Chapter 11: Let them make a big show!
Zhou Lanxiang looked at Xiaoshan's shining big eyes, which were full of yearning and desire for the future, she must not let her younger brother end up like that again!
She and Xiaoshan owe their parents for their nurturing grace, but they must not sacrifice their lives to pay it back! No one wants to let their siblings live that life is worse than death!
Hill must go to school! He is so smart and studious, even if he can't be admitted to university yet, learning more knowledge will also help a lot in the future!
And he was only fourteen years old, he grew thin and small without food and clothing, and now he had to work in the production team after dropping out of school, and he must not be so tired that he never grew up and sat down, and finally became disabled.
Xiaoshan also loves school, and when his sister asked him about the exam, he immediately smiled very confidently: "There is still a week of exams, and the school is closed, so let's go home and review by ourselves during the holidays." Sister, don't worry, our teacher said that I will definitely be able to pass the exam! ”
Zhou Lanxiang smiled and nodded, not wanting to see the child sad because of Zhang Guirong, so she deliberately teased him: "I know you will definitely be able to pass the exam!" Sister looks forward to you being admitted to high school, going to college in the future, and being the first college student in our Tunzi and our commune! When the time comes, my sister will send you to school, stand at the gate of the university and take a photo with you, and take it back to the whole Tunzi people have to line up to see! That's why it's called my sister's long face! ”
Xiaoshan was not amused by his sister, but was very serious: "Sister, I will take you away when I am admitted to university, and you won't have to be angry here then." ”
How difficult my sister's life is now is that he knows it even if he doesn't tell him, although his sister said that she wants to divorce, but he knows better than anyone how difficult this marriage is.
Brother Jin has always thought that his sister is unwilling to leave, and his family knows his own affairs, and the biggest difficulty is not whether his sister is willing or not, but with his father.
Zhou Lanxiang didn't want her younger brother to be distracted and affect the exam, so she patted his hand: "Sister is all planned, don't worry, you will definitely not be angry in the future!" You have taken the exam well, and there are many things I want you to help me with. ”
As soon as the sisters and brothers said a few words, they heard the sound of the door closing from the upper room, and Zhang Guirong shouted angrily: "Mother-in-law, don't stop me, I have to go and see!" If this dead girl dares to eat alone by herself, there is no man in her eyes, and there is no old man, see if I don't clean her up! That's not true! I've never seen anything so black-hearted......"
Zhou Lanxiang and Xiaoshan glanced at each other nervously, and instantly understood what was going on!
It must have been when they were stewing chicken in the house, and they didn't smell such an obvious fragrance outside, but after Zhang Guirong came, he opened the door wide, and immediately let the Wang family smell it, and the old lady Wang read to Zhang Guirong, used her as a gun, and asked her to bring the meat to the room, and then clean up Zhou Lanxiang, who ate alone.
Xiaoshan immediately ran outside: "There is chicken soup stewed in the pot!" It's the chicken that Brother Jin brought in! After saying that, he thought of something, and added, "Brother Jin took the money to buy it from Grandma Ge Si's house." ”
A few days ago, Han Jin's mother scolded all the people who knew about it, saying that Han Jin stole the family's chickens and took them out to roast and eat them by the river with a few second-rate people, which made the old lady so angry that she was going crazy.
At this time, every family is only allowed to raise so many chickens, and one less is a big deal!
His second sister-in-law also went around with his mother to publicize it, and the entire brigade and even most of the commune knew that Han Jin had done another thing of stealing chickens and dogs.
What's even more annoying is that the next day, Han Jin's neighbor Wang Jarzi's mother-in-law said that her chicken was also lost, although she didn't say it explicitly, but it was Lai Hanjin who stole it.
Later, Han Jin found chicken feathers and chicken bones in the ash heap of his house, and everyone knew that it was this woman who was greedy for stealing chickens and was afraid of being scolded by her mother-in-law, so she relied on Han Jin, anyway, he could steal his own house and steal his neighbor's house.
Zhou Lanxiang is sure that there are not a few people who think like this.
