Meng Yiyi felt as if she was hit by a heavy hammer in the chest, her cheeks were burning, and she looked at Cheng Dabao in disbelief with fire in her eyes.
Old witch? How old am I? How evil am I?
Is this a six-year-old child? Or a little devil? Why is he so vicious and evil?
In the past, she always felt that Cheng Dabao and Cheng Xiaobao were two pitiful children, who were despised by their mother, excluded by other children, and mistreated by Liu Honghua all the time. She often felt sorry for them and wanted to treat them well in the future!
But he actually treated himself like this, what a little devil!
After Cheng Dabao finished speaking, he puffed up his face, pouted his lips, and stared at Meng Yiyi stubbornly, waiting for his mother to beat him and scold him for being rude.
Little did she know that Jiang Lin didn't have that.
Meng Yiyi looked at Jiang Lin with tearful eyes, "Linlin, look at him!"
Jiang Lin: "...What do children know? They just say nonsense after listening to the story. Our Dabao has a sense of self-protection and will not eat other people's food." She looked down at Cheng Dabao, well done!
Meng Yiyi couldn't help but said angrily, "I'm afraid someone taught him to do that. He must think we have a good relationship and deliberately sabotaged it."
The implication is naturally Yan Runzhi.
She wanted to please Yan Runzhi, so she acted nice to Dabao and Xiaobao in front of Yan Runzhi. She wanted to sow discord between Jiang Lin and Yan Runzhi so that Jiang Lin would hate Yan Runzhi, have a quarrel with him, and return to the city early.
Jiang Lin didn't do as she wished, which made her feel very upset.
Seeing that his mother didn't scold him, Cheng Dabao sensitively felt that maybe his mother no longer liked this Meng Zhiqing?
He tried again, "If you come and talk nonsense to my mother again and seduce her to go back to the city, I will tell my father and beat you up!"
Meng Yiyi's face turned pale instantly. She hadn't had the time to drive Jiang Lin away, and hadn't had the time to develop feelings with the child, so how could she have offended him first?
How did she offend this little devil? Jiang Lin was the one who was going back to the city to collect money to sell him, so why did he blame her?
She was so angry that she almost exploded.
Jiang Lin was still adding fuel to her fire, "Meng Yiyi, don't mind it. Cheng Rushan is a good person in every way, except that he spoils his children. Look, he has become so disrespectful in just two days."
Meng Yiyi saw that Jiang Lin was actually protecting the child. If it were in the past, Jiang Lin would have slapped the child if he dared to say anything bad about him.
"Linlin, you have really changed."
Jiang Lin was shocked when she saw her tearful expression as if she was about to accuse the unfaithful man. "Of course people grow up and mature. You have to look at things from a developmental perspective. You can't be rigid and old-fashioned. Now in my heart, our Dabao and Xiaobao are the most important! For outsiders, it's of course different." Put you, an outsider, into outer space.
Meng Yiyi was so angry that her face turned pale. She staggered and held onto a small Sophora japonica tree outside the door.
Jiang Lin: "You always tell me to go back to the city, why don't you go back yourself? Is there something here that you miss?"
Meng Yiyi said bitterly, "Isn't it because you always said you wanted to go back to the city? Since you don't want to go back now, I won't persuade you anymore. You are my only sister, what else do I have to miss? If I have a chance, I will go back. I can't wait to leave now!"
I asked you to go back for your own good! You're courting death by staying here! Meng Yiyi turned around and left in anger.
Looking at her running back, Cheng Dabao let out a breath and lowered his head involuntarily, as if he was accepting the punishment for his wrongdoing.
Jiang Lin pretended not to know: "Let's go and see why Grandma and Xiaobao haven't come back yet."
Cheng Dabao looked up in surprise: "You, you don't criticize me?" Is it really surprising?
Jiang Lin reached out to touch his head, and Cheng Dabao subconsciously dodged.
Jiang Lin: "Don't hide!"
Cheng Dabao felt very aggrieved, but he really didn't hide. Jiang Lin rubbed his head vigorously, enjoying it, and said with a smile: "Our Dabao is a sensible child. Mommy doesn't know how happy she is."
Dabao will not be rude to others for no reason, unlike Xiaobao who is so innocent and naughty!
