The two aunts would go to check on Jiang Lu every day. She seemed very normal because she knew that she was not going to give birth during these days. The time they thought she was going to give birth was almost a month different from the time she was pregnant.
This is also the reason why she was happy to let Aunt Zhou leave.
In fact, Aunt Zhou was a little nervous when she left, after all, Jiang Lu was pregnant with the only child of the Zhou family. But Jiang Lu had always been very careful, and she was going to give birth in the hospital, so Aunt Zhou was relatively less worried. Even if she was there, she couldn't do anything.
Another thing is that Wang Zhaodi had almost the same background as her, but it still made her go crazy. She didn't know whether she had been helping Wang Zhaodi because of Wang Zhaodi, or because she regarded Wang Zhaodi as the restless self she was as a teenager, fearing that her parents would find a human trafficker to sell her to a dirty place every day.
Of course, it's a new society now and there's no such thing anymore.
But if you only want the betrothal gift to marry someone, it is not impossible. Although Daqiang and Zhaodi have already liked each other, there will inevitably be some troubles when they go to the village. The more remote and less educated the place is, the more ignorant and stupid it is. So Aunt Zhou went there this time to cooperate with them to let Wang Zhaodi get rid of that family completely.
As for Wang Zhaodi and Daqiang, she felt that these two people might not be able to do it. Sometimes, if people are too proud, they will be entangled. You have to be like her, shameless and risk it all. Only in this way can you have a chance of winning.
Although this is a matter between Wang Zhaodi and Daqiang, Aunt Zhou is happy to see them off.
The three of them drove back to Wang Zhaodi's hometown. Aunt Zhou was not at home, and Wang Zhaodi was not at home either. In fact, both the Zhuang family and the Zhou family were in a dilemma. Because when Wang Zhaodi was there, she had contracted the work of the two families, and now she really had to rely on herself for everything.
Although it was a little inconvenient, no one complained. Compared to their temporary inconvenience, the lifelong happiness of others was more important. Jiang Lu trained Zhou Qun to do work at home, and Zhou Qun had no complaints.
It's not that he likes to do kitchen work, it's just that no one likes to do this kind of work.
But Zhou Qun still did it. After all, Jiang Lu was about to give birth, so Zhou Qun was still very careful about this.
He will never be able to have other children in this life.
Besides, there is another reason why he is willing to work. His reputation in the courtyard is quite good now. Even if people talk about him outside, they think he is better than before. Compared with Bai Dou, who is not good at doing things, and Chen Yuan, who beats his wife, he can really be called a good man.
The original bad reputation was really cleared up a lot, so Zhou Qun was still very happy to work.
Zhou Qun is not very good at cooking, so the aunt in the courtyard would come over to teach him, and they would inevitably get together to chat about daily life. Zhou Qun thought, look, this is killing three birds with one stone. He is also very keen on gossiping.
The Zhou family became much busier without Wang Zhaodi's help, and the same was true for the banker.
Zhao Guihua had Wang Zhaodi's help some time ago, but now she has to rely on herself. However, Zhao Guihua is not the kind of workhorse who never complains, and she has also let her sons share the housework.
This is not Zhao Guihua's home alone.
Although Mingmei was out of confinement, Zhuang Zhixi still did some chores for her.
Who can blame him? He has two babies at home. No matter how easy it is to take care of these two babies, it is still more troublesome than taking care of one. And with two children, generally speaking, if one wakes up, the other will wake up too; if one cries, the other will cry too; if they are hungry, one will want to eat too.
Mingmei takes care of them every day and feels that raising children is not an easy task.
The weather in mid-March is heading towards the end of the month.
Generally, the beginning of spring comes in February. It has been almost a month and a half since the beginning of spring, but the weather is not warm at all. The stove is still burning at home every day. I really don't want to leave the warm bed in the morning. I sleep as long as I can. The two little ones lie beside their mother under the quilt, rocking gently on the kang like little bean worms.
The two little guys are less than two months old and can't roll over yet.
The older brother Tuantuan was more active and bit his sister's feet without paying attention. Little Yuanyuan seemed to be very surprised why she was caught. She pouted her mouth and cried. Mingmei wanted to sleep a little longer in the early morning. She rubbed her eyes, reached out and gently patted the two little guys, saying, "Don't cry."
She pulled away Xiao Tuan Tuan's claws and saved Xiao Yuan Yuan's little feet. She poked the little brother and said, "You are a brother, how can you eat your sister's feet? Look, Yuan Yuan is crying out of grievance. We can't do this."
He poked little Yuanyuan again and said, "Yuanyuan, don't cry, dear, don't you remember? You have eaten your brother's hand before, but your brother didn't cry. Our brother won't really bite Yuanyuan, don't be afraid."
Maybe it was because Mingmei was always mumbling when she was pregnant, and the two children had a special impression of their mother's voice. She spoke softly, and the two children didn't understand anything. But Xiao Yuanyuan stopped crying, and Xiao Tuantuan also started to blow bubbles.
Yuanyuan is a greedy little cat. When she hears her mother's voice, she pouts and nudges her. Mingmei: "..."
She took the initiative to feed the child, mumbling, "I haven't eaten yet, but you have to eat first."
Mingmei fed Yuanyuan first, and Tuantuan whined anxiously. Fortunately, Mingmei quickly fed Yuanyuan and let Tuantuan eat his fill. After the two children had eaten and drunk their fill, they grabbed each other and treated each other like big babies.
