Chapter 74 Fubao's Stone 2
Everyone immediately stretched their necks to watch the fun.
You have to know that in this rural area, every day you go to work and work in the fields. When you come home, you still work and work. In the early years, there were model operas that you could go to the commune to watch, but now there are no model operas anymore. Life is really boring.
And now what is happening in the Nie family is even more interesting than the play on the stage, not to mention that the actors are all familiar people. The three daughters-in-law of the Nie family are about to fight, and it makes me excited just thinking about it.
Someone else was standing there, strutting their stuff and yelling, "Nie Lao San's wife, your two sisters-in-law are here!"
This is what it means to gloat over other people's misfortunes and wish for chaos in the world.
My sister-in-law is here? She's here if she wants to. It's none of their business!
Nie Laosan's wife rolled up her sleeves and pinched her waist: "I told you, this jade is our Nie family's legacy. It's not Fubao's, and it's not from some nunnery. If you don't believe me, forget it! Anyway, I'll say the same thing even if I go to the commune or the district!"
She said very reasonably, "If I tell even a single lie, I'll fall into a toilet on a rainy day, and I'll be hit by clods of earth when I go out!"
She said this with such confidence that everyone began to think that perhaps the jade really belonged to her Nie family?
When the eldest and second daughters-in-law of the Nie family heard this, their eyes turned red.
That's a piece of jade, a treasure, not just pots and pans! How much is it worth? Why was such a valuable item only given to the third wife?
The eldest and second daughters-in-law broke through the crowd and came to the third daughter-in-law Nie: "Are you saying that the jade was passed down from our ancestors? Why don't we have a share?"
The eldest daughter-in-law: "What do you mean? The third daughter-in-law, are you stealing the old man's things?!"
The second son’s wife said, “Now I remember. No wonder you rushed home right after the funeral. You were trying to steal something. I didn’t even know it existed!”
Nie Laosan's wife was stunned.
She was so focused on swallowing the jade that no one could find fault with her. Why didn't she think of her elder and younger sisters-in-law? If they heard this, wouldn't they eat her alive? They weren't easy to talk to!
When the old man was buried, several daughters-in-law ran back to the old house to grab things. Not to mention jade, even a piece of tile was good. Those were the things left by the old man, and they were blessings. Whoever inherited those things would be blessed with wealth.
The eldest and second daughters-in-law shouted together, "Third daughter-in-law, what do you mean? It's inherited from our ancestors, so you're just going to pocket it?"
Nie Laosan stood beside them with a dumbfounded look on his face.
Boss Nie and Boss Nie were standing by with embarrassed expressions.
They thought, if they had such a good thing at home but had been hiding it from them, their parents must have gone too far...
Nie Laosan's wife finally felt that something was wrong.
She didn't want to offend her eldest and second sisters-in-law. After all, her reputation was not very good now, and people in the production team were always pointing fingers at her. At this time, not offending her sisters-in-law was of course the best choice.
If someone bullies you, at least your family will help you.
But now, looking at the attitude of Nie Lao Da's wife and Nie Lao Er's wife, if she doesn't call out the jade, those two people will definitely not let her go.
So she had no choice but to put away her original arrogance and said with a shameless face: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, you are overthinking it. We can talk about this matter in private."
"Tell me slowly. Why should I tell you slowly? Tell me slowly how you embezzled the things left by the old man?" The two sisters-in-law were not easy to deal with. Since they came to find me, I had to get to the bottom of it.
Of course, it would be better to get to the bottom of it in front of so many people, so that Nie Lao San's wife will not be shameless and will give them what belongs to them.
Nie Lao San's wife wanted to cry. She coughed and desperately winked at Nie Lao Da's wife and Nie Lao Er's wife.
Sisters-in-law, we are all family, wake up, our parents-in-law have been poor all their lives, what treasures can they have? This is my Fubao, let's divide it together later, let's divide it together...
However, the wives of the eldest and second oldest Nie brothers were completely unaware of the look in Nie's wife's eyes. They pointed at her nose and scolded her, "You're still making eyes at me? Are you determined not to share any of it with us? You hid it from us back then, and why are you still not giving it out now?"
Nie Laosan's wife was at her wit's end. She had no choice but to lower her voice and say, "This, this isn't what my parents-in-law left behind..."
