Chapter 16 Avalanche 1
When Fubao arrived at the production brigade, she saw that there were already quite a few people there, both men and women. She also saw Nie Laosan and his wife in the crowd.
Nie Laosan's wife also came to deliver food to Nie Laosan.
Nie Laosan's wife glanced at Fubao and snorted disdainfully.
Nie Laosan also saw Fubao and sighed helplessly.
In fact, Nie Laosan never hit Fubao or scolded him. He was an honest man. But he was afraid of his wife. If his wife said she would not give Fubao food, he would not dare to give it to her.
Fubao didn't have much affection for this cowardly and honest father. When he saw Nie Laosan, he lowered his head, avoided his gaze, and pretended not to see it.
When people from the production team saw Fubao, they greeted her with a smile and asked her questions. Some praised her for her good looks, while others asked her what she was doing there.
She whispered, "My mother didn't eat breakfast this morning, so my grandmother asked me to bring her some food."
Everyone else laughed and said that although Mrs. Gu was a fierce person, she was actually very nice to her daughter-in-law. So they pointed to her and said, "Your mother is over there."
Fubao finally found Liu Guizhi through the crowd and handed the cornmeal steamed bun to her.
Liu Guizhi was carrying a water gourd and some black sweet potato steamed buns. She pointed at her water and dry steamed buns, and refused to take the cornmeal cake, giving it to Fubao.
Of course Fubao didn't want to eat it, she insisted on giving it to Liu Guizhi.
Liu Guizhi had no choice but to accept it.
At this time, Chen Youfu came and shouted as he assigned tasks to everyone, telling them who would go to which area, who would be responsible for which area, and who would be in a group with whom. Everything was agreed upon, and everyone was ready to go.
Liu Guizhi touched Fubao's head and motioned Fubao to go home.
Chen Youfu led everyone on their journey.
Fubao stood by the road, watching Liu Guizhi walking away with the crowd. It was a very ordinary scene, but she suddenly felt a dull pain in her chest, and an uncomfortable feeling came over her.
Without a second thought, she ran over to the crowd and grabbed Liu Guizhi's arm tightly: "Mom!"
Liu Guizhi was surprised, touched Fubao's hand comfortingly, and motioned Fubao to go back.
Fubao raised his eyes, tears welling up in his eyes: "Mom, I'm not feeling well, I feel uncomfortable, I'm feeling suffocated here..."
Liu Guizhi was shocked and quickly supported Fubao.
At this time, when the other villagers saw this, they all said that they had to set off quickly and not delay.
Chen Youfu also ran over, asked about the situation, and finally persuaded him: "Fubao, go home first. Your mother is working with the production team to remove snow, and she gets two work points a day."
This is a good thing. Each family only has one quota, and no family can send two laborers. This opportunity must not be missed.
But Fubao bit his lips and said nothing. He stubbornly held Liu Guizhi's hand and refused to let go.
Fubao didn't know why, but she had a vague feeling that removing the snow was not a good thing, otherwise she wouldn't have suddenly felt chest pain.
When she was still in the nunnery, the head nun went to the mountain to fetch water. She watched the nun leave and felt something was wrong. Later, the nun fell into a ditch and became lame.
Fubao didn't want her mother to have a lame leg, but she couldn't say what was in her heart, so she had to stubbornly hold her mother tightly and not let go.
Chen Youfu saw this and said, "Sister-in-law, why don't we change someone at home?"
Liu Guizhi was anxious at this time. If she missed this good opportunity of earning two work points a day, it would be gone. She quickly pried open Fubao's hands and babbled, hoping that she could understand.
When the production team saw this, someone started urging them to leave. Coincidentally, Nie Laosan's wife hadn't left yet. Seeing this, she said sarcastically, "This kid has no sense!"
Chen Youfu was also a little helpless: "If it doesn't work, then don't go?"
Going home to ask for a replacement now would be too time-consuming. The people in the commune had already agreed to wait there, and the production teams had gathered, so there was no time to waste.
When Liu Guizhi heard that she couldn't go, she panicked.
It was not just for the two work points a day, she was also afraid that Miao Xiuju would scold her when she returned home.
She couldn't miss this good opportunity of earning two work points a day.
She tried hard to pry Fubao's hands open and gestured with her hands desperately. It was a cold day and she was sweating profusely with anxiety.
Fubao tightly grasped Liu Guizhi's hand, and after it was pried open, she went to pull the corner of Liu Guizhi's clothes. She bit her lips and cried, tears in her eyes: "Mom, mom, I feel uncomfortable, please don't leave..."
Liu Guizhi looked at Fubao like this, and saw that Fubao's clear eyes were full of panic, as if her world would fall down as soon as she left.
Liu Guizhi suddenly burst into tears, wiped her tears, sighed, then turned around and shook her head at Chen Youfu.
Chen Youfu looked at the members over there who were urging him, and he had no choice but to stamp his feet and say, "Fourth sister-in-law, there will be another chance later!"
