Chapter 41 How shameless is this
Wang Cailian wasn't afraid of her. She picked up Chen Xiaojuan and put her next to her. "Why? She stole things from our house and ran away after a few words. Can't I catch her back?!"
"What did she steal from you? Let me take a look?!" Zhou Cuihua glared at her without showing any weakness.
"Clam!" Wang Cailian pointed at the large clam in Yun Chenglu's hand. "That's it. The little girl won't let go of it once she holds it!"
"Wow~" Zhou Cuihua's eyes widened when she saw the river clam.
It's so big, with a smooth and shiny shell. It must be fat enough. It should be able to produce a lot of pearls!
Zhao Zhilan frowned when she saw her greedy eyes. Her eldest daughter-in-law was quick-witted. If Zhou Cuihua knew that they raised river clams, she would probably make a fuss to get one.
She was just about to signal the children to quickly put the four babies in the basket away so that Zhou Cuihua wouldn't see them.
When I lowered my head, I saw that Baoya, Yunhua and Yunyue, three clever little girls, had quietly carried the backpacks into the east wing and put them away.
Zhao Zhilan breathed a sigh of relief, then heard Zhou Cuihua say, "Where did you get such a big river clam? You guys are from the same village, but you hid it so well!"
"What does it have to do with you! When the Chen family was eating meat behind closed doors, why didn't you come over and bring us a bowl? Are you thinking of your fellow villagers now?"
Zhao Zhilan didn't want to talk too much with her: "Take this girl away with you. Don't let her sneak around other people's homes for no reason in the future. If she develops this habit when she grows up, it will be hard to change."
"You don't need to worry about our Xiaojuan!" Zhou Cuihua said, her eyes still glued to the big river clam.
However, she was in the wrong after all, and no matter how thick-skinned she was, she couldn't just ask for it. Besides, even if she asked for it, Zhao Zhilan would never give it to her.
"If she hadn't come to our house to steal things, no one would care!"
Wang Cailian and Zhou Cuihua are of the same generation, so they have no scruples and are both bold and aggressive, so they just talk back.
"Tsk!" Zhou Cuihua felt bitter, but she managed to keep it up for the sake of appearances. She rolled her eyes and said, "What's the big deal? It's just a broken river clam. It'll die in a few days! What's so precious about it?"
After saying that, he grabbed Chen Xiaojuan's hand and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, when she pulled, Chen Xiaojuan screamed: "Ahhh! Mom! It hurts!"
"Why are you shouting! I didn't use any strength!" Zhou Cuihua glared at her unhappily.
That damn girl only knows how to cause trouble for her all day long!
"Mom, my finger!" When Chen Xiaojuan shouted, Zhao Zhilan knew something was wrong.
Sure enough, Zhou Cuihua angrily pulled up Chen Xiaojuan's hand and took a look. Her expression changed immediately: "What's going on? Why is your finger still swollen?!"
Chen Xiaojuan sniffed and looked back at the large river clam in Yun Chenglu's hand: "It was caught by their clam!"
Zhou Cuihua's eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance, "Great, that's a good clamp!"
She was just worried that she had no excuse to take the baby back home to raise him. Now, she has the excuse.
She grabbed Chen Xiaojuan's slender white wrist and walked over to Zhao Zhilan in two or three steps: "Old Mrs. Zhao, you are so shameless at your age!"
"Your big river clam pinched my daughter's finger like this, and you still accuse her of stealing?!"
Zhao Zhilan was almost laughing at Zhou Cuihua's words: "Your Chen Xiaojuan is fine. If she hadn't sneaked into our house and poked that river clam, would she have been trapped?"
This is really Zhu Bajie's trick - turning the tables!
"Our river clams can't fly and they don't have legs!" Yun Chenglu also said.
"I don't care," Zhou Cuihua said with a stiff neck. "Anyway, Xiaojuan's fingers are already so swollen, we can't just let it go!"
"So what do you want?" Zhao Zhilan knew what she was up to, seeing her eyes gleaming. "You want us to compensate you for this clam?"
"Of course not! It's what pinched Xiaojuan's finger, so I want it!"
"Impossible." Zhao Zhilan frowned. This river clam was given by the hermit on Tiger Tooth Mountain. Zhou Cuihua must not be allowed to take it away.
"If you want to talk about the child's hand, I'll compensate you with ten copper coins to buy medicine, but I absolutely won't give you the river mussel."
"Zhao Zhilan, you're really mean!" Zhou Cuihua immediately jumped up and down. "Xiaojuan's hand is already in this state, and you just send her away for ten copper coins?!"
"Who's to blame? She was the one who came to our house to steal the clams, and that's why she got caught. I'm giving you money to see your hand, but that's because you're shameless and keep pestering me!"
Seeing her like this, Zhao Zhilan's face turned sour: "Don't make a fuss, it's just ten copper coins, if you want it, take it, otherwise get out!"
"Anyway, even if you take this to Liu Lizheng, we'll still be in the right. I'd give Liu Lizheng a few pearls, but I, an old woman, wouldn't even give you a single clam shell!"
After she finished speaking, she said to Wang Cailian, "Go, call Dalang, Erlang, Sanlang and the others. It's been a while, send them away and have dinner quickly; the children are starving."
"Hey." Wang Cailian reacted this time, answered and went into the house.
Zhou Cuihua was throwing a tantrum and refused to leave. Her mother got annoyed and asked the men in the family to come out and chase her away.
Wang Cailian went into the house happily, and Zhou Cuihua naturally knew what was going on.
Zhao Zhilan counted out ten copper coins and handed them over: "Here, take them and show them to the child."
Zhou Cuihua glanced at it but didn't take it. She suddenly stretched out her hand, snatched the river clam from Yun Chenglu's hand, and ran away with it, not even caring about Chen Xiaojuan who was following her.
Yun Chenglu: ...
Zhao Zhilan: ...
"Grandma! She snatched the clams away!" Yun Chenglu shouted as he came to his senses.
Baoya, Yunhua, Yunyue and others just came out of the house and were dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
How shameless must this person be to do such a thing!
Dalang and Erlang went out for such a long time, so Wang Cailian only brought Sanlang with her.
Seeing Zhao Zhilan and several children standing in the yard, confused, they asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Before Zhao Zhilan could say anything, Yun Chenglu said anxiously, "Mom, Aunt Zhou has taken our river clams away!"
"Ah? Then why are you still standing there? Hurry up and chase him!" Wang Cailian slapped her thigh and was the first to rush out.
Baoya saw that she was in a hurry and quickly called her back, "Auntie, there's no need to chase her."
"What's going on?" Wang Cailian turned around and looked at her. "Your big river clam has been taken away by someone, and you're not going after them?"
Baoya blinked her big, watery eyes and smiled, "Don't worry, Auntie. Let's go have dinner first, and she'll bring it back herself later."
"Is this true?" Wang Cailian's eyes widened with disbelief.
What kind of person is Zhou Cuihua? She is a stingy miser. Once something comes into her hands, she will never give it away.
Yun Sanlang, Yun Hua and Yun Yue standing beside them also looked skeptical.
Instead, Zhao Zhilan smiled and reached out to pinch the little tuft on Baoya's head: "Listen to Baoya, ignore her, and let's go back to eat."
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