Chapter 117
Lin Yi went back to his hometown to visit his relatives this time, and he packed a big bag of gifts for the old Gu family alone.
Two bottles of Xinjiang wine for Gu Mancang, leather shoes for Zhang Cuilan, a small dagger inlaid with rubies for Gu Doudou, a Seagull watch for Yuanyuan, a bunch of skin care products for Lin Yao and Gu Chunmei, and even Uncle Zhang and Uncle Zhang were not left out.
In the Gu family's small courtyard, Yuanyuan and Zhang Cuilan were watering and weeding in the small vegetable garden.
The tap had just been turned on, and Yuanyuan's little face was covered with grass leaves and mud. Just like a dirty little cat, she was happily watering the small vegetable garden.
Lin Yi put something cool on his niece Xiaopang's hand.
Lin Yao thought the watch was too expensive, and exchanged glances with Gu Shian. Before the couple opened their mouths, Lin Yi carried Yuanyuan on a horse in the yard, "Yuanyuan, does the watch your uncle gave you look nice?"
"Nice!"
Yuanyuan followed obediently.
"This is the first gift your uncle gave you, so you can't give it back. If you do, your uncle will be angry!"
"Yeah, yeah. Thank you, uncle."
Yuanyuan was so happy that she hugged Lin Yi's head with her two fat arms and refused to let go.
Well, Lin Yi's words were clearly meant for Lin Yao and his wife.
After what they said, even Deputy Director Gu couldn't say anything.
The family bought a radio, originally intended to help Zhang Cuilan and her husband pass the time. Unexpectedly, Cuilan and Gu Mancang had no interest in this heavy iron man. The two elders were used to being free, and they felt uncomfortable staying in the house listening to some kind of opera and blackboard writing.
The radio was left at home with no one to listen to it, so Gu Doudou played the drums at home at will, twisted several stations, and learned revolutionary songs at home every day, becoming a little singer.
But this stinky boy sang out of tune and sounded bad, just like a duck.
Just now, Gu Doudou was dragging Dahei and Erhei around in the yard. Now he was tearing off his sweaty jacket while suggesting to Yuanyuan who was eating an apple on the sofa, "Yuanyuan, how about I sing a song for you?"
I am full of strength at this moment.
He thought his sister would nod in agreement.
Unexpectedly, Yuanyuan immediately stuck out her little butt, slid off the sofa with her little feet, ran to Zhang Cuilan quickly, and pulled her trouser legs to go out, "It's ugly and scary, grandma, let's go."
Gu Doudou: "......."
Zhang Cuilan was so amused by her two lively treasures, "You two little ones, stop making trouble. Uncle has come home with great difficulty. You should accompany uncle more and listen to uncle. Don't be naughty."
"Okay!"
The two children are very obedient.
The two kids pestered their uncle to go play by the moat.
It's been quite noisy outside these days, and the people in the county can also go out for a walk.
Doudou and his sister watched eagerly, and also wanted to go out to play.
"Okay, okay, uncle will go with you."
Lin Yi was pestered by the two children, and his eyes were almost narrowed into slits with a smile.
Lin Yi had not been back to his hometown for several years and was not familiar with the county, let alone taking two children with him. Deputy Director Gu had to step in for this matter. He took one big and two small, plus Dahei and Erhei, and the group went out in a mighty manner. As soon as
the group left, Gu Chunmei's family of three came to the hospital with local eggs, and came to Gu's house for snacks and fruits.
* Go to
the grandson's house in the town.
Lin Hongna, wearing a straw hat and carrying a basket, went to the yard to pick beans. She had been running around a lot for Lin Hongwu's affairs recently, and she was so tired that she didn't have time to eat. Unfortunately, her brother was just a useless pawn, and she couldn't protect him anymore.
Since Sun Jialiang was sent to the Northwest Farm, Sun's mother was devastated and retired from the position of street director. Lin Hongna took over. In the past few years, she has become much more scheming. She has become one with the people in the street and learned how to plant vegetables in the vegetable garden at home. The vegetables in the vegetable garden are growing very fast, especially the long beans hanging on the fence. They are heavy, and many of them have drooped into the soil and died. Only then did Lin Hongna come to pick them.
