Reborn in the 60s and adopted

Tang Mei was brought back to the village by Gao Xiang, while Aunt Tang San and Uncle Tang San were still in the hospital receiving treatment. Granny Liu stayed in the hospital to take good care of the three of them.

On the third day after the poisoning incident, Tang Mei and her sister Tang Li were walking home from school in the evening. When they passed by the river, they saw a group of women sitting together washing clothes, and whispers could be heard from time to time. Tang Mei seemed to hear some talk about poisoning.

Out of curiosity, Tang Mei quickly walked forward and asked, "Aunts, I seemed to hear you talking about poisoning just now, what is going on?"

At this time, Aunt Zhang, who was always talkative, saw Tang Mei asking, and she couldn't hold back her impulse and told her everything she knew:

"Well, the whole village is saying that your parents were poisoned! Later, the police came from the town and investigated everywhere for a long time. In the end, they found out that it was Mao Ming, the nephew of the village party secretary. Just this afternoon,

Mao Ming was taken away by the police and has not been released until now. In my opinion, he was most likely the one who did it!"

After Tang Mei heard this, she immediately pretended to be extremely surprised, covered her mouth tightly with her hands, and murmured softly to herself:

"Ah, it was him... He caused my parents to fall ill. If I had come back a little later that day, I really don't know what terrible consequences would have happened..."

As she spoke, Tang Mei's eyes gradually became moist and tears kept welling up in her eyes.

Aunt Zhang looked at Tang Mei with sympathy, frowned and asked, "Tell me what happened to your family that offended him again? This is great, he almost wiped out everything."

Tang Mei smiled unhappily and replied helplessly: "Who knows how we offended him? It was obviously their family that provoked our family first."

Several other aunts gathered around and asked with concern, "Meimei, are your parents okay?"

"How long will it take for them to be discharged from the hospital?"

Tang Mei pretended to be very aggrieved and sobbed, "How could you know that my parents are going to suffer so much this time!

I went to the hospital, and the doctor took a very long tube and inserted it from my mouth to my stomach, and took out all the dirt in my stomach. The doctor also said I had to rest for several days before I could recover.

One of the aunts said indignantly, "Look at this damn Mao Ming. He made Tang Laosan's family suffer. Not only did they suffer, but they also wasted money and even had to delay their work."

"That's it"

'Not a good person'

The women began to accuse Mao Ming in a variety of words. Some were indignant, while others were furious. The scene was very chaotic for a while.

Seeing that the argument was getting more and more intense, Tang Mei took advantage of everyone's inattention and quietly left the noisy crowd.

At this time, Tang Li on the side looked at her suspiciously and asked, "Meimei, why don't I quite understand..." Tang Li scratched her head, expressing her confusion.

Tang Mei raised the corner of her mouth slightly, revealing a sly smile, and replied softly:

"I just want everyone in the village to know that Secretary Mao's family is not a good person from the old to the young! Look, our family has never provoked them, but he was so cruel as to poison us and try to kill us!

Therefore, if we can create public pressure to force him to give up the position of village party secretary, that would be great; even if he refuses to give up, at least the villagers will see his true colors and will definitely stand on the side of our parents and help them in the future."

Tang Li suddenly realized what was going on and immediately gave Tang Mei a thumbs up and praised her, "Hey! You're amazing, Meimei! What's in your head? How come you're so smart?"

Tang Mei felt a little embarrassed by her sister's praise. She blushed and smiled shyly, thinking to herself, I just used my brain a little bit... What's the big deal? Any normal adult should be able to think of it.

"Go home!" Tang Mei grabbed Tang Li's hand and ran towards home with a smile on her face.

The police have come to her home twice in the past two days to collect evidence. Her parents and grandmother are not at home. She doesn't dare to eat at home, and even has to sleep at her great aunt's place.

The two girls laughed and played all the way until they finally arrived at Tang Li's house. At this time, they saw Lin Xiao, whom they hadn't seen for two days, standing at the door.

"How do you know where my aunt's house is?" Tang Li asked curiously.

Lin Xiao looked at her as if she were a fool. "Wouldn't I ask the villagers?"

Tang Mei patted her head gently, feeling that she seemed to have become a little dull recently.

He looked at Lin Xiao unkindly, "So, are you here to see me?"

"Or am I here to eat for free?" Lin Xiao replied unhappily.

Tang Li heard that their conversation was filled with tension and said hastily, "Let's go inside first and talk."

