Xue Huahua bent down and kicked it with her foot, the book was sticky.
She grabbed some grass from the basket and wrapped it in her hand. She grabbed the book on the ground and looked at it. There was no letter in it that Luo Mengying had mentioned,
The pages of the book were dripping with feces. She shook them off, tidied them up, and slowly walked towards the Sun Guixian with the pages in her hand.
The Sun Guixian's face turned pale,
She thought that the Xue Huahua was going to hit her again,
She subconsciously shrank her neck, then straightened her chest and said confidently,
"Who asked you to stare at me without blinking? I thought you wanted it, so I threw it to you,
It's fine if you don't want it,
Give it back to me, I'll bring it home to pad the table. "She was a little worried about the Xue Huahua,
Although the Xue Huahua was very weak, she had a lot of strength in hitting people. Last time, she was slapped twice,
Her cheek was swollen for three to four days before it disappeared.
Old Man Liu and the others went to work, so she was the only one left in the private plot,
Unlike the Xue Huahua, who had her son and daughter-in-law to help,
If they really fought,
She would definitely suffer a loss,
It was fine if she suffered a loss, the most important thing was to lose face. After losing to the Xue Huahua last time, Old Man Liu scolded her for being fierce at home like a tigress at home, and when she went out, she was like a good-for-nothing. If the Xue Huahua hit her again, her position at home would not be guaranteed.
The more she thought about it, the more afraid she became. She rushed towards the Xue Huahua and pretended to snatch the stone back from her hand, but the Xue Huahua dodged to the side.
"Where did you get this thing?" Not many people in the village had read books, and there were even fewer families with books. The Sun Guixian didn't even know how to read books, so it was impossible for her to have this thing. The Xue Huahua raised the book and said in a deep voice.
Sun Guixian didn't think too much about it. "Didn't you see it yourself? It was scooped out of my house's manure bucket." She couldn't be blamed for wrongly accusing Lu Dewen. She knew how heavy a ladle of fecal water was. A ladle of fecal water irrigated three nests of seedlings. If there was really an extra stone, it was impossible for her to not feel it, especially when the corn seedlings were squashed askew. Coincidentally, Lu Dewen was on the path in front of her. She subconsciously thought that Lu Dewen deliberately threw the stone because he was unhappy with her, so she angrily shouted. Who would have noticed that she was the one who poured the stone in? Actually, when she picked it up, she already knew that she had wronged Lu Dewen. That weight didn't feel like a rock at all. A rock was much heavier.
She came back to her senses and looked at the thing in Xue Huahua's hand. It was different from the messy thing earlier on. It was squarish and thick. She seemed to have seen it somewhere before, but she couldn't remember where.
Xue Huahua raised the book and shook it. Her voice was neither loud nor soft. "It's the book that Luo Zhiqing dropped."
"What?" Sun Guixian's mouth opened wide in shock. She shrieked, "How did Luo Zhiqing's book end up in my manure bucket? Xue Huahua, don't you dare pour dirty water on me just because you don't like me."
Everyone in the village knew that Luo Mengying had lost her book. If it wasn't for the fact that they were busy with farming, they would probably be talking about it. She wasn't familiar with the educated youths, so why would she steal their book? Sun Guixian didn't believe Xue Huahua's words. She leaned over and stared at it. It really was a book. Her son had attended primary school for two years, and the textbooks distributed by the school looked exactly like this. It was just that this book was thicker. She swallowed her saliva and said in a weak voice, "I didn't steal the book."
She was illiterate, so there was no point in stealing the book.
Xue Huahua naturally knew that the book was useless to Sun Guixian. She just wanted to ask Sun Guixian a few questions. However, Sun Guixian's reaction was too intense. Her voice was so loud that everyone could hear it clearly. Many of the women who were working rushed over.
Books were rare items for the villagers, especially foreign books. So when they heard that Luo Mengying's book had been found, the women rushed over to watch the commotion. They were very curious about a Russian book.
