Chapter 1284

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Erhai said:

"Who else could it be? It's the family members of those dead and injured in the car accident. Let's not pursue it; this kind of thing can only be accepted."

Wang Dashan fell silent.

Indeed, he was in the wrong first.

Even if he knew who poured the manure water, he had no grounds to pursue them.

Never mind pouring manure water in the courtyard; even if they went and scattered their own father's ashes, they wouldn't have the face to pursue it.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning.

After Wang Dashan and Du Xiaojuan finished breakfast at home, they drove to the county town.

They went to the county hospital, apologized to the injured, and then went straight to Guangzhou.

Meanwhile, Wang Erhai took Li Xiulan with him to work at the farm.

Li Xiulan worked especially diligently, especially hard.

Wang Erhai told her to take it easy, but she said she wasn't tired.

Now on the farm side, half the mountainside has already been planted with Sand Sugar Oranges.

So not only do they have to feed chickens and fish, they also have to manage these fruit trees; there's a lot of work, it simply never gets finished.

Additionally, those two hundred-plus acres of high-standard farmland have also been planted with autumn rice; fertilizing, flooding the fields, pulling barnyard grass — all that takes no small amount of free time.

Wang Erhai originally planned to hire people to help with the work.

But because that car accident happened, people felt the Wang Family was unlucky, so even though he offered 150 yuan a day, many villagers still weren't willing to come help.

Also, recently the farm's chickens — every few days someone comes and catches a few, and they do it openly; he's too embarrassed to say anything.

Because the ones catching chickens are those dead people's family members; when they come to catch chickens, they're righteous about it, feeling the Wang Family owes them.

Wang Erhai couldn't bring himself to say anything either.

After all, the dead are the greatest.

Once this precedent was set, it got completely out of hand.

All of Banbaishi's chickens — they all come to his place to catch them; he's too embarrassed to ask for money, because he knows even if he asks, they might not give it.

Later even the injured people's family members came to catch chickens, saying they'd stew chicken soup and send it to the hospital for his dad to drink.

Wang Erhai could only put on a smiling face, hurriedly saying apologetic words, then catching a few more chickens to give them.

Since that major car accident happened, Wang Erhai felt that running this farm in the countryside was becoming more and more meaningless.

Mainly because those dead and injured people's family members — you bow your head and don't see them, look up and there they are; every time he saw them, Wang Erhai couldn't help feeling guilty.

If others scolded him, he actually felt a bit better inside.

If others didn't scold him, just looked at him with resentment, he felt terrible.

So he felt he couldn't stay in Shanggou Village anymore.

But at least he had to wait until the autumn rice was harvested.

The high-standard farmland had been cultivated for a full year; get the high-standard farmland subsidy in hand, then he could leave.

Otherwise the harvest from his rented land would probably lose a lot.

After all, he had advanced the rent payment upfront.

Li Xiulan wasn't having a good time in Shanggou Village either.

Before, when she had nothing to do she liked visiting neighbors left and right; now she hardly dares go out, afraid people will point fingers, afraid they'll gossip behind her back, say the Wang Family is bad, say Wang Zhanggen would drag villagers down with him even in death.

"Mom, why don't you go to Guangzhou and help Big Brother and Eldest Sister-in-law with the kid?"

This evening, in the spacious living room, only Wang Erhai and Li Xiulan sat at the dining table eating dinner.

Wang Erhai suddenly said this sentence.

Li Xiulan's expression flickered with a momentary stupor:

"Then what about the farm here?"

Wang Erhai said:

"The farm's fine with me watching it; besides, isn't Yao Aina always helping out?"

Li Xiulan lowered her head eating:

"I'm afraid I won't be at ease about you."

Wang Erhai smiled:

"What's there to be uneasy about? I'm not a child anymore. You help Big Brother and Eldest Sister-in-law with the kid, share some of their pressure, so they can focus on work and earn more money."

Li Xiulan still hesitated a bit:

"I'm afraid I won't like city life, won't take good care of the kid, afraid Xiao Juan will have opinions about me..."

Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict, an age-old difficult problem.

Actually it's not just the daughter-in-law who fears mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict; the mother-in-law fears it too.

Once mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict happens, it puts the son sandwiched in the middle, making things difficult for him.

Any mother-in-law who understands things even a little definitely doesn't want conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

But some things aren't such that just because you don't want them, they won't happen.

Differences in living habits, poor communication, differences in values.

Forcing two women from different eras together will inevitably produce no small amount of friction.

If they can grind together well, then naturally everything will turn out fine.

If they don't grind together well, then I'm afraid it'll be a complete mess.

Li Xiulan understood this clearly in her heart, and this was also the important reason why she didn't lightly agree to Du Xiaojuan, to go down and help raise the child.

"Back then, Liang Xinghua's mother Zhou Aidi went to Shenzhen to help raise the child, and in the end fell out unpleasantly with Lan Menglian, and could only return to Shanggou Village in disgrace."

Speaking of Zhou Aidi's matter, Li Xiulan said Zhou Aidi was such a good woman, but just after returning from Shenzhen, her whole person changed, and she even went so far as to do something like digging up someone's ancestral grave.

Wang Erhai said:

"Big Brother isn't Liang Xinghua, and you aren't Zhou Aidi, so what are you comparing them to us for? Besides, Eldest Sister-in-law is far more reasonable than Lan Menglian! It was precisely because Liang Xinghua married that rotten woman Lan Menglian that the whole family was ruined, whereas after Big Brother married Eldest Sister-in-law, he propped up the whole family!"

Hearing this, Li Xiulan also felt Wang Erhai's words had some principle.

But she still had some worry, afraid that going would burden Wang Dashan, burden Du Xiaojuan.

She wasn't this kind of personality before; if it were her in her youth, wanting to open a small shop, she'd just do it — how could she be so timid and hesitant?

Can only say, the older a person gets, the more conservative their thinking becomes.

Wang Erhai spoke again:

"Mom, I know you're uncomfortable all over staying in the village; just treat it as going to Guangzhou to relax a bit. If it really doesn't work out, give me a call, and I'll go pick you up and bring you back."

Li Xiulan finally nodded in agreement:

"Alright, then I'll go to Guangzhou and give it a try."

Then she hurriedly added:

"As for matters at home, you'd better handle them well."

Wang Erhai patted his chest and guaranteed:

"Rest easy. The chickens and ducks and such — aren't they all placed at the farm to be raised? I guarantee they won't starve. I'll go water and weed the vegetable garden regularly."

That very evening, Wang Erhai called Wang Dashan, saying he'd send their mother down tomorrow to help raise the child.

Wang Dashan was overjoyed to hear this news.

These past few days acting as family cook, not only were his hands and feet busy to death, but he was also stifled to death with gloom.

With his own birth mother coming down to lend a hand and share some pressure, he shouldn't have to be that tired anymore.

Wang Dashan relayed this matter to Du Xiaojuan, and Du Xiaojuan also happily agreed.

Wang Dashan asked:

"Then Kang Yi, how about letting her finish this month and then not having her come anymore?"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"Kang Yi is doing a good job, why fire her? Such a big villa — can't expect your mom to clean it every day. Keep Kang Yi, there's plenty of work for her to do, and we're not short this bit of money."

Wang Dashan laughed dryly:

"My mom's used to being frugal; just afraid she won't be used to you spending money like this."

Du Xiaojuan said:

"No matter. I'll communicate with her. Your mom is far more reasonable than your dad. Lay it out openly, and she'll definitely understand."