This was an anti-theft stamp.
Seeing that she was getting busier and busier,
She had to find time to fertilize the corn.
Just as she was thinking,
Someone shouted at her from the bamboo forest. His voice was sharp and loud,
It scared the birds on the tree to fly around. Xue Huahua's ears shook. She had heard this voice many times in the village in the past,
She was not used to hearing her call her name so suddenly,
It was the same for Lu Dewen,
Liu Yunfang was famous for being shrewd,
When the production teams next door talked about her, there was no one who was not afraid,
She sat on the stone block outside the courtyard dam all day and scolded people,
He could hear it from the front and back of the village. Suddenly calling Xue Huahua, his heart skipped a beat. "Mom, Aunt Yunfang is calling you.
Aunt Yunfang is calling you. Did something happen? "
Liu Yunfang stood under the bamboo forest. Seeing that the two people on the ridge had stopped moving, she took a deep breath and shouted at a higher volume,
"Huahua,
Huahua,
Come to the storage room,
The captain wants to talk to you. "
Xue Huahua came back to her senses and shouted across the long ridge, "Sister-in-law Yunfang, what's the matter?" She was carrying a heavy load of grass on her shoulder. She had to walk three more sections of the ridge to get to the storage room. If there was nothing important, she would talk about it tomorrow morning.
As soon as she finished speaking, as Liu Yunfang's voice sounded, many birds flew out from the bamboo forest. "The pig is sick. The captain said to ask you. Hurry up, I'll go to the pig farm first." Sun Guixian was stubborn. She clearly did not take good care of the pig and it was sick, but she refused to let go of Li Xuemei and Xue Huahua. Li Xuemei was a city person. Her skin was not as thick as hers, but Xue Huahua was not.
When Xue Huahua came, she would tear Sun Guixian's mouth apart.
There were many people gathered outside the pig farm. Older people were standing outside the pigsty with their children in their arms. They were frowning as they looked at the pigs inside. One of the pigs was sleeping softly in the corner. Its whole body was red. It didn't even take a whiff of the grass that was thrown into its mouth, unlike the other three who were fighting over it happily. Pigs are the motivation for the villagers to celebrate the New Year. There are four pigs in the pig farm. One pig is killed by the villagers and the other three are sold to the cooperative for money. Throughout the year, the villagers depend on the pigs for money.
How could the villagers not sigh when they found out that they would receive less money this year?
More and more people came. Everyone first glanced at the two pigs, then angrily pointed at Sun Guixian and scolded them.
Among them, Liu Yunfang's voice was the sharpest and most penetrating. Xue Huahua had just stepped into the pig farm when she heard Liu Yunfang's roaring voice stand out from the crowd, piercing through the clouds.
"Shameless, black-hearted person, you made a mistake and blamed Lu Ming's family. Just because she's young, she won't scold you, right? Come on, if you have anything to say, come at me. Do you think I'm afraid of a lazy person like you?" Liu Yunfang poked Sun Guixian's forehead, and her saliva flew straight at Sun Guixian's face. Everyone saw that she was so embarrassed that she flew into a rage, but they didn't say anything.
Even if they said anything, they would be covered up.
Sun Guixian and the other female worker who was cutting the pigweed were surrounded so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through. Both of their faces were ashen. When they arrived, they could hear their cries, but now it was gone.
Someone noticed Xue Huahua's arrival and quickly nudged Lu Jianguo, reminding him softly, "Captain, Comrade Huahua is here."
Lu Jianguo's face was ashen. He raised his head solemnly. He knew how the pigs got sick. When Xue Huahua was in charge of cutting the pigweed, the pig farm was full of pigweed and the pigsty had to be swept three times a day. Now, not only was the pigweed gone, the pigsty was smelly. He had his own conclusion.
He called Xue Huahua over just to be fair.
"Comrade Xue Huahua, go and take a look at the pigs in the pigsty."
Xue Huahua put down the basket on her back and walked towards the pig farm. She didn't need to look closely to know that there was something wrong with one of the pigs. It was lying on the ground with its eyes wide open. She asked Lu Jianguo, "What's wrong?"
Lu Jianguo pulled a long face. "Comrade Sun Guixian said that it's because you didn't take good care of it."
