The two sisters rushed out of the house excitedly and ran towards the main road at the edge of the village.
Just as they reached the intersection, they saw the Wang Haichao brothers, Liu Cuilan, and Wa Zhaozi running their way. They were followed by Baldy Zhang and Zhou Ergan.
Liu Cuilan clutched a fire poker in her hand, her face twisted in anger as she cursed continuously.
That shameless Li Chuntao, I am going to beat her to death today!
Zhou Ergan curled his lips, snorted coldly, and chimed in, Li Chuntao usually pretends to be so innocent. I never expected her to be so shameless! When we catch her today, we have to parade her through the commune so everyone can see this vixen for who she really is!
Baldy Zhang followed behind, rubbing his hands together with a look of gloating schadenfreude, Great, there is a good show to watch today! Wangjiazhai is going to be lively now!
Zhou Xiaoying and Zhou Xiaomei were terrified of Zhou Zhijun, so they did not dare say who the man was, only claiming they saw it clearly.
But everyone was convinced in their hearts: who else could it be but Zhou Zhijun?
The group ran aggressively towards the deep gully in the northeast corner of the village, their footsteps thudding on the dirt road, their pant legs and shoes covered in dust.
Zhou Xiaoying and Zhou Xiaomei were afraid that if Zhou Zhijun found out they were the ones who tipped everyone off, he would never let them off the hook. They did not dare follow and instead turned around to run home.
Zhou Zhimin and his wife had just returned from the fields carrying hoes. Seeing the girls running back empty-handed, their faces flushed and covered in sweat, they felt something was wrong.
Were you two not out cutting grass? Where is the grass? Huang Meili rolled her eyes at them, setting down her hoe and asking.
The two girls felt their hearts skip a beat. They had been so focused on running to get Zhou Dana that they left their grass baskets in the wheat field!
The sisters did not dare mention tipping people off, let alone go back to fetch the baskets. They hemmed and hawed for a long time without making any sense.
Seeing their evasive manner, Zhou Zhimin frowned even tighter, What is wrong with you two? We told you to cut grass, what have you been doing?
Were you slacking off again? Huang Meili stomped her foot impatiently.
I was not slacking off! Zhou Xiaoying retorted anxiously.
If you were not slacking off, where is the grass? We still have to feed the cow this afternoon! Huang Meili glared at them. Hurry up and go cut some now! With that, she turned and walked toward the kitchen.
The sisters followed right behind her. Once in the kitchen, Zhou Xiaoying leaned into Huang Meili's ear and whispered, Mother, let me tell you something. Li Chuntao is fooling around with Second Uncle in the gully!
Hearing this, Huang Meili's mouth dropped wide open, Is that true? Who did you hear that from?
Xiaomei and I saw it with our own eyes! Zhou Zhaodi, Liu Cuilan, and the others have all gone to catch them in the act.
Zhou Xiaomei also nodded vigorously, I saw it clearly, it was definitely them!
Huang Meili's lips trembled with excitement. She raised an eyebrow and scoffed, Does the old lady not always protect Li Chuntao? When they catch them today, let us see what she has to say!
These words were overheard by Zhou Zhimin, who was standing at the kitchen door.
His brows knotted together. He took two large strides into the kitchen, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot, and stared at Zhou Xiaoying, Did you really see it with your own eyes?
Seeing his terrifying expression, Zhou Xiaoying quickly hid behind Huang Meili. Zhou Xiaomei also tugged at Huang Meili's hem, lowering her head and not daring to make a sound.
Huang Meili, however, glared at Zhou Zhimin, What are you doing? You only know how to lose your temper at the kids. If you are so tough, go find your mother and your second brother! That Li Chuntao is a jinx, I said it long ago, whoever gets involved with her gets unlucky. As she spoke, she gave Zhou Zhimin a shove, wanting to run out and watch the drama unfold.
Zhou Zhimin grabbed her, Do not get involved! He then shot a glance at the two girls, Do not spout nonsense!
I am not spouting nonsense, it is true! Zhou Xiaoying muttered, her head bowed.
Zhou Zhimin sighed, If your Second Uncle finds out you were the ones who told on him, he will not spare you! Stay in the house and behave, I will go take a look!
He could not be sure if there was really something going on between Zhou Zhijun and Li Chuntao, but it was better to be safe than sorry.
If they really were fooling around and were caught red-handed today, their family would lose all face, and as a younger brother, he would not be able to hold his head up in public.
Moreover, since it was these two girls who snitched, Zhou Zhijun would absolutely not forgive them.
He ran out of the village as if his life depended on it. When he reached the main road on the east side, he saw Liu Cuilan, Zhou Zhaodi, and their group hurrying from the wheat field toward the deep gully in the northeast corner.
