Chapter 80 Chapter 80 How could someone make such a big mistake...
Cheng Jin didn't care about his brother-in-law's stiff expression.
It's not that I didn't notice, it's that I didn't care.
Anyway, he had already made a plan. From now on, he would work in the morning and have lunch with Shuangshuang at noon. The place for lunch could be anywhere, the small kitchen in the bureau or the state-owned hotel. If Shuangshuang was interested, they could even go further.
After dinner, he took a stroll around, returned to the bureau for training in the afternoon, and came directly to Jiang's house for a meal after get off work. In the past, he would have to leave after eating and chatting for a while. He couldn't stay there until it was dark, which was a bit shameless.
But things are different now. Now he is no longer clinging to the Jiang family.
It was a serious matter. This was a major event in the life of his brother-in-law. If he could not graduate successfully, how could he take over? The bureau was willing to relax, but it would only delay the process for a few months at most. If the academic qualifications did not meet the requirements, even Director Wei's own son could not be recruited as an exception.
So, when he said he wanted to help his brother-in-law with his studies, Aunt Xu smiled widely and said "yes" repeatedly, and it was obvious that she was very satisfied with his visit.
Then… my brother-in-law’s frightened face didn’t seem to matter that much.
It's okay, he's a boy.
You just need to be stronger. It's just a little difficulty, but you just need to be brave and take a big step forward.
Jiang Xiaozhou was really stunned.
He didn't expect that his brother-in-law would be such a brother-in-law. His brother-in-law was no longer the same brother-in-law as before. He put his hands on his chest, and the pain made him want to cry with his head up.
However, Cheng Jin did not give him this opportunity. After he finished speaking, he could not wait to drag him to tutoring. Jiang Xiaozhou did not even have time to resist before he was dragged into his small room and asked to take out his books.
Cheng Jin led his comrades in training in the army many times, and there were one-on-one confrontations every day. Everyone said that he was a heavy-handed villain who showed no mercy and only hit the painful parts when fighting.
But he had a stern face, which was really intimidating and even scared some new recruits to tears a few times. The leaders asked him not to frown more than once, but he always ignored them.
If you can't stand this, how can you serve in the army?
However, his brother-in-law was not a soldier under his command, and it was impossible for him to scare the youngest son of the Jiang family to tears in front of the Jiang family. So he rubbed his face and tried his best to appear less stern, then squeezed the corners of his mouth and showed a friendly smile to his brother-in-law.
"..." Jiang Xiaozhou didn't dare to move.
I used to think my brother-in-law was so amiable and respectable, but now I just think he is so scary.
This smile... scares him so much that he has nightmares at night, as if his brother-in-law will kick him in the butt in the next second.
For the safety of his butt, he thought he should be honest.
Jiang Shuangshuang had no interest in listening to Cheng Jin's teachings. She subconsciously felt that this matter would not be that easy, and in order to avoid trouble, it would be better to stay away from it.
Anyway, she doesn't care about the process but only the result. She spends so much effort to pave the way for this kid. Not to mention whether he can walk smoothly, but if he can't even take a step forward, she will really get angry and beat him up.
The counseling was handed over to Comrade Cheng, and Jiang Shuangshuang was also busy.
With 73% of the work being done in front of him, Grandpa Zhou acted very quickly. He negotiated a price with a family in the family courtyard, and then asked Xiao Liao to carry all the parts back to the yard. After everything was arranged, he called Xiao Jiang to start working.
"Xiao Liao is a very far-sighted person. Otherwise, it would take a lot of effort just to collect these parts. Even if someone is willing to pay us to do it now, we can only wait if there are no parts."
It’s okay to wait, but I’m afraid that I’ll end up in vain while waiting.
After all, he had a lot of money in his hands, and he had even thought about how to use the money after getting it. He had to save some for his old age. Although his children were very filial, he would not feel at ease without money.
If something really happens, we have to come up with some money to deal with it.
In addition to the pension, he also wanted to buy some clothes for his wife. This time, their family also got a lot of cloth. The original plan was to make a new set of clothes for each person in the family after buying the cloth.
