In the evening, when the sun sets, the men of all ages in the courtyard sit together and chat.
Tiger-headed Little Swallow, Li Junjun and Li Weiwei, these kids are in the same group.
In fact, the two brothers used to be in the same group. Hutou always brought Xiaoyanzi with him wherever he went. The boy was not willing to play with him, but in the past few months, the children have been hanging out together.
They caught sparrows together. Zhao Guihua was not shy. She had gone up the mountain with Aunt Wang before, and she had told her what grass seeds to use to attract sparrows. The two of them caught quite a few. Now, their own child could catch sparrows.
The four children caught sparrows together, roasted them and ate them, and formed a deep friendship.
Now, only eating and drinking can bring people together sincerely.
In short, the kids were having a lot of fun together.
The amount of meat they ate this year was much more than in previous years.
Sparrows are delicious.
Li Weiwei: "Did your family eat rabbit meat tonight?"
Tiger Head nodded and swallowed his saliva: "I ate it. I ate a lot."
"My family ate it too. I ate a piece of meat. My family made rabbit stew with potatoes."
"It's the same at my house, but I ate a few pieces, hehe."
Li Weiwei looked at Hutou with envy. Hutou's family ate the whole rabbit, but his family only ate half of it. His grandmother said that the remaining half would be eaten in a few days and he should save it to satisfy his craving.
"It would be nice if we could eat rabbits every day..."
This is all the kids talked about.
The men and women, young and old, were chatting with each other when they saw Aunt Su rushing out the door, saying, "Why haven't you come back yet?"
Zhao Guihua: "Aunt Su, your family hasn't come back yet?"
Aunt Su nodded. Wang Xiangxiu had finished cooking dinner, but her child had not come back yet. Although her child was always running outside, he would still know to come back to eat when he was hungry. In fact, he should have come back earlier, but today Wang Xiangxiu came back later than usual.
It was said that the little ones didn't look for her either. Aunt Su wondered where the little ones had gone. But she didn't worry after thinking about it. They were just children after all. Even if they were caught, what would happen? Would they really send them to the police? They were still children.
It was with this kind of mood that Aunt Su was not too worried, but she was a little anxious that he had not come back for such a long time.
He went to the door and saw many children running around outside, but his three children were the only ones missing.
"Are they going up the mountain again?"
She still remembered that in order to catch fish, the three children in her family went up the mountain to catch fish. So, seeing them eating rabbits today, could it be that they wanted to go up the mountain to catch rabbits? Thinking of this, she became anxious and hurried out.
"Please help me find my child, I beg you, I... sob." She burst into tears.
The neighbors looked at each other, but they quickly stood up and said, "Okay, we..."
"Grandma... Grandma..."
Tonglai's heart-wrenching cry was heard, and Aunt Su walked out of the house and asked, "Tonglai, what happened to Tonglai?"
As soon as I saw the child coming back by himself, I knew it must be the older one causing trouble outside again.
Tonglai: "My brother was arrested."
"ah!"
Everyone looked at Aunt Su.
Aunt Su: "What's going on? Where is your brother? Xiu'er, Xiu'er, come out, we have to go there quickly."
Although she was arrested, she was not too worried. She could play the victim and say "he is still a child" to fool people. If that didn't work, Wang Xiangxiu could still show off her charm. She said, "Xiu'er."
Wang Xiangxiu hurried out: "Okay, Mom, don't worry, I'm here."
Aunt Su cried and said, "Thank goodness I have you. If I hadn't had you, I wouldn't know what I would do."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were about to leave immediately. At this time, they saw several comrades from the police station coming over. Two comrades came to verify the situation. As police officers in the local police station, they were well-known to Wang Xiangxiu's family and had an inexplicable respect for this compound.
Really, this word is not used wrongly.
How come the families in this courtyard are so capable of causing trouble? The others can actually stand it, isn't it a sign of respect! They have come here so many times, it's just endless.
That's really impressive.
These old and young ones are really troublesome.
Now it is even worse, such a young child dares to steal public property, this is a completely different thing. Stealing a steamed bun from an ordinary person's home and cutting off a public pig's tail are completely different in nature.
"Are you the family members of Su Jinlai and Su Yinlai?"
"Yes, they are my grandchildren."
“They are my sons.”
"Okay, come with us. Two kids, Su Jinlai and Su Yinlai, went to the slaughterhouse to hold pigs' tails and were trampled by the pigs. They were seriously injured and have been sent to the hospital." The public security comrades disliked these two female comrades.
They are responsible for the child's development.
As far as they know, this is not the first time for these kids. This is the second time. This is the most frequent time. As parents, they don't care at all.
"Ah! Damn it! My poor Jin Lai and Yin Lai... my eldest grandson, if anything happens to my children, I want them to pay with their lives!" Aunt Su cried out.
The public security comrade said bluntly: "Pay with your life? If you commit a crime, you will also go to jail. Your parents don't know how to educate your children properly. Your children steal things, but you are proud of it instead of being ashamed. Do you think it's great? To tell you the truth, this matter is very serious. Your two children cut off several pig tails in succession. This is a serious digging of socialism and an encroachment on public resources. After they recover, they will go to a juvenile detention center."
