Listening to the laughter and joyful chatter from next door, Shi De from the old courtyard was regretting his decision so much.
Now that Lu Juanjuan has been formally arrested by the police, he feels that he has been fooled by the Lu family. Otherwise, he would not have gone to the production team's cowshed to borrow the black dog, nor would he have been so angry that the old lady ordered to sever ties with their old family.
What made him feel most guilty was that since Shi Xiaoli drank the herbs dug by Tian Yuzhu, her overall mood had stabilized a lot.
There was no more torment day and night, and that day Shi Xiaoli even knew to run to the commune to report Lu Juanjuan.
She didn't look mentally ill at all at the time, and the entire description made it impossible to associate her with a lunatic.
What Shi De regrets now is that if he had not been so foolish as to listen to Lu Juanjuan's nonsense, Tian Yuzhu would have done her best to treat Shi Xiaoli.
With mixed feelings in his heart, Shi De turned around and looked at Shi Xiaoli who was sitting in a chair under the eaves in a daze.
She no longer had to stay in the inner room all day or be tied to a pillar.
Even if you let her out to bask in the sun, she won't run around anymore.
But... you can't stay stupid like this forever, right?
"Xiao Li, it's Dad who has harmed you!" Shi De silently wiped away his sad tears: "You stay here and be obedient. Dad will go to cook. Your third brother is a bastard. He only cares about eating in the new courtyard and doesn't care about us!"
When Shi De got up and went to the kitchen while muttering, Shi Xiaoli, who had been sitting in a chair in a daze, slowly stood up.
She saw a butterfly flying around in the yard. As she watched it, she tilted her head and smiled curiously. She stood up involuntarily and took a few steps forward.
The butterflies fluttering in the sunset were so beautiful that Shi Xiaoli couldn't help but walk down the stairs and slowly follow the butterflies...
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There was constant laughter and joy in the new courtyard. Everyone was happy today. Shi Zhentang and several elders had a few more drinks.
Tian Yuzhu finished eating first. Since she didn't drink, she ran to the kitchen to heat up the men's snacks.
Zhao Xiaoman had also finished her meal and kept chatting with her about some interesting stories in Beijing.
At this moment, a picture suddenly flashed through Tian Yuzhu's mind.
Shi Xiaoli was seen walking forward with a silly smile on her face, and the other scene was the village dam.
After the snow melts in winter, the dam is still half full of water, at least five or six meters deep.
Wasn’t Shi Xiaoli at home? Why did she appear at the dam?
Tian Yuzhu's face changed drastically in anxiety: "Xiao Man..."
"Third brother, third brother, Xiaoli is missing."
At this time, Shi De's panicked voice came from outside the yard.
When he walked out of the kitchen, he found that Shi Xiaoli was missing. He searched inside and outside the house and even ran to the street but still couldn't find her. So he rushed into the new courtyard with his head held high.
"What, Xiaoli is missing?"
Shi Wei stood up forcefully: "What did you do? How did you lose sight of her?"
Shi Weimin asked, "Dad, what's going on?"
"I...I...Oh, how do I know what happened? I went to cook and she disappeared." Shi De slapped his thigh anxiously.
The village party secretary stood up drunkenly: "Why...why are you wasting time? Go find someone quickly."
At this time, Tian Yuzhu in the kitchen was already running around in a panic. She quickly asked Zhao Xiaoman to call Shi Zhentang to the kitchen, and she didn't care about anything else anymore: "Zhentang, Xiaoli is over there at the dam, go quickly."
Shi Zhentang responded coldly. He knew his wife's ability, so he turned around and ran away without saying a word.
After he left, Tian Yuzhu looked towards the kitchen door in a distracted manner, and was surprised to find Zhao Xiaoman standing outside. At this moment, she was slowly walking out and looking at her with the same puzzled eyes: "..."
She heard what Tian Yuzhu said.
But no one had left the yard just now, so how did Tian Yuzhu know that Shi Xiaoli was by the dam?
Zhao Xiaoman was so confused that she didn't know what to ask.
Tian Yuzhu was the smart one. She quickly stepped forward and took Zhao Xiaoman's hand, looking at her sincerely with clear eyes: "Xiaoman, you must be wondering why I know this, right?"
Zhao Xiaoman looked at her with a little palpitation and nodded, remembering the rumors in the village that Tian Yuzhu was a fox spirit.
Tian Yuzhu said calmly, "When Shi Xiaoli was still fine, she always resorted to those tricks of crying, making a fuss, and even threatening to hang herself. One time, her second brother didn't buy her shoes, and she made a fuss like this, and when she was making a fuss, she even said she was going to jump off the dam and die.
I suddenly thought of those words just now. I heard the doctor say that even if a person is crazy, some points in her memory will not disappear, so I was worried that something might happen to Xiaoli.
Isn't it better to let Zhentang go to the dam first? If he's not there, we can relax and then slowly look for him, right?"
When Zhao Xiaoman heard this, it seemed to be the case.
She was no longer nervous, but comforted him, "Sister, don't worry, Shi Xiaoli will be fine."
Tian Yuzhu sighed: "Actually, after Shi Xiaoli treated me like that, I couldn't care less whether she was okay or not. I was just worried that Zhentang would be sad. There was nothing I could do about it. We are a couple after all."
"Sister, you are so sensible."
Not long after, Shi Zhentang brought Shi Xiaoli back. Fortunately, he arrived in time, otherwise she would have fallen into the dam.
Thinking about the situation at that time, Shi Zhentang broke out in a cold sweat.
When the people in the courtyard saw the brother and sister coming back, they all asked where they found them.
Zhao Xiaoman also pricked up her ears to listen. She was very curious and had an inexplicable expectation in her heart.
But she didn't expect that Tian Yuzhu, who was standing behind her, quickly made a sign to Shi Zhentang, and Shi Zhentang immediately understood that the fat girl had heard their conversation.
Then he said, "Yuzhu was worried that she would run to the dam, but luckily she didn't. I found her in the small ditch beside the field."
After hearing his words, Zhao Xiaoman actually felt relieved.
It turned out that she was overthinking it, Tian Yuzhu did not lie to her.
Everyone said, "That's right, it's a good thing we didn't go to the dam."
"It's good that they found it. It was just a false alarm." said Uncle Xu.
The village party secretary waved his hand: "Come on, Zhentang, sit down, let's continue drinking."
At this time, Shi Weiqiang and Shi Weimin, who had gone to other places to look for Shi Xiaoli, also came back. Seeing that Shi Xiaoli was found, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
As for Shi Xiaoli, she seemed not to understand what was happening. She stood there blankly, glancing at the food on the table, and then swallowed hard.
People are all made of flesh and blood, let alone the old lady’s granddaughter.
Seeing her like this, the old lady felt uncomfortable and told Su Zhen: "Ah Zhen, go serve Xiaoli a bowl of rice and move the small table out of the room for her to eat by herself."
"Oh!" Su Zhen didn't have the heart to do it at first, but now that she saw the old lady relent, she hurried to serve the food.
What is gratifying is that Shi Xiaoli is actually very obedient.
I saw her sitting quietly in front of the small table with a bowl in her hand, eating the food on the plate on the table by herself, without throwing the bowl or chopsticks or swearing.
The changes are quite significant...
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