As a notoriously shrewd daughter-in-law in the village, Li Tiezhu's daughter-in-law Zhao Jinhua never thought that one day she would be blocked by a new daughter-in-law.
Li Tiezhu's family is poor, but the couple has a good relationship. Every year on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Li Tiezhu will definitely take his wife and children back to his parents' home.
On this day too, Zhao Jinhua went back to her parents' house early in the morning. Who knew that her parents' family looked down upon her son-in-law, so they let the honest and honest Li Tiezhu do all the work, and left all the delicious food to her children.
Li Tiezhu didn't mind, but Zhao Jinhua couldn't stand the anger and brought them back early in anger.
Who would have thought that as soon as they walked in, Bai Xiaohua barged in, grabbed their eldest son Goudan and asked for some glass beads.
How could Zhao Jinhua watch her bullying his own son? The two women immediately started to quarrel, but Bai Xiaohua looked at the gentle city dweller and spoke more aggressively than she did.
The two of them had a heated argument, and Li Tiezhu had no choice but to persuade his wife: "Forget it, just give her a bead if she wants it. This is very unlucky during the Chinese New Year."
"It's not me who started the trouble, it was her who came to the door to make a fuss." Zhao Jinhua couldn't swallow this breath.
At this time, Bai Xiaohua suddenly shouted: "Return it to me quickly. If you don't return it, you are a thief. I am going to report you."
No matter how shrewd Zhao Jinhua was, she was still a rural wife. She was so frightened that she turned blue and white, turned around and walked into the house.
With a crash, Zhao Jinhua sprinkled her son's bag of glass beads in front of Bai Xiaohua.
"Isn't it just a broken bead? I'll compensate you ten times. If you take it, get out of our house."
After saying that, he shouted to the people watching the excitement: "Everyone, come and see what kind of wives Lao Liu's family has married. Her brother-in-law came out to play with marbles. It's a good idea now. He's cheating on us." Those who talk empty talk should still report it."
The villagers quickly said: "Look at the fuss this has caused, we all believe in you from the Tiezhu family."
Only then was Zhao Jinhua satisfied. Unexpectedly, when she saw Bai Xiaohua, he was just picking up the glass beads on the ground without looking at her at all. She was so angry that she grabbed her son and patted him. She pointed at Sang and scolded Huai and said, "How many times have I told you, don't follow me?" They play at home so that you don't listen."
Li Goudan, who had suffered a terrible disaster, couldn't help crying at the top of his lungs.
Bai Xiaohua picked up the beads and looked at them carefully, but most of the glass beads were similar in appearance. Except for the two with different colors, she couldn't tell them apart at all.
She was anxious in her heart, and her forehead was covered with dense cold sweat. She raised her head suddenly and said, "There is no one of mine here. Are you hiding it?"
Zhao Jinhua had just taken a step back for the sake of fame and luck, but who knew she would still push further, and couldn't help but cursed: "What the hell, my family is so poor that I can't open the pot, am I greedy for a piece of cake from you?"
"Bai Xiaohua, let me tell you, if you are wise, take the beads and roll them away, or I will beat you out."
Others also advised: "Dazhu's family, the beads have been returned to you. You should go back quickly."
"Yeah, don't make trouble during the Chinese New Year."
"These marbles don't all look the same."
Bai Xiaohua didn't let it go no matter what, and even rushed into their house: "You must be hiding it, I'll find it myself!"
How could Zhao Jinhua watch her search her home? He rushed over and grabbed her hair, and the two of them immediately struggled with each other.
Li Tiezhu was so worried as he watched from the side that he didn't dare to help because he just grabbed Bai Xiaohua and the latter shouted to catch the gangster.
This was the scene where Liu Tiezhu went to Lao Gu's house to ask for help.
When Gu Mingdong arrived with his Sun brothers and sisters, he saw Bai Xiaohua and Zhao Jinhua pulling each other's hair, rolling around in the yard, and wrestling with each other.
Sun Shumei was dumbfounded. She had never seen Bai Xiaohua act so recklessly.
"Xiaohua, stop fighting!" She said and subconsciously wanted to go over and break up the fight.
But Gu Mingdong grabbed her and said, "Don't go over, I'll be careful to hit you."
In the end, the old Liu came forward and called some aunts to pull him away.
Wrapped old Liu scolded with a dark face: "What's the trouble with this Chinese New Year? You don't want to go to court for a whole year, do you?"
Zhao Jinhua wiped her face and sighed: "Captain, ask her, I have never seen such a arrogant new wife. His Xiaozhu played marbles with my Goudan and lost a bead to him. She It would be better to come and accuse my son of stealing."
"I looked at the lady who was celebrating the New Year. I saw that she was the new wife and didn't want to care about it. I took out all the beads from Goudan and asked her to take them away. But she refused to let her go and even went into the house to search for things. I didn't know that I thought a robber was coming. ."