Before long, a dozen or so people had gathered around them. The men working in the fields in the distance were curious about what was going on and stopped what they were doing to ask loudly. The women enthusiastically told them about the Russian book at the top of their lungs. Everyone had never seen it before and wanted to see what it looked like. As a result, more and more people came to the plot.
Sun Guixian panicked. "I really didn't steal the book."
She couldn't explain why the book ended up in the cesspool in her house.
Xue Huahua put the book on the ground. Suddenly, a few heads came over. Every page was soaked in feces. It was impossible to tell which words were and which was the feces. The crowd couldn't help but feel sorry. "How did a good book end up like this? It must have cost a lot of money to buy it." The primary school in Fenggu Township was closed during the famine. It was reopened the year before last. The tuition fee alone was 1.50 RMB, and the cost of books and pens was not included. Even primary school textbooks cost money, so this book must be more expensive.
Everyone flipped through the book as if it was rare. They didn't mind the feces on it. Their eyes were wide open, and they pointed at the blurry words on the book and discussed it non-stop. They were even more enthusiastic than counting their own work points. Even though they were illiterate, they couldn't help but feel proud. From now on, they were also people who had flipped through foreign books! In the future, when they met people from other production teams, they would have the confidence to brag.
There were many people, so Xue Huahua reminded them not to ruin the book. Then she returned to the plot and helped to fill the feces. Sun Guixian followed behind her. Sun Guixian took a step after her. When she turned around to scoop the feces, the scoop almost hit her. Xue Huahua was impatient. She held the scoop and looked unhappy. "Why are you following me? Are you done filling the feces?"
Sun Guixian's shoulders drooped, and she lowered her head to kick the mud under her feet. She didn't say anything. She followed Xue Huahua wherever she went, just like Xue Huahua's shadow.
Sun Guixian still refused to leave even after the onlookers had gone back to work. Xue Huahua asked Chao Caizhi to go home first. She went to the educated youth section to talk to Luo Mengying about the book. When she looked up, she saw a few people rushing towards her from afar. Liang Lanfen was at the front. She ran quickly and anxiously. "Where's the book? Where's the book?"
She looked more anxious than if she had lost the book herself.
The book was lying quietly on the ground. The mud around it was smooth and shiny. Liang Lanfen pointed at the book and turned to look at Luo Mengying. "See if it's your book."
The pages of the book were yellow. After being soaked in the feces, the color had turned black. Luo Mengying pinched her nose and squatted down. She nodded at Liang Lanfen. "It's my book."
Sun Guixian opened her mouth. Her face was as red as a tomato. The book was found in the feces pit at her house. No one would believe her if she said she didn't take it. If it was her, she wouldn't believe it either. Thinking that she wouldn't be able to clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River, her eyes quickly turned red.
Luo Mengying straightened her body. She looked a little upset. The book had been soaked for too long. Many of the words on it could not be read clearly. She had only finished a third of the book. She had wanted to continue reading it after the busy farming season. Who knew that it would end up in such a state?
Sun Guixian puffed up her chest and tried to defend herself. "Luo Zhiqing, I didn't take your book. I was filling it with fertilizer. I don't know how it fell out of the feces ladle. I thought it was a rock …" Afraid that Luo Mengying wouldn't believe her, she pushed Xue Huahua who was in front of her. "If you don't believe me, you can ask Xue Huahua. She saw it clearly."
Xue Huahua took the book with disdain and flung it away. Sun Guixian panicked. "Xue Huahua, don't lie through your teeth. You saw what happened in the field. If I stole the book, would I dare to throw it in the field?" Actually, there were many people around who could testify for her. For some reason, Sun Guixian felt that Xue Huahua made her feel more secure. It might have something to do with Xue Huahua rearing pigs. She reared pigs well, so her words were credible.
"Xue Huahua, tell me the truth."
