ushernet Chapter 44 Young Educated Youth of the Era 3
Chapter 44 Young Educated Youth of the Era 3
It turns out that only magic can defeat magic.
In the original owner's memories, the old lady didn't come to the city often, but she clearly didn't get along with his family.
Don't be fooled by his life of farming in the countryside; when it comes to really scheming, he's even more ruthless than Jiang's parents.
Jiang's mother had only been in Anshi for a week, and Jiang's parents already had no time to consider whether to have a third or fourth child.
This old woman usually wanders around like a street urchin, and when she comes back she can dig up some wild vegetables and catch some fish and shrimp. In just a few days, she dug up all of Jiang's mother's secrets.
Jiang's father was saddened to discover that his wife's constant complaints about not having enough money stemmed from her constant digging into the family's savings to subsidize her own family.
It must have been really tough on Jiang's mother. She would try every means to scrape together a little bit of money from buying a scallion, a piece of cloth, or a pound of brown sugar, and then find an opportunity to give it to her mother-in-law once she had saved up enough.
The couple managed their own salaries, and most of the money that Jiang's mother had saved had already been lured away.
When she was planning to have another child recently, she wouldn't even let anyone give her any supplements, saying she wanted to save the money for raising the child and for her retirement...
Seeing the meager savings his wife had left, all hope vanished, and he could only shamelessly beg his mother to go to his mother-in-law's house to recover the debt.
Old Lady Jiang actually went, but only managed to get half the money back, and she didn't give it to them.
Jiang's mother was worried that Jiang's mother-in-law would spread the word and damage her family's reputation, so she no longer dared to raise her voice to anyone and was forced to agree to hand over half of her monthly salary to her mother-in-law.
Of course, Jiang's father also had to pay his salary, but he felt that it was better to give it to his mother than to let outsiders spend it, and that he could at least have eggs to eat when his mother came.
He knew that his mother was better at managing the household than his wife, but he worked hard to study and get a job because he didn't want to live that life of constant constraints anymore.
As a result, he ended up back where he started in middle age.
As for the conflict between his mother and wife, he said they were minor issues; it would be much better if the whole family lived in harmony.
Fortunately, Jiang's mother didn't have mind-reading abilities and didn't know what he was thinking.
When she gave birth to her first child, she drank chicken soup every day. This mother-in-law is so stingy; she actually came up with the idea of stewing a whole chicken for several days.
Shouldn't she get a chicken every day? She's a city wife with a job, isn't she more valuable than those sisters-in-law in the village?
Anyway, Jiang's mother, encouraged by her own mother, wanted to get her mother-in-law to come to the city to be her maid, preferably by giving her things from the countryside.
As a result, the mother-in-law slapped Jiang's father several times, packed her things, and left.
Later, Lao Jiang's brothers came back and gave Lao Jiang a good beating before leaving after agreeing on the pension money for their mother.
In Jiang's mother's words, "Whether you have a baby or not is up to you; I don't want to take care of you."
She treated all her daughters-in-law equally during their postpartum period. Bringing a basket of eggs and a chicken soup was her way of showing her appreciation. She didn't usually manage their household affairs, so she would let the men do things like washing diapers, which she, as their mother, would certainly not stop them from doing.
After all, I've worked so hard all these years to raise my kids, not to be used as a donkey.
Grandma Jiang usually doesn't have much of a relationship with her grandchildren, but she brings Jiang Lin with her because she feels she's getting old and can't live without someone by her side.
Anyway, the idea that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a feud during the postpartum period was just Jiang's mother's opinion.
When Jiang's mother returned home, it was simply because she didn't want to waste time with her senile daughter-in-law. After all, they already had a child; could she really send her back for a divorce or something?
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"Did you see that huge package that Xiao Jiang, the educated youth, had, was half a person tall?"
"I saw it! I heard it was really heavy, and young Jiang, an educated youth, actually carried it all the way home himself!"
"If you ask me, she's really efficient; she cleaned the house all by herself in just one day."
