allonlinenovel Chapter 146: The poor kid who was driven to death by worldly prejudice (5)
Chapter 146: The poor kid who was driven to death by worldly prejudice (5)
The woman who was dragged up lay on the ground with a dead heart, staring at the dim sky with empty eyes.
"Oh, it's an educated youth," said an aunt who came forward and looked at the woman's face.
"Liu Zhiqing, are you okay?" Another aunt who knew the woman came forward and asked with concern.
The woman on the ground, the educated youth Liu Qing, still had empty eyes and did not respond at all to the aunts' questions and concerns.
"Tsk tsk, pitiful thing. Is he scared silly?" Aunt A said with a sigh.
"Who said it wasn't true? However, Liu Zhiqing was touched by Dongzi, so does she have to marry Dongzi?" Sister-in-law B came forward and gossiped.
"Who said it wasn't true? Her body has been touched. If I don't marry her, my reputation will be ruined!"
"Oh, Dongzi is so lucky, he got a wife for free!"
Dongzi was pinching his wet clothes. After hearing what the aunts said, his dark face suddenly turned red and he smiled foolishly.
Li Jianjun pulled Yun Qing to stand outside, listening to the discussions coming from inside, and looked at each other in fear.
Yun Qing leaned close to Li Jianjun's ear and whispered,
"What my uncle said is true. If I save that woman in the water, I will have to marry her. It's horrible!"
Li Jianjun nodded, "Luckily we didn't go into the water. Remember, we can't swim!"
"Yeah!" Yun Qing nodded repeatedly.
The two men quietly went over, picked up their own basins, and stood aside waiting for these people to leave.
The villagers who surrounded Liu Qing saw that Liu Qing didn't respond and thought it was meaningless to talk, so they dispersed in twos and threes.
As for Liu Qing on the ground, he figured it out in such a short time.
Now her only option is to marry the man who saved her.
However, she knew a little about Dongzi. She knew that he was an honest man, but his family was a little poor. That was his fate!
The two sisters-in-law helped Liu Qing up.
Dongzi put his tattered waistcoat on Liu Qing to cover up his chest to a certain extent.
Liu Qing declined her sister-in-law's offer to send her back to the educated youth point, and acquiesced that Dongzi would follow her, then turned around and prepared to return to the educated youth point.
When I turned around, I saw Li Jianjun and Yun Qing standing not far away.
Seeing them, Liu Qing's resentment came out again. Looking at the two people who were in such a good mood, Liu Qing walked over angrily and asked,
"Why didn't you two jump into the water to save me just now? Why?!"
Li Jianjun and Yun Qing were stunned, and then suddenly realized that Liu Qing was probably targeting them. They couldn't help but feel lucky that they didn't impulsively jump into the water to save people!
Li Jianjun and Yun Qing, who had figured it all out, immediately adjusted their facial expressions and said innocently, "We both can't swim, how can we save you?"
When Liu Qing heard this, he was choked.
Yes, how can they save themselves if they can’t swim!
What a mistake! Why didn't they investigate it in advance when they made the plan?
Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now.
Liu Qing glanced at Dongzi behind him, then turned and left with a gloomy face.
Dongzi is simple but not stupid. After hearing Liu Qing's question just now, he had some guesses in his mind. However, his family is poor and he can't marry a suitable wife. So he will not let go of this educated youth wife who he got for free, no matter what!
Dongzi smiled innocently and nodded to Li Jianjun and Yun Qing, then quickly followed Liu Qing in front of him.
Li Jianjun and Yun Qing looked at the two people's receding figures with complicated expressions. From now on, they must, must, no matter what they do, they must always be together!
The next day, Li Jianjun and Yun Qing heard that Liu Qing packed up his things and moved to Dongzi's house.
Because Dongzi's family was so poor, the two of them didn't even have a wedding banquet, and just started living together.
Li Jianjun and Yun Qing once again lamented the trifling and helplessness of marriage in this village.
After this incident, Li Jianjun and Yun Qing consciously spread the fact that they couldn't swim, and gradually they never encountered such a thing again.
However, I have heard that other people have encountered this kind of scene of rescuing people from drowning.
In particular, a soldier from the neighboring village saved an educated youth who fell into the water when he returned home to visit his family.
The soldier didn't want to marry the educated youth at first. After all, his duty as a soldier didn't allow him to stand by and watch someone die.
But the educated youth kept shouting that his innocence was gone and his reputation was ruined, and he threatened to commit suicide. The soldier had no choice but to accept it.
When they heard the news, Li Jianjun and Yun Qing were shocked. Are these female educated youth so aggressive just to avoid farm work and have enough food to eat?
From then on, the two of them were careful to keep their distance from all young women.
In order to avoid the young girls' attention, Li Jianjun and Yun Qing consciously grew beards and long hair. They also wore tattered clothes when they went out to work, the most tattered the clothes were. Gradually, no one paid attention to them anymore.
In a blink of an eye, winter of 1976 arrived.
This time, Li Jianjun and Yun Qing went to the town to buy things and pick up a package. On the ox cart, they heard the follow-up of the female educated youth who deliberately fell into the water and married the soldier.
A marriage that is planned will not last long.
The female educated youth's plan at that time failed. Although she married the soldier, because the soldier's rank was low and did not meet the standards for accompanying the army, the female educated youth still had to stay in the village.
And because she was planning to marry the soldier, the people in the soldier's family looked down on the female educated youth. Not only did they ignore her, but she also had to do all the chores at home and farm work in the fields.
Just during the autumn harvest this year, the female educated youth took advantage of the soldier's return home to visit his family and divorced him directly.
The good young lady and the good young man suddenly became remarried.
The aunts and ladies on the ox cart were talking about all sorts of things.
Li Jianjun and Yun Qing were also sighing.
Alas, after all the planning, in the end it’s all in vain!
Listening to the aunts' gossip, Li Jianjun and Yun Qing staggered into the town.
After arriving in the town, the two went to find Liu Erniu first.
This is the rule set by Liu Erniu.
When the two of them went to the town before, they didn't tell Liu Erniu, thinking they wouldn't bother him. As a result, they were discovered by Liu Erniu by chance.
Liu Erniu was very angry. How could his two nephews come to his territory without saying hello to him and inviting him to his house for a hot meal?
So he gave Li Jianjun and Yun Qing a strict order that they must eat at his home whenever they came to town.
However, the two of them only ate there a few times. After all, food was not abundant in those days, and how could two grown men like them always go to other people's homes for meals.
But the greeting still had to be given. After a long time, Liu Erniu also knew what the two children were thinking and did not force it.
After saying hello to Liu Erniu, they went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy what they needed, and then went to the post office to mail letters and pick up packages.
Looking at the big package as always, they felt warm in their hearts.
At this time, the two of them didn't know that a big surprise was waiting for them in the package!