Chapter Seventy: It's Absolutely Destroying Unity
"Yuzhu, wait a moment."
Shen Yuzhu and Shen Yuming hadn't gone far when they heard shouts from behind. They turned around and quickly went to meet them. Qiao Wangshu and Liang Manxiu had somehow pulled up a flatbed cart, which was loaded with all the things the two sisters had acquired since they reunited.
However, some things are not like that. There are many items on the flatbed truck, including some odds and ends, all piled up on the truck.
"This is?"
“We couldn’t help when we got there. After seeing that Sister Yuming and you had left, we were afraid that Granny Zhang and the Chang family would come and loot our house. So we borrowed a flatbed cart and brought over everything we could carry.”
"Exactly! Since we're already getting a divorce, we can't just leave our family's things to them to benefit them!"
Shen Yuzhu gave the two of them a thumbs up.
"That makes sense."
The four of them pushed the flatbed cart toward the courtyard of the educated youth settlement. Shen Yuming would sometimes stay in another room with her child, so they just brought their things into the room and let her tidy up herself.
Shen Yuzhu went back to the main room first and poured a cup of hot rice porridge for Qiao Wangshu and Liang Manxiu.
"I made this myself, please try it. Thank you for your help today."
She handed out the drink without batting an eye.
Qiao Wangshu was delighted when she saw the rice porridge; just from the smell, she knew it would taste delicious.
Liang Manxiu felt even sweeter inside. She felt that Shen Yuzhu had no reservations about her this time and truly regarded her as a close friend. Otherwise, why would Qiao Wangshu's cup have less rice paste than hers?
“What’s the big deal? It was Granny Zhang who started this trouble. But Manxiu and I both think it’s good to take this opportunity to distance ourselves from the Zhang family.”
“I’ve been thinking about this before. We’re from out of town, and if we suddenly bring up divorce, the Zhang family might not approve. Now that the opportunity has come our way, we definitely can’t miss it.”
Seeing that Qiao Wangshu and Shen Yuzhu were chatting, Liang Manxiu quickly expressed her opinion, determined not to fall behind Qiao Wangshu, "Is there anything we can do?"
Zhang Li is now in a sanatorium in the county town, and he's practically useless. To get a divorce certificate, all he needs is a certificate from the production team, but Shen Yuzhu is worried that someone from Zhang's clan might come up with it later, so she thinks it's better to write a formal letter of severance.
After all, he still has his son Qiancheng. As long as he is there, it is reasonable for Shen Yuming to take the house and subsidies. If someone wants to take the child and raise him themselves, and then takes the house and subsidies, they will be leaving Shen Yuming out.
It also depends on whether Granny Zhang agrees or not. In any case, Qiancheng is her own grandson, and she knows perfectly well who is good to her grandson.
Shen Yuming doesn't plan to leave Xiangyang Production Team for the time being, she looked at Liang Manxiu.
"Then I'll trouble you. I'll write Zhang Yi's letter of severance later. I'll ask you to go to the sanatorium and have Zhang Li put his fingerprint on it."
"It's nothing, don't worry, I'll go tomorrow and I'll definitely handle it perfectly." Liang Manxiu felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey after receiving the task.
Shen Yuzhu didn't understand why she was so excited. To be honest, she always felt something was off whenever she saw Liang Manxiu. If she weren't a woman, she would have suspected that Liang Manxiu had a crush on her.
They chatted for a while longer before leaving.
At noon, Shen Yuzhu made two bowls of hot noodle soup. After the two sisters ate, they rested. Although Shen Yuming couldn't sleep, she obediently stayed indoors.
Villagers occasionally passed by the courtyard. Seeing that the two Shen sisters were really not in a hurry, some of them, who were on good terms with Granny Zhang, quickly went to deliver the message.
The story of Shen Yuzhu beating and scolding her own sister and mother-in-law today is the talk of the town in Xiangyang Production Team. In the past, people talked about how kind-hearted Shen Yuzhu was, but today they are talking about how strong she is, saying that she could knock out the old lady's back teeth with one slap.
There are plenty of people in the village who aren't afraid of the cold and gossip in the fields, and the educated youth settlement is quite lively right now.
After Qiao Wangshu returned, he exchanged a glance with Wang Yanhong and raised an eyebrow at her. The latter immediately understood what he meant, and taking advantage of the fact that no one was out, she stuffed something into her pocket and quietly left the house.
A pair of eyes silently watched Wang Yanhong and Zhang Shujuan's movements, but after a long while, it seemed as if they hadn't seen anything at all.
"If you ask me, what Shen did today was wrong. She's really embarrassing us educated youth. If word gets out, it will damage the unity between the educated youth and the commune members. If word gets out, who will be willing to accept help from the educated youth? She's just hindering everyone's studies and progress."
"That's right, we're still too naive. We never knew there were people who dared to hit their elders like that. Hehehe... Everyone's trying to emulate the educated youth from the past. How are we supposed to get along with our fellow villagers in the future?"
“Wang, you can’t just ignore us. We’re all from the city who came to work in the countryside. It’s not just about doing farm work. We need to communicate and learn from the other villagers and help them improve.”
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The women who spoke were all newly arrived educated youth. Back in the city, they were either bullies at home or frequently organized various activities, making them very skilled at inciting emotions.
The group chatted for a long time, but unfortunately, Wang Liping didn't respond at all.
She had been looking forward to the winter break for a long time, and didn't have to work every day. She just wanted to exchange the dried vegetables she made for some money to send home. She didn't want to get involved in any of these messy things. These people kept talking about it, and they always made a point of calling her in.
Shout, shout, shout! Shout, you're selling marijuana!!!
"I just arrived a few years earlier than you. Do whatever you want on your own, don't ask me to. I don't have time."
“Wang, you can’t say that. You’re an old educated youth, and you’re practically the head of our female educated youth. If you’re not going to take charge, I suggest that we female educated youth elect a representative to specifically manage our food, clothing, housing and transportation.”
"Yes, I agree. We all need to unite and not do whatever we want without any organization or discipline. Otherwise, we'll just become a laughing stock for others."
"Danwa, you're right. I think Mingcui is a good candidate. I'll vote for her. Her mother works in the city's street office, so she's definitely good at mediating conflicts between educated youth and commune members."
"I'll also vote for Mingcui."
Xia Zhenzhen looked at this and then at that, sighed, and raised her hand as well.
“Qiao Zhiqing, Lin Zhiqing, I see that you two get along quite well with Shen Zhiqing. Why don’t you try to persuade her? Aunt Zhang is an elder after all. It’s really inappropriate to treat an old woman like this. Besides, her sister is already married. It’s not good for her to meddle in other people’s affairs and get herself into trouble. Why bother?”
Qiao Wangshu raised her eyes and glanced at her indifferently. Lin Wanwan opened her mouth, shrank her neck, and didn't say anything.
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