From Cultivator to Widow

Chapter 58

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Zhao Xialan came to Su Hui with a bamboo tube of soybeans.

She sighed: "I don't have anything to eat this month, so I rely on the sauce you made to eat, and I eat faster. If you are free, I will make a jar for me."

This is not a problem.

Su Hui took it and put it aside: "Okay, I'll tell you when it's done."

"Then I will trouble you." She glanced at the five children sitting around the table: "They are all studying hard. It is always good to learn more." Big, often play together, but rarely do homework together.

"There is a hen in my family who is brooding. Would you like to lay two for you? Your hen is getting older and laying fewer eggs, right?"

Zhang Dingguo raised his head: "No, our chickens are very capable, just like before, we raised them well!" He said proudly.

"Oh, it's true, my hen is the same year as yours, and I'm going to kill one by the end of the year, and there are very few eggs." Zhao Xialan was a little surprised.

"Of course it's true. We treat them very well. We often catch bugs and dig earthworms for them."

Zhao Xialan wondered: "Our family also has this."

Zhang Dingguo didn't understand now: "...Maybe it's because we occasionally feed small fish and shrimp?"

Zhang Fenghua raised her head: "Is this useful?" She also wanted the hen at home to lay more eggs.

Zhao Xialan: "I'll let them catch small fish and shrimp later on."

Su Hui, who occasionally feeds diluted spiritual spring water, has deep merits and fame.

After finishing his homework, Zhang Fenghua packed his things and went home.

Not long after she went back, she put down her things and took her two younger sisters out to collect firewood.

The three sisters basically picked up the fine firewood at home bit by bit. Whether it was the bamboo shells in the bamboo forest, the pine needles under the pine trees, or the dense shrubs, they were all their goals.

During this time, Zhang Fenghua will find time to teach his two younger sisters: "I taught you the words to recognize last time, do you remember?"

"This is a wild vegetable, this is a bamboo, what is this?"

Zhang Xihua: "I know, this is water."

Zhang Xiaohua: "This is fire!"

Both Zhang Xihua and Zhang Xiaohua were very serious. They were still young and didn't know the benefits of studying, but they couldn't go to school when all their brothers and sisters were going to school.

They also know that the elder sister is for their own good, and fights with their parents to let them go to school, but because the family is difficult, the parents disagree, but it doesn't matter, they can't go to school to study, and it is the same to study with the elder sister.

Zhang Fenghua was very pleased that the two sisters kept each other company and learned from each other.

"This is a new character I learned, the character for pine tree, the left is wood, the right is gong..."

They were picking pine needles under the pine tree, and Zhang Fenghua took advantage of the opportunity to suggest this word for them to remember.

"It's good if you don't forget the words, now let's count together, one, two, three, four..."

The three sisters laughed and laughed, working and studying, until Zhang Xihua let out a small exclamation: "Oh, look!" She found a nest of mountain eggs in the grass.

Small, only three, Zhang Xiaohua swallowed his saliva looking at this small egg, Zhang Xihua was also greedy, they haven't eaten eggs for a long time.

"The little one is bigger than a thumb, why don't we eat it ourselves?" Zhang Xihua tentatively asked the elder sister.

Looking at the two younger sisters, Zhang Fenghua felt a little sad, and agreed after hesitating.

"Okay, we ate it ourselves, one for each of us, but we must not talk about it when we go back, you know?"

If you tell me when you go back, you will definitely be scolded.

"Absolutely, absolutely not!" The two of them also knew how to measure.

They took it and knocked a hole in the stone, placed it above the mouth, squeezed it hard, and the bird's egg slipped into the mouth.

To save trouble, they ate it raw.

Raw food is a bit fishy, but also a bit sweet, slippery, and the taste is definitely not as fragrant as cooked ones, but if they take it back, they only have a little bit in their mouths, so they can only taste it.

Zhang Fenghua looked at the stunted bodies of the two younger sisters, especially compared with the two twins of the second aunt's family. The younger sister and the twins are the same age, but they look two years younger than them. This is because they can't keep up with food. It's not uncommon, it's rare to be able to raise twins so well.