But no one expected that those defective cloths were so popular. People outside who heard the news came here one after another to inquire about it. At the beginning, as more people came, it seemed that the supply could not meet the demand. The most expensive big bag was priced at twelve yuan and eighty cents. Who wouldn’t be tempted?
After some discussion, his family decided to sell all the fabric except for the one set of clothes for the child.
The old woman didn't say anything.
But after all, they have been husband and wife for a lifetime, how could he not see the disappointment in her eyes?
So if I get the money this time, the first thing I will do is buy my wife a new set of clothes. "By the way, what are you going to do with those scrapers?"
The scraper he mentioned is a part that needs to be sharpened.
Grinding wood blocks into different sizes is actually not a difficult job, but it is a bit troublesome.
I had previously calculated that a bicycle would require a total of 102 parts, large and small. This meant that 102 small pieces of wood needed to be polished out, and then the shapes of the parts needed to be polished out from the small pieces of wood.
Mr. Zhou doesn't think this job is troublesome.
This is a very common occurrence for carpenters, who have probably polished countless pieces of wood in their lifetime.
At the beginning, I was still a little unfamiliar with the technique and occasionally cut my fingers. Now my hands are full of thorns and as long as I don't use too much force, I can't make a cut at all.
But this is a bit troublesome for Xiao Jiang.
A young girl's hands are naturally tender, and she is not used to doing this kind of work, so even if she is careful, she may scratch herself.
Not that Xiao Jiang complained about anything.
Even when she got scratched, she didn't even frown, just shook her hands and continued working. There was no trace of coquettishness in her.
"I plan to sell these jobs." Jiang Shuangshuang threw the wood blocks into a bamboo basket. She continued, "The children in the neighborhood have nothing to do. I will gather them here to earn some pocket money for the New Year."
Big accessories don’t mean it’s troublesome, and small accessories don’t mean it’s easy to use.
Anyway, each accessory costs two cents based on the number, and distributing more than a hundred accessories is just a matter of losing two dollars. She doesn't feel painful about it, and the children who can earn money will naturally be happy.
After all, they are her younger brothers and sisters.
Assign them a task to make them happy.
Furthermore, things will be easier for her. She is not afraid of difficulties but is afraid of troubles. She would rather spend money to outsource these troublesome and trivial matters.
"Don't mention it, they will definitely be willing to do it." Grandpa Zhou knew it without having to guess. It wasn't a difficult task, and Xiao Jiang wasn't stingy. No matter what, it would be easier than those kids picking up coal slag by the railroad tracks.
There were indeed many people willing to do it. Jiang Xiaozhou's group of younger brothers and sisters rushed to sign up one after another. Jiang Shuangshuang simply assigned this job to Fengzi. Fengzi was the kid in their yard and also Jiang Xiaozhou's right-hand man. The two had a very close relationship.
How iron is it?
He was so loyal that several years ago, Fengzi's brother-in-law came to his house and gave him half a candy. Although he always felt that his brother-in-law was a thief, he still treasured the candy very much. After washing it, he blew on it himself and was willing to give Jiang Xiaozhou a small lick.
A piece of candy was very valuable at that time.
Especially for the Jiang family, they might not get to taste it once a year. Only during festivals would Mother Xu be willing to sprinkle a few grains of brown sugar in the water cup.
There are really only a few grains. When you rinse them with hot water, you can't taste the sugar at all.
Anyway, it was that half candy that made the two boys become good brothers. Jiang Xiaozhou even appointed him as his left and right generals, and every time he gave him half a bowl of "bath water" for the fish, he would specially give him an extra half bowl.
If Jiang Xiaozhou hadn't been busy with tutoring, this job would have fallen on him. However, he really had no time to go out and play in the past few days. As soon as his brother-in-law came over, he was pulled into the room to start tutoring. He could only watch his younger brothers and sisters happily earn pocket money.
