1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 168 Stop trying to outsmart me, or don't blame me for beating you all up too.
Ge Xiulan looked displeased: "Village chief, why are we getting educated youth assigned to our village again?"

Village chief Deng Huaiming was naturally unwilling to accept these Chengli children who were unable to lift a finger or carry heavy loads, but this was a political task assigned from above, so what could he say? "We will carry out whatever arrangements the commune makes. You may have any objections."

After the mule finished eating the feed in his hand and kicked around for a while, Deng Huaiming started calling out to the people: "Come on, everyone, sit tight, let's go back to the village."

If the commune hadn't been so close to their village, the village chief wouldn't have let them all get on the vehicle; it wouldn't have been worth it if it had tired the village's mules.

From the moment those educated youths boarded the bus, Liu Jiandong stared intently at one of the female educated youths. If Ge Xiulan hadn't noticed his unusual expression and gently nudged him, he would have been utterly humiliated.

As soon as they entered the village, they heard someone say, "They're back, they're back! The couple from Shangang have returned with their son."

"This is going to be interesting; quite a few people from the Ge family have come today."

Sure enough, no sooner had he finished speaking than a furious roar rang out: "Liu Shanliang, where's the money?"

Liu Shanliang glanced at his son on the mule cart: "Take my son back first, and I'll give you the money in a bit."

Ge Shuanhu grabbed him and said, "Stop trying to play tricks, or don't blame me for beating you all up too."

They were all from the same village, and someone couldn't stand by and watch, so they came up to help, which is how Liu Jiandong was able to get onto Liushangang's back.

Ge Xiulan followed beside her husband, protecting her son as they walked forward.

When she passed by her elder brother Ge Shuanhu, she didn't even give him a second glance. After this incident, she lost all hope in her family.

After they settled Liu Jiandong in, the area outside the Liu family's house was once again crowded with people.

Liu Shangang didn't waste any time this time. He had Ge Xiulan call the Party Secretary and the Village Chief, and in front of them, he had the Ge family write a receipt before handing over the three hundred yuan.

Ge Shuanhu took the money, glanced at Ge Xiulan standing opposite him, and shouted, "Go home."

He then headed towards Gelizhuang without looking back.

They were still waiting and watching with bated breath, but then they were disappointed in the villagers: "Did Shangang really manage to borrow money?"

"You're talking nonsense. Didn't you see Ge Shuanhu counting money with his saliva just now?"

"Where do you think the Yamagata couple got so much money?"

"I don't know, it's probably just money borrowed from someone." "With their current reputation, who would dare lend them money?"

As people were discussing this, Xia Qiu walked over with Qiu Shaofeng: "Auntie, what happened?"

"Oh, Xia Qiu brought your man back?"

"Yes, I just finished working at the farm and came back to see my dad."

"Now your family has hope."

As he spoke, he pointed to the end of the village and said, "Look, your new house is built at the end of the village. It's all brick and tile houses there."

Chu Xue came out of the courtyard: "Big sister, brother-in-law, you're here, come in quickly."

"Xue, how has Father been these past few days?"

"It's fine. Dad's inside. You can go in and see for yourselves."

When Xia Qiu saw him, she was genuinely taken aback: "Dad, you look a bit fatter than before?"

Liu Shanliang laughed: "Your sister has been preparing a lot of delicious food for me. I've been sitting here without moving, so it's no wonder I've gained some weight."

Qiu Shaofeng took out the canned food and brown sugar and placed them on the kang (a heated brick bed). He then handed the meat to his mother-in-law, who was standing to the side, and asked, "Dad, how has your leg been feeling these past few days?"

Liu Shanliang smiled and pointed to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), gesturing for him to sit down: "It's not as swollen as before. Sometimes when I deliberately raise or lower it, the pain isn't as noticeable as before."

Looking at the meat in her hand, Liu's mother said, "You said you could come over, why spend so much money?"

She wasn't just being polite; she was genuinely worried that her daughter's in-laws would be unhappy.

Qiu Shaofeng noticed his mother-in-law's worry: "It was prepared by my great-grandmother. You can keep it. Your father-in-law needs nutrition right now."

Chu Xue smiled and replied, "Dad hasn't been lacking food lately. He's probably getting better nutrition, and he's definitely gained some weight. He looks so pleasing to the eye."

(End of this chapter)