Chapter 21: Guessed that Yao Zhizhi... should be his biological sister...
Yao Mengmeng is now very dependent on Yao Zhizhi.
Not only did he complain to his sister, but he also covered her with his tears.
Yao Zhizhi pushed her away in disdain: "If you have something to say, say it nicely, don't be so clingy."
Yao Mengmeng looked up with tears in her eyes and showed Yao Zhizhi the red marks on her arms and thighs.
Because it was summer and she was wearing short sleeves, the blows from the sticks made her delicate skin turn red, and blood oozed out in many places.
Yao Zhizhi hadn't expected Wang Fang to be so cruel. She quickly pulled Yao Mengmeng towards the northwest room and said, "What's going on? Second sister, please hold the door for me. I'll go inside and talk."
Yao Taotao understood and quickly took the canvas bag from Yao Zhizhi. Inside were two enamel washbasins, a pair of kettles with the pattern of blooming flowers, a set of six enamel teacups with an enamel tray, a bright red enamel spittoon, a sewing box, a pair of cutting scissors, two towels, and two bright red four-piece sets with the pattern of dragon and phoenix.
After putting the things down, Yao Taotao sat at the door of the room, rummaging through the change in her hand, pretending to check the accounts and helping her sisters keep watch.
In the room just across the door, Yao Zhizhi grabbed Yao Mengmeng's arm and said, "Why are you crying? Tell me, what's going on? Seriously, why are you so cowardly now? Where's the ferocity you used to have against me?"
"I've apologized to you so many times, and you're still bringing up the past." Yao Mengmeng was very sad, her eyes were tearing up, and she twitched when she spoke. She barely managed to tell the story of sending and receiving the letter.
Yao Zhizhi didn't understand why Wang Fang was so angry.
Even if Yao Mengmeng contacted Yao Jingzong without going through the elders, it is not an unforgivable crime. Is it necessary to beat his own daughter like this?
There must be something fishy going on here.
But Yao Mengmeng kept crying, which was really annoying, so Yao Zhizhi simply took out a piece of White Rabbit milk from her pocket and stuffed it into her mouth.
It was quiet in an instant.
Really, you are already married, but you are still so childish.
Yao Zhizhi sat down, opened the drawer of the bedside table, found the iodine tincture and trauma medicine given by the system when signing in, and sprayed them on Yao Mengmeng.
He bandaged her up again and then warned her, "Don't make a fuss yet. Try prying open her locker tomorrow. You don't even know what they wrote back to you, so there's no point in getting anxious. It's better to keep quiet and let her down. As for Yao Jingzong you mentioned, copy his address to me. If nothing works, I'll contact them and ask."
"Aren't you afraid of getting beaten? Our mother won't let me!" Yao Mengmeng suddenly felt a little regretful about marrying a son-in-law. It was so annoying to be controlled by my parents after getting married.
But if I get married...it seems that getting along with my in-laws is not an easy thing.
Oh, it’s so hard to be a child. When can we have autonomy?
She was so annoyed that she wished her parents were too old to move. When she was happy, she would reward them with some leftovers, and when she was unhappy, she would let them starve.
They brought this upon themselves! Who allowed them to mistreat her like this?
The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and she leaned on Yao Zhizhi's shoulder and started crying.
She didn't know why, but ever since she had an abortion last time and found out that only the fifth child could help her in the family, she had become a loyal supporter of the fifth child without any backbone.
As a result, I became more and more dependent on Lao Wu in everything.
But she also knew that Lao Wu didn't like her like this, so she cried twice and sat up straight, so as not to anger Lao Wu and make him refuse to help her.
Yao Zhizhi handed her a handkerchief and soothed her, "She didn't dare hit me. Yao Mengmeng, remember this: if you don't want to be suppressed by them, you have to stand up for yourself. Standing up doesn't necessarily mean splitting up and moving out, but you have to have your own ideas, dare to resist, and use your brain and resist smartly. For example, I'm not that important in their eyes, but I seized the opportunity and found myself such a good in-law. Do they dare to nag me now?"
"Well, I'm already married, so it's too late to change my in-laws now." Yao Mengmeng's mind is so straightforward.
Yao Zhizhi was so disgusted that she reached out and poked her forehead: "Can you use your brain a little? I'm just giving you an example so you can learn to be smarter. You're already married, what's there to change?"
"Then how do you tell me how I should stand up?" Yao Mengmeng stopped crying and asked for advice sincerely.
Yao Zhizhi sneered, "If I were you, I would have snatched the bamboo stick away. Aren't you going to hit me? Fine, I'll let her feel if it hurts when the stick hits her!"
"Ah? This is not good, right? Your brother-in-law is still waiting to take over the accounting job. If I hit my parents at this time, it will affect him, right?" Yao Mengmeng is not completely stupid. She can still see the gains and losses in front of her.
Yao Zhizhi really despised her stupidity and scolded her, "Are you a pig? You can choose not to hit her. Then why don't you grab the bamboo pole, break it, and throw it away?"
"Oh, that's right. Why didn't I think of that?" Yao Mengmeng was dumbfounded. It turned out that Lao Wu was the smartest one!
Yao Zhizhi suggested another solution: "Also, won't you scare her by saying you didn't have your period? She's a mother, so she'll definitely be wondering if you're pregnant, right? You just got married, and you don't know if you're pregnant. If you just say you didn't have your period and let her guess, will she dare to hit you? Don't you want to hold your grandchild?"
"That's right, there are so many daughters in the family, she has no idea whose period has come and whose has not. What's wrong with your brain, Laowu? Please lend me a little bit of your brain, woooo..." Yao Mengmeng felt more and more that Laowu was the best sister in the world.
