Chapter 51 Chapter 51 He Qingqing, Zhen Mingzhu
That day, Zhuo Jia had dinner with her three children. As for her parents-in-law, they did not come back until they finished their meal.
So Zhuo Jia simply put the leftover food next door so that she could eat it directly when her parents-in-law came back.
Zhuo Jia packed up everything and called out to Qiao Wei, "Xiao Wei, I'm going to see when your grandparents will be back. You should do your homework first and keep an eye on your younger siblings."
Fortunately, she didn't wait by the river, otherwise she would have waited until now...
She has finished her meal!
However, before Zhuo Jia reached the river, she saw some people gathered together talking. She leaned over and listened to a few words. The general meaning was that her parents-in-law were following the police to conduct an investigation.
Oh, because the dead person was a child, people from the Women’s Federation also came!
Zhuo Jia listened for a while, then thought about it and decided not to go look for her mother-in-law. Instead, she went straight home, to the next door, and waited for her eldest brother and sister-in-law to come back. When her sister-in-law came back...
She asked with some surprise: "Sister-in-law, you are back?"
Her sister-in-law has been back to take care of her father for some time, and this is the first time she has come back.
But she took a closer look at her sister-in-law's expression. She was really not doing well. She was obviously exhausted, and there were bloodshot eyes...
She didn't even dare to ask!
Qian Yulan forced a smile at Zhuo Jia and said, "Jia Jia, I'm really sorry to have troubled you during this period."
She has been at her parents' house these days, and has not been able to take care of her three children. Her husband has to take time out for work and go to her parents' house to help her, so he can't take care of the family. It's all thanks to this sister-in-law.
Zhuo Jia quickly shook her head: "Sister-in-law, please don't say that. In fact, I didn't do anything. It was my parents who took care of the three children here."
And she just ate and drank along with them every day. As for spending money, it was negligible. After all, the food was ready!
Qian Yulan shook her head: "Thank you."
She knew it in her heart. If it weren't for this sister-in-law, she would definitely not be able to stay in her parents' home for such a long time. Of course, she also thanked her mother-in-law.
Seeing that her sister-in-law looked unhappy, Zhuo Jia quickly skipped the topic: "Brother and sister-in-law, you probably haven't eaten yet. The three children and I have eaten, and there is still some left in the pot. You and brother should go home quickly. The three children miss you."
How could I not think about it? The child is still so young, and was only taken by the eldest brother to see the eldest sister-in-law once.
Without saying anything else, Zhuo Jia quickly returned home. In the yard, she could clearly hear the three children next door shouting for their parents, and...
The sound of Xiaopeng crying loudly!
Zhuo Jia: "..."
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have suspected that Xiaopeng was a little girl!
After taking a shower, Zhuo Jia went to sleep. As for whether her parents-in-law had returned, she had no idea. Moreover, since her eldest brother and sister-in-law had returned, she didn't have to worry about getting up early to cook for the three children, so she opened her eyes...
It’s already eight o’clock!
The reason she woke up was that she thought of the little girl who drowned in the river. She rubbed her head, squinted her eyes and went to the kitchen to turn on the stove. She decided not to make porridge this morning, but to boil water and make milk powder.
She yawned and went to wash up, then changed her clothes. After everything was ready, she took an egg cake and walked to the kitchen while eating.
Seeing that the water had not boiled yet, she went back to get an egg cake, then opened the door and strolled over to the next door to take a look. Well, her sister-in-law was washing the house, Xiaowei had gone to school, and Xiaoru and Xiaopeng were playing with ants in the yard.
"Sister-in-law, are you going to my parents' home today?" Zhuo Jia asked while chewing on an egg cake.
While asking this question, she handed the other piece of egg cake in her hand to the two children who were playing with ants. Then the two children got up, washed their hands, and shared the egg cake.
Looking at the two children's skillful appearance, Qian Yulan's mouth twitched. What naughty kids! How can she repay such a good sister-in-law?
She first answered her sister-in-law's question: "I won't go in the morning, I'll go in the afternoon."
