While the villagers were chatting enthusiastically about this matter, Chu Ye looked for a break at noon when there were few people around, and Shi Shiran walked up the mountain.
She planned to follow the path of her previous life, go to the mountains to pick some wild plants, sell them on the black market, and save some money for school expenses.
Although Teacher Chu told her at the time that the country now encourages students to study in technical secondary schools and provide them with free tuition and food stamps once they pass the exam, she still wanted to take advantage of her free time to save more money in case she encounters someone in school in the future. It can also be used for emergencies.
Not to mention, she looked at the clothes she was wearing. If she had money, she would buy herself new clothes.
She has been wearing her sisters' old clothes since she was a child. When her sisters have worn them, they are too small. When it is her turn, the clothes are inevitably patched.
It’s not that there are no cloth tickets at home, but every year Chu’s mother would go to town with the cloth tickets and bring new clothes for Chu Guangyao when she came back, and Chu Ye? Chu Ye had nothing.
In fact, at first, she just wanted to be like Chu Guangyao and be able to eat a white flour bun when she went home every week. Later, she wanted to have new clothes of her own.
After marriage, she wanted to get rid of the painful life in the Zhao family. When she finally realized that no one could count on her and ended it all by herself, she finally understood that what a person wants must be achieved with both hands.
Chu Ye shook his head, put aside those thoughts in his mind, and turned to search carefully in the mountains and forests.
Unfortunately today, Chu Ye had not been to the mountain for a long time. She didn't know the situation in the mountain, so she didn't dare to go deep. Besides, her time was limited and she had to work in the afternoon. She picked some wild berries along the way and wrapped them in a large leaf. , planning to give it to Mu Jiajun and Sister Deng to try.
When she walked to the compound of educated youth, she happened to meet Mu Jiajun. Since that day when he sent Chu Ye to the entrance of the village and left, the two had not seen each other again. As soon as Chu Ye said hello with a smile, he was pulled by Mu Jiajun. aside.
There was no one outside at this time, and no one cared about the men and women talking softly under the willow tree.
Mu Jiajun said, "Have you heard? Zhao Xuesong, who came to see you before, was taken away this morning."
Chu Ye replied of course, "I know."
"You..." Mu Jiajun originally wanted to say that she didn't have to worry about this person coming to her again, but looking at Chu Ye's look, it seemed as if she already knew about it, "You also knew about it this morning? ”
Hearing this, Chu Ye pursed her lips and looked up at Mu Jiajun. She immediately understood the purpose of Mu Jiajun's words to her. After thinking about it, she asked, "Do you remember that day after I finished the exam, I was at the post office?" Did you write two letters? ”
Mu Jiajun nodded, and then opened his eyes slightly as if he thought of something.
Chu Ye nodded calmly, "I wrote two anonymous reporting letters. One was sent to the factory where Zhao Xuesong's parents worked, and the other was sent to the county public security bureau. The reason was that Zhao Xuesong was suspected of murdering his own brother."
She looked indifferent, and when she talked about sending people to jail, she seemed to be pouring a glass of water.
Mu Jiajun's eyes widened when he heard this, and he stood there blankly, surprised that such chilling language could be spoken by the girl in front of him. This was very different from the image of Chu Ye in front of him in the past.
"Then you——"
Then why are you telling me? What Mu Jiajun didn't say was understood by Chu Ye, and Chu Ye answered before he finished speaking.
"This is not something shameful. I reported it anonymously because I didn't want to cause trouble for myself. Besides, even if I told you, would you tell others?" Chu Ye threw the question back with a smile in his eyes.
"No." Although he felt that he had never seen this side of Chu Ye, Mu Jiajun still answered honestly.
If what Chu Ye reported was true, it would be regarded as eliminating harm for the people.
But after thinking for a moment, Mu Jiajun asked out of confusion, "Then how did you know about this?"
It stands to reason that killing his own brother is something Chu Ye should not know about, no matter where the crime occurred.
Moreover, judging from Mu Jiajun's attitude before, he probably doesn't know that he has control in other people's hands. Otherwise, even people with a little bit of brains know how to treat others.
As for Mu Jiajun's question, Chu Ye naturally had her own answer, "That morning on a rainy day, he pulled me under a tree to talk. In desperation, he spilled the beans. Although he quickly said that there was no such thing, but I I know that in early March this year, his brother disappeared without any reason.”
"I just tried to report it, but I didn't expect it to be true." Chu Ye curled his lips, looking like he was also surprised.
This was half true and half false. Although Mu Jiajun felt that it was full of loopholes, looking at Chu Ye's look, he knew that this was the answer she believed in, and this would only be the answer if he continued to question her. Even though he was still confused in his heart, several months of getting along with her allowed him to understand Chu Ye's character and know that she had some unknown secrets, but she was still a good person at heart.
As for Mu Jiajun's thoughts, Chu Ye didn't speculate much. She just handed over the picked berries and asked Mu Jiajun to wash them and share them with Sister Deng before walking into the fields.
Thanks to the two of them taking care of her a lot in the past few months, she was extremely grateful, but she couldn't repay them for the time being.
