Chapter 347: Liu's Mother Wears a Face Full of Pride

The reason Liu Quanwen was left untouched was that his son's father-in-law had spent a huge favor to secure his safety; after all, having served as an accountant for so many years, it was impossible for him to have no issues at all, and given the current times, even a trivial matter could be blown out of all proportion, let alone his case involving money and the interests of the village collective.

She still had to go find her son and ask him to figure something out.

Her son had no choice but to approach his father-in-law; the in-law was also shrewd and did not agree outright, saying only that he would first go find someone to sound out the situation.

That sounding-out nearly made him break out in a cold sweat.

Liu Quanwen had not actually embezzled much money from the village, since the public accounts held very little to begin with; he wanted to embezzle but there was no money for him to take.

What he embezzled was grain; every autumn after the grain distribution, he would somehow manage to bring some home, and the final destination of that grain was his own household.

Had this been investigated in detail, he too would have faced consequences, so he had to find someone to hush the matter up, turning a major issue into a minor one, making Liu Quanwen convert those grains into money and repay the village double.

It could be said that this time, not only did he lose his job and his face, but the Liu family's entire savings were also spent.

However, since this matter had not yet spread through the village, Peng Ailan now truly dared not be as arrogant as before and only wished to keep a low profile.

Liu Shuqin, having been dragged along, was clearly sobered up, yet her mouth remained sharp: "So what if you graduated from high school? In the end, you'll still be the same as us, going to the fields to earn work points."

Chuxue looked at her challengingly: "It's only a matter of a few days; next month, Comrade Kong Yuexue and I will go to the county for training. How about that? This is something you can't envy."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shuqin was so angry she stamped her feet: "Don't get too happy too soon; until the very end, no one can say what will happen."

Chuxue gave her a huge smile: "Then let's wait and see."

It was not hard to see her unwillingness on Liu Shuqin's face, and Chuxue knew this person might even pull some desperate move, yet Chuxue was not worried in the slightest; in the face of absolute force, all conspiracies are paper tigers.

Liu's mother also feared they would cause a scene in the fields and spoke up: "Xue, hurry up; after you finish a bit more, go back and collect the dried vegetables drying on the roof."

Chuxue nodded with a smile: "Okay."

Before the sun set, the dried vegetables out in the sun must be collected, or they would become damp again.

Her work speed was truly not slow; in no time, she had run ahead.

Someone who wouldn't believe it ran around Chuxue's area: "Don't say it, Chuxue this girl is truly a master at work; this field hoeing is no worse than that of an old hand."

Hearing the words from behind, Chuxue felt somewhat pleased with herself; having strength was good; as long as one mastered the essentials of hoeing, going to work wasn't as terrifying as they said.

Upon reaching the field's end, she directly called the scorekeeper over.

The person responsible for recording scores in the village was from the Liu family clan, though not from their own branch; hearing her call for the scorekeeper, he was somewhat disbelieving, since others had only finished a bit more than half: "Chuxue girl, is it hoed clean? Don't think you can fool me."

Chuxue made a please gesture: "Uncle Yongcheng, check however you like."

Liu Yongcheng walked around the few ridges Chuxue had just hoed: "Hey, I truly underestimated you, girl; the work is really good; alright, I'll record it for you."

Chuxue greeted Liu's mother: "Mom, I'll go back first to collect the dried vegetables."

Liu's mother wore a face full of pride; her second son was truly successful, good at everything; if it weren't that taking the university entrance exam was not allowed now, the family would surely have produced a university student, and even going to work in the fields, he was better than others: "Alright, go back."