"What! How can this be possible? If this happens, how will the child grow up in the future?" Wang Xiangxiu screamed hysterically.
The public security comrade was not polite either: "Since you know it's embarrassing, why didn't you take good care of your child when he first stole things? Now that he has caused a big disaster, you think that this will affect his reputation? Does your child still have a reputation? Well, I don't want to tell you more. He is still in the hospital. You should take the money and go to the hospital to see the situation. You really dare to provoke anything. Can you just stab a pig casually?"
This is all thanks to the fact that pigs have their genitals cut off when they are young, so they are less ferocious. If not, these two naughty kids would have trampled them to death.
"Ah, do we need money for this?"
The police looked at them in disbelief and said, "You don't want to take the money? Who will? And you expect the slaughterhouse to take the money? I tell you, the slaughterhouse will ask you for compensation."
"I don't want to live anymore, I really don't want to live anymore. How can they bully us like this? I can't live like this. They are bullying us, an orphan and a widow. How can they do this? My life..."
Aunt Su left crying. Zhao Guihua couldn't bear to watch and said, "You guys should go to the hospital immediately. No matter what, you have to go see the child first."
These two, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, really have no sense of decency at all. I have no idea what they are doing.
"Yes, yes, let's go to the hospital."
"My family has no money, you see..." Aunt Su looked at everyone, and first focused her attention on Zhao Guihua, whose family had many workers. She cried and said, "Guihua, you know my family's situation. How can we afford to be hospitalized? We just came out of the hospital. The child is in the hospital again, and life is hard. You see how much your workers earn, can you lend me some?"
Zhao Guihua's expression darkened. As expected, you, an old vixen, just can't give her a good face at all. If you give her a little, she will come up to you and suck her blood.
Zhao Guihua immediately said: "There are many workers and people in my family, including pregnant women and children. How can we save any money? And everyone knows that our family is equivalent to an internal division. How can I lend you money?"
Although she didn't know that Deputy Director Cai paid 200 yuan in compensation, Zhao Guihua could guess it. After all, otherwise the matter wouldn't have been settled so quickly. She said directly: "You had a conflict with someone before, didn't you pay compensation? You can't be like this. Your family has money, why are you still borrowing money from outside? You treat people like fools! I think you have corrupted the children, and you are not a good person either."
When this was mentioned, the police officers all pursed their lips and looked at Aunt Su. They knew that there was compensation.
And there are quite a few.
That's it, this person didn't think about taking care of the child first, but actually thought about borrowing money?
Thinking of this, the police officer's tone became bad, and he said, "At this moment, are people more important or money more important? Don't you have compensation? You can't spend all the 200 yuan in less than a month, right?"
All the neighbors were afraid of being asked to borrow money, so when they heard this, they all said, "Oh my god, two hundred is really a lot."
"That's right. Why do you need to borrow money when you have your own money? That's not the way to do things."
"Why don't you go and see Jin Lai? You keep talking about your grandson all the time, but at this critical moment, you are only concerned about money. Don't you think that being stepped on by a pig is not a small matter?"
"That's right, I want money over life."
"I think this child has been spoiled by you guys, that's why so many things happened to him. The child is still young, what does he understand?"
"That's right."
"Let's go and take a look together."
"I think so."
Everyone wanted to do something interesting, and of course, they all wanted to see what Jin Lai was like. Mingmei was about to go out, but Zhuang Zhixi quickly grabbed her and said, "My dear aunt, you are a pregnant woman, don't join them in the fun."
Mingmei smiled innocently and said, "I can't even take a look."
Zhuang Zhixi: "No, let's not move aside, in case they go crazy and get infected."
Mingmei looked at everyone's steps with melancholy and said, "I just missed it."
Zhuang Zhixi: "I see that my mother and sister-in-law have gone. Let's wait for them to come back and hear the news."
Mingmei: "Okay."
Gay men are also gossipy and curious, but they are too embarrassed to follow. After all, men who get involved in such things always give people a very feminine feeling. But there are exceptions. Zhou Qun followed and said, "Wang Zhaodi, you take care of Jiang Lu. My mother and I will go to see the heat... situation."
I obviously wanted to say "lively".
Zhou Qun and Aunt Zhou quickly followed. He was the only man in the team.
Bai Fendou sneered and said, "What a sissy."
His father has been discharged from the hospital. He was out of danger a few days ago and was brought back home to recuperate. The old man has also woken up. This time, he suffered a great punishment and became paralyzed. He has suffered such a great blow that he does not go out now.
Well, I can’t figure it out.
But Old Man Bai really didn't want to go out. Even when Bai Fendou came back in the evening, he didn't say a word.
When he just woke up, he cursed Bai Fendou. He firmly believed that if it wasn't for Bai Fendou, he wouldn't have fallen down the building, so he hated Bai Fendou. He also deliberately tormented Bai Fendou and deliberately dropped the food he was feeding him on the ground.
As a provocation.
