Everyone started clapping.
Wang Huaqing said loudly, "Well said! Guixiang, you are doing a better and better job as the director of the Women's Department. You are becoming more and more energetic. Our Qingli and Wumei are also great."
Everyone clapped even harder.
No one noticed that Zhang Ruifeng in the crowd was clapping mechanically, his face pale and covered in cold sweat.
When she heard Yan Guixiang say "struggling in the quagmire, suffering inside, and stuck in a dead end", her heart was almost overwhelmed by fear and panic.
If Binbin hadn't told her upfront that she wasn't going to marry, and if she had agreed to the Zheng family's proposal, would her daughter have had to live this kind of life in the future? Would she have gotten stuck in a rut?
Although she told herself over and over again in her heart that this was all her imagination, nothing happened, Binbin did not marry and would not be tortured by the Zheng family, but for some reason, these fears would not go away. It seemed that such a tragedy had really happened, and her daughter suffered a lot of hardships and grievances when she was not seeing.
Thinking of what she had taught her daughter before, such as "harmony is the most important thing" and "suffering a loss is a blessing", Zhang Ruifeng wanted to slap herself twice.
Binbin, Binbin!
She looked at Xie Yun.
She saw her daughter smiling and her eyes bright, clapping along with everyone.
At this moment, Zhang Ruifeng's anxious heart slowly calmed down.
Her daughter is fine.
She will definitely protect her.
When the women's meeting ended, the snow was still falling and the whole village was covered in silver.
Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest, which is a good sign.
Xie Yun held Zhang Ruifeng's arm, and the mother and daughter walked home closely together. There was an inexplicable feeling of "hearing a dog barking at the wooden door, and a man returning home on a windy and snowy night".
Zhang Ruifeng asked Xie Yun, "The snow is so thick, are you going to the county tomorrow?"
"Let's go. Today is the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month. The day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve. I don't think the snow will melt much in the next few days. Besides, if the snow melts, the road will be even more difficult to walk on. It's better to walk on the snow."
Zhang Ruifeng thought about it and agreed. After the snow melted, the road became muddy and slippery, making it even more difficult to walk on.
The next morning, Zhang Ruifeng woke up early again, boiled some water, and cooked beggar's chicken. Her daughter said she wanted to give another one to someone early that morning, so she had to make it.
After making hot water, he called Xie Yun to get up and said, "Come with me. We can be companions on the way to the commune, and you can go early and come back early."
"Yeah. Okay."
Xie Yun agreed verbally and huddled deeper into the quilt.
Last night she practiced her mental strength, entered the space again to make a batch of things and put them in the time-still zone, then took a bath and went to bed a little late. She still hadn't slept for 8 hours.
After calling her, Zhang Ruifeng went to call Xie Shen and asked him if he wanted to go to the commune with her today. The child would be bored at home alone.
"Your sister is going to the Commune Restaurant to eat fried dough sticks today. Do you want to go?"
"Let's not go. I ate yesterday. Let my sister eat today. Mom, you and my sister go. I'll get up and make some porridge for myself later."
Zhang Ruifeng said, "You'd better go. The snow outside is really deep. If you go, you can help your sister carry the basket on the way. That way, your sister only needs to carry it from the commune to the county. What do you think? Will you help?"
"help!"
Xie Shen jumped up, even faster than Xie Yun.
While waiting for the siblings to get up and clean up, Zhang Ruifeng climbed up the ladder to the roof and began to clear the snow. Xie Yun and Xie Shen hurried to clean up and also went to help. This was done to protect the roof from erosion and damage, and to keep the room warm.
After they finished cleaning up, Zhang Ruifeng and Xie Shen each carried a basket. Xie Shen's basket contained a chicken and two apples, while Zhang Ruifeng's basket contained three cabbages and three radishes.
She wanted to take a few more apples, but considering that her own children didn't have much fruit to eat all year round, she gave up. After all, her own children were more important.
"Give the chicken and apple to Comrade Li, and a cabbage and a radish. Take the remaining two cabbages and two radishes to the county. Don't carry them to the commune. It will save you some effort."
"I'll just carry a small basket and two cabbages."
"No, Mom can carry me. Let's go."
All three wore maowozi, straw sandals made from reed stalks. These were considered the modern snow boots of the era, offering exceptional warmth. Their uppers were woven from reed stalks, their soles were made of wood, and they also had high heels, making them very comfortable for walking in the snow. However, the soles were a bit too hard, making them a bit less comfortable. [Maowozi] Zhang Ruifeng and Xie Shen had put their cotton shoes in a basket so they could change at the store, but Xie Yun didn't need them.
The snow didn't stop until midnight, and the sky and the earth were covered in white.
They gathered with Zhao Hongxia at the village entrance, and the four of them walked towards the commune together.
When Zhao Hongxia saw Xie Yun and Xie Shen, she said, "The road is so difficult today, and you two still want to go to the commune!"
Xie Yun smiled and said, "It's because the road is difficult to travel, so there must be fewer people going out. So I brought a few cabbages to the market to set up a stall. Maybe I can make a few more cents. Cabbages and radishes are usually hard to sell. Every household grows them, and there are too many people selling them."
Zhang Ruifeng: “…”
Xie Shen: “…”
Actually, what Binbin/his sister said was not wrong. Wasn’t she just going to sell cabbages?
Zhao Hongxia: "Sister, I admire you so much. You are so good at calculating accounts. You will definitely live a good life in the future!"
"Hey, thanks for your good words. No work is in vain."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "Today, you who work are not as good as us farmers. You have to go to work regardless of rain or shine, while farmers can rest on such a day."
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