Chen Tiezhu was released, but Juhua was locked up. The police said they would lock her up for three months. The reason was simple: child abuse.
It was only then that the villagers realized how cruel Juhua was. A child who was less than two years old only had one meal every two days, and sometimes when he was so busy he couldn't even drink a sip of water for two days.
If Loach had not always secretly fed his food to Chen Dazhui's son, he would have starved to death long ago. However, although he did not starve to death, he eventually died at the hands of the educated youth.
Instigated by his daughter-in-law, Chen Mugen found Li Huan. He wanted to sever all ties with his eldest son Chen Tiezhu. The Chen family did not have such a vicious son and daughter-in-law.
Li Huan glanced at Chen Tiezhu, and Chen Tiezhu lowered his head. He suddenly felt sorry for his brother. He had killed his brother's only child.
As soon as the letter of severance was written, Chen Tiezhu was driven out of his old house and had to take his belongings to Chen Dazhu's house at the entrance of the village. When the villagers saw him looking so sad with Niu Qiu, they all spat on the ground.
As the days went by, not only Chen Tiezhu was disliked by the villagers, but the educated youth at the educated youth site also began to have a hard time.
Previously Xu Laidi, later Wang Qin, and now Chai Jianmin have completely wiped out the patience and kindness of the villagers of Xiangyang Village.
Cuihua was so anxious that blisters appeared on her lips. You know, Zhang Yuefang has already married Damao. Although her household registration cannot be moved to Chuncheng with Damao for the time being, she will definitely be able to move there after Damao graduates.
In other words, Zhang Yuefang can turn herself into a city dweller through marriage, but because she has no job, Damao's allowance alone is not enough to live on, so Cuihua has to subsidize them every month.
She had been unhappy about it to begin with, but now that this had happened, she decided to go to Chuncheng to take a look. Chen Weidang also nodded in agreement and asked Ermao to accompany Cuihua on the trip.
Li Huan gave them a letter of introduction and personally sent Cuihua and her son on a long-distance bus. He also went to the commune on the way. The tragic case of Chen Tiezhu's son had been closed, so he could report to his superiors.
The car drove all the way to Chuncheng. Cuihua got off the car and rushed to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University in a hurry. However, when she arrived at the University, she found out that Chen Damao had no classes that afternoon and had already moved out of the dormitory.
No one knew where they moved to. They only knew that Chen Damao was with his wife, and that his wife still didn't have a job.
Cuihua was at a loss. Ermao rolled his eyes and thought that they could only find a guesthouse to stay in for the night and then go to the school gate to arrest the man early tomorrow morning.
A room in the guesthouse costs two dollars a night, which makes Cuihua feel distressed. Ermao looks at his mother who has no appetite and can't help whispering a few words in her ear.
Just these few words made Cuihua unable to think. She looked around, pulled Ermao into the house, and asked in a low voice: "Is it really that much, 200 yuan?"
Ermao nodded firmly. He was already a member of the Xiangyang Village Security Team. Li Huan was really nice to them. No matter what they got in the mountains, he would buy it back at a price 10% higher than that of the national purchasing station.
But there is one rule that must be followed, that is, you cannot hunt alone. If you encounter large animals such as wild boars, you must hunt only when safety is ensured. Otherwise, if one is killed or injured, the road will be completely closed.
Cuihua sat down. Almost every household in the village had a man working part-time in the security team. In other words, every family could come up with at least 200 yuan in private savings.
Thinking of this, Cuihua grabbed Ermao's ear and told him to hand over all the money he had hidden.
Ermao regretted at this time that he did not remember Li Huan's words. Li Huan asked them to keep it a secret. If it was leaked and known by people from other villages, they would be blocked from this path.
Besides, how can a grown man not have some private money? To smoke a cigarette, buy some candies for the children, or go out for a meal, all these require money. Why do I have to be so stingy
Seeing Ermao looking like he was struck by lightning, Cuihua smiled and shook her head. She said that the money was earned by Ermao with great difficulty, so she should let him keep it.
"Mom, all is yours."
Cuihua didn't want money, but Ermao became frank instead. His original intention was to improve the family's financial conditions. Damao got married and almost used up the last penny of the family.
Because he was a college student, his family had higher expectations of him and they didn't know how to spend money. Ermao followed Li Huan up the mountain after seeing Cuihua looking sad every day.
"Okay, I'll take it. When you get married, I'll return the money to you."
Cuihua didn't waste any time. She put the passbook in her pocket and lay down on the bed. Soon she began to snore. Seeing that his mother was in a better mood, Ermao also smiled.
But the smile lasted until he saw Damao, and then he couldn't smile anymore. Damao, with an unshaven beard, was walking towards school with a schoolbag on his back. When he heard someone calling him, he looked back and saw that it was his brother and mother, so he walked even faster.
"Brother, what are you doing? We came all the way to see you, why are you hiding?"
Ermao chased after him, and finally, under Cuihua's questioning, Damao revealed the truth. Because all dormitories were collective, Zhang Yuefang could not live in them after they got married, so they could only live in the girls' dormitory.
But this was not a long-term solution, so the two of them kept looking for a house outside. Finally, they found a single room with a monthly rent of one dollar, and Zhang Yuefang quickly rented it.
The allowance given by the school was only ten yuan, and they had to pay the rent and eat. It was fine at first, but as time went on, Zhang Yuefang became pregnant.
This was originally a good thing. Damao was so happy that he wanted to write a letter home, but Zhang Yuefang didn't know what happened. She just picked up something heavy and the baby fell out.
They went to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor said that Zhang Yuefang had a poor physical constitution and it would be difficult for her to get pregnant. Even if she got pregnant, it would be easy for her to miscarry. If she didn't want to miscarry, she had to stay in bed and improve her nutrition.
This made Damao very worried. He only had this little money and it was hard to make ends meet. He also had to provide Zhang Yuefang with better nutrition, so he could only ask his family for money. But the more he asked, the more embarrassed he felt.
Cuihua sighed and asked Damao to take a leave of absence to take her to see where they lived. The small room was about five or six square meters, with a bed, a shabby cabinet and a square table. There was basically no place to stay.
Thinking that the firewood shed at home was bigger than this, she couldn't help but shake her head. She looked at Zhang Yuefang and put forward her suggestion, which was to let Zhang Yuefang go back with her, and after Damao graduated from university and was assigned a job and housing, she could come back to reunite.
Zhang Yuefang looked at Cuihua in horror. Her first reaction was that Cuihua wanted to break up her marriage with Damao, but she didn't dare to say it and could only stare at Damao.