“Village chief, it’s normal for everyone to question me. After all, I’m an educated youth from outside. I thought that once I came to Liujiatun, I was one of the people of Liujiatun. I’m a soft-hearted person and I can’t bear to see the villagers living a hard life. Let’s not talk about what happened before. Back then, when I first arrived, I saw the village chief working hard every day to feed everyone, and his hair was turning white from worry.”
I just thought that human lives were at stake, so many villagers were suffering, what did it matter if I suffered a little?
Back then, I was like a tiger, running up the mountain without a care in the world. I even charged at wild boars when I saw them. Luckily, I survived several times unscathed.
The scene was quiet, save for Jian's soft voice. The rumor that Jian had killed a wild boar with a single punch resurfaced in her ears, and Wu Lianhua felt a chill run down her spine. How could she have forgotten about that? This Jian Zhiqing was no weakling.
Then I heard Jian Dan sigh softly.
"Hey, this year is a good year, everyone can have enough to eat, and I don't have to worry about anything."
Tiger, you should pack your things away tomorrow. As long as you have enough to eat, I won't worry about you anymore. Let's not bother with this next year.
"Oh, right, village chief, I'll need your help later. I'd like to get a letter of introduction so I can visit my brother and uncle before the harvest."
Liu Weimin and a few close friends knew about Jian Dan's reunion with her family, but not many villagers knew. Jian Dan didn't like gossip, especially about her own affairs, and wouldn't tell others about them.
However, she didn't deliberately hide it; Jian Xin had been playing with the children all day long recently, so it wasn't exactly a secret.
Upon hearing this, Wu Lianhua broke out in a cold sweat again, feeling a chill run down her spine, and staggered back a few steps.
Oh no, how could I forget? Xiao Jian's brother and uncle are both in the military, and I heard they're from a nearby unit, and they're even minor leaders. The child's explanation was unclear, so I went out to ask the neighbors. How could I forget that?
His expression of regret was so obvious. Judging from his posture, he still wanted to say something, but he was in a hurry. He told Liu Weimin, said a few words to Hu Zi and the others, and then turned around and went back to the courtyard.
Liu Weimin's face was expressionless. Xiao Jian, the educated youth, was his benefactor. He had always wanted to maintain this relationship. After learning about her relationship with the garrison, this idea became even more firm. He knew her too well. She was angry. Otherwise, she wouldn't have brought it up at this time. When can the letter of introduction be issued?
They were telling them that she also had powerful backers, and that just because she was an orphan, they could bully her.
Seeing that Jian Dan could still subtly intimidate people by waving a big flag, Lin Dongfang smiled, turned around, and quietly went back to report to his wife.
The children didn't care about anything else and started playing together again, leaving the adults looking at each other in bewilderment.
Everyone else was fine, but Wu Lianhua had just come out of the water after washing herself. Cold sweat was streaming down her face, and her back was soaked.
What happened today was indeed a small matter, but her blunt questioning directly shattered the already fragile trust between the villagers and the educated youth.
Everyone in Liujiatun knew that Jian Dan was different from the other educated youth. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was their savior. Not to mention that he had also brought a lot of benefits to the village. Only when things got better this year could he go to work and raise his children with peace of mind.
I heard that everything about this child's literacy class this year is related to her.
They live far away, work all day, raise their children, and haven't bothered anyone. Yet they still think about getting food for their children. Instead of treating them well, they foolishly come to cause trouble.
For a moment, Wu Lianhua, under the gaze of almost the entire village, dared not raise her head.
Can she say that she regrets it too?
She didn't know where her anger came from. As soon as she heard it was simple, her temper flared up. She didn't even listen to the child finish speaking before she ran out and started banging on the door, which resulted in the scene she sees now.
Liu Weimin sighed.
"Go ahead and cause trouble, keep causing trouble!"
As soon as Tiger got home, he told his grandparents what had happened. The old couple remained silent for a long time before both sighing deeply.
Jian Dan didn't think too much about it. After all, they weren't particularly close or important people. She was only disappointed for a short while. Once she recovered, she put them out of her mind and focused on preparing to eat.
With this delay, it was almost dark, and the pot hadn't even been lit. She was too lazy to cook anymore, so she simply closed the door, drew the curtains, and went into the base space.
After taking a stroll around the cafeteria, I brought out a bowl of ice-cold noodles, still covered in ice crystals. The refreshing taste made my skin feel soothed, and the stuffiness in my heart dissipated.
Since you've said you'd provide a letter of introduction, you can't just say it and then forget about it.
The next morning, Jian Dan went to find Liu Weimin. Liu Weimin felt guilty and didn't ask any questions in detail. He simply gave Jian Dan a five-day letter of introduction, and five days later, it would be almost harvest time.
Jian Dan didn't actually intend to go find Cheng Chao right now; she just mentioned it because she did want to go into the mountains.
During this period, she had been doing weeding on and off. She would only go into the mountains for a short while after work, and it wasn't very pleasant to go far. Since her child wasn't home, she decided to take this opportunity to go for a stroll in the deep mountains.
She hadn't planned to bring the dogs with her when she went deep into the mountains, but this time she remembered to entrust them to Lin Dongfang. She went back, picked up a basket on her back as cover, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
By the time the others heard about yesterday's events and arrived, Jian Dan had already almost reached the halfway point of the mountain.
She was supposed to spend five days there, but by the third day, she had already explored the entire mountain and was ready to head back home.
Little did they know that someone in their family was extremely anxious.
Almost half a day after she left, Cheng Chao arrived.
He was met with the barking of several dogs when he knocked on the door. He climbed over the fence to check and found that Lin Dongfang was indeed not home. He then went directly to Lin Dongfang, who also looked helpless.
“I don’t know where she went, but she said she was going to see you and Uncle Cheng.”
Cheng Chao sensed something was wrong. Jian Dan wasn't doing anything shameful, so why was he using them as an excuse?
This is not in her character.
"What happened?"
Lin Dongfang was about to complain to him, so he immediately recounted what had happened yesterday. Mingzhu's eyes welled up with tears of anger.
"They're really going too far."
Cheng Chao's face was also pale. He and his uncle had just found their younger sister and wanted to give her all the good things, but they still made her suffer.
"I think she didn't take it seriously. Otherwise, she would have done it herself. She did it on purpose. She first told them about killing the wild boar, and then saved that last sentence to remind them that she is not alone now, but has someone to rely on."
Thinking about it, Lin Dongfang laughed.
"You know what, it really worked. You didn't see how scared those people were."
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