Chapter 74 A Story

After reading the two-hour script, everyone got to know their colleagues for the next period of time.

The summer nights in the countryside are not quiet. The sounds of frogs, insects and birds make the environment noisy. In such an environment, and because everyone is not particularly tired and afraid of not being able to sleep, no one prepares to go to bed.

Men and women in big cities, whether they are healthy or not, will not go to bed at 8 o'clock. Someone happened to bring tea, so everyone took out the cups prepared by the crew, boiled some water, and gathered together to chat.

Because of the atmosphere of the mountain village and the fact that the video here is a bit laggy, it really affects the user experience. We still have to spend more than ten days together, so someone started talking about some interesting things. The crew had already gone to rest, so everyone relaxed and the topic was not so serious.

As they talked, everyone started telling stories.

Everyone listened carefully.

The storyteller was Zhao Yunxing. The story he told was very interesting. It was about a thief who stole something.

Xu Zhizhi suddenly thought of something and continued to talk about the Nanhu corpse case that she had followed Qin Su to Jiang City to handle.

The Nanhu corpse case was the case that Qin Su gave her a skull and asked her to write about it during the Chinese New Year last year. Because the person who reported the case while fishing was the criminal, it was very dramatic and interesting to talk about it.

She narrates the story from the perspective of Qin Su, whose role is that of an ordinary crime profiling police officer, and talks about some of the experiences of handling the case.

The perpetrator is the person who reported the crime. He was the one who sank the body, but unexpectedly, by chance, he became the one who fished the body out.

Everyone's eyes widened and their mouths opened. They were all from the entertainment industry and didn't pay much attention to social news, so they had no idea about this case that was a hot topic at the time.

"The law is long and wide, and nothing can escape it! It seemed like it was arranged by God that he caught the victim in the presence of witnesses," said the older actor with emotion.

The actor who played the supporting actor nodded, "Yes! A heavy rain and a guilty man made everything come to light again."

"But that man's death was not unjust. He was not kind to his family and children, and he even stole someone else's wife. He deserved to die." Zhao Yunxing commented.

Everyone was talking about this case.

Xu Zhizhi smiled and did not comment.

Yan Xue looked at Xu Zhizhi and asked curiously, "I've read reports about this case, but I didn't expect you to know so much about it."

"I've taken a special look at it carefully!" Xu Zhizhi said with a little pride.

Yan Xue smiled and shook her head, "No, you really do understand. But it's not surprising that this happened to you."

Xu Zhizhi was ashamed. Has her reputation spread so widely?

When others heard this, they started laughing too, and soon the yard in front of the house was filled with laughter.

Yan Xue looked at everyone, calmed down a little, and then said: "It's still early, I'll tell you a story! But I have to say in advance that it is purely fictional, please don't take it too seriously."

Everyone looked at Yan Xue, curious about what story she would tell.

Under the starry night sky, Yan Xue's gentle voice spoke slowly and steadily.

"The story takes place in a mountain village, which is poor and closed. Because there is not much land, the villagers make a living by working in illegal coal kilns, and the story also revolves around illegal coal kilns..."

The protagonist of the story is a girl who lives in a mountain village with her sister and her parents.

Because there was a black coal kiln nearby, my father was able to work in the kiln.

It was close to home and the salary was decent, so the family lived well. The young people in the village also worked there, so even though they were poor, they could still get by.

But the good times did not last long. When the protagonist was eight years old, a coal kiln collapsed and crushed a person to death.

Because he wanted to keep the kiln going, the boss took the initiative to compensate the family 200,000 yuan. Don't underestimate 200,000 yuan at that time, it was enough to buy a good commercial house in the county.

Of course, we should also give credit to the boss for having a conscience. According to the compensation standards of nearby illegal coal kiln owners, he was only required to pay 100,000 yuan in compensation.

Soon the compensation was paid, and the family took the body back and buried it, and the matter was over. After all, it was such a large sum of money, so the family quickly went to the county town.

"However, in the dark, some thoughts began to grow. Guess what they were." Yan Xue said, and after looking around, her eyes fell on Xu Zhizhi beside her.

Xu Zhizhi lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes casting a shadow under the stage light. Without much thought, she said, "Money can move people's hearts. At that time, two hundred thousand would make some people cross the boundaries of life."

