Everyone was in their own rooms. They didn't notice until the fire got bigger and there was smoke coming out of the house. The men's anxious shouts and the women's screams sounded at the same time. The Chu family suddenly became noisy.
It was the first time that Chu Xin ran outside. Chu Lan also hid far away. His face was full of shock. The others quickly poured water on the fire. Even the neighbors nearby were alarmed and came to help.
"Chu Xiang! Chu Xiang? Chu Xiang — "Li Yuezhen shouted in panic. She became even more anxious when she didn't get a response." Chu Xiang is still inside. Her father, what should we do?! "
Chu Weiguo said irritably: "Stop talking nonsense. Put out the fire quickly. There is no other way!"
Chu Xiang's room used to be used to store sundries. There was only one window that was special. People couldn't climb in at all. They could only enter from the door. The fire was at the door. What else could they do besides putting out the fire?
When the neighbors heard that there was someone inside, they all became anxious. They all rolled up their sleeves and shouted for help. There was strength in numbers. Ten minutes later, the wooden door, curtains, tables, stools, cabinets, and other furniture that were on fire were all put out. Chu Weiguo rushed into the house and shook Chu Xiang hard. "Chu Xiang! Wake up! Chu Xiang? "
He carried Chu Xiang and ran to the yard. The brigade leader and many villagers heard the news and rushed over. They anxiously asked about Chu Xiang. Li Yuezhen stepped forward and pinched Chu Xiang's philtrum to check her breathing. She cried and said: "Why, why does it seem like she is not breathing? Brigade leader … "
"Hurry … hurry up and send her to see the doctor! You! You! You go and tell the doctor to come here and meet us. " The brigade leader pointed at a random person and then pointed at the old man outside the yard. "Old Zhao, push her on your handcart and ask two people to send her. Hurry up, hurry up and save her!"
Chu Xiang held her breath so that she would not inhale the smoke. She was completely fine. She was placed on a handcart and sent to the medical center shared by several brigades. The doctor met them halfway and gave Chu Xiang a simple check-up. Sensing Chu Xiang's breath, he frowned and followed them back to the hygiene department. He said worriedly, "This won't do. I can't treat her at this level. I have to send her to the hospital. Did her family come with her? Hurry up and go back to get the money. I'll give him first aid and send him to the county hospital immediately. If we're late, he'll be gone. "
Chu Weiguo and Li Yuezhen ran after him. They were dumbfounded when they heard this. How much would it cost to send him to the county hospital?
However, Chu Xiang was unconscious and was about to die. They had no choice but to leave Li Yuezhen behind. Chu Weiguo braced himself and ran home to ask Grandma Chu for money.
The sanitarium was not far from the main group. At this time, everyone had nothing to do. There were more than thirty people who had followed to watch. They all blocked the entrance of the sanitarium and looked inside.
Chu Xiang pondered for a moment. A few minutes after the doctor gave her first aid, she coughed and woke up. Li Yuezhen was surprised and said, "Chu Xiang, you're awake? Then, doctor, is she okay? Is she okay? "
The doctor frowned and said, "Chu Xiang, can you hear me? Are you awake? Do you feel any discomfort? "
Chu Xiang looked at him blankly. "I … feel dizzy …"
Someone shouted, "Chu Xiang, you were almost burned to death. Why are you on fire?"
Chu Xiang moved her eyes and coughed a few times weakly. "Chu Lan … asked me to marry Yin Xu for her. My whole family agreed. I … I … I want to go to university. I can get in. Cough, cough. Then, I was too excited and felt dizzy. I fainted. I don't know … "
Everyone was paying attention to her. It was especially quiet. So, even if she was very loud, everyone could hear her clearly. These few sentences contained a lot of information. Everyone was shocked and immediately started discussing.
What was going on with Chu Lan? Chu Lan and Yin Xu got married? Then, did she quit after seeing that Yin Xu's leg was broken? If she quit, then so be it. Why did she ask Chu Xiang to marry Yin Xu for her? Since when did substitutes still exist in this era? Did the whole Chu family agree?