But... when he did this, Bai Fendou simply stopped cooking and only put a steamed bread in the pot. He would eat it when he was hungry and throw it away when he was not hungry. He did not prepare much. As for the old man Bai deliberately tormenting him and pooping in his pants, Bai Fendou just let him torment him.
Anyway, never mind.
If you do this on purpose, then you are a stinker. If you want to get happiness by tormenting your son, forget it.
How do you say it sometimes?
People like Old Man Bai need people like Bai Fendou to deal with him. He originally wanted to torture Bai Fendou, but he found that he was always the one who got hurt. Bai Fendou didn't give him the opportunity at all, and didn't indulge him.
After just a few days, the old man became obedient.
He started to get really angry, thinking that he had to suffer so much because of his son Bai Fendou. If he had been obedient and listened to him, how could he have fallen down? Besides, who was he doing this for? Wasn't it Bai Fendou? He wanted Bai Fendou to have someone to rely on when he was old, and to continue the family line for the Bai family.
But I didn't expect that the boy would not agree.
He hated his son who caused his injury, but he soon realized after a few days that in his current state, he could only rely on Bai Fendou and no one else. He would only get the same treatment in return for his troubles with Bai Fendou.
Now, the person has become honest.
Of course, he had thought about marrying Aunt Su and letting her take care of him, but since he was injured, Aunt Su has never come to see him. Sometimes he heard Aunt Su talking and called her, but Aunt Su always ignored him.
This is also very sad.
Although the time was short, it made the old man realize that he was useless if he couldn't make money.
So now the Bai family is very peaceful, Old Man Bai is as quiet as a chicken, and Bai Fendou, apart from work, thinks about how to find a wife every day.
So, he came up to Jiang Lu and said, "Jiang Lu, you promised to introduce me to someone."
Jiang Lu: "I did promise you, but there was really no one suitable before. Now, there is even less..."
Bai Fendou was anxious: "Why not? My conditions are pretty good."
Jiang Lu: “I know.”
She didn't say anything to refute, but just said: "But don't blame me for speaking harshly, I know you are qualified, but you can't have children, so I dare not introduce you to anyone easily. So the choices are even smaller. Besides, I have to consider the woman's situation, so that she won't cheat you, don't you think so?"
Bai Fendou sighed and said, "Why is it so difficult for me to find a partner?"
His sight fell on Wang Zhaodi, who fell to the ground with a plop, her hands shaking to the point of leaving afterimages: "No, no, I can't do this, don't look at me..."
Bai Fendou's face turned black and he said, "What are you thinking? I don't even like a yellow-haired girl like you."
Wang Zhaodi didn't feel disliked and nodded vigorously: "I know, I know."
Bai Fendou: "Your family is from the countryside, and there is no food quota. It would be too much of a burden for me to support three people by myself. I don't plan to find someone from the countryside."
"Puff!" Mingmei couldn't help it and finally burst out. She looked at Bai Fendou and didn't understand where this guy came from. He was so weird. With his conditions, he still wanted to find someone from the city? Even the girls in the countryside were not happy.
Bai Fendou: "Why are you surprised? Am I not telling the truth? I've thought about it. I want to find someone from the city, preferably a widow with a son. The son should be younger. It would be best if the son is one or two years old and has no memory of anything. The widow should have a job."
Mingmei opened her eyes wide and looked at Jiang Lu in surprise.
Zhuang Zhixi on the side understood again. You see, men can always easily understand the thoughts of their peers.
He said: "You don't want to add burden, to have another person to earn money, but at the same time you have a son, the child is young, he doesn't even remember his biological father, then he will treat you as his biological father. He can take care of you in the future."
Bai Fendou: "Right, it would be best if I could change my last name."
Jiang Lu opened her mouth several times but didn't open it. She wanted to ask, "Why do you do that?" But she endured it. She was a pregnant woman. Don't provoke such a person. Jiang Lu is always nice and gentle now, just because she doesn't want to offend people. But she can't afford to offend people. And she also saw that as long as she showed weakness, Bai Fendou would not embarrass women.
She sighed and said, "It's hard to find. I'll keep an eye out for you, but don't count on me. You know how hard it is to find something like this. You have to keep an eye out yourself, too."
"Hey, you said you were introducing someone..."
Jiang Lu: "If I wanted to trick you, I could easily introduce you to someone. Aren't I really afraid of cheating you? You should know your own limits."
Bai Fendou: "That's true."
He felt that Jiang Lu was right. If Jiang Lu wanted to get this done, he could just find someone to deal with him.
Now, I am sincerely helping him find it.
He said, "Okay, I'll remember your kindness."
Jiang Lu: "It's nothing, it's all as it should be."
She was indeed keeping an eye out for this kind of person, but where could she find him? With these conditions, it was impossible for someone to find Bai Fendou.
Mingmei felt that Jiang Lu had really done a great job.
She coughed, changed the subject, and said, "I wonder how Jin Lai and the others are doing."
"It's hard to say. This is a big deal or a small one if the pig steps on it."
"You said they went to the slaughterhouse to cut off pigs' tails. What the hell are they thinking?"
"It's not his family's habit."