What is the boundary of life? It is life and death.

"You mean, someone would deliberately... would they commit suicide on purpose? Suicide is too unfair, most people are not that selfless. But if someone kills someone, the murderer won't get any money!" Zhao Yunxing was the first to raise questions.

Xu Zhizhi raised her eyes and looked at Zhao Yunxing, "What if, he tricked me into killing you?"

The scene fell into silence. The deceiver came to kill and pretended to be a relative to defraud this huge compensation.

It's so horrible.

"Hahahaha," Yan Xue laughed out loud and looked at Xu Zhizhi, "No, but it's even scarier."

Xu Zhizhi looked at Yan Xue curiously, wanting to know what happened next.

The others had similar expressions as Xu Zhizhi, wanting to know what would happen next.

Yan Xue looked at them and continued, "After the compensation was paid, the black coal kiln continued to operate. But just a few months later, another accident happened... and someone died again."

"The black coal kiln made money, and the boss lost money again to settle the matter. In order to keep it quiet, he even gave others 500 yuan to prevent the matter from being spread."

At this time, the actor who played the supporting actor raised his hand and asked, "Did you do it on purpose this time?"

Yan Xue did not answer, but continued speaking.

The story is told from the little girl's perspective, so it only talks about attending the funeral, and some of the adults' whispers, as if they were making some guesses.

The girl didn't take it seriously. In fact, it was not important to her. She was only worried that her mother didn't give her enough pocket money and whether she would bring her some rice candy.

A few months passed, and when everything seemed calm, the girl returned home one day and found that everyone in the house was wearing white cloth on their heads.

An auntie who passed by patted her on the head and told her that her father was dead.

The girl was so shocked that she stood there in a daze until she saw the tall and strong figure lying on the hallway, covered with a white cloth.

They said that Dad was buried in a coal kiln that collapsed and died.

It is said that there were two other people who were traveling with him and they were also buried inside and died together.

The girl's world collapsed at this moment, and at such a young age she knew for the first time what despair meant.

She was covered with a white cloth, listening to the noise around her and watching her father lying there forever, never to wake up.

During those days, all she could hear were the sounds of the Taoist priest performing rituals.

There were two other families in the village, and because they were buried separately, the whole village was covered in white for a few days.

She was in a trance and didn't even shed a tear.

Perhaps deep down in her heart, she never believed that her father had disappeared from this world.

Three days after Dad's funeral, Mom disappeared.

Some of her mother's clothes were missing from the house and she asked her uncle what had happened.

Obviously, mom loves them two sisters the most, so why would she go out without telling them?

My uncle cursed angrily, saying that it was my mother who ran away with my father's compensation money.

She was still young at the time and didn’t know what running away meant. She only knew that they couldn’t find their mother, and she cried for a long time while holding her sister.

The story ends here.

Yan Xue did not give any reason for the deaths of the three people.

But everyone present felt a chill.

"Oh, it's so pitiful," the man was murdered and the child was abandoned, it's so pitiful.

After thinking about it, Xu Zhizhi asked in confusion: "Is it an accident or man-made?"

She still cared about it, after all, the story sounded quite true.

"Man-made," Yan Xue confirmed.

After hearing this, everyone felt heavy-hearted. Several lives were lost!

Xu Zhizhi continued, "The boss should have noticed it, right? He didn't say anything? He just continued to pay the compensation."

"He must have noticed it. He has money and a conscience. He thinks that illegal coal kilns are harmful to people, so he paid the money, collected the spoils and returned to his hometown." Yan Xue looked at Xu Zhizhi and said slowly.

Xu Zhizhi let out an imperceptible sigh, "Fortunately, this tragedy will not continue."

"Aren't you curious about who the murderer is?" Yan Xue continued to ask, looking at Xu Zhizhi curiously with her phoenix eyes, asking the other party what he thought about the case.

Xu Zhizhi shook her head. "I can't guess. I feel the murderer is someone very close to me. But the information I have is too little to make a hasty conclusion."

The others looked at Yan Xue, and Zhao Yunxing, who was the closest, asked who the murderer was.

