The entire courtyard is full of villains

The woman was exceptionally alluring, her breasts trembling slightly. Although she wore rustic, coarse cloth trousers that made her appear somewhat bulky, the apron tied around her waist accentuated her slender figure. Five words instantly popped into Xu Damao's mind: "Slender branches bearing abundant fruit."

The captain hurriedly called out, "Xu Yingxiang, you have to try this soup."

After calling twice, Xu Damao didn't respond. The team leader couldn't help but raise his voice: "Xu Yingxiang!"

Xu Damao then snapped out of his daze and gave an embarrassed smile: "Oh, Captain. I just suddenly remembered something and got distracted."

"Try this soup."

Xu Damao quickly scooped a bowlful with a spoon, and after taking a bite, he found it exceptionally delicious.

"How about it? Not bad, right?" the brigade leader said proudly. "This is Liu Suying, my cousin's wife, who is within five degrees of kinship. Her family used to run a restaurant in the county, so her cooking skills are top-notch. She was the one who cooked for our brigade when we opened the communal canteen."

"Suying, let me introduce you. This is Xu Xiangying."

"Xu Yingyang, how's the food today?"

"Great, great!" Xu Damao quickly stood up, his face beaming. "Sister Suying's cooking skills are truly excellent!"

Liu Suying covered her mouth and chuckled, her chest heaving even more. This made Xu Damao's eyes widen, his gaze lingering on her for a long time.

"Xu Yingxiang, you really know how to flatter people." Liu Suying laughed even harder. "My cooking skills are just those of a housewife, so please don't mind."

"It's great, it's really great!" Xu Damao nodded repeatedly.

Then, Liu Suying looked at the team leader and said, "Team leader, the dishes are all finished, so I'll head back now. My daughter is still at my mother-in-law's."

"Suying, why don't you sit down and have a bite?" the captain casually suggested.

Liu Suying hesitated. In the past, she would never have sat at the table. But nowadays, it was rare to find such a decent meal in the village. Although she had sneaked a few bites while the food was being prepared, that wasn't nearly enough to satisfy her craving.

Seeing this, Xu Damao quickly and warmly invited, "Sister Suying, please sit down! It's just the team leader and me, we can't finish all this, so please have some too."

"Well... alright then." Liu Suying went to the back to get a bowl, then sat down and ate while listening to Xu Damao and the team leader chat.

Seeing the beautiful woman beside him, and having had a few drinks, Xu Damao suddenly became very talkative, rambling on and on. In the end, he made another boastful statement:

"This year's films, Captain, I'm not bragging, our Xu family has a family tradition of film projection! My dad works at the Film Bureau now. Next month, I'll come to the village again to show us the latest movies!"

"That's great!" the captain quickly replied. "Come on, let's have a couple more drinks!"

"Sure!" Xu Damao, now quite drunk, picked up his glass and drank.

He quickly became completely drunk, slumped over the table, muttering, "Pour some more... I can still drink..."

The captain looked at him and shook his head helplessly: "His alcohol tolerance... sigh."

He originally wanted to chat with Xu Damao a little longer, but seeing the situation, he had no choice but to give up.

"Suying, tidy up this table and take it home for the girl to eat," the captain suddenly said.

Liu Suying was stunned: "This...this won't work."

“What’s wrong with that?” The captain waved his hand. “Anyway, if I don’t say anything, Xu Yingxiang has nowhere to complain. You can take it home and have a few more meals. A few years ago, we emptied our savings to treat Da Gang’s illness. This year, just when we were starting to see some hope, disaster struck again. It’s really not easy for you, a woman raising a child alone.”

P.S.: I drank too much last night, sorry!

Chapter 196 A Lucky Break

As soon as the captain finished speaking, Liu Suying's tears streamed down her face.

In recent years, she sold everything she could to pay for her husband's medical treatment, and now she and her son are left living in a dilapidated house. Her in-laws can't help at all. If it weren't for the team leader taking pity on her and letting her cook some dishes when the team entertains guests, the two of them would really not be able to survive.

