After breakfast, the villagers went back to work. Xu Guoqiang and Xu Dawei were not there, so Xu Yongshun took on the responsibility of managing production again and went to the fields with his hands behind his back.
"I'm going to my office," Xu Weimin said to his wife before leaving.
The autumn harvest is coming soon, and we need to check the work points. After the harvest, we'll distribute the grain and money, and I'm afraid we won't be able to keep up.
Arriving at the office under the scorching sun, Xu Weimin was drenched in sweat. He wiped his brow and looked up to see the office door open.
Strange, wasn't the office door locked in the morning? And that corrupt female educated youth was still locked inside.
Has the person run away?
As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Xu Weimin rushed into the office. When he got to the storage room, the door was open, and there was only a pile of rope and a pair of smelly socks inside. There was no one in sight.
"Oh no!" Xu Weimin grabbed the megaphone on Xu Guoqiang's desk and rushed into the village shouting, "That female educated youth has run away! Someone come quick!"
As soon as Uncle Xu arrived at the clinic, he heard Xu Weimin's shouts, and his gray eyebrows immediately furrowed.
Li Xiyue looked surprised. "Li Muqing ran away? Grandpa, should we help her look for her?"
"What's the point of looking for her? She doesn't have a letter of introduction and can't leave the brigade. She probably doesn't want to be sent away, so she's hiding." Uncle Xu said, sitting down and starting to process the medicinal herbs.
Li Xiyue feigned concern, "What if she runs into the mountains? That would be so dangerous."
"She deserved it."
Uncle Xu disliked Li Muqing very much. She had only been here a short time, yet she had caused so much trouble. Ever since the new educated youth arrived, the neighboring educated youth settlement had been arguing non-stop every day, which was annoying to listen to.
Li Xiyue hummed in agreement, said nothing more, and sat down to help.
Xu Yongshun quickly received the news and led the young men and women of the village to search for the person. However, they searched the entire village but could not find the person, so they had to search other teams.
They searched all the teams but couldn't find anyone. Just then, Xu Guoqiang and Xu Dawei returned from town, cursing and swearing, and called Xu Dashan. The group went up the mountain to search.
After searching for most of the day outside the mountains without finding anyone, they had no choice but to go home, grab their gun, and head deep into the mountains.
Xu Guoqiang also borrowed Xiaobai from Li Xiyue, asking him to help find people.
Li Xiyue readily lent Xiaobai out.
With Xiaobai leading the way, they soon found Li Muqing's remains deep in the mountains.
Yes, wreckage.
Li Muqing had long been devoured by wild beasts, leaving only some remains. She could be barely identified by the tattered clothes beside her.
The person ran into the deep mountains and got eaten by wild animals; who can be blamed?
With a livid face, Xu Guoqiang carried the wreckage down the mountain and went straight to the commune without stopping.
The villagers who returned from the mountain looked grim. A living person had been devoured by wild beasts, leaving only remains of the skeleton. Deep fear and immense shock overwhelmed them, and everyone felt heavy-hearted and uneasy.
The adults in the family used this incident to warn their children never to go up the mountain on their own, not even on the outskirts.
Even Fang Yue'e refused to let Xu Dashan go into the mountains anymore, even though he was a hunter.
It was the first time Xu Dashan had ever seen a person being eaten by a wild animal, and he was a little uneasy, so he agreed to his wife's request.
When the people at the educated youth settlement heard the news, they all looked like they had fallen ill, their faces turning deathly pale.
Huang Xinrui was also terrified. She came to Li Xiyue, her voice trembling, "People are just eaten by wild animals like that? That's too scary!"
"Don't worry, as long as we don't go deep into the mountains, there won't be any wild animals," Li Xiyue reassured her.
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