People around them like this kind of thing, as assigning work to the children is not very hard. If Xiao Jiang hadn't been thinking about the neighbors around him, how could he have assigned such simple tasks to these children?
But when the news of this matter reached the old house, I couldn't help but say a few words.
"Why doesn't she come to us when she wants to assign work? We are a family after all. It's better to give the money to our family than to let outsiders make it."
"I guess this one will cost quite a few bucks. Tell me why she is so willing to give it so much."
"If I had known, I would not have split up the family. Look at how my third sister-in-law and her family are getting better and better after the split, while our lives are getting worse and worse."
After hearing what Fourth Sister Jiang said, the people around them really thought it was true. Although the money used to belong to the old man and the old lady, at least they could still live a normal life.
It's not like now, where life is getting worse and worse, reputation is getting worse and worse, food is getting worse, and people are pointing fingers at them when they go out, making it so that they can't even hold their heads up when they go out.
Mrs. Jiang tilted her head and looked towards the other room. She couldn't help but whisper, "Who knows if the Third Brother's wife and her family can keep things under control. Look, Jiang Qing went crazy as soon as they left, and took us all with him."
Mrs. Jiang Si also thought so, otherwise she would not have said that just now. When she was thinking about agreeing with a few words, she saw the door of the next room was pushed open, and Jiang Qing walked out wearing a very bright dress, and it was obvious that she was dressed up carefully.
She was curious: "Where is she going?"
"How would I know?" Jiang Dasao shook her head and continued in a low voice, "I always see her and mother talking about something. When I go over, she doesn't say anything. It's obvious that she's hiding it from us."
She looked down upon her sister-in-law more and more.
But her mother was confused and she also followed her in her madness. She made her attitude clear, "Anyway, I'm saying this, if mom and dad follow her in their madness, then don't push the responsibility of supporting them in their old age onto me."
"Look at what the eldest sister-in-law said." Jiang Sisao stepped back. She would not be foolish enough to agree with him. "In every family, the eldest son takes care of his parents until they die. If you have any opinions on this matter, just tell Jiang Qing. It's none of my business."
If the old lady doesn't want to take care of it, she won't help.
Anyway, she is the youngest son in her family, so even if the elderly care is needed, it will not be pushed onto her shoulders. The eldest sister-in-law is dissatisfied now only because her parents don’t have much money. In addition, Jiang Qing did do some stupid things, and she is afraid of being implicated by her, so she wants to get rid of him right away.
But even though she knew it, she didn't intend to get involved. She was happy to just watch the show from the sidelines. "Then you still have to keep an eye on your sister-in-law, so that she doesn't cause any trouble and let my parents clean up her mess."
Mrs. Jiang had a gloomy face.
She was indeed quite dissatisfied with Jiang Qing. She had already prepared herself mentally for her parents to live with their family in the future.
You will know if you marry the eldest brother of the Jiang family again.
After all, every household is like this. They all assume that the elders will take care of their parents until they die. Similarly, most of the things left by their parents also go to the elders.
She was dissatisfied with this point. In her opinion, the money and belongings in her parents' hands were implicitly hers.
As a result, she secretly discovered that her mother was actually giving money to her sister-in-law. In her opinion, isn't this just her sister-in-law taking her family's money?
She was not qualified to say anything now, but when she thought about how her sister-in-law had spent all her parents' money and that in the end it was their family that had to take care of them in their old age, she felt it was extremely unfair.
Based on what?
All the benefits go to Jiang Qing, and then she will have to take care of the two elders?
"Why don't you catch up?" Jiang Si's wife was enjoying watching the show. "Are you going to look for that guy called Ma again? Are you going to give gifts or money again if you are so eager to catch up?"
Mrs. Jiang really couldn't sit still anymore.
Even if she has to catch him, she has to catch him now. It would be better if the matter gets out of hand. If her parents still favor her sister-in-law, she can use this as an excuse to get rid of the issue of supporting her in her old age.
Since they care so much about their daughter-in-law, just let her take care of them in their old age.
