It's not that they don't want to pick more, but if there are more, they won't be able to take them all.
This is the harvest season.
All three cars were full of chestnuts, but there were other things too, and the gentlemen who were looking around also had some gains. Zhuang Zhixi was even lucky enough to catch a pheasant.
On this point, Zhuang Zhiyuan was very impressed by his younger brother and his wife.
It seems like these two guys can always catch some pheasants and rabbits every time they go up the mountain. Uh, his mother also often gets such harvests... But he is not so good.
But he did not get nothing. He found a shady spot and found quite a few big mushrooms. It was really good. There was a lot of rain this year, so the mushrooms grew well. The whole family went down the mountain with a lot of money. It attracted the envious eyes of others.
As time went by, there were already quite a few people on the mountain, and they didn't want to stay and left quickly.
The journey back from the suburbs was not short, and it was already past noon when they got home. Every household had finished their meal. When Mingmei saw coming back, she quickly heated up the lunch. Zhuang Zhixi and a few others moved the things into the house, and they everyone stood in the yard, sweating all over, before taking a shower.
Mingmei went back to the room, picked up a towel, and stood at the door. Zhuang Zhixi turned around and smiled, "My wife, you are so nice."
Mingmei smiled and said, "Hurry up and wipe it off and come over to eat."
She handed the towel to everyone and then went back to the house to look at the pot, which had not yet boiled.
Hu Tou and Xiao Yan Zi looked at each basket one by one, scratched their heads and asked in confusion: "Aunt, what is this?"
They didn't know what chestnuts were, and they didn't know what they were. They didn't look like they were edible. Mingmei didn't know what chestnuts were either. Even though it was the 1970s, Mingmei grew up in the city and didn't know much about chestnuts.
If you remove the burrs on the outside, you will definitely recognize it.
Mingmei had never seen it in such a primitive state.
But even though she didn't recognize him, Mingmei knew that it must be Chestnut.
After all, the main task of going out today is to pick chestnuts.
Mingmei: "Chestnuts, they are delicious. Have you ever tried chicken stewed with chestnuts?"
The two children shook their heads.
Mingmei thought for a moment, and said while trying not to drool: "That's quite delicious. The chestnuts in the stewed chicken taste just as good as the chicken. The chestnuts have absorbed the flavor of the chicken soup. When you take a bite..."
Little Swallow's saliva flowed down...
As soon as Zhao Guihua entered the door: "..."
She said speechlessly: "I've never seen anyone who can make their mouths water just by talking about it."
"hey-hey."
Little Swallow touched her little mouth and smiled embarrassedly.
Zhao Guihua: "I'll make it for you tonight."
"Ah!" Mingmei and the two other children looked at Zhao Guihua with sharp eyes.
Zhao Guihua: "Why? Don't you want to eat?"
"think!"
Several people shouted immediately.
Mingmei touched her belly and thought that it must be the baby in her belly that was greedy, otherwise she would not be such a person. She has seen the world.
Zhao Guihua: "Hurry up and eat, we still have to work in the afternoon."
Mingmei wondered, "What other work is there?"
Zhao Guihua: "Don't you have to peel the chestnuts?"
She thought of something else and said, "Let's move the whole bag of rice and flour from my room to yours. I have a lot of people coming to visit me here, and it's not good to see so many things. But you two are both at work, so there won't be many people visiting, which is perfect."
Mingmei: "Okay."
Zhao Guihua patted her head and said, "Oh, by the way, don't move anything this afternoon. Big brother and little brother, you two should check each room one by one to see if there are any rat holes. If there are any, put some medicine in them and then fill them with cement. Also, check the window frames and door gaps and fix them up."
"become."
In previous years they also had to check once or twice.
It's because there are so many rats these days.
If we don't take precautions, our family will suffer.
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, let's get back to work after dinner."
"good."
Hu Tou and Xiao Yan Zi were full. At noon, they mixed a bowl of malted milk with their aunt and drank it. Then they ran to the yard to find their friends. The adults were busy and they couldn't help, so they called Li Junjun, Li Weiwei and others, and a group of children ran out.
Bai Fendou watched Zhuang Zhixi open the doors and windows and look around. He called out and asked, "Xiao Zhuang, what are you doing?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Aren't you looking for rat holes? Otherwise, this disgusting thing will eat up the food. It's a good opportunity to check the house and see what's wrong, and fix it. Otherwise, can you tidy it up in winter?"
"That's true."
When Bai Fendou heard this, he immediately got busy.
His family's situation is even worse than that of the old banker.
Although the banker seems to be so busy, in fact, other people are the same.
Most men work on weekdays, and if they have any heavy work, they don't have to wait until Sunday to do it. Sometimes weekends are more tiring than working.
People's lives at this time are much more tiring and busier than they would be decades later, but they are still very energetic and full of energy. After all, there is no such thing as "sucking up" these days.
Zhao Guihua's family started to get busy.
When they heard that Zhao Guihua wanted to seal the rat hole, everyone agreed and went home to check and work on it.
Compared to the bustle here, the Su family was quiet and no one was there. Tonglai went to the hospital with his mother and grandmother. Hang this padlock on the door. After Zhao Guihua and the others finished their work, they sat at the door and picked chestnuts.
Zhao Guihua warned the silly birds at home, saying, "Be careful, don't prick your hands like I did."
