Several team leaders were desperately shouting and pushing through the fighting crowd on the periphery, trying to squeeze in and separate them. However, they could only call out to one person at a time, and the whole scene was in complete chaos, leaving the team leaders frantically pacing around.
Xu Zi went straight over and kicked them one by one.
"Let's see who dares to lay a hand on me again. If you don't want to work here, then get out and we'll replace you with someone else!"
Xu Zi treated everyone equally, sparing no one. He kicked several people who were entangled in a fight, and all three fell to the ground.
"Ouch!"
Xu Zijiang acted swiftly, bringing the chaotic scene to a standstill. Everyone clutched their bruised buttocks, looking at Xu Zijiang with a mixture of anger and fear, and dared not utter a word for a moment.
"Are you all clear-headed? Which team do these members belong to? Their captains should take them back. Those who participated in the fight shouldn't come tomorrow. Replace them with other people!"
Xu Zijiang's efforts to quell the chaos were not enough. With a dark face, he reprimanded the team leaders, demanding that they replace these unruly team members. He argued that these people were only making trouble to get more work points, and they would not be happy to go back.
It's the off-season for farming now, and it's not easy to find a job like this to earn work points. People from poor families are reluctant to give it up.
"Who do you think you are? You're not our team leader or any kind of leader. Why do you think you can just say whatever you want? I'm not going back. I'm going to keep doing this job. What are you going to do about it?"
"That's right, why should we leave? What makes you so great? I'm going to fight you to the bitter end today!"
People die for money, birds die for food; now everyone's risking their lives for a few work points, especially when emotions are running high. It's easy to lose your temper, and in a moment of irrationality, that last thread snaps. He grabbed a large rock and smashed it against Xu Zijiang's head...
On the other side, Yu Jiu, who was at work, suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest and clutched it uncomfortably.
"Little girl, little girl, can't you hear me? I said I want a bag of dragon beard candy."
An impatient uncle in front of the counter knocked on the cabinet to bring Yu Jiu back to her senses.
"Oh, you're here. Sorry, I was a little distracted just now."
Yu Jiu politely forced a smile and apologized to the uncle. She gave him a bag of dragon beard candies, took the money, and then sat back down in her chair, lost in thought.
Not only was her heart pounding, but her eyelids were also twitching today. A twitching left eyelid means good fortune, while a twitching right eyelid means bad luck. Her right eye kept blinking. Could something bad be going to happen today?
Yu Jiu couldn't help but place her hand on her stomach, absentmindedly touching her still flat belly...
At noon, Yu Jiu rode her bicycle home to eat and rest. Since Xu Zijiang wasn't there, she simply made some scrambled eggs and made do with that.
However, she was still very restless when she tried to sleep at noon, tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep. It was already 1 p.m., and she had to leave for work at 2 p.m. at the latest by 1:40 p.m.
She sighed, closed her eyes again, and tried to force herself to fall asleep, but she was too restless to sleep. Even the sound of the fan at the foot of the bed bothered her. After thinking for a moment, she simply sat up.
She went into the kitchen, boiled a few eggs, then made a large bottle of sugar water. She put the things in the basket of her bicycle, closed the door, and set off. She was going to check on Xu Zijiang at the road repair site. Since she couldn't sleep anyway, why force herself to sleep?
However, when Yu Jiu rode his bicycle over there, he didn't see any road repairmen along the way, only passersby.
Yu Jiu walked around for a while, and couldn't help but stop a passerby to ask.
"Sister, do you know where the road repairmen went?"
Xu Zijiang said they started repairing the road at 1 a.m., so it's impossible for anyone to go anywhere to rest at this time. There's not a single person around here.
"Oh, you mean the road repairs? There was a fight this morning, and I heard some people were injured and hospitalized. I don't know where the higher-ups took them. I heard the road repairs have to be put on hold for now."
If you ask me, what are these people doing? This road is so bumpy and difficult to walk on. They should fix it quickly so everyone can have a more convenient journey.”
The older woman carefully avoided the potholes while grumbling unhappily. This road was the only way for their village to get to the commune. It was difficult to even walk, let alone ride a bicycle or drive a tractor. It was fortunate it hadn't rained; if it had, there would be puddles everywhere. One wrong step and you'd be soaked to the bone.
"Fighting? Were they taken to the police station?"
Yu Jiu asked anxiously, "How could repairing a road cause such an accident? Could it be that Xu Zijiang got into trouble? Otherwise, Xu Zijiang should be home by now."
"I don't know about that. What's up, girl? Did your man come to fix the road?"
"Yes! Thank you, ma'am. I have to go now, I have something to do!"
Yu Jiu quickly pushed her bicycle away and ran off. She only got on the bicycle when she reached a stable place. The baby wasn't fully conceived yet, and Yu Jiu was afraid of shaking her off.
Yu Jiu rushed to the police station, only to find that no one had come to the station for a fight, let alone a group brawl. It seemed the incident hadn't escalated to the police station. So where was Xu Zijiang?
The leader took the people away. Could it be that they went to the secretary's office? She quickly ran to the secretary's office, and sure enough, Secretary Zhou Chunrong was downstairs scolding this large group of people. His voice was hoarse, and it seemed that he had scolded them several times and had ruined his voice.
Yu Jiu searched carefully around the group several times but couldn't find Xu Zijiang anywhere. Xu Zijiang was so tall that he stood out from the crowd and was easy to spot. However, Yu Jiu didn't see many tall boys, and her man wasn't among them.
She had no choice but to try to open her eyes wide and look for Gouzi and the others. However, Gouzi and the others were rather short, and if they were sandwiched among other people, she might not be able to find them if she stood on the outside. Yu Jiu gave up after searching for a while and decided to ask Secretary Zhou Chunrong.
When he paused in his speech, Yu Jiu quickly raised his hand and waved it to the side to attract Zhou Chunrong's attention.
When Zhou Chunrong saw Yu Jiu, his displeased expression softened. He reprimanded everyone, telling them to stand and reflect on their actions, before stepping aside.
"Xiao Jiu, what brings you here? Are you looking for Xu Zijiang?"
"Yes, Brother Zhou, is Xu Zijiang among that group? I couldn't find him. I heard the road construction workers got into a fight today, right? How is Xu Zijiang? Is he alright? Is he hurt?"
Yu Jiu was somewhat anxious, speaking rapidly. She recalled how she had been restless and irritable all morning, with her right eyelid twitching uncontrollably. It was hard for her not to think that Xu Zijiang might have gotten into trouble, and her heart was pounding with tension until she received a definite answer.
"He's in the hospital, but don't worry, Xu Zijiang is perfectly fine. It's Gouzi who's in trouble. These impulsive bastards started fighting over work points. I told Xu Zijiang to keep an eye on them, and he went to stop them. But two hot-tempered guys picked up big rocks and were about to smash Xu Zijiang on the back of the head."
You know Xu Zijiang is a skilled fighter, how could he not dodge? The problem is that Gouzi loves Xu Zijiang so deeply, he was afraid Xu Zijiang wouldn't be able to dodge, so he pounced on him to shield him. As a result, Xu Zijiang dodged, and Gouzi rushed forward and got hit squarely on the head by the rock, bleeding profusely. He's currently in the hospital getting bandaged up.
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