To celebrate the divorce, Ruan Tang went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought five pounds of pork belly and two large bones. She also bought a piece of red plaid cloth that she saw there. She planned to make a set to wear when she married Ji Nanfeng.
On the way to the village, Ruan Tang met the educated youth who came to look for her.
Soon, the whole brigade knew that Ruan Tang had been divorced and her family had left. Xu Yan had already returned to the village, but she had not seen Ruan Tang since then. The educated youth were afraid that Ruan Tang was upset, so they came to look for her.
At this moment, Ruan Tang's eyes were bright and she smiled. She looked at Qu Wenli, Pang Peng, Meng Qiongying, Chen Yongchang... They were all looking at her with concern.
Ruan Tang's eyes curved. "Today is a rare auspicious day. I bought some meat to celebrate. If you don't mind, would you like to celebrate with us?"
"We must celebrate! Celebrate that our comrade Ruan Tang has escaped from the sea of suffering and regained a new life."
The educated youths were relieved to see that Ruan Tang was fine. After arriving at the educated youth station, they all busied themselves washing vegetables and lighting the fire.
Five pounds of pork belly, accompanied by potatoes, cabbage and vermicelli, was stewed in a whole pot. The educated youths ate until their bellies were full. Their life was like living a simple life.
"It's a pity that Comrade Du went to visit relatives. I won't be able to enjoy this meal." Chen Yongchang sighed softly, "Alas, I don't know if she will come back."
In the past few days, many educated youth went to visit their relatives and never came back, and stayed in the city.
When this was mentioned, the educated youth who were originally very excited dispersed, but no one slept well that night.
The movie will be shown for three consecutive days, and the day is the last day.
All the educated youth went out, and Ruan Tang followed with a stool. The play was "Surprise Attack".
There were already many stools placed on the threshing ground to reserve seats, so they had no choice but to spread out and find a place.
Ruan Tang and Meng Qiongying were not in a good mood, so they just found a seat near the back.
Before the movie started, someone sat down next to Ruan Tang. Coincidentally, it was Xu Yan's aunt, who lived to the east of Xu's house.
Aunt Xu's mother used to be a matchmaker. She was used to seeing this since she was a child and also liked to act as a matchmaker.
When he saw Ruan Tang, he sighed and shook his head, "What a pity! What will happen to such a good girl in the future? But don't worry, there are people who don't mind. I'm here to help."
Ruan Tang lowered her head shyly, thinking: Ji Nanfeng is really quick. She just got divorced and he asked someone to act as a matchmaker.
"You know Li Guaizi at the end of the village, right? It's your first marriage, and he doesn't mind you being divorced. Just five pounds of meat and two big bones will do for your dowry..."
Ruan Tang stared at Aunt Xu, her mouth opening and closing as she talked about how a man becomes more caring when he gets older. If she remembered correctly, Li Guaizi from the end of the village was bald and lame, and he must be over 40, right?
Meng Qiongying was so angry that her face turned pale. She stood up and yelled: "Such a good man, why don't you leave him to your daughter?"
Aunt Xu curled her lips and said, "My daughter is a virgin. How can Ruan Zhiqing be compared with my daughter?"
Meng Qiongying angrily retorted, "Our Ruan Tang is also a virgin. To be honest, it was all thanks to Comrade Xu's mother who made things difficult for her and kicked her out on her wedding night."
"Comrade Ruan, are you a virgin? Stop pretending. The noise in Xu Yan's room the night before was heard by half the village. It was so lewd that even an old woman like me would be embarrassed to hear it."
Ruan Tang stopped the furious Meng Qiongying and explained loudly, "I didn't stay at the Xu family the night before. I went to the educated youth camp. The educated youth can testify for me."
The educated youth came forward one after another to testify for Ruan Tang, but no one believed them.
The day before yesterday, Xu Yan brought Ruan Tang to the Xu family for dinner, and many people were watching. Later, the Xu family went to watch a movie, leaving Xu Yan and Ruan Tang alone at home. When someone made noise in the middle of the night, someone would deliberately knock on the door to quiet the noise down.
Aunt Xu rolled her eyes. "You educated youth always stick together, who would believe that? But I can understand. One day a man sleeps with you, and the next day he wants a divorce. No woman can stand it. I also understand that you want to hide the truth. It's a pity that the public has sharp ears."
The camp was divided into two factions. The educated youth argued hard to prove Ruan Tang's innocence, while the villagers scolded Ruan Tang for not being a virgin and trying to find a good family to take over.
As for Xu Yan's family, no one showed up.
Just as the argument was getting heated, Ji Xiaodi silently raised his hand and said, "I got my cotton-padded jacket wet the night before, and my grandma kicked me out. So I wore my brother's cotton-padded jacket and wandered around the village. I saw the educated youth Ruan and he even gave me a handful of candy."
Grandma Ji nodded seriously: "Indeed, there is such a thing. The White Rabbit candy is still at home."
Ruan Tang chuckled. "After all this talk, it turns out Xu Yan cheated on me before marriage and is trying to put the blame on me."
Aunt Xu was anxious. Her daughter was counting on Xu Yan's sister to introduce her to a match from the city, and she couldn't afford to mess this up. "Aunt Ji, you have to think this through! Your family believes Ruan Zhiqing is innocent, so just marry her. If your family dares to marry her, we'll believe she's a virgin."
Grandma Ji was calm and composed, smiling broadly. "Ruan Zhiqing is such a good girl. I'd love to marry my grandson off to a woman from the Fu family, but I have to ask Ruan Zhiqing first if she's willing."
Ruan Tang didn't expect that Grandma Ji would take the opportunity to put her marriage to Ji Nanfeng on the back burner. What a clever old lady she is.
Ruan Tang bowed sincerely to Grandma Ji and said, "Grandma Ji, if you trust me, I will do it."
Grandma Ji happily called her "granddaughter-in-law" on the spot, calling her that again and again, which made Aunt Xu's face turn black. In the end, she said not to be happy too soon, because when Ji Nanfeng came, she would definitely not recognize this marriage, and she didn't want a slut.
The Ji family had a clean and honest family tradition. Grandpa Ji was once the village secretary and had led the villagers through the most difficult times. Grandma Ji even personally came out to recognize her grandson's wife. Many villagers believed Ruan Tang's innocence and began to speculate behind her back whether Xu Yan was really cheating.
After this incident, Ruan Tang lost her mood to watch the movie. She declined the educated youth's offer to accompany her, but unexpectedly, she ran into Li Guaizi on the way.
From three steps away, Ruan Tang could smell the disgusting musty odor on Li Guaizi.
Li Guaizi limped out from the shadow of the straw stack and looked Ruan Tang up and down with a lewd look on his face.
Ruan Tang turned around and ran, but after only a few steps, she was caught up by Li Guaizi.
Li Guaizi smiled sinisterly: "Tangtang, you actually dared to reject my proposal in public. I'm getting married for the first time, so you should be secretly happy that I don't mind you getting married for the second time."
Ruan Tang couldn't help but dry heave. It was truly awful, not just her body but her mouth as well. The sour, stale smell nearly drove her away.
Li Guaizi's face instantly turned black. "You stinky bitch, you're already pregnant, and you're still pretending to be a virgin! Do you think Ji Nanfeng will marry a slut like you? Stop dreaming. Be my woman and serve me well, and I'll spare your life."
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