Chapter 53

Meng Jinyu is in very good health on weekdays.

But people who eat a variety of grains will inevitably get sick. When she got up early this morning, she felt dizzy and almost lost her balance when she tried to get off the kang and fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Youyou and Shanshan were both by her side. The two little girls used all their strength to support her and managed to get her back onto the kang.

Since their mother was sick, the two little ones were naturally worried about letting her go to school.

Youyou asked her mother to lie down on the kang and have a good rest, patted her chest and said that she would help her take care of everything, then turned around and went to the production team to find the team leader.

When she arrived at the production team, she found out that after her mother started making clothes for the Red Star Garment Factory, her leave was no longer under the jurisdiction of the team leader. She was a little confused, but fortunately the team members were very enthusiastic and helped her make a trip to the commune.

At noon, Zhang Xiaochun and Aunt Yuan brought some food from home for Meng Jinyu to eat.

"You have a high fever!" Zhang Xiaochun exclaimed.

Meng Jinyu huddled in the quilt, her hands and feet weak and feeling very frail.

It was just a minor illness and it would be too troublesome to go to the hospital, so she asked Shanshan to find a barefoot doctor.

When the doctor came, he examined her and prescribed some herbal medicine.

After a while, the smell of medicine came from the kitchen at home.

Youyou and Shanshan, each holding a coarse porcelain bowl and the other holding a small spoon, patiently fed her the medicine.

The medicine tastes bitter, but my heart feels like it is filled with a warm current, with a hint of sweetness.

She hadn't allowed herself any rest in the past few months.

Raising two children alone is not without its bitterness, but if you sigh every day and worry about your future, it would be a waste of time.

Maybe it was because she had worked too hard along the way that even God couldn't bear it and let her lie down at home and have a good rest for a day.

"You two can go to school now." Meng Jinyu said, "Mom is much better."

She knew that Shanshan really liked studying. It was terribly cold in the previous winter and everyone wanted to be lazy, but this child got out of bed early in the morning, dressed herself up obediently, wrapped herself in three layers of clothes, and couldn't wait to go out to school.

As for Youyou, ever since she made a vow to skip a grade and become classmates with Shanshan and Brother Gu Qi, she has stopped being so eccentric and has been working hard in a way that is gratifying.

"No! We have to take care of our mother!" Youyou refused sternly.

Shanshan also shook her head like a rattle, and used her little hands to pull up Meng Jinyu's quilt to cover her more tightly.

Meng Jinyu couldn't help but laugh.

She stretched out her cold hands and gently rubbed the heads of the two little guys, and her pale face regained some color.

Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo went to the thatched hut at the end of the village to take care of their mother after school in the afternoon.

It’s not that they didn’t want to ask for leave, it’s just that it was early in the morning, and Youyou and Shanshan didn’t say anything and just asked them to go to school first. But unexpectedly, when the get out of class was over, they went to the first and second grade classrooms and found that their younger brothers and sisters had asked for leave.

The brother and sister were worried about Meng Jinyu, so they hurried back to Fenglin Village after class, feeling anxious all the way.

When several villagers passing by saw this, they all looked at him with approval.

"Who said before that Jin Yu was stupid for not taking care of the two older children after the divorce? In fact, she knew in her heart that as long as the children's hearts were with her, it would be the same no matter where they were raised."

"How can we say that mother and daughter are connected, mother and son are connected? Although a fever is just a minor illness, it is such a minor problem that the children are so worried. Jin Yu has given so much for the children, it is really worth it."

"These four kids are so filial that they are the best of each other! I'm going to go home and give my Dahe a good beating. Last time I caught a cold, he even yelled at me to cook!"

…

During the entire day, Meng Jinyu really didn't need to move at all, and enjoyed the high-level treatment of having everything provided for her.

The children don’t know how to cook, but fortunately Zhang Xiaochun and Aunt Yuan bring meals at noon, and in the evening, Xu Weiwei and Ning Lan’s parents take over.

Ning Lan's parents thanked Meng Jinyu from the bottom of their hearts, not because of how much money their daughter could earn now, but mainly because after Ning Lan had more contact with Meng Jinyu, she seemed to come alive, and all she said was that she was also a valuable girl.

Old people don’t understand what is valuable or not, they just know that their children are happy.

The purpose of life is to live happily, and living happily is better than anything else!

After Meng Jinyu finished her meal, she sweated a little and felt much better.

But the four children gave an order and seriously asked her to lie back on the kang.

Youyou was even more outrageous. She found a feather duster, waved her little hand, and imitated the class teacher, acting with quite the majesty of "using feathers as a token of authority".