Mingmei sent the two little ones away, and sat up in her cotton jacket. Her hair had grown a little bigger, so she combed it into a bunny tail and sat on the kang, not wanting to move. When Zhuang Zhixi entered the room, he saw Mingmei in a daze. He walked up to his wife and pecked her gently, saying, "What's wrong?"
Mingmei looked up and said, "They woke me up."
"Oh, that's really wrong. How can you bully our lovely Mingmei like this?" He said in a strange voice. Mingmei pushed him and said, "You are making fun of me."
Zhuang Zhixi laughed, smoothed the hair on her forehead aside, and said, "How can I bear to laugh at you? Lie down for a while, I will take care of them today."
Today is Sunday, and Zhuang Zhixi also wants Mingmei to take a break.
Mingmei shook her head: "I'm awake now. I can't fall asleep."
She said coquettishly: "I'm hungry~"
Zhuang Zhixi patted her seriously and said, "Be good, it's not possible during the day, at night..."
Mingmei pouts and hits him a few times, saying, "I was just saying I was hungry, what do you mean by that? You are bullying me. Stop being so frivolous."
Zhuang Zhixi pretended to be hurt by the beating, fell on the kang, and said, "It's over, I don't feel well, I..."
Mingmei came forward, but before she could react, Zhuang Zhixi pulled her down. Mingmei hugged his waist. Zhuang Zhixi turned around, looked down at her face, and kissed her lightly on the cheek.
Mingmei let go this time, but quickly put her arms around his neck and said, "You are really going too far."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled: "No?"
Mingmei said seriously: "Yes, I do."
The two looked at each other, both smiling.
No matter what you do or say, your eyes can never lie.
Mingmei couldn't help it and bit her lips lightly. Zhuang Zhixi lowered his head and covered her...
"Zhuang Zhixi! Xiaozhuang!"
When the man shouted, Zhuang Zhixi clenched his fist and punched the kang, saying, "Bai Fendou, that bastard!"
Mingmei's smile got wider and she pulled the quilt over her face.
Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan thought their mother wanted to play with them, so they kicked their legs, laughed, and drooled... Zhuang Zhixi: "Oh my god~"
"Xiao Zhuang!"
Zhuang Zhixi stood up helplessly and said, "I'm here, what's the matter?"
He came to the door, closed it behind him, and said, "What are you doing so early in the morning?"
Bai Fendou stood at the door in a ragged cotton jacket and said, "I'm going to the countryside with Yang Lixin. Do you want to go?"
Zhuang Zhixi raised his eyebrows: "Go to the countryside?"
Bai Fendou nodded, looking quite excited. He said, "Yang Lixin is going back to the countryside to trade eggs with his relatives. I want to go with him to trade some. Do you want to go?"
Zhuang Zhixi asked meaningfully: "Are you going too?"
He glanced at Bai Fendou and said, "Are you going with Yang Lixin?"
I asked again, don't these two have a bad relationship? Yang Lixin and Bai Fendou have a bad relationship, everyone can see this, even though they didn't really have a quarrel that everyone in the hospital knew about, but they didn't like each other and didn't talk much. Everyone can see this.
Zhuang Zhixi also knew about this matter and knew the specific reasons.
His mother knew about it, so she naturally didn't hide it from her son.
Zhuang Zhixi: "You want to exchange eggs?"
Bai Fendou: "I'm not going to change it. I'm going to help Jiang Lu change it."
Zhuang Zhixi: “……………………”
Silence, endless silence.
Bai Fendou and Jiang Lu's relationship is actually... okay? Perhaps Zhuang Zhixi was silent for too long, so Bai Fendou moved closer to Zhuang Zhixi and whispered, "Jiang Lu, give me one dollar to run errands."
There was nothing to do on this Sunday, so he had nothing to do. One dollar was a lot! It was quite a lot. Most people couldn't be so generous.
Because of this, even though he had an average relationship with Yang Lixin, he still had the nerve to follow him. This was a way to make money! Zhuang Zhixi: "Okay, I'll go. When do you want to leave? I want to have breakfast."
"We'll be leaving in a minute, hurry up."
Zhuang Zhixi nodded: "Okay."
Since the weather turned cold, his two old hens didn't lay eggs every day, and eggs were hard to buy. Zhuang Zhixi was still willing to go. When he came in and said that, Zhao Guihua agreed and stared at him: "We can exchange as many as we can. Let's exchange more."
Zhuang Zhixi: “I know this.”
"You can bring a bag of candy. It's your first time visiting someone, so you should always bring something. After all, you are going to the Yang family."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Okay."
He had not been to Yang Lixin's hometown. In fact, Yang Lixin's hometown was not far from Sijiucheng, at least not as far as Wang Zhaodi's, but Yang Lixin seldom went back. Perhaps because their son was a live-in son-in-law, Yang Lixin's parents never came to their yard.
For example, Yang Lixin and Li Fang have been married for more than ten years. As neighbors, Zhuang Zhixi has probably only met Yang Lixin's parents two or three times. He can't even remember what they look like. He pushed the car out and saw Yang Lixin and Bai Fendou waiting for him.
In fact, if it were someone else, there might not be anyone named Zhuang Zhixi.
