Chapter 597 Self-Inflicted Woe (3)_1
The person arriving was none other than Xiu Jianlin.
"Electrocuted? But there was a power outage, wasn’t there? How did it happen?" a member of the Ruanlin family asked as they came out to the courtyard after hearing the noise.
Xiu Jianlin shook his head, "It wasn’t a power outage. It’s just that she... she wasn’t careful with the electricity... and got electrocuted."
Xiu Jianlin was being vague; the true reason was somewhat embarrassing to disclose.
After the Ruan family bought a color TV, the news spread through the village the next day, and practically everyone, young and old, had come to see it, except their family, because of a previous falling out with the Ruan family which had been very tense, and he, for one, felt too embarrassed to go.
Liu Mei actually wanted to come, but she was extremely afraid of the Ruanlin family member, usually just wandering outside the door, never daring to come in.
But for the past two days, Xiu Cheng kept nagging about wanting to watch TV at home and complaining about being driven out by the Ruan family. He was crying and making a fuss, and with Liu Mei already feeling both hatred and jealousy, Xiu Cheng’s actions made her mind short circuit.
The villagers in general had little education. Before the electrical wires were installed, Wu Guoqing had even organized several meetings to discuss electrical safety. One of the issues highlighted was not to hang anything on the electric wires, especially when wet, as it could easily cause a short circuit and accidents.
Liu Mei missed these key points because she was distracted during those meetings. She didn’t listen carefully and only knew that hanging things on power lines could potentially cause a power outage. And now, with a slight misunderstanding, after circling the Ruan family’s doorstep and seeing so many people inside watching TV, laughing and chatting non-stop and not allowing Xiu Cheng to enter, nor could she watch it herself, she momentarily lost her rationality. She went back, took a piece of clothing, wet it, and hung it on the power line.
At first, there were no problems and seeing that the power didn’t go out made her even angrier, so she took the wet clothing to twist around the power line, this act finally sparked a fire. It not only caused a village-wide power outage but also got herself electrocuted.
If it weren’t for his quick reaction, knocking her down with a pole, she would probably be seeing King Yama by now.