She has five sisters-in-law in her mother's family. It's okay for her to go home and stay for a while, but she doesn't dare to stay too long, for fear of missing the last time to see them.
Zhuo Jia nodded and was about to say that she could take a good rest at home, but then she saw the sheets and quilt covers washed by her sister-in-law. She closed her mouth silently again. How could she take a rest? She would be busy again when she got home.
Thinking of something, she asked again, "I went to bed early last night. Did our parents-in-law come here?"
She wanted to ask whether the matter of the little girl had been investigated clearly and how she died.
"I came, had dinner and left." Qian Yulan nodded.
Yesterday they came back and ate the leftovers, and also made some food for their parents-in-law.
Zhuo Jia squatted beside her and asked, "Did Grandma tell me how the little girl died?"
She was more concerned about this matter because it was the first case of drowning in the river she had encountered since she came here.
Qian Yulan shook her head, but after thinking for a moment, she lowered her voice and said, "No, but from what my mother-in-law said, it seems that the child's parents said that he accidentally fell into the river and drowned. There is no evidence to prove that the child was murdered."
At the end she sighed again. In her impression, whether intentionally or unintentionally, people drown in the river every year.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
This seems to be true. Unless there is clear evidence or witnesses, most people who drown in the river will be defined as accidents.
But thinking of the timid little girl, Zhuo Jia couldn't help feeling a little depressed. She sighed, stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm still boiling water on the stove. I'll go back first."
Feed her first, then go out and ask Aunt Ding for help.
"Okay, you should go back quickly." Qian Yulan nodded.
She saw two children who were ready to move out of the corner of her eye, and she couldn't help but glare at them. Then the two children instantly became quiet, but they couldn't help licking their lips.
Qian Yulan: “…”
She didn't even dare to admit that such a greedy child was actually hers!
Zhuo Jia was still thinking about going to see Aunt Ding, so she didn't pay any attention to the lawsuit here. Within two minutes of returning home, the water on the stove was boiling. She poured the water into the thermos and then made milk powder.
While waiting for the milk powder to cool down, she washed the clothes she had taken off yesterday. After washing the clothes, she could drink the milk powder...
When she finished her work and went out, Zhuo Jia just felt that she was so smart. Look how good she was at saving time!
When she arrived at Aunt Ding's house, she was not surprised to see a group of people sitting under a tree. She walked directly to Aunt Ding and sat down next to her, without saying a word, just listening silently!
Ma Da Niang said angrily: "There is a little sister in my family whose daughter married into the Hezhuang Brigade, and she lives very close to Huang Cuicui's in-laws. My sister said that Huang Cuicui is not a good person. You can't tell when she first married into the family, but after giving birth to a son, she treats the child she left behind as a slave. I think this little girl can't stand it anymore."
Huang Cuicui is very vicious. When it comes to torturing people, she can be said to have inherited the true skills of Zhou Damei!
Zhuo Jia: "..."
Look, the interpersonal network of these ladies is really spread across all the surrounding brigades!
Aunt Ding shook her head and said, "Huang Cuicui was really not like this before she got married. She was so soft-hearted that she didn't even dare to speak loudly. Now that she's married, she's become another Zhou Damei."
Although they knew that most girls looked like their mothers, they were still surprised to hear that they looked this much like their mothers!
Aunt Wang glared, "That's because you live far away from her family. I'm telling you, I've seen it all along. Huang Cuicui isn't a good person either. Her mother, Zhou Damei, is mean on the outside, but Huang Cuicui is evil on the inside. I've seen her glare at people with those sinister eyes several times. It scares me."
At the end, she couldn't help but shook her head. Huang Cuicui is also committing a sin!
Aunt Sun smacked her lips. "So what you're saying is that Huang Cuicui's stepdaughter was killed by her?"
She stayed by the river for a long time last night. Judging from the way Huang Cuicui cried as if her parents had died, you would never have thought she was so vicious.
All the aunties glared at Auntie Sun. Auntie Ding said angrily, "Can you speak? What do you mean by 'our meaning'? What do we mean? We mean nothing."
