Chapter 13: White, rich and beautiful, the daughter of a capitalist family

That's it.

Jiang Rou's slender figure stood in the sunlight, bending her waist again and again.

The hoe in her hand pried the black soil again and again.

Boom boom boom…

The sound of the hoe hitting the ground immediately attracted the attention of the two children.

Zhou Xiaohua blinked her big eyes and looked at Jiang Rou's actions curiously.

She used her little hand to push her brother beside her, asking Zhou Xiaochuan to watch with her.

But Zhou Xiaochuan stubbornly turned his back to Jiang Rou and didn't want to look at her any more.

He also held Zhou Xiaohua's face with both hands and turned her away.

"Xiaohua, don't look at it either."

Zhou Xiaohua listened to her brother and turned her head away obediently, no longer looking at Jiang Rou, and continued to play with her small sandbag.

but.

A few minutes later...

Those big watery eyes quietly looked at Jiang Rou in the yard.

Curious and confused.

Ten minutes later, Jiang Rou stopped turning the soil, looked up to rest for a while, and happened to meet the little girl's bright eyes.

Zhou Xiaohua smiled faintly at her.

A layer of sweetness suddenly emerged in Jiang Rou's heart.

Girls are the cutest thing in this world.

…

When Jiang Rou was working hard in the yard.

In this military compound, rumors about Jiang Rou are already flying everywhere.

"Have you heard that the fiancée of Captain Zhou who came here yesterday has a questionable background. She is a capitalist lady from the city! Her family is the one that exploited the lower-middle peasants!"

"Who told you this? Is the information accurate? Don't wrongly accuse a good person."

"I clearly heard before that Captain Zhou's fiancée was from the same village as him, and was also a poor-middle peasant. How come she suddenly became a capitalist lady?"

"Who said I wrongly accused a good person? Didn't you see what happened at the dock yesterday?"

"I saw it, I saw it! When the woman got off the boat, she was wearing a blouse, white high heels, and carrying a handbag. She looked like a lady from a capitalist family. How could we ordinary farmers dress like this?"

"That's right! I was at the pier at the time and saw it too!"

"What you said... makes sense... She must be a lady from a capitalist family!"

Among all the rumors, the most eye-catching ones are the words "Miss Capitalist".

After hearing such a sensation, people with more serious minds began to worry.

"If she really marries Captain Zhou, she will live in our military compound in the future! There is actually a young lady from a capitalist family in our compound. What a big deal!"

"That's right! It's not just that. Her identity as a young lady from a capitalist family might affect the status of Captain Zhou. Captain Zhou might even be dismissed."

"Is it that serious?"

"I'm still underestimating it. Those of you who have connections, go out and ask around. Nowadays, everyone with a bad background is being investigated again and again."

"This... this... this person is in our compound. He won't affect us, right? We have only been living peacefully for a few days. I don't want to move again."

"The more you say this, the more uneasy I feel. My heart is beating fast. No! We can't leave a young lady from a capitalist family in our compound like this!"

"We can't let her marry Captain Zhou! We must kick her out!"

The sisters-in-law in the compound gathered together to discuss this matter.

As they talked, the situation became more and more serious and everyone became increasingly angry.

But such a serious matter is not something they can solve.

Amid the commotion, someone suddenly suggested.

"Looking for Sister Hong! Sister Hong is the director of women's affairs in our military compound. If you have anything to ask, ask her to come."

"That's right, let's go find Sister Hong. We must let Sister Hong remind Captain Zhou of the seriousness of this matter."

"Let's go, let's go find Sister Hong now."

The sister-in-law calls her "Big Sister Hong" her name is Yang Hongping.

Yang Hongping is not only the director of women's affairs at the military compound, but also the wife of Liu Weiguo, the political commissar of the military region.

Liu Weiguo and Yang Hongping are old revolutionaries who came out of the war period.

The couple supported each other for most of their lives.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the country prospered, but they did not think of staying in the capital to live a good life. Instead, they took the initiative to move to such a remote and backward island.

