Chapter 39: Guaguaguaguaguaguagua hides his secrets
During dinner, no one mentioned that Xiang Yao had visited Liu Qiaoyun, but they were interested in the things Xiang Yao brought back.
Liu Xiaolan ate a piece of steamed eggplant, took a big mouthful of rice, and said with a smile:
"Yaoyao, when you came back from your grandma's house today, you carried a big bag of things. What were they in? Why did you put them all in your room?"
Xiang Yao raised an eyebrow: "Aunt, you weren't at home when I came back, how did you know I brought anything back? Do you have eyes on your butt?"
Liu Xiaolan choked and said awkwardly, "You have such a big bag. Everyone saw it on the street. How could I not know?"
That's how it is in the countryside. Whatever happens, it won't take long for it to spread everywhere.
Not to mention Xiang Yao carrying back a heavy bag, even if someone secretly cooked meat, someone would come to find out the next day.
For example, during the famine a few years ago, someone stole some food from the brigade. In the middle of the night, the whole family secretly made a fire and cooked a pot of rice porridge in a clay pot.
The porridge doesn't smell very good, does it? But the next morning, someone came to check.
Guess why?
Someone was so hungry that he couldn't sleep, so he went out for a walk in the middle of the night and saw smoke coming out of the roof of this house!
This man was quite patient. Knowing that there were many men in this family, he did not dare to go forward to investigate. Instead, he waited until dawn and went to the brigade headquarters to report the person.
Coming back to the topic, Xiang Yao was carrying the bag of things without hiding from others, so he was immediately seen from afar and the news was heard by Xiang's family.
Liu Xiaolan was picking pig grass with others on the hillside when someone teased her, "You guys will definitely have something delicious on the table tonight. Your daughter Yaoyao brought a huge bag of food!"
Liu Xiaolan thought, this girl has gone to her grandmother's house, so it must be given by the Liu family. She is really looking forward to it.
But when it came time to eat, there were still the same three dishes on the table: steamed eggplant, fried peppers, and stir-fried cucumbers. Didn’t she get angry?
Xiang Yao smiled and said, "No matter what it is, where else can I put the things my grandma gave me if not in my room?"
Liu Xiaolan lowered her eyes and didn't look at her: "Then your idea is not acceptable. We are a family. Of course, we share what we have. If we don't have anything, why keep it privately?"
Xiang Yao sneered: "Aunt, haven't you hidden enough secrets from my Third Uncle?"
Liu Xiaolan: "Girl, how can you talk like that! How can I hide the secrets between your uncle and me? What secrets are we hiding?"
Xiang Yao blinked: "Do you really want me to tell you? If I do, don't blame me if you get scolded later!"
Liu Xiaolan couldn't help but glance at Zhang Juhua at the top of the table. She didn't have the courage to speak, so she quickly said, "Alright, alright. I'm just asking you a question, and I don't mean anything else. Why are you taking it so seriously?"
Xiang Yao felt that her third aunt was a little funny. She just tricked her and the person actually fell for it.
Calling for a truce at this time is like trying to cover up one's own guilt.
Take the Jinsheng family for example. They usually get a lot of advantages, but even so, they still find ways to keep their benefits for themselves.
Zhang Juhua glanced at Liu Xiaolan coldly but said nothing.
Zhou Aihua on the side felt a little unbalanced. This was because Zhang Juhua had always been partial to the third family.
If someone said today that it was the couple who were hiding something, Zhang Juhua would definitely scold them to death!
She took two big mouthfuls of rice, feeling very upset.
The family ate in silence for a while. Zhang Juhua looked around and said to her third son:
"Mid-Autumn Festival is coming up in a few days, Jinsheng. Come get some money from me later. Tomorrow you two can go to the market early and buy some meat, vegetables, tofu, and snacks."
The black market in the county town is strictly controlled, but the fairs organized regularly between rural brigades are open and aboveboard.
Generally, there is a market for every two or three brigades, which is held every five days. Country people go to the market to buy needles and thread, repair shoes, etc.
When Xiang Jinsheng heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Okay, Mom!"
Liu Xiaolan was also happy.
Going to the market means you don’t have to work for the whole morning and you can go shopping in such a lively place. How wonderful!
Secondly, every time Zhang Juhua gave money, she would give more. With the rest, the couple would take Xiang Liang and either buy some sesame cakes or save it secretly. Later, they could give some to Xiang Xiuxiu for pocket money.
These two people were happy, but Zhou Aihua became even more unhappy.
She was already feeling a little aggrieved before, and after hearing Zhang Juhua's arrangements, she felt that her mother-in-law was too partial.
After hesitating for a moment, she looked up and said, "Mom, the last time and the time before that, it was the third brother and his wife who went to the market. Why don't you let Gensheng and I go this time? We haven't been to the market for a long time."
Zhang Juhua squinted her eyes at Zhou Aihua and started cursing, "What are you doing? Don't you want to feed the pigs? Don't you want to dig the land? Don't you want to plant the vegetables? You damned thing, you just stare at others all day long. I think you've got water in your head!"
Zhou Aihua had tears in her eyes and turned her head to look at Xiang Gensheng, but Xiang Gensheng was eating his rice vigorously and didn't even look at her.
This resentful look was too tangible, so he stopped eating and said dryly, "Since we've arranged for the third and third brothers to go, let's just work at home."
