An old lady raised her voice and lowered her voice to the people around her, saying, "The army is for raising people. The fourth child of the Su family has become so pretty, more beautiful than the girls in the city. No wonder Zhu Yingcai can't forget her."
"The Su family has managed to climb up the ladder this time. I heard that the Zhu family agreed to arrange a job for Su Jianye." Another person said with a sour tone. Looking at Su Xiangqin's slender back, he added sarcastically, "But this Zhu Yingcai is really despicable. He can't even get over someone like Widow Zhang."
"Don't talk nonsense!" The lady who spoke first quickly pulled the man, "Are you crazy? Have you forgotten the village chief's order? Your daughter's behavior is still not good enough."
"She is just jealous. She has long wanted to marry her daughter to the Zhu family, but unfortunately they have high standards and look down on her." After saying this, several women laughed and started playing around.
They said they were speaking in low voices, but in fact the volume was normal, a little more subdued than the usual shouting. Su Xiangqin heard every word of their discussion.
Su Xiangqin ignored the pointing and talking of the crowd and walked home with firm steps.
The Su family didn't know that Su Xiangqin had returned. Everyone in the family went to work or to work, leaving only Su Xiangqiu at home to do housework.
Su Xiangqiu was chopping up the pig grass she had collected when she saw Su Xiangqin coming back. She was stunned for a moment, but when she realized what was happening, she quickly threw the kitchen knife and ran towards Su Xiangqin, pulling her out without saying a word.
"Sister, why did you come back?" Su Xiangqiu frowned, and looked outside the yard nervously, "Go quickly, you won't be able to leave until Dad and the brothers come back."
Su Xiangqin patted her hand soothingly, "Mom, how are you? Dad said Mom is sick."
"Mom!!" Su Xiangqiu reacted and trembled with anger. She said angrily: "They really dare to tell any lies. Mom is not sick at all. She is going to the fields to earn money now!"
"No, sister, you should leave quickly. They must have had bad intentions in tricking you to come back." Su Xiangqiu thought about how Zhu Yingcai came to their house yesterday. His father and brothers were discussing something behind closed doors. Zhu Yingcai had a smile on his face when he left. They must have a conspiracy.
Su Xiangqin patted her sister's shoulder and soothed her gently, "Don't worry, I know what's going on. I asked you to keep an eye on Zhu Yingcai. Apart from him and Widow Zhang, have you found anything else?"
Su Xiangqiu has always trusted her fourth sister. In her opinion, her sister is the most powerful person in the village. She is the only one who has joined the army. Her sister is not only her role model but also her pride.
Her sister said she had an idea, so there must be a way.
Su Xiangqiu's nervous mood relaxed instantly. She thought for a while and was a little confused. "Sister, I saw Zhu Yingcai go to Widow Zhang's house to get things several times. Each time he carried a big bag. It didn't look very heavy. He was sneaky. I don't know what he is doing."
Su Xiangqin frowned, thinking secretly in her heart, as far as she knew, the Zhang family only had two women, the widowed mother and the widow Zhang. They usually earned very little, but their life was not tight, so they must have other sources of income.
The source is most likely Zhu Yingcai, but no one knows what Zhu Yingcai took from the widow's house.
Su Xiangqin leaned over and whispered a few times in Su Xiangqiu's ear. Su Xiangqiu was a little worried after hearing this, "Sister, is this too dangerous? What if we get caught?"
"It's okay, just do as I say." Su Xiangqin said. Instead of sitting and waiting to die, she might as well take the initiative to attack. Anyway, her life would not be that bad no matter how bad it was.
Su Xiangqiu nodded with hesitation, "Okay."
Widow Zhang's home was at the very edge of the village. The villagers thought it was unlucky for the family to have two widows, so the village chief asked them to move to the end of the village.
In fact, the yard they live in now is not bad, it is better than the original one, but it is not far from the Sujiatun ancestral tomb, which everyone finds eerie and seldom goes near.
This is why no one noticed Zhu Yingcai for so long. If Su Xiangqiu hadn't been behind the scenes, the relationship between the two would not have been noticed.
Widow Zhang was cracking melon seeds at home when she heard a hasty knock on the door. She was filled with impatience and shouted at the top of her voice, "Why are you knocking? You're killing me!
She walked towards the courtyard gate in her slippers, cursing as she walked. When she opened the door, she saw a snotty and muddy boy standing at the door. Just as she was about to explode, the boy shouted at the top of his voice, "Aunt, your mother-in-law fell on the ridge of the field. She fell so badly and couldn't get up. She was crying so loudly and screaming so scary, as if the sky was falling!"
Widow Zhang's brows twisted into a knot instantly. She wanted to ask what happened, but the child ran away without a trace.
"It's really unfortunate. Normally, when I'm watching the fun, I'm more flexible than anyone else, but I fell down while picking vegetables. I really lose my temper when I start working." Widow Zhang grumbled unhappily, put on her slippers reluctantly, closed the gate, and walked towards the ridge of the field.
Su Xiangqin hid aside and watched the widow walking away. She was not very pretty, but she had a plump figure, was sunny, and had a unique rustic charm.
Su Xiangqin looked around. The surroundings returned to peace and quiet, and there was no one around. Just in case, she did not enter through the courtyard gate, but found a blind spot, jumped and supported herself, and easily climbed over the wall to enter Zhang's house.
She didn't dare to delay, and quickly scanned the yard, then walked towards the house. The door was not locked, which saved Su Xiangqin a lot of trouble. She went into the house and saw that the Zhang family was living a good life.
The Zhang family owns the sewing machine and radio in the three-turn and one-ring shop.
Soon, Su Xiangqin saw a bulging snakeskin bag in the corner of a room. She opened it and saw that it was full of broken pieces.
I see.
Su Xiangqin's eyes lit up. She restored the things to their original state and left Zhang's house quietly.
Widow Zhang saw that Mrs. Zhang was fine and knew that she was being tricked. She was furious and decided to teach the kid a lesson. Then she remembered that the kid had mud on his face and she didn't see his face clearly. Even if she wanted to take revenge, she didn't know who to look for.
She cast a gloomy glance at the confused Mrs. Zhang, spat at her side, and said in her heart with hatred: "Don't let me get caught next time, or he will be skinned alive."
When Su Xiangqin returned home, all the men, women, old and young in the Su family were there.
When Old Man Su and the third son Su Jianye saw her, they looked at each other with a gleam of success in their eyes.
"Xiangqin! Why are you back?" Su's mother was very surprised. She stepped forward and held Su Xiangqin's hand. She looked left and right, her eyes full of concern.
Su Xiangqin smiled at her mother, and said to Su's father with a fake smile: "Dad, didn't you say my mother was sick? I think she is doing well now."
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