One afternoon, more than ten days later.
A small truck drove towards Hongxi Village and then stopped directly in front of the Gu family's gate.
Although roads have been built in the village in recent years, very few vehicles come in.
Everyone stared at their house in astonishment. The Gu family...
Soon, two people jumped out of the driver's seat. Who else could it be but Gu Yanbai and Zhou Mingjie?
Ignoring the stares of onlookers, the two unloaded two square cardboard boxes from the car.
Hearing the noise outside, Gu Yanliu immediately opened the courtyard gate.
Upon seeing the two of them, she hurriedly called into the house, "Sister-in-law, come out quickly, my brother and the others are back!"
My sister-in-law had said before that her brother could get his hands on a TV.
She's been thinking about this for the past few days!
Sure enough, her eyes lit up when she saw the two cardboard boxes on the ground. "Brother, are there TVs in these?"
Su Nianxue came out of the house. "You're back?"
Gu Yanbai smiled and nodded, then beckoned Zhou Mingjie to help carry things into the house.
The aunties who were watching the commotion all exchanged knowing glances and winks.
"Wow! Gu Yanbai is amazing! He can even afford a TV!"
Some families in the village don't even have radios yet, but they already watch TV!
I heard this thing isn't cheap, costing at least five or six hundred. I don't know where he got so much money.
Everyone wanted to go to the Gu family's house to join in the fun.
Unfortunately, everyone disliked Gu Yanbai for not doing his job properly and looked down on his sleazy appearance.
Therefore, not many villagers were close to their family.
However, even if they didn't go into the courtyard, it didn't stop them from standing outside and watching the excitement.
Gu Yanliu saw two cardboard boxes on the ground, pointed to the larger one, and asked, "Brother, what's in this box?"
"This is a washing machine."
"With this, you won't need to wash clothes by the river anymore." While they were talking, the two of them had already moved the things into the house.
At this point, the aunties could no longer hold back and began whispering in each other's ears.
"My goodness, not only did they get a TV, they also bought a washing machine. This is the first time in our village that they've done this."
"Not just in our village, with this kind of wealth, we're probably among the top in the whole town."
"His wife won't need to go to the river to wash clothes anymore, tsk tsk."
"My god, what an amazing man! He dotes on his wife so much! Why haven't I met one like that?"
Zhou Mingjie helped carry the things inside and then left.
Gu Yanliu closed the door, blocking the scrutinizing gazes of the crowd.
snort!
You guys used to gossip about our family behind our backs, now you know you regret it!
Gu Yanbai opened the box and, following Su Nianxue's instructions, placed the items in the designated locations.
Gu Yanliu asked excitedly, "Brother, why is the TV screen so choppy? All I can see is static!"
"What's the rush? The antenna hasn't been installed yet, how can there be a signal?"
Then, the brother and sister went inside to change channels, adjusting the two finger-thick antennas that came with the TV to various angles.
One of them was outside, busy rotating the antenna, having a great time.
Seeing that there was nothing for her to do, Su Nianxue went to the kitchen to cook.
In the evening, the family sat in the main room, eating and watching TV.
What they didn't know was that the news about Gu Yanbai's family had already spread throughout the entire village.
Gu Yanbai's name became the hottest topic in the entire village tonight.
Everyone was speculating about where he got so much money.
I used to know him as a good-for-nothing, someone who didn't do any proper work and just wandered around aimlessly all day, never lifting a finger to do farm work.
Who knew that suddenly there would be both a television and a washing machine? That's going to cost a lot of money.
Where did a scoundrel like him get so much money?
Could they have done something illegal?
So the next morning, the old village chief arrived at the door with a dark expression.
First, I went to their house and looked around. When I saw the brand-new TV and washing machine, my expression became more solemn.
He sat on a stool in the main room and said to Gu Yanbai with a serious expression, "Young people are impatient and impulsive. They may have gone astray for a time, but they can still be good comrades once they correct their mistakes."
These nonsensical words left Gu Yanbai and his wife completely bewildered.
Finally, Gu Yanbai couldn't help but speak up, "Uncle, what do you mean? I don't understand."
Seeing that they were still pretending to be confused, the village chief decided to tear down this fig leaf, "Don't you know about the slogans the government painted on the walls?"
"Confess and you'll be treated leniently. I think you should turn yourself in and try to get leniency from the government."
Now they understood: they suspected that Gu Yanbai's money was obtained illegally.
"Uncle, where did you hear these things?"
Su Nianxue's face immediately darkened. These people were going too far! They dared to spread rumors without any evidence.
"Ahem, that's what everyone in the village says."
Please don't be angry, I'm doing this for your own good.
The village chief touched his nose somewhat awkwardly, even though collective honor wasn't as important as it used to be these days.
But as the village chief, he felt obligated to take care of these matters.
"Uncle, I'm making this clear today."
If you have evidence, go report it to the government. If you don't have evidence, don't talk nonsense in front of us.
If anyone spreads such rumors again, I'll tear their mouth apart.
Gu Yanliu just came out of the kitchen, carrying a jar of sweet soup.
Upon hearing Su Nianxue's words, he was so angry that he splashed the sugar water in his hand onto the ground.
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