Liu Honghua jumped up and down like a dog whose tail had been stepped on. "What a huge injustice! When did I steal her food? She pushed her cart to the commune to exchange it for food coupons. How could I accuse someone else of stealing it?"
Yan Runzhi knew that her family had no food and there were only some dried sweet potatoes in the jar, but since her daughter-in-law said that Liu Honghua stole them, then it was Liu Honghua who stole them.
She wiped her tears and looked very fragile. "We are an orphan and a widow at home. No one outside knows what's going on. We look like normal people, but no one knows what we are going through. In the middle of winter, we are not allowed to heat the kang, and there is not even a sip of hot water in the house. In the middle of the night, the child wants to drink water, but the bowl is full of ice..."
Yan Runzhi has accumulated rich experience in real life after being bullied and struggled for many years. It is equally important to show weakness, accuse and self-relief after being humiliated. Because if you don't act well, you will not only fail to win sympathy, but also be disliked.
So her acting skills are quite solid.
The people around, especially the young educated youth, were immediately filled with righteous indignation. "Cheng Ruhai is too bullying. Even if she is his stepmother, she has done him no wrong." "It was his stepmother who married him to his wife!"
With the help of the masses, Liu Honghua had to admit that she stole the grain whether she wanted to or not. Who made you addicted to bullying and destroying other people's shacks?
Liu Honghua was so wronged that she felt even more wronged than Dou E in the story of Snow in June. She had never stolen Jiang Lin's food and she wanted to bang her head against the wall to prove her innocence.
Cheng Ruhai looked gloomy, glared at Jiang Lin and Yan Runzhi fiercely, and gritted his teeth: "Yes, I'll just swallow my loss."
Jiang Lin: "Don't be unconvinced. There is no such thing as a silent loss." If you hadn't smashed my shack, you wouldn't have been blackmailed. You only deserved it.
With orders from the branch secretary and team leader, the director of public security took people to Cheng Ruhai's house to get food, and soon all the food was weighed out.
Cheng Fujun said, "There is a stove in the brigade. You can make a meal here."
Yan Runzhi immediately thanked him and bowed to him.
Cheng Fujun hurried to get away. Both his father and he had benefited from the kindness of his grandfather and uncle Cheng Rushan when they were children.
Although the landlords and local tyrants have been defeated, the reputation and status of Mr. Cheng in Shuihuai Village are not something that ordinary people can despise. Although some activists can ignore the kindness of the past when carrying out the movement, people with conscience cannot ignore it.
It was already dark at this time, and after dinner they had to go back to farm work. The team leader shouted at everyone to disperse quickly.
Jiang Lin went to express her gratitude to Sun Qinghui and other educated youth.
Sun Qinghui said: "After dinner, we will go to see the branch family and we will definitely not let you suffer any loss."
He had heard people talking about Jiang Lin taking the child to sell early in the morning, and he was a little worried, but he didn't expect Jiang Lin to come back in the afternoon. He felt guilty for his old judgment and bad-looking attitude towards people, so he was naturally more willing to help now.
Another female educated youth asked, "Hey, why don't I see Meng Yiyi?"
Meng Yiyi and Jiang Lin were so close that they were like one. Now that Jiang Lin was making a fuss, Meng Yiyi didn't come to help? They all found it a little strange.
A male educated youth said, "The production team called for people to collect manure a while ago, but no one wanted to go because it was too dirty. Meng Yiyi volunteered to go so that her classmates could have more rest."
Some people say that Meng Yiyi really cares about everyone and is a person who is willing to help others.
"She didn't come to help Jiang Lin, so she definitely didn't know. If she had known, she would have come. Jiang Lin, don't think too much about it." Someone explained to Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "I won't worry too much. I told her at the entrance of the village in the evening that she must have something wrong. Besides, there are brigade cadres in charge and classmates backing us up. What is there to be afraid of? Thank you so much."
She smiled sincerely, without any other meaning. Some people couldn't help but grumble in their hearts. Meng Yiyi said that she had a good relationship with her, but it seemed that encountering trouble might not be a good thing.
After seeing off the educated youths, Jiang Lin looked in the direction of the educated youths' station and smiled. Of course, she would not say anything bad about Meng Yiyi, but she had to say what she should say. Others are not fools, and their true nature will be revealed over time.
When the original owner married Cheng Rushan, the old branch secretary arranged a position for her as a primary school teacher in the Yanghong Brigade. This way, she didn't have to go to work, and she could earn ten work points a day, and she would also receive teacher subsidies during festivals.
But Meng Yiyi was so exhausted from farm work that day that she looked like she was going to die. The original owner gave her job as a primary school teacher to Meng Yiyi, and she followed her mother-in-law to do needlework for the brigade.
Yan Runzhi was the daughter of a landlord and had learned embroidery since she was a child. In the hard and simple era, no one dared to use luxury items like embroidery. In order to find a job for Yan Runzhi that was both easy and profitable, the old branch secretary asked her to embroider revolutionary-themed handkerchiefs, flags, school bags, and bundles.
