Chapter 25 Song Xiuyue is making trouble again

Xia Juanjuan thought about it, and then rushed out a big fat pig from the space as a thank you to the big snow wolf for helping her find the five-leaf ginseng.

The snow wolf obviously didn't expect that this human could actually conjure up a big fat pig out of thin air, and he kept staring at Xia Juanjuan.

Xia Juanjuan nodded at it, then carefully dug out the five-leaf ginseng and put it into the space.

This wild ginseng is at least a hundred years old, and she really can't bear to sell it on the black market.

After thinking it over again and again, she decided to keep it for herself.

All things have spirits. The medicinal value of this five-leaf ginseng is probably not low. It may even save lives at a critical moment.

After collecting the ginseng, Xia Juanjuan put all the wild mushrooms, wolfberries, black fungus, matsutake mushrooms, etc. that she had picked, along with the basket, into the space.

On the way back, Xia Juanjuan also discovered several wild peach trees and jujube trees.

Because they are deep in the mountains, no one picks them, so they hang on the branches, pink and tender.

Xia Juanjuan immediately climbed up the tree and picked a lot of fruits, and put them all into the space.

In the 1970s, food was in short supply, and fruit was even more scarce.

With these wild peaches and dates, she can also take out the large peaches and sweet dates in the space and eat them.

After she came out of the mountain and was about to run into people, she took out the backpack. However, she did not take out the mushrooms, black fungus, matsutake and other things she had picked. Instead, she put the dead wood and firewood in the space into the backpack and walked towards home.

Although there are no big pot meals now, food rations are distributed to each family in summer and autumn according to work points, so that each family can cook their own meals.

But strictly speaking, everything in the mountains was public property. Dead branches and firewood were available to anyone, and no one was greedy. But if you picked mushrooms, fungus, caught wild rabbits, pheasants, or even wild boars, if someone saw you and reported you to the commune, you had to hand them over. Large prey, such as wild boars, were usually divided equally among the villagers. But for wild mushrooms, fungus, rabbits, etc., it was unknown where they went after they were handed over.

Therefore, when people come back from the mountains, they basically hide what they picked secretly, not daring to let anyone find it.

As soon as she reached the entrance of the village, Xia Juanjuan saw from afar Song Xiu Yue and a few others looking eagerly towards the mountain.

Xia Juanjuan's eyes turned cold. Was he probably waiting for her?

When she saw Xia Juanjuan, Song Xiuyue immediately jumped up, rushed over, and said righteously:

"Xia Juanjuan, you dare to go into the mountains to collect supplies. Do you know that this is embezzlement of public property? Uncle, I told you I had reliable information, and you see, I caught her every time! Hurry up and capture her and send her to the militia!"

Xia Juanjuan narrowed her eyes. Reliable information? She was very careful when she went out into the mountains, and she always avoided the villagers. The only person who saw her go out... seemed to be her mother-in-law Liu Lan...

The man whom Song Xiuyue called uncle was a man in his forties or fifties, with a plump figure that was out of place for his age. His name was Wang Dazhui, and he was the brigade secretary of Qingshui Village.

He clasped his hands behind his back, looked at Xia Juanjuan sideways, and then said to a man next to him: "Go and get her bamboo basket! See what's in it!"

The man's name was Li Pengxing. He was an educated youth who had gone to the countryside and was hooked up by Song Xiuyue. Because Wang Dazhu had some power to influence the number of people who could return to their hometowns and the selection of people, he was very obedient to Song Xiuyue and Wang Dazhu.

He immediately walked towards Xia Juanjuan.

"Wait a minute!" Xia Juanjuan scolded coldly, and then glanced at the three people with a half-smile in her eyes.

"Secretary Wang, I remember that there seemed to be no restrictions on collecting firewood in the mountains. I just went to collect some firewood, why did they search my bamboo basket? To put it another way, even if I collected mountain products, at most I would take them out and give them to the village. Why did they arrest me when I came here?"

Before Wang Dazhu could speak, Song Xiuyue said in a stern voice, "Humph! The village is lenient in asking everyone to pay the stolen goods! For a wicked woman like you, of course you must not only pay the stolen goods, but also go to jail! Collecting firewood? Do you think we are three-year-old children and we will believe you if you say so?"

Who goes into the mountains just to collect firewood? They have to secretly pick some wild mushrooms and vegetables!

From time to time, she would block people at the entrance of the village, and every time she did, she would find some stolen goods.

These 'loot' must of course be handed over to the village!

But her uncle was the village party secretary, so in the end, most of the things that were paid as tribute went into her family’s stomach!

Therefore, she was very sure that she would be able to catch Xia Juanjuan this time!

Theft, especially stealing public property, was a serious crime in the 1970s when people did not lock their doors at night and did not pick up things on the street. Even if the stolen property was only a few cents or dollars, one would still have to spend several years in jail!

As long as she sends Xia Juanjuan to jail this time, Li Zhan will definitely divorce this woman in order to protect his future!

By then, she will be able to marry Li Zhan!

Even though Lizhan is infertile, it doesn't matter!

I heard that Lizhan is a military officer and his monthly allowance is 40 yuan now. When he changes his job in the future, he will definitely be assigned to the city and become a city hukou. His salary will definitely not be lower than his current allowance!

If she could marry Li Zhan, she would be able to change her household registration to a city hukou! With so many subsidies, she would be able to live a life of luxury!

As for the child, she could just adopt one in the future. Even... since Li Zhan doesn't spend much time at home, she could secretly use sperm from a male to have a child and then pretend that the child is adopted. It shouldn't be a big problem!

The more Song Xiu Yue fantasized, the more excited she became, and she winked at Li Pengxing.

For the sake of safety, she also asked Li Pengxing to prepare some things...

The man nodded, put his hands in his pockets, and walked towards Xia Juanjuan again.

Because of the commotion, several villagers had gathered around to watch the excitement.

"Oh, what a sin! This Song Qiuyue is here to block me again! Last time I went into the mountains to pick some wild vegetables, she took them all away!"

"Yes! It happened to me last time too. I just picked three mushrooms and they took them away! Not even three mushrooms were left untouched!"

"Keep your voices down! Her uncle is the village party secretary. If she hears you, you'll have to do the heaviest farm work and still have your work points deducted!"

"This must be the new young daughter-in-law of the Li family. It's her bad luck that she was caught by Song Xiuyue..."

Xia Juanjuan listened to the villagers' discussions and realized that Song Xiu Yue was a habitual offender!

She sneered, "Secretary Wang, Song Xiuyue, you are wrongly accusing me. What are you going to say if you can't find anything in a while?"

Wang Dazhu saw that Xia Juanjuan was not afraid at all, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, "What else can I say? Let's go back to our own homes and find our own mothers!"

Xia Juanjuan sneered: "That won't do! Then I'll be wronged for nothing. If you can't explain it clearly, I can't search for you!"

Song Xiuyue approached Wang Dazhu and whispered, "Uncle! Xia Juanjuan is just bluffing! Just search boldly! You will definitely find something!"

Even if not, the things she asked Li Pengxing to prepare were enough to send Xia Juanjuan to prison!