Meng Jinyu was so amused that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she listened to them and went to bed early.

The thatched hut was too small to accommodate so many people, so Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo had to go home first.

On the way home, Jiang Guo whispered, "Brother, will Mom be okay?"

Jiang Cheng nodded vigorously: "Of course, it's just like when we had a fever as children, we took medicine, woke up early the next morning, and the illness was cured!"

Jiang Guo breathed a sigh of relief and returned home. She did not ask Jiang Huanming for tutoring and fell asleep with her head on the pillow.

Jiang Huanming also heard that Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo had just gone to take care of Meng Jinyu. Seeing that the children came back after dark, he couldn't help feeling a little envious.

If he was sick, would the children care about him as much as they care about their mother?

I'm afraid not.

…

The night is quiet.

After Jin Minmin and Jin Qiangqiang discussed how to proceed, they prepared to go home first.

But Jin Qiangqiang disagreed and pulled her aside, saying, "Sister, you can't just ignore me! I've never been to Fenglin Village before. If I don't have anyone to look out for me, I won't be familiar with the place. What if something goes wrong?"

The relationship between Jin Minmin and Jin Qiangqiang has been bad since they were young.

She has been married to Fenglin Village for so many years, and he has never come to visit her even once. Now he wants her to help keep watch?

Jin Minmin glanced coldly at this so-called younger brother, with a hint of mockery in her eyes.

"Okay, I'll lead the way for you. But let me be clear, don't involve me in this matter. Otherwise, if it gets out of hand, it won't be good for either of us."

Jin Qiangqiang was not stupid either, and he soon started to wonder, "What if I really get caught?"

"You can't be caught. It's so late, everyone has to go to bed, you're not beating gongs and drums to steal money, how could you be caught?" She paused and added, "If you are really caught, then I will teach you a way. Just insist that you are Meng Jinyu's lover and refuse to admit that you came to steal money. Who can do anything to you then?"

Jin Qiangqiang rolled his eyes and said, "If Dongying knew, he would definitely not be friends with me."

Jin Minmin frowned, secretly cursed him as a fool, and said calmly: "You can't afford to lose. Although Meng Jinyu is divorced and has four children, she was also a beauty in the village before, much more beautiful than your Dongying."

The brother and sister planned their next move, and when the night got darker, they went out and returned to Fenglin Village.

…

Jiang Cheng was sleeping in the middle of the night when he woke up because he had to pee.

The toilet was in the yard outside the house. It was too cold. He struggled for a long time, but finally couldn't hold it anymore and got up to put on his clothes.

Jiang Guo was half asleep and murmured, "It's so noisy!"

Jiang Cheng quickly put on his clothes and walked towards the toilet.

However, as soon as he entered the toilet, he heard sneaky noises coming from outside.

"Sister, do you think her family is really rich? People say that a sewing machine costs more than a hundred yuan. After buying the sewing machine, will the family still have money left? What kind of family is that?"

"Are you stupid? A family that can spend more than a hundred dollars on a sewing machine, can they only have that much money? Can a sewing machine be eaten as food or as water? They must have a lot of money, so they can spare a small part to buy this sewing machine. If you don't want to steal, then go home and stop nagging me here, it's giving me a headache."

The Jiang family's house is right at the entrance of the village. Usually, the Jiang family members always complain that there are too many people coming and going in the village and it is too noisy. But no matter how noisy it is during the day, no one should pass by at this time.

Jiang Cheng was originally still drowsy, but when he heard the word "sewing machine" in this conversation, he was completely stunned.

Sewing machine?

Apart from his mother, has anyone else in the village bought a sewing machine recently?

"Sister, let me ask you one last time, is her eldest son really a coward? But no matter how cowardly he is, he can't be afraid to say anything when he sees his mother in trouble, right?"

Jin Minmin was too lazy to bother with Jin Qiangqiang anymore.

But Jin Qiangqiang is short and thin, and usually he only dares to show off in front of himself. Once he goes out, he will be carried around like a chicken at any time.

It is understandable that he is afraid of Jiang Cheng.

Jin Minmin said, "I'll say it one last time. First, Jiang Cheng doesn't live with his mother at all. At this time, the boy has already fallen asleep on his back. His mother lives at the end of the village. Even if she screams, she won't wake him up. Second, he is such a coward. Think about it, a boy knows that his stepmother is bullying his younger siblings, but he can't do anything about it. He just keeps sulking. What's the point? Even when he was laughed at by other children in the village, he just clenched his fists, held his head, and let others beat him. After he was beaten, it was his sisters and brothers who came to help."

