Chapter 135 Drugging
Chapter 135 Drugging
Feng Qingqing knew, of course, that her aunt's visit was ill-intentioned, and both sides were well aware of it.
Feng Damei deliberately provoked the villagers' discussion in this way, making it impossible for Feng Qingqing to refuse, so that they could carry out their plan.
Without hesitation, Feng Qingqing readily agreed.
"Aunt, I think my cousin and the others have their reasons for trying to smear me. Once things are cleared up, we can still be good relatives."
Upon hearing this, Feng Damei's expression stiffened slightly before she replied somewhat awkwardly:
"Yes, yes, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."
Then, fearing that Feng Qingqing might say something unpleasant, he quickly said to the older women around him:
"I would like to thank you all for taking care of Qingqing."
After finishing his story, he probably couldn't make it up anymore, so he quickly said goodbye to everyone and invited Feng Qingqing again, telling her that she must come to the educated youth center for dinner that night. Only then did he flee the clinic as if he were escaping.
Feng Qingqing waited until everyone in the courtyard had left before closing the door. At that moment, Hu Fangming looked at Feng Qingqing with concern and said:
"Qingqing, are you really going to have dinner with us tonight?"
Outsiders might be fooled by Feng Damei's affected performance, but Hu Fangming, as an educated youth, knew the background of Feng Qingqing's relationship with the Jiang siblings.
They simply didn't believe Feng Damei's casual remark that after a meal the misunderstanding would be cleared up, they would still be a family.
That might fool outsiders.
As for why Feng Damei insisted that Feng Qingqing come to the educated youth compound for dinner that night, Hu Fangming felt that this was a trap, and the Jiang family must have ill intentions.
Seeing the worried look in Hu Fangming's eyes, Feng Qingqing smiled reassuringly:
"You know they have ill intentions, how could I not know? Don't worry, I'm confident, everything will be fine."
Feng Qingqing agreed to have dinner at the educated youth compound because she wanted to see what tricks the Jiang family was up to.
Moreover, she was confident that as long as they took the initiative, she could definitely turn the tables on them and make them regret their past decisions.
Knowing that she was going out for dinner that evening, Feng Qingqing tidied up a bit and decided to bring about three pounds of yams as a gift to the educated youth compound.
Although she had other good things, she didn't want them to fall into the hands of that bunch of ungrateful bastards from the Jiang family.
When Feng Qingqing and Hu Fangming arrived at the educated youth compound in the afterglow of the setting sun, they saw that the compound was also bustling with activity.
Because this dinner was suggested by Jiang Yun's parents, apart from some vegetables available at the educated youth compound, the main dishes were all obtained by Jiang Yun's parents from other members' homes in the brigade.
Because of Jiang Hongjun's passing, most of the educated youth in the educated youth compound helped out, and they were also very grateful for the meal arranged by Jiang Yun's parents.
When Feng Qingqing and Hu Fangming arrived at the educated youth compound, the meal was almost ready because everyone was busy preparing it.
When Feng Damei saw the two of them coming over, especially when she saw Feng Qingqing, her face was full of smiles.
When the others saw the two arrive, and that Feng Qingqing had only brought some yams, some were disappointed, but they couldn't show it on their faces, since yams were also a staple food and a rare commodity.
Feng Damei held Feng Qingqing's hand and kept saying these words, as if she was afraid that she would run away again.
Feng Damei suggested that the food be placed in the middle of the main room tonight. Although there was only a small table in the main room, no one minded.
After all the dishes were served, everyone sat down on the floor.
However, no one started eating immediately, since there were elders present.
At this moment, Jiang Yun's father, Jiang Yong, coughed twice before speaking:
"Thank you all for taking care of the Jiang siblings all this time. I also hope that you educated youth can continue to help and care for each other and make greater contributions to the Lanshan Brigade."
Everyone nodded in agreement with Jiang Yong's words. For the majority of commune members, they were naturally one with the educated youth.
Only when the educated youth help each other and work together can they better establish themselves in the Lanshan Brigade.
At this moment, Jiang Yong took out a small bottle from behind his back. Seeing that everyone was asking questions, he then began to explain:
"This is some rice wine that a fellow villager from the brigade gave us. Let everyone try it; we can't take it with us."
Several male educated youths became excited when they heard that there was rice wine, and their faces lit up with eagerness.
After Jiang Hongwei poured rice wine for several boys, he came to the female educated youth, and one of them said she didn't want to drink it.
But under Feng Damei's repeated persuasion, they could not refuse and could only pour some of it out.
Feng Qingqing watched the whole thing closely, and she guessed that there must have been something special added to the wine.
Especially when Jiang Hongwei walked up to Feng Qingqing, he poured a lot of rice wine into Feng Qingqing's bowl without saying a word.
After finishing, Jiang Hongwei returned to his seat, satisfied.
Feng Qingqing noticed that although the Jiang family members had also fallen ill, the number of cases was relatively small.
Feng Qingqing roughly understood the Jiang family's scheme, but she wasn't flustered.
She picked up the bowl of rice wine, held it to her nose and smelled it gently. She could only detect a strange smell, but she couldn't quite place what it was.
After everyone started eating, Feng Qingqing noticed that when Jiang's parents were inviting the educated youth to eat, they were intentionally or unintentionally observing the educated youth.
Feng Qingqing guessed that it was to observe whether the educated youth had drunk the rice wine in their cups in time.
Jiang Yun, who was sitting not far from Feng Qingqing, kept glancing in her direction.
To avoid alerting the enemy and to see what Jiang's parents and Jiang Yun were up to, Feng Qingqing casually drank rice wine along with everyone else.
A few minutes after drinking the rice wine, Feng Qingqing felt dizzy and lightheaded, so she quickly and secretly transferred some water from her spatial storage to drink.
After Feng Qingqing finished drinking, her dizziness subsided significantly, but she noticed that the other educated youth around her were also shouting:
"This liquor is so strong, I only drank a little and I already feel dizzy."
The others echoed in agreement.
Jiang Yun's father, Jiang Yong, quickly seized the opportunity to say:
"I didn't expect this rice wine to be so strong. Since none of us can hold our liquor, let's lie down on the kang for a while. We can clean up these dishes later."
The educated youth had no choice but to stagger back to their beds.
Although everyone had some doubts, they all thought they would talk about it when they got up tomorrow.
Feng Qingqing also covered her head and claimed that she was very dizzy, but because the clinic where she was staying was located quite far away.
Feng Damei quickly said to Feng Qingqing:
"Qingqing, why don't you go lie down at Jiang Yun's place for a while and go back when you feel a little better?"
Feng Qingqing shook her head, and she and Hu Fangming helped each other to Hu Fangming's kang (heated brick bed).
At this point, Hu Fangming was already confused and somewhat disoriented.
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