Chapter 5: Someone else is hurt
Deng Xiuzhen wanted to follow, but was stopped by someone.
"Xiuzhen, why are you here? I heard that you have nice clothes. Come on, take me to have a look." The person who pulled her was called Tan Yanxiang, who lived at the east end of the street. She was somewhat familiar with Deng Xiuzhen and had bought things from her before.
Under normal circumstances, Deng Xiuzhen would definitely take her to the store, but at the moment she was concerned about Tan Yanlin's safety and had no mind to do business.
"I'm sorry, I have something to do today and I'll be closed for a day. Come back later when you have time." Deng Xiuzhen said as she tried to break free from Tan Yanxiang's pull, but she failed to do so.
Seeing that Tan Yanlin and the others were getting farther and farther away, Deng Xiuzhen pushed Tan Yanxiang away, without even looking at them, and turned around to chase after Tan Yanlin and the others.
"Why are you hitting people?" Someone grabbed her. Deng Xiuzhen had seen that person before, but she couldn't remember his name.
"I didn't hit her, let go!" Deng Xiuzhen wanted to leave but failed.
"Xiuzhen, how could you hit someone?" Deng Xiuzhen's sister-in-law Song Yuanxiang came over and shouted.
"I didn't hit anyone, Sister Yuanxiang, I really didn't hit anyone. Yanlin went to argue with the village cadres. I have to go and see what happened to him, to avoid any misunderstanding." Seeing that it was her sister-in-law, Deng Xiuzhen felt a little more at ease. In her memory, her sister-in-law had a good temper, always smiling, and was very enthusiastic towards her.
"Xiuzhen, I was just telling you about the things I bought from you. I didn't say I wanted a refund or exchange. Why are you so angry?" Tan Yanxiang stood up with the help of Song Yuanxiang, covering her forehead with her hands, and said pitifully with an aggrieved expression.
"I..." Seeing that Qin Yanxiang actually got up from the ground, Deng Xiuzhen looked at her hands and thought that she was quite strong when she was young. She didn't use much force to push Qin Yanxiang down. It seemed that she fell somewhere, but she didn't have time to think about it. She just wanted to leave quickly, so she hurriedly explained.
"Xiuzhen, you should base your business on honesty. How can you do this? How can you continue your business if you do this?" Deng Xiuzhen was interrupted by Song Yuanxiang before she could say one word.
The woman who had accused Deng Xiuzhen earlier also stood up and said, "It is said that all businessmen are dishonest. If you are a little dishonest and have a bad conscience, we can understand it. But you can't beat someone up just because they say your product has problems, right? Look, what have you done to that person?"
A few people were arguing here, and soon someone noticed it. It is undoubted that Chinese people like lively atmosphere, so several people soon gathered around.
Deng Xiuzhen saw that more and more people were coming. If she continued to pester him, she would really be unable to leave. She couldn't remember what Tan Yanxiang had bought at her house, and she didn't think how badly Tan Yanxiang could fall if she just pushed her. But she didn't want to explain the situation now. She just wanted to stop Tan Yanlin as soon as possible and prevent her from falling out with Tan Xiubing and the others. So she tried to keep things quiet and said, "Yanxiang, we are old acquaintances. I didn't mean it. I apologize to you. If you feel uncomfortable, go see a doctor first and come back to me. If there is a problem with the things you bought, you can exchange or return them. I really have something to do now, so I'll leave first."
This time no one stopped her.
Just after she walked a short distance, she heard someone shouting in front of her: "Oh no! Someone fell into the pit!"
Deng Xiuzhen rushed forward like crazy, pushed aside the crowd and threw herself to the edge of the pit. She was afraid. After being reborn, she could know some things in advance, but some things seemed to have changed because of her rebirth, such as the scene just now, which definitely did not happen in her previous life. She went to find Tan Yingcai with Tan Yanlin. She was afraid that in this life, Tan Yanlin would not grab the branch and fall directly onto the concrete pier. That would be fatal!
In the nearly three-meter-deep pit, two people were supporting an injured person, and another was tying a rope around the person. His body and face were covered in blood and mud, and his appearance could not be seen clearly. The memories of the past life and the worries of the present made Deng Xiuzhen speak faster than her brain. She shouted loudly: "Yanlin, Yanlin, how are you?!" The voice was loud and sharp, scaring everyone around.
"It's not Yanlin, it's your brother." Someone next to him explained.
Deng Xiuzhen was stunned, and for a moment she didn't know whether to be happy or continue to be anxious and panic.
She was happy that it wasn't Tan Yanlin who got hurt in the pit. But it was her brother who fell in, and no matter how much she disliked him, he was still her brother, and she was a little worried about her brother getting hurt. And if she changed her attitude right away, others would gossip about her behind her back.
"Pull her up, pull her up!" Fortunately, someone shouted, "Pull her up!" and drew everyone's attention. No one looked at Deng Xiuzhen anymore.
"Xiuzhen, I'm here." Tan Yanlin walked behind Deng Xiuzhen and quietly pulled her arm. He heard Deng Xiuzhen's shout just now. Although it was strange that she was sure that the person who fell into the pit was him without even looking, he could hear the worry in her voice.
At this moment, his heart felt warm, and the anger caused by the foundation dispute also subsided.
After pulling the man up and sending him to a clinic on the street, they found out after examination that Deng Chunlin only had a minor scalp abrasion, and that he couldn't stand up not because of the fall, but because of fright.
"What happened? How did my brother fall into the pit?" Deng Xiuzhen asked Tan Yanlin quietly.
Tan Yanlin whispered to her that they met Deng Chunsheng on the way to find Tan Yingcai, and Deng Chunlin followed him. Then several people persuaded him to give the foundation to the team.
Deng Chunlin also said that he didn't know what was good for him. He had been running a shop and making money because of the team's care over the years, but now he was obstructing the team's official business.
If Qin Yanlin hadn't thought that he was his brother-in-law after all, he would have really wanted to beat him up.
People can't be beaten, but this land is the foundation of his future life, so he can't let it go, so he argued with reason. But Deng Chunlin attacked Tan Yanlin with all kinds of words, and even brought up Tan Yanlin's family affairs.
As a result, the situation turned into a quarrel between my brother-in-law and my elder brother-in-law, and the matter of the foundation was put aside.
I don't know if it was because the quarrel affected the construction or what, but they said the machine stopped working. Then everyone gathered around to see, and then Deng Chunlin fell into the pit.
"It has nothing to do with you, right?" Deng Xiuzhen asked. She knew the character of her elder brother that was later exposed. He was really profit-driven and heartless.
"It has nothing to do with it. Xiuwen was afraid that we would quarrel again, so he pulled me to the other side. There is a big hole between us." Qin Yanlin understood what Deng Xiuzhen meant.
After thinking for a while, Tan Yanlin continued, "Xiuzhen, I've figured it out. We don't want this land anymore. It's not because we're afraid of them, but we have to stay here, next to our relatives and my brother, and there will be a lot of trouble in the future. Why don't we give the village some face and do them a favor, and then we can think of other ways."
After hearing this, Deng Xiuzhen was completely relieved.
The couple happily planned for the future, unaware that trouble was rapidly approaching them.
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