branch secretary felt that this was not right, so before Chu Shao left, he asked him to take a bag of beef jerky back.
This was also sent back by his eldest son. The old branch secretary's current situation is that he lives a wealthy life but is in a state of panic. If his eldest daughter had not encountered such an incident, he would have long ago lived out his life in peace and quiet.
Beef jerky is a good thing. It has five spices, is high in protein, low in fat, and can grind your teeth.
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After hearing that Chen Yuanxue's condition was neither getting better nor worse, and that the old Party Secretary had locked her up in her room, and that Chu Shao hadn't seen her at all, Chu Jiujiu took the beef jerky back home and continued to read the book she didn't like while chewing on it. Outside, the educated youth center was bustling again.
Li Yan's watch had an accident that day. She quickly wiped the blood and debris off the cover, but unfortunately, water still got in. Seeing the hands stopped moving, Li Yan was terrified. She tried to open the back of the watch herself, but she didn't have a screwdriver small enough. Finally, she sat at home anxiously, waiting for Chen Sanzhu to return from the Revolutionary Committee. She stammered to tell him about the broken watch and asked if he could buy her a new one.
Chen Sanzhu laughed at that moment. "Your watch will be made of stone in the future. You can pick it up as soon as you go out. How long have you bought this watch? It's not even three days yet, and you're so eager to show it off. Li Yan, Li Yan, I'm really impressed by you. Is your brain made of pig brains?"
Li Yan: "You...you! I didn't mean to break it. It's all Chu Jiujiu's fault. She stood there, distracting me. And she clearly saw the trash can, but she didn't even remind me!"
Chen Sanzhu looked at her with disdain: "How dare you blame a child?"
After saying this, he paused. "Chu Jiujiu, this name is so familiar." On the day he and Zhou Xiaohe were caught in the mountains, she happened to be lost in the mountains as well. He hadn't mentioned Zhang Fengjuan to Zhou Xiaohe for a long time, but just after he mentioned her, Zhou Xiaohe was sent to town for murder within two days.
If you say it's a coincidence, Chen Sanzhu doesn't believe it at all.
There are demons among adults, and naturally there are also evil spirits among children. Chu Jiujiu is an evil spirit that cannot be underestimated.
Chen Sanzhu was so preoccupied with other things that he didn't even hear what Li Yan said. Seeing him ignoring her, Li Yan became even angrier. "I don't care. You have to fix it for me. If you can't, buy me another one. You promised to buy me a watch before I agreed to marry you! If you go back on your word, I'll divorce you!"
Chen Sanzhu frowned impatiently. After two seconds, he put away his previous expression and began to coax Li Yan, "Okay, okay, I'll take it out for repair tomorrow. It's not a big deal. Don't talk about divorce all the time."
Every time Li Yan talked about divorce, Chen Sanzhu would immediately come to coax her. These two words had become her trump card. While enjoying Chen Sanzhu's sweet words, Li Yan would also have the illusion that she was really that important to Chen Sanzhu, and that he had married her because he really liked her.
The watch took a full week to repair. On the day it was finished, Li Yan wanted to return to Qingzhu Village, but she had to go to work. The office she was working in was not as quiet as she had imagined; every day was filled with work. On her third day, she wanted to leave, but Chen Sanzhu held her back, insisting she stay. He said there were no other jobs available, and if Li Yan didn't leave the accounting assistant position, she would have to return to Qingzhu Village and continue farming.
Li Yan naturally refused. The work here was so much that it was unbearable. Li Yan gritted her teeth and swallowed her anger, never talking about going back. Finally, she had a day off, and Li Yan immediately dressed up and came to the educated youth site in Qingzhu Village.
She came back today for two reasons: one was to show off her good life recently, and the other was to take away all her food and subsidies.
After arriving at the educated youth point, Li Yan had a third thing happen.
She looked at the bed occupied by Du Shuting and said angrily, "Who told you to sleep on this bed?! This is my bed!"
Du Shuting was startled by her. She quickly stood up from the bed and asked, "Who are you?"
