After Liu Xiong took Xiao Huzi away from Fengming Mountain, Ruan Cuizhi's life returned to peace again. It was not much different from the previous ten days. After all, the villagers were talking about her divorce.
Now they continue to talk about it, and of course they are still talking about the same things, nothing new.
Ruan Cuizhi's affairs have an impact on Ruan Xi, but the impact is not big. She doesn't care about the eyes of outsiders, and her daily routine is to go to the old tailor's house to practice painting and learn from Ling Yao. The old tailor and Ling Yao don't care about these things in the village.
Although the Ruan family has Ruan Cuizhi's affairs that people talk about, they have lived in the same village for decades, and few people will embarrass the Ruan family in front of them. Talking is a private matter, and it's the same as usual when seen.
You should greet each other when you should, call grandpa grandpa when you should, and call aunt aunt when you should.
The divorce of the Ruan family does not affect other people's affairs. They can talk about it, but they don't get involved.
So as long as they don't feel ashamed, and don't feel embarrassed, it's the same as before.
If they have a good relationship, they will ask Ruan Cuizhi what to do next.
After all, divorce is not a big deal in this era. It's hard to get a divorce, and it's still hard after the divorce. Others are worried about her.
Of course, people like Ruan Changgui and Sun Xiaohui who felt that Ruan Cuizhi had interfered with their affairs would turn their backs on them. They usually kept their heads down and ignored her, fearing that Ruan Cuizhi's affairs would affect them.
The old ladies of Zhao, Li, and Hu were probably afraid that Liu Xinghua would be affected and in a bad mood, so they came to see Liu Xinghua more often recently, and they all came to talk to her, do needlework with her, and chat about family matters.
They did not avoid talking about Ruan Cuizhi, and only asked Liu Xinghua: "What will Cuizhi do in the future?"
Liu Xinghua did not think there was anything shameful to say, and said openly: "Wait for that Liu to agree, and go and handle the process. Our Cuizhi is only thirty years old, what is there to worry about? Xiaoxi also said that when she learns the craft from the old tailor, she will teach the craft to her third aunt. If she can become a tailor, then there will be no worries."
Hearing this, the three old ladies became curious and asked, "By the way, your daughter Xiaoxi has been learning the craft from the old tailor for a while, how is she doing? People say that the old tailor can't teach any apprentices."
Liu Xinghua said honestly, "I haven't seen her use a machine, so I really don't know how she is. But she said she is doing quite well. The old tailor likes her and is willing to teach her."
Grandma Li said, "Really? But I heard that the old tailor was not willing to teach Xiaoxi at all, and let her draw by herself every day. But your nephew is working on the machine every day."
Liu Xinghua sneered, "Is it Sun Xiaohui who is bragging again?"
Grandma Hu smiled and said, "If the son is promising and has learned a good craft, who wouldn't come out to show off?"
Liu Xinghua smiled and snorted, "If he is promising, it is also his ability, then I'm afraid he is totally useless and doesn't know his own weight. He keeps talking big and bragging. Don't be slapped in the face later. "
Grandma Zhao looked at Liu Xinghua and said, "That's your grandson too."
Liu Xinghua took a breath, "I'd rather not have given birth to the second child!"
She only thought that the second child and his wife were selfish when it came to the division of the family. This time, Ruan Cuizhi's matter made her see clearly that these two people are not human at all. They are like this to their own sister, not to mention others.
If the son is like this, what about the grandson?
The grandson is just a step away, and it's even a few mountains away.
She wants to wait and see what kind of enviable life the second child's family can live with such calculations. Can they live like the thumbs on this mountain, with everyone having a promising future.
Although it is already autumn, the weather is still hot and the daytime temperature has not dropped.
In the middle of September, the rice ears in the rice fields are full of golden yellow, hanging down in strands, swaying in the wind.
The autumn harvest season is approaching, and the terraces have changed from the green of summer to golden yellow.
The joy of farmers is probably in this season, in the harvest.
People say that the harvest in Fengyan Village should be very good this year.
In the evening, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie helped Ling Yao drive the pigs home. Anyone they saw on the road must have a faint smile on their face, and even the lines on their skin were radiating a bright golden color.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie walked home, saying hello to people they knew.
When they were almost home, they saw a figure that only appeared in Ruan Xi's memory.
Ruan Jie recognized her first and ran up to say hello, "Fourth Aunt, why are you back?"
Hearing Ruan Jie call this, Ruan Xi matched the person in front of her with the fourth aunt Ruan Cuilan in her memory, and the intimacy in her heart naturally came out. She walked to Ruan Jie's side and also smiled and said, "Fourth Aunt, you're back."
Ruan Cuilan looked at Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie, and smiled and said, "You've grown a lot taller."
Ruan Jie put his arm around her, and the three of them went home together.
When Ruan Jie saw Liu Xinghua at home, she called out, "Grandma, Fourth Aunt is back."
Liu Xinghua looked up and saw Ruan Cuilan, and hurriedly stood up and said, "How come you have time to come back now?"
