Zhao Liuzi carefully wrapped the dried Panax notoginseng with paper, picked up the paper bag and walked towards the construction site. At this time, Liang Sumei was wearing a large straw hat and staring at the construction situation on the construction site with full concentration. She caught a glimpse of Zhao Liuzi from the corner of her eye and pretended not to see him.

Zhao Liuzi was a little embarrassed. He stepped forward and greeted her softly, "Liang... Liang Sumei." However, Liang Sumei seemed to have heard nothing. Zhao Liuzi was an accomplice to murder! How could he allow himself to treat him normally?

Zhao Liuzi lowered his head silently and said earnestly: "Liang Sumei, I came here today just to apologize to you. I'm sorry." Despite his sincere attitude, Liang Sumei remained silent.

Faced with Liang Sumei who refused to respond to him, Zhao Liuzi began to stutter: "Liang Sumei, actually I really regret not asking a few more helpers to accompany you up the mountain that day. I regret even more that I couldn't go into the forest with you to find Xiaoling. I will take responsibility for the mistakes I made, and I am willing to marry you..." When he said the last sentence, his voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

Liang Sumei was amused by Zhao Liuzi's words. A sarcastic smile appeared on her lips. She thought, "This Zhao Liuzi is really good at picking up bargains. He actually picked up a bargain for me. You are amazing." She spoke lightly, with a firm and unquestionable tone: "Zhao Liuzi, I don't accept your apology, and I won't marry you. Also, are you too immersed in the play? You should know whether Xiaoling went up the mountain or not."

Zhao Liuzi was a little confused by Liang Sumei's words. He scratched his head and said in confusion: "But Liang Qing said Xiaoling went up the mountain first."

Liang Sumei sneered and asked, "She said Xiaoling went up the mountain, but did you see it with your own eyes?"

Zhao Liuzi shook his head, indicating that he didn't see it.

Liang Sumei sighed, with a complicated expression on her face. She didn't know whether Zhao Liuzi really didn't know or was just pretending to be confused. She explained: "Xiaoling didn't go up the mountain at all. She was playing hide-and-seek with Liang Wang that day, and was taken to the educated youth farm by Liang Wang. It was the kind-hearted educated youth comrades who sent her back."

Zhao Liuzi's head buzzed when he heard this. He was not a fool. He understood what Liang Sumei meant. Recalling the scene of that day, he remembered it very clearly because it was the first time he traveled with his beloved. If Xiaoling did not go up the mountain, it meant that Liang Qing was using him to frame Liang Sumei. An indescribable feeling welled up in his heart. He could not believe that the bright and beautiful woman could have such a vicious mind, and he was actually used as a pawn by her.

Zhao Liuzi sat on the ground dejectedly. After a moment of silence, he stood up, looked at Liang Sumei with a somewhat lost look and said, "Zhao Xifa is not a good man. You might as well marry me instead of him. Think about it carefully." After that, he paused and added, "You should stay away from your cousin in the future." After that, he turned around and left in a daze.

Liang Sumei seemed to be struck by a bolt from the blue. She stood there in a daze, with an indescribable shock in her heart: "I'm going to marry Zhao Xifa? Who the hell spread this news?" She frowned, and her mind quickly recalled everything that had happened in recent days. Suddenly, she remembered the heavy expression on her father's face when he came out of Old Lady Liang's room that day, and the ban that forbade her to go to the construction site to work again.

Everything seemed to have an answer. Liang Qing must have seen the incident between Zhao Xifa and herself at the gate of the courtyard that day. That troublemaker must have exaggerated and made up stories behind her back. It must be her who made Mrs. Liang and her father misunderstand the relationship between her and Zhao Xifa. Liang Sumei couldn't bear the burning anger and cursed inwardly: "MD Liang Qing, you are really asking for trouble. If a tiger doesn't show its power, do you think I am Hello Kitty?"

She touched her injured leg and expected it to recover next week. She would beat that bitch up by then. Now, the most urgent thing was to find out what was going on with her marriage to Zhao Xifa. Liang Sumei calmed down and decided to ask her father Liang Guangchuan in the evening.

"Sumei, what's wrong?" Wei Zhi took time out from drinking water, walked to Liang Sumei and asked with concern.

