Chapter 1817
A Different Era
Zhang Xue's arrest caused quite a stir in the village.
The group of young men were devastated.
They never imagined that the seemingly delicate and beautiful Zhang Xue would commit murder!
If they offend her, will she kill them too?
The young people were so frightened that they never dared to judge a person solely by their appearance again.
Liu Dong received praise from everyone, who said he had good taste.
Liu Dong chuckled and shared with the group of older women what a "green tea bitch" and a "white lotus" really are...
The women were greatly enlightened and went home to teach their sons and daughters to stay away from such women.
Based on what Liu Dong said, the villagers discovered that Liu Yan's wife was a scheming woman.
Everyone: Stay away from green tea bitches, and don't let them scheme against you.
Liu Yan's wife: "..."
Not to mention the villagers, even the female educated youth were unwilling to associate with her.
Just as she was feeling frustrated, news arrived: the national college entrance examination had been reinstated!
Liu Yan's wife was incredibly excited: she was going to take the college entrance exam and go back to the city. People in the city didn't know she was a manipulative woman; she was sure she'd do very well.
Liu Yan naturally didn't want her to take the college entrance exam, fearing that if she went to university and never came back, he would be left without a wife.
The two had a huge argument at home, disturbing the peace of the brigade leader.
The brigade leader's wife made the decision: "Let her take the exam!"
Liu Yan: "Mother..."
The brigade leader's wife glared at him: "Aren't you afraid she'll follow Zhang Xue's example and kill you while you're asleep?"
Liu Yan: "No, it can't be that bad, can it?"
The brigade leader's wife said, "When Zhang Xue was around, their relationship was the best."
Liu Yan was startled and obeyed her mother's words.
He even prayed in his heart that Liu Yan's wife could get into university so he could leave quickly.
Even without this wife, he can find another one.
But if you get killed, then you'll have nothing left.
Liu Yan's wife was unaware of the conversation between Liu Yan and his mother.
She was surprised but also happy to find that the brigade leader's family did not stop her.
She had a pretty good foundation, and being a high school graduate, she was better off than many other educated youth.
Because she wasn't well-liked, she couldn't borrow study materials from the educated youth, but she still managed to get into a vocational school based on her own abilities.
Liu Yan's wife left the village in a hurry, and she will never come back.
Little did she know that the brigade leader's family was eagerly waiting for her to leave.
Not long after she left, Liu Yan married another woman.
After all, Liu Yan is a very good catch; in the eyes of the villagers, she is a golden catch.
Even if a man has a wife but no children, and doesn't have to be a stepmother after marriage, many girls are still willing to stay at home.
Liu Dong attended Liu Yan's second wedding banquet.
The next day, Liu Tong left the village to go to university in Kyoto.
Liu Tong had excellent grades and chose one of the two best universities.
When he left, he gave half of his savings from all these years to Uncle Liu and his wife.
The two men were astonished: "Where did you get so much money? You haven't done anything wrong, have you?"
Liu Tong shook her head: "This is payment from someone else."
Uncle Liu asked warily, "What kind of payment?"
Liu Tong: "Uncle, do you still remember the time three years ago when you came home late at night and had a fever the next day?"
My aunt remembers it clearly: "That old geezer actually said that he had met a beautiful young wife who wanted to go home with him."
Liu Qiu: "There was indeed something that followed my uncle home. That thing stayed by my uncle's side, absorbing his life force and vitality. After it had absorbed forty-nine days, my uncle would die and be beyond saving." Aunt: "I remember, on the sixth day, you came home from the city, and then your uncle was better the next day."
Aunt stared at Liu Qiu in surprise and exclaimed, "Could it be you? What did you do?"
Liu Tong nodded: "That was a malevolent spirit that harmed people. I banished it to the underworld, where it will inevitably fall into the eighteenth level of hell. I retrieved the life force it had absorbed and returned it to my uncle."
Uncle Liu: "So it was you who saved me!"
The two did not doubt Liu Dong's words, after all, Uncle Liu had seen the evil spirit with his own eyes.
In rural areas like theirs, people actually believe in the existence of ghosts and spirits.
Liu Tong: "Besides helping my uncle, I have also helped some other people. These are the rewards they gave me."
My uncle asked with concern, "Have you started practicing Taoism? Or are you going to become a monk?"
Liu Tong: "I only practice Xuanmen magic, I will not become a nun."
Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu were relieved: "That's good, that's good."
They didn't ask Liu Tong where he learned his skills, and accepted the five hundred yuan that Liu Tong offered them as a token of respect.
Liu Dong boarded the train alone and, after enduring two days, finally arrived in the capital.
On the platform, a young man held up a sign with Liu Dong's name on it.
Upon seeing this, Liu Tong walked over and said, "Hello, I am Liu Tong."
The young man replied happily, "Hello, Comrade Liu, my name is Cheng Xinhua. My father asked me to pick you up."
"Thank you and Comrade Chengxing."
Liu Tong did not expect Cheng Xing to send someone to pick him up.
He and Chengxing had been in contact ever since that incident.
Cheng Xingshi sincerely wanted to befriend this master who was hidden in the mortal world.
Who knows if he or the people around him will encounter problems that science cannot solve in the future?
This connection must be firmly secured.
Liu Tong thought Chengxing might have run into some trouble and needed his help.
Cheng Xinhua drove there, so Liu Dong didn't have to take the bus or find his way. He drove him directly to the university, helped him with his luggage, helped him register, and took him to his dormitory.
Cheng Xinhua didn't know what his relationship with Liu Qiu was, but he knew that Liu Qiu came from his grandfather's hometown and that his father asked him to take good care of Liu Qiu, so he assumed that Liu Qiu was related to his family.
And since he's older than Liu Dong, isn't he Liu Dong's cousin?
It is only natural for an older brother to take care of his younger brother.
Liu Dong put down her luggage and got into Cheng Xinhua's car to go to the Cheng family home.
As soon as she got off the bus, Liu Dong saw someone she recognized.
They were none other than Cheng Yuan and Shan Wencheng's cousins.
The couple were overjoyed to see Liu Tong.
"Er Gouzi, ah, no, A-Qiang, you've come to the capital, why didn't you come to see us?"
Liu Tong: "I just arrived today. Comrade Cheng picked me up at the station, and now we're going to their house for dinner. I'll visit your house in a couple of days."
Cousin: "Okay, I'll have your aunt make your favorite braised pork and sauerkraut dumplings."
Liu Dong smiled and agreed.
My cousins went into the two-story building next to the Cheng family's house.
Cheng Xinhua asked in surprise, "You know Uncle Cheng and Aunt Cheng?"
Liu Tong: "When Uncle Cheng and Aunt Cheng were sent down to the countryside, they were from our village."
Cheng Xinhua: "I see. Oh, so you met Uncle Cheng Yuan and Uncle Shan Wencheng?"
Liu Tong nodded.
Cheng Xinhua: "What a pity! They were so healthy, how could they not have made it through?" (End of Chapter)