Chapter 68

“Bang, bang, bang—”

There was a knock on the door. Bi Qiuguo was about to shout and ask who her second brother was, but Bi Xiahe stopped her because she saw Aunt Bai coming towards their house. It was obvious that her family was short of manpower and wanted them to help. Aunt Bai would never think of her family when something good happened, but would come to her house whenever there was work to do.

Bi Chunliu thought so too, so she quickly got up and went to the outer room. At this time, Bi Weiguo had already opened the door.

Bai Xingzi: "Oh, I'm so sorry, Chunliu, are you guys still asleep?"

Bi Weiguo squinted his eyes, yawned, and leaned against the door. "Aunt Bai, is there something you need from my elder sister so early in the morning? It's not even five o'clock yet..."

"I'm so sorry, isn't your brother Xiangdong getting married today? I have to get up early and get busy." Seeing that Bi Chunliu didn't respond, Bai Xingzi said directly, "Chunliu, this is what's going on. Your uncle Nie is inviting a few close friends to dinner today, including Xiangdong and Xiangxi's friends. I see that we don't have enough people at home. Could you come over to my house and help out?"

Bi Chunliu knew that the Nie family's banquet was at noon. She had learned about it yesterday when she accompanied Aunt Liu and the others to give gifts. However, she didn't want to continue to work for the Nie family in vain.

In her past life, she had thought that Nie Xuesong was, after all, a great man, someone she could look after. So, if Bai Xingzi asked her family to do her a favor, she would either ask for it herself or ask Wei Guo and the others to help. But this only made them treat her family as free servants, calling on them for everything, and even cost her family a house. Nie Xuesong's words were righteous, but in reality, he was bullying her family.

"Sorry, Aunt Bai, we're busy today." Bi Chunliu refused. "You know, I told you yesterday that I couldn't attend Brother Xiangdong's banquet because I had to take Weiguo and the others to my boyfriend's house today. We made the appointment last week, and Brother Xiangdong was in a hurry, so I couldn't make the time."

The day when Nie Xiangdong held a wedding banquet seemed different from that in her previous life, but she still remembered that something seemed to have happened on the day of his wedding banquet, so she decided not to attend. She considered this kind of membership fee that might not be collected back as a good deed.

Bai Xingzi: She felt that Bi Chunliu, that damned girl, had something else in her words. It was as if she was mocking her Xiangdong!

"That's what's going on... What a coincidence! Auntie didn't even know you had a date? Bring her to the compound someday so we can see her." Bai Xingzi suspected Bi Chunliu had made up this excuse. Who else would be interested in the Bi family? Both their parents were gone, and they had three hungry, school-age siblings. With these conditions, who would be so blind as to allow such a daughter-in-law into their family unless they paid her a small fortune?

Bi Chunliu: "There's a chance."

Bai Xingzi: "I'm really too busy right now. Chunliu, if you don't go out now, can you help Auntie borrow some tables and chairs from the neighbors?"

Bi Chunliu: “…” Your own child doesn’t need it, but you have to ask others for help!

"Hey, Aunt Bai, why do you need me to borrow this for you? You and Uncle Nie are the ones from our courtyard. Besides, you know my father and mother's situation. If you don't mind, I'll go and help you."

Bai Xingzi: !! I almost forgot, these four are incredibly lucky. Thinking about this, she didn't even want the four Bi family members to attend the banquet, and it would be best if they didn't even show up. Luckily, they were out today, otherwise it would be unacceptable if they brought bad luck to her family!

He laughed dryly twice. "Well, Auntie is that kind of person. The neighbors haven't woken up yet. Let's talk about it later. The banquet is still early anyway. What time are you leaving home today? If it's your first time going to someone's house, it's better to go early. Don't keep the elders waiting. It's impolite. Since you have something to do, I don't need your help. Go early! I'm going home."

Bi Chunliu suppressed a laugh, "Okay, Aunt Bai, then you'll be busy first?"

Bai Xingzi couldn't wait to leave, having forgotten that the Bi family hadn't yet begun mourning. Tsk! I've already been in contact with them today. Today is Xiangdong's big day, so why not just step over the fire basin myself?

Bi Weiguo asked, "Sister, are we going to Brother Fei's house today?"

"No, this is just an excuse. Otherwise, Aunt Bai will ask us to work again, and we will definitely be too busy for her family to eat lunch." Bi Chunliu closed the door. "Let's go to the mountains today. By the way, it's still early. If you can sleep, you can sleep a little longer."

When Bi Weiguo heard his elder sister say they were going to the mountains, he suddenly felt less sleepy. He thought of the rabbit and pheasant eggs from last time, as well as the sour and sweet March bubbles. The desire to show off his skills surged up again. "Eldest sister, you guys go to sleep. I'll pack up."

Bi Chunliu:? ?

"What are you packing?"

"Backpack, the basket we brought last time was too small. This time, if we find something good, we must put more in it! We should try to come back with a full load!" Bi Weiguo was full of enthusiasm, as if they could hunt a wild boar.

Bi Chunliu: "... Just bring your old clothes and a mediocre basket. I told Aunt Bai that we have to go see the elders. You can't bring a big basket to visit someone else's house, right?"

"Yeah, then I won't clean it up."

Bi Chunliu returned to the inner room. Bi Xiahe smiled with her eyes curved. "Sister, you don't know what happened. What you said just now has made Aunt Bai afraid to even come near our house. I just saw someone pointing under our windowsill, probably wanting to pull out a couple of onions, but Aunt Bai stopped him right away..."

