Chapter 148 Chapter 148
When the thaw came in April, the first thing Kaoshantun did was to slaughter all the remaining pigs on the pig farm.
The big pots in the sun-drying field were put to use again. The villagers, who had been in winter for several months, gathered together to celebrate the coming of spring by eating a big pot of stewed pig dishes.
The four wild boars and a few live pigs that were left after the pigs were delivered a year ago have now weighed more than 200 kilograms under the careful care of Ye Qing and others. They are fat and strong and suitable for slaughter.
Not only did each family have a juicy meal of slaughtered pigs, they also shared a pound or two of meat. In short, after a few months of lean season, when everyone was starving, they took the opportunity to eat a few meals of pickled mustard greens before spring ploughing to replenish their nutrition and also to satisfy their hunger.
So everyone was very happy and excited about the arrival of spring this year, and not at all reluctant like in previous years.
As everyone knows, Ye Qing's scientific breeding plan has brought new hope and vitality to the entire Kaoshan Village. This year's situation will definitely be completely different from previous years.
Soon, everyone in the village started to get busy.
Soaking seeds, plowing the land, watering, fertilizing, planting seeds, covering the film, men, women, old and young in every household quickly got into the work, and no one lagged behind.
In previous years, this time of year was also the time when the competition among the production teams was the most intense, especially with the stinky pine ditch area. In order to compete for the priority of farmland irrigation, the entire village would often go out and fight fiercely.
But the changes in Kaoshantun last year were felt most clearly by several production brigades in Hongqi Commune. Now, several production brigades have been left far behind by Kaoshantun. What's more, these production brigades still have to rely on the technology and experience sharing of Kaoshantun, and hope that the Kaoshantun health station can open a back door for the surrounding villagers. Therefore, several production brigades dare not offend Kaoshantun at all.
Therefore, during the spring plowing this year, the nearby production brigades did not dare to compete with Kaoshantun, and tried their best to avoid conflicts with Kaoshantun.
It was also at this time that Ye Qing learned that at the end of last year, a village-wide meeting was held again in Chousonggou. Everyone in the village was opposed to letting Liu Yongquan serve as the production team leader again. So, with the intervention of the commune, Liu Yongquan stepped down, and after nominations from the entire village, a new production team leader was elected.
It went so smoothly that even the people in the smelly pine ditch couldn't believe it.
After all, before this, not only in Chousonggou, but also in other production brigades around, who didn't know the reputation of the Liu family? They also heard about the power behind the Liu family. It is said that the Liu family has connections with the neighboring military farm, the town police station, and the Revolutionary Committee, and has a strong background.
Little did they know that this time, the incident of Liu Yongquan being driven out of office would last for a long time, and no leader came to stand up for the Liu family, and there was not even a public official to speak in their favor and help the Liu family out of the predicament.
At this time, the people in Chousonggou realized that they had been deceived.
As for the relatives working in the army farm and the police station revolutionary committee, these stories were probably made up by the Liu family to fool people. The Liu family fabricated the identities of several relatives in order to make the people in Chousonggoutun and other production brigades jealous of them and make it easier for them to benefit from it. Little did they know that those fabricated people probably did not exist at all, or even if they did exist, they were unaware of the Liu family's behavior of trying to establish relatives and publicize them.
In short, after such a commotion, the people in Chou Songgou Village finally reacted and realized that the Liu family was just a paper tiger. However, such a paper tiger had been bullying people in Chou Songgou for more than ten years and had become the bully of Chou Songgou and even the entire Hongqi Commune. It was really ridiculous and infuriating.
The Liu family, who had angered everyone, certainly had a bad time in Chousonggou. In the winter, the eldest son of the Liu family was chosen to go to the river to reclaim wasteland, doing the most tiring work. When the spring plowing began, each family was assigned a task, and the Liu family was sent to plow the hardest and most difficult corn fields. Not only were they made difficult to get the work tools, they were also given inferior and defective farm tools. When they went to the fields to work, they were stared at by the scorers. If they showed the slightest sign of laziness, they would be scolded and even have all their work points deducted.
In just a few days, the Liu family was so tired that they could not even straighten their backs, they could only stagger when they walked, and their hands almost felt like they belonged to them. Everyone in the family was suffering, but they did not dare to complain even a little.
Obviously, this family has realized that the huge lie they told in the past has been exposed. Now they are abandoned and rejected by the whole village and are in a state of isolation and helplessness. If they do not change the current situation, it is very likely that their lives will be trapped in this dire situation for many years to come.
How could the Liu family tolerate this? Especially the eldest and second daughters-in-law of the Liu family, after realizing that they might have to suffer for the rest of their lives if they continued to stay in their husband's house, they immediately quarreled with their husbands, threatened to divide the family and sever ties with Liu Yongquan and his wife.
