Before leaving, Meng Tao wanted to leave some money for Jinniu. After all, Jinniu was in a relationship and he had to spend the money.

Jinniu refused to take it, saying that he had more than 300 yuan in cash, which was the remaining gift money when the new house was completed, and it was enough to spend anything.

Instead, he gave Meng Tao a cloth bag. Meng Tao opened it and saw three large bundles of money in it, of varying thickness, all tied up with cotton thread and neatly arranged. There was about one thousand yuan in it, as well as a lot of food coupons, cloth coupons, industrial coupons, etc.

Meng Tao asked where this came from?

Jinniu said: "Brother Zhehan, Brother Yulin and Brother Jianye sent me a package, which was full of clothes, shoes and socks, some newly bought and some issued by their units. They are sturdy and beautiful, I like them very much, and I can wear them for many years. But they also put so much money in the package!

I want all the clothes and other things, but I cannot accept the money. My brothers are still single, and they also have to save money to get married. They can't always take care of me.

All in all, I am much better off than them now: my health has recovered well, I can work, I have a new house, and I don't have to worry about food and clothing. When the hydropower station construction site recruits people in August, and Team Leader Bao says he will give me a quota, I will be able to earn money, and I will definitely be able to save enough money for the bride price and get married.

Sister, take this money and return it to Brother Zhehan and his brothers in the provincial capital. They need to buy everything for their daily life in the city, and Brother Zhehan and his two brothers need the money more than I do."

Meng Tao thought Jinniu's words made sense. After thinking about it, she felt that the gift was sent out with good intentions. It would be a pity to return it. Besides, she didn't have time to help Jinniu with this matter.

Then he stuffed the cloth bag back into Jinniu's hands and said, "Brother Yulin and Brother Jianye are not in the provincial capital, and Brother Zhehan is also very busy now. I can't see him often. We usually contact him over the phone. You can keep the money and bills for now, and we'll talk to them when they come over during the New Year."

“Will they come back for the New Year?”

"Yes."

"Okay then, I'll lock it up first."

The brother and sister talked for a while, and Meng Tao drove away from the village as Jinniu watched.

It took more than two hours to reach the county town. The gravel road was poorly maintained and bumpy in some places. It was good to be able to reach this speed, which was half an hour faster than the passenger bus.

Meng Tao went to the county post office and made several phone calls. The first one was to Shen Yu, but he was not at the phone. She then called Zhang Fu and confirmed that Zhang Fu had rented two larger warehouses, just behind the previous small warehouse. They were a total of 120 square meters, enough to store a lot of things.

The last call was made to Director Shen, mainly to ask him if there was any problem as the small jeep had not been returned to the factory for several days.

As soon as Director Shen heard it, he knew what his daughter-in-law meant. She was having a great time outside and didn't want to go home.

Director Shen told Meng Tao that the car was fine and she could use it for as long as she wanted, but she must be careful. Finally, he asked, "Girl, are you in Linshui Village now? Is Brother Jinniu's leg healed?"

Meng Tao replied: "Brother Jinniu can now walk steadily and can even join the production team."

"Really? That's great. Tell him not to get too tired. He has just recovered and needs to take it slow."

"Yeah, it's a light job assigned by the team."

"That's fine. Since Brother Jinniu is fine, you don't have anything to do in the village, so go home. Do you want to go back to Beijing? Shen Yu is in Beijing now. If you want to go, dad will arrange a flight for you. It will only take a few hours."

When Meng Tao heard the word "plane", her heart moved: I can also take a plane to Guangzhou, I never thought of that!

Alas, you can't blame her. It's just the environment. After almost a year in this world, she has become accustomed to a hard and simple life.

In this day and age, taking a civil aviation flight is not an easy thing. Usually only state officials who have reached a certain level can enjoy this privilege. Ordinary people dare not even think about it. Of course, the high cost of air tickets is also a reason.

The last time Meng Tao and Shen Yu flew back from Y Province, it was her eldest cousin who sent someone to take them to the airport, so they didn't have to worry about the whole process. But Meng Tao saw other passengers going through the check-in procedures, which was quite complicated and strict. One had to have a very formal and detailed letter of introduction to buy a plane ticket. For someone like Meng Tao, who was from a rural area and had no special treatment, it would be very difficult for him to take a plane.

