Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Shocks come one after another.
A quarter of an hour later, a large number of people gathered in three layers outside Shi Xinggui's house.
In the middle, Shi Chuncao was holding Shi Dabao and crying, "Dabao! Oh my dear Dabao! Who was the damned one who beat you up like this?!"
"There is no law, no justice, no......"
Zhao Meihua, who was a step late in figuring out what happened, rushed in and started to scold, "I don't have a mother, you bastard! Shi Chuncao! What are you talking about at home! Don't you even look at the character of your Shi Dabao?"
Next to the two old ladies, Mu Fugui claimed to be a grown man. He didn't bother with the old people and children. He grabbed Shi Xinggui's collar with a dark face and punched him twice.
Shi Xinggui covered his head and ran away, looking timid, "Brother Fugui! Brother Fugui! It wasn't me! It really wasn't me who said that. I didn't say that."
Mu Fugui didn't care, "Your son can say it, you have no responsibility?!"
The gay men were in chaos, and the lesbians were also in chaos. After Tang Cuixiang learned that the red mark on Mu Wan's forehead was caused by Shi Dabao, she attacked Shi Xinggui's wife Li Guiyan.
In the chaos, he took the opportunity to hit Shi Dabao. When Shi Chuncao saw that his beloved grandson was beaten again, he rushed forward and tried to pull Tang Cuixiang's hair.
Zhao Meihua, who was very angry with Shi Chuncao and was still cursing at her, could not bear to see her fourth daughter-in-law being bullied by the Shi family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, so she immediately got into a fight with Shi Chuncao.
Since her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law were already like this, Liu Shuangcui also joined the battlefield.
The sisters Mu Mian and Mu Wan were left standing by, looking at each other, wanting to help but not knowing where to start.
And it seems like they don't need any help, as they are clearly having the upper hand.
Finally, the chaos ended with the shouting of the captain who arrived late.
Xu Yongshou, who had just squeezed into the crowd, said with a stern face, "What are you doing? You are in your forties, what are you talking about? Can't you just talk it out calmly?!"
Tang Cuixiang, with disheveled hair, pulled Mu Wan over and said, "It's not that we don't want to talk it over nicely. Captain, you see Shi Dabao pushed my girl. Fortunately, it hit a tree. What if it hit a rock?"
Shi Chuncao, who also had a messy hairdo, opened her mouth to howl, but Xu Yongshou glared at her and interrupted her. He looked at Mu Wan and said, "Wan girl, tell me what's going on."
Xu Lele on the side interrupted with great interest, "I know, I know, Dad, ask me!"
Xu Yongshou felt a headache when he heard his daughter chattering, "Talk to me later!"
Xu Lele curled her lips, unhappy.
Mu Wan was still holding the snake tightly in her hand. "It was Shi Dabao who tried to steal my things first. I was the first one to see the snake and I killed it. After I killed it, I wanted to ask Fangfang to come and see it. Shi Dabao rushed over from nowhere, picked up the snake and ran away. When I tried to grab it, he pushed me!"
Fangfang is Mu Wan's desk mate. The two girls are the same age and often play together.
Xu Lele nodded, "Yes! Sister Mianmian and I saw it."
Mu Mian also nodded. Her face was no longer stern. Her round baby face looked very well-behaved. Except for her slightly dirty clothes, you couldn't tell at all that she had just beaten up a boy who was taller and stronger than her.
Xu Yongshou pointed at Shi Dabao, who was hiding behind Shi Chuncao with a bruised face and nose, and asked, "What's going on then?"
Mu Mian raised his hand obediently, "I did hit him, but he was the first to hit me, and he was also talking nonsense."
The villagers who were watching all twitched their lips when they heard this. It turned out that this girl was really fierce!
If so many people hadn't seen it, who would have dared to believe that Shi Dabao, with a bruised face and nose, was the one who started the fight first?
Xu Yongshou looked at Shi Dabao again, "What do you say?"
Shi Dabao shrank his neck and muttered softly, "I didn't say anything nonsense, it was my grandma who said that."
The villagers watching from all sides: “………………”
This kid is so filial!
As the women's director of the brigade, Liu Guizhi was responsible for this matter. She took over her husband's words and pointed at Shi Chuncao, "Auntie Shi, I have to criticize and educate you. Can you say these things casually? Your Shi Dabao is a landlord. He can choose any girl in the brigade to be his wife, right?"
Before Shi Chuncao could say anything, Shi Xinggui was shocked by what she said. "No, no, my mother is confused. What landlord? Director Liu, you know that our family has been farmers for 18 generations."