Xue Huahua was elated. She had been working in the fields for a few days. If it was because of her, the pigs wouldn't have waited until now to show their sickness. She walked towards Sun Guixian, who was squatting on the ground and hugging her head. She said calmly, "You said that it's because I was lazy and didn't take good care of the pigs, causing them to get sick?"
Sun Guixian let go of her hand and looked up at the calm Xue Huahua. There was no fear in her eyes. She was sure that Xue Huahua couldn't win against her in an argument. She shouted at the top of her lungs, "Isn't it because of you? You're always lazing around in the pigsty with Lu Ming's family. I've seen them secretly a few times. It's because of you. "
Xue Huahua was a pushover. She didn't even dare to make a sound when her daughter-in-law ran away with someone else. How could she dare to say anything now? Sun Guixian spat and pointed at Xue Huahua. She shouted at the top of her voice, "It's you …"
As soon as she said that, Xue Huahua kicked her. Before Sun Guixian could react, she slapped her left and right twice. She grabbed her collar and pushed her out. "I've tolerated you for a long time. It's fine if you spy on us like a spy. How dare you pour dirty water on me today? Do you really think that I'm a sick cat when I'm not angry?"
As he spoke, he added another two kicks.
Xue Huahua's beating was fast and ruthless. Many people in the surroundings were still in a daze. They couldn't believe that Xue Huahua, who couldn't even say a word after being beaten three times, would directly make a move. Including Lu Jianguo, he forgot to stop Xue Huahua.
Sun Guixian was lying on the ground. She covered her painful face. Tears fell uncontrollably. She stared at Xue Huahua with bloodshot eyes. She got up and wanted to fight with her. "Who are you? How dare you hit me …"
She pounced on Xue Huahua. Xue Huahua took the rake from the man next to her and waved it at Sun Guixian. Her eyes were fierce and her tone was gloomy. "What's wrong with me hitting you? You're fanning the flames and spoiling the atmosphere in the production team. If I hit you, I'll correct the bad atmosphere. When the news reaches the commune, the cadres will praise me. Come on, if I'm afraid of you, I'll change my surname to yours."
There were some things that she didn't care about because she was forced by the situation. It was never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. It would be fine if she didn't get her revenge. But if she did, she would retaliate even more fiercely. The other party couldn't find any fault with her.
Xue Huahua looked solemn and righteous. Liu Yunfang was stunned. She slapped her thigh and echoed, "Comrade Xue Huahua is right. Those who work in the fields every day don't have time to come to the pig farm. Sun Guixian said that she saw Comrade Xue Huahua slacking off. It's obvious that she is slacking off." For the sake of her daughter-in-law, Liu Yunfang had to help Xue Huahua no matter what. She said, "Comrade Sun Guixian isn't young anymore. You can't do this. In the future, everyone in the village will learn to slack off and cheat. What will happen to the crops in the fields? They should be beaten."
When Liu Yunfang expressed her stance, the Lu Family's relatives immediately stood on her side. They accused Sun Guixian of slacking off and blaming others. When they talked about the pigs in the pigsty, they were even angrier. They criticized Sun Guixian as if they were fighting the landlord.
Xue Huahua returned the rake and clapped her hands. She calmly walked to her basket. "Captain, let's quickly send the pigs to the commune and get someone to take a look at them. They might still be able to be saved." The medical conditions were backward. It was almost impossible to cure sick poultry. Therefore, people had the mentality of giving up. In fact, there were doctors in the commune who were in charge of this area. They could be saved.
Lu Jianguo was shocked. He hurriedly asked the vice-captain to bring two people to carry the pigs to the commune to take a look.
The sky gradually turned dark. There were still many things waiting for them at home. The villagers who scolded Sun Guixian saw that the captain had already arranged the work. It would not help if they continued to stay. They went to the storage room to return their hoes and tools. When they talked about Xue Huahua beating up Sun Guixian, many people clapped their hands and cheered. Just the fact that Sun Guixian had turned black and white upside down in the village and fanned the flames was enough to make everyone quarrel with her. However, Xue Huahua could endure it. She had held it in until today to vent it out.