"The six-year-old sister and four-year-old brother you're talking about?" Jin Qiangqiang laughed, "This kid is even more useless than me."

"Are you relieved now?" Jin Minmin lowered her voice and pointed in the direction of the end of the village, "Go over there and take a look. If you are discovered, remember to say that you went there to have an affair with her..."

Jin Qiangqiang agreed readily and walked towards the thatched cottage at the end of the village.

As for Jiang Cheng, he froze in place, not even daring to breathe deeply.

His mother's house was robbed?

Jiang Cheng was a little scared and turned around to go into the house to get a shovel.

But after holding the shovel, he still ran to tell Jiang Guo.

After all, this sister has big ideas.

Jiang Guo woke up with a start. He sat on the kang in a daze for five seconds, then rubbed his eyes.

"You go home and protect mom and my brothers and sisters. I'll go find the village chief."

…

Jin Qiangqiang groped in the dark and finally found Meng Jinyu's house.

At present, many families with ordinary conditions in Fenglin Village do not install locks, and use wooden bars and chairs to prop up the doors. However, this is just a formality. Everyone knows each other and lives in the same village, so generally speaking, they will not be robbed.

It was the first time Jin Qiangqiang did this and he was a little nervous, but his sister had already gone home, so he had to muster up his courage and find a way to grope his way into the house.

The room was dark.

Youyou and Shanshan's four little legs were stacked together, and they were sleeping soundly.

Meng Jinyu had a light sleep and suddenly felt something was wrong, so she woke up with a start.

"Who?" Her voice trembled.

With a "thump" sound, Jin Qiangqiang jumped in through the window.

He walked into the house in the moonlight, and when he saw the pale-faced Meng Jinyu, he immediately lowered his voice and said, "Hand over the money!"

Meng Jinyu could vaguely feel a sharp knife against her quilt.

She was shocked and quickly used her body to block Youyou and Shanshan.

"Where's the money? Hand it over!" Jin Qiangqiang said.

Meng Jinyu took a breath and said, "I'll get it."

She stood up, walked to the closet, opened the door, and took out a few pieces of clothing from the innermost part.

The clothes were neatly folded, and she reached in and rummaged through them.

Jin Qiangqiang waited for a long time and finally waited for Meng Jinyu to take out the money.

His eyes lit up, he spat into his hands twice and began to count the money.

However, after counting a few, his face darkened: "Only 30 yuan? Impossible!"

In the dark night, Meng Jinyu's legs and hands were trembling slightly.

She slept for a while and felt better, but her body had not fully recovered yet. The man in front of her had a knife...

With her mind in a mess, Meng Jinyu tried her best to calm herself down.

The other party had a knife in his hand and she had two children at home, so she didn't dare to act rashly.

She kept most of the money in the iron box, but even the thirty dollars was painful.

Just think of it as spending money to ward off disaster.

"Thirty yuan is a lot of money, it's all I have. I advise you to leave quickly. It's the middle of the night now, if I scream, the villagers will be woken up, and you won't be able to run away..." Meng Jinyu said calmly.

Jin Qiangqiang's eyelids jumped: "Are you trying to scare me? I don't care, you must have more money. If you don't take out the money, I will--"

"Ah!" A soft scream sounded.

When Youyou woke up, the first thing she saw was the knife that was still shining brightly in the darkness.

She screamed, then immediately covered her little mouth with both hands, her bright eyes rolling around.

Jin Qiangqiang was startled and immediately waved the knife in front of Youyou.

After all, it was the first time he did such a thing. His heart beat faster and his heart almost jumped out of his throat.

"Don't hurt my child!" Meng Jinyu rushed forward and tried to grab the knife from Jin Qiangqiang's hand.

In fact, if it were any other day, Jin Qiangqiang, with his skinny arms and legs, would definitely not be a match for Meng Jinyu, but today she was weak, and the two of them wrestled with each other for the weapon. After a while, she was pinned to the ground, with the sharp blade swaying in front of her eyes.

Youyou and Shanshan were both frightened.

The two children got off the kang and ran out quickly to find someone to help.

But Jin Qiangqiang kicked directly at her, and Shanshan couldn't dodge in time and was kicked directly into the corner, and Youyou also accidentally tripped.

Shanshan's mouth turned down in pain and she shrank in fear. Just as she was about to cry, she heard Jin Qiangqiang shout.

“Don’t cry!”

Jin Qiangqiang was so angry that he grabbed Meng Jinyu's neck and said, "Take out the money right now!"

Meng Jinyu was strangled to the point where she could hardly breathe. The sharp knife in front of her was too scary, and the two children had no strength to fight back...

