Chapter 169
Xia Juhua thought, fortunately you didn't know it earlier, otherwise it would be more lively, and it would be lively in my own family: Although Li Changshun didn't say too much when he was a matchmaker, he still told Xia Juhua after Chang Chunya got married that Accountant Chang had taken a fancy to Liu Zhishuang and wanted to marry his daughter to him. Unexpectedly, Liu Zhishuang and Xiaoman fell in love with each other and quietly announced the news of marriage.
Accountant Chang had told Chang Chunya about his idea, and Chang Chunya was also quite fond of Liu Zhishuang. When she heard that Liu Zhishuang was getting married, she was very depressed for a while. Accountant Chang was naturally upset and worried that his daughter would be upset, so he hurried to find the aunt. He only said that Tang Qijin's father was the militia captain of their brigade, and his family was not poor, so Chang Chunya would not have a hard life if she married him.
But they forget that it is the mother-in-law who spends the most time with her daughter-in-law, and it is the aunt who has to spend her life with her. No matter how capable the father-in-law is, he cannot take care of his son for his whole life. It depends on the aunt herself to be successful.
When the marriage was arranged, Li Changshun felt that Tang Qijin was not up to the task after seeing the situation. He also thought that it was because he did not ask Xia Juhua for help that Chang Chunya and Liu Zhishuang missed out, so he blamed himself to Xia Juhua.
It can only be said that Li Changshun still has a good eye for people. Tang Qijin, who was relying on his father, who was the militia captain, in his own production team, heard that the Ping'anzhuang Brigade factory made money and had to rely on his father-in-law. If he couldn't rely on him, he would turn against him and even thought of using his wife to control his father-in-law.
If he hadn't been such a malicious person, Xia Juhua would not have agreed to let Chang Chunya work in the instant noodle factory - there were many girls from Ping'anzhuang Brigade who had married out, and if they all came back to work, there would be no way to find a place for them.
After Chang Chunya had worked for a few days, Xia Juhua was extremely glad that she had agreed to Accountant Chang's request: Chang Chunya was the youngest in the family and the only daughter-in-law. She had never done any heavy work at her parents' home. Accountant Chang even told Xia Juhua about his worries as a joke, fearing that after the daughter-in-law arrived at her husband's house, people would think she was incompetent.
But she has only been married to the Tang family for two years, but she has mastered everything and is very efficient at work. The most important thing is that she works with her brain. She never needs to be taught a second time for something she has been taught once, and she can apply it to other situations. There are some things that An Baoling has to try a few times, but she can do them well right away.
An Baoling said that with Chang Chunya, she no longer had to rack her brains - there were many things that she had to remember but couldn't remember, and she could only do them when Xia Juhua was around, but now she could just ask Chang Chunya directly. So she often told Xia Juhua that even if Accountant Chang wanted Chunya to go back to her husband's house, she had to keep him at the factory to work.
To be honest, Xia Juhua felt a little distressed after hearing this, and she realized how difficult it is to have a daughter at home: no matter how pampered a girl is in her parents' home, it is no different from being reborn in her second life when she goes to her husband's home, because people will not get used to you.
Because Chang Chunya performed so well, and also because of her heartache, on the day when everyone else got their pay, even though she had only worked for ten days, Xia Juhua still asked Accountant Chang to pay her as well: pay her for ten days' work. If they wanted to keep her, they had to make Chang Chunya and Accountant Chang feel at ease.
Unexpectedly, Chang Chunya didn't come to work the next day after receiving her salary. Xia Juhua and An Baoling were puzzled. They asked someone to ask Accountant Chang at the brigade headquarters, and they heard that Accountant Chang didn't come to work today either.
Xia Juhua found it strange because Accountant Chang had always been very dedicated to his work, almost working all year round. Otherwise, his two sons and daughter-in-law would not have all come to work in the factory and no one in the team would have objected - with a parent who sets the example himself, the two sons and daughter-in-law would not dare to slack off and would work seriously.
People who work hard are respected everywhere. If we don't allow such people to go to work, are we going to let those who just want to get by without doing anything?
