After my stepmother was shot, I took my brothers to the countryside

"Hey, are you guys going to mow the grass or go fishing?"

As soon as the three of them stepped into the chicken coop, they were teased by Shen Yulan who came over to take the bamboo basket.

"Um, Comrade Shen..." Zhao Yingdi seemed a little embarrassed. "We were originally going to cut grass, but we didn't expect to have such a reward, catching fish."

"Oh, it seems you guys are really lucky today!"

Shen Yulan walked forward and looked at the fish in Zhao Yingdi's hand curiously. "This fish looks quite fresh. You should take it home quickly!"

"What?"

Zhao Yingdi's expression changed from nervousness at the beginning to confusion. She originally thought that Shen Yulan would criticize them and do other things during working hours, but in the end she just asked her to take the fish home quickly?

She looked at the four fish in her hand and handed two to Su Dingyi: "Comrade Shen, these two fish are for you. Thanks to this unexpected catch today, we can have an extra meal tonight."

Seeing this, Shen Yulan smiled and waved her hands repeatedly: "Comrade Zhao, what are you doing? You worked so hard to catch this fish, how can I take it?"

"Comrade Su, I'm not good at speaking, but my mother said that we are now a collective. We should share what we get from work so that we can get along long-term. These two fish may not be much, but they are my little gift. Please don't refuse them."

Zhao Yingdi spoke sincerely, still holding the two fish in his hands, his eyes full of sincerity.

Su Dingyi looked at Zhao Yingdi's simple appearance, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.

Su Dingyi thought about it and finally accepted the fish from Zhao Yingdi.

"How about this, Comrade Zhao, I'll just take one fish, and later I'll send you some things we grow in the cowshed." She said softly to Zhao Yingdi.

Seeing that the fish was accepted, Zhao Yingdi nodded happily and took the remaining three fish and the snake killed by Shen Nian back home.

Ye Jiaojiao and Shen Nian also shared the fish with Su Dingyi and the other one. Su Dingyi looked at the fish in her hands, feeling a little amused.

Finally, several families gave back gifts of vegetables they grew themselves.

"Mom! Mom!" As soon as he entered the yard, Zhao Yingdi began to look for his mother-in-law, Aunt Zhang.

Aunt Zhang San came out of the house in response: "What's the matter? Chuntao's mother, why are you back at this time?"

At this time of day, her eldest daughter-in-law should be busy in the chicken coop.

"Mom! I'll put my things down and go back." Zhao Yingdi quickly walked up to Aunt Zhang and said.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhang San noticed the basket in Zhao Yingdi's hand.

She was just about to ask, but Zhao Yingdi was one step ahead of her and lifted the cloth on the basket first.

When she saw a few fish still swaying slightly inside, Aunt Zhang's eyes flashed with surprise.

"Where did this fish come from? It looks so fresh." As she spoke, she curiously peeked into the basket.

Zhao Yingdi explained with a smile, "Mom, this is what Ye Zhiqing, Xiao Nian, and I just caught in the river. They told me to get it back while it's still alive."

After hearing this, Aunt Zhang San asked again, "Did Xiao Nian and the others catch any fish?"

Zhao Yingdi nodded repeatedly, her face brimming with excitement. "Xiao Nian was really good at catching fish. The fish seemed to have eyes and kept running towards her hands. In the end, Xiao Nian caught the most, and she even divided the fish equally. Back at the chicken coop, I gave two to Comrade Su, but she only took one. In the end, Comrade Ye and Xiao Nian also gave their fish to Comrade Su, and they told me to hurry back."

Aunt Zhang nodded with satisfaction. "You're right. Your chicken coop can now be considered a small community. Although there isn't much, we must remember to divide the food. This way, everyone can get along better. Tonight, I'll make fish soup for you to drink. It will nourish you and Chuntao."

Zhao Yingdi responded and was very happy.

She reached into the basket, felt around, and pulled out the dead snake.

"Oh, by the way, Mom, Xiao Nian said that you told her last time that you wanted a snake. Coincidentally, this snake ran into Xiao Nian today, and she asked me to bring it back to you."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhang looked at the snake in Zhao Yingdi's hand, and then looked at Zhao Yingdi.

She remembered that she had never told Xiao Nian that she wanted a snake.

She looked at Zhao Yingdi again.

He slapped his thigh and thought, what a silly daughter-in-law!

It must be that Xiao Nian wanted to give it to her, but was afraid that she would feel embarrassed to accept it, so she dragged herself out to take the blame.

"Mom? Why are you slapping your thigh?" Zhao Yingdi looked at her mother-in-law. Was her mother too happy that Xiao Nian remembered her?

Aunt Zhang gave Zhao Yingdi a cold look. She could see through what her eldest daughter-in-law was thinking at a glance. The words "Mom, you are so happy that you have gone crazy" were almost written on her face.

Zhao Yingdi was given a cold look by Aunt Zhang San, but he didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled and handed the basket and his hand to Aunt Zhang San.

Aunt Zhang took the snake from Zhao Yingdi first, patted the back of her hand gently, and said, "Child, you didn't get seen by anyone when you came back, did you?"

Zhao Yingdi smiled innocently and said, "No, mother. Aren't educated youths Lin and Hu building a house? Many people in the village are helping them build the house at the educated youth compound. I took the small road back and didn't see anyone on the way back."

Aunt Zhang smiled with satisfaction and nodded: "That's fine, all right, you can go back quickly, your chicken coop is very busy right now."

Zhao Yingdi responded and then hurried out of the house.

Aunt Zhang stood in the yard carrying a basket and a snake, looking at Zhao Yingdi's back, her heart full of emotion.

Although her daughter-in-law sometimes seems silly, she is kind-hearted and sincere to others. This is why she is confident in letting her go to the chicken coop to work with Shen Nian.

After finishing all the chores in the chicken coop, Shen Nian looked at her watch. It was almost time to go home from school, so she left the chicken coop and rode her bicycle straight to the school of Qingshan Brigade.

As soon as he arrived at school, Shen Nian went straight to the office to find Li Jichu's homeroom teacher.

At that time, Li Jichu was brought along by Shen Nian when he registered. Shen Nian was very familiar with the school offices.

Li Jichu's homeroom teacher was a female educated youth from Qingshan Brigade. She had short hair and a few freckles on her round face.

Shen Nian recounted Li Jichu's experience of being beaten and threatened by senior students, word for word. As she spoke, she carefully observed the changes in the female teacher's expression.

The female teacher's brows gradually furrowed, her lips were pursed into a straight line, and the freckles on her face seemed to become more conspicuous due to her emotional fluctuations.

After Shen Nian finished speaking, the female teacher slowly said, "Comrade Shen, I already understand what you said, but..."

She changed the subject and looked at Shen Nian, only to see that Shen Nian was staring at her straight and had no intention of responding to her.

She sighed, looked around, and then lowered her voice and said, "Comrade Shen, I can't solve this problem alone. I'm just a teacher, how can I be in charge of these things? You should talk to Teacher Li from the third grade."

"Don't worry, I'll find her after I find you." Shen Nian's answer was concise and powerful. She looked at the female teacher with bright eyes and continued:

"The reason I came to you first is to ask, this is definitely not the first time Li Jichu has been beaten at school. As his teacher, are you really not aware of this? He's an introvert and doesn't tell his family. If his brothers hadn't seen him being beaten this time, how long would you have turned a blind eye?"

Before Shen Nian finished speaking, the female teacher's face turned pale.

"I...I..." She stammered and couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time.