good old days

The courtyard was so lively that it didn't end even after dark, and not long after, the team leader and secretary also came.

"It just so happens that you are all back. After the autumn harvest, the village is preparing to distribute the fields to each household. Sister Wang, you go to the public house tomorrow."

The new captain and secretary were neither much older than Wang Sumei, but because Chen Yi and Jiang Xinyu were college students, both of them gave them face.

When it came to allocating fields to households, everyone started shouting excitedly.

"In addition to the reserved maneuvering land, does each person have an agreed-upon one-acre share of land? This land is different from one land to another. When will the team prepare to allocate it? And how will it be allocated?"

Wang Sumei's attention was also attracted by the distribution of fields to households.

She has lived in the village for so many years. Although her main job is to raise pigs, she also does farm work. Farmers rely on the land for their livelihood. Since the land is divided into households, the quality of the land must be important.

The fields cultivated in the village over the years are divided into three, six or nine grades, and different geological conditions can produce different amounts of food.

The yard was noisy. Jiang Xinyu was holding her child and talking to the former captain's daughter Li Xiuhua at the door.

Li Xiuhua's belly became bigger again and she was much fatter than before.

"Sister Xiuhua, why aren't you in the county?"

Li Xiuhua: "It's too hot in Tongzilou in the county. The top floor is exposed to the sun every day and I can't sleep. I still feel it's cooler in the countryside, so I'll come back."

She showed off in disguise that her family now lived in a Tongzi building. Jiang Xinyu didn't hear her intention of showing off at all, so she naturally didn't show any other expression.

Before Jiang Xinyu could show her envious expression, Li Xiuhua kept up her efforts. She pretended to regret and said, "It's a pity that I don't have a brigade household registration now, otherwise I would have to share the land."

As the most proud person she had ever married in the village, Li Xiuhua felt bad when she saw Jiang Xinyu again. It was a bit sour, and she felt that "we seem to be no longer in the same world." When they met again, she subconsciously showed Jiang Xinyu Look at the good side of your life.

Jiang Xinyu still didn't think she was showing off to her, but asked instead: "Then can Chen Yi and I get the land?"

She has no obsession with the land, and she doesn't even have much affection for this village.She wanted to leave here before she was admitted to college. Maybe she would miss her life here when life gets better in the future.

Li Xiuhua was asked, "Where is your household registration now?"

Jiang Xinyu: "In school, it is a collective household registration."

Li Xiuhua wasn't sure if it was, "You can ask the secretary tomorrow. Why, do you still want the land here? You can't farm it anyway, and even Aunt Wang won't come back."

While the two were talking, other girls from the same village gathered over.

Jiang Xinyu was surrounded by everyone and asked about life in the capital. At first, everyone was a little unfamiliar, but when she mentioned something funny, she burst into laughter.

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The meat smelled delicious, and Old Man Jiang, who had prepared the meal, called everyone to eat.

When Li Xiuhua walked back, she looked back at Jiang Xinyu several times. She couldn't tell how she felt, but she felt that Jiang Xinyu would definitely be different from them in the future.

She is not the same person as the girl in the village, and Jiang Xinyu will not be the same person as her in the future.

Ma Meili was unusually generous today. She brought over a piece of bacon that she had saved from the Chinese New Year and was still reluctant to eat it, and also took a lot of eggs.

There were many people, so Old Man Jiang cooked a lot of dishes, but he was busy for a while.When he sat down at the table and saw that the wine had been placed on top, he immediately grinned.

Chen Xiuyun knew about his virtue. He could drink a pound of food even with food. This was his hobby in his life. As long as he had cigarettes, wine and food, he could do anything.Without the old woman and Jiang Laosan's family, the old man is now focused on eating and drinking.

The meal lasted until the middle of the moon.

Wang Sumei went back to her courtyard and took a look. If the house was not cleaned properly, it would be impossible for anyone to live in it. They really had to stay in this courtyard tonight. The daughter-in-law's mother's house had so many houses that there was enough room for them.