Today, both Accountant Chang and his daughter Chang Chunya did not come to work. When Xia Juhua asked about his two sons and daughter-in-law, she also did not come to work. Xia Juhua concluded that something must have happened at home. If none of them even asked for leave, it was not that Accountant Chang did not want to ask for leave, but that he could not afford it.
Xia Juhua didn't think she was looking at Accountant Chang through a filter, but his behavior was worthy of Xia Juhua's high regard. So she asked An Baoling to take the people to deal with it first, and she rode her bicycle to Accountant Chang's house to see what was going on.
Before reaching Accountant Chang's house, we heard a quarrel in the yard. We were too far away to hear what they were saying, but the sound was angry and frustrated. Xia Juhua pushed the cart directly into the wide-open gate, shocking the two groups of people who were facing each other in the yard.
When he saw that the person coming was Xia Juhua, Accountant Chang, who was leading the group, was very embarrassed and said, "Captain, why are you here?"
While parking the car, Xia Juhua looked at the Tang family members who were confronting Accountant Chang. She had drunk Chang Chunya's wedding wine and was sitting in the chair, so she naturally knew the Tang family. She asked in confusion, "What's the matter? Can't you talk about it after work? You're making such a fuss that you don't even go to work. As an accountant, you don't go to work, so I have to come and see what's going on."
It sounded like she was criticizing Accountant Chang, but Xia Juhua's eyes never left the Tang family, which made them feel scared. They didn't realize that Xia Juhua was only talking about Accountant Chang.
Accountant Chang felt the same way, but he still criticized himself to Xia Juhua: "I have someone over at home today, so I can't go to work. I will deduct my work points as I should."
Xia Juhua, however, felt that deducting work points was secondary, and that clarifying the situation of Accountant Chang was the main thing: "Of course work points will be deducted, but our brigade is not a place without rules, and we cannot deduct your work points without reason. Tell me, what's going on? If someone is preventing you from going to work, let that person give you the work points."
"Captain Xia, listen to me, the Chang family is too bullying..." When Tang Qijin's mother heard that Xia Juhua was going to deduct the work points of accountant Chang, she thought she really had something against the Chang family. She didn't even hear the second half of the sentence and started to criticize the Chang family. Even if her husband pulled her back, she couldn't stop.
Xia Juhua turned around and glanced at Captain Tang. She felt that he was in a bad mood and wanted to pull his wife's hand back, but she also didn't want to continue pulling her hand. Then she said, "Captain Tang, do you also think that Accountant Chang is a bully?"
Captain Tang had been the militia captain of Tangjiazhuang Brigade for many years, so he knew how to read people's expressions. Naturally, he would not admit it. "How could that be? Captain Xia, this woman is just talking nonsense. Don't take it personally."
Xia Juhua shook her head after hearing this. She felt that the person she should least ignore was Captain Tang, who always pushed the blame onto her wife. She also felt that Tang Qijin's ability to find reasons in other people for everything was not learned from his mother, but inherited from his father's genes.
Accountant Chang also felt that he was blind to find such a husband for his daughter, and said to Xia Juhua in a self-reproachful manner: "Captain, it's all my fault. Forget it, I won't say anything. I will deal with the family affairs as soon as possible. Don't worry, go to work."
Hearing him asking Xia Juhua to leave, Tang Qijin's mother was upset again - the reason they wanted to prevent Accountant Chang and his daughter from going to work was to attract Xia Juhua or other people from the Ping'an Village Brigade? Now that the people had come and the words hadn't been spoken yet, how could they let Xia Juhua leave?
"Captain Xia, the Chang family is bullying us. You can't just leave like this. You have to take charge of our case."
Xia Juhua was immediately amused, but she still didn't talk directly to Tang Qijin's mother: "Captain Tang, do you think I should stay or listen to your two in-laws' family affairs?"
Listen carefully, this is a family matter between you. There is no need to raise it to the level of moral blackmail between two brigades, even though there are brigade cadres among the two parties involved.