The eldest brother used to be the same. Before he was born, many people said that he was well-raised. She also knew that the eldest brother was a man, so they couldn't compare. Parents often said:

"In the future, they will rely on your elder brother. If you do more, he will remember your kindness and support you after you get married."

"He has worked very hard in the field, so don't let him do the work at home."

"He went to play, he is not too young, and there is not much time to play, let him play."

"Why do you involve your brother? Your brother is a man. There are certain things that you need to do."

She can only choose to accept, whoever told them that they are girls and brothers are boys, those who stand up to the door, they are born to lose, and they will be thrown out when they grow up.

Zhang Fenghua put the pine needles into the bamboo basket, and thought of the corner of the old newspaper at the second aunt's place, where it was written that so-and-so divorced so-and-so, drawing a clear line.

At that time, she asked her second aunt, what is divorce

After listening to the explanation, she finally understood. It turned out that divorce means that the woman and the man are separated and become strangers who have nothing to do with each other. The marriage of men and women has nothing to do with each other. If her parents divorce, no, no, his father Mom won't get divorced. It seems that there are no divorced people in their village.

Zhang Fenghua shook his head, he didn't want to think about it anymore.

"Okay, this basket is full." She lifted it up and weighed it. If it was too heavy, the three of them would not be able to carry it home.

They went back and forth a few times to refill the vacant space in the firewood house at home. Then, they went to dig wild vegetables, watered the private plot, and then fed the chickens and pigs non-stop, and swept the land at home. At that time, the adults had almost finished their work and came back.

When Li Manfen and the others came back, seeing that the work at home was almost done, they went into the kitchen and started making dinner.

This is a normal day, the only thing that is a little different is a bird brought back by Zhang Gui.

The bird was a bit stupid, and it slammed into a branch in front of him, and he seized the opportunity to shoot it down. Although it didn't have much meat, it plucked its feathers and steamed it, and it could smell like meat when it was eaten by pregnant women.

Zhou Xiaoqing took a sip of the soup cherished, but she shared half of the bird meat with Zhang Gui: "You eat too, you have worked hard."

Zhang Gui pushed back with a smile on his face: "You eat, you are two people eating."

Zhou Xiaoqing stopped pushing, she really wanted to eat, little by little, and after she finished eating, she remembered: "Where did you put it, Mao?"

Zhang Gui: "I threw it in the stove, it's not safe to throw it elsewhere."

After the matter of killing chickens and monkeys, there were gains, and everything was set on fire.

The same is true for the bones. Everything that can be eaten and chewed has gone into the stomach, and those that cannot be put into the stove or into the pond.

In short, don't give others a chance to get caught.

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaoqing breathed a sigh of relief.

She gritted her teeth: "This is a real person. The paint on my younger brother's kettle has been knocked off, and it's a new one." Her two younger brothers are also at the educated youth spot, so they naturally have their share in the search.

Zhang Gui sighed: "Who said it was not."

The brother-in-law also said that he used to go to find something to eat between work, but how dare he now.

There is no village party secretary staring at him, and there are other people who don't like him staring at him.

He knows how to play and has sense of proportion. He is a father now.

There were only the two of them in the house, but Zhou Xiaoqing still lowered her voice: "Is there no other way? It turned out to be great."

Before, he could bring back a fish, or a pheasant egg, a bird, etc. from time to time, but now, if the bird hadn't bumped into Zhang Gui's eyes today, he wouldn't even be able to see a bird feather.

At that time, she was able to satisfy her own appetite, and she still had a little left over for the two younger brothers to make tooth offerings, but now she can't even satisfy her own tooth offerings.

She touched her belly, feeling a little worried.

She doesn't eat much, and hasn't lost weight during this time.

Zhang Gui shook his head: "Is there any way? It was airborne from above. It is said that there are people in the town. Otherwise, we can't say that we can be the secretary of the party secretary in our village. If he wants to leave, either he has been promoted or... he made a mistake. !"