He hugged Yao Zhizhi's neck and acted coquettishly.
Yao Zhizhi was afraid of the heat, so she quickly pushed her away: "Are you disgusting? Don't touch me!"
"I want it, I want it!" Yao Mengmeng played tricks and clung to him again. "But, Zhizhi, what if Mom calls Dad to help deal with me?"
"What? Did you sell Liu Hongwei? Or did you eat him? Aren't you going to scream? What do you want this man for? To be a piece of paper? If you think about it this way, Yao Erdan is old and Liu Hongwei is young. They are the ones who should be afraid, not you. Be smart in the future and coax your man. He is your greatest strength in this family right now." Yao Zhizhi actually did not agree that women need to rely on men.
However, specific situations require specific analysis.
At present, Yao Mengmeng is in a state where she needs a man's support, just like a baby who wants to learn to walk and always needs an adult's support for a period of time.
When she really learns to use her brain to resist, then she can really rely on herself.
It’s not shameful to rely on your man now.
Anyway, it is a patriarchal society, a male-dominated society. In this case, let the new father defeat the old father. Let’s use magic to fight each other. Who is afraid of who?
Yao Mengmeng seemed to have realized something, and while her parents were not back, she went out to find Liu Hongwei and cried to him.
Showing weakness and crying miserably are the two weapons that many men cannot withstand the most. They have a heroic complex and will definitely stand up to save the beauty.
Liu Hongwei comforted her and had already made up his mind.
He can't really regard himself as a son-in-law, he has to stand up for Yao Mengmeng.
Otherwise, if it was Yao Mengmeng who got beaten today, it might be him next time.
When it was time for dinner, Liu Hongwei glanced at Yao Mengmeng, who was huddled in the corner. He put down his chopsticks and sternly negotiated with Wang Fang, "Mom, I'm very dissatisfied with what you did today. I'm about to take over as the accountant for the production team. My mother-in-law will chase my wife around the village every day. How will people laugh at me if this gets out? Besides, there are four older sisters in the family who are still unmarried. You don't consider them at all, do you? When people ask around, they'll say, 'Oh, the girls in the Yao family are good, but it's a pity that their mother is unreasonable. She chased her daughters and beat them even after they got married.' If this reputation gets out, you can expect to keep them at home for the rest of their lives!"
Wang Fang never thought her son-in-law would speak to her like this.
She also put down her chopsticks and wanted to speak, but Yao Erdan's eyes warned her and she had to remain silent.
Yao Erdan also felt that Wang Fang's actions were inconsiderate, so he followed Liu Hongwei's lead and said a few words to Wang Fang.
Although Wang Fang was angry, she did not retort. She was always humble and submissive in front of her husband.
Liu Hongwei, however, didn't want to let it go. He struck while the iron was hot and offered further protection for his wife: "No matter what conflicts you and your mother have in the future, please wait until Dad and I come back. Let me be frank. Although I'm a son-in-law, I'm not a gigolo. If I'm really pushed to the limit, I can move out with Mengmeng. Then you can see whether the villagers will scold you or us!"
Wang Fang was now completely speechless and didn't even have the thought of refuting.
Yao Erdan also admitted that his son-in-law was quite smart and the threats he made were very effective, worthy of being an accounting major.
With time, you will become a great person.
He accepted Liu Hongwei's threat, which was rare, and then hit Wang Fang: "Hongwei is right. We are a family, so there is no need to fight and kill each other. It's just a joke. Okay, let's eat."
This farce was just as Yao Zhizhi had expected. On the surface, it was a dispute between mother and daughter, but in reality it was a confrontation between the new father and the old father.
But this wasn't the end of it. Yao Zhizhi put down her chopsticks and looked at Wang Fang coldly: "We can't just let this go. Fourth Sister is an adult and married. Our mother has no right to intercept her letters. Take out her letters and return them to her, or don't blame me for turning hostile."
"You have already become the boss of this family. How can you turn against us?" Wang Fang was so angry that she died. No one gave her any face.
Yao Zhizhi sneered: "If you don't take it out, I won't invite your son to my wedding. You can do whatever you want."
At this moment, Wang Fang felt that she was being strangled by this fake daughter.
It felt like drowning, unable to struggle.
But she had already burned the letter, along with the one sent by Jingjing.
If it weren't for this letter, she wouldn't have known that the in-laws Yao Zhizhi chose were related to her biological father.
Once Yao Jingzong sends someone to attend the wedding, I'm afraid the matter will be revealed.
Fortunately, Jingjing assured her that she would stop them there and would not let anyone from the Yao family come over.
Wang Fang didn't dare to keep such a letter and burned it immediately.
She turned and went into the house and took out the ten yuan that Yao Jingzong sent to Mengmeng and the five yuan that Yao Weiguo sent to Mengmeng.
She lied, "This is fifteen yuan I borrowed from a good friend to buy your fourth sister a bicycle. As you know, your father and I have borrowed from all the relatives on the Yao side, so we can only ask the family in the Northeast. I didn't expect them to be so stingy and only lend fifteen yuan. As for why they signed it as a good friend, it's because they didn't want their family to know they were contacting me. You should know that your uncle Jingzong's wife is my distant cousin. It is because of this relationship that we occasionally contact each other."
Yao Zhizhi didn't believe it: "What about the two letters from Fourth Sister?"
"I dropped it into the paddy field and soaked it. It didn't say anything inside. I told your fourth sister not to bother them. After all, I wrote to them to borrow money. They thought your fourth sister wanted to borrow money too, so they were unhappy."
Yao Zhizhi still didn't believe it, so she could only wait until tomorrow to pry open the cabinet and see.