"Suying..." The captain felt a little sorry for her seeing her tear-streaked face, but he still forced himself to say, "Suying, I noticed that Xu Yingying was looking at you a little differently just now. Why don't you... learn from Widow Li from the next village and secretly warm the bed for the purchasing agent or something?"

He paused, his voice lowering, "I know it's inappropriate to say this, but I went to a meeting at the commune a couple of days ago. Our brigade didn't finish its quota this year, and it's already being carried over to next year. If next year's harvest is bad too, things will probably be even harder. You're a woman with a child all by yourself..."

Liu Suying suddenly raised her head, her eyes red: "Captain, I understand!"

"Alright, I'll head back now. You can take Xu Yingying back."

After saying that, the captain shook his head and left. He himself had three children to support, and besides, his wife was very strict; even if he wanted to help, he was powerless to do so. At the moment, being able to point Liu Suying in a "way out" was already the greatest act of kindness he could offer.

After the team leader left, Liu Suying carefully packed the remaining dishes on the table into her lunchbox, and then turned to look at Xu Damao.

He was dressed in a neat uniform, with a sweater and shirt underneath, and a watch on his wrist—clearly a wealthy man. A projectionist at a major film studio, one of the "Eight Great Staff," so young, and he'd practically offered himself up; who knows if the guy even wanted him?

But after thinking of her daughter at home, she gritted her teeth and went forward to help Xu Damao into the room.

Halfway there, the captain suddenly slapped his forehead, remembering something. He quickly found the militiamen on night patrol: "When you patrol tonight, keep an eye out near the brigade headquarters. Don't let those two scoundrels from the village knock on the door. Xu Yingxiang is drunk. If those scoundrels provoke him, he won't show movies in our village next time."

"Understood!" The patrolling militiaman patted his chest. "Don't worry, I'll definitely keep a close watch."

The captain then returned home reassured.

Over here, outside the brigade headquarters courtyard, two people were leaning against the corner of the wall in the dark, staring intently into the courtyard.

"Captain, should we just watch that woman help Xu Damao inside? They're definitely going to do that kind of thing. Shouldn't we just do nothing?" a younger man said in a low voice.

The man called the captain glared at him: "We're the police, not the Women's Federation. The bureau sent us here specifically to keep an eye on Xu Damao to see if he's making contact with anyone else. We shouldn't get involved in this kind of trivial matter, okay?"

"That bastard, he's eating meat, drinking, and living a life of debauchery inside, and we have to keep an eye on him outside, it's really..." The young man was getting a little annoyed, and he took out a cigarette and offered it to the captain, "Captain, do you want one?"

The captain raised his hand and slapped him on the forehead: "What are you smoking for? What if someone sees you smoking?"

"Captain, the militia from this village, that group just left. I reckon they only come around once every two hours, and they just left, so they definitely won't be coming back."

Hearing this, the captain also felt his craving for a cigarette, so he quickly said, "Then hurry up, let's have one first."

Just as the two men lit their cigarettes and took a satisfying drag, the militiamen who had been instructed by their captain to finish their rounds and were supposed to rest, felt uneasy and turned back.

As soon as we arrived near the brigade headquarters, we could see two flashing red lights at the entrance from a great distance.

The militia captain suddenly became excited: "Let's go! It's so late at night, and that bastard is hiding outside the brigade headquarters. He's probably trying to steal Xu's stuff. If we help Xu stop him, he might even give us a pack of cigarettes later!"

So the group of people also crept over.

Ultimately, the militia members were not as well-trained as the police, and they hadn't received any formal training. The group had barely gotten close when they were spotted by the police captain.

"Who?!" the police captain shouted in a low voice.

Seeing that they had been discovered, the militiamen stopped hiding and rushed over, shouting, "Stop thief!"