Liu Guizhi continued, "You know, Mian is only eight years old. If she were a few years older, you would be charged with the crime of destroying the reputation of lesbians."
Mu Fugui snorted, "I think it's okay now."
Liu Guizhi's words were interrupted and she was stuck for a moment, then she continued with the clacking as if nothing had happened.
Mu Fugui was standing beside them and would curse from time to time.
Mu Mian was originally looking up at her father, but when she casually glanced at the crowd, she found that Shi Xiaolian was also in the crowd.
She was very small, and was completely blocked by an old woman standing behind her. Only her little head was visible, and her eyes were full of hatred as she looked at Old Lady Shi.
In the eyes of others, it is normal for a little girl to hate her breasts.
Who made Shi Chuncao so partial to someone? There are huge conflicts between the first and second wives of the Shi family. The first wife used to have Shi Xingfu in charge, but now he's gone, and the life of the three of them, mother and daughter, is not good.
But in Mu Mian's opinion, there is still a difference between simple dislike and hatred that is about to overflow from the eyes.
It may also be because she herself has experienced the experience of crossing several decades in one sleep, so when she finds something unusual, she will subconsciously think in this direction.
If she can do this, maybe others can too.
But this is just a guess. With such a secret, she wouldn't even tell her family, let alone go to a stranger to verify it.
While Mu Mian was still thinking about this and that, she suddenly heard her father's voice coming from above her head, "Daughter, do you think it's okay?"
Mu Mian looked up in confusion, "Huh? What?"
What were we talking about just now?
Seeing the little girl in a daze, Liu Guizhi repeated the result of the treatment again.
Mu Mian finally realized that during the short time when she was not paying attention, things had almost come to an end.
Mu Wan's problem was easy to solve, and the injury on her head was not particularly serious. Liu Guizhi decided to let the Shi family compensate her with two eggs.
What is difficult to resolve is Mu Mian's matter. It can be exaggerated or minimized.
In the end, as a compromise, Mu Mian received one dollar in compensation.
One dollar is not a small amount. Eggs are three cents each, and you have to take more than thirty eggs to the purchasing station to exchange them for one dollar.
As for Shi Chuncao's clamor for compensation,
Zhao Meihua directly rejected the issue of her eldest grandson's medical expenses.
Shi Dabao first talked nonsense and then took direct action. He deserved to lose the fight, and it was useless for Shi Chuncao to yell.
Before the crowd dispersed, Mu Fugui grabbed Shi Xinggui's collar again and said, "Watch out for your mother and that bastard. If you do it again, I'll throw you into the cesspool!"
Shi Xinggui was lifted up so hard that his feet were raised to the ground. He held Mu Fugui's arm, still looking cowardly, "Brother, brother...let go, let go, I'm going to strangle you to death. I promise, I promise they won't say anything nonsense in the future."
He really didn't know it before, he didn't even know his mother dared to think so.
The whole team knows how much Mu Fugui treasures his daughter. Although he thinks his son is not bad either, he still has some self-awareness when it comes to the two families getting married in the future. How is that possible? !
It would have been fine if he had just been daydreaming to himself, but he actually shouted it out to others! !
Mu Fugui threatened the man a few more times before putting him down. He turned around to look for his daughter, and then he found that his daughter was looking in one direction, not knowing what she was looking at.
Mu Fugui called out, "Girl! Let's go! What are you looking at?"
Mu Mian turned her head and smiled sweetly at her father, "I didn't see anything, Dad, you were so awesome just now!"
She just saw Shi Xiaolian quietly walking away from the crowd, and smiling at Old Lady Shi in an ambiguous way.
I always feel that the second branch of the Shi family is going to be in big trouble.
She didn't know why, but she just had this intuition, and her intuition was always accurate.
Unfortunately, no one understands this feeling, and she is the only one who can eat the melon in her hand.
Mu Fugui held his daughter's hand and calmly accepted the compliment from her, which seemed a little halfhearted. He also reminded her: "If any bastard says anything nonsense again in the future, you can continue to let your father beat you up. Don't be afraid. If you get hurt, your father will compensate you!"
Mu Mian nodded seriously, with an expression that said, "Everything is fine as long as my father supports me."
The aunties who were still nearby, "………………"
Sure enough, every Biao girl has a Biao father.
I don’t know which boy will dare to be the son-in-law of Mu Fugui’s family in the future?
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On the other side, Shi Xiaolian's home.
Shi Xiaozhu, who was tidying up her private plot, looked at her sister who came in from the gate and asked, "Where have you been this time?"
Ever since her sister broke her head last time, she has been running outside from time to time in the past two weeks, sometimes staying out for most of the day. She is really worried.
