Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

"Who said you were afraid of him? You're just trying to avoid trouble! Everyone in the village knows he's a scoundrel, so why don't you keep your distance?"

"He's the only one like him in the whole village, why should we lower ourselves to his level?"

"The less trouble, the better."

Seeing that Liu Jia was unconvinced, Liu Xinguo began to persuade him again.

Liu Jia didn't want Liu Xinguo to worry, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

Listening to their conversation, Qin Chunyan couldn't help but feel worried.

Although the two brothers didn't make their words too explicit, almost everyone in the village knew about Tuesday's encounter with Liu Jia.

Zhou Erlai was one of Guo Xiaoyan's suitors back then.

Compared to Liu Jia's feelings for Guo Xiaoyan, Zhou Erlai's behavior was more frantic and radical.

On Tuesday, he even declared that he would definitely marry Guo Xiaoyan in this lifetime, and that even if Guo Xiaoyan married someone else, she would never have a good life.

In order to get Guo Xiaoyan to agree, Zhou Erlai once threatened to kill himself with a bottle of weed-killing pesticide.

After Liu Jia learned about this, he went to find Zhou Erlai and got into a fight that very day.

At that time, Liu Jia was injured, and Zhou Erlai was beaten so badly that he couldn't get out of bed for ten days.

From then on, the two families became enemies.

It wasn't until Liu Jiazhen married Guo Xiaoyan that Zhou Erlai married a widow with a child.

Everyone in the village thought that Zhou Erlai would settle down after getting married, but to their surprise, Zhou Erlai's bad habits not only didn't change, but got even worse.

The reason things have been quiet lately is because I came to take the widow's child to the hospital on Tuesday.

The reason was that a donkey cart from the next village passed by our house on Tuesday, when our child was sitting at the door.

For some reason, the donkey cart suddenly spooked, and no matter how hard the driver pulled, he couldn't hold it back. In the end, the donkey and the cart overturned.

This matter originally had nothing to do with Tuesday.

But just as everyone was helping to lift the car up, Tuesday suddenly showed up with his child.

They claimed that the donkey overturned and scared the child, demanding compensation. They also said that if they didn't pay compensation, they would impound both the donkey and the cart.

In the midst of the chaos, the car owner didn't notice whether he had seen the child or not, and in the end, he had no choice but to accept his bad luck and pay fifty yuan in compensation before the matter was settled.

Later, when people heard that Tuesday had indeed taken his child to the hospital, they didn't take it seriously.

After all, not a single word from Tuesday's mouth was true.

Some people say that it won't be long before they come back on Tuesday, spend all the money the other party lost, and then they'll be back.

Whatever the reason, Tuesday is back now.

Qin Chunyan threw the chopped grass into the chicken coop and then came to Liu Jia's side.

“Sanzi, if we were doing badly, it would be fine. If you came on Tuesday, we would just say a few angry words and watch the show. But it’s different now. You’ve contracted the bamboo forest in the north of the village. You’ll definitely know when you come on Tuesday.”

"I hope he doesn't cause trouble again later."

Seeing how concerned his elder brother and sister-in-law were about his affairs, Liu Jia's expression softened considerably.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry. I won't cause trouble, but I'm not afraid of trouble either. If things are peaceful on Tuesday, we'll just keep things under control. If he tries to cause trouble, I'm not afraid of him."

Liu Jia didn't say the rest.

If he can come to me on Tuesday the first time, he can come to me on Tuesday the second time. If he's deliberately trying to cause trouble, then he shouldn't expect to have an easy time.

Judging from Liu Jia's expression, Liu Xinguo had already guessed what was going on.

That's all it can do now.

The three chatted for a few minutes, then, estimating that it was about time, went to the front yard together.

As soon as Liu Jia entered the door, he smelled the aroma of steamed buns.

Hearing voices outside, Zhang Guilan called out from inside the house, "Everyone's here! Quickly wash your hands, the steamed buns are ready!"

"You've come at just the right time, Mother. Did you lift the lid because you heard our footsteps?" Liu Jia joked.

After hearing this, Zhang Guilan laughed and retorted, "Why don't you say you have a keen sense of smell and came here because you smelled the pot I was lifting?"

"Mom, I just washed my hands, let me help you."

Qin Chunyan hurried into the south room and saw Zhang Guilan scooping rice soup by the pot. She quickly took the bowl from her.

Whether steaming cornbread or buns, Zhang Guilan always puts a small handful of rice under the steamer rack.

Once the main dish on top is cooked, the rice underneath will also be cooked and flavorful.

In Zhang Guilan's words, even adding a few grains of rice makes it taste better than drinking plain water.

Several people worked together, and soon the steamed buns were on the table.

We haven't had any meat at home for a while, so it would be a lie to say I wasn't tempted when I saw these fist-sized buns.

Liu Jia first picked one up and handed it to Liu Yutian.