It was because Bai Fendou wanted to go with Yang Lixin, and they didn't have a good relationship. So they called Zhuang Zhixi. Zhuang Zhixi's presence also helped to ease the situation. The three men rode out together. There was a piece of meat hanging on the handlebar of Yang Lixin's bike.
Zhuang Zhixi was curious: "Bai Fendou, you are well-informed. You even know that people are going to exchange eggs."
Bai Fendou looked at Yang Lixin, who also pursed his lips and said, "My mother told Jiang Lu that Zhou Qun couldn't go because she had to take care of Jiang Lu, so she asked Bai Fendou for help."
If they had known that Jiang Lu would look for Bai Fendou, there would have been no need for them to say anything.
It was precisely because Bai Fendou wanted to go that Yang Lixin was willing to invite one more person. It was true that he and Bai Fendou had a bad relationship, and in fact, Zhuang Zhixi and Bai Fendou had a bad relationship, but there was no one else he could find.
It's very difficult.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Brother Yang, is it far?"
Yang Lixin: "We rode our bikes to the station, left our bikes there, and took a bus back home."
Zhuang Zhixi: “Oh.”
Bai Fendou: "This is my first time to visit Yang Lixin's hometown. What is your hometown like?"
Yang Lixin felt a little uncomfortable, but he pretended not to hear and said, "My hometown is in the village."
He seldom talked about his family. As a live-in son-in-law, he was born one level lower than his parents. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I have two older brothers, an older sister, a younger brother and a younger sister."
Zhuang Zhixi was surprised: "Then you have quite a large family, so you are considered a big family."
Yang Lixin nodded and said, "Yes, except for my younger sister who is still unmarried, everyone else has started a family."
Because his family had many children, many boys, and he had older brothers, he was not valued. But he had an uncle who lived a good life, because he had saved his cousin when he was a child, so his uncle treated him well and introduced him to an apprentice job, learning cooking from Chef Li.
Later, in order to have a better life, he became a son-in-law.
Perhaps because the children they gave birth to were not family members, his parents were quite cold to him, and they were usually polite when they went home. Every time he went back to his hometown, he got along more naturally with his uncle than with his parents.
Yang Lixin looked at the road outside the window and said, "We're almost there."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Actually, you can also come here by bike, but it will take a little longer."
Yang Lixin nodded: "Yes, but we can't go back and forth on the same day."
Zhuang Zhixi: “That’s true.”
There is not enough time to ride a bike back and forth on the same day.
The bike stopped and the three of them got off together.
Yang Lixin: "Come on, follow me."
The bus was parked not far from the entrance of the village, and the three of them came all the way. Not long after they walked, they met people from the village. Someone saw Yang Lixin and shouted, "Little Sanzi is back?"
Yang Lixin sighed and said to Zhuang Zhixi, "I am the third oldest boy in my family."
The three of them entered the village. Although Mingmei thought it was still quite cold, people in the countryside had already started working on the farm. At this time, everyone was working in the fields. Yang Lixin walked to the edge of the field and called out, "Mom~"
An old woman who was working turned around and was immediately overjoyed: "You're back? I said you would be here in the next two days."
She quickly told the team leader: "My son is back. I'm going home for a while."
"Go ahead, go ahead."
Everyone looked at the three people curiously.
The main focus is on Zhuang Zhixi and Bai Fendou. Yang Lixin grew up in their village and there is nothing good to see.
Mother Yang led a few people home. Yang Lixin introduced them to each other and said, "They all came here together to exchange eggs. This is Xiaozhuang. His wife also gave birth this year. This is Bai Fendou. He exchanged eggs for a relative. His relative is about to give birth soon."
Mother Yang was happy: "I know about this. I told everyone when I received your letter. I saved it for you."
There is no source of income in their village, and eggs are hard currency.
Basically every household raises two chickens, saves some eggs and sells them at the purchasing station, and uses the money to buy needles, thread, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and this is how life is planned. When her son comes back to the village to exchange eggs, everyone is particularly happy.
Although Yang Lixin's exchange price for eggs was the same as the purchasing station, it saved everyone the trouble of going to the town to exchange eggs. Moreover, they would not be picky, picking big eggs or small eggs. If they went to the city, it would delay their work. Besides, if an egg was bumped on the way and broken, there would be no loss.
So when Yang Lixin brought people back to exchange eggs, everyone was happy to give them to him.
Although buying and selling is not allowed now, isn't this "exchanging"? It's considered mutual help between relatives. As long as no one reports it and it's not a big deal, it's basically no big deal. In fact, it's not just them. There are also other city dwellers who drag their relatives to buy some eggs in the countryside.
I don’t really want to do that on weekdays, but when something happens at home, it becomes very important.
Yang Lixin: "Where's my dad?"
Mother Yang: "He and your brother are all in the east. There are big jobs worth ten work points over there."
Yang Lixin nodded: "Oh, yes, this is some meat I bought. My mother-in-law prepared it. You can keep it. Spring ploughing is tiring, so you need to eat some to replenish your energy."
When Yang saw the meat, she realized it weighed more than a pound, most of it was fat. She was so happy that her eyes were all smiles. She said, "Look at you, why are you still carrying something?"
"You guys are willing to spend money on meat, but you only rely on the little bit of meat you get at the end of the year. You don't get to eat meat all year round. This is not okay."
"Thank you very much."
“It should be.”