When going to bed at night, Yao Mengmeng stayed on Yao Zhizhi's bed and refused to leave. Finally, Yao Zhizhi kicked her off, and then she reluctantly went to find her man.
The next day, Yao Mengmeng was injured and unable to work in the fields, so she stayed at home to keep watch for her sister.
Yao Zhizhi found a screwdriver and removed the copper lock of the three-door cabinet.
After searching through the books, I didn't find the three letters that Yao Mengmeng mentioned, but I did find a photo of a strange girl.
She looked about five or six years old, with red rouge on her eyebrows, wearing a pretty little skirt, riding on a rocking horse, smiling sweetly at the camera.
Yao Zhizhi thought and thought, but couldn't match the girl in the photo with any of her sisters in the family.
She took the photo and went to the door to look for Yao Mengmeng: "She might have burned the letter. Look who this is?"
"I don't know." It was the first time that Yao Mengmeng saw this girl. The girl's eyebrows and eyes resembled her mother's, and her eyes and mouth looked like her father's.
Her face should look pretty good when she grows up, although not as good as the fifth brother and the eldest and second sisters, at least better than Yao Ningning.
Yao Mengmeng was puzzled. "That kid's wearing a khaki. Do you know khaki? It was very popular in the 1950s and 1960s! My classmate has an aunt who married into the city. Her daughter is two years older than her, so she gives her clothes when they become too small. That's why I've seen this kind of clothing before. It came from the Soviet Union, and only people in the city could afford it."
City people?
Yao Zhizhi was curious: "Do my parents have any relatives in the city?"
"No, if I have to say, it's only the one from Northeast China." Yao Mengmeng racked her brains but couldn't remember who this girl was.
Yao Zhizhi didn't ask any further questions, but said, "Watch the door. I'll look for it again."
Back in front of the three-door cabinet, Yao Zhizhi glanced at the system store. The camera could only be unlocked at level ten, so she whispered to the system, "Can you take a picture of this for me? I know I'm not at a high enough level to buy a camera right now. Just consider it a credit. I'm just taking a picture, and you don't have to give me the camera."
"Then I will deduct 100 melon-eating points from you. You must find a new source of melons as soon as possible!" The system was quite easy to talk to and quickly took a photo of this.
Yao Zhizhi didn't understand. "It's obvious that this child isn't any of us five. Maybe she's Yao Erdan's illegitimate daughter. Doesn't that count as a source of misfortune? Is your radar failing?"
"Host, didn't I tell you a long time ago? Things related to you will not be displayed. You can only eat other people's melons." The system thought that the host did not hear clearly when he first came here, and patiently explained it again.
Yao Zhizhi was silent. Could this girl be related to her?
But she doesn't know him.
The original owner didn't leave her any memories, which is really difficult.
Forget it, put the photo back first.
She looked through it again, but couldn't find a single letter.
I did find an account book, and the last two pages of the book were filled with contact addresses and names.
Yao Zhizhi spent another two hundred melon-eating points and asked the system to help take a picture.
I looked at the balance and there were only thirty-nine left, so miserable.
Let's go to the village tomorrow and have some fun.
It was getting late, so she quickly put everything back in place and put the lock back on.
However, even if she tried her best to restore it, she could not make it exactly the same.
What if Wang Fang comes back and finds out...
Well, let’s just do a thorough cleaning and move all the cabinets, tables and chairs. It would be best if we “accidentally” knocked over the cabinets. Wouldn’t that cover it up?
Quickly call Yao Mengmeng in to fake the scene together.
It just so happened that Yao Mengmeng was injured, so she had a ready-made excuse - the wound was too painful and she couldn't move steadily.
*
At the entrance of the commune post office, Wang Fang was saying nice things to the new postman.
He also paid the other party five dollars as a hush money, and only then was he able to bribe this young man.
The young postman, named Zhang Jin, counted the banknotes in his hand and confirmed, "From now on, any letters from Northeast China, as long as they are addressed to your home, will be delivered to you in person, regardless of who the recipient is."
"Yes, don't let any of my daughters sign for it." Wang Fang breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that there was nothing in this world that couldn't be solved with money.
Zhang Jin nodded. "Okay, then there's no need for other places, right? Give it to whoever should give it to?"
"Yeah." Wang Fang saw that it was getting late and hurried home.
When I got home, I was dumbfounded.
She looked at the furniture scattered all over the room and wailed, "Oh my God, you two sisters are ransacking the house!"
"Mom, you're back." Yao Mengmeng followed her sister's instructions and said with a smile, "Isn't Lao Wu getting married soon? The man is from the city. If he comes to pick her up and sees the house in such a mess, it will be embarrassing. So, Lao Wu and I are cleaning up together."
Wang Fang couldn't find a reason to refute, so she came in with a sullen face and took a look: "Why did the three-door cabinet fall over?"
Yao Mengmeng complained bitterly, "It's too heavy. It hit my wound. I wanted to take the things out, but you locked it. Why is it so heavy? Did you put the old quilt in there too?"
"Yeah." Wang Fang leaned over and checked the copper lock. Fortunately, it was not opened. It just fell to the ground and got some mud on it. She just needed to pick it up and wipe it.
She was a rural woman who had been working in the fields all the time and was very strong. She quickly called Yao Zhizhi to help her lift up the three-door cabinet.
In the afternoon, she and Yao Erdan took their three daughters to work in the fields, and Yao Zhizhi and Yao Mengmeng stayed at home again.
Yao Mengmeng has become a little fan of her sister. She squats in front of her with her chin in her hand, watching her weave baskets.
Watching her sister's skillful movements, Yao Mengmeng couldn't help but praise her: "Zhizhi, you're so smart! You and I don't even look like we were born from the same parents."
"Second sister is also smart." Yao Zhizhi didn't think being smart meant anything. After all, she was not the original Yao Zhizhi.
