As soon as the tractor stopped, the eldest daughter-in-law, the younger daughter-in-law and the educated youth pushed and shoved to grab a good position.
It is really painful to ride on a tractor in the middle of winter. It is better to sit inside, but if you sit on the outside, your ears will be frozen off.
Liu Weifang fiercely protected her belly and was about to grab it, but Ruan Tang quickly stopped her. "Calm down, the child is important!"
"Fifth cousin!" Liu Weifang yelled.
Yang Hui, who was driving a tractor, jumped into the truck bed, picked up the person and put him in the best position.
Liu Weifang waved towards Ruan Tang, "Ruan Zhiqing, I've saved a seat for you."
Ruan Tang looked at him and clicked her tongue, feeling that it was quite nice to have a brother protecting her.
Ruan Tang squeezed onto the truck bed with Zhang Xiaohua and Jiang Xiuli.
Just as she was about to step onto the truck bed, a hand reached out from the side and stopped Ruan Tang.
After Du Xueqing got on the truck bed, she swept the spot where Liu Weifang's backpack was.
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Liu Weifang didn't even look at her and waved towards Ruan Tang, "Ruan Zhiqing, over here!"
Du Xueqing felt ignored and her face fell. "I got on the bus first, so why can't I take this seat? The tractor is the brigade's property, not yours. Can't you use it as a personal favor? It should be first come, first served."
Liu Weifang smiled slyly, "As expected of the captain's daughter-in-law, you're quite good at talking. I'm afraid of you. Please take a seat."
Liu Weifang put his legs together, not leaving much space.
Du Xueqing snorted coldly and sat down next to Liu Weifang.
"Oh, Du Zhiqing, please take care of me. I'm pregnant." Liu Weifang reminded him while protecting her belly.
The round-faced woman next to Liu Weifang also shouted exaggeratedly, "You're sitting on my old legs. If I break them, I'll go live with you. I wonder if the team leader's family eats meat every day."
Du Xueqing was in a dilemma and stood up angrily. There was only a little space left at the rear of the tractor.
Du Xueqing was afraid that Ruan Tang would get there first, so she grabbed a spot with a barrier.
"Ruan Zhiqing, here, come quickly."
Liu Weifang called out, "Everyone, squeeze in a little bit. Let's make room for Ruan Zhiqing."
Then everyone squeezed and shoved together, and finally made room for Ruan Tang to sit down with two people.
Du Xueqing's face was twisted with anger. "You are too bullying! Why can't you make room for me?"
Du Xueqing was humiliated in public. After all, her father-in-law was the team leader!
"This is easy. Ruan Zhiqing is our precious treasure in the Qingyun Brigade. If she gets frozen, who will treat her? Who will save her life? You? Forget it. I value my life."
Ruan Tang was pulled to sit down, and everyone crowded together to keep each other warm.
The tractor was shaking, and Ruan Tang's thoughts drifted away.
In her past life, everyone had always been friendly towards her because she was Captain Xu's daughter-in-law. Now, she no longer had that status, but everyone was willing to confront Du Xueqing directly for her, because she had the qualifications to be respected.
When the tractor arrived at the county town, Yang Hui called out, "Go back to the village at 2 o'clock. If you miss the time, you can go back on your own."
Liu Weifang and the other two got out of the car and said mysteriously, "Ruan Zhiqing, we'll take you to a good place."
As soon as Ruan Tang saw the situation, she knew they were going to the black market.
A black market in Hongyang County is located at the back door of the cannery.
Zhang Xiaohua pried open a door in the cannery's family compound, "Second Aunt, I'm Xiaohua—"
An old lady who looked somewhat similar to Zhang Xiaohua opened the door. When she entered the back door, she turned into a hunchbacked old woman with only her eyes exposed. She even wore a gray coat over her cotton jacket.
Entering from the back door, you will see the half-built family building of the cannery, with many stalls scattered here and there.
The four of them agreed to meet at Zhang Ergu's house later.
After Ruan Tang took a walk around, she was pleasantly surprised to find quite a few dried seafood items.
Although Hongyang County is located in the south, it is not close to the sea, so there are few seafood products. Only the supply and marketing cooperatives occasionally sell some.
Ruan Tang bought a lot of dried seafood in one go, and also bought two chickens, two wild ducks, some candied fish and flower seeds.
It was New Year's Eve that night, and there was not much good meat left at the pork stall. Only some ribs and pig offal were left, and she bought some of them.
Because all the chickens and ducks he bought were alive, Ruan Tang was afraid of making a noise on the way back and having to explain himself, so he found a corner, grabbed the necks of the chickens and ducks, and broke them with a snap.
One twist gives you four.
He Kun was squatting on the wall and was about to jump down when he saw a woman twisting her neck with her bare hands.
Her skillful technique and unchanged expression made him frown. There was something wrong with this woman. I wonder how many lives she had on her hands.
Could it be that Hongyang County has been infiltrated by a number of hostile forces? Are they all targeting the researchers at the machinery factory?
After Ruan Tang dealt with the chickens and ducks, she realized that she had just forgotten to pretend to be a hunchbacked old woman. She quickly bent down again and slowly moved over with the basket on her back.
When we returned to Aunt Zhang's yard, Zhang Xiaohua had already come back and was talking to Aunt Zhang.
"My second aunt saved me a few cans of food. Do you want some?"
Ruan Tang gave money and shared a bottle of canned oranges and a bottle of canned yellow peaches.
After the four of them were all there, they saw that it was almost time and went back.
When they arrived, they saw Du Xueqing already sitting on the tractor, taking Liu Weifang's place.
Du Xueqing glanced at Liu Weifang provocatively, "First come, first served, right?"
Liu Weifang was so angry that she was about to go up and argue with them, but Ruan Tang and the other two were afraid that she might have a miscarriage, so they hurriedly forced her to sit in an empty seat.
At 2:15, the tractor returned to the village.
Clang clang clang——
After only about twenty minutes, the tractor suddenly stalled.
Yang Hui jumped out of the car to check the front of the tractor. After tinkering with it for a long time, the tractor still didn't start.
Ruan Tang and the others felt even colder sitting in the car, so they got out and huddled together to keep warm.
Only Du Xueqing did not move, for she was afraid that someone would take her seat as soon as she got off the car.
Seeing that the sun was about to set, Yang Hui said, "I have to go back to the county to hire someone to repair the tractor. Can you help me look after it?"
"How long will that take?" Du Xueqing sat alone on the truck bed, almost frozen stiff.
"How should I know? If a part is broken, we just have to tow the car back to replace it." Yang Hui said impatiently.
After Yang Hui finished speaking, he hurried back to the county town. Du Xueqing stood up with trembling legs. The north wind made her skull hurt.
"It's no use having so many people guarding the tractor. I'll go back and tell everyone to come and tow the tractor."
"I'll go back with you."
"I'll go with you."
All the educated youth followed Du Xueqing and died. Later, some young wives also died because they could not stand the cold.
The ladies didn't want to leave, they had to guard the tractor.
When their brigade brought the tractor back, it attracted onlookers from other brigades, and they still remember the envious looks they received. They were afraid that if they got involved, the young wives wouldn't be able to keep the tractor.
It was getting dark and Yang Hui had not returned yet.
Ruan Tang rubbed her hands and shook the front of the car again. She had observed for a long time, but every time she wanted to take action, she was stopped by the women.
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