Zhou Changrui, whose surname was Zhou but actually Zhuang, stepped forward and patted He Jiefang on the shoulder in a friendly manner. "Come on, I'll take you back. I told you guys you didn't need to come and see me off since it's so far away, but you wouldn't listen. Walk faster on the way back, or you'll be in trouble if I deduct points from your salary."
"Hey, thank you Brother Zhou, hehe." He Jiefang smiled like a lackey as Zhou Changrui held his arm and walked through the middle of the villagers. Du Jiang and Qian Meili followed closely behind, keeping up with the pace of the two in front, keeping a very close distance.
Fortunately, these people just watched them quietly and did not come forward, otherwise their bare hands would not be able to withstand four punches. Du Jiang was really afraid that the three of them would be trapped and unable to get out.
As soon as they arrived at the village entrance, Zhou Changrui stopped and took back the pen on He Jiefang's shoulder. He looked a little depressed and said, "You guys go now. Don't come here unless necessary. I will notify you when Chen Xiaozhen gives birth."
After saying this, he turned around and walked into the village without caring about the three people's reactions.
Although Du Jiang was confused, she knew that the ground she was on was not safe. She immediately pulled Qian Meili and called He Jiefang to quicken their pace towards Dujia Village. "Brother He, hurry up. If we go back late, the village chief will deduct points from us and we will be in trouble."
"Oh, hurry up, go back quickly, I don't want to have my work points deducted." While speaking, He Jiefang even started to jog.
Seeing that He Jiefang was about to overtake her and Qian Meili, Du Jiang also took Qian Meili's hand and started running. The three of them chased each other out of the territory of Xiazhuang Village and walked a long way before stopping to catch their breath.
"Isn't something really going to happen?" Qian Meili swallowed nervously. Although she was no longer running, she still took big steps and even had some sweat on her forehead because of nervousness.
"I don't know. Sister Chen doesn't look like her, but she probably can't escape with that Changrui. Let's go back quickly." They were still halfway there. Although they were far away from Xiazhuang Village, Du Jiang still didn't dare to relax her vigilance. There were a lot of knotweed and four-leaf apples on the roadside, but she had no desire to collect them at this time. She just wanted to enter the territory of Dujia Village as soon as possible and return to the educated youth point.
"I think so too, Du Jiang, let's go back quickly. I'm still a little uneasy," Qian Meili said, grabbing Du Jiang's hand again and starting to speed up.
He Jiefang caught up breathlessly, saying as he ran, "Du Jiang's guess must be right. There's something fishy about Zhou Changrui. Although he doesn't live in our area, I met him once after school. He's Chen Xiaozhen's boyfriend, and Chen Xiaozhen went to the countryside just for him."
"What"
Two identical shocked faces. It was a pity that this was not a good place to chat, otherwise Du Jiang and Qian Meili would have stopped and asked carefully.
When the three of them returned to Dujia Village, their backs were soaked with sweat. It was time to go to work and they met many villagers along the way. In order to prevent others from noticing anything unusual, the three of them tried their best to look normal. Fortunately, everyone was in a hurry and no one paid much attention to the abnormality of a few people.
It was not until they returned to the educated youth point that the three of them finally felt relieved.
Xu Zhizhou and the others were in a hurry to get to work, so they said hello and walked out. However, Huo Yang paused when he passed by the three of them, said, "Close the door," and left.
Huo Yang's words almost brought tears to the eyes of the three of them. After he left, they immediately locked the door from the inside. Du Jiang, who was worried, even found a few large firewood sticks from the firewood pile and propped them against the door. He then entered the house carrying the kitchen knife with a chipped blade that he had bought from the village.
Maybe it was Qian Meili's illusion, she always felt that the knife she usually used to cut vegetables was now emitting a faint cold light, "That Du Jiang, it's not that bad."
Du Jiang said nothing but just gripped the hilt of the knife tightly.
Looking at Du Jiang who was on high alert, He Jiefang swallowed nervously. The dryness in his throat made him feel like swallowing was painful. He Jiefang looked at Du Jiang who was standing at the door with high alert and Qian Meili who was still tense even though she said she was fine. For the first time, he regretted listening to Qian Meili and going to the wedding. He went back to the house, got a cup and poured a glass of water. He finally suppressed the pain in his throat, then put the cup on the table and stepped forward to grab the kitchen knife from Du Jiang's hand. "Du Jiang, we've implicated you today. Leave the gate to me. You and Meili go back to the house and rest first, and then ask Brother Huo what to do tonight."
Du Jiang was a little tired at this time, so he did not refuse He Jiefang's proposal, "Okay, thank you, Brother He."
After Du Jiang returned to the house, He Jiefang pushed Qian Meili and whispered, "You and Du Jiang should apologize. We are the ones who have dragged her down. If something really happens, we must get her out of here. Meili, we don't know how long we will have to stay here. Du Jiang is a person who can get along with us, so we should just say it, okay?"
Fearing that Qian Meili would be stubborn, He Jiefang put away his nonchalant expression for the first time. Facing such a serious He Jiefang, Qian Meili was not surprised at all. After all, as childhood sweethearts, Qian Meili knew very well about the other's two-sided nature. This was also the reason why, although the two of them quarreled on weekdays, Qian Meili still relied on He Jiefang at critical moments. After all, he was still serious at heart.
So when faced with He Jiefang's earnest exhortations, Qian Meili didn't reject them at all. Instead, she nodded in agreement, "I know. Do you even need to tell me? What happened to our Du Jiang this time? Let's treat him to a meal after this is over."
"Okay, just decide."
After the agreement was made, Qian Meili turned and went into the house. Inside, Du Jiang was curled up in bed reading a textbook. Seeing this, Qian Meili breathed a sigh of relief and remained calm. "Du Jiang, I'm sorry. I was inconsiderate this time and have burdened you. Don't worry, He Jiefang and I won't burden you. Let's go to town tomorrow and make a phone call to try to resolve the issue as soon as possible."
"Um"
Du Jiang nodded, put down the textbook in her hand and turned to look, "Sister Qian, does Sister Chen know that Zhuang Zhou Changrui?"
Qian Meili shook her head uncertainly. "I'm not sure about that, but their conversation didn't sound like they didn't know each other. It's possible they knew each other because they were from the same place, but I always feel like they knew each other before. I always feel that the name Zhou Changrui is familiar, as if I've heard it somewhere before."
Qian Meili was lost in thought but couldn't figure it out. Just when she was doubting her memory, Du Jiang's words reminded her.
"Is it possible that they have been together before?"
"Ah," Qian Meili opened her mouth in surprise, unable to close it for a long time, "No way, that's not right, Xiaozhen seemed to have a friend before going to the countryside, and she originally said that she would not go to the countryside after getting married, and then I met her in the car."
Du Jiang and Qian Meili looked at each other, both trying to digest Qian Meili's words. Although the words were said by Qian Meili, the indescribable expression on her face made Du Jiang realize that this person really didn't know much at all.
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