Chapter 52

“Captain, whose letter is it?”

“It looks like a red-headed document. Is there any new policy from above?”

“Captain, please read it quickly!”

The villagers asked in unison, urging the captain to read the letter quickly.

He Jianjun’s parents’ hearts skipped a beat, and they had a bad premonition. They held on to a glimmer of hope and asked the captain, “Is it from the army?”

“Yes.”

The captain looked at them sympathetically, and He Jianjun’s parents’ hearts sank to the bottom, and their eyes went dark.

“It’s a document sent by the army. He Jianjun didn’t perform well in the army and was expelled.”

The captain saved some face for He Jianjun’s parents, and didn’t tell them that He Jianjun stole the credit for others, nor did he say that He Jianjun would go to jail.

“It’s impossible. Jianjun’s girlfriend is the leader’s granddaughter. How could she be expelled? It must be a mistake!”

He’s mother was a little confused. She didn’t want to believe it. He Jianjun was the hope of the whole family. She was still counting on her youngest son to go to the city to enjoy a good life!

Ruan Qiqi stood by the edge of the field, chewing a dogtail grass stem in her mouth, watching with a smile, and shouted loudly: “Second uncle, why don’t you say that He Jianjun was convicted of robbery and will be tried by the military court and sentenced to at least three years in prison?”

The captain’s face changed, and he smiled embarrassedly: “I’m old and my eyes are not very useful. I didn’t see it!”

“Second uncle, you take a folk remedy. Third uncle relied on this folk remedy to give birth to a fat son at the age of seventy. You are only fifty, which is a good age for giving birth. Remember to take supplements!”

Ruan Qiqi was in a good mood. Seeing He Jianjun’s parents pale and sweating, she was in a better mood.

The men working in the fields were distracted. What folk remedy did Third Uncle take?

They wanted to eat it too!

“I didn’t eat it, Qiqi, don’t talk nonsense.”

The captain did not admit it. He didn’t want people to know that he drank his own urine.

Ruan Qiqi didn’t argue with him. She walked over and took the document and read it aloud.

The content of the document was very simple, and she finished it quickly.

“Pah”

He’s mother fell in the paddy field, her face pale.

He’s father was dying too, he couldn’t even stand.

Ruan Qiqi sneered. Two years ago, He’s mother was seriously ill, and she was saved by the 300 yuan betrothal gift from Ruan’s father, but she turned her back on him. She had to take back this life.

“Second uncle, Shi Ermei crushed many seedlings and destroyed collective property. Her ideological awareness is too low. Catch her and educate her!”

Ruan Qiqi shouted fearlessly. Shi Ermei was He’s mother’s name.

“No wonder they raised a son who robbed people. This family has ideological problems!”

“He Jianjun has been imprisoned and rehabilitated. Our Ruanjiawan has a bad reputation. This family is really unlucky!”

Several villagers were at odds with the He family. They used to be afraid that He Jianjun was in the army, so they didn’t dare to break up with the He family. Now they are unscrupulously mocking and ridiculing. He’s father was so angry that his body trembled and he looked like he was about to faint.

The captain pressed his temple hard. His head hurt. When will this crazy woman Ruan Qiqi come to the city? If he doesn’t leave now, he will be a short-lived ghost!

He asked people to carry He’s mother back home. He’s father followed behind in a daze. He Jianjun’s elder brother and sister-in-law were also in a daze. They still couldn’t believe that their youngest son (younger brother) was fired.

But the documents sent by the army were written in black and white, and they were stamped with the official seal. They couldn’t help but believe it.

“Jianjun, you…you are confused!”

When they were about to reach the door of the house, He’s father suddenly screamed and fainted.

Two people in the He family fell at once. He Jianjun’s elder brother and sister-in-law were busy all over the place. He Jianjun’s married sister also came back. The family was gloomy and sad, with sad faces, as if someone had died.

But they didn’t know that this was just the beginning of the disaster, and the “good days” were still behind.

The news of He Jianjun’s dismissal spread quickly throughout Ruanjiawan. Most of the villagers were gloating. Who made He Jianjun’s parents so proud? They deserved it!

Ruan Qiqi went home. Ruan Nian counted the firewood and pig grass at the door. The children were very honest. The firewood was a big bundle and the pig grass was a full basket.

“Not bad, will you do it tomorrow?”

Ruan Qiqi was very satisfied and prepared to continue to hire child labor.

“Yes!”

The children said in unison.

“Sister Qiqi, here you go!”

The smartest boy took out a string of March bubbles strung together by grass stems from his backpack. It was red like agate, making Ruan Qiqi drool.

“I’ll trade you with candy!”

Ruan Qiqi didn’t take advantage of the children. She took a piece of fruit candy and traded it with him. The boy was very happy, and the other children were jealous. They all planned in their hearts to pick more March bubbles tomorrow and exchange them with Sister Qiqi for candy.

“It’s time to eat!”

Ruan Shuangjiang came out to call people.

“I’m here!”

Ruan Qiqi rushed into the yard happily. Snow meatballs and steamed chicken with millet cakes, she’s here!

There were many dishes on the table. The largest dish was steamed chicken with millet cakes, and there was also a dish of snow meatballs. These two dishes were not spicy. Ruan Shuangjiang also fried some spicy dried fish and a dish of green vegetables.

Steamed chicken with millet cakes

Ruan Qiqi went to wash her hands and couldn’t wait to pick up a snow meatball. She took a bite and the gravy splashed in her mouth. It was so delicious.

“Delicious.”

The meatballs were a little hot. Ruan Qiqi blew air while chewing, very busy.

Ruan Shuangjiang smiled gently and picked up dishes for her and Ruan Xiaoxue, and also for her two daughters.

“Big sister, you eat too.”

Ruan Xiaoxue picked up the chicken head for her. Ruan Shuangjiang loved to eat chicken heads the most. When she was a child, she ate chicken heads every time her family killed chickens. She said this was the most delicious.

“Okay.”

Ruan Shuangjiang smiled and picked up the chicken head to chew.

Ruan Qiqi finished eating two snowflake meatballs and put a rice noodle cake into the bowl. The cake was soaked with chicken fat and gravy, and had the unique fragrance of rice noodle. It tasted better than chicken.

Seeing that Ruan Shuangjiang only ate the chicken head, she frowned and handed over a chicken leg.

“You eat it. I don’t like chicken legs. I like chicken heads.”

Ruan Shuangjiang wanted to take it back.

“The chicken head is full of bones. How delicious can it be? There is such a big pot of chicken. It’s enough to eat.”

Ruan Qiqi doesn’t like this kind of self-sacrificing virtue. What mom likes to eat fish heads the most, mom likes to eat chicken heads the most, this is all poisonous chicken soup to brainwash women, and why is there no propaganda that dad likes to eat fish heads the most?

Brainwashed by this kind of poisonous chicken soup since childhood, women have been CPUed into Ruan Shuangjiang. She can’t control other women, but she has to control the women in her family.

Women have to bear all the hardships and tiredness, and they don’t get any benefits. Why!

Ruan Shuangjiang was still hesitating, and Ruan Qiqi said impatiently: “There will be no shortage of meat at home in the future, so you don’t need to save those few bites of meat, eat it quickly!”

“Hey!”

Ruan Shuangjiang’s eyes were a little red, and he nodded slightly and ate the chicken legs.

Ruan Xiaoxue blamed herself very much. She was too selfish. She didn’t think that her eldest sister didn’t like to eat chicken heads, but was afraid that they wouldn’t have enough to eat, so she only ate chicken heads.

If it weren’t for the second sister’s cleverness, she might never know it in her life.