Old Mrs. Gu’s son and daughter-in-law are filial, and she lives a happy life. She is much healthier than Third Madam Gu, with no back pain, and she enjoys everything she eats every day.
However, Gu Aiguo and Liu Jinhua still didn't want her to work as hard as young people to earn work points at her age, and wanted her to enjoy life at home.
But Old Mrs. Gu disagreed with her staying at home doing nothing every day. In the end, they both took a step back and Gu Aiguo arranged for her to do the simple job of cutting grass for pigs.
Mrs. Gu only needs to cut two baskets of pig grass a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. She has just finished today's task.
I was carrying the last basket of pig grass on my way to the pig farm when I passed by and saw Li Fangcao and the new arrival Xu Zhiqing huddled together.
The new educated youth Xu had been asking about Qiangwei since he arrived at the brigade, and Li Fangcao was very dissatisfied with their family after Liu Jinhua refused to marry her niece, so she usually maintained a calm appearance.
What good could come of these two people getting together? Old Mrs. Gu was suspicious and came over quietly to see what they were up to. When she heard that, she became furious.
This was the first time in Xu Xiaohua's life that someone, other than her mother, had hit her on the head and scolded her like a worthless person. The person who hit and scolded her was the old country woman whom she despised the most.
“Grandma Gu, don’t think that just because your son is the captain, you can do whatever you want.
We educated youth went to the countryside to build up the countryside, not to be beaten or scolded at will."
"Oh, you can't do your job, but you're a master at putting labels on people.
Building the countryside? You've been here for a week and still don't understand what corn seedlings and wild vegetables are, and you have the nerve to talk about building the countryside? With your participation, the countryside will become a little duller.
What are you staring at? It's bigger than your eyeballs. Am I wrong? Qiangwei did a great job right after she went to the countryside. She never complained about the hardship or tiredness.
You should earn at least seven work points a day, but you can only make four at best. If you get blinded and mistake crop seedlings for weeds, you'll lose a centimeter."
Old Mrs. Gu is really cruel when she scolds people. She can scold people to the point where they are ashamed and want to end it all.
Xu Xiaohua: ...
She has always liked to be a green tea girl, but she is nothing in the face of absolute strength. Feeling the gazes coming from all directions, she now just wants to find a hole to crawl into.
Old Mrs. Gu was about to scold again, but when she saw Li Fangcao hunching her back and trying to escape, she changed the battle line inside.
"And you, Li Fangcao, as a family member of a brigade cadre, instead of setting a good example yourself, you have the time to chatter endlessly with others, showing off your hoarse voice or those sparse, yellow teeth that leak rice when you eat?
As a daughter-in-law, you don't consider your family, but only smear your husband and bring bad luck to your children. They are really unlucky to have a daughter-in-law and mother like you."
Li Fangcao opened her mouth, but no words came out.
Old Lady Gu glanced at the gossipers and said, "And you guys, I'll remember you. If there are any rumors in the team tomorrow, hmph!"
Then, Old Lady Gu yelled, "Gu Annan, where have you been, you little bastard?"
Gu Annan was squatting in the toilet. After hearing what Old Lady Gu said, he shuddered and couldn't defecate anymore. He quickly pulled up his pants and ran out with the scorebook tucked under his armpits.
"I'm here, grandma. I just went to the toilet. What's wrong?"
Old Lady Gu pointed at Xu Xiaohua, Li Fangcao, and their friends one by one, "She, she, she, she, and she, these few people only get together to gossip and chat at work, and don't work.
It's almost time to get off work, and I'm one furrow behind everyone else. According to regulations, what should be done about the delay in agricultural production?"
When Gu Annan saw that it was Xu Xiaohua, the nosy guy, and those old ladies who liked to gossip, he picked up the scorebook and started recording.
"Delays in agricultural production will result in work points being deducted depending on the severity of the situation. If the progress lags behind others by half a ridge, two work points will be deducted; if the progress lags behind by one ridge, four work points will be deducted.
Comrades Xu Zhiqing and Li Fangcao will each have four work points deducted, and the others will each have two points deducted. Stay after work and finish the work, otherwise more work points will be deducted."
Xu Xiaohua's face turned pale and she was sweating coldly. The educated youth nearby looked at her angrily. So many things had happened in just a few days. The good image that the educated youth site had worked so hard to build was now in jeopardy. It was so unlucky!
Li Fangcao and other women dared not say a word under the murderous gazes of their husbands. When they returned home tonight, they would be beaten again.
Old Lady Gu carried the bamboo basket on her back and said, "Alright, everyone, go back to work and stop talking nonsense."
The brigade cadres who rushed over had to send the old lady away with a smile on their faces.
After seeing Old Lady Gu and the brigade cadres off, everyone else went to work briskly, their hands busy, their eyes and mouths even busier.
He looked towards Xu Xiaohua and the others, his eyes still wandering back and forth on Xu Xiaohua's "mourning clothes", and then he muttered to the people around him.
"Oh, you know what, Mrs. Gu's description is really apt. Wearing all white to work is just like going to a funeral, isn't it?"
"This Xu Zhiqing is really stupid. She's been here for so long, but she can't even tell the difference between corn seedlings and weeds. Do you think there's something wrong with her?"
The person who spoke nodded his forehead.
"Tsk, she's not stupid, she's too smart. It's just that she's not using her smartness in the right place. She must be saying bad things about Gu Xiaowu and Chen Zhiqing, otherwise Old Lady Gu wouldn't have caught her and scolded her."
When country people look for a daughter-in-law, they look for girls with big buttocks, who are easy to bear children, strong and quick at work.
Xu Xiaohua has a cone-like face, a skinny butt with no butt and no breasts. She is not good at work, is the first in asking for leave, and has a sad face every day. Even the blind old woman despises her.
Chen Qiangwei, who was cooking at home, and Gu Anyang, who had just woken up, had no idea what had happened in the field, and they had no idea that Old Lady Gu had shown her power for them.
When Gu Anyang found out, he hugged him and slurped his milk, making old lady Gu so happy that she was at a loss as to what to do.
"Don't worry, Xiaowu. I'll be watching over you. If anyone dares to say anything bad about Qiangwei, I'll either scold her to death or deduct her work points."
Well, the label of delaying agricultural production applies everywhere, and it's worth it for her to attend literacy classes whenever she has free time during this period.
"Grandma, my dear grandma, how could I be so lucky to be reborn as your grandson? I must have done a lot of good deeds in my previous life and was a very kind person, so I can be reborn as your grandson in this life."
Grandma Gu smiled so hard that her teeth were visible. "Oh, you are worthy of being my grandson, Grandma Gu. You can even talk. Grandma will make you steamed buns tonight. Steamed buns with bacon and cabbage."
Looking at the happy grandma and grandson, Gu Linger rolled her eyes and felt a little envious. She envied Gu Anyang's mouth and thick skin, both of which she could not learn. No wonder her grandma only had eyes for Gu Xiaowu.
After dinner, Gu Anyang went out to find Liu Da and said, "Let's make an appointment with Laizi and the other two to meet at the village entrance at 8 o'clock in the evening."
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