Wang Zhaodi heard from somewhere that An Moxue had a big argument with Li Weiguo in the educated youth compound, and that An Moxue had left the compound on bad terms with everyone and even stopped going to study sessions.
For reasons unknown, Wang Zhaodi, who hadn't visited the educated youth compound in a long time, came and said some sarcastic remarks, which made Li Weiguo even more indignant. He was determined to take revenge on An Moxue.
That day, Tao Hua came looking for An Mo Xue: "Sister Mo Xue, a few of us are going to the county tomorrow, and everyone asked me to come and ask you to go with us. Do you have time?"
An Moxue thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow."
Peach Blossom asked curiously, "Sister Moxue, why don't you go to the educated youth compound to study with us? What do you do at home every day?"
An Moxue said, "Me? I'm studying at home! I'm busy."
"Oh, you must be so lonely all by yourself, with no one to talk to."
An Moxue thought to herself, "I'm such a grown-up, why would I need someone to talk to? It's so much better for me to be alone!"
"No, I've packed my schedule full, and it's still a bit too short. What about you guys? Besides those two hours for studying ideas, what do you do with your other time?"
"I didn't do much. I didn't have to work, so I just killed time by sleeping or chatting. Sometimes I'd wander around the village. There wasn't much else to do."
Has anything interesting or interesting happened here lately?
"Sister Moxue, let me tell you, the grain distribution is coming up soon, right? A lot of families are going on blind dates. They say they've found someone they like and they're planning to get married before the New Year."
"Is this what they mean by 'whether you're rich or poor, getting a wife makes the New Year a joy'?!" An Moxue couldn't help but laugh and chuckle to herself.
"I don't know much about this either, maybe so." She then laughed.
After laughing, her face fell again, and she said sadly, "Sister Moxue, when do you think we can go home for the New Year?"
"Didn't they say that after two years of working in the countryside, you can go home to visit your family? Then you can go back!"
"But there's still a year and a half to go, and we still need travel expenses! Travel expenses are so expensive," Peach Blossom said dejectedly.
"Work hard and you'll eventually save enough money to go home. If you really can't, I'll lend you whatever you need, and you can pay me back whenever you have the money."
After hearing An Moxue's words, Tao Hua felt a little better and asked An Moxue, "Sister Moxue, why do you think Wang Zhaodi is so annoying?"
"What's wrong?"
"You don't know, she hasn't been back to the educated youth compound since she got married. A few days ago, she went crazy for some reason and said some inexplicable things, all of which were slanders against you. Jealousy really makes people ugly. You should be careful and not fall for her tricks. I always feel that she is a bit sinister and a bit scary. When she went there, she didn't mention the money she owed us, as if someone owed her something."
"You don't like her?"
"I don't like her. I don't think anyone in the educated youth compound would like her. She acts like she's pitiful and everyone has to give way to her. Who would like that? Besides, she's frighteningly thin."
Upon hearing this, An Moxue recalled Wang Zhaodi's trip to the back mountain these past few days and had a feeling that something was about to happen.
She just didn't expect things to happen so quickly.
That evening, An Moxue was studying Russian in her spatial dimension when she heard a series of knocks on the courtyard gate, each one more urgent than the last, as if she wouldn't give up until the door was opened.
An Moxue left the space, and the two little ones kept barking. Hearing the knocking sound, she knew something was wrong, so she quickly put them back into the space, put away some food and other things, and then put on her clothes and went out.
Someone outside was knocking on the door and shouting, "An Moxue, come out quickly and cooperate with the inspection. An Moxue, come out quickly, do you hear me!?"
As An Moxue walked out, she heard their conversation: "She hasn't come out for so long, is she scared and afraid to come out? Let's break down the door, don't let her escape."
An Moxue slowly appeared at the gate, carrying a kerosene lamp in her left hand and an old elm stick in her right.
There were seven people at the door. When they saw An Moxue come out, they asked her righteously, "Are you An Moxue? What have you been doing for so long? Open the door and let us in to search."
An Moxue didn't reply to him or open the door. She asked, "Who are you? Why are you searching my house in the middle of the night? Who gave you the right? Do you have a search warrant?"
These Red Guards were used to being respectful wherever they went. But if they suddenly encountered a troublemaker who wouldn't listen to them, they would immediately fly into a rage. "Open the door! Stop talking nonsense! We received a report that you are keeping dangerous animals, so we came to search. Open the door, or we'll break in!"
"You think you can just report someone like that? Where's the report letter? Let me see it. Even if there's a report, doesn't it need to be investigated? Did you investigate? And you came in the middle of the night, sneaking around like that. Who knows who you are? If you know what's good for you, go back where you came from. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."
The commotion woke up several neighbors. Judging from the noise, it sounded like the village committee. No one dared to approach. Two neighbors, sensing something was wrong, took kerosene lamps and went to find the village chief. But no one dared to sleep anymore. They all hid in secluded places, listening to the noise, all on edge.
When the group heard that An Moxue wouldn't open the door and was still so arrogant, the leader of the group got angry and shouted, "Smash it! Smash the door open for me! She still dares to be so arrogant in front of us. Smash it open and teach her a good lesson!"
The person next to him chimed in, "Yes, teach her a good lesson so she'll remember it. Otherwise, she won't know that the Horse King has three eyes."
An Moxue stood in the yard, thinking to herself, "A bunch of bastards, just wait and see how I deal with you. After that, I'll send you to the farm. Those of you who caused a death, I'll definitely treat you to peanuts and make you pay with your lives."
The seven people outside the courtyard were banging on the door frantically, while An Moxue watched leisurely inside, as if they weren't banging on her door at all.
The neighbors were terrified. What kind of people were these?!
Village chief, come quick, save me!
Despite the neighbors' frantic internal cries, they couldn't summon the village chief or stop the Red Guards from smashing the door. With their persistent efforts, the door finally collapsed to the ground with a thud.
The seven people swarmed forward and ran towards An Moxue, but they all stopped not far from her, looking at each other in bewilderment.
This person is An Moxue?! No way!
The girl was dressed in a green military uniform, with her hair down. She had fox-like eyes that seemed to be smiling at them. She held a kerosene lamp in one hand and a wooden stick in the other. She gave off a chilling feeling and made people shiver.
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