Li Yan: "You don't even know me, and you dare to sleep in my bed? I'm Li Yan, an old educated youth from this village. Get out of here!"
Ma Wenjuan was not in the dormitory, but she had just returned when she heard Li Yan's voice. She quickly pushed the door open and saw Li Yan throwing Du Shuting's things onto her bed. She also got angry and asked, "What are you doing? Who gives you the right to touch Du Shuting's things?"
Li Yan paused in throwing the things and looked up. "Why should I touch her things? Just because this is my bed! I don't live here anymore, but this is still my bed!"
After saying that, she pointed to the food at her feet and said, "See? The government is still giving me subsidies. What qualifications do you have to make the decision on your own to give her my bed?"
Ma Wenjuan: "You are totally unreasonable. There are only two beds in total. You don't even live here, and you still care whether others can stay here or not? Shuting just came here, and if you don't let her sleep here, where else can she sleep?!"
Li Yan snorted and laughed. "Isn't it fine to sleep with you? I see you two are pretty close, Ma Wenjuan. You're usually so generous, so why not give your best friend half of the bed?"
Ding Boyun heard them arguing next door. He came out to ask what happened. Ding Yiming also came out to watch the fun. When he learned that Li Yan did not allow Du Shuting to sleep in her bed, Ding Boyun could not help but frowned.
Ma Wenjuan kept arguing with Li Yan, while Du Shuting kept her head down, not daring to say anything. But no matter what Ma Wenjuan said, Li Yan would just say that she was still an educated youth and that she had a place here. Ding Yiming stood aside with his arms crossed, treating their words as a joke, but soon, he couldn't laugh anymore.
Ding Boyun: "Okay, stop arguing. It's just a bed, isn't it? Although Li Yan has moved out, she's right. She still has a place here. Ma Wenjuan, you and Du Shuting can squeeze in. There should be enough room for you two to sleep together."
That’s not enough! Ma Wenjuan got anxious when she heard that. Her bed was a single bed and there was no room for her to sleep on!
Before she could finish her words, Ding Boyun had already made the decision for everyone the next second: "The men's and women's dormitories will be swapped. I'm the squad leader, and I'm a man, so it's okay if we sleep a little crowded. You two female educated youth can sleep on the big bed, which is more convenient. If we switch now, it will be ready by tonight. If everyone agrees, then let's do it."
Ding Boyun's decision meant that he was the one who was sacrificed. What else could Ma Wenjuan say? Although she still felt that Du Shuting could sleep in Li Yan's bed, after hearing what Ding Boyun said, she pursed her lips and stopped talking.
Du Shuting was so timid that she wouldn't dare raise any objections even if she had them. Yu Jianqing, on the other hand, had no problem with just changing dormitories or even sleeping on the floor. Li Yan, the biggest beneficiary of this plan, certainly wouldn't object.
In the end, there was only one person left who had an objection, but because he was the only one who disagreed, with five votes to one, his opinion naturally became unimportant.
Ding Yiming was forced to move to another dormitory. He thought his original bed was too small, but after sleeping on this single bed, he realized how big the original bed was. He fell off at least seven or eight times in one night. After a while, a thud was heard from the men's dormitory, which made others want to laugh.
Ding Boyun slept inside, lying on his side against the wall, and hardly turned over. The next day, Ding Yiming immediately told him that he wanted to sleep inside in the future. Ding Boyun agreed, but the space was too small. If Ding Yiming turned over slightly, he would hit the wall or his back. This time he would not fall down, but he did not sleep for long that night.
On the third day, Ding Yiming proposed again that he should switch with Yu Jianqing so that he could sleep in a separate bed. This time, Ding Boyun refused. "It's fine if you bother me, but why do you want to bother Yu Jianqing too? If you hadn't insisted on coming here to the countryside, the town would have only arranged one educated youth for Qingzhu Village. It's you who has caused trouble for the village. As your brother, I have no choice but to solve this problem myself and let you sleep with me. Rural life is so hard. You should have been mentally prepared for this. Don't even think about switching with Yu Jianqing. Even if he agrees, I won't agree. You are my younger brother. As educated and progressive young people, we should lead by example in everything."