Zhang Guiruo was thoughtful: "I'll go to his house more often when I have free time, I don't believe it anymore, he's innocent, he has no excuses at all."

Zhou Xiaoqing was happy at first, then frowned: "Is this possible? Will it be unsafe? If it is discovered, what will I do against you?"

"It's okay. I've discussed it with my brothers. We'll take turns. We don't do anything, just chat there. What's the problem?"

On the other end, Xie Rui went to the city and got some information from Du Gaozhi.

It turned out that he made a mistake. No wonder he went to Li Village to be the village party secretary. He is an official, but are the officials in the village comparable to the officials in the town

Whether it's the future or the treatment, it's better in the town. If it wasn't for making a mistake, how could he be transferred away.

However, is the report related to the female educated youth... I want to know what it is, but after investigation, there is no such thing as a false accusation. If it is a false accusation, there will be no job transfer, especially if there are people above him.

Xie Rui sneered.

Why didn't the scumbag take care of himself, and put it outside to disturb others

It is impossible to overthrow it again, there are too many cars ahead, this matter has been exposed, but that is the only time he made a mistake? Can you not commit a crime later

As the saying goes, a dog can't change its food, Xie Rui started on both ends, asking them to find evidence of his crime, and on the other end, began to inquire carefully in the town.

As a village cadre, where did he get his income to make his family smell like meat

Where does the meat come from

Is it legal

He asked the neighbors around him without any trace.

His face, in the group of women, whether it is a five-year-old girl or a fifty-year-old aunt, has a certain degree of sympathy, and there is nothing that cannot be said. He is happy to share it with him, but no one can. Tell the source of their wealth.

They could only hear their guesses: "This may be subsidized by his relatives. They are a big family, and they are very prosperous. The cadres, the meat factory, and the textile factory all have relatives."

"I've seen their relatives bring meat over."

"Not empty-handed every time."

"If the supply and marketing cooperative has good things, they will go out to buy them as a family."

What Du Gaozhi did actually had little impact on Su Hui's family.

Only that one visit at the restaurant at noon, Su Hui never met Du Gaozhi after that.

She still adds food to the house from time to time as usual, and these things will not be exposed in her kitchen, even if they come over suddenly, they will not be exposed.

After all, the harvest of children is a minority, and the impact on their dining table is not as great as that on their hard-working hens.

They no longer have the "extra meal" from time to time, and the eggs they lay are all small.

In addition, Du Gaozhi also made the four children realize something, especially the framed incident that Zhang Weiguo personally came into contact with.

The world is not just black and white.

Liu Yanxin who did such a thing is still staying in the educated youth spot, even if he is excluded and targeted, but compared to the consequences of Xie Rui if he succeeds, it is really nothing to mention.

Whatever happens to them now, the four brothers have to think about it.

Su Hui had a talk with Zhang Baoguo.

He is determined to join the army and has been working hard for this goal.

He asked Su Hui: "Mom, does this happen in the army?"

Su Hui answered with certainty: "Of course."

"A soldier is an honor, but a soldier is also a human being, and there will be bad habits. Moreover, even in the army, there are deserters and traitors. There are very few such things in our village. When you go to school outside and meet more people, If you are more careful, you will find many things that you find incredible now."

"No matter where, as long as there are people, there will be people's dark side, maybe jealousy, hatred, resentment... If these negative emotions are not managed well in time, they will prompt people to take corresponding actions. The environment in the army is relatively It is relatively pure. You will go to the town to study junior high school next year. Now you may not have a deep understanding of the town’s environment. It is just a passing passerby. When you go to junior high school and stay there for a long time, you will see more , like this time framed, there are other things, such as framing, making something out of nothing, stabbing a knife in the back, protecting the country, you have to be more careful, remember, you must be defensive, your Uncle Wen's experience is an example, protect it well Be yourself, don't be assimilated by the environment, and don't forget your goal."

Zhang Baoguo straightened his back: "... I will never be such a person, and shame the army, I will be a person like my father, a hero!"

His eyes were firm, as if taking an oath.