Fear overwhelmed her, and she struggled, saying with all her might, "Don't hurt the children. I'll get the money."

Jin Qiangqiang didn't let go: "Let that girl get it."

Youyou didn't dare to cry loudly, so she could only shed tears quietly. Her little face was full of tears, and she looked as pitiful as possible.

She knew where the money was, but that money was all saved by her mother with great effort... She pouted and her little shoulders were shaking.

The little dumpling took a lot of time and finally found the small iron box that was hidden tightly.

Seeing the thick stack of big unity in the iron box, Jin Qiangqiang's greed deepened. He gritted his teeth and said, "More!"

"It's really gone." said Meng Jinyu.

Jin Qiangqiang narrowed his eyes, pushed Meng Jinyu away, clamped the knife under his armpit, and reached out to count the money in the iron box.

Meng Jinyu gasped for breath and immediately ran to hug Youyou and Shanshan.

The two little guys huddled in her arms and shivered.

Jin Qiangqiang put the counted money into his pocket, sneered, and stood up to go out.

Before leaving, he waved the knife at Meng Jinyu's face until the two children were frightened and trembled even more, then he laughed out loud.

This money was enough for him to take Dongying to the city to eat and drink delicious food.

Maybe it will even be enough for the bride price, so that I can marry Dongying home as my wife!

When Jin Qiangqiang thought about this, he wanted to go back to the village to find Dongying immediately.

Looking at this scene, Meng Jinyu closed her eyes tightly, and even her eyelashes were trembling.

After working hard for half a year, I am now back to having nothing.

In the dark night, Youyou and Shanshan stared blankly at the arrogant smile on Jin Qiangqiang's face.

Meng Jinyu hugged them tightly, with a look of helplessness and despair in her eyes.

No one knows better than her how hard it is to earn this money. If Youyou and Shanshan were not around, she would even risk her life for the money...

But now, she has to protect her two children.

This money came too easily. It was not stolen but robbed blatantly. Jin Qiangqiang felt indescribably proud in his heart.

When he left, he didn't even climb through the window. He just opened the door and walked out in a swagger.

But who would have known that as soon as he stepped out of the threshold, he suddenly felt a darkness in front of his eyes.

There was a loud bang and Jin Qiangqiang felt dizzy.

When he raised his head, he saw a teenage boy holding a shovel and hitting him hard on the head.

"Jiang Cheng?!" Meng Jinyu looked at Jiang Cheng in disbelief.

"Brother!" Youyou blinked her eyes, and after confirming that the person holding the shovel was really her brother, she immediately wiped the tears from her cheeks as if she had seen the light of hope.

Shanshan was also confused and opened her eyes wide stupidly.

My brother is here, my brother is really here!

Jiang Cheng had arrived early in the morning.

At the beginning, he hid by the window and watched.

When hiding outside the window, Jiang Cheng was also afraid, but he thought countless times of the scenes when his mother and his younger brothers and sisters protected him, and infinite courage seemed to ignite in his heart.

At that time, he was hiding outside and saw Jin Qiangqiang holding a knife in his hand. He was afraid that if he angered this man, he would swing the knife around and hurt his mother and younger siblings.

Countless times, Jiang Chengdu wanted to rush in, but he remembered clearly that his mother had told him to be smarter.

The person hasn't left the house yet, so as long as he doesn't harm his mother and younger siblings, there's no danger for the time being.

As for money——

This person can't escape from Fenglin Village at all!

Finally, he waited for the right time.

At this moment, Jiang Cheng knocked down with a shovel, and all the fear in his heart immediately disappeared.

When he glanced at his family members hiding in the corner, he felt anger rising in his heart.

"Don't hit me - don't hit me -" Jin Qiangqiang's eyes were dark, and he finally recovered, but he was still dazzled by the flashlight in Jiang Cheng's hand. He said in panic, "You, you are - a coward?"

Jiang Cheng's face was gloomy, his chest heaving violently, and his eyes were full of anger.

He strangled my mother so much that she almost couldn't breathe.

He kicked Shanshan. Shanshan is still so young. What if something happens to her after being kicked?

He scared Youyou. Youyou, who is usually innocent, was so scared that her face was covered with tears. What if she was left with a trauma?

Seeing that Jin Qiangqiang was already staggering, Jiang Cheng simply stepped forward, punched him, and kicked him hard at the same time.

"You are the coward!"

"Your whole family are cowards!"

Jiang Cheng cursed viciously, and when he saw Jin Qiangqiang trying to resist, he immediately swung the shovel violently again.

Meng Jinyu, who had been unable to react for a long time, finally came to her senses and hurried forward to snatch the money from Jin Qiangqiang's pocket.

