An Jingzhi stayed in his room again and wrote articles. He couldn't make much money from writing articles these days, but he needed the reputation.
If the article could be published in the Capital Daily, it would be much easier for him to do things and he would have more say.
Before he came back, he had actually sent out three articles, but all of them fell into oblivion. It was not because his articles were bad, but because they did not fit the characteristics of this era. Without receiving any reply, An Jingzhi was also slowly adjusting his writing to be more suitable for this era.
This time he planned to write about the life of his grandmother Xu Yanfen. She lost her father at an early age, and not long after she got married, all her family members died in the war. Her husband also left her early. A woman without relatives raised several sons alone in that era. It can be said that her life experience is a witness to the times.
This article is meaningful, has specific characters, and is in line with the characteristics of the times. It is about the most simple farmers.
In addition, An Jingzhi often talked about the past with Xu Yanfen, and had a clearer understanding of each other's experiences. After describing them in his article, An Jingzhi did not believe that he would fail this time.
At dinner in the evening, Aunt An talked about what happened today with great interest.
"Mrs. Li San is making a scene again. What era is this? The Chairman has said that women hold up half the sky. But her second daughter-in-law is like a madman, insisting on having a son. It's also because of the bad morals in her family."
An Jingzhi was speechless. Second Aunt An said that she would not favor boys over girls, but in fact, most of the housework was done by her daughter, and the delicious food was given to her son first. He really didn't know how she had the nerve to criticize others.
Obviously Xu Yanfen thought so too. She had attended literacy classes and was a member of the generation that had witnessed the country getting better and better. She believed in the words of those leaders. Even though she still had some patriarchal tendencies in her bones, she was actually doing well compared to other families.
Unable to bear the sight of Second Aunt An's gossip, Xu Yanfen pouted and reprimanded, "So you didn't even bother to cook dinner at home today, leaving it all to your sister-in-law, and just went off to watch the fun?"
Second Aunt An smiled awkwardly and explained, "I didn't watch for long. Sister-in-law, I'll clean up the dishes tonight."
"It's okay, let's clean up together." Aunt An said.
Xu Yanfen didn't say anything else. As the head of the family, she was naturally happy to see her family getting along harmoniously.
But the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
An Jingzhi broke the awkwardness and asked Aunt An, "Aunt, what's going on in Grandma Li's family?" She was fine when he chatted with her at the village entrance at noon today.
Seeing that Xu Yanfen did not stop her, Second Aunt An enthusiastically shared with everyone the gossip she had heard today.
He described it vividly, "Doesn't Zhang Fen usually rely on the fact that she's pregnant to do nothing and push everything onto her sister-in-law? And today, she was caught by Li Sannai again."
"The couple thought that after seeing Mrs. Liu and confirming that the baby was a boy, everything would be fine. But the problem came when they asked for food at home."
Liu Pozi is a well-known midwife and is also good at determining the gender of the baby in the womb, but this is rather unethical and she rarely does it anymore.
"At first, Granny Liu refused to agree, but after they brought five pounds of fine grain, they finally agreed to help the couple determine the sex of their unborn child. Since their family hadn't split up, the five pounds of fine grain belonged to everyone. When Third Aunt Li found out, she scolded them profusely."
"Later, the whole family came back one after another. I guess they are still arguing now."
There were always trivial matters in the village, and the original owner never cared about the affairs of the team. An Jingzhi had never seen this in the original owner's memory.
Just as he was listening with great interest, someone knocked on the door of the yard and shouted An Jingzhi's name.
"Jingzhi! The captain is looking for you!"
An Jingzhi quickly cleaned the rice in his bowl, stood up, said hello to his family and walked out.
Xu Yanfen asked curiously, "What time is it now? What could be going on in the team?"
The family suddenly sped up their eating pace.
In the past, when he didn’t go home for a long time, his family would treat him with the best things every time he came home. Now he stays at home every day, and there are not so many delicious things to treat him at home.
Everyone eats the same thing: coarse grains that make your throat hurt, cooked dishes without oil or water, cold dishes, and you can only eat until you are 60% to 70% full. An Jingzhi can't go to the county every day to improve his diet, so he got used to it. These coarse grains even have the original aroma of the grains. He has no choice but to cherish them more.
Walking into the yard, An Jingzhi saw the old accountant's son and asked, "It's already this late, what's going on?"
The old accountant's son hurriedly explained his purpose.
It turned out that they were talking about Li Sannai's family affairs at the dinner table. Now the situation was getting bigger and bigger, and they were about to talk about dividing the family. Li Sannai even asked someone to invite the team leader to help preside over the division of the family. The team leader thought that An Jingzhi was also a cadre in the team and the team's accountant, so he simply called him over.
"Mom, we can't split up the family. If we do, how am I supposed to survive?" Li Sannai's second son knelt on the floor, looking at Li Sannai, who was sitting on a stool with an expressionless face, with a sad face.
Zhang Fen also knelt beside him in fear. As a daughter-in-law, there is basically no one who is unhappy about the division of the family. After the division, she can be the master of the house.
But she didn't want to be separated out like this. If her family was separated out like this, everyone in the team would poke holes in their backs and say they were unfilial. How would they survive in the village in the future?
Li Ernai's eldest daughter-in-law said in a sly tone, "Why don't you divide the family? If you don't, I don't know where the family's food will be taken to. Those five pounds of fine grains will be left for the little ones at home who can't eat coarse grains! You two are so good! You didn't even ask, but just gave it away. You can be generous, use the grain you earned yourself, why should you use everyone else's!"
An Jingzhi happened to see this scene when he went there. There were many people in the team watching, all pointing and talking at Zhang Fen and her husband.
"We haven't even divided the family yet, and that's five pounds of fine grain. Just to let someone see if the baby is a boy or a girl? Isn't that a waste of food?"
"If I had a daughter-in-law like this, I would also split up the family!"
"That's not the case. They've been married for two years and finally got pregnant. It's understandable that they're keeping a close eye on the baby."
"That's five kilograms of fine grain. You say it's easy to get, but the truth is that it's not yours! If you agree with them, then you should make up these five kilograms of fine grain for my family. If you can't take care of it, then don't stay here." When Li Sannai's eldest daughter-in-law heard that someone supported Zhang Fen and her husband, she started cursing without thinking.
The man became angry after being scolded and was about to scold back, but An Jingzhi stepped out from the crowd in time to interrupt him.
"Captain, Third Lady." An Jingzhi greeted the two of them.
The captain was overwhelmed by what he heard. When he saw An Jingzhi coming, he immediately asked him to sit aside.
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