Chapter 17 Reporting Speculation and Profiteering (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuanyuan let out a loud scream.

"Are you deliberately trying to kill me?"

Xu Qingmo gestured, "You don't have to, but you're not allowed to steal my meat anymore. Otherwise, I'll beat you every time I catch you doing it."

Wang Xiuzhi took the large ten-yuan note and decided to treat Xu Yuanyuan's injuries before considering anything else.

Wang Xiuzhi agreed first, "Okay, once your aunt has recovered, I'll let her go with you."

Xu Yuanyuan looked at Wang Xiuzhi in disbelief. "Mom, did you hear what you just said? You should know how dangerous the back mountain is without me having to explain. You actually want me to go to the back mountain with that girl. Are you still angry with me?"

Wang Xiuzhi pulled Xu Yuanyuan to walk outside, but Xu Yuanyuan was unwilling to move.

Wang Xiuzhi was so tired that her face turned pale, but she didn't let Xu Yuanyuan move an inch.

"You should exercise more, otherwise who will come to my house to propose marriage in the future?"

"Isn't the Wang family from the next village going to marry me?" Xu Yuanyuan asked.

"I was just about to tell you about this. The Wang family sent the matchmaker over today to cancel the engagement."

"What? Why break off the engagement?" Xu Yuanyuan was furious, like a lit firecracker.

Old Wang's son is fair-skinned and handsome. Although the family is a bit poor, she doesn't care.

Wang Xiuzhi looked troubled, while Xu Yuanyuan tugged at her arm and shook it repeatedly, "Mom, tell me quickly."

"What else could it be? Of course, it's because they heard your dowry was all gone, and they rushed over to break off the engagement, as if they were afraid our family would cling to them." Wang Xiuzhi was filled with hatred when she mentioned the Wang family in the next village.

The whole family's greed for their money is too obvious.

Fortunately, I figured out what the other person was thinking beforehand.

To avoid these kinds of problems arising after we get married.

Xu Yuanyuan poured all her hatred into Xu Qingmo, pointing at her and yelling, "It's all because of you, you wretched girl, that you took all my dowry and money, causing me to be jilted. Now I've become a laughing stock in the village. I won't let you get away with this!"

In the 1970s, if two families who were engaged had a falling out, in order to save face for the woman, it was often the woman's side that initiated the annulment of the engagement.

Aside from a few who disregard the woman's feelings and choose to call off the engagement first.

The woman's family will be gossiped about and ridiculed by acquaintances.

It's like a brand of shame on your body, making you unable to hold your head up.

The Wang family in the next village did such ruthless things that Wang Xiuzhi hated them so much that when the matchmaker came to deliver a message, she grabbed a broom and chased them out of her house.

Xu Qingmo wasn't afraid at all and retorted, "Tell me, why won't you let me go?"

"I'm going to report you for speculation and profiteering. I saw everything clearly about your dealings with Butcher Li." Xu Yuanyuan turned around angrily, preparing to go to the village chief's house.

Xu Qingmo didn't stop her. "Go ahead and go. When you bring the village chief back, I'll say that you made me do this. Anyway, I'm not that old, so I'll just get a few words in my mouth. But you'll be different. You'll be locked up for ideological education, and then you'll become famous. Old Wang's family next door will be glad that cutting ties with you was the right thing to do."

Each word was like a sharp knife, constantly cutting into Xu Yuanyuan's heart.

"You, you, you..." She was so angry that she couldn't even utter a word.

Wang Xiuzhi's face was extremely gloomy, and she did not scold Xu Qingmo as usual.

She knew very well that Xu Qingmo's attempt to turn the tables would definitely succeed.

Because Xu Yuanyuan had been following them up the mountain all afternoon, people nearby could see her.

If Xu Yuanyuan reports this, it will reach the ears of those in higher positions, and Xu Yuanyuan will definitely be the one arrested.

Xu Qingmo jumped off the chair. "Why aren't you going? How about I report you to the village chief for you right now?"

With that, Xu Qingmo turned to leave.

Wang Xiuzhi knew very well that she couldn't stop Xu Qingmo, so she raised her hand and slapped Xu Yuanyuan.

The slap was crisp and loud, especially jarring in the quiet night.

“We’re all family, how could something like this happen in our home? Qingmo, go take a bath after you’ve eaten. The bathwater is ready. I’ll give Yuanyuan a good talking to.”

Xu Qingmo then turned around and went back, satisfied.

Xu Yuanyuan covered her aching face, tears streaming down her face in anger.

"Mom, why did you hit me? It was clearly that little slut who was profiteering..."

Wang Xiuzhi quickly covered Xu Yuanyuan's mouth, her heart pounding with fear. "Keep your voice down. If someone hears you, your life is over."

Xu Yuanyuan had never suffered such humiliation before. Even Wang Xiuzhi, who had always helped her, was now on Xu Qingmo's side.

She felt extremely wronged.

"Mom, don't you care about me anymore? Do you think Xu Qingmo is the best?"

"Say less, I'll take you to the barefoot doctor to treat your wound."

Wang Xiuzhi took Xu Yuanyuan away, and the courtyard returned to quiet.

Grandma Liu and Grandma Wang packed the things and prepared bathwater for Xu Qingmo.

Grandma Liu deliberately spoke up, "Qingmo, I will absolutely not tell anyone about this."

Grandma Wang chimed in, "I don't know either."

They had finally found such good jobs, with food and benefits, and they cherished them very much.

Xu Qingmo didn't say much, just waved to the two of them.

Xu Qingmo took a shower, then felt sleepy and climbed into bed, falling asleep soon after.

She started dreaming again. This time, the person in her dream was not the familiar one she had met before, but a short man with a sleazy appearance. Under the cover of darkness, he quietly followed a woman in green clothes, covered her mouth, and dragged her into the cornfield next to them.

The next day, Xu Qingmo was not woken up by the crowing of a rooster, but by the sound of a door being kicked open.

"People inside, open the door. The village chief needs to speak with you."

Wang Xiuzhi cursed as she went to open the door. She looked up and saw a large group of people outside. The village chief had a dark face, and Er Gou next to him looked smug.

"Where's Xu Qingmo? Where's Xu Yuanyuan? Get those two out here right now! They're capable of anything, what else are they incapable of?" Er Gou deliberately raised his voice, as if afraid the onlookers wouldn't hear him.

Wang Xiuzhi was so angry that she cursed loudly, "You bastard, is this a place where you can throw a tantrum? Get out of here!"

As Wang Xiuzhi spoke, she was about to attack Er Gou.

The village chief coughed, warning Wang Xiuzhi to stop causing trouble.

Wang Xiuzhi glanced at the village chief a few times, but he didn't send her a message.

Ever since Xu Qingmo took all of Xu Hai's belongings, Zhou Qinqin angrily went back to her parents' home.

Xu Hai chased after her, but her family beat and scolded him, calling him a big liar who had tricked Zhou Qinqin into marriage.

Xu Hai ran away in a fit of anger after being beaten, but he did not leave the village. He took a bag of dry food and water with him and often wandered around the entrance of Zhou Qinqin's village.

The village chief was also blamed by his cousin's family because of the two of them acting as matchmakers. He was also angry with Wang Xiuzhi's family and is now extremely dissatisfied with them.