In the front yard, Mr. and Mrs. Zhao watched the busy girl through the kitchen window, their eyes filled with amazement.
When Dongmei returned home to deliver wild boar meat, she said that her sister-in-law had become smarter and could catch rabbits, kill wild boars, and make a living. They were skeptical, thinking that their daughter was just being kind to Su Hua and was only saying nice things about her.
After all, how smart can a mentally challenged person be?
But today, upon entering the courtyard and seeing Su Hua, I thought she was a young lady from a noble family.
Their appearance and demeanor are worlds apart from those of people who toil in the fields all day long.
They don't know what's stewing in the kitchen right now, but the aroma alone is enough to make those two old folks' mouths water.
Looking at the expressions of the two, Su Bai straightened her back a little more and said with a helpless look, "Oh my, my little girl is just too capable. She can do anything. Half a month ago, she said she was going to go to the mountains for a trip, but she came back with a litter of rabbits and a wild boar that weighs several hundred pounds."
A few days ago, I said I was going to go to the river to take a look, and I ended up finding a delicious snail dish. People of all ages in Cangwu Town were scrambling to buy it.
And these vegetables in the field, that was also planted by my daughter. They're growing like crazy every day, as if she's afraid we won't have enough to eat!
After saying that, he pointed to the stable next to the rabbit pen, "Isn't this big black horse beautiful? My daughter bought it for me. At the livestock market, as soon as this horse saw my daughter, it followed her around like a puppy, and we couldn't get it to run away!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Zhao's eyes widened even more.
They had been wondering why the Su family's vegetable garden, which had always been barren, had suddenly changed so much.
And the eight baby rabbits in the rabbit pen, which look to be less than a month old, all have shiny fur. And the five old hens next to the rabbit pen, which Su Bai often complained about for not laying eggs, now look very energetic, some of them even lying on the ground as if they are brooding.
Then there's the big black horse in the stable. It's very tall, all black, with clear eyes—it's obviously a top-quality horse.
And all of this was actually done by Su Hua all by herself?
Before Zhao's parents could speak, Erlang, who was sitting in the yard washing sheep offal, chimed in loudly, "Grandma is right! Grandma and Grandpa, you don't know, our little aunt is like a fairy descended from heaven. There's nothing she can't do!"
The eldest son grinned, "My little aunt can turn the stinky into the fragrant, the useless into the valuable, and the ugly into the most beautiful!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Chunhua chuckled, her belly bulging. "That's right, even our aunt's farts smell sweet!"
Su Hua stumbled, and if Zhao Shi hadn't caught her in time, she might have fallen seriously.
I've seen people praise others before, but I've never seen the Su family praise people like this.
Moreover, Zhao's parents actually believed it.
They truly are a pair: one who dares to speak, and the other who dares to believe.
Not long after, the old village chief, Su Chengde, also arrived, along with Aunt Zhou, Da Mai Niang, and Ni Qiu Niang, all of whom were people Su Baishi got along with in the village.
The old village chief carried about ten eggs and a basket of cucumbers, while the other three also carried some vegetables they had grown themselves.
After all, it's common knowledge that none of the members of the Su family are good at growing vegetables.
But as I stepped into the front yard, that idea was abruptly shattered.
When the four of them looked at the lush and green vegetable garden in the front yard, they all instinctively moved the vegetables they were holding further back.
Madam Su, being an old and shrewd woman, greeted everyone with a smile and led them to a table in the front yard for tea. As soon as the four of them sat down, she straightened her back even more, looking like a proud old hen that couldn't wait to crow.
The moment their lips touched, they started chattering away.
His words were exactly the same as those he had just spoken to Zhao's parents.
Aunt Zhou and her group had heard this kind of talk for thirteen years and were already tired of it. After responding with a smile, they quickly changed the subject as soon as she closed her mouth.
"Big Tiger's mother, you're at the end of the village, you probably didn't hear that loud rumbling sound earlier, did you? Some people guessed it was an earthquake, but guess what? It turns out something terrible happened to the Meng family!"
"Something big has happened to the Meng family?" Su Bai's curiosity was immediately piqued. "Could it be that Old Man Meng's mansion has collapsed?"
Now, the mere mention of the Meng family makes her feel nauseous; the entire Meng family, from top to bottom, is like a bunch of scoundrels.
Big Wheat smiled mysteriously, "The house itself didn't collapse, but the tiles on the roof of the house behind the Meng family's courtyard completely collapsed. At the time, not only was Meng Fu howling like a wolf, but there was also a young girl screaming."
Mudfish Mother's face was also indescribable, and her voice was even lower, "My Mudfish and a few children later climbed over the Meng family's wall to take a look, and they actually saw two people lying naked on the ground, with a skirt lying next to them."
I wonder whose daughter she is, that she could fall for that scoundrel Meng Fu and do that kind of thing in broad daylight.
Now, quite a few people are waiting outside the Meng family mansion to see who that person is!
"Ahem..." The old village chief coughed lightly, "Be careful not to disturb others in broad daylight, keep your voice down."
Even though the sound was soft, everyone who was supposed to hear it heard it.
Inside the kitchen, Madam Qian sat in front of the stove, chewing on scraps of fish. Her phoenix eyes blazed with gossip. "Hua'er, didn't you and your brother-in-law go out for a run and catch fish this morning? Didn't you hear any noise or see anyone go to the Meng family's courtyard?"
The latter didn't even look up, stirring the braised food in the pot with a spatula. He neither said he saw it nor that he didn't see it, but simply said in a calm voice, "I'm incompatible with the Meng family. I never run past their house."
Pig offal in Qingshui County is very cheap; you can buy a whole set for ten coins.
Yesterday I bought two sets of braised pork in Qingshui County for twenty coins. I'll use one set to eat at my birthday banquet, and I'll keep the other set to sell as spicy hot pot tomorrow.
Seeing that there was no excitement to be found, Madam Qian began to stare longingly at the fragrant braised offal in the pot. "Hua'er, how long will it take to braise this offal? By the time my mother and sister-in-law arrive, won't it all be overcooked?"
Before she could finish speaking, the sound of horses' hooves clattered outside the courtyard.
Immediately afterwards, a gentle male voice drifted into the courtyard from afar, "Mother, there was some traffic on the way out of the city today, so I arrived a little late. This is a small gift that your son-in-law prepared. I wish you a long and happy life, and may your family be blessed with many children!"
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