Shen Xiaobei and the other three no longer looked at Mu Fangting with special eyes.

But many members of the Fifth Production Team would point at her and whisper to each other every time they saw Mu Fangting, making no secret of their contempt and disgust for her.

Especially Kong Wanwan.

Although Mu Fangting had been trying her best to avoid running into her, they were neighbors after all. They would inevitably bump into each other when they went to the toilet outside, washed clothes by the river, or walked around in the yard.

Every time Kong Wanwan saw her, she would point at her nose and call her a slut, a bitch, a rotten woman. She would call her whatever she wanted to vent her anger.

If she hadn't been stopped by other people present, Kong Wanwan would still have wanted to beat Mu Fangting up.

Every time Mu Fangting was scolded by her, she never dared to talk back or cry out loud. She knew that she owed Kong Wanwan, and she didn't have the confidence to fight back against her.

When Shen Xiaobei saw this scene at first, he would stop Kong Wanwan and let her stop scolding him enough.

But Kong Wanwan didn't listen at all, so she was too lazy to waste her breath trying to stop her.

No matter what, in the feud between the two of them, Kong Wanwan was indeed the hurt party, and it was natural for her to want to vent her anger.

All the grievances and embarrassments that Mu Fangting is suffering now are the retribution she deserves.

In this world, the law of cause and effect has always been true.

Only by swallowing the evil and bitter fruit completely can she clear the cause and effect and move on with her life with ease.

On the day when Kong Wanwan caught Du Wenli cheating in the grove, he knelt down and swore to her that he would never make such a mistake again and would not let Kong Wanwan and Niuniu down.

However, these words were just expedient words he said under the pressure of the situation at that time.

As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't take it to heart.

Not only did he often use cold violence against Kong Wanwan, but he also tried many times to find Mu Fangting again in private, wanting to explain to her and secretly reconcile with her.

Fortunately, Mu Fangting had died once, and after listening to the advice of Shen Xiaobei and others, she did not easily believe his sweet words again.

She had been deliberately avoiding him, never giving him a chance to finish his explanation, let alone a chance for him to make any affectionate gestures towards her.

However, although he could avoid Du Wenli in action.

But it is not easy for Mu Fangting to forget someone she once loved, someone who lived next door to her and whom she saw every day.

In fact, she still couldn't hate Du Wenli in her heart, and she would even cry on her pillow at night because of him.

However, every time she thought of the fierce Kong Wanwan, she was immediately frightened and dared not think about it anymore.

In such torment, and amidst Kong Wanwan's frequent insults, she finally welcomed the Spring Festival of 1974.

Mu Fangting was the first person from the educated youth site to take a bus back to her hometown to celebrate the New Year. She almost fled back home as if she was escaping from disaster.

The second one is Ke Xiaoli, but of course she went home happily to celebrate the New Year.

She sold tofu every morning and had saved some money. She no longer had to wait until the day before New Year's Eve to go home. It was through her own hard work and efforts that she achieved the freedom to happily go home for the New Year.

Several days after they returned home, until the morning of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Shen Xiaobei and Shen Mingzhu took a bus back to their hometown.

In fact, Shen Xiaobei was not yet fully prepared to return to the original owner's hometown for the New Year. However, she had previously said in the letter she sent to the original owner's father that she would go home for the New Year this year.

Moreover, if she didn't go home for the New Year for two years, she would not be able to handle it when her family in Xichuan asked about it.

After all, if an unmarried daughter does not go home to visit her family for two years, it seems that she is somewhat indifferent to family affection or not filial.

After thinking about it, she finally gritted her teeth and decided to go back. Anyway, she would have to face this day.

Shen Mingzhu was very happy to see that she was willing to go back with her.

When she first came to the countryside, she was alone and didn't know anyone along the way. Outsiders might think that she looked tough, but in fact, beneath that tough appearance, she was very nervous and lonely in her heart.

There is a feeling of loneliness, adriftness and helplessness of wandering alone in a foreign land.

It was not until she saw Shen Xiaobei's familiar face at the educated youth site that the loneliness and helplessness in her heart dissipated.

However, she has never been good at saying nice things and is very concerned about her reputation, so she is never willing to admit this in front of Shen Xiaobei.

But in her heart, she knew this very well.

Now that she was going back, with Shen Xiaobei by her side, Shen Mingzhu suddenly felt a sense of security in her heart. She knew that she didn't have to worry about anything along the way.

And when I come back after the New Year, I will have her to accompany me on the road. Just thinking about it makes her feel that this is a very happy thing.

So all the way home, she was secretly happy.

The two drove for several hours and returned to their hometown, the small county of Jingxian, late in the afternoon.

Their house was in an old small village in the west of Jing County. After they walked into the village for a while, they met a neighbor they knew, Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu greeted them warmly, saying, "Xiaobei and Mingzhu are home for the New Year! Xiaobei hasn't been home for two years, right? Wow, he's grown a lot prettier!"

"Haha, Aunt Liu, you're too kind. Xiaobei is still the same. How has she gotten prettier?"

As soon as she returned to the original owner's hometown, she was praised for her beauty, and Shen Xiaobei was in a good mood.

Look at her, she was speaking modestly to Aunt Liu, but her face was as narcissistic as a flower.

Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but teasing her: "Shen Xiaobei, you are so hypocritical. You clearly feel that you are really beautiful now, but you still hypocritically say that others are praising you too much!"

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