If her parents had not stood on her sister-in-law's side, she would not have regretted it. After all, she had already made preparations to support her parents-in-law in their old age. As long as they still had money and things in their hands, she would not be unwilling to be more filial.
Thinking of this, Jiang Dasao stood up and said, "Who has time to follow her? I just remembered something and I just wanted to go to the next yard to talk to Sister Wang."
After saying that, he turned and left.
I wasn't happy at all to see the teasing look from my fourth brother's wife.
After leaving the yard, she quickened her pace, thinking about not losing Jiang Qing. Fortunately, the other party didn't walk that fast, so she followed Jiang Qing all the time.
But after walking for a while, Mrs. Jiang found that things were different from what she thought.
At first, she thought Jiang Qing was going to the motor factory to find Ma Jian, but the direction they were walking was not towards the motor factory. After walking for a long time, she didn't see Jiang Qing stop. Just when she wanted to give up, she found that Jiang Qing walked into the bus station next to it.
"What is she doing at the bus station?"
Mrs. Jiang was really confused. There didn't seem to be anyone they knew at the bus station. Could it be that Jiang Qing was going on a long journey?
But she never imagined that besides going on a long journey, she could also pick someone up at the bus station.
Jiang Qing has been waiting for this day for a long time.
She had inquired in advance and learned that those who were sent to the farm for reform would be sent to the bus station. Those who had relatives could go directly to pick them up, and those who had no one to pick them up would have to go back by themselves.
She didn't know whether Ma Jian would come to pick her up. It would be even better if he could come, so that he could see how much she cared about their family.
But if she doesn't come, it's okay. When she receives the call from Old Lady Ma, she will have to say bad things about Li Zhen to let Old Lady Ma know that she is not a good candidate for daughter-in-law.
As for how to say it, I have already prepared a draft in my mind.
She could just keep talking for two or three hours without repeating herself, regardless of whether what she said was true or false. She was determined to discredit Li Zhen's image in front of Mrs. Ma.
That's why he came to the station to pick someone up wearing a set of borrowed new clothes, looking bright and beautiful.
But she was too anxious. She looked at the clock hanging on the wall and found that she had arrived more than two hours early.
Standing in the wind, she felt very cold.
The borrowed clothes looked good, but they were very thin. They were suitable for autumn, but the weather was a little cooler now. She was standing in the wind, and when she saw the escorting pickup truck, she was so cold that her nose was running...
When she saw an old lady with messy hair and slovenly clothes on the bus, she didn't bother to clean herself up and rushed over, raised her hand in the crowded place and shouted: "Mom! Mom!"
She called out in a very friendly way, but no one paid any attention to her.
Jiang Qing shouted several times but got no response from Old Lady Ma, so he could only change her name: "Auntie Ma, it's me, Auntie Ma! Ma Jian, Ma Jian's mother!"
Sure enough, as soon as the name was called, Old Lady Ma in Majian's pickup truck responded. She turned her head and glanced, and saw Jiang Qing in the crowd.
Jiang Qing was squeezed in the back, but she was waving her hands and jumping around so it was hard not to notice her.
Old Mrs. Ma was stunned at first, then she suddenly stood up and jumped off the pickup truck. Her strong figure did not look like an old lady who complained of back and leg pain from time to time.
This time she was really fast.
After jumping down, he didn't care whether his feet hurt or not and rushed directly into the crowd in front. One rushed from the front and the other squeezed from the back, and both ran towards each other.
"Look at how deep their affection is. I am a little moved." A tall young man watching from the side said with emotion: "They must have been separated for a long time. Now they finally meet but are squeezed on both sides by this group of people and can't give each other a big hug. It's really sad..."
Look at the female comrade behind me. She must have worn new clothes specially to pick me up, but now she is squeezing into the crowd without caring about her image. Her hair is messed up and her clothes are messy, but she still hasn't given up.
Look at the old lady in front, she is so thin that she is almost unrecognizable, but she is trying her best to use all her strength to squeeze in front of her relatives.
He really used all his strength. Look at the ferocious look on his face. If he didn't use all his strength, how could his expression be distorted like this?
