Chapter 106 Some are happy, some are sad
That night, the entire Yun family had a hearty meal. They all rubbed their round stomachs, burped contentedly, and went back to their rooms to rest.
Baoya and He Chunxiu lay together on the kang in the east wing, but they didn't feel sleepy at all.
She has been busy since she got up early today. It seems like a long time has passed since she was busy all day.
Fortunately, everything was resolved satisfactorily, the pork was distributed to everyone, and the braised pork in the evening was so delicious that she is still savoring it.
"You're not sleeping yet. You got up so early this morning, aren't you sleepy?"
Seeing that she was still awake with her bright eyes, He Chunxiu reached out and poked her little face.
"Mom, is Big Brother going to take another day off?" Baoya blinked. "I'll go to town with you and Dad tomorrow morning. I'll help you look after the shop and pick up Big Brother on the way."
"Okay, if you want to go tomorrow morning, then go to bed now. You have to get up early."
"Yeah," Baoya responded obediently, "Mom, go to bed quickly too. Let's have a competition to see who falls asleep first."
"Hahaha, okay." He Chunxiu was amused by her. How could you compete while sleeping?
The east wing was dark and silent. After a while, the steady breathing sounds of He Chunxiu and Baoya could be heard, accompanied by the intermittent snoring of Yun Sanlang beside them.
Everyone in the Yun family ate and drank their fill, and fell asleep with sweet snoring, but the Chen family across the street was in a state of misery.
During the day, after Zhao Zhilan and the others had taught Zhou Cuihua a lesson, they took their son and daughter-in-law back to deal with the wild boar. Poor Zhou Cuihua was left alone, groaning and groaning as she waited for Chen Changshui, who had a broken leg, to see a doctor.
Chen Changshui's left leg was broken by a rock, along with the bones inside.
The doctor looked at the injury and his face looked a little ugly.
But he didn't say much. He put a splint on the patient, bandaged him, prescribed some medicine, and asked Zhou Cuihua to take the patient home for good care of him.
It cost a total of two taels of silver to treat Chen Changshui's leg, including the external medicine she brought for her own wound.
Zhou Cuihua clutched the small handkerchief containing the silver, and it hurt so much.
Of the ten taels of silver that the Wang family had given her, she had already spent it and only less than five taels was left.
She was feeling irritated, and when she saw Chen Xiaojuan staggering in front of her, she became so angry that she went up and kicked Chen Xiaojuan, knocking her to the ground.
Chen Xiaojuan fell flat on her face, but she didn't dare to say a word.
Her mother is in a bad mood. Anyone who dares to say anything at this time would be courting death.
By the evening, Zhou Cuihua had neither the energy nor the mood to cook. Outside, there was a commotion that the Yun family was distributing wild boar meat to the entire village. I heard that each family was getting four pounds.
She was panting with anger. Chen Changshui had gone up the mountain and gotten nothing, and now with a broken leg, he could only lie on the kang and groan.
She herself was beaten all over by the old hag Zhao Zhilan, and her clothes were full of holes and looked ruined.
She cursed and called Chen Xiaojuan, who was halfway through making a fire, in to apply medicine to her.
As I was rubbing it, the tempting smell of stewed meat outside wafted in, it was so fragrant.
Zhou Cuihua's face darkened: "Go, close all the doors and windows! Close them tightly!"
Chen Xiaojuan left without saying a word. After a while, she came back and continued to apply medicine to her. The fragrance not only did not disappear, but became more and more fragrant.
And it wasn't just the same kind, there were pork stewed with vermicelli, braised pork, stewed spare ribs, and when she smelled the aroma, her saliva started to flow out like a floodgate had been opened.
There was nothing to eat at home in the evening, so Chen Xiaojuan cooked some mixed rice porridge and some cornmeal and bran buns. The family ate them with stewed cabbage and pickles. The food was tasteless and hard to swallow.
I finally made it to bed and thought the fragrance would have dissipated by now.
But who knew that someone was stewing meat again. The aroma not only did not dissipate, but became increasingly stronger, and even closing the doors and windows was of no use.
Zhou Cuihua lay in bed with her head covered, and the fragrance seeped in through the seams of the quilt.
She gritted her teeth and pulled the quilt, which rubbed against the wound on her back and buttocks, causing her face to wrinkle in pain.
"Chen Xiaojuan, you're incompetent and never satisfied with anything you do! I told you to close the doors and windows, but the smell is still coming in!"
"Mom, I closed it!" Chen Xiaojuan sniffed aggrievedly, "I even blocked the cracks in the window with rags! How would I know?"
"Useless!" Zhou Cuihua cursed angrily, "Just like your father! You can't do anything!"
She was swallowing her saliva greedily. She hadn't eaten much of the steamed buns in the evening. Now her stomach was rumbling and she could only curse to distract herself.
"The Chen family is full of cowards and bastards! Why didn't anyone else break a leg when they went up the mountain? But you did! I have no need to bother with you! And I have to take care of you, a cripple!"
"And Chen Xiaojuan, you little bitch, how come you're not as good as Baoya?! Look at what the Yun family is doing now, and then look at our family!"
"Didn't you say you were the benefactor of the silly young master of the Wang family? Where's your noble aura? Why can't you bring prosperity to the family? What's the point of me supporting you? Besides eating, what else can you do? Bah! You're nothing!"
In the Chen family's small and old main room, Zhou Cuihua cursed for most of the night, and Chen Changshui and Chen Xiaojuan listened miserably for most of the night, and no one dared to say a word.
In the second half of the night, she finally got tired of cursing, but she still couldn't fall asleep. The aroma of stewed meat lingered all night, and she tossed and turned all night.
Chen Xiaojuan and Chen Changshui didn't sleep either. They were sleepy at first, but they became alert after being scolded. When they wanted to sleep again, the fragrance wafted in again and they couldn't fall asleep!
So the next morning, the six families in Feishui Village who had not caught a single cent, all had dark circles under their eyes and were listless as they dragged their hoes to the fields.
Other than that, all the other villagers were in high spirits, their faces radiant with joy, just like it was New Year’s Day!
The next morning, Baoya woke up to the sweet smell of soy milk and the tempting aroma of meat patties.
Her mother made soy milk and baked crispy meat patties.
Baoya had a delicious meal and then went to the town with He Chunxiu and Yun Sanlang in a ox cart.
Yun Chenglu, Yun Hua and Yun Yue did not go with them today. The sweet potatoes in the field had been harvested, so they stayed at home to help the adults steam the sweet potatoes, cut them into strips, and dry them.
The family of three arrived at Nanjiao Street and saw a group of people waiting in front of their shop from afar.
He Chunxiu was still wondering why so many people were crowding in front of her store?
As a result, a woman in her forties in the crowd saw them and ran over excitedly with her bound feet straightened.
"Hey, why weren't you open yesterday? We wanted to come over for breakfast, but we were disappointed!"
Unexpectedly, these people were squatting at the door waiting for breakfast.
He Chunxiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "I had something going on at home yesterday, so I didn't come over. I would have come earlier today if I hadn't been in a hurry."
"Oh, then family matters are more important," the auntie said, understandingly. "I'm glad you're here. Today's trip wasn't in vain."
When she lowered her head, she saw the little Baoya sitting in He Chunxiu's arms, so well-behaved. The anxiety she had felt while waiting for the door disappeared immediately.
He smiled and said, "Oh, little girl, you are here to help your parents again."
Baoya licked her little finger and nodded seriously: "Aunt, don't look at me as a child, I can already help Daddy and Mommy with many things!"
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