Chapter 36 Li Lijuan’s Ending

“So what? You two siblings were so young when you came to my house. I fed you, gave you water, and even gave you money to spend. You abused my daughter, and I didn’t say anything. What’s wrong with me taking some of your things now?” Li Lijuan said with a haughty air. This angered Xu Jie. “You bitch, if you hadn’t been so eager, would my dad have stayed at your house? My dad only killed my mom because of you, after drinking. You not only didn’t feel guilty, but you also helped bury my mom. You watched us abuse your daughter, but you didn’t say anything. You’re a bitch, aren’t you!”

Li Lijuan was hit where it hurt, and she became furious. She stepped forward and slapped him. “Slap!” Xu Jie wasn’t prepared, and Li Lijuan slapped him hard. This slap completely enraged Xu Jie. “Go to hell! You bitch, you liar!” Xu Jie grabbed Li Lijuan’s neck, Li Lijuan tried to scream for help, struggling desperately. But how could she be a match for Xu Jie, a young man? Soon, she had no strength to struggle. Slowly, Li Lijuan stopped breathing, collapsing to the ground.

Seeing Li Lijuan lying still on the ground, Xu Jie panicked. “Don’t play dead!” Xu Jie nervously stretched out his trembling finger, slowly approaching Li Lijuan’s nose. He tested it, finding no breath, and he collapsed to the ground in fear. Xu Jie quickly thought about what he should do. Escape. Xu Jie could only think of running away, suppressing his fear, he gritted his teeth and searched Li Lijuan’s remaining belongings.

Xu Yulan, at the educated youth’s dormitory, was worried when her brother hadn’t returned. She kept looking at the door, she had no family left, only her brother. What would she do if something happened to Xu Jie? The more she thought about it, the more afraid she became. Xu Yulan looked at the people in the educated youth’s dormitory, wanting to ask for help. But her self-esteem, which she had always held dear, prevented her from speaking up.

Just as Xu Yulan was in a dilemma, Xu Jie returned, covered in sweat. “Brother, where did you go? You’re sweating all over, be careful of catching a cold.” Xu Jie was covered in cold sweat, he hadn’t noticed before, but now he felt chills all over. He looked at his sister, regretting his impulsiveness. “Yulan, brother accidentally killed Li Lijuan, I have to run. Keep these things, live a good life.” Xu Yulan hadn’t reacted yet, Xu Jie stuffed the things into her hands. “Brother, you…” Xu Yulan’s legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground. “Hahaha…” She laughed bitterly, tears streaming down her face. The people in the educated youth’s dormitory thought she had gone crazy.

Xu Jie’s panicked departure from the farm was seen by someone. So, Li Lijuan’s death was soon discovered. The farm manager was furious, he was audacious, he dared to kill someone in broad daylight. He immediately gave the order to catch Xu Jie. When they arrived at the educated youth’s dormitory to catch Xu Jie, they found that he had returned and then ran away. They had no choice but to find Xu Yulan. Xu Yulan initially wanted to hide it, but after being threatened, she confessed. “My brother ran away, he didn’t tell me anything, even if you ask me again, I don’t know.” The people in the educated youth’s dormitory also saw Xu Jie return and then run away. They all testified for Xu Yulan, so the farm workers didn’t make things difficult for her.

The man had already run away, so they had to organize people to chase after him. Xu Jie didn’t have an introduction letter, he didn’t know where to run, and the northwest was full of wind and sand. The temperature was also cold at night. When they found him a few days later, he looked like an old man who had weathered many storms. Because Xu Jie had committed intentional homicide, the farm directly handed him over.

Ye Nanyi, who was in Happiness Village, received a call from the northwest farm a few days later. “Comrade Ye Nanyi, your mother has been killed by your stepbrother Xu Jie at our farm. Would you be able to come here and see how to handle it?” Ye Nanyi didn’t react for a moment when she heard the meaning of the call. “Hello? Comrade Ye, are you still listening?” Ye Nanyi quickly replied, “I’m listening, I’m working as an educated youth in the north, I might not be able to get there for a while. Please bury my mother first. I’ll pay all the expenses.” The person on the other end of the call expressed understanding. After hanging up the phone, Ye Nanyi found the village head and explained the situation. “Condolences, Ye Zhiqing.” The village head didn’t know how to comfort Ye Nanyi. “I’ll give you a month’s leave, come back as soon as possible. It’s going to be winter soon, it’s not easy to travel if you wait too long.” Ye Nanyi was very grateful to the village head, he had always been easy to talk to since she arrived here. “Thank you, village head, I’ll leave tomorrow.” Ye Nanyi took her introduction letter and left.

Originally, Ye Nanyi didn’t want to go, but there was a voice in her head urging her. Ye Nanyi thought about it again, she should go. After all, it was her original body’s mother, she should settle this mother-daughter relationship, even though it wasn’t much. And there was another reason, she wanted to see Xu Yulan.

“Ye Zhiqing, where are you going?” The person asking was Yu Chunxiang. “I’m going on a long trip, be careful, I’m afraid Qi Erwa will come back, you must not act rashly.” Yu Chunxiang didn’t ask Ye Nanyi where she was going on a long trip.

In her understanding, for newly arrived educated youths, the village head wouldn’t grant leave unless it was an urgent matter, especially not a long leave. And at this moment, Qi Erwa, who was being remembered by Ye Nanyi, was at the buyer’s house. Actually, on the second day on the road, they discovered that the person had been swapped. They were supposed to release Qi Erwa. But Lin Dayue had other plans. Since he already knew where the things were, Qi Erwa was useless. So Lin Dayue decided to turn the tables. “Look at this physique, you can rest assured, he’s definitely a good worker.” Qi Erwa glared at Lin Dayue with hatred. If looks could kill, Lin Dayue would have been tortured to death. “He’s not bad, hmm! It’s him, I’ll take him away then.” After paying the money, the buyer dragged Qi Erwa, who was chained, out. Lin Dayue was worried, this Qi Erwa was a bit too cunning. “Boss, you have to keep a close eye on him! He has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, and he’s a good talker.” Just like that, Qi Erwa was taken away, he didn’t know where.

Ye Nanyi prepared the things she needed for the surface and took Qi’s father’s ox cart to town. Coincidentally, Bai Yuting also went to town. Ye Nanyi didn’t ask anything. She just noticed that Bai Yuting’s complexion was bad, she didn’t know what she was thinking, her brows were constantly furrowed. Bai Yuting thought about the phone call she received that morning. It was a call from Xiangdong’s father, he decided to give up on Wang Xiangdong, it was the result of a family discussion. His eldest and youngest sons both disagreed with bringing him back.