Zhou Qiongniang asked, puzzled, "Why are you breaking off those thorny bumps?"
Ignoring Luo Taohua's expression as if watching a Western trick, Jiang Tangtang said to Zhou Qiongniang, "Don't ask so many questions yet, hurry up and explain! Explain everything, and you'll know in a moment."
"You want them all?" Zhou Qiongniang asked again to confirm.
Jiang Tangtang said, "Just keep the bottom old stump, and break the rest over."
Zhou Qiongniang nodded in agreement, but she wasn't entirely convinced by Jiang Tangtang's words. When she went to get the basket, she mentioned to Lu Shichang, "What do you think Third Sister-in-law means? She asked me to break off those thorny bumps."
"Your third sister-in-law must have her reasons for asking you to do it. Why are you asking so many questions? What if someone snatches it away from you?"
Lu Shichang was anxious, so he simply grabbed a curved knife and followed along, cutting down the entire cactus and putting it into his basket.
When the villagers of Dawan Village saw this, they asked curiously, "Lu Erlang, what are you and your wife going to do with this thorny thing?"
Zhou Qiongniang answered truthfully, "My third sister-in-law told us to cut it down, and I don't know what it was for."
So after the two men carried the cactus away, several women in the village immediately started gossiping about Jiang Tangtang.
"That wife of Lu Sanlang is really outrageous. It's one thing for her to torment her husband, but she's also going after her second brother and sister-in-law. Those two poor Lu Lao Er and his wife are pitiful; they're both honest men, and she's taken advantage of them!"
"That's right, Old Lady Su is a fake shrew, treating such a lazy and good-for-nothing wife like a treasure."
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While several gossipy women were talking behind her back, Lu Shichang and Zhou Qiongniang carried a cactus to Jiang Tangtang.
"Third sister-in-law, you said we brought those thorny things over, but what use are they?" Despite being extremely careful, both of them were pricked by the thorns several times.
Zhou Qiongniang looked at her hand, which was bleeding from the thorn, and felt somewhat unhappy.
Jiang Tangtang said, "Didn't you say you had nothing to cook with the dry rations? Use a knife to scrape off the thorns, then you can put them in the pot and cook them with the dry rations."
"This thing is edible?" Zhou Qiongniang, who had been a little annoyed because she had been pricked by a thorn, suddenly showed joy.
They listened to Jiang Tangtang's advice, left only a stake, cut down all the cacti on it, and filled a whole basket.
If they can eat all of these, then they've made a fortune.
Jiang Tangtang said, "Not only is it edible, but it also has a lot of water content. If you really don't have any water, you can use it to quench your thirst."
Hearing Jiang Tangtang say this, Zhou Qiongniang was even happier. Forgetting the pain, she quickly grabbed a kitchen knife and began scraping the thorns off the cactus.
After scraping it, I handed one piece to Jiang Tangtang first.
Looking at the lush green cactus, Jiang Tangtang unconsciously swallowed.
Realizing her actions, Jiang Tangtang closed her eyes in pain.
They've really fallen from grace.
She actually stooped to the point of drooling over a cactus.
Seeing that Jiang Tangtang hadn't answered for a long time, Zhou Qiongniang couldn't help but feel a little strange. "Third sister-in-law?"
Jiang Tangtang pointed to the more tender cactus sprouts growing on the cactus branches in the basket and said, "I want this. Second sister-in-law, please scrape off the thorns for me."
Luo Taohua, standing to the side, scoffed again and muttered to her husband, "What a delicate thing to do! We've already scraped all the thorns off for her, and she still complains that it's not tender enough. Does she think she's the Empress Dowager?"
Lu Shiwang said irritably, "Just shut up! If it weren't for my third sister-in-law, would our family have been able to find so much food all at once? Don't you see, the neighbors in the village went up the mountain for half a day and only found a few edible wild vegetables?"
Luo Taohua retorted, "She doesn't even dare to eat it, who knows if it's poisonous?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Zhou Qiongniang again and said quietly, "Only that idiot in the second son's room is always trying to please that spoiled brat. What good does she think she can get by trying to please that spoiled brat? Pshaw!"
Zhou Qiongniang no longer finds Jiang Tangtang spoiled.
She ate the piece of cactus that Jiang Tangtang didn't want herself, and just as Jiang Tangtang said, it was very juicy; one bite and her mouth was full of juice.
For her, who had been dehydrated for many days and cherished even muddy water, this food, with its faint grassy smell, which could both quench her thirst and fill her stomach, was simply a delicacy.
As if presenting a treasure, she stuffed the remaining half of the cactus into her husband's mouth, while deftly removing the tender cactus thorns and handing it to Jiang Tangtang.
She smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Third sister-in-law, eat up! These prickly tarts are delicious. If you're not satisfied, I'll scrape off the thorns for you. You're a picky eater, so I'll save the tender parts for you. Eat slowly."
Jiang Tangtang was so thirsty that she didn't care about being particular anymore and took a bite of the cactus with her eyes closed.
It doesn't taste good.
But it wasn't so bad that it made you want to vomit.
Moreover, cacti are high in water content, which is indeed quite effective at quenching thirst.
Jiang Tangtang said to Zhou Qiongniang, "Could you please scrape off another piece, Second Sister-in-law? I'll give it to Xiaoyan."
"Look at me, I'm so forgetful, I actually forgot about our little mute... Xiaoyan." Zhou Qiongniang quickly picked a tender piece of cactus and used a knife to quickly scrape off the thorns.
Because Lu Chenyan doesn't speak, the villagers call him Little Mute. Madam Su and Old Man Lu dislike this mute grandson and treat him like he doesn't exist.
This led to the Lu family looking down on him, and like the villagers, they called him "little mute."
Zhou Qiongniang was so used to calling him that that he almost didn't change it for a moment.
Seeing Jiang Tangtang's cold face, which seemed somewhat displeased, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
She quickly scraped off the thorns from a piece of cactus and handed it to Lu Chenyan, saying gently, "Xiaoyan, eat quickly, and Auntie will make you more after you finish."
"Mother, I want to eat too." Seeing his mother fawn over Jiang Tangtang and then over Lu Chenyan, Lu Jiaqing couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
Lu Jiaqing was only five years old and didn't understand much, but her older brother Lu Jiazheng, who was already twelve years old, understood that the reason their mother was trying to please them was entirely because they had found food through their third aunt.
Moreover, Uncle San is quite capable; the chicken they ate last night was hunted by Uncle San!
Mother tried to please her third uncle and aunt's family so that they could survive on their journey to escape famine.
He took his younger brother's hand and said, "If you want to eat, I'll make it for you."
Jiang Tangtang slowly chewed on the cactus sprout in her hand, "Second sister-in-law, please help me scrape off the thorns from three more pieces."
This one piece is enough for her.
Lu Chenyan is small, so he can only eat one more piece at most.
Let's keep the remaining two pieces for a handsome immortal!
With a fawning smile, Zhou Qiongniang said, "As long as you want to eat, I'll scrape as much as I can for you. I have thick skin and I'm not afraid of getting pricked by thorns."
Luo Taohua walked over with her child and heard Zhou Qiongniang's flattering words, and immediately rolled her eyes inwardly.
However, now that she knows these thorny bumps are actually edible, she's not foolish enough to offend Jiang Tangtang.
He quickly said, "Second sister-in-law, don't panic, I'll help you."
However, the Lu family only had three knives in total. Lu Shiyan brought one back from the mountains, and the other two were in the hands of Lu Shichang and Zhou Qiongniang. Luo Taohua wanted to help but couldn't, and could only watch anxiously from the sidelines.
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