Ruan Cuilan walked up to Liu Xinghua and said, "You didn't tell me that I just heard about Third Sister's situation today, so I came here. I came to see her, how is she now?"
Liu Xinghua said, "She went to work in the production team and hasn't come back yet."
Ruan Cuilan looked at Liu Xinghua and said, "She can still go to work, it seems that she is doing well."
Liu Xinghua Patting her, "Marrying such a man, suffering all these years, and causing such a scene, what's good about that? She just can't sit still, she has to work to feel at ease."
Ruan Cuilan sighed, "All these years I thought my third sister had a good life in the town, everyone said she married well, but it turns out she lives like this. I've been jealous of her for so many years, it seems all my jealousy was in vain."
Back then, because Liu Xinghua found a family in the town for Ruan Cuizhi and a family in the mountains for her, she complained that Liu Xinghua was partial. Because of this, the relationship between her and Ruan Cuizhi has always been neither cold nor indifferent.
Liu Xinghua looked at her and asked, "Why? Are you here to see your third sister's joke?"
Ruan Cuilan sighed, "Am I still a human being then?"
Liu Xinghua said, "If you are like your second brother and his wife, and are not worth anything, then I will beat you out with a broom right now, and you will never come back, and I will pretend that I have never raised you."
Ruan Cuilan was curious, "What happened to your second brother and his wife?"
This is a long story. Ruan Cuilan came back last time during the Dragon Boat Festival, so she didn't know about the recent events. If Ruan Cuizhi's incident hadn't spread far and wide, she wouldn't have known about it.
Liu Xinghua was about to say something when Sun Xiaohui and Ruan Cuizhi came back one after another, so she didn't say anything. When Sun Xiaohui entered the stove room of her house, she watched Ruan Cuizhi approach and said to her, "Cuilan is back to see you."
Ruan Cuizhi walked up to Ruan Cuilan and said with a smile, "It's been a long time."
Ruan Cuilan looked at her and said, "That's because you're busy, third sister. You haven't come back for several years. I thought life in the mountains was too comfortable. You despise us because we're poor in the mountains and have forgotten about us."
Ruan Cuizhi was embarrassed by what she said. Liu Xinghua patted her on the shoulder, "If you can't speak, go back."
Ruan Cuilan smiled and put her arm around Ruan Cuizhi's arm, "My sister knows I can't speak."
Ruan Cuizhi raised her head and smiled, "Come in and sit down and have a drink of water."
With that, the three of them, mother and daughter, went in, poured some water and sat down, letting Ruan Cuilan drink some water and take a break.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie did not follow him in, they were busy outside cutting pig grass and chopping pig food.
Liu Xinghua, Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Cuilan were talking about Liu Xiong in the house, talking about Ruan Cuizhi's divorce. Ruan Cuilan cursed Liu Xiong's ancestors for eighteen generations, but she did not curse Liu Xiong for not having any descendants because she had a son.
After cursing, she drank a sip of water and said, "Third sister, you are too honest. If it were me, I would have packed up and ran away the first time he hit me, leaving his son to starve. This kind of man should be single for life!"
Ruan Cuizhi took a deep breath and said nothing.
Ruan Cuilan looked at her and asked, "When Liu Xiong beat you, where were the four children? They just watched?"
Ruan Cuizhi said, "At the beginning, they were still young. When they saw me being beaten, they would cry and ask their father to stop beating me. But Liu Xiong would be fierce to them. He would not allow them to cry and would lock them in the house. Later they got used to it. They probably thought it was normal for their father to beat their mother, just like drinking water and eating."
Ruan Cuilan said bluntly, "Third sister, this is your fault. Who told you to endure it?"
Ruan Cuizhi admitted what she said and nodded, "It's indeed my own fault."
Ruan Cuilan felt distressed to see her like this, and reached out to hold her hand, "After all, that Liu Xiong is a good-for-nothing. You are doing this for the children, but who knew that these children are heartless and cannot see your suffering. They don't know how much you have suffered for them. Less crime. It's not too late to think it through now. I support you and you must break up with him!"
Ruan Cuizhi nodded again, "Yes."
Ruan Cuilan said again: "If you ask me, you should stop caring about the four children. From what I see, they won't feel sorry for you. Liu Xiong doesn't beat them. They stand on their biological father's side. They have food and drink and someone to take care of them. They don't care about your life or death at all. You think about them wholeheartedly, but they don't think about you at all and don't see how much you have suffered. You are now asking for a divorce, and the Liu family still doesn't know what to say about you. The four children probably think you are not good and say you are cruel and don't want them. "
Ruan Cuizhi took a breath and said in a light voice: "I want to control it, but what can I do?"
From the moment she decided to break up with Liu Xiong, the four children were members of the Liu family and she could no longer control them.
Ruan Cuilan was very straightforward: "Then just be ruthless and just pretend you never gave birth. Since you have decided to divorce and will not go back, I dare to guarantee you that these four children will not recognize you in the future."
