The tractor was jolting along the way.
When the sun took away the last ray of its rays, we finally arrived at the Hongqi Commune.
Secretary Qin said, "It's getting dark now, and the road is not easy to travel on. Xiao Tang, you must send Jiang Zhiqing back to Xiaojing Brigade."
Xiao Tang was about to respond.
Jiang Wanyue immediately said, "Secretary, no need. I walk this road often and I am very familiar with it. I can go home with my eyes closed. I won't bother Brother Tang. Thank you all so much today. I'm leaving now."
She held the child in her arms and went home.
If you have already taken advantage of someone and continue to push for more, you will leave a bad impression on others.
Before the policy is liberalized, she still has to stay in this place for several years and cannot ruin her popularity.
Dusk has fallen, the sky is full of stars, and the half moon shines on the earth, illuminating the road ahead.
There are farmlands on both sides of the road. Occasionally, you can see farmers patrolling the fields. As they walk, the farmlands turn into low hills. From time to time, you can hear the calls of animals on the hills, and the shadows of trees are looming...
As a child who grew up in the city, it would be a lie for Jiang Wanyue to say that she is not afraid.
She had no choice but to sing to boost her courage: "Hua Zi, I'll sing a song for you, little rabbit, please open the door..."
As she sang, the little one danced with joy and giggled.
Singing songs and telling stories along the way, after about half an hour, Jiang Wanyue finally arrived at Xiaojing Village.
After turning a fork in the road, you will reach Group 2 of Xiaojing Production Brigade. Her family is the first one on the south bank of the river. The custom here is to divide the family property directly on the day the son grows up and gets married. After the original body got engaged to Song Desheng, the Song family built adobe houses here, and all the Song family members live in this row.
When she got closer, Jiang Wanyue noticed that there were many people standing at her door.
What are these people doing here so late in the night instead of going home to clean up, wash up and look after the children?
She couldn't help but quicken her pace.
"It's already past eight o'clock, and he hasn't come back yet. Could he have hanged himself on the mountain?"
"He didn't die after jumping into the river, so he went to hang himself. He was so determined to die that no one could stop him."
"I saw her carrying Huazi in that direction at noon. She would not take her child with her if she wanted to commit suicide."
"Could it be that she sold Huazi?"
"It's also possible that she ran away with Huazi and some other guy..."
Old Mrs. Song, Zhou Xiugui, was very angry: "We are all from the same village, but you don't help to find the missing person, and you are still talking nonsense here. Shut up quickly, go up the mountain to look for him!"
Although the villagers were talkative, they were also enthusiastic and took action immediately.
Song Huaizhi stood in the yard with his head lowered, his eyelashes hiding the emotions in his eyes, and his lips tightly pursed into a line.
He thought of dumpling noodles, boiled eggs, and pork bone soup. He thought his mother would really stay, but it turned out that everything was an illusion.
Song Yunying opened her eyes wide, tears welled up in her eye sockets, and then fell one by one.
"Are you going to look for me?" Jiang Wanyue hid the backpack in the haystack at the door, then squeezed in with the child in her arms. "I'm not trying to commit suicide, nor am I running away with a wild man. Who is spreading rumors here?"
Everyone's eyes were fixed on her, as if they couldn't believe that she had come back like this.
"Wanyue, what were you doing with Huazi?" Hu Zhaodi, the wife of the second son of the Song family, who was also the second sister-in-law of the original body, said earnestly, "We can understand that you want to sell Huazi. After all, it is really difficult for a woman like you to raise three children... How about this, give Huazi to the third son's family for adoption. This way you can have an easier time, and the third son can also have a son to take care of him in his old age."
A few years ago, Song Laosan and his eldest son went up the mountain to catch wild boars. The father and son rolled down the mountain. The eldest son died on the spot, and Song Laosan broke his leg and could no longer have children. Now there are only two twin daughters in the family, no sons.
Hu Zhaodi thought she had a brilliant idea, but it made Song Laosan, who was standing lame beside her, look depressed instantly. Song Laosan's wife He Zhen clenched her fingers and said, "Since Wanyue is back, let's go back first. We have things to do at home."
Hu Zhaodi couldn't believe it: "I'm doing this for your own good, but you don't even appreciate it. I'll see how you regret it when no one breaks the pot for you in the future!"
"Since you care so much about your third brother and his wife, you should help them more on weekdays instead of making such unreliable suggestions." Jiang Wanyue said coldly, "No matter how difficult it is for me to raise a child alone, I will never give the child to someone else, let alone sell the child. If this is the case, please don't say it again in the future!"
Hu Zhaodi frowned: "Where did you go so late?"
Jiang Wanyue said calmly: "Hua Zi still can't walk at this age, I took him to the county hospital for treatment."
Hu Zhaodi shook her head: "I don't believe it."
The onlookers didn't believe it either.
Many children in the village cannot walk until they are one and a half years old, and many children learn to walk independently at the age of two or three. No one would go to the county hospital for such a trivial matter.
Even if they have a headache or fever, or even to give birth, the villagers would not go to the health center because it is too far and too expensive.
Isn't it outrageous that you go to the doctor because you can't walk?
Jiang Wanyue took out the doctor's instructions from her pocket: "Do you believe it now?"
At the top of the doctor's order was a line of words: Lianhu County Jianguo Road Health Center.
The second line wrote the patient's information: Song Huazhi, over one year old.
"This..." Hu Zhaodi paused and said, "People have two legs, so how can they not be able to walk? Look at you, aren't you wasting money?"
Zhou Xiugui shouted at the top of her voice: "We have to go to work early tomorrow, everyone hurry up and disperse!"
After everyone went home, Zhou Xiugui looked at Jiang Wanyue and said, "I don't care what you are busy with. It's not right to come back so late. It's a small matter to let people gossip about you. What if something happens on the way? How will you let the children survive? Okay, I'm too lazy to say more. Huazi is probably starving. Hurry up and get the children to eat and sleep!"
Close the gate and have complete peace and quiet.
The moonlight sprinkled in the yard and fell on the children.
Jiang Wanyue put Huazi down first, then walked towards the two older children: "Huaizhi, Yingzi, I came back late today and made you worry. I'm sorry."
"Mother!"
Song Yunying threw herself into Jiang Wanyue's arms and couldn't help crying.
She was really scared just now, afraid that her mother was really gone. Fortunately, her mother came back. That was great. Nothing could be better than this.
She cried and said, "Mom, I picked up rice ears today and earned two work points. Grandpa said I was the child who picked up the most... When I grow up, I will definitely earn more and more work points..."
"I..." Song Huaizhi pursed his lips, looked at Jiang Wanyue, and said, "I don't want to study anymore. Studying costs money and time. I can go herd cattle, which gives me three work points a day. I can also chop wood and exchange it for work points. I will help you support the family."
"You two little brats, one is seven years old, the other is five years old, it's not your turn to earn work points no matter what!" Jiang Wanyue deliberately knocked them on the head, "First light the fire and get something to eat, and then I'll talk to you slowly."
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