Offend someone?
Of course it is impossible.
This letter was written by Shen Qingli herself, in the tone of a newspaper.
The letter was not sent by a newspaper.
But it was the friend who helped Shen Qingli collect food supplies every month.
Shen Qingli specifically told her to send it to the Shen family in Xiaorongshu Village in the name of the newspaper.
In the past, Shen Qingli's letters and packages were mailed directly to the commune post office. When the commune post office saw that they were her letters and packages, they would put them separately and wait for Shen Qingli to pick them up in person.
The letter only had a few lines, saying that due to internal adjustments in the newspaper, Shen Qingli's translation work was temporarily suspended. As for when it would resume, they would notify her separately, which could be a few months or even a few years.
After reading the letter, the Shen family members who were unaware of the inside story naturally thought that Shen Qingli had offended someone and was given an unlimited long vacation.
In this era, a job is a stable job and the company will not fire anyone unless that person makes a serious mistake.
However, it is inevitable that some people with upright personalities will offend their superiors. Since such people have not made any mistakes, their superiors have no reason to fire them, so they will usually be given a long vacation by their superiors, which may last indefinitely.
Workers who take long holidays do not receive any wages, which leads to a decline in living standards, and may even fall directly to the bottom!
"No, it's just that some people are jealous of the money I make!" Shen Qingli said with a double meaning.
"So you know you've lost your job?" Old Man Shen's face darkened.
"Yeah! I called my colleagues at the newspaper a few days ago and they told me." Shen Qingli said nonchalantly.
"What are your plans for the future?" Old Man Shen looked at Shen Qingli meaningfully.
"I don't have any plans. At worst, I can just go to the fields and earn work points!" Shen Qingli finished the last mouthful of porridge and put down her bowl and chopsticks. "I can't earn full work points, but I should still be able to earn one or two, right?"
After hearing this, Old Man Shen's face turned even worse.
Old Mrs. Shen wanted to curse, but after looking at her old man's expression, she said nothing in the end.
Aunt Zhang Cuihong and uncle Shen Mingguo looked at each other meaningfully.
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Today, only Zhao Xiufen from the third branch of the Shen family went to work.
People who knew each other came over to inquire about the situation.
When they heard that Shen Ming'an and Shen Qingyu's legs really could not be cured, they all showed sympathetic expressions.
"Have you heard? Shen Mingan and the little fool's legs are really broken!"
"Alas! The third branch of the old Shen family is so pitiful!"
"Who says it's not true? Now the only labor force left in the family is Ming'an's wife."
"Isn't there still the daughter I just recognized?"
"What can she do with her chicken-like appearance?"
"Exactly. I heard he's from Beijing and has never done farm work before, just like the educated youth in our brigade."
"Of course, you know what the educated youth in our brigade are like. If they can earn five or six work points, they're considered good. I think Ming'an's daughter is lucky to earn two or three work points."
"It used to be the third branch that supported the entire Shen family, but from now on, it's going to be the other way around!"
"Before, Chen Mingguo and Zhang Cuihong often slacked off at work, earning less work points than even my eight-year-old granddaughter. I'm afraid they won't have the chance to slack off in the future."
"Of course not, because they will have to support the third branch of the Shen family from now on."
The villagers of Xiaorongshu Village worked in groups of three or five, talking about the misfortune with glee.
Naturally, Shen Mingguo and Zhang Cuihong heard what the villagers were talking about.
Both of them looked very bad.
Thinking about how I will have to work like slaves to support those disabled people in the third room, I feel crazy.
No, they absolutely cannot work like slaves for those disabled people in the third house!
They have to find a way to get those bastards out.
The idea of splitting up the family once again crossed Zhang Cuihong's mind.
Similarly, Shen Mingguo also thought of splitting up the family.
But he can't bring up this matter himself, he has to find a way to let the third brother bring it up himself.
This way, they can persuade their parents to leave the house.
"Head of the family, let's ask our parents to divide up the third room!" Zhang Cuihong whispered to Shen Mingguo.
"Don't be anxious. We have to separate them, but it's not us who proposed it, but the third brother himself." Shen Mingguo said with a sinister smile.
"Aren't they all the same?" Zhang Cuihong asked in confusion.
"Of course it's different!"
Chen Mingguo rolled his eyes at his silly woman with long hair and little knowledge.
"If it was Old San who proposed the division, then we could exaggerate things with our parents and make the third wife leave the house. But if it was us who proposed it, then we would have to give something to the third wife. Are you willing to give it to them?"
"Of course not!" Zhang Cuihong immediately shook her head. "Everything in the house belongs to our eldest wife. Why should they take it away?"
"So we can't be impatient, we have to take a long-term view on this matter!" Shen Mingguo sneered, put down the hoe in his hand and prepared to go out.
"Where are you going?" Zhang Cuihong asked puzzledly.
"Take a rest if you're tired!" Shen Mingguo said without turning his head.
"Then I'll take a break too!" Zhang Cuihong also threw away the hoe in her hand.
The villagers who worked on the same field with the couple couldn't help shaking their heads as they watched them leave.
The virtues of this couple are enough to support a whole family.
It seems that the Shen family will owe the team food next year.
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So, no one brought up the issue of dividing the family property.
Although both sides were very anxious.
One side wants to make the other party leave the house, the other side wants to avoid giving others a chance to talk, and it also lays the foundation for future recovery.
What if the eldest wife or parents say that they are pretending to be disabled in order to divide the family property?
Although they really are pretending.
But in this age where filial piety reigns, their actions will be seen as spineless.
But... they had to do it.
Because they want to live!
Although the people from the third branch of the Shen family did not go to work, they were not idle either.
After the workers from the old Shen family left, Shen Ming'an and Shen Qingyu took turns going hunting in the mountains, and Shen Qingli would sometimes go with them.
Every time Shen Qingli went with them, they would gain a lot.
Either they hunted a bunch of pheasants and rabbits, or they hunted deer, wild boars, civets, and even once they hunted a leopard!
Usually they would hunt in the morning and sell the animals at the commune's black market in the afternoon.
The people who went to the black market were naturally Shen Qingli and Shen Qingyu.
After all, Shen Ming'an was a former soldier. Although he could turn a blind eye to his children's speculation and profiteering, he would definitely not get involved in it himself.
A month passed like this, and the third branch of the Shen family had saved more than a hundred yuan.
Although this money is not enough to build a brick house, it is enough to build a small adobe house.
As for the eldest wife, Zhang Cuihong finally couldn't bear it anymore!
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