Shi Xiaolian walked over to help as if nothing had happened, "He went to see Shi Dabao having fun, where's mom?"
Shi Xiaozhu turned her head and gestured, "She just coughed again. I asked her to go in and rest."
Shi Xiaolian didn't want to face her sister's questioning eyes, so she stood up and said, "I'll go see mom."
She really didn't know how to answer.
Shi Xiaolian knew that she might seem a little strange in the eyes of her family during this period, but she had no choice. Time was running out for her and she was also afraid that something unexpected might happen.
Fortunately, the efforts of the past half month have paid off. The family of the man who caused her sister to jump into the river in her previous life should be under investigation now.
Just in case, she also stuffed several letters of denunciation and took a detour to the commune so no one saw her.
Now that this big trouble has been solved, the only thing left is that dead old woman.
Thinking of the scene where her old grandmother was protecting Shi Dabao just now, Shi Xiaolian sneered.
Tian Hongjuan looked at her little girl, "What are you laughing at?"
Shi Xiaolian walked up to her mother and said, "Just laugh when you think of something funny. Didn't I tell you to take a rest? Mom, why are you sitting up again?"
Tian Hongjuan coughed twice. "It's okay. I'll sew your pants. Otherwise, you won't have anything to change into. A girl can't be naked at home."
Shi Xiaolian reached out to take her pants, "Put them here, I'll sew them myself later."
Tian Hongjuan dodged for a moment and asked something else, "What happened to your grandma?"
Shi Xiaolian curled her lips and said, "Nothing serious, it's just that Shi Dabao got beaten up."
This didn't happen in her previous life. She just happened to pass by and saw it. Shi Dabao looked so bruised and battered. If she wasn't so young and weak, she would have put Shi Dabao in a sack long ago.
Tian Hongjuan asked curiously, "Who beat him?"
Shi Xiaolian: "Mu Mian."
Mu Mian and Xu Lele were not found in the previous life, so this really couldn't have happened.
Tian Hongjuan didn't stop sewing. "Why?"
Shi Xiaolian sneered, "What else could it be? That old leper wants to eat swan meat. He's ugly but thinks it's beautiful."
Tian Hongjuan: “………………”
Ever since her little girl was beaten last time, she has become like a hedgehog, especially when it comes to the second wife.
Tian Hongjuan reached out and tapped her daughter's forehead, "Don't say these things outside."
Shi Xiaolian nodded, "I know."
Instead of talking about this, she planned to talk about something else.
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As for Mu Mian, she didn't know that her intuition was about to come true. Shi Xiaolian was really planning to do something. She was being pulled by Mu Wan to show off her two eggs.
The ten-year-old girl had a red forehead and a very happy face. "My dad said that these two are mine! They don't need to be kept by my mom. I can eat them all! Xiao Mian, I'll share them with you when the time comes!"
Mu Mian looked at the red forehead and said, "No need to give it to me, Xiao Wanjie, you can eat one today and one tomorrow."
As soon as she finished speaking, Mu Wan, who had been cheerful just now, suddenly sighed, "There will be no food the day after tomorrow. Why are there only two? Why didn't Shi Dabao push me a few more times?"
This way her mother can ask for a few more eggs!
Mu Mian: “………………”
It turns out that her grandmother was absolutely right when she said that her little sister Wan was a greedy girl.
In the eyes of this little girl, there are probably only two types of things in the world: edible and inedible.
Bone, who had been following behind, rolled his eyes and said, "Second sister, have you been knocked stupid?"
Mu Wan raised his arm and hit the bone. "You are the one who is stupid?! What a good deal!"
Bone dodged flexibly and Mu Wan hit the air.
Mu Fugui laughed, "It seems like he really got hit silly."
As he spoke, he hooked Mu Xingwang's shoulder and said, "Old Four, take this girl to the city to have a look when you have time."
Mu Xingwang didn't really want to pay attention to his erratic elder brother, so he pulled the thick arm off, mainly because it was really heavy.
Mu Wan stomped her feet, "Uncle, why are you talking about me?!"
The little girl looked unhappy, "Humph, I'm not going to pay attention to you guys, I'm going to go find Fangfang!"
Bone looked at his second sister's back and muttered, "Second sister is just a head eater, she can be tricked away by giving her something to eat."
The little boy acted like a little adult who was worried about his big sister.
Mu Mian laughed out loud, "What's your head then?"
Bones puffed out his chest, "Of course I'm a smart head!"
Mu Fugui moved his short hair and said, "With such a big and smart head, why don't you go to school this year? Why do you have to wait for Xiao Chengzi?"