Although this mother and son seem to get along well with each other, they don't really act like mother and son. They are extremely polite to each other.
Zhuang Zhixi was watching from the side and took the initiative to say, "Aunt Yang, you see, this is our first visit and we don't have anything to give you. So I brought you a bag of candy as a token of my appreciation." He handed over the bag of candy that his mother had prepared.
Yang Lixin's mother smiled even more brightly.
Bai Fendou: “…”
He gave Zhuang Zhixi a sneer and said, "Our thoughts together."
Zhuang Zhixi rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Yes, together."
Mother Yang was in a better mood and said, "Why are you still bringing food? Come and sit down. You can eat here at noon..."
Yang Lixin shook his head: "No, Mom, let's change the eggs first. We have to catch the bus back, so we won't have lunch. I have to go out with my father-in-law to prepare a banquet in the evening, so we can't delay."
Mother Yang: "Ah... that's fine, that's fine too, I won't delay you."
She said, "You guys sit down, I'll go find someone..."
Yang's mother hurried out, and Bai Fendou whispered, "Why didn't you tell me that you secretly prepared a gift?"
Zhuang Zhixi glared at him: "This is your first visit, and you didn't expect this?"
Bai Fendou was choked and said, "How could I have imagined that?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Since we have agreed on this, you have to give me half of the money when you go back."
Bai Fendou was stunned: "Why are you so fussy?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "If you were not happy, you could have kept silent. What's the matter? You still want a good reputation and don't want to spend money!"
Bai Fendou: "Really..."
He wanted to say something, but when he saw someone coming into the yard, he swallowed his words and said, "Give it to me, give it to me. Isn't it okay for me to give it to you?"
Zhuang Zhixi laughed.
This time it was Yang Lixin's younger sister who came. She had a long braid and stared at Zhuang Zhixi as soon as she entered the door, with a blush on her face. Since the third brother got married, every time he came back, he was always in a hurry and never brought friends with him, but this time he brought two people with him.
As soon as she heard that one of the young men was very good-looking, she hurried back.
Maybe this is her chance to enter the city?
She quickly ran back, a little embarrassed, "Third brother."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Little sister, why are you back if you're not going to work?"
He had no feelings for this little sister, not because he was so cold, but because there was a big age gap between them. They were fourteen or fifteen years apart. When he went to the city as an apprentice, his little sister was only two or three years old, and they had never spent much time together.
He saw that his little sister's eyes were fixed on Zhuang Zhixi, and his heart skipped a beat.
He immediately said, "This is my neighbor. His wife just gave birth to a baby, and he came with me to exchange for some eggs."
Yang Xiaomei nodded: "I heard from my mother." She looked at Zhuang Zhixi and said, "Is this brother helping relatives to exchange eggs?"
After all the fuss, she got it mixed up and thought Bai Fendou was buying eggs for his wife, and Zhuang Zhixi was buying eggs for his relatives.
Yang Lixin frowned and said, "No, he changed it for his wife. This old Bai is helping his relatives."
He was afraid that his little sister might have some inappropriate thoughts, so he quickly said, "Go and do your work. We don't need you here."
Yang Xiaomei was stunned, and soon her originally rosy face turned pale. The city dweller she had just picked out was already married? She pursed her lips and looked at Bai Fendou next to her. Uh, this uncle is really unbearable to look at.
She looked at Zhuang Zhixi again, feeling unhappy. How could he get married at such a young age? She bit her lip, knowing that since she was married, there was no hope. She sighed and said, "Then I'll go to work."
All of a sudden, there was no motivation to entertain guests.
Yang Lixin whispered: "He is a little kid but a smart kid."
Zhuang Zhixi didn't say anything, it had nothing to do with him, but Bai Fendou's eyes lit up: "How old is your sister?"
When asked this, Yang Lixin immediately became alert and said, "My sister is only seventeen this year. Don't have any bad thoughts. If you dare to do anything wrong, I will be rude to you. If this were the old society, you would have married earlier and had a child who would be almost as old as my sister. Don't think that you can get married. Besides, I don't want my sister to be a widow after getting married, so you better behave yourself."
Bai Fendou was furious at what he said, but when he heard his age, he knew it was really not possible.
He is already thirty-two years old. Seventeen is really not good enough, it is too young.
He shook his head: "You are the one who said that. I haven't fallen in love with your sister yet."
Essentially, in terms of his aesthetic, he likes the plump older sister type with big breasts and fat buttocks.
This little girl is in terrible condition.
He said, "I don't want to find someone like that."
Yang Lixin was so angry that his mouth was crooked and his eyes were squinting. He wanted to beat Bai Fendou up. He said coldly: "Shut up, who do you think you are? Why are you so picky? I tell you, you are just here to exchange eggs, don't give me so much trouble. Otherwise, I will be rude to you. This is our village. Half of the people in the village are related to us. Do you believe that if I shout, someone will come and beat you to death?"
Bai Fendou: "No, that's because you have the ability. Come on, come on, see if I, Bai Fendou, am afraid or not! Even if I, Bai Fendou, lose a fight, I will always be a coward. Anyone who yells that he is afraid is a grandson."
"You think I don't dare to hit you, right? You..."
Zhuang Zhixi looked at the two of them with squinted eyes and sighed that Jiang Lu was really good at finding the right person.
