In that special era, the gears of fate turned quietly, unfolding a series of heart-wrenching stories.
The Mo family's parents could never have imagined that such an unexpected thing would happen after just a few days in the countryside.
The gifts they received at the beginning had long been regarded as their own in their eyes. Asking them to return them now was simply a fantasy.
The father-in-law knew everything clearly. He was well aware of the insatiable nature of the Mo family's parents. Once something was in their hands, it would be like the feathers on a stingy person's body. Don't think of pulling it out easily.
However, my father-in-law was no pushover. He had specially gathered many helpers today. Even if the Mo family's parents were extremely reluctant, they were helpless in the face of this situation. All they could hear was the mother-in-law's screams.
"My dear relatives, there must be a misunderstanding here! You can't do this. This is the bicycle I bought, you can't take it away. As the head of the family, please stop them!"
Mo's parents watched helplessly as the group of big men started moving their things without saying a word, and they were so anxious that they jumped up and down.
My father-in-law unceremoniously opened the Mo family's courtyard gate and shouted in front of everyone in the alley, "Mo Shihao of their family spent my daughter's money and gave it to other women. Do you think this is acceptable? They did this before they were married. If they were married, it would be terrible! Today, our two families are breaking off the engagement and going our separate ways! Let's not bother each other anymore."
This voice was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring up a thousand waves.
As soon as my father-in-law and his group stepped into the alley, people at home were attracted to come out to watch the excitement.
"Young man Mo usually looks so gentle and refined, but I never thought he would actually use his fiancée's money to find another girl. He's simply shameless!"
The neighbors were whispering to each other nearby, and these words were like sharp needles piercing the Mo family.
From that day on, the Mo family became completely famous in the alley. The two girls from the Mo family had to endure other people's strange looks and pointing fingers whenever they went out, as if they also bore the blame of Mo Shihao and were afraid that others would think they were the kind of people who were two-timing.
The Mo family looked at their empty home, feeling helpless and sad, and unable to cry.
From then on, they felt as if they were being pressed down by an invisible mountain in the alley, unable to even lift their heads.
The next day, the Mo family couple went to work at the factory as usual, but what awaited them was a bolt from the blue - they were reported. They were accused of having dirty hands and taking products from the factory and selling them.
Now the leaders of the factory asked them seriously to go back for a few days and only come back to work after the matter has been investigated thoroughly.
In desperation, the couple could only return home dejectedly. With nothing to do, they could only write letter after letter to Mo Shihao who was far away in the countryside.
But now the family’s financial situation is already stretched, and they have no money to send to Mo Shihao in the short term.
Having lost the financial support from his family, Mo Shihao could only live a difficult life in the countryside.
All of this seemed like a cruel joke played by fate. When the Mo family ran out of money, they began to worry about how Mo Shihao would survive in the countryside.
But that’s all in the past. After all, it took about half a month from the time the letter was sent to the time Mo Shihao received it.
Recently, because the affairs of the Mo family have continued to ferment, the entire alley has been in an uproar.
In Qingshan Village, the villagers were gossiping and criticizing Yue Xin and Mo Shihao. Even Liu Zhiqing, who had once been so attentive to Yue Xin, now avoided her like the plague. Yue Xin had no choice but to work alone in the fields every day.
Her delicate hands were scratched day after day by the toil, which was shocking. She pulled the weeds in front of her with resentment, and every pull seemed to vent her anger, even mistaking the weeds in front of her for Yue Yue.
The thought of Yue Yue asking Mo Shihao to pay her back made her tremble with anger. After all, she had spent quite a bit of that two hundred yuan. That was no small sum, a full two hundred yuan! For a rural person, that was the kind of money they would have to work without food or drink for three years to save.
Mo Shihao actually asked her to pay part of the money as well. She was a weak woman, where would she get the money?
In desperation, she could only resort to tears in an attempt to make Mo Shihao temporarily admit that she had paid the money.
As expected, tears really work. Mo Shihao finally relented and paid the two hundred yuan by himself. However, after paying the two hundred yuan, he only had about thirty yuan left.
He was still thinking that his family would send him money next month and he would save it for the time being, but he didn't know that his family's situation had already changed!
However, things are unpredictable, because of the two hundred yuan, Yue Yue unexpectedly became the focus of Qingshan Village and became a hot commodity in the village. After all, in this poor village, two hundred yuan is undoubtedly a huge sum of money.
Moreover, Yue Yue also wanted to build a house in the village, which attracted a lot of attention.
Some people with ulterior motives began to set their sights on Yue Yue. They thought that as long as Yue Yue became a member of their family, wouldn't the money belong to them?
A new storm is quietly brewing in this seemingly peaceful village.
After half a month of long and arduous work, the weeds in the peanut field were finally cleared. The team leader looked at the fruits of everyone's labor and smiled with satisfaction.
So he told the villagers that Yue Yue and several other educated youth were going to build a house. If anyone wanted to make money, they could register with him so that he could arrange manpower to start construction.
Yue Yue didn't have too many requirements for living conditions. She just wanted two rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom.
For the past two weeks, she has been deeply disgusted with the village's dry toilets. Every time she needs to use the toilet, she can only pretend to be inside, then hold her breath and go in to solve her needs. After staying in the dry toilet for a few minutes to make sure others are not suspicious, she will immediately run out as if she is running for her life.
In comparison, Liu Lili and Zhang Xin's house is much bigger. After all, there are three of them living there, so they need more spacious space.
They built a wall in the middle of the yard between their house and their cousin's house. This way they could live separately and ensure that each other's reputation was not affected, and it also allowed their cousin who lived next door to keep an eye on them at all times, making them feel safe.
Tomorrow, the educated youth will finally have a rare break and can go to the town to buy some daily necessities.
Yue Yue thought to herself that building houses was a physically demanding job, and that the villagers needed to be well fed so they could have the energy to work. Since their houses were being built together, they all decided to arrange meals together.
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