Chapter 31 My Fierce Wife

Huang Zhaodi shouted at the wall, "Why don't you eat that dog to death?"

"They'll get their comeuppance sooner or later."

"Why haven't you been struck dead by lightning these past few days?"

Huang Zhaodi was driven crazy by them.

Even though she didn't work in the fields, she argued with her neighbors every day, getting so angry that she couldn't speak, and her health didn't improve.

I experience dull pain and a pulling sensation in my chest from time to time.

Feng Qiaoxiang called out again, "It's ready, come and eat quickly, lest some people keep staring at our stove. We really can't afford to live like this."

Huang Zhaodi rolled her eyes, so angry she almost lost her balance.

Ji Shichui, his face grim, looked up at his two sons, whose expressions were unfriendly, and his grandson, who was clamoring for meat:

"Go and get a piece of cured pork hanging on the roof. We'll have cured pork for lunch today!"

Jianguo's wife glanced at her mother-in-law and told her husband to go get the cured meat.

Huang Zhaodi glared fiercely at her neighbor, determined to vent her anger.

Otherwise, would they really think she was made of paper?

Feng Qiaoxiang suddenly returned to work that day, with a smile on her face and no longer scolding anyone. She was about to go to the field to find Ji Huaizhi when she saw the man return as soon as she stopped her bicycle.

"I was just about to come find you, what a coincidence."

Ji Huaizhi chuckled: "It is a coincidence, perhaps it's just that my husband and I are of one mind."

Feng Qiaoxiang didn't have time to banter with him: "There's news about the housing allocation. I took leave specifically to come back and tell you."

"real?"

Feng Qiaoxiang nodded happily: "It really is! The free-range eggs and mushrooms you asked me to bring to the leader before have worked."

"They said there were two spots available. They told me first and asked me to try to make things happen."

Ji Huaizhi: "Is there any risk?"

Feng Qiaoxiang shook her head: "I don't think so. My supervisor asked me to make some arrangements, but she told me not to be too obvious. The supervisor in charge of housing allocation is very low-key."

Ji Huaizhi nodded: "I understand. Someone in the village is raising rabbits. I'll go kill one and bring it to your leader, and also bring some eggs to thank her for telling you the news."

Feng Qiaoxiang nodded: "Okay, that's what I think too. This matter hasn't been made public yet; she told me about it privately first."

"What's the leader's name?" Ji Huaizhi asked.

"His name is Zhou Shengqiang, and he wears glasses." Feng Qiaoxiang blinked. "You're the one handling this?"

Ji Huaizhi nodded: "There are a lot of eyes watching now. If you make any moves, everyone will probably know. I'll go. Don't worry, I'll handle this for you perfectly."

"Ugh, it's not like I live in this house alone." Feng Qiaoxiang pushed his shoulder, intending to act cute but her movements were too strong and she pushed him against the wall.

Seeing the dust behind him, he couldn't help but laugh and reached out to pat it off: "Then I'll leave this to you. I'll give you all the money in a bit. This house is a big deal, so don't be stingy. You can just give it all to him."

Ji Huaizhi did not refuse.

These past two days, Ji Huaizhi kept a lot of vegetables for himself while delivering them, and set up a vegetable stall in the alley near Zhou Shengqiang's house to sell them.

Although he's not planning to arrest anyone now, he can't be too high-profile. If he encounters someone who looks suspicious, he'll run away with his backpack on.

He came to wait again that day, but very few people bought anything on the first day.

He's been coming here a lot lately, so more people are coming to buy groceries.

One of them was Zhou Shengqiang's elderly mother.

This is her second time buying here today.

"Give me two pieces of this tofu. Do you still have any free-range eggs today?" She couldn't buy any last time she came.

it is a pity.

Ji Huaizhi grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth. "Yes, there are about ten left. Someone wanted some, but I didn't buy them. I saved them especially for you, Auntie."

"I remember you came yesterday but couldn't buy any and even sighed, so I specially saved some for you today."

Ji Huaizhi pulled back the gray cloth, revealing a pile of eggs with rice bran underneath to prevent them from breaking: "They were all laid in the last couple of days, they're very fresh."

