Of all the groups of educated youth who came, simplicity was naturally the most important thing to them.
Then there were the few who came that winter, honest and law-abiding, who didn't cause trouble.
Of the two batches that came later, only a few were decent, and these two were the only female educated youth who were truly presentable.
The scales in my heart are now tipped more than halfway.
"Village chief, I am definitely going to report Tang Cui. I can tolerate all sorts of petty squabbles and internal strife, but this time, she wants my life. No matter how magnanimous or foolish I am, I cannot accept this."
We encountered wild boars over there.”
Su Hong pointed upwards.
"A little further up from where we gather mountain produce in the fall, that's where I ran all the way here. Look at my shoes,"
Wei Shujuan didn't even notice that Su Hong's shoes were torn and scraped at the front and soles, with dark red bloodstains that were quite conspicuous.
"Oh dear, why are your shoes covered in blood?"
In a panic, with wild boars chasing after them, all they could think about was escaping and surviving. They had no time to think about anything else.
As she spoke, Su Hong's eyes welled up with tears again.
“Village chief, let me tell you, I just fell down right here. I could see the wild boar’s tusks were about to bite me. If it weren’t for Jian Zhiqing appearing, I would have been eaten by the wild boar by now.”
If it were just a minor incident, Liu Weimin could still offer some advice. But this is about to escalate to the point of death, so what's the point of trying to persuade him? He wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility anyway.
However, she was still angry and didn't speak very kindly.
"Alright, alright, let's go back first and change our clothes, wash them clean."
Wei Shujuan agreed and quickly helped Su Hong walk back.
Seeing that she was no longer a problem, he picked up her knife and prepared to head down the mountain.
"The smell of blood is so strong, let's take it back quickly, lest it attract other things."
Liu Weimin was now looking at Jian Dan and was also having a bit of a headache, but he really didn't know what to say.
If you say she did something wrong, well, she saved someone's life.
If you say she did the right thing, you might worry that she'll become even wilder and keep running up the mountain.
The villagers were asleep, but Xiao Jian, a former educated youth, was lazy but loved going up the mountain.
After considering it for a moment, I said one sentence.
"You, don't be so reckless next time. There are so many grown men here. You, a young girl, shouldn't always rush forward."
After thinking for a moment, I added another sentence.
"Don't forget, you still have someone in your family."
Although it was a bit of hindsight, Jian Dan understood his good intentions and nodded in acceptance.
"I understand, I'll be more careful next time. Let's get this thing back quickly."
The villagers were already gathering vines and other materials nearby to make tools, and Liu Weimin sighed again.
"Where are those people? What happened? Did they live in the mountains?"
He did want to abandon the situation, but since something had just happened, he was really worried about these people not returning, and he was also afraid that the wild boars would launch a second attack.
A few more people came running up the mountain; they were Chen Jianguo, Lin Dongfang, and Ling Weidong.
Now that they're not working or going up the mountain, apart from meals, the male and female educated youth are all on their own, so they really don't know what happened just now.
Hearing the villagers talking, Lin Dongfang went home and saw Li Yan and Tan Yajun anxiously looking around at Jian Dan's house. Sensing something was wrong, he went over to ask and learned that Jian Dan had already rushed up the mountain.
They were all former educated youth and close friends, so naturally, none of them hesitated.
Lin Dongfang sent Mingzhu to keep Li Yan and the others company, and the group headed straight up the mountain. They had just run into Su Hong and Wei Shujuan, who were supporting each other, and were relieved to know that they were both safe.
They came up and saw that Jian Dan was indeed fine. They didn't sit idle; they simply went over to help the villagers find vines.
The two makeshift stretchers were almost finished when voices came from the woods. The villagers all slowed their movements and listened intently.
"Do you think Su Hong will be alright?"
They were all young people in their early twenties who had just experienced a life-or-death situation, and their hearts were still pounding. At this moment, no one had the mind to think about anything else. However, they were not blind to what had happened today; they had all seen it.
Whether consciously or unconsciously, he distanced himself from Tang Cui.
After all, nobody wants to be stabbed in the back at any time.
After a while, someone finally gave a sullen reply.
"have no idea."
"And Wei Shujuan, she went after Su Hong too. Can they outrun wild boars?"
Tang Cui remained silent. At that moment, she didn't know what was going on, but she inexplicably reached out and pulled Su Hong down. When she saw Su Hong being chased by the wild boar, she even gloated for a while.
It wasn't until Wei Shujuan chased after her and disappeared without a trace, and there was no movement for a long time, and the other educated youth also silently isolated her, that she belatedly realized that she was afraid.
On the way back, they simply followed silently at the back, not daring to utter a sound.
Several people appeared one after another. After examining them, Liu Weimin noticed that none of them had any serious injuries, so he ignored them, clearly showing his disregard.
Like Liu Weimin, the villagers listened to the whole thing, just wanting to see which heartless and cruel educated youth it was, so that their families could stay away from him in the future.
As for Lin Dongfang and the others, they were not familiar with them to begin with, and now they completely ignored them.
Both wild boars were killed by simple hacks with large knives; the wounds were clearly fatal, and there was a lot of blood on the ground.
Upon seeing the blood, two pools of it, and looking at the expressionless village chief and villagers, the female educated youths immediately turned pale and their legs went weak.
"This...could it be?"
He didn't say the name for a long time, but they all knew who they were talking about. Wang Jiancheng still tried to remain calm.
"No, no, that's a wild boar over there. That must be wild boar blood, it must be."
The two wild boars had already been lifted onto stretchers, and several villagers were using large tree branches to cover up the bloodstains.
Looking back at the group of children, their faces were all pale and they could barely stand. Liu Weimin sighed inwardly. What was going on? Although he knew who had caused the trouble, he didn't like the look of any of them.
Especially the female educated youth who caused the trouble, she was so guilty that she didn't dare to raise her head. You don't even need to ask, you know that what those two people said earlier was true.
He had originally planned to ask these people again when he got back to see if there was some misunderstanding, but well, what's the point of asking? It's obvious.
Angry as he was, he couldn't really just abandon the situation, so he shouted gruffly.
"Aren't you leaving yet? What are you waiting for?"
After saying that, he ignored them and followed them down the mountain with his hands behind his back.
Upon finally hearing Liu Weimin speak, Wang Jiancheng was on the verge of tears and quickly agreed.
"Hey, village chief, we're leaving right away, right now."
The villagers carried two wild boars in front, followed by several people who staggered and helped each other up, and finally, Tang Cui, looking guilty and bewildered, was dragged along.
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