"knew."
"It's okay to go slow, don't get hurt."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Mom, you are such a nag."
Zhao Guihua rolled her eyes: "You're going to die, you messed with me, right?"
The son immediately raised the white flag, because he couldn't afford to offend his mother.
Zhao Guihua smiled proudly and said, "You, what exactly are you...eh?"
She looked at the skinny woman who hurried into the room. This person was none other than Su Pandi, the second daughter of the Su family.
Su Pandi was carrying a small bundle. When he saw the padlock, he was stunned. Then he immediately reacted and saw Zhao Guihua in the yard. He asked directly: "Aunt Zhao, did my mother and the others go to the hospital?"
Zhao Guihua nodded and said, "They all went to the hospital. I saw them go to the hospital the night before yesterday and haven't seen them since. Did you hear the news?"
Su Pandi nodded: "My mother sent me a message."
She paused and said, "Take me to the hospital."
Zhao Guihua: “???”
You speak in such a matter-of-fact tone.
She said, "It's the one closest to us. Go there by yourself. They are on the second floor."
Su Pandi frowned slightly, and Zhao Guihua continued, "You have lived here for twenty years, so you don't know him, do you?"
After hearing this, Su Pandi pursed his lips and said, "Okay then."
Without saying a word, he turned around and left.
She came and went in a hurry, Mingmei asked curiously: "Is this the second son of the Su family?"
Zhao Guihua nodded.
Mingmei: "She looks a lot like her sister."
In fact, Su Zhaodi and Su Pandi came back more than once, but Mingmei rarely saw them because they were in a hurry. She only met Su Zhaodi once, when she brought Wang Zhaodi to visit her. As for Su Pandi, that was the first time she met him.
Su Panddi looks similar to Su Zhaodi, both of them look a bit like Aunt Su. They don't have outstanding looks, just ordinary looks.
This is really unremarkable.
She was just an ordinary lesbian, with average facial features, a thin body, and dry hair. She had a hairstyle similar to that of celebrities. Her clothes were covered in patches. They were quite obvious.
It can be seen that his life is quite ordinary. You can tell whether a person is living a good life from his spirit and clothes.
Liang Meifen: "Mom, I remember the second daughter of the old Su family was about thirty-four or thirty-five?"
Zhao Guihua thought for a moment and said, "Thirty-five."
Priscilla Leung: "She looks quite old then. She looks like she is in her forties."
This is a conservative statement. If you say forty-four or forty-five, people would believe it.
Zhao Guihua: "This is what it means to work hard for a living."
She smiled and said, "You should all thank me. If it weren't for me, your life wouldn't be so easy. Your father's salary subsidizes the family, and I help you take care of the children. Otherwise, you would have to work, take care of the children, and do housework, and you might be older than Su Pandi."
Mingmei immediately leaned against Zhao Guihua's bed and said coquettishly, "Mom, I know you are the best for us. I have a good mother-in-law like you. It is really a blessing that I have cultivated for eight lifetimes. You can tell me how lucky I am. My mother loves me the most, and my mother-in-law loves me as much as my mother. I am really happy."
Zhao Guihua's soft voice made her feel uncomfortable and gave me goose bumps.
She shuddered, looked at her daughter-in-law with a speechless look, and said, "If you want to flatter me, just flatter me. Don't say it in a pinched voice. Look at my arms, the hairs on them are all standing up."
Mingmei smiled and said, "But what I said is the truth. Even though it sounds like flattery, it is what I really mean."
She said, “Really.”
Zhao Guihua: “You.”
Mingmei: "You don't believe it?"
She nudged Zhao Guihua's arm with her head softly.
Zhao Guihua: "Oh my god, you better act like a normal person."
She was really in a dilemma. She was a native of Beijing, a typical northerner, and she couldn't stand this.
Not to mention Zhao Guihua, Liang Meifen, who was standing by, also rubbed her arms silently when she saw this. This flattery is really hard to learn. If you learn it, you will be so disgusted that you can't eat.
Flattering is important, but eating is also important.
Zhuang Zhixi smiled and said, "My wife is the cutest."
He put his arm around Mingmei and said, "Wife, come here, take a break. This is very tiring. You should do less. I am an old man and it is okay for me to do more."
Mingmei: "Okay~"
Liang Meifen sighed. After a glance, she saw that they were a couple, but her husband just couldn't learn the same tricks as his brother-in-law.
Zhao Guihua looked at them one by one, and thought that although her family had some minor disputes, they were just trivial matters in daily life and not a big deal. Compared with other families, it was much better.
She is a person who knows how to be content.
Their family is much better than those crazy families who are making trouble.
She looked at the door lock of the Su family, wondering if Tonglai was out of danger.
Jinlai and Yinlai's hospitalization really cost a lot of money. There was no other way. They had to save their lives. They had only cheated two hundred yuan a while ago, and they paid it all in one go. Even so, it was still not enough.
Wang Xiangxiu put in another sixty.
She has saved some money over the years, now more than five hundred yuan, almost six hundred yuan.
If I take out sixty from this, there will be exactly five hundred left.
How did the money come from? Besides the money she earned from working for nothing, she also earned extra money from outside. Her mother-in-law was a good and honest person. She never asked her about money and she was not the head of the household, so the money was all in her hands.
Her mother-in-law would get money from the old man and buy meat to supplement the family.
