Translated by Serena Love

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Zhao Lanxiang asked Pan Yu to wait until Jiang Li returned and then go to the police station to make a statement. At the same time, she sent another telegram asking Jiang Li to come to N City to give a statement.

After returning to Hezi village, Teacher Gu was using a few crunchy candies to get Sanya to speak.

He asked, "What happened to your family these last few days? Why are people not happy, and the police come to your door?"

Sanya couldn't hold her mouth. Her lying ability was very weak, but Grandma Li also taught her. This matter can't be arbitrarily spoken to others because it would affect her elder sister.

She glanced at crunchy candies, closed her mouth and lowered her head to feed the chickens, threw rice bran in her hands. The hens clucked and bobbed their head and surrounded her happily. Even the old hen raised by Gu Huaijin rushed to eat rice bran.

Gu Huaijin glanced pretentiously at the child and then at Zhao Lanxiang walking towards him.

Zhao Lanxiang rubbed Sanya's head and took Gu Huaijin's candies into Sanya's pocket.

"This is a reward for Sanya. After feeding the chicken, go over there."

Zhao Lanxiang's deed choked Gu Huaijin.

He asked angrily, "Hey... what happened to you these days, and also to the rest of them?"

Zhao Lanxiang realized that Gu Huaijin didn't know about the matter yet and told Gu Huaijin all Wu Yong's things.

Gu Huaijin as Wu Yong's teacher was very angry.

"It turned out to be like this..."

Zhao Lanxiang commented bluntly, "Don't you believe it? That day I witnessed these things he did. His psychology has been very distorted, but his thinking is still sober. After waking up, the first thing he did is to ask a lawyer to sue us and threaten Brother Bai. He has been observing Brother Bai for a long time, lying in a dark place like a snake, waiting for the opportunity or a critical moment to bite."

Teacher Gu said emphatically, "It sounds very tough that he could threaten you. Where does he have money to hire a lawyer?"

Gu Huaijin said in detail, "The money he used to go to school was raised with a little donation from everyone. His parents were all decentralized to the labor reform in the Northwest Forestry Center... He only regained his reputation last year. How could his wings get so stiff? Because of poor conditions and poor composition, he has not been married until the age of thirty."

In addition, Gu Huaijin also told Zhao Lanxiang a lot about Wu Yong, and finally, he said with emotion, "Actually, of the few apprentices, he is neither the smartest nor the most down-to-earth. He is not prominent at all. It is often easy to overlook him. Now, if I think about it... The smartest and most cunning of the four students is probably him, but he knows how to hide..."

When Gu Huaijin said this, as if there was a light flashed inside his head, it reminded him of the things he had always cherished.

In his head, a scene of the day when Sun Xiang left in handcuffs appeared. Sun Xiang reminded him with shame: "Be careful of Wu Yong."

Gu Huaijin patted the thigh, "Xiang girl, I thought of something. No wonder he dares to be so rampant now. Is it possible that the project money for the terraced fields is in his hands?"

...

On the other side of town, Wu Yong's family went to Pan Yu. They blocked Pan Yu in the dormitory and talked to her all morning.

"Our Xiaoyong...always have been gentle and sensible since he was young. He is very good at treating people. He will never do the kind of things that beasts do. Comrade Pan, you must not believe He Songbai's words."

"Before making any decision, you have to think about your reputation. Is it worth it..."

Pan Yu listened to their threat with a cold face.

At noon, He Songbai went to the hospital to deliver food to her sister and stopped to visit Pan Yu's dormitory. As soon as she opened the door, he saw Pan Yu slept quietly on the bed with blood gurgling on her wrist.

He couldn't even care about the food box in his hand. He hurriedly pressed Pan Yu's bleeding wrist, picked her up, and rushed to the hospital.

When she opened her eyes confusedly, she lay in He Songbai's arms for the first time. She said, "Brother Bai, you are so warm."

He Songbai said in a difficult voice, "Why are you so stupid? What's wrong with you?"

Pan Yu seemed to say her last words. She said, "I have already reported the case in the morning."

He Songbai stopped talking and rushed up to take her to the operating room.

He sat silently outside the corridor of the hospital. His nose smelled the scent of disinfectant and felt cold all over his body.

