I looked up and was met with two pairs of wide-open eyes.
Tell me more!
Judging by the looks of it, if you had some sunflower seeds, you could listen to the story while eating sunflower seeds.
Tanya Jun couldn't help but laugh.
Are you two making fun of me?
"Of course not!"
Mingzhu and Jian Dan both denied it in unison.
"Tell us what you think, and we'll help you fill in the gaps."
"Yes, yes, Ya Jun, she's experienced. Let her run it around for you and check for any blind spots."
I paused briefly, then looked back at Mingzhu.
"Huh?"
What do you mean I have experience? Am I a bandit?
"It's not like I dig traps every day."
"Ha ha!"
They both laughed.
"No, no, isn't it because you're an expert? Experts definitely have a better eye than us, right?"
Expert~Simple, I'd say I barely agree with that statement.
"Well... since you've invited me so sincerely, I'll reluctantly take a look for you."
The group immediately started making a ruckus.
Tan Yajun originally prepared these things just to be on the safe side. After all, she was a girl living alone, and even if she wasn't on guard, she still had to be. Who could guarantee that everyone in the village was a good person?
She wasn't new here; she'd been through a lot of this before, and she wasn't completely clueless. She roughly understood what those people were thinking. However, she'd risked ruining her reputation to get to where she was now, so there was no reason for her to give up now.
She had been there for several years, and the people from Liujiatun and Liujiatun often visited each other. Those things from back then had long become gossip among the villagers. Some sympathized with her, some were jealous, some watched the spectacle and talked behind her back. There were even a few gossipy old ladies who followed her around when she was working, pointing and saying things like "big buttocks mean you'll have a son."
During that time, she was almost always with Li Yan and Jian Dan. With Jian Dan as her benefactor and the threat of force, the villagers were too embarrassed to go too far.
She didn't say anything, but she wasn't stupid; she clearly remembered everyone's thoughts and intentions.
Before, she was in a daze, without any focus, letting Jian Dan and the others protect her behind her.
Now, if anyone really wants to try again, she won't stay silent anymore.
The two of them went to look around, just thinking about self-defense, without giving it much thought.
Who would have thought that we'd be using it the moment we left?
The next night, around 2 a.m., when everyone was sound asleep and in deep sleep, a scream rang out in Liujiatun.
"ah!"
In this quiet little village, the sound startled many people awake.
Not to mention, the villagers were all terrified.
"What's wrong? What's that sound?"
"Get up quickly, is the wolf coming again?"
It's understandable that they think that way; the wolf incident happened not long ago, and the villagers' lingering trauma hasn't completely subsided. To suddenly have such an attack in the middle of the night would make anyone jump to conclusions.
Liu Weimin was also terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat. Even in the sweltering summer heat, he shivered several times, and his whole body sprang to attention.
"Whose house is this? What happened this time?"
God knows, ever since the last incident, this bomb has never exploded, and he hasn't been able to sleep soundly for a single day. He's always afraid that one night the wolf will really come down the mountain and into the village. Several times he's had similar dreams: the wolf comes down the mountain, rampages into the village, and the villagers are torn to pieces without even being able to resist. Arms, legs, and pieces of bloody flesh are everywhere.
He was startled awake by this scene several times.
To be honest, in all the years I've been away from the battlefield, I've never experienced anything like this before.
So, he hadn't slept well during this time. Hearing that scream, he felt a sense of relief, as if he had finally been put to rest. Listening to the footsteps gradually rising outside the courtyard and the increasingly loud voices, he calmed himself down for a while, then quickly put on his shoes and got out of bed, asking Wang Guihua...
"What's going on? Have wolves come down from the mountain?"
Wang Guihua returned from outside, her clothes damp with dew. She yawned as she entered the house, but instead of getting onto the kang (heated brick bed), she quickly put the clothes back on.
"We didn't see any wolves, but we did find a pervert,"
"What?"
Liu Weimin was stunned for a moment.
What did you say?
In recent years, the crackdown on misconduct has been very strict. How long has it been since we've heard this phrase before?
The old woman must have misheard.
Wang Guihua was furious.
Didn't you hear what I said?
Liu Weimin's house is near the village office, and Tan Yajun's house is next to the other side of the village office. If there is any noise over there, even a little bit, it can be heard over here. Especially late at night, the village office courtyard is empty. Standing at the gate, Wang Guihua can clearly hear the voices from Tan Yajun's side.
To be honest, she was so embarrassed after hearing just a couple of sentences!
"What else is there to say? That young Tan is crying outside in the middle of the night, and someone almost sneaked into the house."
"What?"
Liu Weimin swayed and almost fell back onto the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Impossible, there couldn't possibly be someone like that in our village,"
Over the years, Liu Weimin has come to know the villagers well, if not completely, but he has seen their basic character, especially the young men. They may not all be smart, but they are not this despicable.
Wang Guihua gave a heavy snort.
"You mean, that young girl deliberately ruined her own reputation?"
Liu Weimin paused in his steps as he walked out. Was he really getting old and his eyesight was failing?
It was early summer, and the nights weren't cold, making it easy to get up and go out. By the time Liu Weimin staggered over, a group of people had already gathered at Tan Yajun's door.
Jian Dan was too far away to hear it, but Mingzhu's courtyard wasn't far from the village. When she heard the sound, Mingzhu's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately sent Lin Dongfang over.
In Tan Yajun's small courtyard, the gate was crowded with villagers, and even outside the wall, heads were peeking out. Tan Yajun stood at the door, her eyes red, holding a stick in her hand, which looked like a retired shovel handle.
A figure was writhing on the ground in front of her, groaning intermittently. The night was blurry, and it was only vaguely possible to see that the person's body seemed to have been splashed with an unknown liquid, and the clothes were clinging tightly to the body.
Who is this?
"You can't tell just by looking at it. If it were someone from the village, you could tell from their speech."
The people on the ground knew someone had arrived, and they twisted and turned with all their might, trying to make a sound. Tan Yajun watched coldly as Liu Weimin entered the courtyard before she finally lifted her foot.
However, he didn't take the stick away; he just kept it firmly planted on the man.
"What's going on? What are you doing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
"So you're not going to work tomorrow?"
Before anyone else could say anything, the person underground struggled and cried out.
"Village chief, village chief, save me, save me..."
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