Ding Guizhi didn't know what to do except cry. The thought of losing such a large field of corn made her cry louder and louder.
next door.
Zhang Dongfeng's family had just fallen asleep when they were woken up by crying. The youngest daughter was so frightened that she cried loudly. His wife comforted the child, and the crying subsided.
Zhang Dongfeng sat up angrily: "What's going on at his house? Aren't they all cured? Who are they wailing and howling for?"
While patting her daughter's back, Liu Hongju said, "I overheard a little bit of what was going on. It seems like their corn was stolen."
That's why Ding Guizhi cried so bitterly. Imagine, a year's harvest gone just like that; anyone would cry in that situation.
"What? All of his corn has been stolen!" Zhang Dongfeng exclaimed, then lowered his voice, "Who did this? They've got some nerve, stealing so much corn."
Liu Hongju held her daughter in bed: "They deserve it. They've been dishonest in previous years. I heard from the villagers that they often steal corn from other people's fields."
Everyone's busy acquiring land, so even if you wanted to settle accounts with them, you wouldn't have any evidence.
Over time, they started harvesting the land around his house early, just to prevent theft.
Zhang Dongfeng laughed: "I see! Let's not forget that his family is indeed capable of stealing other people's corn; they're utterly immoral."
Let's not even talk about anything else. Su Chenhao sends so much money back every year, but what do they feed Su Chenqiu? It's just leftovers they don't want to eat anymore.
Especially those cornbreads, who knows how many days they've been sitting there, they're given to the kids without even being heated up.
I've seen it several times; the poor child is getting thinner and thinner every day.
"Isn't that right? He's much thinner than other kids his age. He's also much more polite than his two sons."
By the way, I haven't seen Su Chenqiu in a long time. Where did he go?
Zhang Dongfeng lay down: "I know about this. I heard it from him."
Su Chenhao came back some time ago and took his younger brother away. They don't know what's going on with the two brothers now.
Otherwise, given his family's situation last time, he wouldn't have come to me for help. Those few days were so stifling; I almost suffocated from the smell of his house.
Liu Hongju covered her daughter with a blanket: "Don't even mention that smell. When you came back, you smelled almost like a cesspool. You took two showers, but you still smelled."
I wonder what sins his family committed? One thing after another, perhaps it's divine retribution for their misfortune.
"You can't say things like that carelessly." Zhang Dongfeng closed the window. "This couple isn't someone to be trifled with. Be careful what you say, and don't let them hear you."
Liu Hongju leaned closer: "The harvest in the fields is good this year, and I want to send a bag of grain to my parents' home."
You know my dad's health isn't good, and we can't usually afford to give him money, so we just give them some food.
“Okay, I agree to this.” Zhang Dongfeng put his arm around his wife: “The chickens are doing well this year, we’ll slaughter one and send it over.”
"That's all we can do, your parents won't be angry."
Liu Hongju crawled into his bed, the moon hanging high in the sky...
The next day at 10 a.m.
Li Changde and Hu Yijun came to the snack bar together to discuss selling the house. Seeing the changes, both of them looked incredulous. They calculated that less than a month had passed! They had always heard that the snack bar was doing well, but seeing it in person, they realized it truly was thriving. Tables of customers came one after another, many of whom were acquaintances. They exchanged greetings and continued eating.
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