"People's hearts are unpredictable, and we have to guard against them."

Mei Xiang came in from the outhouse with a bowl of water and handed it to Ji Jieyu.

"Sister Jieyu, you drink water."

"Thank you!" Ji Jieyu took the bowl and took two sips.

Mei Xiang said to Liu Xingmei: "Sister Xingmei, do you want to plant that flower on the back of the vegetable mat?" ”

"Yes."

"Then I will bring wood and boil water, and pluck the feathers of that eagle, but I will not peel and disembowel that rabbit."

"Leave it to me!"

"Okay, you two talk." Mei Xiang went out after speaking.

Although this flower-like girl still has lingering feelings about the two dead people who died in Huangquan, she has not forgotten what she should do to help Liu Xingmei at this time.

"This little sister is not only good-looking, but also sensible." Ji Jieyu complimented.

Liu Xingmei said: "I like her because she is beautiful and sensible, and she will come to accompany me at night." Although there are differences in generations, they are like sisters behind their backs. ”

"Why didn't I see your family?"

"That's a long way to say, it's really hard to put into words! My in-laws have passed away less than a year since I passed by. Because of foreign debts, men are forced to go out to work! ”

"I'm sorry for the things that made you sad! Don't have children? ”

Liu Xingmei shook her head and sighed: "Marrying into the Tao family, I have never been pregnant. I am ashamed of not being able to have children for this family and carry on the family lineage. Especially for the in-laws, if they didn't let them hold their grandchildren in their lifetime, even if they were pregnant, it's a pity-"

"Didn't you look for Lang Zhong to take a look and take care of it with two pairs of decoctions? Or is it that the fault is not with you at all? ”

"No, and I don't know who I have with him. Soon after I entered the door, my father-in-law became seriously ill, the doctor said it was 'cancer', he was lying in a coffin and died on Chinese New Year's Eve, then my mother-in-law also went crazy, and a few months later she hanged herself from a willow tree outside the gate. They both died very strangely, and it was unthinkable to not pay attention while we were asleep! ”

"It's incredible!"

"Only by giving birth to a boy to the Tao family, which has a single lineage, can I comfort my in-laws under Jiuquan!"

"It can be seen that you are a filial person. In this life, we may not have the right to ask for happiness, but we do not have the right not to bear misfortune! You are so young, this birth is not something that can be done in a hurry, take your time. Passing on the family lineage to the next generation is oppressed by feudal ideology, and we communists do not talk about this and advocate equality between men and women. ”

"That being said, from ancient times to the present, men are inferior to women, and men can always represent the continuation of a surname!" Liu Xingmei was very touched by Ji Jieyu's comfort.

"Listen to what you say, have you read a book?"

"I just went to private school for a few days."

"No wonder Old Lady Wu appreciates you!"

"Maybe it's because he thinks I'm doing the right thing! Women are not talented is virtue, this is a bit of culture, and the ideology is easy to change, sometimes I always think that what I do is correct, which inevitably makes some elderly people unaccustomed to it and can't accept it! ”

"The old and pedantic worldly outlook always needs to be changed, and only by changing will people improve."

At this time, the black tiger barked outside, and the red horse that was tied into the circle also followed a few times.

Mei Xiang, who was watering the newly planted wild chrysanthemums with a scoop on the ridge back of the vegetable mat in the courtyard, looked up and saw that there were men, women and children standing outside the gate, including the old lady Wu, and also saw her mother and younger brother and Wu He leading Wangwang.

The "man stops" hanging above the gate has become taboo.

Mei Xiang turned around and entered the house and said, "There are a lot of people standing outside the gate, and Old Lady Wu is also there." ”

Liu Xingmei had already seen it through the open window, so she said, "Hurry up and invite Old Lady Wu in." ”

Mei Xiang reminded: "What about 'men stop'? ”

"Make an exception for his old man!"

"Hey!" Mei Xiang said yes and ran out.

Liu Xingmei smiled at Ji Jieyu, who had a puzzled look on her face, and said, "That's the rule I set for men, so you can laugh." ”

Ji Jieyu also smiled and said, "You are an interesting person. ”

Liu Xingmei went out of the house, and Ji Jieyu followed behind.

Mei Xiang put the water scoop into the bucket next to the vegetable mat, and then ran to the gate and said respectfully to Mrs. Wu: "Old lady, Aunt Xingmei, please come into the house and talk!" ”

Old lady Wu still looked up at the four words "man stop" above his head, and still hesitated before stepping into the courtyard.

At this time, Liu Xingmei and Ji Jieyu came out and invited them to the house.

