Chapter 66 - 66

Chapter 66 The person ran awayYan Zheng had been feeling uneasy all evening, so he had planned to go up later. But when he heard the gunshots, he realized that something had really happened, just as he had sensed. So he quickly retreated down the mountain.Not knowing if he had been exposed, just in case, he headed straight to town; he couldn't stay here any longer.Before leaving, I looked back at the Educated Youth courtyard, my eyes filled with deep reluctance.The first girl he ever fell for!Yun Ting's playful and adorable smiling faceflashed through my mind...He can't linger any longer now. If fate allows, I hope we'll have another chance to meet.No one noticed Yan Zheng's departure. Duan Xingye guessed that he must have run away, so he didn't rush to the Educated Youth compound to arrest him that night, so as not to cause panic.The next day, during work hours, the Brigade Leader realized that Yan Zheng was missing. He asked the other people in the courtyard, but no one knew anything about him. He wasn't in his room either; he had simply left without a trace.The village's educated youth had suddenly disappeared, and the Brigade Leader was naturally going to report it to the educated youth office. He was extremely worried, fearing he would be held responsible. However, Duan Xingye had spoken to the educated youth office and made arrangements, so no one was blamed.The Brigade Leader was initially puzzled, but after meeting Duan Xingye and hearing some information from him, he finally felt relieved.At most, people would discuss it briefly at first, but after a couple of days, they stopped paying attention to Yan Zheng's matter.The saddest person was Li Qiuyue. She truly loved Yan Zheng, and she moved to this courtyard because of him.But now, before she could even express her feelings, he suddenly disappeared, as if he had ripped her heart out.Li Qiuyue remained depressed for a long time.Yun Ting didn't know if others had noticed, but she had noticed Li Qiuyue's abnormality from the day Yan Zheng disappeared.Oh! Love is such a tormenting little devil...She still adheres to the principle of remaining unmarried and childless for safety...That was the end of it. Duan Xingye even gaveYun Ting a reward of 500 yuan."Xiaoyun, I can't give you a reward for this publicly, so I'll have to do it privately. Here's your reward: five hundred yuan."Yun Ting's eyes lit up. "How could I possibly accept this?" she said, but her movements were swift as she took the five hundred yuan."Heh~ you little money-grubber," Duan Xingyechuckled teasingly."People die for money, birds die for food... Don't tell me you consider money dirt! Otherwise, I'll despise you..."Duan Xingye touched his nose guiltily; he was just about to say that he didn't care about money."Don't tell anyone about this, or you'll be in danger. I suspect there are still important people we haven't uncovered," Duan Xingye said seriously to Yun Ting.Yun Ting rarely saw him so serious, so she dared not be joking anymore and readily agreed." Yan Zheng, have you caught him?" Yun Tinglooked around and asked in a low voice."No, he didn't show up there that night."Yun Ting frowned. "Won't he suspect me? After all, he knew I went up the mountain that evening, and he even tested me with a question.""Don't worry, he should have run away."Yun Ting was a little irritated. Had she gotten herself into big trouble?"Don't worry, I'm here! I won't let you get into any danger," Duan Xingye reassured her gently."Xiaoyun, I want to ask you for a favor." After hesitating for a while, he finally spoke."What is it? Is there anything Secretary Duancan't do?"Duan Xingye smiled wryly, "You're just making fun of me! Here's the thing, could you please keep an eye on the Cowshed family if necessary? You don't need to go there often, just focus on your own safety. Grandpa Shen is a good friend of my grandfather's, and we have a very good relationship. He's in trouble, and I want to help them, but I can't be too obvious about it.""Oh! How do you want me to help?""I'll occasionally give them things. You don't need to help them much. Just help them out quietly if they encounter any difficulties. If they need anything, they can come to me.""Okay, I understand."——Yun Ting had met the elderly man from the Shen family before. She smiled and nodded at him, and he seemed surprised that she greeted him.She didn't think too much about it at the time. She usually greeted people she had no grudges against with politely. Even when Li Big Mouthoften fought with her, she would greet her with a smile, although she always made Li Big Mouthvery angry.Now that it's summer and the weather is very hot, Yun Ting always locks the door and goes into her space to sleep. The temperature inside the space is just right, neither too hot nor too cold, and it's always been like this.Every time I enter the space, I can't help but eat some durian.Sigh, it can be quite lonely sometimes when there's no one to share it with.At that time, there probably weren't any durians yet, and she didn't intend to sell them; she just wanted to keep them for herself.She's living such a wonderful life now, she wouldn't want to change it even if a god came along.After a satisfying meal and with plenty of time to spare, it was time to plant, ripen, and harvest.The chicks, ducklings, and goslings we got recently have all grown quite a bit and are having a great time.The fruit trees in the space are not limited by season, and right now they are laden with big, red apples, which is a delight to look at.Yun Ting had just finished her work and was getting ready to go to sleep when she suddenly heard a noise outside. She immediately became alert. Was it a thief, or one of those people?Listen carefully, but there's no sound again.Yun Ting thought she had misheard, but when the sound came again, she couldn't sit still any longer. She left the space, holding a stick in one hand and a flashlight in the other, and quietly approached the door. She took a deep breath, opened the door, and shouted, "Little thief...where do you think you're going?" and smacked him with the stick."Ah...it's me... Zhou Yang..."Yun Ting paused, shining the flashlight on his face. "What are you doing sneaking around in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"At this moment, everyone else was awakened by their noise and ran out."What's wrong? What happened?""I wasn't sneaking around, I just... just went to the outhouse..." Zhou Yang said somewhat awkwardly, being watched by everyone."You scare people to death, you know that?" Yun Ting said irritably, then turned and went back.Seeing that it was a false alarm, everyone went back to their rooms.Before leaving, Lu Jiayan gave Zhou Yang a disdainful look.Zhou Yang: "...".The next day, Zhou Yang came out with huge dark circles under his eyes. He had made several trips back and forth last night, probably because he ate something wrong. Lu Jiayan, who had eaten with him, was fine." Educated Youth Zhou, you didn't actually go out to steal last night, did you?" Yun Ting gave him a teasing look.Tsk tsk... those eyes, they look like they're wearing smoky eye makeup.Zhou Yang gave her a resentful look. " Educated Youth Yun, don't you feel any guilt saying that?""You don't know I have no heart?"After saying that, Yun Ting went to work and stopped arguing with him.In those days, the air in the countryside was incredibly fresh in the mornings.Without the car exhaust fumes of later generations, Yun Ting couldn't help but take a few deep breaths. "Comfortable... another energetic young lady..."