After a sleepless night, Li Nanshan waited for the final result - dismissal!
Although he had expected it, when the words were written in black and white on paper and the paper was actually pasted on the wall, his heart still ached. He knew that there was no way to change the situation and it was a done deal.
He was like a hollowed-out bag, lifeless, mechanically packing his things, ready to pack up and leave.
"Nanshan, why don't you go and explain to the secretary again?" his colleagues advised him.
"No need for that. From now on, you should pay attention to your own safety. Be sure to check your mining lamp and safety helmet before going down the mine. Don't play cards while on duty. No one will protect you in the future."
"Nanshan, we'll go and explain it to you!" They ran out and went to find the secretary.
"Really? Come back!" Li Nanshan stopped them. "I've said everything I need to say. I can't take these things with me. Take them if you need them."
"Nanshan, you should go and talk to him again. If you can't do it alone, we will go with you."
"What are you going to say? What they said is true, but even if I lose this job, I can't admit that I did something immoral. So I won't write a letter of apology, let alone publicly review it. I, Li Nanshan, will never admit to doing anything I didn't do."
"You are just too stubborn. Actually, just admit your mistake—"
"Okay, I'm leaving. I won't say goodbye to my master. Please tell him when you see him." Li Nanshan carried his luggage and took a last look at the dormitory where he had lived for three years and the brothers he had been with for three years. Men don't shed tears easily, but at this moment his eyes were red. Emotionally, he still couldn't fully accept the fact that the mine had given him the punishment of expulsion so easily.
He worked hard here for three years and almost lost his life. Now he was fired because of a charge of feudal superstition and an unverified false accusation.
Actually, if you think about it, this had been foreshadowed. He should have thought of it when he was also easily pronounced dead. Now it seems that everything had been foreshadowed, so it seems that such a place is not worth it.
When he left, Li Nanshan felt a little better. There was no need to linger in a place that was not worth the effort.
He refused everyone's farewell and set out on the journey home alone, carrying his luggage.
But the next person he saw at the three-way intersection under the mine ignited the resentment and anger that he had just suppressed. He frowned and walked straight past her without even looking at her.
"Li Nanshan!" Yao Youhua shouted.
Li Nanshan quickened his pace, as if a stench had blown past. He didn't want to have anything to do with her, it just made him nauseous.
"Li Nanshan, listen to me, I didn't mean to tell your people at the mine about your ghost marriage with Tao Xiaoxi. I didn't intend to tell them. It was you who was hiding from me, so I had no choice but to find them at your mine." Yao Youhua said as she caught up with him.
She was kicked out of her home and had been trying to find a place to stay. By chance, she followed a coal truck to the mine and ran into Li Nanshan. Meeting an old friend in a foreign land, she felt particularly warm towards him and developed a secret crush on him. But Li Nanshan ignored her, so she took the risk of telling him about the incident and staged a play in which he raped her. She intended to force him to submit, but he preferred to be fired rather than give in.
There was a breeze at the foot of Li Nanshan, as if a dog was chasing him. Even with so much luggage on his back, he felt as light as a feather and walked briskly.
Yao Youhua was chasing breathlessly, but after all she was empty-handed, and she was finally caught up.
She caught up with him and grabbed Li Nanshan. Before she could say anything, Li Nanshan swung her and almost threw her into the ditch next to him.
"Oh, Li Nanshan, you're going too far. I told you I didn't mean it. Who told you to ignore me? If you had spoken to me nicely, would I have to go to your leader?" Yao Youhua said angrily.
Li Nanshan stopped and looked at her who had fallen to the ground with a sharp gaze. He slowly said, "I always thought people had to be shameless, until I saw you and Sun Wangcai."
Yao Youhua was stunned for a moment, and after a while, she understood what Li Nanshan meant.
"How can I be as bad as you say?"
"Don't let me see you again, I'm afraid I can't help it."
"What can't you help?" Yao Youhua's thoughts gradually wandered, and she simply supported her head with one hand and asked with her head tilted.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and hit a woman." Li Nanshan said this and walked away.
This time, he never let Yao Youhua catch up.
The closer you are to home, the more you feel timid. He had fully understood the saying. As Mantou Village came into view, he felt hesitant to move. He wondered if his family would be able to handle the loss of his worker status. Regardless, he had to endure it, whether he could or not.
Sure enough, when Li Nanshan appeared at the door with a mattress and a straw mat on his back, Old Man Li was sharpening his knife. Seeing his son coming back fully armed, he dropped the knife in his hand to the ground with a clanging sound that was extremely harsh without saying a word.
Then the rest of the family came out.
About half an hour later, Old Man Li ran to Yao Youhua's house holding a half-sharpened knife. The knife was inserted into the gate of Yao's house from Old Man Li's hand. Old Man Li called Yao Youhua's name. When he didn't see her, he called it again.
The eldest brother Li Nanlin was afraid that someone would be killed, so he came with his father. Seeing that his father did not kill anyone, he did not care and just stood aside and watched.
A crowd soon gathered in front of the Yao family's door. Old man Yao repeatedly explained that his daughter had not returned, and offered cigarettes and tea to Li Maogen to calm him down.
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