Sister-in-law Su came to take advantage of her, not to be taken advantage of.
He looked at her with surprise and shook his head with a subtle expression.
"No, my in-laws have high expenses when they come to visit, so they only raise a few chickens. The eggs they lay are not enough for our own consumption, so there are no spare eggs."
Hehe, oh, Old Xu's wife, could you send some adobe bricks to our house sometime?
"Okay, but you can only send some after Zhou Ying's wife has used them all and I have enough for myself!"
"Oh, that will take a long time!"
Why don't you prioritize sending mine tomorrow? It won't cost much anyway, Zhou Ying's wife, you won't mind, right?
“I’m waiting to build a kang (heated brick bed) to sleep on; this is a big deal, and I mind.”
"Wait a little longer, or you can make your own adobe bricks if necessary!"
Sister-in-law Su's lips twitched. She was wearing leather shoes, and she didn't want to go to make mud bricks; wouldn't that get them all dirty?
"Then let's wait!"
As she spoke, she called out to Sister-in-law Xu again, her tone commanding:
"Then deliver it to Zhou Ying's wife first, then deliver it to our family. What's the rush for you? Anyway, you're old rightists. Making you do labor is to help you reform!"
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
Old Xu's face turned pale, and his wife's face also darkened.
Before they could even speak, Sister-in-law Su was rebuked by Jiang Wenwan.
Sister-in-law Su was taken aback by Jiang Wenwan's words, then her face darkened and she said:
"Zhou Ying's wife, what kind of talk is that? They were rightists to begin with, so I can't even say anything?"
Jiang Wenwan thought that by 1978, all the rightists would be removed from the list, which would only take two or three years.
“You can say it, but that will only expose your ignorance.”
Don't you know that people are already gradually taking off their hats, and you're still standing here making excuses, exposing your ignorance?
This Sister Su really doesn't know.
"Who knows if what you're saying is true? Maybe you're just making things up on purpose?"
Then, considering her status as the division commander's daughter-in-law, she might have heard it from the division commander. If that's the case, she really couldn't say for sure.
Thinking about it, she pursed her lips.
"I just came to take a look. By the way, do you want this rabbit pelt? Or I can clean it for you."
Let's make leather gloves. I know how to make them, and once they're done, we can take turns wearing them.
Jiang Wenwan isn't that poor.
"No need, I can make them too. Besides, I'm from Northeast China, so I don't need these hides. It's not that serious."
"It's getting late, you should go back now. Don't forget the two eggs you promised me."
"What eggs? I don't have any extra eggs at home. Never mind, I'm leaving."
After seeing this oddball off, Jiang Wenwan turned around and saw that the couple were staring at her with displeasure.
Why are you all looking at me?
"Can it really be removed?"
Old Xu's wife was a little excited, and Jiang Wenwan smiled and nodded.
"Of course, it's just that our place is remote. There are plenty of other places closer to the capital that have already picked them."
"That's great! Old Xu, did you hear that?"
Old Xu bent down, picked up a piece of adobe, and smiled.
"I heard that, but I don't know when it will be my turn!"
"Two or three years, I guess!"
Jiang Wenwan blurted out something, then quickly added:
"I was just saying,"
"Thank you for your kind words, it will definitely be possible."
At this moment, Old Xu's wife also remembered Jiang Wenwan's identity, and her smile widened, making her even more energetic in her work.
We invited them to stay for dinner that evening, and also to take advantage of the newly built stove.
I steamed a pot of white rice, stir-fried some wild rabbit meat, and also cooked a pot of pork.
"Don't let all this pork go to waste!"
Old Xu's wife felt heartbroken when she saw her take out a large piece of pork.
"It's alright, he bought this in the county yesterday. Men always buy things recklessly. In this weather, if he buys so much, won't we be able to finish it and it will spoil?"
"Then I'll pickle them and keep them to eat slowly. I also pickle vegetables. I'll bring you some when I pickle them later."
Jiang Wenwan rarely eats pickled vegetables, but hearing her say this, she thought that vegetables might be scarce here in winter as well.
"I also learned how to pickle radishes in Northeast China, but they're dried, so they might be different from what's here."
We'll discuss it later. We don't have that much salt at home right now, so let's cook something first and see what happens.
When Zhou Yunting came back, he and Lao Xu also took out a bottle of wine.
The two seemed to have hit it off immediately, and they got along very well.
After seeing the two off while it was still light, Jiang Wenwan looked at the tightly sealed stove and said:
"I must say, Old Xu does have some skill; the stove he built is quite nice."
Zhou Yunting looked at the Heart Stove and thought it was pretty good.
"This afternoon I went to the Third Regiment Commander for a training exercise and I'm going to beat them badly."
Hehehe, I took the opportunity to provoke him. Of course, he wasn't going to back down, so we sparred one-on-one, and I ended up giving him a good beating.
Jiang Wenwan found his expression amusing and reached out to poke his chest.
"So, wouldn't you call this settling a personal score?"
Zhou Yunting hugged her and laughed, he really wanted to be with her all the time.
"Of course not. I'm proving my abilities. Otherwise, people will think I'm a nepotism hire, which is really annoying."
After hearing what he said, Jiang Wenwan felt that it made sense.
"What about the horse that was applied for for me?"
"Don't worry, I've approved it for you. But do you really know how to ride a horse?"
"Or I can teach you myself when I'm resting."
"Go, I can ask Sister Song to teach me."
“That works too. With Political Commissar Feng stepping down as the political commissar of the military region, Instructor Lü’s position will probably be promoted.”
Jiang Wenwan quickly covered his mouth and glared at him.
"You're not allowed to talk about this kind of thing at home anymore. I'm not going to listen to any of that. Let's get ready!"
By the way, which farm was Hu Qinghua sent to?
"Hasn't she caught her mother yet?"
Speaking of this, Zhou Yunting felt that his father's face must have been swollen beyond repair from being beaten.
"If all else fails, I'll go after them myself. I refuse to believe I can't catch up with them."
However, they felt that the person might still be hiding somewhere around here, since it wouldn't be difficult for them to get out.
But it's also possible that they will contact Hu Qinghua and his group.
In short, the current plan is to send Hu Qinghua to a farm, and also to keep a close eye on her and see if anyone contacts her.
Three days have passed, and Jiang Wenwan felt that if the person had run away, they would have been on a train by now.
She just didn't have any identification on her.
"Wait a minute, have you guys found out if she might write fake letters of introduction?"
"A fake letter of introduction? This..."
Hearing her say that, Zhou Yunting thought of the things he had investigated before. He Chunyan was quite skilled at falsifying things from the very beginning.
"Wait for me, I'll go make a call right now."
Seeing him walk out, Jiang Wenwan was speechless. It would be too late to go now. If he wanted to escape, he would have been on the train long ago. Why would he still be in contact with Hu Qinghua and the others?
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