No matter whether it was hidden in clothes or in an iron box, as long as he had stolen it, Meng Jinyu took it all back without missing a single cent.

Youyou and Shanshan were no longer afraid, and looked at their brother with surprise.

Jiang Cheng hit someone for the first time and let out a sigh of relief.

Not long after, footsteps were heard. It was Jiang Guo who came with village cadres and other villagers.

Jin Qiangqiang immediately became dispirited.

He held his head, lying on the ground with a bruised face and nose, not even daring to look at everyone.

"Jiang Cheng, did you hit him?" the director of the Women's Federation exclaimed.

Jiang Guo's eyes lit up: "Brother, you know how to hit people?"

Youyou and Shanshan also clapped their hands, with admiration on their faces.

Jiang Cheng scratched his head and looked at everyone with a red face.

Finally, his eyes fell on his mother.

A smile of affirmation and relief appeared on the corner of my mother's mouth.

Jiang Cheng, who was surrounded by his younger brothers and sisters, couldn't help but smile.

This time, he finally protected his mother, his younger brothers and sisters, and also - the family’s money!

…

Jin Minmin waited at home for a long time and couldn't fall asleep.

On the one hand, she hoped that Jin Qiangqiang could steal Meng Jinyu's money, but on the other hand, she hoped that he would be caught and tell everyone that he was Meng Jinyu's lover.

Meng Jinyu is so capable. She always says that she doesn't rely on men, but this time, everyone has caught her hiding a man in her house. Just thinking about that scene makes Jin Minmin feel very happy.

As the night grew deeper, Jin Minmin became both nervous and excited, tossing and turning on the kang.

But unexpectedly, at this moment, she heard a noise.

There is still a long distance from the end of the village to her home.

With such a big commotion, could it be that Jin Qiangqiang was caught?

Jin Minmin couldn't help but go out and take a look.

In the distance, she heard her brother begging for mercy.

"I'm her lover. We were having an affair and were caught by her son! Don't hit me, don't hit me!"

But as soon as Jin Qiangqiang finished speaking, Village Chief Li spat directly in his face.

He was stunned and stood there.

"Do you take us for fools?"

"Tell me, where are you from!"

Jin Qiangqiang gritted his teeth and said, "She's just a mistress! I'm her man!"

Jiang Chengli couldn't stand it anymore. He started to fight and punched Jin Qiangqiang in the stomach. The man groaned and immediately shut his stinky mouth.

"Village Chief Li, I know where he came from." Jiang Cheng said, "Just now when I went to the toilet, I heard that someone from our village brought him here, and he even called that person 'sister'."

Hearing this, Jin Minmin turned around and ran away.

But she stepped on the fallen leaves on the ground, and the sparse sound made quite a noise.

"Sister! Save me!" Jin Qiangqiang screamed at the top of his lungs, like a ghost howling.

Jin Minmin froze.

Jiang Cheng said seriously: "Village Chief Li, she is this man's sister!"

When he looked back again, Jin Minmin's face was extremely pale.

The village cadres never expected that Jin Minmin, who usually looked weak, was actually a dark person. Not only did she instigate her brother to steal money, she even framed Meng Jinyu for sexual misconduct.

This person's heart is really vicious.

"Jin Yu, how do you think we should deal with this matter?" asked Village Chief Li.

With a plop, Jin Minmin knelt down in front of Meng Jinyu.

"Sister Jin Yu, I was wrong. I shouldn't have done this."

"I was just confused for a moment, please give me another chance."

"My son has been taken away by my mother and given away. But no matter what, I still have a daughter at home! The child is only one year older than Youyou and doesn't know anything. If something happens to me, what will she do?"

At this moment, a burst of crying came from behind: "You are talking nonsense! Your brother was not sent away by grandma, you gave him away yourself!"

Nie Xiaojia woke up in the middle of the night and found that her mother was gone, so she came out wearing thin clothes.

She was shivering with cold, and when she heard what her mother said, she subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

Her mother sent her brother away. No matter how much she begged, her mother was determined...

Nie Xiaojia cried and asked Jin Minmin to return her brother to her.

"She actually sent Xiaowen away personally?"

"That child is so young, so white and tender, so cute... Even if he cries a lot, he is still my own flesh and blood. How can I bear to give him away?"

"Jin Minmin is so cruel."

Jin Minmin glared at Nie Xiaojia angrily: "Stop talking!"

But Nie Xiaojia kept crying and begging her to go and find her brother.

This farce, at this moment, should finally come to an end.

Meng Jinyu thought of Nie Xiaowen from her previous life and felt a little melancholy. That child was different from Nie Xiaojia. He was very well-behaved and sensible, and had a grateful heart.

