The villagers looking at the cards froze and said, "Hey, who is that woman?"

"Two cakes." Jiefang put down the cards in his hand, glanced at it and said, "It seems to be the horse widow."

"That's nonsense." Erdan's dad put the Erdan cake that Jiefang had just made in front of him.

Jiefang cursed: "Sure enough, when this broom star comes, I will be unlucky."

Da Ya teased: "It's not like you used to think about other people at night, so you were plagued by bad luck."

"Nonsense, I miss her?" Jiefang muttered dissatisfiedly.

Zhang Guoquan had already stood up and walked towards the canteen. He had not seen Widow Ma for several months. Now that he had arrived suddenly and had a big belly, something must have happened.

Widow Ma, who had a big belly, was bloated and no longer as tall and thin as before.

It is said that the father is taller and the mother is taller and the family is taller. The family Widow Ma married into was short. Now that she has married a tall Widow Ma, her ancestors are considered to be burning incense.

Perhaps because of her big belly, Widow Ma walked very slowly, but Zhang Guoquan saw that she slowed down because of hesitation. She must have noticed the many villagers playing cards behind the canteen.

Now the back of the canteen has become Yangjiazhuang's new card court. Everyone knows that Zhang Guoquan has an open space to play cards here, and he even made two pairs of mahjong. It didn't take him much time to play, and it attracted many villagers.

As soon as it was mid-afternoon, the new card playing field next to the wheat field was already crowded with villagers.

Widow Ma has always been afraid of seeing people, all because of her tragic experience, as if she couldn't see the light of day.

Seeing Widow Ma's cowardice, Zhang Guoquan took the initiative to step forward and call out "Sister Ma". He avoided the sight of the villagers on the playing field and took Widow Ma to the canteen. Bai Ge was playing with the little guy in front of the door.

She was also quite surprised: "Sister Ma? How come you have time to come here? Oh, you are already showing your pregnancy."

Widow Ma smiled faintly. She had not seen the white pigeon for a long time, and she felt strangely panicked.

"Isn't that right? It's getting more obvious day by day. Until now, I have to endure it and move on."

"Be happy." Bai Ge came from the heart. As a mother, she can better understand the happiness of having children.

"Are you happy? That's right."

Unlike Bai Ge, Widow Ma spoke more calmly, even with a hint of helplessness.

Everyone knows that this child is disgraceful, and the feeling of happiness is not that real.

Looking at Widow Ma with a grimace on her face, Zhang Guoquan felt a little sad for her. Why did she choose this path? She clearly had another way to go.

Later, Zhang Guoquan gradually understood that maybe Widow Ma realized that no matter which path she took, she would not follow her will. It was better to have a child and have more nostalgia for the world. Otherwise, she might be watching an outdoor movie.

That night, she died.

Changing the topic, Zhang Guoquan asked: "Sister Ma, what's the matter with coming all the way here?"

I saw that she opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she just said some kind words.

"No, it's nothing. I just haven't seen the white pigeon in a long time. I'm so confused that I thought I'd come and have a look."

Bai Ge was also happy: "Sister Ma, if you miss me, send someone a message that Guoquan and I will go visit you. This will save you the inconvenience of traveling such a long distance with your big belly."

"It's okay. The doctor said that walking around frequently is good for the baby in your belly."

It was all common sense. Zhang Guoquan actually knew that there must be a reason for Widow Ma to come. However, maybe because of his presence, Widow Ma was embarrassed to say it? Or did she not want to say it?

Zhang Guoquan said: "I'll go back and watch people playing cards."

When they left, Widow Ma and Bai Ge were still chatting.

When they arrived at the poker field, the villagers who were still talking quietly saw him coming, and they all consciously stopped talking.

"White skin."

"Eight items."

"Touch, put it there, put it there, don't worry, I've already touched the card. It's not a bad card. Just hang it alone. You should be careful, don't let me touch it myself."

The villagers playing and watching cards all knew that Widow Ma was coming, but they were not prepared to ask Widow Ma about her purpose. Zhang Guoquan did not take the initiative to tell her. In fact, he did not know what Widow Ma came all the way to do.

Here it comes.

It was just like what she said, she just missed Bai Ge. Come and see her. Zhang Guoquan could still hear such kind words.

After about an hour's work, Erdan's dad won the money and asked Zhang Guoquan to get two kilograms of melon seeds.