Dabao immediately became happy and smiled at Jiang Lin, "Thank you Jiang Lin."
Jiang Lin: ...I praised you for being sensible, but you are too sensible.
Through the conversation with Meng Yiyi just now, she was sure that the other party must have some plot against her. When she got married, she benefited from it. Now that she was asked to return to the city, why would she work so hard if there was no benefit?
She didn't go back to the city when I did, which meant that the benefits were in the countryside rather than in the city. And apart from this home, I have nothing, so could it be that Meng Yiyi was plotting against this home?
In other words, are you after Cheng Rushan's money? If you were after someone, you should have married her back then. Now you're probably after money.
Of course, it is possible that the factors are not so important now, and it is also possible that Meng Yiyi likes Cheng Rushan. He is handsome, has a good figure, and can make money, and normal women will like him.
Thinking of this, she suddenly felt unhappy, because Cheng Rushan was hers now, and no other woman was allowed to covet him!
Jiang Lin was lost in thought and took Dabao to find Yan Runzhi and Xiaobao, but she didn't expect that there was a heated argument going on under the big locust tree.
In the morning, Yan Runzhi brought Xiaobao to the big locust tree to do some work. Shang Pozi had diarrhea because she ate too much ice-cold melon cooked with well water and wanted to stay cool, so she went back first. Later, Ma Kaihua, Wei Qiongfang and other women came to make hemp ropes for the production team.
Yan Runzhi doesn't like Ma Kaihua. She relies on Cheng Fugui and men and is very arrogant in the village. Because the former Secretary Shang took care of Yan Runzhi's family, she often says sarcastic words to bully the old lady Shang.
At this moment, because Jiang Lin was repairing roofs for the members to earn eggs and food, Ma Kaihua kept making indirect accusations, and everyone naturally knew who she was scolding as soon as they heard her.
Seeing that Yan Runzhi was around, Ma Kaihua spoke even more sarcastically, and every sentence he said was about landlords' wives and rich peasants, but he didn't mention them by name.
Yan Runzhi originally wanted to take Xiaobao home, but then she thought, why should she go alone?
Dongsheng is back, Baoer's mother and the family are in agreement. If I still act timidly, wouldn't that bring shame to my son and daughter-in-law?
So she didn't leave, she sat there and continued to do needlework. She had long since developed a good psychological quality, and was particularly good at adjusting her mood. She could remain expressionless even when criticized, not to mention Ma Kaihua's jealous words.
The more Yan Runzhi listened, the happier she became. Look, this is a jealous face!
Baoer's mother is so capable! She makes the production team leader's wife jealous!
When Ma Kaihua saw that Yan Runzhi didn't care about what she said about the landlord's wife, she curled her lips and changed the subject.
Someone brought up the topic of having children, saying that someone in the village couldn't have a child, and tried many folk remedies, and secretly worshipped the gods and ancestors, but nothing worked, so they wanted to adopt a child. Then someone said that adopting a child would not be their own, so it would be better to adopt a young, ignorant child and raise him as their own. Someone said that it was not that easy to adopt a son? Then they said it would be better to buy one.
When it comes to buying one, someone said, "I heard that an educated youth brought his two sons to sell one, and they sold it for 100 yuan each."
As she said this, she glanced at Yan Runzhi. The other women also looked at Yan Runzhi regardless of whether they had heard about it or not.
Besides Jiang Lin, who else is there among the educated youth in Shuihuai Village who has two sons?
Yan Runzhi was immediately unhappy. It was fine if they were sneering at her. She was used to being criticized anyway and had long learned to adjust her mentality. She just regarded them as farts. But what right did they have to say that about her Baoer mother? Although Baoer mother didn't care much about the child before, she didn't sell the child. She had vaguely heard people gossiping before, but she just thought it was a joke. Who knew that they were talking about her?
Her daughter-in-law has finally gotten along well with the family, and she feels that her good intentions are not enough. How can she listen to others saying bad things about her?
She rarely looked cold, "Did you go to see it with me? How dare you slander me like this? Our Baoer's mother loves her child like the apple of her eye, why are you slandering her like this?"
"Oh, don't worry about it. We didn't say Jiang Zhiqing, we just said there was such a person."
Yan Runzhi: "What kind of person is that? Tell me the name of your village so I can see."
