Wang Danzhi stayed at Old Wang's house for three days. Qian Shulan stuffed some cotton into their clothes and made two new sets of clothes for them. However, they were thin and worn next to the skin.
This cloth is very rough and was woven by Li Chunhua. The color is natural and not dyed. It looks a bit weird when worn outside.
Qian Shulan also used the extra thread, twisted it into several strands, and crocheted a sweater for Yan Ming to wear, which made the little guy smile with joy.
On the fourth day, someone from Sunjia Village finally came to look for someone.
The person who came was none other than Sun Dafu himself.
He had a stubbled beard and looked tired, and his shriveled face looked a little hideous and dishevelled because of the wind.
Qian Shulan arranged for him to sit down. Although it was mealtime, she did not prepare any extra food for him. She just asked the three daughters-in-law to go to the canteen to get their meals.
In Wangjia Village Canteen, people could only eat 50% full. With three more people, they couldn't even eat 40% full.
Sun Dafu finished one sweet potato and wanted to take the remaining one, but Qian Shulan directly picked up the sweet potato basket, frowned and scolded, "This is for the boss."
Wang Shouren went to the team to borrow a carriage for them.
Sun Dafu was a little unhappy, but didn't say anything.
Qian Shulan had no good impression of him in the first place. It was obvious that he was not a good person since he allowed his own daughter-in-law to be tortured by her own mother.
What's more, he came empty-handed again this time. He didn't even want to leave as a relative.
Qian Shulan looked at him staring at the sweet potato in Wang Danzhi's hand with displeasure on her face, and said sarcastically, "Dafu, where have you made your fortune in all these years? Why haven't you come to see an old man like me for so many years?"
Sun Dafu looked away, looking somewhat embarrassed. He hesitated for a long time before replying, "My mother doesn't agree with me coming here."
Qian Shulan didn't want to pursue the matter, so she ordered directly, "Your mother is gone now, Danzhi must go back to her parents' home every three months. If your family won't let her come back, I will move in with you. A son-in-law is half a son, and you haven't been filial to me at all over the years. I want to see how you, the Sun family, behave."
Sun Dafu's face flushed and he winked at Wang Danzhi secretly, but the other party was only busy eating sweet potatoes, which made Sun Dafu so angry that he didn't know what to do with her.
Qian Shulan repeated it again, and Sun Dafu had no choice but to nod and agree.
Qian Shulan warned, "If I hear from others that your family bullied our Danzhi again, I will have my sons come to your house and correct your family traditions."
Sun Dafu's stiff black face became even more embarrassed, but facing his mother-in-law's warning look, he still agreed reluctantly.
Qian Shulan didn't want to go to Sunjia Village at first, but she couldn't bear it when she thought about how hard Wang Danzhi was living in Sunjia Village.
After dinner, Qian Shulan took her two sons on the carriage.
Qian Shulan asked Sun Dafu to drive the carriage in front, using the excuse that her eldest son did not know the way, but in fact she did not want Wang Shouren to suffer from the cold.
Sun Dafu believed it, so he took the whip and got on the carriage.
Others sat on it one after another.
Qian Shulan sat in the middle, and her two sons sat behind her.
Qian Shulan asked them to wear hats and turn their backs to the wind, so they didn't get cold.
Sun Dafu, on the other hand, was wearing little and was facing the wind. His short hair, which he had to cut because of the Great Steel Production Campaign, was blown into a mess by the wind, like a chicken coop.
Sun Yanming was eating candy in his mouth. He was blocked from all directions and didn't catch any wind. Now that he didn't have to walk by himself, he started to sing in a good mood.
He had just learned, "I have a little donkey, I never ride it, I had a little whip in my hand, I was feeling proud, and then I fell and got covered in mud..."
Just as he sang this part, Sun Dafu fell into a mud pit as if for the occasion, and almost threw the people in the car off.
Qian Shulan fell directly to the back.
Wang Shouren, who was standing behind her, was pressed down by her and fell to the back due to inertia. As a result, Sun Dafu was directly knocked down by him, and his nose hit the horse's butt. The smell of urine almost made him pass out.
He wanted to curse fiercely, but he met the fierce eyes of the two brothers Wang Shouren and Wang Shouyi.
He immediately backed off and started scolding his son, "You little bastard, what kind of song are you singing? You almost made me fall. I have to teach you a lesson today!"
As he said this he jumped down from the carriage, rolled up the clothes on his wrists and was ready to come over and beat him.
