Chapter 148 Envy, Jealousy and Hatred
The news that Chen Qingqing had made sugar quickly spread throughout Nanshan Village.
The villagers were all curious and gathered outside the yard, sticking their heads out to look inside.
The refreshing and light aroma of sugar in the air is intoxicating.
For a while, the sounds of jealousy, envy and surprise were endless.
"I didn't expect sugar to smell like this. It smells so good."
"Yeah, I didn't realize Qing girl had this ability. I've lived for most of my life and have never heard of making sugar from vegetables. It's unbelievable."
"What good deeds did the Zhanshan couple do in their past lives to have such a capable daughter? They're definitely going to get rich!"
"Of course, sugar is a rare commodity, and its price is ridiculously high. If I sell this in town, I'll become a millionaire in less than half a year."
"Oh, then Zhanshan will become a rich man."
"Yes, this is all thanks to Qing girl. If they didn't have such a capable girl, their family would have to beg for food."
"That's right. Don't you think Qing has become a different person? She used to be listless and would bow her head to everyone she met, crying at the slightest provocation. But since the separation, her life has been getting better and better."
"What's so strange about this? If someone gets rich, they'll even have big gold ingots stumbling over them when they walk. I think Qing girl is a blessed person."
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Old Mrs. Chen in the crowd had red eyes from envy, and she was so angry that her back teeth were broken.
Damn girl, I didn't expect she had such ability.
If I had known that beets were used to make sugar, I would have stolen a few bags last night and made some sugar to satisfy my craving.
Once you lose an opportunity, it will never come back. I guess it will be hard to steal it in the future.
It's all because of that brainless old man who made him steal beets, but he went into the mountains to save people like a fool.
What does saving people have to do with him? He can't even tell which is more important. He's just a brainless old fool.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and the angrier she became, the more upset she became.
Seeing Old Man Chen stretching his neck to look inside, he was so angry that he raised his hand and hit him.
He gritted his teeth and cursed, "You old bastard, what are you looking at with your turtle head stretched out? It's all your fault."
Old Man Chen was stunned for a moment, somewhat confused, "Why are you hitting me? I didn't provoke you!"
"You still have the nerve to say that! If you hadn't gone out like that last night, we could have had some candy too."
"Oh my old woman, so this is what you are talking about!" Old man Chen frowned, feeling dissatisfied. He had lived for most of his life, but this damn old woman's greedy habit had never changed, and now she was blaming him.
If he hadn't stolen the beets to satisfy her craving, he wouldn't have been forced to go to the Wild Wolf Valley in the middle of the night to suffer that bastard's torture. Now his old waist is still aching!
Although I was indignant, I didn't dare to say anything. I could only swallow my anger and carefully defend myself.
"Old woman, you can't blame me. Who knew I would run into Wu Baoan last night? If I hadn't gone to find Zhan Liang, what would the villagers say about me? I'm doing this for the sake of our family's reputation."
Although she knew that what he said made sense, Old Lady Chen still felt unhappy. She rolled her eyes at him fiercely and kept on pestering him.
"I'm not saying anything bad about you, you've done a lot of petty thefts in the past, but you're getting dumber as you get older.
Why don't you avoid them? Even if you meet them, you won't tell a lie. You have to be stupid enough to follow them up the mountain.
Just do whatever you are told to do. A fool like you deserves to be exhausted to death. No one will pity you."
Old Man Chen was annoyed by the nagging. "You, you're going too far. It's just that I didn't get to eat the beets, but you're such a fool! I'm your husband, how dare you treat me like that?"
Hearing this, Old Lady Chen was furious. "How dare you call me your master? Even a male dog is better than you!"
"Well, then go find the dog!"
"You old man, you've become more capable now, don't you think I'll spank you?"
"I, I, I don't want to bother with you." Old Man Chen's heart trembled. He knew that he had said the wrong thing. He was afraid that it would make Old Lady Chen angry and she would hit him without caring about anything. That would be embarrassing, so he hurriedly moved closer to Chen Ruolan.
At this moment, Chen Ruolan was jealous and mad. Why did this damn girl have such ability? It was like she had become a different person.
First, he cured people's illnesses, then he dug up ginseng, and now he's made sugar out of a bunch of ugly lumps.
Is this damn girl born to be rich?
Can you learn anything without any teacher and master it in one go?
Impossible, absolutely impossible,
She is just a worthless person. Why is she better than Chen Ruolan in every way?
She gnashed her teeth in hatred, and when she looked up, she saw Old Lady Chen glaring at her with her teeth bared. Chen Ruolan rolled her eyes at her in anger.
"Grandma, please calm down for a moment. My grandpa is already an old man, and you still want to beat him up at every turn. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
"He just deserves a beating!" Old Mrs. Chen resisted and did not take action, but the anger in her heart could not be dissipated, and she could not help complaining, "It is a bad luck for eight lifetimes to be married to this wimp like him. Nothing can satisfy anyone."
Old Man Chen found this particularly irritating and immediately retorted, "If you have the ability, why don't you find someone who satisfies you? You look so ugly, who else but me would be blind?"
"You, you old fool, I really give you face."
Seeing that the old couple was about to quarrel again, Chen Ruolan stamped her foot in anger, "Shut up, are you two going to stop? If you have the guts, go find my uncle and argue with him. What's the point of showing off your skills here?"
Old Mrs. Chen shut up in frustration and ignored Old Man Chen. She stretched her neck and glanced into the yard. "Ruolan, do you think that damn girl really made some sugar?"
Chen Ruolan's eyes were filled with jealousy. "It should be right. The smell coming out is the smell of sugar."
"Oh, this smells really good, but I don't know what it tastes like?" Old Mrs. Chen sniffed hard.
Old Man Chen couldn't help but say, "It should be similar to sweet straw, and taste sweet."
"I didn't know it was sweet, why are you so nosy?" Old Mrs. Chen rolled her eyes at him. "If you care about me, go into the yard and steal a couple of beets for me."
Old man Chen shook his head and said, "No, no, the villagers are watching us."
After saying that, he turned to Chen Ruolan and said, "Ruolan, quickly persuade your grandmother not to think about stealing the beets. It's really difficult to do it now."
"Grandpa, my grandma is right. You have to go into the yard and take a look."
"Huh? You want me to steal beets too?"
"What are you talking about, stealing beets? You're getting more and more confused as you get older." Chen Ruolan had an idea. If Chen Qingqing could do it, she could do it too. Maybe she could do it even better...
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