There is a river flowing down from the mountain near the foot of the mountain in the family compound.
The river is not deep, but very clear. Its location is also very good. Sisters-in-law usually take any large items at home here to wash. It is also the second gossip holy place besides the small square.
On this day, the sisters-in-law were washing clothes for the change of seasons, and when they were chatting, they inevitably talked about the hottest things recently.
"Comrade Ruan's brother is really amazing. He can even do business with the army."
"I heard that," the sister-in-law who spoke had a pair of slanted eyes and looked like someone who was not easy to mess with, "Comrade Ruan is a descendant of capitalism. Her parents were sent down to the countryside and were only recently rehabilitated."
"Hiss...why haven't I heard of it?"
The other sisters-in-law looked towards her.
"Is this true? Are you kidding me?"
"I think it's true," another sister-in-law stopped what she was doing, "Look at her body and her elegance... Even the daughters of landlords can't compare to her."
"Oh my god, how come she is married to Captain Xie..."
Aunt Huang rubbed her clothes without raising her head.
"So what? They were rehabilitated anyway." She glanced at those people. "They have money and technology. They can build a factory anywhere else. They chose this place just to help us."
When these words were spoken, the sisters-in-law who wanted to report it blushed.
They didn't dare to say anything else and started saying nice things.
"That's true. We should thank them."
"Yes, we have to tighten our belts every year. It's hard for us to live on the allowance of Lao Liu alone, with four or five children in the family."
"With this factory, we can live a good life in the future."
"To be honest, if I can be selected as a worker, I will send all my children to school."
…
As they talked, the sisters-in-law started laughing again and looked very harmonious.
"I heard that the sausage factory is not large, so they will definitely not let all the people from our family compound go there. I don't know how these places are allocated."
The sisters-in-law were silent.
Who doesn't want to be a worker? Not to mention getting extra wages, even saying it out loud would be a respectable thing.
The sister-in-law with drooping eyes winked at the two people beside her, and then she shouted to Li Xianglan who was not far away: "Xianglan, you are so close to Comrade Ruan, have you heard any news?"
Li Xianglan, who was called, looked up blankly, "Huh?"
"Ah, what? I'm asking you if you know the rules for recruiting workers."
The other military wives pricked up their ears quietly.
"I...how should I know..."
Li Xianglan was at a loss when faced with her questioning.
"You follow Comrade Ruan every day, how could you not know?" The military wife looked at her with a slanted look, "Could it be that you don't want to tell us?"
After hearing this, the sisters-in-law frowned.
"I really don't know..."
Li Xianglan's mother-in-law came. She had been ordered around by the old woman for a long time, even her bedtime was set. She hadn't been out for a long time, so how could she know about this?
But Dangshaoyan didn't think so.
She guessed that Li Xianglan would not tell the truth and her attitude was a bit bad.
"You guys have the best relationship with Comrade Ruan. I don't believe she didn't tip you off."
"that is..."
"Will Comrade Ruan report all the people who are close to her?"
The man with drooping eyes had a bad temper to begin with, and he immediately exploded when he heard this.
“She dares!”
"This is capitalist behavior. If she dares to do this, I will report her!"
The factory only recruits so many people. If Ruan Mingfu goes there, the other sisters-in-law will have to work less. Whoever takes the place can bear it.
After hearing this, the other sisters-in-law who hadn't spoken also looked a little unhappy.
The weak voice from before continued:
"That's the factory built by his brother. We just need to squeeze in a few people. Chief Gu will agree to it."
"What brother? He's not my biological brother," said the military wife with drooping eyes. Although she said so, she was even more unsure in her heart. "The factory belongs to us working people. Who says it belongs to you just by spending money?"
Li Xianglan realized that something was not right, so she packed up and prepared to leave without even washing her clothes.
"stop!"
The slanted eyes stopped her.
"Don't even think about leaving if you don't tell me today!"
Li Xianglan was so anxious that she almost cried, "No, I really don't know."