These people usually go to a commune at most, and definitely not more than five miles away. She wants to see if there is any other educated youth around here who has two sons.
The woman was so embarrassed by Yan Runzhi's provocation that she stopped talking and just lowered her head to rub the hemp rope.
Wei Qiongfang curled her lips and said, "If you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door. Auntie, don't be angry. Just ask her and you'll know." She was polite to Yan Runzhi, but only to Jiang Lin. The educated youths mostly called the members of the commune according to their age.
Yan Runzhi was not polite to her. She changed her usual attitude of keeping things quiet and was determined to clear her daughter-in-law's name. "You educated youth, why do you always say bad things about our Baoer's mother?"
In the past, Yan Runzhi had also heard Wei Qiongfang gossiping about Jiang Lin. At that time, the most common joke was that Jiang Lin was decadent, lazy, and married a country boy, which was a disgrace to the educated youth!
Yan Runzhi didn't like to hear it. If it weren't for your background, I, Dongsheng, would not look down on you if you wanted to marry my son!
Wei Qiongfang immediately defended herself: "Don't worry, Auntie. I have no problem with you. I have no problem with Jiang Lin either. It's just that I am too upright and I can't stand some crooked ways."
She often said to others things like "She just relies on her good looks to be noble, what a bullshit" and "Just because she is pretty she thinks she is a princess? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself, what kind of person is she". Everyone knew that she was scolding Jiang Lin.
"You are honest? I think you are jealous of our Baoer mother." Yan Runzhi stared at her, "You always think you are prettier than our Baoer mother. Tsk tsk, you are so shameless. Our Baoer mother's babies are much prettier than yours!"
Wei Qiongfang: "...You, you are really unreasonable! Who is jealous of her?"
Yan Runzhi: "Aren't you jealous of my Baoer's pretty mother? Otherwise, why do you always say bad things about her behind her back?"
Ma Kaihua scolded, "Yan Runzhi, you landlord's wife, what nonsense are you talking about? Jiang Zhiqing is handsome, but our Fangfang is even prettier. Why are you jealous of her?"
Yan Runzhi curled her lips and said, "I won't lie with my eyes open."
Wei Qiongfang was so angry that her face turned even darker and yellower. Ma Kaihua was about to explode, "It's only been a few years since I forced you to kneel on the broken stones and you're already slugging?"
Yan Runzhi was not angry at all because of the humiliation. Instead, he said proudly: "Then you are right. You don't have to kneel anymore. I Dongsheng is back." Our family wants redress!
Ma Kaihua’s face suddenly turned dark.
Cheng Xiaobao was watching the ants climbing up the tree attentively, chasing the ants around, and didn't pay attention to the women's chattering. If a child doesn't like to hear something, he won't hear a word even if he whispers in his ear. Ma Kaihua's voice was particularly sharp and high-pitched, and when it reached Cheng Xiaobao's ears, he immediately turned around and shouted, "Bully my grandma, let my dad beat you to death!"
Ma Kaihua: “…” You little bastard!
Wei Qiongfang had a great impression of Cheng Rushan. She had never seen such a handsome and masculine man. The educated youth around her were either weak, slick, or full of resentment. Most of the young people in the village were rude, swearing and unhygienic. Even those who looked better were either clumsy or always talking about sleepiness, and only wanted to take advantage of young women.
Thinking of Cheng Rushan, she felt a little soft in her heart and smiled at Cheng Xiaobao, "Your mother wants to sell you for a hundred yuan, don't you hate her?"
Xiaobao's attention was immediately drawn to the 100 yuan. He asked, "How much is 100 yuan?"
Wei Qiongfang: "It's one hundred for one dollar."
"So 10,000 or 100?"
"Of course it's ten thousand, there are tens, hundreds, thousands, and even thousands in between."
"I know about the thousand. My father brought back seven thousand. My mother said it's worth ten thousand, which is more than seven thousand. A hundred is not enough!" Xiaobao still didn't understand Wei Qiongfang's intention against Jiang Lin. He just thought she was discussing whether his mother was right about him being worth ten thousand.
He kept muttering to himself, and everyone under the big locust tree, except Yan Runzhi, felt like they were deaf. There was silence in their ears, and only the two words "Seven Thousand" whirled into their heads.
