Chapter 7352: Gossip is annoying
Changping Village.
Old Yangtou had no choice but to live in Yang Huazhong's house with little old Yangtou.
Yang Huazhong was relieved of his internal calculations. Next, he could concentrate on contacting Li Zheng from several neighboring villages to discuss strengthening the river embankment.
Of the eight surrounding villages, Changping Village and Lijia Village have the largest territory and the largest population.
In other words, Changping Village and Lijiacun are the eldest and second brothers, and the other small villages are all the younger brothers who follow them.
So basically as long as Yang Huazhong and Li Jia meet and reach a consensus, it will be more than half done.
Who is Li Jia?
Li Zheng from Lijiacun, Li Wei’s uncle.
Li Wei is also the prospective grandson-in-law of the old Yang family, so the old Yang family and the Li family are related by marriage. Yang Huazhong and Li Jia often drink together.
In addition, it was Luo Fengtang who first proposed the idea of strengthening the river embankment, so when brothers Yang Huazhong and Li Jia and Li Yi discussed it, they naturally approved it unanimously.
Things went very smoothly. Several surrounding villages acted together, and each household mobilized manpower.
When they met some villagers who were unwilling to go, a few of them tried to be reasonable at first.
What? Doesn't make sense?
Okay, it’s hard to say what the corvettes and exorbitant taxes will be in the coming year.
If the government here distributes relief food after a disaster, your family will not be so easy to talk to!
Don’t underestimate Li Zheng, a small official who is not even a ninth-grade sesame official. In the village, even if the emperor is not there, it is just right. Do you think the evil sect is not evil?
As a result, building river embankments has become the hottest topic in Shiliba Village.
So much so that when the women at the pond at the entrance of the village were bathing, they no longer talked about the old Wang's mother-in-law abusing her daughter-in-law, but instead talked about building the river embankment.
But there are various opinions.
"...Some people say that the river embankment does not need to be repaired, and the water level is still a long way from filling the river. They say that we are wasting people and money, but I am so angry that I have been arguing with them for a long time!"
After breakfast, Yang Ruoqing came to visit her parents' house next door as usual, and Mrs. Liu happened to be here too.
I was telling Sun and Bao Suyun about the argument at the pond in the morning.
Yang Ruoqing squinted her eyes and listened for a while, smiling and saying nothing.
But Mrs. Liu became more and more annoyed as she spoke, her face turning red.
"What a bunch of stupid women with long hair and short knowledge. Have you forgotten about the floods that year? They really forgot about food and not about fighting! Don't just scream when the water reaches the door of your house, then it will be too late!"< br>
Sun and Bao Suyun also shook their heads repeatedly when they heard this, especially when they thought about the flooding that year, their faces were filled with sadness.
“Flooding is no joke, we’d better be more prepared.” Bao Suyun said.
Sun said: "That's what we think. We don't have much farm work at home, but some people have a lot of farm work at home, so they don't think so. They just take chances and want to free up more time. I'm going to do some work in the fields, and I don't want to spend my time and energy on this. . ”
“What’s the matter with this? The people who go to strengthen the river embankment are responsible for three meals a day. They have enough white bread and cornmeal bread in the morning, as well as meat and vegetables at noon, and a night meal in the evening. Mrs. Liu said while counting with her fingers.
"After calculating this, how much rations have been saved, and we still eat well. Those people are so stupid!"
This period of time in the Taoist temple is the off-season. Yang Huaming and Yang Yongzhi are not working in the Taoist temple, and they are all transferred. Went to pick up the river embankment.
If Yang Huaming hadn't taken up a quota, Mr. Liu would have been eager to go, and the big pot of rice would be so delicious!
The Lius talked to each other for a long time and suddenly realized that Yang Ruoqing had been listening quietly the whole time and hadn't made a single comment yet!
"Qing'er, why don't you say a few words?" Ms. Liu stopped talking and asked Yang Ruoqing. Yang Ruoqing was leaning on the stool, stroking her belly, looking lazy.
"It would be more interesting to hear you say it!"
"Oh, that's not possible, you have to say a few words." Mrs. Liu said.
She moved her butt and butt with the stool near Yang Ruoqing, "Qing'er, aren't you angry at all about this? Those people's words are very unpleasant!"
Yang Ruoqing smiled, "One person has one mouth, what's there to be angry about?"
"No matter what they complain behind, as long as there are people in the family, we don't care about the rest!"
"But those words are really unpleasant..." Mrs. Liu said again.
"If it sounds unpleasant, don't listen to it!" Yang Ruoqing said lightly.
“But I have ears, so I heard it even if I didn’t want to hear it.” Mrs. Liu said again.
"Then let the left ear go in and the right ear go out!"
Yang Ruoqing then laughed and said that gossiping behind their backs was the last sign of stubbornness of those village women, and it was also their happiness.
"Qing'er, you have such a good attitude. If I were you, I wouldn't be able to sit still. I would definitely catch the gossip and teach him a lesson." Mrs. Liu added unwillingly.
Yang Ruoqing gently rubbed her belly, massaging the two little things inside.
Hearing this, he smiled softly, "So Fourth Aunt, you are not me."
Mrs. Liu was stunned.
Mrs. Sun came out to smooth things over and said, "There are those who complain behind the scenes, and there are also those who are warm-hearted. Before, Qing'er's father came back and said that he wanted to take care of Zhang Youfu, but Zhang Youfu said that he was a member of Changping Village and was building the river embankment. He must do his part."
"Zhang Youfu?"
Yang Ruoqing narrowed her eyes and searched hard for this in her mind. Information related to a name...
Then, Ms. Liu spoke up again: "Zhang Youfu? But that old bachelor in our village? The one with a mother paralyzed in bed at home?"
Mrs. Sun frowned: "Fourth brother and sister, don't just call me an old bachelor. This is not a nice name."
Mr. Liu was happy, "What's so good or bad about this? He hasn't married yet when he's thirty-five or six years old. What else can he be if he's not an old bachelor?" Just tell them their names, there is only one Zhang Youfu in our village."
At this time, Yang Ruoqing also remembered who Zhang Youfu was.
A person with a weak sense of existence in the village, mother and son depend on each other.
Originally, there was no connection with the old Yang family, but last year, Yang Huamei had a fight with Jiawang's wife and fell into the water. It was Zhang Youfu who rescued Yang Huamei.
So Yang Huazhong and the others have been grateful to Zhang Youfu since then. During the last Chinese New Year, they sent some things to Zhang Youfu's family, saying they were to visit Zhang Youfu's wife.
“This Zhang Youfu is a filial son.” Bao Suyun also spoke softly.
“His mother was paralyzed in bed, and he was taking care of her, cleaning her, and it was really not easy.” Bao Suyun added.
"A filial son is indeed a filial son, but after all, there are differences between men and women. It would be perfect if he had a mother-in-law." said Sun.
“Take the reinforcement of the river embankment this time as an example. When Zhang Youfu went to the river, his mother-in-law entrusted her to the aunt next door to take care of her. She would have to give others benefits when she came back, so she couldn’t give it to him in vain. Take care of it!”
(End of this chapter)