Chapter 60 Chapter 60 Jiang Xiahe's affair

"What did second sister write?" Lin Zhengrong came over and asked. The two of them were leaning against each other. They were in their own yard, so there was no need to pay attention to the impact. Lin Zhengrong already had one hand on Jiang Qiuyue's slender waist.

"The letter said that we should rest assured that she was not bullied. Your adoptive parents had quarreled with her several times, but now she is ready to let it go. There is nothing to be afraid of. As for Jiang Yaozu, my eldest sister has not cared about him since my mother passed away. I went to look for my second sister several times, but my second sister said that only by working can we earn a living, and Jiang Yaozu is not willing to work."

Just by reading the letter, Jiang Qiuyue could imagine how busy Jiang Xiahe's life was.

In fact, it is really a lot of trouble.

After Jiang Qiuyue's family of four moved out, Jiang Xiahe lived alone. Zheng Wenbin came over from time to time to help with the chores. At first, Jiang Xiahe didn't let him do it, but later, Zheng Wenbin couldn't be beaten or scolded away, so Jiang Xiahe had no way to deal with him.

Wang Chunhua, who lived next door, saw Zheng Wenbin coming over often, so she went to report them for their mischief.

If it were in the past, Jiang Xiahe would have jumped into the river out of embarrassment, but after she and Wang Chunhua had fought a few times, she was completely relaxed. She immediately shouted to everyone, "I'm divorced and he's single, what kind of mess is this?"

Wang Chunhua was not giving up. "So you two are not married. He comes to your place every day and stays for several hours. What are you doing secretly in the room?"

After fighting with Jiang Xiahe several times, Wang Chunhua was defeated every time. She could not beat her or scold her, so she had to find other ways to drive Jiang Xiahe away. Otherwise, she would see her every day. She would feel bad when she saw Jiang Xiahe, and she would think of the time when she was bullied by Jiang Qiuyue.

"Why do you care what we do? You are already buried up to your neck in the dirt, yet you keep peeking at other people's walls all day long. You old fool, I think you are getting old and starting to have sexual thoughts, so you keep thinking about other people all day long, right?"

Jiang Xiahe doesn't need a good reputation now. She curses whatever comes to her mind. "If you really think we did something wrong, then wait until we close the shop and bring people here. If you really catch me, I'll let you beat me. But you didn't catch me messing around, but you're still talking nonsense here. I'm going to tear your mouth apart now!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Xiahe rushed towards Wang Chunhua. Before others could react, Wang Chunhua was slapped in the face by Jiang Xiahe.

Wang Chunhua felt a burning pain on the right side of her face, and Jiang Xiahe hit her left cheek again.

"I'm going to beat you to death, you old bastard. You've been staring at my business all day long, and you're the one who's messing around. You've ruined my reputation!" Jiang Xiahe used all her strength, sat on Wang Chunhua and beat her hard, even kicking her a few times until the team leader and others came to pull her away.

By the time Wang Chunhua came to her senses, her clothes were torn and her face was swollen. She sat on the ground and cried loudly, "Captain, you guys saw it too. Isn't she too bullying?"

"Who is bullying who? You take advantage of your age and seniority to accuse me of having an affair with a man. When did I ever have an affair?"

Jiang Xiahe and Zheng Wenbin are innocent, they really did not do anything, and what she said is right, if you have the guts, catch them in bed, otherwise it would be just spreading rumors.

The captain and his men had long been impatient with Wang Chunhua's family, and Jiang Xiahe was right, both of them were single, and it was normal for them to be in a free love relationship. If they really had something going on, they should have been caught while they were doing their work, and then the captain could deal with Jiang Xiahe and Zheng Wenbin.

But every time Wang Chunhua called people over, Zheng Wenbin was working honestly, either digging the ground or carrying water. These were all very normal things. Didn't other newly engaged sons-in-law also work like this when they went to their future father-in-law's house?

"Wang Chunhua, stop making trouble. You just want to take the house back because Jiang Xiahe has moved in."

Facing Wan Chunhua, Hu Haizhi didn't have a good tone, "Your little tricks are known to all three-year-old children in the village. If you have any problems in the future, don't call me. It's annoying. You're making trouble all day long and wasting your good life. You said your life is hard, but if you weren't mean to Qiuyue and the others, would Dazhu have cut off the relationship with you? Dazhu is filial and will still send you living expenses every month, so why are you suffering now?"

Wang Chunhua burst into tears, "Captain, it was me who was beaten?"

"You deserve a beating!" Auntie Niu couldn't help but speak up. "Xia He said it clearly, they are both single. Not to mention that they haven't talked about anyone yet, even if they really did, is it your business? You are not their mother, and you keep staring at other people all day long. I think you are the one who is really angry!"

