Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Chapter 28: Village Intelligence Department

Lin Ruoxi walked into the chicken coop and skillfully took out a few fresh eggs.

But soon, she shook her head again, as if dissatisfied, turned around and looked around the yard, and set her eyes on a big rooster.

At this time, the rooster was patrolling his territory with his head held high, and from time to time he looked at Dahuang with proud eyes, as if mocking Dahuang for being a single dog, while he, on the other hand, had several hens as wives.

However, it had no idea what fate would await it next.

It could have lived for a few more months, until one day, someone came to the village on a motorcycle to collect chickens, and it was sold to a chicken dealer.

And now, because of Xue Rui's arrival, it has to be reincarnated early.

Lin Ruoxi raised her knife and slashed, and the rooster died with his eyes open.

Lin Ruoxi's technique of killing a chicken was a little unfamiliar, but it was definitely not her first time.

Because there was no panic or reluctance in Lin Ruoxi's eyes, and she was very decisive in cutting.

"Gudong~" Xue Rui swallowed his saliva.

What is Lin Ruoxi doing? Killing chickens?
Why kill the chicken at this time?
Is it a warning to him?
Even if you live in her house, don't have any bad thoughts?
Otherwise, your fate will be the same as that big rooster?
In fact, Xue Rui was guilty and did not react for a while.

Lin Ruoxi, this silly girl, just wants to cook her best food for Xue Rui.

Even though the head and body had been half separated, the rooster's body was still moving. Lin Ruoxi held it tightly with her thin hands and was bleeding the rooster.

Bright red blood splashed out of the iron basin and some also spilled on Lin Ruoxi's face.

Only when the rooster could no longer move did Lin Ruoxi heave a sigh of relief and wipe her forehead with her hand.

But she didn't realize that her hands and face were covered in blood, and her image was not very elegant at the moment.

Xue Rui's pupils suddenly shrank. Lin Ruoxi at this moment reminded him of the scene of Lin Ruoxi falling from the building in his previous life.

"We can't delay any longer..." Xue Rui muttered.

"Oh... I'll go pluck the hair right away, it'll be quick."

Lin Ruoxi thought that Xue Rui was urging her to cook.

"I'm going to go around the village. You can cook first."

Xue Rui said something to Lin Ruoxi and went to the "Intelligence Department" at the entrance of the village.

It’s not that he didn’t want to help, but the kitchen utensils here were too primitive, and with Lin Ruoxi’s advanced operations, he couldn’t help much. The most he could do was add some firewood to the stove.

In fact, since his father is a cook, Xue Rui can cook more or less, but he basically buys pre-processed ingredients.

From preparing living things to serving them on the table, this entire process was really a bit difficult for him.

Moreover, the image of Lin Ruoxi's face covered in blood made him feel very uncomfortable, so he wanted to go out for a walk.

"She can grow vegetables and make noodles, and she can also pick up a knife and kill chickens. There really are girls like her." Xue Rui sighed.

He thought that this kind of person was extinct, but he didn't expect to actually meet one, and what's more, she was very beautiful.

Somehow, he suddenly thought of Gu Muxue. If he gave Gu Muxue a kitchen knife and asked her to kill a chicken, she would probably be scared and cry...

After walking a few steps, we arrived at the "Intelligence Department" at the entrance of the village.

A group of old men were sitting on stone piers. Some were sitting on chairs they had brought themselves, leisurely enjoying the cool breeze, with wormwood burning around them to ward off mosquitoes.

"Uncle, what are you talking about?" Xue Rui greeted the villagers enthusiastically.

"Come on, have a cigarette." Xue Rui was very down-to-earth. He took out a pack of soft Zhonghua cigarettes and gave one to everyone he met.

He also pretended to light one, but most of the time he just let it burn quietly in his hand, taking a puff from time to time and pushing the smoke out of his nostrils.

He doesn't smoke, but he always carries cigarettes with him because cigarettes are a good social tool.

As long as you light up a cigarette enthusiastically with the people around you, the sense of distance and vigilance at the first contact will disappear along with the smoke of the cigarette.