However, there were so many people around, and the wives of the eldest and second brothers were both angry, so who could hear her say this?
But there was one person who heard it, and that was Miao Xiuju.
Miao Xiuju was a shrewd person. Ever since the two daughters-in-law of the Nie family arrived, she had been paying attention to the movements of the third daughter-in-law of the Nie family, listening attentively. Now that she heard it, she sneered, "Sisters-in-law and second sisters-in-law, the third daughter-in-law just said that the jade was not left by your parents-in-law. Could it be that it is her own?"
Miao Xiuju said this loudly, and Huixin and Huiru looked at Chen Youfu with grim expressions: "Captain, look at what you mean. She herself said that this is not an heirloom. If it's not an heirloom, then where did it come from? She keeps saying every word, not a single word is true. How can we get our things back? Is she deliberately coveting our things? If it really doesn't work out, we have no shame and will go directly to the commune to find Secretary Li Mingshuan. He was the one who was responsible for this matter in the first place. We want to ask him if he can give us a good resettlement!"
Secretary Li Mingshuan...
Chen Youfu quickly shook his head and waved his hands: "No, this won't do. We can't alarm Secretary Li!"
God, please forgive him. If Fubao causes any more trouble, Secretary Li will definitely give him a lecture and may even doubt his ability as the team leader!
What could Nie Laosan's wife say? She could only quickly defend herself: "No, no, no, don't talk nonsense. That piece of jade was passed down from my ancestors. I didn't say what I said just now. That was my mother-in-law's last words before she died—"
However, just as he said this, the wives of the eldest and second eldest Nie glared at him. "What are you talking about? What are you talking about? Did your mother-in-law leave it to you? For you alone?"
Nie Laosan's wife quickly held back her words: "No, no, no, no, it's not left by mother-in-law..."
Miao Xiuju, Huiru, and Huixin asked in unison, "Is that the Fubao you secretly hid?"
Nie Laosan's wife quickly explained: "It's not Fubao's, it's an heirloom!"
The wives of the eldest and second Nie brothers were furious: "Where did it come from? An heirloom? Who gave it to you?"
Nie Laosan's wife was being pressured by both sides. One side was staring at her for the jade and she had to lie and say it was an heirloom; the other side was forcing her to share the jade and she had to admit that it was not given by her parents-in-law. She was worried and torn, and was panicked by the pressure from both sides. Suddenly, she saw her man.
She said loudly: "He gave it to me. It was the third brother who said it was an heirloom!"
Nie Laosan: "Ah?"
This silly woman, I told you not to make up lies to deceive people, but she actually dragged him into this? ?
Nie Laosan's wife caught Nie Laosan and, of course, refused to let him go. She immediately started crying and said, "You were the one who gave it to me in the first place. How would I know what happened? You should ask him!"
There was something wrong with the expressions of Boss Nie and Second Boss Nie.
They actually didn't believe it. They didn't believe that their parents had hidden something good from them and gave it to their third brother's wife. That wasn't possible. They didn't believe it.
But now, he is actually involved with the third brother.
The third brother is an honest man, so it seems that this is true?
Think about it...the two of them suddenly felt sad.
My parents favor my younger brother!
When the wives of the eldest and second sons of Nie saw this, they knew it was set in stone. It was the third branch of the family that had embezzled the valuables passed down from their ancestors. They rushed over and grabbed the third son of Nie's wife, saying, "No, we have to seek justice. We have to seek justice. This family must be divided up again!"
Huiru, however, grabbed onto Nie Lao Da's wife and refused to let go: "That's Fubao's, that's Fubao's. It's not your ancestral inheritance at all. Why don't you give it back to Fubao?"
Nie Laosan's wife was being pulled here and there, and the scene was in chaos. The people watching the fun were talking at once, saying all kinds of things, and they were all laughing to death.
Finally, Chen Youfu yelled fiercely, "Shut up, everyone!"
Everyone was stunned. I’ve used all of them... It seems the captain is really anxious.
At this moment, all the men, women, young and old present fell silent, and the wives who were originally arguing and quarreling seemed to be frozen into wooden figures.