Captain Tang's face turned blue, but it was hard to say whether it was because Xia Juhua had exposed him or because he was angry at his wife. He suddenly pulled his wife to his side, gave Xia Juhua a smile that was uglier than crying, and said, "Although it is a matter between us two relatives, Lao Chang has always been like a family with Captain Xia. Now there is a misunderstanding between the two families that cannot be resolved. Of course, it would be better if you can help us to reconcile."
After saying so much, they still wanted to keep me. It seemed that the Tang family came for me today. Xia Juhua looked at Captain Tang with a half-smile and asked, "How do you think I should reconcile with you? By the way, I don't know what you are doing today. Are you here to take Chunya back to her husband's house, or to inform Accountant Chang that your Tang Qijin doesn't want to live with Chang Chunya anymore?"
Captain Tang's already ugly face was now bruised, and his wife was even more angry and yelled, "Xia Xiaohuo, what are you talking about? Who is trying to mediate a quarrel? You just open your mouth and say that people can't live anymore?"
Chang Chunya's mother Li Xingfang was furious when she heard this: "Such a thing happened in your family, and you don't let others talk about it?" This woman, it would be fine if she just spoke to me loudly, but she even dared to yell at the team leader. We can't get used to her.
Captain Tang also yelled at his wife, "Shut up." The sound was so loud that it was only because there was no one idle in the production teams of Ping'anzhuang Brigade, otherwise a group of people would have gathered around to watch the fun.
This is also what makes the Tang family angry: it is winter now and they think that if they go to the Chang family and make some trouble, and bring up the fact that Chang Chunya is staying at her parents' home and not returning, the onlookers will definitely point fingers at the Chang family, and for the sake of face, won't the Chang family have to bow to them?
