Chapter 74 A give-and-take relationship can only last
Zhou Cuihua angrily dragged Chen Xiaojuan in and beat her up.
Chen Chengcai lay on the kang, listening to Chen Xiaojuan outside screaming like a ghost. He licked his fingers with his tongue, poked a hole in the window paper, and lay down to look out through the hole.
He watched and laughed, and the laughter pulled the wound on his butt, which hurt so much that he grimaced in pain, but he still wanted to laugh.
Outside, Zhou Cuihua was chasing Chen Xiaojuan around the yard with a broom.
"You little bitch! How old are you and you've already learned to tell tales?"
"I'll beat you to death, you traitorous bastard!"
"Stop right there! If I don't beat you until you kneel down and beg for mercy today, I'm not Zhou!"
Chen Xiaojuan bit her lips hard, sobbed, and ran around the yard with all her might, not daring to say a word.
That morning, after she had tricked her brother, she heard her mother and brother being beaten out by Wang Cailian. She knew something was wrong, so she grabbed some food and ran out through the back door.
But where could she hide? She gritted her teeth and ran to the Wang family in the next village to ask for help.
Perhaps out of pity for her, Nanny Li let her into the Wang family's gate, changed her clothes, put on jewelry for her, and even took her and the silly young master in a carriage, saying that she would send her back and support her so that the Chen family would never dare to bully her again.
But in the end, she was sold in the blink of an eye, and now she is being chased and beaten by her mother.
Chen Xiaojuan gritted her teeth, feeling depressed and aggrieved.
What child bride, what young master's benefactor, she felt that she was not as good as the pet dog raised by the eldest lady of the Wang family.
Zhou Cuihua cursed and beat Chen Xiaojuan. After she vented her anger, she threw the broom at Chen Xiaojuan who was lying on the ground, and went into the house to apply medicine to Chen Chengcai's swollen buttocks.
That night, Chen Xiaojuan was again deprived of the right to sit at the table for dinner.
Zhou Cuihua mixed several kinds of flour together, including corn flour, sorghum flour and buckwheat flour, and steamed a large pot of steamed buns for her, which she also served with a bowl of pickled vegetables.
Of course, the steamed buns could not provide her with a full meal, so Zhou Cuihua gave her three and put them in her special small bowl with a hole in it.
"Eat more! Work hard for me from now on! Only by working harder and eating more can you grow meat! I'll see if you dare to play tricks or cause trouble again!"
Chen Xiaojuan held the steamed bun in her hand and ate it silently, tears streaming down her face.
Was she the one who started the trouble? It was Chen Chengcai who started it first!
Scold her, kick her, and she can't fight back?!
Besides, she just mentioned the river clams raised by the Yun family, and it was Chen Chengcai who went over to peek through the crack in the door out of curiosity!
If this matter were switched between her and Chen Chengcai, Zhou Cuihua would definitely not say that Chen Chengcai was scheming!
But she didn't dare say these words out loud.
After Zhou Cuihua finished speaking, she threw down the bowl of pickles and walked out. For some reason, she suddenly felt a chill on her back.
At the Yun family, as soon as Zhao Zhilan brought Baoya and Yun Chenglu into the house, they saw Yang Daguang sitting in the main room with Yun Sanlang.
Seeing them come back, Yun Sanlang called out, "Mom, you're back. Hunter Yang said he came to thank Xiao Baoya."
Yun Sanlang didn't know that Baoya had saved Yang the Hunter's wife Wu Dongmei, and was a little confused, but when he saw someone coming to thank his daughter, he poured her a glass of water and told her to wait until his mother brought Baoya and the others back before telling him about it.
When Yang Daguang saw them coming back, he immediately stood up from his chair and said, "Auntie, you were so busy leaving before, so I don't have much to thank you for. Today I went hunting in the mountains and was lucky enough to catch some wild rabbits, so I brought them to you."
"My wife got poisoned by eating wild mushrooms, and her bowels are blocked. If Baoya hadn't helped her, I don't know what she would have done. Consider these rabbits a token of our appreciation!"
As he spoke, he handed over the four rabbits in his hand.
"Baoya." Zhao Zhilan patted Baoya's shoulder and asked for her opinion. After all, it was Baoya who saved the person. Whether to accept the thank-you gift depends on her own choice.
Xiao Baoya tilted her head to look at the two hares, then shifted her gaze to look at Yang Daguang, who had a sincere and honest look on his face.
After thinking about it, she nodded and stretched out her hand to take it: "Thank you, Uncle Yang. But saving Aunt Wu is what I should do."
When Yang Daguang saw that she accepted it, he breathed a sigh of relief. If someone didn't accept his gift, he would always feel guilty.
"Baoya is so good. When you have time, go play with Huzi and ask your Aunt Wu to cook game for you." He said with a naive smile.
"Okay!" Xiao Baoya nodded obediently.
"Well, old lady, I'll be leaving now." Yang Daguang said, turned around and was about to leave.
But Xiao Baoya stopped him: "Uncle Yang, wait a minute!"
Yang Daguang stopped, not knowing what the little girl was going to do.
He turned his head and looked at Zhao Zhilan, who smiled at him.
Yang Daguang didn't think much about it and was stunned for a while.
After a while, Baoya came back running with a small basket in her hand.
She held the small basket in her hands and raised it in front of Yang Daguang, saying in a clear voice, "Uncle Yang, my tofu is delicious. I'll give it back to you. I also have some bacon and sausages that my mother made a few days ago!"
She knew that Uncle Yang's family was not doing well, and two wild rabbits could allow the family to eat better, but Uncle Yang would definitely be sad if he didn't accept the gift.
So she accepted the gift and returned the favor, and that was all!
Yang Daguang was a little stunned by her, but he quickly understood her intentions.
The tall and strong man sniffed, took the basket from Baoya and weighed it. The basket was heavy.
"Thank you for your kindness, uncle."
Zhao Zhilan watched from the side and gave Baoya a relieved smile.
The little girl was smart. When she came to interact with her neighbors, she would always find a way to return the food or other things given to her by others.
As the saying goes, there should be give and take, and only such stable relationship between neighbors and fellow villagers can be stable in the long run.
Unexpectedly, little Baoya learned it after watching it.
Yang Daguang happily carried the basket away. Yun Sanlang picked up Xiao Baoya and held her high up and spun around.
"Dad is busy in the fields all day, he doesn't even know how great our Baoya is!"
"Daddy is busy working all day to make money and support the family. Baoya wants to be like him!"
"Hahaha, daddy's little darling girl!" Yun Sanlang laughed.
He let little Baoya ride on his neck and ran circles in the front yard, and the two of them giggled together.
He Chunxiu was cooking in the yard, looking at the frivolous father and daughter with a helpless look on her face.
After enough of the fuss, Yun Sanlang put Baoya down, took out ten copper coins from his purse and stuffed them into Baoya's hand.
"Here, it's what Dad made from selling tofu. Take it for pocket money."
The Yun family made tofu for Ke Laixiang every day, and there would be some left over. The men from the three families would take turns carrying it out to sell, and they would keep the money they earned.
Baoya looked at the copper coins in her little hand, then looked up at her father's serious face and chuckled.
Her father is a simple and honest man. He doesn't know how to love her and just gives her money.
But she is still a child and can't spend it at all.
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