However, this incident made the villagers have a new understanding of Xue Huahua. She was usually quiet, but when it came to a critical moment, she could be a big shot. She could even beat up the Japanese without batting an eyelid.
Lu Dewen was also shocked by Xue Huahua. In his mind, Xue Huahua's arrogant attitude when she kicked Sun Guixian appeared. He felt that even if Sun Guixian did not say a word, Xue Huahua would still think of ways to slap her. He could not explain the reason, but he just felt that way.
When he got home, he told Lu Hongying everything. Lu Hongying snorted, "Mum did the right thing. That kind of person should be beaten up. It's fine if Sun Baoqin cheated on us, but she also went around slandering our family and poured dirty water on Mum. If we don't beat her up, who else should we beat up? Brother, is Mum injured?"
Lu Dewen shook his head. With Xue Huahua's arrogant attitude, even two Sun Guixian would not be a match for her. Thinking about this, his face was full of pride. "Who is our Mum? With a wave of the rake, Sun Guixian couldn't even dodge it. The others were all helping our Mum." Furthermore, Xue Huahua was extremely fast. He had only blinked his eyes and his Mum had already used all her limbs.
When Lu Mingwen, who was in the room, heard this, he hurriedly asked Lu Dewen to carry him into the room. He wanted to come out for some fresh air.
The sky was already dark. With the help of the moonlight, the living room was still rather bright. Those who worked would get a bowl of rice, while those who didn't work would get half a bowl of rice. Lu Mingwen held the bowl and did not gobble it up like a tornado. Instead, he pushed the bowl to Xue Huahua, which was a rare show of filial piety. "Mum, you must be tired today. Here's mine for you."
Xue Huahua's hand that was holding the chopsticks froze. The corner of her mouth twitched. "Why didn't I hear you say this in the past?"
Didn't he just hear that she had beaten up Sun Guixian to avenge him? Did he think that she didn't know?
Lu Mingwen smiled embarrassedly. He then made up his mind. "Mum, I'll definitely treat you well in the future. I'll be the first to pounce on whoever hits you."
"There's no need for that. Hurry up and eat." Xue Huahua pushed the bowl back to him. After thinking for a while, she felt that she had to use this incident to teach them a lesson. "Mum hit her because I've been unhappy with her for a long time. Mum knows that you're upset about the Sun Family's matter. I'm upset too, but I couldn't find a chance to do anything about it. Today, she just had to come at me. How can I let her off? As the saying goes, if it's not revenge, it's not the time yet. Look at Mum. I've beaten her up to vent my anger, and she doesn't even dare to retaliate. How satisfying! "
Lu Dewen nodded his head in admiration. That's right. Everyone in the village said that Xue Huahua was right to hit someone, as though hitting someone was a righteous thing to do. Xue Huahua was too awesome.
At this point, Xue Huahua and Sun Guixian had formed a grudge. Especially on the second day, when the team leader called everyone in the village to the storage room for a meeting and asked her and Li Xuemei to be in charge of the pig farm, Sun Guixian was so angry that her eyeballs almost popped out.
Xue Huahua was duty-bound to accept the arrangement. Even if some of the female comrades had objections, it was useless. Who asked Sun Guixian to set a bad example? Rearing pigs was an important matter, and Lu Jianguo was worried if it was handed over to an irresponsible person. Xue Huahua and Li Xuemei were rearing pigs, and the pigs were growing well. Lu Jianguo was relieved to hand it over to the two of them.
Liu Yunfang, who was an activist, immediately expressed her agreement and led a group of Lu Family members to nod their heads.
The matter of Xue Huahua and Li Xuemei rearing pigs was decided just like that.
Sun Guixian's face was swollen, and she did not dare to say anything no matter how unhappy she was. When she got home last night, her son and daughter-in-law blamed her for not knowing what was good for her when she got an easy job and embarrassed the whole family. Her father also scolded her for being a troublemaker. She was beaten and wronged, but no one comforted her. Instead, she was scolded.
She gritted her teeth and spat out a mouthful of phlegm. She would remember this grudge.
Xue Huahua did not take Sun Guixian to heart. The deputy team leader brought the pig back, and she ordered people to put the pig in an isolated cage to prevent it from infecting other pigs.