Wang Xiangxiu is most satisfied that she has such a good mother-in-law.
She felt that many women in the world were troubled by the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and she definitely did not have such worries, but why was this child so unlucky?
Yes, bad luck.
Wang Xiangxiu didn't think the child did anything wrong, she just thought the child was unlucky, so he was stepped on by the pig. If he hadn't been stepped on by the pig, wouldn't he have earned a few pig tails for free? Bringing things home was a sign of intelligence.
But now it's over.
Although she still had 500 yuan in her hand, she was still very worried because this was just the beginning for the two children and they would need follow-up treatment. Especially for Yinlai, because he had not passed the critical period yet, the money she would need to spend on him would be quite a lot.
She sighed and said, "Mom, what should I do?"
Aunt Su looked at Wang Xiangxiu's worried face and thought to herself, this is really useless. If she doesn't find a way to go out and borrow money at this time, what's the point of sitting here?
She immediately put on a miserable look and said, "Xiu'er, Mom is an old lady, what else can I do? Even at my age, I can't find a man to exchange for some money."
When she said this, she glanced at Wang Xiangxiu and then said, "If Old Bai was still fine, I would rather risk everything and marry this shameless old guy. I would be happy to get money in return. But now he is in that state, I am lucky not to have to pay money. This is definitely not okay. You say how unfair God is. The bad guys live so well, while good people like us have to live such a life. It's really that the bad guys are proud and the good people are crying."
Wang Xiangxiu: "Yes, look at our courtyard. Everyone is so mean and heartless. They don't know how to be friendly to their neighbors, but they are able to live a prosperous life. But our family lives a tight life."
Although she still had 500 yuan left, she really didn't want to spend it.
After all, her life would be difficult without Bai Fendou's support.
She hesitated and said, "Bai Fendou should have several hundred. I can't tell the exact amount, but selling his job can make a lot of money. I just don't know how to get the money. He's cut off from his relationship now, so it won't work even if I seduce him. He definitely doesn't have that need anymore."
She pursed her lips and said, "Even if I set up a trap to accuse him of molesting me, I'm afraid it won't work."
In the past, she thought Bai Fendou was the easiest to control, but now it seems that after visiting him, he no longer has any admiration for her, and instead becomes uninterested. She can no longer control him.
She was really worried.
Aunt Su: “You…”
She thought for a moment and said, "Let's do it in three steps."
Wang Xiangxiu immediately looked at Aunt Su expectantly. Aunt Su said, "First of all, you have to go to the factory tomorrow. You must go. Go find the factory director and cry and make a scene. Make a big fuss about it. Our family is so pitiful, and the factory must help us. Ask the factory to organize a donation for us. If the factory leaders disagree, you can kneel down and kowtow on the open space in the factory. You may suffer a little, but as long as there is a reward, it will be huge. The machinery factory is a factory with tens of thousands of people. Even if everyone donates one cent, it is, it is, it is... it is one hundred, right? What's more, it must be more than that. The leaders must donate more? Those who are kind-hearted must donate more? Maybe they can donate one thousand or eight hundred to us. This will not only be enough to treat the child. The rest can also support our life in the future. Look at the child's injury, you have to heal him well?"
Wang Xiangxiu's eyes lit up immediately, and she said excitedly, "This is a good idea. Yes, we are in such a difficult situation, you have to get donations for us. In the past, the factory organized a donation for Mr. Lin, a retired widower who had no relatives. At that time, the whole factory donated more than a thousand. We can definitely do it too."
Speaking of this, Wang Xiangxiu was really happy.
This not only solves their family’s difficulties, but also allows them to make money.
"Mom. Tell me again, there's a second one?"
Aunt Su smiled and said, "The second thing is... you go find the gay men you used to have a good relationship with. These men are more or less macho and have a mentality of sympathizing with the weak. If you are pitiful enough and ask them for help, they can't give more, but can they give less? We won't pay back the money we have lent you."
Aunt Su didn't say it clearly, but her meaning was obvious. If Wang Xiangxiu went to find the man she had traded with, wouldn't she give him five or ten yuan? After all, it would cost this much to sleep with him once. Now that he was asking for help, it was nothing to give him this much.
As for paying back the money?
Then forget it.
At worst, I can just sleep again.
Aunt Su thought so, and she also knew that Wang Xiangxiu would do so without her having to explain it clearly.
There are at least a dozen men related to Wang Xiangxiu, if not twenty. Each of them took out RMB 4.8 yuan, which is a considerable sum of money.
Wang Xiangxiu nodded vigorously: "Yes, that's fine."
She thought her mother-in-law's idea was really good.
Aunt Su: "Although this is the second point, you have to do it first. Otherwise, once the whole factory has donated money, they won't give you any extra money. You have no reason to ask for money. You can go there later and ask them for some money first. Then go to the factory tomorrow. If someone really asks you, you can pretend that the money has been used to pay for medical expenses. This will also help you maintain your image in everyone's mind."
Wang Xiangxiu nodded vigorously, thinking that her mother-in-law was truly a capable person, which she had never expected.
She couldn't wait to ask: "Mom, what's the third way?"
Aunt Su: "The third way is to find Bai Fendou. Don't underestimate him because he seems tough. What you gave him is not enough. Just stand naked in front of him and I will teach you. Some..."
She leaned over and whispered something into Wang Xiangxiu's ear.
