After everyone else finished work, the two of them had already eaten and drunk their fill and cleaned up the kitchen.

As everyone gradually returned from work, Wen Li carried water out the door and saw Guo Caixia following Jiang Chen with a fawning expression.

"Ah Chen, I've already put the water in the toilet for you. Go flush first, and I'll wash your clothes after you change!"

"Need not!"

Jiang Chen had been carrying manure all day, and his whole body reeked of stench. He had never suffered such humiliation before, and his face was extremely gloomy.

Guo Caixia kept chattering in his ear, which annoyed him to the extreme.

Guo Caixia seemed oblivious to his unpleasant expression, following closely behind Jiang Chen, her voice still soft and gentle, "We're husband and wife, you don't need to feel like you're a burden. Taking care of you is the right thing to do!"

"Guo Caixia, I'm warning you, stay away from me!"

When Guo Caixia met Jiang Chen's icy gaze, she immediately fell silent, and her heart trembled involuntarily. She had never seen Jiang Chen so terrifying before, and she even suspected that he wanted to strangle her.

Seeing that she was silent, Jiang Chen angrily turned around and went back to his room, slamming the door shut.

Upon seeing this, everyone quickly retreated back into their rooms, except for Yu Shuang, who burst into laughter at Guo Caixia's disheveled appearance.

What could be more satisfying than seeing your rival get ridiculed?

"Some people, no matter how much they calculate and scheme, end up with nothing!"

Guo Caixia dug her nails deep into her palms, her face so gloomy it seemed like it could drip water. Yu Shuang's harsh words made her heart bleed.

Yu Shuang felt a chill run down her spine from her gaze. "Why...why are you looking at me like that? Am I not telling the truth?"

Guo Caixia twitched her lips and turned back to the front yard.

After seeing Guo Caixia leave, Wen Li returned to her room. The colder Jiang Chen was to Guo Caixia, the more Guo Caixia hated Jiang Yue'er. When the two of them faced off, Wen Li was somewhat looking forward to the good show to come.

The following days were peaceful. Apart from Yin Jiao occasionally causing some harmless little incidents, the educated youth compound fell into an eerie calm, a calm like the calm before a storm, which made people feel uneasy.

Especially the sinister look in Guo Caixia's eyes when she looked at people, Wen Li felt that Guo Caixia was developing mental problems due to Jiang Chen's daily neglect.

"Chen Yan, avoid Guo Caixia lately. I have a feeling she's up to something!"

Chen Yan shuddered, breaking out in goosebumps. "I think so too. I always felt there was something creepy about the way she looked at people!"

The two men took their farm tools and went to work.

Wen Li followed behind Aunt Wang, pulling soybeans. The two chatted about village gossip when they suddenly heard someone shouting that someone had fallen into the river.

Wen Li's eyelids twitched, and she quickly ran towards the riverbank. A crowd had already gathered there. Wen Li squeezed through the crowd and saw Yu Shuang, soaking wet, being held in Jiang He's arms, already unconscious.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was Yu Shuang; it was good that it wasn't Chen Yan.

She patted her chest, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Guo Caixia looking resentful not far away, and Er Laizi, who was soaking wet. Wen Li couldn't help but suspect that Guo Caixia was behind this incident.

The village chief rushed over and nearly choked when he saw his second son carrying the unconscious Yu Shuang. "Jiang He, what happened?"

Jiang He took off his wet clothes and wrapped them around Yu Shuang before explaining, "Yu Zhiqing just fainted and accidentally fell into the river. I happened to be passing by and rescued her!"

Zhang Mazi didn't expect to miss out on such a good thing again, but Erlaizi didn't find a wife either. He felt instantly better and decided that he would definitely come to the river to keep watch in the future, just in case he found a wife to take home!

"Hey~ You two rascals, failed to save anyone again today?"

Er Laizi was furious. "Pah! At least I saw Yu Zhiqing's body. You can't even see it if you want to!"

"Shut up! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart!" Su Hao kicked Er Laizi. No matter how bad Yu Shuang's temper was, she was still his friend. How could he let Er Laizi tarnish her reputation?

Seeing Su Hao's murderous gaze, Er Laizi reluctantly shut his mouth and dared not speak again.

Chen Jiahao squeezed through the crowd. "Let's take Yu Zhiqing to see Grandpa Wu first. Why is she still dizzy? Could she be sick?"

It was still summer, and the clothes were already thin, so Jiang He couldn't let go of Yu Shuang. So he carried her away from the riverbank.

Li Hong and Wen Li also went to see Dr. Wu. After all, they were female comrades from the educated youth compound, so it was better to go and see him.

When Chen Yan returned and saw that Wen Li was alright, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Chen Yan, go back and get a clean set of clothes for Yu Zhiqing to change into!"

Chen Yan hurriedly ran back to the educated youth compound to get her clothes.

When they arrived at Old Wu's house, Jiang He put her on the bed, covered her with a blanket, and then left.

When Grandpa Wu came in, he first examined Yu Shuang's eyelids and then took her pulse. However, after taking her pulse, his expression was very strange.

"Uncle Wu, what's wrong with Yu Zhiqing?" Li Hong asked, fearing something might have happened.

"It seems like Yu Zhiqing ate something she shouldn't have. What did she eat today?"

Wen Li and Li Hong exchanged bewildered glances. Li Hong was even more confused, since Yu Shuang was still eating the same food as them, so there shouldn't be any problems.

"Uncle Wu, this morning at our youth educated youth compound, we just had ordinary multigrain porridge and coarse grain pancakes. We didn't eat anything we shouldn't have, did we?"

"That's strange. I'll induce vomiting in Yu Zhiqing first, and we'll talk about it after she wakes up!"

After a lot of effort, Grandpa Wu finally managed to wake Yu Shuang up.

She was still a little dazed, her eyes darting around blankly, and she was still somewhat bewildered when she saw Li Hong's anxious face.

"What's wrong with me?"

"Yu Zhiqing, you fell into the river when you fainted. Grandpa Wu said you ate something you shouldn't have. Think carefully about what you ate this morning."

"I didn't eat much, I ate the same things as you guys!"

When Li Hong couldn't get any answers from him, she went to find Grandpa Wu. Grandpa Wu's conclusion was that she might have eaten something wrong, which, combined with her pre-existing anemia, caused the problem.

When they couldn't find out the truth, Li Hong told Yu Shuang that she had fallen into the river. Yu Shuang's face turned pale instantly, and her teeth were still chattering.

"What?"

Li Hong quickly patted her back, "Don't get agitated. If it weren't for Comrade Jiang saving you, you would have had to marry Er Laizi!"

Li Hong's attempt to comfort Yu Shuang backfired, only to stab her in the heart once again.

Wen Li looked at Li Hong with a complicated expression. "Li, the educated youth, which two people cooked breakfast in your front yard this morning?"

"Today, Guo and Liu, the educated youth, are in charge of cooking!"

Wen Li thought of Guo Caixia's expression at the time and gave Yu Shuang a meaningful look. Recently, Yu Shuang had been mocking Guo Caixia from time to time, so it would be strange if she didn't hold a grudge.

Although Yu Shuang had a sharp tongue, she wasn't stupid. Combining what Grandpa Wu had said, she quickly figured out the key point and gritted her teeth as she spoke:

"It was that bitch Guo Caixia who did it, it must have been her!"

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