The topic had obviously been changed, but Bai Fendou was unwilling to give up and forced the topic back, saying, "No, Xiaozhuang, how do you think your brother treats you?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Not really, our relationship is just average."
Bai Fendou was stunned for a moment, but quickly said, "It's not bad, right? We grew up in this courtyard, so it's not bad, right?"
"That's right, you have plotted against me many times. Just say what you want to say." Zhuang Zhixi was as cold as the winter wind.
Bai Fendou: "...What kind of person are you? You are not friendly at all."
Zhuang Zhixi: "So, what's the matter?"
Bai Fendou hurriedly said: "I heard that your department is going to hold a blind date conference."
Zhuang Zhixi: "It's not our department. It's the union working with the factory office, our propaganda department, and the Women's Federation. Sister Jiang Lu, do you know?"
Jiang Lu nodded: "I know."
"It was a joint effort of four departments."
Bai Fendou: "But all the bachelors in the factory have received the news. This was planned by you."
I heard it's different from previous years.
He said, "Show me some of your true colors."
I'm here to inquire about the situation. I'm not afraid to tell you this since it's almost going to be announced anyway.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Our machinery factory, bus station, and eight primary schools in the city are organizing a large-scale joint matchmaking event. Both gays and lesbians can sign up. We have already negotiated a location at the Municipal Cultural Palace, and we will hold the event there. You must submit your personal information when you sign up, and you cannot just write it randomly. If the verified materials do not match the actual situation, it will be a problem of integrity. We will report it to the relevant workshop for criticism."
Bai Fendou: "Ah, what does that say?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "For basic information, for example, you would write that you are a toilet cleaner in a machinery factory, and you would also need to indicate that your father is paralyzed in bed."
Bai Fendou was shocked and said, "Do I have to write this in such detail? This, this, this... If I write this down, who would still look up to me?"
It turns out that this person also knows that his conditions are not as good as he says.
"You wrote it, and the woman also wrote it. It's relative."
Zhuang Zhixi: "This puts an end to the situation of lying and making up families."
"You guys are really good at making trouble. It's just a simple blind date. If you like each other, just get the marriage certificate. Why do you have to say all that nonsense?"
"That's not how it should be said. If you don't introduce yourself clearly, what will you do if you encounter a marriage fraud? Will the factory come to solve the problem then? It's better to put the problem aside at the beginning than to solve it once it has occurred."
"I think you're right." As a member of the Women's Federation, Jiang Lu knew that there were always complaints at every blind date convention almost every year.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Look, you have to think like this. You can't try to fool someone, but find someone who knows your situation and is willing to do it. This actually saves your own time. Otherwise, they start chatting with you well, you treat each other to dinner and give each other gifts, but in the end, after seeing the family, it's over. Isn't it a waste of money?"
You have to use the right tactics to talk to the right person, and it's true. Bai Fendou nodded in approval: "What you said does make sense."
Zhuang Zhixi: "So, it's right to do this."
He saw that it was getting late and said, "Let's go home."
"Come on, I have to go back to bed too."
"I don't know what the hospital is like."
They muttered to themselves.
Hospital! In the hospital, the two children were resuscitated in many ways before being pushed to the ward. If they were ordinary patients, they would have to pay first. But the hospital gave the Su Jinlai brothers resuscitation in advance.
The main thing is that Wang Xiangxiu has a job, so there is no need to worry about her defaulting on medical bills.
It is said that everyone wants to be a worker now. The status of a worker is the highest. And it is also very effective when speaking out. The hospital is very familiar with Wang Xiangxiu and the others.
If we were to say who knows their compound best in the city, it would be the local police station and the hospital closest to them.
In these two places, they are really, completely popular figures.
The hospital recognized the person and dared to rescue him. For a worker family like theirs, even if they didn't pay the medical expenses, the hospital could contact the factory to handle it. Their wages were deducted monthly. So the hospital quickly transferred the person to the ward.
"Both patients were trampled by the pigs and have fractures of varying degrees. Su Jinlai broke several bones and his leg. He must be well cared for, otherwise he will easily become lame. In addition, Su Yinlai's condition is more serious. His injuries are more serious because he is young. His body can't bear it. Not only did he break his bones, but he also injured his lungs. He is not out of danger yet, and your family members must accompany him 24 hours a day. In addition, even if he gets better, there may be some sequelae. His lungs are not in good condition and his body will be very weak. He can't do any heavy work after he recovers, and he needs to rest more."
"What!"
The two women of the Su family were in disbelief. They could never have imagined that things could be so serious. Their two children had been beaten many times for their bad mouths, but never once was it as serious as this.
"Are you out of danger?"
"right."
"Oh my God!" Wang Xiangxiu burst into tears: "Doctor, please save them, you must save them, they are all good children, this shouldn't happen. How could this happen… Wuwu, Mingming, they were fine this morning. Jinlaiyinlai…"
"Comrade, this is a hospital, you can't talk too loudly, you will disturb other people's rest. And your child is still very weak, I think you should take good care of the child. Don't think about those things."
"Gold and silver come..."
