Zhu Fengru couldn't resist the smell and flung open the kitchen door. A quick glance revealed a plate of ribs freshly scooped from the pot next to the stove. The caramel-colored ribs were sizzling with oil, coated in sauce and white sesame seeds, emitting an enticing aroma throughout the small room.
Zhu Fengru glared angrily, pointing at the people in the kitchen and cursing, "I was wondering whose cooking smelled so good, it turns out it was you guys, eating meat!"
Lin Yuxi looked up and was surprised to find that even though they were so far apart and the door was closed, she could still smell the odor.
"Where did you get this meat? Did you secretly hoard it?" Zhu Fengru's eyes darted around, and she sneered.
She doesn't even have meat to eat, yet this family of capitalists who were sent down to the countryside actually have meat to eat?
At this moment, besides the menacing Zhu Fengru standing at the entrance of the adobe house, Zhao Xiaotong, who was keeping a low profile, was also behind her. She shrank behind Zhu Fengru, looking at the plate of ribs, and a very faint smile slowly appeared on her lips.
Lin Yuxi's gaze suddenly darkened, her voice neither loud nor soft, "Slandering others is a serious offense that requires record-keeping and public criticism. You keep saying we're hiding things, do you have any evidence?"
When Zhu Fengru heard the phrase "public criticism," she hesitated for a moment, but her eyes darted around quickly, and she sneered, "Evidence? The meat in your kitchen is the evidence!"
People usually go to work in the morning and come back for lunch at this time.
Since there's no need to harvest wheat, there's basically nothing to do in the afternoon, and I have time to go back and cook lunch.
The houses were all close together, and Zhu Fengru had a loud voice, so everyone wished they could stretch their ears as far as possible.
"So you think that if I have meat in my kitchen, it means I'm hoarding it?" Lin Yuxi's eyes narrowed, her voice low and cold.
Zhu Fengru's eyes were practically glued to the plate of meat. She swallowed hard and yelled, "What? Isn't that right? Your living allowance hasn't come through yet. Where are you going to get the money to buy meat?"
"Moreover, when you capitalists were sent to the countryside, all your family property was confiscated. Isn't that hoarding?"
Zhu Fengru felt that her analysis made a lot of sense. Her own family was still eating potatoes and sweet potatoes, and she could smell the tempting aroma as she walked.
Lin Yuxi understood that the poorer one was materially, the worse one became. Qinghe Village was also full of intrigue and backstabbing, mainly depending on the people involved.
She looked at the plate of ribs in front of her. In fact, the five of them only ate two ribs at noon, which weighed about two pounds and cost a dollar. The vegetables and potatoes were brought by Aunt Gu last night, and the rest were three white steamed buns and cornbread.
Lin Yuxi suddenly arched her eyebrows slightly and said calmly, "Fine, since you say I'm hoarding it, then call the village chief and the village party secretary to be witnesses and tell us where this meat came from."
No, wait... how did it have to involve witnesses?
Zhu Fengru was now somewhat uncertain. Could it be that the meat was a gift from someone else?
...
Gu Zhixiang, who had just returned from Xinluo Town in a donkey cart, was still sweating profusely and hadn't even caught his breath when he heard someone tell him to hurry over to Lin Yuxi's house. With his household registration book in hand, he didn't dare to delay for a moment.
When he arrived at the mud-brick house, it was surrounded by people.
At the entrance of the house, there was a table with a plate of ribs on it. Several stools were also placed next to the table. The village secretary and village committee members of Qinghe Village were all there. Not only that, even Gu Chen and Aunt Gu were sitting next to Lin Yuxi.
What's most eye-catching is Lin Yuxi's bright face. She sits in a chair, holding a ceramic cup in her hand, leisurely drinking water.
Turning my gaze, I saw Zhu Fengru looking fierce, while Zhao Xiaotong's eyes were red and she looked very pitiful.
The moment Gu Zhixiang squeezed in, everyone made way for him.
"The village chief is here? Since everyone's here, let's begin." The village secretary spoke, turning his gaze to Lin Yuxi, "Zhu Fengru said you, a capitalist, were demoted and still harboring secrets. Do you have anything to say about that?"
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