Seeing that Sun Guixian's face was scrunched up, Xue Huahua wanted to laugh for some reason. She understood what Sun Guixian was afraid of. Just now, everyone was discussing how much the book was worth. Sun Guixian put on a long face, afraid that Luo Mengying would ask her to pay for it. No matter what, once the word 'pay' was involved, she would be the one in the wrong. She wasn't someone who would use her position to take revenge. "Sun Guixian can even recognize the book, so she probably didn't take it."
Sun Guixian clapped her hands heavily. Her expression couldn't be more serious. "Luo Zhiqing, listen. Xue Huahua also said that I didn't take it. I really didn't take it."
"I believe that Aunt is not that kind of person. Do you know who went to the back of your house?" Luo Mengying still had basic judgment. She was not familiar with Sun Guixian, and they didn't even talk to each other. Why would she steal her book for no reason? There were people in the educated youth's house every day. If a stranger sneaked in, the educated youth would definitely recognize him. She still believed Xue Huahua's words that her book was stolen by the educated youth.
In particular, her brother wrote a letter a few days ago saying that her plan to go to college was probably ruined. He asked her to wait patiently for next year and promised that he would find a way to let her go to college next year. She was even more certain that it was the work of the educated youth. Everything involved interests. She couldn't trust anyone. She secretly observed the educated youth for nearly a month. Everyone was half-dead working in the fields. After work, they stayed in their rooms like corpses. They didn't go anywhere. She couldn't figure out what was wrong. She was looking for a chance to ask Xue Huahua. Lu Hongying came to find her, and they talked things over. In the future, they would still be friends. Luo Mengying liked Lu Hongying's cleverness. She even felt close to Xue Huahua. With her as a witness, Luo Mengying would not suspect Sun Guixian.
Sun Guixian was about to heave a sigh of relief when a group of children suddenly ran out from the bamboo forest not far away. They surrounded Luo Mengying and talked all at once. "Luo Zhiqing, Luo Zhiqing, Erbao's cesspool is haunted. One night, when he took a dump, he heard the splashing sound inside."
"That's right, that's right. Your book must have been stolen by a ghost and thrown into his cesspool."
The village wasn't big, and the children ran around all day. They knew what happened in the fields. When they heard that Luo Mengying's book escaped from Sun Guixian's cesspool ladle, they immediately thought of Liu Erbao saying that the cesspool was haunted. They thought that Liu Erbao was just making things up, but they didn't expect it to be true. They were both scared and excited. They hurriedly ran over to tell Luo Mengying the truth.
Sun Guixian's mind went blank. If the children didn't mention it, she would have almost forgotten. She had stolen a pile of dung and poured it into her cesspool. Could it be that the book was accidentally picked out from the pig farm? That would really be … extremely unlucky. Afraid that the children would spill the beans, she went forward and brandished her fists to threaten them. "What nonsense are you spouting? Feudal superstitions have long been broken. If you lead Erbao astray, I'll teach you all a lesson."
The bigger child was unhappy. He pulled Liu Erbao over. "Grandma Sun, we didn't say anything. Erbao said it himself. If you don't believe us, you can ask him …"
"What's there to ask? How old is my Erbao? He doesn't know anything. It must be you all who talk about it beside his ears every day." As she scolded them, she pulled her grandson over and lectured him with a stern face. "In the future, you're not allowed to run around with them. The older you get, the more unruly you are. Is it possible to say that it's haunted? Be careful that you don't get caught. "
She was a little regretful that she treated her grandson too well. He didn't do anything all day and just ran around with the older children in the village. He was used to running around, and words came out of his mouth without thinking. Could some things be said everywhere?
Liu Erbao sniffled in grievance. "Grandma, I didn't say anything. I really heard the sound of our cesspool." The sound was very loud, like the sound of wheat being poured into a field.
"You still dare to say it?" Sun Guixian raised her hand and pretended to hit him. Liu Erbao burst into tears and refused to admit defeat. "I didn't lie. I really heard it."
Sun Guixian bent down and took off his dirty pants. She slapped his butt twice, and his face was covered in dust. "Who told you to talk nonsense? Go home and help your sister cook."