After tutoring his grandson with his homework, the grandfather went to the yard to look at the sky outside. He saw that it was raining outside and his daughter-in-law was still busy working, so he frowned and said.
"Hongna, where's your mother?"
"Dad, mom went to get medicine for Tianbao."
"Where's Jiayu?"
"Jiayu went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a skirt today. She was caught in the rain and had a headache, so she fell asleep in the house."
"Jiayu, a divorced woman, doesn't stay at home and buy a skirt instead of going to the supply and marketing cooperative. She doesn't even cook at dinner time. It's really outrageous!"
After Sun's father retired, the family was deserted. Sun's family had no one to rely on. Sun Jiayu divorced her husband and her child was left to her ex-husband. She had to live in her parents' home. Let her live there, but she was lazy and did nothing at home. Lin Hongna had long been full of complaints about this sister-in-law who had a bad temper and was difficult to get along with. Sun's father also looked down on this biological daughter. After listening to Lin Hongna's words, he could no longer suppress his temper.
"It's outrageous, it's really outrageous!"
Sun's father was furious, and he slammed the door panel in anger, and the door panel of the house creaked and fell down with a lot of dust.
The furious Sun's father went to Sun Jiayu's room.
Looking at the back of Sun's father leaving, Lin Hongna's mouth curled up.
In the small room on the west side, Sun Jiayu was still dreaming on the bed. Suddenly, there was a "bang", the door was kicked open, and a roar exploded.
"Sun Jiayu, get out of here!"
Sun Jiayu was suddenly awakened: ? ? ?
What's wrong? An earthquake?
Sun Jiayu looked around for a while, and found that nothing happened. He was not well rested and got angry. He yelled at his father:
"Dad, what are you doing in broad daylight?"
Sun Jiayu always spoke without restraint at home, and he was rude and impolite even to his father.
If it was normal, his father might be able to tolerate it. But at this moment, Sun's father was already holding back his anger. When he heard that Sun Jiayu was going crazy, he became even more furious. With a sullen face, he pointed at the rose-red dress hanging on the head of the bed and asked,
"Who gave you the money to buy this skirt?"
Sun Jiayu was caught off guard when Sun's father spoke. She glanced at the dress hanging on the head of the bed and the new leather shoes under the bed. She suddenly felt guilty and her eyes were evasive.
Sun's father slapped the table.
Sun Jiayu reluctantly said, "I found it in my mother's wallet."
Sun's father was heartbroken. He grabbed Sun Jiayu with one hand and slapped him with the other hand.
With a "slap", Sun Jiayu's big face was directly slapped crooked. Tang Qiutao's face was burning with pain and her ears were buzzing twice. She screamed:
"Dad, you hit me?!"
"Old man, you are crazy!"
Sun's mother happened to come home and saw this scene. She ran over and hugged Sun Jiayu to question Sun's father.
Lin Hongna folded her hands and raised her eyebrows at the mother and daughter. She was so happy in her heart. God knows how many years she has tolerated this mother and daughter and how many schemes she has suffered from them. Today, she finally vented her anger.
"I'm asking you, how much was left last month?"
The grandson's mother's eyes were also erratic.
The family had a monthly allowance of 60 yuan. The grandson's mother used it to buy food and cook, buy medicine for her grandson, and steal some of the rest for her daughter. The rest was used to play "entertainment cards".
The grandson's father saw the guilty look of the grandson's mother and daughter, and a nameless anger rose in his heart. He scolded the grandson's mother:
"You are the good daughter you taught!" The grandson's
mother immediately got angry and hugged her daughter and cried.
*
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lin Yi's vacation ended. The old Gu family said goodbye to him reluctantly and sent him on the train back to Xinjiang.
It was late autumn and the rain was drizzling outside. It had been raining for several years, and the temperature in the county had also turned cold.
Gu Shian did not go home for lunch as usual. Lin Yao watched Doudou and Yuanyuan practicing calligraphy in the house.
