Zhou Shitou was so angry that he threw away the broom that was half pierced in his hand. He couldn't hold it in any longer and stood up and yelled, "Can you please stop being so petty? Do you think anyone can see it? You know that Dr. Jiang is a capable person and a girl from the city. She wears clean clothes, while we are covered in dirt all day long. It's obvious that we are not the same kind of people. Do you have any relatives who are worthy of her?"
The noise here alarmed the village head and his wife in the main house. They thought they were arguing and hurried out to stop them. "What are you yelling about? Your legs don't hurt anymore, right?"
Village Chief Zhou asked them coldly, "What are you arguing about? Do you think your life is too good? Or do you think we two old guys are a nuisance to you?"
Shi Liu became even more embarrassed. "It's nothing. I said something wrong and his father scolded me. It's my fault."
She didn't dare let her father-in-law know what she said.
But Zhou Shitou felt that she had evil intentions and that if she continued like this, something would go wrong sooner or later, so he laid out the truth without any mercy.
Village Chief Zhou immediately threatened, "What? Are you dissatisfied with your family's poor life? I didn't let you eat meat every day?"
Shi Liu didn't dare to say a word when she was scolded. She was not only Zhou Shitou's wife, but also the child bride of the Zhou family.
The year was a bad one and she was a girl, so her family kicked her out to fend for herself. She was only twelve years old at the time and couldn't even get food, so she almost starved to death.
Village chief Zhou felt sorry for her, so he brought her home and gave her food to eat. After raising her for a few years, he made her his wife. So when Village chief Zhou scolded her, it was no different from scolding his own child. Shi Liu didn't dare to say a word in rebuttal.
Compared with other girls who starved to death, she was lucky because it was the elders of Zhou Village who gave her another life.
After returning home, Village Chief Zhou told his wife, "You should take care of Shi Liu and do more ideological work for her. When you are free, take good care of the children at home, do more work and get involved less."
"I know. Don't worry. She's just a bit of a chatterbox. She's very timid and wouldn't dare to do anything."
"It's better to be careful. Besides, I think Director Yan really values Jiang Nian. I don't know if I'm overthinking."
"You must be overthinking it. I heard that Director Yan has a wife who has been raised since childhood, but they haven't had a wedding yet. How could he..."
"You also said that you didn't have a wedding. How old is Director Yan?" Village Chief Zhou smiled and shook his head. "He has not gotten married until this age. I don't think Director Yan is willing to marry his young wife. It's all his family's idea. Director Yan doesn't seem to be someone who can be manipulated by his family. I guess he is in a stalemate with his family. Anyway, it's better to be careful. You can also find a chance to talk to Jiang Nian about it. No matter how capable a girl is, she can be easily deceived. Even if you like her, you have to let Director Yan solve the family issue. Don't ruin your reputation. The woman will suffer the loss then."
And from the way Yan Jin looked at Jiang Nian, he was young once, how could he not see it?
I wanted to stare straight ahead.
When it comes to understanding, men understand men best.
But it's also true, with Jiang Nian's looks, it would be hard to find such an outstanding person in the entire Jianglin City, let alone the surrounding villages. He is also a great doctor. Many young men are interested in him, and many of them came to ask him about her. However, it was obvious that they were not a good match, so they were all persuaded to leave by Village Chief Zhou. They didn't even mention it to Jiang Nian, as it would seem that they were ungrateful.
A fragrant smell was already coming from Jiang Nian's side.
The two of them were sitting around a pot in the kitchen with a fire burning underneath. In the pot was a fragrant mutton soup. They took out half of the soup and mutton, not to worry about it going bad since it was cold, and added chili peppers and red oil to the other half, as well as radishes and cabbages, and ate it while it was cooking.
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