Chapter 17 Avalanche 2
Nie Laosan's wife watched coldly, almost dying of laughter. She taunted him, "I should have told you earlier that this guy is a jinx. A mute is a mute. A jinx is a jinx, and you think he's a treasure!"
Seeing this, several elderly people from the production team nearby felt a little sorry. Fubao was a pitiful child, without a father or a mother. Liu Guizhi was a kind person, so she immediately advised Liu Guizhi not to take it too seriously: "Your mother has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. You just need to comfort her more when you go back."
He was halfway through his words when he remembered that Liu Guizhi couldn't speak and couldn't be coaxed, so he asked Fubao to coax her.
Liu Guizhi already felt like a sinner. She was sorry for her mother-in-law, her husband, and the Gu family. She just lost two work points a day.
But she didn't want to be too disappointed, for fear that Fubao would feel sad.
Fubao was a child, and perhaps she was ignorant, but she didn't want to blame her. At that moment, she didn't know why, but she just went along with her wishes.
She led Fubao and slowly walked into the house. As soon as they entered, everyone knew what was going on. Shen Hongying was the first to rush over and accuse her: "Such a good opportunity, and you don't want to go? Why didn't you say so earlier? Are you just tired and deliberately not going?"
Liu Zhaodi next to him looked at Fubao: "It's still this Fubao. She loves Fubao so much that Fubao won't go if he doesn't want to. Hey, I suddenly feel that what Nie Laosan's wife said is also reasonable. This Fubao——"
Miao Xiuju was already furious. She was angry that Fubao had ruined such a good thing, and that Liu Guizhi had been so incompetent that she had lost face in front of Nie Laosan's wife. But now, hearing what Liu Zhaodi said, she was even more furious: "Do you understand? Whose daughter-in-law are you? You trust someone as shameless as Nie Laosan's wife? Don't mention Nie Laosan's wife to me anymore. Anyone who mentions her won't have dinner today!"
When Liu Zhaodi heard this, she felt wronged and couldn't believe it.
What happened to her when she mentioned Nie Lao San's wife? Why was she so angry? She was wronged!
But Miao Xiuju ignored this. She slammed the door shut and went into the house. She finished by saying, "Why did I marry such a stupid daughter-in-law? What a sin! I have a miserable life!"
Stupid? Are you talking about yourself?
Liu Zhaodi covered her mouth and went into the house, then buried her head in the quilt and started crying.
What did she do to offend anyone? Didn’t she just tell the truth?
Chen Hongying also felt that Miao Xiuju's temper was inexplicable. She glared at Liu Guizhi and said coldly, "Why are you still standing there like an idiot? Go get some work! You don't want to work and still want to eat ready-made meals!"
Liu Guizhi knew she was in the wrong, so she lowered her head and went to the kitchen to work silently.
The men in the Gu family all saw this, but no one interrupted. With four brothers and four wives, the sisters-in-law all ate from the same pot, so it was inevitable that there would be some friction. No one should take sides with their own wives, and no one should interfere in the affairs between women. They pretended not to see it, and it was over the next day. If a brother had intervened, the matter might have gotten out of hand.
At noon, the family went back to rest for a while. Gu Weidong took the opportunity to sneak into the house and comforted Liu Guizhi: "What they said is what they are like. Don't take it to heart."
Liu Guizhi looked at him with red eyes and a face full of guilt.
Gu Weidong felt distressed when he saw his wife like this.
The daughter-in-law is mute. A mute cannot speak, so she cannot express her feelings when she suffers a loss. She can only keep the grievance in her heart.
Farmers are generally taciturn and not very good at expressing their feelings, but Gu Weidong couldn't help but hold Liu Guizhi's hand, squeezed it gently, and whispered, "Of course you have your reasons for not going. I believe you on this point and won't blame you. As for mother, she is also worried about the two work points. It will be fine in a few days."
Liu Guizhi nodded slightly with her head drooping, thought about it, and sighed.
Gu Weidong felt that his mute wife was particularly endearing. His chest softened, and he couldn't help but hug her. He lowered his voice and said hoarsely, "It's okay, it's okay. It's just two work points. I'm telling you, I went to the market recently and found a business opportunity. I think I can make money. If this really works out, then I won't care about the two work points in the future. Then our mother won't be angry with you because of two work points."
Liu Guizhi raised her head in surprise and looked at her man in confusion.
Gu Weidong was about to speak when he heard a cough outside and immediately let go of Liu Guizhi.
The whole family is in the same yard, and it is easy for them to hear each other's noises. Even couples have to be careful. If they are seen hugging each other like this in broad daylight, they will definitely be laughed at.
In Liu Zhaodi's room, she covered herself with the quilt and cried for a long time, but no one came to comfort her. She felt ashamed, but she still had to do her work, so she had to go out.
After dinner, she returned to the house and her husband Gu Weijun also came in.
