Chapter 246 Who did it?
Sister Mei took a sip of water, looked at the door, and began to speak in a low voice:
"There is a family named Feng in my neighborhood. The widowed mother, Aunt Feng, lives with her son, Yongqiang.
In the spring of the year before last, I married a country girl named Caixia. She is very pretty and good at doing housework.
She always smiles when she sees people, which makes her much more likable than her nagging mother-in-law.
Aunt Feng always gossips in the neighboring courtyard, saying that her daughter-in-law is a chicken that doesn't lay eggs. Anyway, her words are very unpleasant.
Just two winters ago, Caixia became pregnant, and Aunt Feng's attitude became a little better. She didn't find fault with her all the time.
One time, she was stewing chicken at home, and you could smell the chicken soup all around. The neighbors all said that Aunt Feng had changed for the better.
Sister Mei said so much in one breath, her mouth felt a little dry, and she continued to drink water from the teacup.
Lin Xiaotong was peeling melon seeds with her hands. The story sounded quite normal at the moment.
Sister Mei cleared her throat and continued:
"Caixia gave birth to a boy last winter and autumn, and Aunt Feng disappeared as soon as the summer was over.
Upon inquiry, it turned out that she had broken her leg and had returned to her parents' home to recuperate.
When the daughter-in-law was in confinement after giving birth, her mother-in-law quit her job, and Yongqiang was the kind of person who refused to help even when she was in trouble.
In the end, Caixia had no choice but to ask her sister from the countryside to come over and help her finish the confinement period.
Less than a month later, Aunt Feng came back with a bag. Perhaps she had suffered a lot, as she looked much thinner than before.
We went to the bathhouse together to take a bath. When we came back, the aunt next door said that Aunt Feng had lost a lot of weight in her belly.
Caixia named her child Maizi, and the child was sick every other day.
During the Chinese New Year this year, the child had diarrhea again, and it looked quite serious. Caixia took the child to the hospital and he stayed in the hospital for a few days.
When she rushed back home in the evening, she pushed open the door and saw her husband Yongqiang and her mother-in-law, Aunt Feng, sleeping in the same bed.
There was a commotion on the spot, waking up everyone in the surrounding compounds.
Who would believe this mother-in-law sleeping with her grown son?
He Cuicui couldn't close her mouth after listening to it. She originally wanted to pat her belly, but then she remembered that she was pregnant, so she patted her thigh instead.
Yan Yue's eyes were dull, and her hands were still pulling at her hair. She accidentally broke a strand and felt very sad.
As Lin Xiaotong listened, a perverted thought suddenly came to her mind and she shuddered for no reason.
"I also came out to see, and someone shone a flashlight into the room, and the quilt was pulled back, and two people were in their underwear.
My goodness, the young ladies around were embarrassed to watch."
Ahem, of course she took several glances.
"I didn't expect Yongqiang to slap Caixia, causing her head to hit the headboard and bleed. People nearby quickly tried to stop him, but we finally discussed the family matter behind closed doors.
But Caixia's life is much harder than before, and all the household chores are piled on her shoulders.
A kind-hearted aunt went to the street office to raise the issue, but it was of little use. As soon as the people left, Aunt Feng started to make indirect accusations again.
Maizi was sick and Caixia didn't have enough milk, so she had to take on the job of pasting paper boxes to save some money to buy malted milk for her baby.
People are as busy as spinning tops, without a moment's rest, and they become thin and skinny.
Caixia went out to weigh some sesame seeds for making glutinous rice balls during the Lantern Festival, but when she came back, Maizi was already dead.
At this point, Sister Mei sighed. Life is so unpredictable. The wheat was almost grown, and then the baby was gone all of a sudden.
"Caixia collapsed on the spot, and the sesame seeds were scattered all over the floor. Aunt Feng was sleeping in the inner room at the time.
Yongqiang was depressed for a few days after the baby was gone. Guess what, Aunt Feng came back with a baby last week evening!
She said that he was the child of a distant relative in her hometown, so her son Yongqiang couldn't be without roots, otherwise he would have no one to support him when he got old.