Wang Xiangxiu blushed and said, "Is this okay?"
Aunt Su: "Whether it works or not, you have to give it a try. Otherwise, this person will be completely out of our hands. Anyway, you won't suffer any loss in this matter."
Wang Xiangxiu bit her lip: "Okay."
She took a deep breath and said, "Is this really possible?"
Aunt Su: "No matter what, there is hope. As long as there is hope, our lives will be better."
Wang Xiangxiu nodded and agreed with this. They were short of money right now. Although they had a foundation, how could they use their own money? This was a rare opportunity. Not only did they not have to spend their own money, but they could also make money.
Wang Xiangxiu: "As for the money, this idea is fine, but as for the slaughterhouse..."
They will also hold the perpetrators accountable. They cannot accept that the child will be put in a juvenile detention center after he recovers.
Aunt Su: "I'll find a way to deal with this. I've been thinking about it for the past two days, and finally I came up with a solution."
"What?"
Aunt Su: "The second in command of the slaughterhouse was interested in our Pan Di. I stopped him at that time, but this time, I can let Pan Di go to him."
"Ah, it's so powerful, why don't you agree?" Wang Xiangxiu was surprised.
You know, the man Su Pandi is marrying now is a coward and his conditions are quite average.
Aunt Su: "What ability does he have? He is just like Yang Lixin, who got to the top by being a live-in son-in-law. Otherwise, he is just a poor country boy. Pan Di was a temporary worker in the match factory at that time, and he was not even a temporary worker, but a substitute. A relative of his family was injured, so he was asked to take over the shift, and he was only paid three yuan a month. He felt that he was getting a bargain. What kind of future do you think this kind of person has? Moreover, his family can't afford any dowry, but he still wants to marry a wife for five yuan. It's really shameless. Do you know how much the dowry for Pan Di's marriage was? It was fifty!"
You know, nowadays, no one gives a fifty-dollar dowry when getting married.
Basically the normal price is 20 yuan, and it fluctuates up or down depending on the family conditions.
But Su Pandi was already fifty years old ten years ago.
Aunt Su smiled proudly and said, "My daughter is well raised."
Even though she was reluctant to give her daughters good food when they were young, she said the best things and secretly prepared special meals for her son. Therefore, the two daughters always firmly believed that she was the best mother and treated them equally.
Later, when they were older and about to get married, Aunt Su also took great care of her daughters and taught them how to dress, so both daughters were very graceful. Even though they were average looking, they had fair skin and were much better than most girls who didn't know how to dress.
It can be said that his family was a highly sought-after family with daughters at that time, and they made a lot of money by marrying their two daughters.
She pursed her lips and said, "After Pandi got married, he started to work hard. I don't know what kind of ancestors had the good intentions to find him a city wife. Although she is nearly 200 pounds and looks like an old sow, she is in good condition. Her family owns a slaughterhouse, so they helped this boy get married."
She did not regret separating her daughter from her husband, because if her daughter stayed with this boy, she would just live a rural life, and this boy's current abilities were only due to his father-in-law.
She said: "I think it's okay if Pan Di goes to this person for help."
Wang Xiangxiu: "But...but she is no longer the same as she was a dozen years ago. Can it work?"
Aunt Su: "Pandi is not as pretty now, but as a man, he always thinks good things are good things that he can't get. At most, he can sleep with her and make her wish come true. He can always dress up. If it doesn't work, you can go and help. Two people will always be more effective than one person."
Wang Xiangxiu blushed again.
Seeing her like this, Aunt Su sighed and said, "Xiu'er, I'm doing this for our family and for our children. Do you want your child to go to a juvenile detention center?"
Wang Xiangxiu shook her head decisively.
Aunt Su: "That's it. We are all for this family. I am here to do Pan Di's work. I guess Zhao Di and Pan Di will be here soon. I wonder how much money they can come up with."
She has to collect money and get help from people.
The idea of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is very good.
Wang Xiangxiu: "Then I will go find those men now..."
"You go ahead."
After a pause, Aunt Su said, "Go home and change your clothes. Wear white, the white dress you bought a few years ago. Also, put your hair up again, push some loose hair down your cheeks, and put on some vanishing cream when you get home."
"good."
Wang Xiangxiu knew what her mother-in-law meant.
She agreed and nodded to leave, then she heard Aunt Su say softly, "If you want to look pretty in mourning clothes."
"Yeah, I understand."
Wang Xiangxiu left quickly and happened to run into Su Pandi who had just arrived downstairs. Su Pandi stopped her and asked, "Where are you going?"
Wang Xiangxiu: "I'll go borrow some money."
Su Pandi nodded: "Go ahead." As the eldest sister-in-law, she was a bit superior to Wang Xiangxiu: "Lend me more money. Really, I didn't know you looked at your child like this. If anything happens to my nephew, I, as the eldest sister-in-law, will not forgive you."
Wang Xiangxiu dug her nails into her palms and said, "I understand, second sister."
She left in a hurry, looking at Su Pandi's back, and cursed, "You rag-and-bone piece of shit. You're just working like a slave for my family. In your mother's eyes, I'm her daughter, the wife of her son, and the heroine who gave birth to three grandchildren. You're nothing. A money-loser."
She walked away triumphantly and hurried home.