Really, they are just a bunch of old women with no skills who just spread rumors all day long. They dare not say such things.
"That's right, I think this is what you mean." Aunt Wang said in the same unpleasant tone.
Aunt Li quickly followed: "If you keep talking nonsense, don't come to us next time."
Although they are not very careful with their words, they never say such things!
Zhuo Jia continued to remain silent. This was why she liked to listen rather than speak. She was also afraid of being attacked by these aunts!
She spent the whole morning hanging out with these aunties. When she left, everyone was already suspecting that the little girl who was fished out of the river yesterday was killed by Huang Cuicui.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
In other words, there is no evidence. If these suspicions could become evidence, Huang Cuicui would probably have been arrested several times!
But when she thought about the little girl in the haystack, she felt that Huang Cuicui was probably not innocent either.
In the afternoon, Zhuo Jia struggled to get up from the bed, holding a cup of malted milk, and sat in the yard drinking it slowly, when she heard Zhang Yunhuan calling her to open the door again.
Zhuo Jia, who had already guessed why Zhang Yunhuan came, sighed, walked over, opened the door and said, "Come in."
She finally discovered that even after Zhang Yunhuan stopped working, he was still busy at the forefront of various busy events!
Zhang Yunhuan moved a chair and sat next to Zhuo Jia's rocking chair. "Come over here and sit down. I have something to ask you."
She was so anxious and angry when she saw Zhuo Jia's slow pace!
"Just ask, I'm listening." Zhuo Jia said while holding the cup, and she yawned again while speaking.
Oh, I really didn’t sleep well last night.
Zhang Yunhuan looked around and saw no one else besides the two of them. She immediately said, "I heard that the little girl was killed by her stepmother yesterday. Is that true?"
Well, in this brigade, Zhuo Jia is the place to verify the authenticity of her news!
Zhuo Jia raised her head and asked, "I didn't see it with my own eyes, so how would I know?"
Look, she said that we should not underestimate the ability of women to pass on messages. It has only been a short time, and the news of Huang Cuicui abusing her stepdaughter has spread throughout the entire brigade, no, to several surrounding brigades.
Zhang Yunhuan slapped her in dissatisfaction: "You, I just want to ask you if you are being honest. That little girl is so pitiful. Find out who hurt her as soon as possible so that she can rest in peace."
Yesterday, the people from their educated youth site also went to the river to see her. The little girl looked only five or six years old, and was very skinny. She looked so pitiful.
"No one saw how she fell into the river." Zhuo Jia sighed.
There is no evidence, there is no evidence. Without evidence, there is no way to arrest Huang Cuicui. No matter who says it, it is the same.
Zhang Yunhuan was furious: "Everyone says that."
A vicious stepmother like that should be arrested immediately.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
If everyone says so, it can serve as evidence, then...
Now this large team is probably going to be wiped out!
She looked at Zhang Yunhuan seriously and said, "Public security officers rely on evidence to handle cases."
However, she felt that this matter might not drag on for long. After all, there were quite a few people fishing in the river during this period. Maybe someone saw something. She just had to wait.
But she felt that it might be impossible to arrest Huang Cuicui for this matter. As long as no one saw Huang Cuicui pushing the person down, she could not be arrested.
According to Aunt Wang, Huang Cuicui has been a person who seeks benefits and avoids harm since she was a child. She might torture her stepdaughter, but she would never do something like pushing her stepdaughter into the river!
If the little girl jumped into the river by herself, it was most likely because she couldn't bear being tortured by Huang Cuicui anymore...
Zhang Yunhuan was dissatisfied: "If there is no evidence, won't Huang Cuicui, the vicious stepmother, get away with it?"
Ahhh, I’m so angry. I really want to run to Huang Cuicui’s house and scold her!
Zhuo Jia thought for a moment and said, "Even if she wasn't arrested by the police, she would still be talked about by the surrounding brigades."
Population is like a knife!
But for some people, they really deserve it!