Before the others could react, Sun Yanming had a fierce look on his face, like an angry wolf cub, with cold eyes, "You dare to hit me! I will let my eldest uncle and third uncle knock out your front teeth!"
Qian Shulan looked at Sun Yanming, who was acting arrogantly, with a look of surprise. She had always thought that this child was sensible, but she didn't expect that he would be full of hostility. What kind of life had he lived before
Sun Dafu was so angry that he jumped up and down and was about to slap him.
Qian Shulan was quick-witted and swift-handed, and she slapped backhand directly, landing the slap directly on Sun Dafu's face.
This stunned everyone. Wang Shouren jumped off the carriage, wanting to help his mother, and grabbed Sun Dafu by the collar and wanted to beat him.
Qian Shulan stopped him. It was okay for her to beat someone up, after all, she was the elder, even if she slapped Sun Dafu, his father Sun Baogui couldn't do anything to her, right
But Wang Shouren beat people for no reason, so he was no longer in the right when he arrived at the Sun family.
Qian Shulan frowned and looked at Sun Dafu, "Why did you hit the child for no reason? Yan Ming is your son, what do you mean by this? You didn't drive well yourself, why are you angry at the child?"
Sun Dafu glared at Sun Yanming fiercely and said as a matter of course, "I can beat my own son if I want to!"
Qian Shulan was so angry that she jumped up and down! She took a step back and kicked him directly.
"I'm going to beat you to death, you bastard. This is my grandson. You can beat him without my permission! I'll teach you a lesson for being unreasonable!" As he said this, he didn't let anyone else intervene and just beat Sun Dafu so hard that he ran away in panic.
Wang Shouren and Wang Shouyi had heard from their respective wives that their mothers had become very strong, but they had never seen it with their own eyes. Now that they saw it with their own eyes, they were so shocked that their eyes almost fell out.
Qian Shulan seemed to have vented out all the grievances that Wang Danzhi had suffered.
It would be fine if Wang Danzhi was just angry at the old lady of the Sun family, but what was even more infuriating was that Sun Dafu had beaten Wang Danzhi several times.
She had long wanted to deal with this bastard, but she didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon.
Wang Danzhi and Sun Yanming were so shocked that they kept swallowing their saliva. Her mother (grandmother) was so tough.
In the end, Sun Dafu was beaten so badly that he kept begging for mercy.
Qian Shulan pointed at his nose and glared at him fiercely, "If you dare to bully my Danzhi again, I will let you enjoy this treatment once a day. If you don't believe me, just wait and see!"
Sun Dafu covered his face, knelt on the mud, trembled with fear, and nodded hurriedly.
Qian Shulan shouted, "Hurry up and get in the car! We have to get back soon."
Sun Dafu was so frightened that he immediately got up, not even bothering to wipe the mud off his pants, and started driving the cart again.
Wang Shouren and Wang Shouyi helped push the cart on the left and right.
After the wheels of the carriage were out of the deep pit, the two men jumped back into the carriage.
The carriage drove for about forty minutes and finally arrived at Sunjia Village.
Qian Shulan asked Sun Dafu to park the carriage in front of the Sun family's door.
The walls of the Sun family courtyard were covered with white paper. Cloth coupons were very rare now, so even close relatives did not wear mourning clothes. They just pinned a small white flower on their chests.
Because of the Great Steel Production Movement, the old lady of the Sun family did not have a coffin. Instead, she chose to be buried. Her body is still lying on the kang in the house.
Several daughters-in-law knelt in front of the simple coffin in the middle of the main hall. There was not even a photo, just clothes instead.
Qian Shulan noticed that it was a very old and patched linen shirt.
Under the large square table where the clothes were placed was a black earthenware basin, where paper should have been burned in the old days.
But now the four olds were banned, so the earthenware basin was empty, with only a white candle burning.
Qian Shulan carried the ten kilograms of sweet potatoes to the registration book.
Reported the boss's name.
Nowadays, when a man dies, the eldest son usually becomes the head of the household.
When they heard that she had registered ten kilograms of sweet potatoes, everyone looked at her in surprise.
Because it has been more than ten years, no one can really remember who she is.
Qian Shulan got straight to the point and said, "I am Sun Dafu's mother-in-law and Wang Danzhi's mother."
Everyone then remembered that this person was the shrew who had caused a big disturbance in Sunjia Village and was famous far and wide.
