When people in the village want to go to the county town, in order to save time, they usually take the ox cart driven by Zhao Dazhuang from the same village.
Two cents a round trip.
Zhao Dazhuang is twenty years old this year and is a very diligent young man.
When he was not busy with farm work, he would go hunting in the mountains, and then drive his bullock cart to the county town to sell the goods to supplement his family's income.
Because his parents died early at home, he raised his younger siblings by himself. Life was difficult and he is still single.
Su Mujin carried the basket on her back and arrived at the entrance of the village. Zhao Dazhuang's ox cart was already here.
Zhao Dazhuang habitually squatted under the big tree and waited.
When he saw Su Mujin walking towards him, he was surprised and excited, and stood up at a loss.
"Brother Dazhuang, give me the fare!" Su Muxin handed Zhao Dazhuang two cents and got on the oxcart.
"Oh!" Zhao Dazhuang took the money and stood there blankly.
His eyes followed Su Muxin unconsciously. It wasn't until she sat down that he quickly looked away.
There was a burning sensation on his dark face, and he immediately lowered his head for fear of being seen by others.
Two women from the same village were already sitting in the car.
As if they were seeing a monster, they looked at Su Mujin across from them, and then whispered to each other's ears.
Su Muxin had long caught their strange looks from the corner of her eye, but she didn't care and just sat there openly.
After waiting for a while, Zhao Dazhuang saw that the time was almost up.
Although there were not many people today, we still set off for the county seat on time.
As soon as I walked out of the village, I heard someone shouting from behind.
"Dazhuang, wait for me, I want to go to the county seat too!" It was Aunt Fan's eldest daughter-in-law Feng Dan.
She had a basket on her arm and was chasing the bullock cart furiously.
Zhao Dazhuang heard the sound and stopped the bullock cart to wait.
Feng Dan quickly caught up with him, and with the help of the two women, he got into the bullock cart.
"Oh, luckily I caught up!" Feng Dan sighed, panting heavily.
A woman asked, "Why didn't you come earlier?"
"Oh, don't mention it. I just want to bring more food for my son!"
Feng Dan and Xing Zhiyong have a son named Xing Jiahe, who is ten years old and studying in the county town.
He is the only one among the children in the village who can afford to read.
He also became the hope of the whole village.
Every time Feng Dan mentioned his precious son, he looked very arrogant.
"Why is there another exam?" asked another woman.
"Yes, studying is so hard, so I have to eat something to supplement it!"
Although the two women felt a little sour, they still agreed.
After Feng Dan showed off the delicious food she prepared for her son, she noticed that Su Mujin was sitting opposite.
She immediately darkened her face.
If looks could kill, Su Muxin would have died a thousand and eight hundred times now.
When she saw that Su Muxin didn't look at her, her words became strange.
"Have you ever seen a mother-in-law leave her own grandson alone and look after the child for outsiders?"
The relationship between Feng Dan and Aunt Fan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not good, and they have deep grudges. This is something that everyone in the village knows.
Now that they have separated, they hardly interact with each other, and Feng Dan does not let his son visit Aunt Fan.
The two women didn't think about Aunt Fan, thinking that Feng Dan had gotten some gossip about the village again, so they became interested and asked.
"Whose business is this?"
"Yeah, tell me quickly!"
Feng Dan immediately raised his voice, "She's not my dead mother-in-law!"
"ah?"
The two women looked at each other in astonishment.
Aunt Fan has a good character in the village and everyone respects her. As juniors, it is not easy for the two of them to inquire further.
The body ducked to the side involuntarily.
But Feng Dan didn't notice the two people's reactions at all and continued to talk.
"That damn old woman in our family is just a bitch. She likes to help everyone when they have something to do. She is a good person, but she doesn't know if others will appreciate her!"
"She likes to be mean. What can I do as a daughter-in-law? I just complain to you!"
When Feng Dan said these words, his eyes kept shooting at Su Mujin.