He said, "That's enough. We are out here, and we three are from the same country. Don't embarrass yourself and make people think that we city people have this kind of quality. We are not as decent as the villagers. Don't you agree? Bai Fendou, don't say those nonsense. If people hear you, they will think you are here for a blind date. It will ruin Yang Xiaomei's reputation. We shouldn't do this to young girls. Brother Yang, you also know that Brother Fendou has a foul mouth. Why do you want to argue with him? You are afraid that he will fall in love with your sister, isn't it better if he doesn't like her now? Let me remind you two, we are here to exchange eggs, not for a blind date! You are too excited..."
Bai Fendou: “…”
Yang Lixin: “…”
That's true.
Zhuang Zhixi saw that everyone was back to normal, and he also looked at the Yang family. It must be said that the countryside may not be as good as the city, but the living space here is really more spacious than in the city. Their family has three and a half rooms, which is considered too many. The whole family lives together, and they have to keep chickens in the yard, and they have to use boxes to grow peppers. But look at this side, it is spacious.
The yard is quite big and can be used to grow vegetables and raise chickens.
Two old hens are walking around the yard.
The three of them were still waiting for Yang Lixin's mother to come and help with the egg issue. Yang Xiaomei had already returned to the field. The other girls around her hurriedly asked, "Is your brother bringing someone back for a blind date?"
"That young one is so handsome."
Yang Xiaomei pursed her lips and said with a stern face: "No, it's not a blind date."
She added: "They are all married."
"ah?"
She added: "I have a baby too."
"ah!"
Everyone lost interest all of a sudden. Even though this guy was good-looking and from the city, he was married with children, which had nothing to do with them.
"Little sister Yang, your third brother is a city dweller now. Why don't you introduce a city date to you?"
"My mother said that since Third Brother Yang is marrying into the family, he definitely won't be the one making the decisions."
"It's really useless for a man to marry into another's family."
Yang Xiaomei was unhappy and said loudly: "My brother is still my brother even if he married into our family. He is very good to our family. He even bought meat when he came back."
She looked at her little sister proudly and said, "We are now one big brother. I have seen it all. My brother never comes home empty-handed."
"That's not for you either..."
"It's for our whole family." Yang Xiaomei stood up again and said, "My sister-in-law also bought me some vanishing cream."
Actually, it was bought for her mother. She has a bottle every winter, but her mother doesn't use it, so she gives it all to her. Thinking of this, Yang Xiaomei became proud again and said, "My brother is a cook. Nowadays, anyone can lose money, but a cook can't."
The little sisters all drooped down.
Indeed, although Yang Xiaomei's brother married into the family, he is also a city dweller.
Their brother wouldn't buy any vanishing cream.
Yang Xiaomei became happy again and said, "Hey, let's have meat for lunch."
"Hey, I don't know when my family can eat meat..."
"By the way, Fan Yun, isn't your brother back too? Didn't he buy meat?" Everyone looked at another girl. The girl had single eyelids and looked a little mean. She said, "Of course my brother will buy it too."
"I saw that your brother didn't buy it. I heard a fight in your house last night. I heard that it was your sister-in-law who called your brother back?"
When it comes to this, the girl with single eyelids is very dissatisfied and said, "That's right, she doesn't even look at her background. She is lucky to marry into my family. How many families in this village go to the city to give birth? She can go to a big hospital in the city to give birth, but she is still not satisfied. She even wants my brother to come back to support her? She doesn't even look at her own background."
"You are just talking nonsense. I have heard that your sister-in-law had a miscarriage and heavy bleeding after you pushed her down. The town was afraid to treat her, so they sent her to the city. Your family didn't spend any money! It was your sister-in-law who used her own dowry."
"I didn't."
"You have!"
The girls quarreled.
Seeing that she couldn't win the argument with so many people, the little girl named Fan Yun threw her shovel in anger and ran home crying.
The other little girls were not at all to be outdone.
"She was evil to begin with."
"That's right. I heard about it. If her sister-in-law hadn't been sent to a big hospital, there would have been two deaths. I heard that she wanted to steal her sister-in-law's cotton-padded jacket."
"Her family members are really too much. Her sister-in-law's clothes were snatched away by other members of her family. She went to the river to wash clothes before she was even out of confinement."
"My mother said that if you don't do a good job of confinement, you will suffer."
“That’s right.”
Even though they are in the countryside, the rural areas close to the capital are more knowledgeable than the remote areas. Some girls in the village have been influenced to some extent, and they are very disgusted when talking about these things.
Fan Yun, the leader, was running home after quarreling with her friends. Before she got home, she saw the "culprit", her second sister-in-law, who was also walking home with her child on her back. She immediately rushed forward and started fighting with her: "It's all your fault. You've ruined my reputation..."
Her sister-in-law was none other than He Lan, who was in the same ward as Mingmei when she gave birth.
He Lan was held down and beaten by her sister-in-law. Fearing that she would hurt the child, she kept struggling. She pushed hard and finally pushed the person away. She said, "What are you doing!"
Fan Yun: "You dare to fight back? You actually dare to fight back? I'll let my brother divorce you!"
She shouted: "Mom, Mom, come and see...did your daughter-in-law bully your daughter?"
The scene was instantly in chaos...
Zhuang Zhixi and his friends were waiting at Yang's house to exchange eggs when they heard a noisy noise coming from outside.
Bai Fendou stood up immediately: "It seems like there was a fight."