"Who would believe that? You're all surrounding Comrade Ruan like lapdogs. I don't believe she didn't tell you."
When he wanted to reach out and grab Li Xianglan, she dropped the basin in her hand out of fear, and the washed clothes were covered with sand and mud again.
"I really don't know, move aside... move aside..."
"What are you doing!?"
He Cuixiang, who came with clothes to wash, noticed Wu Xianglan surrounded by several people, so she stepped forward and pushed them away.
Li Xianglan almost cried. Seeing He Cuixiang was like seeing a savior.
"Cui Xiang."
"Are you bullying Xianglan?"
He Cuixiang looked at this group of sisters-in-law with vigilance in her eyes.
There are many people in the family compound, and the relationships are complicated, so it is inevitable that they will form cliques. Xie Yanzhao is the head of the regiment, and the wives of the battalion commanders and company commanders under him are naturally related to Ruan Mingfu.
"What do you mean by bullying?" The sister-in-law with droopy eyes saw that He Cuixiang felt a little guilty, and then she said confidently, "We just asked her a question, how did we bully her?"
Aunt Huang glanced at her.
"How come it's not bullying? Isn't it bullying if you stop someone from leaving?"
"What are you talking about here?" The man with the drooping eyes had long been fed up with Aunt Huang. "I didn't flatter her before, it's too late to lick her now!"
Aunt Huang snorted coldly, "That's better than offending someone to death."
"you!"
The other sisters-in-law also thought it made sense, and tugged at the girl's clothes, asking her to be more restrained.
The man with the drooping eyes shook off her hand and said, "You can tolerate it, but I can't! After we build a factory, do we all have to rely on her mood to make a living?"
After these words were spoken, the other sisters-in-law also looked unhappy.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" He Cuixiang frowned and looked at her. "Sister-in-law has already said that the factory was built by her brother and she will not participate."
"That's a nice thing to say."
The sister-in-law with drooping eyes didn't believe that Ruan Mingfu would not seek benefits for the people on their side.
"You follow her around every day, making her happy, so of course you have benefited from it, so of course you stand by her and speak for her!"
"You're right, they are indeed the descendants of capitalists, but they are treacherous..."
"fart!"
He Cuixiang was not going to listen any more. She grabbed the wooden box of soap nuts from the basin and threw it at the sister-in-law who was talking about the capitalist.
"I'll let you talk nonsense and tear your mouth apart..."
"She actually dared to hit someone!"
"How dare you hit me, little girl..."
Several sisters-in-law suddenly started fighting. Li Xianglan and Aunt Huang were both stunned. They hurried to separate them, and in the chaos they were slapped several times. Many people were so angry that they fought fiercely.
"Stop fighting, stop fighting!"
How could these people listen? Their hair was disheveled and some of them had their clothes torn.
Some sisters-in-law who did not participate in the fight saw that something was wrong and hurried to call for help.
Li Xianglan was hit several times while protecting He Cuixiang. Suddenly, her vision went dark and she fell to the ground. It was as if someone had pressed the pause button, and everything around her was silent.
He Cuixiang, who was in the middle of a fierce fight with someone else, reacted and walked over quickly without caring about anything else.
"Xianglan, Xianglan?"
"Stop screaming," Huang pushed through the crowd, with marks of tearing on her body, "Hurry up, take him to the hospital."
The sister-in-law who was fighting was also confused by this scene.
Damn it, could someone have died?
He was unable to think about much at the moment, so he quickly stepped forward to lend a hand, and together with He Cuixiang, they carried the person to the hospital.
…
A few days later, Ruan Mingfu's foot injury had almost healed, at least it didn't prevent her from jumping around.
Today, everyone in the family was out, even Ms. Luan was not there, she sat alone with Wangcai in the yard to bask in the sun, just like a retired old man, with snacks and fruits made by Ms. Luan on the table.
It was so comfortable.
She was swinging her calves and was about to sigh about her boring life when Hu Wanning walked in anxiously.
"Sister-in-law, something happened."
