As for Zhou Daniu's threat to Zhou Hongming, Zhou Dazhu didn't take it to heart. Zhou Daniu caught Zhou Hongming doing something ugly, but he didn't shout it out on the spot. What could he do later? As long as Zhou Hongming didn't admit it, what could Zhou Daniu do?
After all, Zhou Daniu was a villager of Zhoujia Village, and none of his relatives were up to par. Zhou Dazhu didn't even take such a Zhou Daniu seriously.
It would be fine if Zhou Daniu was sensible, but if he is not and keeps making a fuss in the village, Zhou Dazhu has plenty of tricks up his sleeve. He only needs to use one or two of them to make Zhou Daniu suffer so much that he can't say a word.
Zhou Dazhu feared nothing but his son's inability to control his legs. As a man himself, he understood the inherent weakness of men: a domesticated flower is not as fragrant as a wild one. Furthermore, Liu Moli was far more attractive than Li Cuilian. If he could control Zhou Hongming for a day, he could control him for a lifetime.
Zhou Dazhu was very worried about leaving such a pretty female educated youth in the village and Zhou Hongming having such a relationship with her.
Zhou Daniu had already discovered Zhou Hongming and Liu Moli's affair once, and this time, as a father, he would find a way to shut Zhou Daniu up. If Zhou Hongming and Liu Moli continued to have contact and were discovered by others, what else could he do?
Therefore, the most urgent thing is to get rid of Liu Moli. As long as Liu Moli leaves Zhoujia Village, Hong Ming and her will have no chance to meet, and nothing will happen again.
Liu Moli was originally from the city, an educated youth from the city, young and beautiful. What was her purpose in being with Zhou Hongming? Zhou Dazhu only needed to think about it for a moment before he came to the conclusion.
Liu Moli is a person who values benefits over face. If there is an opportunity to return to the city in front of Liu Moli, I believe she will not be tempted.
Zhou Dazhu may seem very powerful and capable in Zhoujia Village, but in reality, he knows his own limitations. In Sanhe Town, he still has some respect, but in Yuyuan County, who knows who he is?
Zhou Chunping's relative, Zhao Qingshan, was a different story. He was a combat hero, renowned not only in Yuyuan County but also in Qingshan City, the provincial capital.
Since Zhou Chunping's eldest son, Zhou Zhigang, was also involved in Liu Moli's case, Zhou Dazhu felt like he had grabbed a lifeline and invited Zhou Chunping to his home to discuss countermeasures. Those who should contribute money should contribute money, and those who should contribute labor should contribute labor. No one can escape.
After Zhou Chunping came out of Zhou Daniu's house, he walked home with his head down, one step deep and one step shallow.
Zhou Chunping didn't dare to believe Zhou Dazhu's words, nor did he dare to disbelieve Zhou Dazhu's words. If Zhou Zhigang and the female educated youth were the only ones involved in this matter, Zhou Chunping could still deceive himself into thinking that Zhou Dazhu might have taken a fancy to something of his and was deliberately deceiving him.
But when Zhou Hongming was added to the list of people involved in the incident, Zhou Chunping knew it was true. Zhou Hongming was the village chief of Zhoujia Village and the son of Zhou Dazhu. No father would throw such dirty water on his son, nor would any father not be worried about his son's future.
That Liu Moli is indeed not suitable to stay in Zhoujia Village.
However, Zhou Chunping didn't have the ability to get rid of Liu Moli unless... Zhao's relative was willing to help.
As the in-laws of Zhao Qingshan's children, Zhou Chunping knew his abilities. Zhao Qingshan had connections, so getting a young woman back to the city shouldn't be a difficult feat for him.
The problem was, how could Zhou Chunping bring this up to Zhao Qingshan? Should he tell the truth? He definitely couldn't. Zhao Qingshan hated evil, and after learning about Zhou Zhigang's affairs, he looked down on the entire Zhou family.
Maybe, in a fit of rage, Zhao Qingshan would take Zhao Yunxiang and his two grandchildren away. If that happened, Zhou Chunping would lose all his face.
Zhou Chunping felt a throbbing pain in his head as he thought about these things.
Maybe it was just bad luck, but a lot had happened in his family recently. First, Zhou Miaomiao, like a madman, pushed Zhou Yuanyuan into the pond. Then, Zhou Jiaxing stole his grandmother's eggs. And now, Zhou Zhigang, the most stable man in the family, was having an affair?
Zhou Chunping felt very sad. After most of his life, he had finally grown from an idle boy to a steady patriarch. Now, he had to worry about his children and grandchildren again. What kind of fate was this for him?
Wu Jinfeng rushed out early this morning. Otherwise, if someone came to the reservoir to deliver fish, Wu Jinfeng would definitely notice it.
Sanhe Town holds a market on the 8th, 18th and 28th day of the lunar calendar.
In those days, private businesses were prohibited. However, during market days, villagers were allowed to bring their own eggs, hens, or vegetables grown in their own plots to sell. It could be said that every market in Sanhe Town was a miniature farmers' market.
The workers and cadres in the town who ate commercial grain would also take advantage of the market to buy some potatoes, sweet potatoes and other crops that could be used as food. They also liked eggs and vegetables. Otherwise, how could the whole family fill their stomachs with only the 21 kilograms of rice per person per month?
Villagers from the surrounding villages of Sanhe Town would take advantage of the market to bring their own agricultural products to sell at the market. With this little money, they would stop by the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some daily necessities such as soy sauce and salt before returning home.
Wu Jinfeng was so anxious because she was afraid she'd arrive too late and miss out on many things at the market. Sometimes, wild boar meat was even sold at the market! Wild boar meat didn't require a meat ticket, and while it was a little tougher than domestic pork, in this age of hunger, who would complain that wild boar meat wasn't as delicious as domestic pork? As long as it was meat, everyone would probably enjoy it.
Wu Jinfeng has her own vegetable garden, so she doesn't need to buy vegetables, but she must buy some meat to take home today.
During every big market, the Sanhe Town Supply and Marketing Cooperative would always slaughter a few pigs and put them on the food counter. But you couldn't just buy this pork; you had to have pork coupons issued by the government to urban residents. A worker could only afford two taels of pork a month!
Although Zhou Chunping had retired, he still had the monthly supply of food coupons, meat coupons, cloth coupons, etc. Wu Jinfeng had saved for several months before she had accumulated a pound of meat coupons. She planned to buy a plate of white lard.
There is not much oil left at home, so if they boil a can of lard, the elderly couple Wu Jinfeng and Zhou Chunping can eat it for most of half a year!
Yesterday, Zhou Chunping went to the county town to visit his daughter Zhou Zhimei. Wu Jinfeng guessed that Zhou Zhimei would definitely return to her parents' home in the next few days.
Wu Jinfeng still felt sorry for Zhou Zhimei, her daughter who had been spoiled since childhood. Otherwise, she would not have ignored the interests of her sons and acquiesced to Zhou Zhimei taking Zhou Chunping's job.
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