Granny Qin pointed at Li Dahua and said, "Look at your behavior. You look like Granny Li, you have done many ugly things.
Without good roots, there will be no good seedlings!"
As if he was still not satisfied, he added: "At 38, his hair is all white, but he is still not as attractive as someone like me who is over 50 years old."
Li Dahua was not willing to be outdone. She moved her face closer to Mrs. Qin, nose to nose:
“Old man, you are right. Look at Qin Nian. He is just like your son Qin Rongsheng.
Qin Rongsheng, it’s up to you. Without good roots, good seedlings cannot grow. All of you are beasts and domineering.
Your surname should not be Qin, but Gou. You should call yourself Mrs. Old Gou, your son Gou Rongsheng, and your granddaughter Gou Nian.
The grandsons are called Gouduo, Goukai, and Gouli, all of them are bastards."
Li Dahua's skill in scolding people is indeed inherited from Li Pozi. She just opens her mouth and scolds without thinking.
Qin Rongsheng was furious: "Li Dahua, did I give you face? You even dare to scold me?"
After saying that, he jumped over and kicked Li Dahua twice in the waist.
Li Dahua was kicked to the ground. She pointed at Old Lady Qin and cursed like an angry badger:
“You all have monkey faces, and you still say I’m ugly. No matter how ugly I am, I’m still better than you.
You kicked me in the waist, right? I'm useless, right? Fine, then you, Mrs. Old Dog, go and steal the silver. You're worth eight people.
I'll make some rice bran for you at home, and make it thicker, to welcome you.
But I have to remind you that my mother is not a pushover, so don't let her break your teeth. If you fight back, you will be humiliated."
Zhao Xiaocao hurriedly advised: "Mom, stop scolding me. If you continue to scold me, Qin Nian might spend the money.
Even if we don't spend it all, spending a few ounces or two is still a loss for us, isn't it?
Her family doesn't have much food now, so maybe she's planning to go to the county town to buy some tomorrow.
Let's quickly think of a way to get the silver back."
Li Dahua didn't want to listen to Zhao Xiaocao's nagging, so she lay down in the middle of the room, put her hands on her waist, and simply closed her eyes.
Anyway, the weather is hot now and the ground is not cold, so you might as well take a nap.
Zhao Xiaocao didn't dare to pull Li Dahua by force, she looked at Qin Duo.
Qin Duo understood what Zhao Xiaocao meant, and he cleared his throat:
"Mom, today's incident is just a matter of words. There is no right or wrong. It was my grandma who spoke too hastily and you suffered a little.
For the sake of family, don't be too picky.
In the future, if you and Xiaocao have a dispute, she will think about how you didn’t care about my grandma today, and she will also not care about you. "
Qin Kai also advised: "Mom, if it weren't for my sister-in-law going back to her parents' home to get a basin of rice bran, we might have starved to death.
Now that we have a chance to survive, we must seize it and not engage in internal strife.
Once Qin Nian spends the money, we will be doomed."
After saying that, Qin Duo and Qin Kai looked at Qin Rongsheng and winked at him. Qin Rongsheng certainly understood what he meant.
He took a deep breath and pushed his uneven hair forward a few times, trying to cover his thin face.
"Well, Dahua, a husband and wife for one day are bound by a hundred days of love, and a hundred days of love is as deep as the sea.
A couple who have been together for a thousand days will never fall apart, but a couple who have been together for ten thousand days will conquer the world hand in hand.
Although we are not married for life yet, we are not far from it. For the sake of our three sons, please forgive me this time.
From now on, I promise that I will never hit you again. Even if I do, I will definitely hit you gently, like tickling you.
Can you forgive me this time?"
If a strong-willed woman heard such words, she would definitely kick Qin Rongsheng in the mouth.
"And he did it gently, like tickling me." Isn't that still beating? Is there anyone who apologizes like this?
Even a woman who is not strong-willed would ignore Qin Rongsheng.
But Li Dahua was different. She felt comfortable listening to what she heard. She opened one eye to look at Qin Rongsheng, then turned to look at Old Lady Qin.
Old Lady Qin was very angry when she saw Li Dahua looking at her with one eye, but she endured it when she thought of the eight taels of silver.
"Well, Dahua, I'm old, don't argue with me. We have six people in our family, and we all depend on you for survival.
If you really want to take the silver hairpin back, you and Xiaocao can each have one, and I won’t fight with you anymore.”
After saying this, he pursed his lips and complained in his heart, "Look at your mean look, you are exactly the same as Mrs. Li."
Go and steal the silver. It would be good if you steal it back, but if you fail and are beaten to death by Mrs. Li, that's not bad either.
While Mrs. Qin was sitting on the kang and complaining, Li Dahua was pulled up by Qin Rongsheng and Zhao Xiaocao.
Several people sat on the north kang and decided to steal the silver tomorrow.
The next day, the six members of the Qin family got up early. After everyone drank a bowl of rice bran soup, Li Dahua and Zhao Xiaocao each carried a basket and went out.
I'm not afraid of meeting acquaintances. In this season of year, it's very normal to go up the mountain to pick vegetables.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left Dahe Village and sneaked to Dawa Village.
In front of Mrs. Li's house, there is a narrow dirt road. On the other side of the dirt road is Mrs. Li's firewood pile.
Li Dahua and Zhao Xiaocao hid behind a pile of firewood, giving people the feeling that they were tired and wanted to sit down and rest for a while.
Li Dahua stuck his head out to observe for a while, then retracted his head and whispered to Zhao Xiaocao:
"There's no one in the yard. He's probably in the house. Let's wait here. Qin Nian must go up the mountain soon."
Zhao Xiaocao nodded, her voice also very low:
"I just got engaged yesterday. I have money in my hands, so I'm not in a hurry to go up the mountain."
Li Dahua frowned and said, “My mother’s legs are healed now, but her feet are the most floating, why didn’t she go out today?
That’s right, it must be because they haven’t eaten yesterday’s wolf meat, rabbit meat, and pork, and they are eating them very happily.
My mother is so cruel, she only cared about eating for herself and didn't even think of leaving some for her own daughter."
Zhao Xiaocao glanced at her and said in her heart: Isn’t Qin Nian also your biological daughter?
If you hadn't thrown Qin Nian into the woods behind the mountain to feed the wolves, you wouldn't have come to steal the betrothal gifts after she got engaged.
But I can't say what's in my heart. Li Dahua is moody and I don't know what's good for me. If I'm not careful, I might get beaten.
The two waited for a long time, but the yard was still quiet and no one came out.
“Oh no, Xiao Nian must have some money on hand, so he won’t go to pick wild vegetables.
My mother ate a belly full of meat and then lay down on the kang to sleep.
We came here for nothing today."
Zhao Xiaocao thought for a moment and whispered, "Mom, you got it wrong. Xiaonian and grandma must have gone out a long time ago.
There’s no one at home now.”
"No one?"
Li Da struggled to stand up from the ground, leaned half of his body out to look into the yard.
“Xiao Cao, let’s go in. If my mother is here, we can say we are starving and come to get something to eat. We will come back after we finish eating.
If my mother and Xiao Nian were not here, we would take action. Once we get the silver, we won't have to go hungry for a long time.
What do you say? "
Zhao Xiaocao nodded: "Okay, let's go in now."
The two of them made a plan and came out from behind the pile of firewood. Li Dahua walked in front and Zhao Xiaocao followed behind, and they entered the yard one after the other.
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