Other villagers also thought Wang Chunhua was weird. After Jiang Xiahe moved in, they could hear Wang Chunhua and Jiang Xiahe fighting every now and then.

Wang Chunhua had her reasons every time, but after everyone came and watched the excitement, they all felt that Wang Chunhua was being unreasonable.

Seeing that something was not right, Wang Chunhua was about to say something when Lin Fugui came out of the house and said, "Okay, I told you not to bother with it anymore, why are you still like this?"

"Fugui, why do you say that?" Wang Chunhua's eyes widened, and she looked over in disbelief. When the two of them closed the door, Lin Fugui didn't say that to her, but asked her to keep a close eye on Jiang Xiahe, and it would be best if she could get something on Jiang Xiahe.

"I told you to stop making trouble, didn't you hear me? You've been making trouble all day long. What have you done to our family?" Seeing Wang Chunhua was about to open her mouth to retort, Lin Fugui pulled her up and dragged her home, "Don't say anything more, did you hear me?"

Wang Chunhua felt very aggrieved. Lin Fugui clearly supported her in finding trouble with Jiang Xiahe, but why did he tell her to stop making trouble every time the captain and his men came?

She couldn't figure out what was going on, but Lin Erzhu and Qian Li, who had been in the room, saw it clearly.

"Dad is such a fake guy." Qian Li snorted and said sarcastically, "He always lets Mom take the lead, and when he sees Mom lose a battle, he goes out and blames Mom to protect his own reputation. He makes it seem like everything is because of Mom, but in fact, it's all his instigation."

Lin Erzhu was not in a good mood, "Don't say anything."

"Why don't you let me speak? Mom is so stupid. She always stands up for others and gets beaten and scolded. You don't know what the villagers are saying about us now. Although we have separated, we are still a family, not a severed relationship. Our reputation has also been affected." Qian Li has heard more than once that the villagers secretly say that she and Lin Erzhu have vicious intentions.

After the family split up, Qian Li returned to her parents' home. Her brother and sister-in-law were not happy with her and said that their reputations were also affected.

She pushed Lin Erzhu and said, "Go and tell my parents to stop bothering me. I'm really tired. Let Jiang Xiahe live in the house. Sanzhu and Lin Xiao can't come back anyway."

Some time ago, Lin Fugui went to the farm renovated by Lin Sanzhu and Lin Xiao. He wanted to know when the two children would be able to come back. As a result, the people on the farm said it depended on their performance.

Later, Lin Fugui inquired and found out that no one who had been to the farm had been able to leave. He was extremely desperate at the time. His two children, who were in their prime years, had to be reformed in the farm for the rest of their lives. What hope did he have for the future?

When Lin Fugui saw Lin Sanzhu and Lin Xiao, they were both already skinny, especially Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao had never done much physical work at home before, but now on the farm, he had to go to the fields to work before dawn every day. He also had to eat poorly, even worse than pig food.

Some men would resort to violence. Lin Xiao would cry every day and curse Jiang Qiuyue and Lin Dazhu constantly, hoping that they would die a miserable death.

Lin Sanzhu was a bit more cunning and helped with the meal distribution, but the food on the farm was just like that, so he could only eat a little more, but he still had to do his job.

Lin Fugui stuffed some food into the two children's mouths. He said that life at home was not easy now. Without the living expenses from Lin Dazhu, and having separated from Lin Erzhu, the work points he and Wang Chunhua earned from working in the fields were only enough to feed the two of them. He had nothing to give to Lin Sanzhu and Lin Xiao.

After hearing this, Lin Xiao yelled, "Why did you split up with my second brother again? Dad, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're so useless. I'd rather die than have parents like you. Your whole family is useless!"

After saying that, she ran away without looking back. She didn't care at all whether her parents were living well or not. She just wanted her parents to give her more money and food so that her life here would be better.

Lin Fugui felt bad when his daughter said that, but he really couldn't give them anything at the moment.

After returning from the farm, Lin Fugui disliked Jiang Xiahe even more, so he asked Wang Chunhua to keep an eye on Jiang Xiahe next door. If Jiang Xiahe was driven away, the small courtyard would be empty and could be rented to the educated youth. Even if they couldn't exchange it for money, they could get some grain coupons and rice every month.

As a result, Wang Chunhua could never defeat Jiang Xiahe every time she caused trouble, and instead made their reputation worse and worse.

