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

Chapter 176, Episode 0183: Unexpectedly, it's going to be this lively!
Lin Yuexi had no idea what the old Party Secretary was thinking.

To be honest, although the relationship between the brigade leader and the branch secretary seemed good, Lin Yuexi, influenced by her education, felt that their apparent closeness was mostly just an act to maintain a professional relationship.

So after realizing that the brigade leader hadn't told Secretary Chen the truth, she decided not to say anything either.

Having learned roughly what had happened, he didn't linger any longer.

He got up and left, saying, "Secretary, I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

But just as he stepped out the door, he seemed to remember something and pulled his foot back.

"Secretary, please help me get a few letters of introduction. I need to go to the county town. I should be back tomorrow if things go smoothly, but it might take a few days if things go slowly."

Curiosity aside, Old Secretary Chen wasn't one to be oblivious. He understood that Lin Yuexi was going into the city to rescue the brigade leader—or rather, to 'rescue' him. He knew the relative importance of the matter.

He hurriedly opened the drawer, took out the letters of introduction, and then took out the seal, stamping three blank letters of introduction with a 'knock knock knock'.

"That's the maximum I can allow; this is my absolute authority."

Lin Yuexi didn't mind that it wasn't enough; she smiled, thanked them, and accepted it, then truly left.

Xiao Zhaohua went to the mountains to cut grass with the village children, ostensibly to play. In addition, today's events were a bit troublesome, so Lin Yuexi didn't plan to keep him around. When they passed by Aunt Wu's house, she entrusted Xiao Zhaohua to her care.

Aunt Wu thought something serious was going on, but when she heard that she just needed help watching the child, she immediately waved her hand to reassure her.

“Hua Hua is a sensible child and very easy to take care of. Are you worried that he won’t be able to get in the door when he comes home? Don’t worry, I’m going to help out at my old friend’s place later, and I’ll just bring Hua Hua to my house then.”

The old friend that Aunt Wu was talking about is Aunt Liu. She twisted her back a while ago and couldn't do heavy work, but she couldn't stay idle at home, so she went and took a job that was only three centimeters long, helping to raise pigs.

But Aunt Liu didn't expect that what she thought was just helping out, an easy job, turned out to be anything but easy. After working for two days, her back was even more sore.

She couldn't bear to part with those three centimeters, so today she couldn't hold on any longer and had to ask her old friend to help her for half a day.

The grass the children hunted needs to be taken to the pigsty, which is perfect; she can just stop Xiao Zhaohua there.

"And don't worry about Leng Zhiqing and the others. I'll have the village kids go and tell them."

The village kids are tough; running errands or delivering messages is no big deal for them.

As for the children's safety, she never needed to worry about it; there were people everywhere in the village to protect them.

Lin Yuexi was completely relieved. She went back, pushed her bicycle out, and headed straight for the commune.

She awkwardly rode her bicycle out of the village, crossed the fields on both sides of the village, and when she found a secluded spot, she turned her bicycle into the woods, and soon came out riding a small electric scooter.

To avoid being seen, she kept her mental abilities active the whole way, paying attention to her surroundings.

Fortunately, it was work time, and everyone noticed that she was quite heavy. She didn't encounter a single person along the way, allowing her to ride her electric scooter smoothly to a place not far from the commune.

Then find a secluded spot and switch to a bicycle.

The last time Lin Yuexi took Xiao Zhaohua to the county town, they didn't stay long in the commune. They left in a hurry, and returned even more so.

She had only heard about the current situation in the commune; she had not witnessed it firsthand.

This time when I came in, I could clearly feel the oppressive atmosphere.

There were fewer pedestrians on the road; you'd only encounter one or two occasionally, and they were all standing with their heads down, hurrying along.

I didn't see anything, but the desolate and oppressive feeling alone was already making me uncomfortable.

After pausing briefly, Lin Yuexi resumed watching the awkward but extremely fast-moving figure rushing towards a certain place.

Room 302, third floor, of a certain tenement building.
"knock knock"

The fourth hand was already raised halfway in the air when it suddenly froze, and then silently withdrew.

No, it seems Mao Sanni's prayers and chanting are affecting her. The moment she knocks on the door, that thing immediately comes to mind.

"Come, come, who is it?"

The tenement building wasn't soundproof. Although Lin Yuexi's knocking wasn't loud, not only the people inside heard it, but also those in the opposite and next-door apartments who only had people at home.

Footsteps could be heard coming from inside the house.

But before this door opened, the door opposite opened first, and an old woman with slanted eyes and a slightly mean-looking appearance poked her head out.

"Are you related to Director Zhang or Hu Sumei?"

Lin Yuexi frowned slightly, feeling uncomfortable with the person's gaze that treated her like merchandise and her dismissive tone.

"Auntie, this doesn't seem to concern you, does it?"

She had no interest in engaging in inappropriate conversation with a stranger, and she lacked the virtues of respecting elders and caring for the young when dealing with strangers.

Seemingly never having been confronted with such blunt words before, the old lady across the street was stunned for a moment, and then flew into a rage.

She had lived for decades, but no one had ever dared to speak to her like that.

His face turned pale and then flushed, and he immediately started talking about the lessons he was used to.

At this moment, the door in front of Lin Yuexi opened.

A middle-aged woman with a slightly round face stood at the door. She first looked at Lin Yuexi with unfamiliar eyes, then put her hands on her hips and started criticizing the old lady across the hall.

"This is my husband's niece. She came to see us specially. Why? Do I have to tell you before my niece comes to see us?"

The old lady across the hall seemed quite afraid of Hu Sumei, shrinking her neck and speaking in a weaker tone, "I'm just worried that you'll be begged by your poor relatives?"

"My family doesn't need your kindness, and we don't have any poor relatives. Just mind your own business."

As he spoke, he led Lin Yuexi into the house and closed the door without any hesitation.

The old lady across the hall looked as if she had been slapped in the face; her complexion changed from pale to red in an instant. She glanced around seemingly casually, spat heavily at the door across the hall, and slammed the door shut with a loud bang.

Hu Sumei was practically clinging to the door, her ears pressed tightly against it.

The sound of the door closing on the other side echoed, making Hu Sumei tremble with fright.

Lin Yuexi: "..."

I'd only ever heard that tenement buildings were lively, but I never imagined they'd be this lively.

To everyone's dismay, when she turned around and saw her while clutching her chest, she shuddered again, seemingly startled once more.

No, this memory is worse than a fish's!

Hu Sumei had indeed forgotten about Lin Yuexi for a moment. Being stared at with a questioning gaze by such a pretty young girl, and reflecting on her own actions just now…

I felt my face burning.

Ugh, how embarrassing!
"Hello, who are you...?"

If someone can knock on her door accurately but she doesn't recognize them, then they must be a relative of Old Zhang, or the daughter of a comrade-in-arms or something similar.

Lin Yuexi gave a sweet smile that even mothers love, "Hello, Auntie, I am Leng Zhi's daughter. I came to Hongxing Commune as an educated youth last year."

"Before I came, my dad gave me Uncle Zhang's phone number and address, and told me to visit Uncle Zhang and Aunt Hu when I had time."

She handed over the cloth bag she was carrying. "My dad said that Uncle Zhang's leg injury has never healed. A while ago, my fourth uncle got two bottles of medicinal wine. I brought one with me. You can have Uncle Zhang rub it every night. It will make his leg injury less likely to flare up in winter."