Now it was Bone's turn to stomp his feet. The little boy had the same expression as his second sister, "Uncle, you are so annoying!!"
After saying that, he ran away.
Mu Fugui, who had amused his nephews and nieces alike, laughed out loud.
Mu Mian, who witnessed the whole process: “………………”
It turns out that her uncle and her father are really brothers.
As for her fourth uncle, he was probably forced to be steady because he had an unreliable older brother and an even more unreliable younger brother.
After all this fuss, it was already noon when we got home.
Since they didn't have to go to work today, they simply fried some mushrooms for lunch. The four of them couldn't finish the basket of mushrooms that Mu Mian picked, so they spread the rest out on the stone slabs to dry in the sun.
After Sunday, it will be sunny for the next few days.
The Qingfeng Brigade has a large population and is very lively.
Soon no one was talking about the matter between the Mu family and the Shi family. After all, they were both children. Many people even felt that it was not a big deal at all and that the Mu family loved their daughters too much.
If there is any influence, it is that Mu Mian discovered......
It seemed that many children were more afraid of her. For example, Da Zhuang, who often played with Xiao Chengzi and Gu Tou, called her "Sister Xiaomian" just like Xiao Chengzi when he saw her.
Mu Mian said, "………………"
In terms of physical age, Da Zhuang seems to be a few months older than her.
Da Zhuang is not the only one in this situation. Mu Mian has gotten used to being called that.
After all, if you really think about it, these kids should really call her sister.
Mu Mian accepted it with peace of mind.
In addition, what she was more concerned about was that she always felt that the atmosphere in the team was a little strange these two days. Several familiar aunts and old women were always whispering together, and the expressions on their faces were very interesting.
After school that day, Mu Mian walked with Xu Lele as usual. Xu Lele said that he had discovered several unripe prickly ash plants before, and they would probably be ripe in the next two days, so the early they went, the early they could be picked, otherwise they would be picked by others.
When the two little sisters came back from picking the prickly ash, the adults had already finished work.
From a distance, Mu Mian saw her comrade Liu Shuangcui and several aunts including Cao Chunfeng and Liu Guizhi gathered together. They were walking slowly and no one knew what they were whispering about.
The two little sisters looked at each other, and then ran all the way in the direction of their mother.
Half a minute later, Mu Mian squeezed through her mother's waist and joined the group of aunts, raising her little face, "Mom, what are you talking about?"
Xu Lele also had the same expression, and the words "Tell me about it quickly" were almost written on his face.
Before Liu Shuangcui could say anything, Liu Guizhi pushed her daughter's head aside and said, "Little girl, go play somewhere else."
Xu Lele, who was pushed out, curled her lips and asked, "Who is this little girl?"
The adults stopped talking and Mu Mian didn't ask any more questions. In fact, she just heard a little bit, and it seemed that they were talking about Shi Xinggui and his wife Li Guiyan, but she didn't hear the details.
It turns out that there are no secrets in the countryside.
Within two hours, Mu Mian learned from Mu Wan what the adults were whispering about. They were talking about...
I heard that Shi Dabao is not Shi Xinggui’s son! ! !
Xu Lele, who always liked to come to Mu Mian's house when she had nothing to do, happened to hear this. She opened her mouth wide and asked, "Is this true? Who told you that?"
Although there was no one else at home, Mu Wan still whispered, "Who knows? I also heard it from my mom and dad."
Xu Lele had a look of 'curious to death' on her face, "Who is Shi Dabao's biological father? Is he from our team?"
Mu Wan shook her head, "I don't know either."
After he finished speaking, he added in a low voice: "Hehe, I guess it might be Wang Mazi's. He and Shi Dabao both have small eyes!"
Wang Mazi was a bachelor in their brigade. Because he was a bit ugly, he had never found a wife.
It cannot be said to be always, after all, Wang Mazi was only twenty-one years old.
It was because his mother was worried about his marriage every day. She had been arranging it since he was fifteen or sixteen years old. Not only did she do it herself, she also asked others for help.
But there has been no result so far, so it seems like he is a bachelor forever.
The ten-year-old girl didn't realize anything was wrong and had a serious expression as if she had discovered the truth.
Xu Lele also had the same expression and said excitedly: "Yes! They all have squinty eyes!"
Mu Mian: “………………”
Seeing that the two were talking further and further away, Mu Mian reminded them, "Shi Dabao is ten years old. Ten years ago, Wang Mazi was only eleven years old."
Who did you offend by having squinty eyes? !
There are a lot of squinty-eyed men in the team.
The two girls who were talking heatedly paused after hearing this. Xu Lele even counted on his fingers, "One plus one equals one, one plus two equals..."
