"Mom, I'm going to call Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu over for dinner." Lin Yuxi grabbed a palm-leaf fan and ran off happily.
Grandma Lin smiled as she looked at the child, "This child..."
Lin Yuxi walked out of the courtyard, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan as she went, mainly to swat away the mosquitoes next to the meat. After all, the village was full of mosquitoes that would bite people every night, and they would never leave the meat until they were full.
She doesn't have to do housework like washing clothes and cooking. Summer clothes are thin and there aren't many. In a few years, we'll have a washing machine, and we can even buy one.
"Hurry up and move on. Didn't you say you dropped something? What are you dawdling for? There are mosquitoes everywhere, they're going to bite me to death."
They came towards Zhang Shufang's house, with Zhou Kaifang pulling Zhao Xiaotong along.
Zhao Xiaotong was feeling unwell and, after smelling something, bent over and started vomiting violently by the roadside.
"What are you pretending for? Get up and walk right now."
Zhao Xiaotong vomited so much sour fluid and tears streamed down her face. Zhou Kaifang kept urging her on, and due to long-term malnutrition and lack of good food, she collapsed headfirst into the bushes.
When Zhou Kaifang saw Zhao Xiaotong faint, he thought she was faking it. He kicked her twice, but she didn't move. Then he looked panicked and said, "Zhao Xiaotong? Wake up! Don't try to extort money from me. I only said a few words to you."
Lin Yuxi glanced at her, a look of surprise in her eyes. Was she pregnant?
Then he quickly left.
At this moment, Gu Zhixiang and Wang Caixia were still grinding flour at home. They had four days off every month, and today happened to be their day off in Qinghe Village.
Wang Caixia had just locked the door when she saw Zhou Kaifang carrying the pale-faced Zhao Xiaotong towards the village entrance. "What's wrong?"
Zhao Xiaotong was wearing long sleeves and a long coat, but since she had fainted, her arms and legs were exposed uncontrollably, leaving some marks, neither deep nor shallow.
Lin Yuxi looked away. "I don't know."
If Zhao Xiaotong is really pregnant, the Zhou family will not be able to just leave her alone.
Inside the mud-brick house.
Lin Yuxi still diligently helped set the table.
The five of them, plus Gu Zhixiang and his wife, made just enough for an eight-immortal table.
"They've really been exonerated? Then the commune's official announcement will probably be released soon." Gu Zhixiang looked incredulous, never expecting that his family had been framed. In that case, Gu Chen and Lin Yuxi's marriage would just have to wait for the marriage application to be submitted.
Lin Weidong said, "It should be soon. The Shanghai Municipal Committee also came today and specially read out the investigation report to us. At least they've cleared their name."
"Those who framed you really deserve retribution for using such underhanded tactics," Gu Zhixiang lamented.
No one expected that their family's exile was a setup.
However, Lin Yuxi was not short of money, and her space was full of supplies, so she wouldn't starve. But farming was very tiring, and she couldn't see the end of the road.
"Those heartless bastards, I spit on them, they deserved their retribution long ago." Lin Weidong was indignant and strongly agreed with Gu Zhixiang's words.
Jiang Shufen glared at him and said, "Alright, alright, hurry up and eat, or the food will get cold."
The fan spun around in the room, and the group of people sat down at a table and started chatting again.
Gu Chen had previously written to say he wanted to submit a marriage application, but almost a month had passed and it still hadn't come through. He had repeatedly urged his superiors, but the consistent reply he received was, "Wait a little longer."
He had been back in his unit for almost two months, but his marriage application still hadn't been approved.
"I've already called Shanghai to inquire about your boyfriend's situation. After all, he has a rightist background, so they didn't immediately reject his application. The review process takes time, so don't worry."
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