Yu Xiangnian was so tired that his face was flushed and his whole body was covered in sweat, which kept dripping down his cheeks.
Forty minutes, fifty minutes...
Finally, Yu Xiangnian collapsed on the ground exhausted, tears streaming down his face.
Cheng Jingmo understood what this meant.
He walked over, squatted down, and took Yu Xiangnian into his arms, "You did your best."
Yu Xiangnian leaned in Cheng Jingmo's arms and cried loudly, "If only we had arrived a few minutes earlier."
"This death is so horrible!"
"It's really unlucky! This house belongs to the village. If I die here, who will dare to live here in the future?"
"I think we need to ask the village chief to invite someone to perform a ritual, otherwise no one will dare to pass by here."
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The women's disgusted comments reached Xiang Nian and Cheng Jingmo's ears.
Yu Xiangnian suddenly pushed Cheng Jingmo away, stood up and rushed to the women who were watching the fun.
"Get out!" Her face was covered with tears and sweat.
Cheng Jingmo followed behind Yu Xiangnian, with his arms slightly outstretched, ensuring that Yu Xiangnian was within his reach.
He could understand Yu Xiangnian's current emotions, and he gave her time to vent, but he also had to ensure the safety of her and the villagers.
She couldn't let Yu Xiangnian act impulsively and hurt the villagers, nor could she let the villagers hurt her.
The women took two steps back and cursed, "What qualifications do you have to tell us to get out? Who the hell do you think you are?"
Yu Xiangnian pointed at them and yelled angrily, "Get out! You have no right to stand here! If it weren't for you, Teacher Liu wouldn't be like this..."
She choked up as she spoke!
The women didn't feel they were wrong at all and started laughing. "What does her death have to do with us?! We didn't make her hang herself!"
Yu Xiangnian was so angry that she wanted to hit someone, but Cheng Jingmo protected her. She swung her fists, but only hit the air.
"You who quarreled with her and stripped her clothes are the ones who killed her! Just wait, even if she becomes a ghost, she will seek revenge on you!" she said angrily.
The women, who had been indifferent just now, were frightened when they heard such words.
They looked at each other, their faces turning pale, and they pretended to be righteous and said, "We don't believe in ghosts or gods! She committed suicide on her own, it's none of our business!"
Yu Xiangnian said, "Okay! Don't be afraid when she comes looking for you!"
The women's hair stood on end when they recalled Liu Meiying's death.
Everyone found an excuse to leave.
Liu Guoping's spirit had collapsed. He sat on the ground and muttered Liu Meiying's name.
News of Liu Meiying's death spread quickly.
The village leaders, educated youth who went to the countryside, and people who were sent here all rushed over.
Under the command of the village chief, everyone began to arrange Liu Meiying's funeral.
Liu Meiying left a suicide note.
The suicide note talked about her regret of being born at the wrong time and having her talents not being recognized, and described the pain and despair she had experienced over the years. Being stripped of her clothes that day was the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Seeing this made Yu Xiangnian cry again.
It was already late at night when Yu Xiangnian and Cheng Jingmo dragged their tired bodies back home.
The two of them lay in bed, neither of them could sleep. What appeared before their eyes was the tragic death of Liu Meiying and the distraught look of Zhang Guoping.
The two were not afraid, they just felt aggrieved, sad and helpless!
Yu Xiangnian understood history and knew that many intellectuals of that era chose to commit suicide because they could not bear the various insults and tortures.
But when such an event actually happened before her eyes, the suppressed grief and deep sense of powerlessness still made her breathless.
"There's still half a year left..." Yu Xiangnian muttered to himself, "Why don't you just hold on a little longer..."
Cheng Jingmo pulled the person into his arms and held him tightly.
He was no better off than Yu Xiangnian at this moment. A feeling of powerlessness even deeper than yesterday swept over him again. He hated his own powerlessness and the ignorance and narrow-mindedness of those people.
He hid all his emotions deep in his heart and didn't even have the strength to speak.
The two snuggled up to each other, drawing courage and strength from each other.
Yu Xiangnian didn't know when he fell asleep. When he woke up, it was already noon.
After Cheng Jingmo came back from get off work, the two of them had a quick dinner and then went to the village to mourn.
Liu Meiying's body has been put into a coffin, and a mourning hall has been set up at her and Zhang Guoping's residence.
After not seeing him for just one day, Zhang Guoping looked much older, as if his soul had been drained out, his eyes were dull and his body was hunched.
And those who were the instigators just followed along as if nothing had happened, helping out, chatting, and occasionally laughing happily.
This is the tragedy of today's society.
An intellectual full of culture died with hatred, and those who indirectly killed her did not receive any punishment.
Yu Xiangnian looked at those smiling faces that acted as if nothing had happened, and felt extremely hateful.
The law cannot punish them, so she will punish them!
If these people are not punished, the same thing will happen again in the future, or even worse!
After all, there are still many educated youth and intellectuals in the village.
She had to give them a warning and a lesson so that they would be afraid and would not dare to do it again.
When he returned home that night, Yu Xiangnian told Cheng Jingmo about this idea.
The two hit it off and began to implement the plan.
Liu Meiying's funeral was held the next day, and after the funeral, everyone in the village relaxed.
But that night, many people in the village saw Liu Meiying's wronged soul wandering in the village.
Some of the women whose clothes she had stripped that day fainted on the spot, some were so scared that they wet their pants, and some knelt on the ground crying and begging for mercy.
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