This is nothing; you haven't seen the fierceness of us Northeasterners.
You can bully me, I'll have a fight, a drink, and laugh it off. But if you dare touch my family, I'll torture you to death in a minute.
The village suffered heavy losses this time. Three people have died, two others are seriously injured and unconscious, several families have broken arms and legs, and there are as many as twenty people with minor injuries and bleeding. You're lucky you're still alive if these villagers didn't beat you to death.
Bai Xiruo was so upset she was about to faint from crying when Qin Feng stepped out from behind the crowd, stood in front of her, and glanced at her.
"Bai Zhiqing, I've lived for so many years and this is the first time I've encountered something like this. I admit defeat today. I was too lenient. I should have made a strict rule against you educated youths from coming up the mountain, otherwise this wouldn't have happened."
Bai Xiruo, we in Qinjiagou can no longer tolerate you. No matter what your reason was for luring the wild boars down the mountain to retaliate, you have caused a great disaster.
If you cause trouble, you have to take responsibility. You led the wild boars down the mountain, and these villagers died because of you. I can't bear this responsibility, and I won't take it for you.
I will report this truthfully. You can wait at the youth home for your superiors to handle the matter.
Qin Feng narrowed his eyes, gave Bai Xiruo one last deep look, and then looked at Qin Xiaoxiao.
Seeing that Qin Xiaoxiao was unharmed and had no injuries, he finally felt relieved.
Qin Ye, standing behind the crowd, smiled at Qin Xiaoxiao and turned to leave.
He didn't come to stop his sister; he came to protect her.
He knew his sister's temperament. Although she was angry, she was still rational. She wouldn't risk herself for someone she didn't know; it wasn't worth it.
Before Bai Xiruo could defend herself, she was taken away. Instead of being detained at the village committee, she was taken to her own room in the educated youth compound. She would be taken away for trial by the commune's educated youth office and the county public security bureau. Her days ahead would not be easy; she might really be in trouble.
Qin Xiaoxiao followed Qin Feng back to the Qin family home, told Old Madam Qin, and then went back to the educated youth compound with Ma Dahua and Qin Ye.
The front door and the courtyard gate of the house were both damaged. Qin Ye had to replace the doors for her before dark. He also had to check if wild boars had visited the house. If they had made a mess, Ma Dahua would have to clean it up for her, otherwise no one could stay there at night.
When they returned to the educated youth compound, thankfully, the wild boar had found Qin Xiaoxiao and Mu Jin by following their scent. They hadn't been able to enter Qin Xiaoxiao's room; only the main gate and the courtyard gate had been broken down.
Both doors were falling apart and were obviously unusable, so Qin Ye went to Old Man Li's house to buy two more wooden doors and installed them. After cleaning the yard, the three of them returned to the Qin family home.
Su Lu returned very early today, rushing into the Qin family home around 2 PM.
"Little Xiao, Little Xiao, where are you?"
As Su Lu shouted, he rushed into the house and saw Qin Xiaoxiao sitting safely on the kang (a heated brick bed) breastfeeding her child. Only then did his anxious heart slowly calm down.
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled brightly at Su Lu, "Why did you come back so early? Did you rush back because you heard something happened in the village?"
Su Lu took a couple of breaths, took off his shoes, climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), and pulled Qin Xiaoxiao into his arms. He kissed her face repeatedly, pressing his cheek against hers to feel her warmth. Su Lu then let out a long sigh of relief.
"I heard about the incident in the village when I got off work in the afternoon, so I told Brother De and came back right away."
I'm so sorry I couldn't be by your side when this happened; it's all my fault.
Qin Xiaoxiao was taken aback, then touched Su Lu's face and laughed, "What's it to you? You didn't want this to happen. You were just working, how could you have imagined that Bai Xiruo would do something so reckless?"
Looking at Qin Xiaoxiao's calm face, Su Lu sighed.
Others may not know, but Su Lu knows Qin Xiaoxiao's secret. How could one possibly escape the tribulations of heaven so easily? This time, it's bound to be extremely dangerous!
The couple found it difficult to communicate outside, so after saying goodbye to the Qin family, they took their child and returned to the educated youth compound.
After coaxing the child to sleep, Su Lu, still shaken, carried Qin Xiaoxiao onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and sat there motionless.
Qin Xiaoxiao was also filled with lingering fear. Today had been far too dangerous. If Mu Jin hadn't returned in time, she probably wouldn't have survived this ordeal.
The two hugged each other quietly without saying a word until the child woke up and cried, which startled them awake.
After another flurry of activity, Su Lu and Qin Xiaoxiao were hungry after getting the two children ready.
They took out some crayfish they had cooked earlier, along with two bottles of beer. The couple chatted about the day's events while watching their child.
Qin Xiaoxiao first recounted what had happened that day, and then speculated about how the commune and the public security bureau would deal with Bai Xiruo.
"I bet Bai Xiruo won't have a good ending. Think about it, because she secretly went up the mountain to bring back a baby wild boar, three people in the village died. That's a major casualty, right? The village has never had so many people die in nearly a hundred years. Even during the three most difficult years, no one died in Qinjiagou, which is close to Maoershan and Maoerduoshan."
Three people died this time. If the commune and the public security bureau don't punish them severely, it will probably cause dissatisfaction among the higher-ups and the villagers, and they will have a hard time explaining themselves then.
Although Bai Xiruo is the female lead, as we all know, she doesn't have much of a background; her ability to act recklessly is entirely due to God's protection.
This whole thing is a bit strange. It just doesn't feel real to me. Bai Xiruo is the female lead, after all. How could she just disappear like that?
Qin Xiaoxiao frowned slightly, feeling somewhat uneasy.
Su Lu also felt that Bai Xiruo, the female lead, seemed rather useless.
"Do you think it could be because of you? Because your arrival changed her fate?"
Qin Xiaoxiao shook her head and then nodded, "I don't think so. There must be another reason. The most likely reason is that time-traveling woman, Jiang Jiaqi."
Think about it, she was only the second female supporting character in the book. Now that she's been possessed, the original owner's fate has been changed by her, so the female lead's fate has also changed.
I'm just cannon fodder; my time travel shouldn't affect the female lead.
Su Lu thought about it for a moment and nodded, "What you said makes sense. That Jiang Zhiqing does have a spatial ability."
Su Lu was still jealous that Jiang Jiaqi had a spatial ability while he didn't, even if it had nothing to do with Jiang Jiaqi, he was unwilling to admit it.
"Forget it, let's not think about it anymore. Whatever happens, happens. Let's just wait for the results."
The couple went to bed after dinner, but got up once in the middle of the night to feed the baby and change the diaper. They slept relatively well that night.
The next day, the village was filled with crying from early morning. Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu were awakened by the noise. They glanced at the two children and saw that they were sleeping soundly, so they were relieved.
Su Lu went out for a walk and returned quickly.
"The two villagers who were sent to the hospital yesterday could not be saved. Now Bai Xiruo is completely finished. Five people have died. She can't bear this responsibility. The villagers will not let her off the hook."
Qin Xiaoxiao nodded, "Let's go and check on those five families later. They're quite pitiful. Also, find out why Bai Xiruo went up the mountain. I always feel that her going up the mountain isn't as simple as it seems."
Was he so craving meat that he had to risk his life to catch wild boar in the mountains? She didn't believe it; there must be another reason. (End of Chapter)
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