Chapter 76: Going to the Countryside as Educated Youth in the 1970s 39
[This is a parallel fictional world. Please do not take any similarities between place names and people as they appear.]
Zhang Xiaojia hasn't seen He Fei for three months. Looking at the letter in her hand, Zhang Xiaojia was not in a good mood.
The clan elder had recovered a long time ago and had been refusing to leave, saying that Xiaoyi's cooking was delicious. She kicked the clan elder out of the hospital. The eight patients with advanced uremia had all recovered and were now recuperating and did not need to be hospitalized. After prescribing a month's worth of pills, she told them to come back for a follow-up visit in a month and kicked them out of the clinic together.
Jiayi leaned on Xiaoyi's shoulder and said, "Why does your sister have such a bad temper?"
"Did your cousin cause it?"
Zhang Xiaojia walked to the yard and saw Jiayi. Remembering that the heroine would appear the day after tomorrow, he said, "Jiayi, are you going to the city the day after tomorrow?"
"My fifth uncle asked me to go to the winery in the city to do some work."
"Xiaoyi and I will go too."
"Okay, I'll pick you up."
Time soon came to the day after tomorrow, Jiayi came to pick them up and went to the city together.
When we were almost at the river, we heard a woman’s cry for help from a distance: “Help! Help me…”
The sound became louder and louder, and Jiayi, Zhang Xiaojia and Xiaoyi were all attracted to it.
"It's a woman shouting for help!" Jiayi said.
Zhang Xiaojia frowned: "This sound sounds like it comes from the river over there."
Jiayi immediately stopped the car and prepared to rush to the river, but Zhang Xiaojia stopped him.
"Wait, Jiayi, don't rush over. Let's take a look at the situation first." Zhang Xiaojia said calmly.
Jiayi looked at Zhang Xiaojia in confusion, but still listened to his sister-in-law.
The three of them walked towards the river together.
When they arrived at the river, they saw a woman struggling in the middle of the river, her hands slapping the water and shouting for help.
Jiayi's heart suddenly became nervous and he was ready to jump into the river to save people.
But Zhang Xiaojia held him back again.
"Jiayi, take a closer look at that woman. She has been able to maintain a stable suspended state in the water. Her body neither sinks nor floats above the water. She just slaps the water with her hands, and her head remains above the water." Zhang Xiaojia pointed out.
Jiayi gradually calmed down after Zhang Xiaojia's reminder. He observed the woman in the water and found that she didn't look panicked at all. Instead, she kept shouting for help.
"Can this woman swim?" Jiayi asked.
Zhang Xiaojia nodded. "It's very likely. People who can't swim and fall into the water usually panic and struggle desperately, trying to surface for air. But this woman seems to be pretending to drown."
Zhang Xiaojia whispered to Xiaoyi, "Hurry up and go to the county to find Aunt Leng and the police station."
The two of them stood coldly by the river, quietly observing the woman in the water.
At the same time, some of the surrounding villagers also heard the woman's cries and gathered around. Some enthusiastic villagers even prepared to jump into the river to save her.
At this moment, Jiayi suddenly shouted, "Don't worry, everyone! This woman was already screaming for help in the water five minutes ago, but you can see she's been able to stay suspended in the water the entire time. Her body isn't sinking or floating. She's just slapping the water with her hands, keeping her head above water. So, she definitely can swim, and this is all just a deliberate act."
After hearing Jiayi's words, the villagers all stopped.
Some people began to doubt Jiayi's words and began to accuse Jiayi of being too cruel.
Zhang Xiaojia said with a smile: "The woman had been in the water shouting for help for ten minutes, and her head was not even wet."
Well, this time no one went into the water, and they just stood on the shore and watched the heroine shouting for help in the water.
One of the women said, "Is this woman pregnant with a bastard? She's looking for a sucker, deliberately relying on him, and marrying him."
"You're right, Dashi, you should leave quickly, otherwise you will become a father unexpectedly." Another middle-aged woman hurriedly drove her son away.
I saw all the women telling their husbands or sons to leave the river quickly to avoid being blackmailed.
"Jiayi, you should also stay away and wait on the main road. If we don't leave, in case this woman really drowns, we can still get in the water."
The heroine Bai Zhi is now in a dilemma. If she swims up by herself, she will lose both face and dignity. If she doesn't swim up and stays in the water, it will also be inappropriate.
Xiaoyi quickly found Aunt Leng and told her what happened in a few words. Aunt Leng immediately took the staff and went to the police station with Xiaoyi.
Aunt Leng came forward and told the police station chief directly. When the police heard it, they thought it was very strange and were afraid of being blackmailed. They did not dare to call unmarried gay men, and only called older gays and lesbians.