Zhou Aihua had no place to vent the frustration in her heart, and she felt that every part of her body was uncomfortable.
How could she find such a man!
Although she thought so in her heart, Zhou Aihua didn't dare to say anything because Zhang Juhua was watching her from above.
What else could she say?
If she said one more word, she would be bombarded with countless ugly curses. What else could she say?
Xiang Yao watched the lawsuit between his uncle and third uncle coldly, concentrating on eating without saying a word.
It's not just her, the rest of the younger generations are like this, they just focus on eating and don't pay attention to the disputes of their elders.
After finishing the meal, Zhou Aihua made an excuse that he had a headache, looked at Xiang Gensheng with disappointment, and went back to the room and lay down.
Xiang Gensheng touched his head, silently took out a cigarette he had rolled before dinner, squatted at the edge of the yard, and smoked it in silence.
He was not a fool, and he understood the hidden currents between his wife, his sisters-in-law, and his mother.
But he felt that there was nothing he could do.
As the eldest brother in the family, he was neither as smart and capable as his second brother Xiang Liangsheng, nor as clever and capable as his third brother Xiang Jinsheng. All he could do was to work honestly, without doing too much and without thinking too much.
But why can't his wife agree with him and has to care about so many things?
He can figure it out, but he doesn't want to think about it.
Xiang Yao was also taking a walk in the yard to digest her food. Seeing her uncle's dejected look, she felt a little disdainful of this man.
Her uncle is an honest man and, generally speaking, a good person.
When her father died, he was the one who ran around on behalf of the family. When her mother was driven away, he was the only one who came out to persuade her.
Even when Zhang Juhua wanted to hit her, he helped her a little.
He would do the same when something like this happened to other people, and even when something happened to someone else in the team, he would often be happy to contribute his physical strength.
However, from the perspective of his wife and children, it is a different story.
His wife and children were often scolded and abused, but he acted as if nothing had happened. He did not stand up, did not fight, did not care, and did not feel any sympathy.
Such a person is a good person, but not a good husband.
Of course, in the closed and backward Fengxian County, there are countless men like this, and they are used to it, passing it down from generation to generation, and no one thinks it is a problem.
Xiang Yao thought to herself that when she looks for a partner in the future, she must keep her eyes open and definitely not look for a man like her uncle.
The weather gradually turned cooler and was not as hot as in the previous dog days of summer. After dinner, the people in Xiangjiawan no longer flocked to the threshing ground to cool off and chat.
Across the fence, neighbor Zhao Erhua's house was bustling with activity.
"Oh, my Xiaotao is in a relationship now. When the time comes, let's have a wedding banquet. Everyone, come!"
"That's right! Ding Zhiqing is a cultured man, no matter how old he is. If our Xiaotao marries Ding Zhiqing, it won't be the same as marrying a peasant from our countryside."
"I heard that the family of the educated youth Rending is quite well-off. If they get married, their parents will give them a lot of subsidies!"
Perhaps she was trying to show off, Zhao Erhua's voice was shrill and loud.
The people sitting in her yard seemed happy to flatter her, and kept talking about the relationship between Ding Zhiqing and her granddaughter Liu Xiaotao.
Xiang Yao was originally planning to boil water to wash up, but when he heard this, his gossiping motor instantly started to sound. Not only did he not plan to go back to the house, he also moved a chair and leaned against the fence.
Hey, I can hear it more clearly this way!
But she did not forget what Lin Yanyan said on the way to the county town.
This Ding Youzhi has something fishy going on.
Zhao Erhua was still talking, and no one knew what she was talking about, but she was actually talking about the Xiang family.
"Well, their family is just like that. What's the point of a daughter studying? She'll just marry a farmer in the future, and that's how her life will be."
"Speaking of Zhang Juhua, it's hilarious. Her family has been in turmoil lately. You don't know, this is all retribution!"
"Didn't Zhang Juhua blame us for taking a piece of her family's land? She and her family beat up my old Liu. Humph, now... it's been a different story!"
Zhao Erhua became more and more excited as she spoke, and Xiang Yao's eyes became brighter and brighter.
because--
Zhang Juhua came out with a basin to pour water for washing feet, and happened to hear Zhao Erhua making fun of her!
Isn't this going to be a good show? Hehe!
Sure enough, under Xiang Yao's interested gaze, Zhang Juhua gritted her teeth and stopped pouring the foot washing water down the slope outside the yard. She held the basin and stood by the fence.
"Zhao Erhua! You bastard! What did you say about me? Say it again, you dare?"
Zhao Erhua had a loud voice, and Zhang Juhua's was no less so. This unexpected roar made the people on the opposite side tremble and were startled.
Those people were a little embarrassed. They didn't expect that they were talking about others behind their backs and were heard by the person involved.
But Zhao Erhua is also a tough person, and of course she has no intention of saying anything inappropriate about others behind their backs.
In fact, she deliberately raised her voice and spoke specifically for her family to hear.
Humph, her Xiaotao is going to marry an educated youth from the city. The Xiang family is a family of peasants, and their most promising one, Xiang Liangsheng, is dead. How can they compare to their Liu family!
Zhang Juhua, ah Zhang Juhua, you were so vigorous before, but now you will be trampled under the feet of Zhao Erhua!
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