"Little kid, you should smoke less." The old man took a deep breath, savoring the cigarettes that he usually couldn't bear to buy.

"Uncle is right." Xue Rui obediently stepped on the cigarette butt.

Xue Rui felt that the atmosphere was about right, so he spoke:
"I'm here to visit the village on behalf of the school, and I'd like to ask about Lin Ruoxi's family situation."

No one was surprised, because at Xue Rui's age, he was wearing a uniform, and one could tell what his status was. "Xixi is a good student. When she was studying in the village primary school, her grades were among the best in the village." An old man said.

"Old man, didn't you say that girls are only good in elementary school and not in junior high school?"

The old lady bit into an apple and scolded the old man in dissatisfaction.

"That means you have to score points. Xixi is different."

"That's not what you said back then."

……

The villagers were really enthusiastic. Xue Rui just started the argument and they started arguing among themselves.

"Uncle, I'm here to ask about your family situation, not your academic performance."

“Oh, family…”

"Poor kid, he lost his mother when he was young, and that beast beats him every day to vent his anger."

"Evildoers will be punished by God. Didn't he get hit by a car and die last year?"

"I think Xixi has a bad fate. She killed her mother and her father."

"Old lady, don't talk nonsense. What era is this? You're still talking about superstition. Be careful that Xixi hears it!"

A middle-aged man passing by, carrying a hoe, started to scold.

Xue Rui felt that what the uncle said was right, so he handed him a cigarette and took out a lighter to light it.

The uncle smacked his lips for a few times, glanced at Xue Rui's uniform, and said, "The villagers are very caring towards Xixi, but there are also some bad-hearted people."

"Is there such a thing?" A cold light flashed in Xue Rui's eyes.

"They dare not bully you in front of me, but they do it secretly behind my back. I am ashamed of your ancestors!"

The uncle had a straightforward personality and cursed very loudly, fearing that some people might not hear him.

……

The intelligence department was so lively that Xue Rui talked to them about mountains for more than an hour.

It was not until he found Lin Ruoxi standing in the alley waiting for him that he said goodbye to the villagers.

Lin Ruoxi originally wanted to drop out of junior high school, but was persuaded by villagers and school teachers, who said that children under the age of sixteen were child laborers and would not be wanted anywhere. Only then did she obediently go to high school.

Combined with the information Xue Rui learned from school, the girl's past gradually became clearer.

He has been an excellent student since childhood and has an introverted personality, but he is also a warm-hearted person.

Because Lin Ruoxi's high school entrance exam score was very high, in the top ten in the district, more than 80 points higher than the admission score of Hedong No. 2 Middle School;
So the school not only waived all her tuition and miscellaneous fees, but also gave her an additional 20,000 yuan in scholarship each year.

Why didn't Lin Ruoxi go to a better high school? Probably because No. 2 High School gave money.

However, the old lady in Lin Ruoxi's family is in poor health and is a sickly woman. All the money spent on her has not made any profit and she can barely make ends meet.

Excellent grades, tragic family, and outstanding looks...

With all these conditions added together, as long as you cry a few times in front of the camera of society, there will be kind-hearted people who donate money and materials, and you will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life.

But with Lin Ruoxi's strong character, she would never do that even if she knew about it.

And he also had a rough idea of ​​why Lin Ruoxi committed suicide.

"The problem is with the old lady."

Xue Rui sighed. He learned from other old ladies that Grandma Lin Ruoxi often talked to herself.

He kept muttering things like "Being alive is a nuisance and only a burden to others", "Why haven't I died yet", "Find medicine for my son".

When Xue Rui went out, it was only a few steps, but when he went back, it was like climbing an insurmountable peak. There were dark thunderclouds on the top of the mountain, and strong winds were blowing all around, making every step extremely heavy.

Suddenly, a thin figure appeared on the top of the mountain, surrounded by the hazy morning light, like a fairy from heaven coming to the world, dispelling all the thunder and rain.

The figure smiled at him and said, "You're back. Let's eat."

(End of this chapter)