When the Liu family was the king of the village, the two daughters-in-law enjoyed a life of luxury and did not think there was anything wrong with their husband’s family bullying men and women. But now that the Liu family has lost power, they immediately want to draw a clear line with their parents-in-law, thinking that in this way they can gain the understanding and forgiveness of the village and return to normal life.
But this is obviously wishful thinking. The Liu family themselves don't remember what happened in the past, but the families in the village and even the surrounding production brigades who have been bullied will help them recall it. The two sons and daughter-in-law of the Liu family participated in it and reaped huge benefits from it in the past few years. Now that something has happened, how is it possible to just break off the relationship and get over it?
After knowing that doing so would be futile, the Liu family could only think of other solutions. Soon, Wang Chunhua, who had been driven out of the house, causing the separation of her mother and son and who had always been hated by the Liu family, re-entered the Liu family's sight and became the only life-saving straw that the Liu family could grasp.
Wang Chunhua is now Ye Qing's apprentice. As she started to train artificial insemination workers for several production brigades, she gradually became prominent in Hongqi Commune. Everyone knows that Wang Chunhua is the daughter-in-law who was driven out by the Liu family.
In the past, when Wang Chunhua was being bullied in the Liu family, the neighbors all saw it, and many of them gossiped and laughed at Wang Chunhua. But now, Wang Chunhua has turned around and mastered the medical skills that Ye Qing taught her, and she has immediately become the envy of the villagers within a ten-mile radius.
The ridicule directed at Wang Chunhua in the past has now fallen on the Liu family themselves. Everyone is laughing at the Liu family for being blind and treating two good-for-nothing daughters-in-law as treasures, but driving the truly valuable daughter-in-law out of the house. It is really stupid.
Liu Yongquan and his wife naturally could not help but hear the gossip and ridicule from their neighbors. Faced with their eldest son and his wife, who were now aggressively demanding to divide the family property and sever ties with them, this elderly couple, who were over 50 years old, finally began to regret and realized that they had been too cruel in driving their most filial and easily controlled youngest daughter-in-law out of the house.
Of course, they did not feel that they were treating Wang Chunhua unfairly by doing so, but they realized that they were already old, and without the intimidation of being the production team leader, they and their spouses would be no different from ordinary old people in the village, and would soon need to rely on their sons and daughters-in-law to support them in their old age.
But after losing Wang Chunhua, their honest and easy-to-control daughter-in-law, the remaining two daughters-in-law are simply beyond their control. If they really separate from their two sons and daughters-in-law, it is unknown whether they will have someone to take care of them in their old age. Their situation will probably be extremely difficult.
After realizing this, Liu Yongquan and his wife immediately regretted it. The couple decided that they had to coax Wang Chunhua back.
Not to mention anything else, the fact that Wang Chunhua now works at the health station is enough to benefit the couple. As people get older, all kinds of illnesses come with them. With a daughter-in-law who studies medicine, they don't have to worry even if they get sick. They just need to let Wang Chunhua diagnose and treat them without spending a penny.
Moreover, although Wang Chunhua was driven out of the Liu family, the Liu family had also heard about the situation at the Kaoshantun Health Station.
It was said that Ye Zhiqing from the city had excellent medical skills, which attracted patients from all over the country to flock to Kaoshantun. The health station's business was very good, and only 80 appointments were given every day, resulting in a shortage of appointments. Therefore, the people in Kaoshantun made a lot of money just by selling these appointments.
Since Wang Chunhua is Ye Qing's apprentice and works at the health station, she will definitely be able to get a consultation number.
Therefore, Liu Yongquan and his wife couldn't help but feel greedy again. They thought that as long as they could coax their daughter-in-law back, they could ask Wang Chunhua to provide them with a few medical consultation numbers every day. Then they could just sell the medical consultation numbers and collect the money at home. As long as they had money in their hands, why would they be afraid that their two sons and daughters-in-law who were given away would be unfilial?
The wishful thinking of Liu Yongquan and his wife is undoubtedly good, and they don't think they are just daydreaming at all.
After all, Wang Chunhua's image as a hardworking, honest and easy-to-control woman in the Liu family in the early years has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. This young daughter-in-law has no one to rely on in her family, so as long as they show a little kindness, she will definitely come back to show her filial piety.
What's more, the son that Wang Chunhua gave birth to after risking her life is now in their hands. Even if Wang Chunhua doesn't want her in-laws, can she still give up her son?
You know, a few months after being driven out, Wang Chunhua still came to the house begging to see her son.
Based on this point alone, Liu Yongquan and his wife were full of confidence and did not feel that it would be difficult to coax Wang Chunhua back.
