Chapter 23: A man and a woman who love each other should be tied to death together

Fifth aunt, getting the answer, exchanged a look with her companion, then bent down and looked at Zhu Sanni, who was on the ground wiping away tears. She thought, Serves you right, you can’t speak well, you have to slander good people, now you’ve gotten what you deserve!

 “Mrs. Xu, can you get up? Let’s help you to the road to rest, you can go home and find someone to take a look later, don’t try to blackmail us.” Fifth aunt said pointedly, Zhu Sanni glared at He Wanqing fiercely before nodding: “Thank you, Fifth aunt.” “You’re welcome, we’re all from the same village, we help each other, right? Just like you were about to fall while you were cursing all the way, if Wanqing hadn’t held you, you would have gone to see your father-in-law and mother-in-law by now.

 I’m not saying this to you, Wanqing kindly held you, why didn’t you appreciate it, now you’re suffering, aren’t you?” Fifth aunt kept chattering, making the people who ran over from the field to help know why she was like this. Thinking about Zhu Sanni’s character, and the various rumors about the Xu family recently, the people who came to help shook their heads and left, without even saying a word. However, there were also kind people, who asked the children playing at the edge of the field to go to the west field to call the Xu family over, and that was it.

 Aunt He and the others, who had come over to scold Zhu Sanni, saw that their niece hadn’t suffered any losses, and they turned around and went back to picking soybeans. They had to finish early, they still had to deal with that dead girl He Cao when they went back. Looking at Aunt He and the others coming and going, He Wanqing turned her attention to Zhu Sanni, who was being dragged to the road. Seeing that no one was watching her, she said a few perfunctory words of concern, then took her water jug and went to find Aunt He and the others.

 When she got to the field, she poured a bowl of cold boiled water for each of them, and only when they stopped drinking did she put the water jug aside. She picked up Grandma He’s vegetable basket: “Grandma, go sit over there, Big Aunt and I will pick soybeans.” “No need, since you’re here, you go and swap work with your sister-in-law, don’t forget that recording work points is your job.” Looking at her eldest granddaughter-in-law who was recording work points in the opposite field, Grandma He pushed her body. “I know, I’ll go over later.”

 She looked up at her eldest sister-in-law who was helping her work, and under their urging, she walked over. Her job was a coincidence, just when she graduated, their team was short of a scorekeeper, and she had just graduated and didn’t know where to find a job, so her uncle arranged for her to try out for a few days. In the end, she stayed on until now, and she didn’t work these past two days because she wasn’t feeling well.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have let her sister-in-law, who was finally on vacation, take her place. When she met a few nosy people on the way, she responded with a smile, simply telling them what had just happened, and then she left them and went to find Xu Mei. Soon she reached the edge of the field, she saw Xu Mei talking to someone: “Sister-in-law.” Standing on the ridge, she waved to Xu Mei, who was talking to someone in the field, and then stood there waiting, she didn’t want to go in and talk to He Cao’s second uncle and the others.

 On the other side, a few people who had just finished picking a basket of land and returned to the tree to rest saw her and waved to her: “Wanqing, come over here and wait, it’s too hot over there.” She looked up and saw that it was her grandma’s old friends, she turned around and glanced at Xu Mei’s position, realizing that it would be a while before she was free, she said a word to her and walked towards the tree.

 “Third Grandma, Seventh Grandma, Aunt Hua, Sister-in-law Xiu, you finished a basket of land so quickly today!” “Of course, the days are getting longer recently, we have to finish early and go home to take care of our own fields.” “Wanqing, I heard from your grandma that the Xu family went to your house yesterday to send the date?”, is what your Third Grandma said true?” “Yes, but I also made some demands, if they can’t do it, the wedding date doesn’t count.”

 “You should make demands, who sends the date, they don’t just pick a good day and bring the matchmaker to send it. Wanqing, the Xu family doesn’t take you seriously, don’t rush to marry him, it’s not worth it. Even if this marriage is off, maybe your dad can find you a better one in the army.” The one who was called Third Grandma had always looked down on the Xu family, they were too cunning and not genuine. If it weren’t for Old Man Xu’s incident back then, it’s not even certain if the Xu family could marry a wife in their village.

“Wanqing, what your Third Grandma said is right, the Xu family is not a good family, at least a good family wouldn’t do something like this.” Thinking about the things they heard yesterday, the few of them shook their heads at her, then suppressed the words on their lips, planning to say it when her grandma and the others came over. Thinking about the commotion that He Cao made yesterday, Third Grandma and Seventh Grandma’s cloudy eyes compared the two of them instantly, and they looked down upon He Cao. They had lived for so many years, what didn’t they understand? This must be because He Cao also liked Xu Weijun. Otherwise, why would she have her mother go out and spread rumors about how good the Xu family was, and how bad He Wanqing was?

“Yeah, I know, I won’t joke with my own life.” In her previous life, she was reckless, she believed He Cao’s flattery, and the promises of the Xu family, and in the end, she worked like an old ox for a lifetime, only to become a stepping stone for He Cao. Even her organs were missing after she died, this lifetime, she would absolutely not let herself fall into that situation again. The Xu family’s mud pit, He Cao must walk through it herself, only then would it seem like they were truly in love. “Little sister.” While she was in a daze, Xu Mei, who had just dealt with He Cao’s second uncle, ran over, holding the work point book in her hand.

 “Third Grandma, Seventh Grandma, Aunt Hua, Sister-in-law Xiu, I’ll go first.” “Go.” “Go, work is important.” They all knew why Xu Mei was calling her, so they didn’t stop her, they waved their hands and asked her to go quickly, so as not to delay the recording of work points. She nodded at them and quickly walked over. “Sister-in-law, I’ll come to work, you go back and rest, aren’t you going to work tomorrow?” Xu Mei and her eldest brother both worked in the commune, and they were both in the steel factory. It’s just that one was a technician who was assigned there after graduating from college, and the other was a cook who served food.

“Then I’ll leave this to you, I’ll go help your aunt pick soybeans, let Grandma go home and rest.” Xu Mei handed her the work point book, told her what she was going to do, then waved her hand and left, without any intention of going home. Looking at her dashing figure, He Wanqing was just about to ask her to call He Yuan over, when she heard someone calling out to record work points.

“Okay, I’m coming.” When she finished speaking, she glanced at Grandma He’s position, saw that they were fine, and then started working. This busy work was like a trigger, one after another, until ten o’clock, the sun was too hot and they stopped working. After recording the last person, she tucked the work point book under her arm, listened to her rumbling stomach, and quickly hurried home. She looked like something was chasing her, and she was running very fast.

The people who greeted her along the way only had time to hear her say one sentence before she disappeared.