How much strength does it take to be so ferocious like now? There are so many people in front of him, but he only cares about the one who is squeezed in among them...
"No, I have to go help them."
Next to the tall young man stood a group of gay men and women who looked similar to him. They were not very old and were carrying cross-body bags, looking like scholars from somewhere.
When they heard the young man say this, they also felt that this scene was particularly touching.
Everyone suddenly became excited and wanted to help this sad mother and daughter.
He was swarmed forward and pushed his way through the crowd in front of him. He used all his strength to clear a path in the middle.
Although the price they paid was torn clothes and nail marks on their faces, none of that mattered; they just knew they had done it!
Especially the tall young man, he shouted to the old lady in front of him, "Go, hug your loved ones!"
He was really moved.
Although he is just a small person, he can do his best to bring love to a small corner of the world.
Just like now!
If only he had a camera, he would definitely take a picture of this scene and submit it to the newspaper, so that everyone would know the good deed that Cheng Yichen had done.
It’s almost there, just four or five steps away!
It’s almost there, only two steps between us!
It’s almost time, the old lady raised her hands and was about to give her relatives a hug!
And in the next second, there was a loud "pop" sound, so loud that the surroundings fell into silence instantly, and it was extremely quiet...
Immediately afterwards, the old lady yelled hoarsely, "Jiang Qing, I'm going to swear at your ancestors! I'm going to beat you to death, you bastard..."
A series of curses and insults rang out, and she did not stop there. She also raised her hands and feet to hit people. No one could believe that such a thin and old-looking old lady could be so strong. Not only did she knock the female comrade opposite her to the ground, she also sat on her and slapped her hard in the face, leaving her with no room to defend herself. After a while, her face was bruised and swollen, and she could not even speak.
"Hey, hurry up and hold on!"
"Don't hit me, don't hit me. Don't hit me until I get sick."
"How big of a grudge is this? The attack was too cruel."
"Don't hold me back. This bitch put my two sons into prison. God, why don't you have eyes to kill her? You bastard, you unwanted bitch, I will beat you to death today!" Old Mrs. Ma was really angry at this moment. After all, she was an old woman who made a living in the countryside. If she really wanted to be ruthless, few people could stop her.
And now she is indeed very cruel.
No one could visit her on the farm, but that didn't mean letters couldn't be sent.
She had not been on the farm for long when a letter came from the production team. Although Old Mrs. Ma was illiterate, she could always find people who could read on the farm. When she heard what her daughters-in-law wrote in the letter, she felt like the sky was falling.
Her two sons are gone just like that...
Being locked up for more than ten years is nothing to her. She might not even be alive after ten years, so how can we have a chance to meet?
Not to mention how painful it was, as time went by, she hated Ma Jian and Jiang Qing to death in her heart.
Especially Jiang Qing!
If it weren't for this bastard, how could her son have been arrested and sentenced to more than ten years in jail?
She didn't care about the reason for going to jail. She only knew that it was all Jiang Qing's fault, and that coward Ma Jian. If he hadn't provoked Jiang Qing, how could such a thing have happened?
I thought I would give them a good beating when I get back.
Look, Jiang Qing just came to me on his own initiative.
Or she appeared when Old Lady Ma’s hatred was the strongest. Who else would Old Lady Ma beat if not her?
However, before she could vent her anger, she was grabbed by the people around her. She struggled and twisted her body desperately, not caring who was grabbing her and beating whoever grabbed her, causing chaos around her.
At this time, a woman next to him said, "Young comrade, you should quickly persuade your family. They can't keep making such a fuss."
"...Me?" Cheng Yichen pointed at himself blankly, still unable to react.
Everything in front of him was so different from what he had imagined...
"If it's not you, then who is it?" The old woman looked at him unhappily, "Don't pretend, I just saw it. If you didn't know them, why did you squeeze through the crowd just now?"
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Cheng Yichen also wanted to ask himself five minutes ago, he just came to deliver something, how could he mess up such a big basket? !
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