She waved the willow twig and gently patted the pig's back. She muttered to herself, "Go, go, go." Her movements were skillful, as if she was a pig rearing veteran. The deputy team leader was amazed and could not help but ask her, "Huahua, how did you know that the commune has a specialist in treating pigs?"
Thinking of the situation of giving injections to pigs, the deputy team leader felt that he had learned something new. He did not know that pigs would be cured after injections, just like humans. If it was not for Xue Huahua's reminder to Lu Jianguo, they might have given up on this pig.
Pigs were contagious when they were sick. More than ten years ago, there was such an incident in the village. One pig was sick, and no one paid attention to it, so another pig died of the disease. Later, there was a famine, and people had no food to eat. There was no food to feed the pigs, so the pig farm was left idle. It was only four years ago that Lu Jianguo sought the opinion of the villagers to start rearing pigs again.
In this regard, he admitted that he was not experienced enough.
Seeing that the pig was in the cage, Xue Huahua put down the willow twig, grabbed a handful of pigweed and threw it into the cage. She said matter-of-factly, "Times are changing. What's so strange about this? On the day I brought Mingwen to the commune, I saw someone feeding the chicken medicine." She was not lying. She was also curious that someone in the commune knew how to do this. Veterinarians would be a common profession in the future, but at this time, no one would make a living from it, and it would not be recognized.
The deputy team leader thought for a moment. Xue Huahua was right. During the famine, how could he have imagined that the production team could raise four pigs? The conditions were getting better and better.
After Xue Huahua fed the pigs, she cleaned the pigsty. Li Xuemei was standing at the side and did not know how to help. She felt a little embarrassed, "Auntie, is there anything I can do for you? Just let me know."
Yesterday, she got off work early. When she passed by the storage room, she heard Sun Guixian's tearful voice, accusing her and Xue Huahua of making the pigs sick. She went forward to argue with Sun Guixian, but Sun Guixian scolded her for bullying her because she was from the city. She was speechless after being scolded. It was Liu Yunfang who came to ask her to leave when she heard the news. She heard what happened later from Lu Ming.
After all, Xue Huahua did not involve herself in it out of kindness. With Sun Guixian's rashness, there was nothing she could do if she did not let go of her family's business.
"Go to the storage room and borrow two sickles to cut the grass around the yard. It is easy for snakes to enter the grass. It will be very scary for us two women to go in and out in the future." Xue Huahua saw that she was bored, so she asked her to do something to kill time.
Li Xuemei sighed and left with the basket.
There was a medium-sized yard outside the pigsty. It was surrounded by a bamboo fence and was surrounded by weeds. The weeds were almost knee-high. Xue Huahua advised her to knock the weeds with a stick before cutting them, in case there were really snakes inside.
After cleaning the pigsty, she went out to cut the weeds with Li Xuemei. The sickles were close to the ground, and they just needed to grab the roots of the weeds. She moved quickly, and soon the fence was clear. When it was almost noon, the villagers who had just finished work passed by outside and shouted from afar, "Huahua, once the weeds are cut, you will see clearly what you are doing in the pigsty."
In the past, the villagers did not dare to joke with Xue Huahua. Firstly, they were not familiar with Xue Huahua, and secondly, they were afraid that she would be unhappy because of her dull personality.
But now, it was different. From the fact that Xue Huahua beat and scolded Sun Guixian, they knew that she was not a dull person. She had a burning passion in her heart, so she dared to tease them like this.
Xue Huahua divided the weeds with Li Xuemei and said with a smile, "A straight body is not afraid of a crooked shadow. With everyone's supervision, I and Lu Ming's family will work harder and strive to get a big piece of meat for the New Year." Xue Huahua lifted Li Xuemei's basket, which was a little heavy. She shouted in the direction of the field for Lu Ming to pick up his wife, which made people on the road laugh and shout together.
The peaceful and tiring noon had become much livelier because of the rising and falling shouts.