That would be great. Not only would I avoid the pain of riding the green train all the way, but most importantly, I could save several days!

Meng Tao originally planned not to go to the provincial capital, but to buy a ticket directly at Jiangzhou Railway Station to go south, which would shorten the journey by a few stops. But now she had her eyes on the plane, so she hurried back to the provincial capital and asked her father-in-law to help her get a plane ticket.

Meng Tao drove out of Xingyang County, but encountered a traffic jam at the intersection. Several women actually ran to the street to fight. No matter how the drivers honked, the women ignored them, swearing and fighting among themselves.

Four people were fighting against one. The woman who was pinned to the ground and rubbed had her shoes kicked off, her clothes were almost stripped off, and her hair was pulled out in clumps. It was painful to watch. Men fight fiercely, and women are equally scary when they are furious.

Strangely, no one stepped forward to dissuade them. There were groups of middle-aged women and young wives standing on the street. Under normal circumstances, these people would be the audience and the most enthusiastic, and would usually stand up to administer justice. But at this time, they were just pure spectators, and had no intention of stopping the fight. Some even pointed fingers or waved their arms and shouted, "Good fight! Good fight!"

"I'm going to beat her up! Let's see if she'll still flirt with other men."

"You're a filthy slut, a vixen."

Meng Tao got out of the car to see what was going on, and when she heard the cursing, she thought it was a fight to catch the mistress. She would have to wait a while. The original wife catching the mistress is like a cat catching a mouse. She will not stop until she has slaughtered her severely. The street will probably be blocked for half an hour, so she just has to wait patiently.

Leaning against the car door to watch the excitement, the woman who was being beaten on the ground struggled and shouted for help. She tried hard to raise her head and face. Meng Tao took a look and saw that it was someone she knew!

Tian Yalan came to the county town as an illegal immigrant, and even dared to go against her duty and become a mistress to interfere in other people's families. It seems she is tired of living.

The four women continued to hold Tian Yalan down and beat her. One of them cried while beating her. Her eyes were red and her cheeks were swollen. She pointed at Tian Yalan and cursed: "I gave birth to three sons for my man. I have been married for more than ten years. I have worked so hard to run this family. He has never beaten or scolded me. But he beat me just for you, a bitch... You slut, you vixen, I will fight you today!"

The other three women were probably the original wife’s sisters. They shouted at her, “Why are you crying? If you have the strength, beat the vixen to death first!”

While punching and kicking with even greater force.

Tian Yalan held her head with her hands and had nowhere to hide, screaming in pain.

The women watching cheered loudly, and no one sympathized with her.

Suddenly, a person emerged from behind the crowd. It was Wang Shuifeng.

Wang Shuifeng knelt down in front of the four women and begged them to let her daughter go, saying that her daughter did not deliberately seduce the man, but that the man deceived her. The man had a job and looked young. He said he was not married, and the girl believed him and started dating him...

One of the four women kicked Wang Shuifeng and cursed, "The old man is raising a young man. What girl would rent a house with a man and do that without ever meeting his parents and family? And she even told people that she's married and living together. Bah! How shameless!"

“…”

Wang Shuifeng saw that the four women did not let her go, but beat her too. Tian Yalan was beaten even more severely, so she had no choice but to escape and kneel down to the onlookers and beg: "Kind people, please help me, my daughter is really innocent!"

No one paid any attention to her, but an old lady shouted to the four women, "The police are here, hurry up and leave, so you don't have to go to the police station again. You can find another opportunity to deal with the vixen later!"

The four women merged into the crowd and walked away.

Tian Yalan lay on the ground like a puddle of mud and fainted from the pain. Wang Shuifeng hugged Tian Yalan and cried loudly, hoping to ask a kind driver to help send Tian Yalan to the hospital. The other drivers were driving trucks and could not take her to the hospital. Wang Shuifeng set her sights on the small jeep, but when she saw Meng Tao leaning against the jeep, she was stunned and forgot to shed tears and act pitiful.

(End of this chapter)