Chen Youfu wanted to cry. Shouldn't the production brigade set up a position of women's director? As a man, he was involved in fights between daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law every day. Was it easy for him?
"Confess and be treated leniently; resist and be punished severely. Now, everyone is silent. Nie Lao San's wife, you must tell me word for word where this jade came from. If you tell a lie, I won't lie to you this time. The police station will handcuff you!"
Nie Laosan's wife was terrified. She trembled and whispered, "This, this is..."
Several people nearby stared at him with eager eyes.
If she said that the things belonged to Fubao, Miao Xiujiu and the two nuns would immediately rush over and try to snatch them away.
If she said it was inherited from her ancestors, her two sisters-in-law would not forgive her immediately.
How can I explain this?
Nie Laosan's wife was terrified and in a dilemma, not knowing what to do. It was not right to speak or not to speak.
Nie Laosan, who was standing next to him, finally couldn't stand it anymore and stamped his feet: "That's Fu Bao's, it's Fu Bao's! Just admit it and return the things to him!"
One sentence tells the truth.
Nie Laosan's wife's face flushed, and she gnashed her teeth in anger, but she still said confidently, "What's wrong with Fubao? I raised her for four years, shouldn't I have a memory of her?"
Yes, I just want to keep it as a thought. When she thought about it this way, she immediately felt that she was right.
Chen Youfu said seriously, "Of course not! That's Fubao's stuff, give it back to Fubao!"
Nie Laosan sighed and said, "Give it back to the owner."
The people around were also pointing and saying: "You kicked them out, and you still want to covet their things?"
Grandma Hu shook her head and sighed, "I heard that this was something the nun took with her when she found Fubao. Maybe she can use this thing to find her parents in the future..."
Oh, that's even more important to hear.
All the onlookers looked at Nie Laosan's wife with contempt, especially when they remembered how she had just said it was inherited from her ancestors and then said it was not, they couldn't help but laugh.
Amidst these waves of contempt, Nie Laosan's wife was helpless, overwhelmed, embarrassed, and ashamed. Finally, amid everyone's ridicule, she had no choice but to go into the house to get the stone.
Who knew that Shengyin would come out at this time.
She came out clutching the stone in her hand: "Captain, I want to ask you something."
She was only five years old, but she spoke like a little adult. Chen Youfu frowned and asked, "What?"
Shengyin: "The Fubao came from the nunnery, and so did this jade. Weren't all the things in the nunnery confiscated back then? Then why wasn't this jade confiscated? Shouldn't it have been confiscated directly at the time, or did the nunnery secretly keep this jade?"
When Huiru and Huixin heard this, their faces changed immediately.
They suddenly realized the problem.
Although this piece of jade is indeed Fubao's, it also belongs to the nunnery. If the abbess had taken this jade out at that time, it would obviously have been confiscated.
This, this... They stared at the little girl. They didn't expect that such a young girl would be so scheming?
Chen Youfu was stunned, thought for a moment and said, "Yes."
Upon hearing this, Shengyin smiled, a hint of pride in his eyes: "Then this jade should also be confiscated and handed over to the government?"
As soon as she said this, everyone around her started whispering.
It seems...that makes sense?
Individuals present secretly glanced at the jade, unsure what it was, though they'd heard it was very valuable. For a moment, some were envious, others pondered its price. Everyone felt a distinct, mostly sour, feeling.
How come others are so lucky to get such a piece of jade out of thin air?
Gu Weidong's expression also changed. He frowned and looked at the jade in Shengyin's hand.
The purpose of this commotion was not only to prevent the Nie family from competing with him, but also to retrieve the jade for Fubao.
If this piece of jade is of some value, and the people above confiscate it because of a commotion, then wouldn't they be cheating Fubao?
Just when a group of people had their own ideas, Fubao suddenly stood up.
She looked at the jade in Shengyin's hand.
She had not seen the abbot's letter before, so she really didn't know that the jade was hers, but she also had a special feeling.
Now that I have seen the letter and know what it means, I feel that it is mine.
Your own things.
She looked at the jade and vaguely felt that she knew what was going on with it.
So she raised her little face and said loudly: "This is not jade, it is just an ordinary stone, an ordinary stone my parents left me, just a thought."
When she said this, everyone looked at her.
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