After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 86, Episode 0088: Sweeping Away Dust
Xu Zhichuan and Zhang Ze both thought they had been liberated thanks to Lin Yuexi!

Lin Yuexi is special. Although it is unknown whether she has any other special characteristics besides her poor health, there is no doubt that she is more favored than their brother Leng Xingran, their own son!

Leng Xingran suffered from the moment she went to the countryside. Her elders never asked about her or sent her anything. They would only send one or two letters occasionally, and Leng Xingran had to write back first before her family would reply.

They were all letters written by Lin Yuexi, with the rest of them adding a few words as they went along.

But what about their adopted daughter, Lin Yuexi?

Before he even went to the countryside, the money had already been sent to build a new house, and he had already established a relationship with the village head's family. They even paved an asphalt road for the village because they were worried that the dirt road would be difficult to travel on.

Many people thought it was the brigade leader who was powerful, since he was able to get connections to pave the village with asphalt so that the city could have a road. Xu Zhichuan, who had some connections, knew that this matter had nothing to do with the brigade leader; it was the Leng family who handled it.

In this matter, the captain was simply being flattered!
Xu Zhichuan couldn't guess that Lin Yuexi herself was special; he only assumed that Chief Leng and the others doted on their youngest daughter, since his family could handle such a risk if they were willing to take it.

Given the importance the Leng family placed on this matter, the brigade leader's prior warning to the entire village, and the county magistrate's influence being on hand, anyone who isn't a fool should know that this person should never be offended unless absolutely necessary.

Therefore, Xu Zhichuan and Zhang Ze always thought that they would be safe and sound this year because they benefited from Lin Yuexi's presence after having dinner with her.

Who knew that what was bound to happen would still happen, only with a different person.

“The day after Li Bin invited you to dinner, Wang Laidi came to me early in the morning to borrow grain. She said her mother asked her to send fifty catties of white flour back home. If she didn’t have it, she would marry her off to an old bachelor. She asked me to help her.”

Xu Zhichuan twitched his lips speechlessly, "I didn't even get fifty catties of flour today, and you're asking for fifty catties right off the bat."

Zhang Ze, standing on tiptoe and wiping the top of his head, continued, "After Brother Chuan didn't agree to her request, she came knocking on my door again. As soon as I opened the door, she started crying. Just then, Liu Jie from across the street came out. You know how sharp his tongue is; he scared Wang Laidi away in no time."

He was initially going to thank him, but then he turned around and laughed at him for liking someone like that, which made him so angry that he almost fought him on the spot.

"Is he blind? How could I possibly be interested in Wang Laidi?"

So, someone who's definitely going to be completely controlled by his wife's family wouldn't even be interested in a sow, right?
Wang Laidi was probably afraid of being embarrassed if people found out she had borrowed grain, so she knocked on their door very early. At that time, none of the educated youths were up yet. Apart from the three people involved, only Liu Jie, who had gotten up early that day, knew about this.

Although Liu Jie was unreliable, he wasn't a bad person and didn't have a habit of spreading rumors, so the matter wasn't leaked out.

Xu Zhichuan and Zhang Ze both thought that they had already rejected Wang Laidi, and that the matter was over.

Who would have thought that the night before last, Wang Laidi actually tried to break into Xu Zhichuan's house and even climbed onto Xu Zhichuan's kang (heated brick bed).

Xu Zhichuan was truly "on his way" this time. Zhang Ze was sick and had a persistent fever. Xu Zhichuan was worried about him and stayed in Zhang Ze's room to take care of him for two days in a row.

The dormitory layout for male and female educated youth at the educated youth settlement was arranged with one side on the left and one side on the right, separated by a large courtyard. In winter, there was basically no interaction between the two sides, so Wang Laidi did not notice that Xu Zhichuan had not slept in his room for two days.

What's even more speechless is that Wang Laidi slept on Xu Zhichuan's kang (heated brick bed) without heating it up, wearing a thick cotton-padded coat and wrapped in a quilt all night.

When Xu Zhichuan returned to the house early the next morning, he was so frightened by the sight of someone on the kang (a heated brick bed) that he almost jumped out of his skin.

After wiping the top, Zhang Ze sighed as he washed the dirty rag, "I used to dislike Liu Jie, but this time, I really have to thank him."

"If he hadn't been there that day and hadn't seen me open the door, I would have been smeared with dirty water." Xu Zhichuan still feels a chill when he thinks about it.

Li Bin was already speechless after being falsely accused by Wang Qin; someone like him, lying in bed, would definitely have been in deep trouble if Liu Jie hadn't witnessed it. Leng Xingran breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Liu Jie was there, "Liu Jie saw that you're definitely okay. He's just stubborn, has a bad temper, and a sharp tongue, but he's still a very upright person."

Liu Jie's most admired person was his uncle, but unfortunately his uncle sacrificed his life, so Liu Jie never mentioned his uncle, but he always followed his uncle in his actions.

It's no wonder he managed to run into me twice, given his habit of getting up early to train.

Xu Zhichuan and Zhang Ze both had long faces. What were they going to do in the future? Now that even breaking into the house in the middle of the night was happening, they couldn't possibly have to stay awake and stand guard while they slept, could they?

Leng Xingran was also worried for the two brothers, but it was unrealistic to let them stay at his house. His sister's situation was special, and the people around her could not be taken lightly.

Didn't you see that Uncle Liu and Ren Yan are both people without any ties or worries?

People may be able to resist the temptation of self-interest, but what if blood ties are combined with self-interest?

They can't afford the gamble.

After thinking for a while, he thought of a place.

"You can rent that house at the foot of the mountain. As for whether it's auspicious or not, do you really believe in that?"

The empty room wasn't far from their house, only about fifty meters away, near the foot of the mountain. It wasn't very big, with only two rooms and a small courtyard.

That house was built by educated youth, but someone died inside, so the village considered it unlucky.

It's not big, it's a bit out of the way, and it's considered unlucky, but it's very expensive, which is why it's been empty all this time.

Although the house is small, remote, and inauspicious, it is a brick and tile house.

Ren Yan happened to be passing by the door and, upon hearing them mention the house, immediately came in out of curiosity. "What's the situation with that house? I asked them, but they wouldn't say a word."

She had long been curious about that house, which was clearly better than the others but had always been empty. She had asked the villagers about it, but they all avoided the topic whenever it was mentioned.

Lin Yuexi also stood at the door, her face showing interest in watching the drama unfold.

Leng Xingran: "..."

Alright, go ahead and tell me.

"Those were the second batch of educated youth sent to the countryside. One was from Sichuan Province and the other was from Hubei Province. I don't know much about them, but I heard that both of their family backgrounds were quite good."

"The two confirmed their relationship not long after they went to the countryside. They were quite generous and bought candy to share with the villagers. About six months later, they built a house at the foot of the mountain, saying they were preparing to get married."

"After the house was almost finished, I heard that on the day of the roof beam raising, the two of them had a big fight for some reason and then said they were breaking up and wouldn't get married."

“A few days later, the female educated youth was found dead in the new house, and then the male educated youth went to turn himself in, saying that he had killed her.”

The brigade leader never had a chance to get involved in this matter from beginning to end. Well... not entirely. After all, he was the one who handled the building permits and found the people to build the house.

After getting a good scolding, I got a new house for free, but it's still empty to this day.