Zhang Cuilan washed her hands, put on an apron, lit a fire, moved firewood to boil water, picked up millet and put it in the pot, put it in the steamer to make steamed buns, went to the ear room to find potatoes bought from the market, peeled and shredded them, cut the meat, fried a plate of shredded potatoes and meat, and fried a plate of stir-fried beans. The aroma of rice was spreading.
Gu Doudou went out to drain the water and saw a snail under the porch. He squatted down to take a closer look. A gust of cold wind came with raindrops. The little boy was blown directly. He shivered and sneezed loudly. "Yawn!"
"Doudou, it's raining outside, come in quickly." Lin Yao called the little boy in, touched the little boy's cold face, cut ginger and scallions, and rolled a bowl of hot ginger sugar tea for the little boy to drink.
"Hey, spicy and sweet, delicious." Gu Doudou stretched out his little tongue while drinking ginger sugar tea.
"Mom, what is my brother drinking?" Yuanyuan smelled the spicy and sweet smell, walked out of the house on her short legs, and stood on the porch looking into the kitchen.
"Ginger sugar tea, mother's ginger tea."
Gu Doudou held the bowl and laughed.
"Mom, Yuanyuan also wants some."
"Okay, there's more in the kitchen, mom will serve Yuanyuan." Lin Yao came over, took the fat lady's hand and went into the house, and served a bowl to everyone in the family. Now it was raining and cold, and the roads in the county were damp, so the children each drank a bowl of ginger sugar tea to drive away the cold.
"Mom, it's delicious."
Yuanyuan's little mouth was red from drinking it, and he didn't forget to hold it in his hand for her to drink.
Gu Doudou also ran to the kitchen, filled a bowl and brought it over, "Mom, you drink it too when it's cold."
This... Lin Yao looked at the big bowl of steaming ginger sugar tea in front of him and the children's sweet eyes, and didn't know how to drink it.
Such a big bowl! She couldn't drink it.
When Lin Yao was worrying, Gu Shian, with a damp and cold breath, walked into the house.
"Dad!"
"Dad!"
Gu Shian usually returned home after dark, but he returned home early today, and the children were very excited.
"Dad, why did you come back so early today?"
Gu Doudou ran over with his sister and circled around Deputy Director Gu.
Gu Shian took out the iron box of biscuits bought from the supply and marketing cooperative from his pocket, patted the little guy, and said, "We finished work early today, take it and eat it."
"Oh!"
Gu Doudou shouted happily, holding the iron box. The brother and sister ate it together, and the little sparrows shared it like a little sparrow.
Seeing Gu Huaian, whose eyes were sharp due to the rain, Lin Yao's eyes lit up and he said cheerfully:
"Deputy Director Gu, you have worked hard. Have a bowl of ginger tea to warm yourself up."
After saying that, he pushed the bowl on the table forward.
Gu Huaian's mouth curled up, and when he saw the big bowl of ginger tea on the table with a spicy and refreshing aroma:
Hmm? Why is it such a big bowl? ? ?
"Hey, my brother and I poured ginger tea for mom. Mom couldn't drink it, so we gave it to dad."
Yuanyuan's little voice was as clear as a little yellow oriole.
"........." Deputy Director Gu's smile froze.
"Oh, the porridge in the pot should be ready, let me take a look!"
Lin Yao felt a chill on his back, and the hairs on his body stood up. He quickly found an excuse to slip away.
The two children were left at home staring at Gu Shian.
"......."
*
Deputy Director Gu, who had a cold face, drank up the ginger tea in the bowl.
After dinner, the family took a nap as usual.
Gu Shian boiled hot water, took a bath, threw his changed military uniform and camouflage uniform into the wooden basin, and washed them with soap.
Now most of the people in the county have running water pipes installed in their homes, which makes cooking and washing clothes very convenient.
In the past, Gu Shian washed his own clothes, and he did not change after Lin Yao married into the family. Zhang Cuilan trained the children to do housework since they were young, and Deputy Director Gu could wash his own clothes cleanly.
