"What business is it of ours what Wei family's special occasion is? It's just that your father got caught for trying to take shortcuts. He'll probably be demoted even if he's not executed."
"Isn't it just that your mother couldn't take it and ended up with a head injury that left her paralyzed? Isn't it just that your older brother was a wicked child who made the village secretary's daughter stupid, and he has to pay them fifty yuan in compensation?"
"It's just that your sister-in-law ran away, her family made a scene for a few days, and they ended up getting a divorce!"
"So what if your third sister-in-law went to the disciplinary office to cause trouble and is now locked up in the cowshed? So what if your family is now being hated by everyone in the brigade? It's not a big deal."
With each additional word Su Ti spoke, Wei Xiuying's face grew paler; she never imagined her family had fallen into such a state.
Seeing the gloating faces of her sisters-in-law and the gossipy looks from the rest of the group, her heart sank to the bottom.
"You...you're lying." Wei Xiuying lost her initial confidence. She never expected that her second brother's wife, whom she hadn't thought highly of, would actually become a worker in the propaganda department.
She thought they had come for help, and she also said they had severed ties with the Wei family. What's going on?
"Believe it or not, we never planned to come looking for you. It's just that the brigade leader was so enthusiastic and the scorekeeper was so polite. I have a really good impression of the Luzha Brigade."
"This is the kind of civilized demeanor a brigade should have. I never expected that one bad apple would spoil the whole bunch."
"When I go to the commune to report on the task progress next time, I have to have a good talk with them. How could such a good brigade produce such a bad comrade?"
"Baichuan, let's go back. I'm here to work. If there's anything wrong with my work, please feel free to point it out, but I'm not here to be mistreated for no reason."
Suti left without looking back, and Wei Baichuan followed suit, running off before anyone else could react.
"Hey, comrades, don't go!"
"This whole mess is your fault, Zhu Laoda's family."
"Eldest daughter-in-law, what are you doing? If you can't speak properly, then shut up."
People in the brigade started blaming Wei Xiuying because they couldn't keep her around. Even her kind-hearted father-in-law started criticizing her.
Wei Xiuying was still preoccupied with the affairs of her family home when she was frightened by the angry looks in these people's eyes and took several steps back.
"I didn't mean it. I'm her sister-in-law, and I was just trying to do what was best for them. Who knew..."
Wei Xiuying has now realized that her second brother's wife is quite formidable.
"Hmph, what sister-in-law? She's severed all ties with the Wei family, and has no connection with her parents. What are you, her sister?"
Wei Xiuying's second sister-in-law wouldn't miss this opportunity to humiliate her; she mocked her for not being able to have a son, saying she would remember it for the rest of her life.
If they're here to support Wei Xiuying, she'll have to think twice.
She's managed to offend such a powerful brother and sister-in-law, and all she wants to do now is laugh.
“Does she have to believe everything she says? How can someone sever ties with their parents?” Wei Xiuying wasn’t sure either. Just now, her second son had acted as if she were an insignificant stranger.
Severing ties now is a big deal; the brigade won't agree. Wei Xiuying wants to find some time to go back and see them.
Even if her maternal family isn't good, it's still her maternal family. After she dies, she'll still need her nephew from her maternal family to ask for permission to be buried.
The brigade members wouldn't listen to Wei Xiuying's explanations; all they knew was that she had offended someone from the propaganda department, who was going to file a report with the commune.
Listen to what people say, "One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel." Isn't this just blatantly saying that Wei Xiuying has brought shame to their brigade?
It's no wonder that people in the brigade find her agreeable; even the Zhu family members are furious with her.
"Wife, Wei Xiuying is going to be furious." Wei Baichuan, who had just left the Luzha Brigade, looked at his wife with a happy smile.
He knew his wife was standing up for him, even though he didn't care about those people at all. But his wife was just that good; she didn't want him to suffer any injustice.
"Go ahead and get angry. She'll get even angrier later. She'll definitely go to Yangliu Brigade to inquire, and that's when she'll really be shocked."
"Given the current state of the Wei family, it would have been better if she hadn't shown up. Her appearance serves as a wake-up call for the Wei family members, making them realize that they'll be eager to leech off her."
Suti knew the real show was yet to come; she had only taken this far.
"Wife, you're so smart." Wei Baichuan felt that he could never catch up with his wife's cleverness in his entire life.
That's good too. We only need one smart person in the family. He can do the physical work, and the wife can use her brain.
"Let's go back. Slow down on the road and enjoy the scenery. Tomorrow we'll go to a closer brigade, two in one day, so we get home late."
Su Ti checked the time and it was only a little past one o'clock. By the time she got home it would be a little past two o'clock. She didn't want Wei Baichuan to go to work, so she was fine with him lingering on the way.
"It's alright, I'm not tired. I can go back and work a little earlier." Wei Baichuan was a true countryman, and he was happy about the bumper harvest.
However, he also knew what his wife was thinking. There were so many people working in the brigade, so it wouldn't make a difference if he were one more.
He plans to return to work normally after the autumn harvest. His wife is getting better and better at it now, and if it's nearby, she can ride her bike back early in the morning.
He can earn back his work points in the afternoon, and he won't give anyone a chance to say anything bad about his wife.
Even if they were slow, it would still be 2:30 when they arrived at the brigade.
"I'll go check on the fields first, honey, you stay home and rest for a while." Wei Baichuan couldn't stay idle at all; as soon as he got home, he wanted to go check on the fields.
"Okay, go ahead, I'll knit the rest of the sweaters for you." Suti didn't object, since it would be dark soon anyway.
Wei Baichuan walked there, but started running when he got close to the field, looking travel-worn.
"Captain, I'm back! I've come to get the work." Wei Baichuan was panting, clearly having rushed over.
"Finished your work over there?" The captain greeted the man with a kind smile.
"After finishing the work, Luzha Brigade is one of the wealthier brigades in the commune, and the requirements in the brigade are also high. My wife drew a particularly complicated picture, which is why the brigade leader nodded and said he was satisfied."
"Otherwise we would have rushed back long ago. As soon as I got home, my wife made me come and do the chores. She wanted to come too."
"But I thought about the other brigades' work waiting for us tomorrow, and I need to give my brain a rest. Right now, the other brigades are all waiting to find fault with us, and we can't let Yangliu Brigade down."
Wei Baichuan didn't need Su Tijiao's instruction; every word he uttered was meaningful.
“Yes, Su Zhiqing doesn’t need to work. She doesn’t need those work points. She just needs to do the work assigned by the higher-ups.”
When the brigade leader heard Wei Baichuan's words, he nodded. All the other brigades were envious that their brigade had produced a worker.
They'll definitely find fault with her. Su Zhiqing has to satisfy them all, so she has to put in a lot of effort to practice.
If you get distracted while working in the fields, you won't be able to do your job well later, and your superiors will definitely blame you.
"That's what I thought too, and I tried to persuade him for a while." Wei Baichuan agreed wholeheartedly. His wife needed to rest well and couldn't be overworked.
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