"Oh my, this is unbelievable."
“Studying is good, and studying leads to a bright future.”
"If you ask me, when it comes to ideological awareness, no one in our village can compare to Wang Dashan and his wife."
“…”
The members of Hebian Village were furious. At this time, they would naturally say positive things. Even if they despised and laughed at how stupid it was to send a girl to school, they would not say anything nonsense.
Those who grumble will be drowned out by the 'positive' comments.
"Hmph! That's not as good as the city. The Hebian Village Brigade doesn't even have a primary school. We have to go to primary schools in other communes. Not to mention this poor and remote place. What kind of good teachers can there be..." Song Lingmin sneered unwillingly.
"Aunt Song, how could you have such thoughts?" Wang Zhaozhao couldn't help but pop up again, "The great leader said that the working people are the most glorious! You look down on farmers, you have bourgeois ideas..."
"No! Don't talk nonsense, little girl!" Song Lingmin's face changed and she denied loudly.
"You have! From the very beginning, you have been arrogant and looked down on us country people with a capitalist face." Wang Zhaozhao's little face was shining with justice.
"Whose girl is this? She's so disrespectful and has no respect for her parents. The captain and the others are all here, and a little girl comes out and talks nonsense. You don't know how to teach her, so I'll teach her for you..."
Song Lingmin was so anxious that she even wanted to attack Wang Zhaozhao. Unfortunately, she was pushed away by Xie Ailian who appeared out of nowhere.
"Is it your turn to hit my granddaughter? I think what my daughter Zhao said is absolutely right." Xie Ailian protected her child.
"Captain, deputy captain, Comrade Song has ideological problems. I'm afraid he needs re-education through labor!" Amidst such a commotion, Shi Haiyan also came out and said to Chen Changlin and Wang Xiangdong.
Song Lingmin's face turned the color of liver. "No wonder this little girl likes to play tricks on me. It turns out she takes after the adults in her family. Humph! I won't bother with you guys."
"Hey!"
Xie Ailian rolled up her sleeves and was about to start working, and Shi Haiyan followed.
Song Lingmin had not only witnessed the power of the village women in fighting, but also had a fight with her ex-mother-in-law Xie Xiaofeng in order to return to the city. Seeing the fight between Xie Ailian and her mother-in-law, she was so scared that she hid behind Chen Changlin and the others.
Then, she forced a smile towards Wang Xiaomei and said, "Xiaomei, there are still two or three months before school starts. Think about it carefully. I'll be back in two months..."
"No, don't come here again."
"You kid... Mom came here too suddenly this time... Even if you don't want to go to the city with Mom, I will come to see you often in the future. I'm leaving first today." She couldn't take her away today, so she decided to leave first!
Seeing her walking out, the villagers of Hebian Village did not make things difficult for her and made way for her.
Wang Zhaozhao suddenly became possessed by Xiu'er and said slowly, "Aunt Song, you came to pick up Xiaomei empty-handed today. You won't come to see her empty-handed next time, right? Are you city people so unrefined? You always come to her empty-handed, without even a piece of candy wrapped in a paper for the children?"
Song Lingmin staggered.
She turned around suddenly, took out a handful of money, pulled out two green bills, and handed them to Wang Xiaomei, "Xiaomei, Mom came here in a hurry this time... Use these four dollars to buy some clothes, and the rest to buy some candy."
"I don't want it."
"Xiaomei, take it. Why don't you want it? She gave birth to you, so she has the obligation to raise you."
Wang Zhaozhao snatched the money and stuffed it into Wang Xiaomei's hand. He then said to Song Lingmin, "Auntie Song, you're Xiaomei's mother. So, shouldn't you be responsible for half of her tuition and living expenses? If you give birth to a child but don't raise it, I wonder if the government will take care of it?"
Song Lingmin looked at the little girl in front of her and felt so angry that her teeth were itching!
Wang Zhaozhao was possessed by the spirit of Xiu'er, and she looked at Song Lingmin, whose face turned black, red and purple, with a wicked excitement.
"These four dollars barely cover the living expenses you should have given Xiaomei for the past seven years. Aunt Song, you just said that with two or three months left before school starts, you should remember to send Xiaomei half of her tuition, right? Auntie, will you buy Xiaomei school supplies... Hmm... City kids must have nice backpacks, right?"
No one expected that she would let herself go in someone else's home, but Wang Zhaozhao felt that it was really great.
Song Lingmin was so angry that her face turned blue and red. However, Wang Xiaomei, who had always had a cold face, suddenly smiled and nodded. "I really want a nice schoolbag. I wonder if it's expensive."
"Aunt Song?" Wang Zhaozhao looked at Song Lingmin.
Wang Xiaomei also looked over.
"Okay, next time Mom comes to buy you a schoolbag." Song Lingmin forced a smile that she thought was gentle, and stepped forward to touch Wang Xiaomei's head. "Xiaomei, please promise Mom that you will think carefully about going to the city with Mom, okay? The city is really..."
Wang Zhaozhao's eyes were so intense that she stopped talking and only said, "Mom is leaving first."
After saying that, he didn't stay any longer and left quickly.
It came suddenly and left quickly.
The people from the riverside village were left there, feeling a little confused.
Chen Changlin turned to Wang Xiangdong again. The filter of four people and four tea bowls from last time was still there. Chen Changlin looked at Wang Zhaozhao and found that he was smart in his left eye and clever in his right eye.
Wang Xiangdong glared at him unhappily. What's the point of trying to trick him?
"Look at the time. Can't we work in the afternoon?"
“…”
Chen Changlin raised his hand, revealing an old watch, and handed it to Wang Xiangdong. Wang Xiangdong pushed it away in disgust, so he picked up the whistle hanging around his neck and whistled, "Beep..."
The people in the yard were stunned.
"It's past the afternoon work start time. I'll give you ten more minutes to gather in the exercise yard. You'll finish work half an hour later this evening."
"Ah? Captain, you..." Be a human being!
It’s such a big melon, don’t you give people some time to savor it?
"Ah..." Someone howled and ran out at high speed, and then many people followed him.
Many men in the village like to go shirtless in the summer, and some don't even wear shoes.
You can't work barefoot or shirtless.
"Girl Zhao..."
Wang Zhaozhao was still excited and was stunned by what Chen Changlin had done. Xie Ailian came over and picked her up and left.
Wang Zhaozhao, who had transformed into a chick being carried, said: “…!”
…
The busiest farming season of the year is about to arrive - harvesting the ripe rice and planting the next season's rice seedlings. The villagers call this the "double harvest."
In order to achieve the double harvest, the production team has gradually stopped the plan of land reclamation and is now doing some finishing work.
Therefore, the brigade headquarters adjusted the working hours, extending the lunch break by one hour and making up for it when finishing work in the evening.
In the afternoon, the members worked with more energy than usual. They chatted with each other, so the work was not as tiring and time passed quickly.
Wang Zhaozhao was inexplicably full of energy. After picking up a bundle of firewood from the mountain and returning home, he took a small bucket out again, wanting to catch some river crabs and stir-fry them with chili peppers.
She took another detour to Wang Xiaomei's house, but just like when she went up the mountain to collect firewood, she still came back empty-handed.
…
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