Chapter 256: You bitch, you are quite scheming
"So when you fell into the water at that time, you relied on the kid from the Huo family. I, your grandpa, was not surprised at all. After all, you have liked him since you were a child." Su Xuanhu gave Su Mei a meaningful smile.
This really shocked Su Mei: "No...I..."
Well, even jumping into the Yellow River can’t wash it away.
Fortunately, Huo Jianguo has trouble remembering people, and he probably doesn’t know that his third brother is his classmate.
He said he wanted to find his memories, but all he found was dark history.
"Forget it, forget it. Let's stop here. I don't want to listen anymore." If I continue listening, I don't know how many unspeakable past events will be brought up.
After saying that, Su Mei stood up and found the washbasin and foot basin to wash up.
After washing, Su Mei returned to the room and climbed onto the bed.
Su Mei has been separated from Huo Jianguo for half a year. She has gradually adapted to his absence, but every night when everything is quiet, she misses him terribly.
With a slight sense of separation, Su Mei fell into a dream.
The next day was another sunny day.
Like yesterday, Su Mei got up early.
She ignored the objections of her parents and grandfather, and resolutely put on the old clothes that Bai Xiaofang had helped her to alter, and went to work with them.
Today the team leader assigned Su Mei the job of cutting potato slices. This job is relatively easy. All she needs to do is bring a kitchen knife, move a small stool and sit in the commune's warehouse, then use the knife to cut the potatoes into several slices for sowing.
Su Mei had never seen the method of sowing potatoes before. It was the first time she knew that potatoes had to be cut with a knife before being planted.
Cut the large one into four pieces and the small one into two pieces.
Women, girls and old ladies sat together, chatting and doing their work.
The older women were obviously very skilled at their job; they talked as they worked, their eyes never resting on the potatoes, yet they cut every time with precision.
Although Su Mei was used to handling a scalpel, she seemed clumsy when it came to this. No matter how hard she tried, she could not be as fast as others, nor could she get as much done as others.
Because no one was needed to help cut the potatoes, Su Mei didn't have much time to talk to Yang Suhua that day.
However, after what happened yesterday, Yang Suhua's attitude towards Su Mei softened a lot. At least when Su Mei sat next to her working, she would remind her when necessary, and she was no longer as cold as yesterday.
Although Yang Suhua's attitude has changed, Su Mei no longer dares to mention her marriage with Su Shengxue to Yang Suhua, for fear of affecting her impression of her and ruining all her efforts.
It was the eve of the Chinese New Year, and the commune decided to slaughter pigs today.
During this period, it was common for people in rural areas to kill pigs during the New Year.
Little children, don’t cry, because we will kill pigs after the Little New Year. Little children, don’t be greedy, because we will celebrate the Big New Year after the Little New Year.
Su Mei had never seen such a scene before, so she followed Su Yongcang and Su Shengxue to the commune and joined in the lively crowd.
Accompanied by screams, several pigs raised by the commune were almost sent to heaven by the butcher.
Pieces of meat were distributed to the villagers. Although each family only received four or five kilograms of meat, this little bit of meat was the only delicacy most families would see in the entire year.
Therefore, the atmosphere at the pig slaughtering scene is still very joyous and full of harvest atmosphere.
After waiting for two hours in the commune, Su Mei finally waited for her father Su Yongcang to bring back the meat for his family.
After getting the meat, Su Su and his children happily walked back. Bai Xiaofang was still waiting at home to cook, so the whole family could eat delicious meat in the evening.
It is impossible to plant all the potatoes in one day, so the next day Su Mei repeated the work from the previous day.
With the experience of the previous day, Su Mei became much more proficient today.
When the work points were calculated in the afternoon, she actually earned six points, which was about the same as the girls in the village.
Yang Suhua earned eight work points yesterday, but only earned seven work points today.
Su Mei heard the number of work points Yang Suhua had received. In order to continue to strengthen her relationship with Yang Suhua, she quickly stepped forward and asked the scorekeeper to give one of her points to Yang Suhua.
This time Yang Suhua refused. She said:
"I said I would return the money to you a few days ago, but I haven't returned it yet, so I won't lend it to you. They just beat me up when they are in a bad mood sometimes, but they don't beat me up every day.
I agreed to your request that day because my father was in a bad mood those two days. I have nothing to do today, but thank you anyway. "
After saying that, Yang Suhua nodded at Su Mei and walked out.
Su Mei didn't force it. She and Yang Suhua were still in a lukewarm relationship. If she wanted to talk to her, the timing was not right yet.
Looking at her hands that had turned black from cutting potatoes, Su Mei sighed slightly, not knowing whether she could change her fifth brother's marriage.
After going out, Su Mei was preparing to go home listlessly, but out of the corner of her eye she inadvertently saw a woman walking past the broken wall in the distance, grabbing Yang Suhua's ear.
What is this? A domestic violence scene?
We must hurry over, stand up for Yang Suhua, and rescue her from the clutches of her devilish family members.
When the time comes, I will drag Yang Suhua along and run as fast as I can, and stop only when we are in a place where there is no one. I will also find out what's on her mind and try to provide her with new solutions.
Su Mei thought this might be an opportunity, so she quickly ran in the direction where Yang Suhua was being taken away.
She thought Yang Suhua would be taken home for a lesson, but as soon as she reached the half-collapsed wall, she heard the woman's yelling and cursing.
Su Mei, who almost bumped into the two of them, quickly took a step back and hid herself on the other side of the wall. She had to listen to how Yang Suhua's mother scolded before she could go out to help her.
The woman was still pulling Yang Suhua's ears, her voice was unusually sharp:
"You bastard, you are quite scheming. You said you broke your leg. I really thought you slipped. Today I found out that you fell on purpose that day."
"Mom, I didn't." Yang Suhua's voice was clear and cold. Her ears were pulled red, but she didn't make any sound of pain.
As soon as she finished speaking, her mother Du Er Niang slapped her in the face.
The sound of the slap was clear and distinct. Su Mei couldn't help but stick her head out to take a peek, but she found that Yang Suhua just lowered her head calmly without any unnecessary reaction.
Then Du Erniang sneered: "There is no impenetrable wall in the world. That day you fell from the edge of the field in Wujiapo, and someone saw you. You deliberately stood on the highest edge of the field and jumped down five or six times.
You broke your leg on purpose because you knew that on the day Su was going to graduate school, he would go to Yantangpo to drain water from the farmland that was flooded by heavy rain. You were plotting against him and deliberately let him carry you across the village.
Silly girl, you are so calculating. I really underestimated you. You didn't die from the fall from such a height. You ruined your own reputation, so Liang Layan didn't want you anymore. You not only got rid of Liang Layan, but also found a man to marry. You are really amazing.
But silly girl, you are so calculating, but have you ever thought about what to do with the 300 yuan betrothal gift given by Liang Laoyan? Su Shengxue, a poor guy, can't afford such a large betrothal gift."
"He will give a betrothal gift." Yang Suhua replied.
"Bullshit." Du Erniang rolled her eyes at Yang Suhua. "I'm telling you, if you don't have 300 yuan as a gift, don't even think about marrying Su Shengxue. I'd rather you marry Liang Laoyan. If he doesn't believe you're a whore, I'll send you over to him to check you out."
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