The old man's family was still sitting at the door picking chestnuts when they saw Wang Xiangxiu rush in like a gust of wind. When she came out again, she was dressed in mourning.
The Zhuang family was stunned.
Wang Xiangxiu didn't have the time to chat. Since she couldn't lend them money, they were nothing. She didn't bother to pay attention to these people. Anyway, when the time comes, the whole factory will donate money, and no one can escape. Wang Xiangxiu left quickly.
Jiang Lu happened to be out and saw it, and asked in surprise: "Who is this?"
I just saw a flash of white light passing by. If it happened at night, I would have been scared to death.
Mingmei: "It's Wang Xiangxiu."
Jiang Lu: "Wang Xiangxiu? Her son is gone?"
Mingmei: "...No, if she was gone, she would have told me directly, and she wouldn't be so calm."
"Then why did you come back specially to change into white?"
Liang Meifen: "Who knows what she was doing? When she ran out, I smelled a scent. This person is the same. Her son is still in the hospital. Why did she come back to dress up? This is not idleness, she really has nothing to do."
Well……
As soon as these words came out, several people present thought of something.
Maybe I didn't think about it when I first saw it, but I couldn't help but realize it after a little reaction.
If you use your brain a little, you can come up with something.
Zhao Guihua: "It's so disgusting."
Having people like this living in the yard really ruins its reputation.
She glared at the three men in the house and said, "If any of you say one more word to her, I will kill you all."
Zhuang Laonian nodded quickly. He was old and couldn't stand seeing this kind of thing.
The two brothers of the banker also nodded.
As for Jiang Lu, she doesn't have to worry about these things, because Zhou Qun is not capable of doing so.
Well, so, if you are not keen on sex, it would be easier to find someone like Zhou Qun. At least there would be no messy thoughts outside. Although this person is becoming more and more effeminate and has started to nag, what does it matter?
Just think of it as having one more sister.
She sighed: "My luck is pretty good."
Others: “???”
Just, I don't understand.
Jiang Lu didn't say anything, just smiled.
Zhao Guihua stood up and said, "I have to go talk to Aunt Wang."
If there really was a half-open door in the yard, then their entire compound would have no good reputation, both men and women, so Zhao Guihua didn't want to see such a situation.
In the previous life, the Su family had never done anything very obvious, because they were good at disguising themselves, and Aunt Zhou was very good at focusing fire, so they could not be seen. In addition, they had the double subsidy from the Bai family father and son, so they lived a good life, so naturally they did not do anything very obvious.
But now, Bai Fendou probably can't be relied on, and his family has made it very obvious.
Zhao Guihua didn't want their area to have such a bad reputation, so she quickly went to discuss it with Aunt Wang. If Wang Xiangxiu's behavior was more obvious, then they would really have to go to the street office and the factory office to deal with it.
What is going on?
Aunt Su and the others didn't know that everyone in the compound had seen through it and that she was brainwashing her two daughters in the hospital.
At this time, not only Su Panddi arrived, but also Su Zhaodi arrived.
Su Zhaodi's face was bruised and swollen. She said, "Mom, my husband didn't let me take out the money. He took it all back and beat me. But I still hid a little bit. Here, give it to me."
When Aunt Su saw that it was only ten yuan, she was very dissatisfied.
What is this for?
Su Pandi was the same. She said mockingly, "Big sister, you are so useless. The little money you get is just a drop in the bucket. My younger brother is gone. Jin Lai and the other two are the roots of our Su family. No matter what, we have to raise this child well. This ten dollars, haha."
She took out a handful of money, some in small change and some in whole, and said, "Mom, this is 125 yuan. This is all our family assets, I took it all."
As he spoke, he put down his bag and said, "This is the rice and flour from home. I brought them with me. You have to feed the child something good."
Aunt Su: "Hey, hey, that's good."
Su Zhaodi lowered her head in shame. She was not as good as her sister. Looking at the things her sister took out, she resented her husband for being such a bad guy. Why couldn't he understand her? This was her mother's home, her support! Why didn't he know how to save her face?
Su Pandi kept on talking: "Big sister, you are just not good enough. You can even let a man ride on your head and shit on you."
"He hit people."
"That's not possible. You don't know how to control a man." Su Pandi scolded his elder sister again.
Aunt Su quickly stopped him and pretended to be a good person and said, "Your eldest sister has had a hard time too, so don't say anything about her. She is not as spirited as you. But who made her have a hard life? Besides, her family's conditions are not as good as yours, and your husband is still capable. Brother Pan, you are the one that Mom is counting on the most. You are also the most promising one in our family. Your eldest sister is weak. Your brother's wife is an outsider, who else can I count on? I only hope that your brother's three children can grow up well and have a promising future, and I have nothing else to ask for. When the three boys grow up and are tall and strong, they will definitely support you as their aunt. The Su family is your mother's family and your confidence."
Su Zhaodi and Su Panddi both nodded vigorously, fully agreeing with what their mother said.
Aunt Su: "Zhao Di, you stay here and take care of the three children. Pan Di and I will go home to make some porridge and steam some buns."
"OK."
"This IV is finished. Go to the nurse's station and ask someone to change it."
"good."
At this time, several children were asleep. Jinlai and Yinlai were in pain and had fallen asleep. Tonglai was lying on an empty bed and was sleeping soundly. But when everyone left, Tonglai opened his eyes, blinking, thinking...