Seeing that Ruan Cuizhi was silent, she continued: "Think about it yourself. If you leave, they will follow Liu Xiong and their grandparents, and they will hear something every day. Even when you were in Liu's house, they didn't protect you!"
Seeing that Ruan Cuizhi was still silent, Ruan Cuilan looked at Liu Xinghua: "Mom, do you think I'm right?"
Liu Xinghua cleared her throat, "Maybe... probably."
Ruan Cuilan glared, "What do you mean by probably? It's definitely! So I advise you, third sister, don't have any expectations for the four children, lest you be disappointed and heartbroken many times."
After listening to Ruan Cuilan's words, Ruan Cuizhi lowered her eyebrows and said nothing, with no fluctuations on her face. She was gentle but not stupid, she could think of everything she should think of, but she didn't say it as easily as the bystanders.
Seeing her sitting there in a daze with an expressionless face, Ruan Cuilan did not continue the conversation and asked Liu Xinghua, "What happened to second brother and sister-in-law? I saw that you and second sister-in-law are not talking. You just said half of a sentence and you haven't finished talking to me yet." Liu Xinghua
then went on to talk about how Ruan Changgui and Sun Xiaohui quarreled over dividing the family property, how they wrongly accused Ruan Xi of stealing grapes, and how Ruan Yue went in to learn the craft from the old tailor, and went out to brag about how well he had learned it, and also about his attitude towards Ruan Cuizhi.
After hearing this, Ruan Cuilan slapped the table and said, "See? It's better to pretend that you never gave birth to a child like my second brother
." Liu Xinghua said, "That's it with Cuizhi's matter. No one should mention the Liu family from now on, let alone the Liu family's affairs. I'm just waiting to see if the second brother's family can live a life of luxury."
Ruan Cuilan laughed, "Fly to the sky, become gods?"
Liu Xinghua slapped her and glared at her, saying, "If your second sister-in-law hears this, it's your turn. The Revolutionary Committee of our brigade will report you!"
Ruan Cuilan still smiled nonchalantly: "My second brother and second sister-in-law are also a perfect match."
She stood up and said, "Okay, I have finished visiting my third sister, I have to go back."
Liu Xinghua stood up with her, "Since you are here, why don't you leave without eating?"
Ruan Cuilan said, "What to eat? The autumn harvest is coming soon, and I have been so busy these days. I heard about my third sister's situation and came to see her. Look at her now You are in good condition, I feel relieved."
She looked at Ruan Cuizhi and said, "Third sister, be happy and don't be sad for someone who is not worth it. There are so many people at home with you, don't care what people outside say, you are relaxed now, just be happy, I envy you. If you have nothing to do, come to my house, I will kill a chicken and make you a delicious meal."
Ruan Cuizhi laughed and held Ruan Cuilan's hand: "Okay."
Ruan Cuilan went to When she went out, she chatted with Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie: "The two little girls have nothing to do, go to Fourth Aunt's house to play."
Then she added: "She is getting more and more beautiful, just like me."
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie couldn't help laughing, and stood up to answer, "Okay, Fourth Aunt."
Ruan Xi deliberately added: "We want to eat chicken too."
Ruan Cuilan smiled and said: "Then bring your Third Aunt along."
After chatting for a few more words, Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie, Liu Xinghua and Ruan Cuizhi saw her off.
After walking a few steps, she turned back and said: "Tell Dad and Xiao Wuzi that I will come to see them after the busy farming season is over. I don't have time today, so I'll go back first."
Liu Xinghua nodded: "Go ahead."
Ruan Cuilan waved her hands casually and left.
After Ruan Cuilan's visit, Ruan Cuizhi's matter was temporarily put to an end.
Soon after, the village entered the busy farming season. No one cared about these miscellaneous matters. All members gathered together to busy themselves with the harvest. Everyone only cared about how much rice the team could harvest this season.
Compared with having a full meal, other things were trivial.
The good harvest made the whole village full of joy. Ruan Xi did not go to the old tailor's house these days. She went to the production team with Ruan Jie to help cut and carry rice, doing whatever she could.
After the rice on the field was harvested, she and Ruan Jie and a group of other girls would pick up rice ears on the ridges of the fields. Whoever picked the most would own the rice and take it home to thresh it for their own consumption.
So for a few days, she became a girl picking up rice ears.
Although she didn't walk barefoot on the ridges of the fields, she did have a wild chrysanthemum on her head and a small bamboo basket on her arm.
She would also compete with Ruan Jie to see who picked up the most rice ears and present them to Liu Xinghua when they got home.
Life in the countryside was poor, but also free, with a different kind of freedom and happiness.
The sun sets in the west, and people rest at sunset.
Today, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie each picked up a small basket of rice ears. They were having a great time grabbing the rice ears from each other's baskets when Ruan Jie suddenly stopped and asked curiously, "Sister, what's going on over there?"
Ruan Xi turned around and saw a lot of people standing by the pool not far away.
Unable to tell what was going on, she quickly pulled Ruan Jie's wrist and walked to the pool, "Let's go and have a look."
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