This little girl has never been good at math.
Mu Wan praised sincerely, "Xiaomi, you calculate very quickly, as smart as my sister!"
Mu Mian: “………………”
Why was she gossiping about this with two elementary school students? !
No wonder the adults didn't let them listen. Adults nowadays are like that. Once it comes to matters related to relationships between men and women, they like to be vague with children.
Some people even chase their children out to play while they are chatting, as if to say "these children cannot be listened to".
Because of Mu Mian's interruption, the two elementary school students started doing math problems on the spot.
Mu Mian didn't participate anymore. He had nothing better to do and went to turn over the pickles that were drying in the backyard.
Speaking of which, she had not expected that the second branch of the Shi family would have such a thing, and it was impossible for ordinary people to know about such things.
It goes without saying who said that.
Thinking of all the weird things that Old Lady Shi had done over the years for her beloved grandson, she was actually looking forward to the bustle of the Shi family!
But unfortunately, there was no movement from the Shi family for the next two days.
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Shi Xinggui really didn't know yet, he just vaguely felt that a lot of people seemed to be looking at him these days.
When he looked over, the other party immediately stopped looking, leaving him completely confused.
In fact, it’s normal that no one came to Shi Xinggui to talk about it.
First of all, when it comes to gossip, the main purpose is to talk behind the back of a cricket. Who would go up to the person involved and talk about it?
Secondly, the second branch of the Shi family is not very popular. From Old Lady Shi to Shi Dabao, none of them are liked by others.
In addition, with the capable Shi Xingfu in the past, the second branch of the Shi family was made to look even more insignificant.
So for a while, no one told them.
But there is no wall that is impenetrable. Those who should know will always know.
It was another Sunday. When it was dark, Mu Mian was having dinner with her parents and grandmother. Suddenly, she saw the team leader and Aunt Guizhi walking in a hurry, with Xu Lele jogging behind them.
Mu Mian stood up with the rice bowl in his hand, ran to the gate and shouted, "Le Le, you..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Xu Lele, "Sister Xiaomian! Let's go, Aunt Chunfeng said there was a commotion at Shi Dabao's house."
Mu Mian: “!!!”
She's coming!
Mu Mian was just about to go back to put down her rice bowl, but when she turned around, her parents and grandmother came out one by one with their rice bowls.
Her father even picked up the lock and prepared to hang the door.
Mu Mian: “………………”
It turns out that there is no one in this countryside who doesn’t like to watch the fun!
Because it was quite far away, when Mu Mian brought her meals with her sisters to the Shi family's second house, there were already many people there.
From time to time, there were some shouting and cursing coming from inside, as if a fight had broken out.
It was getting dark, and Mu Mian didn't notice where his parents were. Relying on the fact that he was a child, he squeezed to the front with Xu Lele, talking as he squeezed...
"Auntie, I'm short and I won't get in your way, please let me go."
"Aunt, you haven't finished your meal yet, what did you eat? Hey! I see there's space on your right, let us pass by."
"Uncle, you are here too, why don't you see Auntie?"
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After a while, the two sisters squeezed to the front.
Shi Xinggui and Li Guiyan were still fighting, cursing at each other, and the scene was very chaotic for a while.
One kept saying, "You fucking cheated on me, I'm going to beat you to death."
One of them replied confidently: "I am innocent, or I will be struck by lightning!"
Shi Dabao was nowhere to be seen, Shi Chuncao was crying and wailing beside him, and Shi Dazhu's old face was red, as if he was going to collapse in the next second.
Although Shi Xinggui is a man, he is a little weak. Li Guiyan has been working all year round and has very strong hands, so she has the upper hand in a fight.
The two men fought fiercely, each saying something different. Blood was already drawn, but the fight got more and more fierce. Xu Yongshou shouted angrily, "That's enough! Do you really want to beat me to death?!"
As he was about to pull the two apart, Mu Mian realized at this time that her father had squeezed to the front at some point and was helping to separate them.
But he played it insincerely, his eyes looking here and there, and it was almost as if the words "I'm just here to watch the fun" were written on his face.
Shi Xinggui frowned and glared, "I want you to mind my business?! What the hell do you have to do with my family affairs? I'm going to beat this bitch to death today!"
Xu Yongshou was also very angry. Did he want to take charge? !
There are always things going on here and there, and there is never a moment of peace.
Xu Yongshou also spoke loudly, "I have no right to interfere in your family affairs, but if you beat someone to death today, I will take care of it!"
Several grown men and young boys came together and finally separated the couple.
Shi Xinggui was like a mad dog, shouting that he wanted to beat Li Guiyan to death, and several people held him down.
