Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Chapter 209 1 Chaos

Is Cui Xiaofen crazy? Of course not.

She just felt resentful.

Everything has been going smoothly since she married Zhuang Shouren.

Before Zhuang Shouren retired from the army, she lived with her parents-in-law for a while. She thought it would be difficult during this period, but because of her good constitution, she became pregnant just one night after her wedding. She had to force herself to smile and take care of her before her mother-in-law could make trouble for her.

Cui Xiaofen has always been very proud. She is proud that she gave birth to two sons, that her husband became the village leader after retiring from the army, and that people flatter her wherever she goes.

For the sake of Zhuang Shouren's reputation, she pretended to be virtuous and kind when dealing with the villagers. She always said nice things to them. Who wouldn't praise her as a decent person when they saw her?

She had lived this kind of life for most of her life, and finally she had a bad fall.

When the old lady of the Wang family beat her, none of the old guys who usually coaxed her and laughed with her came forward to help.

Her husband, the captain, was nowhere to be seen, and her two proud sons were also late.

In the end, she not only lost her dignity, but also her face was disfigured.

The wound contaminated by wood ash did stop bleeding, but the dirt in the ash also stuck to the wound. The barefoot doctor said that it had to be cleaned by a professional doctor, as he could not cure it.

After Cui Xiaofen returned home, she asked Zhuang Shouren to take out money. She wanted to go to the town and the city. She didn't want to be disfigured, so she wanted to find a doctor to treat her!

As a result, Zhuang Shouren hesitated for a long time and finally said that his family had no money.

What a joke, he is the captain! How can the family be without money when his two sons are capable?

Cui Xiaofen didn't believe it, so she rummaged through the drawers and made a mess of the house.

Finally, he had a big quarrel with Zhuang Shouren, during which he let something slip. Cui Xiaofen then realized that he had given all the money to the old house. Because Old Man Zhuang had suffered two consecutive blows and was a little abnormal, Zhuang Shouren asked his eldest brother to take Old Man to see a doctor.

"Your father needs to see a doctor, but what about me? I'm in such a terrible state now, I also need to see a doctor!" Cui Xiaofen picked up a pillow and threw it on Zhuang Shouren, then leaned on the bed and cried.

Zhuang Shouren was extremely worried, but he really had no other choice.

Cui Xiaofen asked him to go to the old house to ask for money, but Zhuang Shouren refused to go. Cui Xiaofen couldn't see a doctor or have her face treated, so she started to make a fuss.

The family of five suffered all day long, and none of them could escape Cui Xiaofen's clutches.

The food is getting worse and worse. Everything is done to save money. She even has to sell her food rations to get money to go to the hospital!

What can the other members of the banker do? They can only endure it.

Grandma Yang was just unlucky this time and ran into trouble.

Cui Xiaofen didn't have a full breakfast, so she lay down on the bed and prepared to use sleep to resist hunger. However, just as she was about to fall asleep, there was a commotion outside. It would have been strange if she could continue sleeping.

As the commotion unfolded, the small group of onlookers became agitated again.

The Wang family, who lived not far from the educated youth site, were the happiest. They chattered and said that they would go and share their happiness with their ancestors after dinner.

By the time Jiang Yu and the others found out about this, the rumor had spread throughout the entire construction team, and the rumor that Cui Xiaofen had gone crazy was rife.

After hearing the whole story, Xue Li shook his head and said, "Captain Zhuang wants to use the money to treat his father's illness, why doesn't he talk to his wife?"

Jiang Yu was picking chestnuts in the yard. She had changed into hard rubber-soled rain boots to step on the shells. She cracked the shells with a crunching sound, picked out the chestnuts with a long clamp and threw them aside. "Maybe she was afraid that you wouldn't agree."

"But now that things have turned out like this, how can this family be okay?" Xue Li felt that Zhuang Shouren handled the situation inappropriately.

Jiang Yu shrugged and continued to step on the chestnuts. "Whether it's good or not, it has nothing to do with me. Cui Xiaofen and Zhuang Shouren both like to pretend to be good people. After a long time, maybe they will put the mask back again?"

"Maintaining an illusion for a long time is not good for your physical and mental health." Xue Li picked up a melon seed, cracked it with his teeth, and ate the meat.

Jiang Yu threw out a chestnut and continued to step on it, "I am happy with it."

"Hey, have you seen Xiaolu these two days?" After Xue Li sighed a few words, he put aside the gossip about Zhuang Shouren's family and started paying attention to other things.

Jiang Yu nodded, "Yes, I saw him picking grass for pigs by the Yaoershan Reservoir the day before yesterday."

"Picking grass for pigs? Why does he still have to pick grass for pigs?" Xue Li stared. Xiaolu was the only son in Yang Lijuan's life. Why would she pick grass for pigs if she didn't educate him well and send him to school?

Jiang Yu shrugged. "I also saw Yang Lijuan. She went to work. She was very thin, only slightly better than Yi Chi! Her complexion was not good either. I wonder if it was because she was injured last time and her qi and blood were depleted?" He learned this word from Wu Aiqing.

"Go to work?" Xue Li was even more surprised. What the hell! The mother and son said they were staying in the countryside to take care of Uncle Six, but they ended up being hired as farmhands? The older one went to the fields, and the younger one cut grass for pigs?

"But the team is busy, so it's normal to ask her to go to work." Jiang Yu felt it was understandable. After all, there were problems with the rice harvest this year, and they couldn't waste any more food.

Xue Li waved his hands, "No, it must not be just this reason. Yang Lijuan remarried Zhuang Mingde in order to avoid a hard life. How could someone like her be willing to work in the fields?"

"Could it be that Sixth Uncle forced him to do that?" Jiang Yu made a casual guess.

Xue Li thought it was possible, "It might not just be because of Sixth Master."

"Zhuang Mingde? Zhuang Mingde doesn't seem to come back very often. His wife and father are in the village. It takes him less than an hour to ride his bike back from town. Why doesn't he come home more often?" Jiang Yu remembered Zhuang Mingde after hearing what she said. It seemed that he hadn't seen Zhuang Mingde much since the beginning of summer.

Xue Li sighed, "Don't tell me it's not in town..."

Jiang Yu straightened up and asked quietly, "You have another family?"

Xue Li pursed his lips, "It's just a blind guess, otherwise why wouldn't he go home?"

"This is too disgusting!" Jiang Yu stepped on the chestnut shells with disdain, searched a few times and threw the small chestnuts aside. "Yang Lijuan had a miscarriage because he suddenly retired from the army and then braved the wind and snow to rush on the road. How could he do such a thing?"

Xue Li had eaten too many melon seeds and his mouth was dry, so he poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip of water before continuing, "I definitely felt guilty when it happened, but as time has passed, all my emotions have been consumed, so no one can predict what will happen."

"Tsk, Sixth Uncle's family is in bad shape." That was all Jiang Yu could say.

Xue Li smiled, "Who says it's not true? Look at the number of people in this construction team. Are there many good people?"

"I don't know." Jiang Yu shook his head, "But anyway, Zhuang Shouren is not a good person."

"You're right." Zhuang Shouren, who didn't care about other people's kindness and wanted to pass on the blame, was just a hypocrite who only cared about himself. Xue Li felt that Jiang Yu's conclusion was correct.