When Song Hongguo arrived at Zhao's house, it was getting dark. The Zhao family had already finished their meal. The adults were busy with their affairs in the yard while taking advantage of the last light. The children were chasing and playing, and there were also a few ducks and chickens. , mixed in, flapping its wings and flying around with a cackle.
It's lively.
Seeing her entering the door with her two children, the yard became quiet. They started to say hello to each other. After a few words, Zhao Baoqing took her into the main room to talk.
Zhao Zhenhua asked his wife to pour water, then patted the grass clippings on his body and followed him in. Upon seeing this, Huang Juan winked at Sister Zhao, and the two of them also walked behind with hemp ropes and shoe soles, staring at Song Hongguo. With the basket in his hand, he was wondering what good things would be in it this time.
Ling Zhi and Ling Yuan stayed outside to play with Man Yuan. Song Hongguo stuffed them with a handful of pear candy and gave a share to the other children of the Zhao family. They all called their younger brothers affectionately and circled around them. .
In the main room, a kerosene lamp was lit, which was quite bright. Zhao Baoqing sat in the chair next to the Eight Immortals table and asked Song Hongguo to sit in the other one. How dare Song Hongguo dare to be so generous, so he quickly declined and sat on the bench at the bottom. On the top, Zhao Zhenhua was opposite her. As for Huang Juan and Sister-in-law Zhao, they took a mat and sat in an inconspicuous corner, lowering their heads to hold the soles of their shoes, like transparent people, but their ears were erect, listening to the sound. .
"Uncle, this is some millet and glutinous rice that I asked someone to buy. It's almost the Dragon Boat Festival. Let's keep it for my sisters-in-law and go to my parents' house."
Hearing this, Huang Juan's eyes suddenly lit up, the corners of her mouth raised, and she said with a smile, "Hey, why are you so embarrassed? My cousin is so polite, and my sister-in-law doesn't even know how to thank you..."
Huang Juan has many minor flaws, but she is also very clever with her words, and her beautiful words are very sincere.
Song Hongguo smiled and humbled herself.
Sister-in-law Zhao also said a few nice words, and the atmosphere in the room was unprecedentedly harmonious and warm.
Zhao Zhenhua reminded with a half-smile, "Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, such a scarce thing is not cheap. My cousin spent a lot of effort and favors to get it, right?"
Song Hongguo understood what he meant. She smiled and said nothing, which was her acquiescence.
In fact, they are all bought from the mall, which is easy, but Huang Juan must be made to feel that it is hard-earned, so that she will not always think about asking her to help buy fine grains in the future.
The smile on Huang Juan's face froze, "Look at what his third uncle said, do I still know this? I'm in favor of my cousin. If my cousin needs help in the future, it's just a matter of words."
Sister-in-law Zhao also said, "Yes, there is no need to be polite with me. We are a family."
The two of them never mentioned the money, as if they had forgotten about it.
Sun Shuhong brought her a cup of tea. The cup was a ceramic cup she brought back from the city last time. The tea was also barley tea she gave her. After handing it to her, she sat down next to her and continued the topic naturally. asked, "How much does millet and glutinous rice cost per pound? It must not be cheap, right?"
Song Hongguo said, "The millet is the same as last time. The glutinous rice is a little more expensive, only 35 cents per pound, and the jujubes are 15 cents. I thought making rice dumplings without jujubes would not be as sweet, so I bought some."
Sun Shuhong smiled and said, "My cousin is very considerate. Children like to eat jujube rice dumplings. Take advantage of you. This year's Dragon Boat Festival, the children will have a good meal. I will be able to straighten my back when I return to my parents' home. My cousins It’s sure to make your eyes burn.”
"As long as the sisters-in-law like it."
Zhao Baoqing said at this time, "I have made you worry again. I will cause you trouble again..."
Song Hongguo said hurriedly, "My uncle is being a heretic when he says this. He doesn't buy it every day, but once in a while, it's worth being polite to him? It's all as it should be..."
