Lin Ye glared at Zhou Ling, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
Qingqing saved her yesterday, and now she's kicking her when she's down. What an ingrate!
Lu Wanqing ignored her and only asked Lin Ye to fetch more water in an earthenware pot and continue to pour it into the cow's stomach until it vomited.
After the cow finished vomiting, it gradually regained consciousness, pushed off the ground, and stood up.
A gasp went up from the crowd; it was nothing short of a miracle.
Then, a person squeezed through the crowd. Zhou Changsheng, with a dark face, asked Lin Ye what exactly happened.
“What exactly did you feed the cow? The cow belongs to the production team and is collective property. If it really dies, you will not only have to pay compensation, but you will also be publicly criticized,” Zhou Changsheng said mercilessly.
Lin Ye denied feeding the cow anything, but he couldn't figure out how the cow got poisoned.
Lu Wanqing, however, saw some brightly colored mushrooms in the cow's vomit, which were likely poisonous.
She found some more poisonous mushrooms in the ground and concluded that the cow had eaten them while plowing the field. But how could poisonous mushrooms appear in the ground?
Her gaze swept over Zhou Ling, and she saw Zhou Ling hide behind the other team members.
She was now 80% certain that Zhou Ling was behind it.
“Captain Zhou, the cow got poisoned after eating the poisonous mushrooms in the field,” Lu Wanqing said to Zhou Changsheng, holding up the poisonous mushrooms.
Everyone was worried for Lin Ye. Regardless of whether the poisonous mushrooms grew in the ground or were thrown there by someone else, they were found on the land he rented, so he would definitely not be able to escape responsibility.
Zhou Changsheng impatiently ordered, "Two team members, tie up Lin Ye and hand him over to the commune so they can handle the matter impartially."
Lu Wanqing blocked the two enthusiastic team members and asked Zhou Changsheng with a smile, "Captain Zhou, the cow almost died after eating the poisonous mushrooms, so someone should definitely take responsibility. But what if these poisonous mushrooms were deliberately thrown here by someone, and Lin Ye had no idea about them? What should we do then?"
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, then eagerly awaited Zhou Changsheng's decision.
Zhou Changsheng didn't expect Lu Wanqing to say that. Even if someone threw the poisonous mushrooms, without any evidence, who would admit it?
"If you can find the person who deliberately threw the poisonous mushrooms, that's easy. Whoever threw them will be punished. If you can't find them, tie Lin Ye up," Zhou Changsheng said finally.
Everyone silently offered incense for Lin Ye, thinking that this rough man was in deep trouble. He had been too smug about marrying a city educated youth, and now he was doomed!
His wife is a jinx too, she even went up against Zhou Changsheng and laughed, what the hell is she laughing at!
Zhou Ling, who had slowly hidden behind her teammates, had already turned around and was about to leave.
Just then, Lu Wanqing's clear voice called out to her, "Zhou Ling, why are you running? Are you feeling guilty?"
Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Zhou Ling stormed over to Lu Wanqing and said arrogantly, "Lu Wanqing, stop spouting nonsense. If you want to exonerate Lin Ye, you don't need to throw mud at me."
Then, she looked at Zhou Changsheng, tears welling up in her eyes, and said in a pitiful voice, "Dad, she framed me like this just because I'm your daughter!"
A lot of murmurs arose from the crowd.
"Have you heard? Yesterday at noon, the Xu family got poisoned because they ate mushrooms."
"Could it really be Zhou Ling who poisoned them? She's been spoiled since childhood, I never expected her to be so vicious."
"Stop talking! Captain Zhou is here, how could he let anything happen to his daughter! Who saw her poison her?"
Zhou Changsheng's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. How did things turn out like this? Zhou Ling had been dragged into it.
Just as he was about to defend Zhou Ling, Lu Wanqing stared intently at him with a calm, smiling face, as if to say, "You wouldn't side with your own daughter, would you?"
Lin Ye immediately understood Lu Wanqing's intention and couldn't bring himself to say anything.
Zhou Changsheng had no choice but to respond: "If you produce evidence, I will never show favoritism to my own daughter."
Zhou Ling's heart tightened, but she pretended to be calm on the surface, thinking to herself, "As long as I grit my teeth and refuse to admit it, Lu Wanqing can't do anything about it."
However, when Lu Wanqing asked, "Why did you know I could cure the poison after you were poisoned?" she immediately panicked.
"I heard it from the tailor shop, is that not allowed?" Zhou Ling continued to argue.
Lu Wanqing smiled faintly and pressed, "Oh, it's Old Xu's tailor shop, right? Because you heard that poisonous mushrooms can kill people, you thought of throwing poisonous mushrooms in my field so that the cows would eat them and get poisoned, but you accidentally poisoned your family members first, right?"
"That's not true! You're talking nonsense! Don't spout nonsense without evidence!" Zhou Ling said angrily.
Everyone wore expressions of anticipation, eagerly awaiting how things would unfold.
"Didn't you hear at the tailor shop that the detoxification required taking the mung bean soup I added medicine to twice?" Lu Wanqing raised an eyebrow.
Zhou Ling's face turned pale instantly. She really hadn't heard it. Could it be that the poison in her body hadn't been completely eliminated?
"Stop trying to fool me, I don't feel anything at all..." Before she could finish speaking, she felt a wave of nausea.
Ultimately, she valued her life, and under Lu Wanqing's strong mental suggestion, her body protested first.
The crowd began to point and whisper, looking at Zhou Ling and Zhou Changsheng with wicked smiles.
Zhou Changsheng felt uneasy; if things continued like this, he might lose his position as team leader.
He grabbed Zhou Ling's arm, looked at her sternly, and asked, "Xiao Ling, tell Daddy, did you do it?"
Finally, even her father began to waver. Lu Wanqing is truly remarkable!
She clutched her stomach and burst into laughter, a sinister laugh on her face: "Yes, I deliberately threw the poisonous mushrooms in the ground. I just didn't like Lu Wanqing and wanted to teach her a lesson..."
Zhou Changsheng was furious. How could he have given birth to such a daughter? She had become completely unrecognizable, as if he didn't even know her anymore.
"Tie her up and hand her over to the commune!" Zhou Changsheng said solemnly.
Then, no matter how much Ren Zhouling cried and begged for mercy, he resolutely walked away with his hands behind his back.
When Lu Wanqing told her that what she had just said was just a lie, she completely broke down, slumped to the ground, and let several burly men grab her arms and take her to the commune.
Xu Erlai hid in the crowd, watching all this, his eyes filled with nothing but hatred for Zhou Ling, showing no pity whatsoever.
The commune quickly made a decision regarding Zhou Ling's treatment. Because she was pregnant, she only needed to receive a reprimand from the brigade.
Xu Erlai and his family had no objections.
Marrying such a vicious woman is a disgrace to the family. The Xu family has lost all face, so why would they speak up for her?
They wanted to send Zhou Ling back to the Zhou family, but Zhou Changsheng refused, saying that a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup.
What awaits her is public criticism and an unknown fate...
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