"By the way, big brother, when are you going to bring your sister-in-law back?" Qin Hai asked curiously.
It's been three days, and I still haven't seen my older brother pick up my sister-in-law.
Instead, the two children kept asking questions.
Qin Tao also looked at Qin Shan expectantly.
Qin Shan rubbed her little head and said, "No need to pick her up, your mother will probably be back on her own soon."
The others couldn't help but twitch their lips.
The meaning of your husband picking you up versus you coming back yourself is completely different, okay?
Qin Tao didn't understand, but she knew her mother would be back soon, and she smiled happily, revealing two small dimples on her face.
Yunling gently poked it; it was so cute.
*
In the afternoon, Yunling followed Cai Shaoyun to the neighboring Qingshan Brigade, a journey that took nearly an hour.
I was panting heavily from exhaustion.
Cai Shaoyun patted Yunling on the shoulder and said, "Young comrade, you still need to train hard. You haven't walked for very long."
Yunling wailed, "Isn't it far?"
“It’s not far.” Cai Shaoyun shook his head. “Some of the wives in our team have to walk two or three hours to go back to their parents’ home.”
Yunling was about to ask why they didn't take the bus?
Then I realized what was happening.
These days, money is especially hard to earn, so I'm determined not to let outsiders make money from things I can do myself.
We must fully implement the belief that we are not afraid of hardship or fatigue.
Yunling was a stranger, but Cai Shaoyun was not, so people struck up a conversation with them as soon as they entered the village.
Upon learning that they were looking for Wang Xiuyun's family, they immediately led the way.
Once the person was brought there, the guide stopped and peeked around the doorway.
Wang Xiuyun's mother is named Shao Cuifen, and her stepfather is named Qian Erzhu. It is said that they are related to the Qian family in the production team.
When they arrived, Shao Cuifen was washing clothes.
Seeing them arrive, he stood up and asked, "Who are you?"
Cai Shaoyun gave a brief introduction of the two people.
I heard she's from the next brigade, and she's the women's director.
Shao Cuifen instinctively felt something was wrong and asked nervously, "...Has something happened to my Xiuyun?"
I was so anxious that tears were about to come out.
Cai Shaoyun quickly comforted her, saying, "Don't rush, sit down first, and we'll talk slowly."
Shao Cuifen nodded, closed the courtyard gate to keep the onlookers out, brought stools for the two of them, and called out to the house to the west, "Xiuduo, go pour two cups of hot water."
"Ugh! This is so annoying, I was reading a book." A girl's sweet complaint came from inside the room.
Shao Cuifen frowned slightly, then quickly poured two cups of hot water and handed them to the two guests.
There were also golden chrysanthemums in the water glass.
Yunling took a sip; it tasted a bit bitter.
After comforting Shao Cuifen, Cai Shaoyun recounted what had happened to Wang Xiuyun.
"Why is my sister so cowardly? She should have beaten that wicked mother-in-law!"
A fierce-looking young girl walked out of the house.
Qian Xiuduo suddenly picked up the hoe by the courtyard wall, turned around and said, "Mom, let's go, let's support my sister!"
Shao Cuifen was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously got up as well.
Cai Shaoyun asked in surprise, "...You're just going like this?"
Two women, oh no, one of them was a little girl.
How can you defeat a strong and powerful man?
Qian Xiuduo said "Oh," thought for a moment, and said to her mother, "I'll go call my three older brothers, and we'll go together. There's strength in numbers."
Looking at the angry row of figures ahead, Cai Shaoyun asked Yunling with some concern, "Won't things escalate?"
Yunling was both excited and nervous, and didn't answer for a long time until Cai Shaoyun patted her and she came back to her senses, saying, "I'll go and see when the time comes, Auntie, you go find the captain."
“Okay.” Cai Shaoyun readily agreed.
"Yunling!"
A somewhat weathered female voice rang out.
Yunling turned around and saw Liu Yun, who looked haggard, and called out, "Sister-in-law."
He looked at her with some surprise.
It's obvious to the naked eye that she's lost a lot of weight, and her eyes have lost their sparkle.
Liu Yun grabbed Yun Ling's wrist and asked urgently, "Did your older brother send you to pick me up?"
Under Liu Yun's expectant gaze, Yun Ling shook her head.
Liu Yun looked disappointed, but then rallied and asked, "Did your older brother say when he's going to pick me up?"
Yunling: "No, not either!"
"Yunling, hurry, we can't catch up..."
Aunt Cai's voice called from ahead, but looking into the distance, the Qian family had already disappeared.
She pushed Liu Yun's hand away and said, "I have something urgent to attend to, I have to go!"
Liu Yun followed, asking quickly as she walked, "How's your older brother? Is he still angry?"
"I don't know, my brother is still the same as always," Yunling replied truthfully.
Liu Yun was a little angry and questioned her with a stern face, "How could you not know? We're supposed to be sisters-in-law! You're not helping me at all."
She had just finished scolding me when she lowered her voice and said, "You don't know, I'm not getting enough to eat or wear at my parents' house. My mother has taken all my thick clothes from me, and she bosses me around every day, never letting me rest."
She observed Yunling's expression and found her expressionless. She couldn't help but curse Yunling in her heart for being cold-blooded and heartless.
She took a deep breath and asked, "Can I go home with you this time?"
Yunling shook her head and said bluntly, "I don't know."
She quickened her pace and ran straight ahead, leaving Liu Yun behind.
They ran quite a distance before slowing down when they saw Aunt Cai and the Qian family.
Not long after we walked, we heard panting heavily behind us.
Turning around, I saw Liu Yun.
She didn't want to pay attention and pretended not to see it.
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