The first light of dawn.
The light shone through the crack in the window onto Xu Mingzhao's face.
Xu Mingzhao slowly opened her eyes.
There was a hint of bewilderment in his eyes.
Then I started to think about it, and later I became suspicious.
It turned into surprise in the end.
Turning my head to look at the other three people on the communal bed.
Zhou Aiguo, Zhou Zhuang, and Chen Shuo.
All three of them were sleeping soundly.
This is very wrong.
Normally, Chen Shuo would get up at the crack of dawn to either fetch water or gather firewood.
I've never been asleep this late before.
Thinking of this, Xu Mingzhao's brows furrowed into a deep frown.
He got up and carefully examined Zhou Aiguo.
They breathed a sigh of relief once they confirmed that the little one was just asleep and nothing more.
He checked again, and thankfully, the money and tickets he had hidden were still there.
It seems someone is watching them!
Who could it be?
Zhou Zhuang? Chen Shuo?
Neither of them woke up.
Or did he drug himself afterward?
Or is it Zhou Yizhi from next door?
People from the village?
outsider?
That shouldn't be happening!
They have kept a low profile since they arrived here.
They mirrored the behavior of the other educated youth around them.
No outsider could possibly know!
Besides occasionally buying some candy and snacks to satisfy Aiguo's cravings.
They didn't do anything out of line!
...
Could it be that the people at the educated youth settlement discovered the money and banknotes he had hidden?
But how was it discovered?
The people who made this move were probably from the educated youth settlement.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for everyone in the educated youth settlement to be in a coma.
Was it drugging?
Yes, it should be drugging.
Otherwise, everyone wouldn't be sleeping so soundly.
Xu Mingzhao was thinking it over and over.
When you're unsure.
There was also some activity coming from the female educated youth's side.
It seems the medicine has worn off, and everyone has gotten up.
I wonder if these people will be able to discover that something fishy happened during their sound sleep.
...
Xu Mingzhao didn't move and just sat there.
Listening to the chattering sounds outside.
I couldn't hear it clearly.
First, I heard the creaking sound of the courtyard gate opening.
This courtyard gate is too old, and it's been raining on and off these days.
The air is humid.
The iron fittings on the door are rusty!
Then, the voices of several female educated youths came through.
From whispers to nagging in your ear.
The sound grew louder and louder.
"What happened to your lips?" Lin Min's voice came through the window, muffled.
"I don't know, Sister Lin Min, it's so itchy, is there some bug crawling over it?" Su Jiaqi said, her voice trembling with tears.
"Hey, don't scratch it! It's probably a bug bite!" Zhao Lu snapped at Su Jiaqi.
"Let's go buy some medicine, just in case there really are bugs, that's too scary..." Li Fang timidly followed.
Then came the soft sound of a door opening. "What's going on? What's all the noise about so early in the morning?" Zhou Yizhi's slightly annoyed voice came from behind.
"Su Zhiqing, what happened to you? Why is your mouth swollen?" Qin Ruixian also got up.
"What could have happened? We got bitten by bugs. Looks like we need to clean up a bit, maybe burn some mugwort or something. Otherwise, we'll be next!"
"It's getting more and more humid these days. We haven't seen any sunny days. No wonder there are bugs!"
Qian Huan's dissatisfied grumbling followed.
Xu Mingzhao shook his head upon hearing these commotions.
These people have such poor awareness.
Zhou Aiguo, who was sitting next to him, also woke up and saw his brother-in-law sitting beside him.
One moment his brows are furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly, the next he's shaking his head.
I'm very puzzled.
He yawned, his mouth wide open, revealing his innermost white teeth.
He rubbed his eyes again.
Rub away the eye boogers from the corners of your eyes.
Only when Xu Mingzhao looked over did he ask a question.
"Brother, what are you doing? Missing my sister?"
They've been here for almost half a month.
I wonder if his old man misses him.
The food here isn't good either; you can barely get a full meal.
The sleeping conditions were terrible; everyone slept in the same large communal sleeping area.
Zhou Zhuang also snores loudly; when he first arrived, he didn't sleep for several days.
Chen Shuo, that guy, is also not clean.
I still have to work every day.
He had several blisters on his hands, which would burst and then new ones would grow.
It hurts so much!
The old captain said that once calluses form, it will be fine.
Thinking of this, Zhou Aiguo raised his hand and looked at it.
My once fair and tender hands have turned black and rough.
Even so, this was only after his brother helped him the most.
Then look at his brother; his face is getting darker and darker from the sun.
This face is getting uglier and uglier!
I hope his sister won't look down on his brother.
Otherwise, he would feel guilty.
because.
Half of this is probably from the exhaustion of helping him with the work.
...
During breakfast.
Xu Mingzhao finally met Su Jiaqi.
At this point, Su Jiaqi's lips were already very swollen.
They hung there like two sausages.
It's really scary.
It's also very funny.
The worst part is that Su Jiaqi can't help but scratch.
If you scratch it open, it will ooze yellow fluid.
Startled, Xu Mingzhao finished her meal in a few bites, grabbed her little one, and ran away.
What if this spreads?
And last night.
They were clearly all drugged!
The only way to do this is probably by putting drugs in food.
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