Hearing Xiaoshan's obvious defense of Han Jin's words, Zhou Lanxiang was sad and wanted to laugh at the same time, it seemed that in the eyes of others, she and Han Jin were really separated, and even Xiaoshan was afraid that she wouldn't believe him.
But this is not the time to discuss this, she didn't let Xiaoshan lift the pot to hold the meat, but ordered him while getting off the kang: "Plug the door first!" ”
Saying that, the man had already come to the outer kitchen, picked up a clay pot and quickly went to serve the meat, but fortunately it was the soup stewed by the two children, and the chicken was put into the pot as a whole, and the chicken head was not even chopped off.
Zhou Lanxiang quickly put the chicken into the clay pot, and Zhang Guirong was already pushing the door outside: "Zhou Lanxiang!" You open the door for me! Open the door! I said, what are you doing in broad daylight! It turned out to be eating alone in the house! You conscience loser! Your heart and liver are all black! How did I raise such a shameful thing about you! ”
Zhou Lanxiang's sister and brother couldn't care about what outsiders thought of her shouting, Zhou Lanxiang put the chicken soup into the clay pot, her eyes swept over the stove, and there was a small basket on it, which was a basket of big red-skinned eggs. Needless to say, this must have been brought by Han Jin, the eggs laid by the three chickens in her house were always picked up by Wang Wufu and brought to the upper room, and she couldn't look at any of them.
"Xiaoshan, go open the back window, you jump out first, and take the eggs out too." Staying here for a while will definitely be another evidence of guilt in Zhang Guirong's eyes.
Xiaoshan was still a little panicked, knowing that this matter would definitely not be good, and the chicken soup and eggs would not be able to be saved, and my sister would have to let her mother and in-laws scold. But when my sister said this, her eyes immediately lit up.
They lived in the west wing, and out of the back window was the big firewood stack at home, which was blocked by a firewood stack, and the hill slipped to the back garden and no one could see it and run away.
The back window is small, but Xiaoshan's thin body is also flexible, and he got out in a few clicks and took out a basket of eggs.
Zhou Lanxiang also put the chicken soup in the clay pot without a drop, and handed it out from the back window with the lid tightly. Zhang Guirong was already slamming the door, and the scolding voice was getting louder and louder, not only Wang Xu, sister-in-law Ma Guyu, and sister-in-law Wang Wufu came over, but even Xu Zhang, the maiden mother of the neighbor Xu Widow next door, also rushed over to see the excitement.
Zhang Guirong's scolding became louder and louder, slamming the door and kicking with his feet, and crying with a long voice, without thinking about it, he knew that half of the tunzi who didn't go to work in the future had to be recruited by her.
Xiaoshan's hand holding the clay pot trembled a little, and his big eyes looked at his sister in panic. He has been taught to listen to his mother since he was a child, to be filial, and he has never done anything that makes his mother so angry, and there are so many people outside the door, he can run, but his sister can't run, he really doesn't know how to solve such a big trouble now.
It's that he can take the chicken away, but the taste can't be dispersed, and her mother still won't let go of her sister.
Zhou Lanxiang didn't panic, and shook Xiaoshan's hand hard: "You hide your things, and then run to the team headquarters to find the women's director, saying that our family is going to die, saying that the old Wang family abuses daughters-in-law and persecutes women, and wants to beat my sister to death!" ”
Seeing Xiaoshan's surprised appearance with his mouth wide open, Zhou Lanxiang suddenly felt in the mood to smile, his younger brother is still a child, and he hasn't grown up to the way anyone can go around it later, it's really cute.
She explained to her brother: "If you don't say that, she will definitely not come, the more serious you say, the faster she will come!" Remember, don't care if it's true or not, you just say it's serious, and my sister is waiting for you to save your life! As long as she comes, if it's not true, she won't have a trick, and afterwards you will say that you are stupid, thinking that the old Wang family is really going to kill me. ”
Conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law or quarrels and fights between women are common in rural areas, and it is impossible for the women's director of the brigade to adjust every time, and the total score is prioritized.
