Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

It's hot right now, and since we're eating dumplings, Zhou Fengshou specially moved the low table into the yard.

The messenger was anxious and shouted loudly as soon as he arrived at the door.

The words have not yet fallen.

Everyone in the courtyard looked towards the entrance.

Zhou Fengshou also hurriedly stopped and turned around.

Liu Jia and Zhou Caixia both put down their chopsticks, their eyes widening instantly!

"What did you say? What happened to Old Su's daughter?"

Zhou Fengshou's voice was urgent, and his brows furrowed instantly.

The messenger, panting heavily, wiped the sweat from his brow and quickly added another sentence.

"Old Su's daughter drank poison! She's dying!"

"Which Old Su?"

Zhou Fengshou was bewildered, but a bad feeling rose in his heart.

Liu Jia's mind immediately flashed to Su Xiangxiu's face!

There's only one family in the entire Xili Village with the surname Su!

Besides Su Xiangxiu's family, who else is there?

The man just said that Old Su's daughter took medicine and is dying.

Could it be that Su Xiangxiu drank medicine?

impossible!

Su Xiangxiu was a female top scholar!

It's rare for someone from the surrounding area to get into university, and she's about to go. What kind of medicine is she taking?

Liu Jia blinked several times in confusion.

Zhou Caixia quickly asked.

"You mean Su Xiangxiu?"

"Xiangxiang? No way?"

The messenger slapped his thigh and said with a regretful expression, "It really is Xiangxiang! That silly girl, she drank pesticide!"

Although they already had a premonition, everyone's heart sank when they heard the person say that!

"What's going on?"

"I don't know either. Some people say her family was poor and couldn't afford the tuition, while others say she failed the medical examination later. I don't know the specifics."

"Captain, hurry over there and see if you should take him to the hospital."

"If we delay any longer, it will be too late. We still need you to make the decision!"

Before the man could finish speaking, Zhou Fengshou quickly ran out.

Liu Jia and Zhou Caixia also stood up.

"Caixia, let's go take a look too."

As soon as Liu Jia finished speaking, Zhou Caixia nodded hurriedly, and then said to her mother, "Mom, you eat first, we'll be back in a little while!"

Before they could finish speaking, Liu Jia and Zhou Caixia had already run out.

The area around the low table suddenly became empty.

Caixia's mother is still in shock.

"How could this happen? What a perfectly healthy child, why would he do something so foolish?"

After regaining her senses, Caixia's mother muttered something.

Only then did I realize that I was still holding the bowl of dumplings in my hand.

This is absolutely shocking!

I haven't recovered at all.

Thinking of Old Su's daughter, Caixia's mother sighed again.

What insurmountable obstacle could possibly warrant taking medication and ending one's own life?

……

The Su family.

A crowd gathered in the courtyard. Old Su squatted under a big tree, looking completely lost.

Su Xiangxiu lay on a bamboo bed, her face pale and her hands hanging limply.

Xiangxiuniang had cried herself to death, but after a while she finally calmed down, several women were inside the house trying to comfort her.

Several older men around Old Su were also sighing.

The young people in the courtyard were also frowning.

The person has already been carried out; what to do next, nobody knows.

"Xiangxiu's father, what should we do? Should we take her to the clinic? We can't just leave her here forever."

"That's right, I felt a pulse just now, maybe he can recover?"

"After vomiting so much, we have to wipe the child clean up, otherwise this strong smell of DDT won't do!"

"They invited the captain, and the captain will definitely let them go to the city."

"How about we use Liu Jia's tractor? That would be faster. We can't just wait around like this."

The people around them chatted amongst themselves, and as they discussed the matter, they all looked at Xiangxiu's father.

Old Su kept his eyes down and didn't say a word.

Su Chunsheng, the only son of the Su family, was standing by Su Xiangxiu's side, shedding tears, lost in thought.

Doorway.

Zhang Dalaba and several women were also whispering to each other.

"Why would this child be so foolish? He's not going to get into university, so why is he taking medicine?"

"Could it be that you had a fight with your family?"

"I don't know. Xiangxiang doesn't go out much usually, and she's not very talkative. I really don't know why she's so stubborn."

"Nobody can say for sure. Look at Old Su, he hasn't said a word. There must be something going on here."

"I haven't heard anything about it..."

Normally, Zhang's loudspeaker is the loudest, but at this time, he speaks in a low voice.

Several people were talking when someone shouted out.

"The captain is here!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look towards the door.

Zhou Fengshou didn't even have time to greet the people around him before rushing to the middle of the courtyard.

"Where is he? How is he?"

While asking the questions, Zhou Fengshou also looked around.

When Zhou Fengshou saw a bamboo bed in the yard, his heart skipped a beat.

Is this... gone?

Seeing that Zhou Fengshou's expression was not right, someone quickly chimed in.

"Captain, you need to go check on him right away. He still had a pulse a moment ago, but I don't know how he is now."

Zhou Fengshou quickly walked to the bamboo bed, stretched out his index finger and probed Su Xiangxiu's nostrils, finally frowning.

Then Zhou Fengshou lifted Su Xiangxiu's drooping arm.

One touch.

There was no pulse.

"Whose fault is this? He still had a pulse just now, why didn't you get him to the hospital immediately? Even the local clinic would have been fine! Who delayed this?"

Zhou Fengshou's voice was filled with sorrow, and his eyes were searching desperately.

Finally, they saw Old Su under the big tree.

Old Su seemed to have already anticipated what Zhou Fengshou had just said.