He was a person who liked to be in a lively atmosphere, so he went out immediately.
Zhuang Zhixi and Yang Lixin looked at each other and left. At this time, the fight scene was already three layers inside and three layers outside. A mean old lady grabbed her daughter-in-law and slapped her: "I've spoiled you, and you dare to hit my Xiaoyun. Don't you see what kind of person you are?"
"That's right, second son's wife, I'm not saying anything bad as the eldest sister-in-law, but you're going too far. Xiaoyun is still a child."
"Yes, eldest sister-in-law is right, second sister-in-law, you are going too far. As your sister-in-law, I can't stand you being like this."
When the mother-in-law took action, several sisters-in-law also started to squeeze her.
A group of people bullied a woman. The woman was beaten black and blue, but she still protected the child in her arms. She cried and shouted at a man: "Fan Jianguo, you just watch people bully your wife? You just watch them beat me?"
She was counting on this man to come back and help her, but after he came back, he asked her to be filial to her parents, and kept talking about how difficult it was for parents to raise children. He was away in the army and couldn't be with his parents to fulfill his filial duties, so she should fulfill her filial duties on behalf of her husband instead of disappointing his parents.
Fan Jianguo: "Xiaolan, why are you so stubborn? Mom taught you a lesson, just admit your mistake. We are the younger generation. How can we argue with the elders? We should be filial."
He Lan looked at her man in disbelief, her head buzzing. She was clearly the victim, but she was being beaten and scolded.
"Fan Jianguo..."
The old lady slapped him and said, "How dare you call me by my name? You are the head of the family. How dare you talk like that? Don't you see your background? You should be lucky to marry into our family. How dare you speak so loudly? You are a useless woman who can't even give birth to a son. What else can you do? You..."
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she grabbed her daughter-in-law and beat her again.
Just after two moves, she was held back by someone. Zhuang Zhixi held the person back and said, "Auntie, if the Women's Federation finds out that you beat someone like this, they will hold you accountable. Let's talk it out. If you keep hitting her, something will happen to this lady. She's holding her baby. No matter what, don't hurt the baby."
The old lady rolled her eyes and said, "What does it have to do with you? Who do you think you are? Are you the mistress of this little whore? You..."
"Fuck, I really can't listen to it anymore, you old bitch, how can you be so disgusting? I've seen people with mean mouths, but I've never seen anyone as bad as you!" Bai Fendou couldn't stand it anymore, so he rushed forward and punched the old woman in the eye.
When Bai Fendou explodes, it's always unexpected.
He was really rude, grabbing the old lady's pussy with several big cunts.
"Today I will rid the people of harm. Bullies like you who bully their daughter-in-law are spoiled by others. I think you just need the iron fist of justice. I must be a good person today and give you a good beating!"
Bai Fendou is not afraid of fighting.
He made a few loud bangs, which stunned everyone around him, even the old lady's son. After all, no one expected that an outsider would dare to do this! Moreover, this matter had nothing to do with him.
"Murder! It turns out that you are the adulterer of this little bitch, you..."
"What do you mean by me? I'm not welcome!"
At this time, several men from the Fan family also rushed over: "You actually hit my mother!"
Bai Fendou didn't care about that and grabbed one of them's crotch... "Ah!!!"
What a terrible cry! The scene instantly turned into a fight again. Zhuang Zhixi and Yang Lixin had no choice but to watch Bai Fendou get beaten. Besides, although it involved other people's family affairs, Bai Fendou really had good intentions.
"Oh my god, how did they fight like this... Go help our third brother and his family... Old Fan's family, don't even think about bullying my family!"
The scene instantly turned from beating the young wife to a group fight.
"Stop, stop now..."
"Who should we help..."
"Don't help. There are many people in the Yang and Fan families..."
"Oh my god... Shit. Why does this guy specifically kick people there..."
"Stop, everyone, stop..."
After a chaos, everyone was taken to the brigade headquarters.
The captain was so angry that he had difficulty breathing. He stared at Bai Fendou and the other three and said, "You outsiders..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhuang Zhixi smiled and took the initiative to speak: "Although we are outsiders, I believe everyone can see why we are fighting this time. And whether it is reasonable or not, does it depend on whether we are outsiders? What is the use of laws? I believe that anyone who has read a little and learned a little about the law knows that women and children cannot be abused. Their family did this in public, which is disregarding the law. We also know that this is someone else's family affair, and the victims may blame us for meddling in other people's affairs. But when doing things, we should do it with a clear conscience. Even if we ask someone higher up to deal with it, we can pat our chests and say that our starting point is good and we have done nothing wrong. I work in the Propaganda Department and have published articles in newspapers. I know what should be done and what should not be done, and I know what is right."
After he said this, the captain pursed his lips and said nothing.
It is said that old people are cunning and sly. He understood what this kid meant. If the team wanted to make a fuss about the fight or show favoritism, then they were not afraid. Moreover, this guy was good at writing, and he might submit an article or something to make their entire team "famous".
He didn't say anything threatening, but that was his meaning clearly.
If he really makes a big deal out of this, it might affect him as the captain.
He somewhat blamed the Yang family for bringing in such a person, but he also blamed the Fan family for not leaving any room for mercy. His family was well-known throughout the brigade for abusing their daughter-in-law. If the other children in his family had not been married, this person would not easily enter his home again.
