"Village Chief, how is Qiu Feng?"
"Still the same."
As soon as Qi Fusheng brought Gao Qiufeng back to the village, he was surrounded by villagers who were sitting under a tree at the entrance and chatting, asking about Gao Qiufeng's condition.
He knew in his heart that some of these people really cared about Gao Qiufeng, and some were just there to see his smile!
No matter who asked, he always smiled.
"It's okay. Qiu Feng has me. I will take good care of her."
The men in the village secretly cursed Qi Fusheng, the village chief, for being so stupid that he raised someone else's daughter, but the daughter turned around and disowned him.
Now Gao Qiufeng has gone crazy and can't clearly explain who cheated on Qi Fusheng.
Qi Futian stood in the crowd, and his eyes became moist as he watched Qi Futian, hunched over, pulling the stupid Gao Qiufeng back.
How come the woman he loved all his life became like this?
He raised his arm, which was covered with dense needle holes. Those were the marks left by the needle piercing his skin when he went to the hospital to sell blood.
The doctor said he could no longer draw blood and asked him to go home and take good care of himself.
Then he would go to the hospital to sell blood in a few months and buy some supplements for Qiu Feng.
…
Jiang Jianguo would go back to the village to collect firewood every once in a while. People in the county were fond of using honeycomb coal to cook, but dishes cooked with firewood were nowhere as delicious as those cooked with it.
Now Qinghe's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and it is difficult for her to walk.
A thin and weak person with a big belly, looking tired.
The whole family is looking forward to the birth of the baby in Shen Qinghe's belly. As a grandfather, he can only make sure that his grandson and his grandson's mother eat well.
After returning to the village, Jiang Jianguo was used to chatting with his old friends in the village. He did not expect such a big thing to happen during this period.
"Qiu Feng is crazy?" Jiang Jianguo looked at the person in front of him in shock, suspecting that he was making up a story for him.
The man said, "She is really crazy. The village chief took Qiu Feng to the provincial hospital for treatment, but she was not cured."
Jiang Jianguo opened his mouth in shock.
After returning home, he gave Jiang Chunming ten yuan.
"You are young and your legs are strong. Go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy two baskets of meat. You can use one basket to cook for the two kids and I will use the other basket to visit the village head's wife."
Jiang Chunming also knew about the affairs of the village chief's family. Who would have thought that the person who used to be so gentle and amiable, without any airs of a village chief's wife, would now become a lunatic.
Ever since Gao Qiufeng went crazy, the village chief has not been as aggressive as before. He seems to have lost all his strength, and looks listless and exhausted.
Jiang Chunming bought two baskets of meat and some lamb eggs.
He didn't use Jiang Jianguo's money to buy meat for himself.
He handed the things to Jiang Jianguo and said, "Dad, go to the village chief's house and take a look. I'll go cook and you can come back and eat later."
Jiang Jianguo nodded and carried his things to his old classmate's house.
Qi Fusheng didn't expect Jiang Jianguo to come to see him. Looking at his old classmate, he felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
"Jianguo, I have been better than you since I was young." Qi Fusheng smoked the tobacco leaves that Jiang Jianguo brought him and squinted his eyes as he thought about his life.
"When I was little, I was smarter than you, and I studied better than you. Later, when I became the village chief, I was even better than you."
"Yes, you are better than me." Jiang Jianguo nodded. He used to be afraid of Qi Fusheng, especially after he became the village chief, the look in his eyes when he looked at people was sometimes very sharp.
But this time when he saw Qi Fusheng, he didn't feel any fear at all.
The old classmate has grown old, or perhaps it was Gao Qiufeng’s illness that made him much kinder.
"But you are stronger than me now." Qi Fusheng said with a choked voice.
Afraid that Jiang Jianguo might notice something, he quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves.
Jiang Jianguo pretended not to see it.
"You are still better than me. Look how filial your son is and how obedient your grandson is."
Qi Fusheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Although I don't have as many sons as you, my son is filial. Even though he knew Qingmei was not my daughter, he never blamed me for being partial to her.
I don’t envy you, I also have a good daughter-in-law.”
Jiang Jianguo nodded, "Mrs. Zhongcai is a good girl, she treats you and Qiufeng well."
The two of them chattered for a long time.
Gao Qiufeng sat on a chair next to the two of them, sometimes lowering her head and smiling foolishly, sometimes staring blankly at somewhere.
After leaving Qi Fusheng's house, Jiang Jianguo sighed.
Life is long, and no one can predict what kind of life they will live in the future.
Cherish the life you have now!
Jiang Jianguo came back with his hands behind his back and saw his two grandsons playing in the yard. He took out a handful of candies from his pocket with a smile and touched their heads.
"Do you miss me?"
"I did."
Jiang Yuyang and Jiang Yuping said in unison.
Jiang Jianguo was very satisfied.
If the eldest brother doesn’t want to go to the county, then don’t go. It’s fine in the village too.
When I walked into the house, I saw a carrying pole leaning against the corner of the main room, with two covered cages next to it, and a faint smell of chicken shit.
Jiang Jianguo asked Jiang Jianchunming in confusion, "What is this for?"
Jiang Chunming said embarrassedly, "Dad, when I have free time, I will make some sugar and go around the villages to exchange it for some chicken feathers and rags, and then sell it to the rag collector in the county."
Liu Hongmei and Chen Fenxia are now concentrating on making clothes with Shen Qinghe and no longer knitting woolen ornaments.
The little bamboo basket he had woven was of no use.
He knew that as long as he asked, Liu Hongmei and Chen Fenxia would still find time to knit woolen ornaments and continue to buy his small bamboo baskets.
But he didn't want to do that. He wanted to make money with his own abilities, not relying on others' charity.
Once he happened to see a dark-skinned old man carrying a load on his shoulder. In each bamboo basket were various small gadgets and boiled candies. Children or adults would exchange the rags and scraps of copper and iron they had accumulated at home for the things.
He went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy yellow rock sugar, tried to make sugar cubes, and also used bamboo to weave some small toys for children, such as katydid cages, small doll trains, etc. Unexpectedly, the products were very popular among the children and his business was quite good.
He went out for a run every few days and earned enough money to support himself and his two children.
"Why don't you come home when you go to the county?" Jiang Jianguo looked at Jiang Chunming in confusion.
He knew that the boss was very skillful and that bamboo could be turned into various small gadgets in his hands.
He was puzzled as to why his eldest brother never came home to visit since he had gone to the county.
"Dad, the second, third, and fourth sons are all very busy. I'm afraid I'll disturb them if I go."
"What the hell!" Jiang Jianguo cursed angrily, "They are busy, are your mother and I also busy?"
Jiang Chunming said nothing.
He has low self-esteem because he is the eldest and the three younger ones are more promising than him.
He was embarrassed to come to the house.
Jiang Jianguo sighed and patted the boss's shoulder heavily.
"Chunming, I know you're feeling miserable. Your three brothers didn't laugh at you. They all felt sorry for you, especially Chunlin. Every time she came back, she asked me to bring some snacks for the two children. Everyone was thinking about you!"
Jiang Chunming's throat tightened and he almost burst into tears.
He lowered his head and threw firewood into the stove to hide his emotions.
Jiang Jianguo said nothing more and went to the yard to play statues with his two grandsons.
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