After saying this, Ding Boyun turned around. Before leaving, he looked at Ding Yiming and said calmly, "Get used to it sooner rather than later. The conditions here are already very good. Do you think everyone can live in a room of their own like Ren Shengli? Don't dream on."
Ding Yiming lowered his head. He couldn't remember who Ren Shengli was, but when he heard what Ding Boyun said later, that he lived alone in a room, he immediately raised his head, but Ding Boyun had already left, so he had to recall it himself.
Ren Shengli... seems to be the male educated youth from Xujiawan?
Ding Yiming rolled his eyes. He was supposed to go to work in the afternoon, but he told Yu Jianqing that he had something to do. Then, he asked for directions along the way and ran to Xujiawan.
He arrived just in time. Ren Shengli wasn't in the dormitory, and neither were the others. Sun Yuqin was sitting there, eating and slacking off. The team leader's attitude had made her diligent for a few days, but before long, she reverted to her old ways. Seeing Ding Yiming coming over, Sun Yuqin welcomed him. She pulled out all the biscuits and snacks she had saved and even made him a cup of malted milk.
While chatting with her, Ding Yiming pretended to be casual and went to take a look at Ren Shengli's room. Although there were a lot of clutter, it was quiet. The whole room was his and no one was competing with him for space.
What's more, there is a female dormitory next door, where two beautiful girls and a spendthrift swindler live.
Ding Yiming was immediately moved. He wanted to move to Xujiawan. His own cousin was not as nice to him as this sucker. He just knew that he had to set an example and had no humanity at all!
Ding Yiming tried to trick Sun Yuqin into believing him, even playing the victim, by telling her how difficult his life was in Qingzhu Village. Later, when he mentioned wanting to come to Xujiawan, Sun Yuqin looked embarrassed, saying, "Every village has a quota of educated youth, and we've already reached the limit."
Ding Yiming quickly said, "The educated youth can be exchanged. This is called exchanging experiences between villages. Sister Yuqin, you also want me to come over, right? Then think of a way to let me exchange with the educated youth from your village."
He wanted to swap with Ren Shengli, but after hearing this, Sun Yuqin immediately thought of Luo Shuyang. It would be great if Luo Shuyang could be swapped. Lu Wanhua only knew how to take advantage, and Wen Xiuwei was just a nobody in the dormitory. Then, she could do whatever she wanted in Xujiawan, and no one would ever argue with her again!
The two people, each with their own ulterior motives, hit it off immediately and agreed. Ding Yiming left, and when Luo Shuyang and the others returned that night, Sun Yuqin didn't reveal a word. Even when she was sleeping, she would look at where Luo Shuyang was lying and sneer from time to time, which made the others feel uncomfortable.
Sun Yuqin was thinking that there were already three female educated youth in Qingzhu Village, and one of them was occupying the bed and not letting others sleep. When Luo Shuyang came over, she wouldn't even have the chance to squeeze in with others and would have to sleep on the floor.
She thought it through without hesitation. Luo Shuyang was the monitor of the Xujiawan Youth Depository and a local elementary school teacher. Their village would never exchange him for another educated youth. Sun Yuqin, on the other hand, was unpopular and often lazy. If she could be exchanged for an educated youth, the villagers would definitely be happy to do so.
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On this side, Sun Yuqin was dreaming about the wonderful life after Luo Shuyang moved out. On the other side, Xu Jie was also dreaming about the wonderful life after he succeeded. He really couldn't wait any longer. Knowing that there was a little beauty like Chu Jiujiu by his side, he could only watch. It was really too tormenting!
Xu Jie's patience was running out bit by bit. He was a reckless person. When lust came to him, he didn't care about anything. If he had never seen Chu Jiujiu, the target he wanted to attack at this time would be Wen Xiuwei. Compared with Chu Jiujiu, Wen Xiuwei was much easier to attack by surprise.
