Chapter 033 Chapter 33 Cloudy, Rainy Days and Naughty Kids

The rain keeps falling. It is already September in the solar calendar. According to the weather in previous years, the rainy season should have passed by now. However, the rain has been getting heavier recently and there is a tendency that it will not stop.

There was a drought last year, and this year there has been a lot of rain, which made Lin Yue think of an old saying: A long drought will lead to floods.

She felt that she was worrying too much. She remembered from her history studies that the famine lasted only three years, and by 1964, things had gradually improved everywhere.

It's naturally impossible to go to work in this kind of weather, but there has been too much rain in the past few days, so the team now arranges people to patrol the fields and drain water every day.

Today it was Lin Yue's turn. She and several other members were still in charge of the West Mountain area. The mountain road was muddy and slippery when it rained, and no one was willing to wear a pair of good shoes. They all wore homemade straw sandals. When going downhill, several people supported each other, and no one cared about the difference between men and women.

A few people came down from the mountain after patrolling. On the way, they passed the reservoir. Lin Yue vaguely saw what seemed to be human figures on the dam in the mist and rain. She looked closely and saw a row of furry children standing on the dam.

There is a lot of water in the reservoir, and it has rained frequently recently. The brigade has held many meetings to emphasize the issue, repeatedly prohibiting children from playing near the reservoir, but these children still turned a deaf ear to it.

Zhang Shoucang raised his hand like a trumpet and shouted to the kids to come down. Unfortunately, they were too far away and it was raining, so the kids on the dam couldn't hear him. He was so angry that he picked up the iron shovel in his hand and was about to hit the kids with it.

Lin Yue was afraid of scaring the children, as it would be a big problem if they lost their balance and fell into the water. She stopped Zhang Shoucang and called Zhang Shoucong and Liu Jianhua who came with them to go up to the dam together, intending to catch the children.

The dam was covered with grass and became even more slippery on rainy days. After a few people finally climbed up, they heard the group of naughty kids arguing: "Zhang Xiaoxi, you are a little girl, don't hang out with us men all day, we don't want to take you with us!"

Hearing Zhang Xiaoxi's name, Zhang Shoucong and Liu Jianhua looked at Lin Yue together.

Lin Yue knew that Zhang Xiaoxi had a bit of a fierce personality and always wanted to be the boss among a group of little boys. Today, she unexpectedly ran into an internal fight among the children. She was no longer anxious and was happy to watch the children making a fuss.

Zhang Xiaoxi said in a very aggressive tone: "Zhang Xianzhi, you are a defeated general. You can't even beat me, and you dare to despise me!"

The three of them were delighted when they heard this. Isn't this the kid from Zhang Shoucong's third brother's family? Lin Yue and Liu Jianhua all looked at Zhang Shoucong again.

Zhang Shoucong shook his head helplessly. Just when he was about to speak out to stop them, he heard his good nephew say, "So what if you can beat me? We just don't want to play with little girls! You want to join our men's team, unless, unless you can pee standing up like us!"

Listening to the tone, saying that Zhang Xiaoxi is the "little girl" and they themselves are "our men", the people behind them were laughing so hard until they heard the last sentence and almost choked on their own saliva. These naughty kids are having quite a big time!

Without waiting for the others to stop them, Zhang Xiaoxi responded straightforwardly: "Okay! I'll pee while standing. You keep your word. Let's compete now!" After that, the little kids started to take off their pants at the same time.

Lin Yue didn't care about being shocked anymore, he rushed up with one step, grabbed Zhang Xiaoxi by the back of her collar and lifted her up. She knew that her sister-in-law was a little bit crooked, but she didn't know that this naughty kid was still so fierce. She was already an 11-year-old girl, but she didn't know the difference between men and women, and she was actually here with a group of seven or eight-year-old children peeing! In just a short while, her pants were half off, and Lin Yue was so angry that he slapped her on the buttocks twice before he put her pants on.

Zhang Xiaoxi was frightened when she was lifted up from behind. When she was lifted up and spanked by Lin Yue, she immediately felt that she had lost her dignity and said wildly: "Lin Yue, you crazy woman, you actually dared to sneak up on me from behind! Put me down quickly, or I will let my eldest brother divorce you!"

This naughty kid, after being taught a lesson so many times, still didn’t learn his lesson. Lin Yue slapped him twice again and taught him a lesson: “You are so bold! You don’t even call me sister-in-law, and you still want your eldest brother to divorce me. I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your eldest brother!”

Under normal circumstances, Zhang Xiaoxi would have fainted by now, but today, she was spanked in front of so many of her younger brothers. She felt deeply humiliated and kept cursing until she was slapped a few more times.

After Lin Yue dealt with Zhang Xiaoxi, he looked around and saw that the remaining four little brats were also "controlled". Zhang Shoucong and Liu Jianhua each grabbed two kids and dragged them towards the dam.

Lin Yue did not put Zhang Xiaoxi down. He just held up the clothes on her back and walked steadily down behind the two of them. He did not forget to laugh at Zhang Xiaoxi: "You are still imitating others to be the boss. I think you are so powerful. You are already eleven years old, and you are still hanging out with a group of seven or eight-year-old kids. Aren't you ashamed?"

Zhang Xiaoxi was so angry that she jumped up and down again, but unfortunately her feet were in the air and she was held in Lin Yue's hands, so she couldn't make any waves.

