Chapter 24 Will Work Hard
When his wife was dying, her uncle Zhao Dezhu would rush back even if the sky were to fall.
"What?"
Li Qiufen was surprised. The matter hadn't been settled yet, and she didn't want that rigid man to come back.
That damn Zhao Lan, what kind of crazy thing is she doing?
"Aunt, I will never let you die in peace."
Zhao smiled slightly, letting go of the last bit of attachment to family ties in her heart; she understood everything.
She simply didn't want to scheme, she simply didn't want to treat her own family that way.
But they didn't treat her like family. The kind words they spoke to her over the past three years were nothing but a cover for the venomous blades hidden in their hearts. They were just waiting for a good opportunity to stab her in the back.
They always treated her like a fool, but this time, she'll show them that she, Zhao Lan, is no fool!
"Death? Who wants to die? You curse me to die, can't you just wish me well?"
Li Qiufen was so angry that her vision blurred. That brat actually cursed her to die.
“Aunt, you can’t say that. Lan’er is only doing this for your own good. You haven’t eaten or drunk anything for three days, and you’ve already put one foot in the hole. Lan’er is doing this for your own good, but you don’t appreciate it. This is really disheartening.”
Qin Yulin spoke with a cold face, and the couple echoed each other.
Li Qiufen had no way to express her suffering, so she quickly softened her voice and said, "That's not what I meant. Maybe I'm just missing Lan'er so much that I'm sick from longing. If she stays with me for two nights, maybe I'll get better."
"Lan'er, you're so filial, why don't you stay and sleep with me tonight?"
Li Qiufen quickly adjusted her mindset; her goal was to keep Zhao Lan and Qin Yulin with her.
"Um."
Zhao nodded slightly.
Li Qiufen smiled and said, "Then you stay here with me and help out with some chores outside, Yulin. Caiju can't do it all by herself."
Li Qiufen held Zhao's hand and looked at Qin Yulin with a smile, saying, "Yulin, your aunt treats you like a son. Your aunt doesn't stand on ceremony."
"It's alright, I'm clumsy, as long as you don't mind how badly I did it, Auntie."
Qin Yulin turned around and left. "Going to work, huh? I'll do my job well."
Zhao Caiju happily called Qin Yulin out. She knew her mother was capable; she had Zhao Lan firmly under her control at all times.
Zhao Caiju led Qin Yulin to the courtyard and said to him in a sweet voice, "Brother Qin, there isn't much water left in the water vat. Could you fetch some water to fill it up?"
"Can."
Qin Yulin nodded lightly. "Carrying water, right? Simple."
Zhao Caiju carried a bucket and went to fetch water with Qin Yulin.
Qin Yulin was strong and quickly carried several buckets of water, filling the water tank almost to the brim.
Zhao Caiju didn't mention much, she just focused on showing off her spoiled nature.
She discovered that Qin Yulin was indeed very capable. When he worked, his arms bulged, which showed that he was very strong. While she was stunned, she heard a 'clang' sound and then a large amount of water gushed out.
"ah……"
Zhao Caiju screamed in surprise. The water tank had somehow broken, and all the water inside had spilled out, turning the entire kitchen into a puddle.
"Your water tank suddenly broke for some reason."
Qin Yulin spoke frankly to Zhao Caiju.
When Zhao Caiju came to her senses, she felt a headache coming on, but she still said, "It's okay, it's okay."
Qin Yulin walked straight out, picked up an axe, and said, "I'll go chop firewood. You can clean up yourself."
Now Zhao Caiju didn't have time to bother him anymore.
He broke the water vat by kicking it with a stone, and he used so much force that his toes hurt a little.
After causing trouble for Zhao Caiju, he finally had some peace and quiet.
Zhao Caiju had no choice but to resign herself to tidying up, since Qin Yulin was chopping wood outside. She wanted to call Zhao Lan, but felt that it wouldn't show off her competence.
As Qin Yulin chopped wood, he glanced at the axe in his hand, his eyes narrowing and his expression turning cold.
The sound of him chopping wood was enormous, a loud clanging and banging.
Li Qiufen, who wanted to take a nap inside, was disturbed by the noise and couldn't find peace.
"Lan'er, I don't need you here. Why don't you go out and see if there's anything you can do to help? You can sleep with me tonight."
Li Qiufen sent Zhao out.
When Zhao came out, she saw Qin Yulin chopping wood, and there was a constant sound of shoveling water coming from the kitchen.
Qin Yulin smiled at Zhao and showed her that the axe blade had been crippled by his chopping.
Zhao was surprised; how much strength must that have taken?
The thought that Qin Yulin had done all this for her warmed her heart.
Qin Yulin chopped some firewood.
After Zhao Caiju finished cleaning up the water in the kitchen, she immediately tidied her hair and praised with a smile, "Brother Qin, you're really amazing."
Qin Yulin tossed the axe to Zhao Caiju and said casually, "Your axe is dull. Go and sharpen it."
Looking at the chipped axe, Zhao Caiju felt her smile freeze. She watched as Zhao Shi handed her the axe, saying, "I just finished cleaning the kitchen. Sister Lan'er, go sharpen the axe."
Her mother was so kind; she knew she was suffering, so she sent Zhao Lan out to take her place.
Before Zhao could speak, Qin Yulin spoke first: "Your mother's health is like that, there are some things that need to be prepared for early. Lan'er is used to doing hard work, I'll go with her to the mountains to cut some branches for later use."
After Qin Yulin finished speaking, he picked up a sickle and pulled Zhao Shi away.
Zhao Caiju picked up her axe and said "Hey!", but Qin Yulin walked very fast, and Zhao Shi walked very fast too. The two of them were already far away.
Zhao Caiju realized she couldn't catch up, so she threw the axe into the house.
Li Qiufen had already sat up. Seeing her dejected look, she asked, "What's wrong? Does Zhao Lan dare to embarrass you?"
"By the way, what was that commotion outside just now?"
Li Qiufen always felt uneasy, as if something bad was about to happen.
"Mother, Qin Yulin was carrying water to fill the water vat, but unbeknownst to him, the vat broke. Then, while chopping firewood, he broke our axe too. Now he's dragged Zhao Lan to cut branches, saying they might need..."
As Zhao Caiju spoke, she lowered her head. If it were a funeral, those thumb-sized branches would indeed be very useful, but her mother's illness was feigned.
Li Qiufen was shocked when she heard this. She said angrily, "Then why didn't you stop her? Where is Zhao Lan? Where did Zhao Lan go?"
"Mother, I didn't even have time to stop them! Qin Yulin had already taken Zhao Lan far away, and I couldn't catch up..."
Zhao Caiju felt wronged, and naturally she wanted to stop them, but she couldn't catch up.
Li Qiufen felt her eyelids twitching. She slapped her thigh and said, "Mother, I have a bad feeling. Go and check on me quickly. If others misunderstand, we can explain it to them as soon as possible. We don't want people to really think I'm going to die."
Is Qin Yulin being brainless or doing it on purpose?
Li Qiufen was so angry that she felt extremely agitated.
Zhao Caiju knew the matter was serious, so she immediately turned around and left.
But now, she couldn't find Qin Yulin and Zhao Lan anywhere. When she asked around the village, no one had seen them. And with the sun so strong, Zhao Caiju had no choice but to go home first.
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