Ruan Mingfu frowned and looked at her.
When we arrived at the hospital, the wives of the soldiers who had fought had not left and were still waiting outside.
He Cuixiang was squatting at the door, looking distraught. When she saw the two figures, her eyes lit up.
"Sister-in-law, you are finally here."
When the other sisters-in-law saw Ruan Mingfu, the main character, they turned their heads away embarrassingly.
Ruan Mingfu looked at He Cuixiang's slightly red eyes and asked, "What's going on?"
"It's not them," He Cuixiang glared at them, "They said..."
He Cuixiang had good logic and restored the whole story in just a few words. After listening, Ruan Mingfu and Hu Wanning both frowned.
"Just because of this kind of thing, you had a fight?"
"Comrade Ruan, you can't say that. This concerns all of us." He looked at her with a slanted eye, feeling a little guilty. "I just want to ask for clarification. Who knows if we will end up fighting?"
Ruan Mingfu: "..."
She glanced at her sisters-in-law and her brows furrowed more and more.
"Then I'll tell you now," Ruan Mingfu looked at the bullying eyes of the sisters-in-law, "My brother won't interfere in the recruitment matter, and neither will I. The army has the final say on who to recruit. If you have any ideas, go find them."
"What?!"
The drooping eyes were shocked.
Not to mention her, everyone was shocked.
Ruan Mingfu frowned beautifully, "Are you satisfied now?"
After the shock came disbelief.
The sisters-in-law started to think about it and planned to go to the army to verify it. However, they soon got this opportunity, and people from the logistics department came to take all these people away.
At least there was still someone lying there, so He Cuixiang was not taken away.
But she also felt bad.
"Sister-in-law, is Xianglan okay?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the doctor came out.
"It's nothing serious, I'm just pregnant, I'm just overworked, I'll be fine after I go home and rest for a few days."
He Cuixiang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Doctor, is the child okay?"
"fine."
"That's great," He Cuixiang's face was full of joy, "It turns out Xianglan is pregnant, she's going to be a mother!"
She couldn't help but touch her belly.
They both got married at about the same time, and Li Xianglan already had one, but she was still not making any moves.
For a moment, He Cuixiang felt a little sad.
Ruan Mingfu was also shocked by the news.
"Luckily nothing happened just now," Hu Wanning breathed a sigh of relief, "otherwise it would be terrible."
Thinking of what happened just now, He Cuixiang felt a little scared.
Li Xianglan was in good physical condition and did not faint for long. After waking up, her eyes lit up when she saw Ruan Mingfu.
"sister in law."
"Are you feeling unwell?"
Li Xianglan shook her head.
"Xianglan, do you know that you are pregnant?"
"Pregnant?"
Li Xianglan reached out and touched her belly, but the expression on her face was very strange. It didn't look like joy, but... a little scared.
At this time, Captain Wang also rushed over.
"Xianglan, are you okay?"
It was late autumn, but sweat was dripping down his forehead. He was breathing heavily, and his chest was heaving.
As soon as he heard that Li Xianglan was in trouble, he rushed over. Who knew that as soon as he arrived, he heard such good news.
"Then you have to take good care of her," Hu Wanning nodded at him, "The doctor said that Xianglan is overworked. Captain Wang, your family doesn't farm or anything, so how could Xianglan be overworked?"
Captain Wang's face looked a little unhappy.
But soon, he realized, "Xianglan is pregnant now, I dare not tire her anymore."
Hu Wanning smiled and said nothing.
Since Li Xianglan was fine, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. On the way back, Hu Wanning asked her, "Do you really think so?"
Ruan Mingfu was stunned for a moment before she realized what she was talking about.
In fact, this was the idea given by Ms. Luan.
"Of course," Ruan Mingfu said with her hands behind her back, "You know I like to enjoy life, but I don't want to go to work before dawn every day."
It's so painful.
Miss Ruan couldn't bear this hardship.
"If you can avoid this matter, don't get involved," Hu Wanning continued, "otherwise, there will be more such things in the future."