"She definitely looked different from the other educated youth. I heard a few days ago that the brigade leader saw her crush a stone with her fingers."
"You're just bragging. She's not made of iron."
"Huh? Isn't that right? But she did a full kilometer today!"
Everyone was silent.
This young educated youth, Jiang, is probably better at tilling the land than an ox.
The "Little Jiang, the educated youth" that people talk about has recently become a hot topic in Shiqiao Village thanks to his abilities.
No one around dares to make a move yet, but many are eager to see the spectacle...
After entering the house, Jiang Yaping kicked the dilapidated courtyard gate shut, unpacked the package and dragged it inside, then released the puppets to keep busy.
She can just sit on the kang (heated brick bed) and play games.
The puppet has been adjusted to look very much like her, but its expression and movements clearly indicate that it is not a real person.
The package contained everything imaginable: pots and pans, bedding, cotton-padded jackets, leather boots, military overcoats, cured meat, sausages, White Rabbit candy, several packs of cigarettes, a flashlight, enamel cups and bowls, several pieces of red cloth, malted milk powder, biscuits, chocolate, meat sauce…
Jiang Yaping locked the food and drinks in wooden boxes and cupboards, put the pots and pans in the kitchen, watered the vegetable garden and pulled weeds. Only after the puppets had finished their work did Jiang Yaping take over.
It was mealtime again. Jiang Yaping took out various vegetables that she had exchanged with the aunties in the village, randomly selected a few, and asked the puppet to cook them. Surprisingly, its cooking skills were just as good as hers.
It made Zhang Qiuqiu next door drool. She patted her already full belly and used her appetite to help her grandma with chores.
When Zhang Qiuqiu's parents were still alive, the family lived a relatively comfortable life. But after they passed away, only Aunt Zhang was left to raise her granddaughter. They dared not be particular about their food, clothing, or shelter, for fear of being targeted by malicious people.
It seems that Aunt Zhang is a woman with a wealthy background and a story to tell.
Time flies, and the new educated youth have adapted to working in the fields; their once fair faces have turned yellow from sun exposure.
Three others also moved out of the educated youth settlement and found a larger house to share with the brigade leader, mainly so they could eat better.
Jiang Yaping wasn't idle either; he had people raise the wall and then insert rusty wires and iron plates, and there were also animal traps at the base of the wall.
There was also a large axe in the yard, which looked like the one Jiang Zhiqing used to practice chopping firewood, but in reality, the firewood was chopped by puppets.
The aunties who visited all said it was great.
……
Jiang Yaping was living a very comfortable life in Shiqiao Village, and she still made sure to keep track of the original owner's older brother's situation.
I wonder how effective the "wolf-attracting talisman" on Jiang Dabao will be.
It should be said that it is a talisman that introduces the character "郎".
As the name suggests, it means attracting the attention of those scumbags who love to persecute others to yourself.
However, these scumbags who are attracted to this will eventually suffer the consequences.
No sooner had Jiang Dabao gotten off the train than he was spotted by the ruthless leader of the Sleeves Gang, without Jiang Dabao even realizing it.
He thought the junior leader had taken a liking to his potential and insisted on treating him to dinner and drinks, but he didn't see that this guy was also putting his arm around him.
It was really hard to refuse, Jiang Dabao thought to himself.
When the foreman heard that he was going to work in the countryside near Beilin, he said he would take care of it and stay there tonight, and would send him there tomorrow.
However, this "overnight stay" is not the same as that "overnight stay".
Jiang Dabao almost lost his chrysanthemum.
The gang leader told his men to take him to rest first, while he went to a friend's place to buy some strong medicine. However, he overdosed on the medicine and died before he even reached his family.
When the junior leader is gone, a new leader will immediately take over.
Before he could even take care of Jiang Dabao, he was taken to the designated work location by a new, scheming person.
In the days that followed, it was a recurring cycle of people helping him or "having high hopes" for him, only to have nothing to do with it.