These items were given to the county supply and marketing cooperative at a good price. Not only did the brigade make money, but Yan Runzhi could also get ten work points a day, with extra subsidies for food, vegetables, firewood, etc. The original owner could also help by drawing patterns, cutting lace, etc., and could also earn seven or eight work points. The key was that she didn't have to be exposed to the sun or rain, and it was light and easy, so she was naturally happy.
Although the original owner was not a kind person and looked down on this and that, she was really good to Meng Yiyi. Meng Yiyi didn't even come to help her with the division of the family, so why should she count on her?
Jiang Lin didn't feel that she had wronged her at all.
Over there, Yan Runzhi was so surprised at the large basket of wheat flour and the basket of corn flour worth one yuan, that she was speechless.
My daughter-in-law is really capable. She is worthy of being an educated youth from a big city. She has her own tricks.
Cheng Dabao opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it without even realizing it.
Cheng Xiaobao saw that Jiang Lin was the kind, brave and smart daughter-in-law in his grandma's story, and his whole body was glowing.
Yan Runzhi is not well educated, but she often tells stories to children. The protagonists of the stories are mostly simple working people, and the beginning of each story is without exception "Once upon a time there was a family... three girls or three sons, three wives..." Basically, it is the kind of story where two people who think they are smart team up to bully the other one, but end up being outsmarted by their own cleverness.
Children never get tired of listening to it.
Cheng Xiaobao wanted to beat drums and gongs to cheer for his mother.
Seeing that his face was flushed with excitement and his black eyes were getting brighter, Jiang Lin reached out and pinched his cheeks, making a "hush" gesture.
Cheng Xiaobao immediately covered his mouth and just stared at Jiang Lin with his big eyes, saying that he had nothing to say. In fact, he didn't know that Jiang Lin didn't want him to say anything, so he just had to cooperate and make this expression.
Cheng Dabao knew that there was not so much food at home, and this was specially begged by Jiang Lin. Although he did not understand too profound things, he knew: she was amazing! She was really different from before, and he had to find a chance to talk to grandma.
He turned his head to look at Yan Runzhi, who was busy scooping noodles and cooking.
Yan Runzhi asked her daughter-in-law: "Bao'er mother, time is tight, we don't even have time to roll out the pancakes or noodles, how about... making something simple?"
Seeing her looking like she was asking for instructions from her superior, Jiang Lin broke into a cold sweat and said, "Just make sure you're full."
Yan Runzhi: "How about making some noodle dumpling soup?" Make a paste of cornmeal, shape the fine flour into lumps, put them in and cook them. It will be very filling.
Jiang Lin naturally had no objection. She wanted to eat big fish and meat, but she didn't have the conditions, right? At noon, she ate a big bowl of noodles, but it didn't satisfy her hunger at all. Now she was rumbling with hunger. She really underestimated her thin body.
Cheng Dabao took the initiative to go outside to drag firewood, Cheng Xiaobao brought over two broken wooden blocks, and the two brothers sat together in front of the stove.
Before, when Yan Runzhi cooked at home, Jiang Lin didn't help, and Cheng Dabao helped to light the fire early in the morning.
Jiang Lin saw Cheng Dabao holding a matchbox in his right hand and a match in his left hand. He struck the match and it lit up. He used the match to light the soft straw in front of the stove. Xiaobao immediately poked the straw in with a fire stick, and Dabao put in a few cotton sticks, and soon the fire started.
Jiang Lin: ...It looks very impressive.
She felt a little embarrassed standing aside, but she couldn't be lazy. She ran back to the shack to clean up and check the things at home. Most of the pots and pans were broken, but clothes and other things were locked in the box. She packed up the bedding, boxes, and usable dishes and chopsticks, and moved them over in batches.
By the time she has cleaned up, the meal will be ready.
Yan Runzhi was quick and agile and quickly cooked the dumpling soup. She also cut a pickled vegetable dumpling that someone gave her as a gift, washed off the salty taste, and placed it on a gourd leaf.
"Mom, it's time for dinner." Cheng Xiaobao greeted Jiang Lin happily.
Jiang Lin smiled and replied, "Okay."
Cheng Xiaobao proudly grabbed Cheng Dabao's hand and shook it vigorously. Being able to shout "mother" loudly and have his mother respond was what he longed for the most.
Cheng Tiegang, Cheng Jingang, Tiedan and Goudan, those guys always make fun of them for being disliked by their own mothers. Humph, let's see if they can still make fun of themselves in the future.
Cheng Xiaobao was so happy that he wanted to drag Jiang Lin around the village to show her how much his mother loved him.
Cheng Dabao rolled his eyes at him, but pushed the largest bowl of dumpling soup to Jiang Lin.
Yan Runzhi smiled and said, "What a sensible child. Mom does the most work and has to divide the family property, so she should eat the most lumps."
Jiang Lin sat down and scooped out the dough lumps with a broken porcelain spoon and shared some with Yan Runzhi.
