"Sister Jinhua, please keep the wild boar meat! We, the old couple, will take care of this matter you mentioned." After understanding the whole story, Hu Yulan blushed at her son's behavior. What had happened to Hong Ming? Was he blinded by greed? He had made such a self-defeating decision.
"Dazhu and his wife are both sensible people!"
"Dazhu is a veteran Party member, and his awareness is indeed higher than that of the average person."
"That's good. The Qi family finally has a way to survive."
"Granny Jinhua should be relieved now."
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The onlookers saw what the old village chief and his wife did. Although they envied the piece of meat in Grandma Jinhua's hand, they were also very happy for Grandma Jinhua.
In Zhoujia Village, even though Zhou Dazhu had retired, his words still carried weight when it came to major issues. Zhou Hongming was the current village chief, and no matter how stubborn he was, he wouldn't dare to show his hand in front of his father. Therefore, in Zhoujia Village, anything Zhou Dazhu promised would be accomplished.
Outside the crowd, Li Cuilian looked at the glistening strip of meat in Grandma Jinhua's hand, her heart aching. Meat! She hadn't had a bite in almost a month, and now that old woman Jinhua had gotten it for nothing.
It was all her fault, that unreliable head of the household, always looking for trouble. Li Cuilian was filled with anger.
Qiuxiang's words, combined with the task Zhou Hongming had assigned her this morning, allowed Li Cuilian to piece together part of the truth: Hongming was definitely making things difficult for Qiuxiang because of the incident with Zhou Daniu. But...why would Hongming listen to Zhou Daniu? What would Hongming gain from completing this task?
As Zhou Hongming's wife, Li Cuilian knew him well. He would never get involved in anything that didn't benefit him. Zhou Daniu was an old bachelor from Zhoujia Village, and his family was extremely poor. If Zhou Daniu had given Zhou Hongming something and asked him for help, he wouldn't have been so enthusiastic.
"Disperse! Disperse!" Hu Yulan and Qiuxiang each took Granny Jinhua's arms and escorted her out of the crowd. Inside the crowd, Zhou Dazhu was telling everyone to disperse.
Seeing that today's excitement was over, the villagers who had been watching did not stay any longer and left in twos and threes. Half a morning had passed, and there was still work to do at home!
"Hongming's wife, go call Hongming over." After seeing her daughter-in-law standing there in a daze, Hu Yulan couldn't help but frown and called out.
A good wife brings less trouble to her husband. Hong Ming's wife is just too short-sighted, which is why Hong Ming is becoming more and more outrageous.
Li Cuilian didn't know that her mother-in-law had put the blame on her for Zhou Hongming's mistake. When she heard her mother-in-law speak, she hurried back to her home and dragged Zhou Hongming, who was sulking in the main room, to her mother-in-law's home.
When Qiuxiang was crying, Zhou Hongming felt ashamed and quietly slipped back home.
"You little bastard, tell me, what happened that made you cause trouble for Zhou Qi's family?" Zhou Dazhu took a pipe and smoked half a pack of cigarettes before asking.
Zhou Dazhu knew his son must have encountered something that had led him to such a foolish move. If someone in the village was truly struggling, Zhou Hongming wouldn't bat an eyelid even if they had to use the village's grain reserves to provide relief. After all, that grain was public property, and using public resources to build connections for his family was a win-win situation.
"Dad." Zhou Hongming called out, but his eyes were fixed on Li Cuilian and his mother Hu Yulan.
The plan to reclaim Qiuxiang's grain was ruined by Granny Jinhua's interference. Qiuxiang's family was not short of grain, so she would definitely not agree to Zhou Daniu's request. Zhou Daniu was a scoundrel in the village, with a big mouth and the courage to say anything.
Zhou Hongming had thought it through. He didn't know how to get rid of Zhou Daniu on his own. Maybe if he talked to his father, he could get some advice?
But... Li Cuilian was standing here! He said in front of this woman that he was having affairs with other women? And he was caught cheating by Zhou Daniu? There was no telling how this matter would end!
"Hongming's wife, please go home! It's almost noon and the children at home must be hungry." Zhou Dazhu understood the meaning in his son's eyes and asked his daughter-in-law to leave.
Li Cuilian looked at Zhou Hongming suspiciously. What could have made her man discuss this with her father without telling her?
"Hongming's wife, why don't you go home and cook? You're leaving my grandson hungry. Can you bear the consequences?" Hu Yulan looked at Li Cuilian, who remained motionless, feeling frustrated and unable to help but scold her. "What a tactless fool! She knew the master had something to discuss, but she didn't even bother to step aside."
Not to mention that Zhou Hongming was scolded by his father, let’s just talk about Zhao Yunxiang’s family. Several people worked until the afternoon to make 200 kilograms of fish balls.
Zhao Yunxiang was worried. There were so many fish balls, they would fill three large bags! Her brother had said he would send them to town as soon as they were ready.
Zhao Guohui took an early morning bus from Yuyuan County back to Sanhe Town. Yesterday, he presented fish balls to Manager Wang and several other leaders, who tasted them and received unanimous praise. Last night, Manager Wang made a special trip to Zhao Guohui's guesthouse and urged him to quickly deliver the fish balls to the county supply and marketing cooperative.
Of course! Manager Wang wasn't unreasonable. If the fish balls could be produced and supplied, the Sanhe Town Supply and Marketing Cooperative could also put them on the shelves. Manager Wang only made one request: to supply the county with at least 100 kilograms of fish balls every day before the Lunar New Year. Zhao Guohui could handle the rest on his own.
Zhao Guohui received instructions from Manager Wang and spent the night calling Lao Li, the reservoir manager. They agreed that starting tomorrow morning, they would deliver 100 kilograms of fresh fish to Zhou Zhixin's home in Zhoujia Village every day. The recipient would be Zhou Zhixin's wife, Zhao Yunxiang. No one else could receive the fish, no matter who picked it up.
Zhao Guohui was on guard against the Zhou family's gang of idiots. If he didn't explain clearly, what if those Zhou family members ate the fish? Would he have to pay for them? What a dream!
Then, Zhao Guohui called the staff on duty at the supply and marketing cooperative and asked them to go to Zhoujia Village early the next morning to inform Zhao Yunxiang to collect the fish at home and make the fish balls as soon as possible.
Zhao Yunxiang knew the seriousness of the matter. She received a report from someone from the supply and marketing cooperative early in the morning. Zhao Yunxiang was also glad that she had agreed with Aunt Qiuju to help last night.
But now, the fish balls are ready, but Zhao Yunxiang is in trouble.
The fish balls could be tied to the front and back of the bicycle, but there was no room for the two children to sit.
Leave the children at home? No! Zhao Yunxiang just had this thought, but she rejected it herself.
Just now, while they were busy in the kitchen, several boys from the Zhou family's first and second wives appeared. Zhou Jiaqin even stood at the kitchen's back window for a long time, peeking his head in. Seeing that no one paid any attention to him, he walked away angrily.
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