"Well, my daughter-in-law suddenly went into labor that day. I couldn't find any brown sugar anywhere, so I went to the cowshed to try my luck."

I never expected that the Zhu family's daughter would give me the brown sugar they had prepared for her daughter-in-law first, and no one in the family objected. I think that family are all very kind people!

The speaker was Xu Xianglan. Her daughter-in-law was supposed to give birth next month, but the brown sugar in the house had somehow gone missing. They had searched everywhere but couldn't find it.

As a result, her daughter-in-law went into premature labor again. Several families in the neighborhood asked around but couldn't find anyone. They had no choice but to go to the cowshed, and to their surprise, there really was someone there. Moreover, Zhu Qingyun readily agreed.

Zhu Qingyun's quick decision surprised Xu Xianglan, who was worried that she might not be able to make the decision. However, after hearing the questions from the people in the room, she was also told to hurry up and send out the brown sugar.

It happened just a few days ago, but it made Xu Xianglan have a very good impression of the Zhu family.

Moreover, Xu Xianglan is usually a person who can't be found fault with anything. Hearing her say this, those in the village who had never had contact with the Zhu family unconsciously tipped their scales in their favor.

"Hey, look, this young educated youth, Zhu, also has the surname Zhu. He's such a good person, even helping us find ways to make money. What does that mean? It means that people with the surname Zhu are all good people!"

“He doesn’t seem like a bad person to me. What ‘black five categories’ or ‘white five categories’? Who knows what the higher-ups are doing? My son knows someone who’s an official in the city. I’ve heard that many people have been wronged…”

"Hey, hey, you can't say that!"

"Ouch, look at my pig snout, everything's spilling out..."

After saying that, she pretended to slap her own mouth, and the people next to her quickly stepped forward to stop her with a smile.

"Hey, stop hitting me! We're all on the same side here, and no one's going to report you. What are you afraid of? Don't worry, this won't get out!"

"That's right, that's right. We all know each other, we're from the same village, there's no way she'd be like that, otherwise, we could all drown her with our spittle..."

As luck would have it, these people were all looking in the direction of Old Sour Woman and her group when they spoke, and the meaning couldn't be clearer.

The old woman believed she only wanted to make sarcastic remarks occasionally and had no intention of harming anyone. Therefore, she was genuinely indignant at these criticisms and kept grumbling in anger.

"What are you doing? What are you all doing? Why are you all staring at me like that? It's like I'm that kind of person. Humph, there are outsiders here. What are they going to think if you all stare at me like that?"

Unexpectedly, the person who said it didn't seem to care much, nor did they want to argue with it; they simply said something indifferent:

"Yes, that's for the best. But I have to remind you that in the future, it's best to avoid talking about 'insiders' and 'outsiders' as much as possible. After all, the brigade leader and the commune leaders say every day that once you're in our team, we're all one family."

The old woman was always impatient with their talk, so she waved her hand with her eyes closed, as if chasing away something annoying.

"Hey, stop reading, okay, okay, you're all good people, and I'm the only bad one. I'll see if you can get the money."

"If I give away the bean sprouts, waste my time and energy, and end up with no money, that would be ridiculous, humph!"

Upon hearing this, an aunt who received many tasks immediately objected and retorted:

"You don't need to worry about that. The brigade leader said that we'll get our share of the money after we deliver the goods. What was that little educated youth Xiao Si talking about again?"

Another person who knew exactly what she was talking about casually chimed in:

"The more you work, the more you earn."

"Yes, that's right. The more you work, the more you earn. We put in the work, so we'll definitely get paid. And all these years, the team leader has never cheated us. Right, everyone?"