Zhang Yunhuan thought about it carefully and nodded in agreement: "You are right. If Huang Cuicui hadn't been arrested, I would have scolded her every day."
Humph, what’s the point of torturing your stepdaughter? How can you torture a man with that?
Zhuo Jia: "..."
Forget it, this is the cruelest thing Zhang Yunhuan can do!
As Zhuo Jia expected, the matter was soon concluded. Someone saw with their own eyes that the little girl jumped down by herself, but it was also seen by a child.
Because the child saw someone jumping into the river, he was so scared that he turned around and ran away. As a result, the child had a nightmare and a fever at night. Today, the fever subsided and he woke up. After his family knew what happened, they told the story, and the truth was revealed.
Liu Hongying was furious: "You haven't seen Huang Cuicui's expression. She actually had the nerve to scold me. She even tortured her stepdaughter to the point of jumping into the river, and she still felt so proud."
She was really going to be pissed off. She had been working in women's affairs for so many years and had met all kinds of people, but she had never seen anyone more shameless than Huang Cuicui!
Zhuo Jia comforted her mother-in-law: "Mom, if you think this way, now that Huang Cuicui is a member of the Hezhuang Brigade, how angry will the people in the Hezhuang Brigade be?"
I'm afraid that the leader of Hezhuang Brigade has already scolded Huang Cuicui's man to death!
Liu Hongying instantly thought of the faces of the leaders of the Hezhuang Brigade and almost couldn't help laughing. Finally, she sighed and said, "It's a pity for that little girl."
If you have a stepmother, you will also have a stepfather. This is absolutely true!
After hearing this, Zhuo Jia didn't want to say anything. Such a young child must be so desperate to choose to jump into the river and die. His mother is a stepmother, so is his father also a stepfather? Is there no grandparents at home...
I can only say that every member of this family is a good person!
She thought for a moment and asked, "Mom, don't the leaders of the Hezhuang Brigade have anything to say about this family?"
You can't just endure it like this, right?
Liu Hongying sneered in response to this: "How is that possible? The secretary of Hezhuang Brigade is completely different from your father. He's obsessed with power, and his biggest dream is to climb up to the commune. Now that someone has died in Hezhuang Brigade, he's too scared to even think about moving up. If it weren't for his previous skill in scheming, he probably wouldn't be the secretary by now."
Zhuo Jia: "..."
So the person who hates Huang Cuicui's family the most now should be the brigade secretary of Hezhuang!
She rolled her eyes. She and Zhang Yunhuan had nothing to do anyway, so in a couple of days, she would take Zhang Yunhuan to go find the educated youth in Hezhuang Brigade to build their relationship!
Just as Zhuo Jia was thinking this, Liu Hongying stood up and said, "No, I have to go to Zhou Damei's house. Huang Cuicui is her daughter. They have brought shame to our team."
She had to find a reason to scold Zhou Damei, otherwise she would feel very upset.
Zhuo Jia watched her mother-in-law walk away with admiration. She was indeed her mother-in-law. She couldn't let the anger in her stomach stay overnight!
…
Zhuo Jia looked at Zhang Yunhuan with some doubt and asked, "Are you sure you know someone in the Hezhuang Brigade?"
Could it be that without her knowing, Zhang Yunhuan had already developed his interpersonal relationships to this extent?
Zhang Yunhuan patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, I definitely know someone."
She wasn't someone who would just lie around at the educated youth camp all day long. Although she didn't dare to hang out with the aunts and sisters in the team, she did dare to hang out with the educated youth!
With trust in Zhang Yunhuan, Zhuo Jia followed her to the educated youth site. But before she entered, she heard a heart-wrenching cough coming from inside. She was stunned, and before she could react, Zhang Yunhuan screamed and rushed in.
Looking at Zhang Yunhuan's back, Zhuo Jia couldn't help but squint her eyes. It seemed that there were a lot of things she didn't know!
Thinking of this, she followed Zhang Yunhuan inside to see what she didn't know.
When Zhuo Jia entered, she saw a thin girl sitting on the kang, coughing hard. Zhang Yunhuan was standing beside her, frantically feeding her water. Zhuo Jia looked at the young woman, then at Zhang Yunhuan. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt...
