Chapter 53: A burst of blue, a burst of white
The neighbors around had all suffered, with smelly chicken droppings but no green radishes and vegetables, including Chen Fengying's family. As long as they didn't close the yard door accidentally, the two old hens raised by Li Jinhua would get in.
The sisters-in-law were miserable. They quarreled and made a lot of noise, arguing with Li Jinhua until their faces turned red and their necks became angry.
Li Jinhua then calmed down a bit. Among them, Xia Xiaolan was the youngest and had the best temper. She was the only one who couldn't even get angry when they had an argument, and she had the misfortune of living next door to Li Jinhua.
After figuring this out, Li Jinhua took advantage of Xia Xiaolan and sent two old hens to Xia Xiaolan's yard to eat vegetables every day.
Xia Xiaolan was already cautious enough and always remembered to close the yard door.
But she was going out today. As soon as she opened the door, the two old hens and Li Jinhua suddenly appeared. In the blink of an eye, the old hens rushed into the yard. Xia Xiaolan couldn't stop them, and they ate up the green vegetables she had worked so hard to grow.
Chu Yue stood on tiptoe and took a look at Xia Xiaolan's yard.
Xia Xiaolan is probably from Shanghai. She speaks in a soft, gentle Wu dialect and also grows Shanghai green tea. (Picture)
Shanghai Qing
The leaves of the bok choy have been pecked all over by the old hen and are in a terrible state.
No wonder Xia Xiaolan was so angry.
Chen Fengying said indignantly, "Xiaolan, you are too soft-tempered. You should be tougher and learn more from Miss Chu! Mrs. Li will never dare to bully you again."
"Yeah, yeah!" Xia Xiaolan nodded vigorously, "I'll definitely be like Comrade Chu in the future!"
Chu Yue withdrew her gaze from Xia Xiaolan's yard and looked at Li Jinhua's yard. There was a simple chicken coop in the corner, with no fence or door.
She asked Xia Xiaolan, "At night, does Li Jinhua keep the old hens here?"
Xia Xiaolan said, "Yes, they've always been free-range. They say free-range chickens lay better eggs. She really cares about these two old hens. The first thing she does every morning is touch the eggs. Usually, they lay two eggs a day. If one is missing, she'll scold the hens in the yard."
Such an absurd thing happened to Li Jinhua, and I don’t know why it seemed so reasonable.
Chu Yue nodded, her eyes slightly drooping, hiding a cunning glint in them.
While Chen Fengying continued to comfort Xia Xiaolan, Chu Yue did not say anything, because she had an idea in her mind. Xia Xiaolan's problem would be solved immediately, and she could also teach Li Jinhua a more profound lesson.
Is there anything more heartbreaking than losing something you love?
Chu Yue looked at Lu Yuanbao and gave him a look.
Lu Yuanbao immediately understood what it meant. He took out a handful of candy from the bag and handed it to Xia Xiaolan.
"Auntie Xia, please have some candy."
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After going from house to house and walking around the courtyard, Chu Yue had less and less money in her bag, and only the last house was left.
Chen Fengying looked embarrassed, stopped, and whispered, "Sister Chu, that's Zheng Yue'e's house. You just had a conflict yesterday. Forget it, don't go over there."
"It doesn't matter. I've divided up the entire compound, and I can't leave out their family, otherwise it will give people something to talk about."
Chu Yue still walked over and knocked on the door.
Zheng Yue'e heard the voice and came out. When she saw Chu Yue, her face immediately turned pale. "Why is it you? My Tieniu and Tiedan have been beaten and tortured by the boss. Their buttocks are broken and they can only lie in bed. Are you satisfied now? What else do you want to do? Don't you think revenge is not enough?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Fengying retorted, "Zheng Yue'e, yesterday your two sons bullied a child from Captain Lu's family. It was clearly your family's fault. Don't you deserve to be punished? Don't be ungrateful! Sister Chu came to share wedding candy. Your children caused this trouble just because they wanted to eat the candy."
When Carrie Lam heard this, she looked at the bag of candy on Chu Yue's body, and her expression changed subtly, and she looked embarrassed.
She is different from Li Jinhua. She is not a bad person. She is just a kind mother who often spoils her children. She gave birth to two sons in one breath and was too indulgent to both of them.
The incident caused such a big stir yesterday, and many people pointed fingers at Carrie Lam. Carrie Lam knew she was wrong, but she just couldn't bring herself to do it.
I never thought that Chu Yue would come here on her own initiative.
And... Chu Yue came here to show goodwill.
Chu Yue said to Zheng Yue'e, "Sister Zheng, please ask Tie Niu and Tie Dan to come out. I will treat them to some candy."
Carrie Lam asked in disbelief, "Really? You...you're not angry?"
"There's nothing to be angry about. Captain Zhao apologized last night, and the two children were punished. This matter ends here. Let the past be the past. I won't dwell on the past. We'll still live in the same compound and see each other every day. We'll still be neighbors."
Chu Yue's words were very generous. If Zheng Yue'e continued to pester her, she would appear to be petty.
Carrie Lam hesitated for a while, walked back to the house half-believing and half-doubting, shouted a few times, and after a while she saw Tie Niu and Tie Dan limping out.
Their condition was not as serious as Carrie Lam said. They could still get out of bed and walk, but their buttocks were bruised and painful, and they staggered like little ducks when they walked.
After Tie Niu and Tie Dan came out, as soon as they saw Lu Yuanbao, they immediately hid behind Zheng Yue'e and grabbed the corner of Zheng Yue'e's clothes.
After being beaten back by Lu Yuanbao, the two troublemakers were so frightened that they developed psychological trauma and became afraid of children younger than them.
In the end, he was dragged out by Carrie Lam.
Chu Yue said, "Yuanbao, share the candies with them."
"Okay." Lu Yuanbao did as Chu Yue said. He took the small bag of candy, took out colorful candies from the bag, and handed them over. "Here, you guys have some. I have candy now."
The three children fought over candy.
Tieniu and Tiedan nervously hid behind Carrie Lam, not daring to reach out to take it.
Carrie Lam said awkwardly, "Take it! Don't you just want some candy?"
Tieniu and Tiedan finally had the courage to stretch out their hands. Lu Yuanbao first gave each of them a handful, then grabbed another handful and stuffed another handful into each of them. Their little hands couldn't hold it all, so they could only pull up their coats and pockets them.
The colorful candies have an alluring appeal that can make people forget the pain in their buttocks.
The relationship between children is very simple. They can fight over candy and make up because of candy.
And... they admire the strong.
Zhao Tieniu looked at Tang Guo, then at Lu Yuanbao, "Lu... Lu Yuanbao... you are really amazing. Tiedan and I can't beat you alone. From now on, I won't fight with you. Let's be brothers."
This matter has been put behind us among the children.
Chen Fengying muttered to herself, "Zheng Yue'e, I accompanied Sister Chu to distribute wedding candies throughout the compound, and your family received the most. If you don't remember Sister Chu's kindness, you have no conscience."
After hearing this, Carrie Lam’s face turned pale and blue.
She suddenly turned around and went back to the house without saying a word.
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