Everyone walked along the village and around the foot of the mountain until two o'clock in the morning, but there was still no news of Li Haotian and Yang Zhengcheng. The militia and male educated youth circled the back mountain again and again, not even leaving out any corners.
The biting cold wind at night blew on Shen An Ning's face. She pulled up her scarf to block the cold wind. Her fingers were already frozen stiff, and the exposed skin felt like it was hit by ice, so cold that it hurt.
Finally, the group gathered at the male educated youth site.
It was really too late. Everyone was tired and thirsty, and what was worse was the biting cold. The villagers were fine, but the educated youth all looked a little unhappy. After all, if the village reported this matter to their higher authorities, it would also affect them as educated youth. At this time, if they had just one more entry in their file, they would never be able to return to the city in this lifetime.
Wang Qinglin and Zhao Aiguo looked at the big guy. They had been busy for so long and it was really not appropriate to continue looking for him.
"Everyone, go home first and have a good rest. We can talk about anything tomorrow morning."
Wang Qinglin took Zhao Aiguo into a room alone to discuss something. Shen Anning and several female educated youths looked at each other, said nothing more, said something to the male educated youth, and left.
On the way back, no one spoke, and the sound of everyone's footsteps on the snow was very obvious.
Shen Anning returned to the courtyard and did not go into the house to disturb her younger brother and sister. She was cold all over and went to sleep in the next room.
The night is so dark!
Cao Yu took Zhao Jie back to the villager's house where they were staying. When they entered the room, they were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. Even though they were extremely tired, they couldn't sleep at all, nor did they dare to sleep. There was a string stretched in their heads that could break at any time.
"Cao Yu, what should we do?" Zhao Jie stood by the kang, her hands clenched tightly. If this matter was not handled properly, they would definitely be affected. Her family didn't tell her much information, just to cover up for others. She didn't want to get herself implicated.
"What should I do? What can I do? What can I do? Now I can only wait." Cao Yu sat on the kang, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. If Li Haotian and Yang Zhengcheng can't come back before the village goes to the commune to report tomorrow...
The consequences are unimaginable!
Unlike other educated youth who went to bed as soon as they got home, Cao Yu and Zhao Jie lay on the kang with their clothes on, eyes closed, but remained awake all night.
After the Kitchen God Festival, people were supposed to get busy with the New Year's preparations, but when they woke up the next morning, everyone seemed to have lost interest.
When Shen An Ning got up in the morning, she first went to check on Xixi and her younger brother and sister. The three of them were sleeping soundly. Shen Anxuan was very conscious of being an aunt. She put one arm around Xixi and blocked the quilt on the side.
Carefully picking up Shen Zixi, Shen An Ning changed her diaper first. The little guy hummed a few times, opened his eyes and squinted, and when he saw that it was Shen An Ning, he fell asleep again.
"Big sister."
Shen Anyu rubbed his eyes and looked at Shen Anning. He was already accustomed to getting up early to exercise, even if he was hibernating.
"Awake? Then get up and let them sleep a little longer."
Pour some hot water from the coal stove into the basin, the brother and sister wash up, and go to the kitchen together to prepare breakfast.
I made half a pot of millet porridge, heated up a few sticky bean buns, boiled three hard-boiled eggs, and steamed a separate egg for Shen Zixi.
Shen Anning took An Yu to stand by the stove and eat breakfast first. Thinking about what might happen today, she felt annoyed.
After waiting for her sister and Xixi to get up and feeding Shen Zixi, Shen Anning went to the educated youth site.
Li Haotian and Yang Zhengcheng returned to the educated youth site at around ten o'clock. Their clothes were torn and there was blood on their faces and hands. When they entered the yard, they scared Zhao Aiguo and Wang Qinglin, who was about to go to the commune to report the missing person.
"What's going on? Li Zhiqing, Yang Zhiqing."
Wang Qinglin stepped forward to support the two of them, "Quick, ask Shen Zhiqing to come over first and take a look. Boil some hot water and wipe them down."
Zhao Aiguo's face was gloomy, and his eyes were full of hidden suspicion when he looked at the two of them, but he didn't say anything. He took his hat and went out to look for people.
He passed by the female educated youth site first, and Shen Anning happened to be there. She went back to get the medicine box first. The female educated youth followed Zhao Aiguo, and the group walked on the road, and everyone in the village noticed it.
When everyone arrived, the two people who had just changed their clothes were lying on the kang. Even so, when Shen Anning entered the room, he still smelled a very obvious smell of blood.
They treated the wounds of the two men first. There was an obvious cut on Li Haotian's arm from a dagger, and there was a mark of the knife handle on his hand. Shen An Ning took a look and disinfected and bandaged it first. Yang Zhengcheng was seriously injured. Not only was his leg broken, but he also had serious internal injuries. When Shen An Ning pressed his stomach, he heard a clear gasp.
He fixed Yang Zhengcheng's calf with a wooden board and tied it tightly with a cloth strip. "This internal injury will probably take some time to heal. For now, just keep it on the kang. Don't let the wound come into contact with water."
Hearing the voices of the village chief and the party secretary talking in the yard, Shen Anning and the others did not stay long. The educated youth only left Zhao Aiguo in the house, and the others gathered in the kitchen to warm themselves by the fire, waiting for their conversation to end.
Xu Hongxia was so curious that she sat on the stool, looking at this and that.
"Um, An Ning, are Li Haotian and Yang Zhengcheng seriously injured?"
"There's a knife wound."
One sentence can cause a thousand waves.
Shen Anning looked at the male educated youth sitting together, waiting for their reactions.
"To be honest, even though we're all from the same village and live together, Li Haotian and Yang Zhengcheng aren't very close to us. Instead, we interact more with the two female educated youth who came with them."
When Liu Cheng said this, everyone looked at each other in surprise.
Several female educated youth were surprised, "Yes, why didn't Cao Yu and Zhao Jie come?" You know, they made quite a commotion when they came.
Shen Anning was also very curious about the purpose of these educated youth coming to Wangtu Village to work in the countryside.
After waiting in the kitchen for about half an hour, the village chief and the branch secretary came out with Zhao Aiguo. Shen Anning and the others stood at the door immediately, looking at the village chief and the others with heavy faces.
As soon as the village chief and others left, everyone naturally surrounded Zhao Aiguo.
"Talk inside."
"What's going on? Brother Zhao."
Zhao Aiguo spread his hands. "They said they went to the back mountain to collect firewood. When they heard the explosion, they were scared and found a place to hide. When they came down the mountain at night, they ran into two people. I guess it was related to today's explosion. There was a conflict between the two parties, and that's why they were injured."
After listening to this, Shen Anning understood a little bit.
Since the matter was over, no one stayed for long, and the village did not pursue any responsibility for the incident. On the surface, peace had returned to the educated youth site.
As for whether people believe it or not and what they talk about in private, no outsiders know.
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