Zhu Xingtong sat under the locust tree again. It had become a paradise for children. Every afternoon, she would bring Tongtong, Sanya, and Siya to play there for a while. The weather was hot, so people stopped going to the fields. Instead, they sat under the tree and listened to the stories of the elders. Although many of the elders were illiterate, they knew many stories. For example, the story of a wealthy man who made people wash charcoal to avoid paying them was very representative of the times. There was also a folk legend about a man who scented clothes for others and became jealous of his younger brother. The younger brother also scented clothes for others but ruined them. There were also stories to scare children, saying that if you put your hand on your heart when you sleep, you might be possessed by another soul. There were also stories about Sha Jia Bang and Liu Sanjie, but more often, they recounted the hardships of their youth.
Zhu Xingtong was listening until he was almost dozing off when a gloating voice suddenly rang out from the village ahead. "Oh no! Yu Zhiqing ran off with the money."
The old men and women who were sitting under the trees enjoying the cool air immediately stood up and walked towards the source of the sound, keeping their mouths busy as they walked.
"Let's go and take a look."
"I told you that educated youth are unreliable, but the Li family is so stubborn that they insist on hiring an educated youth as their son-in-law. Now that's good enough."
"Not necessarily. Liang Yuan is pretty good."
"She was just thinking about taking Xiao Tao to enjoy a good life when her son-in-law returned to the city, but she never thought of bringing him back."
"Don't talk nonsense. The old couple of the Li family had no choice. I heard that Xiao Tao tricked them into getting pregnant, so they agreed."
"Then Xiaotao has brought it upon herself."
"Yes, it's just a head with eyes on top."
Soon, several people left. Most of the children, after realizing that it had nothing to do with them, went back to playing by themselves. However, Zhu Chunhua pulled Zhu Xingtong and said, "Atong, let's go and watch the fun too."
"What's so good about this?" Zhu Xingtong shook his head.
"It's quite nice, throwing a tantrum and rolling around. As my mother says, it's like using all kinds of martial arts. Go ahead, go ahead." Zhu Chunhua shook her hand.
Huang Juhua said, "My mom said we should watch less of the excitement to avoid getting into trouble. Besides, we are just children, we don't need to learn those things."
Chen Xiaofang nodded on the side. She also didn't like to watch the fun because she used to be the target of people's fun.
"If you don't go, I'll go by myself." Zhu Chunhua was afraid that if she went too late she would miss the fun, so she ran away by herself.
Not long after Zhu Chunhua left, the noise coming from the village in front became louder and louder. Many children could not sit still and ran towards the village in front.
Suddenly, someone shouted, "Found it, found it, Yu Zhiqing has been brought back."
Huang Juhua asked in confusion, "Yu Zhiqing isn't Sister Xiaotao's husband, so why did he run away?"
Chen Xiaofang: "I heard from my stepmother that the educated youth all wanted to return to the city. I guess this is for the purpose of returning to the city."
Chen Xiaofang said, "Why don't we go and take a look too." In the past, others always came to watch her having fun, so it should be okay for her to go and take a look at others.
Huang Juhua said somewhat embarrassedly, "I also want to go and take a look."
When Zhu Xingtong saw this, he said, "You guys go ahead. I want to look after Tongtong, Sanya and Siya."
Who knew Tongtong and the others suddenly came over and said, "We want to go too."
Zhu Xingtong said with a smile: "You guys want to watch the fun at this age?"
Tongtong's answer was very powerful. He just said, "Everyone went."
Yes, all the kids go there to join in the fun. Thinking of this, Zhu Xingtong took them along.
There were so many people that the gate to Li Xiaotao's yard was blocked. Everyone was pointing and talking to the people next to them. As for the children, they couldn't squeeze in at all, but no one cared. They were all playing under the large poplar trees in front of the door. Tongtong and the other children saw their friends and immediately joined in.
Zhu Xingtong stood beside them, closed his eyes slightly, and expanded his mental power.
In the yard, Yu Yan was tied up and kneeling on the ground, with a large swelling on his face. The entire Li family was sitting under the eaves, including Chen Youguo.
Seeing that the Li family had stopped cursing, Chen Youguo threw away his cigarette and asked in a deep voice, "Yu Zhiqing, life is good, why are you making such a fuss? Even if you go back to the city, if no unit accepts you, you will have to come back."
Yu Zhiqing glanced at Li Xiaotao with hatred before saying, "That's better than being a coward!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the onlookers immediately pricked up their ears.
Li Xiaotao's heart skipped a beat, and her feet went numb. He knew, he definitely knew.
The Li family members cursed loudly, "You're talking nonsense! Who are you slandering? If you hadn't seduced our Xiaotao and made her tell us she was pregnant with your child, do you think our family would agree? You're just a gigolo, you can't lift a shoulder or a hand, and you look down on us all day long. For Xiaotao's sake, we didn't kick you out. Since you are so ungrateful, not only did you run away with the money, but you also slandered Xiaotao. Are you a human being?"
"It was you who used the child to force me to marry Xiaotao. It's really ridiculous. I just knew that I couldn't reason with you, so I thought of leaving. I originally wanted to live a good life like this, but she shouldn't have betrayed me." Yu Yan glared. After he married Li Xiaotao, he moved out of the educated youth site and built two other rooms. He lived a good life. That night, he drank two taels of wine. Li Xiaotao quarreled with her and yelled that she wanted to go back to her parents' home. He didn't care. They lived in the same village, what could go wrong. Who knew that not long after, a stone was thrown in. He took off the paper wrapped on the stone and saw a few crooked words. It said "back woods". He thought the child was thrown away by mistake, but after thinking about it, he went and saw Li Xiaotao and Sanlaizi. There were some rumors in the village, but he didn't care. When he discovered that Li Xiaotao had betrayed him, he was initially furious, but soon calmed down, and the guilt he had felt about leaving suddenly disappeared. However, he was afraid the Li family would stop him, and since he was a stranger, he decided to leave secretly. Today, many people from the village went to the elementary school, so he was ready to leave, but he was discovered again.
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