These two people seem a bit similar!
But when the female educated youth looked over, she no longer thought so, because from this perspective, the two people did not look alike at all, and it seemed that only their profiles resembled each other.
Seeing Zhuo Jia, the young woman looked at Zhang Yunhuan hesitantly, and Zhang Yunhuan immediately said, "Qingqing, this is the one I told you about, my best friend, Zhuo Jia!"
"Hello, Comrade Zhuo Jia, my name is He Qingqing." He Qingqing smiled at Zhuo Jia and spoke softly.
Zhuo Jia smiled and said, "Hello, Comrade He Qingqing."
After saying hello, she looked at Zhang Yunhuan again. Something was wrong. Zhang Yunhuan was particularly strange today. She didn't even dare to look at her directly. It was definitely as if he was hiding something from her, and it must be a big thing!
Zhang Yunhuan helped He Qingqing up, pretending not to see Zhuo Jia's inquiring gaze, and said with a silly smile: "Qingqing, we are here to ask you something."
I always feel that Zhuo Jia’s gaze makes my hair stand on end, and I’m scared!
He Qingqing smiled and asked, "Are you asking about Huang Cuicui's family affairs?"
The educated youth site has been more lively than ever these past two days. She doesn't know why the educated youth from other brigades have such a good relationship with them.
Zhang Yunhuan nodded vigorously: "Yes, it's their family's business. Has their family been punished?"
If she wasn't punished, she would be upset.
He Qingqing smiled again and nodded, saying, "Huang Cuicui and her mother-in-law were punished to carry manure, and her husband went to dig a canal."
Let’s put it this way, now the people in Huang Cuicui’s family are doing the most tiring and difficult work!
Zhuo Jia and Zhang Yunhuan clapped their hands at the same time and said, "Serves them right!"
The anger that I had been holding in finally dissipated, and I finally felt comfortable!
He Qingqing laughed too, but after a few laughs, she started coughing again. Seeing Zhang Yunhuan's anxious look, Zhuo Jia thought for a moment and asked, "Do you have a cold?"
Alas, if it wasn’t for Zhang Yunhuan’s sake, she really wanted to pretend that she saw nothing.
Zhang Yunhuan pouted and said, "It was just a common cold before, but I went back to work before I recovered, and it became even worse."
As she spoke, she became angry. This brigade leader was really a bad guy. He forced people to go to work even when he was sick. Now that he was better, he coughed all the time, as if he had a chronic illness.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
Seeing the other person looking like he wanted to cough out his lungs, I couldn’t believe that this was caused by a common cold!
"Have you taken the medicine? If it doesn't work, take a leave and go to the county hospital." Zhuo Jia thought for a while and said.
Zhang Yunhuan also said: "I'm taking medicine, but it's no use. Maybe I should go to the county hospital."
He Qingqing finally stopped coughing. She smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just a cold."
Zhuo Jia looked at the other person's thin appearance. To be honest, she was a little skeptical. Even if it was just a simple cold at the beginning, it was definitely not a simple cold now. Besides, in this era, a cold could be fatal!
Thinking of this, she looked at Zhang Yunhuan and said, "I think we should send her to the hospital for a checkup as soon as possible. She's too thin and her cough is too severe."
It might damage your lungs!
Zhang Yunhuan nodded quickly: "I think you are right, Qingqing, you should ask for leave immediately. While we are here, we will take you to the hospital."
As she said this, she was about to pull He Qingqing up. She was a little scared. She had to go to the hospital quickly.
He Qingqing was already sick, and she was thin and small, so how could she possibly fight against Zhang Yunhuan, who applied for a strong body? So she was pulled up directly.
She quickly said, "No, there's no need to be so anxious, right?"
She was a little confused. Didn’t he come to ask her for news today? Why did he want to send her to the hospital now?
Zhang Yunhuan was anxious: "You can hardly get up now. If you don't go to the hospital, you'll die!"
