Luo Jinqiu made a delicious steamed fish today. Since the canal was dug, fish, river shrimps, and loaches have appeared in the water since some time ago. The educated youths who had not seen meat for a long time were very greedy, and they all came to fish.

In fact, not only the educated youth had not seen meat for a long time, but even the villagers of Tianwa Village could only enjoy fish feasts during the New Year and other festivals. Due to the good water quality, the fish here grow quickly, are large in size, and have delicious meat. Most of the educated youth from the city are not good at handling fish, so they often catch a few fish and ask Luo Jinqiu to help clean them up. As a thank you, they would give Luo Jinqiu one or two fish.

Liang Qing's eyes were red as she looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table: steamed fish, fried bean sprouts, fried river shrimps... For a moment, her heart was filled with jealousy and resentment. She had thought that the life of the mother and daughter would become difficult after leaving the Liang family, but she didn't expect that they could eat so well. She imagined that a woman with two daughters would be looked down upon by those pretentious educated youths, and might even be bullied. However, the reality was completely different from what she expected, and this sense of gap was hard for her to accept.

Liang Qing muttered inwardly: Liang Suling, this stinky girl, said she was starving during the day, but it turned out she was lying to me! How hateful! As the saying goes, if you keep company with the wise, you will be foolish. Liang Suling hangs out with those educated youths all day, and her mind is getting worse and worse. I have to find a way to get Luo Jinqiu back. Such a good life can't be passed on to Luo Jinqiu and her two daughters. I thought I could convince Luo Jinqiu to go back with me today, but I couldn't find a suitable opportunity. Besides, Luo Jinqiu is living such a comfortable life now, how could he be willing to go back with me?

When Liang Sumei came back from the county town, she happened to see Liang Qing surrounding Luo Jinqiu and learning how to stir-fry bean sprouts. She just sneered disdainfully and didn't bother to pay attention to Liang Qing. Liang Qing suddenly felt extremely embarrassed and ate the meal on pins and needles.

After waiting for Fan Jingjing to leave, Liang Qing felt that she finally had a chance to ask for the soybeans back. However, before she could ask, Luo Jinqiu had already taken out a bag of corn flour from the locker and handed it to Liang Qing, "Xiao Qing, five kilograms of soybeans for ten kilograms of corn flour. Here is exactly ten kilograms."

Luo Jinqiu knew very well that Liang Qing had been restlessly thinking about her basket of soybeans all day long, and he was not the kind of person who liked to take advantage of others. The trap set by Fan Jingjing and her youngest daughter for Liang Qing had caused her psychological torture for a whole day. Even if it was to teach her a lesson, huh, who told her to always bully Xiaomei in the past? Luo Jinqiu was not so magnanimous that he could repay evil with kindness.

Liang Qing stared at the ten kilograms of cornmeal in front of her, not knowing what to do for a moment. If she took it, she felt like she had been slapped hard in the face. But if she didn't take it, she was afraid that she would not be able to report to Old Lady Liang. She gritted her teeth secretly and took the cornmeal. After all, she had to give Old Lady Liang an explanation when she got home. She didn't dare to offend Old Lady Liang. If Old Lady Liang was unhappy, a single word could affect her life.

After Liang Qing left, Liang Sumei frowned in dissatisfaction and complained to her mother: "Mom, why did you give her cornmeal? That basket of soybeans is not enough to repay the suffering we have endured in the Liang family over the years! If it were me, I would never give it to her!"

Luo Jinqiu smiled and rolled his eyes at his daughter, saying helplessly, "Silly girl, can't you see? If she doesn't get the basket of soybeans back today, she will definitely stay here and won't leave. Then you will have to sleep with her. Are you willing?"

After hearing this, Liang Sumei curled her lips and replied mischievously: "Then I'll let her sleep on the floor!" Then, she put away her smile and told her mother seriously: "Mom, I think Liang Qing must have bad intentions when she came here today. I'm not at home during the day, so you must be careful of her. Especially our secret recipe for bean sprouts, she must not find out."

Luo Jinqiu nodded and gently comforted her daughter: "Xiaomei, don't worry. Every time I grow bean sprouts, I will lock the door from the inside, and no one knows what I am doing inside. Liang Qing came this time, and you don't need to think about it to know that she and her mother can't stand the hardship of doing housework, and want me to go back and continue to work hard for the Liang family."

Liang Sumei was furious and thought, "Who is Liang Qing? She thinks she is gold and treats others as dirt." She looked at her mother and said seriously, "Mom, no matter what tricks the Liang family uses, you must never say you will go back. Otherwise, you, me and Xiaoling will have no hope for the rest of our lives."