Wang Xiangxiu burst into tears, and Aunt Su beside her was crying silently, looking like she was about to faint.
Although the doctor looked down on their family, he felt that they were really miserable, always having to go to the hospital. But if you want to blame others, you can't blame them. Who made your child so naughty! Why didn't you take good care of him? As a result, such serious consequences were caused.
"Spend more time with the children."
Although the doctor felt that this family was simply a plague, he still added at the end, repeatedly reminding them very seriously: "Don't cause trouble again during your stay in the hospital this time. If you cause trouble again, we really won't welcome you in the future."
They were never peaceful every time they came to the hospital.
The trouble they made made their hospital famous.
So shameful.
Wang Xiangxiu looked at her son with tears in her eyes, not wanting to take her eyes off him. She nodded and said, "I know."
Just respond casually.
It was obvious that the man didn't mean what he said, but seeing the child like this, he didn't know what to say. When he left the ward, he saw the police station and the slaughterhouse, and there were even many onlookers.
"Doctor, they are..."
The doctor pushed his glasses and said, "You heard it too. Their condition is very serious. Not to mention that we can't take them away now, I estimate... their condition won't be cured even after half a year." After thinking for a moment, he lowered his voice and said, "I don't know if the younger one can make it."
"Ah!" Everyone looked at the doctor in surprise and disbelief.
Although they all disliked the three naughty children of the Su family, they didn't say they wanted to see the children lose their lives.
After all, no one is a heartless person.
"It's a sin."
"Such a young child has suffered so much..."
"This is all Aunt Su's fault. Wang Xiangxiu was at work and had no time to take care of the child, so Aunt Su had nothing to do at home. She didn't know how to take good care of the child and just let the child act up all day. Now that something happened, she just keeps crying."
Zhao Guihua stopped everyone and said, "Let's go back first."
They originally came out to watch the fun, but they didn't expect the injuries to be so serious. They couldn't bear to watch such a scene.
Zhao Guihua didn't know what to say, but she said, "I hope the child is okay."
"That's right."
Everyone was walking back one by one, and Zhao Guihua suddenly said, "From now on, families should take good care of their children. If you don't, the children will become more and more unruly, and no one will tolerate them if they get into trouble outside. Besides, people can be spoiled, but animals cannot be spoiled. Look, who would have thought that they would be trampled so badly by the pigs."
"yes."
"Aunt Zhao is right."
At this time, Aunt Zhou did not argue. She said, "You said this..."
Sigh, no more words. YHDJ's fatal things, everyone is always a little more tolerant than before.
Although they left and did not stay, the police station comrades still communicated with both parties in detail. The slaughterhouse is a public enterprise. Although they were seriously injured, it cannot cover up the fact that they cut off the pig's tail.
Pig tails are not expensive, but this is a big deal.
It can be said that as long as Jin Laiyinlai and the others are discharged from the hospital, they will definitely be sent to a juvenile detention center.
This is the difference between stealing from private property and stealing from public property.
Maybe a beating in private will be enough. These days people are not that harsh on children.
However, the public must have an explanation for this.
It's not that the slaughterhouse is looking for trouble, but since the incident has become public, they dare not ignore it, otherwise someone might put an accusation on them.
There are many things that you cannot control when you are in the world.
This doesn't mean that I feel sorry for you and that's it.
Although the child was indeed very pitiful, the police still told the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law about the future situation. Now that they were receiving treatment, they would definitely not have to go to a juvenile detention center. But they would definitely go to a juvenile detention center after their treatment was completed.
Aunt Su cried even harder, while Wang Xiangxiu grabbed her son's hand and said, "I know."
She murmured to herself, "I will find a way, I will definitely find a way."
Aunt Su took her daughter-in-law's hand and said, "I'm counting on you. I really am counting on you. I'm an old lady and I don't know what to do. Our children are still so young. You can't go in."
Wang Xiangxiu nodded: "I know, I know."
She really had no other options. What did she have? She had nothing but herself. She was thinking about what to do and how to make sure that person would not cause trouble for her son.
Although she agreed firmly, she was in a panic.
This matter is too difficult to handle.
"And the medical expenses..."
When Wang Xiangxiu was hospitalized, the factory was able to reimburse most of the expenses. Although it cost money, it was mainly paid by Aunt Su. But now, the injured are two children, not workers.
Then they will have to spend a lot of medical expenses.
Although their family has some foundation, it is clearly not enough.
They knew how much money the old man Bai from Bai Fendou's family spent. You have to know that the old man Bai had not arranged anyone to take over at that time, so the factory reimbursed him. Even so, in the end he spent two hundred yuan.
In fact, they were wrong, because the money was not only for this time but also for the previous times.
But none of this matters. What's important is recycling. They are really short of money now.
Wang Xiangxiu: "What should I do? What should I do?"
Aunt Su stared at her daughter-in-law and said bitterly, "There's nothing we can do. You said that as an old lady, I can't do anything. I can only cause trouble for you. I..."
"Mom, don't say anything. I will definitely find a way."
Aunt Su nodded: "Mom believes you."
The news that something bad had happened to Su Jinlai and Su Yinlai spread quickly, and everyone was shocked when they heard it.