"Do you think your parents will agree?" Lin Erzhu, who was already upset, became even more irritable when he heard Qian Li's mumbling, "Don't you understand what dad is thinking? Since he came back from the farm last time, he has come to us to ask for money. Money, because Sanzhu and Lin Xiao are not having a good life on the farm, so I want to help them. "

Speaking of this, Qian Li felt that it was a good idea to divide the family property, otherwise they would have no reason to refuse their parents' request to subsidize their younger brothers and sisters. "You know what our situation is. We live a tight life. If we hadn't had a quarrel with Jiang Qiuyue, we would still have 20 yuan a month at home. How good would our life be?"

Every time Qian Li thought of this, she felt very regretful. She shouldn't have been so ruthless at that time. If she had been a little nicer to Jiang Qiuyue and the two children, Lin Dazhu would not have broken off the engagement.

"What's the point of you saying this now? It's just hindsight. Back then, you and your mother bullied Jiang Qiuyue a lot. You ordered her to work all day long and didn't let her eat enough. That's why Jiang Qiuyue was so angry."

Speaking of this, Lin Erzhu was also angry. Who wouldn’t regret it?

Now they haven’t eaten eggs for half a month. In the past, Dabao had eggs every day, and Lin Erzhu and Qian Li could also have one from time to time.

Without the living expenses Jiang Qiuyue gave, Mom and Dad couldn't even get enough of the wild vegetable porridge. They were a little better off, but they still had to save food for Dabao, not to mention eggs and meat.

Jiang Xiahe, who lived next door, lived a better life than them. Thinking of this, Lin Erzhu went to find his father, but was beaten out by his father with a broom.

"You useless thing, you're afraid of just this little trouble. I really gave birth to you and raised you in vain!"

Lin Fugui was already furious, especially after a period of hard times. He actually regretted that he should not have tolerated Wang Chunhua's viciousness towards Jiang Qiuyue. Seeing his second son being so useless, he thought of his daughter scolding him for being a loser. It was indeed a family of losers who were being stepped on and shit on by others.

Lin Erzhu ran to the yard, "I'm telling the truth. If you don't listen to me, forget it. You guys are making a lot of noise. If Jiang Xiahe is in a bad mood one day, write a letter to Jiang Qiuyue and the others, and wait for Jiang Qiuyue to deal with you!"

"Get out! My head hurts when I see you!" Lin Fugui slammed the door hard. The wooden door hit the door sill and a thick layer of dust fell off.

But Jiang Xiahe was in a good mood at this time. After seeing off the captain and others, she went to thank Aunt Liu.

"I didn't do anything to help you. I just said a few fair words. It was indeed Wang Chunhua who was making trouble. You finally managed to get through life a little better and be able to make your own decisions, but you still have someone as bad as Wang Chunhua around. It's exhausting."

After a pause, Auntie Niu started praising Jiang Xiahe again, "In fact, you have to be so aggressive. If you are powerful, others will not bully you. Otherwise, there are so many people in the village staring at you. Do you think they are all good people?"

Jiang Xiahe nodded and said yes, "Auntie, you are right. When Qiuyue left, she told me that I must stand up on my own, otherwise I would still be bullied. So I have figured it out. As long as someone bullies me, I will fight him. It doesn't matter whether I win or not. I dare to fight to the death. Does he dare to fight to the death?"

The worst that could happen is that she would have to sacrifice her life. It was no big deal. She had already escaped from the sea of ​​suffering and was living a good life for a while. Every day more was well earned.

Auntie Niu smiled, pulled Jiang Xiahe's arm and moved closer, "Auntie, let me ask you a sincere question. Do you have no feelings for Zheng Wenbin at all? He comes every day, and I think he is sincere to you. You are young and capable now, but what about when you are old? Since Zheng Wenbin also has feelings for you, and you don't seem heartless, why don't you give it a try?"

Seeing Jiang Xiahe wanted to speak, Auntie Niu told her not to say anything yet, "Listen to my advice, let the past be the past, and look forward. Zheng Wenbin comes to work for you every day, which means he doesn't mind your past. If you give him a chance, it is also a chance for yourself."

Jiang Xiahe was silent. During this period of time, she was indeed moved when she looked at Zheng Wenbin, but she still sighed, "He is not alone, he still has his parents and brothers and sisters."

What this means is that if Zheng Wenbin is alone, she can live with him, but if they really want to get married, the Zheng family still won't accept her. Wouldn't Zheng Wenbin be in a dilemma?

She couldn't try to please the Zheng family now, because she always remembered what Qiuyue said, that she shouldn't compromise herself for anyone.

"What you said does make sense, but as long as you are willing, let Zheng Wenbin give it a try. It would be fine if he could persuade his parents, but he doesn't even have that ability, so forget it." Aunt Niu was willing to help out because of Zheng Wenbin's plea, and because she saw that Zheng Wenbin was indeed diligent and honest.

