Chapter 23: A Guide to the Scholar of the Seventies
There was a sharp-eyed person in the crowd. A woman wearing a dark blue new cloth shirt saw her and shouted: "The second Ya of the Fu family is back!"
Everyone surrounded her all at once. Fu Shu frowned slightly, then asked with a faint smile: "Aunt Taohua, what's wrong?"
This Taohua Aunt is no one else, she is the wife of Li Wooden Swordsman's family, and Li Xiuxiu's mother.
At this moment, she was looking at the show and said, "Erya, what have you been doing? Why are you not at home yet when such a big incident happened?"
Fu Shu didn't know what happened, he was a little worried, but he didn't show his face and replied politely: "I'm going to send clothes to my elder sister."
She also told her family this way in the morning, so she was not afraid of any mistakes. Her eldest sister Fu Hua married her and was not afraid of returning home for the New Year, and she was not afraid of what she said would be exposed.
"Oh, what a pitiful child!" Wang Taohua said with compassion. Her expression was not what she said. The look of watching the show in her eyes was obvious.
When Fu Shu saw her, he realized who Li Xiuxiu's pretty appearance and her personality were following her.
This Taohua Aunt is named Wang Taohua. She is the little daughter of the Wang family in Aijun Village next door. Her family is well off and she is beautiful and charming. She always feels that she is a fairy descending to earth.
But she is also a smart person. She knows that she has never been to school in the countryside and has a bad temper. With her beautiful appearance, she married Carpenter Li, the best and most obedient among her suitors. She can give her good living conditions without her serving her. So what if Carpenter Li is a cripple?
As expected, Carpenter Li used a bride price of 300 yuan and 100 kilograms of fine grain to marry Wang Taohua home. After arriving at the Li family, she even spoiled her. She used to joke about her that she had married a cripple man, and no one was not at home to scold her husband for venting hatred.
Hearing the sound outside, Liu Yanxia poked her head out of the yard: "Is Erya back?"
"Auntie, it's me." Fu Shu replied, and smiled and said to the onlookers: "Thank you all the uncles and aunts for your concern today. If you have something to do at home, I'll go in first. It's dark, so everyone will go back and pay attention to safety."
After saying that, she entered the yard.
"He's a good kid, that's..."
"A pretty person is okay..."
"It's such a bad thing to have a father like that!"
There were waves of discussion in the crowd, mostly praising Fu Shu and sympathizing with her.
Wang Taohua gritted her teeth when she heard these words. Today, she ran over as soon as she heard the noise. Just to make a joke, Xiong Guizhi was ugly and she was happier than anyone else.
But I didn't see any excitement. The door of the Fu family was locked and no one allowed me to enter. I could only hear some movement.
Not satisfied, she saw Fu Shu back, thinking that she didn't see Xiong Guizhi's ugly appearance, so she might as well vent her anger on her daughter. But Fu Shu sent everyone away in a few words, and she had to cheer. Wang Taohua was naturally frustrated.
Turning around, I thought, what can I do if I am better? Isn’t both mother and daughter both unable to control their men? The older ones are beaten all day long, while the younger ones are robbed by their daughters. Are they all useless? If you can’t marry a good man, what good life can a weak woman live!
Thinking of this, Wang Guihua smiled proudly again and went home with her fleshy waist.
When Fu Shu entered the house, he saw Fu Ping and his younger brother Fu Wenqing's eyes were red, and he sat pitifully beside the bed. Fu Wenming, Fu Wenhao and Xiong Guizhi were missing.
Liu Yanxia sighed. She couldn't interfere with other people's family affairs. She patted Fu Wenqing's head and said to Fu Shu: "Wenming and Wenhao have sent your mother to Xiong's house. You are at home today to take good care of your younger brother and sister. I'll go home first."
Fu Shu nodded, grabbed a handful of fruit candy and handed it to Liu Yanxia: "I'm sorry, I'll give it to Niu Niu today."
Liu Yanxia and Qian Gui’s eldest son are in their twenties, and their younger daughter Qian Niu Niu is only eleven years old, and she is very cute.
"It's all the trouble for the neighbors! Niu Niu doesn't need to eat this expensive thing, so I'll give it to Sanya and Wenqing!" Liu Yanxia knew that this was two yuan per pound, which was expensive!
"And my sister, I'll give me a lot, please take it." Fu Shu smiled and stuffed the candy into Liu Yanxia's hand.