She didn’t know what would happen to the child in this life, but she thought that it might be better for the child to be adopted by a kind person rather than growing up with Jin Minmin.

"Sister Jinyu, I beg you, please give me another chance." Jin Minmin hugged Meng Jinyu's thigh tightly.

Jin Qiangqiang also cried out: "Wuwuwuwuwu - I was wrong! It's all my sister's fault, otherwise I would never dare to do that even if I was beaten to death!"

Meng Jinyu rubbed his temples and looked at Village Chief Li: "Let's report to the police and let the law punish them."

The village cadres nodded and agreed with it.

People like Jin Minmin and Jin Qiangqiang should be dealt with by the public security comrades, otherwise the village will be in chaos in the future, right?

"Let's find a few people to lock them up now, and then report to the police tomorrow morning!" said the village party secretary.

At this point, Jin Minmin felt completely depressed.

Report to the police...

She had thought it through. After this matter was over and her revenge was complete, she would take Nie Xiaojia and marry someone far away...

She also thought that she wanted to be like Jiang Ai Qiu. It didn't matter if she was a stepmother. The most important thing was that the other party had to be in good condition.

But now, she can never get married.

She's going to jail!

Jin Qiangqiang was so angry that he pushed her hard: "It's all your fault! Dongying and I are fine, and my mother will give me money to let me go to the movies. Why did you let me steal money?"

Jin Minmin was pushed to the ground and collapsed, completely exhausted.

At this moment, Nie Xiaojia finally realized the seriousness of the incident. She crawled over crying and grabbed her mother's hand: "Mom, I don't want my brother anymore. Don't go to the police station! Cry and beg everyone to pity us..."

However, no matter how Jin Minmin and Nie Xiaojia cried, no one paid any attention to them.

Their fate is very tragic, but this cannot be an excuse or tool for Jin Minmin to do evil.

This time, they should be taught a lesson.

The public security comrades are very efficient in their work.

The next morning, Jin Minmin and Jin Qiangqiang were taken away.

After a while, some villagers brought news that their relatives were working in the police station. Jin Minmin and Jin Qiangqiang were sentenced to eight and ten years respectively.

This amount of time is enough for them to reflect on themselves in prison.

However, perhaps Jin Minmin will not reflect on her own actions until she is in her seventies or eighties.

She would just ask God over and over again why he forced her to go down a dead end.

…

There was one less person in the village, but Youyou didn't take it to heart.

If you do something wrong, you must be punished by law, and you deserve it.

During this period, Youyou felt happy because her mother asked Erni's father to build a new door for the house and locked it.

After locking the house, the family of three felt much safer. Little Tuanzi would try opening and closing the lock countless times every day and would giggle with joy.

"Yuyu! Going to school!"

Her brother's voice interrupted Youyou's busy process of opening and closing the locks.

She carried her schoolbag and went to school with her younger brother and her older brothers and sisters.

After walking a few steps, she suddenly remembered something and took out two keys from her pocket: "These two keys, one is for my brother and the other is for my sister."

"Okay." Jiang Cheng took the key solemnly and put it in his pocket.

After what happened last time, Jiang Cheng had a deeper realization in his heart that as the little man of the family, he would have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting his family in the future.

"Me too?" Jiang Guo looked at the key in Youyou's hand in surprise.

"Yes, brothers and sisters, younger brother, Youyou and mom, we are all part of the family!" Youyou tilted her head and opened her little mouth, revealing her white millet teeth.

Jiang Guo was so happy that she quickly put the key away.

Yes, she is also a part of the family!

They are a family, and sooner or later the family will be reunited and never separated!

Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo sent their younger siblings to the gate of the commune primary school.

As soon as they entered the school, Youyou and Shanshan went their separate ways, one to the first grade classroom and the other to the second grade classroom.

Youyou looked at her brother's back, reluctant to leave.

Why is her younger brother so good at studying, while she has studied the contents of the textbook for such a long time but still has not received any notice to skip a grade?

However, Youyou quickly convinced herself.

My brother can study, but she can dance.

They both have their own strengths. Just like what mom said, everyone will shine in the field they are good at!

After coaxing herself down, Youyou went back to the classroom happily, but saw Gu Qi at the end of the corridor.

"Brother Gu Qi!" The little dumpling skipped over.

"Youyou!" Gu Qi took out a few candies from his schoolbag.

Youyou was used to being fed by Brother Gu Qi, so she peeled off the candy wrapper and ate it with relish. She raised her eyes and looked at him curiously: "Brother Gu Qi, I think you look particularly happy today!"