Seeing Jiang Xiahe frowning in thought, she knew that Jiang Xiahe was moved. She patted Jiang Xiahe on the shoulder and said, "Think about it carefully. You have to live your life by yourself anyway. Auntie is just giving you some suggestions."

When the two were talking about this, they saw Zheng Wenbin coming from a distance carrying pine branches for burning. In recent days, Zheng Wenbin came to chop wood and fetch water early every morning, taking care of all Jiang Xiahe's housework.

"Look, someone's here again?" Auntie Niu jokingly nudged Jiang Xiahe's arm, "Okay, you guys get busy, Auntie is going home."

Not long after, Zheng Wenbin walked up to Jiang Xiahe. He didn't know about the fight between Jiang Xiahe and Wang Chunhua yet. He put the pine branches in the yard and swept around the yard. He didn't find anything else to do, so he lowered his head and said to Jiang Xiahe, "I... I'll go back first."

Jiang Xiahe nodded. Normally, she would just say "hmm", but today, looking at Zheng Wenbin, she added one more word, "Be careful on the road."

"Hey, I will. I will definitely be careful!" Zheng Wenbin's mouth grinned to his back teeth. This was the first time Jiang Xiahe took the initiative to care about him after moving.

Watching Zheng Wenbin walk away, Jiang Xiahe felt very complicated. After a while, the postman delivered a letter from Jiang Qiuyue. After reading the letter, she immediately wrote a reply.

In order to avoid being discovered by Wang Chunhua next door, she specially found a day to go to the town to mail the letter.

It took a long time to send a letter because the distance was so great. Sometimes the weather was bad and the journey would take even longer, so Jiang Qiuyue finally received the letter.

Although there was not much content in the letter, Jiang Qiuyue could think of Jiang Xiahe's days. However, seeing that Jiang Xiahe said that she would win in the fight with Wang Chunhua, she was sure that Jiang Xiahe had really stood up and she didn't need to worry too much about her anymore.

"My second sister told us to just live our own lives and not worry about her, and she also said that Aunt Niu often mentioned me." Jiang Qiuyue sighed, "I miss Aunt Niu too. She is such a kind-hearted person."

Thinking that my life now is definitely much better than Auntie Niu and the others, "I'm going to go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow to buy a few more fish to make salted fish, and also some cotton. It's autumn now and my second sister will definitely not be able to get cotton. I'll send them over when the time comes, and let Auntie Niu taste the salted fish and dried goods I make."

Lin Zhengrong smiled and said, "Niu Zhuangzhuang will be very happy."

Speaking of Niu Zhuangzhuang, Jiang Qiuyue also laughed. Who would have thought that the person who was most reluctant to part with her in the entire Taohua Village was Niu Zhuangzhuang.

"You take the children to do their homework while I cook. We'll have buns for lunch. I've already kneaded the dough." Jiang Qiuyue kneaded the dough before going out in the morning, and it had already risen by now.

During the National Day, Lin Zhengrong distributed some benefits. Knowing that she loved to eat meat, Lin Zhengrong exchanged all the coupons for meat coupons. Today, she made braised pork buns and some with leek and egg fillings.

Lin Nannan finished her homework at school and wanted to help make dumplings after washing her hands. Jiang Qiuyue patiently taught her, "You have to pinch it tightly, otherwise it will all fall apart. Well, that's it, Nannan is really smart."

Listening to the voices in the kitchen, Lin Beibei looked back from time to time. He was itching to make dumplings, and wanted to make them himself. However, he went out to play after class, and now he was being watched by his father, so he could only finish his homework quickly.

When Lin Beibei finished his homework and ran to the kitchen, the buns were already wrapped. He pouted in disappointment, "Next time, I will definitely finish my homework at school!"

Lin Nannan said without giving any face, "I don't believe it."

The whole family was talking and laughing. In addition to buns, Jiang Qiuyue also steamed flower rolls and steamed buns, after all, there was not enough meat to make the filling.

Not long after the buns were steamed, Xiao Li arrived with two boxes of snacks in his hands, saying that they were brought by Commander Yu from the capital.

"And this duck with sauce. The chief said he didn't want it at first, but thought I like delicious food, so he went all the way to bring it back." Xiao Li happily handed over the duck with sauce.

Jiang Qiuyue smelled the marinated duck and said, "It smells really good. I've never tasted this before."

She hung the duck on the wall. "By the way, Xiao Li, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming in a few days. Commander Yu will be lonely at home alone. You can ask him to come to my house to celebrate the festival."

"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll ask him when I get back." Xiao Li was very willing to come to the Lin family to celebrate the festival. It was very lively with Lin Beibei around, and the atmosphere in the Lin family was particularly good.