Chapter 175 A blow to the head
The man had strong hands and he slapped Xia Yue twice, knocking her unconscious. Soon, both corners of her mouth were bulging.
The injury looked scary. His head was buzzing and his forehead was covered in sweat.
The bicycle was parked on the side of the road, and Lin Xiaotong supported the person until Gao Xiulan finally arrived.
"Oh my God, what happened to you?"
Gao Xiulan put the rolling pin on the bicycle basket and first checked on her daughter Lin Xiaotong.
Look at the head and face first, then the arms, then the legs.
Well, nothing serious, thankfully.
Guan Lamei easily lifted Xia Yue up with one arm. She had nothing to do in the afternoon so she could exercise her legs at the gate of the compound.
Suddenly, I heard a little girl shouting that there was a kidnapper, and I rushed over immediately.
"What happened?"
Xia Yue's mouth is swollen and she can't speak now.
Gao Xiulan felt pain in her cheeks when she looked at the injuries on the girl's face.
"We were just walking here when a man blocked our way and even pulled the bicycle to stop us from moving forward."
After Lin Xiaotong finished speaking, she picked up the broken thin bamboo stick on the ground. She hit the man several times on the face and also on the arm. It hurts to hit someone with this thing.
"I didn't even know that man. He came up and tried to drag Xia Yue away. I couldn't stop him. The bamboo sticks broke. Fortunately, mom and auntie arrived in time."
"I've memorized the man's appearance. He looks unfamiliar and isn't from this area."
"He's a big, stocky guy with a lot of flesh on his face. Oh, and there are two symmetrical moles on the tip of his nose."
She carefully recalled the man's appearance in her mind and thought of the most crucial memory point.
Guan Lamei carried the man all the way to the door and said, "Call the police! This guy hits someone and then runs away, but that won't go as planned!"
"Let my old Xie go there by bike later. This is a damn thing."
Gao Xiulan came back pushing a bicycle. Lin Xiaotong took a few steps while holding the cantaloupe before she realized that her ankle was a little painful.
He couldn't help but let out a hiss. Gao Xiulan heard it and said, "You twisted your ankle, right? Go back and get some medicine."
Yang Shujuan was going out to throw away the garbage and was about to go to the entrance of the alley to see if her daughter had returned.
As soon as I went out, I saw this man being carried back. He shook his head and the garbage fell to the ground.
She rushed over to me all of a sudden, tears streaming down her face.
"Xiaoyue, what's wrong with you? Don't scare mom."
Xia Yue opened her mouth but couldn't say anything. Her eyes were filled with tears. Her ears hurt so much.
She held her mother's hand and sobbed into her arms.
Xie Da Jiao also came out and was about to ride her bicycle to report to the police when she saw Old Xia and the second son of the Zhou family coming back.
"Shujuan, Xiaoyue, what happened?"
Xia Yuanqing and Zhou Zhiwen happened to be busy with factory work today and were rushing back.
"Old Xia, our Xia Yue was beaten up. Please report it to the police right away."
When Yang Shujuan saw her man, she felt relieved, wiped away her tears and explained what happened.
"Okay, okay."
"I'll go. By the way, did you see what that person looked like?"
Just as Xia Yuanqing was about to ride away on his bike, he heard Zhou Zhiwen's words.
Gao Xiulan said briefly: "My Xiaotong saw it. It was a grown man, tall and strong, with two moles on the tip of his nose."
"There are still red marks on my face and arms from being beaten with bamboo sticks."
Zhou Zhiwen took note of it and quickly rode his bike there.
The rest of the people went back to their homes, and Lin Xiaotong sat on a bench and applied safflower oil.
This was sent by Aunt Yang next door, and she was very careful with it.
After applying the wipe, I sat on a chair in my slippers, enjoying the breeze. Since I injured my foot today, I didn’t have to go to the kitchen to help.
Gao Xiulan and Xie Dajiao were still talking about what happened today in the kitchen.