The other children were frightened and didn't dare to say anything else. They stood there in a daze and looked at each other. In the end, they ran towards the bamboo forest, bringing a gust of wind to Xue Huahua's face. Xue Huahua looked at Sun Guixian thoughtfully. Sun Guixian seriously valued sons over daughters. Her granddaughter had to help light the fire at the age of four, and her grandson was still carrying it at the age of five. She said that the child would cry if left in the field, and she couldn't bear to see her grandson cry, so she carried it every day. Liu Dabao and Liu Erbao only walked at the age of six. At this moment, she just hit Liu Erbao because of a few words, which was not quite in line with Sun Guixian's style.
She thought about the meaning behind Liu Erbao's words and pulled Erbao over as if trying to mediate. "Stop fighting. Erbao is still so young. Just teach him well in the future."
Erbao cried bitterly, and his tears and snot were smeared all over his face. Xue Huahua rolled up his clothes and wiped his tears for him. She asked softly, "Erbao, did you really hear a sound from your latrine pit?"
Sun Guixian, who thought that Xue Huahua was smart enough to give her a chance to pull her grandson away, frowned. "Xue Huahua, what do you mean? You said that Erbao is young. Why are you trying to get information from him?"
After being yelled at by Sun Guixian, Liu Erbao's stubbornness returned. With reddened eyes, he said, "I really heard it. It was very loud. My dad told my grandpa that my grandpa wanted to go out and take a look, but my grandma refused. She said that I was just dozing off and dreaming. I'm awake. It's really not a dream."
The latrine pit in his house was a little big, and he would fall into it if he wasn't careful. Dabao had fallen into it twice while playing with ants when he was pooping, but he had never fallen into it. He just pooped and concentrated on pooping.
Sun Guixian was anxious and pulled him over to hit him again. Xue Huahua blocked her with her elbow and asked Erbao to look for Old Man Liu. Erbao felt that his grandma's temper was too bad, so he didn't dare to stay. He pulled up his pants and ran away.
Sun Guixian was so angry that her face turned green. How did she raise such an ingrate? He sold her out with just a few words. Who was Xue Huahua? She had a lot of tricks up her sleeves. She could figure out what was going on with just a little bit of brainpower. Lu Jianguo didn't scold everyone like last year when the manure was stolen from the pig farm. However, he mentioned it to everyone he met, and if he caught anyone, he would deduct a few more work points.
Her work points had already been deducted once. Because of this, the work assigned to her during the busy farming season was less work points. If it was deducted again, she would get less food after the autumn harvest. Old Man Liu might not be nice to her. She was taller than Old Man Liu. Wasn't it because she was stronger and earned more work points? Now that she had lost work points again and again, wouldn't Old Man Liu climb on top of her? At this age, if he was still young, he would fight with his life. She couldn't afford to lose face.
When she was thinking about how to seal Xue Huahua's mouth, the female educated youth next to her shouted, "Well, you stole the manure from the pig farm. Needless to say, you also stole the book, right? You never liked Comrade Lu Mingwen as your son-in-law. He was injured and couldn't go out, so you slandered his sister, right?"
Liang Lanfen's voice was like thunder. The people working in the field raised their heads again and looked confused.
Sun Guixian put one hand on her waist and pointed at Liang Lanfen angrily, "Don't slander me. What's the use of stealing the book? I don't even know one, two, three, four. Can't I understand foreign books?" Sun Guixian finally tasted the feeling of being wronged. She got angry and told her about stealing the manure, "Yes, I stole the manure, but the book has nothing to do with me. You said that I stole the book, but I said that you stole it. The educated youth's house is close to the pig farm. You were afraid of being found after stealing the book, so you threw it into the manure pit. In the end, I scooped it out."
When it came to scolding and fighting, Sun Guixian was only afraid of Xue Huahua. Who was Liang Lanfen to dare to behave atrociously in front of her? Sun Guixian rolled up her sleeves and shouted loudly, "You said that I don't like Mingwen, and I also said that you don't like him marrying Bao Qin. Because love turned into hatred, you wanted to take revenge on his sister. You lived in the educated youth's house, and it was easy for you to steal. Who else could it be other than you?"