And this fire … why did it seem like it was set by Chu Lan?
Did she want to burn Chu Xiang to death because she was determined to go to university and refused to be a substitute? Chu Lan was so ruthless??
Most of the villagers were simple and didn't have any bad intentions. But at the same time, they didn't think too much about it. It was easy for them to believe what others said. In the past few years, it was so chaotic. There were really people who did everything. In their eyes, nothing was strange. It wasn't strange at all that Chu Lan wanted to burn Chu Xiang to death. They only felt that Chu Lan was too ruthless.
Li Yuezhen was shocked. By the time she wanted to stop Chu Xiang, it was already too late. She went forward and pressed on Chu Xiang's shoulder, scolding, "What are you talking about? Who told you to marry him? "
"Don't … I'm so dizzy …" Chu Xiang was shaken by Li Yuezhen's actions. She immediately showed a painful expression and "fainted".
The doctor immediately pulled Li Yuezhen away to check on Chu Xiang. He angrily scolded, "What are you doing? Chu Xiang is about to die. Why are you touching her?! Hurry up and send her to the county hospital. Hurry up! "
Li Yuezhen's face turned pale. If Chu Xiang was killed by her touch, she would be despised for the rest of her life. This time, she didn't think about the money. She hurriedly helped to lift Chu Xiang onto the handcart and let two men push it to the county hospital.
In such an urgent moment, she naturally didn't think of explaining to everyone. Thus, half a day later, everyone in the brigade, including the children, knew that Chu Lan wanted to burn Chu Xiang to death and that the Chu family wanted Chu Xiang to replace Chu Lan in marriage to Yin Xu. Most importantly, there were people who went to the Chu family and the Yin family to inquire about it. The Chu family frantically denied it, but Yang Yuelan's reaction made everyone believe it.
Yang Yuelan was also at a loss. When she heard this, her first reaction was anger. She blurted out, "The Old Madam of the Chu family is too much. This marriage hasn't been confirmed yet, and I haven't agreed to change the bride. How can she force Chu Xiang like this?"
Yang Yuelan was just thinking about it. After all, Bai and the others had just finished this matter. She naturally thought that the Chu family was bullying Chu Xiang. In the end, this sentence directly proved Chu Xiang's innocence. Everyone in the brigade believed Chu Xiang's words.
The brigade leader went to the county hospital. No one in the brigade questioned the Chu family, but the Chu family's courtyard was full of people. They were all talking at once about this matter. A few women even grabbed onto Chu Lan and didn't let go, tying her up with ropes.
"Wait for the brigade leader to come back and deal with her. We can't let her escape."
"Yes, this girl is too vicious. She even harmed her own sister. To think that I thought she was a good girl. I was really blind."
Chu Lan was scared out of her wits. Her face was pale and she kept struggling. "Let go of me! What are you doing? When did I harm Chu Xiang? It has nothing to do with me! Grandma, Mom, let go of me. What right do they have to catch me? "
"Nonsense! Chu Xiang woke up and said it herself. How can it be fake? She was so weak, and you were the only one there. If you didn't set the fire, did she set it herself? "
"Look at your house. If Chu Xiang didn't come out, she would have been burned to death. We don't even know how she is now. Your family is really bad for your child. Chu Xiang is already awake, but you still pushed her until she fainted. Now, we don't even know if she can save her life. "
"The Chu family values boys over girls. By the way, where is Chu Xin? Everyone is already 16 years old. Her biological sister is dying, but she doesn't even show her face. It's all because of other people's help. They're really f * cking inhumane! "
The voices of Grandma Chu and Chu Lan's mother were drowned out by these loud voices. No one could hear them at all. Chu Lan's mother was so anxious that she cried. She couldn't squeeze over to save Chu Lan. She pulled Chu Lan's father, but Chu Lan's father had already believed in everyone's law. He was too ashamed to go up and help Chu Lan.
