Early in the morning, the sisters-in-law came out to watch the fun as soon as they heard the noise, not afraid of the cold at all. Some of them even held bowls in their hands and watched while drinking sweet potato porridge.
After all, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Li Jinhua, and you must see it.
"Is the old hen from Mrs. Li's house really missing? Or did it sneak out and visit other people's houses, causing trouble?"
"It's lost! It's really lost! I heard Mrs. Li has been making a fuss all morning. She knocked on the doors of several houses nearby, and we rushed in to look for it, but we still couldn't find it."
"God has finally opened his eyes! I've been fed up with her two old hens that keep shitting everywhere, making the yard dirty! It would be better if they were gone."
Instead of being worried about Li Jinhua losing something, the sisters-in-law were actually very happy about it.
As a result, Li Jinhua was not only angry, but also ashamed. She just pointed at one of her sisters-in-law and made groundless accusations.
"Is it you? You must have stolen my old hen! I heard you say a few days ago that you were going to kill a chicken for the New Year. You must have stolen my chicken!"
"Li Jinhua, stop slandering me. I don't like the two old hens in your house. They are as old and frail as you are, with not much meat on them. But you still treat them like treasures."
"Impossible! How could my chicken be gone for no reason? One of you must have stolen it!" Li Jinhua drooped her eyes, biting people fiercely like a mad dog. "That must be you!"
Her finger pointed at Xia Xiaolan in the crowd.
"Xia Xiaolan, it's you! Yesterday my chicken just went to your house to eat a few leaves, and you quarreled with me. You don't like me, an old woman, and you don't like my chicken! You must have stolen my chicken! Give it back to me! Give my chicken back to me!"
In the absence of any evidence, Li Jinhua grabbed Xia Xiaolan and refused to let go, looking shameless.
Xia Xiaolan was almost going crazy. She was slandered for stealing and then caught and asked to pay compensation. What a huge situation.
The sister-in-law couldn't bear to watch it and pulled Xia Xiaolan back.
"Li Jinhua, you think Xiaolan is easy to bully, so you want to take advantage of her! Everyone in our compound knows that Xia Xiaolan is afraid of chickens. Normally, she would take a detour when she sees your chickens. How could she possibly steal your chickens?"
"I think you deserve it! You ignored your chickens all day and let them wander around everywhere. Now the old hen is gone, right? I think you deserve it!"
"Li Jinhua, stop making trouble. Wang Chunling is still in confinement after giving birth. How can you let her sleep if you make such a fuss? Your daughter-in-law is in confinement after giving birth, and you didn't even kill an old hen to nourish her body. Even God can't stand this!"
Everyone blamed Li Jinhua, but Li Jinhua was as thick-skinned as a stone wall and showed no sign of repentance.
"What's wrong with confinement? Do you want me to treat her like an ancestor and serve her? She just gave birth to a little girl, a money-loser. How can it be more important than my chicken! My chicken... my chicken... If you can't find my chicken, none of you can live in peace."
"cut."
The sisters-in-law sneered sarcastically and were too lazy to talk to Li Jinhua anymore. They turned around and went back to their rooms, leaving Li Jinhua alone to cry for her parents, as if someone had died in the family.
"My chicken... my chicken... give me back my chicken..."
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On the other side, Chu Yue heard the noise early on, but she had no interest in watching the fun.
She changed into old clothes and carried a bamboo backpack borrowed from Chen Fengying, which contained a sickle and a small hoe. She tied her long black hair into a neat bun and put on a triangular hat.
"Yuanbao, are you ready?"
Lu Yuanbao was squatting on the ground tying his shoelaces.
Today Chu Yue gave him another pair of new shoes, saying that these shoes have nails underneath and are more suitable for walking on mountain roads.
He couldn't tell whether there were nails or not, but he saw a row of small round bumps on the soles. The shoes were particularly beautiful, but they had to be tied with laces, unlike the cloth shoes Lu Yuanbao had worn before.
Chu Yue demonstrated it to Lu Yuanbao once, and Lu Yuanbao learned it immediately after watching.
It's just that his fingers are small and not very flexible, so he's a little slow at tying his shoelaces.
“…Alright, alright, I’m alright!”
Lu Yuanbao tied his shoelaces tightly, jumped on the spot in his new shoes, and his eyes reluctantly shifted from the shoes to Chu Yue.
He picked up a small basket and quickly followed.
Chu Yue was waiting for him in front, and the two of them went out together.
On the way, I met a neighbor's sister-in-law, "Hey, Captain Lu's wife, are you going out?"
"Well, let's go out to the mountains and bring back some mountain products." Chu Yue greeted with a smile.
"What a great relationship! I want to go there too in a while. When the time comes, you can call me to come with you and we can go up the mountain together." My sister-in-law said enthusiastically, and she did not forget to remind me, "You are still taking care of such a young child. You must be careful on the mountain."
"Thank you for the reminder, sister-in-law. We'll leave first."
Chu Yue brought Lu Yuanbao, two figures, one big and one small, out of the courtyard.
The sentry standing guard at the door looked at Chu Yue's fair, pretty, yet unfamiliar face, and whispered after they walked away, "Who is this? Why haven't I seen this before?"
"Shh! Stop staring! It's your first day on duty, you might not know, that's Captain Lu's new wife! Captain Lu came back from the recruit camp a few days ago just for his wife."
The sentry was shocked. This... this is even more beautiful than the legend!
Chu Yue asked Zheng Yue'e about the way up the mountain yesterday. Not long after they walked out of the compound, they entered the forest and then went up the mountain along the mountain road covered with fallen leaves.
People often come to dig mountain products halfway up the mountain, and you can see many traces of them in the potholes.
If they wanted to find good stuff, they had to go all the way up. The mountain road was rugged and steep, and there were fallen leaves everywhere, which made it slippery. The road was really difficult to walk on.
Chu Yue took the lead and walked in front, deliberately slowing down her pace. The higher they went, the more branches and thorns there were on the roadside. She had a sickle in her hand and had to clear them from time to time to make it easier for Lu Yuanbao behind her to walk.
We walked like this for a while and got closer and closer to the top of the mountain.
Chu Yue put her hands on her hips and looked back at Lu Yuanbao.
Lu Yuanbao walked all the way without ever complaining about being tired or feeling tired, nor did he pester Chu Yue for help.
The stubborn little wolf cub gritted his teeth and climbed up the mountain step by step, relying on his own strength. His face turned red and he was breathing heavily, but he still followed Chu Yue's footsteps closely.
It's time for a little surprise.
"Yuanbao, look up over there—"
Chu Yue spoke and pointed to the southeast.
At that location, there is a big tree about seven or eight meters high. All its leaves have fallen off, leaving only a bare trunk.
But on the tree trunk, there are many yellow persimmons that look like small lanterns. (Picture)
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