According to Qian Shulan, divorce is easy, but the hard part is to have the heart to drive the person away.
Qian Minghua had been dragging his feet on divorce because he couldn't stand Zheng Xiaohua making things difficult for their son. If he divorced Zheng Xiaohua, it would only free him. But she could still live in her son's house. No one could say anything to her.
But now it's different. She has sent Qian Yuetao to the commune, and there's even a chance that he might be sentenced to labor reform.
If she can even cheat on her own children, who knows if she will cheat on others.
When Qian Minghua drove Zheng Xiaohua out of the village, no one stepped forward to persuade him.
Zheng Xiaohua knelt at Qian Minghua's feet and pulled his pants, crying with snot and tears streaming down her face, "Dad, please have mercy on me. I want to protect my son."
Qian Minghua seemed determined to drive her away this time. "You're taking care of your son? Where is your son? He's in the commune now. It's all because of you that he got involved with that evil star. If you hadn't introduced Wu Lijun to Yue Tao, would he be like this now? You still don't repent. Go back to your parents' home."
After saying that, he kicked hard, tore her hands apart, picked her up and threw her into the carriage. Seeing her struggling to jump down, Qian Minghua glared at her fiercely, "If you dare to move again, I will throw you here. You will definitely not be able to go back to Yuetao's home. You can only sleep on this dirt road. Do you think I can be cruel this time?"
Zheng Xiaohua had never seen Qian Minghua so ruthless before. Although he had beaten her several times before, his purpose each time was to make her compromise. If she gave in, he would stop what he was doing. If she insisted on holding on, he would find it meaningless and stop caring.
But this time it was different. He didn't hit her, but he made her more scared than ever before.
She was filled with panic and sat stiffly in the carriage, clutching her cloth bag tightly in both hands and allowing him to take her away from Wangjia Village.
The carriage rattled forward until it reached a final stop.
The atmosphere in the production team became lively once the gossipy aunties and grandmas left.
"Alas! The couple is still divorced."
"Can we stay together? Zheng Xiaohua is so good at making trouble, the captain is too lazy to care about it anymore."
"I think Zheng Xiaohua will have a lot of trouble in the future."
"What do you mean?"
. . .
Qian Shulan didn't listen to these people and turned to walk towards the chicken farm.
Liu Yueqin hurriedly followed, holding her arm and whispering, "Third sister-in-law, do you know who else is in Zheng Xiaohua's family?"
Qian Shulan thought about it carefully, "Her parents are long gone, and it seems that she has a brother. But if she goes back at her age, he will probably be embarrassed, right?"
Zheng Xiaohua is 46 years old this year. Her eldest brother is older than her and has several grandchildren. Raising a large family is not easy. If Zheng Xiaohua goes back, not only will the bad reputation of divorce befall her, but there is also a practical problem, which is the problem of food.
She had to earn her own food. But living under someone else's roof always came at a price, so she could only eat half her food, which was already insufficient.
Of course, these are all Qian Shulan’s guesses. Maybe the other party has a good brother.
Liu Yueqin had never interacted with Zheng Xiaohua before, and curled her lips in disdain, "It's definitely embarrassing. With Zheng Xiaohua's personality, it's impossible for her to have a good relationship with anyone. Otherwise, why didn't I see her family come over before?"
Logically speaking, the Wangjia Village production team was doing so well, the Zheng family should have come to take advantage of it. But the Zheng family never came, not even once, which was really interesting.
After sending Zheng Xiaohua off, Qian Minghua transferred her household registration and grain and oil relations to her parents' home.
When the Zheng family saw Zheng Xiaohua being sent back, they wanted to make trouble.
But who is Qian Minghua? He is the team leader of Wangjia Village. The chickens of Zhengjia Village Production Team are all imported from Wangjia Village. How dare their team leader offend Qian Minghua
After listening to Qian Minghua's explanation, he immediately stood on Qian Minghua's side and decided to keep the person.
