Xu Rongqing returned to the educated youth compound on the third day, where he was detained for a day and then given a day of re-education. He was only released after the people from the educated youth office went to the production brigade to find out that there were no other problems.
Even in those three days, Xu Rongqing suffered a lot. He was inevitably hungry and cold, and more importantly, he was terrified.
You know, he had a lover at the educated youth settlement. What if she thought he had done something wrong and was no longer a hope for him, and then exposed their affair and accused him of being a hooligan?
Furthermore, he could never reveal what happened that day, even if it meant his death. If others knew that he had left his friend stranded in the wilderness to face bandits alone, he would truly be guilty of murder.
He also blamed himself for not going to the police station immediately after arriving at the station, but instead wasting a lot of time chatting with familiar educated youth nearby.
Xu Rongqing had never felt so mentally and physically exhausted in just two days; he felt two years older.
However, he was always satisfied that Xie Ming was sensible enough not to reveal what had happened, otherwise he would have had even more problems.
Thinking back on what he had experienced in the past few days, he gritted his teeth and gave Xie Ming a thorough dressing-down.
Having endured so much hardship, he spent the entire journey figuring out how to discipline the unruly dog.
Xie Ming was returning to the educated youth settlement with the new educated youth that day. He fainted as soon as he was taken to the clinic, which kept the doctors and nurses busy for a long time.
The newly arrived educated youth were terrified. They only took Xie Ming back to the village after his fever subsided.
Actually, Xie Ming was thinking about how to put the man in a sack and beat him up, but he didn't expect that his careless talk would make him a target. No matter how much hardship he suffered in the educated youth office, a self-criticism was inevitable, and he, who always cared about his reputation, would definitely be furious.
Back in the village where the educated youth had settled, things weren't busy anymore. Xie Ming took a few days off to "rest" and while others went back to work, he wandered around and treated himself to extra meals.
You have to understand that he went to great lengths to feed those ungrateful kids.
Now that I'm back, I should eat more good food to replenish my body.
"Brother Xie, my dad said he's going to the mountains with you tomorrow. Do you want to come?"
Xie Ming had just returned to the educated youth compound from his stroll when a child rushed up to him and asked him a question. The child was Li Liangcai's youngest son, nicknamed Niu Dan.
Unlike the south, where food is plentiful and two crops can be grown a year, this place is not like the south.
Therefore, before winter, villagers would organize people to go to the mountains to get some meat for the winter.
Everyone knew what was going on, and since everyone was related by marriage or some other connection, they were all relatives, so no one would be foolish enough to inform on them.
"Go to the mountains?"
Xie Ming's mind raced, and it seemed like something like that had happened in his past life; the villagers had indeed brought down quite a few good things. Li Liangcai had even brought him meat back then, so why was he being asked to join in this time?
"Yes, Dad said he'd take you to see the world."
Xie Ming immediately understood that they wanted him to move closer to the village.
Thinking of Xu Rongqing, he had a feeling. It was probably because some people in the educated youth settlement had been stirring up trouble during the two days he had been taken away.
"Okay, I'll go back to my room to get some things and then come to your house. You go back and tell your mother that I'm coming to your house for dinner."
Previously, he had kept his distance from the Li family because he was mindful of the affairs between the educated youth and the villagers. Now that he no longer intended to get involved with that group, he had no more reservations.
"Okay! I'm going to find my mother right now!" Niu Dan replied and disappeared in a flash.
Xie Ming turned around with a smile and saw Xu Rongqing, who had returned to the educated youth settlement looking travel-worn.
Wow~ People still need to be tempered. It's only been two days and the marks of time have already appeared on him.
Her once neatly parted hair was now a mess, her once crisp jacket was wrinkled, and her pants didn't look like the original ones!
Did I get picked up by the soap?
Xu Rongqing felt uncomfortable under Xie Ming's blatant gaze, and coupled with his pent-up anger, he clenched his fists and charged forward.
Halfway there, perhaps thinking about how he still needed to rely on other people's money to make a living, he forced his fist back into his pocket.
Xie Ming found it amusing; how come he didn't know such a thing existed?
However, just because he didn't make a move doesn't mean Xie Ming couldn't.
"Slap!" Xie Ming slapped the man hard as soon as he was in front of him!
"Slap, slap," two more times.
Seeing that the educated youths were gathering around, he would occasionally glance in their direction.
Xie Ming had been wanting to teach him a lesson, so he seized the opportunity to tear into him, and preemptively struck: "I didn't expect you to really want to kill me! What good would it do you if I died? Do you think my dad would send you money if I were gone? You can't survive a single day without my dad's money! You've borrowed so much from me over the years, it's time to pay it back. I'll give you three days to pay me back, or I'll sue you for murder! Humph!"
After saying that, he turned and went into the educated youth settlement.
The educated youth who had quietly moved over earlier naturally all strained their ears to hear Xie Ming's words clearly!
Xu Rongqing touched his aching and swollen face and clenched his teeth. The faint gazes around him made him feel like he was about to lose all face for the rest of his life. He had never wanted to die so much!
But he couldn't chase after him to argue, he couldn't! Xie Ming had only mentioned that he had been taken to the wilderness to be exposed to the north wind, but he hadn't mentioned being robbed.
If that matter is brought to light, he will definitely not be able to get away so easily.
Considering his current predicament, he could only swallow his anger.
As for those slaps just now, he will get his revenge tenfold in the future!
Despite swallowing his anger, Xu Rongqing still planned to chase after Xie Ming and win him back. But just as he took a step forward, a gentle and refined man suddenly appeared in front of him.
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