The new house wasn't far away, and all the people who had come to help ran away when they heard the news, leaving only an empty mud-brick house.
It was really empty; there was only a bed and a wardrobe in the room, and a table and a chair in the main room.
Then there was a plate of Chinese cabbage placed at the entrance.
The kitchen was filled with the aroma of cooking. Steamed cornbread was being made in a pot, and a pot of radish soup was simmering in a double-eared pot. A thin layer of oil floated on top of the soup, and a few slices of lean meat could be clearly seen in the clear broth.
The dilapidated mud-brick house didn't even have a single "double happiness" character on it; it hardly looked like a wedding.
Zhou Wenyan's face was very ugly. "Zhizhi, is this what you call happiness? If your wedding is this shabby, how can happiness ever come?"
Ye Linlang also wanted to know if her sister-in-law really knew she was wrong, so she didn't stop her from saying those hurtful words.
Zhou Wenzhi smiled bitterly, "Brother, I was out of my mind before. I thought that poverty was just the beginning, and that as long as the two of us worked hard, we could gradually fill the gap in our family, just like Xu Guosheng's feelings for me grew from nothing to something."
"Now when I look at this new house, it seems ironic. This is not a home; it's a cage that imprisons me."
“Xu Guosheng and Xia Wenqing weren’t satisfied with sucking my blood, they also wanted their daughter to continue sucking. See, the other room is for the child, the clothes and bed are newer than the bridal chamber.”
All of these clothes were purchased with cloth coupons sent from her family. While others wore new clothes, she folded her old clothes year after year.
They brought this trouble upon themselves; they deserve it.
She packed up the clothes and blankets in the house, carried them out, and handed them to the village chief.
"Village chief, I don't want any of these things. Please distribute them to those in need."
Xia Wenqing recognized the blanket as her daughter's and stepped forward to try to snatch it, saying, "Why should I? This is my daughter's stuff. You have no right to handle it."
Zhou Wenzhi shut her up with just one sentence: "These were all made with fabric bought with my money and coupons. You say they're yours? Fine, then pay me back."
"And the outfits you and your daughter are wearing..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xia Wenqing angrily rolled away to the side.
She had no money. She was just a burden at home. If it weren't for Xu Guosheng using Zhou Wenzhi's money to help her during those years in the countryside, she would have starved to death long ago.
Zhou Wenzhi sneered, "Don't worry, I won't strip you of your clothes, because I find them disgusting."
There is no gratitude, only endless greed; it's a sin to even glance at such a person.
From now on, she will stay away from these vampires and live her own brilliant life.
Zhou Wenzhi continued tidying up the room that was to be used as their marital home; she was leaving and didn't want any of the things there.
She wanted to completely sever ties with her foolish past self.
Looking at the clean and tidy house, I felt completely calm.
“Village chief, when I rented this house, there was nothing inside. I paid for all the things inside to be made by a carpenter myself. The ceramic basin and towels are also new. Could you please ask if anyone needs them? I’ll sell them to them at half price.”
"And those pots and pans, which were only used today, will also be sold at half price."
Someone was tempted, "Zhou Zhiqing, my pot needs replacing. I'll take that pot. Can you give me the cornbread inside?"
The pot was steaming the main dish for the wedding banquet. When Zhou Wenyan heard that it was cornbread made from mixed grains, he felt very uncomfortable. It wasn't that he disliked the food, but because it was a disgrace to his sister.
The wedding banquet, which should only be held once in a lifetime, was shockingly shabby.
"Give away half. Whoever wants the soup pot and bowls and chopsticks, we'll also give away half of the pork stew with radish in the soup pot. Those who buy furniture will get a cabbage and the other half of the cornbread and radish and pork soup."
The half-price discount on brand-new items was very tempting, and with the addition of free food, everything in the house was quickly sold out.
"Ahhh, no! Don't take my things! Zhizhi, I'm your man! Help me!"
At the doorway, Xu Guosheng's voice came from afar, then faded away again. His pants had two holes in the back, from the tiger's claws, and you could vaguely see specks of blood.
He had been chased by the tiger three times, from one end of the village to the other, and then back again, passing by his new home each time, and each time encountering villagers carrying things out of their houses.
Xia Wenqing watched as all of her daughter's belongings were divided up, and she was so angry that she was trembling all over.
They took everything. Where will she get the money to buy clothes for her child? How will she survive in the future?
But she couldn't win, because everyone in the village could testify that her daughter's things were bought with Xu Guosheng's money, and Xu Guosheng's money belonged to Zhou Wenzhi.
"Here, take this." Shishi dug out a small square wrapped in newspaper from a loose hole in the wall of the children's room.
"What is it?" Zhou Wenzhi took it and opened it. What she saw was a stack of loose bills. She counted them and found there were 65 yuan.
There's also a train ticket to Beijing, departing tomorrow, so the item belongs to Xia Wenqing.
Zhou Wenzhi gave a sarcastic smile.
So what you get from her isn't just enough to eat and wear, but also some left over.
Knowing full well that she had no money to buy a new house, she didn't contribute a single penny, and even used clever words to get money from me to buy train tickets.
He put the money in his pocket, took the ticket, walked up to Xia Wenqing, and tore it up in front of her.
"No, don't tear it up, that's my ticket."
Her response was to have a handful of shards thrown at her face.
"Xia Wenqing, from this day forward, we are completely cut off. Consider all the food and things you used before as food for the dogs."
"You're crazy, Zhou Wenzhi, you're crazy! Give me back my ticket, my money, and my money! The ticket and the money are together, give me back my money!"
Her hysteria only resulted in an over-the-shoulder throw.
Zhou Wenzhi's years of farm work haven't been in vain; despite his thin arms, he possesses extraordinary strength.
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