The old Liu frowned after hearing this, and secretly wondered if his sister-in-law's family had committed a crime of Tai Sui. The son caused a scene a year ago, and the daughter-in-law caused another scene a year later.
"Xiaohua, is that what happened?"
Bai Xiaohua had just become angry and just wanted to get the beads back. Now when she saw the disapproving face of the old Liu, and then looked at the pointing villagers around her, her rationality finally returned.
With a thud in her heart, Bai Xiaohua realized that she had gone too far this time.
It was the difficult life during this period and the glass bead that had no response no matter what, that made her lose her usual calmness.
When she came back to her senses, Bai Xiaohua's eyes turned red, and big tears fell down: "Uncle, you have to make the decision for me."
When the old Liu saw the niece's daughter-in-law crying and looking fierce, she hurriedly asked: "Xiaohua, if you have any grievances, just tell everyone."
Before Bai Xiaohua could say anything, Zhao Jinhua sneered: "Today I have seen what it means to be a thief or to catch a thief. Captain, you must be fair. Everyone has seen what happened today. It is not me who slandered her."
At this time, someone stood up and said, "Isn't that right? Is there something wrong with Dazhu's wife's brain?"
"Just now she grabbed her sister-in-law's beads at her own house and she made sure to say that Aihua stole hers, and now she comes to Tiezhu's house to cause trouble."
"Where's Widow Liu? Didn't she come with us just now?"
When everyone saw it, Widow Liu was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable to her, Bai Xiaohua shed more and more tears. Her nose was red and she looked very pitiful: "You have all misunderstood. That bead was given to me by Shumei. It represents our proletarian revolutionary friendship. It is for me." It is not an ordinary bead, it transcends family affection and friendship, it is precious human love."
"That's why I'm so anxious after losing it. Sister-in-law Jinhua, I'm not like you. I just went crazy with anxiety."
Zhao Jinhua despised such a woman the most, and sneered: "Hey, you city people are really good at talking, even a broken bead can tell the story of flowers."
"Sister-in-law Jinhua, how can you say that? Those are not ordinary beads, they are beads that represent revolutionary friendship. Are you dissatisfied with our revolutionary friendship?" Bai Xiaohua choked.
Zhao Jinhua's face darkened, and then he saw the people standing on the periphery: "Shumei happens to be in the brigade. Shumei, come here and tell everyone what's special about that bead. Is it inlaid with gold?"
Everyone's eyes fell on Sun Shumei in unison.
Bai Xiaohua stared at him suddenly, her eyes burning: "Shumei, you are here, please tell everyone that the bead is different."
Sun Shumei shrank subconsciously, and Gu Mingdong patted her on the shoulder to calm her down.
Sun Shumei didn't dare to look at Bai Xiaohua and just said: "Xiaohua, if you really like the beads I gave you, then I will give you another one."
"How is that the same? That bead is unique!" Bai Xiaohua screamed.
Sun Shumei was startled by her scream, but she still persuaded her: "If one pill doesn't work, I'll give you two pills?"
Zhao Jinhua seized the opportunity and sneered: "This is funny. The beads are all given by Shumei. What difference can there be? Why is the one that was precious before now worthless?"
Seeing the fuss, Wrong Old Liu also advised: "Xiaohua, it's almost done."
Bai Xiaohua's face turned blue and white, and she even stared at Sun Shumei.
Gu Mingdong frowned and stood in front of his cousin.
Bai Xiaohua was caught by his cold and sharp gaze and did not dare to stare at Sun Shumei any longer.
This can't continue like this. If it continues, Sun Shumei and her strange cousin will definitely become suspicious of Zhu.
She squatted down suddenly, quickly picked up the marbles on the ground, and took them all away without caring about them.
Gu Mingdong watched this scene with cold eyes, sneering in his heart. If Bai Xiaohua knew the truth, he would probably go crazy.
When Bai Xiaohua passed by, Sun Shumei still wanted to talk to her, but Bai Xiaohua walked away without even looking at her.
When Sun Qiang saw this, he cursed: "Who is this person?"
Sun Shumei pursed her lips, but did not catch up.
Zhao Jinhua shouted from behind: "If you lose one, you will get a dozen back. You really know how to take advantage."
Frustrated old Liu had no choice but to come out and persuade her: "Daughter-in-law Tiezhu, forget it, you are celebrating the New Year."
"Captain, you are quite interesting. She came to our house to seek bad luck. Instead of trying to persuade her, you tried to persuade me. Why do you think our family is so easy to bully?" Zhao Jinhua scolded without giving face.
Lao Liu's face darkened: "Okay, I'll compensate you for her."
Qian Jinhua sneered: "Is this a matter of money? The Chinese New Year is so unlucky. If our family is unlucky this year, I can't spare her."
"Bah, what a fucking broom star."