Gu Qi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, with a bit of shyness, "Tomorrow is the weekend, I'm going to go to my mother's place."

"Really?" Youyou blinked.

The last time she heard from Brother Gu Qi, he hadn't visited his mother for several weeks.

At first, his mother said she was a little busy, and then she said she was not feeling well. Brother Gu Qi always looked forward to it every Friday, but he would see his expectations shattered on the weekend. It was really pitiful.

"Really." Gu Qi's eyes were bright. "My mother said that this time she will tell me a good news!"

"That's great!" Youyou smiled brightly, "I'm also going to rehearse with the art troupe this weekend. I hope both of us can have a happy weekend!"

…

Youyou doesn’t know what good news Brother Gu Qi will get, but he is Youyou’s best friend. No matter what good things happen to him, Xiaotuanzi is truly happy for him.

At the same time, she herself is also very busy.

The art troupe’s rehearsal requires every minute of slacking off. Early on Saturday morning, Youyou urged her uncle to take her to the troupe.

Ruan Jinguo glanced out the window, scratched his head which was sleeping like a chicken coop, and said vaguely: "Youyou, it's not even dawn yet."

Youyou said seriously: "Every morning at 6:30, it's time for morning exercises. I want to buy breakfast for Sister Jingjing, otherwise she will be hungry!"

With a "whoosh", Ruan Jinguo climbed up from the bed.

He bared his teeth and said with resentment, "Little Meng Youyou, you have learned bad things!"

Youyou looked innocent.

Ruan Jinguo was listless when he got up, but the moment he saw Su Jingjing at the door of the art troupe, he suddenly felt that everything around him brightened up.

He grinned, revealing his big white teeth, and handed her the breakfast he bought from the state-owned restaurant.

"You've been having health problems lately, so eat more," Ruan Jinguo said. "You need to keep up with your nutrition."

"Sister Jingjing, this is Youyou's favorite bun. Your uncle bought it for you." The little girl said with a smile.

"Ah - but I've eaten." Su Jingjing said.

Ruan Jinguo was stunned for a moment, and then he said after a while: "That's fine, share it with other comrades in the training room."

Su Jingjing pursed her lips and smiled, then took the lunch box: "Maybe I'll be hungry again after morning exercises? I'll finish it."

Ruan Jinguo stood in the warm sunshine until Su Jingjing and Youyou's backs disappeared from his sight, still scratching his head and grinning foolishly.

…

Youyou has been in the art troupe for several months.

However, although it was said to be several months, in reality he only came two days a week.

Although Youyou only danced this dance a dozen times with everyone, even Xu Zhilan did not expect that her performance was even better than Chu Lei's.

Xu Zhilan asked everyone to perform the song and dance from beginning to end according to their standing positions during the performance, and Youyou was also in the team.

Chu Lei is only six years old, but she has been raised in the palm of her parents' and relatives' hands since she was a child. No matter what she does, she strives to be the best. But now she is overshadowed by Youyou, and she feels terrible.

She was very strong and didn't cry. She just walked up to her sister before lunch and stepped hard on her sister's foot.

She hated Chu You the most. Chu You was like a silent person who could not say a word.

If Chu You could be more tactful and speak a few good words to Captain Xu, she would definitely be able to be a small actor in this performance!

This was not what she said, but what her parents said. Chu Lei naturally remembered it deeply in her mind.

The training room was so small, and everyone saw Chu Lei stepping on Chu You's foot.

If it were normal times, perhaps no one would mind their business, but now, Sister Chu You invited You You to eat meat.

Little Dumpling rushed to Chu Lei with a fierce look, raised his little foot, and stepped hard on Chu Lei.

Chu Lei was frightened by her aggressive attitude. She opened her mouth and burst into tears.

Chu You was also confused. He looked at Youyou who was standing up for him in a daze. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, showing a bit of nervous and cautious smile.

After lunch, Youyou followed a girl who was a cultural soldier to the dormitory to sleep.

Little Tuanzi never delays the one-hour nap and makes sure to get a good night’s sleep.

Just after waking up, she was about to go to the training room to attend professional training with her sisters, but suddenly she heard a piece of news.

Sister Jingjing had a stomachache and was sent to the hospital!

Youyou was so worried that she immediately went to Zhang Lin for help: "Sister Zhang Lin, can you call my uncle?"

Zhang Lin agreed to help without hesitation, but after asking for a long time, Xiaotuanzi didn't know the phone number of her uncle's unit at all.

"Youyou, don't worry. Jingjing just has a stomachache. He's fine." Zhao Ya said.