But why was she so generous this time? She used to come to my house and make trouble just for 100 yuan (old currency, equivalent to 10 cents).
Now, people are willing to give away ten kilograms of sweet potatoes? It's really strange.
Qian Shulan was calm about the stares from others. She said sarcastically, "I heard that our Danzhi was neither human nor ghost in Old Sun's house, so I came to take a look."
Everyone was stunned by these words. They all looked at Wang Danzhi. The other party kept his head down and didn't say anything.
Qian Shulan didn't care about the stares from these people. After searching around, she finally found the real culprit. She pulled Wang Danzhi in front of Sun Baogui and looked at him coldly, "My dear relative, our Danzhi married into your family, and this is how you treat her? Look at her hands, they are rougher than mine as a mother. Look at her face, it's older than mine. I'm already in my fifties or sixties, and I don't have a single gray hair. My daughter married into your family when she was seventeen, and she's only thirty-three, but she has so many gray hairs. You old Sun family are really going too far!"
Sun Baogui's forehead was throbbing with veins, his face flushed red, looking at the contemptuous eyes of the crowd, he cursed the old woman in his heart, there are so many relatives, why is she crazy! He reached out to pull her, smiling, "In-laws, in-laws, let's talk it out."
Qian Shulan didn't want to listen. She had finally found such a good occasion to settle accounts, how could she fail at the last moment! She sat down on the ground, slapped her thighs, and began to cry loudly, "Oh my God. What retribution have I suffered? My good daughter married into your Sun family, and at the age of thirty, she looks older than an old woman like me. This is digging out my heart and drinking my blood! Your Sun family is more bullying than the landlords in the past. My party, my most beloved Chairman M, please come and make a decision for me! My daughter is being bullied like this, what's the point of me living!"
Sun Baogui was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead and he almost knelt down in front of her.
Relatives, friends and villagers of the Sun family all gathered around. They saw an old lady sitting on the ground, patting her legs. She cried sadly and desperately, complaining about the inhuman treatment her daughter suffered in this family.
At this time, no one remembered that the old lady had caused a big disturbance in Sunjia Village for 100 yuan. Everyone thought that the old lady was a true person and loved her daughter.
The women with daughters were so moved that their noses and tears were streaming. The elderly men who had become fathers began to speak ill of Sun Baogui. And the old woman of the Sun family who had just died and had not yet had time to go to the grave, talked about her harshness and unreasonableness.
The other two daughters-in-law of the Sun family were so frightened by this scene that they hid in the crowd and dared not come out.
However, Qian Shulan had no intention of letting them go. She got up from the ground, pulled the two women's hair, and said hatefully, "We are all daughters-in-law, but you have never been treated harshly. My daughter did all the dirty work, and you have a good reputation outside. Bah! You two conscienceless little whores! If you hadn't gossiped in front of that dead old woman, they wouldn't have bullied only my daughter!" As she said that, she pulled her hair and slapped her face.
Sun Dafu was squatting behind the crowd. He saw this scene through the gaps between their legs and was shaking with fear.
The two sons of the Sun family and Sun Baogui all came over to stop the fight, and Qian Shulan also took the opportunity to hit the three of them.
She was very strong, and the Sun family had been hungry for the past few days, so they had no strength at all. She hit them accurately every time.
She slapped her thigh and cried while beating him, "Oh my God, there are so many people but you only bully me. You have no conscience. After bullying my daughter, you are bullying me now."
Outsiders only saw the Sun family besieging her, but Qian Shulan hit and pinched them, and she pinched them in the painful spots, causing several people to scream in pain.
Wang Shouren and Wang Shouyi wanted to help, but they didn't know where to start and could only watch as spectators.
Finally, the brigade secretary of Sunjia Village came to mediate.
Qian Shulan then let go of her hand and cried to the brigade secretary, "Leader, you have to make a decision for my daughter. My daughter has been married to the Sun family for more than ten years. She is a virgin now, but now she is older than me. You can do justice for me."
The secretary of the Sunjia Village brigade was also speechless. This was a family matter, how could he preside over it? Besides, the old woman had no relationship with him, so why should he help her
He was pulled here by Sun Baocai to seek justice.
Sun Baocai, Sun Daqin's father, saw his in-laws coming at the door. He didn't dare to greet them, but was worried that she would make a scene at the Sun family, which would affect his family's reputation. So he gritted his teeth and went to call the brigade secretary.
