After breakfast, Lu Jiang and Lu Hai set out to hunt in the mountains, just to have an extra meat dish on the table.
Originally, it was suggested that Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran watch the child, but they both refused. Zhang Tiantian even said in a sly manner, "Hey, your eldest grandson, you should just watch him by yourselves. If I let you, I'll bully them, what can I do?"
Gu Ranran also continued, "Let my dad and uncle look after the child. Tiantian and I will go to the kitchen to help. We have a lot of dishes to cook today."
Mother Zhang said, "Tiantian, Ranran, we don't need you two to cook. The villagers will be here to help with the cooking soon. You two can't touch cold water, so go and rest."
Mother Gu looked at Mother Zhang and couldn't help but remind her, "Old Zhang, maybe some people don't want to take care of the baby. Aren't there going to be a lot of people coming soon? They've been in confinement for a long time and are bored, so they want to gossip."
"Mom, what are you talking about? Tiantian and I are mainly here to help, and chatting is just a sideline."
"Humph, I gave birth to my own child. What are you thinking? Don't I know? Just one look from you and I know what you're going to do. Especially when you're planning to do something bad, it's most obvious."
Gu Ranran saw Aunt Li coming and quickly reminded her mother: "Mom, someone is coming, you should give me some face, I also want to be a respectable person."
Before Mrs. Gu could answer, Aunt Li interrupted, "What are you talking about? What needs to be done? Let's do it first. When everyone else arrives, there's strength in numbers, so it will be done faster."
Zhang Tiantian dragged Aunt Li to peel potatoes, and Gu Ranran quickly followed: "Aunt Li, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much. Aunt Li, is there any gossip recently?"
"Tiantian, yes, I haven't chatted with you about gossip for a long time, I will tell you everything today.
The latest gossip is that Wang Zhiqing has changed, a lot. He's no longer the same Wang Zhiqing as before; he's become a completely different person."
Gu Ranran asked anxiously, "Aunt Li, what's changed? Has it gotten better, or worse?"
"Ranran, it's because Wang Zhiqing has changed for the better that we can't believe it. Wang Zhiqing has completely changed.
Wang Zhiqing became polite, with a smile on his face. He took the initiative to greet the villagers and was very polite to us.
Also, Wang Zhiqing became more diligent. He carried manure without complaint and did a good job, earning 10 work points a day.
Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran exchanged glances, and Zhang Tiantian joked, "Wang Zhiqing used to be restless, always thinking of living off his wife. After eating our brigade's feces, he became normal, smarter, and more motivated. It's all thanks to our brigade leader's feces."
"Tiantian, it seems to be true. Ever since Wang Zhiqing fell into the cesspool and returned to the commune, he's changed. It's mainly because he changed so quickly that we can't adapt."
With Aunt Li around, Gu Ranran couldn't talk to Zhang Tiantian and could only complain in her heart: "Hey, what's changed for the better? It's all for a purpose. Wang Jianshe is afraid that the people with red armbands will come to arrest him, so in order to get the villagers to speak up for him, he has to do a good job of face-saving. Wang Jianshe really doesn't do anything without profit. He is such a disgusting scumbag. I want to vomit."
Zhang Tiantian then asked, "Aunt Li, is there any more gossip? I want to hear it."
"Tiantian, there's another one, Liu Zhiqing, she gave birth to a big fat boy, he's so chubby and cute.
The Jiang family was very happy. Tiezhu's three sisters brought a lot of eggs that day to give to Liu Zhiqing during her confinement.
This time, Liu Zhiqing really married the right person. He found a happy home and lived a good life.
Mrs. Jiang said that when her eldest grandson is one month old, she will definitely hold a grand full moon banquet. Then we will have a treat again.
Alas, there is no harm without comparison. Liu Zhiqing lived a good life. But Li Zhiqing was beaten, and by a group of old women, and suffered heavy losses.
Zhang Tiantian got excited when she heard about the fight and quickly asked, "Aunt Li, that Li Zhiqing? Why are they fighting?"
"Tiantian, that's Li Meili, the educated youth who went to the countryside not long ago. Li Zhiqing is really a weirdo.
Since going to the countryside, Li Zhiqing first tried to flirt with male educated youth, but no one took the bait, so he had to turn his attention to the young men in our team.
Li Zhiqing was a very capable person. She had no idea how many women she had on her side. Some people gave her gifts, money and tickets, and some even gave her jobs. She had a good life there.
But one day, two young people went to work for Li Zhiqing, and their schedules coincided. Both of them said that Li Zhiqing was their partner.
Finally, the matter was exposed, and the mothers of these young men were the first to lose their patience and beat Li Zhiqing together, making him cry for his parents.
When the situation was out of control, someone called the team leader to take charge. In the end, Li Zhiqing paid for all his belongings before the situation was resolved.
Right now, Li Zhiqing is like stinky dog shit. Everyone is afraid of her, afraid that she will take advantage of them by mistake."
"Aunt Li, these young people nowadays really know how to have fun. They all have fun quite wildly."
"Tiantian, that's right. In the past, our marriage was arranged by our parents and matchmakers. The first time I met my old man was on our wedding night.
It's still better now, when we advocate free love and marry only after we've fallen in love. You can find someone you like and marry the person you like."
Gu Ranran asked curiously, "Aunt Li, you haven't met Uncle Li yet, how dare you marry him?"
"Ran Ran, what's there to be afraid of? Girls have to get married when they reach a certain age. If their parents ask them to, they have to get married.
Fortunately, my parents are good to me. I am the youngest in the family, and my brothers and sisters-in-law are also good to me. I got married when I was 18 years old.
Many girls of my age in our brigade got married at the age of 16, some at 15, and some were even given away as child brides.
Alas, it was really not easy for women of our generation. Some married to earn dowry money for their brothers.
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