"Why are you scolding me?" Wen Guoer asked.
"You sent your parents to the police station, you unfilial daughter. Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?" Wenshun shouted.
"Are they my parents?" Wen Guoer continued to ask.
"I have raised you up, haven't I? Even if I didn't give you the grace of giving birth, I have the grace of raising you."
Looking at the aggressive Wen Shun opposite, Wen Guoer remained straight and spoke in a calm tone:
"Did my family and I allow them to raise me? They stole me, beat me, scolded me, forced me to do hard labor, didn't give me food, and sold me to marry you off. Do you think this is a favor?"
The villagers around all ate a big melon and talked about it among themselves.
"It turns out that the Tang family's young wife was stolen by the Wen family!"
"No wonder she was sold at such a young age. The Wen family still has the nerve to come to us and seek justice."
"Stealing children makes them human traffickers, right? No wonder the police took them away."
"You have to take good care of the children at home and stay away from the Wen family."
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Seeing that the situation was not good and that the villagers were obviously not on their side, the people from the old Wen family began to soften their tone when they thought about the purpose of their visit today.
"My parents were also deceived back then. Considering their age, please let them go!"
In this day and age, if a direct relative goes to jail, it will have a serious impact on the descendants. They can't go to college or join the army. They can't let the two old people in the family go to jail!
"Whether you have been deceived or not, whether you are guilty or not, your opinion has no influence, the police will make the final decision.
But if you continue to curse me and come to my house to cause trouble, I will have no choice but to sue you for defamation, spreading rumors, provoking trouble, insulting military wives, and hindering socialism.
Whether the police send you to jail with your parents or sentence you to a farm for reform is up to you, and today I am giving you a warning in front of all the elders and fellow villagers."
Wen Guoer spoke clearly, word by word, and said to Tang's mother, "Mom, let everyone come in."
Tang's mother gave an order: "Everyone come into the house."
The Tang family's courtyard was deserted in a flash, leaving the four Wen family members staring at each other in bewilderment. No one dared to move forward, and soon they were supported by Wen Si and sighed as they walked away.
The villagers had finished watching the show and left.
"I've finally opened my eyes. Although my fourth sister-in-law speaks slowly, her words are like knives. One of her words is worth ten of mine. I won't dare to look down on her anymore."
After Zhao Lai Di returned to the house, her face was full of admiration, and she whispered to Tang Zhe.
Tang Zhe glanced at her and wondered in his heart, why did the fourth brother's wife change so much after he came back?
On the fifth day of the New Year, as soon as the commune started work, Tang Zhan took Wen Guoer and a letter of introduction from the village to get a marriage certificate.
Wen Guoer looked at the marriage certificate of this era, a thin piece of paper, without the need for a photo.
On top is a portrait of Chairman Mao, with words like couplets written on both sides: "Listen to Chairman Mao and follow the Communist Party", and below are the big words "Serve the People".
Below is the main text:
X No. XX
Tang Zhan and Wen Guo'er have voluntarily entered into marriage. After review and verification of compliance with the provisions of the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China, this certificate is issued. The date is inscribed below, along with the official seal, and seven sunflowers trail at the bottom.
She got married in this era and became a military wife when she was just 18 years old.
Tang Zhan held the marriage certificate in his arms, his face full of smiles. He took Wen Guoer to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy brown sugar, white sugar, egg cakes, soap, etc. Some of the tickets that her eldest brother gave her last time were about to expire, so she used them all at once.
Then she went to find Dong Miao, and the two of them traded two three-piece sets in the warehouse behind the supply and marketing cooperative. When she came out, she was carrying a basket of cloth and went home with Tang Zhan under his puzzled gaze.
On the way, Wen Guoer told Tang Zhan about the plan of the women in the family last time. Tang Zhan suddenly realized that it was no wonder that his wife had been drawing blueprints whenever she had free time.
"Mom, mom, Guo'er is back. She brought the fabric back!"
Seeing those fabrics, Li Jinhua's heart, which had been uneasy for a long time, finally calmed down and she couldn't help but feel excited.
"Whatever you shout, you're not afraid of being heard by others!"
Tang's mother lowered her voice and glared at her, scaring Li Jinhua so much that she quickly covered her mouth. She almost forgot that this had to be kept secret, luckily she had her mother.
Several women gathered in the house again to plot.
"This fabric is obviously high-quality, and the color is something we haven't seen here before. It's truly amazing! I can only imagine how beautiful the clothes will look when made into it!"
Li Jinhua's eyes sparkled.
"Guo'er, what do you want us to make?" asked Tang's mother.
I have confirmed the appearance of the clothes, look.
Wen Guoer took out the drawings she had drawn these days and showed them to them.
"Why are these styles so Western? But they look really good too." Zhao Lai Di looked through the drawings one after another.
"What should we do?" Zhang Xiaocui didn't know where to start.
"Sister-in-law, you cut the fabric, sister-in-law will hem it, sister-in-law will sew it, and mother will sew the buttons."
Wen Guoer had the buttons matched at the supply and marketing cooperative and brought them back.
"Let's try it first. If anyone is free, they can help out whoever is busy." He added.
"Then let's get started now!" Li Jinhua does what she says!
Several people were excited and active, and they made three sets of clothes in just one afternoon.
Looking at the finished product, they were all amazed. The clothes looked much better than in the drawings. The happiest thing was that they earned 3 yuan in just one afternoon, which gave them a great sense of accomplishment.
The women in the house had no time to prepare dinner, and the men were so hungry that they came to call for help, so they just cooked a pot of porridge for dinner.
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