Maybe the original one was just like Yao Mengmeng, straightforward.
Yao Mengmeng disagreed. "No, my second sister isn't as smart as you. If it was my second sister who was chased by the gangster last time, I would have fought him to the death. But you're different. You knew how to hide in the reeds. You're brave and smart. No wonder my brother-in-law in the city fell in love with you."
Yao Zhizhi thought about it and realized that the original owner must have known how to cut off his tail to survive.
But my body couldn't handle it and I died of the fever.
It’s really pitiful when you think about it.
Simply, Yao Zhizhi asked a little more about "her" childhood.
It turns out that the original owner was almost sold before!
It was Yao Jingye from the same family who stopped him.
Yao Zhizhi found it incredible: "Why did you sell me? How old was I?"
"You really don't remember?" Yao Mengmeng found it unbelievable. It was just a fever. Could someone really forget such a serious thing?
If it were her, she would be jealous for the rest of her life.
She suddenly felt a little regretful about telling Zhizhi about this. What if Zhizhi remembered that painful memory, wouldn’t that cause trouble for her?
Yao Mengmeng lowered her head and didn't want to say anything more.
Her wrist was suddenly grabbed, and she looked up at Yao Zhizhi helplessly: "I forgot to be good to you. I forgot to be good to you. I was confused. Don't ask Zhizhi."
"Hurry up and tell me, don't force me to get angry with you!" Yao Zhizhi was annoyed, and instinctively used force with her tiger's mouth, pinching Yao Mengmeng so hard that it hurt.
Yao Mengmeng's eyes reddened as she recounted the past: "It happened eight years ago. We really had nothing to eat, so Mom and Dad brought back some Guanyin soil for us to eat. My eldest sister almost died from it, and my second sister thought it was unpalatable and didn't eat it. My third sister and I ate a little, so it wasn't a big deal. You were the most pampered, just like my second sister, and you refused to touch a single bite. Mom was so angry that she grabbed a handful and stuffed it into your mouth. Unexpectedly, a team of experts who came here to do agricultural research happened to pass by. I don't know why, but when they saw you, they stopped and kept staring at you. Maybe they felt sorry for you? He discussed with Mom and Dad and wanted to adopt you as his daughter. Mom and Dad were secretly happy. Seeing that the expert seemed to be very rich, they asked him for two hundred yuan and sold you. Originally, the expert had carried you to the village entrance, but somehow, Uncle Jingye found out about it. He rode his bike after us, got you back, and threw the two hundred yuan in the expert's face."
Yao Zhizhi fell into a long silence.
Angry, nauseous, and sick to your stomach.
I feel sad for the original owner to have such parents.
As for the expert, he probably had no ill intentions, because his original intention was to adopt the child, and it was Yao Erdan and Wang Fang who asked for money.
What a pity. If it weren't for Yao Erdan and Wang Fang's greed and wasted time, perhaps the original owner would have been taken away by the experts and lived a good life in the city.
It will definitely be happier than staying in Yaowangzhuang.
No, the more she thought about it, the more disgusted she felt. This yard where Yao Erdan and Wang Fang lived made her feel nauseous.
She dropped the half-woven basket and wandered around the village.
It has been hot recently, and some people are staying at home to cool off. A few idle men gathered in Yao Jingye's yard to secretly play mahjong.
As soon as Yao Zhizhi approached, the system's Guayuan radar sounded.
It was boring. A few dirty men bullied a widow. Although she got the melon-eating value, she was not happy at all. The more she listened, the angrier she became.
Just leave.
Continuing walking forward, I saw a crazy woman with disheveled hair lying on the window of a house.
He was mumbling something in his mouth, but I couldn't tell what he was saying.
Through the fence outside the yard, Yao Zhizhi could clearly see the woman's miserable and miserable state.
But the woman was too thin and looked haggard, and it was impossible to tell her specific age.
The moment the woman saw her, she suddenly stopped talking and just stared at her straightly, with a hint of excitement in her eyes.
Yao Zhizhi suspected that this woman knew the original owner.
He pushed open the half-open fence door and took a few steps closer.
The woman suddenly stretched her hand out of the window excitedly, shouting, "Xing'er, Xing'er, is that you? You're finally back, Xing'er. You're still as beautiful as before. Xing'er, why aren't you talking?"
Yao Zhizhi frowned. What Xing'er?
Could it be the original owner’s nickname?
Just as she was about to have a chat with this crazy woman, an old woman with a mean face came out from the main room, forced a fake smile, and asked Yao Zhizhi what was the matter.
Yao Zhizhi turned around silently and left the yard.
After I got back, I quickly asked Yao Mengmeng.
Yao Mengmeng sighed, "Your nickname is Gousheng, not Xing'er. Why are you going to her house? She's the granddaughter-in-law of my great-grandfather's second wife. She's quite pitiful. I heard that her child disappeared while she was working in the fields, and she went crazy when she couldn't find the child."
Yao Zhizhi was silent. Is that right? How pitiful.
But it was so strange, the way the crazy woman looked at her really revealed a kind of close familiarity and expectation.
Could it be the original owner's former friend?
The next day she went to the crazy woman's house again, but found the door was locked and no one was at home.
After that, Yao Zhizhi went there several times, but never saw the crazy woman again.
She had to give up temporarily.
But there was a faint voice in her heart reminding her that this matter was unusual.
Unfortunately, no matter how many times she went there, the door was always locked. It was simply unbelievable.
It would have been great if the original owner had left some memories for her, what a pity, what a pity.
She was now completely in the dark and could only analyze based on the existing clues.
After analyzing it over and over again, there are only two words: I don’t understand.
