Chapter Seventeen: The Cry for Help in the Vegetable Field
In the early spring morning, the sky gradually became brighter. A few scattered birds landed on the window sill, curiously looking at the things in the room.
The ceiling is white, the dazzling light bulbs are always on, and there are white furnishings all around. The room is as quiet as death, but the corridor outside is crowded. There is only a door, and there is noise on the other side of the door.
It's silence, like two worlds.
The strong and pungent smell of disinfectant was blown in by the wind through the cracks in the door beams, causing people to get headaches.
Niu Jingqiang was lying on the hospital bed with a pale face, and he could only hear familiar voices discussing something in his ears.
"Otherwise, send him back to Xiaobei Village."
"How can I have so much money now? I have spent so much on medical expenses."
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"Shh..." Jiang Hao glanced at Niu Jingqiang on the hospital bed, and suddenly saw his fingers moving, so he stretched out his hand to stop Chui Shuihui and the others from continuing the discussion.
Niu Jingqiang's eyelids moved slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes. He only felt that the light above was very dazzling, everything was white, the pungent smell of disinfectant, and everyone's faces were gradually becoming clearer.
Chui Shuihui quickly ran to the bed and said excitedly: "Niu Jingqiang, you're awake, just wake up."
Niu Jingqiang felt a strong smell of blood in his mouth. His parched throat tried to speak, but he couldn't spit out a single word. He struggled so hard that his face almost turned red.
Jiang Hao quickly picked up the water glass on the table next to him, dipped a cotton swab in some warm water and put it on Niu Jingqiang's lips.
Niu Jingqiang licked her lower lips hungrily and gasped, "I, I, won't go back."
Nervous and uncomfortable, Niu Jingqiang worked hard and struggled to get up. Jiang Hao gently pressed his shoulders to comfort him, and nodded his head in agreement to Niu Jingqiang's request.
She Zaiming was peeling the apple with a knife, and a large piece of flesh was peeled off. Fanshu Chang looked distressed, so he grabbed it and peeled it carefully.
"The cow essence is strong, don't worry, your internal blood vessels are just ruptured, just take care of yourself."
As Jiang Hao spoke, he wiped away the beads of sweat on his forehead caused by the struggle.
There were two beds and patients in the ward, making no noise at all, and several people did not dare to laugh or play. One of them tucked the cow spirit under the quilt, and the other fed him some liquid food.
Jiang Hao looked up at the clock on the wall. The hour hand had reached six-thirty.
"It's time, Fanshu Chang, you stay behind."
Jiang Hao dropped these words, signaled to the others, patted Niu Jingqiang's chest, and left.
It was still too late to open the stall now, and several people yawned again and again. Apart from taking care of Niu Jingqiang in batches last night, the remaining few went back to Chajiao Street to pick up the broken stall tools, and repaired them all night before they were finally done.
Jiang Hao and Xiao Li went to the ice warehouse to get the stored ingredients, while Chui Shuihui and Shezai Ming hurried back to Chajiao Street to rearrange the stall tools.
After passing through the winding path, some moss has grown on the stone floor in the alleyway due to the continuous spring rain.
You have to be careful when walking on the slippery road so as not to slip. Jiang Hao and Xiao Li kept their heads down and walked forward.
After passing through the middle alley, Xiao Li suddenly stopped. He raised his index finger to signal Jiang Hao not to say anything, and tried to catch the sound coming from not far away with his ears.
"It seems like someone is calling for help?" Xiaoli has had good hearing since he was a child. Although the voice is very small, he can't hear it wrong.
Jiang Hao looked at Xiao Li in confusion, and actually heard some faint movement from the side.
It was a very weak cry for help that sounded like it was being covered. It was louder and smaller, making a sound of "uh huh".
Xiao Li and Jiang Hao walked along the stone road, holding on to the walls, and followed the faint voices of people, searching step by step.
The sound got closer and closer, and clear voices came.
"Don't bother yourself. Save your energy and you won't have to work so hard later."
"Don't be afraid, sister, brother loves you."
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What followed was a whimpering female voice.
Jiang Hao and Xiao Li nodded to each other to confirm that they had found the source of the sound. It was a farmer's vegetable field. There were some farmers living in the street. There were more huts and vegetable fields in the alley for them to grow vegetables on a daily basis, but some vegetable fields
It had long been abandoned due to the relocation of its owner, and the land in front of it looked like a wasteland that had not been taken care of for a long time.
There were overgrown weeds, and some of the corn stalks that were originally planted were already very tall, so the sound was muffled to a large extent.
Jiang Hao leaned against the wall and gently poked his head out. The scene in front of him almost shocked his jaw.
Seeing his stunned look, Xiao Li couldn't help but stand on tiptoes, a head higher than Jiang Hao, and peered through the wall.
It's okay if you don't look at it, but you will be shocked and pale when you look at it.
I saw Luo Changping and his group pushing a girl who looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old to the ground. The girl had a dewy and delicate face, a Xiaojiabiyu figure unique to Guangdong girls, had double braids, and was wearing a white dress.
Dressed in a floral dress, her hands were tied behind her back with a rope, and her mouth was covered with transparent tape. She screamed for help, and her big bright eyes shed big tears because she felt so humiliated.
Luo Changping's group of people gathered around and looked at her irritably.
Xiao Li took a closer look, then, is that Li Yu, the daughter of the village party secretary Li Changsheng?
The corn stalks covered part of the girl's appearance, and he wasn't sure if he saw it right.
Jiang Hao saw the girl struggling endlessly, and the others began to disperse. Luo Changping seemed to be unbuckling his belt. Jiang Hao couldn't stand it anymore, pushed away Xiao Li who was still looking above him, and rushed out alone.
Jiang Hao casually picked up the corn stalks on the ground, bypassed the guard at the front, and rushed in through the gap on the side.
"Yeah!" He raised the pole and hit Luo Changping, who was leaning on the girl, hard. Luo Changping was frightened by the sudden attack, and the pain on his back made him roll to the side.
The other minions thought it was the boss's cheers for success, and although they had some misgivings about the shouts, they did not dare to rush in.
Before Luo Changping could shout, Jiang Hao dropped the pole, picked up the girl, and ran towards the gap just now.
Xiao Li watched them escape and saw that the person who came was really Li Yu. However, since there were Luo Changping's men around him, he suppressed his surprise and followed them quietly.
Luo Changping's rough and irritable voice sounded from behind.
"Where are the people? Where did they go? Chase them for me!"
Jiang Hao felt that his palms were slightly sweaty, but he did not dare to let go of Li Yu's hand and ran wildly from the alley to the street with Xiao Li and the others.
Looking back all the way, Luo Changping's people were chasing them from behind. In order to stop them, Xiaoli stood behind and pushed down the bamboo poles and garbage baskets on the roadside one by one, creating obstacles and buying time.
When Li Yu was stopped by them, he hit a rock and was injured on his left foot. He could not run fast. He watched them getting closer and closer. At the critical moment, Jiang Hao stopped and bent down. Li Yu could only feel his hands
He was pulled over by Jiang Hao, and his entire upper body covered the back of the man who exuded a hormonal aura.
Chapter completed!