Zhang Hongxiang is a person who can't sit still and talks a lot. She gathered with a group of people early in the morning and repeated what she knew last night with some exaggeration.

Jiang Tingxia stayed at home alone. Even in broad daylight, she still felt uncomfortable at the thought of living in the same space with a mouse, so she decided to go out for a walk.

Living in a remote place also has its advantages. It is quiet, you can hear birds singing occasionally, and there is a sense of rural beauty.

Jiang Tingxia walked along the road for a while and saw a group of sisters-in-law and wives gathered together and whispering to each other. They had expressions of curiosity or pity on their faces, but when Jiang Tingxia walked over, he saw that they seemed to be frightened. They pushed each other and no one spoke. Then they dispersed very unnaturally.

Jiang Tingxia was just wondering when she heard Zhang Hongxiang smiling awkwardly and saying hello to her, "Miss Tingxia, are you out for a walk?"

Jiang Tingxia replied a few words and then continued walking forward.

The sisters-in-law and their wives, who had just dispersed, suddenly started talking again.

"Look at her swollen eyes. It's obvious that she has been crying."

"He looked pale and pale, and he came all the way here. I thought he saw a ghost."

"Hongxiang, tell me more about what the couple quarreled about."

Everyone looked at Zhang Hongxiang, and she suddenly became the center of attention. Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, she felt instantly satisfied. She straightened her back unconsciously and said, "She just broke the bowls and pots, and everything in the house was smashed. She just cried."

Everyone urged, "Then what? Tell us quickly."

Seeing that everyone wanted her to say something, Zhang Hongxiang added, "Her husband scolded her."

"I know I was scolded. Sister Hongxiang, please think about why you scolded me."

"That's right, don't breathe too loudly when you speak, everyone is waiting."

Zhang Hongxiang groaned twice and said, "It's just because he dislikes her for not doing housework. Her husband scolds her, calling her a stupid woman who can burn the house down with just a fire and never does any housework. Anyway, he scolds her a lot."

Someone else asked, "Have you done anything?"

Zhang Hongxiang was very sure, "Of course, you didn't see her crying like that, so she must have taken action."

"I saw the broom was broken this morning."

Zhang Hongxiang thought of the broom she saw leaning against the door in the next yard in the morning, and said with great certainty.

Everyone sighed, "Li Changpu's face shows that he has a bad temper, so it's not surprising that he could do such a thing."

Zhang Hongxiang nodded and couldn't help but say, "It's just that his new wife is small in stature. She looks like she will fall down if the wind blows. How can she withstand such a beating?"

"I asked my husband, Lao Zhao, to go over and try to persuade them, but men are like that. They don't take it seriously. They have to wait until things get really bad before they realize how serious it is."

Liu Ying continued, "You can't blame your old Zhao for not going. Who dares to meddle in other people's affairs?"

Li Chunmiao sighed helplessly, "You think life will be easier after you get married, just bear with it."

Jiang Tingxia thought of something, took a few steps, then stepped back and called out, "Sister-in-law Hongxiang."

When everyone heard her voice, they felt guilty and dispersed. Only Zhang Hongxiang, who was called by Jiang Tingxia, was left standing there in a daze, not daring to leave or stay.

Zhang Hongxiang was sweating all over. She showed up just when they were talking about Jiang Tingxia. How could she not feel guilty?

She laughed dryly twice and asked, "Listen, sister Xia, is there something wrong?"

Jiang Tingxia walked around leisurely, not paying attention to the people and things around her that didn't interest her. How could she notice this group of people gathered together and gossiped about her?

She walked up to Zhang Hongxiang and said, "Yes, Sister Hongxiang, I want to ask you where can I buy something nearby?"

Zhang Hongxiang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she didn't hear him talking about her family. "You said the supply and marketing cooperative. Our place is remote. We have to go to the town."

Jiang Tingxia asked, "Is it far?"

Zhang Hongxiang thought for a moment and replied, "It would take an hour to catch a cart."

Then Zhang Hongxiang enthusiastically showed her the way to the supply and marketing cooperative. Fearing that Jiang Tingxia might not be able to find it, she even told her how to take a ride on a fellow villager's cart. She also told her how to find it when she arrived in the town, and she described all the winding roads and alleys clearly.

