After delivering the food, the two rode their bicycles home. When they entered the village, they saw Aunt Qian chasing and hitting Old Man Qian, her face full of anger.
"Old Qian, let me tell you! If you dare send this meat to Widow Wang, we're getting a divorce!"
Old Man Qian was still trying to argue, "Wang's family is so pitiful, what's wrong with us helping them out? Old woman, how can you have no compassion at all!"
Aunt Qian grabbed a stick and started hitting Old Man Qian, yelling, "What does it matter to me whether their family is pitiful or not? You can't give the meat I brought back to other people! Old Man Qian, put the meat down right now!"
People living near Old Man Qian's house came out to watch the commotion. Some shouted, "Uncle Qian, Widow Wang's husband has come back. Does Widow Wang still need your help? If this gets to Zhou Ergou's ears, see if he won't beat you up."
Old Man Qian's eyes widened. "What?"
So this person doesn't know that Zhou Gou has returned to his hometown?
Someone immediately perked up and grabbed Old Man Qian, saying, "This morning, Tuesday, Gou rode his bicycle back! Pengzi saw him and even talked to him!"
"Someone told Er Gou that his wife and child were at the town hospital, so Er Gou went to town again!"
"Ergou didn't actually die! He just went on a mission to catch spies! That's why he didn't contact his family!"
The previous part is correct, but...did Zhou Ergou say it was about catching spies?
Whatever, these people who love to watch the drama say they're going to catch spies, so they're going to catch spies!
As everyone chimed in with their own opinions, Old Man Qian felt utterly disheartened.
Widow Wang is no longer Widow Wang; her husband has returned, and he can no longer provide for her.
Gossip is a powerful thing, and he can no longer have any contact with Widow Wang.
Old Man Qian lost his composure; the meat in his hand slipped and fell to the ground with a thud.
Aunt Qian picked up the meat, looked at him with a sneer, and said, "Aren't you after Widow Wang? Go ahead, go to the town hospital, see her wherever you want. If I stop you again, I'll change my surname to yours!"
After saying that, Aunt Qian turned around and went home.
Old Man Qian seemed to have aged several years in an instant, and walked dejectedly in the direction of his home.
Just as they reached the door, Aunt Qian slammed it shut, leaving Old Man Qian locked out by his wife!
"What are you doing? Open the door right now!" Old Man Qian said angrily, banging on the door.
"This isn't your home. Your home is at Widow Wang's house. Go find Widow Wang and don't come back!"
Being locked out in front of so many people made Old Man Qian feel quite embarrassed, so he pounded on the door, begging Aunt Qian to open it.
Aunt Qian had already gone inside and was completely ignoring this traitor.
Jiang Ci said to Zhou Mingli, "Even without a radio, this lively atmosphere is enough to pass the time."
Zhou Mingli nodded silently, completely agreeing with Jiang Ci's words.
After they arrived, one thing after another happened, and they never had a moment's peace, living a very comfortable life.
The two watched the commotion for a while, and then heard others talking about Zhou Ergou and Widow Wang.
"Do you think Zhou Ergou would still be able to continue living with Widow Wang if he knew about all the good things she did in the past?"
"That's definitely impossible, right? Er Gou was a company commander when he married Widow Wang. So many years have passed, doesn't he deserve a promotion? Keeping a wife who's been cuckolding him all these years, isn't that just asking for trouble?"
"That's right, Er Gou won't stay with her."
"Not necessarily. Look at Widow Wang, she's got a silver tongue. She might just be able to charm Er Gou and keep him from divorcing her. If they don't divorce, Widow Wang will be the company commander's wife, a really high-ranking position!"
"That widow Wang really knows how to choose a husband."
Jiang Ci listened for a while, then patted Zhou Mingli on the back, indicating that he could leave.
Even after returning home, the two were still thinking about Widow Wang and Zhou Gou.
Zhou Gou himself already felt guilty towards his wife and daughter. He figured that even if he knew that Widow Wang and Zhao Wei were having an affair in the woods, he would probably try to downplay the matter.
After all, Widow Wang was quite the actress.
Just by looking at how Widow Wang immediately proposed a divorce after seeing Zhou Gou, and then cried and wailed while holding Zhou Gou's daughter, you can guess that Widow Wang had Zhou Gou's guilt completely under her control. She took the initiative to propose a divorce and played the victim, adding the favor of taking care of Zhou Huai for four years. Even if Zhou Gou knew that what happened in the grove was her fault, Zhou Gou would not divorce her.
Jiang Ci scrubbed her clothes vigorously, thinking that if Zhou Gou had a chance to divorce Widow Wang, there would only be one person who could persuade him.
That was Zhou Huai.
Zhou Gou was able to tolerate Widow Wang because she had taken care of Zhou Huai for four years, and he believed that Widow Wang did not remarry for the sake of his daughter.
But what if Zhou Gou knew that Widow Wang was not treating Zhou Huai well?
Would he still tolerate Widow Wang cuckolding him?
Jiang Ci guessed in her mind but couldn't come to a conclusion, so she rubbed her clothes vigorously again.
This Zhou Yang is a mischievous little devil, always jumping around and getting his clothes dirty, which have to be scrubbed hard to get clean.
She glanced menacingly at Zhou Yang, who was digging for earthworms, and decided to have him write a few more pinyin words that night.
Completely unaware of the danger, Zhou Yang, wearing open-crotch pants, knelt on the ground with his buttocks sticking out, digging in the dirt with great effort.
There are earthworms!
Zhou Miao shouted.
When Zhou Yang saw this, he saw Zhou Miao holding an earthworm in her hand, happily running towards the chicken coop and throwing the earthworm to the hens inside.
Zhou Yang snorted, "Little sister, you wait, you wait, I'll definitely catch some earthworms soon too! I'm going to catch two!"
He was practically lying on the ground, his pants and shirt covered in dirt that was firmly stuck to his clothes.
It's a good thing it's summer now; if it were winter, these clothes would be even harder to wash.
Behind the little boy, his father and mother were staring at him with deathly gazes.
After dinner, Sister-in-law Yu went out to cool off when she suddenly heard a child crying pitifully coming from the Zhou family's house.
Sister-in-law Yu exclaimed, "Why does that voice sound so much like Yangyang's?"
Brother Yu took a bite of cucumber and mumbled, "It must be Yangyang. That little rascal has probably gotten into trouble again and is getting a beating right now."
Sister-in-law Yu walked towards the Zhou family with a palm-leaf fan in her hand. "I have to go and check on them. I hope they don't hurt the child."
The Zhou family built a wall around their courtyard, so they couldn't see what was happening inside and had to approach to ask.
Arriving at the Zhou family's door, Sister-in-law Yu knocked on the door, "Xiao Ci! Why is the child crying?"
A moment later, Jiang Ci came out to open the door. She wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief and smiled at Sister-in-law Yu, "Sister-in-law, what brings you here?"
Seeing her calm expression, Sister-in-law Yu let out a soft "uh," thought for a long time, and stammered, "That Xiao Ci, when disciplining children, you can't just hit them, otherwise they won't remember what they did wrong."
Jiang Ci remained calm. "Sister-in-law is right. I know all that. Don't worry, my husband and I won't hit anyone."
"Then just now..."
"You mean just now?" Jiang Ci smiled slightly. "The child was starving, so I gave him some Erjingtiao peppers."
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