Chapter 119: No Return, No Life
Chapter 119: No Return, No Life
"You reap what you sow. Good people will be rewarded. Who among you can treat your brother and sister's family like our parents do?" An elderly man saw the whole situation and silenced everyone with just one sentence.
No matter what others said, He Di was in a very good mood. He said goodbye and went home with a smile. Before leaving, Zhang said to the head of the village, "I'll go to your house later for something. It's about He Dahua."
She said it deliberately, fearing that the villagers would think that her sister-in-law deliberately gave gifts to the head of the village. This would not be good for Zheng, the head of the village. Rather than letting people think too much, it was better to say it directly.
As she expected, everyone was curious and gossiping, with no intention of guessing. The village head's wife was also very curious, but she also knew that she was anxious to go home, so she smiled and said, "Okay, okay, go back quickly."
The villagers looked at Zhang's back and were curious about why He Dahua was mentioned. You know, after she was arrested by the government, no one in her husband's family cared about her, let alone going to the government to pick her up.
When I heard this person's name today, I suddenly realized that Oda Village has been very quiet recently. There is no one making trouble. It's really good like this. Everyone lives in harmony.
Seeing her mother-in-law bringing back a cart full of things, Zhang's daughter-in-law fell silent. You know, she was the first one to marry into the He family. She didn't feel jealous of her second uncle's family back then and thought her mother was biased.
Now, good things would come into the house every three to five days, including food, daily necessities and clothes. She felt embarrassed. She was too narrow-minded at that time. Compared with her second uncle's family, she, as the eldest daughter-in-law, was not filial enough and had no ability.
Knowing her eldest daughter-in-law's thoughts, Zhang smiled and patted her hands, saying directly: "Your second aunt specially selected a piece of good cloth, saying that she wanted to make up for the time when she competed with you for favor, so that you would not be angry."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help shaking their shoulders and trying to hold back their laughter. The family knew a lot about the story between their eldest sister-in-law and second aunt, and even the elders in the village would bring it up from time to time for entertainment.
The eldest daughter-in-law blushed and whispered, "I'm not angry. Second Aunt is really filial to you. Back then...back then, I shouldn't have competed with her for favor. I should have been more yielding. Now I think about it and it's really embarrassing."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter. Zhang also found it funny and took her hand and said, "You were also a child back then. There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
After everything was arranged, Zhang told Mrs. He about her plan at home. The house was silent for a while. They didn't expect that their uncle and aunt would be so generous and not hold back at all.
He Di was silent for a while, thinking of his brother's little girl of unknown origin, and asked: "Did your sister-in-law say where she was going to open a shop? Is it related to Ning'er?"
Just one sentence revealed everything in the mind of the younger brother and old couple. Everyone in the room was shocked. Thinking of the way that the second uncle's family doted on little sister Ning'er, they felt that what Dad said was really possible.
He quickly asked, "Doesn't that mean we have to be far away from home? It will be difficult to see each other in the future. This..."
Zhang hadn’t thought about it that much at first, but after the old man reminded her, she realized what she had overlooked. She said silently, “Even if it wasn’t because of Ning’er, if Brother Lang had been the top scorer in the imperial examination, my sister-in-law and her family would have gone to the capital.”
"If they want their family to feel at ease, they must learn cooking skills. Not only must they learn, but they must learn well. If my younger brother and his wife follow Brother Lang in the future, even if we accept the store first, we must give half of it away. This is what they deserve."
This was something she had just thought of. If they couldn't live well, she was afraid that her brother's wife and his family would do everything they could to make a fortune and take them to the capital. Wouldn't that become a burden?
He then said what he was thinking. When He Di heard that it was true, he made the final decision: "Just do as you say. Even if we have to find a farm and a family, it will be a good opportunity for the children in the family to take the imperial examination."
"From now on, my family will work hard to send all our grandchildren to school. As long as one of them has a promising future, that will be enough."
Listening to her father-in-law's words, the daughter-in-law was happy and excited. She was happy that the child could learn to read and would not have to work in the fields like them, living a predictable life.
What makes me excited is that my second uncle's family is so capable that my parents-in-law are willing to put aside their pride and accept their kindness. My life is getting better and better.
When Zhang arrived at the headman's house, she saw the two men sitting in the yard waiting for her. She smiled and said, "Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. Something happened at home and delayed us for a while."
The wife of the village head smiled and shook her head, saying, "You have not been home for a long time, so it is normal for you to have something to say. Come and sit down and drink some sweet water."
After asking about some things in the town, Zhang smiled and said, "Business was very good when we first opened. We were so busy every day that we didn't even have time to eat. We slept later than dogs and got up earlier than chickens."
"You don't know, my sister-in-law's hands are so tired that they can't even lift them. They have to rub them with medicated oil every night before going to bed."
The two of them had helped in the store, so they believed in it. Zheng Lizheng nodded and said, "It's not easy. There is no easy thing to make money in this world. It's all for the children. It will be fine when Xiaolang has a bright future."
"What's the matter with watching He Dahua at the town gate? Isn't she at the county government office? Why did she come out?"
When mentioning this person, Zhang's expression became a little strange. He looked at the two people who seemed to be hesitant to talk. Thinking of the scene he had seen, he didn't know how to start.
Perhaps she could see her tangle, so the wife of the village head comforted her: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. There are no outsiders at home, so don't worry."
After thinking for a while, Zhang lowered her voice, and only the three of them spoke: "He Dahua seems to be crazy. When we were leaving the town, we saw...we saw her in a beggar's den in dishevel."
"She was in a mess, and there were a few old beggars tearing her apart. It was obvious that something was wrong."
The headman’s wife: “!”
He widened his eyes in disbelief and asked in a low voice, "Did you see it wrong? No one from the government office went to pick him up, so how could he be released from prison?"
Zheng Lizheng: “!!”
He is a man. As the head of a village, he knows a lot of things. He thinks of more things at the first time. The only person who can drive people crazy without anyone knowing and use such cruel methods is the one who lives in the He family to recuperate.
He sighed in his heart. As for what means the young man used to make the county government shut up, he had no idea.
He whispered, "This should be true. Don't think about the things behind it. Just remember that she has never met He Dahua. If others ask about it in the future, just assume that they have seen it wrong."
"Otherwise... Just considering her reputation, He Dahua would be drowned in a pond even if she returns to the village. It's better for her to stay out there where she can at least survive.
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