Chapter 74 The Wheat Sprouts
As soon as Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan arrived home, Gu Ai'ai came to greet them.
"Auntie, Uncle, wash your hands, it's time to eat! Ai Ai is starving!"
Lin Shanshan jumped out of the car, touched the two tufts of hair on Gu Ai'ai's head, and said, "Eat first if you're hungry, no need to wait for us."
Gu Ai'ai shook her head: "No, Mom said that the whole family should eat together!"
Gu Xiang heard Lin Shanshan's voice and knew that her younger brother and sister-in-law had returned. She hurriedly brought out the hot dishes that were on the stove and in the pot.
"You're back just in time! Dinner's ready!"
Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan washed their hands and then sat down at the table.
Seeing the injury on Gu Yiye's hand, Gu Xiang asked worriedly, "Brother, how did you get hurt? Does the wound hurt?"
Afraid that his older sister would worry, Gu Yiye said casually, "It's nothing, I just accidentally scratched myself. Shanshan disinfected it for me, it's fine!"
Gu Xiang: "You're such a grown-up, you should be more careful."
Gu Yiye nodded, recalling the encounter with Yang Wenqing's parents that morning when she went to see Liu Jianshe, and asked, "Sister, when we went to Director Liu's house this morning, we saw Yang Wenqing's parents there too. They said..."
Before Gu Yiye could finish speaking, Gu Xiang interrupted, "They sent the militia to find Yang Wenqing, right?"
Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan exchanged a glance and nodded.
Lin Shanshan's mental fortitude wasn't as good as Gu Yiye's. Although no one witnessed the murder and arson last night, she was still somewhat flustered.
Gu Yiye held her hand, and the calloused skin of his large hand gave Lin Shanshan a sense of security.
Lin Shanshan immediately calmed down. There was no way to prove anything when the dead were dead, so what was there to be afraid of? Besides, she was seeking revenge and acting on behalf of Heaven. She had a clear conscience and was not afraid!
Gu Xiang didn't notice the young couple's subtle actions and continued, "Found it! Oh dear, what a tragedy, it was burned to the bone!"
Lin Shanshan deliberately asked, "Where did you find it?"
Gu Xiang replied, "The cowshed. I have no idea what a young lady like her would do there in the middle of the night instead of sleeping!"
Gu Xiang glanced at her little daughter Ai Ai, then leaned close to Lin Shanshan and whispered, "I heard from Huang Zhiqing, Yang Wenqing's boyfriend, that she might have gone to meet her lover. I don't know if it's true or not."
Gu Xiang sat back down in her seat and resumed her normal voice, saying, "Anyway, Huang Zhiqing moved out of her house today and went back to the educated youth settlement!"
Lin Shanshan complained, "This Huang Daren really doesn't care about any feelings at all. They were once a couple, couldn't he have waited until Yang Wenqing's funeral before leaving?"
Gu Xiang said, "Sister-in-law, you city folks don't understand rural customs. People like Yang Wenqing, who died a violent death, don't have funerals. They just wrap him in a bed sheet and bury him. They found him this morning and buried him at noon!"
Lin Shanshan nodded, "I see!"
That's good. Burying him means that Yang Wenqing's parents are not investigating how he died. They probably believed Huang Daren's words and didn't want to pursue the matter for fear of making a big fuss.
If it turns out that Yang Wenqing went to meet his lover, where will the Yang family put their face?
The meal ended with the eldest sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law gossiping. Gu Xiang cleared the dishes, and Gu Yiye took Lin Shanshan to the wasteland to look at the wheat fields, which served as a post-meal walk.
When we arrived at the wheat field, we saw two or three families wandering around. One of them was Aunt Li, who had brought four children with her today.
Upon seeing Lin Shanshan, she immediately ran over to greet her: "Lin, you've come to see the wheat too? Ours has sprouted a little bit. I brought the children here today to fetch well water and check on the wheat. I didn't expect it to grow so fast. It's so heartwarming to see!"
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