The villagers who had just been lying there, their faces ashen, were now all full of energy.
"What's wrong with me? My stomach was hurting so badly just now, but it doesn't hurt anymore!"
"Hey old man, why don't I see you covered in hair today? Wait, how come I can see so clearly?"
"Honey, how come you suddenly look younger and more beautiful? My goodness, I feel like all the other aunties and grandmas have become younger and more beautiful!"
"Who are you looking at? I think all the young men in the village have suddenly grown strong and powerful..."
An auntie raised her hand and gave her husband, who was darting around with his eyes, a sharp rap on the head, making him howl in pain.
This scene made the villagers who had just gotten up from the ground burst into laughter.
Commander Huo's jaw dropped in astonishment as he looked at Political Commissar Hao and Zhou Jiuzhen, who were equally stunned.
Zhou Jiuzhen closed his jaw, apologized to the guard he had just stepped on, then turned and bent down to pick up Sanya, who had just spoken. "Sanya? Are you the stupid Sanya? The Sanya who can talk?"
"You're the idiot, your whole family are idiots!"
Sanya rolled her eyes and glared at him before breaking free from him and slipping off. She stuck her tongue out at Zhou Jiuzhen and then ran towards Ling Huanwu.
"Let go of my aunt! My aunt is a good person, why are you arresting her?"
Sanya pushed the two guards who had captured Ling Huanwu, crying and begging them to release Ling Huanwu.
His eloquent manner astonished the villagers who had just awakened, leaving them speechless and trembling.
In the blink of an eye, a little fool becomes clever and can distinguish between good and bad people.
If it wasn't possessed by some kind of ghost or monster, then this is nothing short of a miracle!
When the villagers came to their senses and saw that Ling Huanwu was about to be taken away, they quickly gathered around to protest.
"What are you doing? Why are you arresting Comrade Ling? She has made so many contributions to our village. Instead of praising her, why are you arresting her?"
"That's right! Today, we're all cooking together to show the leaders that under Comrade Ling's leadership, our lives are getting better and better. How can they just arrest people like that? If it weren't for Comrade Ling, my little brat wouldn't have vegetables to eat every day!"
"Release Comrade Ling, release her..."
The villagers surrounded the two guards who had arrested Ling Huanwu, shouting and yelling for her release.
One of the villagers, who looked frail and thin, even kicked a chair next to him in protest, and the chair instantly crashed into the wall and shattered into pieces.
Commander Huo hurriedly ordered his two guards to release Ling Huanwu, then turned to Zhou Jiuzhen with a strange expression and asked, "What exactly happened? Were those villagers' performance of bringing the dead back to life a welcome show for me by you and Political Commissar Hao?"
He pointed to Song Yaoyao, who was standing outside the crowd, her face pale and looking as if she had seen a ghost, and asked in bewilderment, "Then what's wrong with your sister-in-law? Why are she and your mother-in-law so insistent on saying that your wife killed the whole village?"
The three of them looked over and saw Song Yaoyao standing there, swaying precariously, as if frightened by the scene before her, her eyes constantly searching for something in the crowd.
Suddenly, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.
Song Yaoyao froze on the spot, her wandering gaze finally settling, her eyes meeting in terror the angry stares of the villagers who were getting back to their feet.
"It wasn't me, it wasn't me..."
She instinctively began to mumble an explanation, but before she could finish, a rotten vegetable leaf was thrown at her, followed by a barrage of rotten vegetable leaves and ears of rice.
Ling's parents hurriedly shielded the heavily pregnant Song Yaoyao in the middle, only to be instantly engulfed by rotten vegetable leaves and countless ears of rice...
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Inside the military reception room.
Ling Huanwu hadn't even had time to wash the dirt off her face when she and Zhou Jiuzhen sat facing each other inside the house.
"You're my wife?"
Zhou Jiuzhen was somewhat embarrassed, rubbing his trouser legs with both hands, and hesitantly asked, "I...we shouldn't...we shouldn't be a real couple, right?"
Ling Huanwu held the warm enamel cup in her hands and almost choked, spitting out a mouthful of water.
She wiped her mouth, revealing bright red lips beneath her muddy face. "Just say what you mean. So what if we didn't sleep together?"
Zhou Jiuzhen let out a long sigh, looking knowing, and then asked, "The political commissar said he approved our marriage application, so have we already registered our marriage?"
Ling Huanwu thought for a moment, then slammed her enamel mug heavily on the table and stood up abruptly. "I didn't sleep, I didn't receive anything, fine, go find whoever you want, I'm leaving right now!"
The man's relieved expression and the question he asked made it clear that he didn't want to live with her.
Then what is she still longing for?
Does she not want to live if she doesn't become Zhou's wife?
Ling Huanwu turned and left the house, striding towards the educated youth settlement. When she passed the house where she had lived in the military family compound, she couldn't help but stop.
Her face felt itchy and wet, so she wiped it with the back of her hand, revealing her hand covered in wet mud.
She actually cried!
"He's just a man, right? In a little over a year, after the storm surge on the island passes, I'll save Aunt Liu and the others and then I'll leave. There are so many handsome young men out there, what use do I have for that roughneck?"
Ling Huanwu murmured to herself, then turned around and found a secluded corner to enter her spatial dimension.
She scooped up half a bucket of water to wash her face and body off the mud, then went back into the room to change her clothes.
Looking at the woman in the mirror with red eyes and a delicate face, Ling Huanwu wiped away her tears again, quickly composed herself, and left the space.
As soon as she stepped into the courtyard of the educated youth settlement, she saw Zhou Jiuzhen standing in front of her dormitory from afar, with a bag of candy in his left hand and a bag of flour in his right, his eyes sparkling as he watched her enter.
"Comrade Lin, the troops distributed supplies today, and I can't eat all of it by myself. Could you help me with some of the food?"
He leaned closer and, before she could speak, shoved the thing in his hand into hers.
Ling Huanwu was completely baffled, not knowing what was wrong with this man.
One second he was happy that he wasn't married to her, and the next second he was fawning over her.
Could it be that he injured his head, turning eighteen one minute and twenty the next?
But looking at Zhou Jiuzhen's smiling face now, he doesn't seem like Zhou Jiuzhen in his twenties at all!
Ling Huanwu opened the door with a puzzled look and let the person into the house.
As soon as Zhou Jiuzhen sat down, he took a deep breath as if he had made up his mind and said, "Comrade Lin, I came here today to explain to you that I'm not married yet, and I'm not... not... um..."
He coughed lightly, not continuing, but instead locked his clear, unfathomable black eyes onto her, and awkwardly continued to explain, "Actually, it's like this, the first time I saw you at the hospital that day, I felt you were quite special, of course... I don't mean I particularly like you, I think... I think..."
Ling Huanwu froze as if struck by lightning, staring blankly at Zhou Jiuzhen, who was both familiar and unfamiliar to her, her lips twitching.
Now I finally understand why he acted like a lunatic last time, saying he wanted to date her.
This man doesn't even know she's his wife.
And he, one second happily broke up with her, the next second actually wanted to date her?
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