Yang Mumu looked at Xu Hongxia over there with a serious expression on her face, and was listening attentively to what was being said over here.
The corners of her mouth slightly raised, she turned towards that side and spoke, her voice deliberately raised an octave:
"You remember correctly, we couldn't go back in the first year. It was a rigid rule of the state. No one would allow us to do it. Otherwise, are you treating our policy of going to the countryside for construction as a joke? No one would defy the state policy so much. Captain, you know best, right?"
Zhao Xiangdong put down the teacup and nodded.
"That's true. Once you go to the countryside, you have to stay there for at least a year. No one can change that. You can't just leave whenever you want. This is to support rural construction, not to play. You have to work every day. Otherwise, the brigade won't want you if you don't obey. You will be sent back to the more difficult places in the northwest to build the countryside."
This news is a complete blow!
Xu Hongxia's face turned pale and she screamed, "What? Can't go back to the city? Can't go back to the city for a year?"
Shen Xingci smiled and then stepped out to add fuel to the fire.
"I am the director of the Revolutionary Committee, Xingzhou. I can assure you that what you said is absolutely correct. What everyone said is true. Except for special circumstances where life is at stake, I really can't go back. If you really want to send me back, I can personally escort you there. Who can blame me for loving my job and being dedicated to it?"
Xu Hongxia looked at Gou Lijuan, and a flame suddenly ignited in her heart.
"Ah! Gou Lijuan, I'm going to beat you to death!"
Xu Hongxia was furious, her eyes were red, her face was distorted with anger, and she waved her hands wildly to beat Gou Lijuan to death.
Yang Mumu stood a little further away to prevent the blood from splattering on herself.
Xu Hongxia's attack was much more ruthless than before, and even crazier. It could be said that she was a lunatic before, and now she was a madman. Even her "Nine Yin White Claws" left an afterimage, and it was completely invisible.
The crazy look made everyone present tremble with fear. They expanded the battlefield and moved the dining table further back.
Song Yan stood by and directed people to move the dishes further away, and then found a cloth to cover the dishes. This time, he continued to watch the pre-dinner show.
Gou Lijuan looked miserable, her face was bruised, her clothes were torn, her hair was a mess, and her hair was broken in clumps. She was beaten so hard that she took the opportunity to turn over and resist.
In an instant, the unilateral beating turned into a fight between two people, neither of them let the other go, and they started beating with their hands and feet.
But Gou Lijuan had been beaten for so long after all, and her body was not as young as Xu Hongxia's, so she was not able to resist as well. So after just a few minutes of resistance, she was suppressed by Xu Hongxia again, and the beating turned into a one-sided one.
The onlookers were excited: "It turns out that the people from the city fight just like us, there is no difference, ha, this is so exciting."
This time, the two men happened to fight in front of the police station chief.
Gou Lijuan seemed to have seen a savior and pulled the director's trouser leg hard for help.
"Comrade Director, please save me, please save me, this man is going to beat me to death!"
Xu Hongxia: "Director, this is our family affair!"
"I won't get involved in family affairs." The director turned his head and drank tea, unable to hear anything.
Xu Hongxia grabbed her hair and pulled it back, then raised her hand and slapped her.
"You still want to ask for help? Dream on!"
“Ahh—”
All that was left was Gou Lijuan's miserable screams and her red and swollen face.
Then, Gou Lijuan broke free from her own hand and started to work. After a few slaps, the red marks of the slap were very obvious on Xu Hongxia's face.
The two men fought for a while, and before anyone was killed, the director signaled Zhao Xiangdong to take people to pull the two apart.
Gou Lijuan no longer had the arrogance she had when she first arrived, nor did she have the sense of superiority she had in the city. She was completely different from when she first joined the team, and looked like she had been bullied by a wild boar.
Xu Hongxia no longer had her previous arrogance and haughtiness. She glared at Gou Lijuan with a pair of fiery eyes and kept talking nonsense.
"Gou Lijuan, I won't let you go. You tricked me into going to the countryside as an educated youth. Now I can't go back to the city, but I can make your life difficult."
"Just wait for me. I will bring ruin to your reputation. I will make sure that neither of your children will have a good life. Your daughter wants to join the cultural troupe as the lead singer, but she can only dream about it. Your son wants to get a promotion, but he can only do it in his next life!"
"Hsu hum hum hum hum hum hum..."
Gou Lijuan struggled to speak, but ended up speaking in an alien language. Her face was swollen and several of her teeth had fallen out, leaving her with a pig-like face. The sounds she made were all buzzing and unclear, and no one knew what she was saying.
But Xu Hongxia could see from her eyes that she was being scolded, and she just felt that the other party was provoking her.
Then, with her eyes blazing with fire, she turned to look at Zhao Xiangdong and said:
"Captain, can I borrow your bicycle? I want to go to the commune to make a phone call. I want to tell my parents. I want them to regret lying to me and beating me. I want them to pay the price!"
"Hey, why bother calling? We have it in the Haha Brigade office."
Yang Mumu came out with his hands in his pockets, wanting to help Xu Hongxia, then turned and looked at Zhao Xiangdong with a smile.
"Captain, take her to borrow the team's phone and let her pay for it herself."
Now Xu Hongxia knew that she would be kept here and could not go back for the time being. She knew the current situation and her attitude towards the captain had changed. Now she looked at the captain with a pleading face and begged.
"Captain, please lend me your phone. I want to call home. I will pay for it."
Shen Xingci shouted from the side: "Old Zhao, she looks so pitiful, just lend her to me."
"Okay, for the sake of Mu Mu and the director, I'll lend you the phone and charge you the normal price. Let's go."
Zhao Xiangdong took Xu Hongxia to the brigade office. Gou Lijuan was going crazy and wanted to chase after them, but she was caught and couldn't.
Shen Xingci winked at Gu Xingzhou and followed Zhao Xiangdong, ready to help listen to what Xu Hongxia had to say.
Gu Xingzhou nodded, turned around and walked up to Gou Lijuan with a gentle smile.
"Auntie, what have you done to make yourself look like this? You should go back soon, otherwise you won't be able to control the negative impact brought by Xu Hongxia!"
"If I were you, I would go back right now to stabilize the situation. You can't control Xu Hongxia, and you can't change her."
Yang Mumu went over to comfort and give advice with good intentions:
"You go call and find help now to stabilize the situation, and then you rush back overnight to control the situation. There is still a glimmer of hope."
"Your children are still young, and they have plenty of opportunities to turn things around. Even if things get worse, they will return to the same state. But it's different for you, an old lady. You're old, and everything is set. If you can't control yourself, you won't be able to turn things around. Think more about yourself, auntie!"
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