Chu Jiujiu didn't know that someone was targeting her. The next morning, because she hadn't been to Xujiawan for two days, she had breakfast and went to find Wen Xiuwei with Chu Shao. Chu Shao was very busy today, so he didn't help Wen Xiuwei with the work. He just said that he would come to pick up Chu Jiujiu before noon.
Chu Jiujiu waved to him, and then Chu Shao left quickly.
The family they had moved into had their eldest son joining the army. In their area, joining the army was as important as getting married, and everyone should be invited to celebrate. But their family background wasn't good, and their eldest son had been recruited as an exception because of his exceptional physique. To make sure his departure wasn't too embarrassing, they invited everyone they knew.
His wife also asked Chu Shao for help, hoping that he would come.
Chu Jiujiu didn't understand why, but Chu Shao knew it was because of his background. His eldest son had no good friends of the same age, so his wife found Chu Shao, who was thirteen years old this year, hoping that he could fill the gap.
Just go over and stand for a while. You can not only help, but also get some candies for the military banquet. Chu Shao is willing to do this favor. If Chu Jiujiu didn't want to find Wen Xiuwei, he would have dragged Chu Jiujiu along.
In the field, Wen Xiuwei was watering the fields in front, while Chu Jiujiu was pulling out the weeds for her in the back. After putting down the bucket, Wen Xiuwei asked Chu Jiujiu, "Why don't you want to send that big brother off?"
Chu Jiujiu stacked the weeds she had pulled up, which she could take back to feed the livestock. She calmly replied, "Because I don't even know that big brother. Besides, he has a father, a mother, a younger brother, and a younger sister. He has a whole family. There's no need for me to care about him. On days like this, he probably wants to spend more time with his parents, just like I want to spend more time with my family."
Wen Xiuwei looked at her and smiled. She didn't realize the real meaning of Chu Jiujiu's words. She just felt that she was like a little adult. No matter what she said, she always had a set of words in her mouth. Many times, Wen Xiuwei even felt that she was not like a child.
After stacking the weeds, Chu Jiujiu stood up and reported to Wen Xiuwei, "Wen Zhiqing, I'm going to the toilet."
Wen Xiuwei hummed, "Go ahead. By the way, Jiujiu, please bring me my bamboo hat. I didn't bring it because it was overcast. I didn't expect the sun to be so strong now."
Chu Jiujiu was very particular. Like the other educated youth, she would never relieve herself in a makeshift toilet or in the fields. She insisted on using a real, clean toilet. Such toilets were extremely difficult to find in the countryside. The brigade headquarters in Qingzhu Village had one, and the brigade headquarters in Xujiawan also had one. Both were modeled after the restrooms in the city, cleaned regularly, and quite clean.
The brigade headquarters in Xujiawan was right next to the educated youth site, so Chu Jiujiu ran all the way back to the educated youth site. She remembered what Wen Xiuwei had emphasized to her many times, and she always took the main road, even if it was a long detour, she would never go back by the small road.
About ten minutes later, Chu Jiujiu ran back and stood on the edge of the field. She was stunned for a moment and couldn't find Wen Xiuwei. She looked around again, but still couldn't find her. So she asked the person closest to her.
It's quite strange. This is a man. Don't all the men in Xujiawan go to work at the dam?
Without caring about anything else, Chu Jiujiu asked, "Hello, do you know where Wen Zhiqing went?"
Xu Jie was hoeing the ground without looking up. "Someone just came over and took her to the boiler room in the east."
What are you doing in the boiler room? Chu Jiujiu was puzzled, but she thanked him anyway. She took her bamboo hat and walked eastward. After she walked a few dozen meters away, Xu Jie threw away the hoe in his hand and followed her carefully.
What a godsend! He had only come to see if there was a chance to strike, and he had indeed come across one. Wen Xiuwei had been called away by the villagers to carry fertilizer, Chu Jiujiu had returned alone, and the women here had also been called away, leaving only a few old ladies sitting under a tree in the distance to rest. No one saw him, and no one could ruin his plans.
