"Did you tell him? Zhang Congming is still unconscious in the hospital. They said if he doesn't wake up today, he might not make it."
The news from Gouzi Village is very well-informed.
Zhang Laowu, Zhou Dashu, and Li Ermei's scheme spread like wildfire overnight, and the whole village knew about it.
When Fang Yan went to the county town the next day, she heard everyone discussing this matter.
Some people even asked Fang Yan, "Aren't you happy to see them get their comeuppance?"
Fang Yan: ...
There are always people who like to stir up trouble.
Who do you think you are?
Even if I'm happy, would I tell you?
"Good deeds will be rewarded, and evil deeds will be punished. The net of heaven is vast, and though its meshes are wide, nothing escapes it." Fang Yan deftly deflected the ill intentions of others. "So, one should strive to be a good person. If you are a bad person, you will inevitably face retribution sooner or later."
But Zhang Laowu's retribution is yet to come.
Fang Yan believes that good and evil will ultimately be rewarded.
"The third brother's family is right. You can't do bad things, or God will settle accounts with you sooner or later!"
"Yes, look at the Zhang family and Zhang Laowu, they've all gotten their comeuppance."
...
The person who originally wanted to cause trouble for Fang Yan unexpectedly ended up letting Fang Yan steal the spotlight again. He secretly touched his nose, shut his mouth in embarrassment, and shrank to the side like a quail.
Chu Chun silently observed all of this, and when she looked at Fang Yan again, her gaze shone even brighter, filled with pure admiration.
Starting today, she has to go to the county town to learn how to operate a sewing machine, so she will go to town with Fang Yan every morning.
Fang Yan arrived early today. She first left all the braised food, small fish, and clams with Aunt Zhu, and then accompanied Chu Chun to the small workshop for her first day of work.
The reason why the child and Qibei were temporarily left with Aunt Zhu was because she had to rush to deliver something to Xu Zhimin.
Even if the little fish are very well-behaved and obedient, they are still very inconvenient when you are really in a hurry.
Like going into battle, Fang Yan first sent Chu Chun to the small workshop and, after explaining things to the proprietress, hurriedly went to the guesthouse.
Fortunately, transportation was underdeveloped in those days, and there were no vehicles departing in the middle of the night. Upon inquiring, it turned out that Xu Zhimin had indeed not yet checked out.
Fearing that Xu Zhimin would not accept her things, she put a small package containing the pork jerky, meat-filled baked buns, buttered sliced bread, spiced braised eggs, and some fruit that she had made overnight in the kitchen on the workbench. "Comrade, please give these to Comrade Xu when he leaves."
Fang Yan gave the staff an egg and a braised pork bun as a thank you.
"No need, I'll help you give the things to him."
The receptionist, a young woman, declined.
Fang Yan still stuffed the food into the other person's hands, saying, "I sell braised food at a stall in a certain market. This is homemade. If you like it, feel free to come and buy some from me."
"OK."
Oh, so they're here to sell things.
Only then did the little girl accept it with peace of mind.
However, after trying it, she became a loyal fan of Fang Yan's stall and had to patronize her business every day.
Half an hour later, Xu Zhimin and Zhang Xiuying finished packing and then came down to check out together.
"Comrade, this was given to you by a lady surnamed Fang."
The receptionist quickly took out the small package that Fang Yan had asked her to deliver and handed it to Xu Zhimin.
Fang Yan?
She came by?
When Xu Zhimin came downstairs just now, he didn't see Fang Yan and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, she had actually come here.
Since she came and then left.
Xu Zhimin couldn't very well refuse her things.
Besides, Fang Yan only brought him some food, it's nothing.
He accepted it.
"You still say you came here on a mission? I'm already here, and someone still dares to give you something. If I hadn't come, would she have offered herself to you?"
Zhang Xiuying and Xu Zhimin are engaged, but not yet married.
She was already a little worried that Xu Zhimin was too handsome and that women outside might have inappropriate feelings for him, so she kept a close eye on him.
She finally caught him this time, and her face immediately turned sour.
"She's a military wife with a child around three years old. What are you thinking?"
Xu Zhimin reprimanded him lightly, sounding annoyed.
Zhang Xiuying is good in every way, except that she is too suspicious.
She would throw a little tantrum whenever a female mosquito appeared near him.
"Really?" Zhang Xiuying's expression changed from gloomy to sunny.
Military marriages are protected; who would dare to break them?
Besides, people like her and Xu Zhimin, whose families have members serving in the military, know how tough it is to be a military wife, and they will lend a helping hand when they encounter a military wife in trouble.
Xu Zhimin simply handed her the small package. "Last time she was robbed, I happened to be passing by and helped her. She has always remembered it. Yesterday, when I went to the police station to provide clues, she knew I was leaving today, so she said she would bring some food for us to eat on the way."
There weren't any properly sealed disposable lunch boxes available at the moment, so Fang Yan would wrap them in oil paper and then seal them together.
As soon as Zhang Xiuying took the package, she could smell the fragrance. "I wonder what this sister-in-law brought us? It smells so good."
Upon learning that the other party was a military wife, Zhang Xiuying was no longer angry. Now, after hearing Xu Zhimin's explanation, she felt even more relieved. Smelling the fragrance emanating from the package, she couldn't help but say...
Once she boarded the minibus from the county town to the provincial capital, she couldn't wait to open the package.
"My goodness, this military wife is so skillful."
Seeing the baked buns, buttered bread slices, spicy stir-fried beans, a few braised eggs, and three or five tomatoes, apples, pears, and other fruits that Fang Yan had made, she was so happy she almost cried.
Because they were staying in a guesthouse, it was inconvenient to prepare their own food, so this time, they really didn't prepare anything at all.
These things really helped them a lot.
And they look delicious, both in smell and appearance.
After trying them all, Zhang Xiuying was moved to tears. "Xu Zhimin! Can we go back and find that sister-in-law now?"
Xu Zhimin was startled and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
"Wow...it's so delicious! I've never had such good roasted noodles and bread slices in Beijing. This lady must have studied abroad to be so skilled!"
In Beijing in the 1980s, there were already bakeries, but they just couldn't make bread as good as Fang Yan's.
Xu Zhimin, who thought something serious had happened, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while inwardly marveling at Fang Yan's incredible luck.
If Zhang Jizhou is indeed Uncle Zhang's child, then Fang Yan has unwittingly taken control of the most difficult person in the Zhang family.
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