I was really upset, so I wrote a letter to Qi Changxiao.
The letter mentioned that she was almost taken away by experts when she was a child, and also mentioned this crazy woman, and that Wang Fang had hidden Yao Mengmeng's letters, and even the photo of the strange girl.
Two days later, Yao Zhizhi received a reply.
"Hello Zhizhi——
I asked my mother, and she said that the selling of children in rural areas continues despite repeated bans, especially during famine periods, and it is impossible to control it.
But she also said that if it were her, she would never sell her child even if she had to beg for food.
I'm sorry that you have such cruel parents. Please rest assured that my mother will not treat you like that. If you want, you can treat her as your mother from now on.
As for the expert you mentioned, I think I know who he is. When you come over next time, I will show you an agricultural magazine with an interview and photos of him.
I don't know much about the crazy woman. I asked my mother to find out for you. I'll let you know if there is any progress.
As for Fourth Sister's letter, I really have no idea. Perhaps there's some secret between your Northeastern relative and your parents? If you have their contact information, you could write and ask. If you don't want your mother to intercept the letter, you can write my address and make yourself the recipient. I'll keep the letter for you when I receive it.
Finally, regarding the photo of the strange girl, is it possible that that was the child they successfully sold?
Maybe your parents gave birth to more than six of you. You can ask other elders in the village, give them some money, and give them some brown sugar. The elderly love to take advantage of small opportunities, and their mouths are easy to pry open.
——Changxiao"
Yao Zhizhi was very happy. She and Qi Changxiao had the same idea, which was to write a letter to the relatives in Northeast China and ask them what they had said in their previous reply to Yao Mengmeng.
Originally she thought this was a bit abrupt, but now that Qi Changxiao also suggested it, she decided to write a letter and ask with confidence.
She mailed the letter in the afternoon.
There were two letters in total, one for Yao Jingzong and one for Yao Weiguo.
Fortunately, Yao Mengmeng looked at the address several times at that time, otherwise she really wouldn’t know how to send it.
After sending the letter, Yao Zhizhi suddenly realized something and asked the system to show her the photos taken that day.
"I just glanced at the last page of Wang Fang's account book that day, and there was an address on it that seemed to be the same as Yao Jingzong's."
The system quickly projected the photo into the void in front of her.
Yao Zhizhi zoomed in and took a look, and sure enough, it was.
However, the contact person was written as: Yao Jingjing.
It’s strange, why do Yao Jingjing and Yao Jingzong have the same address?
Are they a family?
But why did Yao Erdan and the others not remember Yao Jingzong, but Yao Jingjing instead?
Does this mean that in their hearts, Yao Jingjing is closer to them than Yao Jingzong?
Maybe this Yao Jingjing is a relative of Yao Jingzong?
Sister, daughter, or aunt?
But no matter which one it is, he has no blood relationship with Yao Erdan. At most, he has a little connection with Wang Fang.
Yao Zhizhi didn't want to waste time like this, so she simply went to find Yao Jingye.
"Uncle Jingye, let me see the family tree." Yao Zhizhi went straight to the point with a calm expression.
Yao Jingye was a little surprised that his niece, who was about to marry into a wealthy family, would suddenly come to him.
And as soon as you come, you have to look at the family tree...
Did she know something?
To be cautious, Yao Jingye asked tentatively: "What do we need the family tree for? It's a feudal remnant that has been destroyed."
"Really? Then tell me who are the members of the Yao family and I'll write them down." Yao Zhizhi came prepared and sat down next to his eight-immortals table. She opened her workbook and pressed the ballpoint pen.
Yao Jingye lit a cigarette to hide his guilty conscience.
He had just taken a puff when Yao Zhizhi snatched it away and threw it away.
Yao Jingye was stunned: "Zhizhi, why are you so rude?"
Yao Zhizhi didn't have time to play Tai Chi with him and just wanted to make a quick decision, so she negotiated seriously: "I came to you for a serious matter. I'm getting married soon. If you don't want me to associate with other members of the Yao family, then forget it. I won't remember it. When they ask me why I didn't invite them to the wedding, I'll say it was you who didn't allow it."
Yao Jingye was convinced. No wonder Yao Erdan had been crying to him recently, saying that he was being driven crazy by his daughter.
It seems to be really difficult.
He didn't dare to offend Yao Zhizhi's in-laws, so he had to suppress his anger, sit next to her, and introduce each family to her one by one.
In fact, there is another cousin in the city. His aunt is the old man’s younger sister. Unfortunately, her son and daughter-in-law died in the Anti-Japanese War. A few years ago, she came here to work with her grandson and daughter-in-law. Unexpectedly, something happened before she even had time to rest.
Now, only the old lady and her great-grandson are left in the family. The great-grandson's good marriage has fallen through, and he is still a bachelor.
He won't talk about this one, so as to avoid the problems there from being involved here.
Yao Zhizhi soon got the answer she wanted.
Yao Jingjing is the youngest daughter of Yao Jingzong, the fourth child in the family, with two older brothers and one older sister.
Yao Zhizhi stopped writing and asked a question: "Should I invite their family to my wedding?"
Yao Jingye quickly stopped him: "No, no, they are city people who eat commercial grain. How can they look down on us country people? Don't make yourself look bad."
Yao Zhizhi looked at him without saying a word, her eyes full of inquiry.
Yao Jingye quickly said, "Why bother? Your father has no blood relationship with them, and your mother is just a distant cousin. Let me be frank, unless you are my daughter, is it worth it for them to waste the round-trip travel expenses for you?"
Yao Zhizhi stood up silently and left without saying goodbye.
Yao Jingye broke out in a cold sweat.
After she left, I quickly rode my bike to the commune and sent a telegram to Yao Jingjing.