If she had known He Qingqing's current condition, she would have come over long ago.
He Qingqing didn't want to go right away, feeling that she wasn't prepared at all, but Zhang Yunhuan insisted on taking her with him. So before Zhuo Jia could even interrupt, she watched He Qingqing faint from anxiety.
"Jia Jia, what should we do now?" Zhang Yunhuan held the unconscious He Qingqing in his arms, his face pale with anxiety.
She looked at Zhuo Jia eagerly, hoping that she could give her some advice quickly.
Zhuo Jia hadn't expected things to develop like this. She quickly said, "Help her pack some things first. I'll go out and call for help."
After saying that, she ran out. Oh, if I had known it would be like this, I would have ridden a bike when I came here today. What are you strolling for?
Zhuo Jia quickly found the secretary of the Hezhuang Brigade. She quickly told him that He Qingqing had fainted and needed to be taken to the hospital, and then...
She watched as the already balding Hezhuang Brigade Secretary wiped his forehead, and unfortunately a hair fell off!
The Hezhuang Brigade Secretary took two deep breaths and said, "Help He Zhiqing pack his things first. I'll find someone to take you to the hospital."
After saying this, he turned around and went to look for someone. It could be seen from his heavy steps...
I'm almost in despair!
I never thought there were so many things going on in the team before. Why are there so many troubles these past two days? Is it because Huang Cuicui is unlucky?
The brigade secretary, who was almost completely bald, found the director of women's affairs and told her about He Qingqing. He also asked the director of women's affairs to go to the hospital with him to see what was going on with He Zhiqing!
Mei, the women's director, didn't care about anything else and ran to the educated youth's place, and at the same time she didn't forget to call a young man to ride the donkey cart. When the women's director arrived at the educated youth's place, she saw He Qingqing lying on the kang, her things packed, and the other two educated youth...
She knew one of them, Liu Hongying's daughter-in-law. It seemed that both of them were educated youth from Huangzhuang Brigade!
"What's going on? Why did he faint?" Ma Mei asked quickly after recognizing the person.
Didn’t you have a cold before? How come you feel dizzy now?
Zhuo Jia quickly said, "Aunt Ma, when we arrived, He Zhiqing was already coughing so hard she couldn't speak. We urged her to go to the hospital for a checkup. She was about to ask the brigade secretary for leave, but she fainted when she stood up."
Thanks to her mother-in-law, she got to know a lot of people!
Ma Mei gasped and asked in disbelief, "Why is it so serious?"
She remembered going to work two days ago...
Yes, it seems that she took another leave after working one day. It seems that she did not take good care of herself. Her condition became worse after working one day. These two days, she was busy with the troubles in Huang Cuicui's family and did not pay attention to this side. What a sin she has committed.
It’s all Huang Cuicui’s fault. It must be Huang Cuicui who ruined the good fortune of their team!
Thinking of this, Ma Mei scolded Huang Cuicui all the way to the county hospital!
When they arrived at the hospital, He Qingqing was quickly put on an IV drip and given a bunch of medicine, including anti-inflammatory, fever-reducing, and cough suppressant medicine...
It was said that the repeated fever and constant coughing caused bronchitis and inflammation in the lungs!
You need to be hospitalized, and you can be discharged only when the inflammation is gone!
Ma Mei trembled her lips. She really wanted to say something. It was just an ordinary cold. Why was it so fragile?
But looking at Zhuo Jia and Zhang Yunhuan who looked worried, she kept her mouth shut and said nothing. Forget it, the brigade doesn’t need to pay for it, nor does it need anyone from the brigade to take care of it. Just stay in this hospital if you want!
Zhang Yunhuan looked at He Qingqing, who hadn't opened her eyes yet, and said gloomily, "Why did we end up in trouble with the hospital?"
Last time it was Wang Ping, this time it was He Qingqing. Are they, the educated youth, incompatible with this hospital?
Zhuo Jia stood by without saying anything. What was she talking about? The doctors and nurses in this hospital all knew her. The doctor even said to her when he saw her just now: What's wrong now!