As if the cold winter did not pass, and spring did not come...

He was thinking about Pan Yu's affairs, his sister's affairs, and even the affairs of many people who had had trouble with Wu Yong. Sun Xiang and Wang Yang. Those who died in a landslide, this year the weeds on their grave has grown as tall as people. He Songbai thought a lot and hesitated for a long time. Many memories flash in his mind like flashes of light.

Pan Yu must get justice, and others must also get justice.

He Songbai knew that he was about to have an accident soon because Pan Yu had sued Wu Yong. At the rate of evidence collection, Wu Yong's actions could not have been that fast. He can still fight for a little more time. In the past few minutes, he recalled how he embarked on the road of speculation, what he did during the period, and how long Wu Yong stared at him.

He quickly went to Li Zhong's house to tell him.

He Songbai asked Li Zhong, "A while ago, I asked you to expand the covered pig farm. Have you built it?"

Li Zhong was a little bit puzzled by his words, so he just said, "It's not finished yet. How can it be so fast, isn't it only March?"

He Songbai said with a sullen face, "Now you go and get people to move the pigs to the new pig farm and dismantle the old pig farm. Make sure that every piece of wood is clean because someone will check it soon."

When Li Zhong heard this, he screamed arrogantly and arranged for people to do it.

The willow trees by the street in the spring have blossomed. When the wind blew, the catkins on the branches were scattered in the air, like snowflakes flying all over the sky.

Spring was coming.

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In the He family:

Zhao Lanxiang made the dinner, arranged the tableware, and waited for He Songbai to return.

She waited for a long time, but instead of the person she was waiting for, another uninvited guest came.

Jiang Jianjun came to the He family's house in cold air. The thin rain silk floated on his body, making his body looked more magnificent.

He was wearing a long pine branch green army coat, wearing a hat with gold spikes on his head, and a large black lapel between his necks. When he lowered his head, his deep profile was sharp. There was a kind of feeling of a man who had been refined by steel and blood.

Jiang Jianjun spoke mildly and calmly said to Zhao Lanxiang, "I should have thought that you are here too. When I heard about He Songbai's news, I knew it."

He took a bag of things from the suitcase on his back, took it with both hands, and handed it to Zhao Lanxiang.

He said seriously, "I have retrieved everything you gave me piece by piece. It is good that you are back. I owe you everything, and I can return it to you."

Zhao Lanxiang did not want to have any intersection with him. After she arranged the tableware, she threw the bag Jiang Jiangjun handed out three meters away. Pieces of stuff in the unfastened snakeskin bag fell out. Although some are not valuable, the handicrafts are very simple, and the appearance is not beautiful, but people can see that the gifter has spent a lot of effort on them.

There are self-made seals, deflated lanterns, crumpled paper flowers, military emblems carved out of wood chips, music boxes, and a pocket watch limited for 1975 in the S city...

Jiang Jianjun's quiet eyes carried a natural dominance. Although he suppressed it a lot, his face sank, and he couldn't help but grab Zhao Lanxiang's hand and pulled her outside.

He said to Zhao Lanxiang under the eaves of He's old house, "You lied to me for a whole year."

Zhao Lanxiang broke free from his hand, but the man's overbearing and powerful grab was not something she could break free of.

"You have worked so hard for a man and tease me like a fool. Have you had enough, Zhao Lanxiang? You are afraid I will deal with him, right?"

"Come back with me." His voice revealed fatigue, seeming to plead.

Zhao Lanxiang shook Jiang Jianjun's hand and shouted at him, "What are you crazy about? What sort of face do you have to meet me now?"

Jiang Jianjun lowered his head and looked into her eyes, and said, "Our Nannan and Jiejie... Do you not want them? This year is the year when Nannan was supposed to be born. You have always regretted not giving birth to him. Follow me back..."

Hearing these two names, Zhao Lanxiang kicked him in the knee bone, and Jiang Jianjun grunted unpredictably.

"You don't deserve to mention them."

"You kneel down for me."

Jiang Jianjun glanced at Zhao Lanxiang without blinking, and really lifted his army coat and kneeled down.

