Speaking of that little girl, Niu Cuihua felt a little distressed. She had seen that little girl before. Although she was not even a month old, she could tell she was a pretty girl. Who would have thought that she would be gone just like that? After all this time, it turned out to be Niu Juxiang's doing!
Captain Li Tiezhu didn't expect that he came here today specifically to mediate, but ended up causing such a trouble!
He had been the team leader for so many years, but he didn't even know that such a thing had happened in his team!
The child was given away right under his nose. Although their brigade had good and bad times back then, there was no need to sell children. If outsiders knew about this, how would they view him as the brigade leader?
Thinking of this, he looked at Niu Juxiang with a serious face.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Faced with the captain's questions, Niu Juxiang felt a little guilty.
"Captain, what do you mean by that? I didn't do anything. What do you want to ask me? Weren't we just talking about Xiaoxi? Why are we talking about this again?"
Seeing that she was trying to change the subject, Captain Li Tiezhu frowned and spoke in a serious tone.
"Niu Juxiang, stop trying to change the subject. Tell me the truth. What exactly happened back then?"
Niu Juxiang is very good at acting. Although she was a little panicked, she still looked at the captain with a confused face.
"What? Captain, I don't quite understand what you mean. Yes, I felt uncomfortable when I gave birth to my eldest son, but am I that kind of person? No matter what, she's a piece of my flesh and blood. Would I give her away?"
When she said this, she actually began to wipe away her tears.
"Back then, when that little girl was born, our family was at its poorest, and I had no milk. Now, almost out of confinement, she only weighs six kilograms. Six kilograms! Some children weigh only five or six kilograms when they are born, but that little girl is like a kitten. She's still so tiny even after a month!"
Many elderly ladies who were watching the conversation began to wipe away their tears when they heard her talk about that era.
An elderly woman in the crowd even began to lament, "Those were such hard times. My family, young and old, fell ill and eventually passed away because they didn't have enough to eat!"
"It's nothing like today. These kids are really blessed. Back then, just being alive was good enough. But nowadays, every one of them is so unaware of their blessings!"
Seeing that the topic was getting further and further off topic, the team leader Li Tiezhu's face turned black. This Niu Juxiang is really good at talking nonsense!
Niu Juxiang looked at the captain cautiously, and seeing that he was a little angry, she spoke hurriedly.
"It's okay, it's okay. Life is better now. Sometimes, I just think, if only the old one in our family could make it through!"
When the old lady saw that Niu Juxiang was going to lift the lid so gently, she was unwilling to do so and spoke immediately.
"Okay, Niu Juxiang, stop pretending here. Do you think I don't know? It was your relatives who helped find the family back then. I saw it all. That family gave you a lot of things."
After hearing this, many people started gossiping.
"Auntie, please tell me what happened. Did you really see it?"
The old lady raised her head and spoke with a proud look, "No, it's just a coincidence. My husband and I had just returned from my mother's house to borrow food, and from a distance we saw a man and a woman hurriedly heading towards their house. At that time, I was confused. How could someone show up in our team in the middle of the night?"
"If I hadn't been smart and wanted to see what they were up to, how would I have discovered this?"
Niu Juxiang became even more panicked when she saw that what she said was true. She grabbed the old lady's arm and glared at her.
"What are you talking about? I did offend you, but there's no need to slander me like this, right? You said you saw it, but why didn't you say anything at the time? It's been so many years, why are you talking about it again? If I were to ask you, you just saw that my family was having an easy time, so you deliberately fabricated these things to ruin my reputation!"
The old lady snorted, "Bah! I'm making things up to ruin your reputation, Niu Juxiang. Stop flattering yourself! Do you really need me to ruin your reputation? Besides, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. If you don't believe me, you can go ask your sister!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the onlookers immediately exploded and started chattering and discussing.
"Oh, no way, I didn't realize that Aunt Juxiang actually gave her little girl away?"
Some people have different opinions. "What's the big deal? If you can't afford to support yourself, it's normal to give it away. At least, you can have enough food and clothes to live in someone else's home, and you won't have to live such a hard life like us!"
"Yes, according to what Auntie said, they must be a wealthy family. Their life must be better than ours. In those days, they had money. What kind of good life do you think they should be living now?"
"What good days are there? They have nothing to do with Aunt Juxiang!"
Niu Juxiang naturally heard this as well. She looked unhappy and glared at the person, as if blaming her for saying such things!
Team leader Li Tiezhu watched the buzzing discussion from the side, frowning impatiently.
Then he shouted angrily, "Okay, what are you discussing?"
Someone nearby chimed in, "That's right, that's right. The captain is still standing here, and you're already discussing this. Do you still have the captain in your eyes?"
Niu Cuihua laughed and said, "Look at what you said. The captain is the one who has the final say here. If anyone dares not respect the captain, I will be the first to say no!"
As she spoke, Niu Cuihua clenched her fists. "Unlike some people, they don't take the captain seriously at all. Look, the captain has asked, and they still don't tell the truth?"
"Who are you talking about? Who didn't tell the truth?"
Niu Juxiang was furious at her words. What did Niu Cuihua mean? When did she ever disregard the captain? Their whole family obeyed the captain, okay?
Would she dare to offend the team leader? If she wasn't careful, her work points would be deducted, okay?
Niu Cuihua spread her hands and said helplessly, "Juxiang, can you please stop being so angry? I didn't say anything to you, why are you so angry?"
Niu Juxiang was so stunned by these words that the air got stuck in her throat, unable to go up or down. She really didn't know what to do!
However, the old lady next to her snorted coldly when she saw Niu Juxiang didn't say anything.
"Why did you say she was angry? She felt guilty. By the way, have you thought about that little girl over the years? In my opinion, you probably forgot about her a long time ago, right?"
Seeing her constantly talking about the old and the young who were sent away, Niu Juxiang was very unhappy.
"What do you mean? Why do you keep saying you're the youngest? What do you want to do?"
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