However, thinking of her grandparents who were now living in exile and whose whereabouts were unknown, Chen Banxia couldn't help but feel melancholy again.
The joy of receiving the sausage was somewhat diminished.
But is there something wrong with the Wu family's house? Why did Zhou's mother smile strangely after hearing that the brigade leader had agreed to settle them, the educated youth, there?
The next day, Shen Banxia found Aunt Zhu, the same aunt who had talked to her about Zhou Mingjiao.
Shen Banxia promptly grabbed a small handful of melon seeds and handed them over, and Aunt Zhu immediately understood.
"Banxia, what do you want to know? I'm known as the gossip queen in our village. If you can ask me, there's absolutely nothing I don't know."
Shen Banxia twitched her lips. "You're judging me by the fact that I'm not familiar with your Zhou Family Village at all."
However, to understand the situation in the village, you still need to know the locals.
"Aunt Zhu, do you know the Wu family's house?"
"What's wrong? What did you hear? Did something happen again?"
The word "again" is quite clever.
"Aunt Zhu, what happened to that house? The brigade leader is planning to let us educated youth move there," Shen Banxia didn't hide anything.
"Oh my, really? Zhou Qianjin is such a scoundrel. I overheard you guys talking about it last night, and it turns out it's true! Tsk tsk tsk, it must have been Wang Cuihua who said it. That woman is no good at all." Aunt Zhu really looked down on Wang Cuihua.
They spoil their daughter so much that she doesn't know what's going on, and they're quite proud of it.
She doesn't even look at her daughter. She seems nice on the surface, but all she does is talk a good game and never actually does anything.
After running a distance, Aunt Zhu said cryptically, "I think you should really think about it. People have died in there, and there's something else going on."
"And another thing, around midnight, there are also sounds of babies crying," she said, touching the goosebumps that had risen on her hands.
Seeing Shen Banxia's nonchalant expression, she said, "Don't think I'm lying to you. I heard it with my own ears. Back then, I didn't believe it at all, just like you. In the middle of the night, I dragged my big dog and my second dog to keep watch, and sure enough, in the middle of the night, I really heard the sound of a baby crying."
The two were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't even notice the extra person next to them.
When things escalated, the two realized that it was Xu Wenzhu again.
That's right, it's that troublemaker Xu Wenzhu.
In just three days since she arrived, Xu Wenzhu has already acquired a nickname, while Zhou Mingjiao has become the unlucky one.
Those who used to believe Zhou Mingjiao's mother's words about her good fortune now have a different opinion.
"Captain, you're using your position for personal revenge. There's clearly something wrong with the Wu family's house, yet none of your own people are going to stay there, but you insist that we do."
Of course, she didn't reveal the ghost story. She couldn't bear the thought of attracting those people in public.
Mr. Zhou was immediately annoyed by this troublemaker. “That’s the only place in the village that’s empty right now. If you’re not going to stay there, then you can find somewhere else to stay.”
Xu Wenzhu was speechless, but then she thought of herself as a sent-down youth, "I came here to build up your rural areas, is this how you treat me? I'm going to the sent-down youth office to complain to you."
Mr. Zhou's face darkened. "If you want to go, then go. Don't delay the summer harvest here."
Xu Wenzhu puffed out her cheeks and found Su Wenze, looking aggrieved. "Brother Wenze, look at that captain. He's clearly targeting me."
Su Wenze was also exhausted. "Xu Wenzhu, can you please stop causing trouble? Do you know what people are saying about you behind your back? Also, don't come to me for anything in the future."
Xu Wenzhu was stunned. "Brother Wenze, how could you do this? You clearly promised my dad you would take care of me."
"Haven't I taken good care of you? Think about it yourself. You've only been here a few days and you've already caused so much trouble. Xu Wenzhu, you're not a child anymore. Now that you've come to the countryside, just do your job properly and stop causing trouble. Do you really want to offend everyone? Don't you know what it means to be more powerful locally than to be a distant official?"
With tears streaming down her face, Xu Wenzhu said, "I don't understand, I don't understand anything. If it weren't for you coming here, I wouldn't have come here."
Su Wenze sighed, "I never asked you to come here."
These words immediately broke Xu Wenzhu's defenses; she had intended to move Su Wenze.
"How could you do this? You clearly know what I'm thinking, but you just ignore me. I just don't want you to be deceived by others."
Seeing that she was still trying to argue, Su Wenze lost his patience. "If you keep doing this, I won't care about your affairs anymore."
Xu Wenzhu was scared. "Waaah, Brother Wenze, please don't abandon me. You're the person I know best here."
Seeing her crying with tears and snot all over her face, her nose even red, Su Wenze couldn't help but soften. After all, they had grown up together since childhood. "You really need to control your temper in the future. You should know that neither your family nor my family is so peaceful right now. Do you think we came to the countryside? It's because someone wants to deal with our families."
Xu Wenzhu didn't know these things. "Why?" she asked.
Su Wenze was exhausted and didn't want to say anything more. "Don't worry about so much. Just take care of yourself now. The adults at home will take care of things."
"Then, Brother Wenze, will you still take care of me from now on?" Xu Wenzhu asked timidly.
Su Wenze eventually softened and nodded.
Because Su Wenze gave her a stern lecture, Xu Wenzhu finally stopped causing trouble.
But the people of Zhoujiazhuang were dumbfounded; they also felt that what Xu, the educated youth, said was true.
The educated youth from outside the village didn't know, but didn't the villagers themselves know that the Wu family's house was an ominous place?
In the past, not only did the entire Wu family die, but even those who plotted against them met with bad ends, not to mention the terrifying incident of a baby crying in the middle of the night.
Now, they're actually going to assign the educated youth there. To be honest, they don't like these weak and bookish educated youth, but they didn't intend to send them to that house either.
Tsk tsk tsk, this brigade leader really dotes on her daughter.
Just a couple of days ago, they thought the brigade leader's family had really let it go, but they never expected to be waiting for them here.
Sigh, I don't know what the Zhou family is thinking, treating their daughter like a treasure.
Speaking of which, I wonder if that educated youth Xu will cause any more trouble. Despite his antics, they seem to be enjoying watching him.
In the past, during the summer harvest, I felt like I was going to be completely exhausted. This time, although I was tired, I still enjoyed watching the show.
Shen Banxia was also delighted, as there was a preview below: check in at the Wu family residence and receive a surprise gift package.
"A big gift package!" Shen Banxia was instantly intrigued.
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