Right now, Zhou Mingjiao is holding her mother's hand, "Mom, what do you think about my brother finding a new wife?" She always felt that it would be better if Chen Banxia hadn't been in her life.
Zhou's mother rolled her eyes. "Do you think I don't want to? You don't know, your older brother wasn't this disobedient before. It's all because he married that woman. Humph, now he's taking advantage of his acupuncture skills and doesn't respect me, his mother, at all. And you don't know, she's using your maternal grandmother to pressure me. Sigh, if I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have invited your maternal grandmother over."
Zhou Mingjiao was also jealous. "If only I knew how to give acupuncture. Now, whether it's Madam Zhou or Su Yu, the director of the Gewei Association, they all come to her for acupuncture. It's impossible to cause her any trouble now. But, Mother, haven't two new people come to the cowshed? Do you think we should tell Father not to assign them too much work?"
Zhou's mother touched Zhou Mingjiao's forehead. "You don't have a fever? Why are you starting to talk nonsense? Mingjiao, you can't make mistakes. Those people are bad elements. Your father is the brigade leader. You must never have contact with those people."
However, in Zhou Mingjiao's recent dream, those people came back to life, but in the dream, the two of them seemed to be dead inside. Thinking of this, she said, "Mom, don't worry, I won't associate with those people. But I've heard that they used to be very capable. Mom, why don't you talk to Dad and ask him to arrange some easier work for them so they can teach me?"
Zhou's mother became increasingly worried. "Jiaojiao, why would you have such thoughts? Yes, those people were capable before, but that's because they did bad things. If you associate with those people, Ge Wei and those people will not let you off the hook if they find out."
Zhou Mingjiao stamped her foot. "Mom, I'm not stupid. I won't go during the day. I'll go at night."
“Jiaojiao, let me tell you, you absolutely must not do this. If you get involved with those people, even your father won’t be able to save you. Not only that, our whole family will suffer as a result,” Zhou’s mother knew the seriousness of the matter.
But in Zhou Mingjiao's dream, all these people were capable. If she could get some guidance from them, and considering that they would rise to prominence later, and that she, like others who had helped them when they were down on their luck, would have a smoother path ahead.
But how can I convince my mother?
After all, her mother was in charge of the family's food supply, and Zhou Mingjiao had never considered giving her own food rations to those people.
Another thing is that we need to make it clear to our fathers that if anything unexpected happens, they will be there to help.
"Mother, I understand. Don't worry, I won't do anything reckless. I'll talk to Father properly when he gets back."
Zhou's mother was still worried and started to blame Chen Banxia again. If Chen Banxia hadn't refused to teach Jiaojiao, why would Jiaojiao have wanted to learn from those people in the cowshed?
When Zhou's father returned, Zhou Mingjiao immediately approached him, "Dad, I have something to tell you."
Mr. Zhou looked at her and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you being so secretive? Don't you want your brother and the others to hear?"
"Father, this is a very important matter. If my sisters-in-law find out and spread it around, wouldn't that ruin our whole family?"
Zhou Mingjiao wasn't stupid. Although her sisters-in-law treated her very well, she still didn't believe them.
Zhou's father's expression hardened. "What important matter is it?"
“Dad, do you know those people in the cowshed? I heard that they will all go back to their original jobs and will be even better than before.”
"What? How did you know?" Zhou's father's eyes darkened. In a mental whirlwind, could someone be planning to harm the Zhou family?
"Dad, I heard this from my friend. They're in our village now. If we treat them well, we'll be able to soar to great heights once they return to their original jobs. Then we won't have to worry about anything, whether it's my brother and the others."
Although Zhou's father didn't know what those people had done in the past, he knew that they were not simple people.
To be honest, things were actually quite peaceful in Zhoujiazhuang; they didn't do anything particularly messy or chaotic.
Even those who were demoted or sent to the countryside were not specifically targeted.
Mr. Zhou always knew one principle: leave a way out for others, so that you can meet again in the future.
However, they kept to themselves and followed the general direction.
He didn't want to be the first bird to stick its head out.
"Jiaojiao, I don't know which of your friends told you this, but given the current situation, we can't do them any favors."
Zhou Mingjiao became anxious. "Dad, why? Don't you believe they will rise again? Let me tell you, that friend is very capable. He wouldn't say such a thing without reliable information. Think about it, if we don't do them a favor now that they're down on their luck, we won't be able to benefit from them when they rise again."
“Jiaojiao, this matter is not as simple as you think. For now, we should just keep to ourselves. You say you're going to do them a favor, but why should they trust us? Aren't they afraid we're harming them? Besides, why do you think those people came down? Some of them were harmed by their closest relatives. If they can't even trust their closest relatives, how can they trust outsiders like us?” Zhou's father explained the situation to Zhou Mingjiao, piece by piece.
He knew that if he didn't explain things to her clearly, his daughter, being a bold woman, would definitely do it secretly.
In the village, not to mention Accountant Zhang's family, did everyone else really respect him as the brigade leader? Impossible.
If he found out that his daughter was in contact with those people, he would report it. Not only would he lose his job as the brigade leader, but his whole family would also suffer.
The cautious Mr. Zhou would never do such a thing.
Zhou Mingjiao was dumbfounded. "How could this be? Look at them now, they're not eating or dressing well. All I did was give them some food."
"Jiaojiao, people's hearts are unpredictable. Let's just keep things as they are. We shouldn't deliberately offend them, but we also shouldn't deliberately do them favors. Remember what I said, do you hear me?"
Zhou Mingjiao nodded listlessly.
After returning to her room, Zhou Mingjiao felt that she couldn't just sit and wait for her fate. She had such a great opportunity, it would be a waste not to make good use of it.
Thinking of this, Zhou Mingjiao's eyes lit up. Maybe she could go to Shen Banxia?
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