Grandpa Chu and Grandma Chu were old and couldn't argue or squeeze over. Their faces were full of anxiety. At the same time, they suspected Chu Lan. After all, Chu Lan had been making a fuss before and refused to marry into the Yin family. He even asked her to marry Chu Xiang because she was disfigured and couldn't enter university.
If Chu Xiang insisted on entering university and refused to marry, would Chu Lan really be ruthless? They didn't think that Chu Lan wanted to burn Chu Xiang to death. After all, there were so many people in the yard. They would definitely be able to find the fire and put it out in time. It wouldn't burn anyone to death. They felt that Chu Lan definitely wanted to scare Chu Xiang or let Chu Xiang choke and continue to stay in bed to recuperate. When that time came, she would miss the college entrance examination and naturally have no choice but to marry.
Even so, his heart was vicious enough. In the Chu family, except for Chu Lan's mother who felt sorry for Chu Lan, the others looked at Chu Lan angrily. At the same time, they felt a chill down their spines. How could such a ruthless person not burn them down as well? Then, no one would be able to put out the fire in time!
Gradually, almost all the people in the brigade gathered here, including the educated youths in the educated youths' station.
When Chu Lan saw Song Yang, she wanted to find a hole to hide in, but she immediately reacted. She looked up with an aggrieved face and cried, "You are wronging me. Who saw it? How can you do this to me? I went to Chu Xiang's room today to get her exercises and ask her if she wanted to review. My family and the Yin family are not engaged at all. Why would I do this to her? Chu Xiang laughed at me for not being able to enter university. She knew all the exercises I took. She wanted to sleep and asked me not to disturb her, so I went back to my room. I only knew that there was a fire when my mother called me. How could it be me? "
Song Yang frowned even more when he heard that Chu Xiang knew all the exercises. An uncomfortable sense of shame swept through his body. It was as if the exercises that he had painstakingly copied were all a joke in Chu Xiang's eyes. He had wanted to tutor Chu Xiang with all his heart, but in the end, Chu Xiang did not even take a liking to it.
Chu Lan glanced at Song Yang's expression and continued to cry, "It really wasn't me. Why do you believe Chu Xiang and not me? You need evidence to sentence me, right? Chu Xiang fainted? Then I think she deliberately lit the fire to frame me. At the very least, it could be an outsider who jumped into the yard and lit the fire. "
When everyone heard this, they blamed her. She listed everyone in the village as suspects. Of course, they were not happy.
Chu Lan had an idea and immediately said, "I know! She might have set the fire herself. Think about it, Chu Xiang is very unlucky. No one in the village has ever slipped on that hillside. How could Chu Xiang fall down and cut her face? She even had a high fever during the exam. She was so confused that she couldn't even answer the questions. She's just unlucky. "
Chu Lan's mother hurriedly shouted, "Yes, yes, our whole family knows that Chu Lan is very lucky. Chu Xiang is a jinx!"
"Bah! Don't be careless! "Grandma Chu pushed her fiercely. The country was cracking down on feudal superstitions. Although it wasn't as strict as before, it couldn't be so blatant. However, she had already thought about it in her heart. Chu Xiang was really too unlucky. She might really be a jinx.
Chu Lan's mother was anxious to clear her daughter's name. How could she listen to Grandma Chu? She shouted loudly and said many unlucky things about Chu Xiang. Some of the unlucky things that happened to Chu Lan in the past were blamed on Chu Xiang. Outsiders couldn't remember clearly, but they vaguely remembered. After she said this, they really felt that Chu Xiang was very unlucky.
The villagers were still very superstitious about these things. When they heard that Chu Lan's mother could get rabbits when she went to dig wild vegetables and often found a nest of wild eggs, they also understood why Chu Lan had meat from time to time. They believed in this theory even more.
