After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 45, Episode 0045: Widow Sun

"Then Gou Dan from the village entrance suddenly ran over and said that he saw Sun Hua go to find Widow Sun last night, and also saw Fang Donglin from the Second Brigade beat Sun Hua."

Fearing that Lin Yuexi might not understand, Aunt Wu thoughtfully explained who Fang Donglin was.

Fang Youfu was not the only carpenter in Hongxing Brigade, but he was the best carpenter. People usually went to his house to make things when they needed them, unless he was too busy to make them and his family needed them urgently, in which case they would go to another house.

Therefore, Fang Youfu's family was among the better off in the entire Hongxing Brigade.

Fang Donglin is Fang Youfu's youngest son. He learned all of Fang Youfu's skills and married the youngest daughter of Zhou Shu, the captain of the second brigade. Over the past five years, the two have had two sons and a daughter.

"Everyone knows that Fang Donglin takes good care of Widow Sun. Widow Sun saved Fang Donglin several times when he was young."

"Huh?" Lin Yuexi looked at him with a curious gaze.

It's so much fun eating melons with Lin Zhiqing. Aunt Wu took a sip of water and continued, "Fang Youfu's wife has some mental problems. She used to be fine, but when she was pregnant with Fang Donglin, she hit her head on the way back to her parents' home. Although she was saved, she sometimes goes crazy after that."

It's a bit like intermittent neurosis. When she has an episode, she doesn't recognize anyone around her, and she'll grab whatever she sees and start cursing and hitting everyone she meets. Fortunately, she only has episodes at home, and she's a perfectly normal person outside.

"After giving birth to Fang Donglin, she strangely couldn't stand the sight of her youngest son. She didn't feed him a drop of milk when he was little. I heard that several times, if Fang Youfu hadn't returned in time, she would have strangled the child to death."

"Given this situation, how could Fang Donglin have had an easy childhood?"

"Fang Youfu's family and Widow Sun's family lived next door. Widow Sun felt sorry for Fang Donglin and often gave him food when he was a child. Once, when Fang Donglin fell into the river, it was Widow Sun who saved him. Another time, when Fang Donglin broke his leg on the mountain, it was Widow Sun who carried him down the mountain."

Now that you mention it, it's hard to believe how many times she's saved his life. It's certainly understandable that Fang Donglin stood up for Widow Sun.

It's one thing to make sense, but you also have to consider when you bring it up.

Widow Sun was currently entangled in a complicated matter with Sun Hua when Gou Dan suddenly intervened. Good heavens, it turns out that what was originally a matter between Widow Sun and Sun Hua now involves a man with an unclear relationship. This is not good for Widow Sun, and it is equally bad for Fang Donglin.

Zhou Wensi (Fang Donglin's wife), who was watching the commotion, was displeased. She rolled up her sleeves, stepped forward, and started arguing with Sun Hua, slapping him so hard that his face was swollen.

"Iron Egg's mother is educated, and her tongue is sharp enough that I can't learn it. Anyway, after hearing what she said, we felt that Sun Hua was a scoundrel and that Widow Sun was very pitiful. Fang Donglin only beat up Sun Hua because he saw that Sun Hua was going to bully Widow Sun."

"It hasn't been easy for Tie Dan's mother either."

"Fang Donglin is quite capable. He can earn twenty or thirty yuan a month as a carpenter, which is no worse than people with jobs in the city. Occasionally, when he has free time, he can go up the mountain and often catch some small game to add a bowl of meat and vegetables to the family."

"You'd think that marrying someone like that would make life pretty good, but that Fang Donglin guy is so clueless."

"Before he married Tiedan's mother, he would often buy a piece of cloth or a bottle of cooking oil for Widow Sun, and he would also bring a bowl of the game he hunted to the Sun family."

"After he got married, we didn't see it with our own eyes, but we heard from the people in the Second Brigade that he was still the same. He would send a portion of anything good he had to the Sun family. It is said that once he went to the city and bought five big meat buns. He sent three to the Sun family and only kept two for his own family. There weren't enough for each of the three children to have one. He also gave one to his parents."

