Jiang Yue woke up after hearing the reveille.
After going to the restroom, Jiang Yue became much more awake.
After washing her face with warm water, Jiang Yue brushed her teeth, heated up the leftovers from last night, and ate the meal while looking at the backyard.
The backyard is spacious, and the women next door have all planted some vegetables there.
She's been so busy buying this and that these past few days that she forgot to buy seeds.
If she's going to clear land for planting and growing vegetables, she'll need a pair of gloves, otherwise her hands will definitely hurt terribly.
Jiang Yue carried the trash from the kitchen and living room to the garbage dump in an old bucket. After emptying the trash, she headed home.
Not far away, Grandma Feng and several others were chatting.
Jiang Yue didn't hear what they were saying, but judging from the way Grandma Feng was talking, she was probably gossiping about someone again.
"She must have spent all of Battalion Commander Lu's money, otherwise why would she have bought such a big bag of pig offal?"
"Last night I smelled a really nice smell of food; it must be the smell of Battalion Commander Lu's house."
"I don't know what happened to Battalion Commander Lu, he married such a wife. I was even thinking of introducing my niece to him."
The group chatted and laughed, but upon hearing what Grandma Feng said, one of the older women retorted irritably.
"Sister Feng, who is your niece? How could she possibly be worthy of Battalion Commander Lu?"
"How could my niece not be a good match for Battalion Commander Lu? She comes from a poor peasant family, has a good class background, is strong and healthy, knows how to do farm work, has a big bottom, and can give birth to sons..." Old Mrs. Feng praised her niece for a while, and then belittled Jiang Yue.
"Everyone says Jiang Yue is a capitalist's daughter. What good is being beautiful? She's not as glorious as us poor peasants."
Zhang Yu was also a gossip lover, and seeing a large group of people gathered there, she came over as well.
"Zhang Yu, your face seems to be much better."
Grandma Feng sized up Zhang Yu.
In two days, Zhang Yu's face did indeed improve considerably. However, during those two days, she drank bitter medicine, feeling incredibly bitter inside and out. She had cursed Jiang Yue countless times during those two days.
She only came out today after her face had recovered about 70-80% of its original color.
"I didn't expect that what Comrade Jiang gave me would actually be effective."
"Sister Zhang, why do you look so pale?"
Zhang Yu felt even more bitter than if she had swallowed bitter melon. She wanted to speak ill of Jiang Yue, but she was afraid that Old Lady Feng would spread rumors again.
"I heard that a man and a woman carrying some things went to find Jiang Yue yesterday?" Zhang Yu recalled what she had heard.
Grandma Feng nodded.
"I heard that the couple was carrying several bags, and I don't know what was inside them. The two of them were wearing clothes that you could only buy in a department store."
Hearing what Grandma Feng said, Zhang Yu felt even more jealous.
She had heard some things about Jiang Yue before—a capitalist's daughter who married Battalion Commander Lu and lived a life of luxury. Jiang Yue was the most comfortable person in the compound, unlike the other women, who toiled every day taking care of their children and sending money back to their in-laws...
Zhang Yu said this deliberately.
"Could they also be the children of capitalists?"
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Feng's expression changed, and the others were also taken aback.
At this time of year, those who engage in speculation and profiteering, and the children of capitalists, are all going to be arrested.
"Those who can enter the family compound should not be it."
The others, though fond of gossip, didn't dare openly say that he was that kind of person.
"They might be relatives."
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