"Actually, I don't know either. This is just a story I heard from others. If there is a murderer, these people cannot admit it, and many years have passed, so all the evidence has long since disappeared. Besides, the story may have been made up on purpose. I hope everyone can use their imagination to guess who the murderer is." Yan Xue held her forehead with her hand, feeling a little amused.

Everyone nodded gently upon hearing this. The ending of some stories always leaves suspense, allowing the audience or listeners to guess the murderer or the ending.

Xu Zhizhi nodded.

After telling this story, everyone packed up and prepared to go home. They still had to survive tomorrow morning! I wonder if the crew will do anything fancy.

Xu Zhizhi returned to her room. The rooms in the old-style building did not have door locks, but door bolts, which could be directly fastened to achieve the effect of locking the door.

Fortunately, the crew was considerate enough to replace the bed with an ordinary one. If it was the previous wooden bunk bed, Xu Zhizhi might not have been able to sleep.

She didn't like that kind of bed very much. When she was a child, it was uneven and uncomfortable, and she always felt uncomfortable sleeping.

Even if it's a wooden bed, she can sleep on it with a little padding.

Xu Zhizhi joked that she had become coquettish, found her pajamas and toiletries prepared by Feng Jie from her bag, and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

The crew didn't ask everyone to boil water. The toilets all had water heaters so people could just wash themselves.

As for the conditions, I can only say that I can barely endure it.

However, when Xu Zhizhi arrived, another actress had already arrived. She looked at the toilet with hesitation on her face and did not dare to go in.

Xu Zhizhi knew that actor, who was born into a wealthy second-generation family. He probably had never seen a toilet without a dry and wet separation and a bathtub, but only a simple cement floor and a squat toilet.

She walked over to the other person and asked, "Don't you want to wash? Then I'll go first?"

"You go first!" The actress stretched out her hand and motioned Xu Zhizhi to go first. She was still preparing herself mentally.

Xu Zhizhi nodded, her face calmed down naturally, then she took a shower, washed her hair, brushed her teeth, washed her face and applied a facial mask.

When Feng Jie was stopped outside the village, she told Xu Zhizhi to apply facial mask and do skin care. If she saw Xu Zhizhi still had any facial mask, lotion and cream left, she would apply them twice a day for her.

Xu Zhizhi took note of it and put on a facial mask without any hesitation.

As for lotions, emulsions and creams, we'll talk about it when the time comes.

When Xu Zhizhi came out, the other person was walking around, chasing away mosquitoes.

She smiled at him, and watched him walk in with a frown and a look of readiness to die, and a smile appeared on her face.

"I didn't expect you to be the fastest," a soft and gentle voice sounded, with a hint of intimacy in the tone.

Xu Zhizhi turned around and saw Yan Xue holding toiletries. "It wasn't me, it was Bai Shi who came first. She had never seen a toilet in the countryside and was very hesitant, so I went in first to wash."

Yan Xue looked towards the toilet and said, "Normal."

Xu Zhizhi nodded at her and walked towards her room.

There was a window in the room. Xu Zhizhi plugged in the mosquito repellent machine and then lay on the bed to reply to the message.

There are Qin Su, parents, Yun Ziwei, Feng Jie, and even Director Zhou and Chen Han.

Director Zhou reminded her that if she had any problems, she could just call him and he would come right away.

Chen Han was worried about whether Xu Zhizhi could adapt. If not, she could just come back. She could afford to support Xu Zhizhi.

Xu Zhizhi replied a few words, and then replied to her parents, asking them not to worry, as everything was fine here.

Yun Ziwei and Feng Jie were mainly concerned about work, and after Xu Zhizhi's reply, they felt relieved that she could really do it.

The last one was Qin Su, who said he was on a business trip in a city not too far from the village, and asked Xu Zhizhi to contact him immediately if she had any questions.

Xu Zhizhi smiled a little, but also showed deep helplessness.

Now they no longer make guesses and just call for support when something happens, which means they have given up hope on her accident-prone constitution.

Xu Zhizhi wanted to be dissatisfied, because she looked at the surrounding environment today. The village was full of old and young people, and there was not a single young and strong person to be seen, so it should be fine.

But she was unsure in her heart. Ever since she was tied up in the Crime Support System, there has been no peace around her.

No matter what drama I'm shooting, wherever I go, there will be trouble.

