From the moment Hu Sanniang found Zhou Yuanyuan near the tree where she was training, she felt something was amiss. Xiaoyu was being too noisy today, and she seemed to understand her thoughts perfectly. It was just like when they first met, when Xiaoyu could peek into Zhou Yuanyuan's inner world. She knew everything Zhou Yuanyuan was thinking, without her even needing to say it.
Whenever Zhou Yuanyuan thought about how she tossed and turned in bed last night and couldn't sleep, and how she kept thinking about Wen Ziqing, she felt ashamed and angry.
Two hours later, Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhao Qingshan arrived at Zhoujia Village.
Qiuxiang had been waiting at the village entrance for a while. Returning from Zhaojiagou yesterday, Qiuxiang told Zhou Qijia about Zhao Qingshan's willingness to see her. The couple embraced and cried bitterly. Afterward, Zhou Qijia slept soundly.
Qiuxiang felt both happy and sad when she saw this. After Zhou Qijia was injured, he often woke up in the middle of the night. Last night was the first good night's sleep he had since his injury, and he slept all night until dawn.
Qiuxiang's home was not far from the village entrance, right next to the brigade headquarters. Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhao Qingshan were surprised to see Qiuxiang standing at the village entrance to greet them. They weren't late today; it was only a little after eight in the morning.
"I... I was just sitting at home with nothing to do, so I walked a few more steps." Qiuxiang explained with a smile.
Zhou Yuanyuan knew Qiuxiang was probably feeling uneasy and anxious staying home, so she went out to greet her. But then again, anyone who hears that a loved one who's incurable might suddenly be cured would probably react similarly to Qiuxiang's.
"Let's go." Zhao Qingshan also thought of this, so he didn't think Qiuxiang was urging him. He gave the order and walked ahead of Qiuxiang.
Zhao Qingshan used to come to Zhoujia Village often, and he also knew Qiuxiang's home.
"Little sister, how old are you this year?" Qiuxiang knew Zhou Yuanyuan, and in order to calm her excited heart, she deliberately found something to talk to Zhou Yuanyuan.
"Aunt Qiuxiang, my name is Zhou Yuanyuan, and I am seven years old." Zhou Yuanyuan felt that Qiuxiang was calling her "Aunt". In her previous life, Qiuxiang gave Zhou Yuanyuan and her brother not only a few mixed vegetable steamed buns, but also her kind heart.
"Yuanyuan is so beautiful!" Qiuxiang listened to Zhou Yuanyuan's soft voice and thought the little girl was adorable no matter how she looked at her. Qiuxiang also has a daughter who is only four years old this year. She is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed. She is the happy pill of the family.
Zhou Yuanyuan smiled sweetly at Qiuxiang and said nothing more.
As Qiuxiang and Zhou Yuanyuan were talking, they happened to pass by Zhou Daniu's house. Zhou Daniu's house was very close to Qiuxiang's, just one house away.
"Hmph! A little girl, no matter how pretty she is, is destined to be fucked!" A vicious voice rang out. It was from Liu Moli, who was standing at the door holding her daughter and watching the fun.
Liu Moli looked like a completely different person compared to a few months ago. Before she married Zhou Daniu, she'd worn her long hair in a ponytail, pinned high at the back of her head. Her clothes were more fashionable than those of the average educated youth. Now, her hair had been cut to ear length, tangled and tangled on top of her head. Her watery, peach-shaped eyes had lost their former sparkle, their gaze now fierce and malevolent.
Zhou Yuanyuan was furious. Liu Moli's words were truly disgusting. Liu Moli had plotted against Zhou Zhixin before, and now she was offending her again. It seemed that marrying Zhou Daniu was too little punishment.
Zhou Yuanyuan suddenly recalled a past life in which Liu Moli had successfully plotted against Zhou Zhixin, killing him and branding him a "scoundrel." This had caused her family to lose face in the village. Meanwhile, Liu Moli had gone back to the city to enjoy her life. A few years later, Liu Moli returned to Sanhe Town. Zhou Jiasheng sought revenge on her, but instead of stabbing her to death, he was imprisoned.
The source of disaster for Zhou Yuanyuan's family in her previous life was actually Liu Moli.
In this life, Zhou Zhixin narrowly escaped Liu Moli's schemes thanks to Zhou Yuanyuan's foresight and dedicated assistance. But Liu Moli's schemes failed, and she ended up losing her own life. Originally, Zhou Yuanyuan reasoned, past lives were past lives, and since Liu Moli hadn't been able to scheme against Zhou Zhixin in this life, she and her friends had arranged for her to marry Zhou Daniu and become a peasant woman, thus avenging herself.
Unexpectedly, people who like to commit suicide will never change their suicidal habits. Because of Liu Moli's vicious words, Zhou Yuanyuan felt that she should have a good talk with Liu Moli about life tonight.
Zhao Qingshan walked quickly and had already reached Qiuxiang's door. Liu Moli spoke softly, so Zhao Qingshan didn't hear her. Otherwise, with Zhao Qingshan's protective nature, he would have come back and slapped Liu Moli twice.
Qiuxiang's face darkened after hearing Liu Moli's words. Qiuxiang blamed herself a little. If she hadn't provoked Zhou Yuanyuan to talk, Liu Moli would have no excuse to say such harsh words. But now, Liu Moli's dirty words have been heard by the little girl. I wonder if the little girl will cry?
Qiuxiang looked at Zhou Yuanyuan worriedly, and seeing that the little girl looked calm, Qiuxiang thought that Zhou Yuanyuan was still young and couldn't understand what Liu Moli meant, so she swallowed the curse that was about to come out of her mouth.
Well! It's their bad luck that they stepped on Liu Moli's stinky dog shit when they went out!
Despite this, Qiuxiang still comforted Zhou Yuanyuan: "Yuanyuan, that woman must have been beaten by her husband again last night. She has a mental disorder. We shouldn't listen to what she says, okay?"
Qiuxiang's home is close to Zhou Daniu's. In the past two months, Zhou Daniu often beat his wife in the middle of the night. Liu Moli's screams often float in the air in the middle of the night, and several nearby families have heard it. However, after Qiuxiang and her neighbors tried to persuade them once, they ignored it. The reason was a bit embarrassing. Zhou Daniu said that Liu Moli was cheating on him outside and didn't allow him to touch her when she came home, so he beat her.
In rural areas, women who cheat on men are despised. Liu Moli was not disciplined before she married Zhou Daniu, so it's no wonder that Zhou Daniu beat her.
That stinky woman deserves it! When Zhou Yuanyuan heard this news, she felt even more strongly that she should come to Zhoujia Village tonight. If she could hear Liu Moli's screams with her own ears, maybe Zhou Yuanyuan would feel better and she wouldn't have to lie in bed all night thinking about the person who had left.
Zhou Yuanyuan found that in just a short while, she had thought of Wen Ziqing many times. She remembered the time when the two of them mischievously ran to Zhou Chunping's house and pretended to be ghosts to scare Wu Jinfeng, the time when the two of them secretly emptied the underground treasure room in Zhou Chunping's house at night, and the time when Wen Ziqing's shoulders, which were not strong but made Zhou Yuanyuan feel at ease, were on her back and forth between Zhaojiagou and Zhoujiacun.
After Liu Moli finished cursing, she felt a sense of relief. These past few days, Liu Moli had been fuming. She wanted to curse not only people but also the heavens.
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