In order to explain the situation in detail, I didn't even feel bad about spending money.
The full text of the telegram reads as follows: "Five is investigating the Yao clan. They want to invite your father to the wedding, but I refuse. Five's eyes are scary, as if they are suspicious. Be very careful! Keep an eye on any incoming mail and cut off their contact."
Including punctuation, there were a total of forty-six words, and each word cost three cents. Express delivery cost five cents. He gritted his teeth, chose express delivery, handed over three dollars, and got seventy cents in change, which hurt him so much.
When Yao Jingjing received the telegram, she felt like she was facing a great enemy. She quickly counted the pocket money in her hand, fearing that it was not enough, so she went to Duan Cheng and begged him for a hundred yuan, and went to the post office to bribe the postman.
Fortunately, the postman didn’t have a big appetite, so fifty was enough for him.
When Yao Jingjing came out of the post office, she noticed a sneaky man.
When I caught up with him and asked him, he said he was just passing by.
Yao Jingjing didn't believe it and stuffed fifty yuan into his pocket.
The money-hungry guy immediately betrayed Yao Weiguo.
"You continue to pretend to follow me, don't worry, I won't let you suffer any loss." Yao Jingjing sneered. It turned out that Yao Weiguo had begun to suspect her.
He and Yao Zhizhi are really siblings. They are suspicious of both sides, right?
How is this not the magic of blood?
What a pity, she won't let them ruin her happy life!
She quickly urged Duan Cheng to help her change her age and get a marriage certificate with her, so as to tie this man down first before doing anything else.
As for the wedding, we can wait until Yao Jingzong returns from the meeting in Beijing.
It’s almost August.
Yao Zhizhi asked the old people in the village and found out that Yao Erdan and Wang Fang did have two daughters before Yao Yingying, who were sold.
She had completely given up on such parents.
Focus on your own business.
She waited a long time for a reply from Yao Weiguo and Yao Jingzong, and thought that Yao Jingzong and his son were indeed arrogant and looked down on her as a country girl.
No more waiting, she packed up and prepared to get married.
Yao Weiguo also waited for a long time for Yao Mengmeng's reply, and he was disappointed.
But he did not sit idly by. He sent another letter to Tang Fengyuan, wanting to find out whether her daughter-in-law Yao Zhizhi had a sister named Yao Mengmeng.
Still no reply received.
He felt something was wrong. It must be that a street urchin betrayed him, causing Yao Jingjing to notice something and bribe the postman.
After get off work in the evening, he found Duan Cheng, gave him two movie tickets, and asked him to take Yao Jingjing to see a movie.
After Yao Jingjing left, he pried open Yao Jingjing's bedroom door and went into the room to search.
Xie Chunxing didn't understand what he was trying to do: "Weiguo, what are you looking for?"
"Has Jingjing brought the letter back recently?" Yao Weiguo suspected that the letter was intercepted by Yao Jingjing.
Yao Jingjing is a loser. She devotes all her energy to unorthodox practices. Even her medical school diploma was bought for her by Duan Cheng.
That’s right, she still couldn’t graduate!
How could such a piece of trash be his sister? Impossible!
But he searched the room for a long time and found nothing.
Instead, I saw a piece of unburned letter paper at the foot of the bed.
She burned the letter.
There really is a ghost!
Yao Weiguo was so angry that he kicked Yao Jingjing's bed leg.
I was grimacing in pain and could hardly stand up.
Xie Chunxing quickly supported him: "You, thank goodness your dad went to Beijing for a meeting. He didn't know you were going crazy at home, otherwise he would have scolded you!"
"Stop talking nonsense and buy the tickets quickly so that you can go to the wedding with Qin Yichen tomorrow." This was the only option left for Yao Weiguo.
That means letting her mother check it herself.
He actually wanted to go by himself, but he couldn't get away unless he didn't want to work anymore.
He has such a lucrative job, and I don't know how many people are eyeing it. He also has children to support.
Besides, his salary is already almost half of Cui Wen’s. If he loses this job, wouldn’t he really become a gigolo?
His mother can only go there in person. She doesn’t work anyway and is a housewife with plenty of free time.
Xie Chunxing pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I'll go take a look. Stop moving, take off your shoes, and see if your toes are bleeding."
Yao Weiguo sat on the edge of the bed, took off his shoes and saw that he was bleeding.
Xie Chunxing quickly went to get the medical kit and treated his wounds.
Yao Weiguo endured the pain and rode his bike back, and his feet were swollen the next day.
I didn't have the energy to ride my bike back, so I had to ask Cui Wen to come and see if the ticket had been printed.
Xie Chunxing was cooking. She placed the ticket on the pillow in her bedroom and said with a reassuring smile, "I've bought it. Wenwen, have you eaten yet? Bring two dishes back with you."
"No need, Mom. We'll eat at my parents' house these days." Cui Wen has been busy recently, so she went straight back to her parents' house to eat for a few days.
Xie Chunxing did not force her. After Cui Wen left for a while, Yao Jingjing, who had not returned home all night, came back.
Xie Chunxing asked, and this child actually went to that female classmate's house again, not afraid that the other parent would find it troublesome.
I couldn't help but come out and try to persuade her a few words. She has a father at home, so it's not appropriate for her to stay overnight at his house.
Yao Jingjing didn't want to hear that. She rolled her eyes and went back to her room, only to find that her things had been moved.
She sneered at the figure in the kitchen and asked, "Did my brother touch my things?"
"No, Mom did a thorough cleaning." Xie Chunxing didn't want the siblings to quarrel, so she quickly took the blame on herself.
Yao Jingjing didn't believe it, so she ran to her parents' room to take a look, and it really looked like they had done a thorough cleaning.