There were so many things going on that not only did she accept it, but her friends, colleagues, and elders had also accepted it and were actively calling for support.

She was thinking, when she joins a crew in the future, should she have to have a few bodyguards surround her and be alert to everything that happens around her at all times.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhizhi still stood up and checked the door frame and door. She picked up the glass, put it in a small plastic bag, and hung it on the handle of the door latch.

If someone had moved the latch with a pick, the glass would have fallen and shattered on the concrete floor.

Her sleep was not so deep that it could not be disturbed by thunder, so she would definitely wake up if there was any movement.

The doors and windows were not covered with paper. Because they were high and actually sealed, it was a bit difficult to open them, so Xu Zhizhi did nothing.

After doing all this, Xu Zhizhi opened the Candy Crush game.

Originally, she was planning to watch a short video, but it started lagging, so Xu Zhizhi gave up.

After playing for half an hour, Xu Zhizhi fell into a deep sleep.

I had a dreamless night and woke up to the crowing of roosters in the morning.

I took off my water cup, changed into my normal clothes, and went out for a walk.

The air in the village is very different from that in the city. When you inhale it into your lungs, you feel as if all the polluted air has been replaced.

Because the crew was filming, everyone got up early and gathered at the courtyard at 8 o'clock.

The crew has arrived and told everyone that they need to make their own breakfast. They can make whatever they want, but the only ingredients in the refrigerator are eggs, flour and some pork.

Everyone looked at each other.

Then the assistant director spoke up and told everyone that each of them had their own job.

"Because the filming location is in the village, your task today is to set out after breakfast and familiarize yourself with some of the conditions in the village. This includes conducting population statistics, farming conditions, and family economic conditions." The assistant director took out a note and handed it to everyone, giving everyone their tasks.

Then, the stage manager gave everyone a red jacket for the poverty alleviation cadres, with everyone's name printed on it. As for those who were not poverty alleviation cadres, they were just given the name of their characters, without any title.

Xu Zhizhi understood a little bit. The crew didn't plan to hire a large number of professional actors. Apart from them and some extras, a large part of the rest were real villagers.

If they want to make a good drama, they have to know everything about the village like the back of their hand.

She guessed that it was to make everyone less anxious.

Most of the actors selected by Director Zhou were very dedicated and accepted their notes without any unnecessary complaints.

The assistant director just gave a general statement, but in reality everyone's tasks were different.

For example, Xu Zhizhi had to remember the names, ages, personalities, appearances and some basic backgrounds of some villagers.

Another actor who plays one of the more extreme villagers in the village has a similar mission to Xu Zhizhi.

The male and female protagonists who play the poverty alleviation cadres and a male supporting role have more information to remember, which basically covers all the information in the assistant director's speech.

Everyone was silent for a while and decided to make breakfast quickly, otherwise they would be very tired today.

After some discussion, we decided to make the simplest vegetable porridge and boiled eggs.

The senior raised his hand and cooked the porridge in the large rice cooker provided by the crew. This was a simple method and it was not easy to overturn. As for the eggs, they just boiled water and cooked them in a large iron pot.

Use the vegetables that were not eaten yesterday. Wash and chop them up and put them in when the time comes.

Several people worked together and finally had breakfast at nine o'clock.

I have to say, this is quite fulfilling.

It tastes delicious when you make it yourself.

After the meal, everyone set out on a tour of the village.

The crew was afraid that something might happen to them, so they specially arranged for someone to accompany them and a guide to lead the way.

They just came to experience it and do some preparation before filming, not to record a show or a documentary, so there were no strict requirements in many aspects.

The village is actually very large, because this is a mountainous area and the residents live in scattered communities. So they may need to climb the mountain and pass through various paths to reach their destination.

Only after going through those roads did we realize how difficult such an investigation is.

Every time I went to a house, I would first ask if anyone was there, and then ask the other party. Some of the people were elderly and spoke in dialect, so communication became difficult.

Xu Zhizhi learned a little, but it was all just guessing.

Some of them were not yet at home, and the crew's mission was to collect all the prescribed parts.

Everyone was helpless and could only go up the mountain or look in the fields.

After finding the person, we had another round of communication. At noon, several people were sitting on the edge of the field, looking at the green rice fields without any desire to appreciate them. All they felt was fatigue in their hearts.