Xiao Yi quickly reached the riverside and saw a group of men standing on the avenue, waiting. He scanned the crowd and noticed a group of women sitting on the bank. In the middle of the river, a woman was struggling in the water.
Aunt Leng walked over quickly and asked calmly, "What's going on?"
Zhang Xiaojia explained in detail: "When we were passing by here just now, we suddenly heard a cry for help. So we rushed over to check. I could tell at a glance that the drowning person was not behaving properly. Normally, if a person is drowning, they will sink or float to the surface, but she was able to maintain a stable suspended state in the water. Her body neither sank nor floated, and she just slapped the water with her hands, with her head always above water. Moreover, I also found that the hair on her head was not wet at all. This shows that this woman can definitely swim. Therefore, I didn't dare to let Xiaoyi and Jiayi go into the water to save her, for fear that they would be blackmailed and cause trouble!"
After hearing Zhang Xiaojia's words, all the staff from the Women's Office and the police station turned to look at the woman in the water, and felt that what Zhang Xiaojia said made sense.
At that moment, a female police officer immediately shouted, "Hurry up and swim to shore! Why are you shouting for help?"
Bai Zhi's heart tightened when she heard this, but she still gritted her teeth and continued to pretend to be a drowning person, refusing to admit that she could swim. She decided to pretend to the end and also shouted, "I can't swim, I can't swim over."
At this time, Zhang Xiaojia, who had been watching Bai Zhi's performance on the shore, suddenly said: "Comrade Public Security, Bai Zhi can actually swim, but she just pretended not to be able to swim. She has been soaking in the water for nearly 50 minutes. If you don't come, she may not be able to hold on. Now that you are here, I feel relieved. I still have things to deal with in the city, so I'll leave first." After that, he turned and left.
Zhang Xiaojia's words startled everyone present, especially the women who were watching the fun. They all stood up and said they wanted to leave to avoid being blackmailed by Bai Zhi.
For a moment, the scene became chaotic.
The police station chief nodded and agreed to their departure.
In an instant, all the people watching the excitement on the shore left.
Arriving in the city, Zhang Xiaojia went to the post office and called Uncle Fang. After the call was connected, she couldn't wait to say, "Uncle Fang, come and get a document."
Fang Jingshan asked, "Why are you calling from the city? Last time I remember you were calling from the county."
Zhang Xiaojia replied anxiously, "Oh, Uncle Fang, you don't know. I was on my way through the county when I passed a river and heard a woman screaming for help. I could swim and planned to go down to save her, but suddenly I realized something was wrong. The woman's hair wasn't wet at all. Looking more closely, I saw she was able to maintain a stable suspension in the water, neither sinking to the bottom nor floating to the surface. She was just slapping the water with her hands. I didn't dare to go in the water at the time, so I asked Xiaoyi to find the director of the Women's Office and the police station to come and help. When they arrived, I left. Later, the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. I was worried that someone was plotting against me, so I didn't dare to call you in the county and came directly to the city."
Fang Jingshan, as an experienced security guard who has long provided protection for the upper class, has experienced countless conspiracies and intrigues. After listening to Zhang Xiaojia's story, various conspiracy theories immediately emerged in his mind.
Fang Jingshan immediately ordered, "Xiao Jia, stay where you are. Someone will come to protect you soon. I'll go report."
Fang Jingshan ran to the front of the office and told the secretary-general that there was an emergency.
After a while, he went in.
Fang Jingshan reported Zhang Xiaojia's recent situation to the higher-ups.
The higher-ups immediately arranged for someone to protect Zhang Xiaojia and also called Zhang Xiaojia.
Zhang Xiaojia watched as staff cleared the area. Then the phone rang. He picked it up and said, "I'm Zhang Xiaojia."
The Lord of Central City asked, "What potion did you come up with this time?"
"I sent you some medicinal wine and enhanced health pills. Remember to take and drink according to the instructions I wrote."
"I know, hurry up and tell me, I'm busy"
Zhang Xiaojia still needed to flatter, so he smiled and got to the point: "I have now made a special medicine for hepatitis B! You just need to apply this special ointment to the liver for three months, and take medicine at the same time, and the hepatitis B virus will be completely eliminated! In addition, I need some hepatitis B virus to study, so I may make new discoveries and create a hepatitis B vaccine!"
Just now, a report was submitted that there will be a large-scale outbreak of hepatitis B this year. Unexpectedly, this little bastard has actually developed a special medicine for hepatitis B!
"Great! You did an amazing job! What kind of reward would you like?"
"No need. Last time you paid for the pig I bought with your own money, my father scolded me severely. Can you write a few words for me this time? Because I'm getting married this year." Zhang Xiaojia replied with a smile.
"no problem!"
Finally, Zhang Xiaojia said with concern: "You must pay more attention to your health!"
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