The cannon fodder female supporting role stirs up trouble in period literature

Everyone in the village knew the father and son, and when they saw them coming, they greeted them, "Jianshe, are you here to see your father-in-law? The daughter and son-in-law are all filial, and the grandchildren are also caring. Old Mrs. Zhou is so blessed."

"That's because our parents were kind to us brothers in the past. They deserve it."

Hua Jianshe laughed with the others as he rode past them. He rode a long way before snorting disdainfully, "That's not what these people said when I married your aunt."

In the original owner's memory, Zhou Laiying told her more than once how difficult the Hua family's life was in the past, and how many times she was looked down upon after marrying Hua Jianshe.

Hua Jianshe and Hua Xirong came from the south with their relatives to make a living before liberation.

The relatives treated the two brothers as slaves and sold them to the white landlord's family in Taohuawan as long-term laborers. The teenage boy and his younger brother lived a life worse than dogs in the white landlord's family.

At that time, Grandma Zhou felt sorry for the two brothers who didn't have enough food to eat, so she would make cornmeal cakes for them from time to time.

It can be said that without the help of Grandma Zhou, the two brothers might not have lived to see the day of liberation.

After liberation, the two brothers were no longer farmhands for the white landlord, but they had no relatives or friends in Taohua Bay, and they were not even included in the fight against landlords or the division of land.

When Grandma Zhou agreed to let Zhou Laiying marry Hua Jianshe, many people in the village said that she would regret it when her daughter could not afford to eat.

Fortunately, the Zhou family were all reasonable. While arguing with the gossipy women in the village, they helped their son-in-law's family to live a good life. They also used their connections to send Hua Xirong to the city as an apprentice.

Hua Xirong also worked hard. At the age of seventeen, he was promoted to a regular employee just one year after joining the factory. Because he was good at networking, he became a purchasing agent in the factory in less than two years. He directly spent money to buy a job for Hua Jianshe.

During those years, the two brothers would bring large and small bags for the Zhou family when they returned to the village. The villagers no longer said that Grandma Zhou had poor taste. Instead, they said that she was good at judging people and praised her for the good fortune that lay ahead.

Later, Hua Xirong died. The villagers lamented that such a capable person was gone in an instant. At the same time, they said that since Hua Xirong was gone, Hua Jianshe might not be able to work in the factory for long.

Unexpectedly, Hua Jianshe was also very hardworking. In just a few years, he worked his way up from an apprentice to a fourth-level worker, then a fifth-level worker, and all the way to an eighth-level worker. His monthly salary was enough for most families in the village to save for several years.

Especially after Zhou Laiying's younger brother Zhou Laifu became the captain of Taohuawan Brigade because of Hua Jianshe, the villagers who had originally been pessimistic about him were now only able to praise him.

Every time Hua Jianshe and Zhou Laiying brought back big and small bags of things, the villagers would regret with envy, wondering why their daughters didn't marry Hua Jianshe in the first place?

Otherwise, all these good things would belong to them, and the captain would choose from their families.

Therefore, Hua Rendong could fully understand the disdain for these villagers in Hua Jianshe's words. If it were her, although she appeared to be harmonious on the surface, she would also look down on these people who were short-sighted and used to changing their attitude according to the situation.

When the father and son passed by the brigade headquarters, the brigade leader Zhou Lai Fu was arranging work for the team members in the yard.

Spring ploughing in the Northeast usually takes place in late April or early May, but preparatory work must begin one to two months in advance.

Seedlings like sweet potato, eggplant and pepper must first be cultivated in the village greenhouse, and then taken out and planted in the fields. This preparation work alone takes one to two months.

Seeing the father and son coming back, Zhou Laifu hurriedly finished his work arrangements and chased after them, smiling at Hua Rendong in a simple and honest manner, "Erhua, you're here. Your grandma has been talking about you these past few days. She must be very happy to see you this time."

"I miss grandma, too. I've been worried about her legs these past few days. I was at work and didn't have time to come over the past few days. Today I'm resting, so I asked my uncle to bring me to see grandma."

Although Hua Rendong had never personally interacted with the Zhou family, she had the memories of the original owner and knew that in the Zhou family, she received more care than her sisters Dahua and Xiaohua.

It’s just that that kind of care always comes with caution, for fear that something he said might be wrong and make the little girl think too much. In fact, this way of getting along is quite tiring, but it cannot be denied that the Zhou family is really good to her!

Zhou Laifu smiled even more foolishly when he heard that. He glanced at the things hanging on her handlebars and clamped on the back seat, and said with some disapproval, "It's fine if you just come. Why do you bring so many things?"

After saying that, he was stunned, pointed at the broken basket on the back seat of the car and asked: "Where did this basket come from? Why does it look like it belongs to the family living in the cowshed?"

The family living in the cowshed? At that time, people living in the cowshed were generally sent down from the countryside. Private individuals were not allowed to raise chickens, ducks, geese, etc. If it was really that old lady, there was no need to explain where her eggs came from.

It’s no wonder that they wait until the eggs have hatched into chicks before selling them. They must want to save them for eating slowly. They really can’t finish them, and they sell them out when the chicks are about to hatch to cheat people.

Since there was no grudge between them, Hua Rendong naturally would not tell anyone about the incident of her and the old lady buying eggs.

It is already 1974. Even if she doesn't want to be on good terms with us, she can't offend us.

Honeysuckle said: "Maybe they just look alike."

Zhou Laifu shook his head firmly and said, "No, I remember it clearly. This basket originally belonged to the brigade, but the bottom broke and it was thrown away. It was picked up by the old lady of that family. The piece of cloth sewn on it was torn off Chen Daniu's wife when she had a fight with her."

Chen Daniu's wife is called Yang Jinliu. She is tall and strong, and is a well-known fierce girl in the village. The skinny old lady could even tear a piece of cloth off her body when fighting with her. Her fighting ability is really amazing.

Moreover, it is admirable that an old lady who was sent to the cowshed dared to fight with the local residents in the village.

Well, he is a good role model for her to learn from.

Seeing Zhou Laifu's assurance, Hua Rendong had no choice but to use an excuse to deal with Hua Jianshe: "I picked up this basket from the city department store. I don't know who threw it there, but I saw it could be used, so I just used it to hold the eggs."

Zhou Laifu nodded as if he remembered something. "That's possible. A while ago, the old lady took her grandson out. Because they took the initiative to follow her old man, they were not considered to be sent down, and the village did not control them strictly. They were fine when they went out, and it seems that they were just carrying this basket. When they came back, the basket was gone, and there were wounds on their head and face. They said they were robbed outside."

Hua Rendong originally thought that the old lady was also a demoted personnel, but when she heard Zhou Laifu say that she had followed here on her own initiative, although she did not quite agree with the old lady's way of doing things, she had to admire her loyalty.

Nowadays, if you encounter such a thing, you don't take the initiative to draw a clear line with the old man, but follow him to take care of him. At least you still have some bottom line as a human being. This is a hundred times better than those who report their own family members for their own future.

But this wouldn't make her take the initiative to inquire about the old lady's family affairs. They were just a chance acquaintance, and the old lady was so calculating. She was loyal to her old man, but she might not be loyal to others. She didn't want to give the old lady any handle to use against her.

But when I heard Zhou Laifu say that her head and face were covered with wounds, I couldn't help but feel a little worried.