The police captain sensed something was wrong and cursed under his breath, "Damn it!" He then led the young policeman on surveillance to run away.

Unexpectedly, the young policeman got angry after being stabbed twice by the militiamen and started fighting with them, knocking down both militiamen on the spot.

This really stirred up a hornet's nest.

The militia captain immediately blew his whistle.

"Di-di-di-di-"

A piercing whistle suddenly rang out in the night, and the surrounding militiamen, hearing the commotion, immediately surrounded the area.

The police captain cursed under his breath, calling him an "idiot," but there was nothing he could do but grit his teeth and deal with it.

In those days, the villagers were generally very united. As soon as the militia captain blew his whistle, the men from every household would come out carrying their things.

Soon, the young policeman was slapped on the back of the head with a stick and knocked to the ground.

Seeing that things were going badly, the police captain was about to draw his gun when someone hit him on the head from behind with a stick, knocking him unconscious.

"Tie them up!" the militia captain exclaimed excitedly. "Tonight we've killed two birds with one stone: we've caught the thieves and we've also gotten goodwill by agreeing to let them screen the film!"

He ordered his men to tie up the two policemen and then went straight to push open the door to Xu Damao's temporary room.

"Xu Yingxiang, come out! We've caught the thief, it's all over!"

The moment the door was pushed open, the captain outside shouted, "Don't open the door!"

But it was too late.

The militia captain's flashlight shone on the bed inside, where a man and a woman were wrapped in blankets. The man was Xu Damao, and the woman was an acquaintance—it was Liu Suying.

"Clang!"

The flashlight in his hand suddenly fell to the ground.

People outside thought there was a thief inside, and several people gathered around. When they saw what was inside, they were all stunned and dumbfounded.

When the captain entered, several people had already gathered at the door. In a moment of urgency, the captain hurriedly said, "You all go out first, go out first!"

But as soon as people outside heard that someone inside was having an affair, they all crowded around. After all, although Liu Suying was married, she was considered a beauty in their team. Unexpectedly, this beauty had gotten involved with Xu Ying, a film producer from the city.

Driven by jealousy, someone shouted, "Tie them up and send them to the commune! Send them to the commune! Send them to the commune!"

People were immediately stirred up.

The captain cursed under his breath: "Damn it!"

Xu Damao inside was also in a panic. In his dazed state, he noticed someone next to him, but before he could speak, Liu Suying covered his mouth with hers.

With the meat practically offered to him, how could Xu Damao refuse to eat it? So he didn't care about anything else.

As soon as the two finished their first round, a lot of noise started outside.

Xu Damao was terrified. What would happen if he got caught?

Liu Suying, on the other hand, remained relatively calm and told him not to make a sound. But the militia captain, trying to take credit for Xu Damao's actions, actually pushed the door open.

This immediately confirmed their relationship.

Hearing the shouts of "Send it to the commune!" outside, Liu Suying could no longer remain calm. After all, as a woman, if this matter were sent to the commune, her life would be over, and not only her, but also her maid's.

P.S.: I'll probably have to explain myself again tonight; if I update late tomorrow morning, it'll mean I'm drunk again! Please forgive me.

Chapter 197 Light-Speed ​​Marriage Certificate

"okay!"

The team leader shouted, and everyone outside stopped abruptly. After all, he had been the team leader since the commune was established, and he still held considerable authority within the team over the years.

His shout immediately silenced the outside world.

"You all go out first!" the captain said in a deep voice. "I need to talk to Xu Yingying; there's probably more to this than meets the eye. Everyone, get out, get out!"

He ushered everyone outside, then stood at the door and said in a low voice, "Xu Yingxiang, you should put your clothes on first."

"Oh……"

Xu Damao then came to his senses and quickly helped Liu Suying get dressed. As he dressed, he couldn't help but stare at Liu Suying, noticing her trembling as she dressed and her restless hands, which wanted to reach out and pinch her.

"Snapped!"