Jiang Ning and Wang Xiufen returned home carrying large bags of things, and people kept greeting them along the way.
"Where did Jiang Zhiqing go?"
"Going to a friend's house for drinks."
"Wow, what kind of friend is so generous...?"
Ma Huijuan had just changed the old lady's soiled pants and was wrinkling her nose as she threw them into the foot bath when she saw Jiang Ning and her daughter-in-law returning, chatting and laughing.
"This is truly outrageous! Daughters-in-law don't serve their mothers-in-law, yet they expect me, a pregnant granddaughter-in-law, to serve them. Aren't they afraid of being struck by lightning?"
She spoke in a sarcastic tone, glancing at Wang Xiufen with a malicious look every now and then.
Wang Xiufen's face darkened. She wanted to argue with her, but ultimately held back.
She's pregnant after all; it would be difficult to explain if something happened to her.
Jiang Ning couldn't bear to see her like that, so she stepped forward, kicked over the basin, and spilled all the excrement inside onto her.
"Are you sick in the head?" Ma Huijuan shouted, wiping her face.
Jiang Ning chuckled: "Do you have conjunctivitis? I'll treat it for you. If it flares up again, it won't be as simple as just eating feces!"
"you......"
Ma Huijuan suddenly felt wronged. Why was she always being bullied?
Isn't she even qualified to put up a fight?
In the afternoon, she saw many guests at Jiang Ning's house, all saying they wanted to place orders. Jiang Ning was busy registering and taking measurements, which made her even more overwhelmed.
On what grounds?
It's one thing to go out for drinks and bring back a bunch of stuff, but to bring back so many orders is another.
Some orders were for Tang suits, some for Hefu (traditional Chinese clothing), and some for Zhongshan suit jackets. Jiang Ning registered more than a dozen orders at once, and had to queue up to have her measurements taken.
In contrast, she could only rely on Lin Tao and be manipulated by them.
Why is her life so miserable?
Just as she was lamenting, Lin Baojia called her from inside the house to pour her some water.
"Where's your mom? Why hasn't she come back yet?"
Ma Huijuan handed him the water and said irritably, "She went to help out at a wedding in the next village."
"What good would she do? She has a husband at home to take care of, doesn't she know that? She's always running around outside. Go and bring her back!"
Ma Huijuan, with her back to him, pursed her lips and said perfunctorily:
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Screw you, I still have a ton of work to do!
Unbeknownst to them, Yu Xiaofeng had already been locked in the woodshed by Liu Fang's husband, who wouldn't let her out unless he paid her ten yuan in compensation.
Yu Xiaofeng said she had no money on her and asked if she could go home to get some.
Liu Fang's husband didn't believe her nonsense, saying that if she didn't go back, someone would definitely come looking for her.
As a result, Ma Huijuan did not come looking for her.
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and after a clap of thunder, a heavy rain began to fall. Lin Tao braved the rain to go home, but he didn't see his mother. He heard that she was drinking, so he didn't go to look for her.
How could someone that big get lost?
The heavy rain lasted all night, accompanied by thunder and lightning.
Yu Xiaofeng was locked in the woodshed, without food or water. Hungry and cold, she huddled in a corner, shivering, waiting for Lin Tao to come find her. But the whole night passed without him showing up.
The next day, Liu Fang sent a message, and Lin Tao learned that his mother had been locked up for damaging someone's clothes.
Finally, he pawned his only valuable possession, a plum blossom watch, and managed to get the person back.
After returning home, Yu Xiaofeng fell ill with a persistent high fever.
"Useless," Ma Huijuan thought to herself as she served her.
She felt that if she wanted Jiang Ning to suffer, she would have to rely on herself.
Finding an opportunity, she left home and went straight to the commune.
She didn't believe that society would allow Jiang Ning's behavior of soliciting business everywhere.
When the commune leaders heard that she had come to report someone, they all chose to avoid meeting her.
They generally try to avoid things that might offend others.
Only Yi Yong happened to run into her at the door and, unable to avoid it, greeted her.
In response to Ma Huijuan's report, he chuckled and said in an official tone, "We are aware of the situation you described. We will hold a meeting to discuss this matter."
"Then what should we do with Jiang Ning?" Ma Huijuan couldn't help but smile.
Yi Yong took a sip of tea and said slowly:
"We need to hold a meeting to discuss the situation before we can know what's going on. As for the outcome, I don't need to report it to you!"
The voice was soft, yet full of authority.
Ma Huijuan shuddered and left dejectedly.
She knew perfectly well that this Secretary Yi was just giving her the runaround.
Since that's the case, then don't blame her for taking matters into her own hands.
Just now in the office, she saw Yi Yong's signature on the documents and even stole a few pages of letter paper with the words "Colorful Flag Commune" printed on them.
All she had to do was imitate his handwriting and write letters to the village committees of several nearby brigades, saying that Jiang Ning's clothing business had not yet been approved and was considered speculation, so who would dare to hire her?
The first letter was addressed to Fenghuang Village. Encouraged by Liu Fang, many people from Fenghuang Village asked her to make clothes.
The effect was obvious. After receiving the letter, the village secretary of Fenghuang Village repeatedly broadcasted the message, forbidding anyone from making clothes, or else they would bear the consequences.
Those who had placed deposits were so frightened that they immediately ran to Jiang Ning's house and said they wanted to cancel their orders.
"Why?" Jiang Ning was caught off guard.
When we received the deposit, we forgot to agree on the cancellation policy, so we had to return the money to them in full.
For some orders, she was asked to buy the fabric, but she had already purchased the fabric herself, so she had to buy it herself.
As more and more people cancelled their orders, Wang Xiufen was on the verge of tears.
"You can't do this, I've already finished making the pattern."
Those people had no choice but to apologize and tell them, "The village has already notified us, and we dare not take any risks. You should check and see where the problem is."
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