Li Laizi chuckled when he saw this. What a coward! He felt a surge of smugness, thinking the little brat was afraid of him.
“Little Pear, I’m actually quite handsome. Look closely. My family is rich. I’ll buy you braised pork in the future. How about we date?” He tossed his hair, blinked, and rolled his eyes.
Xiao Li almost vomited; it was too gruesome to look at. She couldn't hold back any longer. She rummaged through her basket and pulled out a rolling pin, then started hitting Li Laizi. She specifically targeted the spots that were painful but difficult to break.
"I told you not to disgust me, not to roll your eyes, not to flip your hair! Don't you know how greasy your hair is? Still dare to report me? I'll break your legs..."
Howls echoed from the foot of the mountain. The villagers quickly closed their doors and windows. It was terrifying; could it be wolves coming down the mountain?
Xiao Li washed the rolling pin with water, put it back in her basket, straightened her clothes, and returned to the educated youth settlement feeling refreshed.
"Xiao Li, it's getting dark. Come back earlier next time. I just heard wolves howling. It's too dangerous outside," Guan Miaomiao instructed.
"Okay, I'll come back earlier next time," Xiao Li replied obediently, appreciating the female lead's kindness.
Xiao Li lay in bed thinking about the plot. The original owner was harassed by Li Laizi on the way to dig wild vegetables at dusk, and it was Yang Ye who saved him.
Then, he was reported by Li Laizi and eventually died at a public denunciation meeting. The original owner of this body watched his savior being murdered and felt guilty for the rest of his life. He could not find peace even in death.
Li Laizi ruined the original owner's reputation, forced her to marry him, and bullied her every day with his mother. When it was time for the college entrance examination, Li Laizi forbade her to take the exam and eventually locked her at home, leaving her in the countryside.
She just beat Li Laizi half to death, so she'll collect some interest first. Now he won't dare to report her, right?
Unfortunately, she was wrong. Early in the morning, she heard the loudspeaker at the brigade headquarters blare an announcement that, according to a report from villagers, someone was hiding contraband in the cowshed, and everyone was to go and witness it.
Xiaoli's heart skipped a beat, and she knew something was wrong. She turned around and ran quickly towards the cowshed.
Li Laizi was standing smugly at the front when his movements were too big, aggravating his wound. He winced in pain. If he couldn't get revenge on the tigress, he could at least report the bastard. He was determined to vent his anger.
Captain Li Dahe stood helplessly in front, looking at the several elderly people and a teenager who were being controlled by the militia. He didn't want this to happen either, but someone had reported him. If he didn't deal with it, he would also be reported.
Yang Ye stared fiercely at Li Laizi, filled with remorse. It was all his fault that he had dragged his grandfather and the others into this mess. He should have just knocked him unconscious so that Li Laizi wouldn't find out who he was.
"What are you looking at? You stinking intellectuals, you should all be dragged away for criticism and struggle sessions."
"Shut up, you can be the captain then," Li Dahe snapped.
Let's begin!
The militiamen began searching the room. Xiao Li recalled the plot: the item was found under a tree in the yard. Because there were always people in the room, Li Laizi couldn't find an opportunity to put it in, so he dug a hole under the tree in the yard and buried it.
Xiao Li used her divine sense to search under the tree, and after finding it, she stored it in her spatial storage. A sharp pain shot through her head, and she stumbled, almost falling. Wang Fen caught her.
"Xiao Li, are you alright?"
"Sister Wang Fen, I'm fine." Xiao Li took a sip of the spiritual spring water and finally felt better.
Li Laizi groped his way to the tree, and as if he had discovered something, he shouted, "Captain, there's something here!"
The militiamen immediately came out and started digging under the tree. After a while, they dug a large pit, but found nothing.
The captain narrowed his eyes and grabbed Li Laizi by the collar. "Where's the evidence? Didn't you say there were contraband items? Now that we haven't found any evidence, you're just framing him. Come on, take him to the police station."
Li Laizi was terrified and knelt down, begging for mercy.
"Uncle, I was wrong. I must have been seeing things. Please forgive me."
Li Laizi's mother also cried and begged for mercy.
“Brother, Lai Zi knows he was wrong. Please forgive him for the sake of his father, Man Tun.”
"Hmph, Li Laizi falsely accused someone. Now you're punished by carrying manure for a month, and your work points will be used to supplement the cowshed. You'd better behave yourself from now on."
Li Dahe breathed a sigh of relief. The people in the cowshed were all pitiful, and he had actually taken care of them somewhat in private. He didn't want anything to happen to them. Besides, if something happened to the cowshed, he would also be responsible.
Even if Li Laizi is sent to the police station, he'll only be detained for a few days. It's more practical to punish him by making him work.
After watching for nothing, everyone slowly dispersed.
Xiao Li placed a small bag of millet in the corner, looking at the elderly people. They were all respectable people and didn't deserve to suffer like this. Just wait, dawn will always come.
Xiao Li's eyes met Yang Ye's by chance. She smiled faintly, turned around and left. She would repay him another time when she had the chance.
Yang Ye watched the girl's departing figure, then slowly lowered his head. His long hair obscured his eyes, making it impossible to see the flickering light in them.
He helped the grandfathers into the house and noticed something in the corner. His heart skipped a beat. He went over to take a look and found it was a bag of millet. Remembering the girl's eyes earlier, he inexplicably felt that it was her.
The cowshed was unusually quiet for a while, but every few days something would appear: a bowl of braised rabbit, a pot of mushroom and chicken soup, a handful of mushrooms, a handful of walnuts...
It's 1974 now, and some people have already started returning to the city. I hope these elderly people can hold on until the day they can return. Xiao Li sighed.
She missed Shen Qi so much, and she wanted to find him as soon as possible, but now she needed a letter of introduction to go anywhere. In the vast sea of people, finding someone was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Holding the wild berries in her hands, Xiaoli no longer found them appealing. She shared them with the village children, clapped her hands, and returned to the educated youth settlement.
When they passed by the brigade headquarters, they ran into Li Laizi coming from outside. As soon as he saw Xiaoli, he ran away in a panic and plunged into the small pond.
Xiao Li was amused by his appearance. With a wave of her hand, a vine quietly wrapped around his foot and pierced deep inside. The poison entered his body. He was going to keep company with the human traffickers.
A bad luck charm has been put up, and now there's more to watch.
Li Laizi's legs went numb, and he panicked. He tried to climb up for a long time but couldn't. Someone brought him a stick, and he finally managed to climb ashore. When he thought of that female demon, his legs went weak, and he never dared to do it again.
I didn't go all out last time, thinking I'd take it slow, but it almost ruined things. Now I think I'll let it go; if you have a grudge, you should settle it as soon as possible.
From then on, Li Laizi's health deteriorated, and he eventually became paralyzed and bedridden, barely surviving the rest of his life.
Li's mother lost her husband in middle age. Her son had finally grown up, but now he was paralyzed. She worked hard every day to take care of him, and within a few years she ruined her health and died young, even before Li Laizi.
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