Upon hearing this, Su Dazhi and Guan Yuzhu both looked at Guan Yumei in surprise.
Guan Yuzhu was secretly pleased—his older sister wasn't very bright and was stubborn, but he had genuinely benefited from it. However, her behavior would only further enrage Su Dazhi, and Guan Yuzhu even wanted to advise his older sister not to be so heartless towards her husband.
Su Dazhi, on the other hand, was truly heartbroken.
"Heh, you're really a scoundrel. If that's the case, why did you get married? Why did you have children?" Su Dazhi finally spoke up.
After saying that, he turned and left.
At the same time, he gave Su Tong a wink.
Guan Yuzhu, holding a pen, called out, "Brother-in-law, what about this IOU?"
Su Tong walked up to him and said, "Third Uncle, I've written the IOU. You just need to sign your name and put your fingerprint on it!"
Guan Yuzhu pushed him aside and shouted at Su Dazhi, "Brother-in-law, where are you going?"
Su Dazhi turned around and said, "I'm going home! Your sister isn't thinking straight right now. Let her stay at her parents' house and reflect on her actions. She can come back when she's ready."
Su Dazhi waited for Su Jin and Su Tong at the village entrance for ten minutes before the two arrived, panting heavily.
Su Tong smiled and handed the signed IOU to Su Dazhi.
Below Su Tongjun's elegant handwriting is Guan Yuzhu's crooked signature and a heavy fingerprint.
Su Tong asked, "Dad, what do we do now?"
Su Jin also said, "Dad, Third Brother looks too tired to walk anymore. Why don't we rest for a while and go ask that house up ahead for some water?"
Su Dazhi smiled and said, "You two rascals, let's go! Let's get the village chief to treat us to a meal!"
Su Jin's eyes widened: "Dad, are you starving? Does the village chief even know who we are?"
Su Tong pulled out a fountain pen: "Dad, you tell me, how do I write it?"
Su Dazhi pointed to the blank space deliberately left on the IOU: "I said, you write—I, Guan Yuzhu, agree to repay Su Dazhi 800 yuan with work points, with the final repayment date being June 13, 1974. If the debt is not fully repaid after deducting work points, I agree that the brigade will use my advance work points rations to repay the debt until it is fully repaid."
Su Tong finished writing in two quick strokes.
Su Jin clicked his tongue in amazement: "Dad, this... will this work?"
Su Dazhi revealed a confident smile: "Of course it can work, you brat. You don't trust your dad's brain, but you don't trust your fourth brother's brain either?"
This idea was originally Su Tong's!
Su Tong explained in a low voice, "The housekeeper is an outsider in Wang'ao Village. He's my father's father-in-law. He even got into a fight with the village chief over a homestead."
Su Jin suddenly felt a chill of fear—Su Tong's move was truly ruthless!
After thinking it over carefully, I realized that I was lucky I had never offended Su Tong, otherwise I wouldn't even know how I died.
Su Dazhi led his two sons to the village chief's house.
Village Chief Wang was an old man with white hair and beard, and he also had a slight limp—his foot was injured when he fell off the ridge of the field during a fight with the old steward.
Su Dazhi whispered a few words to the village chief and then showed him the IOU.
The village chief took the IOU away and looked at it for a long time. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly called to his daughter-in-law, "Xiangxiang, hurry up and pour tea for the guests—put down that good tea I kept on top of the cabinet!"
Soon, his daughter-in-law, Xiangxiang, brought out tea water with added sugar.
This is a very high honor.
The three men, parched and thirsty, didn't care that it was hot; they just blew on it and finished the drink.
Seeing this, Village Chief Wang hurriedly asked, "This steward is really awful. Didn't he even offer you a drink of water?"
The three of them shook their heads.
Village Chief Wang quickly called for his daughter-in-law again.
Just as Su Dazhi boasted, Xiangxiang made noodles with minced meat sauce to entertain the three of them, and each of them had two large bowls!
After the meal, the village chief led the three of them to collect 700 yuan, 200 jin of cornmeal, and 100 jin each of rice and wheat flour.
Guan Yuzhu was a strong laborer, and as long as he worked all day, he would basically earn full work points.
For the past two years, Wang'ao Village has settled accounts for 0.2 yuan per work point.
Therefore, the village chief deducted 4,000 work points from him, which is roughly equivalent to his net income for 400 days of work, or more than a year.
Excluding the off-season and rest periods, he has to work hard for almost two years!
As for the grain, the village chief definitely gave too much, more than 30% more.
Anyway, it was Guan Yuzhu's share that was being used, so he didn't care at all.
Su Dazhi's heart pounded – this was grain that didn't require ration coupons. Although it was last year's grain, it was cheap and didn't require coupons, it was practically like picking up money!
This kind of grain, not to mention you can't buy it in the city, even if you did, the price would be double, not even counting the grain coupons!
Of course, the village chief wasn't stupid.
He knew this was a golden opportunity to manipulate the butler, a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
With the steward, that troublemaker, under control, the village will be his personal fiefdom from now on.
So, he not only generously provided the grain, but also lent the three men the oxcart and its driver from the production team.
The three members of the Su family, father and sons, left in a happy oxcart.
Su Jin sat at the back of the car, looked back, and felt very uneasy.
After scratching his head for a long time, knowing he would get into trouble, he still asked Su Dazhi in a low voice, "Dad, are you really going to abandon Mom? Can you really be so heartless?"
Su Dazhi glared at him but didn't say anything.
This time, Su Dazhi really didn't want Guan Yumei anymore.
He tricked Guan Yuzhu, forcing Guan Yumei to make a decision.
He realized that he had made enemies of Guan Yuzhu and the housekeeper. If Guan Yumei wanted to continue living with him, she would have to sever all ties with her family.
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