Tang Niannian stopped. The cat was behind the tree. In front was the Qi family. Qi's mother and several women were talking at the door.
Although the Qi family's reputation has been ruined, there will always be some flattering people in the village who rush to flatter Qi Guohua, hoping to get some light.
"My family has never felt sorry for Tang Niannian. Her reputation has been ruined, and my family Guohua didn't dislike her either. It was she who insisted on breaking off the engagement, and my family even lost two hundred yuan!"
"Not a hundred? Is the other hundred owed by your family to the Tang family?" someone asked in surprise.
"Anyway, my family has lost money. Guohua has not let Tang Niannian go. With the conditions of my family, Guohua, what kind of girl can't he find? Humph, it will be difficult for Tang Niannian to marry in the future. Men have already touched everything, and even blind people will not marry. she!"
Qi's mother sneered a few times and was extremely sarcastic towards Tang Niannian. Two hundred yuan hurt more than digging out her heart. She and Tang Niannian would always be at odds with each other in this life.
Anyway, her son is already married. Although Yang Hongling is a bit ugly, she is from the city and her family has connections. When her son rises to greatness in the army, her family will be the first in the village.
In ancient times, she was the Madam Gaoming sung in the opera. Who would dare to be disrespectful to her?
Tang Niannian, this little bitch, will definitely regret it in the future. She will never forgive him if he kneels in front of her and begs for mercy!
The more Qi Mu thought about it, the more beautiful she became. She seemed to have put on the royal uniform and knelt down to beg for mercy from Tang Niannian, with a proud smile on her face.
Everyone else curled their lips and didn't bother to slap Qi's mother in the face. It was obvious that Tang Niannian was framed by your Qi family, and Tang Niannian's reputation was ruined, and Qi Guochun's reputation was not much better.
That is to say, Tang Laoliu was timid. After being beaten by Qi Guohua, he did not dare to come to the house to make trouble again, otherwise Qi Guochun's reputation would be even worse.
"Come to my house for a drink tomorrow!"
Mother Qi warmly invited her, and everyone agreed.
"Ayo!"
Qi's mother suddenly covered her face, and everyone else was startled.
"Ah yo... What kind of bastard doesn't do bank work and throws stones at the nest... ah yo..."
Qi's mother was in pain so much that tears flowed out, and blood flowed from the gaps between her fingers covering her mouth.
A rock hit her and knocked out her middle two front teeth. She was as speechless as her daughter-in-law Yang Hongling.
In the darkness, Tang Niannian clapped his hands and rode away.
Qi's mother's curses continued to come from behind. Tang Niannian just pretended not to hear them and gave the old woman a small lesson first, and then taught Qi Guohua a lesson in two days.
Tang Niannian went to the brigade captain's house to return the car. This time she didn't bring anything with her. She saved Tang Hongxing. Such a big favor was enough to borrow hundreds of dollars to return the car.
"Nian Nian, aren't you going to the city?"
San Auntie was washing clothes in the yard and asked curiously.
"Go back in a few days."
Tang Niannian took a piece of dried sweet potato from the dustpan and ate it. Although San Auntie was a bit stingy, she loved to be clean. The dried sweet potato was particularly delicious, with sesame seeds sprinkled on both sides. It was so fragrant.
"Sister-in-law, I'll give you sweet potatoes, can you help me dry them? Pay me the wages!"
Tang Niannian ate a piece, couldn't hold it back, and took another piece to nibble on. It was so delicious.
"How much does it cost to dry some dried sweet potatoes? Just bring the sweet potatoes!"
San Auntie laughed, thinking she was just showing off a few pounds, something she did easily, so she didn't have the nerve to ask for money.
"Okay, bring it over in a few days."
Tang Niannian agreed. There were still tens of thousands of kilograms of sweet potatoes in the space, so he could take out a few hundred kilograms to dry the sweet potatoes.
San Auntie saw that she liked to eat, so she washed her hands, went into the house and got a clean cloth, poured all the dried sweet potatoes in the dustpan, tied a knot, and let her take it home to eat.