After saying that, he closed the door directly in front of the old Liu.
The old Liu was so angry that he turned blue. Looking at the expressions of the surrounding villagers, he had to find a way out: "Hey, the young people who are celebrating the New Year are all so angry."
After saying that, he left with his hands behind his back without looking at the eyes behind him.
Gu Mingdong watched the crowd disperse and said, "Go back."
Sun Shumei walked forward silently, while Sun Qiang was still nagging beside her: "Shumei, you must never play with her again in the future. This little white flower is really sick in her brain. She will make a fuss over a bead during the Chinese New Year." Everyone has to stop."
In the past, Sun Qiang scolded Bai Xiaohua for being sick, and he really meant it, but now he felt that Bai Xiaohua might really be sick.
If it wasn't for a mental illness, how could a normal person give up on such a good partner like Yan Hai, focus on marrying to the countryside, and make a huge fuss over a broken pearl during the Chinese New Year?
Thinking of the way Bai Xiaohua was making fun of her just now, Sun Qiang emphasized: "It will be bad luck if you get too close to such a person."
Sun Shumei's heart was heavy and she just said she understood.
Gu Mingdong knew the reason for Bai Xiaohua's loss of control. A person who thinks he has control of the future and steals other people's lives cannot tolerate the loss of opportunities.
Unfortunately, Bai Xiaohua will never know that he had eaten all the beads long ago.
Thinking of this, Gu Mingdong felt a little guilty towards his cousin. If it hadn't been for this accident between him and Bai Xiaohua, the bead should have belonged to his cousin.
He smiled and comforted: "Shumei, you are right about this, there is no need to feel sad."
Sun Shumei only said: "I just don't know how to talk to her."
"What are you talking about? Just turn around and leave when you see her." Sun Qiang cursed.
Seeing that Sun Shumei looked unhappy, Gu Mingdong comforted her: "Anyway, she is married now. One of you is in the city and the other is in the country. There are not many opportunities to meet each other."
Unexpectedly, when these words were said, the faces of the Sun brothers and sisters looked a little strange.
Seeing that their expressions were not right, Gu Mingdong frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
Sun Qiang glanced at his sister and sighed: "The town has begun mobilizing people to go to the countryside."
Going to the countryside?
Gu Mingdong's heart skipped a beat when he heard these two words. Is it going to start so soon?
"With your family's current situation, does Shumei have to go to the countryside?" Gu Mingdong asked.
Sun Qiang patted his head and said helplessly: "If there is no serious position, a family can only keep one child."
The Sun family only has two children, which is already a small number compared to other families, but the policy only allows one to be left behind.
"Then can you find a way to find a job?" Gu Mingdong asked again.
Sun Qiang shook his head and said: "Nowadays, the positions are like carrots and holes. They are passed down from parents to children. There are no empty positions anywhere."
Not to mention that there were only a few jobs in their town, so Sun Qiang still took over Sun Guodong's position, otherwise he would still be unemployed until now.
It's not that they haven't thought of a way, it's just that they have found every possible way, and they can't even squeeze in temporary workers.
This is why the initiative to apply to go to the countryside has gradually turned into official mobilization. Seeing that the form is not good, the Sun family is afraid that it will become mandatory in the end, so they want to make plans in advance.
Sun Qiang proposed to give up his job to his sister and go to the countryside. After all, he was a man and it didn't matter if he suffered a little. It didn't matter even if he went to work in the countryside.
But when it was brought up, Sun Shumei was the first to refuse.
On the surface, she said that the work was too tiring and she couldn't afford it as a girl, but in fact, she knew that if she went, her brother would have to go to the countryside.
Sun Guodong, the head of the family, is paralyzed in bed. Gu Xiuxiu has no job and can only supplement the family income by doing odd jobs. Sun Qiang, the son, is the mainstay of the family.
If Sun Qiang leaves again, their family's situation will only get worse.
Sun Shumei would rather go to the countryside than let her brother give up his post.
Just because of this matter, Sun Jianian did not have a good life.
The atmosphere was a little dull for a while. Sun Shumei comforted her two brothers: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with going to the countryside. I heard that the north has already started mobilizing people to go to the countryside. You have to be an activist to go."
"I also went to the street to ask, and they said that if you sign up proactively, you can choose a place. I can choose a place closer. Maybe I can go home once a week."
But Sun Qiang said: "When you go to the countryside, you have to do farm work. You have never done this kind of work since you were a child. How can you bear it?"
The words changed and she suddenly said: "Shumei, why don't you just listen to your mother and find someone to marry? Since you are already married, you don't have to go to the countryside."
Sun Shumei glared at him: "Just to avoid going to the countryside to marry? Then I might as well go to support the northwest."
The few simple words the brother and sister said were like thunder exploding in Gu Mingdong's mind.
Going to the countryside and getting married?