Sun Guixian disliked Liang Lanfen very much. As soon as she came to the production team, she went around seducing people. After she succeeded, she refused to date anyone. She kept people in suspense and ordered them around like animals. Lu Mingwen was stupid to fall for her tricks. If it was her son who dared to get involved with such a woman, she would definitely break his legs.
Liang Lanfen originally wanted to put an end to the book theft incident. She had seen how Sun Guixian was beaten up and scolded by Xue Huahua. She thought that Sun Guixian was a fox that could be bullied easily. She didn't expect that Sun Guixian was a shrew. With just a few words, she pointed the spearhead at her and pressed her step by step. She didn't know what to say.
Liang Lanfen's face turned red. She held Luo Mengying's arm and said, "Let's ignore her. Let's go to the team leader."
How could Sun Guixian let them go? She crossed her legs and stood in front of them. She straightened her back and said, "Why do you want to go? I said that you stole the book. Why didn't you say anything? Did I get it right? I knew it. They said that the intellectuals went to the countryside in Jian She's village. It's just a show. Look at the work in the fields. We do more hard and tiring work. "
Her words were harsh. The work was arranged by Lu Jianguo according to the situation of each person. The educated youth came from the city and had no experience. They had little strength, so it was a waste of time to assign them hard work. It seemed easy, but it was a waste of time for them. Moreover, that kind of work had the lowest pay, and the food they were given was barely enough for them to live.
But in Sun Guixian's mouth, it became a stain on their hard and tiring work. She was so shameless.
Liang Lanfen took a deep breath and tightened her arms. She suppressed her anger.
Sun Guixian got even more excited. "Say it. Why don't you say it? I've already admitted that I stole feces. As an intellectual, why don't you dare to admit it? Are you saying that you can't beat an illiterate person like me? " Sun Guixian could not stop scolding people, especially those she hated. Liang Lanfen was so angry that her whole body was trembling. Her lips turned black, but she still did not argue with Sun Guixian. She pulled Luo Mengying and wanted to go around the field.
Just as one foot stepped into the field, Sun Guixian exploded. "This is my family's land. What right do you have to step on it? If it's stepped on, dig it up …"
Lu Dewen stood at the side. He finally understood what his mother meant when she said, "If someone says you're a thief, you won't call them a thief." Looking at Sun Guixian's arrogance, she was even more arrogant than Captain. Even Captain did not dare to call someone a thief while being a thief. Moreover, her land had already been stepped on so hard that it was no big deal for her to step on it again.
Compared to Sun Guixian's unreasonable ways, Lu Dewen felt that his mother was much better. His mother could scold her, but after she was done scolding, she would put the facts and reason things out. Sun Guixian was a typical unreasonable person. He was afraid that Sun Guixian would get hot-headed and hurt Xue Huahua, so he ran over and pulled Xue Huahua's arm. "Mom, let's stand at the side."
He did not want his mother to say that he was heartless and did not care about her when he was fighting. He had reminded her in advance.
Xue Huahua did not know what he was thinking. Seeing that Luo Mengying seemed to have something to say to her, she asked her to come over for dinner tonight to thank her for taking care of Hongying.
Luo Mengying looked sideways and nodded at her.
As for Liang Lanfen and Sun Guixian, the two of them were about the same. Xue Huahua would not try to stop them. At the very least, they would fight. Sun Guixian was strong, and Liang Lanfen and the others had more people. No one would be at a disadvantage. Seeing that it was still early, she went to the piggery to clean the pigsty and wash it with water.
Every year, there was not enough manure for the crops. She suggested to Lu Jianguo to cover the manure pit with a basket to avoid direct sunlight. This way, the water would not be lost and there would be more manure. Lu Jianguo acted quickly. The next day, he found someone who knew how to weave a basket and made a basket of the right size to cover the manure pit. He would only uncover it when he was picking the manure.
