Jiangcheng.
After receiving Zhan Chunlan's letter, Ms. Fang Yun realized that her son was probably still somewhat confused. Since there was no time to write a letter directly, she called the commune where Luo Shan lived to inquire about her situation.
Now, this Comrade Luo Shan is indeed a good comrade. When she first arrived in the area, she caught a cold for a few days, but as soon as she recovered, she immediately went to the fields to earn work points. Moreover, she didn't have the spoiled attitude of the comrades in the city at all. From barely completing the task at the beginning to being able to complete it ahead of schedule, it only took her two weeks. Recently, she has been able to earn the full amount of work points.
Moreover, after work, they didn't stay in the educated youth compound. Instead, they went up the mountain to pick wild vegetables or read and studied. They didn't leave any free time for themselves, which everyone in the brigade noticed.
She's been reading something in the newspaper lately, and after work she's been running back and forth between the commune, the production brigade, and the supply and marketing cooperative. Every time I see her, she's all smiles, so there must be good news coming soon.
Fang Yun often paid attention to the educated youth group at her workplace. Considering the girl's personality and the workplace she was in, she quickly realized that the girl must have her own ideas about the local area. However, she had not been there long enough to achieve anything significant, and she would need more time and effort.
To be honest, if Luo Shan didn't intend to take Xiao Cheng to the countryside, she would quite admire this girl. She was resilient and hardworking, with only two flaws: she was a bit scheming and allowed her family to give her whatever she wanted.
Xiao Cheng has never experienced any setbacks since childhood and is simple-minded. If he continues to be with Luo Shan, he is very likely to become Luo Shan's puppet. As a mother, how could she be willing to do that?
When Zhan Chunlan received her first phone call from Xiangshu Brigade, it was from Ms. Fang Yun.
Besides bringing news about Luo Shan, another piece of news recently caused a huge uproar in Jiangcheng—a female educated youth was murdered in the countryside, and she almost died.
That educated youth was pampered from the start, and after going to the countryside, she did not change her lifestyle. Although she could not earn many work points by working in the fields, her family often sent her things, so she did not have to work too hard and still took good care of herself.
Because she didn't hide herself, she became a target of the villagers, and some even tried to date her. Of course, she refused. She knew perfectly well that she couldn't survive in the village and didn't want to live there for the rest of her life.
After the villagers learned of her remarks, the villagers, who already disliked her behavior, distanced themselves from her even more. The educated youth at the settlement were also jealous of her, and she was isolated by the villagers and the educated youth.
But she didn't care.
She didn't rely on the villagers for a living; her parents in the city provided for her. She didn't want to have much contact with the villagers or the educated youth.
But she didn't know that humans are social animals, and if they are alone, they are destined to be "eaten" by livestock.
A good-for-nothing in the village, who had never been able to find a wife, saw that she was always alone and began to have evil intentions.
They took advantage of her when she went out to fetch water in the morning.
She originally wanted to call the police. Her family had raised her very well, and she didn't think it was her fault that such a thing happened. She felt that if she was wronged, she should seek revenge a hundredfold or a thousandfold.
But she underestimated the evil in human nature. The villagers, wanting to protect her, simply imprisoned her.
They simply told the outside world that she had married that good-for-nothing. Although the people at the educated youth settlement were surprised, they didn't care and didn't pay any attention to the fact that she hadn't appeared for a long time.
Her family was unaware and continued to send her things on time, not knowing that these things had been divided up by the villagers.
She is a very brave girl who never gave up on herself and tried every possible way to escape.
Her family noticed that she hadn't sent any letters home for several months. She was usually very picky and would write home every now and then to say what she needed, but she hadn't written for several months. Her family continued to send things according to their usual routine.
Her family was also very worried about her and sent several letters to inquire about the situation.
Fearing exposure, the team had someone watch her write a letter to let them know she was safe.
She was also clever; she wrote "grandmother" instead of the city term, and asked in the letter, "How is Grandma doing? I haven't seen her in a long time, and I miss her very much."
One sentence took up a whole line, and then it abruptly ended.
When her family saw the letter, they were initially confused. "Po Po" meant "grandmother," which she had told them in a previous letter. But the problem was that her grandmother had already passed away.
Considering that they hadn't heard from her recently, they realized that something must have happened to her. Although everyone was still confused, they all took leave and rushed to the area.
On the way there, the police officer repeatedly looked at the last letter she sent, especially the last two short sentences, which were written on two separate lines. He had a feeling that something was wrong.
He kept repeating, "It's... me... it's... me..."
Suddenly, he understood: it meant "Save...me..."
The family was originally going to take the bus as usual, but they were shocked by this information. They immediately used their connections to borrow a car and rushed to the girl's location.
His older brother even contacted the local police directly, and led a large group of people to the brigade, catching everyone off guard.
The team must have given themselves away somehow. When they saw the two large truckloads of police officers, each carrying a gun, their legs went weak with fear, and they confessed without even being asked.
By the time they rescued her, the girl was no longer recognizable as a human.
After Zhan Chunlan told Xiao Cheng about this, he only asked quietly, "How is Luo Shan? Is she doing well there?"
"Of course, she's much better than you." Zhan Chunlan actually admired Luo Shan very much. Although her family was a quagmire, she could bloom brilliantly no matter where she was.
"She has recently been investigating local bean products and has reached preliminary cooperation agreements with the production brigade, local food factories, and supply and marketing cooperatives. She estimates that she will become the factory director soon!"
Xiao Cheng's eyes were initially sparkling with pride when he heard about her deeds, but when he saw Zhan Chunlan's mocking expression and thought about what he had done during his time in the countryside, he realized that he hadn't done anything right, and she didn't need him to save her.
Perhaps, all along, it was just wishful thinking on his part.
Thinking of this, his breathing became rapid, and he could clearly hear his heart pounding.
His hands and feet were itchy again.
He's a complete mess, while the girl he loves is thriving.
Perhaps, he and his family are both a burden to her.
Moreover, he hadn't thought about her for a long time. He left early and returned late every day, eating sweet potatoes and cabbage, showing none of the spirit he had in the city.
When they were in the city, he was confident in front of her; he could be someone she could rely on.
But now, her career is about to take off, while he's stuck in the countryside doing farm work, without the support of his family, he seems to be nothing...
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