She really wanted to say: She is fine!
Zhang Yunhuan sat and watched for a while, and couldn't help but raised his hand to touch He Qingqing's forehead, and whispered to Zhuo Jia: "Jia Jia, I can't feel it, can you help me feel it?"
The doctor said that He Qingqing had been in a state of low fever, or rather, had a recurring low fever, but to be honest, she really couldn't feel it, she felt that the temperature was about the same as her own!
Zhuo Jia didn't touch it at all because she knew her own situation. She said wait, turned around and walked out. Soon she got a thermometer from the nurse.
"Okay, let's measure it with a thermometer." Zhuo Jia tapped He Qingqing with her chin.
If you can’t feel a low-grade fever, use a thermometer!
Zhang Yunhuan looked at the thermometer in his hand and silently gave Zhuo Jia a thumbs up: Smart!
After staying in the hospital until the afternoon, Ma Mei looked at the time and asked anxiously, "I have to go home. Can you two stay here?"
She has a lot of things to do and can't stay here all the time. She can go back and call the two educated youth over.
Without waiting for Zhuo Jia to speak, Zhang Yunhuan said, "Jia Jia, you should go back with us. I can stay here by myself. He Qingqing just has a fever and a cough. It won't be difficult to take care of her. Send me some money and food coupons tomorrow."
After saying that, he looked at Zhuo Jia eagerly.
Zhuo Jia sighed inwardly and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll go back today and come back to replace you early tomorrow morning. I'll also tell the educated youths in Hezhuang Brigade about He's situation when I get back."
It seems that Zhang Yunhuan was scared by He Qingqing's sudden fainting!
…
On the way back, Ma Mei asked Zhuo Jia, "Is this Zhang Zhiqing related to He Zhiqing? Why are they so close?"
She remembered that Zhang Yunhuan and He Zhiqing had only met a few times!
Zhuo Jia smiled and said, "Aunt Ma, Zhang Yunhuan doesn't work on weekdays, she just hangs out and plays. When she came to Hezhuang Brigade to chat with the educated youth, she and He Zhiqing might have hit it off right away. Besides, we educated youth have all left our hometowns, so it's rare for us to think of each other. If we help others today, we might not need them tomorrow."
"Besides, if we educated youth are a united group, and if we don't help each other, who else can we rely on?"
Ma Mei: “…”
She felt that these words seemed to be referring to the people in their team!
She laughed awkwardly twice, then added, "There are quite a few educated youth in our brigade. I'll see who can spare some time and have her go to the hospital to replace you two."
The educated youth in their brigade are being taken care of by educated youth from other brigades. It would be so ugly if this got out. Will their brigade still be able to go out and see people in the future?
Zhuo Jia didn't refuse, but simply said, "You can ask. If no one has time, there's no need to force it. After all, Zhang Yunhuan and I don't have work, so we're always available."
The educated youth from Hezhuang Brigade can go to the hospital to take care of He Qingqing, but she didn't ask Zhang Yunhuan to come back.
After riding the donkey cart back to the educated youth point in Hezhuang Brigade, Zhuo Jia said a few more words to Ma Mei, and then strolled towards Huangzhuang Brigade. He said he would go back to have a good rest tonight and deal with the rest tomorrow.
Halfway through the journey, they met a young man on a bicycle. When he saw Zhuo Jia, he immediately called out, "Wait, comrade, I want to ask you something."
Hearing this, Zhuo Jia looked around and made sure she was the only one around. She stood there waiting for the other person to come over before she asked, "What's the matter?"
After saying that, he took a look at the man. Well, it was the first time he saw him. He was dressed elegantly without any patches. It seemed that he was not from the surrounding group!
The man smiled and looked at Zhuo Jia and asked, "Comrade, do you know where the Hezhuang Brigade is?"
Zhuo Jia turned around and pointed to the brigade not far away: "That brigade over there."
As for what this person was here for, it was nothing more than visiting relatives or looking for someone, which had nothing to do with her, so she was about to leave after she finished speaking, but was stopped again.