The placement of several pieces of furniture was moved.
She decided to trust them, mother and son, for once.
When she turned around to go out, she saw the ticket on the pillow.
The final stop is Yao’s hometown.
What do you want to do?
Are you planning to attend the wedding of that martyr's family?
Weird, didn't the old man tell her not to go? It would be so annoying if she started crying at someone else's wedding.
Why did you suddenly change your mind?
Was it the eldest brother who instigated it?
This won’t do. If Xie Chunxing sees Yao Zhizhi, it will be the end!
She must do something!
The next morning, she asked Xie Chunxing for money to go to the state-owned supermarket to buy local specialties.
Xie Chunxing was a little surprised: "What are you buying local specialties for?"
Yao Jingjing smiled and said, "I saw the train ticket by your bed. Do you want to go back to your hometown to see your distant cousin? I'll go with you to buy some local specialties, otherwise it would be embarrassing if you go back empty-handed."
Xie Chunxing wanted to say no, but she was afraid that Yao Jingjing would find out that her family was suspecting her and investigating her, so she had no choice but to agree.
Anyway, the train is in the afternoon.
After shopping, Yao Jingjing went to the accounting office and said, "Brother, please help me carry this. It's too heavy."
Yao Weiguo frowned. Why buy so many things? He couldn't even carry them! I was really impressed!
He put down what he was doing, limped up, and helped.
When they were going down the stairs, he walked in front and told his mother not to take too much with her: "Isn't Qin Yicheng going too? He brought so many clothes and shoes. You can just take two bags of things as a token of your appreciation. You're old, don't try to be stubborn."
Xie Chunxing nodded: "Yeah, okay."
The mother and son were so busy talking that they didn't notice Yao Jingjing who was one step behind. Suddenly, a scream of "ouch" came from behind. Before Yao Weiguo could react, Yao Jingjing pounced on him and they rolled down the stairs together.
One has a broken bone and the other has a sprained neck, not a big deal.
Cui Wen rushed to the hospital after receiving the news. Looking at her husband's leg in plaster, she silently clenched her fists.
How could it be such a coincidence?
Why is it such a coincidence?
Was this an accident or a warning to them?
She squinted her eyes and looked at Yao Jingjing. The woman was wearing a neck brace and her eyes were red. She had just cried and looked very innocent.
She is such a good sister sitting by my bed now.
Cui Wen, who was always calm, asked calmly, "Why are you so careless?"
Yao Jingjing pinched herself and cried, "Sister-in-law, I didn't mean it. I was so scared. It's all my fault for trying to show off and carrying so many things. But don't worry, Duan Cheng has arranged a job for me. When I make money, I will make up for your losses."
Yao Weiguo didn't say anything.
It seems that his guess was correct.
That Yao Zhizhi... must be his biological sister!
Otherwise, what happened today wouldn’t be such a coincidence.
He had no choice but to stop for the time being, at least until his leg injury healed.
Fortunately, he was the one injured. If it was his mother...
He didn't dare to think about it!
He is now very sure that if Yao Jingjing is pushed into a corner, she will really attack his mother.
He had no choice but to calm down. He unclenched his fists and sighed, "No need. Just work hard and don't make Mom angry."
Yao Jingjing wiped her tears and said, "Don't worry, big brother. She's my own mother. I will definitely treat her well."
Cui Wen felt disgusted. If murder wasn't against the law and she didn't have two children to raise, she really wanted to chop Yao Jingjing to pieces to avenge her man.
but……
Since Yao Jingjing can harm people without being noticed, she can do it too!
But not now, there are too many people in the hospital and it is difficult for her to take action.
After Yao Jingjing left, she also sent her mother-in-law away: "Mom, go and refund the ticket. I have to go to work this afternoon. I can only ask you to take care of Weiguo for the next few months."
"Need I say more? I'll go and refund it right away." Xie Chunxing was heartbroken and hurried out to refund the ticket.
Only the young couple were left in the ward. Cui Wen sat in front of the bed and asked, "Do you think she did it on purpose?"
Yao Weiguo smiled bitterly: "Most likely. I didn't expect it would be so difficult for me to find a sister."
Cui Wen sighed and held his hand: "Don't worry, I'll think of a way. Let me take a photo first."
"Do you also think that Yao Zhizhi is my biological sister?" Yao Weiguo and Cui Wen have been married for so many years and have a tacit understanding. He knew who she was talking about as soon as he heard her.
Cui Wen nodded. "Yao Jingjing must have bribed the postman to intercept your mail, which shows your suspicions are correct. And now, Mom has to stay and take care of you and can't attend the wedding. This is too coincidental. So there is only one possibility: she doesn't dare let Mom meet someone. It shows that we are getting closer to the truth."
"I'm so useless. I should have been alert when I saw she bought so many things." Yao Weiguo hated himself and hit his head with his fists.
Cui Wen didn't stop him, but just smiled bitterly: "Why bother, punishing yourself for such a vicious woman? Now that things have come to this, it depends on whether we can secretly contact the sister over there through other means."
"What do you mean?" Yao Weiguo released his head, his eyes rolled, and he had an idea. "You come to contact?"
Cui Wen nodded seriously: "That's right. From now on, letters will be sent directly to my parents' home. I don't believe that Yao Jingjing has the ability to bribe every postman in the post office! If it really doesn't work, you can also send the letter to my workplace. There are plenty of ways to play hide-and-seek with her. Yao Weiguo, cheer up! I don't like cowards!"
Yao Weiguo smiled, held her hand, and buried his face in it: "Wenwen, you are so nice!"
"Stop being so cheesy. Get up and write a letter and send it in my name." Cui Wen pulled the man up.