After taking a nap, Lin Yao sat leisurely on the recliner in the corridor and knitted a sweater.
After summer comes autumn. She wants to knit a sweater for each of her two children before the weather turns cold.
When she stacked the clothes in front, she looked through them and found that the sweaters that the children wore in autumn had become too small and untied.
It was cold and rainy outside. Chen Shujuan from the next yard came back from the factory wearing a straw hat. She rushed home in the wind and rain. When she passed by Gu's yard, she saw the door was half open. She glanced at it for some reason. Her eyes almost popped out of her head.
What did she see? !
Deputy Director Gu actually washes clothes at home! The young wife at home is sitting in the corridor knitting sweaters like nothing happened?!
How can she do this?!
Chen Shujuan thought of her husband who didn't even help when the soy sauce spilled, and she felt sad and proud.
She felt sad because how could the young wife of the Gu family marry such a handsome man, but she couldn't find one herself. She felt proud because compared with the young wife of the Lin family, she was really a good woman. She was hardworking, simple and capable.
Chen Shujuan smiled complacently and went home to tell her husband about this matter and jokes.
"If a woman doesn't stay home to take care of the children and do the housework, can she still be called a woman? Such a lazy woman will suffer in the future."
Chen Shujuan's husband is Diao Dazhuang, the company commander of the county militia company. Diao Dazhuang didn't even say a word after hearing this. He glanced at Chen Shujuan's bloated figure and short and thick legs. He thought to himself, damn, Deputy Director Gu is still lucky. He is cold and scary all day long, but he can still find a fairy-like wife. Why did he find a female demon?
Hey, the female demon's cooking is not delicious!
In the Gu family's courtyard, it was raining outside. Gu Shi'an pulled a clothesline under the corridor to dry the washed military uniforms and hang clothes.
Lin Yao was still leisurely knitting a sweater on the recliner. After knitting for a while, she yawned and went back to the house to take a nap with the fat lady.
She slept until three o'clock in the afternoon.
When she got up, the two little guys at home were already playing in the yard with full energy.
Raindrops were dripping under the eaves, and frogs were croaking outside. A green frog with a bulging belly was jumping in the yard, croaking. Gu Doudou hurriedly took off his shoes and went to catch the frog with his bare feet. The yard was paved with blue bricks and there were small puddles. The green frog kicked its legs and jumped away. The frog was not caught, and the little boy stepped into a puddle with one foot, which was also very happy.
"Hmm~"
Yuanyuan in the corridor widened her eyes, squatted down in a hurry, took off her flowery shoes, pulled off her socks, and was about to run into the rain with her short legs, when she was lifted up by a pair of big hands.
"Dad, catch frogs, catch frogs."
The little girl patted Gu Shian's handsome face and leaned forward.
"Doudou, come back."
Gu Shian reached out and hugged the fat lady, saying in a low voice.
Hehe, dad is calling him.
Little Gu Doudou in the rain also knew that it was not good to play in the rain, so he relaxed a little, and then went back to the corridor with a smile.
"Are you cold?"
Gu Shian touched the faces of the two little kids.
"Hehe, it's okay." Gu Doudou grinned, and Yuanyuan laughed too.
Having said that, the lips of the two kids were blue and purple.
"What's wrong? Your mouth is blue with frostbite. Aren't you afraid of getting sick?" Zhang Cuilan came out of the house and got angry when she saw the two kids like this. She pulled a towel to dry their hair and said, "Let's go to the kitchen and give each of them a bowl of ginger tea!"
She didn't forget to glare at Gu Shian after saying that. "The kids are making a fuss, and you are just standing there watching them! Are you asking for a beating?"
This... Gu Shian rarely got glared at by his old mother, so he touched his nose angrily.
Gu Doudou and Yuanyuan covered their mouths and laughed for a while. When they saw grandma bring out two big bowls of spicy ginger tea from the kitchen, they drank it in big gulps and almost cried because of the spiciness.
It's spicy. Why is grandma's cooking so spicy?
