Upon hearing Sun Zhou's report, Jiang Zhiyuan could no longer sit still and immediately stood up: "I'm going to the office now!"
Xu Ningyan looked at the murderous aura emanating from Jiang Zhiyuan and knew his anger. She also knew that he had to do something to vent his anger and express his apology to her.
So she didn't try to stop him, but just grabbed his hand and said, "I'll wait for you!"
Jiang Zhiyuan's imposing aura softened, and he held Xu Ningyan's hand apologetically: "Don't worry, Yanyan, I will definitely give you an explanation!"
After saying that, he left with the words, "Talk to Yan Yan."
He turned and left.
Sun Zhou knew how Jiang Zhiyuan felt and couldn't help but sympathize with him.
What a terrible thing!
He hadn't slept well for the past few days and was too lazy to go along now. Besides, he did have some things to tell Xu Ningyan.
The two watched Jiang Zhiyuan leave, exchanged glances, and both saw sympathy for him in each other's eyes.
Sun Zhou scratched his head: "Comrade Xu, you've been caught in an undeserved disaster this time! Although you were implicated by Old Jiang, don't blame him! If you have to blame someone, blame his father and his two sons!"
While Sun Zhou was trying to persuade him, he was also thinking that once this matter was over, he should at least treat Jiang Zhiyuan to a roast duck feast, otherwise how could he repay Jiang's brotherly kindness?
Even at this point, they still didn't forget to speak well of him.
Xu Ningyan waved her hand: "I'm not stupid. Why would I resent the people who care about me if I don't resent the culprit? Let's not talk about that. Tell me, after I left, was everything alright in the brigade? Also, did Aunt Xie really believe what the person Gu Dajun sent said, but not what the soldiers said? I don't think Aunt Xie is usually that confused."
Sun Zhou was speechless: "Speaking of this, we don't understand either. We don't believe what people from the army say, but we believe what people who sneak up on us say without saying a word! We don't know what kind of spell that person has on her!"
"However, I did hear Aunt Xie's eldest son mutter something, saying that Aunt Xie was a heartless woman! When she remarried into the Xu family, her eldest son wanted to stay with his mother, but Aunt Xie refused! She said that he was a male member of the Xiong family, and if he stayed with her, she couldn't remarry! She gave birth to him and raised him to adulthood, and she had done right by him! Moreover, she took her daughter Xiong Mingxia with her, leaving no trouble for her eldest son, and she didn't take any of her belongings with her. What more could she want?"
"She told her eldest son not to stop her from getting married and living a good life! So the eldest son got really angry and never contacted her again after she remarried!"
"Her eldest son said a lot more, saying that when her biological father died, Aunt Xie raised two children, and life wasn't easy for the family. Whenever there was something good to eat, Aunt Xie would eat first, and only after she was full would the two children eat! When others talked about her, she would say that if she didn't eat her fill, how could she have the strength to work and raise her children? Anyway, her eldest son didn't see her as his biological mother, but as an enemy!"
"Aunt Xie has been buried, and her eldest son didn't even go to pay his respects!"
When Sun Zhou started talking about this, he went on and on.
The matter has been investigated and it has been found that although Aunt Xie was poisoned, the weather was not too cold, and the body had decomposed and smelled after being left for a long time.
Xiong Mingxia is still imprisoned. Her eldest son said that the mother and son had lost their relationship back then, and now that she is a daughter-in-law of the Xu family, it is naturally not his place to bury her.
In the end, there was no other way but for the entire brigade to step in and reluctantly proceed with the burial.
Originally, she should have been buried in the Xu family ancestral cemetery, next to Uncle Xu. But because of what she did, the Xu family did not agree to Aunt Xie being buried in the Xu family ancestral cemetery.
In the end, they could only find a burial site on a hillside far away and hastily buried him. There wasn't even a single person to mourn at the grave; it was extremely desolate.
Xu Changfeng, a martyr who was originally a good martyr, has also become embarrassed because of his mother's bizarre actions.
Later, the Northwest Military Region spoke up, saying that Xu Changfeng was a martyr who sacrificed himself for the country and the people, and his merits should not be erased because of the actions of his family.
He was eventually buried in the Martyrs' Cemetery in Jingshan County, which can be considered as the hero's soul returning to his hometown, where he can now enjoy the respect and worship of others.
Because of this incident, the Tuanjie Brigade was criticized by the commune. Forget about being an advanced brigade now; they couldn't care less about that, as they were all busy with the autumn harvest.
After the autumn harvest, this matter will probably fade away.
Xu Ningyan didn't want to hear that. What she cared about was the lackey. After she was poisoned, she was sent to the county town and then taken to the capital. What would happen to the lackey?
Fortunately, Sun Zhou knew that Xu Ningyan was concerned about the lackey. After saying all this, he said, "After you left, the lackey came down from the mountain and circled around Aunt Xie's house, refusing to leave. It was the brigade leader's grandson, Tiezhu, who told him that you were sick and had gone to get treatment, and that you would come back when you were better!"
"It seems to understand. It stays in your little yard every day and won't leave. It won't eat anything anyone brings it! When it's hungry, it goes up the mountain and comes back to guard it at night. It also goes to your little yard every day and won't let anyone in."
"Every few days, he'd bring back a few wild game pieces from the mountain and leave them in the yard, but he wouldn't eat them himself, as if he was saving them for you! He'd only eat them when they were almost rotten! Ah, what a good dog he is—"
Upon hearing this, Xu Ningyan felt so heartbroken that tears welled up in her eyes.
After arriving in the capital and regaining her senses, she would often think of Gou Lüzi and worry about him.
But given the current situation, she was too embarrassed to ask someone to bring her lackey all the way to the capital, so she forced herself to endure it.
I was thinking that once I was discharged from the hospital, I would call Lin Hong to see if I could ask her to take the dog to the county town to raise for a while.
Once she recovers, she'll go back to pick up her lackey, and they'll never be apart again.
Hearing Sun Zhou talk about the things his lackeys had done made him even more upset.
When Sun Zhou saw Xu Ningyan burst into tears, he immediately panicked: "Hey, Comrade Xu, isn't this a bit unethical? How can you cry? If you keep crying, Old Jiang will beat me to death! Please stop crying! I've brought your lackey back, I've brought him back, my ancestor, please stop crying—"
Upon hearing that Sun Zhou had brought his lackey back, Xu Ningyan immediately stopped crying and looked at Sun Zhou pitifully: "Then where is my lackey?"
Sun Zhou originally wanted to tease Xu Ningyan, but seeing that the girl's face was still pale and bloodless after so many days, and she had lost weight, looking like she would be blown away by the wind, with tears in her eyes as she looked at him, he thought of his own little daughter and immediately dared not tease her anymore.
He honestly replied, "Otherwise, why would I have rushed back so late? It's because you can't bring a dog on the train, so I shamelessly hitched a ride with the Northwest Military Region and drove all the way to Beijing."
"Your lackey is truly intelligent. I only asked it if it wanted to come with me to see you, and it immediately followed me without leaving my side! However, dogs are not allowed in this hospital, so I took it to Old Jiang's yard. You'll be able to see it when you get back!"
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