Jiang Tingxia couldn't help but say after hearing this, "This is too troublesome. It's not enough to go over and buy something."

Zhang Hongxiang agreed, "Isn't it? Fortunately, there are several villages nearby. Every once in a while, there is a big market. The supply and marketing cooperative also brings goods to sell."

Jiang Tingxia didn't want to run so far, so she asked, "When can we go to the market?"

Zhang Hongxiang counted the days, "They just came once, and the next time they come, we have to wait ten days or half a month. Who knows? We have to wait until their village organizes itself before we can sell it."

Now speculation and self-employment are not allowed, but it is normal business if the business is organized by the brigade and the supply and marketing cooperatives participate. This is because their place is remote and the supply and marketing cooperatives are far away. In order to facilitate the soldiers, their families and villagers in several villages, they have come up with this method. They organize it every once in a while, but if there is any emergency, they can only go to the town by themselves.

After Zhang Hongxiang finished speaking, she saw that Jiang Tingxia looked disappointed, so she said generously and enthusiastically, "What are you in a hurry to buy? Tell me what it is. If I have it, you can use it first and return it to me later."

Jiang Tingxia was grateful when she heard her say that. "Thank you, sister-in-law."

“Do you have any pesticides at home?”

pesticide!

Zhang Hongxiang's enthusiastic expression remained dull on her face.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Tingxia guessed that she didn't have any, and asked again, "If you don't have any pesticides, insecticide powder or 666 will do."

"Anything with a little bit of poison is fine."

When Li Changpu came back in the morning, Jiang Tingxia asked him if he had bought the medicine. Li Changpu was stunned for a moment, and Jiang Tingxia knew that he had forgotten and didn't take it seriously at all. When she asked him again, he said he could think of other ways. Jiang Tingxia guessed that the medicine might be difficult to get or very expensive, so she tried to find out by herself.

Zhang Hongxiang was so frightened when she heard her say that. She had opened her mouth in vain. Who would dare to give her this thing? It could cost someone's life.

Oh my god, it’s killing me. She was so enthusiastic that she told me clearly which road to take and how to get there. If anything happened to Jiang Tingxia, she would be in trouble.

Zhang Hongxiang quickly said, "They even used pesticides. This kind of thing can be dealt with if you are patient. Don't be impulsive."

Jiang Tingxia saw that Zhang Hongxiang and Li Changpu had similar attitudes, and knew that in their minds, they all felt that living with mice was no big deal, but she couldn't accept it. The hateful mice, although they were also living beings, but thinking of the boneless touch, the thick black tail, and the eyes that were staring at her, Jiang Tingxia's face became more and more ugly, "I can't stand it, I can't stand it, it's over sooner or later, don't blame me for being cruel."

Zhang Hongxiang took a step back and stammered, "Oh, you're just a little girl, why...are you so angry?"

"Sister-in-law, if your family has any, please lend it to me first, and I will return it to you later..."

As soon as Jiang Tingxia finished speaking, Zhang Hongxiang waved her hands frantically, "No, no, we don't have that thing at home."

Jiang Tingxia looked at her reaction and thought, if there is no, then there is no, why are you so excited? She looked at Zhou Dongmei, who was usually a very amiable person.

But Zhou Dongmei changed her usual friendly appearance when she was looked at like this, and shook her head and waved her hands like a rattle, "I don't have it at home, I don't have it at home either."

The people around him echoed, "Yes, yes, yes, there are none, none at home."

Everyone scattered like birds and beasts, "Hurry, hurry, hurry, leave."

This was a matter of life and death, and no one dared to stay, for fear of being stopped by Jiang Tingxia. The place would be empty in an instant.

Jiang Tingxia was left alone there, confused. Could it be that pesticides and insecticides were some kind of illegal substances that could not be mentioned? When they mentioned them, everyone's faces turned pale, as if they were very scared.

Jiang Tingxia was walking home when she heard someone calling her from behind. She turned around and saw it was Li Chunmiao.

Li Chunmiao took two quick steps to catch up, "Xia sister, you want pesticides?"

Jiang Tingxia nodded.

Li Chunmiao smiled and handed her a small bottle. "I still have some left at home. I heard you wanted to use it, so I brought it over for you."

After hearing what she said, Jiang Tingxia reached out to take the medicine bottle and smiled at her, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

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