After Xue Huahua cleaned the pigsty, she heard the noise in the storage room next to her. It was extremely noisy and there were even heart-wrenching cries mixed in with the sound of men scolding. Thinking that Luo Mengying was coming over for dinner, Xue Huahua decided to go home earlier to help with the cooking. Otherwise, Luo Mengying would be walking alone at night.
She could roughly guess what happened in the storage room. There was no evidence that Liang Lanfen stole the book, but Sun Guixian had admitted to stealing the manure. It was obvious who Lu Jianguo was scolding.
Luo Mengying arrived the moment she stepped home. She asked Hongying to hold the baby and talk to Luo Mengying. She and Chao Caizhi were busy in the kitchen. The eggs at home had been returned, so there was no meat. Xue Huahua prepared a few pancakes, some sweet potatoes, and a pot of wild vegetable porridge. In this season, there was no food for guests. Fine grain pancakes were the only thing they could bring out.
As soon as she poured the rice into the pot, Luo Mengying entered the kitchen. "Auntie, you don't need to cook for me. I came to talk to you about something." Liang Lanfen dragged her to the team leader and accused Sun Guixian of stealing the book. Instead, she was scolded by Sun Guixian until she sat on the ground and cried. The team leader only deducted Sun Guixian's work points for stealing the manure and ordered Sun Guixian to return the manure. He had to take care of the public's manure. As for the book, it was her own problem, so the team leader asked her to solve it herself.
To be honest, before today, she really didn't find anyone suspicious in the educated youth's room. It was not until Sun Guixian refused to let go of Liang Lanfen that she couldn't help thinking about what Liang Lanfen did during the busy farming season. In the entire educated youth's room, only Liang Lanfen had asked for leave. Twice it was because she was not feeling well, and once it was to send a letter to the commune.
In the past, Liang Lanfen would ask Lu Mingwen to help her with work. She would either sleep in her room or go to the commune to play with her fellow villagers. She didn't attract Liang Lanfen's attention at all.
Now that she thought about it, Liang Lanfen's behavior during this period was a bit abnormal. She didn't care about it in the past. After all, finding someone to help her wouldn't affect her earning work points. However, these three times, she actually asked for leave from the team leader. During the busy farming season, the team leader would only grant her leave if she had no other choice. If she insisted on taking leave, her work points would be deducted.
As far as she knew, Liang Lanfen's family was ordinary. Her parents were factory workers who were about to retire. There were older brothers and sisters taking over the family. Liang Lanfen just came to the countryside. Her situation was completely different from her family. She shouldn't be a threat to Liang Lanfen. So why did her plan to go to college go down the drain?
After listening to Luo Mengying's words, Xue Huahua recalled something. When she met Liang Lanfen for the first time, the clothes that Liang Lanfen was wearing were also worn by Luo Mengying. She asked Luo Mengying whose clothes belonged to.
It was an army green jacket. Lu Jianguo was the only one in the whole production team. It was said that it wasn't something that could be bought with money.
"It's mine. My brother sent it to me. He asked me to try it and see if it fits. He will ask his family to send me a similar one. I wore it for a day." Maybe it was because of her good family background, Luo Mengying didn't care about this kind of thing. When she was in high school, she would also exchange clothes with her classmates. She didn't understand what Xue Huahua meant. "Aunt, why do you ask about this?"
Xue Huahua shook her head. Maybe she was thinking too much. It was normal for girls to be vain. When Lu Mingwen came back, she couldn't help but ask Lu Ming what Liang Lanfen did that day when his foot was injured.
That day, Liang Lanfen was dressed to the nines.
Lu Mingwen thought that his mother was going to bring up the past to settle the score. His heart was in his throat. He stuttered and didn't know how to answer.
Seeing his expression, Xue Huahua knew that he didn't know anything. She didn't ask anymore.
Liang Lanfen couldn't bear hardship. In order to go back to the city, she would think of all kinds of ways. No one knew what she had done secretly.
