Chapter 96
That night, Lin Daguo and his family of three huddled together in the main hall, keeping watch for most of the night. If anyone felt sleepy, Li Aifeng would pinch them, fearing that Wang Honghua would wake up and go crazy. The family needed help.
The next day, when the roosters crowed three times, Li Aifeng filled a basin with water, and the family of three wiped their faces hastily, locked the front door, and rushed to Lao Wangzhuang with great momentum.
Lin Daguo still had some brains. He and his family did not go directly to Wang Laopao's house to question him, but went to a distant relative's house in Lao Wangzhuang. According to the relationship, Lin Daguo had to call the old man his cousin. Li Aifeng was reluctant, so she gave the old man a bag of good tobacco and the old woman a piece of fragrant soap. Lin Hongwu said a few words and got the truth out of her easily.
Because Wang Honghua was bought with money, not married properly, no matter what era, this way of marriage was not glorious.
Therefore, Li Aifeng only showed off in her own village and never
said a word in Lao Wangzhuang. The villagers in Lao Wangzhuang only knew that Wang Shanpao's daughter was "bought" away, but they had no idea that it was Lao Lin's family who paid for it. "Hey, you're talking about Wang Laopao's daughter? You can't marry his daughter!"
"Uncle, why?"
"Why? The daughter of the old Wang family is a lunatic! Alas, this child is also a miserable one. Madness is hereditary in her family. Wang Shanpao's father fled to our old Wang village. Just imagine, it is not easy for a beggar with no house or land to find a wife. The locals are not stupid. Their daughters must find a rich family.
Wang Shangpao's father was a bachelor until he was thirty years old. That year, he went to the town to sell food. When they met a few hooligans bullying a beggar girl, Wang Shanpao's father was kind-hearted and rescued the beggar girl. The beggar girl did not leave and went home with him. She came back in a neat and tidy state. The two poor people lived together and gave birth to Wang Shanpao two years later..."
Although Wang Shanpao's mother went crazy from time to time, she lived a long life. She lived to be 78. The old lady passed away last year. As soon as
the old lady passed away, Wang Honghua's madness relapsed. This girl was usually quiet and well-behaved at home. She was good at everything at home and outside, and she was pretty. Before she got sick, many people from the village and outside came to propose marriage.
Wang Shanpao was so proud at first that he asked his wife for a high price to marry off his daughter.
As a result, the people in the village were sleeping well at night. Wang Honghua suddenly ran to the yard in the middle of the night and sang and jumped. He pointed at Wang Shan guns and scolded his filial piety, holding the broom at home, and slammed against Wang Shan. The status of the Wang family dropped
thousands of years. Lin Daguo glared at Li Aifeng with dark eyes and gritted his teeth secretly. His stupid wife had dug a pit and she just jumped into it. Li Aifeng's eyes rolled around. She felt guilty. If she wanted to blame someone, she should blame Wang Shanpao's cunning family for making their Lin family the scapegoat! This matter must not be made a big deal. If it was made a big deal, Wang Shanpao's family would at most be known as selling a daughter, but it would be a bad thing for the Lin family. Wang Shanpao's family got a hot potato, took the money, and signed the divorce agreement. Lin Daguo's family's reputation in the village could not be ruined any more. Moreover, the authorities strictly prohibited the buying and selling of marriages in the countryside. If this matter was made a big deal, Lin Daguo's family of three might be sent to labor reform again. Speaking of labor reform, Li Aifeng burst into tears. Her labor reform for more than half a year was not a life for a human being! The quarry was full of prisoners sent there for labor reform, and there were many poor and vicious people among them. If someone like Li Aifeng went there, she would only be beaten. At the beginning, Li Aifeng was arrogant and pointed at the supervisor's nose and scolded him, and he was punished. Every day before dawn, she had to carry heavy shoulders to carry stones, and she had to carry twenty shoulders a day! If she didn't finish the work, she would have no food to eat. Li Aifeng could still howl a few times at the beginning, but later she was so tired that she didn't even have time to cry! In order to avoid going to the quarry for labor reform, Lin Daguo's family could only grit their teeth and swallow this shame. * Monday was a sunny day. Rows of high-spirited young men in Yunshui County jumped onto military trucks with their bags on their backs. This training in the countryside was not only for the annual training, but also to warn some saboteurs through this massive training. During this period, the number of enemy agents active in the provincial capital gradually increased. The provincial public security bureau had cracked several organized terrorist attacks. One of the enemy agents had explosives tied to his body and wanted to disguise himself and sneak into the provincial military factory to blow up the factory. If the comrades of the provincial public security bureau had not acted quickly, the provincial military factory would have been in ruins. In this special era, we must always be extremely vigilant. All the major factories in Yunshui County have set up their own militia companies. Every day when the workshops start working, the soldiers of the militia companies will not stop for a moment, strictly monitoring the safety of the factory to prevent the enemy from causing damage, and they cannot afford to be careless. At the county public security bureau, Gu Shian gave an order, and the young men of the public security bureau were like wild horses that had broken free from their reins. In less than a few seconds, they ran to the alley one by one with their bags on their backs and jumped onto the military green truck. Gu Shidong hugged the red cherry wood knife given by his eldest brother and screamed with envy. The brat jumped up and down, shouting that he would join the army when he grew up. This kid went crazy from time to time, and the old Gu family was too lazy to pay attention to him. Before leaving the house in the morning, Lin Yao checked Deputy Director Gu's luggage again to see if there was anything he had forgotten. He also took food, drinks, and medicine for injuries. Lin Yao carried his fat son to see Deputy Director Gu out. Gu Shian wore camouflage clothes today, which made his broad shoulders, narrow waist, and long legs look even more prominent. He stood there, and although he didn't have a stern face, he exuded an aura of "keep away from strangers." Gu Doudou spit out bubbles of saliva and tried to get into his old father's arms. "Daddy! Ride the big horse, ride the big horse!" The little fat boy usually likes to ride the big horse. Gu Shian curled his lips, grabbed the little fat boy's naughty hand, and put the little fat boy on his shoulder to ride the big horse twice. Gu Doudou was so happy that he opened his little mouth with just two front teeth and laughed like a little rabbit. After Gu Shian coaxed his fat son, he just wanted to put the little fat boy down and say a few words to his wife. Unexpectedly, Gu Doudou didn't play enough, and pulled Gu Shian's ears with his two little fat hands, spitting saliva and shouting.