"Thank you, Third Auntie!"
Tang Niannian was not polite at all and left holding the dried sweet potatoes.
After walking a few steps, she thought for a moment, then came back, took out a pheasant from her basket, and threw it at San Auntie's feet, "I haven't finished changing it in the city, so there are some leftovers."
We can't talk about buying and selling now, we can only talk about exchanging.
San Auntie suddenly realized that this girl went to the city every day to trade for prey.
"Take it back quickly!"
San Auntie mentioned the pheasant and chased it, but Tang Niannian walked very fast and disappeared after a while. She picked up the pheasant, which weighed at least four or five kilograms.
"This girl really doesn't take any advantage!"
San Auntie smiled and shook her head. She felt very satisfied. She carried the pheasant back to the house, prepared to boil water to kill the chicken, and hang it on the roof beam to make air-dried chicken. When the commune leaders came to inspect the work, it would be a good addition.
"Where did the chicken come from?"
The captain was listening to the radio in the house. The battery was out of power. The sound was like an old lady hanging herself. It was so feeble that you had to press your ears to hear it clearly.
"Nian Nian gave it to me, saying that I would go into town to exchange for the rest. This girl won't take any advantage."
San Auntie smiled and told what Sweet Potato had done, and went to boil water neatly.
"This girl..."
The captain smiled and felt more and more deeply that people are really different.
It was the same as jumping into the river, thinking about the girl as if she had become a different person, but his daughter was still so stupid.
well!
After coming out of the brigade leader's house, Tang Niannian did not go home first, but went to the back mountain. The two old men in the cowshed had not been seen for several days. They should still be alive, right?
There was a faint light in the cowshed. There was no electricity on the mountain, and they didn't have kerosene. They used a torch. The pine oil on the mountain was applied to the tree branches to make a simple torch, but the smoke was very strong, choking the eyes and throat.
Zhang Xuecheng leaned next to the torch and looked at an incomplete newspaper with relish. There were still oil stains on the newspaper. The date was a few months ago. This newspaper was picked up by Deng Changsheng on the mountain.
Maybe it was used by someone to pack snacks. After the snacks were finished, the wind blew the newspaper up the mountain, and he happened to pick it up.
Deng Changsheng didn't know many Chinese characters and was not interested in newspapers, but he knew that Zhang Xuecheng liked to read it, so he took it back. Zhang Xuecheng felt like he had found a treasure. He read it in front of the torch every night, his eyes were red, and he couldn't bear to move away.
"Lao Zhang, stop reading, you're going to go blind!"
Deng Changsheng added some firewood to the fire and couldn't help but give some advice.
Just ordering a large newspaper, Lao Zhang read it hundreds of times. After reading it, he told him that he knew a lot of people who didn't know their names, and he could recite them by heart.
"Look again!"
Zhang Xuecheng didn't even raise his head. He hadn't touched a newspaper for several years. He was either on the farm or in the mountains every day, and he knew nothing about the outside world.
He is blind now and knows nothing. This newspaper is like a window to the outside world, telling him a lot of things.
"Old Deng, things have changed a lot outside."
Zhang Xuecheng's thin face was full of excitement. This was the Zhejiang Provincial Daily. It contained a lot of current affairs news. Although it was only half a page, he still knew a lot.
For example, in Wucheng next door, a few speculators were caught and demoted, but they were not severely punished. They were only given verbal education and were fined a small amount before being released.
Although it seems like a trivial thing, it illustrates a very important thing.
Things are about to change!
"Is it really going to change? Isn't it?"
Deng Changsheng was dubious. Although he comforted Lao Zhang every day, he was really unsure. There was really no hope for his life.
"It's absolutely true. Just watch. In three years at most, things will change drastically!"
Zhang Xuecheng is full of confidence, his eyes are shining behind the lenses, and his whole body is full of strength now. He has always kept those precious data in his mind and recited them every day. Even after so many years, he has not forgotten them.
As long as the motherland needs him, he is always ready!