If Ruan Mingfu didn't live in the family compound, she wouldn't care whether they made trouble or not. But she couldn't move out in a short time, and she had to deal with these people. Why bother? She might as well just throw them out and let the troops bother her.
"Sister-in-law, my mother said the same thing."
"The sisters-in-law in the family compound are warm and welcoming, but they are also the easiest to be provoked. Don't take what happened today to heart."
Ruan Mingfu nodded but said nothing.
"By the way," Ruan Mingfu almost forgot, "Do you still need cotton?"
Ruan's father knew that the weather was cold here, so he asked Director Huang for a lot of it. This amount was enough for her to make several large cotton-padded jackets with some left over.
"Yes, of course!"
Hu Wanning's eyes lit up.
Here, cotton is also a scarce commodity and is in great demand.
She counted in her head.
Although Xu Zhu would be given a salary by the army, he had to go home this year, so she had to make him a new one. So she took down the previous one and refurbished it. The little fat boy had grown up, so she had to make him a new one too.
Hu Wanning was worried, and Ruan Mingfu solved her urgent problem.
"Thank you so much, sister-in-law," she continued, "I'm thinking of going to the supply and marketing cooperative to try someday, otherwise I'll have to ask my sister for help."
"Then I'll take you to see it now?"
"good."
Hu Wanning agreed immediately, but when she reached the intersection, she saw people coming in and out of the yard next door. There were also a lot of furniture placed at the intersection, making the originally narrow road even more crowded.
The two of them couldn't get along.
Ruan Mingfu frowned.
Who would have thought that after returning from a trip, I would be blocked at the door of my house.
The two were about to take another route when a woman in a skirt, dressed very fashionably, came out and said, "I'm so sorry, I have too many things and I'm blocking your way."
Although he said words of apology, he looked condescending.
Ruan Mingfu: "..."
She looked at Ruan Mingfu and Hu Wanning for a few times and said, "Sister-in-law, if you are in a hurry, I will ask someone to move it over and you can go first."
"OK."
Ruan Mingfu stood at the intersection, waiting for her to move her things.
This time it was the woman's turn to be speechless.
She smiled awkwardly, then rolled her eyes as she turned her head away.
Two country guys!
She was just being polite, but the other party really took it seriously?
After the woman went in, someone came out soon to move the furniture into the yard. But the woman never came out again.
Ruan Mingfu rolled her eyes, "Sister-in-law, do you know who she is?"
"She is Wang Manman."
"So it was her?"
"Sister-in-law, don't bother with her anymore. This person..." Hu Wanning shook her head in disdain, and after a long while she managed to utter four words: "Not easy to get along with."
Even she had heard of Wang Manman's name.
But today, I finally saw the real person.
Ruan Mingfu nodded, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, as long as she doesn't bother me, I will definitely ignore her."
After entering the yard, Hu Wanning lowered her voice and spoke.
"Do you know why she moved here?" She looked a little confused. "It seems that the wives of soldiers in the same building complained to the logistics department. She was reluctant at first, but the wife of the regiment commander persuaded her to move in."
Ruan Mingfu's face was full of question marks.
What did she do that was so outrageous that she was complained about by the sisters-in-law in the same building?
As if knowing what Ruan Mingfu wanted to ask, Hu Wanning shook her head.
"I don't know the details very well. I think it was someone I was fighting with."
Ruan Mingfu nodded without asking any more questions.
She took Hu Wanning to a cleaned-up storage room, opened a bag, and took out the soft cotton inside.
"Sister-in-law, look, they are all rolled and very soft."
Hu Wanning reached out and touched it.
It's dry to the touch, and still has the fluffy feel of cotton.
"The quality is really good. This is the first time I have seen such good cotton."
Ruan Mingfu patted the bag and said, "Is this bag enough? If not, there are more next to it."
Fortunately, Qi Yangyan has bodyguards, otherwise he would not be able to get it back.