Chu Xiang fainted at that time, so she didn't know that the house was on fire. It seemed that she didn't see Chu Lan set the house on fire with her own eyes. What if Chu Xiang was unlucky and the house caught fire by itself?
Although they couldn't figure out why the curtain was on fire, they couldn't help but believe that it had something to do with the word "jinx". This kind of thing was very mysterious. Each of them could come up with several mysterious and illogical things. Naturally, they were willing to believe it.
Everyone started to talk again. This time, no one held on to Chu Lan. It was possible that Chu Lan set the house on fire and Chu Xiang was unlucky. Chu Lan's mother took the opportunity to let go of Chu Lan. She protected Chu Lan and ran back to the house. No one stopped her. Anyway, they were blocking the door. There were people outside the Chu Family's courtyard. Chu Lan couldn't run anywhere.
Those educated youths were determined not to be superstitious. They also said a few words to ask everyone to be more rational. However, the villagers ignored them. They felt bored and angrily returned to the educated youths' place. Song Yang also couldn't stay here. He went back with a lot of thoughts. On one hand, he was worried about Chu Xiang. On the other hand, he was also a little worried about Chu Lan.
He felt that Chu Lan was really a good person. He wholeheartedly helped Chu Xiang revise. He listened to him carefully. He also knew how to repay his kindness. He often gave him delicious food and didn't let him suffer a little. Such a good girl definitely wouldn't set the house on fire. He just didn't know how the captain would judge in the end.
It was already dark. In the whole brigade, only the Chu Family's house was brightly lit. Everyone was waiting for the captain to come back. They also wanted to know if Chu Xiang was saved or not.
Yang Yuelan stood outside and listened for a while. She quickly went back home and patted her chest and Yin Xu. "It's too scary. The house was burned beyond recognition. It can't be used at all. We can only tear it down and rebuild it. I don't know if Chu Xiang was burned or not."
Yin Xu never wanted to have anything to do with the Chu Family. He didn't like the Chu Family's character. However, this incident was more or less related to the Yin Family. In any case, Chu Xiang had an accident because she was forced to marry him. Naturally, he had to ask a few questions.
Yang Yuelan told him everything she had heard. She even said, "Chu Xiang can't really be unlucky, right? I saw Chu Lan bring a live rabbit home with my own eyes. She's really lucky. If that's the case, if she set the house on fire, she shouldn't have been caught so quickly. "
Yin Xu shook his head. "Mom, good or bad luck is all a lie. Don't believe it. I even picked up food stamps. This kind of good thing happens once or twice. It's not considered good luck. We can't guess what happened. Let's wait and find out how Chu Xiang is. If she's fine, we'll send her some eggs later. "
Yang Yuelan nodded and sighed. "I hope she's fine. She's a good girl. If she's unlucky, I think it's only been half a year. I've never heard of her being unlucky before. By the way, Skinny Monkey wants to send you to the county hospital to have your leg checked. We can go and see her. She should be fine since she woke up, right? "
"Yes." Yin Xu comforted Yang Yuelan with a few words before thinking about the Chu clan. He kept feeling that something was wrong.
Chu Lan had looked for him a few times before and wanted to be his girlfriend. Although he ignored her, he knew a little about Chu Lan. Chu Lan didn't have the guts to set the house on fire. But if Chu Lan didn't set the house on fire, how did Chu Xiang's house start the fire? Chu Xiang couldn't have set the house on fire herself, right?
Yin Xu was a top soldier when he was in the army. He went on many missions and learned a lot. He was very meticulous and saw things differently from the villagers. He thought about what Chu Xiang said when she woke up. She almost perfectly guided the villagers' thoughts and led to this result. It seemed that Chu Xiang set the house on fire herself. But what reason did Chu Xiang have to do this?
Yin Xu touched his leg and shook his head self-deprecatingly. He hadn't settled his own problems yet. How could he have the time to care about other things? It was more important to think about how to comfort his mother and sister. If the doctor couldn't cure them, they would cry to death. Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
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