Shen Qinqi grabbed her daughter's hand and asked with a panicked expression: "Did your aunt kill her?" ”

Mei Xiang nodded solemnly and said:

"Yes, mother! And it's—" She held out two fingers. At this time, she felt very proud in front of the villagers.

"Mom! She's bold enough. Wu He still exclaimed.

"Sister, they're definitely not good people?" Chu Ge asked.

Mei Xiang said: "Can you still be a good person who follows the little devil to do bad things?!" ”

Want Want said angrily: "Kill!" Damn it! ”

Meng Guoan, who was standing outside the gate, snorted and said: "This is not a good thing, it is a big disaster, if the Japanese track it down here, then we will suffer!" I'm afraid I can't hide, she still dares to cause this trouble, what a dead star! I think our village will be destroyed by her sooner or later! ”

The people began to talk in panic.

Mei Xiang glared at Meng Guoan, thinking that he was demagoguery.

Zhu Le, who kept the gong and mallet in his hand, wondered, "Why did you let the old lady go in alone?" ”

Rong Fanhui said: "If you want to go in, go in, no one will stop you." ”

Zhu Le said hehehe: "If I go in, I'm really afraid that the shrew will shoot me like a rabbit!" ”

As soon as he said this, he stuck out his tongue.

But no one laughed out loud, because the scared people were not in the mood to laugh, and they all felt that disaster was coming!

Kong Wu shook his head and said smartly: "Oh-I know what's going on, old men can enter!" ”

As soon as his words fell, he received two big ear scrapers on his face, and he was a little stunned and dizzy.

"If you dare to spray feces in your mouth again, be careful to give your tongue as a gelding!"

Kong Wu saw that it was the Wu family who was raising his eyebrows at him, so he didn't even dare to let out a fart, covering his face and grinning behind the crowd. Being beaten in public made him feel ashamed, and he couldn't wait to stick his head into the crotch of his pants and squint for a while!

In the crowd, only Hua Rui was secretly gloating, hoping that the Japanese army would come and slaughter all the people in the village that had made her shameful and hateful. Revenge is what she, a Japanese, is looking forward to the most.

Meng Guoan saw that his cousin was slapped, and he was also frightened and silent. At this time, he had to admit that at a critical time, the people of the Wu family were the masters of this village, and whether it was a blessing or a curse, he had to go with the flow! Now, except for a few "strategists" of Old Lady Wu, probably only Liu Xingmei will be qualified to participate in big and small affairs. He felt more and more that Liu Xingmei, a bold and reckless woman, was not simple enough to have the courage to conquer everything, which was enough to make some self-righteous men embarrassed!

Shen Qinqi and Wu He led the two little men into the courtyard calmly as if no one was around.

The appearance of Wangwang and Chu Ge seems to be very reasonable in the eyes of others, so it makes some people laugh.

Wu Long, whose face was cold, said loudly: "Everyone is blocking the gate of the house like something, let's disperse!" Anyone with a gun should go to patrol and set up a sentry, and be vigilant, and at this time it is not possible to be careless. ”

He, the captain of the village guard, spoke, and who dared not listen, so some of them went their separate ways.

Some old and young women and children also left with their heads bowed, leaving Wu Cheng and Wu Xiang behind, leading the two war horses that they had chased back.

"Big brother, where do you see this horse?" Wu asked.

"It's not appropriate to put them together, let's take our house first, and then listen to grandpa."

Wu Xiang touched the big black horse and said, "This is really a good horse!" ”

So the two men mounted their horses and went back.

Wu Long stood at the gate of the Tao family, turning around a little anxiously, but he didn't dare to go in, he wanted to ask his grandfather what to do next. He took out a pack of cigarettes with the brand "Ma Zhanshan" and lit one, which was named after the anti-Japanese hero Ma Zhanshan. As soon as he took two puffs, he saw his father, second uncle, third uncle, fourth uncle and a group of people hurrying over.

It was probably the burial of the two bodies and the bloodstains on the bridge.

The old lady Wu in the house asked Ji Jieyu, "How are your injuries?" ”

Ji Jieyu smiled and said: "It's just a penetrating wound, the bullet didn't hit the bone, it's not in the way, it will be fine after two days." Sister Xingmei has already helped me with medicine and bandaged, this little injury should be nothing, thank you for your concern! ”

"Just be careful not to get inflamed and infected, I have medicine to treat injuries at home, and I told someone to get it."

"No need, how many of us licked blood on the tip of the knife are prepared with medicine."

Liu Xingmei brought the teapot and tea bowl to the kang, and also brought a chimney basket that had only been used for a while by Tao Zhenkun later because of distress.