The three of them walked into the house. The eldest aunt was standing in the middle of the yard, bending over and carefully picking out the stones from the grain pile. When she saw them coming in, she smiled and said, "Meimei, Lili, you are back from school! I just asked this brat to come in, but he insisted on waiting for you outside."

After that, the aunt stood up and said to Tang Li, "Lili, come with mom to the kitchen to prepare the meal. This kid has been waiting here for so long, let them chat here."

This person had been waiting for her outside the house. She asked Lin Xiao to sit on the stool with her.

"I just heard the news that Mao Ming was caught. This is your achievement, right? Can you tell me in detail what happened?" Tang Mei's tone was obviously much softer at this time, with a hint of inquiry.

However, Lin Xiao did not seem to appreciate it. He turned his head away arrogantly, obviously unwilling to pay attention to Tang Mei.

Tang Mei looked at him with amusement, thinking: You are almost 10 years old, why are you still nitpicking with me like a child? This is not good.

Lin Xiao turned his head and looked at her and said, "I have been following Uncle Luo to look for clues in the village these past two days. Mao Ming has been near your house several times, and he confessed that he bought the medicine to poison you because you beat him up."

Tang Mei stared at him suspiciously, shook her head and said, "How could he come up with such a sinister method as poisoning us? I won't believe it even if you kill me! There is no way he is the mastermind behind this."

Lin Xiao frowned and responded, "But that's the fact. He was still very arrogant in the detention center. At the beginning, he refused to admit his guilt. He seemed to think that he had a strong backer outside who could help him get out of here. If he hadn't been beaten up severely, he probably wouldn't admit that he was the one who poisoned him."

Tang Mei's expression became serious, and she speculated thoughtfully: "Maybe he really has some connections. After all, you see, his second uncle was able to become the village party secretary by relying on those unhealthy practices and crooked ways, and maybe his second uncle also has a certain network of connections in the county."

After hearing what she said, Lin Xiao was silent for a moment, and then suggested: "How about this, I'll go to the Public Security Bureau and ask them to secretly monitor their family's movements to see if there is anything unusual?"

Tang Mei couldn't help feeling a little surprised when she heard this, and wondered if his family was really that powerful enough to mobilize public security personnel?

Full of doubts, she asked, "Your family is quite powerful. Even the police obey your orders."

Lin Xiao blushed with shame and stammered as he explained, "Not really...it's just that my family is a teacher at a school in Kyoto, and my grandfather has some acquaintances in the provincial capital."

"Is your family a teacher?" Tang Mei's face suddenly became heavy after she asked this question. She tried to recall the unfair treatment that teachers and educated people suffered during this period of history.

Lin Xiao noticed the change in Tang Mei's expression and had a bad feeling in his heart: "What's wrong? Did something happen?" he asked anxiously.

Tang Mei originally didn't want to mention this matter, but when she thought about how Lin Xiao had been running around for her family's affairs these days, she really couldn't bear to see the Lin family fall into trouble.

So, she gritted her teeth and said, "If your family is engaged in the teaching profession and the position is not high, it is best to resign as soon as possible. From what I know about you, your family should not be the kind of people who curry favor with the powerful. So, I am just reminding you out of friendship."

However, Tang Mei did not continue speaking - in fact, if one holds a higher position, it may not be easy to escape from this turmoil.

After listening to Tang Mei's words, Lin Xiao felt a little relieved. He knew that his grandfather and father were aware of the current situation and they must have been prepared to deal with it. Besides, this time he was asked to come to find his grandfather, perhaps to avoid causing trouble for him. Thinking of this, Lin Xiao decided to trust his family's arrangements and maintain an optimistic and positive attitude to face everything that might happen in the future.

"Yeah, thank you for reminding me. I will call my parents and grandpa to remind them. I'm so curious, how did you know?"

Tang Mei thought for a moment, and tried to act very impressive, saying, "Your cousin and Sister Ran never spoke without telling me, and I analyzed it from what they said."

When Lin Xiao saw Tang Mei's arrogant look, he thought that this little girl was really funny.

"Okay then. I'll go first. I still need to learn from Uncle Luo."

Tang Mei stood up and said, "Aren't you going to eat before you leave? Didn't you say you wanted to eat for free?"

"I won't eat it. I'll leave some food for you. Next time when your parents are discharged from the hospital, I'll come and eat with them." Lin Xiao said while pinching his face. His hands really itched and he couldn't help it. His pink face was so adorable.

Tang Mei slapped his hand away and said with disgust, "Go away, go away, I won't see you off."

Lin Xiao laughed and walked out of the door with his long legs.

Tang Mei watched him leave from behind.