Within three days, Widow Liu was demoted to a lower-level post.
For the past few days, Jiang Sheng had been going out early and returning late every day to gather information, but apart from being covered in injuries, he had gained nothing.
Even Widow Liu's two sons were almost implicated. If they hadn't severed ties in time, they would have been sent down to the countryside along with Widow Liu.
Having no other choice, Jiang Sheng pleaded with Sang Shen: "Little Sang, please, help me."
Sangshen looked troubled: "Second Brother Jiang, if I could help you, I definitely would, but right now my brother is in dire straits himself, and I... I really don't have the ability to help!"
Jiang Sheng's eyes dimmed, but he was still unwilling to give up: "Brother Xiao Sang, can you help me find out where Sister Xiao Lian has been sent down to?"
Facing Jiang Sheng's expectant gaze, Sangshen cruelly shook her head: "Second Brother Jiang, things are tense right now. I advise you to wait until this storm passes before inquiring!"
He offered a well-intentioned piece of advice, knowing there was nothing he could do if Jiang Sheng wouldn't listen. "Second Brother Jiang, I have to go to work now, I'll be going now."
After saying that, he rode his bicycle past Jiang Sheng and out of the compound.
On the other hand, because the county town has been quite chaotic lately, fewer people are out and about, and even fewer people are coming to the restaurants to eat. At midday, the restaurants are very quiet.
When Bu Ling got home from get off work in the evening, she put down the food first. Not long after she put it down, she saw Aunt Lan coming back from the backyard with a panicked look on her face. Bu Ling's heart skipped a beat when she saw this.
He hurriedly opened the door and asked, "Aunt Lan, has something happened again?"
Hearing the sound, Aunt Lan looked over, her eyes filled with shocking fear. She opened her mouth and said in a hoarse voice, "Aunt Zheng... Aunt Zheng has been taken away."
Bling's expression changed drastically: "Why?"
After asking, she realized what she meant: "Because of what you heard before?"
Aunt Lan nodded almost imperceptibly.
"You told others?"
Aunt Lan stammered, "Not...not many people."
Buling didn't know what expression to wear when facing Aunt Lan. She took a few deep breaths and asked, "When was Grandma Zheng taken away?"
"This afternoon."
Bu Ling ignored Aunt Lan and went straight to the backyard. Sure enough, it was the same scene and the same neighbor, but this time the protagonist was Grandma Zheng.
She stood there for a while, then went back inside. To be honest, under these circumstances, she could only mind her own business and had no energy to care about what others were going through.
When Sangshen came back that evening and heard about this, she was silent for a moment, then returned to normal, "What are we having for dinner tonight?"
Bling replied cooperatively, "It's a bit chilly today, let's eat something warm, how about some soup? Do you still have tomatoes?"
Mulberry shook her head: "That's all. How about three-delicacy soup? We still have wood ear mushrooms and tofu."
"Okay, make more, it'll warm you up."
While Sangshen cooked, Buling assisted her. "By the way, I took advantage of the good weather these past few days to wash the thick quilt. The weather is getting colder and colder."
Sangshen quickly prepared the meal and said upon hearing this, "Then let's wait until the day after tomorrow. I'm off that day, so I'll go with you."
Bu Ling nodded: "Okay, then I'll ask for leave the day after tomorrow. We'll go back to the military compound while we're there. I'm a little worried about my brother and the others."
Liang Boda previously said he would visit his father-in-law's family during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but now that the festival has passed, he doesn't know how things are going.
“Okay, I’ll go to my brother’s place and get some tea and cigarettes, and I’ll bring them back the day after tomorrow,” Sangshen said without blushing at all.
Bling glanced at him and asked speechlessly, "Aren't you sure you won't get beaten up for doing this?"
Sangshen gave her a sweet smile and said, "Just tell me if you want it or not?"
Bling: ...
"want!"
Mulberry chuckled: "That settles it then."
Bu Ling chuckled, "I'm just being polite." They were both experts at dealing with this kind of thing; sorry, that was out of the question.
In the evening, after a bowl of hot soup, Buling washed the dishes, while Sangshen boiled water for washing up later.
That night, Buling and Sangshen lay side by side on the kang (a heated brick bed), unable to sleep. To put it bluntly, they felt powerless, watching helplessly as their neighbors were taken away one by one. They could only watch. Call them selfish if you want, but they truly dared not get involved in such matters.
Sudden:
"ah--"
Sangshen sat up abruptly, threw on her clothes, and said, "I'll go take a look!"
"good!"
Sangshen opened the door and walked towards the direction from which the screams came. As soon as she rounded the screen wall and saw the situation, her pupils contracted. She saw Grandma Zheng lying there covered in blood, motionless.
After waiting for him in the house for a long time without any action, Bu Ling couldn't contain her curiosity, so she put on her clothes and went out.
After she stopped, she looked over, and a look of shock flashed in her eyes. "What's that?"
Sangshen put her arm around her and said, "Go back first, don't look anymore!"
Meanwhile, the neighbors in the backyard also heard the commotion. The first to arrive were Uncle Tie and his son, who nodded and greeted Buling as they passed by. Then came Wu Yuanyuan and Aunt Zhao.
Wu Yuanyuan gasped as soon as she revealed herself: "Hiss—"
Then, she swayed twice, rolled her eyes, and went limp. Fortunately, Aunt Zhao was very close and quickly caught her: "Yuanyuan? Yuanyuan?"
The commotion attracted Aunt Wu's attention. She quickly stepped forward and supported Wu Yuanyuan on the other side, asking, "In-law, what's wrong with Yuanyuan?"
Aunt Zhao was also anxious: "I don't know!"
The two were so anxious that they no longer paid attention to the doorway.
At this moment, Bling quietly interjected, "Take him to the hospital!"
"Yes, yes, take them to the hospital!" The two immediately realized.
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