Just a few days after the autumn harvest began, a major event occurred in Liujia Village.
That day, after Xuemei got home from get off work, she prepared dinner and waited until after seven o'clock. Liu's father and the others still hadn't returned. Xuemei closed the door of the house and the yard, went to the threshing ground to see that everyone was still working, so she went home.
When she got home, Xuemei was worried that everyone in the family was too tired today, so she took out malted milk and made a bowl of malted milk for everyone in the family and put it on the table to cool.
It was almost eight o'clock when Liu's father and others came back one after another.
After they finished drinking the malted milk, Xuemei brought the food to the table in the main hall. Seeing that everyone in the family had finished their meal, Xuemei asked, "Dad, Mom, why are you so busy today? Do we have more tasks in the village today?"
"Sister, that's not the case. Something big happened in the village today, and we were delayed for more than an hour at noon. Otherwise, we could have gotten off work earlier today." Ruirui looked at Xuemei in a mysterious manner.
"What happened in the village again?" Xuemei looked at Liu's father worriedly.
"Grandma Li was taken away by the police!" Qingya couldn't help but say.
Xuemei looked at Liu's parents in surprise. Liu's mother nodded to Xuemei, then looked at Qingya and her brother and said, "You three saw the consequences of bad deeds today in the threshing ground. Once you do something bad, you can never hide it. You must study hard and be upright, conscientious, and law-abiding people! Got it?"
"Mom, I'm going to be a female soldier in the future. I will only be a hero, not a villain!" Qing Ya said disdainfully.
"Mom, me too. I want to be a hero too! I don't want to be like that old vicious woman!" Ruirui said to Qingya unwillingly.
Feifei also quickly expressed her opinion: "Mom, I will study hard and I won't do anything bad. You have to believe me!"
"It's good that you know. It's getting late today. Why don't you three take a shower and go to bed now? You have to get up after five o'clock tomorrow!" said Liu's mother.
Seeing how serious Liu's mother looked, Qingya and the other two didn't dare to joke around anymore and quickly went back to their rooms to get their clothes and take a shower.
The weather is hot now, so the two brothers Ruirui and Feifei take cold showers behind the house.
After Qingya and her two siblings left, Liu's mother slowly spoke, "This old lady Li is so treacherous and so good at disguising herself. If the police hadn't told her what she did today, no one in the village would have believed it. This afternoon, two police officers came to the threshing ground. Before your father could fully understand the situation, the police heard that Old Lady Li had brought food to Liu Laizi, so they ran over and handcuffed her on the spot."
Liu Laizi's legs were almost broken, but he refused to go out to the fields. He rubbed corn kernels in the threshing yard and asked Grandma Li to bring him lunch every day at noon.
"What crime did Grandma Li commit? It's so serious!" Xuemei looked at Liu's mother in surprise.
"Do you know what the villagers say about Liu Laizi's mother?" asked Liu's mother.
Xuemei nodded. The villagers said Liu Laizi's wife lived up to her appearance: voluptuous and flamboyant, but also possessed a shady character. Liu Laizi's father had passed away over a decade earlier, and ever since then, rumors had spread that she was a playboy in the village, and even ran off with someone during the natural disasters three years later. They said Granny Li was truly unlucky to have such an unruly wife.
"In fact, everyone in the village misunderstood Liu Laizi's biological mother, Li Hua. She didn't run away with anyone. The police who came today said that they received a call from the Public Security Bureau of the neighboring county a few days ago, saying that when they were solving a case, Li Hua came to ask for help with a bruised face.
Fortunately, the director of the Public Security Bureau from the neighboring county was there, and she was rescued. She said she was sold there by Mrs. Li. Otherwise, how could Mrs. Li and Liu Laizi have survived the natural disasters? They used her to exchange for food and money. Mrs. Li is so vicious! She sold someone and ruined their reputation. "Liu's mother sighed.
Xuemei was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then asked foolishly, "Then why didn't she run back before? Liu Laizi didn't know before, and he was twelve or thirteen when his mother was sold, and he agreed?"
"Silly child, she definitely can't escape. If she hadn't been lucky this time and met a conscientious official, the fact that she was sold by Li Pozi might never have been known to anyone, and Li Pozi would never have been arrested.
Liu Laizi probably doesn't know that he was deceived by Li Pozi. When the police told him today, he didn't believe it. Later, he followed the police back to the commune. I wonder if he has come back now? This Li Pozi is too scheming. She made her grandson always regard his own mother as an enemy. She has almost ruined her grandson. "Liu's mother touched Xuemei's head.
Mother Liu looked at Father Liu and continued, "That old woman Li is just bullying Li Hua because she doesn't have a mother's family and is treating her like a jerk. Fortunately, you and Han Chen will live right next to your father and me, and Qingya can't marry too far away from us!"
More than 20 years ago, when Li Hua and her family were fleeing, they passed by Liujia Village and were brought back by Grandma Li in exchange for a pair of silver bracelets. She became the daughter-in-law of several families' sons. The following year, Liu Laizi was born. Liu Laizi is now 23 years old.
"Mom, don't worry. If we go out in the future, I will definitely take you and Dad with me. At that time, you and Dad can't refuse me." Xuemei joked as she looked at the increasingly heavy atmosphere.
"I may have to follow my children. Wherever you go, I will follow. It depends on whether your father is willing to give up the position of village chief!" Liu's mother replied.
"What's there to be reluctant about? I will definitely follow your mother?" Father Liu replied quickly.
Xuemei looked at Liu's mother and smiled jokingly.
"You little girl, how dare you make fun of us? Quickly clear the dishes on the table. Your father and I are going to take a shower and go to bed!" Liu's mother said embarrassedly.
"Okay, mother! I'll go right away." Xuemei replied.
The next day, Liu Laizi returned. In the afternoon, his father sent someone to call him back to work. When he showed up, he looked very gloomy and sinister. He lowered his head and rubbed corn in the threshing ground without saying a word.
Normally Liu Laizi didn't do much work and talked all the time, but he suddenly became so silent that it scared everyone in the village.
After consultation with village officials, the pig farming position at Grandma Li was given to Li Quanmin. Over the past six months, Li Quanmin has been diligent and hardworking, a fact the villagers have observed. Although he doesn't do heavy work, he's always diligent and dedicated.
Normally, he kept the house spotless, ensuring that Accountant Li and his wife had hot meals upon their return. He also cut three or four centimeters of pig grass every day to send to the pig farm, and two baskets of grass to take home to feed his own pigs. During heavy rains, when the villagers weren't working, he could be found at the entrance to his main hall, weaving various items.
Now, during the autumn harvest, he was rubbing corn in the threshing ground, earning five or six work points a day. Furthermore, the two pigs he raised, while not as good as the Liu family's, were still considered good in the village. So the villagers agreed to let him do the pig-raising, giving him some relief and still earning him five work points a day.
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