"That's it, aunt is gone, don't forget to lock the door!"
After seeing Liu Yanxia off, he locked the door. Fu Shu returned to the east room and looked at Fu Ping: "Sanya, what's going on? What's wrong with mom?"
It would be fine if I didn't ask, but Fu Ping cried out: "Mom is going to grandpa's house. Dad drinks and beats mom, and I can't hold it... Woo woo... Mom..."
Before Fu Ping could finish her words, Fu Wenqing saw her crying and started crying.
Fu Shu could imagine the scene at that time. They were still young and didn’t remember it after experiencing such a thing. Today, they were probably frightened. Fu Shu grabbed a handful of candy from his pocket and gave it to them. It took him a long time to coax it.
She wanted to go to the west room to check it out, but before she could enter the door, she smelled the strong smell of wine, which made her frown. She pushed the door gently and walked in. Fu Changjun snored on the bed, and couldn't wake up even when she screamed.
Seeing him like this, Fu Shu sighed deeply.
Another reason why the Fu family is poor is that Fu Changjun is drunk and he has used all the money he earns from his family to exchange for alcohol, so he couldn't even collect the tuition fees for his brother and sister in his dream.
He was drunk and slept until he was grateful. Once there was still Qingming, the Fu family became a purgatory on earth. He loved to beat people, but it was okay for others to be beaten, Xiong Guizhi was the most common one.
It is said that before they got married, Fu Changjun got along with a female classmate in the school and had a deep relationship. However, the female classmate looked down on Fu Changjun, who was no longer a brigade accountant and was sick, and firmly disagreed. So the family arranged this marriage for him, threatening him to get married early.
Although he and Xiong Guizhi were in the same village, they couldn't even talk, let alone his own heart. Fu Changjun firmly disagreed with getting married. What's more, Xiong Guizhi went to elementary school for two years and was a semi-illiterate person. How could he be worthy of him as a "highly educated" young man?
Xiong Guizhi's mother was a landlord's girl and received a lot of rewards. At that time, she was also a rich peasant family. The Fu family just saw her family background and forced the two to get married.
But in Fu Changjun's eyes, this family is the most dissatisfied.
So what if it is the maid of the landlord's family, so what if it is some golden seeds? After all, it is still a slave! He is a inferior person! He married someone he looked down upon, and Fu Changjun is not a responsible man, so you can imagine his attitude towards Xiong Guizhi.
Getting married is indeed forced to helpless, but it is the Fu family who forced him to get married. What does it have to do with the bride?
Xiong Guizhi happily married to the Fu family. What awaited her was her husband's unfair treatment and cold violence. Even after he got drunk, she became his punching bag, either beating or scolding.
During the period of change, the landlord was defeated and Xiong's mother lost her slavery, but she could not change Fu Changjun's attitude. Xiong Guizhi was not very smart, but she was neat. She really couldn't stand living such a life. She clamored to "separate" from Fu Changjun in front of all her parents, and only a few good days had passed.
Unexpectedly, Fu Changjun was angry today. He rushed into the east room and pulled her and beat her up. Fu Wenming and Fu Wenhaola couldn't hold it back.
After all, Fu Wenming cleverly held his legs and tried his best to stop Fu Changjun, and asked his second brother to send his mother to his grandma's house.
Fu Changjun always loved to respect his eldest son most, and he was not willing to hit Xiong Guizhi as he did. He slapped twice and went back to the west room angrily.
Fu Shu looked down on such an irresponsible man the most. He was angry outside but had no courage to resist, but went home to vent his anger on women's children. Fu Changjun was not a good husband or a good father, and Fu Shu felt that he was not even a minimum person.
Humans are wise animals that can restrain their violent desires, but they obviously cannot do it.
Fu Shu was also worried about her mother, but Fu Wenming was able to take care of her at least, not to mention that Fu Ping and Fu Wenqing were also frightened, so she was not at ease to keep them at home, so she planned to go to her grandma's house to see Xiong Guizhi tomorrow.
She did not go back to the cottage to sleep, but took Fu Ping and Fu Wenhao to rest in the east room. While telling them stories, she coaxed them to sleep. Fu Wenqing was fine, but the child was very forgot about his nature and fell asleep after telling two stories.
Fu Ping was already sensible at the age of fourteen and thought more. Fu Shu could only keep stroking her sister's head to comfort her.
Until she fell asleep, Fu Shu's hands were sore.
Chapter completed!