"Wait a minute, comrade, I see you come from Hezhuang Brigade. Are you from Hezhuang Brigade?" the man asked quickly.
Zhuo Jia shook her head: "No, I am an educated youth from Huangzhuang Brigade. I went to Hezhuang Brigade to find other educated youth."
After saying this, she looked at the person again. Why did she seem a little weird? If she wanted to find someone or had something to ask, she could just go to the brigade and ask. Why did she have to ask questions to a stranger like her?
Hearing that Zhuo Jia was also an educated youth, the man's smile grew even more sincere. He looked at Zhuo Jia and asked, "Do you know Zhen Mingzhu from the Hezhuang Brigade? She was also an educated youth sent to the countryside."
Zhuo Jia thought about it carefully, frowned and shook his head: "There is no such person in the Hezhuang Brigade. Did you remember the name wrong?"
"What about the other teams?" the man asked unwillingly.
The information he received was that Zhen Mingzhu was in Hezhuang Brigade. Did he hear it wrong?
Zhuo Jia shook her head firmly: "No, I don't know of any of the surrounding brigades. But you can go to the educated youth center in Hezhuang Brigade and ask. Maybe someone there has heard of it."
There really is no such person. This name is too unconventional. If she had heard of it, she would definitely have an impression of it!
Hearing this, the man's face turned very ugly. He reluctantly said, "Thank you, comrade. I'll go and ask around."
After saying this, he pedaled his bicycle towards the Hezhuang Brigade!
Zhuo Jia didn't take it to heart and turned around to continue walking home. Oh, I have to go back and see how many food coupons she has. I have to send them to Zhang Yunhuan tomorrow. Oh, I also have to send two lunch boxes. Does she need a towel too...
After thinking for a long time, she finally decided to take whatever she had, and if she didn't have any, she could go to the supply and marketing cooperative to find her cousin Comrade Lin Yu!
When she finished everything, she looked up and saw that it was dark. She raised her hand and slapped herself. Oh no, her sister-in-law was going back to her parents' home today, and Xiao Wei and the other three were going to have dinner here, but why didn't anyone ask her to cook?
Just as Zhuo Jia was thinking this, Xiao Wei called her from outside: "Second Aunt, grandma asked me to call you for dinner."
Zhuo Jia opened the cupboard, fished out a can of food and walked out: "Let's go, I'm hungry too!"
Thanks to her mother-in-law, her eldest sister-in-law was away and she entrusted her three children to her. As a result, her mother-in-law not only helped her take care of the three children, but also cooked for her...
What a wonderful mother-in-law she is!
The best mother-in-law Liu Hongying wanted to sigh when she saw her and Xiao Wei coming in from outside, but she held it back and finally asked: "Will you eat here tomorrow morning or make it yourself?"
She has heard that the second child's family wakes up late in the morning and all they have to do is make a bowl of milk powder!
Zhuo Jia wanted to say that she would do it herself, but then she remembered that she still had to go to the hospital and couldn't get up so early, so she quickly said, "Mom, you can cook for me tomorrow and I'll eat here. Oh, I need an egg in the morning, I'll bring it over later."
If she didn’t have a proper breakfast, she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to ride her bike to the county!
Liu Hongying: “…”
This is her own daughter-in-law!
In Hezhuang Brigade, the man who asked Zhuo Jia for directions on the road was standing at the entrance of the educated youth site, pushing his bicycle. He looked at the dozen or so educated youth sitting at the table in the yard eating, but the person he was looking for was not there.
Undeterred, he asked, "Hello, comrades. Do you know which brigade has an educated youth named Zhen Mingzhu?"
It seems that he is really not in Hezhuang Brigade, but where is he?
The educated youths at the educated youth point turned their heads and looked over at the same time. After a moment's thought, they shook their heads and said, "No, none of the nearby brigades have heard of it."
This name is too recognizable. How brave must one be to have this name!
"Okay, thank you." The man said thank you with difficulty, then got on his bike and left.
It seems that the person is really not here. I have to go back and tell his sister-in-law and let her look for him somewhere else.
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