Aunt Wu clicked her tongue a few times, "If I were Tie Dan's mother, I wouldn't be happy either. Which side is his home, and which side is his wife?"

Lin Yuexi also looked speechless. Fang Donglin's attitude, if not genuine, was truly unreasonable and was simply bullying Zhou Wensi. Aunt Wu spoke up fairly: "Widow Sun doesn't need Fang Donglin's things. She's capable on her own, and her parents aren't too old to move. Their family earns more work points in a year than the Fang family of over ten people combined. Widow Sun also has sewing skills and occasionally takes on sewing jobs for others. She doesn't earn as much as Fang Donglin, but it's definitely enough for her family of three to live on."

"But because Fang Donglin kept sending things to her, many people in the Second Brigade kept saying that Widow Sun was living off Fang Donglin, and some foul-mouthed people even insisted that Widow Sun was clinging to Fang Donglin."

"Tie Dan's mother is a strong-willed and outstanding person. She was definitely unhappy that Fang Donglin always neglected his family. To be honest, she's been quite good. She's never bothered Widow Sun. If Widow Sun is bullied, she'll even help her."

From what Aunt Wu said, it can be seen that Zhou Wensi, whom Aunt Wu mentioned, is not an unreasonable person. On the contrary, he is a particularly rare rational person in the countryside.

Suddenly, Aunt Wu slapped her thigh excitedly, "That coward Sun Hua, after being slapped a few times by Tie Dan's mother, actually summoned everything. It turns out he wanted to steal money from Widow Sun's house."

"He was beaten up by Li Bin, so he wanted to get his cousin to deal with Li Bin. He wanted to give his cousin some gifts, but he didn't have any money. He heard that Widow Sun just made new quilts and clothes for Yougang's family, so he guessed that she had money, or at least some gifts."

Ok.

Huh~?

"What?"

What kind of event is this?
Didn't Widow Sun herself implicitly admit to having an affair with Sun Hua?
"Sigh~" Aunt Wu sighed. "Being a woman is hard, being a widow is even harder."

“Sun Hua and his ilk are lazy and good-for-nothing. They don’t dare to cause trouble here, so they bully people from other brigades.”

Widow Sun's family was small, and everyone had to work in the fields to earn work points. As a lone woman supporting the household, she was easily looked down upon.

"It's better at night. The two elders are both at home, and there are many people in the neighborhood. If you shout, a dozen or so young men can rush out at once."

“It’s different during the day. Everyone has to go to work, and the three members of Widow Sun’s family are all away from home.”

“Sun Hua and his gang must have figured out their family situation a long time ago. They would sneak into Widow Sun’s house every few days. One day they would break into the kitchen and steal grain and oil, and the next day they would steal eggs and even take away chickens.”

"If it weren't for the time when Widow Sun had an upset stomach and had to go home halfway, they wouldn't have known who stole their things."

That day, Sun Hua and a few thugs from the neighboring brigade were planning to steal and stew the chickens from Widow Sun's house. The two sides met at Widow Sun's door. When Widow Sun saw them, Sun Hua was bragging to the others about how much he had taken from Widow Sun's house.

Widow Sun was furious and started shouting. Although it was already work time, everyone was still on their way to the fields. When Widow Sun shouted, those who were nearby rushed over.

Then the problem arose. Sun Hua and his men hadn't even entered Widow Sun's house yet. Widow Sun said she heard Sun Hua say that he had stolen things from her house, but Sun Hua denied it. The second brigade leader, Zhou Shu, was a man who liked to smooth things over.

In the end, the matter wasn't even reported to the brigade leader. The only thing they did was remind the Sun family to hide their things. Captain Zhou even seemed to be annoyed that the Sun family was causing trouble. In the end, the matter was left unresolved.

From then on, the Sun family continued to lose things frequently, and sometimes they were so brazen that they even broke the bedroom locks and threw clothes everywhere.

Who doesn't feel frustrated living like this?