Su Yue said, “I heard from the educated youth in the village that the people living in the cowshed in this village are much happier than those living in cowsheds in other places. People in other places have to go up to the stage to receive education every day. When they come back, they are either bleeding from their heads or have a broken leg. They have no medicine to take for their injuries and have to work on an empty stomach. Some of them can’t bear it and commit suicide.”
"Think about it, compared to now, isn't it much better? Just hang in there a little longer, and the light will come. I won't say anything else. Remember these words, and don't tell anyone else."
There were eight people in the cowshed, the youngest of whom was Huo Xueshen, but he will stay there forever.
After Su Yue left, Huo Xueshen fell into deep thought...
"Xiao Huo, what are you daydreaming about? Why aren't you starting the fire to cook porridge?"
An old man held a bunch of wild vegetables that he had washed clean from the river.
Su Yue arrived at Tang Jianguo's house. Tang Jianguo was smoking in the yard, Tang Yunyun was washing vegetables, and Zhao Xiulan was cooking in the kitchen.
Upon seeing Su Yue arrive, Tang Jianguo asked in surprise, "Su Yue, what brings you here? Did something happen again?"
Su Yue said, "It's nothing, I'm just not here, I'm staying at my second uncle's house."
Tang Yunyun asked, "Su Yue, if you're not staying at your second uncle's house, where are you staying?"
Hearing the commotion, Zhao Xiulan also came out of the kitchen.
Su Yue said, "Isn't there a courtyard in our village that no one lives in? I'll stay there temporarily."
Tang Jianguo said, "How can anyone live there? Come and stay at our house."
Someone hanged themselves in that house, so no one dares to live there anymore.
Zhao Xiulan coughed lightly.
Su Yue smiled and said, "It's okay, I won't be staying for long. I came here to tell you that when Fu Shen arrives, you can tell him that I'm here and I'm going back now."
Zhao Xiulan was worried that she would move in.
Even as a child, she was too proud to ask Tang Jianguo to adopt her.
Now it's even less likely; she still has room to maneuver.
I rest in the space at night.
She said, "Su Yue, your Uncle Tang and I know. We'll let Comrade Fu know when he gets back."
Su Yue nodded, turned around and walked out of the courtyard.
Tang Jianguo wanted to say something, but Zhao Xiulan stopped him.
Tang Jianguo said, "What are you doing? You won't let Su Yue stay at our house, but you're letting her have a meal. What's wrong with that?"
Tang Yunyun stopped washing the vegetables and stood next to Tang Jianguo, saying, "Mom, you're being too stingy. Su Yue even told us that the chef wasn't a good person. You're not grateful to her, but why are you kicking him out?"
Zhao Xiulan said, "She said that the chef wasn't a good person, and you believed her. She was just jealous of you for finding such a good person. During the three years of famine, go and ask around. Which of the chefs in the state-run restaurants had family members who starved to death?"
Seeing that she couldn't reason with Zhao Xiulan, Tang Yunyun turned to Tang Jianguo and said, "Dad, I'm not going to marry a chef."
Zhao Xiulan said, "You have to marry him whether you want to or not. He's such a good man. If you miss him, where will you go? You're just listening to this young girl's nonsense all day long."
Tang Jianguo said, "I'm not marrying her. You go wash the vegetables first, and I'll talk to your mother."
Tang Yunyun snorted at Zhao Xiulan, then turned and walked to the well to continue washing vegetables.
Tang Jianguo said, "Tell me about that chef. What's so good about him? You've met him. If he's really that good, your sister-in-law would be willing to introduce him to our daughter."
In any case, he has given up on the idea of seeing the chef.
Zhao Xiulan said, "That's because my sister-in-law saw that we only have one daughter and wanted to save the best for her. There's nothing wrong with that."
Tang Jianguo wiped his face in frustration and pointed at Zhao Xiulan, saying, "You just ignored what Su Yue said."
Zhao Xiulan said, "How could she, a mere young girl, know what happened when I gave birth to Yunyun? It's obviously nonsense, and you actually believed it."
She simply didn't believe it. Su Yue was only one year older than Tang Yunyun; how could a one-year-old child know that?
Tang Jianguo said, "You don't remember what happened back then, but I do. Your sister-in-law treated her daughter like a worthless rag. When she was pregnant, some people said that the child in her belly was a girl. On the day you were about to give birth, I didn't have a mother and didn't know how to take care of a pregnant woman. I didn't trust the midwife in the village, so I sent you to the hospital to give birth. Your sister-in-law heard about it and came along. Su Yue said that your sister-in-law wanted to switch babies at the hospital. And over the years, she has been coming to our house. The thing she talks about the most is when she wants to adopt her daughter as her goddaughter. We all disagree. Once when you took Yunyun to your mother's house and stayed overnight, she almost drowned when you were bathing her. Have you forgotten that too?"
Tang Jianguo's words left Zhao Xiulan speechless.
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