The brigade secretary coughed and wanted to speak.
Qian Shulan knew what kind of person he was after taking one look at him. He was able to hand over the entire team's rations to the commune just for that false reputation. How could he be a good cadre!
She wiped her tears with the back of her hand and was about to walk out. "I don't want to look for you! My daughter has lived in your village for more than ten years, not just a dozen days. You can watch and do nothing. You are obviously an inactive cadre. I will go find President Zhou myself. I don't believe that I, a candidate for model worker, can't even meet President Zhou."
Hearing her words, the brigade secretary was displeased at first, then dumbfounded, and then hurriedly stopped her, "Sister-in-law, wait a minute!" She was a candidate for model worker, so it would be easy for her to meet President Zhou.
Then he grabbed her arm to stop her from leaving, and asked anxiously, "Did I say I don't care? Haven't I said anything yet?"
Qian Shulan stopped and looked at him, "Tell me how you can manage it!" Her eyes were sharp and stern.
The brigade secretary was put on the spot by her and was at a loss for a moment. He rubbed his palms for a long time and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, "Sister-in-law, just tell me directly, what do you want to do?" Anyway, he didn't know how to handle the matter. If he wanted to satisfy the other party, why not just ask her directly.
Seeing that he was not stupid, Qian Shulan said directly, "Okay! Go and tell them that the family must be divided! Divide it now!"
The brigade secretary was startled. My goodness! This old woman is so nosy! How can she not go to heaven if she is so capable
But she knew President Zhou, and he couldn't just ignore it! She could only bite the bullet and help mediate.
So he told Sun Baogui what Qian Shulan meant, but of course he disagreed. If the family was divided, he would no longer be the head of the family and would have to rely on his son and daughter-in-law to make a living. How could he agree
The brigade secretary was furious. He was afraid that Qian Shulan would go to the commune to complain, but he was not afraid of Sun Baogui. When he heard that Sun Baogui disagreed, he immediately blew his beard and glared, "Why don't you just separate the second room? It's not that difficult!"
Sun Baogui's eyes lit up and he immediately nodded in agreement.
Qian Shulan didn't care. She just wanted her daughter to be separated. She had no control over the other two rooms.
So the division of the family was quickly decided, and there was another round of wrangling. Sun Baogui originally wanted to hide the money, but Qian Shulan had been the head of the family for many years, so how could she be fooled by him? After finding out how much land the Sun family had been allocated in the past few years, they directly calculated their family assets. Sun Baogui wanted to deny it but couldn't find any words.
Finally, Sun Dafu was assigned the house in the east wing. Qian Shulan took a look and saw that there was an empty lot on the east side, so she asked the brigade secretary to approve the residential land next to it, which was just enough to build a yard. It was also an independent household.
The brigade secretary was holding his breath. In the past, any family that came to apply for housing land had to give some benefits, but this time, she didn't give anything, but still had to do as she asked.
Qian Shulan gave all the 100 yuan she got to Wang Danzhi and gave Sun Dafu a warning look, "Keep the money for my daughter. If you dare to bully my daughter, you'll see what happens!"
Sun Dafu shrank his neck in fear, nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice.
Qian Shulan looked around and said, "When spring comes, I'll ask your two brothers to come over and help you build the wall."
It is winter now and the mud walls are not easy to dry. Houses are usually built in spring and autumn when there is not much farm work.
Wang Danzhi wiped her tears and sent her mother out, but Qian Shulan was very busy, crying to the people who gathered around to watch the fun, "Hey, I always thought my daughter was living well in the Sun family. The Sun family hasn't given me a single thing in more than ten years, and they didn't even come to visit me. I didn't take it to heart. As long as the child lives comfortably, I, as a mother, will be content. But who would have thought..." Qian Shulan continued to play the role of the old mother who was so sad that she could only wipe her tears.
Everyone was filled with emotion when they saw the old lady crying so heartbrokenly. That's right! A daughter who is married off is like water spilled out. No matter how much you feel sorry for her, what can you do? She is already someone else's family. Seeing her suffer, you can only hold it in. If the Sun family hadn't gone too far, who would come here to make trouble? We are all people with dignity. Who would expose their family affairs to others to laugh at
Putting yourself in other people's shoes is always the best way to resonate with others.
Even when Qian Shulan got on the carriage, these people were still waving, "Sister-in-law, come and visit us when you have time!"
Qian Shulan wiped her tears and waved goodbye.
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