Su Hui looked at him with relief: "It's good to have a firm goal, for it, work hard, and don't do things that you will regret."

Zhang Baoguo remembered something: "Mom, did you find a way to join the army after graduating from high school?" He is now in fifth grade, second year of junior high school, second year of high school, that is, there are still four years left.

Su Hui nodded: "You asked me before, what's the matter, you're trying to find a way to get in after graduating from high school."

Zhang Baoguo was a little hesitant: "Tuition is not cheap, I just need to graduate from junior high school, I'm tall, when the time comes..."

The tuition fees for elementary school are the cheapest, while middle school and high school are more expensive.

Su Hui shook her head: "You don't have to worry about this, study obediently, learn more knowledge, you will use it when you go to the army in the future."

She smiled suddenly: "You know, your father sacrificed, the army has subsidies, and I still have them here."

Zhang Baoguo bowed his head: "There are three younger brothers."

Su Hui snorted, "Your brother is still young, won't you be subsidized when you join the army?"

Zhang Baoguo clenched his fist.

Since my mother insisted that he must graduate from high school to join the army, he should also skip a grade. The sooner he enters, the sooner he can receive an allowance to support the family.

Su Hui added at this time: "Also, don't forget, there is an age requirement for recruiting soldiers." The minimum requirement is sixteen.

Therefore, even if you skip a grade, you won't be able to get in if you are under the age.

Zhang Baoguo: "..."

Mom, can you read minds

Su Hui smiled.

Do the math, four years, that is 76 years, this world is slightly different from the "history" of her first life, but basically the same, the difference is only in minor details, if the resumption of the college entrance examination does not change, he happens to be Catch up with the college entrance examination.

The timeline couldn't be more apt.

Looking back, Zhang Baoguo asked his second brother Zhang Weiguo.

"Have you thought about what you want to do in the future? Do you want to join the army with me?"

Zhang Weiguo scratched his head: "Brother, how do you say joining the army seems easy?"

Zhang Baoguo is proud: "Uncle Captain and Uncle Limao have both said that I will continue to persevere. With my physical fitness and our family's situation, there is very little possibility that the army will not be able to recruit people."

His current strength and endurance are not inferior to adults. He is only twelve years old this year.

Zhang Weiguo bowed his head and kicked the stone under his feet: "I have thought about it too. Uncle Wen asked me what I want to do in the future. I didn't answer him at that time. He asked me to come back and think about it. I thought about it, but there was no answer."

He raised his head and looked at Zhang Baoguo, with confusion in his eyes: "I really don't know, brother, you want to be a soldier. The soldier is very good, but what's so good about it? I don't remember much about my father anymore. I don't know what it is." However, I didn’t like studying at first, but now I think it’s okay, I will be very happy when I solve the puzzles and get the answers. In the future, I should continue to study. I can’t continue to study until high school Look again?" His tone was uncertain.

Zhang Baoguo: "Are you against training with me?"

Zhang Weiguo shook his head honestly: "No."

Zhang Baoguo understood, not repelling = not hating = liking, he nodded: "Then you can train with me every day from now on, I started at about your age at that time, since you don't repel, it's not impossible to follow me Similarly, if you want to get in at that time, you don’t have enough physical fitness, and you get kicked out, what a pity, right.”

Zhang Weiguo opened his mouth wide, hey, hey, hey, he's only doing training with his elder brother now and then, and it's a bit hard, if he goes every day... He widened his eyes and looked at him with "Are you kidding me!"

Zhang Baoguo looked back innocently: "Isn't it?"

Zhang Weiguo wailed: "No, I will die of exhaustion!"

Zhang Baoguo patted his head: "How could it be, it's just to shorten the time for playing, look at me, isn't it fine?"

It is said that their learning tasks are heavy. Compared with other children, it is the time spent on homework during the day. If you are serious, you can definitely finish writing within an hour, and you can play as much as you want in the rest of the time.

Zhang Weiguo accused him with the eyes of "are you a devil?"

Is that all

He can't think of training as a form of play, hey!