Chapter 24 Chaos
Lu Xing realized that it was almost the New Year and it was time to sit at the village entrance and chat.
Originally, there were only a few old sisters chatting.
As the Chinese New Year draws closer, young people working outside the city also return.
More people gathered at the village entrance to chat.
Huang Liye is one of them.
When she heard the salary offered, she made up her mind to go to the south to make a living.
Although she only worked for a few months from the time she left until the Chinese New Year, it can be seen from the smile on her face when she came back that she still earned a lot of money, and she spoke much louder than before.
She stood at the entrance of the village, boasting about her experiences in the south. "There are factories everywhere in the south, and new things are everywhere."
"I even saw someone using a large brick while making a phone call."
"What? Can a brick from the South make a phone call?"
"Hmph, you're just bragging. It's just a trip out. You don't think it's a big deal." Old Mrs. Lu also came. How could she not say a few words when she saw Huang Liye?
Huang Liye felt that she had seen the world, and this job was found thanks to her ex-daughter-in-law, so she was too lazy to argue with her and turned around to continue talking about her own things.
"You don't know, right? That thing is called a mobile phone, and I heard that one costs this much!" She pointed with a finger.
"What, a hundred dollars?"
Huang Liye shook her head.
"It can't be a thousand yuan."
She shook her head again.
"This is infuriating! It's just a broken brick, and it costs ten thousand. Bricks from the south are way too valuable."
A young wife was counting on her fingers and felt that the couple would never be able to earn that much money in their entire lives.
Everyone else was also shocked by the price of ten thousand.
Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Huang Liye was very proud. "What's the big deal? You don't know. The things those southern bosses wear and carry on their hands are worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars."
Lian Hua and Lu Xing whispered to each other, "After she said that, maybe more people will want to go out to work after the New Year."
"I'm afraid there will be another quarrel then."
"Alas, but if I could really make that much money, I'd also like Dazhuang to go out and try it. It's better than working in the fields all my life."
As she spoke, Lu Xing looked around and saw that many people were indeed disturbed by what she said. Some people had already started asking Huang Liye about her work experience.
Because her boss promised her rewards for recruiting new employees, Huang Liye embellished her work experience countless times, especially emphasizing the high salary and good benefits.
After hearing this, many people went back to discuss working outside with their families.
The children at home are fine, and some of the new wives also want to go out to work.
Most people's reactions varied, but were generally negative.
The main reason is that I am afraid that they will go out and see the colorful world and never come back.
This kind of thing happened to educated youth who went to the countryside before.
Many educated youth had children in the countryside, and when they returned to the city, they just left them behind.
That night, there were many quarrels in every household in Xiaoshi Village.
Fortunately, as the Chinese New Year draws closer, everyone's attention has gradually shifted to the Chinese New Year.
No matter how big the conflicts are, people will calm down in the next few days.
In order to prepare New Year's goods, several acquaintances decided to go to the county town together to attend the market.
Lu Xing doesn't have many relatives to visit. At her age, most of her relatives are dead.
When children go from house to house to wish each household a happy new year, they have to prepare some candy.
The small county town, which usually has few people, is now full of people on the streets.
There are people selling New Year goods everywhere.
They also met Lu Yuan on the road who was out buying New Year's goods.
The cooperative is developing well, and the worry on his face is much less. When he sees Lu Xing, he says he will tell her a good news after the New Year.
We spent the whole morning shopping and everyone bought a lot of things, almost missing the deadline.
Fortunately, on the way back, they took a ride on a tractor from another village.
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When I returned to the village, I found that there were many people gathered at the entrance of the village, much more than usual people chatting.
There is an acquaintance from the next village who is also here.
You Dali saw Lu Xing carrying a backpack full of things. It looked like he had just returned from the market. "Did you go to the county town today?"
"Yes, I thought I'd go buy some New Year's goods early so that I won't be unable to buy them in the next few days when there are more people."
"What a pity! If you had gone another day, you could have seen the big show just now."
"What, what happened? Also, why did you come to our village again? Someone asked you to be a matchmaker again?" She didn't even have time to put down the flower basket before she came to join in the fun.
You Dali shared the melon seeds in her hand with them and said, "You're right. I'm here to propose marriage today."
"Wang Tiejun from the next village was working outside. He met a girl who helped him a lot. She wanted to date him."
"But he already has a wife. And that girl has helped him a lot. He wanted to find a godparent for her and find her a partner here, so that both sides can have an explanation."
The young wife was also listening nearby and couldn't help but sigh, "Soldier Wang Tie is quite good, he's loyal and righteous."