So, when Wang Chunhua and Ye Qing were busy doing prenatal checks on cows and making final preparations for sows' delivery at the military farm, the Liu family came to their door.
When the group finished their work and were sent back to Kaoshantun, Wang Chunhua was stunned when she saw Liu Yongquan and his wife, who had been waiting outside the yard impatiently.
Old Lady Liu was used to showing off in front of Wang Chunhua, and she never thought that it was a big deal to drive her daughter-in-law out of the house. Now that Wang Chunhua had returned with the supplies she had brought back from the army farm, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she immediately said to Wang Chunhua:
"Let me see what you have in your hand!"
Wang Chunhua remained unmoved. She just looked at the old couple coldly without saying a word.
What old lady Liu hated most was Wang Chunhua's incompetent look who could do nothing no matter how hard she tried. When she saw that Wang Chunhua didn't hand over the things in her hand obediently, her face instantly darkened, her eyes were full of rage, and she almost lost her temper on the spot.
But before she could start scolding, she was stopped by Liu Yongquan who was standing by.
Liu Yongquan glared at Old Lady Liu fiercely, telling her to see the situation clearly and not to act recklessly without considering the circumstances.
After being glared at by her husband, Mrs. Liu came to her senses and realized that they came here to pick someone up, not to quarrel. Now she still has to rely on her young daughter-in-law for support in her old age. If she beats and scolds her in front of outsiders, she might get angry. If she doesn't go back to Chousonggou with them, she will be in trouble.
So Mrs. Liu could only suppress the anger in her heart, and pulled the corners of her mouth hard, revealing an ugly smile:
"Chunhua, you've been away from home for a few months. It's time to go back. You and my San'er are not divorced. Even if San'er is gone now, you are still the daughter-in-law of our Liu family. You can't just abandon the elderly and children and ignore them, right?"
Liu Yongquan also gave instructions from the side: "Hurry up and pack your things and come back with us. We haven't seen each other for such a long time, the children miss you."
Wang Chunhua was almost amused by this shameless family.
What do you mean she abandoned the elderly and children? The Liu family is really good at turning the tables. She was clearly driven out by this family, but now they are saying that she ran away from home. They are really good at confusing right and wrong!
"Go back? Where to go? When I had a difficult birth and was bleeding heavily, you all wanted to save the baby. It was not easy for my master to save my life. Less than three days after giving birth, you snatched the baby away and threw me out to die. You didn't care at all whether I would freeze to death outside due to my weak body after giving birth."
"You said the child belonged to your Liu family and that I was not allowed to visit. You also said that the Liu family would have nothing to do with me, Wang Chunhua, and that I should never visit your Liu family again. I still remember what you said, and the neighbors around me must have remembered it too. How come you regretted it after only a few months?"
They didn't expect Wang Chunhua to refute them at such a lengthy and impolite tone. Liu Yongquan and his wife's faces turned pale and blue, and they were both very angry.
"Family members are still connected even if their bones are broken. A little quarrel is not a big deal. We, the old couple, have already lowered our dignity to ask you to go back. What else do you have to be dissatisfied with? Just come down as soon as you are given a step. It is not right to pretend to be so arrogant. You are a junior, and you still have the nerve to quibble with the elders. Do you insist that we give you compensation and apology?"
Liu Yongquan stared at Wang Chunhua with a sullen face, obviously very dissatisfied with the ignorant behavior of his young daughter-in-law.
Wang Chunhua had already made up her mind to completely sever her ties with the Liu family, so she would not back down easily just because Liu Yongquan was an elder:
"You don't need to pay compensation or apologize. I don't need you to give me any platform. From the day you kicked me out of the Liu family, I, Wang Chunhua, no longer have any connection with your Liu family. You can go now. I will never go back to the Liu family in Chou Songgou. If we meet outside in the future, just treat us as strangers!"
Having said that, Wang Chunhua was about to carry the things back to the yard.
She is no longer the timid and cowardly Wang Chunhua who only knew how to escape and cry without any resistance a few months ago. Now, she has a career and someone to rely on, and can support herself independently. This sufficient confidence makes her not afraid of any rumors or gossip, and she is not afraid of trouble from her husband's family or her own family.
Liu Yongquan never expected that his daughter-in-law would be so stubborn. After all, Wang Chunhua had no opinion of her own before and was easily led by them. She was not as smelly and hard as a stone in a toilet as she is now.
But Wang Chunhua's indifferent attitude really made Liu Yongquan not know how to start.
Mrs. Liu was already holding back her anger. Seeing that Wang Chunhua did not follow them back obediently, she immediately became furious. As soon as she opened her mouth, she threatened in a sinister tone:
"Do you dare to take another step? Do you believe that I will make sure you never see your son again in your life!?"
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