However, the entire village remained poor and impoverished, with a shortage of supplies.
We don't usually eat refined grains; our three meals a day are mainly made up of whole grains.
Only during holidays like Chinese New Year can we improve our meals, eat something a little better, and have a hearty meal.
At other times, they could only rely on mixing in some wild vegetables and tree bark to keep themselves from getting hungry.
Finding fresh, delicious, and edible wild vegetables in the mountains and fields depends entirely on luck.
If you're unlucky, you might end the day empty-handed.
Su Qingzhi was too lazy to waste her breath arguing with this old woman. Feeling very annoyed, she simply washed her face and rinsed her mouth.
Then he picked up a bamboo basket and walked up the mountain without looking back.
She was actually quite optimistic, always feeling that she could gain something from going up the mountain.
Ideals are beautiful, but reality is much crueler.
The hillside where she stood was almost bare.
There wasn't even a decent green leaf left; all the edible leaves had been picked clean long ago.
There weren't many wild vegetables left on the ground.
The tender ones have long been dug up and taken away by others, roots and all.
Now there are only a few scattered grass roots left, not even enough to fill a tooth gap.
But Su Qingzhi showed no sign of anxiety.
Because she possesses an incredibly mysterious spatial warehouse!
I looked around to make sure no one was watching or passing by.
Su Qingzhi nodded in relief and then slipped into the space.
This time, she didn't search for a long time.
Instead, he simply grabbed a handful of wild mushrooms, as if he knew exactly where to start.
Then I scooped up a few more pounds of white rice from the corner.
Just as I was about to leave, a figure suddenly flashed through my mind—Shen Cunpu.
He was so thin that he looked frail.
After a moment's thought, Su Qingzhi turned back and picked up a piece of fresh pork.
Before long, she came out of her house with a bamboo basket full of things, ready to go home.
At that very moment, Zhu Xiuqin was sweeping the ground in the yard.
Seeing that she had returned so quickly, she immediately dropped the broom and stopped what she was doing. She frowned and looked at her suspiciously, saying, "You said you were going to dig for wild vegetables, but you just went out for a stroll and came back? You must have been slacking off."
"When did I slack off?"
Su Qingzhi looked completely innocent as she spoke and quickly walked towards the kitchen.
"If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself how heavy this bamboo basket is. It's full of freshly picked wild vegetables."
Zhu Xiuqin became increasingly suspicious.
She simply threw down the broom and strode into the kitchen.
Su Qingzhi had already taken a bunch of mushrooms out of the basket and placed them on the table.
In addition, several kilograms of snow-white rice lay quietly to the side.
Then she pulled out a large piece of pork belly.
"oops!"
Zhu Xiuqin was stunned on the spot.
Her face quickly turned ashen.
She was furious, her anger was unbearable, and her eyes widened in rage.
This...this is impossible!
Her voice rose eight octaves, her emotions running high.
"Did you commit too many sins in your past life, or did a donkey kick your brain? How dare you go to town alone to buy things and spend money so quickly? Tell me, who gave you permission to buy these things?"
"You're so young, it's one thing if you don't know how to manage a household and be frugal, but how can you be so extravagant and wasteful!"
"No, no! You must give me all that money right now for safekeeping."
Su Qingzhi stood by the basin, washing the bunch of mushrooms in her hand.
"Mom, aren't you being a bit too ambitious with your plans?"
"Besides, the money I used belonged to my mother; I didn't ask you or the Shen family for a single penny. Why should I hand it over to you to manage?"
She knew perfectly well that she couldn't possibly tell the truth about something like this.
If someone claims to have suddenly acquired wealth or the ability to freely obtain fresh food, that would be a claim.
Anyway, everyone in the village knew that her family had lived a pretty good life back then and had some savings.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiuqin became furious and almost jumped up and started cursing.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Your mother's money!"
"From the day you entered the Shen family, you have been a member of the Shen family for good! Even your life belongs to us, not to mention your possessions, all of them must bear the surname Shen."
"I'm doing this for your own good. You don't know how to manage a household, and life isn't that easy. That's why I'm helping you save and manage money. Are you really that inconsiderate? You're taking your blessings for granted!"
"What a spendthrift! Even if the family has some money, they shouldn't be so reckless!"
"Who do you think you are, some rich young lady? Look around our village, which family doesn't eat porridge and pickled vegetables all day long? You're just a commoner, yet you're always thinking about eating meat? Are you as shameless as a city wall?!"
Su Chen found it both funny and disgusting.
So she immediately retorted with a cold laugh.
"My goodness, you haven't even had much schooling yourself, and you still have the nerve to volunteer to manage the household affairs for me? Stop daydreaming."
Then, her tone turned cold, and she interrupted, "If you say another word—"
Then he raised his eyes and glared at the other person fiercely.
"I won't tolerate your old face."
“My Shen Cunpu does so much heavy work every day, it’s only natural that he gets to eat a few bites of meat. What’s the problem?”
"If you really can't bear to part with this little bit of meat, then you can just watch us eat it!"
He was repeatedly contradicted by his wife.
Zhu Xiuqin slapped her thigh suddenly.
"I say one thing, and you retort with three. It seems we've really married a tyrant into our family!"
The air in the courtyard was originally quite peaceful.
Zhu Xiuqin's shout.
The volume was so loud that the chickens and ducks in the yard scattered in panic.
Several hens flapped their wings and scurried around on the ground.
Even the usually quiet old duck was startled and started quacking loudly.
Shen Zhiyu rubbed his sleepy eyes as he walked out of the room.
He wasn't buttoning his shirt properly, and he hurriedly walked towards the kitchen while still fastening his shirt.
"Mom, what's wrong? Who made you angry so early in the morning?"
"Who else could it be? Your dear sister-in-law!"
Zhu Xiuqin was still angry.
She raised her finger and pointed at Su Qingzhi.
"That spendthrift woman! I only said a couple of words to her, and she almost choked on her breath, I almost suffocated!"
She puffed out her chest as she said this.
"If I weren't so tough, this woman would have driven me crazy! What am I doing all this for? Working from dawn till dusk, and this is what I get in return?"
At this moment, Shen Zhiyu stood beside her and said soothingly, "Alright, alright, your son knows you've been wronged. Go back to your room and rest, I'll help you vent your anger."
As soon as he finished speaking, he held Zhu Xiuqin's elbow with one hand, urging her to go back to her room to rest, while walking towards Su Qingzhi.
He said to Su Qingzhi, "Sister-in-law, the most important thing for a daughter-in-law is to be filial to her elders. Look at any other new bride, making your mother-in-law so unhappy first thing in the morning!"
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