Zhao Baoqing assigned his son, "The third child will ask your mother to get money and give it to your cousin."
"Okay!" Zhao Zhenhua got up and went to the room where he was sleeping.
Soon, he came out with a stack of banknotes, about four or five yuan, "Cousin, count them."
Song Hongguo took it casually and said angrily, "Can I still disbelieve you? Doesn't this make me look bad?"
Zhao Zhenhua chuckled, sat back on the stool, and asked, "Cousin, is there anything else?"
Song Hongguo first talked about how people in the village had come to see her for medical treatment recently. It was probably Zhao Baoqing who had done this. They were very polite. They took the medicine and kept saying words of gratitude. Moreover, most of them were accompanied by women. Come and get medicine.
This will avoid causing some gossip.
After saying this, she asked about the main purpose of coming this time, the affairs of the Wang family.
Zhao Zhenhua said, "The Wang family is looking for you? Who the hell is so short-sighted?"
Song Hongguo said speechlessly, "It's Wang Erni. If she hadn't come to me with the look of asking for guilt, I wouldn't have known what happened."
Zhao Zhenhua scolded, "Is she sick? What is she doing to you? No, can she walk on those legs?"
Song Hongguo nodded, "I still need to use a cane, so I probably haven't gotten good at it yet."
Zhao Zhenhua muttered in a low voice, "She really should be interrupted completely. As soon as she is relieved, she will start acting like a monster..."
Zhao Baoqing yelled at him, "Shut up. You keep saying everything out loud. There's no one to keep you in check. I think you need to be whipped again."
Zhao Zhenhua had long been immune to Dang Laozi's scolding, so he smiled carelessly before explaining to Song Hongguo, "Don't talk to her, she is shameless and doesn't realize the mistakes her family has made. If it weren't for the fact that her leg was injured and she couldn't stand up, the batch meeting this afternoon would have pulled her up together, huh, she would have escaped."
"However, the rest of the Wang family has not fallen behind. They all fail to learn well and hide in the reed pond to fish for fish in the middle of the night. If the family really can't take the blame, catching two occasionally is nothing. It's not like those in our team just turn a blind eye. It’s over, but not the Wang family. Their family is not short of food. They caught the fish and sold it on the black market. This is too much. Isn’t this poaching from the collective? The batch... is all light. "
Song Hongguo asked curiously, "How else to punish them?"
Zhao Zhenhua said, "Everyone writes a confession, the kind that needs to be recorded in a file. At noon, he walks around the village and reads it while walking. He must understand the root cause of his mistake. Also, Wang Changjiang and his brothers are punished to pick pig manure. , Wang Erni and the other sisters went to clean the pig pens and sheep pens, and the money from the fish they caught was confiscated and handed over to the production team."
Song Hongguo thought to herself, this punishment is not light. No wonder Wang Erni was so anxious that she went to settle the score with her.
"What do you think of this punishment, cousin?"
"Good."
The two of them looked at each other and raised their lips tacitly. In the past, there was no reasonable reason for wanting to clean up the Wang family. Now, it's fine. It's strange that they can be spared lightly with the handle brought to the door. The old and new grudges will be settled together and wait for them. I want to stand up, but my reputation has already been ruined.
"I heard that Wang Changjiang's marriage is also in trouble?"
When Zhao Zhenhua heard this, he didn't hide it, "It was the second aunt who sent someone to the woman's house to spread the word, saying that Wang Erni was a troublemaker in the Wang family. Wang Changjiang was also speculative. The woman's parents were honest people. After hearing this, how could they dare to My daughter is getting married? After what happened today, it will be difficult for the Wang family to find a daughter-in-law without the help of my second aunt. Even my daughter is worried about getting married. "
Zhao Baoqing reminded, "It's okay to talk about these things at home, but we can't spread them outside."
The Zhao family's daughters-in-law were the first to express their stance, and Song Hongguo naturally nodded in agreement.
The Wang family is now at the cusp of the storm, but it's not easy to add insult to injury. The force is too harsh. If a dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, who knows what trouble it will cause.