The people gathered in a circle in the courtyard all looked surprised.

"There was a pulse just now, but it's gone now. Could it be that we've really been delayed?"

"Even if we are really late, who can we blame? We can't make decisions on our own without the host's permission!"

"Honestly, I really don't know what Old Su is thinking. His beautiful daughter is gone just like that. What a pity!"

"Don't say anymore. Old Su must be feeling terrible. Was it easy raising such a daughter?"

People spoke in very soft voices, and no one dared to shout.

At this time, Xiangxiu's mother was still lying in the house. If she knew that her daughter outside was gone, she might faint again.

Zhou Fengshou walked step by step to Old Su.

"When did this happen? Why didn't you go to the clinic after you discovered it?"

Faced with Zhou Fengshou's question again, Old Su looked troubled.

Finally, he spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Captain, it's not that we don't want to go, it's just that by the time we found out, it was already like this, so going would be pointless."

"What do you mean it's pointless to go? Old Su, are you confused? That's your daughter's life. Even if the doctors can't help, you still have to send her there, otherwise you'll never get over Kan'er's regret!"

Zhou Fengshou's lips trembled and his eyes reddened.

A pair of rough hands clenched tightly.

Zhou Fengshou was clearly trying his best to suppress his anger.

Liu Jia and Zhou Caixia saw this scene as soon as they entered the door.

Upon hearing that Su Xiangxiu was beyond saving, Liu Jia felt his steps suddenly become heavy.

It's not just a pity, it's also a regret.

It's a pity that after working so hard for so long and finally getting into university, with a bright future ahead of me, all of that was ruined in the blink of an eye.

Unfortunately, it was a life.

Even if she couldn't get into university, even if she lived an ordinary, ordinary life, Su Xiangxiu couldn't live it.

I can no longer open my eyes, nor can I feel anything in the world.

Seeing Old Su's behavior and Zhou Fengshou's questioning, the mystery in people's minds grew bigger and bigger.

Why would Su Xiangxiu drink pesticide when she was perfectly fine?

I'm about to leave the countryside to see a wider world.

With such a good thing right in front of them, anyone else would probably be overjoyed.

Why would Su Xiangxiu choose to end her own life?

What are the reasons behind this?

The villagers were very clear about Old Su's family's situation.

Old Su and his wife had only two children, a son and a daughter. Their daughter, Su Xiangxiu, was the eldest, and Su Chunsheng was the second.

Old Su usually got along well with his neighbors and wasn't a stingy person.

Let's not even talk about his minor flaws; everyone has shortcomings.

But if you were to ask people what was so unacceptable about Old Su, they really couldn't put their finger on it.

Xiangxiang's mother gets along quite well with everyone.

But in such a family, a family that people thought was very normal, the daughter drank pesticide!

It's truly unbelievable.

"Oh, what a pity, Xiangxiang was such a good child."

Hearing someone muttering quietly, many people turned their heads.

The speaker was Su's neighbor to the east.

"What's going on? Do you know something?"

Someone asked in a low voice.

The neighbor to the east frowned and said, somewhat annoyed, "What else could it be? It's all about favoring sons over daughters!"

Once the phrase "preferring sons to daughters" was uttered, people's attention was once again focused on Old Su.

Liu Jia also frowned.

The Su family only has two children, a daughter and a son. Even if they favor sons over daughters, how much favor can they really have? How much can they really have a preference for sons over daughters?

Could it be that the elderly couple's preference for sons over daughters was so strong that Su Xiangxiu couldn't bear it and chose to end her life?

If that's the case, it would be such a shame.

"There's a letter! Who wants to read it to everyone? Is this a letter left by Xiangxiang?"

In the middle of the courtyard, under the bamboo bed, there was a piece of paper that had appeared out of nowhere.

The paper was folded into a square shape.

It was covered with writing.

The paper was positioned directly opposite Su Xiangxiu's pocket, so everyone instinctively guessed that it must have been written by Su Xiangxiu.

"Liu Jia, read it to everyone. You're the most educated person in our village."

When someone suddenly called his name, Liu Jia was momentarily stunned.

He was about to refuse, but someone had already handed him the paper.

Liu Jia swallowed awkwardly. "Is it appropriate for me to read it?"

"We can't read, so you read it!"

Old Su, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly looked over and said in a hoarse voice.

"Cough cough."

Liu Jiaqing cleared his throat and began to read aloud the words written on the letter.

"Father and Mother, I hope you can see this letter. By the time you see it, I will probably be gone."

"It turns out that your daughter is unable to take care of you in your old age and see you off in your final days. She simply can't go on anymore. What lies before me is like an endless road, dark and slippery, and I can't seem to reach the end no matter how I walk."

"I don't blame you. I only blame myself for being so useless. If I were your son, would you not treat me like this?"

“I feel like I’ve tried my best, but it’s still not enough in your eyes. I don’t know what I can do to satisfy you. I’m tired.”

"Without me, the burden on the family will be lighter. You can focus all your attention on taking care of my brother. I won't hold you back anymore."

"I can never repay your kindness in this life. I hope we will never meet again in the next life."

Halfway through reading, Liu Jia suddenly frowned.

What is this content?

There were many typos on the paper, but I could guess the general meaning. What was Su Xiangxiu trying to say in this letter?

Was he so disappointed in his family that he chose to end his life?

"Read on, Liu Jia, why don't you continue reading?"

At this moment, people's grief has turned into curiosity, and everyone wants to know what will happen next.