Unexpectedly, they didn't even enter the house when they arrived, but kept yelling at the Chang family in the yard, and few people came to watch the fun. Even if there were a few people who came, they were scolded by Accountant Chang and left in a hurry.
How can they fish in troubled waters? !
Fortunately, Xia Juhua finally came. Captain Tang thought he saw hope, but he didn't expect Xia Juhua to directly say what she wanted to say to control the Chang family. What effect would his words have then?
Captain Tang was so angry that he glared at his wife viciously: You woman are incapable of doing anything good but always makes trouble!
他早說不能跟常家鬧這麽僵，讓兒子來接兒媳婦回家，她就是不聽。不光不聽，還非得在村裏四處講咕兒媳婦，又讓人娘家哥哥打聽得清清楚楚。以至他們來了常家，人家一點沒因自家終于肯接人的激動，還拿這事質問，還當不當常春芽是自家人。
很被動的好不好。
好在常會計還是要臉的，沒說啥難聽的話，告訴他們常春芽以後都要在平安莊上班，恐怕不能跟以往一樣做家務。為了不讓婆婆還得照顧他們小兩口，最好還是讓兩孩子分家。
要不是聽說常春芽在平安莊上班還領了工資，他們一家子還不來常家接人呢。好麽，當初讓你常玉清安排七斤你說安排不了，自己閨女就能安排。安排自己閨女的時候，你咋不說是不是平安莊大隊戶口了？
說他們家不把常春芽當家裏人，你把七斤當家裏人了嗎？剛才他們攔着常家人一個也不讓上班，就是質問這個問題。
唐隊長想的是，反正平安莊大隊說得算的是夏菊花，常會計又是她的得力幹将，他們一大家子人不去上班，夏菊花知道了咋也得派人來問問。不想夏菊花果然重視常玉清，竟自己親自來了。
來了好呀，唐隊長準備跟她好好說說，兩孩子還年輕，常期不在一起可不行，不利于小兩口的感情不是，請她無論如何給自己兒子想想辦法。
結果這臭娘們張嘴就叫人家的外號，這是想求人該說的嗎？
吼退了媳婦，唐隊長連比哭還難看的笑都維持不住了，尴尬的沖夏菊花賠不是。夏菊花覺得自己這輩子的小人估計犯姓唐的，要不前段時間供銷社出了個唐書記，此時又出個唐隊長。
讓人惡心的咋都姓唐。
她并不說自己是不是接受唐隊長的道歉，只問常會計：“春芽呢，她婆家人來了，咋不見她人呢？”外頭鬧這麽大聲，只有常會計兩口子與兩兒子與唐家人對峙，一直不見常春芽，聽到自己來了還沒出現，夏菊花覺得不應該。
常會計生氣的說：“唐隊長夫人一來我們家，先指着春芽罵了一頓，把孩子氣哭了，她兩個嫂子勸她呢。”
呵呵，這唐家人還真能耐。夏菊花看向唐隊長的目光，終于轉到了他媳婦身上：“唐隊長夫人真威風。看來你覺得是常會計的親家母，平安莊的人一定會對你客客氣氣的是吧？”
唐七斤他娘聽了一哆嗦。她可聽說過平安莊的社員，連縣裏來的幹部都敢圍着要說法，哪敢指望他們對自己客氣，只要不攔着自己就行。
唐隊長聽了也有些着急，指着媳婦向夏菊花解釋：“夏大隊長，這娘們就是嘴碎，其實沒啥壞心，也是看着兒子和媳婦天天不見面，替兒子着急，才……”
“唐隊長，我挺奇怪你們大隊是咋選幹部的。”夏菊花聽着他驢頭不對馬嘴的解釋，突然說了這麽一句。
不給唐隊長反應的時間，她就說：“我大隊那頭事兒多着呢，沒空跟你們一直耗着。既然你說讓我給你們兩家說和，那就跟我說說，你們來常會計家究竟想幹啥？”
唐隊長正在琢磨夏菊花前一句的意思呢，聽她接着問的問題就有些反應不過來，下意識的說：“其實我們七斤也挺能幹的，既然春芽能留在平安莊上班，不如讓七斤也來上班得了。小兩口一起上下班，路上還有伴不是。”
他剛說完，常家正房的門就被人推開了，夏菊花一看，是哭得兩眼通紅的常春芽。就見她直直看着唐隊長說：“爹，你就別為難大隊長了，大不了我也不在廠子裏上班了，現在就跟你們回唐家莊行了吧。”
一直裝孫子的唐七斤，見常春芽說她也不進廠上班，終于開口了：“你不上班咋行，不是說十天就掙了十多賣錢錢嗎。都趕上咱們生産隊一個月掙的了，你得在平安莊上班，要不咱們花啥。”
大開眼界了哈。夏菊花和常家人都被唐七斤理直氣壯的話說得三觀碎了一地，常春芽更是不敢相信的看着一起生活了兩年的男人：“你說我掙的錢，得給你花？”
唐七斤理所當然的點頭：“咱們是兩口子，有錢了當然得一塊花。”
