Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

With all the children back, the house is no longer peaceful and noisy. Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo left home by applying for a homestead.

The two arrived at the captain's house.

He was having dinner, having just returned home after defending the case for Zhang's daughter. When he saw them coming, he did not get up, but asked them to sit down first and wait until he finished his meal.

Song Lianhua is responsible for the reception.

She asked Zhang Xiuhua, "How are you doing with your Russian studies?"

Zhang Xiuhua was a little flattered, because Guoxiang didn't do well in the exam, and the old lady was jealous of his talent and spoke sourly. Zhang Xiuhua rebuked her, and the two families were indifferent. The other party actually asked her, "Is the sun rising from the west?"

Zhang Xiuhua wasn't sure what she meant, so she said without thinking, "It's OK. I usually practice with the radio."

Song Lianhua patted her head and said, "I followed your method and set an example for my children. Maybe I am too old and my brain can't keep up. I learn today and forget tomorrow. It's like a blind bear picking corn, picking one and throwing it away. I can't remember it at all!"

Zhang Xiuhua twitched her lips. "There are methods to learn. I remember Jidong taught me a method. Let the child teach you today's knowledge points. In this way, the process of his teaching is equivalent to review."

Song Lianhua thought about it carefully and it seemed feasible, but she slapped her thigh and said, "No. They are studying in junior high school, and I haven't even finished elementary school. I don't understand what they are saying."

Zhang Xiuhua spread her hands, "Then I can't do anything. How about you catch up with their progress as soon as possible?"

Song Lianhua's face wrinkled into a ball. She couldn't even remember what she was learning now, how could she catch up?! Isn't this nonsense?!

Song Lianhua felt resentful and changed the subject to ask them what they wanted to do.

Li Jianguo then told them that their family was going to apply for a homestead.

Song Lianhua was stunned. "What kind of homestead did your family apply for? Didn't you and your eldest brother separate a long time ago?"

Li Jianguo shook his head, "Not the eldest brother. Youcai is an adult in my family, but Jidong is not, but he went to college earlier than others. In a few years, they will have to build a house and get married. Without a homestead, where can they get married? Others can't marry them either."

Song Lianhua was speechless.

After finishing his meal, the team leader returned to his room and took out a notebook. “The state stipulates that one house is required for each household. Youcai and Jidong are not married, and they cannot live separately. I can’t allocate a homestead to you. Unless you let them get married now.”

Getting married is impossible. Youcai is not yet of marriageable age, and without a marriage certificate, there is no way to separate the household.

"This is the regulation from above. Each household has one house on the homestead, and the fields are registered in the household registration book, the same for men and women." The team leader has been repeating these words over and over again in the past few days, and he has memorized them.

When Li Jianguo heard that it was a regulation, he didn't say anything else. "Then when they get married in the future and the current land is divided, what will happen to their homestead?"

"Don't worry, the threshing ground is very large, and it will be enough for at least five years."

Li Jianguo thought about it carefully and it made sense. The two of them had just finished their work and had not yet left when someone came hurriedly from outside. It was Aunt Li Si.

Her face was always droopy, as if someone owed her millions.

Song Lianhua got a headache when she saw her, "Didn't you go home? Why are you here again?! Why are you meddling in the Zhang family's affairs? You are so idle!"

It turned out that Aunt Li Si helped to arrange the marriage for Zhang's fifth daughter. She also wanted to earn some money as a matchmaker. Unexpectedly, the two families had just settled the marriage, and they started fighting over the issue of moving the household registration. As a matchmaker, she was in a difficult position. It made her very angry.

She was trying to mediate the fight, and her face was scratched with several bloody holes by both sides, which looked particularly scary.

Aunt Li Si felt more and more upset the more she thought about it. If the Zhang family had not broken their promise, she would not have had to suffer like this.

In order to marry their daughter-in-law earlier, the couple raised the betrothal gift to 200 yuan. They accepted the money but did not agree to marry their daughter earlier. They went back on their words and made her, the matchmaker, lose face.

