All matters concerning the wedding were agreed upon and the food was placed on the table. Shen then poured wine for the elders. In the expectant eyes of Fu Baoer, he had no choice but to give Fu Baoer a little bit of wine.
"Hey, uncle, try our Qingshan Winery's signature wine. It's no worse than the one you had when you came to our house before~" Fu Baoer blinked mysteriously, "It would be great if one day our wine could be sold on the shelves of the supply and marketing cooperatives in the capital~"
Chen Qiaosheng smiled knowingly. This girl has so many tricks up her sleeve. During their conversation just now, he had learned that the market of Qingshan Winery was basically within the province. In a place like the capital, the four major wineries in China would not have enough market share, so they would certainly not allow other competitors to join. However, the leader behind the Shen family happened to be in charge of the economy during this promotion, so maybe there was something they could do.
"Then I'd like to try it and see what this Qingshan Zhenjiu tastes like, so that I don't have to queue up to buy it in the capital in the future." Chen Qiaosheng drank a glass happily. He hadn't drunk alcohol in six years and thought he would not be able to stand the hot and spicy feeling, but as soon as he drank it, he felt comfortable all over!
"Good wine!" A mellow aroma surged in Shen Qiaosheng's throat. "It's a pity that such wine is only sold in Lu Province!"
With these words, Fu Baoer felt relieved.
Shen then picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it in his uncle's bowl: "Uncle, try it. This is what Aunt Xiuzhi taught me to make."
Chen Qiaosheng took a bite of the spareribs and was filled with emotion. His nephew, who had been pampered and spoiled, and who had never even helped to pick up a fallen cup at home, let alone cook, could actually make such a table of dishes. "It's delicious, not worse than your Aunt Xiuzhi's. Thank you for your hard work over the years."
Shen Xiuqi also looked at his grandson with satisfaction. From the age of twelve to eighteen, in those six years, he had witnessed how Shen Suizhi changed from a spoiled young man to the steady man he is today. When he first came to Qingshan Village, he would break out in rashes after doing farm work in the fields, but now, Shen Suizhi earned as many work points as the strong laborers in the village.
Shen then picked up the wine glass, stood up and toasted everyone present. Everyone in the Fu family had done a favor to their Shen family. When the Shen family was in trouble in the past, they helped them. Now that they are back in power, it is time for their Shen family to repay them.
After three rounds of drinks, Chen Qiaosheng talked about the past of Yun Province. The customs and habits there were completely different from those of Qingshan Village. For someone like Fu Baoer who had rarely traveled far, it was still very attractive.
"By the way, speaking of Yun Province," Chen Qiaosheng suddenly thought of someone, "I met Brother Xiuzhi and his family there."
Fu Tiancheng? Everyone was stunned. The eldest brother's family hadn't been heard from since the movement began, after being sent down because of a poster with handwriting all over the back. So, they had also gone to Yun Province?
The ones Fu Baoer remembers most fondly of her cheap uncle's family are her cousins Fu Yuanyou and Fu Yuanbei. They're 23 and 20 this year, right? They're not young anymore, and their best years were wasted in Yun Province.
"Alas, it's fate that plays tricks on me," Chen Qiaosheng sighed as he remembered something before continuing, "I also guessed who they were from their surnames and accents. That little girl looks a bit like Xiuzhi..."
Fu Yuanbei is indeed the one who looks most like her aunt among her nieces. The resemblance was noticeable when they were young, and it becomes more and more apparent as they grow older. When Shen Qiaosheng was first sent down to the countryside, he was pulled out along with people from several surrounding villages with bad backgrounds to accept various criticisms, including Fu Tiancheng's family.
They were unlucky. They were sent down to such a remote place in Yunnan Province just because of a picture with a teacup as a cushion and a few words written on the back. Lin's father and mother were old and had been working hard on the family affairs in recent years. During the criticism movement, one of them was hit on the head by a stone and did not receive timely treatment. He died within a few months.
Fu Tiancheng and Lin Wanning struggled to survive in the village with their two children. Although he was not a son-in-law in name before, Fu Tiancheng had never raised his head in the Lin family. Now that he had ended up like this, he vented all his anger and unwillingness on his wife and daughter.
Especially the words on the back of the picture, which were all written carelessly by Fu Yuanbei out of ignorance. Fu Tiancheng still remembered those Hongwei soldiers who used a brush to draw a big cross on his face, exactly the same as the one on the back of the picture.
It was all Fu Yuanbei's fault, and all this was because the Lin family spoiled their daughter too much. Fu Tiancheng pushed all the mistakes onto his wife. Lin Wanning had quarreled and made a fuss, but she couldn't beat her husband, a grown man, so she had to bear it silently.
Fu Yuanbei had to face her father's wrath directly. She couldn't understand why Fu Tiancheng, who had loved her so much, suddenly became so hideous. The status of both mother and daughter plummeted, and they were soon tortured beyond recognition.
Fu Tiancheng had a gloomy face all day long, only caring about eating and drinking, and ignoring his family. Fortunately, Fu Tianyou was already seventeen years old at the time and was a big boy. He would protect his mother and sister and work hard to make sure the family had food to eat, but the situation in the poor and backward village was extremely difficult.
It was not until the most difficult years that the lives of those who were sent down and criticized began to get a little better. Later, as more and more educated youth came, Fu Yuanbei grew up and fell in love with one of the male educated youth.
But their good times didn't last long. They were soon reported. In order to distance themselves from the matter, the educated youth said that it was Fu Yuanbei who seduced him. Naturally, the villagers preferred the educated youth with a clean identity, so they severely punished Fu Yuanbei.
Fu Yuanyou couldn't bear to see his sister being hung with a sign and being interrogated almost naked, so he impulsively went to find the educated youth. During the argument, he accidentally injured him.
Her son was sentenced to jail for assaulting someone, and her daughter was accused of being a slut. Lin Wanning's world collapsed. Fu Tiancheng not only refused to help, but also announced that he wanted to divorce Lin Wanning and sever ties with these "bad elements."
Lin Wanning didn't even remember how she used the sickle to cut her husband again and again. She only remembered that she felt a great pleasure in her heart...
In the end, Fu Tiancheng died of excessive bleeding, Lin Wanning was shot, Fu Yuanyou was sentenced to ten years, and Fu Yuanbei was left alone in the village, suffering from daily abuse, insults and even worse things from everyone.
When Fu Yuanbei was 19 years old, the educated youth went up the mountain to collect herbs and fell off a cliff and died. In the same year, Fu Yuanbei married an old bachelor in the village. He didn't care about his class background, he just wanted to marry a wife.
When Chen Qiaosheng talked about this, he sighed. It was really fate. These things caused a big stir back then, so they could also hear about it in the neighboring village.
The Fu family was silent for a while.
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