"Third Brother," Zhao Jisheng was the first to notice Xie Zhuo's unusual behavior, and took a small step forward, "What's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing," Xie Zhuo closed his eyes, and after a long while, the sudden pricking sensation finally disappeared.
That's strange.
Just before that, although he remembered some things from his previous life, such as someone falsely accusing him of stealing public grain and him being arrested and imprisoned on a farm, they were all very vague.
It's not that it's unclear, it's like only a short sentence floats through my mind.
Unlike before, he could even recall the expressions on Sun Guoan and Chen Guizhen's faces at that time.
His gaze swept across their faces.
Just a few hours ago, he thought the story about stealing public grain was a fabrication to force him to break off the engagement.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a cunning scheme by Sun Guoan and his accomplices to kill two birds with one stone after stealing public grain.
What a wicked couple!
But how did Xu Yan find out about this?
On the other side, Song Guangming had already gathered a large group of people to go and check out the commune's granary.
"It must have been you! You stole it yourself and then framed me!"
Chen Guizhen suddenly shouted at the top of her lungs, and then tried to grab Song Guangming's arm, "Song Guangming, don't you dare frame me with this little bitch!"
Not to mention Song Guangming, seeing Chen Guizhen's current state, the other villagers also believed most of what Xu Yan said.
If you really didn't do anything, why are you reacting so strongly?
Did Xiao Xu, a former educated youth, steal public grain?
If she had been able to steal the grain, she wouldn't have almost drowned in the river due to malnutrition and low blood sugar.
On the contrary, the Sun family, in an era when everyone was starving and thin, all looked fairer and plumper than the others.
They might steal it every year.
Everyone pretended not to hear Chen Guizhen's words, their expressions and eyes filled with disgust as they looked at her. How dare she steal public grain? Did she have a death wish?
Chen Guizhen was so panicked that her legs went weak.
Sun Guoan, however, was not so flustered.
Xu Yan narrowed his eyes.
She knew, of course, that Sun Guoan himself hadn't stolen it; it was Chen Guizhen who had allowed her brothers from her maternal family to steal it.
Chen Guizhen's family home was in a village much poorer than Qingshan Brigade. She had five brothers, all of whom were thin and frail, but they were all very fertile, and their home was practically a den of children.
In those days, with so many children, it was natural that they wouldn't have enough to eat. In their family, two children starved to death after birth because the mother didn't have enough breast milk.
Chen Guizhen was upset for several days after she found out.
Although she has taken a lot of things from her parents' home since she married Sun Guoan, her parents' home is like a bottomless pit, no matter how much stuff is put in, it can never be filled.
Later, when Chen Guizhen's youngest brother came to her house to freeload, he discovered that the key to the Qingshan Brigade Commune's granary was hanging on the wall when Chen Guizhen went out to pack his things.
That evening, Chen Guizhen's brother took the key and stole half a bag of grain from the Qingshan Brigade commune's granary.
Later, he would visit Chen Guizhen's home every few months.
Every time, she would claim that her nephew was starving and needed something to eat, so she came to check if there was anything for the children to eat. Then, every time she went back at night, she would always go to the granary.
Later, Chen Guizhen discovered him when he secretly returned to return the keys.
Chen Guizhen was angry, but when she thought of her nephews who were starving, she could only silently approve of his behavior.
He was also told not to take more than he was entitled to.
But she didn't realize that even if she only took half a bag each time, a whole bag would be gone in a month.
As for Sun Guoan, he only learned about him two days ago.
Just then, a meeting was being held in the city for a study session. When he was almost at the edge of the village on his bicycle, he realized that he had left his pen at home. When he went back to get it, he saw his brother-in-law dangling a key in his hand and carrying half a bag of grain on his shoulder.
Sun Guoan was so angry he was almost dying.
He grabbed the carrying pole by the door and gave his brother-in-law a brutal beating.
Chen Guizhen grabbed his arm and knelt on the ground, begging him to spare her brother.
Sun Guoan wanted to take action, but he held back his anger because he didn't want the neighbors to hear. When he went to the granary, he almost beat Chen Guizhen up as well.
After that, Chen Guizhen took Sun Jiarou to her parents' home for a few days.
When she got home, Sun Guoan had just finished his meeting and didn't need to go to the city anymore. Sun Guoan also told her that he had already figured out a way to solve the food problem and told her not to give herself away outside.
Otherwise, you'll be in deep trouble.
Chen Guizhen thought that as long as she didn't say anything, her husband, Lao Sun, would eventually resolve the matter, but she never expected...
I never expected that today, that little bitch Xu Yan would say that to everyone in front of me.
She really wanted to go up to this female educated youth and tear her mouth off.
Noticing someone watching her, Xu Yan followed her senses and looked over, only to see Chen Guizhen's expression of intense hatred. She gave Chen Guizhen a smirk.
Chen Guizhen almost fainted from anger.
The villagers rushed to the commune's granary, taking Chen Guizhen and Sun Guoan with them.
Just a few minutes later, only Xu Yan and Xie Zhuo remained not far from the entrance of the educated youth settlement.
The silence all around was somewhat unsettling.
Xie Zhuo stood there, his eyes lowered, seemingly lost in thought, while Xu Yan seemed to want to say something.
"you……"
"you……"
The two of them spoke at the same time.
“You go first,” Xu Yan said.
Hearing her say that, Xie Zhuo didn't speak immediately. He stared at Xu Yan for a few seconds.
This was the second time he had seen her this close.
The female educated youth in the city were indeed different from the girls in the village. First of all, their skin was much better than that of the girls who often worked in the fields; it was so white it seemed to reflect light.
Her eyes are big too.
Her eyelashes are... quite long too.
Realizing what he was looking at, Xie Zhuo suddenly paused, subtly shifting his gaze away. After a long while, he turned back, staring into Xu Yan's eyes, "Why?"
"What?" Xu Yan didn't notice his little gesture, nor did she quite understand what he said.
"Why did you suddenly say you wanted to marry me in front of so many people?" Xie Zhuo asked.
His gaze remained fixed on Xu Yan's eyes, trying to see through them to understand her true thoughts.
To be honest, he really didn't understand why the person in front of him would suddenly do this.
Based on what he knew from his past and present lives, Xu Yan could never possibly like him.
Xu Yan likes someone like Han Xiaoyu.
“Of course it’s because,” Xu Yan looked at Xie Zhuo, the words about to come out, but then his gaze caught sight of a figure, “I like you.”
Xie Zhuo looked at her expressionlessly.
Xu Yan winked at him.
Xie Zhuo didn't understand what she meant; the phrase "I like you" left him speechless for a long time.
Do you like him?
What is it about him that he likes?
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