Learned it! Aunt Su took her second daughter home and did some ideological work on her along the way. Su Pandi had no regrets about doing anything for her natal family. Although she felt a little uncomfortable about betraying her husband, she thought that she was helping her mother and her brother's child, and she felt that everything she did was worth it.
If it weren't for her, the child would have been in juvenile detention.
As an aunt, she can't be so cruel.
In a residential building in the north of the city, a middle-aged man came home from get off work. As soon as he entered the house, he saw a mess. Two children were sitting on the floor with tears on their faces. He immediately asked: "What happened? Where is your mother? Why is the family like this?"
The older children already had a somewhat blank expression.
She said: "My mother went to my grandmother's house again. She took away all the money in the house and also took away all the fine grains in the house."
"What!"
When the man looked, he found that it was true. Not only had they taken away the fine grains in the house, but they had even taken away a little oil.
His eyes suddenly turned red. This was the first time. It happened every once in a while, endlessly, over and over again.
He asked, "Why is the house so messy?"
The older girl couldn't help crying loudly. "I didn't let mom take it, so she beat me and smashed the house. She said I was ignorant and wanted to sell me for money to pay for my cousin's medical treatment. Don't sell me, don't sell me, wuwuwu..."
At this time the boy also cried and shouted: "Don't sell my sister..."
He shouted: "Sister is very good, don't sell him."
"No, this is a new society. What's the point of selling people? He can dream big. No one can sell people, not even my lovely daughter. My daughter is the most sensible one. Daddy can't bear to let her go."
The man hugged the two children and comforted them softly, then said, "Be good, come, Dad will make you something to eat. Let's eat, and then Dad will go to your grandma's house to see what's going on."
A trace of disgust and nausea flashed in his eyes. He hadn't been there for many years. Since his brother-in-law died, he had never visited again. But over the years, he had really had enough. Su Pandi, this woman, was simply like a madman.
You can eat steamed buns every day at home, but you have to contribute the money you save to your parents’ home.
If the mother's family was really poor, it would be normal to help. However, Su Jinlai's three children ate white flour steamed buns every day, while his own children ate corn flour steamed buns every day. He really couldn't stand it anymore.
This family is really going too far.
"You guys go stay at grandma's house for a day, and dad will go to your grandma's house."
No matter what, he had to make this matter clear and put an end to it once and for all. He had had enough of this after so many years.
This is not how a person should be.
The middle-aged man hurried out and walked quickly towards the Su family...
The Su family did not have dinner in the yard. Aunt Su dressed up her daughter and sighed silently in her heart. Her daughter was really not as good as before she got married. She used to be a flower, but now she is much worse. However... she thinks that men will never forget her.
At least, I've fulfilled my wish.
If it really doesn't work, push Wang Xiangxiu up there. You can get two women for nothing, but can't you exchange it for the safety of your grandson? She said, "Go ahead. If it doesn't work, just mention your brother's wife."
Su Pandi: "Okay."
She was a little shy and nervous, and changed into a red dress of Wang Xiangxiu. She looked much better than when she first appeared in the afternoon. The two of them went out, one to the hospital and the other to the slaughterhouse.
Mingmei stretched her head to look around and said, "What on earth are they doing? Why is another one of them dressed up?"
What Wang Xiangxiu is doing is a bit of a guess, but what about Su Pandi?
Could it be that they were also doing this? Then their family was really capable.
They even organized a group to do this? Mingmei pursed her lips and looked around so hard that even Bai Fendou leaned against the window to watch, not to mention Mingmei.
Over at Zhou's house, Wang Zhaodi was cooking but secretly looking outside. Aunt Zhou was leaning against the window looking out. Her mouth was about to be crushed if she closed it, and she was muttering, "Something is going to happen to his family. Something is definitely going to happen. They are all dressed up so extravagantly. It's not right, absolutely not right."
Aunt Zhou jumped off the bed, quickly ran to the yard in her slippers, and asked, "Where's Zhao Guihua?"
Mingmei: "Mother-in-law went to the backyard."
Aunt Zhou also quickly went to the backyard.
Mingmei said, "What's going on?"
At this time, they had finally picked all the chestnuts, and several people packed them up and put them in the house. The burr head outside swept them under the window and said, "We can use them for burning firewood."
After finishing everything, Zhuang Zhixi took his wife to wash their hands. He whispered, "They are all afraid that Aunt Su will give up and do that outside, which will affect the reputation of other people in the compound."
Mingmei nodded, but then said, "They may not. This is no small matter. The crackdown is so strict, how dare they do it?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "For this kind of thing, it's hard to say unless we catch them in the act. The more such a thing happens, the more rigorous we will be. We can't just rely on rumors or empty talk."
Mingmei: “It’s so disgusting.”
She knew that if an undecent person lived in the courtyard, not only would the atmosphere in the courtyard be affected, but also the rumors outside would spread to other people. For example, men would be suspected of having visited the courtyard.
If you are a woman, people will think that you are the same woman.
In short, this kind of thing is very bad.
"Let's go home."
Zhuang Zhixi said: "There will also be chicken stewed with chestnuts in the evening."
Mingmei hummed softly, and said, "I'll go see if the pot is on."
This is already stewed and it looks like it will be ready to eat soon.
"Xiao Zhuang."