The older people were not so quick to believe it. "He recognized the girl just because he helped her out a little? There must be something fishy going on here."
"I haven't finished yet." Seeing that the two sides were about to argue, You Dali quickly interrupted them, "Isn't there someone in your village who happens to be working for their family?"
"I brought that girl here today for a blind date with him."
"When we were almost done talking, Wang Tiejun and the others took me outside to discuss how to finalize the matter."
"I didn't expect that after I'd just been chatting outside for a while, I heard screams from inside." She moved a little closer. "Guess who it was?"
"That woman I brought for a blind date. Her clothes were torn, and she ran out crying." You Dali pointed into the crowd. "She's still making a scene in there."
They followed Yudali's finger and looked into the crowd. There was a large empty space in the middle, and three people were arguing about something inside.
Relying on their age, Lu Xing and his friends squeezed to the front.
Inside, Wang Tiejun was hugging his new girlfriend, yelling as if he was about to cause a scene: "You're such a jerk! My family thought we'd introduce my sister to you because you're such an honest worker. I didn't expect you'd do something like this before we even got engaged."
Lu Jianjun covered his face with his hands, looking aggrieved. "Brother, I really didn't do anything. As soon as you left, this woman rushed in. I didn't even see what she was going to do when she suddenly screamed. I really didn't do anything." When he said the last sentence, he glanced at the other person and then quickly looked away.
"How dare you say that!" Wang Tiejun kicked him.
The other party didn't dare to hide, he also felt guilty. Although he didn't know what happened today, he had slept with the other person's wife before.
In the end, it was the village chief who stopped both sides. "I don't know what happened yet, but we can't let your sister stand outside like this."
"How about we go to my place first, change your sister's clothes, and then we can sit down and talk?"
"Okay, for the sake of the village chief, let's sit down and talk."
The last few people sat in the village chief's yard.
Yudali was also called over because she saw the man running out in disheveled clothes, so she could be considered a witness.
As soon as he sat down, Lu Jianjun began to cry out for justice, "Village Chief, I really don't know anything."
"You're still talking here. Is my sister alone in the same room with you?"
"yes?"
"Her clothes are messed up."
"yes."
"Did you see her body?"
"Yes... no! She ran in and said that herself. I really didn't do anything." He felt like he couldn't explain himself clearly, so he could only turn to the village chief for help.
The village chief sighed. He had failed to stop Lu Jianjun when he asked him questions just now. Now, even if Lu Jianjun was really innocent, this matter would be difficult to handle. "So what are you going to do?"
"What else can I do? Pay compensation! I must pay compensation!" Wang Tiejun slammed the table angrily.
When he heard about the compensation, Lu Jianjun yelled, "I didn't do anything, why should I pay you?"
The girl next to him cried even louder at the right moment, making the noisy Lu Jianjun look like a bad guy.
"What did you mean you didn't do anything? You saw my sister naked. How is she going to get married in the future?"
Seeing that the two sides were about to fight again, the village chief quickly stood up and said, "Okay, okay, stop arguing for now."
"There must be some misunderstanding here. Jianjun from our village has always been an honest man. He would never do such a thing."
"You mean my sister lied?"
"No, no, don't be so anxious. How about this? You all already have your eyes on Jianjun today. Now that this has happened, it will be hard for your sister to find someone else. Why not just become a couple with Jianjun?"
"When the time comes for the betrothal gift, Jianjun will pay a little more, which can be considered as compensation."
Lu Jianjun didn't like the other party at first, but now after hearing about this solution, he looked at her again. She looked so rustic and was not as good as Sun Lijuan at all.
But it would be bad to continue making a fuss, so he could only hold his nose and accept it, "Marriage is fine, but I can't give that much as a betrothal gift."
The other party was obviously not very satisfied, but his anger was much less than before.
"This is a big deal after all. Why don't you go back and discuss it?"
Seeing that the two sides could not come to blows, the village chief did not want to get involved in this complicated matter anymore, so he quickly asked everyone to leave.
Wang Tiejun maintained an angry expression throughout the entire journey, and only laughed when they were quite far away from Xiaoshi Village. "You must have come up with this idea."
The woman next to him was still a little worried, "But I don't think he really wants to marry me. What if he regrets it later?"
"It's okay. Let your sister-in-law come and persuade him tonight. Men are easy to talk to in bed. We can even ask him for a big betrothal gift."
Wang Tiejun was so happy when he thought about solving two problems immediately.
When the woman next to her heard her sister-in-law, a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes, but she finally nodded obediently, "Sister-in-law is so powerful, there must be a way."
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