Gu Weijun's face darkened as he entered the room: "What are you doing today? Why are you nagging at the Fourth Brother's family? Our father is here, our mother is here, and the Fourth Brother is here too. Do you have the right to speak? You're still my sister-in-law, and you're talking like that?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhaodi felt even more aggrieved: "What's wrong with me? What did I say? Didn't I just talk about Fubao? Isn't that the truth? Two work points a day, if she doesn't go, I will go, and she actually threw it away like that, the money she earned was thrown away!!"
The work points for snow-sweeping were valuable: one point was worth fifty cents, and two points were worth one dollar! Thinking of one dollar, Liu Zhaodi was filled with grief and indignation.
Gu Weijun's face darkened even further. "That's what our mother should say, not you! Besides, you insisted on mentioning Nie Lao San's wife. Aren't you asking for trouble? Our mother is already unhappy, and you insisted on provoking her. Who else would she scold if not you? It's embarrassing!"
Liu Zhaodi was stunned for a moment, and then she started to cry.
Why are you all blaming her? What did she do wrong? She just told the truth!
——
In the evening, smoke rose from every household. Most families in the Pingxi Production Brigade had prepared a larger meal today. Since they could earn two work points for helping to clear the snow, everyone felt it was a great bargain.
After finishing the meal, some people came to the stone mill in front of the village with their sleeves tucked in, looking out and asking each other: "Why haven't they come back yet? Why are they clearing the snow at this time?"
At first there were only a few people, but later everyone couldn't help but come out. After asking around, they found out that the snow removal workers hadn't returned yet, and they were waiting for the workers to go home for dinner.
Of course, the Gu family did not have such expectations, so when everyone was asking around with their sleeves tucked in, the Gu family just did their own thing and were unwilling to go out.
But when Miao Xiuju was cooking, she found that there was no water in the water tank, so she shouted: "Go get some water, go get some water!"
Who knew that when she went out to look, the men in the house were repairing the chicken coop and had no time to spare, and the women were also busy. She sighed, had no choice but to pick up the burden and go out with a thick face.
She saw many people waiting for the snow removal workers to come back, but she didn't want to join the crowd, so she took a detour and ran to the water pump.
Who knew that even after dark, she was still stopped by someone: "Hey, isn't this Old Lady Gu, coming out to fetch water? Your family hasn't cooked yet? Why is it so late? Doesn't your Guizhi also remove snow?"
Miao Xiuju secretly resented this, thinking it was a case of bringing up such a topic. She deliberately held her head high and said stubbornly, "Snow clearing is too tiring and dirty. I couldn't bear to let my daughter-in-law go, so I simply didn't go. It's only two work points a day, it's not worth it!"
The others burst out laughing when they heard it.
Nie Laosan's wife had just finished cooking and came out with her sleeves tucked in. When she heard this, she burst out laughing: "Oh my, my, those who don't know would think that our Pingxi Production Brigade is so rich that they wouldn't even consider two work points worth a penny? This is ridiculous!"
Miao Xiuju: "So what if I just don't like it? I don't care! There's snow everywhere outside. What if my daughter-in-law gets exhausted? I feel sorry for my daughter-in-law and my son!"
The others, who didn't know that Liu Guizhi from the Gu family didn't go before, now all gathered together to find out what was going on. Nie Lao San's wife quickly shouted it out, and everyone knew about it.
"I said that Fubao is a disaster. She is specifically designed to block people's fortune. If you encounter her, everything will definitely fail—"
She had barely finished her words when a man suddenly came running from the other side of the mountain, panting and shouting, "Oh no! Oh no! Hurry up and bring some help over there! Something's happened! Something's happened!"
Everyone looked and saw that the man was Wang Baiou. Wang Baiou was a junior high school student. After graduation, he worked as an accountant under Chen Youfu in the Pingxi Production Brigade. This time he was also helping to remove the snow.
When she yelled like that, everyone was startled and rushed forward to support her: "What's wrong? What happened? Where are you? Why are you the only one back?"
Nie Laosan's wife also widened her eyes. "What do you mean? Why are you the only one back? Where's my husband? When will we register our work points?"
Wang Baiou gasped for breath and spoke intermittently, "Something happened...something happened...the snow on the top of a hill slid down...and buried one of us!"
ah? ? ?
All the villagers present came out to inquire because their families had gone out to clear the snow and had not returned yet. They had not thought much about it before, but after hearing what Wang Baiou said, they were all shocked.
"Is my husband okay? Who is he buried?" a daughter-in-law rushed over and asked.
"My daughter went to my house. How is she?" Another old lady also grabbed Wang Baiou and questioned him.
As for Nie Laosan's wife, her voice changed. She desperately pushed everyone away and grabbed Wang Baiou's sleeve: "Where's my husband? How is my husband? Will you give us the work points?"
Wang Baiou had no time to care about that!
Wang Baiou closed his eyes tiredly, shook his head weakly, and murmured, "Don't ask anymore, hurry up, hurry up, it's Nie Lao San who is buried..."
Is the person buried Nie Lao San?
When Nie Laosan's wife heard this, her body went limp and she fell to the ground sideways.
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