Before Zhao Fengzhu could quibble, Su Erzhuang said angrily: "Okay, I don't want to listen to you now."
After saying that, he said to his son: "Ignore your mother. She has never read a book, has a low education, and doesn't understand anything. We don't do sneaky things."
"Dad, I understand," Su Jungen promised, "I won't steal my uncle's eggs."
Su Erzhuang's eyes were filled with relief, and he touched his son's head, "Good boy..."
I originally wanted to say some more words to educate my son, but he couldn't help but cough a few times.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhao Fengzhu saw that her husband's face was not very good, "You don't have a cold, do you?"
Su Erzhuang didn't want to pay attention to her and didn't answer her words.
Zhao Fengzhu stepped forward and said: "I told you that the wind has been strong at night in the past few days, and I told you not to sleep on the ground. You insist on sleeping. Are you okay? Are you sick?"
"I, cough cough cough..." Su Erzhuang waved his hand, "I'm not sick."
After saying that, he ignored his wife and went out to the production team.
Looking at his back as he walked away, Zhao Fengzhu stamped her foot, "Really! I also want our son to eat some eggs. Is it necessary to be so angry? I didn't do anything wrong."
Production team, canteen.
When everyone saw Su Erzhuang, they all greeted him warmly, "Good morning, Accountant Su."
"Good morning, cough, cough cough..." Su Erzhuang felt itchy in his throat. He covered his mouth and coughed for a while, then raised his head again and said, "Good morning, Lao Liu."
"What's wrong? Do you feel uncomfortable in your throat?"
"Maybe I caught a cold while sleeping last night. It's okay. I'll be fine in two days."
Their conversation was overheard by Liu Shumei. After finishing all the work in the afternoon, she went up the mountain alone with her basket on her back.
"Dong dong dong..."
Towards evening, Su Erzhuang was still settling accounts in the office when there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Su Erzhuang didn't raise his head, but quickly tapped the beads on the abacus and said, "Come in."
Liu Shumei walked into the office and put the herbs she had finally fried on the table.
"Xiao Liu?" Su Erzhuang looked at Liu Shumei in surprise, then looked down at the soup bowl on the table, not understanding what she meant.
"Accountant Su, this is the herbal medicine I brewed for you. There used to be a barefoot doctor in my village and I worked for him for a year. This herbal medicine is specially used to treat sore throats. After drinking it, you will feel much better."
Liu Shumei's cheeks were slightly red.
Seeing that Accountant Su was just staring at her without saying anything, she hurriedly asked: "Are you worried? Although I can't name this herb, it's really effective for sore throats..."
After saying that, she picked up the bowl on the table and took a sip herself, "I've been boiling it for two hours. It's not poisonous. Accountant Su, feel free to drink it."
"Thank you, Xiaoliu, really, but don't go out of your way to do these things for me in the future."
After speaking, Su Erzhuang felt his throat hurt even more. He covered his mouth and resisted the urge to cough.
Liu Shumei didn't understand what he meant by what he just said, "Why?"
"I know you are kind-hearted, so you saw me sick and wanted to help, but there are many people in the village and some people will always misrepresent other people's good intentions, like Wang Xiang before..."
"Accountant Su, you also think that I am a widow, so you look down on me, right?"
Unexpectedly, she would be so understanding. Su Erzhuang hurriedly shook his head and said, "Of course not, why do you think so?"
Liu Shumei wiped the tears from her eyes.
She sniffed, "I know, even though everyone doesn't say it, they actually look down on me and treat me as a joke."
"you misunderstood……"
Su Erzhuang stood up and approached Liu Shumei, "I don't know what others think, but I have never regarded you as a joke. I think you are very good. Really, you have bravery that many women don't have."
"Brave?" Liu Shumei's long eyelashes still had tears on them, "Me?"
"Well, I heard that the first person who raised his hand that day and said that he wanted to learn to read and not become illiterate was you."
After hearing what Su Erzhuang said, Liu Shumei blushed with embarrassment, "I just think that only by studying can we make progress, understand books and newspapers, and understand what is happening in the world."
"It would be great if my wife-in-law could have thoughts like yours..."
After muttering something softly, Su Erzhuang looked at the steaming medicinal soup on the table, thinking that he could not waste several hours of other people's efforts, and picked up the soup bowl.
Liu Shumei watched him raise his head and drink up the medicine he had brewed, with the shyness of a young girl on her face, like a girl falling in love for the first time.
"I'll make you another bowl tomorrow and drink it a few times."
"No need," Su Erzhuang said hurriedly, "It's too much trouble for you, I really don't need it."
"Then you should massage the thenar more often. It will relieve sore throat, sneezing and coughing."
“What is the thenar?”
Liu Shumei spread her palms and marked a location, "This is what I heard from the barefoot doctor. This area is called the thenar, and you can rub it every day."
Su Erzhuang followed her example and rubbed his left and right palms a few times, "Thank you very much. I have learned a lot today."
"I just want to thank you. I worked hard to learn the words in the book you gave me before. Recently, I listened to Teacher Yao Hua teach Pinyin and I feel like I learned it faster."
"As long as it works for you."
Liu Shumei pursed her lips, "Accountant Su...you, do you really think I'm brave?"
Su Erzhuang nodded sincerely, "Well, you are very brave, very strong, and very motivated. I believe that you will be able to get out of this mountain and see a better world outside."
As soon as he finished speaking, his body suddenly felt warm and he was hugged by a young girl in her early twenties in front of him.
There was a grassy scent between the girl's hair, which Su Erzhuang had never smelled before.
Obviously he didn't expect that she would suddenly hug him. Su Erzhuang froze on the spot, stunned.
"Sorry, I……"
Liu Shumei's entire face turned red, she turned and ran out of the office.
She obviously didn't want to hug him, but at that moment, she felt that he was the only ray of light in her dark world. She seemed to have turned into a moth, and just wanted to pounce on him desperately.
The impulse was followed by endless regret. Liu Shumei ran out of the office and started crying...
Accountant Su must think that she is a shameless woman who destroys other people's families. He must hate her to death and never want to see her again.
"Sister Shumei, what's wrong with you?" Ma Guanghua saw Liu Shumei squatting under the tree and crying.
He is one year younger than her and usually calls her "Sister Shumei". "Did someone bully you?"
"No," Liu Shumei stood up quickly and wiped away her tears, "I just got sand in my eyes. Don't you want to work? Hang out here."
"I'll go find Accountant Su to get the form..."
Ma Guanghua frowned mid-sentence and looked towards the accounting office not far away, "Sister Shumei, isn't it Accountant Su who bullied you?"
After asking, before Liu Shumei could speak, he clenched his fists in anger, "I'll help you settle the score with him!"