Bai Shi, a second-generation rich actress who plays the supporting actress, sat with her elbows on her knees, crossed her arms, and buried her head in her arms, mumbling, "This is really too difficult. This is totally unnecessary! Wouldn't it be better to just remind me during filming?"

"This suffering is unnecessary," echoed another male supporting actor.

Zhao Yunxing said nothing, but just kept fanning himself under the scarce shade of the tree to drive away the hot wind from his neck.

Xu Zhizhi remained silent, just staring at the rice, estimating that it would be ready for harvest in a month and a half.

The others were also silent. For them, if they were unwilling to leave, they would just leave and someone would naturally take their place.

The two of them whispered a few words, but still didn't say they wanted to leave.

After a short rest, they started walking towards other houses.

At noon they ate the eggs they had in their pockets.

No one suggested letting the crew get lunch, because everyone knew since yesterday that Director Zhou was determined to make them self-reliant.

By the evening, everyone was starving and had finally finished running to see some of the villagers arranged by the crew.

Xu Zhizhi took out the chocolates she had prepared and gave one to each person.

In the past, the people present seldom ate these high-calorie foods, but now that they were running out of energy, they were eager to eat them quickly.

After the meal, everyone groped in the dark to get firewood and vegetables, and quickly cooked and ate the meal.

After a tiring day, everyone no longer had the leisure time they had yesterday, so they washed up and went back to their rooms to rest early.

Xu Zhizhi saw this and had reason to suspect that Director Zhou wanted everyone to truly experience rural life. At least, when everyone was speaking their lines, their emotions were genuine.

Xu Zhizhi felt that the effect was really good, and she felt the real countryside. Working hard, going out at sunrise and resting at sunset.

I fell into a deep sleep and started digging the next day.

Two acres of land, six people, finished digging in one day.

People who have never done it would think it is a small area, but from the perspective of six people, it is a huge piece of land.

Xu Zhizhi took the initiative to suggest that everyone take a share, so that they would not feel bad about how much they did and it would also increase their enthusiasm.

Bai Shi opened his mouth to say something, but Yan Xue took over and agreed, saying that if he couldn't do it, he would resign.

After putting on sun-proof sleeves and hats, everyone started to work.

This land is relatively soft loess, but after the crops were harvested, the ground was trampled down and everyone's hands were hurt by the vibration.

My legs were already sore from running yesterday, and now my hands are starting to hurt too. It’s a challenge for everyone.

Xu Zhizhi has been doing high-intensity exercise every day, and has adapted to it after more than 20 days. I didn't have any foot pain after running yesterday, but today I felt a little numbness in my arms.

She finally understood why Director Zhou specifically required physical fitness.

This cannot be achieved without some physical strength, so just give up as soon as you start.

Hearing the endless complaints around her, Xu Zhizhi pretended not to hear and continued to move.

What surprised her was Yan Xue, because her movements seemed quite standard. She held the hoe head with both hands, one in front and one behind, and her posture was also standard. The force she used to dig was about the same as Xu Zhizhi's.

Feeling Xu Zhizhi's gaze, Yan Xue looked towards Xu Zhizhi.

"I didn't expect you could do farm work," Yan Xue said.

Xu Zhizhi smiled and said, "You are not bad, senior. Have you learned about it specifically?"

She remembered Yan Xue's background. It seemed that both her parents were teachers and she came from a scholarly family.

Yan Xue nodded slightly, "I guess Director Zhou won't let us off so easily, so I learned a little bit and also strengthened my physical fitness."

The two smiled at each other and continued digging.

The camera nearby was filming and also captured the laughter and joy nearby.

For children, the closed mountain village with scenes that can only be seen on TV is very attractive.

Seeing these stars also having to dig the soil, everyone watched happily, sitting on the edge of the land from time to time to watch, and playing and watching each other on the small path behind from time to time.

Xu Zhizhi noticed that a little girl was always looking at her.

When she looked up, the other person would shyly look away, avoiding Xu Zhizhi's gaze and timidly revealing an inconspicuous smile.

Xu Zhizhi was stunned for a moment, because she was the girl who looked familiar when she was given chocolate on the first day she came.

