Chapter 70: Internal strife in the Qin family
Chen Fenghe looked around calmly, but could not find the figure of the person following her.
That person was obviously much more cautious than the two killers last time. She was afraid he was a tough guy, so she had to be careful.
At that moment, everyone went down the mountain together.
The other families who did not go into the mountains because it was too cold due to the snow were filled with envy, jealousy and regret when they saw that everyone who went into the mountains came back with a wild rabbit weighing two or three pounds!
"Did you... find the wild rabbits' nest? How did you catch so many?" someone asked enviously.
The man who had climbed the mountain said proudly, "Isn't it? Thanks to Miss Shen's ability, she directed everyone to guard the entrance of each rabbit hole. Isn't that like catching a turtle in a jar?"
The person who spoke was about to regret it: "Oh! Why didn't I go with them? If I had gone, maybe I could have shared a wild rabbit..."
Other families were also complaining to each other: "It's all your fault. You said the wild animals wouldn't come out in the snow, so it was useless to go! Now look, there are more than a dozen fat rabbits! If we went, we could get one or half a rabbit, and make a rabbit soup tonight. Isn't it better than those black steamed buns?"
"Alas! What's the point of you saying this now? Who knew that Miss Shen was so good at hunting? She actually found a rabbit's nest..."
The Qin family looked at the fat wild rabbits in the hands of those families and their mouths were watering with envy.
Old Lady Zhang said, "Jinzhong, how about getting half a rabbit and letting your mother have a taste... Ouch! My heart hurts so much..."
Qin Jinzhong glanced at her impatiently and said, "Mother, you're making it sound so easy. Where can I get it from those two bitches? They still have the marriage certificate in their hands, and they have the officials backing them up. If I try to snatch it away, I'm afraid I'll get beaten up again!"
Old Lady Zhang sighed and said, "Those two cheap hooves are no good. I think the officers always have two or three on hand. Anyone of you can chip in some money and buy half a roe. That'll be enough for the whole family to have a bowl of soup."
Qin Lizheng and Qin Liqing were not very happy after hearing this.
This old man is just thinking about extorting money from their two families!
"Ancestor, how can we have any money? Things are different now! What rabbit meat? Ancestor, maybe you can dream about it after a good sleep!" Qin Lizheng said sarcastically.
Qin Liqing also said: "Big brother has no money, and we in the second branch have even less. Doesn't the old ancestor have some pocket money? Why not use it to buy one? It also shows that the old ancestor loves us young people."
When Old Lady Zhang heard this, she was furious. The bamboo stick was hitting her on the head?
"Oh my! You two are such unfilial people! I'm just an old woman, how can I have any money? Jinzhong, you don't even care about your two sons! You have completely ruined the Qin family's family traditions! If your father knew about this, he would be furious!"
Qian Qiuyun suddenly said, "Grandfather, I just saw you secretly hiding a silver bracelet in your chest pocket the other day. Otherwise, please take out the silver bracelet..."
Before she could finish her words, Old Lady Zhang suddenly stood up and slapped Qian Qiuyun in the face, cursing, "You cheap bastard! I don't have any bracelets! You gave birth to a shameless creature who has brought disgrace upon the Qin family, and now you're planning to take it out on me? I'll beat you to death!"
As he spoke, he was about to hit with the crutch in his hand.
However, after being exiled, she was no longer the star of a group of filial daughters-in-law and grandchildren. Qin Lizheng grabbed her crutch and threw it back!
"Ouch! My waist!" Old Mrs. Zhang was pushed so hard that she fell on her buttocks and sat on the ground for a long time without being able to get up.
"Jinzhong! You...your mother has been beaten! Why don't you quickly beat this unfilial beast to death!"
Unfortunately, Qin Jinzhong just glanced at her coldly and ignored her words. Instead, he said coldly: "Mother, Qian said that you have a silver bracelet, is it true? Take out the silver bracelet now and keep it for me!"
Old Lady Zhang looked at Qin Jinzhong in disbelief. Even her son...had his eyes on the only valuable thing on her?!
"I'm just an old woman, how could I possibly have a silver bracelet? Don't listen to that bitch's nonsense..."
"Father-in-law, I dare not say anything careless. I really saw it..."
Qin Jinzhong frowned and said, "Mom, if you have any, take it out quickly. Otherwise, I won't care about you anymore. Go on your own and find a way to eat!"
A look of horror flashed in Old Lady Zhang's eyes!
What did her son mean by this? Was he going to abandon her?
These days, although Qin Jian and Qin Chang were no longer willing to carry her on their backs, and she walked by herself most of the time, she still ate together with the Qin family. The daughter-in-law below cooked for her, and she just had to eat.
If Qin Jinzhong really didn't care about her, would she have to eat the black steamed buns given by the officials for every meal?
The key point is that the thing is black and hard, and her teeth are almost all gone, so she can't even bite it!
If no one takes care of her, she might not be able to survive even three days!
Old Lady Zhang hesitated for a moment, but finally took out the silver bracelet from her clothes reluctantly and said, "Jin, Jinzhong, I didn't mean to hide this from you. I originally wanted to keep this and use it to build a house and a career when we arrived at the place of exile. Otherwise, if you spend it lavishly, you might squander it all on the way..."
Qin Jinzhong snatched the silver bracelet away from her before she could finish her words.
Old Mrs. Zhang not only didn't get to eat the wild rabbit meat, but also lost all her money. She was so heartbroken that she couldn't recover for a long time. She held her waist where she had just fallen and cried out in pain.
It was a pity that the younger generation of the Qin family pretended not to hear and didn't even come up to help her. In the end, she got up shakily with the help of a cane and walked to a corner to sit down.
On the other hand, Chen Fenghe was busy killing the rabbit, peeling off the skin, cleaning the internal organs, and then slicing the meat into thin slices. After the meat was sliced, the remaining bones were chopped into small pieces and thrown into the pot as the bottom of the pot.
In addition, she made a dipping sauce with soy sauce, salt, wild garlic and sesame oil, and put some in each person's bowl.
After doing all this, the pot was already boiling.
Qin Mengyue and the three little ones naturally collected firewood while she was in the mountains. The weather had suddenly turned cold, so more firewood was needed to keep warm at night.
After Chen Fenghe and Qin Mengyue saw that the water was boiling, they put the mushrooms, wild vegetables and rabbit meat they had picked into the pot and started to blanch them.
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