Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 184: Chapter 184 The Fate of Xu Wenchang

The person on his mind indeed had not been obediently listening; food lay forgotten as he began to interrogate those people.

Perhaps those people had already resigned themselves to being silenced, which made things much easier for Huo Jingrui and his team.

Yunyi finished her meal but didn’t leave the space.

For some reason, she felt unbearably restless, as if she had forgotten something crucial, and kept pacing in the space.

She suddenly remembered the significance of today’s date and slapped her forehead. She had almost forgotten the major event due to the recent tension and anger. If events proceeded as she feared, Tang City would face a disaster by dawn tomorrow.

She became even more anxious, regretting that there was nothing she could do.

After leaving the space, she couldn’t fall asleep for a long time. Given that there was nothing else she could do, her medical skills were her only remaining asset. She felt there must be some room for action, but she feared this matter would still require Huo Jingrui’s intervention.

The next day when she appeared, many people came up to greet her. ”Chu Zhiqing, when did you return to the village?”

Yunyi replied with a faint smile, ”I came back last night.”

”Chu Zhiqing, you’re truly amazing; even the people from the city seek your help.”

Before Yunyi could respond, Xue Linfang’s voice interjected with a hint of sarcasm, ”It’s just a temporary transfer; she still has to come back eventually.”

From not far away, Zhao Guihua retorted directly, ”That’s still better than you. Why didn’t they temporarily transfer you? All you do is make unhelpful remarks.”

Xue Linfang glared at Zhao Guihua angrily. ”Aunt, I didn’t provoke you. Why are you defending an outsider zhiqing like her?”

Zhao Guihua huffed coldly. ”I judge by the situation, not the person. Chu Zhiqing has never wronged anyone. On the contrary, you’ve been targeting her relentlessly ever since you returned to the village. There’s something wrong with your head.”

Without Xu Wenchang backing her, Xue Linfang dared not act too rashly. ”Can’t one even speak now?”

After speaking, she walked quickly toward the village clinic.

Zhao Guihua took Yunyi’s arm and headed for the big willow tree. ”If she causes trouble for you again, don’t be polite with her.”

Yunyi smiled. ”Auntie, I’ll remember that.”

She said this, yet she thought to herself that no one who had bullied her had ever gotten off scot-free.

After finding a place to stand with Zhao Guihua, she heard her whisper, ”The verdict for Xu Wenchang came down. He was executed. The other Xu Family members were released yesterday afternoon because they genuinely didn’t know anything.”

This outcome was close to what Yunyi had anticipated. After all, if Ma Jiuxiang and her two sons had known, they probably wouldn’t have targeted the educated youth’s private courtyard.

He had originally intended to feign poverty to conceal his identity, but unfortunately for him, his encounter with her, an unforeseen variable, made him reveal his true colors.

The same old saying applies: evil deeds will inevitably seal one’s doom. If he hadn’t set his sights on her, his identity as an enemy spy might have remained undiscovered for quite some time.

Yunyi glanced over the crowd but didn’t see any Xu Family members.

Zhao Guihua nudged Yunyi with her elbow. ”Stop looking. Ma Jiuxiang was carried back yesterday. Her two sons are probably too ashamed to show their faces; they certainly won’t show up for work today.”

As they were talking, the newly appointed production brigade leader, Qiao Yougen, stood on a rock under the willow tree and began to speak. ”Starting today, everyone will go to the cornfield to weed. Please get your tasks from your respective team leaders.”

Yunyi was somewhat distracted. When will Huo Jingrui come? And what’s the situation in Tang City? she wondered.

After getting her farming tools, she received a task in the field worth seven work points. Not wanting her mind to wander, she channeled her restlessness into energy and finished her work even before the midday break.