Chapter 43

“Hey, you two, no matter how much Xu Guiying pays you, I’ll double it. As long as you throw this woman into the river and don’t touch Xu Li, the money is yours.”

Since these two were hired by Xu Guiying, there was no need to worry.

With Xu Guiying’s stinginess, she probably didn’t have much money.

As long as they could get more money, who the employer was, did it matter?

The two strong men’s expressions changed, and they looked at Xu Guiying.

“Don’t listen to her. She’s just a down-to-earth educated youth. She relies on the brigade to advance her food. How can she have money to pay you?”

Xu Guiying didn’t believe that Song Shishi could afford the money, so she didn’t take it to heart.

The two strong men obviously believed Xu Guiying’s words and, without hesitation, charged towards them.

Shitou whispered, “You two, get away.”

After that, he also charged forward.

Xu Li nervously pulled Song Shishi, “Sister, what should we do?”

Song Shishi looked around. Besides the few of them, there was no one else around.

Yang Huifang had run away at some point.

It was good that she ran away, it would save her from being implicated.

It was the time when everyone was going to work, so it was normal that no one came over.

But that meant they had to rely on themselves to escape.

Shitou alone was definitely no match for the two strong men.

Just then, she caught a glimpse of Xu Guiying approaching them from the corner of her eye.

She was quick-witted and pulled Xu Li behind her, avoiding Xu Guiying’s grabbing hand.

“You think you can escape today?”

As soon as Xu Guiying finished speaking, Song Shishi saw the strong man who was fighting head-on with Shitou actually pull out a dagger from his waist.

No, they couldn’t continue like this.

She pushed Xu Li hard, “Li Li, run. They’re after you. As long as you’re gone, they won’t kill Shitou.”

Xu Li was scared, and she couldn’t think straight. She just nodded.

She had to go find someone for help.

That was the only thought in Xu Li’s mind.

When Xu Guiying rushed forward again to grab Xu Li, Song Shishi bumped into Xu Guiying sideways with her body.

There was a mud pit next to her, and with this bump, Xu Guiying fell directly into it.

Xu Guiying was covered in mud, and her feet were stuck in the mud. She couldn’t get out for a long time.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Song Shishi pushed Xu Li away again and waved her hand, shouting, “Go!”

Xu Li steeled her heart, no longer hesitating, and ran towards the threshing ground.

She had just run past a cornfield, and she was about to reach the educated youth’s point after running a little further.

Suddenly, a figure darted out from the side and blocked her way.

“Zhou Xingxue?”

Zhou Xingxue spread her arms, “Xu Li, you’re in such a hurry, where are you going?”

“Get out of the way, I have something urgent!”

Xu Li didn’t have time to chat with Zhou Xingxue here.

But Zhou Xingxue seemed to be deliberately blocking her. Wherever Xu Li went, Zhou Xingxue would block her way.

This happened several times in a row, and Xu Li was furious.

She roared, “What are you trying to do?”

“Nothing. This road isn’t your family’s, right? Can’t I walk?” Zhou Xingxue said helplessly.

“Get out of the way, I have to go call for help for my sister.”

“Your sister? You don’t mean Song Shishi, do you?” Zhou Xingxue pretended to cover her mouth with her hand, acting surprised.

But the next moment, Zhou Xingxue burst into laughter.

“I just won’t let you go call for help for her. I want those people to tear her clothes, tear off her hypocritical mask, and let those people trample her under their feet.

She loves to pretend, doesn’t she?

This time, I’ll see how she pretends!”

Xu Li’s pupils dilated, and she asked in disbelief, “Is this all related to you?”

“If I hadn’t intervened, your aunt, who only knows how to bully people in her own home, could have done anything? Even if you knew all this, what could you do? You think you can do anything to me?” As she spoke, Zhou Xingxue even gave Xu Li a provocative smile.

A surge of anger rushed from her heart to her head, and Xu Li’s eyes instantly turned red. She rushed towards Zhou Xingxue without hesitation, pressed her down to the ground, and raised her hand to start slapping her snow-white cheeks.

“I’ll make you stop me, I’ll make you suffer!”

Accompanying Xu Li’s curses was the sound of crisp slaps.

Zhou Xingxue’s face quickly swelled up. She wanted to call for help, but it was useless.

Xu Li was also ruthless, “You dare to be mean, I’ll make you bully us sisters, I’ll beat you to death.”

“Xu Li, what are you doing?”

When Yang Huifang and Chen Hui arrived, they saw Xu Li sitting on top of Zhou Xingxue, slapping her hard.

Yang Huifang ran over first, pulled Xu Li off Zhou Xingxue, and whispered, “Let’s go help your sister and Shitou, don’t be stupid.”

Xu Li’s cloudy eyes became clearer after Yang Huifang’s words.

Chen Hui frowned at Zhou Xingxue, whose face was covered with scratches, and didn’t know what to say.

Zhang Qingmei patted him, reminding him, “What are you standing there for? Quickly go help Shi Shi, I’ll deal with this.”

Chen Hui nodded, no longer delaying, and under Yang Huifang’s guidance, ran towards the direction where Song Shishi and the others were.

Xu Li spat at Zhou Xingxue, who was sitting on the ground crying, and turned to follow Yang Huifang and the others.

…

After Xu Li left, Song Shishi no longer hesitated and searched around for something she could use as a weapon.

Before she could find anything, she heard a muffled groan from a distance.

Looking up, she saw the strong man holding a dagger, stabbing Shitou in the abdomen again and again.

“Shitou!”

Song Shishi didn’t know what to do. She saw Shitou covered in blood fall backwards, her mind went blank, she rushed over and helped Shitou up.

“Quick, quick, quick, it’s right ahead.”

“Sister, Shitou!”

Xu Li, who had left, returned, and she brought a lot of people with her.

Seeing this, the two strong men didn’t care anymore and turned to run away.

“Sister, what happened to Shitou? Why is he covered in blood?” Xu Li rushed over, looking at Shitou’s blood-stained clothes, her hands trembling, she didn’t dare to touch him.

Song Shishi gritted her teeth, forcing herself to stay calm.

She handed Shitou to Xu Li, stood up, and waved to Chen Hui and the others, “Quick, he was stabbed by that man with a dagger. Send him to the hospital.”

Chen Hui sent people to control Xu Guiying first, then called two more people to bandage Shitou’s wounds first, and then, together with Song Shishi and Xu Li, sent Shitou to the hospital in town.

The others followed Chen Hui to chase after the two strong men.

It wasn’t until Shitou was in the operating room that Song Shishi’s hands started to tremble uncontrollably.

And Xu Li had collapsed on the ground, her eyes unfocused as she stared at the door of the operating room.