However, she could only realize that the other person was her because the sun was too strong and she was sitting far away. The sunlight was too strong for her to see the other person's face clearly.

Xu Zhizhi had no intention of exploring the matter and continued to work.

The male actor is stronger and his body structure is not much inferior to Xu Zhizhi, who works for a living.

For a while, everyone worked at almost the same speed.

Yan Xue is indeed a representative of professionalism, and she did not complain once from beginning to end.

There were only Bai Shi and another male supporting actor, both of whom looked unhappy and kept muttering to themselves.

Everyone went back at one o'clock to rest during the two hours when the sun was at its strongest.

The crew was quite humane and prepared Huoxiang Zhengqi water for everyone to prevent heatstroke.

Everyone held their noses as they drank, then prepared to cook.

"I don't want to cook anymore. I'll eat some snacks and rest for two hours." Bai Shi pouted, rubbed her arm, and said aggrievedly.

Another male supporting actor did the same, frowning and indicating that he had brought some snacks and would not help with cooking.

Zhao Yunxing was about to say that snacks couldn't satisfy his hunger, but Yan Xue stopped him and he shook his head to say that he would follow them.

In this way, they only cooked for four people and rested for an hour after eating before leaving.

In the afternoon the sun was still as hot as a furnace.

Bai Shi and another actor did not come, they said they wanted to rest for a while. It was originally divided, and how much time they worked was up to them.

Others have no objection, and they do not need to be responsible for each other.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the two men finally arrived.

When Xu Zhizhi and the others finished loosening the soil and were about to go back, the actor who played the third male lead immediately said, "Seniors! We haven't finished yet, please go back and cook more rice for us! Please!"

After saying this, he was still holding the hoe, with his hands clasped together and an embarrassed expression on his face.

"Yes, yes! Seniors, we two are really not very good at it, so please do more for us!" Bai Shi followed behind with a pleading expression on his face.

Just as Xu Zhizhi was about to speak, Yan Xue suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Yes! I forgot to go back with you. We are all a whole, it would be bad to leave you behind. Then let's sit here and wait for you to finish digging and then go back together."

People in the entertainment industry are all shrewd people. Without emotional intelligence, you can't become a famous actor. After hearing what Yan Xue said, he put down the hoe, found a place with weeds but not dense, sat down and started waiting.

Xu Zhizhi took out her cell phone and took a selfie with everyone.

The others also posed in coordination with smiles on their faces.

Bai Shi and the third male actor: ...

The two of them had originally agreed to come an hour later in the afternoon, wait for them to finish their work, and ask them to cook for them, so that they would have one hour less work to do.

Unexpectedly, the other party did not allow it at all and just sat there waiting for them.

The two were furious, but they had to grit their teeth and continue working.

Xu Zhizhi and the others finished at 5:30, and sitting until 6:30 was considered a break, so the four of them were not in a hurry and just sat there waiting for them.

The two of them finished their work only when the sun really set.

Looking at the four people who had obviously rested well, their faces showed tired and unhappy expressions.

However, they also knew that they couldn't talk at this moment, so they kept silent and followed the four people.

Back at the house they lived in, the two of them learned their lesson and started helping out with cooking and cleaning.

Xu Zhizhi was also very tired, so everyone didn't say anything extra. They washed up and went back to their rooms to lie down and rest.

Xu Zhizhi took out the fascia gun and gave herself a beating to avoid being in so much pain that she couldn't get up tomorrow.

The third day was relatively easy, as we were able to carry out basic poverty alleviation work.

The main thing is to understand the meaning behind the subject matter.

Xu Zhizhi and others also wanted it, and it was said that it was the director's request.

In one morning, everyone completed the basic tasks.

Finally, it was time for a break and no one even wanted to cook in the afternoon.

Xu Zhizhi sat under the eaves, looking at the scenery in the distance, holding a glass of ice water made from yesterday's frozen ice cubes.

At this moment, there was a noise in the village, as if there was a commotion.

It is human nature to watch the excitement. Xu Zhizhi looked at the others and ran away.

"Just wait a minute!" Yan Xue said angrily as she looked at Xu Zhizhi who was running very fast.

The others followed suit.

Life in the countryside is so boring, tiring and dull, so the whole village looks up when something lively happens.