The onlookers were murmuring non-stop.
"Since Shi Lao Er is reacting so strongly, could it be that Shi Dabao is really not his child?"
"Not necessarily. It could be that he just can't get over it for the time being."
"It's embarrassing for a man to have to deal with this."
"When did Li Guiyan get pregnant with Shi Dabao? I remember she was married to Shi Laoer.
It took more than three years, right? ”
"That's right. In those years, Old Lady Shi scolded her every day for being a hen that didn't lay eggs."
"I remember when Li Guiyan first came into the family, Old Lady Shi boasted to others that she looked like she would be easy to bear and would definitely give her a big fat grandson. But it took her three years to get pregnant."
"There hasn't been another child in all these years. Do you think... could it be that Shi Xinggui is infertile?"
"Hey! Don't tell me, don't tell me! I think so!!"
"You can find out if you can have the baby by going to the county for a checkup. Didn't Li Xiaoshuan find out through a checkup at the county?"
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Mu Mian stood in front and heard everything. There was indeed such a person in his memory, but it seemed that Li Xiaoshuan was not infertile due to congenital reasons, but was injured later in life.
This man later married a widow with two children and now lives a good life.
But that's not the point, the point is...
They were close to Shi Xinggui and the others, and the aunties spoke loudly.
Mu Mian clearly saw that when they heard people say that they could go to the county to check whether they could have a baby, Shi Xinggui and his wife, who were still arguing, paused for a moment.
This is very interesting, Mu Mian's eyes rolled around.
Shi Xinggui certainly didn’t think that he was incapable of having children before, otherwise Shi Dabao wouldn’t have been treasured like a gold nugget for so many years.
Nowadays, generally no gay man would take the initiative to check whether he can have children. If a couple does not have children for several years after marriage, the husband's family will always let the woman take folk remedies first. Li Guiyan has tried quite a few of them.
As the couple was arguing, Shi Xinggui suddenly made up his mind and shouted, "Check it out! Let's check it out tomorrow!"
The moment he roared, Mu Mian noticed with his sharp eyes that Li Guiyan was obviously panicked.
Mu Mian's eyes widened, "!!!!"
What's the matter? ! What's the matter? !
Could it be that Shi Dabao’s mother really has someone outside? ?
Shi Xinggui certainly hasn't had a checkup in all these years. He himself doesn't know if he can have a baby, and Li Guiyan certainly doesn't know, either. If she's still panicking without knowing, that can only mean...
There is a high probability that Shi Dabao is not Shi Xinggui's biological son.
Mu Mian glanced around and finally saw a figure who looked like Shi Xiaolian behind an old woman.
She was actually not very sure before. Was this something Shi Xiaolian made up simply to stir up trouble for the second wife, or was it true?
Now it seems that it is true without a doubt.
Even Shi Xinggui, the person involved, didn't know something, but his niece actually knew it. The answer is obvious.
In the crowd, Shi Xiaolian, who was hiding behind an old woman and observing secretly, had no idea what Mu Mian was thinking. She felt happy when she saw Shi Chuncao, who was sitting on the ground crying as if she was about to faint!
In the past, for this "gold nugget", the old woman always came to his father to ask for money, and if he didn't give her money, she would go to the factory to make trouble. At least half of her father's salary went into Shi Dabao's mouth.
They have not had a peaceful life in the past two years since they returned to the brigade. The whole family would not bear to see the three of them, mother and daughter, eat anything good.
She even wanted to sell her sister in exchange for a dowry just to build a new house for Shi Dabao.
What a pity, in her previous life, this grandmother didn’t know until her death that Shi Dabao was not her biological grandson at all.
At that time, her mother was arrested, and the man and Shi Dazhu were also arrested. The police said that the evidence could only prove that Shi Dazhu and his wife accepted the betrothal gift, but there was no evidence to prove that her uncle and aunt were involved. The three members of the family were all fine.
Shi Dabao grew up well until he was twenty years old, and her uncle was planning to marry him off. However, before he could even get to see his daughter-in-law, he fell seriously ill, and the hospital found out that he was born infertile.
It's so funny that the gold nugget I have treasured for twenty years turned out to be someone else's.
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The farce lasted until it was completely dark.
It can't be considered completely over, after all, there is no result yet. Shi Xinggui has been saying that he will go for a check-up tomorrow, and he probably has some doubts about himself.
For this thing, he had to have some idea of his own performance, and besides, Shi Dabao was their only child in all these years.
It would have been fine if no one had brought it up, but once it came out, the seeds of doubt began to sprout and grow rapidly.