No matter how unwilling the Zheng family is, they cannot fail to give face to the team. Otherwise, what if he makes things difficult for them in the future
Zheng Xiaohua was left behind like this, Qian Minghua breathed a sigh of relief and came back soon.
Qian Minghua returned the carriage to the brigade warehouse and immediately went to the chicken farm to find Qian Shulan.
Whenever Qian Minghua thought of his son still suffering in the commune, he felt distressed and looked depressed. "Aunt, my father hasn't come back from delivering the chicks yet. You are the only one I can rely on now. Please help Yuetao."
Qian Shulan patted his arm and comforted him, "I have asked Guo Sansheng to take good care of Yuetao. But you can't rush this matter. After all, both sides have problems. Now it depends on who can withstand the pressure."
Qian Minghua continued to ask, "What if Wu Lijun refuses to admit it?"
Qian Shulan spread her hands, somewhat helplessly, "Then let's just wait and see. Anyway, there is insufficient evidence, so both sides should take a step back. Of course, this is the worst-case scenario. Let's let Wu Lijun suffer the consequences herself, otherwise who knows who she will bite next time."
Hearing what his aunt said, Qian Minghua felt relieved. As long as his son could come back, that would be enough.
After Qian Minghua left, Qian Shulan thought it would be better to end the matter as soon as possible. If Wu Lijun succeeded, wouldn't it be a good example for these educated youths? Would Wangjia Village still have a peaceful life
In the afternoon, Sun Daqin came back from get off work and saw that Qian Shulan had not returned yet.
Sun Daqin pushed the bicycle to the bottom of the corridor, and then sat over. "Mom, is there anything you want me to buy for you?"
Because Sun Daqin was always at work, she really didn't have much time to gossip about things in the village.
Qian Shulan had no choice but to briefly tell her what had happened in the past two days.
Sun Daqin felt like she was listening to a drama. "Did a dog eat Zheng Xiaohua's brain? She actually cheated her own son like this."
Qian Shulan didn't say anything. In her opinion, stupidity was not the main issue; the fatal flaws were the strong desire for control and self-righteousness.
Qian Shulan made her purpose clear, "Go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow and ask the people at the counter selling hair flowers, paper and pens if they still recognize Wu Lijun."
Sun Daqin thought about it and understood what her mother-in-law was going to do, but she was not very optimistic. "There are a lot of people buying things recently, and students are going back to school. I'm afraid the salesperson can't remember them."
Qian Shulan didn't have high hopes, but it was better to have hope than nothing. "Let's give it a try. If you can't remember, forget it."
Sun Daqin thought so too, it was just a simple question and it wouldn’t be a big deal.
The next day, Sun Daqin came home from get off work and couldn't wait to tell her mother-in-law the good news.
Sun Daqin drew a picture while talking, "I really don't remember the salesperson who sold paper and pens, but I still remember the salesperson who sold hair flowers. Because there was almost no business after the New Year, there were not many customers, so she said she remembered her. From what she described, she looked quite like Wu Lijun."
Those scholars have a sense of nobility in their bones and do not look inferior when looking at others. They are very different from the timid or reserved country girls.
Qian Shulan was relieved and told Qian Minghua about it. Without saying a word, he rode his bicycle to the commune.
After returning, Qian Minghua could no longer suppress his joy and went to the chicken farm to tell Qian Shulan what Director Ma said, "Aunt, Director Ma said to let the salesperson confront Wu Lijun. Because it's not the weekend, the relatively busy counter may have seen Wu Lijun appear, so Yuetao will be back soon."
"That's great!" Qian Shulan was very happy. Yue Tao was really innocent. He didn't do anything wrong, but he was almost cheated by his ex-girlfriend and his mother.
After a few days, Qian Yuetao was finally sent back by the militia, and a general meeting of all members was specially convened.
Wu Lijun was tied up like a dumpling by a group of militiamen and stood on the stage.
Director Ma has been busy as a dead dog these days, dealing with all these letters of complaint. Nine out of ten are fake, which is a waste of his energy.