He said slowly, "After you left, I moved the ashes of the Nannan and Jiejie to my yard. Every morning I woke up and saw them, read poetry to them, and spoke with them."

Jiang Jianjun's face was tight. His serious face seemed to be a hard shell, wrapping his soft heart.

His voice became so dull as if it was clogged with a ball of cotton, "I admit that I used to be a bastard, but I never do anything to betray you. Fang Jing's thing is... it was designed by someone else. I never thought of divorcing you. I used to believe that we can live a lifetime... The one I love..."

"It's always you." His voice was harsh, with a sad tone.

Zhao Lanxiang didn't eat his set at all. She didn't want to hear a word.

But she heard Jiang Jianjun mention He Songbai, and her whole body was tense.

Since he wanted to mention their children, she dared to say, "You are not qualified to mention them. You have never loved them for a day, nor were they born within your expectations. They were grieved when they stayed in my stomach. They were even born without a father. I will always remember that day I called and begged you to send me to the hospital. What did you do?"

"You lied to me that you were busy, and you let my boy leave the world without even seeing it. My daughter would be a smart girl if she could be born and wear the clothes I made myself. She could also sing, dance, reads poems, reads books, and have my loving meals..."

"Jiejie will be like a little tiger. He has a cold father, but he also has his mother, who loves him. His uncle, grandfather, and grandmother, and I have all his clothes ready until he is five years old. I sew them stitch by stitch, thinking in my mind what he would look like in these clothes when he grew up, and as a result, he died—"

"The day he cremated him, I burned his clothes piece by piece. I cut them and burned them to the ground. He died in the winter, and I was afraid that it would be cold if buried in the ground—"

Jiang Jianjun, who had always bleed and sweat, burst into tears. His tears splashed on his woolen coat.

Zhao Lanxiang raised her head coldly after speaking and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her neck raised. "You have never done anything for us. Today I only ask you one thing."

"There is revenge, and there is resentment. He Songbai only helped me to retaliate against you. Everything that he took revenge on you is out of my own will. If you want to revenge, you can revenge on me."

"Where is Jiang Li? I sent a telegram to get her back. Where is she? Now I need her very much."

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Jiang Jianjun shook his head. He said, "I hate He Songbai. How could I help him?"

"However, if you are willing to promise me one thing, I can fish him out..."

He clenched his teeth, the masseter muscles on the cheeks were looming, and the blue muscles appeared on his forehead.

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The catkins of spring flew over people's shoulders and were stained with hoarfrost.

Li Zhong scolded Wu Yong as he walked, "This turtle grandson! I will fight hard with him!"

He Songbai asked him to arrange the evacuation of the pig farm. When he was about to go to the hospital, he gave all his money to Li Zhong. The money buried in Li Zhong's cellar was thick like a brick, but He Songbai entrusted it to Li Zhong.

He said lightly, "Collect this money. If I go in one day, remember to give it half to my grandmother and the other half to Lanxiang. I'm not sure how much Wu Yong knows. If I can clean up the relationship, it would clear it. But if I can't do it, you will take care of the rest. Try to make sure that my family is not troubled."

He left Li Zhong's house and went to Pan Yu's dormitory to pick up a few sets of her clothes and sent them to the hospital. He paid for her medical expenses and thought about going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy Pan Yu some milk powder. On the way, he went to the department store to buy a pen for his girlfriend to bring to school because in the future, he may not be able to accompany her anymore.

After finishing these things, He Songbai rode his bicycle back to Hezi village. When he arrived at the village entrance, he was caught by several policemen.

At the police station, He Songbai carefully wrote his confession, only admitting that he had a contradiction with Wu Yong, and described Wu Yong's crime in detail, and finally wrote the last line of his name.

He handed the snow-white paper, and the police looked at his name quickly and glanced at him again.

"Yeah, you didn't admit it even after I caught your speculation. He Songbai, you are so courageous... I asked you to write about your speculation. Why are you writing about this? Rewrite this copy, be lenient in your confession. Otherwise, we will be strict against resistance."

The public security officer threw the confession to He Songbai's face when a tall and lean leader suddenly came to the office.

The leader glanced at He Songbai's confession and said, "Are you He Songbai... you go back first."

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