Zhang Chunnuan's steps slowed down and gradually stopped, "Is there another meeting?"

She remembered that it was the day before yesterday or the day before yesterday that Zhou Lixue went to the brigade for a meeting. After work, she met Sister-in-law Lihua waiting at the entrance of the village and chatted for a few words.

Why do we have to have another meeting today?

Zhou Haoran nodded, "I think Brother Lixue looked very ugly when he left."

"It's just ugly. Seeing that the village is not busy, Brother Lixue must want to organize everyone to open up wasteland. Asking him to attend a meeting now is like biting his flesh."

After saying this, Zhang Chunnuan took out his watch and glanced at the time, and said: "It's almost time to start work. I'll go to the village chief's uncle's house first, and then go directly to the fields. You go and take a nap!"

"I'll go with you."

After a trip to Lao Zhou's house, Zhang Chunnuan said something to Wang Dongxue, which was nothing more than "take good care of your health. If anyone feels uncomfortable, you must ask someone to notify me." "My little girl is here with me."

You don't have to worry about that, she and August are getting along well!" Such reassuring words.

As soon as they said a few words, they heard the bell ringing for work. Zhang Chunnuan said goodbye to Wang Dongxue. When they walked to the Zhou family yard, Zhou Haoran was waiting beside the courtyard gate, like a tall and handsome poplar tree.

The two walked out of Lao Zhou's house together. On the separate roads, Zhou Haoran said: "I just had a chat with the village chief uncle and told him that if something happens to Dongxue, I'll call someone to call him."

Me or Zhengping."

At this point, he changed the topic and continued: "When Xiaofen brought me some water, she raised her mouth. It seemed that her eldest sister's in-laws said that Huacheng was being sent to a labor camp and they were not allowed to have more contact with her parents' family, especially

She interacts with her third aunt, Dongxue, and Sister Xiaofen cried a lot when she went back to her parents' house a few days ago."

Zhang Chunnuan understood. No wonder Wang Dongxue didn't let her stay at home.

Xiaofen's eldest sister, isn't she Zhou Cuilan, who married to the county town, was assigned a job by her husband's family, and became a worker!

To be honest, she didn't have much impression of that girl.

The two families have no biological relationship. It's just because Father Shen has a good relationship with the village chief uncle, and he gets along well with Wang Dongxue, that they have such a close relationship.

It's just that in the eyes of the married woman, this closeness is not worthy of a visit when she returns to her parents' home during the holidays.

Compared to Zhou Cuilan, Zhang Chunnuan had a better impression of Zhou Jiefang.

However, Zhou Jiefang’s marriage seems to have only happened in the past few months. When I was at work two days ago, my sister-in-law Taohua also said that she wanted to buy her used clothes, cars and bicycles...

Zhang Chunnuan gathered his thoughts, separated from Zhou Haoran, and walked to the place where he worked in the morning.

...

For the next nearly half a month, Zhang Chunnuan kept trying to find Zhou Lixue, but she couldn't find anyone.

Either he had no time to work, or he had time to go to Zhou's house. It happened that Zhou Lixue had gone to the team and the commune for a meeting.

Other villagers in Shanjiao Village did not feel any difference. After all, the production captain was considered semi-off-the-job. Although Zhou Lixue worked harder than others, his going to meetings every three days was not enough to distract the villagers.

Entering June, Xiaosanzi and Wang Xinyu became even busier, and they did not have much time to stay at Heping Primary School.

Therefore, Zhang Chunnuan needs more energy to take care of the twins and the little girl they live in after work.

On this day, she was wearing a straw hat and weeding in the cornfield, and saw the village's oxcart heading towards the commune from a distance.

Sister-in-law Peach Blossom squatted aside, unable to see because she had her back turned. When she looked up at Zhang Chunnuan, she frowned, "Chunnuan, you said Dongxue's body..."

Zhang Chunnuan looked away when he heard this and sighed, "Just wait and see, if it really gets worse, we can only send the person to the county hospital first."

The hotter the weather, the harder Wang Dongxue's life will be.

Now I can't even get out of bed, and I can't sleep well at night either.

After visiting her yesterday, Zhang Chunnuan couldn't help but feel lucky that he had brought his little girl home in advance. Otherwise, letting her see her mother's current appearance at such a young age, even if Wang Dongxue gave birth successfully in the end, would have caused harm to her young mind.

harm.

Yang Taohua also sighed. She only recently found out that her eldest daughter came back crying and her sister-in-law heard it. She felt very guilty, but didn't know what to say. She just wanted to take good care of her sister-in-law.

Being busy can not only forget your worries, but also make you unaware of the passage of time.

The squad leader loudly announced that it was time to finish work. Zhang Chunnuan took off his straw hat, fanned himself vigorously, and looked up at the sky. The sun was still high in the sky.

As the days get longer and longer, the villagers have more time to use while their off-duty hours remain the same.

The other team members walked together in twos and threes, talking about how they would organize the vegetable garden later. One said that there were many cucumber seeds at home, and the other said that the seeds from her parents' family were of good variety. As they talked, they said they would trade the seeds for them.

seed.

As they talked, everyone walked back to the village. Before they could say goodbye, they saw an ox cart coming this way.

"Huh? Isn't that Mingda boy? When did he drive out?"

"Isn't that direction the road to the countryside?"

"If I had known he was going to the countryside, I would have asked him to send something to my parents' family!"

"You're so silly, Mingda must be doing business when he goes to the countryside!"

Zhang Chunnuan's eyesight was so good that he could still see four people sitting behind the bullock cart even from a long distance away.

Among them, the one with the most familiar sitting posture is Zhou Lixue, the village production team leader. The other three look very strange.

Because work had already ended, everyone did not disperse, but stood there and watched the bullock cart approaching.

As the bullock cart got closer and closer, Zhang Chunnuan also saw clearly the appearance of the other three people in the cart.

There are two men and one woman. Except for one man who looks older, the remaining man and woman still look middle-aged.

People in the city are protected from wind and rain, and often appear younger than their peers, so Zhang Chunnuan could not estimate the approximate age of the three of them.

However, all three of them had sad faces and looked like they had experienced a huge ordeal.

The bullock cart entered the village. When it passed by, Zhou Lixue's eyes widened and he said angrily:

"What are you doing standing here? You've finished all the work in the fields? Do you have enough food for your family? Do you have enough money to send your children to school? If not, let me go and do some work! Don't stand here and be an eyesore!"

Everyone was scolded and dispersed. In less than a minute, only Zhang Chunnuan was left standing there and looking at him.

Zhou Mingda put away his whip, slowed the cart down, turned his head and asked, "Aunt Chunnuan, where are you going? I'll take you along if you want."

Zhou Lixue pursed his lips twice but said nothing.

"Okay, I want to find Haoran."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Chunnuan had already jumped onto the bullock cart.

Zhou Mingda fell into silence.
Chapter completed!