Chen Xiuyun cherishes her grandson and refuses to let go.

Jiang Xinyu patted the cream on her face and asked Old Man Jiang what was going on.

Chen Xiuyun didn't say that many people wanted to introduce her to a partner. "After Jiang Baoqin's family came in, he kept saying that you were his most promising granddaughter..." As the two chatted, Chen Xiuyun learned that they were going to Xinjiang Province. That surprise in my heart.

"Why do you think you are ruining your business? Why don't you read your book carefully?"

Jiang Xinyu and her are inseparable.

The mother and daughter talked until midnight before going to bed, and woke up early the next morning when the rooster crowed.

It's not that Jiang Xinyu doesn't want to sleep in, it's just that her biological clock has expired and she can't fall asleep any longer.

Wang Sumei went back to clean the house early in the morning. When Jiang Xinyu went back, the house was still full of dust.

She dusted her fan, frowned and said, "We can't stay here for more than a few nights anyway, so why are we cleaning up? Don't come back again. When you come back next time, you'll build a decent second-floor building."

Wang Sumei waved her hand to stay away.

"This is home, why don't we clean it up when we return to the village? You and Chen Yi will go to the public house later and ask if you two have land. If so, we have to rent out the land."

"Go, go, don't bother with this."

Jiang Xinyu was driven away, walking in the village path, feeling familiar yet strange.

There was smoke from every household, and the dewdrops in the fields were evaporated by the red clouds, exuding a bluish-white atmosphere. It was foggy at first glance. The aunts and uncles in the village smiled and greeted her when they saw her. Everything was going well, until they met on the way. Here comes Liu Caifeng, who is grabbing a handful of wild vegetables.

Seeing this face, she wanted to think about Xiao Hei who was beaten to death by this woman.

At that time her face darkened.

Her eyes were unkind, and Liu Caifeng asked with a sullen face, "What do you want to do?"

"Did you beat my little blackie to death?"

Liu Caifeng did not expect that this matter was not over yet. It had been more than a year, and there were still people looking for trouble for the dead dog.

For the sake of the dog, Wang Sumei killed her chickens. Chen Xiuyun scolded her at the door of her courtyard for more than half an hour. Every time he saw her when he returned to the village, he would not look good.

Everyone in the village looked up to her and disdained her, and there was also that bitch who scolded her behind her back for being mean.

"I hit it, what happened?" If she does it again, she will beat it to death!Liu Caifeng's eyes were full of meanness.

Jiang Xinyu said: "It's not good. I curse your family to never have money. Everyone else is extremely rich, but your family will always be poor."

If she had been there when Xiao Hei was beaten, she would have had to fight with this bitch.

To others, Xiao Hei is just a dog, but to her it is different.

Liu Caifeng's eyes were blazing with anger. Before she could point at Jiang Xinyu and scold her, old Jiang, who was smoking, came closer and shook his head and said: "There is no need for you to curse, her family is very poor now."

"After this year, everyone will go to work in the fields. She is too lazy to go to work. She boils water at home and lights up the house just by going to the toilet. The thick smoke is scary. You I didn’t see that her yard and mud house were newly built this year.”

"All the money was used to build a house. We couldn't even build it with bricks, but we were so exhausted."

Old Man Jiang's tone was so harsh that it attracted Liu Caifeng's hatred. She grabbed the wild vegetables and threw them at Old Man Jiang.

Jiang Xinyu thought to herself: This is the smoking of a wicked person, and it is purely retribution.

Damn, I feel so much better!
"You shameless old man, I let you talk nonsense. Even if my house accidentally catches fire, it is far worse than you, an old and immortal person. The third son who used to be the most loved one and his family have gone to squat on the fence. Why are you still there? The face is alive..."

Not to be outdone, Old Man Jiang got into a fight with Liu Caifeng.

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(End of this chapter)