There was indeed a boiler room at the place he pointed to Chu Jiujiu. It was originally used to provide heating for the equipment on the dam, but later, a new boiler room was built on the dam, which was closer, so this one was abandoned. Now it comes in handy.
The walls of the boiler room are very thick, and there are no windows inside. Just close the door, hehehe...
His excited face began to twitch again. Just when he turned a corner, he could no longer see Chu Jiujiu. He was not in a hurry. She must be in front of him anyway. He would soon reach the boiler room. Suddenly, he heard a door closing sound in front of him. Knowing that the prey had been hooked, Xu Jie immediately ran over, opened the heavy door, and walked in quickly.
Who knew that as soon as he walked in, Chu Jiujiu rushed out from behind. She was quick-witted and slammed the boiler room door shut. The door could not be locked from the inside, but there was a latch from the outside to prevent ignorant people from coming in and getting hurt.
Chu Jiujiu locked the door tightly, then frowned and listened to the noise inside.
She didn't know Xu Jie, nor did she know why this man wanted to lie to her, but she felt something was wrong when she was halfway there. She didn't see any male villagers around today, and she had never seen this villager before today. His sudden appearance was very strange in itself. In addition, as she walked, the feeling of being on edge that day came back to her again.
The last time she appeared, Chu Jiujiu thought it was caused by Chen Yuanxue, but this time, she was in Xujiawan, and no matter how far Chen Yuanxue ran, it was impossible for her to come to Xujiawan.
So, Chu Jiujiu became more careful. She walked to the door of the boiler room, opened it, and then quickly ran to the bushes beside it. She watched the door of the boiler room close naturally due to gravity. Immediately afterwards, the man who showed her the way ran over with an excited look on his face.
Chu Jiujiu didn't realize what Xu Jie was up to until she locked him inside. Then, Xu Jie inside realized what was going on and started banging on the door and cursing. The latch was strong, so Chu Jiujiu wasn't worried about him getting out. She stood outside the door, hoping to hear his intentions. But before he could finish, a hailstorm of sound erupted from inside, followed by Xu Jie's screams.
"Ahhh! It hurts so much! Open the door, open the door quickly, I'm going to be burned to death!"
The reason why this boiler room was abandoned before was that it would spew out coal every few hours. Some of the coal was cold, while others were red-hot like irons. Every time people came to burn coal, they had to be fully armed and make sure there was no problem before going in. As soon as there was a bang or explosion inside, they had to run out quickly.
Originally, this boiler room was no longer in use after the new one was built, but recently Xu Changhe wanted to delay the construction. He had to convince Chai Yaozu that the construction schedule was normal, that everyone was working hard, and that external factors were preventing them from completing the project by April. So, he ordered the boiler room to be re-ignited, pretending that they were working at full capacity.
Xu Changhe could never have imagined that someone would actually go into the abandoned boiler room. What he could never have imagined was that by doing so, he almost killed his own son.
The shouting soon turned into screaming, which was more frightening than the sound of a pig being slaughtered. Chu Jiujiu was frightened by his voice. She didn't know what was going on inside and hurriedly wanted to let Xu Jie out, but as soon as her hand touched the latch, she suddenly reacted.
Perverted, stalking, scalding, burns.
This Xu Jie... was it him who caused the left half of Wen Xiuwei's face to be completely disfigured?
The timing matches, the actions match. Think about it carefully, if the person he cheated today was Wen Xiuwei, and Wen Xiuwei didn't notice, she walked in, Xu Jie was a step too late, and after hearing the screams from inside, Xu Jie would rush to rescue her, or leave alone, or, afraid that she would get hurt and give him away, so... lock her up in there, thinking, why not just kill her.
Thinking of this, Chu Jiujiu stopped moving. She listened silently to the sounds inside. After a few seconds, Xu Jie stopped shouting, but the sound of hail continued for nearly half a minute. When it was completely quiet inside, Chu Jiujiu opened the bolt and saw the situation inside.
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