Lu Dewen and Lu Ming arrived right after each other. Lu Ming had delicate features and two dimples at the corner of his mouth when he smiled. No wonder Li Xuemei was willing to marry a farmer. Lu Ming was more handsome than many people in the city. Seeing her, Lu Ming warmly called her aunt, "Aunt, Xuemei said that it's all thanks to your help that she can relax a little. If there's anything in the future, just call me, and I promise to come immediately."
Looking at their faces, the two looked like husband and wife. Xue Huahua joked, "Okay, you said it yourself. If you don't come, I'll go to your house and make a scene."
"If Aunt needs help, I'll definitely help." Seeing that the sickle was still on the ground, he picked it up without any hesitation, "Aunt, I'll go to the storage room to return the sickle first."
Xue Huahua smiled and agreed. She turned her eyes to Lu Dewen. He had been working diligently recently, so his body was a little thinner. Fortunately, he was in good spirits, and he naturally swung the rope of the basket on his shoulder. "Mom, let's go." His tone was straightforward, completely different from the timid manner he had in the past.
"Xuemei, we'll go back first. After lunch, you can sleep at home for a while. I'll call you when I come over." The sun was shining, and the pigweed that was cut back was not as fresh as it was in the evening.
The piggery was assigned to them, and they had the final say on what to do.
At the crossroad outside the storage room, they bumped into Li Mingxia, who was carrying two baskets of pigweed home. Lu Dewen remembered that Li Mingxia had instigated him, and his face showed an awkward expression. He looked at Li Mingxia, and then looked at Xue Huahua, not knowing whether he should call for help or not.
Li Mingxia's hands were on the shoulder pole, and when she looked up, she saw the two of them. She frowned and bumped into them. The pigweed in the basket was dripping with water, and as she moved, a lot of water dripped on Xue Huahua. She acted as if she did not see it, and shouted, "Move, move, I'm going to bump into you." As she spoke, she deliberately shook the basket at Xue Huahua. Lu Dewen was annoyed, "Aunt, your water dripped on my mom."
"Didn't I remind you to move away? Who can you blame if you are deaf? "Li Mingxia raised her eyebrows, and there was no doubt that she was proud. That's right, she was unhappy that Xue Huahua got the piggery. Lu Jianguo had promised to let the women in the village take turns, but in the blink of an eye, he went back on his words. Wasn't he just taking care of his own people?
He claimed to be fair and just, but he said it for the sake of outsiders.
Lu Dewen was speechless. He pulled Xue Huahua to the other side, and pointed the basket at Li Mingxia. "Mom, let's go."
Xue Huahua secretly glanced at Li Mingxia, but did not say anything. After returning home, she saw Chao Caizhi coming out of the kitchen with a bowl of rice, and Xixi circled around her. She was puzzled, "Caizhi, isn't Third Sister cooking? Where did she go?"
Chao Caizhi's strength was almost recovered, and she did not suffer giving birth to this child. Xue Huahua almost cooked poached eggs for her every day, and the child was growing well. If it wasn't for Xue Huahua's refusal, she would have gone to work in the morning. When she heard Xue Huahua's question, she explained, "Someone from the educated youth section is looking for Third Sister. Third Sister went out, and I think she will be back soon."
She was in the room, and Lu Hongying did not tell her what happened. She left Xixi with her.
Lu Dewen spread out the grass in the yard, and then walked out of the yard, standing on the path and shouting, "Third Sister, Third Sister, time to go home for dinner."
After waiting for a few minutes, no one answered, so Lu Dewen shouted again. The pig farm was not far from the educated youth section, and one was on the east side of the storage room, and the other was on the west side. Lu Dewen asked Xue Huahua, "Do you want me to go to the educated youth section to take a look?"
"You go and take a look, and leave the food for you. I will eat first, and then go to the mountains to collect firewood." There was plenty of time now, and she had to find something to do. There were not many people collecting firewood in this season, and she had to take the opportunity to collect more firewood, so that she would not have to compete with others in autumn. Chao Caizhi cooked half a pot of wild vegetable porridge. There was more soup than rice, and less wild vegetables. Other than Xue Huahua's bowl, which had a few grains of rice, the other bowls could be considered wild vegetable soup.
Chao Caizhi was meticulous, and she was afraid that there would not be enough food, so she only had plain porridge for every meal. When they were injured and lying in bed, this was what they ate every day.
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