Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Chapter 29...
Chapter 29
Ma Lao Niang was upset at the Jin family, so she wouldn't hold back her anger. She immediately started arguing with Jin Menglan's parents and family.
Both the attackers and the defenders were known as the most fierce street-swearers in the area. In order to dominate the verbal battle, their voices became louder and louder.
The villagers all lived in mud-brick houses, all within a short distance of each other. Whenever there was a commotion, neighbors and villagers who had heard the news would rush over to see what was happening.
In China, watching a fun event is universally accepted, regardless of age, region, or race. To see the excitement at Old Jin's house, the rooftops of the houses next door were packed with people, and the chickens roaming the yard had even climbed onto the wall.
It's spectacular!
Seeing this scene, both Mrs. Jin and the warriors of the old Jin family were determined not to lose, so both sides directly entered a white-hot stage.
They scold children, scold parents, scold family education, scold class background, anything they can use to attack others, there is nothing they can't scold.
Amidst all the personal attacks, Jin Menglan was also dismayed by Old Lady Jin's extremely rude words.
However, she still did not curse back. Firstly, she was concerned about her image and did not want Li Wenxuan to see her vulgarity. Secondly, she wanted the Ma family and Ma Junming to know her "feelings".
Jin Menglan was frightened by Ma Junming's torture and dared not offend him. However, she subconsciously did not consider whether Ma Junming would let the other members of the Jin family go given his character.
Maybe she had thought about it, but Jin Menglan didn't care.
In her previous life, she had endured so much hardship, and no one from her family could help her. She hated her family in her heart, but she had never shown it.
At first, Ma Lao Niang was outnumbered, but the villagers who had gathered to watch the action enthusiastically spread the word, prompting the Ma family and Ma Dagu to rush to the battlefield. Just as Weisheng, having accepted a thank-you gift from the grain station and hailed a donkey cart from another village, was about to return to Kaoshan Village from the town, the verbal battle escalated into physical combat.
It was not until the fight started that the village chief and the women's director and others arrived one after another.
Such cases of marriages failing to reach an agreement and ending up in an enmity were not unheard of in the village. Therefore, the village chief and his companions resorted to smoothing things over, arguing that it was difficult for an honest official to judge family disputes.
When Weisheng was riding the donkey cart back to the village, he saw Ma Laonian and others heading to the town on the road.
Because there were many people on the donkey cart, and Ma Lao Niang's face was scratched when the fight just started, and a patch of her hair was pulled out, she subconsciously turned sideways when she saw a donkey cart passing by.
When the other people in the Ma family saw Old Lady Ma move sideways, they thought she was avoiding the dust raised by the passing donkey cart, so they also moved sideways to the side of the road.
Unexpectedly, no one on this side saw Weisheng on the donkey cart.
If they saw him, and since they were outnumbered and Weisheng was alone, there would definitely be another fight. And since Weisheng was determined to protect himself at all costs, these people would probably be no less injured than the Ma brothers.
Fortunately, they didn't meet. After Ma Junming learned about the historian-level battle between the Lao Jin family, he instantly suppressed his hatred for Weisheng and directed all his viciousness and cruelty towards the former Yue family.
However, no matter how many sinister tricks Ma Junming has, he has to heal his injuries first.
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Elsewhere, when Weisheng returned to the courtyard where he and Yu Tao lived, Yu Tao had already cleaned out the west room, throwing away or washing out anything stained with blood. Then, looking at the traps and caltrops, which were already rusted even after being cleaned, Weisheng's eyes flickered, and he smiled as he handed Yu Tao the ten kilograms of rice he had just received.
Since they had already paid for food, they didn't need to provide any more food. However, many people knew that the grain station had given them ten kilograms of rice. Weisheng thought that instead of storing the rice in his space, he might as well give it out openly.
Yu Tao wasn't the type to take advantage of others. After what had happened, she didn't dare take advantage of Weisheng. She took the rice and asked how it should be eaten so she could make it for Weisheng.
One pound of rice can be cooked into two pounds of cooked rice and seven or eight pounds of rice porridge. If you add some millet or other grains, you can eat it for a long time.
Weisheng wasn't generous, but he wasn't stingy either. Seeing Yu Tao asking, he thought for a moment and said he'd save the rice for making porridge. Every morning, he'd make two bowls of porridge, one for her and one for Yu Tao.
Yu Tao was about to refuse, but Weisheng smiled and said that it would be embarrassing to eat alone when two people were eating at the same table. He also said that it was not a rare thing and could be eaten as ordinary food.
Seeing this, Yu Tao no longer refused. She asked Weisheng what he had eaten in town in the past two days and what he wanted to eat in the evening, and then went to cook dinner.
Seeing that Yu Tao didn't need his help, Weisheng went to see if the straw mat he had ordered was ready.
The villagers who knew how to weave straw mats had a lot of semi-finished straw mats at home. Weisheng originally wanted to weave them according to the previously measured sizes, but he changed his mind when he returned to the village. He asked someone to measure the sizes again and prepared to weave a "small suite" as big as a kang.
The entire kang, the walls on both sides of the kang and the roof above the kang are covered with straw mats.
Straw mats were woven according to the newly measured size, almost four mats that were about the same size as the kang, and then they were woven into a whole.
Because it would take some time, Weisheng bought a straw mat that was one and a half meters wide and two meters long to serve as a temporary solution.