"That's enough," Hu Wanning was shocked by her arrogance, "Why do we need so much? Half a bag is enough. It's just to make two cotton-padded jackets, so it won't take much cotton."
"You, on the other hand, need to do more."
Ruan Mingfu and Xie Yanzhao got married this year and had nothing, not even a thick quilt, which had to be made again, as there were many places that needed cotton.
She can't be so ignorant.
"Sister-in-law, don't be polite to me. My father brought me a lot."
What Hu Wanning has considered, Mr. Ruan and Ms. Luan will only think more deeply.
"No need, really no need..."
Seeing her firm attitude, Ruan Mingfu gave up.
…
“Bang bang——”
Early in the morning, Ruan Mingfu was woken up by the noise from the neighbors. She frowned and turned over in Xie Yanzhao's arms.
Hearing the sound coming from her ears, she stood up straight and wanted to find someone to settle the score. But Xie Yanzhao grabbed her and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Let's find someone to settle the score!"
She said this with such force that it seemed as if she was seeking revenge.
Xie Yanzhao took a deep breath and touched her head, "I'll go."
Ruan Mingfu turned to look at him.
But he put on his coat and walked out.
It was still early, foggy outside, and water droplets were hanging on the grass. You could imagine how early it was. Ruan Mingfu couldn't sleep any more, so she leaned against the window glass and looked at Wang Manman's house with gritted teeth.
I don't know if he took the wrong medicine or was destroying the house, but the noise these days was so loud that we can hear it over here.
It was only five or six in the morning, when I was sleeping soundly. Who could endure such torture?
So annoying!
Ruan Mingfu took a deep breath.
She finally understood why all the military wives in the entire building complained to Wang Manman and asked her to move out. Who the hell could stand this?
Not long after, Xie Yanzhao's tall figure appeared at the other side's door. I don't know what he said, but his voice became much quieter. Ruan Mingfu breathed a sigh of relief and lay back on her bed.
When Xie Yanzhao came back, he saw her staring at the ceiling with her big, clear eyes.
"Okay," he went back to bed and held her in his arms, "Go to sleep."
I can't sleep.
Ruan Mingfu buried her face in his chest, "So annoying~"
The other party took the opportunity to hug her tightly.
"I asked Captain Qiao, today is the last day, I won't bother you anymore."
Ruan Mingfu snorted coldly.
I wanted to curse, but then I remembered the important matter.
"Sister-in-law is going back to Beijing at the end of the year, so where are we going this year?"
The bastard fell out with Commander Xie and hadn't been back home for more than ten years. Ruan Mingfu naturally didn't want to see the ugly faces of the mother and daughter. After all the calculations, she could go back to Haishi.
But think about it, having a dog man is almost the same as marrying into the wife's family.
"We'll go wherever you want to go."
Ruan Mingfu smiled happily when she heard this.
"Sleep a little longer," Xie Yanzhao stretched out his big hand and covered Ruan Mingfu's eyes, "I'll stay with you."
Perhaps Xie Yanzhao's voice had an effect, and she really fell asleep without realizing it. When she woke up, the bedside was empty. Most of the people had left, and only Ms. Luan was left, seemingly waiting for her.
"Why don't you sleep till night?"
Ruan Mingfu: "..."
It's still that weird tone.
Those who don't know might think that Ms. Luan is the mother-in-law who disciplines her daughter-in-law.
"Mom," Ruan Mingfu yawned, "You don't know how noisy it is next door. I was woken up by it."
"Alright, alright, hurry up and eat," Ms. Luan interrupted her long speech impatiently, "Come with me later."
Ruan Mingfu looked over in confusion.
"Where to?"
“Eat your meal!”
Ruan Mingfu: "..."
What is it like to have a domineering mother?
snort!
Only her own mother would spoil her like this. If it were someone else, she would tell him to get lost.
Looking at the bustling, chaotic and orderly market, Ruan Mingfu was stunned.
"Mom, why did you bring me here?"