Lin Yue didn't really want to meddle in the affairs of her sister-in-law. The child was already 11 years old and had grown up. She, a sister-in-law with whom she was not close, could not take care of him. Not to mention that if she really wanted to take care of him, Sun Hongmei would come to her house every day to make trouble!

Fortunately, before entering the village, they met twin brothers who were out looking for their sister, and Lin Yue quickly handed this hot potato to the two brothers. When Zhang Xiaoxi saw the two brothers, she thought that someone finally came to support her, and she started to curse the family again, and it sounded like she learned it from Sun Hongmei.

The two brothers looked at each other, and with clear division of labor, one of them pulled the man aside to teach him a lesson, while the other stayed where he was and apologized to Lin Yue.

Zhang Shouyi apologized to Lin Yue: "Sister-in-law, I'm so sorry that you brought my little sister back today. She doesn't learn well. Shouren and I will definitely teach her well in the future. What she said today was wrong. I apologize to you on her behalf."

This kind of thing happened more than once or twice. Although the two brothers did not come to apologize to her every time, Lin Yue had heard this many times and did not see any improvement in Zhang Xiaoxi, so she did not take it to heart.

Zhang Shouyi saw that Lin Yue didn't believe him, and hesitated for a long time before he made up his mind and whispered, "Sister-in-law, don't bother with my little sister. She has some intellectual problems, and she has grown up in a wrong way because of my mother. I will definitely keep a close eye on her in the future and make sure she doesn't make any mistakes."

Lin Yue asked in surprise: "She has an intellectual problem? How come I don't know?" It's no wonder Lin Yue was surprised. Although Zhang Xiaoxi did things a little unscrupulously, he really didn't see anything wrong with her.

Having said it, Zhang Shouyi no longer hid it and told Lin Yue directly: "My little sister was dumber than other children when she was little. Mom thought she was a fool at first and took her to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor said that maybe her brain was growing slower, which is not visible normally. My mother didn't let anyone know about this, fearing that it would be difficult for her to find a husband in the future. Even my eldest brother doesn't know about it."

Sun Hongmei was only in her early thirties when she gave birth to Zhang Xiaoxi, and she was still healthy. Judging from Zhang Xiaoxi's appearance, she probably didn't have Down syndrome.

There are too many reasons for a child's slow brain development. Medical technology today is far less advanced than in later generations, so it is probably impossible to find out anything. However, she vaguely remembered someone saying that Zhang Xiaoxi seemed like a premature baby, who was born after two days and one night. She wondered if this was the reason.

No wonder such a big girl is still competing with boys in peeing. Lin Yue always thought that this child was a tiger.

Lin Yue just heard about this matter and didn't want to meddle in it.

As for these two brothers, Lin Yue always admired them every time she saw them. She could see that they didn't know how to deal with their sister's affairs, but when their sister made a mistake, they would still take the initiative to stand up and try to apologize for her.

Lin Yue's heart softened, and she said to the two brothers in a gentle voice: "If nothing else, you should go home quickly. It's still raining, and it's not fun to catch a cold." After saying that, she did not stay any longer and left first. She was in a hurry to pick up the two little cuties.

When Lin Yue arrived at Aunt Su's house, Zhang Shoucang had already returned and was talking to his parents in the main room about the situation at the reservoir: "If the rain continues like this, we may have to consider flood discharge in the near future."

Zhang Zhiqiang was so worried that his back was hunched. He silently took out his cigarette holder and was about to take two puffs when Aunt Su snatched it away from him: "Why are you smoking? You're spitting at the child!"

He turned to Lin Yue who had just walked in and said, "Xiao Yue'er, go in and change your clothes quickly. You are soaked. Don't worry about the two kids. They are roasting peanuts in the stove with those naughty boys in my family. I'll go call them over for you!"

Lin Yue had just heard what Zhang Shoucang said at the door. She had no experience in this area, and she didn't think too much about it when she saw the water in the reservoir today. Although Aunt Su greeted her calmly, her brows were full of sorrow. She knew that she was also very worried about the heavy rain this year.

She hurriedly stopped him and said, "Auntie, please stop busying yourself and let them play by themselves. Sit down and take a rest!"

Aunt Su muttered absentmindedly: "Yes, let them play by themselves. Xiaoyue, please sit for a while. I have to go to worship..."

Zhang Zhiqiang shouted, "Nonsense! There are people here, what are you talking about? I told you to be careful with your words and actions, but you, an old woman, just can't control your mouth! If everyone in the village is as talkative as you, the matter of the Snake Lady will sooner or later spread to other villages!"

Lin Yue...

She wanted to say that if Zhang Zhiqiang hadn’t brought it up, she wouldn’t have known what Aunt Su really meant. Do you believe it?

Aunt Su felt a little embarrassed and kept muttering, "Isn't Xiaoyueer also an outsider? She is the daughter I rescued, and she is no different from my own daughter..."

Lin Yue also hurriedly said: "Uncle, my aunt is right, she doesn't treat me as an outsider, I'm very happy, please don't be angry!"

She originally wanted to ask a few more questions about the flood discharge, but seeing that the atmosphere was not right, she did not dare to stay any longer. She quickly stood up and called her two children to say goodbye together.

She was putting on the children's straw raincoats at the gate. At this time, she could still hear Aunt Su complaining loudly in the house: "You can't even give me some face in front of Xiaoyue."

Lin Yue didn't listen any more and went home holding the child in one hand.