She couldn't sit still at home, so she came to find the team leader, "I remember Zhang's Qiya fell into an ice hole, didn't she? She must have died a long time ago. Shouldn't you cancel her account?!"

This makes sense. The reason why Qiya was not deregistered in the early years was because the Zhang family wanted to covet Qiya's small amount of food. The brigade didn't care. They were willing to exchange their own work points, so they would also make it convenient for the members. After all, if their village couldn't finish eating the food, they had to sell it to the grain station at a low price. It didn't matter who they sold it to. But now Aunt Li Si brought it up. This is unfair. The team leader has to consider the opinions of the members.

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't sit still. Juemei wasn't dead yet. She just didn't want to be sucked dry by her family so she went to the south. If she got a death certificate and cancelled her household registration, wouldn't Juemei become an illegal resident in the future?

Without a household registration booklet, I won't be able to get an ID card in the future, and I won't be able to work. This won't do!

Just as she was about to speak, she heard a discussion outside. Someone outside was calling Aunt Li Si, "Quick! Something happened to the Zhang family again!"

Aunt Li Si's eyes lit up and she immediately rushed out, and Song Lianhua followed behind to watch the fun.

Zhang Xiuhua did not leave in a hurry, but said to the captain, "Captain, Juemei's body has not been found yet. As the saying goes, if she's alive, you have to see her body; if she's dead, you have to see her body. How can you conclude that the child is dead without even a body? What if she comes back alive and you cancel her account, what will she do in the future?! Less trouble is worse than more. I think we should keep her."

The captain frowned, "But what Aunt Li said makes sense. Qiya fell into the ice hole and died. You know how deep our river is. Even a strong laborer would die if he fell into it, not to mention that Qiya is just a little girl. We will divide the land soon, and each family can get more if there is one less person. If Aunt Li doesn't agree, others may not agree either."

The captain clearly didn't want the Zhang family to have an easy time. In fact, if it wasn't for Zhang Juemei, she wouldn't stand on the Zhang family's side. She said stubbornly, "You said Juemei fell into the ice hole? But you didn't see it. I remember before Juemei got into trouble, she came to my house. She said you gave her a letter of introduction and household registration documents. Is it possible that she ran away? You also know that their family treats their children like animals. That Si Ya was not even twenty years old, and she dared to elope with someone."

The captain was shocked when he heard this. He looked outside and made sure no one heard it. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, "You...did she mention this to you?"

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "Yes, you know she likes to come to my house. I heard her mention it myself." She pretended to ask casually, "Why did you help her get a letter of introduction?"

The captain said hurriedly, "It wasn't me! It was my little granddaughter who was deceived by her. I wrote her a letter of introduction and even stamped it. When I found out, Jue Mei had already fallen into the ice hole."

He never disclosed this matter to anyone. The Zhang family was a family of hard-core people. If they knew about this, they would definitely ask him for compensation. That was why he asked his granddaughter not to tell anyone. He thought that this incident would be kept secret between him and his granddaughter. Who would have thought that Jue Mei had already told Zhang Xiuhua.

Zhang Xiuhua knew about this, but she didn't say anything. He frowned and thought, could it be that Zhang Xiuhua's guess was true? Why would someone who wanted to escape go fishing for her brother? It was icy and snowy, and there were no tools. Her family was just looking for an excuse to get her out. She shouldn't be easily fooled at her age.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Jue Mei was still alive. If she was really alive, then he would have to get her death certificate, and he would have to write a certificate for her in the future, which would be troublesome for him.

The captain thought about it for a while, and finally nodded and agreed, "Okay! I'll keep it for her, and you have to keep the letter of introduction to yourself."

Zhang Xiuhua was extremely disgusted, "Given their character, if I tell them about it, they will definitely blame me! I'm not that stupid."

The captain nodded with satisfaction. That's right. Whoever gets involved with that family will be in trouble.

He was still complaining in his mind when Song Lianhua ran in from outside, slapping her thigh and urging him, "Old man, get out! Something big has happened!"

The three people in the room were shocked and asked in unison, "What happened?"