Wang Qin said, "It's strange. Why does Jingjing always get upset recently? Doesn't she eat the same things as us?"

Qin Xiaoshuang was also puzzled: "I always feel something is wrong. It seems that since this period of time, Jingjing has been having trouble doing anything. It's especially unsettled."

Zhang Lin frowned and glanced towards the corner.

Only then did Youyou realize that this was not the first time that Sister Jingjing had been sent to the hospital because of a stomach upset.

Suddenly, she became even more nervous.

I hope nothing happened to Sister Jingjing?

"Everyone, come here." Xu Zhilan walked into the rehearsal room while everyone was discussing, and said, "Jingjing's body has had some problems recently, and it is difficult for her to withstand the high-intensity training pressure. But our performance absolutely cannot allow any mistakes, so I decided to temporarily replace Jingjing and let other comrades lead the dance."

Zhang Lin frowned.

There are only two months left until the performance. If we change the lead dancer now, I guess even if Su Jingjing is discharged from the hospital, she won’t be able to be replaced.

The grand song and dance performance in Ling City, such a large-scale performance, was originally such a great opportunity.

Why did Su Jingjing go wrong at this critical moment?

"Chu You, you dance well. I'll leave this task to you temporarily," said Xu Zhilan.

"Okay." Chu Youdian nodded.

Zhang Lin's face suddenly darkened.

Her eyes were like sharp knives, looking coldly at Chu You.

When Captain Xu left the training room, she walked directly to Chu You.

Chu You has been getting along well with Su Jingjing and Zhang Lin recently, and it's all thanks to Youyou.

At this time, she whispered: "Zhang Lin, can I go with you to visit Jingjing?"

She raised her head and looked at Zhang Lin as if she had mustered up her courage.

But Zhang Lin looked at her coldly, and said sharply: "Is Jingjing's hospitalization related to you? The team doctor just whispered to me that the food might have been mixed with pesticides, otherwise she wouldn't have such a big reaction after eating it. Also, last time Jingjing's bicycle tire suddenly leaked air, and the brakes failed. She almost fell into the ditch, but fortunately she had good balance and was not injured. Chu You, did you do this too?"

Chu You was stunned, looking at Zhang Lin in confusion, his face flushed, and he said anxiously: "I didn't, how could I?"

In the corner, Chu Lei chuckled, looking at her sister's uneasy and helpless scene.

She didn't know what happened, but she was happy that her sister was in trouble.

Zhang Lin's face turned pale: "If anything happens to Jingjing, you will be the one who benefits the most. Don't quibble. I will tell the head of the group and Jingjing's family about it. I think Jingjing's brother will definitely choose to call the police."

…

When Meng Jinyu came to pick up Youyou, she happened to see Chu You, accompanied by Captain Xu, going to the police station to assist in the investigation.

After all, he is an art soldier in the regiment, and everything has not been investigated clearly yet, so Xu Zhilan will not make a big deal out of it.

"What happened?" Meng Jinyu asked puzzledly.

Youyou said a series of words and finally explained the whole cause and effect of the incident.

"Sister Chuyou said it wasn't her, and Youyou also thought it wasn't her." Little Tuanzi said, "But the doctor said Sister Jingjing had food poisoning. There was some pesticide mixed in the food, which could kill people."

Meng Jinyu was also terrified.

Pesticides were mixed into the vegetables! Who has such a deep hatred with Su Jingjing?

However, Chu You——

She was very impressed by this name.

In her previous life, Meng Jinyu was not familiar with Chu You, but later she heard that Chu You replaced Su Jingjing after her death.

She also recalled that in her previous life, at the grand song and dance show in Ziling City, Youyou and her friends’ performance required a total of eight art soldiers and one child actor.

But in this life, they became seven cultural soldiers, so one of them was arranged to be the lead dancer.

Is it because of this that Su Jingjing has been so unlucky recently?

Would it be possible that the tragedy of the previous life would be brought forward?

Meng Jinyu's heart trembled, and she quickly pulled Youyou and said, "Let's go find uncle first."

After saying that, she picked up Youyou and just happened to pass by Chuyou.

Meng Jinyu couldn't help but wonder.

Chu You looks quiet and gentle, would he do anything to hurt Su Jingjing?

Is she really such a cruel and vicious person?

She tried hard to recall Chu You's achievements and circumstances in her previous life many years later.

The truth was about to come out, but just as she had some clues in her mind, she was interrupted by Youyou.

"Mom, hurry up!"

Meng Jinyu came to her senses and quickened her pace.

Su Jingjing's current situation is very dangerous, and she must find a way to solve the current dilemma.

Su Jingjing must be well in this life.