As soon as she traveled to 1974, Shen Zhisui had already shouldered a lot of bad debts for the original owner.
She snatched the child's swing, was too lazy to eat, and was disliked by the neighbors. Even the husband of the group leader, Lu Weijiang, photographed the divorce application in front of her: "Divorce in three months."
Three months is three months.
She washed away the mess in the house, made amends and returned favors, learned to burn coal stoves, and went up the mountain to cut grass. Others laughed at her for pretending to be diligent, so she picked up manuscript paper and wrote a story about the trivial matters in her family's courtyard, and received ten yuan in exchange for each manuscript.
This is the first money she has earned on her own since she came to this era.
But just when things were getting better, a pot of oily dumplings waiting for Lu Weijiang to come home was taken away. She was robbed of food and had her hair pulled. Lu Weijiang rushed back, but he still said the same thing - "What are you making trouble about again?"
Shen Zhisui finally understood.
She worked hard to clear her name, not to satisfy anyone, let alone to be the leader's wife who could swallow her anger.
So she left the family home with twelve yuan in her pocket, lived in a drafty hut, taught the little girl how to read, wrote manuscripts to earn money, and gradually saved herself a way out.
There was a shortage of food, tickets, and quilts. The landlord used the kang fire as a favor, and the neighbors spread rumors to undermine her innocence. There were also people carrying cabbage buns, trying to take advantage of her "soon to be divorced."
Everyone was waiting to see her lower her head and go back to beg Lu Weijiang.
But the man who was determined to get a divorce came to her door through the heavy snow, carrying food and tickets.
He protected her behind him with a dark face, and said to the man with ill intentions outside:
"You don't have to worry about whether my wife will leave me or not."
Shen Zhisui: Who is your wife?
Reader comments
Take your time and look at it, it still tastes good.
I am angry. If I can continue to be the male protagonist, then I have nothing to say! The writing in big letters is good, but I am angry at some people, and also because I have become a bit illiterate after a long time.
Take your time and look at it, it still tastes good.
I am angry. If I can continue to be the male protagonist, then I have nothing to say! The writing in big letters is good, but I am angry at some people, and also because I have become a bit illiterate after a long time.