When Zhuang Zhixi heard someone calling him, he turned around, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Are you Brother Yuan?"
He hadn't seen this person for many years, so it was good enough that he could recognize him.
Actually, Lao Yuan called out tentatively. He didn't quite recognize Zhuang Zhixi. The last time they met, he was still a teenager, six or seven years ago. Now he is a grown man. He looked at Zhuang Zhixi supporting a female comrade and said, "Are you married?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Well, I got married at the end of last year."
He said, "Brother Yuan, what are you doing... No one is at the Su family, they are all out."
At this time, Bai Fendou came out quickly and said, "Old Yuan, I'm Bai Fendou, do you remember me?"
Old Yuan nodded. Of course he remembered. Although he hadn't been here for many years, he had heard from his wife that this was a dog of his brother-in-law's wife. It was the kind that only cared for food but didn't eat meat. It was looked down upon by others.
I heard that this guy was so desperate for the Su family.
A miserable bunch.
He said: "I remember the struggle in vain." A famous person in Beijing.
Bai Fendou kept talking: "You should go to the hospital right away. I think that old lady Su is not doing well. You don't know that your wife just came back dressed up and even changed into a red dress. I wonder where she went. Oh, that scent. It can't be that she was taking care of some little bastards, right? She doesn't need to dress up to take care of children."
He added: "Go and have a look, make sure you are not cuckolded."
Old Yuan's face turned pale. He looked at Bai Fendou and said coldly, "Which hospital are they in?"
Bai Fendou immediately showed the way.
Old Yuan nodded and gave a fake smile, but it was worse than not smiling at all, it was very scary. He said, "Then I'll go and take a look."
He left quickly.
Bai Fendou: "You have to walk faster, or you won't be able to catch up with them. They've been gone for a while."
As he watched the people leave, Bai Fendou sighed, "I did a good thing."
Zhuang Zhixi: "I don't know whether you have done anything good or not, but I think you are going to cause trouble. If the Su family knew you said that, they might come to your house to cause trouble."
Bai Fendou raised his head and chest and said, "What am I afraid of? Am I afraid of that bastard family? I'll deal with one if they come, and I'll deal with a pair if they come! I'm not afraid! Am I wrong? They can do such a thing, and they're afraid of what others say? I was stupid before and believed them, but now I don't believe them anymore."
Zhuang Zhixi said nothing.
Bai Fendou: "Hey, how about I go with you to take a look? I don't have anything to do anyway."
Zhuang Zhixi still remained silent.
Bai Fendou: "I'll go take a look. If there really is something wrong, I can help Lao Yuan so that he won't get cheated. This big brother is a good person."
Thinking of this, he quickly followed.
When Zhou Qun saw this, he quickly jumped out and said, "Wait for me, I'll go too."
Bai Fendou was very disgusted, and the person he disliked the most was Zhou Qun. After all, Zhou Qun was a man who had feelings for him, could he handle this? He waved his hands irritably: "Get away from me, I don't want to see you."
Zhou Qun: "What are you thinking? I just want to go and see what's going on. Regardless of whether you go or not, I'm going too. We can be companions and fight together if something happens."
He said, "Let's just go and watch the fun, don't think too much about it."
Bai Fendou: "Pah."
Zhou Qun: "Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and leave. If you don't leave now, you won't be able to catch up."
"Promise you don't mean anything to me!"
Bai Fendou was very alert.
Zhou Qun: "No, you should have some shame. Why would I look for you? Besides, if I look for you, I have to be able to do it. Uh... I'm not saying it's not possible. Oh my god, why am I telling you all this? Are you going to leave or not? If you don't leave now, you won't be able to catch up."
"All right."
The two left together.
Very urgent.
Zhuang Zhixi looked at Jiang Lu and asked, "Are you relieved?"
These two people have criminal records.
Jiang Lu was very calm and said, "They both have no power now, why should I worry? Neither of them can do it. And Zhou Qun really just wants to watch the fun."
Well……
This is true.
Before he became useless, Zhou Qun's eyes were still wandering among men, but now he is gossiping among old women, so Jiang Lu really doesn't need to worry.
Jiang Lu smiled: "Sometimes men don't have to be honest only when they are hung on the wall. They will still be honest even if they are useless."
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
He pushed his wife's shoulder and said, "Go home for dinner."
But we can't let her wife have too much contact with Jiang Lu. This woman is going from one extreme to another.
It turns out that women are not easy to mess with.
Mingmei knew what Zhuang Zhixi meant and laughed out loud.
Zhuang Laonian called Zhao Guihua, and the whole family came back for dinner. Zhao Guihua said, "Auntie Wang will talk to Auntie Su tomorrow. If she doesn't stop, we really have to find the street office."
Reputation is very important these days.
They cannot be implicated.
Everyone nodded, and no one thought there was anything wrong.
"Delicious." Hu Tou held the bowl and said, "Chestnuts are indeed delicious."
I ate a rabbit the day before yesterday, and today I only put half a chicken in the stewed chicken, but I put a lot of chestnuts. The chestnuts became soft and sticky in the chicken soup. When you take a bite of it, you can taste the original taste of the chestnut and the taste of chicken soup.
It's simply amazing.
Zhao Guihua: "There is still half a chicken, to be eaten the day after tomorrow."
"Very good."
“Our family eats really well.”