Seven thousand!!!!
Children don’t understand this and won’t brag. They just remember what adults say and think it must be true!!
Seven thousand! Think about how hard they work all year and how little they can save at home!
I'm going to have to go hungry when my son gets married.
Cheng Rushan actually got back 7,000? He was out for six years and only got back 7,000. What the hell was he doing out there?
We want to go too.
Wei Qiongfang was stunned, her mouth was wide open, "Stop bragging, seven thousand? Do you know how much seven thousand is?"
She only knew that Cheng Rushan was good-looking, but she didn't expect that Cheng Rushan was so capable and actually earned 7,000 yuan! Her parents had jobs in the city, her father earned 33 yuan a month, and her mother earned 20 yuan a month. How many years would it take to earn 7,000 yuan?
Don't believe it!
Cheng Xiaobao shouted, "Of course I know! My father gave the paper to my mother and asked her to manage the money. If you don't believe me, ask my grandma. Why did you say I'm worth a hundred? My mother said ten thousand! You can't afford it!"
Cheng Xiaobao was very persistent about his price being 10,000 yuan, because 10,000 yuan was the highest price he knew, which meant that he was very, very valuable in his mother's heart and that no one else could afford him. Every time his mother said he was worth 10,000 yuan, she would smile very happily.
Wei Qiongfang naturally didn't understand his dilemma, and said casually: "Your mother is going to sell you for 100 yuan, you and your brother will each get 100 yuan, and she will sell you for 200 yuan so that you can go back to the city."
Cheng Xiaobao was furious and stamped her feet hard, "You bad woman, don't you know how to count? My mother clearly said 10,000! How can a hundred be enough? My mother said it's worth 10,000, but I can't afford it!"
When he is anxious, he talks faster than asking for candy.
When he said this, some women naturally thought Jiang Lin was joking, just like other adults in the village who said their children were exchanged for cakes and sweet potatoes. Over-exaggeration and over-depreciation are the same principle. It's just a joke, not a real sale.
Some people just didn't believe it, saying, "I'm just kidding, don't be angry, our family only has half a bag of soybeans to exchange."
Yan Runzhi: "Forget it, let's ignore them and go home." She held the basket and held Xiaobao's hand and was about to go home.
Mrs. Shang hasn't come out yet, so some weird people have come. It's really annoying.
Ma Kaihua said sarcastically: "If you act uprightly, you won't be afraid of what people say."
Wei Qiongfang was determined to sow discord between Jiang Lin and her family. It would be best if Yan Runzhi and Cheng Rushan got angry and kicked her out.
She said, "Xiaobao, did you follow your mother to the carriage shop that day? Your mother wanted to sell you for 100 yuan that day. She couldn't afford 10,000 yuan, but she could afford 100 yuan." Why would she go to the carriage shop if she didn't sell her son?
Xiaobao was startled. He and Dabao had gone out with their mother that day. They were outside watching cicadas.
Just then Jiang Lin and Cheng Dabao came over.
Wei Qiongfang was caught talking bad about someone behind their back. She looked embarrassed but pretended nothing had happened and continued to twist the hemp rope, ignoring Jiang Lin.
As soon as Cheng Xiaobao saw his mother coming back, he immediately rushed over, hugged Jiang Lin's thighs and cried very sadly, "Mom, am I worth ten thousand yuan? How come she said I was only worth a hundred, wuwuwu~~~"
Ten thousand means your mother loves you very, very much, and one hundred means she doesn’t love you that much! Wei Qiongfang meant it bluntly: your mother doesn’t love you! Xiaobao couldn’t accept it.
Jiang Lin wiped his tears with a handkerchief and said softly, "Don't listen to their nonsense. Ten thousand yuan is not enough. Many mothers can't bear to part with it." After coaxing him for a few words, Jiang Lin kissed his little face again.
Xiaobao was happy and raised his little face proudly. My mother said that even ten thousand was not enough!
Jiang Lin asked Xiaobao and Dabao to go find grandma, while she walked towards Wei Qiongfang.
Wei Qiongfang sat on a small stool, glanced at her, and pouted, "What are you doing? I'm telling the truth."
Jiang Lin had a cold face and without saying a word, he raised his foot and kicked Wei Qiongfang hard.
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