Wei Baichuan took on the work and started working diligently in the field. The people at the brigade headquarters nodded in satisfaction at him.
The next day, Wei Baichuan took Su Ti to two brigades and didn't return until very late.
The first thing he did upon returning was to report to the brigade leader, explaining how his wife had behaved when he visited the two brigades and how satisfied the brigade leaders were with her.
This made the team leader even prouder; this Su educated youth really made their team leader look good!
With the autumn harvest drawing to a close, the team leader finally felt relieved.
He instructed the team members to store the rice in the warehouse, waiting to distribute the grain to the team members after the final delivery of the grain.
"Captain, there's only one plot of land left. We should be able to finish it today. I can finally relax."
This year, the weather has been perfect; they were just afraid of rain. Several days of sunny weather have made the rice ripen perfectly in the sun.
Now there's only one plot of land left. If the weather is good for the next two days, we'll be able to get through this autumn harvest.
"Yes, but let's hurry up and try to finish it today so we can have a good rest tomorrow." The captain also breathed a sigh of relief.
Wei Baichuan also came to work in the fields today. He and his wife have been traveling to other production brigades these past few days.
He came to see things through to the end; he did the work on the first day and also came to wrap things up on the last day, so he was involved in the whole process.
His wife has been busy these past few days. He went with her to several production brigades and never saw her draw the same thing twice.
It's tiring to keep using my brain all this time; I should take a good rest today.
There was less work today, so everyone could slack off a bit. The team leader wasn't like he was a few days ago, reminding everyone to straighten their backs.
Bingzi, who was working, came over to Wei Baichuan and whispered to him, "Brother Chuan, I have something to tell you. A couple of days ago, someone came to inquire about the Wei family."
The autumn harvest was tough; they kept half of what they harvested last time and took the other half home.
His youngest brother, who was only seven years old, was a clever boy who followed him up the mountain after discovering he was going up there.
Later, in order to shut him up, they gave him some meat.
Who knew that the kid thought there were good things in the mountains, and he would run to the mountains every few days. His family was busy with the autumn harvest, and no one paid any attention to him.
Unexpectedly, he actually brought a chicken back yesterday. He said he caught it himself, but his parents believed him while he didn't.
He knew how difficult it was to catch pheasants, and how could a child like him possibly catch one? He was threatened behind his back before the child finally told him that someone else had given him the pheasant.
He said someone had inquired about the former brigade leader's family, and after he told them, the person gave him a chicken.
Bingzi was worried something might have happened, so he came to tell Brother Chuan as soon as he got to work today.
"Have we met before?" Wei Baichuan wasn't worried about being implicated in the Wei family's affairs, but given the relationship between the Wei family and them, he didn't want any more unexpected incidents to occur.
“My brother said he had a cloth wrapped around his face, and all he knew was that he was a man, but his voice didn’t sound like he was from the brigade.”
"But my brother knows that you and I are close. He's very clever. When people asked him, he made up a whole bunch of nonsense. Not a single word of the truth came out."
They weren't trying to hide anything from the Wei family, but they were afraid of causing trouble for Brother Chuan.
When Wei Baichuan heard that he wasn't from the brigade, that he met him in the mountains, and that he inquired about the Wei family, he roughly guessed who it was.
Those people didn't know about Wei Changgen's incident; they were probably getting impatient.
He needs to go back and have a serious talk with his wife; those people are a ticking time bomb.
Even if they sever ties with the Wei family, they will still become the subject of gossip once that matter is exposed.
"Thanks, come to my house for dinner after the autumn harvest. Your sister-in-law has been asking for it for a while now."
Wei Baichuan thanked Bingzi, but he didn't tell anyone; he secretly told him that he accepted the favor.
They had mentioned inviting Bingzi and a few others to their home for dinner, as they had helped with the move. I've been so busy lately that I forgot.
"It's nothing, Brother Chuan, don't be so polite, we're good brothers." Bingzi grinned broadly.
Wei Baichuan was thinking about what his wife had said last time about using those people when he saw his wife's figure.
"Honey, I'll be home for lunch soon. There's still some work to finish in the fields today, so I'll be able to come home for lunch."
His wife hadn't woken up yet in the morning, and he forgot to mention it.
"It's okay, I'll wait for you to get off work and we can eat together." Suti hadn't been out of the fields for several days and had forgotten about it.
She guessed the autumn harvest would be over in a few days, but it turned out to be earlier than she expected.
"Then wait for me under the tree, my wife. I'll be done with work soon." Wei Baichuan wanted to wait until the brigade went to deliver the grain tax so they could have a day off.
His wife hasn't called her parents in a long time, and they're probably worried. He wants to take her to the county town for a stroll when he has some time off.
Suti sat under the tree, watching the scene of autumn harvest work, and many thoughts came to mind.
She was just about to jot down an idea when she was interrupted by the noise from the other side.
"How could you not marry me? How could you break your promise?" The heart-wrenching screams from the other side drew everyone's attention.
It was almost time to finish work, and everyone was restless, wanting to hurry up and go home to rest.
These past few days, they've all looked like they've been hit by frost; they're incredibly annoyed by even the slightest noise in the fields.
"What's all the noise about now?" When the captain arrived, a large crowd had already gathered there.
He wasn't surprised to see Li Hehua, but wondered why she wasn't looking for Boss Wei and was instead circling around Jin Jianguo.
"You madwoman, what nonsense are you spouting? I'll tear your mouth apart!" How could Jin Jianguo's mother tolerate her ruining her son's reputation?
Her son is getting married in a few days, and she has already found a matchmaker. They will meet the bride after the autumn harvest. She is trying to ruin their family by making such a scene!
Jin Jianguo's mother and Li Hehua started fighting, or rather, Jin Jianguo's mother was beating Li Hehua unilaterally.
Li Hehua knew this was her future mother-in-law, and that she would have to make a living under her control in the future, so how could she dare to fight back?
"Alright, what's the problem? Can't we talk it out? Old Master Wei, do you want to come back and continue living your life? That's easy, I'll just give you another certificate."
"Your family better behave yourselves from now on and stop causing trouble." The brigade leader didn't understand why he was fighting with Jin Jianguo's mother as soon as he got back. When did the two of them have a conflict?
"Captain, no... Wei Baide and I are divorced. We have nothing to do with each other. I'm going to remarry. I... I'm going to marry Jin Jianguo."
When Li Hehua saw that the brigade leader had misunderstood, she quickly explained that there was no such thing as "Old Lady Wei's family" and that she was now an unmarried young woman.
She waited and waited at home, but Jin Jianguo never came. At first, she thought he was busy with the autumn harvest and wanted to wait.
But her family treated her like an ox, and she couldn't take it anymore.
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