Zhao Guihua: "You all benefited from your father's kindness. I thought he worked hard all day and should eat something good to replenish his body. Otherwise, for your sake, our food should remain the same as before."
When Zhuang Laonian heard this, his chin almost lifted up.
His eyes were full of smiles, and he felt happy looking at the family.
The two sons and their daughters-in-law also laughed. Zhuang Zhixi said sweetly: "Come, Dad, have a piece of chicken. It's all thanks to you. Thank you, son."
"You're a sycophant."
"How can this be called flattery? I am telling the truth."
The whole family laughed.
Chestnuts are filling, so his family didn't make much of the staple food today, but everyone still ate it all up.
Mingmei touched her belly and said, "It feels so good."
“These chestnuts are really worth picking.”
"Of course."
Zhao Guihua: "The weather is getting colder soon. We should save some things in the future. If we save good things, we can have some meat in winter. Otherwise, we can't improve it every now and then like now."
“That’s true.”
Zhao Guihua added: "Fortunately, our family has saved a lot of salted fish. I spent a lot of money on buying salt, but it was worth it."
Salted fish is a very good dish in winter.
It's their fault that the weather is cold and there is a shortage of supplies.
This cannot be compared with later generations.
Zhuang Laonian said: "It's okay, I'll go fishing when the time comes. I've already discussed it with Chef Li. We'll go to Houhai for a weekend getaway. There are quite a few people there."
"That's for you." Zhao Guihua still felt very resentful about not being able to fish.
Zhuang Laonian was quite happy. He said, "Even though you are so talented, you can't be perfect. You have to let me show off a little bit."
Zhao Guihua: “Yo yo yo.”
Zhuang Zhiyuan said sincerely: "It turns out that the third child's smooth talk is inherited from you."
Zhuang Laonian: "..."
How is this glib? He said, "You are talking nonsense. You don't understand my true feelings at all."
Everyone pouted, even Hu Tou looked a little weird, and the whole family laughed.
Zhao Guihua asked again: "My dear wife, are you adapting to work?"
Liang Meifen nodded: "I adapt, I adapt very well, it's really good to go to work."
There is a real difference between being a worker and being a housewife.
Zhao Guihua: "Then you should study hard and strive to upgrade as soon as possible. Don't learn from Wang Xiangxiu, who thinks about unorthodox methods all day long."
"I know."
She said slyly: "Many older sisters in our workshop don't like her. They look down on her and say she always asks men for help when she does her work."
This is not surprising.
If she really worked hard, this wouldn't happen.
"Guihua, have you finished eating? If you're done, come out and chat!" Aunt Wang called out.
Zhao Guihua: “I’m here.”
Although there are not many TVs at night now, and even radios are not available in every household, it is still very interesting to sit together and chat after dinner every day, talking about the gossip of other people.
Zhao Guihua went out with a bench and said, "It really is autumn now. In the evening, it is cooler than before."
"Isn't that right?"
"This breeze feels so comfortable. By the way, Osmanthus, did you pick chestnuts today?"
Zhao Guihua: "Yes, it's the mountain outside the city. There were quite a lot of people there today. It's autumn now, and many things are ripe."
"Oh no, I have to go tomorrow too."
"Guihua, are you going tomorrow?"
Zhao Guihua: "I can't. I need to take a rest tomorrow. I'm a little tired today."
"That's right. It's really not suitable to go there for two consecutive days. The journey is still a bit far, and we are not young and can't handle it."
"Who says it's not? But it's always good to have a harvest. This saves money on buying it."
"Your family must have gathered a lot of mushrooms this year. You've been there quite a few times and picked a lot of mushrooms."
"Hey, that's who I am. Aren't you different too?"
Everyone was talking at once, making some kind of preparation for winter.
Time passed quickly as they talked back and forth. The sky was getting darker and it was almost dark. The tea party was about to end. Aunt Zhou stood at the door and looked around. She said, "Why did my Zhou Qun never come back? Could something have happened?"
"Not really? Didn't you leave with Bai Fendou?"
"Oh my God, that's really worrying." Someone immediately pushed the person who spoke.
Zhou Qun and Bai Fendou have criminal records and cannot tell Jiang Lu about it.
Jiang Lu said calmly: "It's okay."
Aunt Zhou looked at Jiang Lu cautiously. The calmer Jiang Lu seemed, the more afraid others were that she would get angry.
After all, Jiang Lu can be very violent when he gets angry.
Everyone has seen it.
Aunt Zhou: "Don't worry, Jiang Lu. Although our Xiao Qun and Bai Fendou left together, they are definitely not the kind of people you think. You still have to believe in their character. They... Hey, hey, they're back!"
She cried out.
I feel relieved at last.
However, the one walking in front was actually the son-in-law of the Su family.
He grabbed his wife, and Su Pandi was grabbed tightly and dragged away.
The others were chasing after him.
There is Zhou Qun's white struggle, and there is the old woman of the Su family.
As soon as she saw it, she knew that something must have happened.
She quickly shouted: "Everyone come and have a look, something happened!"
Everyone stood up and ran towards the door. As soon as they reached the door, they were immediately met with the red eyes of the Su family's uncle. Everyone took a step back again...
Old Yuan: "Get out of here!"
He roared, and everyone made way in a more orderly manner.
He grabbed his wife and went straight into the yard, throwing her forward with all his strength...
A bit scary! (End of this chapter)
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