As soon as Zhao Guihua said that, Mother Xue’s face changed with anger. Previously, she thought her third daughter-in-law, the production brigade leader’s niece, had often thrown her weight around in the village.
Now that Xu Wenchang had met a grim fate, she wished she had never become related to the Xu Family by marriage. To say she brought bad luck now was like a stab in her back.
One of the women on good terms with Zhao Guihua tugged at her sleeve. "Enough, say less. Don’t make them too angry."
"She’s just someone who needs to be taught a lesson, always meddling in other people’s affairs instead of managing her own."
"Every time something involves Chu Zhiqing, you jump to her defense. What’s going on? Do you have some ulterior motive?"
"Don’t talk nonsense! Be careful not to ruin Chu Zhiqing’s reputation. Besides, you know that Chuyunyi saved my third daughter-in-law on the train. She’s a benefactor to our Gong Family; we absolutely should look out for her."
"Alright, alright, you’re right. But I must say, that thick leather bag Chuyunyi is holding looks quite substantial. Honestly, I’m also curious about what’s inside."
Standing in the village health clinic, Xue Linfang’s expression was extremely somber. How come all the good things always happen to that vixen?
Previously, because she didn’t have to do farm work and was quite attractive, many young men from the village had eagerly courted her.
But after the educated youth arrived in the village, those young men shifted their attention. She had never liked these educated youth to begin with. And now, she felt this newcomer, Chuyunyi, had come specifically to be her foil.
Watching Chuyunyi’s retreating figure, she was so angry her nails dug into her palms, unyielding.
Yunyi couldn’t care less about what the commune members thought. After all, I won’t be here for much longer. I’ll be leaving by the end of next year at the latest. Having experienced several worlds, I simply don’t care what others think of me. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ NoveI(F)ire.net
Once home, she shut the gate to the small courtyard and went inside the house.
After carefully examining the award certificate, she broke the seal on the thick leather bag.
The seal was probably there to prevent too many people from knowing what was inside, indirectly protecting me as well.
She tore off the seal and emptied the contents.
Inside, besides five thousand yuan, there was also a property deed for a place in Beijing—something she had not anticipated.
’Eyes shining with excitement’ would be an understatement! I truly hadn’t expected the reward to be so generous. This is a three-courtyard siheyuan with a five-room main house! Most importantly, the location is excellent. After some renovations, I could live comfortably just off the rental income alone!
After admiring it for a long while, her excitement finally subsided. She packed everything up and stored it in the study within her space.
I really hadn’t expected to receive such a generous reward. It seems the items sealed in that room in the cave were extremely valuable.
Feeling quite pleased, she came out of the room, slung a basket onto her back, and hummed a little tune as she headed for the mountain behind the village.
Neither the reservoir construction nor hauling utility poles has anything to do with me. It’s more important to focus on my own tasks.
Last night, she had already dehaired a pig. Today, she headed straight up the mountain, following the stream deeper into the woods to ensure no commune members would venture there. Then, she retrieved the bled-out pig from her space.
She skillfully butchered it into large pieces and cleaned the entrails thoroughly. After setting aside a few cuts of fresh meat, she began to cure the rest in wooden basins from the kitchen in her space.
By the time she finished, it was past lunchtime.
After eating and resting for a bit in her space, she ventured deeper into the mountains. Her goal for the afternoon was clear: chop firewood and, incidentally, gather some medicinal herbs.