As for his daughter... She is a girl, and first she almost killed her sister-in-law, and now she beats people without any reason. Which family would dare to marry a woman like this?
The captain: "Both parties are responsible for this matter, but I know your intentions are good. But this is our village after all. If you are so impulsive, how can the Yang family live in the village..."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled: "I believe that no one will gossip about the Yang family. After all, no matter whether they have been educated or not, most people still understand reason and know what is right and wrong. To be honest, I look down on those who can only bully women and are arrogant. If being brave and righteous is slandered, then there is no justice in this world. Captain, even ordinary people know right and wrong. I have heard Brother Yang talk about things in the village before, and I know that many people in the village understand reason. That's why we dare to shout when we see injustice..."
"That's right, we understand the truth."
"That's right, we are not blind..."
“Everyone in our village is nice.”
"Bullshit, this is our family matter."
The mean old lady lost all her teeth in the scuffle.
Zhuang Zhixi: "No matter how big the family matter is, it is not bigger than the law. Abuse is wrong. Maybe your daughter-in-law doesn't want us to meddle in other people's business, but that doesn't mean we did anything wrong. Maybe our method was a little impulsive, but in that environment, if we weren't a little impulsive, would we be waiting for you to do it again? Auntie, I'm not afraid of trouble. If it doesn't work, we'll go to the police station."
"you!"
"No need, no need for that..." The captain didn't want to go. They were different from the people in Zhuang Zhixi's compound. They walked through the police station like they walked through the city gate. They were all familiar with it. Anyway, if there was anything, they would go to the public security comrades.
But most villagers are still reluctant to disturb the officials.
The captain was even more unhappy. If the matter became a big deal, wouldn't it seem that he hadn't done a good job?
"Not really, that's not necessary. Let's both calm down. I'll make the decision. Let's just forget about it."
"Captain, my teeth..." The old lady was not convinced.
The captain glared at her and said, "Shut up. If you don't cause trouble, there won't be any such trouble. This is a new society. Don't use the old society's methods to bully people. Nowadays, there is no such thing as abusing a daughter-in-law. And your daughter, if you don't take care of her, she won't be able to get married in the future. You want such a vicious woman."
"Captain, why do you say that? You..."
"Just shut up."
The captain still had authority in the team and suppressed the man in an instant.
Fan Jianguo just frowned, looked at his wife who was beaten to a pulp, and said, "Are you happy about this? Are you happy if outsiders gossip about my sister? Why are you so selfish?"
He Lan stood there blankly, listening to her husband's words, biting her lip, and finally looked up: "What do you mean! Before I married you, you said you would treat me well."
Fan Jianguo said impatiently: "My family treats you well? It doesn't interfere with your food and clothing. It's just some work. Whose daughter-in-law doesn't work? You can't have any more children. What did I say to you?"
At this time, Bai Fendou looked over again, feeling a sense of sympathy.
He also cannot give birth.
Woo woo!
He Lan couldn't believe it: "If your sister hadn't pushed me, how could I have a heavy bleeding and be unable to have children in the future? Do you dislike me now?"
"Yes, I just dislike you. So what!" The old lady of the Fan family came out, pointed at her nose and scolded: "Divorce, you must divorce, my son can find a better one. Take your half-dead daughter who I don't know if I can raise and get out of here. I want to see if there is anyone out there who wants you, the daughter of a capitalist. I want to see who wants you who can't lay eggs!"
He Lan didn't look at the old lady, she only looked at her man, but soon, the light in her eyes disappeared...
The man looked away.
He Lan trembled slightly and said, "Divorce? You want a divorce?"
Fan Jianguo's eyes dimmed and he said nothing.
He felt that his mother was right. He couldn't live without a son, and He Lan couldn't have another child. He liked He Lan because she was good-looking, elegant, and cultured. He could ignore her shortcomings.
But now, he felt that this person's identity was really hindering his own progress.
Moreover, her face was now sallow, her hair was like dry grass, and she was dirty, not even as good as the girls in the village. She had lost all her beauty. Moreover, she could not reproduce.
It's not wrong for him to want a divorce.
His mother also said that He Lan had no money. His mother thought He Lan still had some money and wanted to save some, but when she saw that she was eating steamed bread in the hospital and was reluctant to buy vegetables, she knew that she must have no money. If she didn't let her eat, she would be lacking milk. How could she not eat...
In fact, even if nothing happened today, her mother would have treated He Lan viciously recently. Otherwise, how could they have divorced?
You have to be cruel to her so that she will resist. As long as she resists, you will have a reason to divorce.
Anyway, it's not their family's fault.
He Lan has a daughter who was born prematurely and he doesn't know if she can survive. She is like a kitten and not worth his attention.
But he couldn't say these words because he still had to save face.
This bad guy can fucking do it.
"Divorce! We must divorce! We don't want a daughter-in-law like this!"
He Lan's tears kept flowing. She wiped her tears and said, "Divorce if you want, my dowry..."
"You have no dowry, nothing. What did you bring? Tell me!" What would a capitalist dare to say? He Lan really didn't say anything, she just cried and wiped her tears.
But even so, she didn't say she wouldn't divorce.
Seeing that everyone's attention had shifted from the fight to the divorce, the team leader said, "Okay, let's all just break up. Let's all just break up."