The kid in this family has been in trouble a lot lately, and now he has hit a wall.
To be honest, although this incident did not happen in their family, almost every household reflected on themselves and seriously warned their families not to be like the Su family. Even the usually mean old lady, Aunt Zhou, said to Jiang Lu at breakfast: "In the future, we can't just spoil our children blindly."
She was also a spoiled child when she was young, otherwise Zhou Qun would not be like this.
But this incident really scared her all of a sudden.
Zhou Qun also nodded and said, "He should be educated properly. If this child goes to a juvenile detention center, it will be the end of him. These two in his family can forget about taking over."
"Yeah, that's right. If they go to the juvenile detention center and have a criminal record, they won't be able to take over in the future. The machinery factory requires a political review. Anyone with a criminal record cannot be hired. They can't take over in the future."
"Ah... then his family is really finished."
On the other side, Aunt Wang was also admonishing Li Junjun and Li Weiwei at home, saying: "You should study hard and play at the door after school. You can do whatever you want, but you must not do anything reckless. There are some things we can't do..."
Similarly, Zhao Guihua is also educating her two children at home.
Hu Tou and Xiao Yan Zi both nodded.
Little Swallow asked curiously, "Grandma, are Jinlai and Yinlai going to sit under the fence?"
"It's a juvenile detention center, so it's a little different. So, I won't say anything to you naughty kids, but you must not get into trouble. There are some things you can't do..."
The impact of this news is so wide that everyone in this area is educating their children at home.
Otherwise, it is said that the yield rate of this area was high.
This is an extreme contrast, which makes the elders worry that their children will learn bad things. If the children are well educated, they will naturally have a bright future. Zhuang Zhixi would send Mingmei to work every day and ask, "Have your parents bought food?"
Mingmei nodded: "I bought it."
Food prices have started to rise recently, and there is a lot of food on the black market.
When Zhuang Zhixi bought peanuts in the past, he couldn't buy so many at once, so he could only buy them one at a time, so he was more aware of the price changes on the black market. He sighed: "No matter what time it is, there are always people who are smart and plan ahead."
If Zhao Guihua buys some food alone, or if a few families in their compound buy some food, it won't cause any impact. No one would believe it.
The main reason was that other people thought the same thing. More and more people were buying food, and with the arrival of autumn, the harvest in some places could be seen. So the news that the food supply was not good this year was spread to some extent.
Anyone who has some money and believes in this will basically stock up on it. LJ As a result, the price of food on the black market has gone up.
"Our mom is really smart. None of us thought of it, but she did."
The sons all think that their mothers are really capable people.
Mingmei chuckled and said, "Yes. With her around, our lives are so easy."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Mom said that we should go up the mountain together tomorrow."
Mingmei: "Huh?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Not including you. If you stay at home, you can help take care of Hutou and Xiaoyanzi."
Mingmei: "..."
She pinched Zhuang Zhixi hard and said, "Why don't you count me?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "My wife, what can you do? Can you face the fact that you are a pregnant woman?"
Mingmei sighed and said, "When I give birth to these two cubs, I will definitely have a good time. Now, because of them, I can't do this or that."
Why.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Just bear with it for a while."
"good."
Mingmei leaned on Zhuang Zhixi's back and said, "After I give birth this time, I probably won't want to have a second child for a long time."
"Then don't give birth."
"Okay." Mingmei smiled brightly.
She was originally a lively and active person, and she could gossip, but since she had a child, she felt restrained. She really felt depressed. She just hoped to have a baby as soon as possible.
"Fortunately, I have two children this time, so I don't need to rush for another one."
Zhuang Zhixi nodded: "Yes."
Mingmei: "Why are you going up the mountain tomorrow? Didn't you say there are no fish in the mountain?"
Such a good fish pond was cleaned out like this.
Zhuang Zhixi: "There is a chestnut tree on the mountain. Isn't tomorrow a Sunday? It's a good time for the whole family to go out and pick chestnuts."
Mingmei: "But there are so many people going up the mountain these days, other people can see it, right?"
This thing is not something that only his family can see. Everyone can see it, so it may not be left to them.
Zhuang Zhixi smiled and said, "The chestnuts weren't ripe a while ago. Mom and the others went up the mountain a while ago and took a sneak peek, and they were still there. We'll just pick them up when we go over there now, no matter what. It doesn't matter if they're a little raw, we can just cover them up and eat them anyway. But if we keep them any longer, they may not be ripe for us. Although not everyone may recognize this thing, and not everyone may be able to spot it, there must be others who have seen it. They're all waiting for it to mature, so it's better for us to take the initiative than to have nothing later."
"you're right."
Mingmei thought about it and said, "It doesn't matter if they are picked. There are a lot of things on the mountain in autumn. You can't be sure that you will find other ones."
"Everyone knows there are a lot of things on the mountain, so there must be a lot of people going up the mountain."
"That can't be helped. Fortunately, it's still early."
That’s true.
It is only the beginning of September now, although it is the beginning of autumn. But the weather is still very hot, and it is not the best time for harvest. Basically, the best time is late September. But they dare not wait, because by then, there will probably be nothing left.
