But it's not quite true that he hasn't grown up. He always likes to revolve around Xu Xinning, never hesitates to say that he likes Xu Xinning, and his eyes are filled with tenderness when he looks at Xu Xinning.
Xu Xinning didn't believe he really had those kinds of feelings for her; at most, he might just have a little bit of affection for her.
Actually, Xu Xinning wasn't as resistant to Mu Jingheng as she had been at the beginning.
People are emotional beings. If others treat their family with sincerity, they will surely reciprocate with sincerity in return.
Xu Xinning: "Why don't you go take a shower first?"
Mu Jingheng grinned. His little sister Xin Ning was finally showing concern for him!
Mu Jingheng: "I'll go tidy myself up first. I'll deal with the chicken later."
Xu Xinning is also bad at tidying up, so even if Mu Jingheng didn't say anything, she wouldn't touch it.
Thanks to Xu Laosan, the family enjoyed a delicious pheasant soup that day, and Xu Xinning even saved a bowl to make noodles for Xu Laosan the next day.
After resting for a day, Xu Laosan was back to his energetic self, but his sore throat hadn't fully healed. Yang Chunqin didn't want him to go to school, but Xu Laosan couldn't stay at home and insisted on going to school. Yang Chunqin sighed that Xu Laosan had become more sensible after his illness.
Xu Laosan, who had taken a day off, returned to school and was warmly welcomed by his younger brothers. They said that without Xu Laosan, the school felt incredibly boring, but with Xu Laosan in the classroom, classes were much more lively.
At dawn, a scream pierced the sky.
The scream was filled with terror.
Xu Yaozu knew immediately that this was no ordinary matter. He put down what he was holding and rushed out, with Mu Jingheng and Xu Laosan following closely behind.
As soon as Yang Chunqin turned around, the three people disappeared from sight. She also put down her work and ran towards the source of the sound.
On the way, they ran into Xu Qiang, the brigade secretary, and his wife.
Xu Qiang's wife: "The shouting sound should be coming from the other side of the river. Could it be that some young woman accidentally fell into the river while washing clothes?"
Neither Yang Chunqin nor Xu Qiang spoke; both of them frowned, sensing that things weren't so simple.
As they passed by the educated youth settlement, the group of young people, their hair a mess and their faces still sleepy, stood at the gate, their expressions a mixture of confusion and curiosity. Upon seeing Yang Chunqin and Xu Qiang, they asked, "Captain, Secretary, what happened?"
Xu Qiang: "We don't know either. Don't be curious. Hurry up and wash up and make breakfast so you won't be late for work again."
The three people walked away before they could finish their conversation.
Lu Chunping has been getting closer to Liu Peng lately, mainly because they both live in single rooms, while the others are mostly in pairs, so the two single roommates naturally became a couple as well.
Lu Chunping: "Liu Peng, let's go take a look. Maybe something big has happened. Didn't you see the captain and secretary both had very tense faces?"
Jiang Chunlin: "Jianhua, let's go take a look too."
Sun Jing and Wang Yaqin were in charge of cooking, and they wanted to join in the fun, but reality wouldn't allow it, so they had no choice but to resign themselves to turning around and going into the yard.
When Xu Yaozu and his group arrived, a large crowd had already gathered by the river. Before they even got close, they could hear the villagers whispering among themselves.
"Make way, make way, Yaozu is here!" a member of the commune called out when he saw Xu Yaozu.
"Yaozu, someone's dead, a woman."
When Mu Jingheng heard that a woman had died by the river, he was afraid it would frighten Xu Laosan, so he pulled him to stand on the periphery of the crowd. After all, Xu Laosan was not fully recovered, and Mu Jingheng felt that it would be bad for Xu Laosan's health.
Xu Yaozu approached the body and discovered that it had been dead for some time.
Xu Yaozu: "Who discovered it first?"
"It was Shuanzi's wife who first discovered it."
Shuanzi's wife has been married into Xujia Village for over a year, but she hasn't gotten pregnant yet. In addition, she is an honest person, so her mother-in-law has been putting her through a lot of hardship. She not only has to wash the whole family's clothes and cook, but also has to work. So she has to get up before the rooster crows every day.
Shuanzi's wife was really terrified. Actually, when she came to wash clothes, it was still dark. By the time she discovered the body, the clothes were almost finished being washed. At that time, there was already the first glow of dawn on the horizon. That's when she saw the body floating on the riverbank. She initially thought it was someone's clothes that had accidentally fallen while washing clothes. In those days, everyone was short of clothes. She thought that if she fished it out, washed it, and altered it, she could wear it.
She found a branch and stood by, paddling. Thanks to buoyancy, she easily pulled the "clothes" to within reach. But it was only then that she realized it wasn't clothes at all, but a dead person. Instinctively, she let out that earth-shattering scream.
Xu Yaozu saw Shuanzi's wife huddled to one side, her face deathly pale and her body trembling uncontrollably. He walked over and asked, "Did you see anything else when you found the body?"
Shuanzi's wife shook her head, trembling.
Hsu Yao-tsu then asked, "Where was she at that time? What was her posture in the water?"
Shuanzi's wife pointed in a direction and said, "It's lying down, just like clothes floating in the river."
Xu Yaozu felt he wouldn't get anything out of Xu Mingyang, and just then he saw him and called out, "Mingyang, take my bicycle to the county public security bureau and have Lao Qian from the criminal investigation team bring his men to investigate. Don't forget to bring the forensic doctor too."
Xu Mingyang replied, "Understood."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Xu Yaozu was having a headache; with so many people gathered here, the scene might have already been destroyed.
He glanced at the noisy commune members and asked, "Does anyone know who this person is?"
Although Xu Yaozu didn't know everyone in the brigade, his memory was excellent due to his profession, and he was certain he had never seen this woman before.
When Xu Yaozu asked him about it, the onlookers began to discuss the identity of the female corpse.
Yang Chunqing and Xu Qiang squeezed through the crowd and walked to Xu Yaozu's side. They never expected that such a big thing would happen in the area under their jurisdiction.
When Xu Yaozu saw the two approaching, he pointed to the female corpse and asked, "Do you know who this person is?"
Although Yang Chunqin felt very uncomfortable when she saw the corpse, she still leaned closer to examine it and then answered with certainty, "This person is not from our brigade."
Xu Yaozu: "Are you sure? There are so many people in our brigade, can you guarantee that you know everyone? Especially those newly married women."
After Xu Yaozu's words, Yang Chunqin suddenly began to doubt herself. "Qiangzi, take a closer look?"
Xu Qiang stepped forward and examined it again before shaking his head. Suddenly remembering that his wife liked to gossip, he asked her to come and take a look.
Xu Qiang's wife: "This person is not from our brigade."
Xu Yaozu examined the woman's clothes more closely. There were no patches, she was wearing a small leather shoe, and she had two braids. Judging from these features, she should be a young woman with some means.
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