Chen Ruixue walked back, her steps uneven.
Feeling wronged, she was in so much pain in her stomach that she felt like she could faint.
I'm so glad the captain showed up today. If he hadn't, I would have had to grit my teeth and keep going.
I felt increasingly wronged.
Back in her dugout, she didn't dare disturb her grandfather next door, and quietly opened the door to hide inside.
As soon as I opened the door, I felt a wave of heat coming from inside the room.
I was momentarily stunned; the fire had long since gone out when she left.
Although it's springtime, their beds are still damp and cold.
To save firewood, the fire in the stove must be turned off before leaving the house.
Somewhat wary, she picked up a stick that was sticking up by the door, wondering who was in her dugout.
These sticks look like firewood and were deliberately selected for self-defense.
The dugout was usually locked.
She suddenly remembered that there was no lock on the dugout.
"who?"
The light was too dim in the dugout.
Suddenly a dark figure stepped out from behind the curtain.
Chen Ruixue swung the stick and swung it over.
"Who are you? How dare you barge into someone's home in broad daylight?"
He shouted outside.
"save……"
Before she could make a sound, the man took the stick from her hand with one hand and covered her mouth with the other.
"Don't shout, what if I alert them?"
Chen Ruixue only realized it was Ouyang Zhenyu when she heard the voice.
Just now, Ouyang Zhenyu clearly saw him being harassed by the educated youth, but he turned around and ran away on his bicycle.
He couldn't help but feel both angry and furious.
"What are you doing here? Weren't you just pretending not to know me and running away pretty fast?"
What are you doing here now? Aren't you afraid I'll implicate you?"
She wanted to push Ouyang Zhenyu away, but suddenly felt an even greater pain in her abdomen, and cold sweat poured down her face.
Ouyang Zhenyu grasped her hand.
"Don't throw a tantrum there. You know I'm not that kind of person. I'm not afraid that you'll drag me down with you."
"My intervention couldn't solve those problems, so I went to find the team leader."
"Look at your hands and feet, they're ice cold."
He went to lie down on the kang (heated brick bed).
Ouyang Zhenyu crouched down and half-carried, half-dragged her into the inner room.
A half-burnt candle was lit in the room, and the bedding could be seen in the dim light.
Ouyang Zhenyu pressed her down to sit on the edge of the bed and took off her shoes.
I touched the soles of her feet and they were frighteningly cold.
He rubbed his hands together and vigorously massaged the soles of her feet.
"The weather is already warm, why are your hands and feet so cold?"
Chen Ruixue felt a little shy as those warm hands rubbed her feet without any hesitation.
The conditions in the dugout didn't allow for it; I couldn't wash my feet every day.
Furthermore, the thought of having Ouyang Zhenyu rub her feet while he was performing surgery is simply a waste of his talents.
"Stop rubbing my feet."
It's nothing, my hands and feet are cold because... because..."
She could never say that.
"Why is that?"
Ouyang Zhenyu raised his head.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck me, and I realized it instantly.
"You're on your period."
"What 'Auntie'? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Okay, okay, I know that in some places girls call their period 'Auntie'."
"I understand. Go get into bed and lie down. I'll go make some brown sugar ginger water. Do you have any brown sugar at home?"
Chen Ruixue said in a low voice,
"How could we possibly have brown sugar? Brown sugar is something only sick people can get. Do you think we could possibly have brown sugar now?"
"Where's the brown sugar and white sugar I brought back for you last time?"
Ouyang Zhenyu remembered that he would ask the team leader to bring back some supplies every three to five months.
He couldn't give it to Chen Ruixue and the others, but he could try to get it through the team leader.
“Recently, those educated youth have been making a big fuss. They've been watching us since last winter.”
They were so eager to find some fault with us that even the captain didn't dare get too close to us.
You know perfectly well that the county's armed forces department has a new group of people who have been getting close to the educated youth lately.
so……"
Thinking of this, Chen Ruixue hurriedly got up.
"You'd better hurry up and leave before they finish work, otherwise it'll be bad if they find out."
If they find out who you are, it'll be even worse; it will implicate you.
Hearing this, Ouyang Zhenyu felt only sadness.
He had tried everything, but still managed to put his woman in this difficult situation.
But these days, life isn't easy for anyone.
"Don't worry about it, just lie still and don't move around."
This is a good opportunity, as all the educated youth have gone to work.
To be precise, most of the people who were sent down to the countryside in Diwo have already left.
The old man has difficulty walking, but he still has to go to work. He has already gone to the livestock shed.
He left the dugout, closed the door, looked around, and sure enough, there was no one around. He quietly went straight into the village and found the team leader's house.
Sure enough, the team leader's wife returned home recently. Huang Youqing had informed her that he would be supervising everyone's spring plowing in the fields.
But since Ouyang Zhenyu came, it must mean something's up.
"Sister-in-law, I'd like some brown sugar. If you have any ginger, could you also give me some?"
Ouyang Zhenyu didn't mention that he had delivered the supplies, nor did he mention why those supplies didn't end up in Chen Ruixue's hands.
Whether the captain withheld it without permission or something else happened inside.
Under these circumstances, it is not appropriate for you to pursue accountability on your own.
The team leader's wife hurriedly replied upon hearing this.
“I’ve packed everything up. You have no idea what these past few months have been like. They’ve been watching us closely, and we’ve had no way to get through to them.”
"Last month, a scorekeeper from the neighboring village gave two extra points to the people who were sent down to the countryside."
As a result, the educated youth seized on this and reported it to the authorities.
Those people from the county who were responsible for the scoring system came over, the scorekeeper was dismissed, and he was even taken away for a few days of rehabilitation.
You don't know that even other village officials were implicated and received several days of reprimands.
"It's not that we don't want to help, it's just that they're keeping too close an eye on us. We don't know what these educated youth are up to these days."
They do nothing all day but keep an eye on these people who have been sent down to the countryside.
Especially this month, for some unknown reason, these people have been keeping a close eye on the Chen family.
"We really had no other choice."
"Sister-in-law, we're all family here. How could I not know your predicament? Don't worry, I understand."
I'll just take some brown sugar and ginger with me.
"By the way, sister-in-law, I have something I need to discuss with the team leader. Why don't you ask Captain Huang to come back?"
Once the feed issue is resolved, he can immediately send Chen Ruixue and the others to the county.
Once it's under his watchful eye, how it's arranged is entirely up to him.
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