The two of them were chattering all the way. After sending Mingmei home today, Zhuang Zhixi returned to the office almost on time and was almost late.
Zhang Saner sighed: "If you were a few minutes later, I would have closed the door."
He knew that Zhuang Zhixi had to send his wife off in the morning, so he asked curiously, "You said that others also marry wives, and you also marry a wife, so is your wife so precious? You send her off every day, and I see that the female comrades in our factory are still working even though they are pregnant."
Zhuang Zhixi: "My wife also works while pregnant, so who is different?"
He looked at Zhang Saner, patted his shoulder, and said, "A single person like you wouldn't understand."
Zhang Saner: “…”
Why don’t you understand!
Oh yes!
He asked curiously, "I heard that Wang Xiangxiu's son got into trouble while cutting off a pig's tail?"
Zhuang Zhixi already knew what had happened and nodded, "Yes."
Zhang San sighed: "That thing is fierce."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Yes, the patient's condition is quite serious. We don't know when he can be discharged from the hospital. They all went to the hospital last night and didn't come back. We don't know if he can make it through the critical period. Even if he does, the medical expenses are estimated to be quite high..."
Zhang San: "How could his family be short of money?"
Zhuang Zhixi smiled: "You are the one who said that. Who doesn't need money? Only one person in his family works."
Zhang San laughed and leaned over to whisper something to Zhuang Zhixi. Zhuang Zhixi raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Five dollars? Is that true?"
"Of course it's true, Li Si'er even... hehe."
Zhuang Zhixi: "This is really..."
Zhang Saner: "I also want to spend these five dollars. Although it's not a small amount, I can afford it once or twice."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Forget it, don't think about those messy things."
He smiled and jokingly advised, "I have to go upstairs, or I will be criticized."
"Not to the extent that it is not ...
Zhuang Zhixi went upstairs to the office. As soon as he entered the door, he heard Lao Huang teasing him: "You have been stopped and questioned along the way, right?"
Zhuang Zhixi: “That’s right.”
Sister Cui: "I just went to the Women's Federation to deliver materials, and Jiang Lu couldn't move. Many female comrades surrounded her and asked questions."
As people from a large compound, they were able to get first-hand information. They were simply very popular.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Every time something happens in our compound, I can't move an inch."
"Who told you to be familiar with the people in the security department?"
"Hey, tell me what's going on."
"I heard that Wang Xiangxiu's second son is dying?"
"How did they come up with the idea of cutting off a pig's tail?"
Everyone was asking questions at once. You see, some of the men looked very serious, but they were actually just as serious when it came to these things.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Comrades, I'm not sure. I didn't go yesterday. I was with my wife."
"What's the use of asking him? You should go ask Zhou Qun." Xiao Xu said faintly.
Zhou Qun came to the factory early in the morning, jumping up and down like a monkey. The reason why the news spread so quickly in the factory was due to his "contribution".
"Indeed, Zhou Qun went to the hospital yesterday." Zhuang Zhixi didn't want to discuss this. Although he usually enjoyed gossiping, when he thought that the person was still in danger, he felt it was difficult to say anything.
"Yes, go ask Zhou Qun."
"He is now really...more informed than the old ladies in the factory."
"He even raised his finger."
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
The news was a hot topic for a whole day. After all, to most people, the Su family was a stranger, so they were just there to watch the fun. Wang Xiangxiu didn't go to work for a day, but the police station came to ask for leave for her.
Otherwise, they are really good people.
However, the Su family’s affairs essentially had nothing to do with them, and Zhuang Zhixi’s mind was still on going up the mountain tomorrow.
Because they were going up the mountain, Zhao Guihua prepared several baskets, and except for Mingmei, all the adults went out together. They also borrowed Uncle Lan's bicycle, and the whole family went out at dawn.
Mingmei, Hutou and Xiaoyanzi all stared at each other.
All three of them are people who cannot go.
Hu Tou comforted Ming Mei and said, "Aunt, although I can't take you this time, I can do it in the future."
Mingmei propped her chin up and sighed, "It's going to take a long time."
"It will take a long time for us to grow up. When I grow up a little bit, I can go too."
"Me too."
Mingmei: "Okay, everyone's gone, shall we lie down for a while? Or do you guys go out and play?"
Tiger Head: "Let's lie down for a while. Xiaoyanzi and I will play with the sheep's crutches."
Mingmei: "Okay, let's go back to the house."
"OK."
Since Mingmei couldn't go out, she simply took a nap.
She slept well, and because she had avoided getting hurt on the bus, she was in a much better state than in her dream. She looked well, and Mingmei closed the door and rolled onto the bed again.
Humph, if they don't take her with them, she will just sleep all day at home.
Mingmei has been very sleepy since she got pregnant. She slept soundly. Zhao Guihua and her group quickly rode to the suburbs. Today was Sunday and it was early, so there were not many people on the street. They rode all the way to the suburbs and up the mountain. Zhao Guihua immediately smiled and said, "I said it's still there."
