"The memories turned to the New Year's page. It was the most unforgettable New Year's Eve in my childhood."
"Every household has started to buy new year's goods, and pigs can be heard braying at the entrance of the village every three days. But my house is deserted."
"The second sister earns work points at home, but the second sister has to take time to go home and wait for mother to go to the toilet. Sometimes my mother poops her pants, and the second sister doesn't mind the smell. But when she comes home often, the second sister's work points are deducted.
Many people don’t even get enough rice, flour, and firewood for the New Year.”
"I was hungry and greedy. When I walked on the road, it seemed like the shadow of pork was dangled in front of my eyes."
"That day, I passed by the door of the village chief Liu Fu's house in confusion. His door was unlocked."
"I saw the meat hanging under the eaves at a glance, and I was so greedy that my mouth watered. I don't know what I was thinking at the time, so I moved a small stool to stand on it and stood on tiptoe."
"I just want to smell..."
"My memory of what happened next is a bit fuzzy. I was carried by my ears when I got home, and someone called me a thief. My second sister slapped me twice. I cried so hard that I didn't know what to do. Someone hugged me in their arms."
"The next day, the wife of the village chief Liu Fu came to my house and brought stuffings for New Year's buns. She also mobilized many women from Liu's village to help my family make buns for the New Year. Liu Fu's lame son...
He kept smiling with his mouth open, and his two yellow-stained front teeth were always exposed..."
This page of the diary is relatively long. Bai Xiaowen has been thinking silently after reading it.
On the other side, Qin Bing also read the broken pages Bai Xiaowen gave him and said, "Brother, your diary only has half a page, and there is no date."
Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "Regardless of half a page or the whole page, the recorded information is the most important. There are many key figures in my half page, and the amount of information is no less than that of Team Qin's page."
Qin Bing shook his head: "There is always a feeling of loss."
A drop of cold sweat broke out on the backs of the heads of the five members of the White Phoenix Team. Qin Bing, the captain of the Glory Team, actually acted maliciously and cutely.
"Actually, the date is not important. The first page of the diary we share has been marked. It is a memory diary, written by the Zhou family's youngest daughter when she grew up." Bai Xiaowen said.
"Okay...have you found anything after reading these diary fragments?" Qin Bing said.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head: "There is not enough information, so we need to collect other fragments. Are there any extra fragments in Team Qin's hands?"
Qin Bing shook his head: "No more! None of them are gone."
"Okay, let's search separately. If there is a chance to meet again, we can exchange information again." Bai Xiaowen said.
Qin Bing chuckled, nodded and left.
In the team channel, Li Shuyi spoke: "I think he must have other broken pages. This person is dishonest."
"Even if they have it, there's no reason to give it away..."
Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "Besides, I also have reservations about him. After all, we have a relationship that is both cooperative and competitive."
"What do you think? Where should we go to find the remaining pages of the diary next?" Qiao Rui asked.
Bai Xiaowen said in the team channel: "Let's analyze it first. The diary page that Qin Bing shared just now and the diary fragments we obtained should not be connected. There must be other fragments missing in the middle... One of the evidences is
, Zhou Bin, the eldest son of the Zhou family, is missing, and the family is actually relying on the second sister of the Zhou family for support."
"Well, the previous diary page clearly states that the second sister was still young at the time and could not earn work points. From this, it seems that the span of this diary page is relatively long," Qiao Rui said.
"What do you think of village chief Liu Fu?" Bai Xiaowen asked.
"It looks okay. We take care of needy households during the New Year period..." Li Shuyi frowned, "But there is always an uncomfortable feeling. Isn't this Liu Fu a villain?"
"Your uncomfortable feeling stems from the emotions of the diary author. When she described it, she had no respect for Liu Fu's wife and son, but had a faint dislike for it," Bai Xiaowen analyzed. "Normally speaking, for Liu Fu's wife and son,
A person who helps his family should be called 'Aunt Liu' in his memory, right? This 'Liu Fu's wife' always feels a little cold. Moreover, the following article specifically mentions Liu Fu's lame son, which is even more direct.
When its shortcomings are exposed, the reader will automatically feel disgusted."
Qiao Rui said: "And it seems a little too enthusiastic. It's understandable to send some rice and noodles, but it's too much to mobilize other villagers in the village to help the Zhou family celebrate the New Year. It doesn't feel normal."
"Yes, in my opinion, Liu Fu's family is definitely not kind-hearted," Bai Xiaowen said. "At that time, the author Zhou Xiaoduo was young and very greedy. When he went to their house to eat raw meat, no matter whether he ate it or not, the reaction of Liu Fu's family was
It was very intense. The person who held Zhou Xiaoduo's ear all the way to the Zhou family to complain, and also scolded the thief, must be a member of the Liu Fu family, right? It is hard to imagine that such a family would be so warm-hearted, and their attitude changed drastically the next day.
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After a pause, Bai Xiaowen continued: "I can think of three possibilities at the moment. First, the Zhou family has some special background relationship, and Liu Fu suddenly discovered it, and came here to curry favor. Second, some leaders went to the countryside to inspect, or something like that.
, Liu Fu wants to create a village atmosphere of unity, love and mutual help in front of the leaders..."
The teammates were all lost in thought.
Bai Xiaowen said: "But these two possibilities are relatively small. Judging from the author Zhou Xiaoduo's dislike of the Liu family, it is more like the last one..."
"What?" Li Shuyi asked.
"in law."
Bai Xiaowen took a breath and got to the point, "If my guess is correct, the second sister of the Zhou family might be the ghost bride."
"Ah..." Li Shuyi responded, "You mean, the second sister of the Zhou family agreed to marry Liu Fu's son, that's why the Liu Fu family was so enthusiastic about helping..."
Bai Xiaowen nodded: "From the only description, Liu Fu's son is disabled and ugly. Even if his father was the village chief, it was difficult for such a young man to marry a wife in the countryside at that time, let alone the Zhou family.
The second sister is such a good-looking daughter-in-law."
Qiao Rui and others nodded slowly. Li Shuyi murmured: "How do you know she has good looks..."
"It seems that your focus is wrong..." Bai Xiaowen smiled, "From the fact that Zhou Bin, the eldest son of the Zhou family, can attract Hua Yurong's attention, we know that the genes of the Zhou family are good, and how bad can Sister Zhou be?"
"In this case... we can follow the wedding team and find the Zhou family!" Qiao Rui's eyes lit up, "Since the diary was written by Zhou Xiaoduo, then the Zhou family should have more broken pages."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and nodded. This was also his idea and his reservation about Qin Bing.