Xu Zhizhi quickly arrived at the destination and occupied a favorable position, and asked Yan Xue to stand and watch.

In fact, it was a quarrel between two women, both in their early fifties.

Because they were arguing in dialect, after listening for a while, no one knew what they were arguing about.

At this time, the child next to him explained, "It was the portrait of my third uncle's grandmother. We asked my third grandmother's aunt to bring it back from the street, but when the child took it, he went to play in the river and lost it. It was washed away by the river. My third grandmother's aunt wanted to pay for it, but my aunt wanted the photo. It would cost 30 or 40 yuan to go to the street and it would take half a day. My third grandmother's aunt was unwilling to do so, and we started to quarrel."

Xu Zhizhi looked over in the direction of the voice and saw the little girl with her back to her explaining to the girl next to her and the girl behind her.

The local accent of their generation has become less difficult to understand, and the few people who came here understood it immediately.

"It's just a few dozen dollars! Is it worth arguing about it?" Bai Shi pouted, very puzzled.

Xu Zhizhi frowned and looked at her. "Thirty or forty yuan. These people only make eighty or ninety yuan a day. Add the time they lost, and the farmers could have done a lot more. And this matter itself cannot be judged as right or wrong. She helped to get the things for free."

"Aren't rural people more friendly and simple than city people? Can't they sit down and discuss things?" Bai Shi continued.

The others were speechless. We are all human beings, and no one is necessarily more friendly than another. Maybe these two families had some conflicts before, and they just broke out this time.

Sure enough, everyone understood some of the reasons later.

It turned out that they had dug a ditch to divert water, and the aunt of the third grandmother-in-law cut off their ditch, causing part of their field to be flooded.

And there was this family's child, who deliberately stepped on a photo of an elder, and when it was broken he realized he couldn't report it, so he said he was playing in the water and washed away the photo.

On the one hand, he refused to take responsibility for the last and this time, and on the other hand, he was extremely angry and cursed fiercely. While he was talking and splashing, Xu Zhizhi watched carefully, ready to learn the essence.

Just then, a figure came back on a motorcycle.

He joined the battlefield with an extremely ugly look on his face, and Xu Zhizhi and the others understood a few words.

It seems like the other party went out on the street, found that the film was gone and the camera memory was full, so he deleted the previous ones.

The man in the visitor's photo should be his son. They seemed to be on good terms. He picked up a carrying pole and wanted to hit him.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the person on the other side ran away with the child.

The family was left crying. The villagers rushed to comfort them, saying that there was no sign of the old man and that it was nothing serious. The old man did not suffer much when he passed away. The family just needed to remember it.

But this is just to comfort people. Nowadays, if every family doesn’t have a portrait of their ancestors, everyone will feel unhappy.

Thinking of this, some people murmured and cursed the family for being useless and unable to handle even the smallest thing.

Xu Zhizhi and others also came closer.

In fact, watching this scene, everyone felt very sad. The elders died, and there was not even a last photo left.

Yan Xue looked even sadder, holding the aunt's hand and comforting her repeatedly.

Xu Zhizhi stretched out her hand and said, "Why don't I give it a try and draw one? I'm not bad at drawing."

This was the first time that Xu Zhizhi did not draw a profile of a criminal, but rather a profile of an ordinary person.

She felt that this combined skill had other meanings.

When Yan Xue heard what Xu Zhizhi said, she looked up and looked at her deeply, then looked at the confused uncle and aunt and explained Xu Zhizhi's abilities.

Xu Zhizhi was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Yan Xue actually knew her profiling ability.

Did you know this from her paintings of US dollars?

The two middle-aged men looked at Xu Zhizhi.

"Is it okay?" the man asked awkwardly.

The person opposite was a big star, and they couldn't afford him. After hesitating for a long time, the aunt of the third uncle's family said, "One thousand is not ok, we don't have much money."

"It's free. I'll try my best to draw and make it as similar as possible," Xu Zhizhi shook her head. After indicating that there would be no charge, she also stated that her drawing might not be exactly the same.

Because there were children in the village, and A4 paper and pencils were available, Xu Zhizhi found a piece of cardboard to cushion her thoughts and listened to the couple describe the appearance of their elders.

And people around me kept interrupting.