"Dad, eat quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold. You have to eat the first bite right after it comes out of the steamer."

Liu Yutian smiled, but deliberately pretended to be angry, complaining, "Why be so picky? It's good enough to have something good to eat, why would you want the first bite after it's cooked? Who do you think you are?"

"No, you and Mother are the important people!"

Liu Yutian did not pick up where Liu Jia left off.

I really don't know what to say about this child.

Other people who get divorced always look miserable and are in a bad mood all day long; some even seem like they can't go on living together.

But he's so carefree and heartless. Not only does he not need anyone to persuade him, but he also spends all his time trying to make the old couple happy.

I really don't know whether to be happy or sad.

Finally, Liu Yutian simply gave up on thinking about it and took a proper bite of the steamed bun.

Vegetable leaves with pork, it's delicious no matter how you eat it!

Seeing her husband start eating, Zhang Guilan also urged her son and daughter-in-law to eat quickly.

Several people were eating steamed buns around the table when a coughing sound suddenly came from the courtyard.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

The coughing continued, and it was quite loud.

It's obvious that he wasn't coughing because his throat was sore, but rather because he was doing it on purpose.

"Who is it?"

Zhang Guilan craned her neck to look in the direction of the door, but saw no one.

At this moment, Liu Yutian stood up.

Who's outside?

"I was wondering why there was no one in the yard. Turns out they were eating!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhou Erlai walked in, carrying his cloth shoes.

The moment Liu Jia heard Zhou Erlai's voice, his face immediately turned cold.

Qin Chunyan was also stunned, and she even forgot to bite the bun that was about to be put into her mouth.

Liu Yutian paused for a moment, then his expression returned to normal.

"Secondly, what's up?"

On Tuesday, he didn't look in Liu Yutian's direction; at this moment, his gaze was fixed on the steamed buns not far away.

Zhang Guilan felt a surge of tension and quietly sighed.

I am really afraid of what will happen.

When I lifted the lid just now, a few buns broke open, revealing the meat filling inside.

If other people saw this, they might just say something like, "They're living a good life."

But if he sees this on Tuesday, who knows what he'll say about them behind their backs!

really.

Just as Zhang Guilan thought of this, Tuesday came and started being sarcastic and unpleasant.

He coughed loudly again; his voice had been much louder since Tuesday.

"Auntie, your family's meals are really good, it's like what ordinary families eat during the New Year."

"How much money did they make? They're eating meat buns all the time now?"

"In my opinion, even the top leaders in the county can't compare to the food at your house!"

Hearing the mockery from Tuesday, Liu Jia clenched his fists.

Just as he was about to speak, Liu Xinguo across from him quickly gave Liu Jia a wink.

Liu Jia frowned, forcefully suppressing the anger in his heart.

But then, on Tuesday, he started babbling again.

"Liu Jia has only been contracting that bamboo field for a few days and he's already made such a fortune? What's that saying again? A horse won't get fat if it doesn't eat night grass, and a person won't get rich without windfall gains, right?"

Liu Jia immediately let out a cold snort.

"Why are you being so sarcastic when you come on Tuesday?"

"You don't have meat buns to eat at home, and you never see other people eating meat buns, right?"

"A few meat buns have made you this hungry?"

"It's worthless!"

When facing Zhou Erlai, Liu Jia was not polite at all.

But when Tuesday came and heard this, he got anxious.

"What are you saying? Who said my family can't afford meat buns? We're not like your family, living such a miserable life. Your whole family has such selfish and bad ideas!"

He practically yelled these words on Tuesday.

Qin Chunyan was honest and not very brave to begin with. When she heard Zhou Erlai making such a fuss, her hand trembled and she almost dropped the bun on the ground.

"Snapped!"

Liu Jia slammed his chopsticks on the table and stood up immediately.

"Coming on Tuesday, are you looking to cause trouble? My family had a meal of steamed buns and you're making such a big accusation against me? What are you trying to do?"

"If eating steamed buns is considered an act of self-centeredness, then why would everyone be so fond of meat all the time?"

"During the first Chinese New Year, when the production team slaughtered a pig, didn't you eat the communal meals with them? Why didn't you call that an individualistic ideology back then?"

"Watch your mouth! If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll write a report right now and file a complaint against you! You're undermining unity, sowing discord, and deliberately sabotaging production and construction!"

Liu Jia spoke one sentence after another, giving Zhou Erlai no chance to interrupt.

When Liu Jia finished speaking, Zhou Erlai was completely dumbfounded.

If you can't get meat buns and you're just thinking about satisfying your craving, how does that constitute sabotaging production and construction?

After being scolded by Liu Jia, Zhou Erlai even forgot the purpose of his visit.

Having finally caught his breath, Tuesday came and spoke with a dark expression.

"Liu Jia, stop talking nonsense. I'm here today to talk about the bamboo fields north of the village!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Guilan's heart skipped a beat.

What happened to the bamboo field north of the village?