Chapter 21 A Village Girl in the 1970s
"Help!"
"Get out of my way! Don't come any closer!"
"Zhenzhen, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. Come here, I'll take you home."
Seeing Yao Yunzhen like this, Lu Yikang felt a little sorry for her, but his desire to win her heart was even stronger.
"Bang—"
Just as they were about to catch Yao Yunzhen, suddenly, a figure darted out from behind Lu Yikang and kicked him in the lower back.
He was sent flying horizontally in an instant, crashing heavily into the courtyard wall.
The courtyard wall is made of mud bricks; it's not particularly sturdy, but it's certainly not soft either.
But when Lu Yikang smashed it, a large section of the courtyard wall collapsed with a loud crash.
The crowd fell silent, all turning to look at Lu Yikang in the mound of earth, before turning back to the person who had made the move.
Yao Yunzhen recognized the person and was immediately pleasantly surprised: "It's you?"
The person who came was the handsome man who had helped her in the county a few days ago.
I think her name is Xie Jingyue.
Not long ago, Yao Yunzhen still remembered the name.
Xie Jingyue looked Yao Yunzhen up and down and saw that her clothes were intact and she did not look disheveled. There were no injuries on her exposed skin, so he was relieved.
He nodded, then looked at the man screaming in pain from the mound of earth.
"what happened?"
He came here looking for someone, but he heard Yao Yunzhen calling for help from afar. He didn't care about anything else and rushed over immediately. Without even observing or understanding the situation, he took action without thinking.
Xie Jingyue showed no mercy this time, and Lu Yikang was unable to move for a long time, only groaning incessantly.
Yao Yunzhen's eyes showed disgust: "This person inexplicably came up to me and said he wanted to marry me. When I disagreed, he tried to force me."
"What? He actually dared to do that?"
Xie Jingyue's expression also turned ugly.
He felt he hadn't gone easy on them and wished he could go up and kick them a couple more times.
Looking at this extraordinary-looking stranger, Miao Cuilan couldn't help but ask:
"Zhenzhen, who is he?"
Yao Yunzhen didn't take the mask issue to heart, and didn't specifically mention it to Miao Cuilan after returning. Now wasn't the time to go into details, so she just mentioned it briefly.
"Mom, his name is Xie Jingyue. He's a soldier. He helped me when he was in the county."
Yao Dajun couldn't help but interject, "Zhenzhen's mother, look at this person, should we take him to the hospital?"
The current situation is very difficult for Yao Dajun to handle.
This man is, after all, the son of the Revolutionary Committee Director, but now he's ended up like this. It'll be hard to explain later.
The others also came to their senses.
"Yes, let's take him to the hospital first. He seems to be seriously injured."
"Who is this person? How could he hit someone? What if we get blamed?"
"It's none of my business. I didn't do anything, and I've never even run into him."
"Yeah, this shouldn't have anything to do with us. This guy suddenly rushed out and started hitting people. We didn't even touch him."
"It's all Master Yao's fault for attracting people here."
"If you ask me, these are such great conditions, a marriage that you couldn't find even with a lantern, so why are you so stubborn in disagreeing?"
"..."
Everyone started to shift the blame and complain.
This young man's father is the director of the Revolutionary Committee, notorious for being blind and ruthless. Who wouldn't be afraid of him?
Xie Jingyue's face darkened upon hearing this.
Comrade Zhenzhen is such a good person, how could she be worthy of someone like her?
"Alright, that's enough. Leave this guy to me. You don't need to worry about him causing you trouble."
Everyone fell silent, all eyes turning to him. After a moment's hesitation, they acquiesced.
This man was tall and upright, with a resolute face and a dignified air between his sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. He was also wearing a military uniform, so he should be reliable.
The main reason was that his expression was so terrifying that even if people had doubts, they didn't dare to speak up.
Yao Yunzhen was madly tempted by Xie Jingyue's proposal, but her remaining conscience stopped her.
She hesitated for a moment, then began to offer her reminder:
"Why don't you leave first? His family has a lot of influence. His father is the director of the Revolutionary Committee, and his mother is the deputy director of the Women's Federation. If they catch you, you're finished."
Sigh, what can I do when she's so kind?
Miao Cuilan's expression changed slightly, and she tugged at the hem of her clothes behind her back.
Xie Jingyue's expression immediately softened, and his demeanor became gentle.
"Don't worry, leave everything to me. I'll be fine, and I won't let him bother you anymore."
Yao Yunzhen quickly agreed, "Okay then."
It's not her fault; she had already warned them, but the other party insisted on taking the responsibility, and there was nothing she could do.
Xie Jingyue smiled.
Comrade Zhenzhen is so cute.
"Then I'll take the person away first."
He hoisted Lu Yikang up and put him in the car, then got into the driver's seat, waved to Yao Yunzhen, and drove off.
"call……"
Watching the car drive away, Miao Cuilan breathed a sigh of relief.
Yao Dajun looked worried. He glanced at the people still gathered together and waved his hand.
"Alright, everyone, go home and get back to work."
Everyone's gone, there's nothing left to see.
The villagers walked out, spitting as they spoke.
Clearly, every aspect of this matter is worthy of heated discussion.
"You should be careful with your family lately. If anything happens, you can come to me, and I'll talk to my old boss on your behalf."
Miao Cuilan said gratefully, "Thank you, Uncle Dajun."
Yao Dajun sighed and walked away with his hands behind his back.
After everyone had left, Miao Cuilan finally grasped Yao Yunzhen's hand.
"Tell me quickly what happened when you went to the county a few days ago, and how did you come to know someone like that?"
Yao Yunzhen felt very wronged.
"Nothing happened. I didn't run into anyone. I don't even know this person!"
"You really have never seen it before?"
"No!"
Seeing her daughter speak with such certainty, Miao Cuilan became suspicious. She had a feeling that there was something her daughter hadn't noticed.
"And what about that other man? How did you meet him?"
Yao Yunzhen then told her about the face masks.
"Yes, yes, it must have been when your mask was stolen that this person happened to see it, which is why he had this idea."
"Is it really such a coincidence?"
Miao Cuilan poked Yao Yunzhen's head: "Then tell me yourself, apart from being at home, have you ever not worn a mask?"
Yao Yunzhen shook her head honestly.
That's it.
Miao Cuilan said worriedly, "I hope that person can take care of the person, otherwise..."
Yao Yunzhen also frowned.
...
As the onlookers dispersed, the news of this commotion finally spread throughout the entire brigade, even reaching those who were at work.
Miao Cuilan happened to be working with Yao Dajun when she rushed back, but the rest of the Yao family were not, so they couldn't get back in time.
Now that they've heard the whole story from someone else, they're all in a panic. They've stopped working and are rushing home.
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