The money he won was basically Jiefang's money. Jiefang was young, that is, he had just learned to play cards this year. For mahjong that he had only played a few times, he couldn't beat Erdan's old trickster.

The remaining two people basically maintained a state of neither losing nor losing. It was obvious that the money lost by Jiefang ended up going to Erdan Dad.

The two of them are still neighbors. Jiefang is a little angry. You can just win money by yourself. Why do you always want to shoot me?

He always wins against himself, which makes Jiefang feel very unhappy.

"Guo Quan, I got two kilograms of melon seeds and got so impatient."

Erdan's dad seemed quite generous after winning the money, and asked for two kilograms of it.

I played mahjong for half the afternoon and cracked melon seeds because I finished smoking my cigarette and my mouth was itching so much that I wanted to relieve it by cracking melon seeds.

"Guoquan, you have to get some cigarettes to sell. It's not just a day or two. From now on, everyone will come to your place to play cards. They can still get them from you when they run out of cigarettes."

"We are doing this." Zhang Guoquan stood up and returned to the canteen again. To his surprise, Widow Ma had already left.

Zhang Guoquan walked to the place near the window, put a large bag of melon seeds on the bench, unzipped it, took out a few handfuls and put them on the iron plate under the steel scale, weighed them, and found that the ones that were high were only a few more.

Then he tied the bag again to prevent it from running out.

"Sister Ma is gone?" he asked while tying his pockets.

"Yes."

"She's here, what's the matter?"

"Want to borrow some money."

No wonder I just said I came to see White Pigeon. Maybe Zhang Guoquan was there and Widow Ma was too embarrassed to speak.

"Did you get her money?"

"Take it, take five yuan, we don't have much, and you know it."

In the morning, he took away a lot of money. Zhang Guoquan hurriedly comforted him: "Don't worry, you can see that in the middle of the afternoon, just selling to these villagers playing cards, they sold a lot. In the future, this will be a card court, and it will attract more people."

A lot of people will come here, and slowly our store will become more prosperous."

Bai Ge smiled: "I also complained that you took so much money just to set up a card game for others. It seems that you have already thought about it. This is called investing first and paying back later."

"Yes, that's the truth."

Zhang Guoquan walked back to the card ring carrying two kilograms of melon seeds. He did not discuss Widow Ma's matter with Bai Ge anymore. He came all this way with a big belly just to borrow some money. It was enough to imagine what Widow Ma's life was like.

The path she chose, she had to go on even if she gritted her teeth and swallowed it.

Because of the new card court, with tables, benches, and mahjong tiles, the east area of ​​Yangjiazhuang has become a lively place. In the past few days, many villagers have come to the east area to play cards. Even those who don’t play cards just stand there and watch.

I also feel lively.

While everyone was playing cards and enjoying a rare break from farming, the loudspeaker that had been silent for many days finally sounded Wei Guangming's voice again.

"Hey, hey."

Hearing the sound of a loudspeaker on the poker floor, he started muttering unconsciously.

"Secretary Wei has begun to speak to everyone again."

Everyone knew that Wei Guangming couldn't get to the point in his three sentences, and he didn't take it seriously when the loudspeaker suddenly sounded. The card players were playing cards, and the mahjong shots were clattering on the table. The card readers were looking at the cards and saying,

This card is good, and this hand is a sure win.

Zhang Guoquan was standing in the crowd, not interested in looking at the cards. Wei Guangming suddenly spoke through the loudspeaker. Was there something big going on in the village?

Although he has built a card court, he doesn't like playing cards. He just stands there and watches. If someone asks for something, he will immediately run to the canteen to get it for them.

"Folks, please put down what you are doing and listen to what I have to say." Wei Guangming shouted through the loudspeaker.

"Aren't we planning to build a road? I went up there and held several meetings, and the matter was finally finalized, ah, it was finalized, just in the past two days."

"I don't need to say more about what building roads means. You all know in your heart that if you want to get rich, you must build roads first. I plan to build roads and schools by the end of this year. I guarantee that Yangjiazhuang has built roads.

Once the school is built, the future of Yangjiazhuang will be brand new."

Whether this is another deception by Wei Guangming, Zhang Guoquan doesn't think so. These two major events can indeed change the future of Yangjiazhuang.
Chapter completed!