Bai Jinfeng came out of her home and went wherever there were many people.
She came here with a purpose.
"Jin Feng'er, come quickly! Sit down and bask in the sun for a while!" There was plenty of sunshine beside a stone bridge at the east end of the village, and many women were sitting by the bridge basking in the sun and chatting about gossip.
Yesterday, the Li family had a fight with the men in Zhang Guiying's family, and the news was spreading all over the village.
People were worried about not understanding the situation, so when they saw her coming, they all greeted her.
"Okay, let's chat for a while." Bai Jinfeng took the stool handed to her and sat down.
"Give you some melon seeds."
"If you're thirsty, we have water. Look, I brought this kettle with me!"
A bunch of people were extremely enthusiastic and all wanted to get some information from Bai Jinfeng.
"Sisters, go ahead and ask. What do you want to ask? I'm in a good mood today. I'll answer whatever you ask." Bai Jinfeng cracked melon seeds skillfully.
"Tell me about the fight that happened in your house yesterday."
"Yes, yes, yes. I heard the fight was intense..."
"That's right." Bai Jinfeng calmly explained what happened yesterday. "Zhang Guizhen came here purely to pick a fight. She said my Zhaodi bullied her granddaughter and gave her family some rotten meat. You all know how aggressive her family is. A bunch of people came to my house, saying they wanted to seek justice, but they were actually extorting money."
"Hey, I heard that it was your old wife who started it first?"
Bai Jinfeng nodded: "That's right! An Ye scared us all when she started fighting! She's really amazing! But, it turns out that there was no fight, it was those people who bullied Lao Liu's wife!"
"Ning Jia?"
"Um."
"Since these two daughters-in-law came into your house, your home has been quite lively."
Bai Jinfeng smiled and casually brought the topic to Lin Xiaoxi: "What's that? It's going to be even more exciting next month. My seventh son is also getting married to that educated young man Lin! This guy hasn't even entered the house yet, but he's already arguing with Ning Jia."
Everyone in the village knew that Li Chuan, a country boy, was going to marry a woman from the city, and many people were actually envious.
Girls in the city are educated and good-looking, especially those who come from a well-off family.
If I get in, will I be able to have good food and drink in the future?
"Your old lady is obsessed with Lin Zhiqing, right? How can Ning Jia feel happy about that?"
"Yes, your mother-in-law liked Lin Zhiqing before you got married. She gave him egg buns and vegetable cakes. A lot of people knew about the commotion in the fields that time."
"That's what I said." Bai Jinfeng said this deliberately.
When everyone heard this, they realized there was something else behind his words!
"What's going on? Tell me about it!"
"Aren't you more interested in Lin Zhiqing?"
Bai Jinfeng looked embarrassed and hesitated for several times before she said, "You know the backyard of my house, right? My mother-in-law said a few years ago that someone had hanged himself on the beam! One reason is that Li Chuan is young and has a strong yang energy, and the other is that my second aunt loved him when she was alive, so she let him live there. After getting married, Lin Zhiqing has to live in the backyard. Don't you think he is evil..."
Having said this, Bai Jinfeng stopped talking.
"What's wrong? Say something!"
"How can it be evil?"
Bai Jinfeng waved her hands repeatedly: "No more, no more. If my mother-in-law knew about this, she would scold me to death."
"Say something, say something! You've aroused our curiosity, how can you not say something?"
A group of people held Bai Jinfeng back and wouldn't let her leave, forcing her to tell the whole story.
"Okay, okay, okay, if I tell you, you can't tell anyone!" Bai Jinfeng lowered her voice and said, "I always feel that the feng shui of the backyard is not good. Look at my sister-in-law Li Hong, she got married to someone she was not happy with. When it came to Li Tao, there was not even a proposal. In short, I feel that it is not going well..."
After saying this, Bai Jinfeng said that she couldn't stay any longer and had to leave.
As soon as she left, the group of people started to gossip about the old Li family's past.
By the time Bai Jinfeng got home, those people had already interpreted Bai Jinfeng's words to an unprecedented new height.
There are two roads leading to Laohuaishu Village.
One is to the west of the village and the other is to the east of the village.
This stone bridge is the only way from the east of the village to the village, and it is also very close to the educated youth point.
Lin Xiaoxi and several female educated youth came back from the town. When they passed the stone bridge, they heard a group of people talking about something.
She subconsciously slowed down her pace and listened to a few words.
"Look at that old lady Xu, she gave birth to seven sons in one go, but none of her seven sons has given birth to a son yet! Look at the belly of the fourth son's wife, it's probably another girl. The old man and the sixth son's wife have been married for almost half a year, and there's no sign of pregnancy."
"It's probably related to the hanging in her house."
"Who says it's not true? No wonder Old Lady Xu is so superstitious about fortune tellers."
"Then why did Mrs. Xu let Lin Zhiqing live in the backyard if she liked her so much?"
"Hey, stop talking, stop talking, people are coming."
Although these people stopped talking at the right time, Lin Xiaoxi still heard a lot.
The matter was put aside in her mind.
Zhang Juaner, who was walking with her, saw that she looked unhappy, so she asked her, "Did you hear what they were saying? Don't believe it, it's all nonsense, it's all feudal superstition."
"Yeah." Lin Xiaoxi nodded.
But I have a hurdle in my heart and I can't get over it for the time being.
Suddenly, she didn't want to live in the backyard anymore, she wanted to live in the front yard.
She didn't want to get involved in such an unlucky place.
So, she secretly decided to go to the Li family tonight and discuss the matter with Li Chuan and Old Lady Xu in private.
As for how to negotiate...
A brilliant idea suddenly occurred to her mind.
After lunch.
Ning Jia went to the production brigade. She turned on the loudspeaker in the brigade's radio room and started broadcasting.
"Attention, ladies and gentlemen, we are going to hold a women's meeting this afternoon at my home. The purpose of the meeting is to convey the content of family planning on behalf of the superiors and to actively learn the main spirit of the content. Ladies and gentlemen who want to attend the meeting, please go to my home now and bring your notes with you to attend the meeting."
Widow Chen was at home receiving a delivery of eggs. When she heard the broadcast, she knew that this was the secret signal agreed upon by Ning Jia.
So, she put away her things and said, "No, I won't do it today. I have to go to a meeting. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
"What kind of meeting are you holding? Family planning? Are you kidding me? You don't even have a man, why are you holding a meeting?"
Widow Chen: "Just learn the spirit of the meeting. I have nothing to do anyway."
"What are you studying? To put it bluntly, they are preventing us from having children. How is that possible? I don't have a son yet. My husband said that if I can't have a son, I can keep having children. Isn't family planning going to cut off my family's lineage?"
"Yes, no, I won't go anyway!"
Widow Chen: "I don't care whether you go or not, I just want to go and take a look. See how many people are going to the meeting."
"Okay, go ahead and tell us when you come back. I don't think many people will go!"
Widow Chen agreed readily.
Ning Jia finished broadcasting.
She mixed this business with her personal affairs, so she did both things at the same time.
What a coincidence.
She had just turned off the speaker and was about to leave when she heard someone from the agency coming to look for her.
She was wondering who it was when the other party came to her.
"Director Wang!" Ning Jia extended her hands enthusiastically, "Why are you here?"
Director Wang smiled and praised Ning Jia's work: "Good, very good! You did a great job! I didn't expect you to be so active and enthusiastic in this work. I am very happy about this! I came here to give you something."
"What is it?" Ning Jia asked hurriedly.
Director Wang smiled mysteriously: "Guess?"
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