He had a sullen face. "Wu Lijun wrote a letter to report that Comrade Qian Yuetao had behaved like a hooligan towards her. Our Revolutionary Committee investigated and found that this was absolutely false. I am now issuing a verdict. Wu Lijun needs to be sent to a labor camp for five years. I hope everyone will take this as a warning and not do things that harm others and benefit yourself. Otherwise, her today will be your tomorrow."
The educated youth looked at Wu Lijun with her head down, her face pale, and her body pressed down, she looked so pitiful.
Shen Yanhong stood beside Kong Qiuyun, covering her mouth and crying excitedly, "That's great. It's really great."
Kong Qiuyun glanced at Qian Shulan who was standing beside the stage, and always felt that this matter was related to her.
"Don't forget to thank Director Qian later." Kong Qiuyun whispered a few words in Shen Yanhong's ear.
Shen Yanhong was slightly startled and wiped her tears, "Why?"
"If it weren't for the money and help from the factory director, your man wouldn't have been able to get out so quickly." The team leader couldn't even manage his own wife, let alone help his son clear his name.
Shen Yanhong also looked at Qian Shulan and saw that her father-in-law was talking to her. Both of them had smiles on their faces. It seemed that Qiuyun was right.
Qian Yuetao's return made the villagers feel at ease. It also made Deng Xingming feel relieved. It was not so easy for one person to do the work of two people.
Fortunately, it was only half a month. If it was a whole year, he would be exhausted.
In the evening, Qian Yuetao brought three pounds of glutinous rice cakes made by his wife to Qian Shulan's place.
"Aunt, if it weren't for you, I would have suffered. This is a specialty from my wife's hometown. I made it especially for you. Please try it."
This glutinous rice cake is made of glutinous rice and is not cheap. The couple really put a lot of effort into it.
She picked one up and found it golden on both sides. She took a bite and found it crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. "It's delicious! Your wife's cooking skills are really good. You are in for a treat."
Qian Yuetao scratched his head embarrassedly, "It's OK."
Qian Shulan asked for a while and suddenly remembered that Wang Shouzhi was almost tortured when he was imprisoned by the trade union, so she asked about his work in the commune.
Qian Yuetao answered honestly, "It's pretty good. I'm not treated harshly. Three meals a day are delivered on time."
"That's good."
The three of them chatted for a while, and then Qian Yuetao took Shen Yanhong away.
Because of Zheng Xiaohua's departure, the Qian family's life became peaceful, and Qian Minghua also moved back to his original home.
But no one expected that in July, the Zheng family would come to inform Zheng Xiaohua of her death.
Qian Yuetao was dumbfounded at the time. When he was safe and sound, he even borrowed a bicycle from the team and went to Zheng's house.
Although his mother begged him to bring her back, Qian Yuetao was really afraid of her and refused to give in. Before leaving, he still left some money for her.
It's only been a short time, how come the person is gone
Even though he had complaints against his mother, Qian Yuetao never wanted her to die. What was going on
Uncle Zheng had a sad face. "Our house is small and there is no room for her, so the team leader arranged for her to live in an empty house in the village. But who would have thought that the village scoundrel would target her and sneak into her house while she was at work to steal money. Xiaohua, who had returned early, happened to run into him. The scoundrel ran away and Xiaohua chased him. Later, when he saw that he was about to be caught up, he jumped into the river in desperation, and Xiaohua actually jumped in with him." When he said this, his eyes were red and he slapped his thigh, looking very disappointed. "But she can't swim. At that time, the members of the commune were all harvesting food in the fields. There were not many people around, only a few half-grown children. The scoundrel saw her drowning and wanted to save her, but she clung too tightly, so the scoundrel not only failed to save her, but also drowned."
Qian Minghua felt worse the more he listened. Qian Yuetao's tears could no longer be stopped like a kite with a broken string.
After crying for a while, the father and son followed Uncle Zheng back to Zhengjia Village to help Zheng Xiaohua with her funeral.
After the people in the Wangjia Village Production Team learned about this, they sighed deeply. The person who was so powerful a few days ago was gone just like that.