Liang Sumei smiled helplessly and said, "Someone wants to marry me, and it's not just one person. Alas! Thanks to my legs, otherwise I wouldn't know I'm so popular." There was a hint of self-mockery in her words.

"A lame woman is popular?" Wei Zhi looked puzzled.

"You are the one who has a limp," Liang Sumei retorted somewhat dissatisfiedly, and then told Wei Zhi about all the mess that had happened.

After hearing Liang Sumei's words, Wei Zhi raised his lips and asked tentatively, "How about we just be together?"

"Ah?" Liang Sumei almost dropped her jaw in shock, and waved her hands quickly, "Don't make trouble." She said this, but she was happy in her heart. She had a good impression of Wei Zhi, but she didn't want to start a relationship now. She had to break the cage of the Liang family that restricted her freedom first.

Yu Haiyang's appearance interrupted their conversation, "Su Mei, there are no radiators in town. We have to go to the big department store in the county to buy them. How about we go and have a look together this weekend?"

Yu Haiyang has never seen a radiator in person. In Tianwa Village, everyone keeps warm in a very traditional way. Usually, they shovel the straw ash left over from the stove into the stone basin in the room, so that the residual heat can slightly dispel the severe winter cold. Some families with slightly better financial conditions will light a stove, but such families are usually those with many male members who can earn more work points and wages, so they can afford to buy a stove tube for heating.

When Yu Haiyang was in high school in town, he only had a stove in the classroom to keep warm in the winter. He had no idea about radiators, and thought they were high-end products that only people in the city would use.

"I'll go with you. I use radiators at home, so I should be sure and know how many sets I need to buy to get better heating effects." Wei Zhi suggested.

When Yu Haiyang heard that Wei Zhi's house had heating, his eyes immediately lit up. He looked at Wei Zhi with admiration on his face, his tone revealing envy that was hard to conceal: "My benefactor, your family conditions are so good." Then he asked like a little fan: "Do you really not need to wear cotton-padded jackets in winter?" He had heard Liang Sumei mention this before, "With heating installed, you only need to wear a shirt indoors in winter to work comfortably." But he was always skeptical. After all, he and Liang Sumei grew up together. Could Liang Sumei have as much experience as he did?

Now seeing Wei Zhi nodding his head seriously and affirming it, he finally believed it. Moreover, he began to look forward to the effect of the heated study room in winter. What a cozy life it would be.

Liang Sumei had not been to the county since her rebirth. Compared with Yangshan Town, Ningxi County was not much different at this time, except that there were more people, a few more buildings, and a slightly larger geographical area. To get from Tianwa Village to the county, you need to take a bullock cart to the town first, and then take a bus from the town to the county.

Although the transportation was not as convenient as in later times, and the streets were not as prosperous as in later times, it was full of opportunities. Liang Sumei was very interested in taking a look, if for no other reason, she wanted to take advantage of the eve of reform and opening up to see if she could seize some business opportunities. She readily agreed to Yu Haiyang's request and made an appointment with the two to go to the city together on the weekend.

Liang Sumei had been disturbed by Zhao Xifa's matter the whole day. When she saw her father Liang Guangchuan come in, she calmed down a little, poured her father a glass of water, and said softly: "Dad, Zhao Xifa and I are not what you and grandma think." Then, she told her father everything about the little conflict that happened between her and Zhao Xifa at the gate of the courtyard that day.

However, Liang Guangchuan was suspicious of his daughter's words. He always felt that his daughter made up the story in order to continue to seduce the educated youth. Seeing her father so stubborn, Liang Sumei felt exhausted. "You don't believe me, Aunt Li, Uncle Zhang Kui, you can always believe it, right? It was Uncle Zhang Kui who slapped Zhao Xifa in the face. Go and find out. I, Liang Sumei, must be blind to be with Zhao Xifa."

Liang Guangchuan's heart wavered. He had always looked down on Zhao Xifa. Hearing his daughter's disgust towards Zhao Xifa, he felt relieved. But he turned his mind and fell into a dilemma again. He had already discussed the marriage with Zhao Xifa. The words were out and it was hard to take them back. Breaking off the marriage? Isn't that just slapping yourself in the face? His face was solemn and he couldn't help but sigh.

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