Two days later, Lu Jianguo went to the commune for a meeting. In the afternoon, he brought back news that Fenggu Township had won three places for the University of Workers, Peasants and Soldiers. The two advanced production teams from last year had won two places. One of the places in their production team was Liang Lanfen.
Going to college was more difficult than going to heaven for the members of the commune. Suddenly knowing that there was a college student in the village, they were so excited as if their own daughter was going to college. When they had nothing to do, they would go to the educated youth's room to join in the fun. They also changed the way they called Liang Lanfen. She used to be Liang Zhiqing, but now she was a college student. Every day, they surrounded Liang Lanfen and asked her about college. They asked her if she had a job assigned by the state, if the state would give her a house, if she could buy a bicycle, a sewing machine …
Most of the production team went to the county town. Many of them had never been to the county town. They had only been to the commune. The place where Liang Lanfen went to college was in the city. The conditions there were much better than in the county town. Thinking of her living in a small house and living on the grain supply, many female comrades showed envious eyes.
Why didn't they care about it before? Liang Lanfen was originally a city resident, living in a small house and living on the grain supply. Why did they show envious eyes now? Because in their eyes, whether Liang Lanfen lived a good life or not was given by her parents. No matter how good her life was, didn't she come to the countryside to suffer? But it was different this time. Liang Lanfen walked into the city with her own ability. It gave hope to many young girls. As long as they were willing to work hard, they could also walk out of the city.
Although they didn't see how capable Liang Lanfen was, she did it.
The members of the production team were very proud that there was a university student among them. When they talked about this matter with other production teams, they were all beaming with joy and elation, feeling very proud of themselves.
Except for two people who looked disgusted when talking about college students: Sun Guixian and Liu Yunfang.
Sun Guixian didn't like Liang Lanfen's behavior. In addition, Liang Lanfen slandered Sun Guixian for stealing books in the field. Sun Guixian hated her even more. In her opinion, the quota should not be given to Liang Lanfen. Did Liang Lanfen make any contribution? No. Did she have any outstanding performance? Did she pretend to be weak to gain sympathy and seduce men count?
A person with bad character and average performance actually went to university. That was a waste of the country's resources. It was cultivating parasites for the socialist country. Sooner or later, it would harm more people.
Of course, no matter how she thought about it, she didn't dare to go against the commune's cadres. She was unhappy when she heard others praise Liang Lanfen. She simply hid in the field and worked every day. She returned the manure that she stole, and her work points were deducted. Old Man Liu and his son and daughter-in-law were getting more and more dissatisfied with her. If she didn't work harder, sooner or later, the family would be in chaos.
Protecting her own status in the family was the most important thing. As for Liang Lanfen, out of sight, out of mind. She left the production team to return peace and quiet. She should have left a long time ago.
Needless to say, Liu Yunfang had the same thoughts as her. Liu Yunfang was unhappy with Liang Lanfen purely because she looked down on city people. Her daughter-in-law was also from the city and was very delicate. What was there to be proud of? Ever since the news of Liang Lanfen going to university spread, she didn't like Li Xuemei. She felt that Li Xuemei was incapable of doing anything and said all sorts of unpleasant things. Thus, she began to sit on the stone block and scold Li Xuemei every day. She would start scolding Li Xuemei in the morning when she opened her eyes, and only stopped when she closed her eyes and slept at night.
She felt that Li Xuemei and Liang Lanfen were the same kind of people. Look at how arrogant Liang Lanfen was when she spoke. She warned Li Xuemei that if she dared to treat her like that, she would ask Lu Ming to beat her.
Li Xuemei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She knew what her mother-in-law was afraid of. It wasn't that she was not filial to her, but that she was afraid that she would go to university and run away. She felt that Liu Yunfang was thinking too much. With her family background, which university would be willing to accept her? Moreover, she didn't think that Liang Lanfen got the place with her own ability. She secretly used her connections with the cadres.
In terms of connections, she didn't have any. Moreover, she had never thought of divorcing Lu Ming. Although Liu Yunfang scolded her, she was kind to her. When she got home, she competed with her to do the work. When she washed the dishes, Liu Yunfang would talk for a long time. She was a typical person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Maybe the way Liu Yunfang expressed it was wrong, but it made her feel warm.
