Under normal circumstances, Wang Chunling would have been completely controlled after hearing what Li Jinhua said.
She was educated, knowledgeable, and well-educated. Respecting the elderly and loving the young was a tradition ingrained in her bones. Apart from that, she was like a soft persimmon. Because of the inequality in their status, marrying Zhou Zhijian made her naturally inferior to others.
In the past, Li Jinhua would yell at her and scold her, and she couldn't even say a word to defend herself.
But... today this person is Chu Yue.
He was the savior who saved her and her daughter's lives when they first met; he was the stranger who was willing to take care of her and treat her well even though they just met by chance.
That day, Chu Yue looked at her high school textbook. A few simple words stirred up huge waves in her heart after she left.
Although she kept the textbooks, she had forgotten who she was when she was studying.
At that time, she was not as timid as she is now, nor was she as compromising as she is now.
She wants to study hard, go to college, get a job, and be a useful person to society. She has such a dream and the confidence to do so.
Wang Chunling had forgotten that self deep in her soul and only realized it after being reminded by Chu Yue.
"Mom! I'm not turning my elbow outward. I'm not on Chu Yue's side, nor am I not on your side. I'm on the side of the truth!"
It was the first time that Wang Chunling spoke to Li Jinhua so loudly.
Li Jinhua was still angry and forgot about arguing with Chu Yue. She started arguing with Wang Chunling, "Okay! Why don't you tell me what the truth is? You scholars are really amazing. You keep talking about the truth. If you can't explain it clearly, get out! Don't go home!"
Faced with threats like this from Li Jinhua, Wang Chunling still did not change her attitude.
She looked behind her.
When she entered the room just now, Wang Chunling was not alone. She was followed by Carrie Lam and a young soldier in military uniform.
Wang Chunling pulled the young soldier and said, "Mom, this little soldier was the sentry on duty the night before yesterday. He saw the two chickens you lost."
The young soldier immediately said, "The night before yesterday, when I was on guard duty, around one o'clock in the morning, two chickens flew out of the compound and went into the woods behind the mountain."
The forest at the back of the mountain is not the same place as the hill where Chu Yue digs for mountain products.
Wang Chunling continued, "Mom, I reminded you many times that you must keep the chickens in a pen and not let them out all day long. Zhijian also reminded you that you must close the door at night, otherwise the free-range chickens will disappear. But you just didn't listen to us and never closed the door. The night before yesterday, the chickens flew out on their own. It had nothing to do with Sister Chu. Those were her chickens, not yours!"
Zheng Yue'e also chimed in, "Mrs. Li, I advise you to sober up and learn from your wife and stop being so unreasonable. I just passed by the door and saw you in the yard, and I knew what you were up to. Don't think we are all blind. You just want to take advantage of the fact that Captain Lu is away and Miss Chu and her child are both orphans and widows!"
With this explanation, it becomes clear.
Carrie Lam happened to pass by and saw Li Jinhua stealing things. She also saw that Chu Yue was not at home and only Lu Yuanbao was at home, so she immediately went to find Wang Chunling to inform her.
Although Wang Chunling was panicked, she was rational at the same time. She knew that she would not be able to subdue Li Jinhua without presenting facts and reasoning, so she immediately went to ask the sentry again. She actually found out the news and brought the young soldier with her.
Now everyone is besieging Li Jinhua.
Song Hongmei finally spoke up and said to Li Jinhua, "Li Jinhua, you are lucky to have such a sensible daughter-in-law. Go back with your daughter-in-law quickly. If you continue to make trouble, I will ask the inspection team to come and investigate this matter thoroughly!"
When Li Jinhua heard the word "inspection team", her legs suddenly trembled.
She had experienced the turbulent times of the past few years and knew how serious it was. Now she was isolated and helpless, without even a helper, and could only swallow her anger.
"Pah! You got away with it this time!"
Before Li Jinhua left, she looked at Chu Yue and spat on the ground.
The problem was solved, and Song Hongmei and the young soldier left, each doing their own thing.
Wang Chunling apologized to Chu Yue again, "I'm sorry, sister Chu, I'm so sorry. You were so good to me, but I..."
Unconsciously, her eyes were red.
Chu Yue said in a deep voice, "This has nothing to do with you. Li Jinhua is Li Jinhua, and you are you. You don't have to mix the two of you up. But you, you spoke for me today, and she will definitely make things difficult for you when she goes back."
Wang Chunling pulled the corners of her mouth and revealed a bitter smile, "Even if nothing happened today, she still dislikes me. It doesn't matter, she just said some sarcastic words, I will pretend I didn't hear it."
Wang Chunling had a newborn baby at home, so she didn't stay long. After saying a few words to Chu Yue, she left.
Before leaving.
Chu Yue went back to the house and grabbed a lot of pine nuts, stuffed them into Wang Chunling's hands, and also shared some with Zheng Yue'e.
Carrie Lam's eyes lit up. She was from Northeast China and knew that this was a good thing.
"Pine nuts?! It's not easy to pick them. Sister Chu, did you get them yourself? Or did you buy them?"
"I made it at home, Sister Yue'e. Thanks to you for taking care of me today. You can take it home and eat it."
"Then I won't be polite." Carrie Lam smiled happily, stuffed the pine nuts into her pocket, and took them back to her family's Tiedan and Tieniu to eat.
When Zheng Yue'e was leaving, she suddenly thought of something and said to Chu Yue, "Sister Chu, Chunling seems to be different from before. She looks more energetic."
Chu Yue also felt that there were some changes in Wang Chunling, all of which were good changes.
In this way, everyone in the yard finally left and peace was restored.
Chu Yue went over and closed the door, then looked at Lu Yuanbao's hand which was still tightly holding the pheasant, and burst out laughing.
"Yuanbao, let go quickly, otherwise the pheasant will not be snatched away by others, but will be strangled to death by you."
After being teased, Lu Yuanbao blushed and quickly let go.
He put the pheasant on the ground, not forgetting to touch the pheasant's curled feathers. As soon as the pheasant landed on the ground, it clucked and ran around the yard. It felt so good to regain its freedom.
Chu Yue rummaged through the chicken coop, took out a warm egg, and said to Lu Yuanbao with a smile.
"Yuanbao has been so good today, so I'll give you an egg as a reward for lunch. Do you want scrambled eggs or egg custard?"
"...Egg custard! It's delicious with rice."
"Okay, let's listen to Yuan Bao and eat the egg custard!"
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After that day, the compound was quiet for several days. Chu Yue did not go up the mountain, but stayed at home to organize and stock up on supplies, and also prepared the figurine drawing of the "prescription" to be given to Pei Hanchuan.
In a blink of an eye, it was Friday again, the day to go down the mountain to attend the market.
As the year draws to a close, the temperature gets lower and lower, and at the same time, the atmosphere of the New Year becomes more and more intense.
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