After Xu Zhizhi confirmed that the man looked somewhat similar to her mother, she tried to paint.

The other leading actors on the side stared with eyes wide open. They didn't know that Xu Zhizhi had this ability.

After a while, Xu Zhizhi had already finished the outline.

As it was getting dark, they moved inside the room.

After Xu finished drawing the basic outline, she began to ask the two people for other details.

The two of them looked at the outline and felt it was very familiar. After talking for a while, Xu Zhizhi continued to draw.

Xu Zhizhi had painted many portraits before, so she was quite skilled at it. After half an hour of painting, she quickly got a relatively detailed portrait.

Seeing the portrait, the surrounding villagers exclaimed in amazement.

The couple took the portrait that Xu Zhizhi handed over and nodded continuously, saying in unison: "It looks like him! It looks so like him!"

Xu Zhizhi nodded and continued painting until a relatively realistic portrait came out.

Everyone nodded in unison, indicating that this was the man’s biological mother.

The crew felt it was okay because they were there when Xu Zhizhi was filming "Deception" and knew that Xu Zhizhi's painting skills were really amazing.

Bai Shi, Zhao Yunxing and others who had never seen the incident opened their mouths wide, stunned with shock.

Xu Zhizhi is so amazing that she actually drew the face of a person she has never met before.

Yan Xue's eyes flickered constantly and her lips trembled as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't open her mouth.

Xu Zhizhi didn't notice, she just felt hungry.

The woman at the side looked at Xu Zhizhi and smiled brightly, "If you don't mind, you can eat at home. My baby and I have already cooked, and we can all eat together."

The other villagers left one after another with excuses, leaving the crew and Zhao Yunxing and his group behind.

The woman knew they were together and quickly pulled them to sit down.

Xu Zhizhi looked at the assistant director, who nodded slightly, indicating that it was okay to eat.

After all, this was the result of Xu Zhizhi's hard work, and it would be too cruel to directly order her to go back.

In this way, Xu Zhizhi earned her first meal in the village by virtue of her painting skills.

The other party had already started cooking, so the food came out quickly after we sat down.

The dishes they cooked were very good. Although they were seasonal, they looked delicious.

After sitting down, Xu Zhizhi noticed that there was a girl sitting in the corner of the table.

The little girl was about twelve years old, with her dark hair tied up and combed back. Her skin was a little darker due to being in the sun all year round, but her facial features were regular and her eyes were bright as she looked at her.

This was the third time Xu Zhizhi saw her. It was also this time that he saw the girl’s face clearly and then he was stunned.

Because this girl is the eighth girl she has chosen to sponsor this year.

Xu Zhizhi has a good memory. She remembers all the girls she sponsored and is very familiar with their information.

She remembered that she should be studying in a junior high school in the county town. Could it be that she came back during the summer vacation?

It was fate that we could meet by chance. Xu Zhizhi reached out, took out a piece of chocolate and handed it to the girl, asking, "What's your name?"

"He Li, thank you, sister. I can't take it anymore," the girl looked at her beautiful sister looking at her and talking to her, and immediately replied nervously and shyly.

Xu Zhizhi was sure that she had not recognized the wrong person. The girl was definitely called He Li, and she was the girl she accidentally saw while browsing the software. The girl was excellent in both character and study, but her parents were seriously ill and her family was in great difficulty. After she was admitted to a key junior high school in the county, she had no money to continue her studies, so she wondered if she could find a kind-hearted person on the software to help her.

Thinking of this information, she reached out and put the chocolate into the other person's hand, then pulled him to sit next to her. "How old are you? Where do you study?"

"I'm in junior high school, in the first grade. I'm thirteen years old." Such questions are very common in rural areas, so He Li answered them without hiding anything.

At this time, the last dish of the uncle's aunt was served, and the girl hurried to get chopsticks and a bowl.

Seeing this, others hurried to serve the food, not only out of courtesy, but also because everyone was very hungry.

After the host and guests were seated, the hostess thanked Xu Zhizhi and started to eat.

Under Xu Zhizhi's command, He Li sat next to Xu Zhizhi.

After the dishes were served, everyone put down their bowls and chopsticks. Xu Zhizhi asked casually, "I heard He Li call you auntie, why is she the only one here? Her parents didn't come to eat with us."

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