Bi Chunliu: ...

It seems that Aunt Bai is really taboo about this... If she had known, she would have used this excuse a long time ago!

Bai Xingzi was truly apprehensive about the Bi family. Seeing they hadn't left by 7:30, she even had someone come to ask if they didn't have anything valuable to offer. She offered to lend them a pound of sugar coupons. She just wanted them to get out of here quickly! She suspected the recent unrest in her family was due to the four Bis!

Under Bai Xingzi's expectant and urging gaze, the four people from the Bi family finally stepped out of the house at eight o'clock.

Nie Xiangbei saw Bai Xingzi let out a long sigh and asked in confusion, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Bai Xingzi was very secretive. "You don't understand. Hurry! Go borrow a table and chairs. Where's your sister? Why can't I see her? Don't think you can slack off just because you're engaged!"

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The four members of the Bi family changed into their half-new clothes at Xing Fei's house, put on work-ready clothes, and then took a bus to the suburbs.

Because it was the weekend and the recent gang of thieves had not been caught yet, there were few people on the bus. The four of them didn't have to wait and found seats as soon as they got on the bus.

Bi Weiguo asked, "Sister, why isn't Brother Xing at home? Has he been busy these past few days?"

"Yes, it's about that gang of thieves. Aren't people in our city on guard against them lately?"

"Too."

"Sister, the parents you mentioned this morning haven't been together for three years yet, so can you get married? Will Uncle Han mind this?" Bi Xiahe was worried again.

Bi Chunliu: "Yes, my parents won't mind. Uncle Han also knows."

"That's good."

Bi Qiuguo: "Third sister, you're just overthinking it. Uncle Han will definitely not mind this. Last time, even the date was set by Big Brother Xing and Big Sister. Now why don't we think about what we can find when we get to the mountain!" Then she lowered her voice, "What if we can catch a wild rabbit or something this time..."

Bi Xiahe said with a stern face, "...you only know how to eat!"

"Hehe..." Bi Qiuguo hugged Bi Xiahe and rocked her back and forth, "Third sister, don't you like the spicy rabbit cubes that my eldest sister makes?"

Bi Xiahe: ...

Unable to speak against his will, he said stiffly, "I like it..."

Bi Qiuguo: "That's fine..."

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The four Bi family members stayed on the mountain for the entire day. As the sun began to set, Bi Chunliu urged her three younger siblings twice before the four of them finally returned home. They hadn't expected Bi Weiguo's words from that morning to come true: a fruitful return! They were truly grateful for nature's gift...

In addition to the edible wild vegetables, they also found several piles of pheasant eggs. Bi Qiuguo even counted forty-eight of them! Bi Chunliu wondered if they were laid by the same pheasant from last time.

If this happened to the pheasant and its relatives last time, and they returned home to find that their home had been robbed... Haha, it makes me happy just thinking about it!

The four of them changed clothes and washed their faces at Xing Fei's house. Xing Fei hadn't returned home yet. Bi Chunliu found a pen and paper and left a note for Xing Fei, saying they had been to his house and had left him ten eggs to eat with the noodles in the morning. Then she took her brother and sister home.

Before returning to the compound, Bi Weiguo saw Liu Jiang and Liu He eating outside and quickly waved to them.

The two brothers ran over and greeted the four people before asking, "Sister Chunliu, are you guys out playing?"

Bi Chunliu: "No, I have something else to do. Why are you guys here? Is it time for dinner?"

Liu Jiang shook his head. He had no appetite at all and couldn't eat...

Liu He: "You don't know, Aunt Bai almost didn't let the bride into her house today! My mom said Aunt Bai was almost going crazy because of her in-laws!"

The four people who had not been home for a day were suddenly in no hurry to go home. Bi Qiuguo grabbed Liu He's clothes and urged him to speak quickly.

Liu He said: "Today, Brother Xiangdong went to the bride's house to pick her up. When he got there, the bride's brother insisted that Brother Xiangdong must give him another 20 yuan, otherwise he would not let him take the bride away. Brother Xiangdong had no choice but to borrow money from the people who went to pick up the bride, but he still couldn't borrow the full 20 yuan. Then the bride's brother asked for Brother Xiangdong's watch, but Brother Xiangdong said no. In the end, someone came to the house to ask Aunt Bai for money, and Brother Xiangdong finally took the bride away.

Then, at lunchtime, the bride's parents, brother and sister-in-law, younger siblings, and a bunch of relatives from the eldest brother all came to the feast, more than a dozen people in total. The tables, chairs, benches, and dishes prepared by Aunt Bai and Uncle Nie were not enough, so Aunt Bai asked someone to buy more.

And then there's more, you have no idea how quick they are! My grandma said they finished the food as soon as it was served, eating and taking it away. My grandma and Grandma Zhang weren't even full yet. How amazing is that, right? And then there were the bride's two great uncles, or what? They touched the table that Uncle Nie had invited to eat with them. They left before the food was even served. Grandma Zhang said Uncle Nie's face was green and black at that moment...

Later, when they went home in the afternoon, they took all the leftover food with them, leaving nothing behind! My grandma and Grandma Zhang both said that it was a gift and they had to pay for it!

Four people: Wow!

Bi Chunliu raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Nie Xuesong and Bai Xingzi will have to endure this relative in the future! Finally, there is a relative who sucks their blood!"

"And..." Liu He continued.

Bi Qiuguo widened her eyes, "There's more?" She felt that what Liu He had just said was beyond her imagination, but there was actually more?