Hua Xiangyun and the others managed to return to the end of the county before dawn. After meditating for a while to regain their energy, they left their houses in the end of the county.
When Hua Xiangyun arrived in the village, the villagers had just finished breakfast and were slowly gathering at the threshing ground.
It's hot now, so everyone gets up early to avoid the hottest part of the day.
They thought the educated youth and the villagers would live in peace, but who knew that some people would always try to stir up trouble, and now the gossip has reached Hua Xiangyun's ears.
"Comrade Hua Xiangyun, you can't be so greedy for pleasure. How can our village house be an insult to you?"
"Look at you, a young woman, leaving early and returning late, isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
The person who said this was Xu Damei from the village. She had always wanted to scheme against the educated youth in the village, but these people were very cunning and always came and went together.
Hua Xiangyun is quite remarkable. She arrives in the village right on time every day, finishes her work as quickly as possible, and then speeds off on her bicycle, leaving traffic jams for ages.
She happened to run into them today, and the other educated youth hadn't arrived yet. Given this rare opportunity, she naturally wanted to cause trouble.
Hua Xiangyun glanced at her; she was the most enthusiastic dancer in the village, so she didn't want to pay her any attention. She'd just wait for the brigade leader to arrive.
Xu Damei felt that this educated youth didn't respect her, and pointed at Hua Xiangyun, "What kind of attitude is this? I'm an elder, after all. Is it wrong for me to care about you?"
Hua Xiangyun said, "Thank you for your concern, but we are neither distant relatives nor close neighbors, so let's not try to make any connections between elders and juniors."
If someone acts like an elder in front of others just because they're a little older, then everyone would have to act like an elder.
I hate these people who act like they're old and superior. They don't even think about how other people are doing, what does it have to do with them?
Instead of wasting her time, she should worry about her descendants. Because she has no morals and no bottom line in her behavior, she not only leaves trouble for herself but also hinders her descendants.
"You little brat, I'm doing you a favor by treating you like an elder. Who knows why you rush back to the city every day? It's probably not because you have a lover there..."
A fierce glint flashed in Hua Xiangyun's eyes, and her fingers twitched slightly. Xu Damei, who had been cursing merrily, could only move her mouth, but no sound was heard.
Her eyes widened in terror, her hands tightly covering her cheeks, trying to scream, but she could only feel her cheeks moving, and no sound came out of her mouth.
She suddenly lost her voice, but unexpectedly someone next to her urged her, "Old Mrs. Xu, keep talking, why did you suddenly stop?"
"Could it be that they're afraid of the young women coming to the city?"
She can hear sounds, so why can't she hear her own voice?
Yes, she was clearly shouting at the top of her lungs, how did she suddenly become hoarse?
Cold sweat instantly broke out on her forehead. She looked nervously at the villagers beside her, but they all thought she had come up with some strange trick to torment them again, and watched her with great interest.
When Xu Damei saw that Accountant Gu had arrived, she rushed over, grabbed his arm, pointed to her throat, and pleaded for help.
Accountant Gu looked completely bewildered. What had happened here before? And what was Xu Damei doing?
"Accountant Gu, it seems like Xu Damei has suddenly gone mute?" Someone noticed something was wrong. They didn't want to cause trouble, but if Xu Damei continued to make a scene, it would delay the start of work again today.
These words brought many people back to their senses. Xu Damei was cursing perfectly fine, but suddenly she stopped talking and pointed to her throat. Could she have suddenly become mute?
Such a bizarre thing made everyone's hair stand on end, and they quietly moved away from Xu Damei.
Accountant Gu had no choice but to ask the people next to her what was going on.
No one hid anything and recounted what had happened, though their words all leaned towards Xu Damei.
Hua Xiangyun was innocent. "Aunties, I'm really wronged. It was this Granny Xu who inexplicably accused me of cursing. I only replied that we're not relatives or neighbors, so don't act like an elder."
Why did she suddenly lose her voice? Shouldn't she ask herself that question, or go see a doctor?
I didn't touch her or even flinch at all; we were standing quite a distance apart just now.
Hua Xiangyun was afraid that the other person's saliva would spray on her, so she kept her distance when Xu Damei spoke.
The distance between the two is quite large, so even if they wanted to pin the blame on her, it would probably be difficult.
Everyone was speechless. Even if they wanted to help Xu Damei pin the blame on this young girl, it was too far-fetched. The two really hadn't touched each other.
"I think this old lady might have some kind of hidden illness. We should take her to the hospital to get checked out." The villagers are most afraid of going to the hospital. They won't take that step unless they're bedridden and can't get up anymore.
Xu Damei hesitated. She was afraid that she would never be able to speak again, but she didn't want to waste the money she had painstakingly saved on hospital bills.
She could only point to her mouth, silently seeking help from those around her, to see if they had heard of such a situation or if there were any folk remedies.
But who would dare to help Xu Damei given her personality?
If she helps well, she might just say thank you lightly; but if something goes wrong, her whole family will have to take responsibility.
When her former close friends saw her walking towards them, they all avoided her.
He even wondered to himself if Xu Damei had come into contact with something unclean.
There are many rumors circulating in the village. Some people have seen shadows flitting by in the middle of the night. Xu Damei is always cursing and swearing, and she might accidentally bump into someone.
When Wu Yanxin and her group arrived, they saw a circle of people gathered there, and immediately spotted Hua Xiangyun, who was surrounded in the middle.
They bypassed the crowd and went directly to Hua Xiangyun's side, tightly protecting her in the middle.
Hua Xiangyun felt a warmth in her heart; these friends seemed to have a great understanding of each other.
"What's going on? Did they cause you trouble?" Xiao Tongke immediately noticed that many people around him were secretly observing Hua Xiangyun, and something must have happened before they arrived.
Hua Xiangyun briefly recounted what had happened, "I think this old woman must have some hidden illness, and I don't know why her family didn't take her to the hospital immediately."
Little did they know that Xu Damei was in a panic. She didn't want to be mute, but she couldn't speak or gesture, and she was blind, so she couldn't communicate with everyone. She just frantically gestured and pointed.
Not only were none of her children and grandchildren able to guess what she meant, but she herself didn't know what she was trying to express.
Captain Ren wouldn't let her cause such a ruckus here. He told his family to take her away immediately and see if they could find a doctor or send her to the hospital for a checkup.
As for Hua Xiangyun, the only person she had ever been involved with before, Captain Ren didn't think that the other party had such great ability to make someone mute in front of everyone.
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