Before the three girls left, they also agreed with each other that they would not return to their parents' home during this period. Whether this matter was true or false, it was too embarrassing, and they could not afford to embarrass that person.
In the old Zhang family, Xiangzi's mother sat there and scolded her three daughters for being heartless. After scolding the daughters, she started scolding the eldest son and his wife.
"My daughter is useless, and my son is useless. The boss has gone to live with his wife at the father-in-law's house. He is going to be a door-to-door son-in-law. Why is my life so miserable? I have raised a bunch of white-eyed wolves and debt collectors. These days, There’s no way to survive”
The mother-in-law cried so hard that her tears became a long river and almost flooded the low mud house.
Zhang Laizi also smoked dry cigarettes in silence, unable to do anything.
After a while, Zhang Lezi said, "There's really nothing you can do. Just go back to your parents' house and stay for a few days to avoid the limelight."
Xiangzi's mother's crying stopped abruptly, "My daughter is unreliable. Do you think I can count on my brother and sister-in-law to stop talking nonsense?"
Zhang Laizi's brows were twisted into a knot, and every bumpy spot on his head seemed to reveal anxiety.
"If it doesn't work, let Xiangzi go find something to do outside and leave the village for a while," Zhang Lezi said again.
The woman was stunned for a moment, "Xiangzi has never left my side since he was a child. I don't feel comfortable letting him go outside."
Zhang Lezi dropped the tobacco pole in his hand to the ground, and the tobacco pole broke into two pieces.
"It doesn't work this way, it doesn't work that way either. What on earth are you trying to do to your son who has always been a loving mother and a loser since ancient times? You are the one who got him used to doing those beastly things. Now he still refuses to repent, because he wants to do something even more outrageous. Come on, there is no room for redemption."
Zhang Laizi roared, making the woman dumbfounded.
"Just do what you say."
She murmured, bent down to pick up the dry tobacco pole on the ground, put it on the table, looked at Zhang Laizi cautiously, turned around and left the room.
"Your father is going to Wanghai County this time to find a distant relative of ours and ask him to find you a job in the county for a day or two at most. He will come back to pick you up when he has made arrangements for you."
Xiangzi's mother came to Zhang Xiangzi's room and told him.
"The people in the village are talking nonsense and throwing dirt on our family. We have unexplainable reasons. Mom is depressed. Mom knows that you are more depressed than mom."
"Son, when you get to the county town, you have to take good care of yourself. When the storm is over, I will send you a message to ask you to come back."
Zhang Xiangzi sat stiffly on the stool, with a ring of stubble on his chin, bloodshot eyes, a shadow under his eyes, and a haggard look on his face.
Compared with his haggardness, anger and unwillingness made him feel that his chest was tight and swollen.
"Mom, it's not a problem to hide in the county like a turtle, unless I never come back and never step foot in Changping Village. Whenever I come back, the dirty water will come back. Hiding is You can never escape, even if you escape, I won’t be willing to do so.”
Zhang Xiangzi clenched his fists loudly and bit out this sentence word by word from between his teeth.
Xiangzi's mother looked straight at Xiangzi, "Son, mother knows that you have been wronged, and she is not willing to accept it, but, what can we do? My third uncle is an upright person, and all my relatives are officials."
Zhang Xiangzi raised a pair of red eyes and looked at his mother, "Mom, we don't need to fling eggs against stones. Aren't they letting rumors flood us? We can do it too. We can make it difficult for them to defend themselves, and let Yang Huazhong's lie Zheng has no chance to use his power at all."
Xiangzi's mother looked nervous. She came to Zhang Xiangzi and said in a low voice, "Xiangzi, what do you want to do? Your father told me before he left, don't do anything random."
Zhang Xiangzi smiled slyly, "Mom, don't worry. After suffering such a big loss, I won't be stupid again. I won't take action if I'm not completely sure."
Everyone in the village knew that the three daughters of Lao Zhang's family returned to their parents' home.
Everyone then used their imagination and derived countless versions.
Mrs. Sun came to Bao Suyun's house to visit, and the two sisters-in-law were also talking about these things.
"The three girls were all disgusted. I heard that they were scolded and sent back to their parents' home. Oh, this is such a terrible thing. It really makes people laugh or cry." Mrs. Sun shook her head, feeling speechless about this.
Originally, they were worried about smearing Mianmian's reputation, but it turned out that nothing happened to Mianmian. Instead, Xiangzi, mother and son were arranged by the villagers.
No one can afford to wear a hat that is so dirty and messy. No wonder Xiangzi's mother and Zhang Xiangzi have not dared to come out these days.
"By the way, when I came to your house earlier, I met Zhang Laizi. He looked like he was walking in a hurry, with something in his hand, as if he was visiting relatives." Mrs. Sun added.
Bao Suyun was surprised, "The house is in such a mess, how can I still be in the mood to visit relatives?"
Sun shook his head, "Who knows, I just saw his back and didn't say hello to him."
The two sisters didn't want to dwell on this issue, so they went to talk about other things. Next to them, Jiang Guiling, who was doing needlework with Mianmian, suddenly leaned over.
"Third Mom, what did you just say that Zhang Laizi was carrying things to visit relatives?" she asked.
Mrs. Sun nodded, "Look at the outfit, he looks like he's wearing clothes that are 70% to 80% new, and he's well-groomed."
Jiang Guiling frowned and held her chin with her fingers as if thinking deeply.
Seeing her like this, the roommates Sun, Bao Suyun, and Mianmian couldn't help but look at Jiang Guiling in surprise.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?" Mianmian asked.
Jiang Guiling speculated to herself, "The three girls' families were not willing to take Zhang Xiangzi over to avoid the limelight. Zhang Xiangzi might have gone elsewhere to find a way out. Seeing as he deliberately cleaned himself up and took gifts, he must be a relative who was walking around." His family is better off than his, and he is afraid that the other party will look down upon him, so he makes himself look respectable and doesn’t even wear patched clothes.”
These words suddenly reminded Sun, "Zhang Leizi seems to have a cousin in the county."
Jiang Guiling snapped her fingers and said, "That's right. He probably went to the county town to find his cousin. The purpose may be to find a place for Zhang Xiangzi to stay so that Zhang Xiangzi can go out and avoid the limelight."
Bao Suyun sighed, "What a pity for the parents in the world. If Zhang Xiangzi wasn't confused, everyone would be living peacefully now, so why bother to spend so much money?"
The next day, it was bright and clear.
Wahua, the mother-in-law of Wang Xilai's house, got up. She had an earthen basket in her left hand and a dung fork in her right hand, and was busy picking up pig dung, dog dung, and chicken dung along the main road in the village.
For farmers, those who can raise pigs are from relatively good families.
Most people cannot afford to raise poultry and livestock, but their fields and gardens need fertilizer. Without fertilizer, crops cannot grow well.
No matter what, it became a big deal to get up early in the morning and pick up feces at the beginning and end of the village.
Sometimes several women quarreled over a dog poop, which shows how important the task of picking up poop is to a family.
No, Lahua walked along the road to pick it up, because she got up early today to rush to pick it up before other travelers arrived, and she gained a lot.
When she came to the foot of the old maple tree, she habitually looked up at the road in the direction of Qingshui Town. It didn't matter, but she was shocked when she saw it.
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Ugly women farming: Mountain man doting on his wife
Ugly women farming: Mountain man doting on his wife