When Luo Jinqiu was at the Liang family, how could she have eaten fish and shrimp? In the past, the fish on the table were for the men in the family. If she dared to use a chopstick, Mrs. Liang would scold her at the door all day. Now that she has finally gotten rid of the Liang family and finally has the right to eat fish, how can she bear to give up her good life for the Liang family? Moreover, she knows that she has responsibilities now. She is the key person to increase production and income at the educated youth site. If she goes back, who will grow bean sprouts? How can the contract with the town canteen be fulfilled? When she thinks of these, the small Liang family is nothing!

"Xiaomei, don't worry. I won't be fooled by any tricks Song Yazhi uses." Luo Jinqiu said firmly.

After Liang Qing went back, she told Mrs. Liang vividly about Luo Jinqiu eating fish and shrimp. When Mrs. Liang heard this, her face immediately became gloomy. She thought to herself that her precious grandson could only eat fish during the New Year and other festivals, so what qualifications did they have to eat fish! Also, even if Liang Guangchuan found another woman, it would not be a big deal. It was normal to have three wives and four concubines in ancient times. As the saying goes, a good man has nine wives. Liang Guangchuan can find a second wife, which shows that he is capable. Luo Jinqiu ignored such a capable man and actually went out with her children. Isn't this deliberately embarrassing their old Liang family? The Liang family has raised Luo Jinqiu and her two daughters for so many years. Not only does she not know how to be grateful, but she also shamelessly eats fish and enjoys herself outside. It is simply against the moral code! She should cook the fish well and then bring it to her respectfully. This is what a daughter-in-law should be like!

"Shameless thing!" Old Mrs. Liang became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it, and couldn't help but burst into cursing.

When Liang Wang heard Liang Qing say that they had eaten fish at the youth camp that night, he immediately became angry and rolled on the ground, crying for fish. Seeing this, Grandma Liang quickly helped her precious grandson up, feeling extremely distressed, and quickly comforted him: "My dear grandson, if you want to eat fish, grandma will ask your father to go to the river to catch fish for you tomorrow, okay?"

"Grandma, the small river in our village is so shallow that the fish are as thin as bamboo poles. It's comparable to the big canal in the educated youth's site. The fish that grandma cooked today was very fat. I estimate it weighs about 5 kilograms. 'Burp' - Liang Qing said as she rubbed her round belly and burped loudly inadvertently.

"Wuwuwu..." Liang Qing hadn't finished her words when Liang Wang heard that he burped after eating fish. He started crying again and kept making a scene. When Mrs. Liang heard her grandson crying, she felt so distressed that she punched Liang Qing on the shoulder and scolded her, "It's all your fault. Why are you carrying fish? Get out now!"

When Song Yazhi heard her son crying, she walked into the room slowly and kicked Liang Wang lightly with her toes, pretending to be angry: "You cry all day long. I'll be exhausted one day and see if you can cry again!"

When Mrs. Liang heard what her daughter-in-law said, she felt uncomfortable and rolled her eyes at Song Yazhi. "When Luo Jinqiu was here, didn't she also do so much work? Why didn't she complain so much?"

When Song Yazhi heard what her mother-in-law said, she quickly put on a smile and moved closer, "Mom, don't say that. Before, when my sister-in-law was at home, I could help her, but now I have to do all the housework by myself. I didn't say anything about this, but this time I have to serve another living ancestor," she said, pointing towards Liang Guangchuan's room with a look of grievance.

"Let Liang Qing lend a hand and help you do more work, and you'll be fine after this period. Look at her pointed belly, maybe she can really give me a big fat boy," said Old Mrs. Liang happily.

Song Yazhi felt unhappy, but she didn't show it on her face. She asked Mrs. Liang softly, "Mom, after the baby is born, how are we going to arrange the confinement period?"

"Confinement month? We don't have that particular idea in our family. After Luo Jinqiu gave birth, she went to work in the fields the next day as if nothing had happened. It was the same after she gave birth. There were so many things to do at home that she couldn't have a rest. Confinement month is something only the rich people in the city enjoy. We don't want to join in the fun." Old Mrs. Liang said as a matter of course.

Seeing that her mother-in-law didn't understand what she meant, Song Yazhi simply said directly, "Mom, I think my younger sister-in-law is weak, and I'm afraid that if the child is born, it will be a delicate one. You know my cooking skills are not as good as my elder sister-in-law, who can cook in various ways. I thought, why not ask my elder sister-in-law to come back and take care of my younger sister-in-law and the baby. After all, my elder sister-in-law is the eldest wife, and this child is half her son. Raising a son is a way to take care of you in your old age. Maybe when the child grows up, my elder sister-in-law will have to rely on this child to take care of her in her old age."