Lu Ming treated her even more. He was considerate and considerate. If she left Lu Ming, she didn't have the confidence to find a better man.
She told Xue Huahua her real thoughts. She was not afraid that she would laugh at her. She was really determined to follow Lu Ming for the rest of her life. She didn't have any brothers or sisters. She liked the noisy atmosphere of the Lu Family. At least it was lively. Her grandfather had met Lu Ming and also praised him for his good character. It was said that the older, the wiser. She believed in her grandfather's taste.
"Lu Ming is good-looking and has a good character. He is much better than my three sons. To be honest, people in the city are not necessarily better than him." Xue Huahua really thought highly of Lu Ming. He was cheerful and had good judgment. Sometimes, after work, he would come to the pig farm to pick up Li Xuemei. He would rush to do all the work. Unlike Lu Dewen, he would jump whenever she asked him to. If she didn't ask him, he would stand there like a wooden stake, not moving at all.
Hearing Xue Huahua praising Lu Ming, Li Xuemei blushed a little. She thought of another thing and changed the topic. "The team talks about college every day. My mother-in-law has decided to send Xiao Rui and the others to Commune Primary. She has prepared all the money. When Lu Ming's aunt heard about it, she also said that she wants to send her grandson to school. If Liang Lanfen goes to college, it will stimulate more people to send their children to school. It is a good thing for the children."
Knowledge changes fate!
Many people knew this truth, but they were reluctant to spend money. After she and Lu Ming got married, they secretly talked about this matter. However, it was her mother-in-law who made the decision in the family. Lu Ming wanted to do it, but he was powerless. Moreover, his brother and sister-in-law did not care about it, so he had no right to speak as an uncle.
Fortunately, her mother-in-law thought it through. Not only her grandson, but also her granddaughter should be sent to school to learn a few words. As a grandmother, she would be proud. In her mother-in-law's words, "No matter how much you envy others, it is just envy. If you have the ability, you can cultivate your own promising offspring. If you can't go to college, you can go to high school.
Speaking of this, Li Xuemei felt a little regretful. The country had cancelled the college entrance examination. For ordinary villagers, the hope of going to college was really slim.
"Wait …" Xue Huahua interrupted her. She remembered an important thing in her mind. Going to college. The college entrance examination would be reinstated in seven years. At that time, the University of Workers, Peasants and Soldiers would not have any value. In the future, there would be more and more universities, and the hope would be greater.
Thinking of this, she stood up excitedly. Her eyes burst with dazzling light, which made Li Xuemei confused. "Aunt, what's going on?"
Xue Huahua opened her mouth excitedly. Thinking of things a few years later, she hurriedly swallowed the words on the tip of her mouth. She wanted to say something but stopped. After a while, she said slowly, "Your mother-in-law is right. Instead of being envious of others, it is better to work hard."
She was sure that Liang Lanfen did not get the quota in a good way. She was proud now, but she did not know what would happen in a few years.
As the two were talking, Liu Yunfang came in from the outside while cursing. "Shameless vixen. Who doesn't know that she is a three-day-old fish? How dare she look down on us farmers? What's wrong with farmers? Without us carrying manure, how can she have food? Bah! What an ingrate who looks down on people. "
Thinking that Liu Yunfang was using a new word to scold her, Li Xuemei smiled helplessly. Some time ago, the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had eased a lot. But after Liang Lanfen jumped, the relationship between them returned to the past.
She called her mother-in-law. Liu Yunfang raised her head and glanced at her. It was rare that she did not get angry. Instead, she said to Xue Huahua, "Liang Lanfen is going to go to university and become a god. Huahua, you should have heard what she said. Are the people in the commune blind to choose such a person? She is a disgrace to our production team."
Seeing that Xue Huahua was indifferent, Liu Yunfang became angry again. She sat down next to Li Xuemei and told her what happened in the storage room.
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