"Our Xiaotong has truly suffered an unexpected disaster. I wonder if this person can be caught?"
Xie Da Jiao helped cut the cucumber into shreds and offered comforting words.
"Don't worry, luckily there's nothing serious. But I think Xia Yue was beaten pretty badly."
"I don't know what the grudge is. Is the world so chaotic now?"
"Old Xie, Xiaotong injured her foot and it won't heal for a while. Please drop by on your way to work one of these days."
"Okay, Xiulan, these are all cut."
"Leave it there. I'll have the noodles ready soon. It's so hot now, and my appetite has gone down. I'd rather eat something cold."
The Xie family has been eating noodles with soybean paste for dinner lately. It is simple and convenient.
If you make the sauce at home once, you can eat it for several meals.
Rinse the noodles freshly out of the pot with cold water to make them more chewy.
It is topped with finely chopped cucumber, shredded radish and blanched fresh peas.
If you love garlic, just peel a plate of garlic cloves and dinner will be ready.
The whole family sat in the main room, eating noodles and enjoying the breeze, feeling comfortable.
Gao Xiulan said as she ate, "I'm going to buy some bayberries and licorice tomorrow and make some sour plum soup."
In the hot summer, make some mung bean soup and sour plum soup, add them to cold water and then drink it. It can quench your thirst and prevent heatstroke.
"Uh-huh."
Lin Xiaotong was just about to say that she would bring it back when she got off work, but she looked down at her feet that were swollen like pig's trotters and stopped talking.
It was still bright outside after dinner, and everyone sat at the door with their small stools after dinner.
They chatted about family matters, fanning themselves with a palm-leaf fan in one hand and swatting mosquitoes in the other.
Lin Xiaotong gave herself a day off tonight. She sat on a bamboo chair and ate a cucumber, while Xiaoju obediently leaned over to comb Gao Xiulan's hair.
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The atmosphere in the Xia family next door was very solemn. Xia Yue was resting on the bed with a towel on her face and her eyes closed.
Yang Shujuan sat next to her, fanning her gently with a palm-leaf fan and wiping the sweat from her daughter's forehead with a towel from time to time.
Xia Yuanqing simply ordered some noodles and came in with two bowls.
"It's already evening, Xiaoyue, Shujuan, eat something."
Xia Yue opened her eyes, looked around, and sat up. Yang Shujuan fed her a few mouthfuls of noodle soup.
"Come on, eat slowly, be careful it's hot."
After drinking a few mouthfuls of noodle soup, she couldn't eat anymore. She waved to her mother and fell asleep while lying down.
Yang Shujuan had no choice but to come out with the bowl and Lao Xia, and the two of them talked in a low voice in the main room.
"I wonder who got the plague? They only knew how to pick on the little girl."
Yang Shujuan usually has a good temper, but now she is so angry that she even curses.
"Today is all thanks to Xiaotong, Sister Gao, and Sister Guan."
"Zhiwen is also a kind-hearted kid."
"I'll buy some blood-tonifying medicine tomorrow and send it to each household. Do you think this will work?"
"Old Xia, why aren't you talking? What are you thinking about?"
Under the light, Yang Shujuan felt that there was something wrong with her man's expression.
"Shujuan, do you think the person Xiaotong saw today looks a bit like someone?"
"Who does it look like? Old Xia, have you thought of something?"
"No... Could it be someone from my hometown?"
Her voice was shaking when she said this.
"Wang Ximei's nephew has two symmetrical moles on his nose."
"Xia Yuanyuan even joked that it looked like a snake, and the two of them even started fighting."
Xia Yuanqing's words were like a blow to the head, which stunned Yang Shujuan.
When I woke up, anger swept through my mind and my hands were shaking with anger.
"I think it's probably true. The Wang family is full of bad people."
"We've all moved to Jing City, but you still won't let our Xiaoyue go."
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