Reborn in 1974, crying with red eyes while hugging her rough husband

Du Zaide gave a passionate speech next to the tractor, using various words to describe how difficult it was for him to take over this tractor.

"I know everyone is confused about buying a tractor at this time of year. It's almost December, and the weather is getting colder. It might snow any day. In the cold winter, every household needs a fire. If someone runs out of firewood, they can go to the mountain to cut some branches and bring them back."

This is actually a method. In previous years, everyone would spontaneously go to the back mountain to find some firewood to prevent the family from having insufficient firewood in winter. If the weather is good, it would be fine. But if the weather is bad, even if there are fallen branches on the mountain, they are all wet and cannot be used even if they are picked up.

"With this tractor, we can all go to the mountain to pick up the debris, then use the tractor to pull it all back, and then we can take it back in batches. This is better than going up the mountain one by one and carrying it down, which will hurt your waist."

It must be said, these words touched the hearts of many people and many people supported them.

"The village chief is really thoughtful. He has thought of all of us. My wife has a bad back. If I go to the mountain by myself, I won't be able to bring back much firewood."

"Yes, yes. A few days ago, I was still worried that there would not be enough firewood at home. The village chief bought a tractor for me. I heard from him that he bought it from an acquaintance at a discount. The remaining money will be used next time."

Now, more people stood on Du Zaide's side, and those who were close to Shen Zhizhu couldn't help but praise him.

When he reacted, he looked at Shen Zhizhu awkwardly and spoke apologetically.

"Xiao Zhu, that's not what we meant. It's just that... the village chief did a really good job this time. But don't worry, if there is any conflict between the two of you, everyone will still stand on your side, right?"

Another person quickly followed suit and made the promise.

"Yes, Xiaozhu, we are still on your side, so don't be unhappy."

Shen Zhizhu was a little confused. What were these people explaining to her? Did she have a bad face? She didn't seem to say anything that she didn't want everyone to forgive Du Zaide.

Besides, if you spend money on it, there’s nothing you can’t use.

"How could that be? What the village chief is doing is for the good of everyone. How could I not let you use it because of personal grudges? Besides, everyone has money, so of course you have to use it. In this cold winter, it's better to have more firewood at home, so that you can feel at ease, right?"

Shen Zhizhu didn't care what Du Zaide did, nor did she care that everyone in the village would forgive Du Zaide for buying a tractor. This was a grudge between her and Du Zaide's family and had nothing to do with the villagers.

It’s just that the villagers felt that there was a grudge between Shen Zhizhu and Du Zaide, and since they had received kindness from Shen Zhizhu, they always felt a little guilty psychologically.

But they did not expect Shen Zhizhu to persuade them in this way, and asked with some uncertainty.

"Really? Xiaozhu, aren't you angry?"

Shen Zhizhu waved his hand.

"Why should you be angry? As the village chief, Du Zai De should make contributions to the village. There is no need for me to stop him from doing something good for everyone."

This made everyone very happy. They thought Shen Zhizhu was a really considerate and kind girl and kept praising her.

Before, Du Zai De was happily listening to the compliments from his followers. He thought he was really smart and had gained his own reputation by using the tractor that he had been holding back on buying.

He originally thought that after everyone stood on his side, he would slowly lead the group to isolate Shen Zhizhu. He did not expect that in such an occasion, Shen Zhizhu would become the center of the crowd.

He couldn't help but think that Shen Zhizhu was deliberately embarrassing him.

"Ahem, Xiaozhu, you guys came just in time. This tractor was bought with money contributed by the whole village. It just so happens that only you and Haonan did not contribute. This tractor..."

Du Zaide looked at Shen Zhizhu and Xu Haonan with embarrassment, but Shen Zhizhu saw it carefully, and the words "watching the fun" were clearly written in his eyes.

They were standing quite far away, so Du Zai De had to shout at them.

Many people in the village knew that Shen Zhizhu and Xu Haonan's home suffered a fire on the eve of the exam, and almost half of the stored firewood was burned.

It was at that time that Ji urgently needed to find a large amount of firewood.

Shen Zhizhu and Xu Haonan looked at each other. Xu Haonan felt that Xiaozhu would definitely not bother to pay attention to him, and his voice was loud.

"Don't worry, village chief. We have been going up the mountain to bring back some firewood every day since we came back from the exams. Although we can't get as much as we had before the fire, we can still save enough before the snow starts."

Besides, the family had enough money, so they could buy some warm things to get through the winter. They roughly calculated that it was enough.

They felt it was enough, but the villagers around them thought they were suffering too much. Some of them were so soft-hearted that they even shed tears.

"Poor kids, they don't have any relatives or elders to help them. Look how hard they are. The fire was really strange. How did it start? Otherwise, with Haonan's diligence, the firewood stored at home would be enough to last for two winters."

"Who says it's not true? I do have relatives, but it's better not to have them. They just cause trouble to others every day."

The villagers are all warm-hearted people and they all offer suggestions.

"Hey? How about this, we go to the back mountain to collect firewood, and when we come back we can give some to Xiaozhu and his family. If each family gives a little, it will add up to a lot. That way, they won't have to worry about having a hard time in winter."

Once this was said, everyone agreed and thought it was a very good idea to do so.

"But if that's the case, then we can just let the young couple go up the mountain with us, and then transport the goods down together. What they find will still be theirs, and in the end each household will get a share. This shouldn't be considered cheating, right?"

Shen Zhizhu was ashamed. He asked, "Do you want to listen to what you are talking about? If this is not considered cheating, then what is? I almost threw the tractor into their faces."

"No need for everyone to worry so much. My husband and I have calculated that we can just go to the back mountain and bring back a little bit every day. There are only two of us at home, and we don't need that much. If it's really not enough later, we can buy some from everyone else."

"Let's stop worrying about it. The young couple is living a happy and fulfilling life. We don't need to worry about them. Besides, when the acceptance letters come out, they will go to a big city. Why would they live their whole lives in a remote place like ours?"