Chapter 253 Struck by Lightning 1

Upon hearing this, everyone rushed forward and quickly divided up the pile of rats.

Seeing this, Zhao Mancang felt relieved. After transporting the grain back, he planned to have the old team leader distribute the grain to everyone the next day, and also go to the town to report the matter.

After dealing with the grain, the three Chen brothers went back to their rooms to rest.

Thinking about how much grain had gone into the commune's granary, Li Chunhua complained to Chen Jianye with red eyes, "So much grain, all given away cheaply. If we had dug it up ourselves that day, it would all be in our granary now."

Her opening her mouth aggravated the injury, causing her to groan and cry out in pain.

Chen Jianye also felt it was a pity, but as a son, he had to listen to his parents, and he could only do whatever they said.

So he said, "We've stored up quite a bit of grain; it's enough for us to eat."

"Who wants to have too much grain?!"

Li Chunhua glared, ignoring her own pain, and said angrily, "We were the ones who discovered that grain first, so it should belong to our family. Why should they get it for free?"

"Alright, it's too late to say anything now."

Chen Jianye had a headache from her noise: "You've been up all night, go to sleep."

"My mouth hurts so much I can't sleep."

Li Chunhua was speaking hastily when she bit her lower lip, and the pain brought tears to her eyes: "That damned rat, killing it like that was too lenient."

Chen Jianye was so sleepy that he yawned and said perfunctorily, "You're awake, you're awake. You've already beaten him to death, go to sleep early, we still have to get up and work tomorrow."

After saying that, he turned over and lay down with his head facing inward, not wanting to hear her complaints anymore.

The eldest family in the next room, although they also felt it was a waste of the grain, none of them complained.

This couple are honest people, not cunning, and know how to be content.

Besides, the amount of grain they dug out of the rat hole was enough to feed their whole family.

He simply sighed and said, "These rats are such a menace; our commune alone has lost so much grain."

The second house, however, presents a completely different picture.

Chen Jiandang was praising his wife with a proud look on his face: "Wife, how come you are so smart? You guessed right away that we were the ones who sent out the news about the rat hole!"

Zhou Zhaodi said with a smug look on her face, "That's right, she's only a little bit worse than our mother."

Chen Jiandang chuckled and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I must have prayed for this in my past life to marry such a smart wife!"

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The next day at breakfast, Ma Xiulian steamed a whole pot of sweet potatoes and said generously, "Today, we can eat as many sweet potatoes as we want."

Knowing that her sons and daughters-in-law were upset, she specially steamed a large pot of it as a way to comfort them.

The steamed sweet potatoes release an enticing aroma when you break one open, and a bite reveals a soft and sweet texture.

It tastes much better than sweet potato cakes mixed with whole grains!

So no one cared whether it was hot or not; after peeling the skin, they just put it directly into their mouths.

The smooth texture explodes on the tongue, leaving both adults and children thoroughly satisfied.

Li Chunhua was also eagerly peeling the sweet potato, but when she put it in her mouth, she accidentally touched her lower lip, and her face instantly contorted in pain.

She was in so much pain that her eyes were brimming with tears, and she felt both wronged and angry.

(End of this chapter)