She noticed that Yan Runzhi's bowl was mostly corn paste with only a few small dough dumplings, while the dumplings in Dabao and Xiaobao's bowls were enough to eat.
Yan Runzhi was flattered and said, "No, no, I have enough."
Jiang Lin ordered: "Eat!"
Yan Runzhi immediately acted like a young wife and smiled flatteringly, "I eat so much, it's all a waste."
Jiang Lin: "My grandma earns the most work points, so she should eat more."
"You are a great contributor to our family, you should eat more." Yan Runzhi would never stop trying to make excuses.
Jiang Lin immediately interrupted this business flattery. Yan Runzhi was obviously the elder, but she always treated her like a little daughter-in-law trying to please her mother-in-law, which made her uncomfortable.
Jiang Lin originally thought that the dumpling soup was not delicious, but after taking a bite, she found that it had the aroma of scallion oil, and it was so salty and delicious that she couldn't stop eating it, and drank the whole bowl in one breath. Cheng Dabao and Xiaobao also ate it with relish, and thought it was the most delicious meal they had ever eaten!
Soon they finished their meal, and the brigade cadres over there also finished their meal and shouted to go to Cheng Ruhai's house to divide the property.
Jiang Lin thought about letting the two children live in the brigade house first, and she and Yan Runzhi would go and separate the family.
But Cheng Dabao refused. He was the man of the family, so how could he not go?
Cheng Xiaobao naturally followed, and the whole family went out together, just like ants moving.
Jiang Lin had no choice but to lead them there.
Secretary Cheng Fujun, team leader Cheng Fulian, women's director Cheng Yulian and team accountant all showed up at Cheng Ruhai's house. When a family split up, the team secretary and team leader wouldn't ask about it, and the family would just take care of it.
But Cheng Rushan's family was different. First, Yan Runzhi was a member of the brigade's sideline business and did not belong to the production teams below. In addition, except for those lazy people and second-rate people who got promoted by actively participating in the movement, the serious cadres were grateful to Cheng Rushan's grandfather, uncle, and father for their contributions to the war of resistance and the protection of Shuihuai Village. This was why they protected his family outside the policy.
Cheng Ruhai was so angry that he didn't eat. His two sons and a daughter were also standing in the yard, glaring at Jiang Lin and the others fiercely.
Jiang Lin immediately glared back even more fiercely.
Cheng Yulian asked people to bring small stools, mats or stone or wooden blocks, and everyone sat at the door of the main room to talk, as it was cool there.
Those who came to watch the fun crowded around the screen wall in the courtyard. Sun Qinghui and other educated youth also came. Each of them took a seat and sat down there, which made Cheng Ruhai and Liu Honghua feel very uncomfortable.
Cheng Fujun made a few opening remarks, which were nothing more than the old parents and the grown-up brothers needing to separate and live separately, etc. He said: "There is a courtyard at home, three main rooms, two rooms in the east wing, two rooms in the west wing, and one room in the south of the west wing, and one room in the south with half of the gatehouse. The courtyard is divided into half for each of the two brothers..."
"Secretary, how can we give each of us half? You can't split it east to west or north to south, right?" Cheng Ruhai couldn't accept it. This yard was left by his ancestors and was given to the eldest son and grandson. His grandfather died, and his eldest brother was crazy on the farm. So he was the eldest son and grandson of the Cheng family, and he should be given a share.
Jiang Lin: "Oh, of course it can't be split. This yard was bought back by me... our child's father with 200 yuan. You have lived here for free for ten years without paying! Let's not talk about his past. At that time, we hadn't split up the family, and you weren't such beasts..."
"Who the hell are you scolding?" Cheng Ruhai's eldest son Cheng Tiegang rushed over and bared his teeth fiercely at Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin glanced at him with contempt, "I am your empress, just like your mother, go fuck your mother!"
Liu Honghua was also annoyed and threatened to fight with Jiang Lin, but was stopped by the women's director.
Cheng Ruhai and Liu Honghua originally wanted to indulge their two sons and one daughter to humiliate Jiang Lin and Yan Runzhi one by one, but they had no idea that Jiang Lin, an educated youth from the city, had a worse mouth than a peasant.
Liu Honghua was so angry that she became like a toad, gasping for breath with her belly bloated.
Cheng Yulian scolded Cheng Tiegang, "Get lost! If I hear you scolding your elders again, I'll give you a slap in the face! You bastard, you deserve a beating."
Cheng Tiegang shook his fist at Jiang Lin angrily.
Jiang Lin gave him a middle finger in return!
Author's words: Jiang Lin: I dropped out of school at a young age to make a living, so I am thick-skinned! I am good at fighting, swearing, and making money. Whoever treats me well, I will treat them better, and whoever treats me badly, I will be worse!
Cheng Rushan: I didn't bring any money into the group, so I'm just a legend. How do I go from being a character to being a person? Urgent!
Cheng Dabao: I am the man from the Cheng family!
Cheng Xiaobao: My mother loves me!
Yan Runzhi: I have good acting skills.
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