Chapter 27: Good Death, Good Life
As for Han Ergou, he confessed to his mistakes and said that it was all caused by Bai Jie seducing him.
Moreover, Han Ergou's grandmother went to the brigade and made a scene for the whole morning, claiming that Bai Jie was the culprit, and she said that if anything happened to her grandson, she would not live anymore...
After listening to what his father-in-law said, Zhou Yong thought: Bai Jie deserved what she got today. As for Han Ergou, although he was not a fool, he finally vented his anger for him.
Assuming Han Ergou is executed, who will torture that bitch Bai Jie for him?
Zhou Yong and Li Baotian walked home while talking: "Bai Jie must have been mad, and she was so upset that she wanted to commit suicide. When she calms down, she will definitely make the best choice for her..."
Li Baotian paused: "You mean Bai Jie will marry Han Ergou?"
Zhou Yong raised his lips and said, "Dad, even if you give her the quota now, Bai Jie has no hope of returning home. In this case, her only way out is to stay and live in humiliation to find a way out in the future..."
Bai Jie's mother no longer recognizes her as her daughter, so what's the point of her going back?
Rather than going back and embarrassing myself, I might as well stay in Huaixi Village.
At least she is considered a victim here and everyone can sympathize with her. But if she goes back home and the incident spreads, what will people say about her behind her back?
With so many things in front of him, Zhou Yong thought about what might happen, and he was sure that Bai Jie would choose to marry Han Ergou.
Li Baotian kept nodding, feeling that what Zhou Yong said made sense.
"That's true. After all, as the old saying goes, it's better to live than to die."
Zhou Yong curled his lips and thought: Some people are worse off dead than alive, but it's a pity that it's difficult for people in the world to see through this truth.
The father-in-law and son-in-law walked into the yard while talking. Zhang Guifang was washing dishes in the outer room with an apron on, while Li Caiyun was feeding the chickens and ducks in the yard.
Li Baotian picked up the broom and swept the yard, then yawned and went into the house to take a nap.
Zhang Guifang blocked her man's way: "There's no water in the water tank."
Li Baotian glanced at his wife and picked up the carrying pole and bucket.
"Dad, let me fetch some water!"
Li Baotian didn't sleep all night, and some red bloodshot appeared in the whites of his eyes.
"Then go ahead. Dad is really too sleepy."
Zhang Guifang curled her lips while washing the bowl of rice: "If you are lazy, just say you are lazy, stop making excuses for your laziness."
Li Baotian glared at them, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Zhou Yong looked at the couple, smiled, then took the shoulder pole and bucket and left the outer room.
There were quite a few people fetching water at noon, and Zhou Yong queued up carrying a bucket and a shoulder pole.
People were discussing Secretary Zhang's field visit in groups of three or four, and many of them were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.
"Brother Zhou, you're here to fetch water."
Zhou Yong looked at Ma San and smiled: "Why are you here to fetch water today?"
Ma San shrugged his shoulders, walked to Zhou Yong and said in a low voice: "It's my sister-in-law who is always complaining and making me get scolded by my mother..."
Normally Ma San works in the security team and doesn't care about anything else except eating when he gets home. After a long time, his sisters-in-law couldn't stand it anymore.
Zhou Yong pursed his lips: "Just wait until you get married."
Ma San sighed: "That being said, I don't think it will be good even if I get married..."
Every family has its own problems. Normally, when everyone looks at each other, they cannot actually talk about their own family troubles in detail.
Zhou Yong narrowed his eyes and said, "If it doesn't work out, just get married outside. It's not like we have to live together..."
Ma San thought about this matter, but the problem was that he was not well off and had no money to build a house.
Zhou Yong knew his troubles: "What did Lao Cao say to you before? He told you to be careful and save some money, but you didn't listen and gave your salary to your mother. Are you dumbfounded now?"
Ma San was scratching his head: "Brother Zhou, you know my family situation. My sisters-in-law are all tigresses. If I don't hand over my salary, my mother will be caught in the middle and it will be very difficult for her to live..."
Zhou Yong gritted his teeth and glared at Ma San, who was always cautious and cautious: "So don't complain to me."
Ma San smiled bitterly, and the two of them lined up to talk about other things.
The two of them were chatting animatedly when Cao Biao came over, staggering along carrying a bucket of water.
Cao Biao saw that Zhou Yong and Ma San ignored everyone else and went straight towards them.
"We'll have a drink tonight."
Last night, everyone was called back home without eating or drinking well. There was a lot of pork left, but no one could take it home, so they could only eat the remaining pork secretly.
Ma San's eyes lit up, and he agreed with Cao Biao's proposal. Zhou Yong frowned: "Old Cao, I won't go."
Cao Biao glanced at Zhou Yong: "Fuck, what's the matter?"
Zhou Yong didn't have anything to do, he just walked too much today and wanted to rest early.
In a world where he has to study ways to make money, how can he become rich by earning work points through farming and hunting?
Moreover, he didn't want Li Caiyun to suffer with him, and he didn't want his child to be born into a family with nothing.
Zhou Yong looked at Cao Biao and said, "I have something important to tell you later."
Cao Biao glanced at Zhou Yong and said, "Forget it if you don't want to go. Do you think I care about you?"
Ma San smiled silently, while Zhou Yong and Cao Biao started arguing.
After a while of chatting and laughing, it was their turn to fetch water. The three of them carried their buckets full of water and went home.
When Zhou Yong came back, Li Caiyun was sitting under the eaves sewing shoe soles!
When she saw Zhou Yong coming back, she put down the needlework in her hands, stood up and walked over.
"No need for you, I can do it myself."
Li Caiyun nodded, and Zhou Yong asked without seeing Li Baotian and Zhang Guifang.
Li Baotian was sleeping in the east room, and Zhang Guifang went to Zhou's house.
Zhou Yong pursed his lips and said nothing. Li Caiyun observed her man's expression and asked tentatively, "I heard that my aunt is seriously ill. Do you want to go see her?"
He picked up the bucket full of water and poured it into the water tank without saying anything. Seeing this, Li Caiyun bit her lip.
Both buckets of water were poured into the water tank. Zhou Yong wanted to fetch more water, but Li Caiyun stopped him.
"What's wrong?"
Li Caiyun raised her little face slightly: "Zhou Yong, Auntie is really seriously ill."
Zhou Yong was not very upset because he was hurt so deeply.
"I said, anyone and anything in the Zhou family has nothing to do with me."
Li Caiyun froze: "But Auntie is your biological mother after all."
Biological mother?
Zhou Yong admitted this, but it was his own mother who forced his own son to become a son-in-law.
Thinking back to the past that he couldn't bear to recall, Zhou Yong's heart was bleeding.
Again, he understood what his mother did, but he couldn't forgive her.
Zhou Yong left home with the shoulder pole and bucket without saying a word. Li Caiyun sighed and pinched the corner of her clothes with both hands, pulling them back and forth.
"When will this stubborn temper be resolved?"
Li Caiyun knew that Zhou Yong had a stubborn personality, but she didn't expect that after three years, he still couldn't let go of the past.
In Li Caiyun's opinion, Zhou Yong would be even more unhappy if he lived like this. If he could untie his knot, he would have a smile on his face like before.
Li Caiyun came under the eaves at a loss, but before she could sit down, Zhang Guifang walked into the yard with a dark face.
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