This chestnut tree had not been plucked yet, so Zhao Guihua waved her hand and said, "Quick, move."
Generally speaking, if others want to go up the mountain, they will choose Zhoutian. It's not because this day is so good. But for those who work, Zhoutian is the only day they can move freely. Zhao Guihua prepared big gloves for several people.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Mom, you are really well prepared."
Zhao Guihua: "This thing is very difficult to handle. Do you think I'm as stupid as you guys?"
They didn't plan to peel them clean on the mountain and take them home. They didn't even think about it. They would definitely join in if they met someone. Their plan was to pick up the thorns directly and clean them up at home.
It just so happens that this can also attract fire, killing two birds with one stone.
The family of five started working quickly.
There is strength in numbers. In just an hour or so, the chestnut tree was empty.
They harvested six baskets of chestnuts. Of course, there would not be that many after picking them out. It was estimated to be at least one-third less, but it did not dampen everyone's enthusiasm at all. After all, harvesting this thing is just like sweet potatoes. It can be used as a staple food.
This is great.
The food is delicious, but it doesn't fill you up.
"Let's go and have another look."
Zhuang Zhixi took a look and said, "How about this, let's go down the mountain a little bit and find a place to gather all the things together, and then leave two people to watch over the things, and the others will look around. Let's not gather here, if someone else sets their eyes on this tree. If we pick all the chestnuts on this tree, they will definitely cause trouble. This thing has no owner, so there is no point in making a fuss. But there are some stupid people. It's so hot, we don't have to argue with others. It will make us angry, what do you think?"
“That makes sense.”
Zhuang Laonian was a man who preferred to keep out of trouble, so he said, "Why don't we go back? We have gained something anyway."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Don't. I'm already here."
Zhuang Zhiyuan had the same idea. He said, "Let's come more often at this time. There's no need to come in the winter when it's cold."
The fish ponds are empty and the hills are bare, totally unused in the winter.
But autumn is really a good season to go up the mountain.
Zhuang Laonian: "I'll listen to you."
Mei-Fun Leung: "Ah, look, there are dried fungus over there."
"Hey, it really is, hurry up!"
"Look, there are so many good things on this mountain. Since we are here now, we can harvest more so that we can stay at home during the winter. There are also fungus over there, which is really good. Let's go pick some."
Autumn is the season of harvest, there are good things everywhere. Several people quickly got busy.
They finished collecting the wood ear mushrooms and then pushed the cart downstairs.
Everyone found a relatively secluded place and sat down. Zhao Guihua and Liang Meifen were in charge of staying behind, while the other male comrades looked around. Zhao Guihua said, "Whether we can find it or not, we must come back before noon."
"good."
Of course, Zhao Guihua and Liang Meifen were not idle either. This area was relatively cool and there were a lot of wild vegetables. The two of them did not hesitate to start picking them. Liang Meifen: "Mom, the ground here is very damp and there are earthworms. Move over here, or you'll step into the mud."
But Zhao Guihua's eyes lit up and she said, "Earthworms are good."
Priscilla Leung: “???”
Zhao Guihua: "We can catch them and take them home to feed the chickens."
Liang Meifen clapped her head and said, "Yes, yes, yes. Look how I forgot about this."
Everyone was busy with their own things. Liang Meifen said, "Mom, we have a lot of things this year. Can we buy less cabbage and save money?"
Zhao Guihua: "What nonsense! If you buy less and it's not enough to eat, you can tie your mouth. You can lose anything but your mouth. Once it's not enough to eat, you won't be able to buy more."
Priscilla Leung didn't dare to say anything anymore.
Zhao Guihua said: "We still need to buy more cabbage, and we also need to buy more radishes... Oh, it's September now, and it feels like nothing has happened yet, but why are we already busy?"
"Who says it's not?"
These two months are really the busiest time. We need to stock up on cabbage and radishes, pickle sauerkraut, and make pickled vegetables. At the same time, we must not forget to buy coal briquettes. These two months are the busiest time of the year. It's OK if someone is at home, but if everyone is at work, it's even more stressful.
Zhao Guihua: "I plan to talk to Aunt Wang when I get back and have the cellar separated."
"Ah?" Leung Mei-fun was surprised.
Zhao Guihua: "This year, Uncle Lan and his family have moved into our front yard. We were going to reallocate the cellar anyway, so why not separate them into separate cellars? Each cellar can have its own lock. This way, they won't be together, and it's up to the individual to decide whether something is lost or not. This won't work."
"Can anyone else agree?"
Zhao Guihua: "For this kind of thing, the minority must obey the majority, so they must agree. And even if they don't agree, it's only Aunt Su's family that won't agree. The other families will definitely agree. In the past, the Bai family was on good terms with his family and let them take things, but it's not the case now. Su Jinlai and his family have a good reputation for stealing, and others are on guard against them."
"Too."
"But now that we have to redistribute the positions, it will be much smaller."
After all, there is one more family.
Zhao Guihua: "There's nothing we can do about this."
But the thought of being able to be alone still makes me happy. At least, I feel more at ease! "I'll tell you when I get back!"
(End of this chapter)
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