Xiaoshan was clever and immediately understood: "If she still doesn't come quickly, I'll say that if she doesn't solve it, I'll go to the commune!" ”
After saying that, I ran away, and now the only way to save my sister is the women's director of the brigade! 100,000 urgent!
Zhou Lanxiang was not in a hurry, let Zhang Guirong scold outside the door, and was not in a hurry to almost kick the broken wooden door of her house, slowly closed the back window, sat on the kang and put a cotton jacket on herself, now is not the time to open the door.
Zhang Guirong was making more and more noise outside the door, and he had already begun to pat his thighs and cry: "...... In my last life, I threw other people's children into the well! I have done a great sin! Gave birth to such a black-hearted brute! ”
cried so much that his liver and intestines were broken, and he was in a posture of crying to death.
Wang Wufu replaced Zhang Guirong and then kicked the door: "Second sister-in-law! You come out! What are you doing here! Is there an old man in my heart! You hurry out! Mother is outside! Mother let you out! ”
Zhou Lanxiang ignored them and took a sip of the hot water that Han Jin had just brought her, which turned out to be white sugar water. She drank it all in one breath, and then rushed out of the door and responded in a very loud voice: "Mother, you wait, I am weak, I have to slowly get off the kang and open the door for you." ”
There was silence outside the door for a few seconds, and Zhang Guirong heard her respond by raising the key, and crying again: "What kind of sin did I do in my last life......"
Widow Xu's mother, Xu Zhang, had a black mole in the corner of her eye, her eyes were gurgling, and she also shouted into the house: "What are you doing here?" What's so ugly in the house that no one can see! The wife of the man (the woman who cheats and cheats) only intervenes in the door in broad daylight, why are you doing this well? Hurry up and open the door, there's no way to hide from something! ”
While talking, he leaned on the window and tried his best to look in, but unfortunately Zhou Lanxiang's window paper was the cheapest jute paper, black and thick, and the light transmission was too poor, Zhou Lanxiang was a diligent person, although the window paper was worn, it could be repaired very well, there was no hole, and she didn't see anything.
Zhou Lanxiang didn't bother to argue with her, listening to the footsteps in the yard becoming more and more noisy, and there were more and more people coming to see the excitement. Wang Wufu was reminded by Widow Xu's mother that she had already asked Wang Manyin to take people to the back window blocked. I'm afraid that the wild man hidden in Zhou Lanxiang's house will run away.
After making a fuss for a while, it was time for the production team to leave work, and soon there were several voices of women who came over after work in the yard, all of whom usually got along well with Zhou Lanxiang, among which Zhao Shufang's voice was the loudest:
"Aunt Zhou, what are you crying about? What kind of person is Lanxiang, who doesn't know who is in Quantunzi, who can compare to her when it comes to filial piety, virtuousness, and ability to work? You indiscriminately put a basin on her head, and you still take people to make such a fuss at her door, you don't know who is close to whom? ”
Zhao Shufang's nickname is Fangya, like Zhou Lanxiang, she is a girl from Bentunzi, and later she married and found Bentunzi's grandson to tie up. She is a few years older than Zhou Lanxiang, the little sisters have been picking wild vegetables and pigweed together since they were children, and they have grown up to work in the production team together, although one is quick and one is gentle, one is tall and one is petite, but both of them are the number one diligent people in the team, especially for temper, and they have been doing very well over the years.
Zhao Shufang has a strong body and a thick voice, and Sun is even stronger like a cow when he is chained, and the two have two sons who look like calves, and even the youngest girl is stronger than the male dolls of the same age in the tunzi. So this family is living very well in the tunzi, earning more centimeters and getting enough money and food, and no one dares to bully, she also dares to speak, and she roars when she sees something wrong.
Most of the people who came today came to see the excitement, saying that Zhou Lanxiang didn't open the door because there was a man hiding in the house, but no one believed it. Zhou Lanxiang is a girl who grew up in Bentunzi, and she is the daughter-in-law of Bentunzi, every day under everyone's noses, there is nothing that everyone does not believe in her character.
Hearing Zhao Shufang's words, several aunts and aunts also began to persuade Zhang Guirong, asking her not to make such a fuss, how could a mother casually arrange her daughter to find a wild man!