However, the berries in the mountains are sour and sweet. Although they are worthless things, they are better than wild fruits in season and can be picked and eaten fresh. They are more or less not exposed to educated youths like them.
As for what she said, it was naturally false. The reason why she knew the truth about the disappearance of Zhao Xuesong's four-year-old brother was because he himself let it slip in his previous life.
She still remembers that that day was originally her son's fourth birthday, and she finally begged her parents-in-law to bring the child back to celebrate his birthday.
Also that afternoon, Zhao Xuesong was very drunk at home. After sending his parents-in-law away and cleaning up the house, he turned around. However, he didn't know when Zhao Xuesong got a fever for no reason. He was lying on the bed, dancing with his hands and feet, and mumbling incessantly. , as if there was something around him.
Chu Ye was worried and leaned closer to hear what he was saying. Unexpectedly, the more she listened, the more frightened she became. When Zhao Xuesong finished speaking, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave and could not move an inch.
She actually heard Zhao Xuesong apologizing, pleading and pleading, saying that she shouldn't have accidentally pushed him, and she shouldn't be afraid of taking responsibility and throwing him into a dry well.
In Zhao Xuesong's broken words, Chu Ye gradually pieced together the whole picture. It turned out that his younger brother who had just turned four years old was accidentally killed by him. Now that he met his own son who was also four years old, he remembered what he had done in the past. What a sin, he suddenly started to have a fever.
Although Zhao Xuesong did not say why she killed her younger brother, she still heard the location of the crime and secretly remembered it in her heart.
Zhao Xuesong, on the other side, miraculously woke up the next morning without noticing anything strange about last night. At the same time, he had no memory of what he said while drunk, which made Chu Ye feel relieved.
Later, she used this matter to test her parents-in-law, but their attitude was very strange. Whenever Chu Ye brought up a reason, her mother-in-law immediately interrupted and scolded herself not to mention it again.
As time went by, Chu Ye gradually figured out that Zhao Xuesong's parents probably knew about this matter, but seeing that a younger son died, the eldest son was going to be taken away because of this matter, and the old couple were in trouble. Completely deserted.
They were unwilling to marry their two sons at once, but they were wary of Zhao Xuesong's behavior, so after Zhao Xuesong's wedding, the couple moved to a staff dormitory in the city on the pretext of making room for the newlyweds.
When Chu Ye gave birth to their son, the two of them were afraid that Zhao Xuesong would do something crazy. In addition, Chu Ye and Zhao Xuesong quarreled every day at that time, so they took their grandson back to take care of them.
Originally, Chu Ye did not intend to reveal this matter after she was reborn. Even though her life was unsatisfactory in her previous life, she did not suffer much. Zhao Xuesong dared to hit her, and she dared to fight back, which often resulted in the two of them fighting each other.
The ending of her previous life was that she strangled Zhao Xuesong to death with her own hands, and then opened her eyes to the present. In her opinion, the grudge between her and Zhao Xuesong has been resolved, and she will never have anything to do with it in this life.
But things didn't go as planned, and Zhao Xuesong pestered her everywhere. After warning her, she also hoped that Zhao Xuesong would realize his interests and live their lives separately.
Until a few days ago, Zhao Xuesong deliberately blocked her at the entrance of the village and inquired about her going to take the exam. She secretly thought that it was not good. She also heard that he said that he was involved in gambling, and half begged and half threatened herself to raise money for him to pay off his debts. Chu Ye Realize that it's time to get rid of this person for good.
So she first stabilized Zhao Xuesong and told him not to talk nonsense, and then she wrote two reporting letters, which directly cut off Zhao Xuesong's hope and let him spend the rest of his life in prison.
As the second person who knew Zhao Xuesong's murder, she wrote in detail in her letter the location where Zhao Xuesong's body was dumped in the dry well. The matter will surely be resolved in a few days.
Because of this, Chu Ye has been in a good mood these days. In addition to going to work every day, she will go to the mountains to look for wild plants at noon.
As her search area deepened, she gradually delved deeper into the mountains, and today she actually found a wild ginseng!
Her eyes were shining, and she was lying on the ground. Her white little hands did not care about being dirty at this time, and she carefully dug at the roots, bit by bit, not letting go of any small ginseng tendrils, and finally pointed out the ginseng root. The thick wild ginseng was completely dug out!
Although the ginseng was not big, she could still make some money by selling it. She carefully wrapped the ginseng and immersed herself in a damp corner to pick fresh mushrooms.
In the early morning of the next day, while Brother Jianwen was going to town to buy nutritional supplements, she followed him to a black market in the town, laid out items on a piece of cloth, and started selling.
The reason why she knew where the black market was was all based on the memory of her previous life. At that time, after marriage, Zhao Xuesong only played cards with money, and the work points she earned from working in the fields were not enough to support her family.
Forced to have no choice, she began to think of other ways to make money, and finally she found this method of going up the mountain to pick wild plants and then selling them on the black market. Although it was not glorious, the money came quickly, and she successfully filled the hole in her home. .
So she followed the same pattern in this life, following her memories to find the black market, but she didn't expect that her position had not changed at all!
(End of chapter)