Speaking of which, although the Liang family lost three mouths to feed during the period when Luo Jinqiu was gone, life did not get much easier, and their income even shrank. When Luo Jinqiu was here, she was like an old ox, working non-stop from morning to night, and working in the fields as well as a strong man. People in the village praised her for her ability. Now that she is gone, although Mrs. Liang also forced Song Yazhi and Liang Guangli to work in the fields, these two people are not good at farm work. They dawdle all day long, and the work they do is less than half of what others do. "

Grandma Liang thought about it carefully in her mind and felt that it would be more cost-effective to let Luo Jinqiu come back, so she nodded and said with some determination in her tone, "Tomorrow, you take some time to go there and bring Luo Jinqiu and the two girls back. Tell them that I am not angry with her anymore, and come back to apologize to Guangchuan and me. Then this matter will be over. Don't let outsiders laugh at our Liang family anymore."

"Mom, she has plenty of food and drink outside now, and she's living a very comfortable life. Will she be unwilling to come back? What if she really doesn't come back?" Song Yazhi asked tentatively, with a calculating look in her eyes.

Hearing this, Grandma Liang frowned slightly, "How dare she not come back? Does she still have me, her mother-in-law, in her eyes? If she doesn't come back, you can tell her that I'm sick and need her to come back to take care of me. If she still doesn't want to come back after hearing this, then it's against filial piety and treason, and in the past she would have been drowned in a pond. You can call the team leader and let him make the decision to bring her back! You have to let her know that the door of our Liang family is not open to her, and she has no right to leave whenever she wants." There was unquestionable majesty in Grandma Liang's tone.

After hearing this, Song Yazhi had a plan in mind. A barely perceptible sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth. She thought to herself, "Luo Jinqiu, Luo Jinqiu, my son Liang Wang hasn't tasted the freshness of the fish yet, but you are enjoying it first. You have been a slave of the Liang family all your life. You are a member of the Liang family in life and a ghost of the Liang family in death. You want to escape? It's not that easy. Just wait and see. After tomorrow, you will see if you can still eat fish."

The next day, Song Yazhi and Liang Qing set out on the road to the educated youth camp. Both of them had unusual anxiety on their faces, as if something terrible had happened. Liang Qing led Song Yazhi to the small courtyard where Luo Jinqiu lived. The door was wide open, but it was quiet inside, without even a shadow of a person. The mother and daughter looked at each other and decided to sit on the edge of the kang and wait for Luo Jinqiu. Song Yazhi looked at the room carefully, and couldn't help but feel curious about Luo Jinqiu's recent situation, so she took this opportunity to quietly look around the room.

In the large basin on the stove, there were two fresh fish that were still shining silver, which looked particularly dazzling. Song Yazhi had never seen such big fish before, and couldn't help but take a few more glances. Her hand unconsciously opened the locker again, and there were white flour, cornmeal, and sorghum rice neatly stacked inside, which made her feel mixed emotions.

"Mom, look, we don't have so much food at home." Liang Qing watched from the side, her tone filled with indignation.

Upon hearing this, Song Yazhi's eyes flashed with sinisterness, and she comforted him softly: "Why are you in such a hurry? Today we persuade your aunt to go home, and then these good things will become ours, right?" The mother and daughter were calculating.

"What are you doing?" Song Yazhi and Liang Qing were happily discussing tomorrow's fish dinner when a sudden loud voice came like a bolt from the blue, frightening them both.

This noise was like a signal, attracting the educated youth outside the wall one by one, and they all looked into the house.

Wei Zhi and Xu Yan have been very busy these days, and have signed several orders for bean sprouts from other towns. Wei Zhi was happily planning to discuss expanding production with Aunt Luo. Who would have thought that as soon as he entered the room, he saw the two female comrades busy rummaging through Luo Jinqiu's room.

In fact, Wei Zhi knew Liang Qing, but he knew very well that Liang Qing had hurt Liang Sumei before, so he pretended to be confused and pretended not to know her.

Before the mother and daughter could recover from their shock, Wei Zhi raised his voice a bit: "What? You see no one is home and you want to steal something? This is illegal, do you know that?" He deliberately said the word "steal" especially loudly.

Liang Qing waved her hands quickly: "What a misunderstanding, what a misunderstanding, I am Liang Sumei's cousin, Luo Jinqiu is my aunt, we are not thieves!"

Wei Zhi curled his lips and deliberately found fault: "Hmph, you can't be sure of anything these days. Maybe you have already figured this place out. I don't even know where you got the names of Comrade Luo and Comrade Liang from." As he spoke, he kept an eye on the educated youth who gathered around him. Seeing their faces becoming increasingly ugly, he felt that his goal had been achieved.

Luo Jinqiu usually prepared delicious food for these educated youths, and everyone was very close to her. Seeing someone trying to touch their beloved Aunt Luo's things, no matter whether it was a man or a woman, in their eyes, a thief was a thief, no good person. Everyone cursed and clenched their fists and rushed forward.

"I'll let you steal something and I'll tickle you."

"You don't learn good things, but learn to steal things. When your hands are twisted and hurt, you will remember your lesson."

"How shameless! I have never seen a girl stealing anything. If you are not upright, you will be crooked. Take this blow from me."

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