"Oh, you're quite a charming young man," Zhou's mother smiled, "You even saved some especially for me."

"What if I don't come?"

"You're here now, proving we're meant to be. You won't have trouble selling the eggs." Ji Huaizhi took her basket: "Shall I pack them all for you?"

"Put it in!" Zhou's mother took out a plastic bag with a handkerchief inside and gave him money.

He looked at it and told him to pour out half of his dried wood ear mushrooms as well.

After accepting the money, Ji Huaizhi pulled her basket and threw in a handful of green vegetables: "They're all homegrown, I'm giving them to you to eat."

Zhou's mother smiled broadly: "You really know how to do business, thank you, young man."

"You're welcome. Please come back to patronize my business next time we meet."

"I'll definitely come."

Zhou's mother went home happily, and the next day she saw the young man again near the alley.

Ji Huaizhi greeted her first, "Auntie, what would you like to eat?"

“I’m not buying groceries today. I just heard you say you’re from the village. My family is hosting guests in a couple of days, and I’d like to buy a chicken from the countryside. What do you think?” Zhou’s mother looked at him expectantly.

"Sure? Can we use a rooster? Hens are meant to lay eggs."

Zhou's mother nodded: "Sure, sure, pick out the fattest ones for me."

"Of course, we still have Aunt Rabbit in our village, do you want her?" Ji Huaizhi asked again.

"A rabbit?" Zhou's mother frowned. "Then we'll have to skin it, right?"

"I can't stand that... let's just forget about it."

Ji Huaizhi: "If you trust me, I'll weigh it myself and kill it to send to you."

After thinking for a moment, Zhou's mother nodded: "Okay. I'll take it."

Sometimes you want to eat it but you can't find it.

"That's really too much trouble for you," Zhou's mother said with an embarrassed smile.

"It's no trouble at all. I just feel that you are very kind, like my mother, which is why I'm so enthusiastic towards you." Ji Huaizhi smiled shyly.

Zhou's mother thought the young man was honest: "Your mother is so lucky to have such a good son like you."

“My mother was unlucky; she passed away when I was very young,” Ji Huaizhi said casually.

"Ah?" Zhou's mother was embarrassed, and her voice became much gentler: "This... Auntie doesn't know."

“It’s nothing.” Ji Huaizhi blurted out, “After my mother passed away, my father remarried and didn’t treat me like a human being. I almost got burned to death when I was a child, and I almost became lame when I grew up.”

“My dad has many sons, and he doesn’t care about me, who’s useless.”

"It wasn't until I met my current wife that I had a period of good life."

Zhou's mother understood immediately; she hadn't expected this honest and kind young man to have such a hard life.

"It's all in the past, isn't it great now?"

"Your stepmother will get her comeuppance, and so will your father; they'll definitely get their comeuppance in the future."

Zhou's mother comforted him, her expression vivid: "What's wrong with you? What a good child you are."

Ji Huaizhi's eyes flickered slightly, turning a little red. He turned his head and smiled awkwardly, "Auntie, you really do look a lot like my mother, that's why I saved the eggs for you and gave you some vegetables."

"Seeing you made me feel wronged, so I said a few more words."

"So what? Maybe you were my son in a past life!"

Zhou's mother pulled him and pointed inside: "My house is over there, number 104. You can come to my house later, and I'll cook for you, okay?"

She's a mother too, what a wonderful child.

I guess this child has suffered a lot in the past, which is why he is so emotional.

"No need, Auntie..."

Zhou's mother looked down at the dishes and said, "I'll take all of these. You should go back and keep your wife company."

"No need, no need," Ji Huaizhi stopped him.

However, Zhou's mother generously bought all the dishes.

Tell him to go back and rest quickly.

Ji Huaizhi looked touched: "Auntie, I'll bring you something nice next time. You...you're so kind."

After saying that, he left embarrassedly, while Zhou's mother, carrying a lot of groceries, watched the young man's retreating figure.

Noticing the scar on the back of his neck, I felt a pang of sadness: "Sigh."