常春芽突然樂了，帶着淚的笑容裏無限悲涼，小小年紀的人看上去突然滄桑無比：“你還知道咱們是兩口子，有錢了得一塊花。那我今天也不怕丢人，就問問你，結婚兩年，你掙的錢長啥樣，我咋沒見過呢？還有我自己掙的分紅，我咋也一分沒見着呢？”
唐家人一下子啞殼了。李杏芳聽了全身抖個不停：“你這個死丫頭，咋回家從來不吭聲？這兩年你過的是啥日子啊，我的閨女呀——”說着眼淚一對一對掉下來，追着常春芽出門的兩嫂子，也陪着掉眼淚。
她們是覺得小姑子結了婚，又跑回娘家住着，心裏有些不滿。可一來公公能幹，她們小家還指望着公公在大隊的臉面。二來小姑子回家後，家務再沒用她們操一點心，做飯收拾院子外加幫着帶侄子侄女，樣樣盡心，她們也說不出啥來。
結果一聽小姑子兩年來都沒見過婆家一分錢，心裏那點不滿早跑九宵雲外去了——那樣的人家還能呆？早該回來，更不能再回去。
唐隊長強撐着給自家找了個理由：“春芽，咱們農村沒分家，分紅不都是當家的管着嘛。咱們家是你娘當家，分紅錢由她收着也沒錯吧。你要花錢的時候，我們也沒擋着你不是？”
常春芽既然已經把自己覺得最丢人的事都說出來了，就做好了跟唐家好好理論的準備，聽了唐隊長的話後，直直問她公公：“爹，你說我要花錢沒人擋着我，那這兩年我花過家裏一分錢嗎？”
“過年我想做件新衣裳，娘說娶我的時候家裏跟人借了帳，得先還帳再做。這帳兩年都沒還完，我一件新衣裳沒做過，可唐七斤四季都做新衣裳，我沒說瞎話吧？我今天就想問問，我的彩禮是成千還是上萬，咋家裏好幾個整勞力，借的帳兩年都還不完。”
“還有，我結婚兩年，年年往娘家送的年禮，就是十個白面饅頭。可我哥往唐家莊送的年禮，又是罐頭又是麥乳精又是豬肉，我爹娘哥嫂心疼我從沒挑過理，可我過年初二回來，都得在娘家門口站半天，才厚着臉皮進門。爹，你跟我娘把我哥送去的東西，拿到唐七斤姥姥家去，沒跟我似的不好意思進門吧？”
唐隊長臊的呀，恨不得把頭埋在地裏不見人，連他媳婦也無話可說了——不給兒媳婦做新衣裳，年禮只送饅頭，把親家給的年禮拿回自己娘家，這事兒都是她幹出來的，她還說啥。
唐七斤見自己爹娘都不說話，覺得自家不能在常家輸了氣勢，拿出他爹平時對他娘說話的口氣，沖着常春芽大聲說：“你說這事兒幹啥，送到咱家的東西，就是咱們的。家裏娘當家，她想送給誰就送給誰。”
這下子常會計身子也打起了擺子，還是大兒子扶住了他，只來得及說一句：“閨女，爹對不起你，給你找了這麽一個四六不懂的東西。”說完就昏了過去。
院子裏的人都吓得不輕，李杏芳顧不得理唐家的混小子，撲到常會計身上大聲哭起來，常春芽和兩嫂子也哭成了一團，唐家人則愣在當地，不知所措的看着常家人。
夏菊花指着常會計的大兒子常青山喊：“還不快去大隊部找人來，讓人去找劉志福或牛衛國，不管是誰叫開着拖拉機過來。”
常青山聽了拔腿就跑，路出院子又返回來，推上夏菊花的自行車，趔趄着上了車子飛快的蹬走了。常家小兒子常青嶺狠狠瞪着唐家人說：“你們等着，要是我爹有個好歹，咱們沒完。”
“哎，咋還賴上我們了呢。”唐隊長媳婦一個沒忍住，本能的想推卸責任，結果常家還清醒的人，都用殺人的目光看向她，吓得唐隊長一把捂住自己媳婦的嘴，來不及捂住的幾聲嗚嗚，誰也聽不出念叨的是啥。
唐七斤早吓麻爪了，拉了爹拉娘，覺得自家應該離開這個是非之地——他有一種預感，等他大舅子找拖拉機回來，把老丈人往醫院一送，回過頭來就得跟二舅子一起收拾他。
夏菊花先叫常青嶺幹正事：“還不快把你爹抱屋裏去，這冰涼的地好人也冰壞了。”
常青嶺又瞪了唐家人一眼，上前要抱親爹。生氣加上害怕，他的力氣咋也使不出來，抱了幾下沒抱動，還是常春芽跟她二嫂搭手，才把常會計擡屋裏去了。
Xia Juhua did not follow them into the house, but stood guard at the gate, anxiously looking outside from time to time, staring at the three members of the Tang family to prevent them from leaving. Captain Tang was so anxious that he kept pacing around her: "Captain Xia, you see that Old Chang has such a bad temper. He just said a few words, and you said that this is a big deal. Why don't we go first..."
Xia Juhua was annoyed by Tang's nagging. She gave him a cold look and said, "Just two sentences? Accountant Chang has a bad temper? Captain Tang, I don't understand a word you said."