Zhuang Zhixi didn't ask much at this time. Bai Fendou wanted to say something, but was pushed away by Yang Lixin. If this involved divorce followed, they really couldn't say anything. They all to Yang's house. He was a little embarrassed and said, "Auntie, I'm sorry, we came here and caused you a lot of trouble."
He originally just wanted to persuade him, but he didn't expect Bai Fendou to suddenly take action.
But he couldn't say that Bai Fendou did anything wrong. Bai Fendou was just seeing him being scolded, and he understood it.
Zhuang Zhixi felt that this village might not welcome them in the future, and he had also caused trouble for Yang Lixin's family.
"I'm so sorry."
Mother Yang was calm and said, "It's okay. I've wanted to beat up that old hag Fan for a long time. There's always a conflict between our two families. You can hang out with us and come whenever you want. We don't take them seriously. There are still many people with the last name Yang in this village. Besides, their family is selfish and mean, and everyone hates them. They're so poor, but they're still showing off while spending their daughter-in-law's money. They're so shameless."
Zhuang Zhixi laughed: "Auntie, you are so kind."
Bai Fendou: "Of course. When you come to the city in the future, you can stay at my house. I have two rooms, so it's spacious."
Mother Yang: “…”
Zhuang Zhixi smiled: "You are quite sociable."
Bai Fendou: "Aunt Yang, really, their two families are not good. You had no place to stay in the past, so you had to stay in a guesthouse, but I have a place at home. When you come to the city to play, let Xiaozhuang entertain you. He knows where to go for fun. He will take you out to play, and you can stay at my house."
Mother Yang: "Okay, I take it seriously."
"I was telling the truth."
Even though they didn't know each other at first, after fighting together, they became friendly and friendly.
Aunt Yang: "My fourth daughter -in -law, his daughter -in -law, and his daughter -in -law had a relative with Fan's second child, that is, Fan Jianguo today. But my fourth daughter -in -law did not see the boy in their family. The fourth child in the phase. It is not easy to fight for a reason.
Yang Lao Si chuckled: "I just kicked his bad-mouthed old woman a few times."
"I also got started and pinched it hard a few times."
Yang Xiaomei: "I kicked Fan Yun too, hehe."
Zhuang Zhixi could see that what Yang Lixin's mother said was true, and his family really wasn't angry, so he finally breathed a sigh of relief. If this really caused trouble for them, it wouldn't be good.
Aunt Yang: "You also feel guilty. Even if they didn't fight today, they would still have to divorce. Ever since they knew He Lan couldn't have another child, their family has been keeping it a secret. The whole village knows that their family wants a divorce. Only they think they have kept it a secret."
"After all, it's because of us..."
Bai Fendou: "He doesn't know how to cherish such a good daughter-in-law. He is really wicked. That elder sister looks like a good person. Their family always talks about class background. Now that they are married, of course they will follow their husband's family. What kind of people are they?"
Zhuang Zhixi glanced at Bai Fendou.
Bai Fendou: "The leaders have said that it doesn't matter whether you have a boy or a girl. Their family is making a lot of nonsense because they had a girl. They are really not human beings."
Zhuang Zhixi looked at Bai Fendou again.
This time, even Yang Lixin looked at Bai Fendou.
Bai Fendou: "I am just like this. I can't stand seeing the weak being bullied."
Zhuang Zhixi: “…Oh.”
Aunt Yang: "Oh, yes, I have almost exchanged eggs for you, come and have a look..."
Yang Lixin: "Yeah, I have to go back later. I have something to do in the evening."
Aunt Yang: "Hurry up then."
Bai Fendou moved closer hesitantly, pursed his lips, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
They didn't stay in the village for too long. Although the Yang family said it was nothing, as outsiders, they were indeed a little too excited just now. The Yang family and Yang Lixin might not be a big deal in the village, but it was better for them to leave early.
They exchanged the eggs and went to the station together. Yang Lixin watched them go to the toilet, quietly approached his mother, stuffed a roll of change into her hand, and whispered, "I saved this money, keep it."
Mother Yang wanted to say something, but looking at her son's eyes, she remained silent and nodded.
Yang Lixin quickly left with Zhuang Zhixi and Bai Fendou. When they arrived at the station, they saw the Yang family members who had seen them off going back. Bai Fendou suddenly covered his stomach and said, "Oh, my stomach hurts. You guys go first. I'll catch the next train."
Zhuang Zhixi: “???”
Do you take me for a fool?
Yang Lixin also frowned.
Bai Fendou raised his hand: "I promise not to cause any trouble. You guys go first. I need to go to the toilet and catch my afternoon trip. You guys help me carry the eggs and go first. You guys go, go ahead."
Zhuang Zhixi and Yang Lixin looked at each other, wanting to say something, but didn't know how to say it, so Bai Fendou pushed them directly into the car.
As the car door creaked shut, Zhuang Zhixi asked, "Is there anything wrong with him when he returns?"
Yang Lixin: "Can you control him?"
Zhuang Zhixi: “I can’t control it.”
"That's it."
The two men knew very well that Bai Fendou was worried about the young wife named He Lan, but what else could they say.
They have no right to intervene in this matter! They haven't fought for nothing.
After a long while, Zhuang Zhixi said, "Maybe, it's not a bad thing. Maybe it can really help people."
Yang Lixin: “I hope so.”
At this time, Bai Fendou ran back quickly.
He was really worried about the young wife who had just been beaten.
(End of this chapter)
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