"Stop laughing, is your dad alright?" Qiao Wanyue sat down next to Yang Miaomiao with a lunchbox in her hand, tapping her head with her chopsticks. Her own father was injured, and she was still gloating.
Yang Miaomiao laughed even harder. "My dad is fine." She lowered her voice. "He was faking it. He didn't want to get involved in the war between the Yang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but as the brigade leader, he couldn't just stand by and do nothing. So he pretended to faint, tricked them out of the money, and then gave the money to Yang Ercui."
Qiao Wanyue hadn't expected that the captain was faking it.
She could see clearly that Old Lady Yang had used all her strength to strike with that cane.
The captain has really had a tough time.
By mid-November, winter had arrived, and Qiao Wanyue was increasingly reluctant to go out, as she no longer needed to report to the workshop every day.
As the weather gets colder, there are fewer people in the fields, except for those going to work at the team headquarters.
Before the workshops existed, everyone stayed home and hibernated during the winter.
As the name suggests, "hibernating" means that in order to save food and cotton-padded clothes, everyone stays indoors, eats only one meal a day, and lies naked in bed after eating, waiting for the arrival of spring.
This year is better than in previous years. Although not every household has new cotton-padded clothes, at least the children have old cotton-padded clothes to wear, and the family can still burn coal stoves in the winter.
Qiao Wanyue spends most of her time at home in the space, where the temperature is like summer, and she doesn't feel cold even when wearing only a single layer of clothing.
Qiao Wanyue came out of the space and put on a cotton-padded coat. Even indoors, the winter in Lincheng was freezing cold. Although there was a coal stove in the room, it was still not warm.
A strong wind started blowing outside.
She threw back the covers and hid herself completely under them. The covers were made from the cotton she had brought back, and she had made three covers. Lu Rong gave them all to her. He also used the cotton to make her a thick cotton-padded coat.
She still doesn't like going out.
There was a sudden knock on the door.
Qiao Wanyue was wondering who would come to visit in such strong winds.
Hearing the noise, Lu Rong put on his coat and went to open the door.
Looking through the window, she saw the person's face and subconsciously frowned.
Why is Liang Xiu here?
The wind outside was quite strong, and Liang Xiu's face was already red from the cold, with frost on her hair.
Liang Xiu had become dark and thin, unlike the fair and plump woman she was three months ago. Her eyes were noticeably sunken, and she was so thin that even her cheekbones were very prominent.
Wearing only a thin jacket, she walked to the Lu family's house despite the sub-zero wind.
Qiao Wanyue twitched her lips.
Her way of feigning helplessness is a bit unusual.
Qiao Wanyue pulled the covers up and wanted to sleep when a sudden idea popped into her head.
She quickly got up, put on the new cotton-padded jacket that Lu Rong had made for her, and also specially wore the floral cotton shoes made by her sister-in-law. When she went out, she also took a red scarf that her sister-in-law had knitted for her.
Before the door could be closed, Liang Xiu knelt down in front of Lu Rong with a thud.
A crisp and loud sound.
Lu Rong felt pain just listening to it.
A few days ago, to prevent water from accumulating in the yard after the snow melted, the eldest son specially bought some blue bricks and paved the entire yard. He also bought two bags of cement, mixed them, and applied them to the ground.
Liang Xiu, dressed in thin clothes, shivered as her knees struck the ground with a crisp sound against Lu Rong's body.
"Um, Wan... dear..." After calling out for a long time, Lu Rong still didn't know how to address Liang Xiu. "Comrade Liang, let's talk this out. It's not even the New Year yet, and you're giving such a big gift. I don't have any money to give you."
Liang Xiu shuddered.
She grabbed Lu Rong's sleeves with both hands, "Sister Lu, I beg you, please save me, I have no other choice but to beg you."
Upon hearing this, Lu Rong took several steps back.
It was as if they had seen a plague.
"Comrade Liang, let's talk this out. I didn't force you to kneel. You were the one who knelt down as soon as you arrived. I didn't touch you." Lu Rong raised her hands in fear, worried that Liang Xiu might try to extort money from her.
Liang Xiu:.......
That stupid woman, why didn't she ask why she came!
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