For the rest of the night, Wu Jinfeng was afraid to fall asleep. As soon as she closed her eyes, she felt a chill wind blowing. As soon as she opened her eyes, Zhou Geming's pale face appeared before her.
It seems that what she saw as a ghost in the police station that night was true, and Zhou Geming’s “ghost” followed her back to Zhoujia Village?
Wu Jinfeng didn't dare tell Zhou Chunping what was going on, and continued to suffer every night. Within three days, Wu Jinfeng really fell ill and was bedridden.
After Zhao Yunxiang had been in Zhaojiagou for three days, Zhou Zhixin finally grew anxious. Someone from Zhoujiacun had sent word yesterday that Wu Jinfeng was seriously ill.
With the Lunar New Year just a dozen days away, Zhao Yunxiang had no intention of returning to Zhoujia Village. Zhou Zhixin had only taken twenty-odd days of home leave and was supposed to return to the army on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
He went home to visit his family, but he had been staying at his father-in-law's house. He wondered what the villagers in Zhoujia Village would think of Yunxiang and him. However, these days, no matter how much he apologized or said a lot of good things, Yunxiang remained unmoved.
Did he really have to stay at his father-in-law's house with Yunxiang for the New Year? Zhou Zhixin felt a headache.
In rural areas, married women don't celebrate the New Year at their parents' home unless they have a falling out with their in-laws. Zhou Zhixin hadn't expected Yunxiang to be so stubborn, and this time, when confronted by Wu Jinfeng, she refused to forgive him.
It's no wonder. Wu Jinfeng has been too harsh on Zhao Yunxiang over the years. The more docile a person is, the more stubborn they will become.
As the Lunar New Year drew near, dusting, cleaning, and preparing New Year's goods—each of these tasks required time. If Zhou Zhixin had allowed Zhao Yunxiang to stay in Zhaojiagou for the Lunar New Year while her parents were still alive, the villagers would have surely poured scorn on them. The Zhou elders would have also blamed Zhao Yunxiang for being too demanding.
No matter how Zhou Zhixin persuaded Zhao Yunxiang, she just said one thing: I can't stay in Zhoujia Village anymore. Either I take my children to join the army, or I go back to Zhaojiagou.
Zhou Zhixin was stunned. Joining the army wasn't something that could be done with a simple word of mouth. Wu Jinfeng had previously refused to allow Zhao Yunxiang to go to City N, and Zhou Zhixin hadn't submitted an application before returning home to visit his family. He had to wait until he returned to the army before submitting the application, and then wait for approval before he could take Zhao Yunxiang and her child with him. Going through all these procedures could take three or two months.
As for the idea of returning to Zhaojiagou, Zhou Zhixin shook his head without even considering it. He and Yunxiang were fine, and if Yunxiang returned to Zhaojiagou, wouldn't that mean she was leaving him?
After finally marrying such a good wife and having two lovely children, Zhou Zhixin must be crazy to have a quarrel with Zhao Yunxiang because of Wu Jinfeng.
Wen Ziqing and Zhou Yuanyuan looked at Zhou Zhixin, who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but they smiled secretly at each other.
Others didn't know, but Wen Ziqing and Zhou Yuanyuan knew it all too well. Wu Jinfeng's illness was caused by their own fear.
Zhao Guohui found out after Wu Jinfeng was released from the police station. He felt a little regretful. The Sanhe Town Police Station had just been busy with a major case and had to focus on the Gutiezhu case, which had benefited Wu Jinfeng. Otherwise, Zhao Guohui would have been planning to have that old woman punished. Why was she released so soon?
Zhao Guohui was unhappy, and it showed on his face. Zhou Yuanyuan was very cunning. Before returning to Zhaojiagou, she got the whole story out of Zhao Guohui.
Zhou Yuanyuan also felt very sorry. She was planning to find another time to scare Wu Jinfeng! That night, Wu Jinfeng in the small dark room talked incoherently, and it seemed like there was something going on.
Zhou Yuanyuan remembered Zhou Chunping's sigh when he talked about Zhou Geming's death, and Wu Jinfeng's panic and muttering when she saw "Zhou Geming". She had already made up her mind how to deal with Wu Jinfeng.
After hearing Zhao Yunxiang and Zhou Zhixin's nightmares that night, Zhou Yuanyuan hated Wu Jinfeng even more. After much thought, she couldn't come up with a way to continue to bully Wu Jinfeng, and her expression became a little gloomy.
Wen Ziqing kept an eye on Zhou Yuanyuan all day long, so he naturally understood the pain the little girl felt for not being able to continue her "revenge" at the first place.
Wen Ziqing also felt that Wu Jinfeng deserved a lesson. After learning that Wu Jinfeng had reported Zhao Yunxiang, Wen Ziqing had a very bad impression of Wu Jinfeng.
That night, after everyone was asleep, Wen Ziqing successfully abducted Zhou Yuanyuan, and the two of them went to Zhoujia Village to "play ghost."
Zhou Yuanyuan felt that her greatest fortune was meeting Wen Ziqing. Wen Ziqing's work was far superior to what she and Zhou Jiasheng had managed that night.
After Wu Jinfeng fell ill, the Zhou family fell into chaos.
When it comes to creatures like "ghosts," everyone believes they're better off believing them than not. Wu Jinfeng started mumbling about something at night, and even the Zhou family's children and grandchildren felt uneasy and panicked.
After the village barefoot doctor prescribed pills and gave Wu Jinfeng several injections, her condition showed no improvement. Zhou Chunping, no longer able to sit still, suggested to his second son, Zhou Zhiqiang, that they ask the village fortune teller, Ma, to come and "take a look" at Wu Jinfeng.
Gu Dahua wondered in her heart, why did the second wife always have to do such a thankless job? If the "ghost" at home knew who had ruined its good deeds, would it haunt the second wife?
Zhou Zhiqiang was nagging at Gu Dahua, and ultimately didn't dare to ask Ma the witch. He didn't dare to openly disobey Zhou Chunping's order, so he had to twist his ankle on the way out.
Now, there is one more patient in the Zhou family. In addition to Wu Jinfeng who talks nonsense from time to time and Zhou Zhimei who is on crutches, there is also Zhou Zhiqiang who is lying on the bed with his legs hugged and groaning constantly.
Zhou Chunping, unaware of the hidden agenda of his second son's family, believed his family had truly run into something sinister, which had caused the sudden onset of three deaths. Suppressing his irritation, Zhou Chunping decided to personally go find Ma the witch.
His eldest son, Zhou Zhigang, was the village accountant, and after all, a village official. Zhou Chunping didn't dare risk having Zhou Zhigang show up. If anyone discovered Zhou Zhigang had consulted Ma, he would be accused of superstition, and his position as accountant would be in jeopardy.
Zhou Chunping came to Ma Shenpo's house and was greeted by Ma Shenpo's grandson Zhou Dajun.
"Uncle Chunping, my grandma said she won't go to your house." Zhou Dajun refused Zhou Chunping with difficulty.
Ma the Goddess had been mentally unstable for a year or two. When she was lucid, she acted like a normal person. But when she wasn't lucid, she muttered incoherently, unaware of what she had said or done. Villagers in Zhoujia Village said that Ma the Goddess had performed so many shamanic rituals that her mind had been taken over by the "shaman."
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