The 1960s: The Story of a Country Girl's Journey to the City

Granny Feng, who was being held by Bao Ya, was also restless. The bundle in her hand was thrown far away as she tried her best to break free from Bao Ya's grip.

Bao Ya refused to let go, but the old woman pinched the back of her hand with her fingernails.

"Ouch, you old geezer, you dare pinch me."

Bao Ya grabbed her and spun her around in place, then flung her away, sending her flying and crashing into the wall.

People who were on their way to work were drawn to the chaos and stopped to watch, thinking the two families were fighting.

"Grab him! He's a murderer!"

Xie Laidi also came out of her house and saw Bao Ya pointing at Feng Shuangxi, who was trying to escape, and shouting.

Xie Laidi reacted quickly, knowing that her chance to make a contribution had come. Without thinking, she pounced on him, grabbed Feng Shuangxi, and started wrestling with him.

When Niu Dazhuang saw his wife rushing forward, he didn't have time to ask why and quickly followed in her footsteps.

Next came Niu Yi and Niu Er, who also rushed over. Just as Niu San was about to go over, he heard Bao Ya shout.

"Niu San, grab this one quickly."

Seeing that they were all grabbing her son, Granny Feng tried to run away when they weren't looking. Before she could take two steps, Niu San grabbed her.

"What are you doing, ganging up on us orphans and widows..."

"Shut up, we dug up the remains of your son that we buried yesterday."

Bao Ya was too lazy to listen to Granny Feng's crying and fussing, so she simply told her what was going on.

Upon hearing Bao Ya mention the remains, Granny Feng fell silent instantly, staring at Bao Ya with wide, horrified eyes.

Upon hearing Bao Ya's words, Niu San gripped Granny Feng's hand even tighter.

The police arrived at that moment and handed the Feng mother and son over to them.

When Li Yan was not home, the police immediately went to the Feng family home to look for her. Soon after, Li Yan was carried out by the police and taken to the hospital.

"You guys are so inefficient. I already reported it to the police before you came to arrest them. They almost got away."

After everyone left, Bao Ya started complaining to Tan Xinmin.

"We don't have enough manpower, and finding evidence and notifying the municipal bureau will also take time; it's not that quick."

Tan Xinmin was helpless; he truly had nothing to say this time. Whether at the police station or the municipal bureau, only those on duty were present, and it would take a considerable amount of time to notify everyone individually.

"I'm fine now, you can go back."

Bao Ya waved her hand impatiently, knowing that what he said was true. Now that there were no cell phones, if she wanted to find someone, she would have to go door to door to notify them.

The suspects have all been apprehended, so there shouldn't be any major issues here. Tan Xinmin went back to work at the station.

Bao Ya went home, boiled a big pot of water for herself, poured it into her bathtub, took a nice hot bath, and then went back to her room to catch up on her sleep.

After she finished washing, Jiang Yuan returned and used the remaining water to take a bath as well.

Both of them gave statements, recounting how they began to suspect the Feng family and their experience of following Feng Shuangxi yesterday. They tacitly avoided mentioning the part about the two men plotting to double-cross each other.

A few days later, Tan Xinmin came again and told them that the matter concerning the Feng family had been investigated and clarified.

The mother and son next door don't actually have the surname Feng. This old woman Feng is actually Li Ronghua, the young lady whom Feng Shuixian used to serve as her maid.

Feng Shuixian had been Li Ronghua's personal maid since she was ten years old, and her husband was also a servant in the Li family when she grew up.

The Li family was a wealthy family in the neighboring county. Li Ronghua's husband was an officer in the Nationalist army. He was always fighting in the war, and later he took a concubine. After the defeat, he took his concubine and ran away with the bald man.

After giving birth to her son, Li Ronghua lived at her parents' home.

By the time of liberation, the elderly couple in the Li family had passed away many years earlier. To escape the war, the Li family's children and grandchildren all moved away with their property to other places.

Only Li Ronghua and her son remained at home, along with Feng Shuixian, whose husband had died, and her son Feng Shuangxi.

Later, because of her background, she was constantly criticized. Li Ronghua wanted to move to a different place, so she gave Feng Shuixian some money and told her to buy a house there.

What Feng Shuixian didn't know was that Li Ronghua not only wanted to change her living location, but also her identity.

When they bought the house, Feng Shuixian and Li Ronghua's son came together. It was winter, and everyone was dressed warmly. Feng Shuixian covered half of her face with a scarf.

So everyone knew Feng Shuangxi, who came to buy the house, but didn't have a deep impression of Feng Shuixian.

After all the formalities were completed here, Li Ronghua tricked the Feng family mother and son into coming to his home, saying it was a farewell dinner to send them off.

They poisoned the food that very day, killing the mother and child instantly, and buried them under the small west hut in the yard where miscellaneous items were piled up.

There was no one left in Feng Shuixian's family long ago. After she and her son disappeared, no one looked for them, and the matter was kept secret for more than ten years.

Li Ronghua was a pampered young lady who had never lifted a finger and had never done any housework, not even cooking a meal properly. So, under the guise of getting a wife, she bought Li Yan from the mountains.

Li Yan was nominally Feng Shuangxi's wife, but in reality, she was a maid in the Feng family, serving Feng and his son.

That day, Bao Ya saw Li Yan dressed as a ghost in the courtyard. It was Granny Feng who punished her by making her kneel on the stone table. Li Yan was kneeling on it, head down, asleep.

Fearing that Li Yan would reveal their identities after they left, the Feng family mother and son gave Li Yan a large amount of sleeping pills before leaving that day and locked her in the house.

When the police entered, Li Yan was already foaming at the mouth.

The Feng family mother and son were sentenced to death, the courtyard on the west side was nationalized by the government, and as for Li Yan, no one ever saw her again.

The military's reward arrived. Tan Xinmin accompanied the people from the Armed Forces Department to deliver it to her: a certificate, a 500 yuan bonus, and some receipts.

Based on Bao Ya's outstanding performance once again, the leaders of the meat processing plant decided to reward her with a job.

To be honest, she wasn't very interested in going to work. What was that old Taoist priest saying again?

I studied hard to graduate, then worked hard to find a hard job, and now I'm working hard to earn money.

She wasn't short of money and had no interest in working hard, but Jiang Yuan told her to transfer her household registration first.

If you don't like this job, you can switch with someone else if you find a suitable one, or you can sell it directly.

Xie Laidi's temporary job has been converted to a permanent job, and now she and Bao Ya are like sisters.

The meat processing plant even held a special commendation meeting for the two of them. After the meeting, Director Song walked over to Bao Ya with a smile and spoke to her:

"Xiao Lin, how are Yuan Chao and the others doing? Have they caused any trouble for your family?"

Bao Ya's smile froze on her face. Oh no, she had completely forgotten about them. More than half a month had passed since they left. What could she do? The summer harvest was almost over, and she had at least shed half a layer of skin.

"They're great. My aunt told me last time she came to visit that Yuan Chao and his group are really good. They're progressive, positive, educated, and reasonable. They'll definitely be people who can accomplish great things in the future."

Bao Ya showers the boss with compliments without hesitation, prioritizing flattery above all else.