Mu Mian dispersed with the crowd, and Xu Lele ran off to who knows where. Next to her were some half-familiar aunties, so she didn't chat with them and walked quickly with her empty bowl in her hand.
When I got home, the house was dark and he hadn't returned yet.
As soon as Mu Mian lit the kerosene lamp, she heard her father's voice, "Running so fast?! Your mother and I are still looking for you."
Mu Mian: "Hey, I didn't see you guys, so I came back first."
Mu Mian held up the kerosene lamp to illuminate her parents. When her eyes fell on Mu Fugui's hand, she paused for a moment, "Dad, whose bowl are you holding? Why does it look like it belongs to us?"
Mu Fugui looked down and exclaimed, "Oh my!" "It's true! They all put them on the wall. I guess they took the wrong ones."
He laughed as he said this, "Who cares whose it is? They are all used to serve rice."
Mu Mian: “………………”
She remembered that next time when watching a show, she should not hold the bowl and eat while watching, otherwise she would easily pick up the wrong thing once the bowl left her hand.
It's getting late.
Mu Mian had to go to work and school the next day, so her mother sent her to bed after she washed her feet.
Even though she was suddenly asked to sleep, she couldn't fall asleep for a while.
Mu Mian just lay on the bed and listened to her parents and grandmother mumbling in the middle of the night. She couldn't hear clearly, but she knew that they were definitely talking about Shi Xinggui's family.
The question is, did Li Guiyan have an affair with someone else? Is that person from their team? Or from another team?
Mu Mian turned over and made a "tsk" sound. She understood that these children couldn't listen.
She wasn't that curious. She was more curious about Shi Xiaolian, who had obviously come back again.
Then in Shi Xiaolian's previous life, the situation of the Mu family was probably the same as what she heard from the neighbor's grandmother.
No wonder Shi Xiaolian looked at her with a strange look at the classroom door that time.
But it didn't matter. As I said before, with such a secret in her mind, she wouldn't go to others to verify it, and she believed that Shi Xiaolian wouldn't come to her to ask either.
Mu Mian was thinking about this and that, and she didn’t know when she fell asleep.
Although I went to bed late, I still woke up on time the next day. My biological clock was very accurate.
Mu Mian put on his clothes, casually brushed his hair, opened the door and went out. He was about to find a basin to wash his face when he suddenly realized something was wrong.
The house is too quiet. Why aren’t her mom and grandma at home?
Comrade Mu Fugui was not at home because he had to go to the slaughterhouse early, and she was used to not seeing her father when she woke up in the morning.
There was no one in the kitchen or the backyard. The rice was ready in the pot, but the fire in the stove was out.
Mu Mian put down the ladle and basin, and walked to the gate of the yard with a head full of question marks. Before she could go out to look for her, she saw Aunt Wang, who had ridden in the ox cart with her, holding a bowl of rice and walking in a hurry as if she was going somewhere.
This posture looks so familiar to Mu Mian! A lot of people did this last night! !
Mu Mian called out to the people, "Aunt, where are you going? Have you seen my mom and grandma?"
Aunt Wang stopped and said, "No, they're not at home. They must be at Shi Laoer's house. I heard that Li Guiyan ran away with Shi Dabao in the middle of the night and was not found until this morning."
Mu Mian's eyes widened, "What?!"
Aunt Wang: "It seems that he also took away all the money in the house."
Mu Mian was shocked, "What?!"
Aunt Wang: "It seems that the old couple of the Shi family have suffered a stroke from anger. They may be paralyzed!"
Mu Mian was shocked, "What what what?!!!"
Is it so exciting so early in the morning?
Aunt Wang cried out, "I won't tell you, little girl. I'll go check it out!"
After saying that, the man ran away.
Mu Mian also wanted to run, but the next second he turned back, picked up the lock and quickly locked the yard door.
There are still valuable things in the house, so the door must be locked.
This kind of thing of sneaking into other people's homes and stealing things when there is a commotion has happened in the brigade before.
After confirming that the lock was secure, Mu Mian turned around and ran, running very fast, like lightning, and soon overtook Aunt Wang, leaving only his back behind.
Aunt Wang, who had eaten a little ashes, laughed and muttered breathlessly, "What a little calf."
When Mu.Little Niuduzi.Mian arrived near Shi Xinggui's house, there were already quite a few people there. Mu Mian didn't see her mother and grandmother for a while, but saw
Everyone was putting the old couple of the Shi family onto the ox cart.
Old Mrs. Shi had a crooked mouth and slanted eyes, and half of her body was twitching. Shi Dazhu looked like he was in a similar condition.
Uncle Li, the barefoot doctor in the brigade, was also there. He looked helpless. It was obvious that the situation was beyond his ability.