The child was about the same age as Maizi, and wasn't in very good health. His crying sounded like a mouse.
He is quite ugly and you can tell at first glance that he is from the Feng family.
Caixia felt nauseous looking at the child. The child had been kept in Aunt Feng's house and was fed malted milk. Yongqiang didn't say anything.
Sister Mei could hardly continue to speak because her mouth felt so hot.
But looking at the expressions of the three people in front of him, he continued:
"Last night, when Caixia woke up and got up to drink water, she heard some noise in her mother-in-law's room.
Thinking there was a thief in the house, she put her ear to the crack of the door and heard her mother-in-law, Aunt Feng, holding the child and calling herself "Mom."
Lin Xiaotong swallowed and supported her jaw, which was about to drop in shock, with her elbow.
"Auntie Feng called out several times. Caixia thought of her mother-in-law who had returned to her hometown before her confinement and her suddenly deflated belly.
Thinking about the last time they slept in the same bed, I suddenly had a terrible suspicion: was this child born to her mother-in-law and a man?
He Cuicui was so scared that her hands shook and the melon seeds fell on her legs. She picked them up and ate them tremblingly.
Lin Xiaotong was almost numb from hearing this: "Could this child really be the child of the mother and son?"
"It's true. Caixia was crying and making a fuss in the house. She grabbed the child and tried to throw him outside, and Yongqiang came up and beat her with a stick.
When the people from the street office arrived, Yongqiang was being dragged away, and Aunt Feng and Caixia were wrestling with each other.
People from the Revolutionary Committee heard the news and came, dragging the whole family away.
Caixia was released at dawn, and she seemed to have lost her soul. The mother and son have not returned yet.
The neighbor fed the child rice soup and put him on the kang and he fell asleep. Caixia looked at the child and wanted to throw him to the ground, but she couldn't bring herself to do it and retched beside him.
He Cuicui couldn't help but exclaim: "Oh my god, this is too disgusting."
Yan Yue also quickly drank some water to calm herself down.
Lin Xiaotong hissed, "Was the death of Caixia's previous child, Maizi, an accident? Could it also be the work of these two disgusting creatures?"
Sister Mei shook her head. "I haven't heard anything yet, but Caixia was a little crazy this morning. Someone has already informed her sister, but there's still no conclusion to this matter."
He Cuicui clapped her hands and said, "Disgusting thing, just eat the peanuts!"
Yan Yue gathered up the broken hair and said, "In this case, the lightest punishment is to be sent to a labor camp."
Lin Xiaotong felt that the red armband man would not be given a light sentence this time. Such an explosive thing would drive those people crazy just thinking about it.
"Judging from the rumors this year, I don't think those two will have a good ending."
He Cuicui was about to complain when she caught a glimpse of Qin Weihong coming. It was also time to go to work, so she had to shut her mouth.
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Qin Weihong was the first one to rush out after work. When she went down the stairs and walked to the carport to move the car, she found an iron nail stuck in the front tire.
"What the hell, who punctured my tire? I'm so pissed!
How do you know how to look after a car? You can't even do this little thing. If you can't do it, you might as well go home and take a rest."
The old man in the carport has poor hearing, sometimes his hearing is working and sometimes not.
At this moment, she frowned and looked at the girl in front of her who was yelling at her, still confused.
"Oh, you said you wanted to go home? Go ahead, just push the cart.
Asked me if I had eaten yet? Uncle, I really hadn't. My wife is still waiting for me at home, so I'll go home and rest soon.
Oh, yes, yes, how did you know I was looking at cars? I’ve been looking at cars here for almost ten years.”
When Lin Xiaotong and He Cuicui came out, they saw Qin Weihong standing on the ground, jumping up and down anxiously, and the two looked at each other.
Lin Xiaotong spoke uncertainly: "Is she...the ground is hot?"
He Cuicui took her arm and curled her lips:
"No way, it's only the beginning of spring. She's just out of her mind and has started going crazy again."
"Never mind, it's none of our business. Let's go home and have dinner."
"Let's go, let's go."
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