Such a large straw mat is just the right size for a double bed, and it might be useful in the future when it is stored in the space.
After returning to the village, Weisheng's photography business wasn't as prosperous as before, but fortunately, Yuan hadn't counted on it to make a living. Seeing that no one came to take photos or develop them, she continued to work with Yu Tao.
However, Weisheng didn't get many work points, but at least he could kill time.
Occasionally, if someone in the village needed something fixed, they would come to her. Weisheng would accept the offer without hesitation, even if they offered her a gift of gratitude. But if they were simply trying to get her to fix something, Weisheng wouldn't tolerate them.
"I can fix it, but I have to work and earn work points, so I don't have time to do it."
By the way, Weisheng was quite particular about his work. After the town technicians returned from vacation, Weisheng stopped taking on repair work in the town or other villages. When others asked him to do something, Weisheng told them the truth.
A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. As a girl from another place with no relatives or friends, I'd better be more sensible.
Although the town technicians were not very happy that an expert had emerged in their field, they knew that Weisheng had acted evasively and they had not lost anything, nor did he cause any trouble behind their backs.
While the town technicians' abilities were obvious to all, Weisheng's potential remained unexplored. Weisheng could repair things that the town technicians couldn't, yet he refused to take orders to avoid their attention. Over time, many people began to harbor doubts.
Although Weisheng only accepts orders from the mountain village, whether it is photography, developing photos or mechanical repairs, his reputation has spread. Even if it seems that he is at a disadvantage now, in the long run, Weisheng will definitely not be the one who suffers.
Weisheng charged the cost of taking and developing photos, and for repairs, he usually asked people to give him some "optional" things to compensate for the loss of work. Weisheng didn't keep these things separately, but gave them to Yu Tao.
The village's food rations are distributed according to the principle of "six points for people and four points for labor." People are the villagers' basic food rations, and labor is the share of food that can be exchanged for work points.
Weisheng had arrived late in the village, so her work points this year weren't many, but 60% of her food rations wasn't too little. However, Weisheng didn't keep any of them, but sold them instead.
She lived with Yu Tao, in an apartment assigned by the village chief, so naturally, there was no rent to speak of. But after paying for her meals, she often contributed things. If she also gave away her food rations... Weisheng did mind taking a small loss on such a small matter, but she was afraid that Yu Tao would start to take her for granted.
Yu Tao is a good person. Since you think she is a good person, you should be more careful when doing things, so as to avoid spoiling her in the future and then blaming her for not being able to resist being spoiled.
Not counting other income, after entering the village, Weisheng first earned money from selling autumn cabbage, then earned work points, and then earned money from selling food rations. Adding these three amounts together, it wasn't much.
As winter approached, the weather grew colder and there was less work to do in the village, so Weisheng and Yutao stayed at home to spend the winter. Since Weisheng's west room was often visited by people, Yutao and Weisheng stayed there.
As the weather cooled, Yu Tao would boil red beans and make some sticky rice dumplings to store. She would also knit a few pairs of shoe soles and use the wool she bought at the supply and marketing cooperative to make sweaters and trousers.
Weisheng could practically recite the mechanical theory of the past few decades, both domestically and internationally. However, in Weisheng's view, the technological development of later generations had reached an unprecedented level and speed. The level was one thing, but the speed... was still too fast.
Many middle-aged people are being eliminated by society, people's life pressure is increasing year by year, and psychological problems are spreading visibly like infectious diseases.
Many jobs that require manpower have been replaced by mechanization and electrification. This is the convenience of technology, the benefit of the times, and also the natural selection that humans have to face.
Therefore, although Weisheng has to rely on what he learned in his previous life to gain a foothold in this world, he will not be the propulsion device.
At the villagers' meeting that day, when the village chief mentioned that the village was going to set up a clinic and arrange for health workers, Weisheng saw Jin Menglan either looking at him or at the village chief with shining eyes. He knew immediately what she was going to do.
Tsk, isn’t it just like in the original owner’s memory, competing with the original owner for the hygienist?
It just so happens that Weisheng doesn’t want to waste his time and wants to learn more to prepare for the future. If he can still cause trouble for Jin Menglan, that would be perfect.
Although there were many e-books in the space, Weisheng still went to the town after the villagers' meeting. He first went to the bus station to find Gao Shengli, and then went to the post office to call Zhao Yufeng, asking them to help him get some books on medical care.
Both of them agreed to help, but they only brought back a copy of "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" for Weisheng.
So Weisheng put one book in the space and she put the other one outside.
At this moment, snowflakes were floating outside the window, and the house was filled with the aroma of boiled red beans. Yu Tao sat on the kang, leaning against the wall of the outer room, weaving a towel for Shan Honghuo, while Weisheng sat at the kang table with his back against the kang cabinet, flipping through the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual".
This version of the Barefoot Doctor's Handbook was incredibly valuable. As Weisheng read, he took out a pen and paper and copied down the key points to strengthen his memory.
Yu Tao would occasionally glance up at Wei Sheng, and if Wei Sheng came across some common and practical medical knowledge, he would also mention it to Yu Tao. When the atmosphere was just right, Shan Xingchen rushed in.
"Something happened to the old Jin family! Except for Jin Menglan, the whole family is dead."
Weisheng: "What?"
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