"Oh no!"
Deputy Director Gu's handsome face made his son drool all over his face.
"..."
The family finally let the stubborn little fat boy go.
Zhang Cuilan and Gu Mancang took the little fat boy to one side to practice walking. Gu Doudou wore a thick cotton jacket for the whole winter, and now he was wearing open-crotch pants and felt relaxed.
The little boy took two steps forward with his fat legs and fell to the ground with a plop.
Gu Mancang came over to hug him with a distressed look, but Zhang Cuilan held him back.
"What are you doing, old man?"
"Doudou fell down, I'm going to comfort him."
"What are you comforting? If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful thing. Have you forgotten how our child grew up?"
Gu Mancang was still struggling with his thoughts. Gu Doudou, who was lying on the ground, kicked his legs. When he found that no one was coming to hold him, he got up by himself, continued to walk forward, and threw himself into Zhang Cuilan's arms with a smile.
"Grandma!"
"Hey, grandma's little Doudou is so great." Zhang Cuilan smiled and patted the dirt off his body, stood up, held his chubby hand, and Gu Mancang followed him.
Lin Yao saw that someone was tormenting the little fat boy, so he held back his smile and wiped Gu Shian's face.
"My son's drool is not dirty."
"Old Gu, it's getting late, let's go, the old director said that even if you have to hold your shit in your □□, you can't delay the training!"
Big Head Brother's words of ruining the mood echoed behind him.
Deputy Director Gu, who was about to sell his wife to ask for a kiss: "..."
*
After Gu Shi'an left, the life of the old Gu family returned to peace. There was a lot of rain in the yard these days. Often when he woke up in the morning, the leaves outside were all over the yard.
Gu Mancang was at home, sweeping the yard twice a day without rushing. It was noon now. Dongzi had not finished school yet, and Lin Yao had taken Doudou to the post office to mail a package. The yard that had just been swept in the morning was covered with a lot of weeds. Aunt Dafu was so angry that she was sweeping the yard while muttering, "These broken fruit trees only know how to bloom, but they don't bear fruit year after year. I'll ask someone to cut them down for you next year!"
It was noon, and every household in the village was cooking. Some households even exuded a strong aroma of pork fat. It seemed that their lives had improved today.
Gu Shidong was already hungry. With his little nose sniffing the fragrance that filled the alley, he ran home with his schoolbag on his back. He shouted before he even opened the door, "Mom, sister-in-law, I'm hungry!"
Lin Yao responded, "There are vegetable buns in the kitchen."
"Vegetable buns!"
Gu Shidong's eyes lit up, and he rushed to the kitchen without even putting down his schoolbag. Before Zhang Cuilan even opened her mouth to tell him to wash his hands, the little brat seemed to have thought of something and ran to the yard to fetch water to wash his hands.
He even knew to use soap to carefully wipe his dirty hands and rinse them clean.
Zhang Cuilan laughed when she saw him. This little brat was afraid of being scolded by Yaoyao.
Since the start of school this year, Lin Yao is not as accustomed to the brats as before. There are some rules about table manners, and the sister-in-law has also set rules for the brats, such as not being picky when eating, washing hands before and after meals, rinsing mouths, eating only as much as they can, not smacking their lips, and cherishing food, etc. Dongzi and Doudou have also developed good habits imperceptibly.
The old Gu family had lunch, and someone followed Gu Shidong all the way home.
In an alley one street away from the big compound, a short woman sat cross-legged on a narrow bed, hiding her face in the dark with a cigarette in her hand. "Have you found out everything?"
"I have found out everything. All the people from the Yunshui County Public Security Bureau have left. The Gu family is full of old, weak and sick people."
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