Team leader Xu Yongshou's brows were furrowed as if they could pinch a fly to death, and he shouted at Uncle Wang to move the ox cart.
After finally moving the two old people into the car, I turned around and found Shi Xinggui still standing there as if he had lost his soul.
Xu Yongshou was so angry that he slapped Shi Xinggui on the back, "What are you standing there for? Why don't you go and see your parents!"
The ox cart hurriedly left the brigade and headed towards the commune.
The remaining groups were still gathered in groups of three or four, and Mu Mian finally saw her mother and grandmother at her uncle Mu Xinglong's place.
Mu Mian trotted over and called out, "Mom! Grandma!"
Zhao Meihua turned her head and looked over. "When did you come? Is the door locked?"
Mu Mian nodded, "I locked it. What if I don't lock it and get robbed? I'm not stupid!"
Mu Xinglong touched his niece's head and said, "Oh, you're so smart."
Mu Mian dodged in twos and threes, "Uncle, your hands are dirty!"
She saw the dirt.
The despised Mu Xinglong uttered a "Hey" and continued to stretch his arm towards Mu Mian's head, "It's just a little mud, and you still despise your uncle? I washed your diapers when you were a child, and I didn't despise you!"
Zhao Meihua slapped him down, "How grown up are you? You're messing around with a kid."
Mu Xinglong hissed in pain, "You are really getting healthier. How could you be so cruel to your own vitals!"
As the youngest son, it is indeed wrong for him to regard himself as the "lifeline".
Unfortunately, the old lady didn't even glance at him, this "lifeline" is a bit worthless.
If it were any other time, the other old ladies would probably say a few words to Mu Xinglong, but today none of them were free to speak.
On the way home, they were still talking about the second branch of the Shi family in groups of three or four...
"Since Li Guiyan ran away, Shi Xinggui doesn't even need to go for a checkup. She is definitely infertile."
"I never realized that Li Guiyan was such a cruel person. She took away so much money?"
"Oh, you also think that Li Guiyan took it? With Shi Chuncao being so stingy, how could she know where the money was? Even Shi Xinggui might not know."
"You said...Shi Dabao took it? Come to think of it, that old lady is only open-hearted to her eldest grandson."
"I guess that's the case. This kid is also heartless. Shi Chuncao is really good to Shi Dabao, regardless of other things."
"It can be seen that this kid is also smart. He knows that he is not a descendant of the Shi family. If he stays here, he will definitely not have a good life like before, so he ran away with his mother."
Some people scolded Shi Dabao, while others cared about other things.
"How much money did Li Guiyan and her friends take?"
"Shi Chuncao doesn't have any money. Whatever money he has, it was all deducted from Shi Xingfu."
"I remember the compensation was about 300 yuan. Tian Hongjuan and her daughter fought hard to get 150 yuan. Plus, Shi Chuncao would go to Shi Xingfu for it every now and then. So the total should be around 300 yuan, right?"
"I don't think so. Shi Dabao wants to eat eggs today and meat tomorrow. I think he's not too old."
"If you ask me, this is retribution for Old Lady Shi. She usually didn't like Shi Xingfu's two daughters, but in the end, the gold nugget is not hers."
Mu Mian followed his biological mother and listened all the way. The aunts kept talking non-stop, saying all kinds of things.
When talking about the eldest wife of the Shi family, Aunt Wang suddenly slapped her thigh and said, "When you mentioned Tian Hongjuan, I remembered that when I went back to my parents' home before, Yang, the matchmaker from my parents' brigade, asked me about Zhu Yatou. She said someone asked her to be a matchmaker and wanted to find a rich family for Zhu Yatou."
Liu Shuangcui asked, "Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
Aunt Wang: "Did you forget? The day after I came back, my husband broke his leg. I was so busy taking care of him that I forgot about it!"
An aunt was puzzled, "I haven't heard Hongjuan mention finding a partner for Zhu girl. I asked before, and Hongjuan said that her eldest daughter is still young, and Zhu girl probably doesn't want to find a partner. If she gets married, what will happen to her sister and mother?"
Aunt Wang had a look on her face that said, "Are you stupid?" "I guess it must be the one that Old Lady Shi is looking for. I heard it clearly. Matchmaker Yang said she wanted to find a rich man. She didn't want anything else but money."
Someone sighed, "Shi Chuncao is committing a sin."
Zhao Meihua said in a loud voice, "Isn't this retribution? God is watching what we do."
Liu Shuangcui nodded, indicating her agreement with her mother-in-law.
Mu Mian looked up at the sky silently and thought that this was right.
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