Mom's ginger tea is so sweet.
Gu Doudou held a sip of ginger tea in his mouth and glanced at Yuanyuan who was drinking ginger soup obediently. He thought that his sister was a really honest child. However, he looked at his grandmother who was staring at him hungrily and thought, forget it, he should be an honest child too.
The two children drank the ginger tea obediently. Zhang Cuilan wrapped them in coats and asked them to go into the house to cover themselves.
The next morning, people in the town were clamoring to go and fight Lin Daguo and Lin Hongwu, father and son.
The members of the Dongfanghong Production Team were usually oppressed. Once Lin Hongwu was arrested, the members had to go to the town to see his miserable appearance and vent their anger!
So, before dawn in the morning, a group of old men were called out from their quilts by their wives.
"What are you doing so early?"
"What? Of course, to see Lin Daguo and his son having sex!"
"We have to go!"
It was just past seven o'clock in the town, and the wounded Lin Daguo and Lin Hongwu were handcuffed and escorted to the street by the inspection team and the police from the county public security bureau. They
were followed by a group of slogan-shouting people. There were many neighbors watching on the road, pointing and talking, and some even threw stones at them and cursed them for being immoral.
Someone in the crowd of onlookers exclaimed, "Hey, isn't that man Lin Hongwu, the gangster who used to fight in the town?"
"Really? How come he was taken to the street?"
"Hey, don't you know? This bastard was arrested when he was the team leader for exploiting us ordinary people, beating his wife, and having promiscuous relationships with both men and women!"
"Bah! He's a stinking gangster!"
"That's right, his father is pretty shameless too!"
"............"
The members of the Dongfanghong Production Team were so happy that they were about to go to the sky. The malice that had been pent up in their hearts because they had been bullied by Lin Hongwu and his son before was swept away. It was true that evil would be rewarded with evil.
There was an old man in the village who was too happy. He got into the crowd and only cared about the miserable state of the third grandson of Lin Daguo and his son. He completely forgot about the rice that his wife had asked him to buy.
When the old man returned home empty-handed, his wife heard the noise and hurried out to see that the old man in his family had been spitting until his mouth was dry and he was holding a kettle to fill water. He had forgotten to buy the rice. The
old woman was a little angry at first because the old man didn't know his limits and was involved in everything without worrying about dirtying his eyes.
After hearing from her own old man that Lin Daguo and his son were arrested and had political stains, her family didn't have to live in fear anymore, and she smiled.
Nowadays, anyone who is involved in oppressing the common people usually does not have a good end. The process is usually to be arrested first and then sent to a remote farm for reform. Once sent to the farm, it is difficult to get back.
As expected, three days later, Lin Hongwu and his son were taken to a farm in the countryside. It is said that before leaving, Li Aifeng threatened to die, and the commune leader got angry and said that she would be sent to the farm for reform. Li Aifeng was dumbfounded and did not dare to make a scene. She pretended to yell at Lin Daguo and his son twice, and then ran away without looking back.
That guy was very agile and did not look like an old lady in her 50s at all.
Lin Daguo's family of three reformed some and left others alone, leaving Li Aifeng the only capable person at home without Wang Honghua, the daughter-in-law, to squeeze them. There were a lot of chores to do at home, including cooking and buying rice and oil. Li Aifeng was swearing at home, ready to go to Wang's house to find a daughter-in-law.
A few days later, her brother and sister-in-law sent a message saying that Li Aifeng's father, Old Man Li, had fallen and was lying on the kang and couldn't get up, so they asked Li Aifeng to come back and take care of him.
Li Aifeng thought that her brother and sister-in-law were bullshit, and she was a married girl, so why should she care about her father.
Unexpectedly, Li Aifeng's brother and sister-in-law directly abandoned the old man Li who couldn't get up to the Lin family. Li Aifeng couldn't ignore him. She had to feed the old man, wipe his body and empty the spittoon every day. But after a few days, Li Aifeng's face turned pale and his eyelids drooped. He was so tired that he didn't have the energy to find trouble with the old Wang family.
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