Daily life of female supporting actresses in the 1970s

Wang Haiyang didn't care about his food at all. He was thinking about this yesterday. Why didn't he go buy food?

Now he figured it out. He probably thought the cook thought Jiang Yanqiu was easy to bully, so he took more of her food.

Qiao Lei looked at Jiang Yanqiu with a half-smile, wondering in her heart: Could it be that she really changed her mind? After all, Jiang Yanqiu wasn't that smart, otherwise she wouldn't have mentioned it before jumping into the river yesterday and then mentioned it again today.

There was a lot of noise all around, and some people were clamoring to kick Lin Xiaomei out of the Shanshui Brigade.

He is so domineering. All he does is bully the new educated youth all day long. He takes advantage of them and then beats them to death. He is so vicious.

Village Chief Zhao was so annoyed that his head was about to explode. He shouted at the top of his voice: "Shut up! If you are capable, you can be the village chief!"

After everyone quieted down, Village Chief Zhao said, "Jiang Zhiqing, how do you think we should handle this? We'll all follow your lead."

He also understood what Lin Xiaomei was doing. She must be jealous of Jiang Yanqiu who did nothing, and was mentally unbalanced, so she deliberately took her anger out on others.

Jiang Yanqiu then spoke: "These words may not have been said by Lin Zhiqing. Even if she did say them, she was just worried about her own interests being damaged. I can understand that.

Besides, I am really a burden who can do nothing. Why should I give away the food that others have worked so hard to earn? If it were me, I would not be happy about it either. But I have a few questions for Lin Zhiqing.

Village Chief Zhao glared at Lin Xiaomei again, looking as if he was disappointed in her. Finally, he said to Jiang Yanqiu, "If you have any questions, just ask. We will give you justice."

Jiang Yanqiu then looked at Lin Xiaomei and asked, "Lin Zhiqing, when have I ever ordered you and Sister Lan to do work for me?"

Lin Xiaomei quickly shook her head and denied it, "No, when did you tell me to work for you? I don't even know, and I don't know who spread that rumor."

Jiang Yanqiu burst out laughing and continued, "Second question, have I ever asked you to borrow food?"

Lin Xiaomei still shook her head and said, "No."

Jiang Yanqiu sneered and said, "That's funny. You've never worked for me, nor have you ever lent me food. So how can you say that I treated you like a servant and ate your food for free?"

Lin Xiaomei denied it again, saying, "I never said anything like that. I don't know who started it."

"You didn't say that? Didn't you say that yesterday when you dragged me to the backyard for a struggle session? I'm not wrongly accusing you of that. Except for me, all the educated youth were here, and there were also many villagers watching. Did they hear anything?"

Lin Xiaomei lowered her head and said nothing. Jiang Yanqiu called on them by name and asked, "Captain Lin, Wang Zhiqing, Qiao Zhiqing, Gu Zhiqing, Aunt Qiao, Aunt Chen, you were all there yesterday. Did you hear Lin Zhiqing say anything like that?"

None of the educated youth spoke.

Aunt Chen spoke directly: "Lin Zhiqing did say that Jiang Zhiqing didn't wash dishes or work, and treated them like servants and ate their food for free."

Jiang Yanqiu continued, "I never asked you to help me with work, nor did I eat your food. How can you say that I treated you like a servant and ate your food for free? Do you think that whatever others say is the right thing to do? Don't you have your own opinion?"

Yes, I ate vegetables from your garden and used your pots and pans. I just hate that you always put too much chili in your cooking.

But am I eating and using your things for free? Have I taken care of the vegetables in the garden in the past two weeks since I've been here? Have you used my vanishing cream, soap, and shampoo thermos? Other consumables aside, the time card on your head is still mine.

You remember clearly that I used yours, but you remember mine too. Could it be that your things were bought with money, while mine were blown by the wind?

Lin Xiaomei was speechless after being questioned.

Before the original owner and the others came, you and Zhao Lanlan were fighting among yourselves. You don't have these things, especially the consumables. You won't use them yourself and won't let others take advantage of you.

That’s fine, even when it comes to the hygiene in the dormitory, both of them only clean their own sleeping areas.

There was a place on the kang where no one slept, and it was covered with lumps of earth, rat droppings, and everything else.

Although the original owner was reluctant to spend money, she had all the necessities of life.

That thermos was the reward given to her by the street when she bravely performed a heroic act. The words "heroic act" and "such and such street" were printed on it.

Everyone turned their eyes to Lin Xiaomei, waiting for her response. However, Lin Xiaomei chose to lower her head and remain silent, not caring about other people's gazes at all.

Faced with such a situation, Jiang Yanqiu felt very helpless, as if she had punched cotton.

Jiang Yanqiu decided not to waste any more time and warned directly: "Lin Xiaomei, this is your last chance. If I hear you spreading rumors about me again, don't blame me for being rude to you."

Then he said to Village Chief Zhao, "In order not to burden everyone in the future, I would like to ask the villagers to help build a house as big as the one Gu Zhiqing and his family have. I can move out and cook my own food, so I won't burden anyone."

Under normal circumstances, Village Chief Zhao would definitely use various excuses to deliberately suppress the issue, and would only allow Jiang Yanqiu to build a house when she showed a certain degree of sincerity.

He agreed immediately without a second thought: "Okay, just like Gu Zhiqing and the others, you can find the bricks for the fire wall and the kang yourself. The villagers will come to help you build the house after work every day. You just need to provide them with a meal and give them some money for the materials."

Now he just wanted to put the matter behind him and hoped that it would not be reported to the commune.

Jiang Yanqiu hesitated and said, "I'm sick now and can't cook, and I can't take advantage of everyone. Besides, the wheat harvest is coming soon. The sooner the house is built, the sooner I can move out, and it won't delay the harvest. I thought everyone is not busy now, so I'm willing to pay 60 cents a day and ask everyone to help work for a whole day, and I'll get paid at the end of the day.

Also, I heard that educated youth can also be allocated private plots in the village. Can I also be allocated the private plot behind my house? Then I can build a yard with a fence or something."

Village Chief Zhao just wanted to appease Jiang Yanqiu as much as possible and satisfy her opinions, so he agreed and said, "Okay, I'll bring people to arrange it for you tomorrow morning. You can then take a look at how to build the house and whether you have any other requirements."

Jiang Yanqiu asked about the price: "Village Chief, I don't understand this either. You can just help out here and watch over it. By the way, how much does it cost? I'll give you the money first, and I'll leave the building to you. By the way, who has my money...who has it?"

Village Chief Zhao pointed at Lin Shaoyang and said, "Your money is with Lin Shaoyang. There's no need to rush about the money. Don't you still want to build the courtyard wall? Wait until tomorrow to calculate how many bricks are needed, and then you can pay."

Lin Shaoyang also stood up and said, "The money is here with me. I'll give it to you later."

"Thank you." After that, Jiang Yanqiu said to Village Chief Zhao, "I'll trouble you with the house. I'll treat everyone to a meal after the house is built."

"Then I'll go back and arrange for someone to help you. You should take good care of yourself and go back to work after you recover."

After saying this, Village Chief Zhao ran away. Now he was afraid of the educated youth he saw.