Ruan Mingfu knew this place. She and Hu Wanning had been here several times before. It was far from the city and it was inconvenient to buy anything. The commune took the lead in getting people from several nearby villages to get together on a fixed day every month to exchange goods.
Later, the sisters-in-law in the staff quarters also found out about it and came here to exchange things.
Ruan Mingfu looked around and saw all kinds of things, even straw sandals.
"From today on, you will learn to cook from me."
It was like a bolt from the blue.
"mom?!"
She is not Ms. Luan's biological daughter, why should she learn to cook?
hateful!
"Why are you yelling?" Ms. Luan glanced at her and looked away in disdain. "You are not good at anything and you never leave anything left. Xiao Xie is so busy every day and still has to cook for you. Do you have the nerve to do that?"
It's really embarrassing...
Ruan Mingfu snapped her fingers guiltily, "Mom, can you bear to let me become a housewife?"
"You are now."
Ruan Mingfu: "..."
There is no way to continue chatting today.
"That's enough," Ms. Luan didn't give her a chance to struggle, "You do nothing every day. All you need is Xiao Xie to feed you food. Aren't you afraid that Xiao Xie will dislike you one day?"
Ruan Mingfu was a little dissatisfied and grumbled, "If you dislike me, I can just find another one...hiss——"
"It hurts, let go..."
Ms. Luan grabbed her daughter's ears and said angrily, "Anyway, you must learn to cook three dishes from me today."
"It hurts...Mom, I know I was wrong, let go..."
Ruan Mingfu was filled with grievances.
Ever since her mother came here, she only had eyes for Xie Yanzhao, the good son-in-law, and she was like a found child...
But no matter how dissatisfied she was, she had to obey under the pressure of Ms. Luan.
After being taught a lesson, Ruan Mingfu became much more obedient.
There are also many small things in the market, all of which are handmade by farmers. They are full of childishness and Ruan Mingfu can't take her eyes away.
Seeing that she liked it, the old man took one and handed it to her.
"For me?"
She was a little flattered.
"Yes," the old man said with a smile on his bark-like face, "I made them all myself. They are not worth much."
Ruan Mingfu took it.
Looking at this lifelike chicken made of bamboo leaves, "It's so well made, how can it not be valuable?"
The man who is a dog is a chicken, so I will give this to him when I get home.
Ruan Mingfu happily handed over two steamed buns she had prepared.
"Grandpa, I like it very much."
The old man wanted to refuse, but Ruan Mingfu threw the steamed bread in front of the man's stall and ran away. She couldn't do such a thing as pushing it.
Ruan Mingfu walked around the market and got a lot of little gadgets in her hands.
Ms. Luan: “…”
We have to blame Ruan's father for raising his daughter into her twenties but she acts like she is only seventeen or eighteen years old.
Father Ruan, who was far away at the construction site, sneezed loudly, which scared Qi Yangyan.
"Dad, are you okay?"
Father Ruan waved his hands with a smile on his face, "Maybe your mother is scolding me again."
Qi Yangyan: “…”
Can this also be shown?
"Take a look at this blueprint," Father Ruan spread out the paper in his hand, "It's a pity to build only a ham factory on such a large area. We can build a drying room here..."
The piece of land given by the army is large enough to build a food factory, let alone a Ruan family.
"Dad, I plan to produce a series of food here, and I will definitely expand in the future."
"Sure, this plot of land will be in the city center in the future," Father Ruan squinted at him, "You bought this piece of land for 800,000 yuan, you've made a profit."
It's more than just making money, it's simply making a lot of money.
The value of this piece of land will increase by dozens of times in the future.
Father Ruan knew that no one could get the upper hand from his son.
"Let's get the ham sausage out for now," Qi Yangyan pretended not to hear Father Ruan's teasing, "someone just happened to bring two plastic sealing machines over, so they'll come in handy."
Father Ruan: “…”
Wow, these things are all ready-made, so they are really zero cost?
"I plan to bring out the instant noodles as well."
This thing was all the rage before takeout came out.
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