Zhou Lanxiang walked to the door and shouted outside: "Sister Fangya, Aunt Zhao, Aunt Pole, you pull my mother, I am weak, I am afraid that I will not be able to conceive a child after beating my mother." ”
The few people she called were usually on good terms with her, and when they heard it, they quickly agreed, Aunt Zhao Si and Aunt Pole grabbed Zhang Guirong, and also blocked Wang Xu's family intentionally or unintentionally, Sister Fangya's thick body directly blocked the door, and she had a posture of who dared to break through her first: "Xiaoxiang, open the door!" I'll see who dares to touch a finger of you! ”
Zhou Lanxiang opened the door, and Zhao Shufang helped her up: "Xiaoxiang, you see how thin you are!" Why is your face so bad! Hurry up and get on the kang! This little moon is the most hurtful, but you have to take care of it! ”
Wang Wufu didn't care about anything else, and with Zhao Shufang in her, she didn't dare to get close to Zhou Lanxiang, so she directly rushed into the house to check around. There are just two small broken earth houses, and there is not even a place to hide people, so they can be swept clearly at a glance.
Although there is a small back window, adult men can't get out at all, and there must be no movement to let Wang Manyin block people.
After Wang Wufu saw the inner room, he ran to the outhouse, lifted the lid of the wooden pot, pointed to the iron pot that he hadn't had time to brush, and shouted: "Mother! Mother! Look! Check it out! There's tweed in this pot! This room smells of meat! She must have stolen meat by herself! ”
Zhou Lanxiang took Sister Fangya and a few people who had a good relationship with her into the inner room and went to the kang, so that the people who watched the excitement and the Wang family could watch it casually.
There was a circle of people immediately around the pot in the outhouse, and the smell of meat was the evidence, and the fact that Zhou Lanxiang ate it secretly was real!
Zhang Guirong howled so loudly that he soared into the sky, piled up on the side of the pot without love, crying like the sky was falling: "Mother-in-law, I'm sorry for you!" My old face has made this dead girl gone! I don't have the face to see you! ”
Wang Xu lifted his shirt and wiped his eyes, without saying a word, the good mother-in-law who was hurt by her daughter-in-law looked very good, which was extremely sympathetic.
Wang Wufu rushed into the house, pointed at Zhou Lanxiang's nose and scolded: "Zhou Lanxiang! You don't want to be embarrassed! Daddy and Mom didn't eat it, you eat it with a big mouth (cheeky)! You're not afraid of choking! Don't blame you for getting pregnant with one and dropping the other! If you are so immoral and smoking, you will not be able to have children in your life! Until death, he is an old man! ”
Zhao Shufang snapped off Wang Wufu's finger that was about to poke Zhou Lanxiang's face: "When the sister-in-law says this, sister-in-law, this is the style of your old Wang family?" Curse yourself from a nephew, you wolf-hearted dog lungs will be able to accumulate virtue and have sons in the future? Don't be able to find your in-laws by then! No one dares to ask you to be a spoiler! ”
Wang Wufu is a sixteen-year-old girl, and she can't answer the words of giving birth to a son looking for her mother-in-law, so she jumped at Zhou Lanxiang angrily: "Zhou Lanxiang! You wait! See if my brother doesn't beat you to death! ”
Sister Fang Ya didn't give an inch, she was about to rush up to fight with Wang Wufu, no matter how they quarreled, Zhou Lanxiang didn't care so many people watched, they would definitely not be able to fight together, and no one could scold Sister Fang Ya in a fight.
She whispered a few words to Aunt Zhao Si, who was with her.
Aunt Zhao usually doesn't talk much, but she has a lot of success in her heart. After listening to Zhou Lanxiang, she patted her hands, and quietly called the two clever aunts to go to the upper room of the Wang family to talk to Wang Manchu.
Zhou Lanxiang still sat on the kang and didn't speak, letting them make a big scene.
The person who should listen hasn't come yet, and at this time she just needs to make sure that she won't be beaten, and there is no need to say anything else.
The bigger they make the better, and when she talks, she'll hear a lot of people!