The remaining neighbors looked at each other for a long time, bewildered.
Grandpa Wu coughed lightly, bringing everyone back to their senses: "Old woman, look where the Liu family's food is. Make something for Xiang Hua and Xiang Ming to eat."
Aunt Wu nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll sleep here tonight. I don't know if Xiao Jiang will be able to come back tonight, and I'm worried about leaving the two children here."
Grandpa Wu: "Okay, let's do it your way."
He then turned to his neighbors in the courtyard and said, "Everyone saw what happened today. If you don't want to get into trouble, you should be careful with your words and actions in the future, and be cautious even at home."
"We've been neighbors for so many years, I hope everyone is doing well." After saying this, Grandpa Wu hunched over and went back to the front yard.
The neighbors remained silent for a moment, then dispersed and went home.
However, today's incident served as a wake-up call for them, reminding them that they must be extra careful and cautious in the future.
Sure enough, Jiang Sheng didn't return until evening, and the atmosphere in the compound was unusually gloomy that night.
That evening, after washing up and turning off the lights, Buling and Sangshen lay face to face on the kang (a heated brick bed) in the darkness, speechless for a moment.
"What will happen to Sister Liu?" Bu Ling asked softly.
Sangshen pulled the blanket up higher for Buling and said, "Send her down to the countryside."
Buling didn't say anything more, but just leaned closer to Sangshen: "We need to be more careful from now on."
Sangshen patted her on the back: "I'm here for you."
"Um."
The next morning, Jiang Shengcai returned to the compound with a bruised and swollen face and a limp. Everyone immediately surrounded him and asked what had happened.
"Xiao Jiang, how's the situation?"
"Jiang Sheng, what's wrong with you?"
But Jiang Sheng seemed not to hear anything, pushing through the crowd and heading straight for the backyard...
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