Yao Weiguo sat down, hugged her and kissed her: "As ordered, Comrade Cui Wen!"
That afternoon, he asked his mother to mail the letter.
However, on the same day, Yao Jingjing also sent a telegram to Yao Genbao, asking him to intercept Yao Zhizhi's letters. Others could be let go at his discretion, but those from the Northeast must be intercepted and burned!
Two days later, Yao Jingjing was also hospitalized.
She and Duan Cheng went to see a movie in the evening. After the movie, they rode back on their bikes. For some reason, the tire suddenly burst and they both fell out. She was unlucky and was crushed to the bottom of the bike. Her collarbone was broken and two nails were stuck in her shoulders. Duan Cheng was riding the bike and was on top after the fall. He only had some scratches.
Yao Jingjing was so angry that she didn't know why the tire burst out of nowhere!
She asked Duan Cheng to call the police, saying someone had deliberately scattered thumbtacks to harm her!
But there was no evidence. When the police went there, they couldn't find a single nail on the road.
Yao Jingjing had no choice but to stay quiet for a while and recover from her injuries.
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August 6th, the wedding date is approaching.
Yao Zhizhi made a list and prepared to see what was missing from the dowry.
According to local customs, before a man and a woman get married, the man must not only give a betrothal gift and cloth coupons, but also prepare three turns and one ring.
On the day before the wedding, the man has to prepare the "three cylinders" according to the woman's request and send them to the woman's home in advance for use in the wedding banquet the next day.
The so-called three jars refer to a jar/jar of old wine, a jar of rice dumplings/rice cakes, and a jar of pork/raw fish.
However, supplies were scarce in those days, and the only thing that could be prepared in sufficient quantities was old wine. As for the other two vats, bricks, stones, straw, etc. were usually placed in the vats, and rice dumplings/rice cakes, or pork/raw fish were only placed near the mouth of the vat.
Correspondingly, the woman has to prepare a lot of dowry -
Furniture needed for basic living: bed, octagonal table, chairs, stools, washbasin rack, cabinet, flat cabinet, boxes and cages.
At least one set of round parts is needed: a wooden foot basin, a toilet, and a bucket.
More than six new quilts, enamel basins, kettles, new clothes, etc.
On the day of their daughter's wedding, if the parents want to save face for their daughter, they will find ways to borrow at least six bicycles.
Except for the bed which was pulled away by a car, all the other items were carried on the shoulders and hands by strong men from the same village.
The longer the team, the more impressive it is.
Some families cannot afford all these things, so they take whatever they have.
Qi Changxiao wrote a special letter to remind Yao Zhizhi that there was no need to prepare a bed and an octagonal table, as he had them ready, so the less money he could save, the better.
Yao Zhizhi then made every effort to prepare other things. Everything else was easy, except for the quilts, which she managed to get together, two.
On the afternoon of the 7th, the man's relatives and friends carried the three-cylinder over.
These days, the three jars are very watery, and the villagers thought that Yao Zhizhi's in-laws would also fill in the gaps.
As a result, Yao Erdan fished out the pork from the vat. Wow, there was a whole pig leg with raw fish underneath!
A real tank!
Look at the rice dumplings again, there is also a whole jar!
It’s filled with red dates!
The wine is the best daughter’s red wine!
"This in-laws family is really nice. They give their daughter-in-law a lot of face."
"Yeah, maybe she's worried that her son is dying? So she wants to please her daughter-in-law?"
"How can you talk like that? She's getting married, stop being such a pessimist!" Li Erhu couldn't stand seeing these people cursing Yao Zhizhi, so he quickly reminded them.
Several young people curled their lips in envy, jealousy and hatred.
After Li Erhu left, the group continued to whisper. Yao Zhizhi heard it and went straight to the well to fetch two buckets of water, which she poured all over the group of people with red eyes without any hesitation.
Now no one dared to speak out anymore, and everyone called Yao Zhizhi a tigress.
Yao Zhizhi put her hands on her hips and sneered, "I'm a tigress, get lost!"
August 8th.
Yao Zhizhi is getting married.
I got up early in the morning. It’s not popular to have a big celebration these days. It’s enough to just invite relatives and friends over for a meal.
She was waiting for Qi Changxiao to come and pick her up.
Because the distance is far, it is obviously not suitable to pick up the bride by bicycle.
Tang Fengyuan hired a truck from a transport team to transport the dowry, and also hired a van, and asked Qi Changxiao to pick up the bride in the van.
The villagers had never seen such a scene before, and they all gathered around to watch the fun.
Yao Zhizhi, wearing new clothes and a big red flower on her head, was carried into the van by her sickly husband.
So she got married happily.
Yao Taotao and Yao Mengmeng have a good relationship with her and want to personally send her to the city.
The car drove very slowly in the village and only started to speed up after leaving the village.
When we arrived in the city, it was already noon, just in time for the banquet to start.
This small farmhouse by the lake is truly blessed. The guests sat down in a lively atmosphere, all of them sighing that the sickly man was lucky enough to have a wife.
Amidst the discussions, Qin Yichen arrived panting, carrying bags of things.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm late. Is Aunt Tang here? I'm Yao Jingzong's son. My dad went to Beijing for a meeting and couldn't come, so he asked me to bring a gift."
As he spoke, he looked up and was stunned.
Maybe it was because the red flower on the bride's hair was too bright, or maybe it was because the bride looked too much like an angel, the gifts in his hands fell to the ground like rain.
Who is she? Why does she look a bit like Sister Miaomiao? Even more like Yao Jingjing!
What's more, she is prettier than Sister Miaomiao!
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The author has something to say: Qin Yicheng: Author, let's talk about life. How come you married my real fiancé to a sickly person? Wang burst into tears!
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