She overheard the conversation between Aunt Fan and Xing Zhihong yesterday, and became very angry when she found out that Aunt Fan had started to help Su Muzhen take care of the child today.
When I saw Su Mujin at this moment, I naturally wanted to express my unhappiness.
Su Mujin knew that Feng Dan was a picky person, so yesterday Aunt Fan invited them to stay at her home, but she immediately refused because she was afraid that Feng Dan would cause trouble to Aunt Fan.
Moreover, she also specifically told the three little ones not to tell Aunt Fan about their affairs, and to play in the yard as much as possible on weekdays and not go out as much as possible.
Unexpectedly, Feng Dan was so well-informed and still found out.
It stands to reason that the relationship between Feng Dan and Aunt Fan is a family matter of the Xing family, and it is not easy for her as an outsider to interfere.
But Feng Dan's words today were too unpleasant, and they were obviously directed at her, so she must not let him get used to it.
She looked at Feng Dan and said with contempt, "If you have pink eye, go see a doctor!"
Feng Dan didn't expect that Su Muzhen would dare to confront her, so he exploded instantly, pointing at Su Muzhen and yelling.
"Oh, you shameless little widow, who do you think has pink eye?"
Su Muxin's expression was dull, showing no emotion, and said coldly: "I advise you not to point at me!"
"Why am I just pointing fingers at you! How dare a bought bitch dare to order me, who gave you the courage to do so!"
The other two women saw this and hurriedly persuaded him.
"What is this for?"
"Don't argue, don't argue, we are all from the same village!"
However, the more he persuaded Feng Dan, the more powerful he became.
Zhao Dazhuang, who was driving the cattle in front, lowered his head and clutched the whip in his hand.
How he wanted to stand in front of Su Muxin and protect her, but he couldn't.
There are many disputes in front of the widow's house, which will ruin Su Mujin's reputation.
He wanted to make more money, and when he had saved enough money for his younger brother to study, he would express his feelings to Su Mujin.
Before he could guarantee Su Muxin happiness, he could do nothing.
Su Mujin didn't know what Zhao Dazhuang was thinking. She grabbed Feng Dan's finger and broke it back.
With their fingers connected to their hearts, Feng Dan screamed in pain.
"It hurts, it hurts, let go, you little bitch!"
Naturally, Su Muxin would not listen to her instructions, and the strength in her hands increased a bit.
"Who are you talking about, little bitch!"
Feng Dan grimaced in pain, but still refused to accept it.
"That's you! You're shameless. You don't need your own mother-in-law. You ask my mother-in-law to help you take care of your children. Don't you just think that my mother-in-law is stupid and easy to talk to? She is really good at playing with abacus beads!"
"You're all a thousand-year-old fox, why are you playing with me?"
Su Mujin narrowed her eyes slightly, this Feng Dan was quite stubborn.
OK!
She specializes in treating all kinds of dissatisfaction!
Her hand holding Feng Dan's finger twisted at some angles, causing Feng Dan to shed tears in pain.
"Let me tell you, I'm not as shameless as you. I asked Aunt Fan to help me in exchange for wages. If you speak rudely and insult Aunt Fan again, I will break your fingers off."
"Fart, you are so poor that you have to eat, how can you still have money to pay for your work? Who are you fooling!"
"There is no need to report to you what happened between us, and what kind of virtue is it for you to show yourself by splashing urine? You must be stubborn, right? Then I will break off your fingers to see if you are stubborn again!"
"You dare!" Although Feng Dan was in pain, he didn't believe that Su Muxin dared to break off her fingers.
The two women were horrified when they looked at their fingers that were broken at 90 degrees.
A woman advised Su Muxin, "Youngest sister of the Bai family, we can't break up anymore. If we break up again, we'll really be done with it!"
Another woman advised Feng Dan, "Don't be stubborn. Didn't you hear that she beat Li Guixiang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law two days ago! If you make her angry again, she can really break your fingers!"