After saying that, he quickly left with the members.
Liu Guizhi held Fubao in her arms and watched the large group of commune members leave. She felt lost and sad thinking that they were going to work to earn two work points a day, while she couldn't go.
But when she thought about Fubao, she accepted it.
She stood up, took Fubao's hand and went home.
Nie Laosan's wife witnessed the whole process and almost died of laughter: "Silly mute wife, now you know it, Fubao is a disaster, a scourge. She will stop you from having any good things, and will definitely take the blame for any bad things you do! You deserve it, who told you to draw the lottery!"
Nie Laosan's wife was thinking that her husband was going to earn two work points that day, but Liu Guizhi couldn't go. Looking at Liu Guizhi's listless look, she was really happy.
She knew it, she knew it, that wherever Fubao went, he would cause trouble.
Liu Guizhi led Fubao to the entrance of the alley. Miao Xiuju happened to be coming out of the alley carrying a bucket of slop. Seeing Liu Guizhi, she was surprised: "What's going on? Didn't you go to remove the snow? Why didn't you go?"
Liu Guizhi lowered her head in guilt and didn't dare to look at Miao Xiujiu.
Miao Xiuju was stunned: "What's going on? Chen Youfu won't let you go?"
She suddenly became angry: "No, I have to ask Chen Youfu. We agreed on two work points a day, so why won't you go? This is bullying!"
Liu Guizhi was so scared that she quickly stopped her. When she looked up, her eyes were filled with tears.
Miao Xiuju was confused: "What's going on? Why aren't you going? Fubao, what's going on?"
Liu Guizhi can't speak, but Fubao can, so she interrogates Fubao.
Fubao bit his lip, too guilty to speak.
She had no way to explain it, but she vaguely understood that if her mother went there, something bad would happen.
At this time, several old ladies and old men on the street, basking in the sun with their sleeves tucked in, saw this and stepped forward to advise: "Why don't you ask Chen Youfu later? The child is still young, and Guizhi can't speak. There's no point in being anxious."
Just at this moment, Nie Laosan's wife came over and burst into laughter. She chuckled and said, "Hey, Mrs. Gu, you have to ask me this time. I just brought food to my husband, but I saw the whole thing from beginning to end."
Miao Xiuju was already unhappy, but when she saw Nie Laosan's wife and her gloating look, she immediately became furious: "It's none of your business!"
Nie Laosan's wife had been scolded by Miao Xiuju at her doorstep before, and she felt so aggrieved. Now she finally felt that she could hold her head high and was grinning smugly, with an arrogant look on her face: "It's none of my business, but you are wondering why your mute daughter-in-law didn't go to earn the two work points that day. She can't tell you, I'll tell you!"
Miao Xiuju said stubbornly, "Bah, I don't even want you to tell me!"
But the old man next to her was puzzled: "Mrs. Nie, please stop selling the lawsuit. What's going on? Why didn't Guizhi go?"
Nie Laosan's wife shook her head and wagged her tail, feeling very proud. "This all started with your good grandson Fubao. She held your dumb wife back and refused to let her go. There was nothing she could do. The team leader and his men had already set off, but your granddaughter held her back. Your dumb wife didn't go. Two work points a day, and she just flew away like that."
When she said the word "fly away" at the end, her tone, her pride, her arrogance, she looked so happy as if she had avenged her great hatred.
Originally, Miao Xiujiu was determined not to listen, but when she heard this, she was stunned and looked at Liu Guizhi and Fubao in disbelief.
She originally still had a glimmer of hope. For example, if Chen Youfu didn't allow her daughter-in-law to go, she would go over and make a big scene with Chen Youfu. Or if someone was doing something bad and not allowing her to go, she would make a scene and make that person compensate her.
But now, she looked at Liu Guizhi and Fubao with a glimmer of hope, but saw Liu Guizhi's guilty and evasive eyes, and saw Fubao biting his lip, not knowing what to do.
Her head suddenly buzzed and she felt that the day had turned dark.
How could this be? How could he be so ignorant? Fubao said he didn't want to go, so he didn't go? How could anyone be so ignorant? That's two work points a day, two work points!
Miao Xiuju looked at the arrogant look of Nie Laosan's wife and gnashed her teeth in hatred, her face flushed red. Finally, she shouted in frustration: "Why don't you go back to work! What are you standing there for?"
Liu Guizhi was so frightened that she trembled and quickly took Fubao's hand to go home.
Miao Xiuju saw the cornmeal pancake in Liu Guizhi's arms and sneered: "Give it to me, this is not for you!"
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and left!
Liu Guizhi lowered her head in embarrassment, without saying a word, and squatted down silently, but she saw the uneasiness in Fubao's eyes.
Fubao is a worried child. She is always afraid that she will be abandoned by the Gu family.
Liu Guizhi held Fubao's little shoulders and forced a hard smile.
She couldn't speak, but she was using lip language to tell Fubao: It's okay, mother won't be angry with you.
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