They continue to play their roles.

Therefore, this couple not only have high military ranks in the army, but also have high prestige in everyone's hearts.

Especially Yang Hongping.

Yang Hongping is in her fifties. Although she is quite old, she is not at all old-fashioned.

Many newly married young couples will have some conflicts in life and marriage. Yang Hongping will always come forward to mediate and provide the most appropriate solutions.

Therefore, whenever the military wives in the compound encountered any problems, they liked to look for Yang Hongping.

The name "Sister Hong" also comes from this.

After all, in this day and age, not everyone can be called "big sister" casually.

In this way.

The sisters-in-law immediately rushed to Yang Hongping's house in a hurry.

A group of people were talking at once, one after another, trying to tell the whole story.

Yang Hongping was wearing the most ordinary blue work clothes, a pair of reading glasses, and had neat and tidy short hair. She exuded the aura of an old cadre from the 1970s.

She listened to what everyone said but did not jump to any conclusions.

Instead, he asked everyone a question.

"I've heard so much from you guys, all of which are 'heard this' and 'heard that'. Do you have any substantive evidence that Captain Zhou's lover might be a daughter of a capitalist family? We are military dependents, and we can't just accuse people so casually."

Yang Hongping is indeed an old revolutionary who believes that "true knowledge comes from practice".

With just one sentence, the chattering group of people were stunned.

As for evidence, there was really nothing except what they had seen, Jiang Rou's dress, and the rumors.

The military wives looked at each other in bewilderment.

But this matter, after all, involves the "composition issue", and we cannot just let it go.

What if it really affects them?

So the sisters-in-law were anxious, but they didn't know what to do.

Yang Hongping had already seen through everyone's thoughts. She pushed up her glasses on the bridge of her nose and continued speaking.

"Now that there are new people in the compound, we should also go and see them, get to know them, and pay them a visit, don't you think?"

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up immediately.

Although they don't have evidence now, they might be able to find evidence after meeting Jiang Rou in person!

"Sister Hong, we listen to you. Let's go find some evidence... let's get to know some people and meet them."

As the sisters-in-law nodded in unison, everyone reached a tacit understanding.

This led to the next scene.

There was a huge group of people, Yang Hongping was walking in the front, and everyone was following closely behind her.

Everyone walked towards Zhou Chongshan's house.

Because Yang Hongping was present, no one dared to continue shouting things like "drive away the capitalist lady".

But in the hearts of many sisters-in-law, Jiang Rou was indeed accused of a crime.

All that’s left is to catch one in action!

So when Yang Hongping arrived at Zhou Chongshan's house, she was about to knock on the door, but someone was anxious and pushed the door open.

"Sister Hong, we should catch her off guard! Don't give her the chance to destroy the evidence!"

With a thud.

The door was suddenly slammed open before anyone could react.

The military wives surrounded Yang Hongping and immediately rushed in with great momentum!

However.

Next second.

What they saw was... a shocking scene.

In the spacious yard, there was a small area of ​​black soil on both sides where the soil had been turned up.

In this desolate scene, stood a slender woman.

The woman was holding a hoe in her hand and wearing a tattered straw hat and a blue headscarf on her head.

He was wearing an old military uniform with patches on it.

The lower body is wearing the most ordinary work pants, which are also old and faded.

The military uniform is for men and is obviously not suitable for women.

The only new thing on the woman's body was the pair of rubber-soled shoes on her feet.

However, the rubber-soled shoes were already covered with mud and became dirty because they were stepped on the muddy ground.

The woman was startled by the sudden sound of the door opening.

The thin shoulders trembled slightly.

She turned her head subconsciously.

Therefore, a small, fair, but sweat-stained face was revealed.

The military wives who rushed in were stunned.

They were all stunned, with a look of disbelief.

Yang Hongping looked Jiang Rou up and down, then asked the people behind her.

"Is this what you are always talking about, the daughter of a capitalist?"