Lin Chen glanced in the direction of the new house. The main structure of the house had been built, and the doors and windows were also finished. After the beams were raised, the tiles would be laid, then the doors and windows would be installed, and the house would be simply plastered.
In the past, the ceremony for raising the roof beam was very complicated, involving ancestor worship and burning incense. Later, it was gradually simplified into setting off firecrackers and throwing dough cakes.
Flatbread is a type of leavened biscuit made from dough, and it can usually be bought at supply and marketing cooperatives.
When throwing the flatbread, several kilograms of flatbread were placed in a basket, lifted onto the roof beam, and then scattered downwards when firecrackers were set off.
Adults and children came over to join in the fun and started picking things up from the ground.
These are all rare snacks.
Some families, being hospitable, will also add candy and peanuts.
There are also rules about who receives these things; some carry basins, some carry teacups, and the most exaggerated ones carry umbrellas.
He opened a large umbrella, grabbed the top and held it upside down, stood under the roof beam, and put everything into the umbrella, allowing him to return home laden with goods.
Those who couldn't receive the calls would scold him, saying, "Take so many calls, you'll be stuffed to death."
There's a way to deal with this kind of person: when sprinkling, try to grab the sprinkling with your hands and throw it as far as possible to ensure that the sprinkling is evenly distributed.
While they were laughing and chatting, they didn't notice that Lin Zhoushi had just eaten half a bowl of braised pork and gone to sleep in the north wing.
She has been taking care of herself lately and can't speak, so everyone has almost ignored her presence.
Someone placed that bowl of braised pork on the table.
Wang Xiufen was kind-hearted. Not only did she cook for her, but she would also occasionally bring some cooked meat and vegetables and put them on the table.
Today, there was a bowl of braised pork on the table. She naturally assumed that Wang Xiufen had brought it over again. She ate a small portion of the bowl and put the rest into the cupboard.
She had been lying in bed for a short time when her stomach began to cramp, she broke out in a cold sweat, and she had no strength to get up. She tried to call for help, but her mouth felt like it was glued shut, and she could only make extremely weak sounds.
She stared with her yellowish eyes, silently battling the pain, unable to understand why her stomach hurt. Could it be that Wang Xiufen had added something to the meat she was eating?
Given her past actions, it was only right to poison her!
At this moment, Lin Tao returned to the east wing looking dejected and plopped down on the bed.
I lost again playing cards with Shuanzi, losing more than 20 yuan. He said if I didn't pay him back soon, he would come to my house and move my things.
He was anxious to find some money, so he thought of Ma Huijuan.
Ma Huijuan and Shuanzi have a close relationship. If she just steps in and sleeps with him, the gambling debt can be forgiven!
If one nap isn't enough, then two.
What can I use to coax her?
By the way, the neighbors next door are building a house recently, and they keep sending meat to the old lady's house.
He peeked into the cupboard and sure enough, there was more than half a bowl of braised pork.
He quickly hid the bowl in his clothes and took it away.
When Ma Huijuan entered the house, he obsequiously brought out the meat.
"Eat it while it's hot, Shuanzi asked me to bring it to you."
"Did Shuanzi really bring this meat over?"
Ma Huijuan felt that this bowl looked familiar.
Lin Tao patted his chest and boasted, "Nonsense. He said he wanted to see you tonight and even made you braised pork. But I secretly ate some, and I gave you the rest."
"We agreed that you'd give me half of the money you got from Shuanzi."
Ma Huijuan took the meat, looking disgusted.
"You lost at cards again, didn't you? You're such a loser."
Hearing that he had eaten the meat in the bowl, Ma Huijuan no longer doubted it and picked up her chopsticks to eat.
In no time, she finished the whole bowl of meat.
Soon, her stomach began to hurt intensely, and only then did she remember to ask:
"Did you get this braised pork from your grandma?"
Feeling guilty, Lin Tao forced out a sentence through gritted teeth: "No, that's not it~"
Ma Huijuan realized he was lying, and picked up a broom and hit him with it:
"Tell me, did you take it from the milk?"
As Lin Tao stepped aside, he admitted, "So what if I took it from her? Ma Huijuan, don't be ungrateful. You should be grateful that I'm trying to appease you like this!"
At this moment, Ma Huijuan had no strength left. Sweat poured down her pale face as she spoke in a weak voice:
"Quickly call someone! There's rat poison in the braised pork!"
"What?"
Lin Tao's pupils dilated. Was it rat poison again?
"Help! Someone, come quick! I'm in danger!"
He shouted outside.
Upon hearing the cries for help, Zhang Lei and the others rushed over immediately.
"What's wrong with her?" Everyone saw Ma Huijuan foaming at the mouth and hurriedly asked what was wrong.
Lin Tao scratched his head and impatiently recounted what had happened. He explained that he had tried to appease Ma Huijuan, then went to Grandma's to get a bowl of braised pork, but who knew it would turn out like this.
After saying that, he exclaimed to Ma Huijuan, "How did you know there was rat poison in the meat? Did they want to poison the milk so you would accidentally eat it?"
Good heavens, what is going on?
Lin Tao ran out and roared at Lin Chen:
"Did you serve the braised pork to Grandma? You look like upright gentlemen on the surface, but your hearts are so wicked!"
Lin Chen was suddenly offended, so he stepped forward, grabbed the man's collar, and lifted him up:
"Lin Tao, what are you yelling about? What braised pork? We just stewed chicken today, where did you get braised pork?"
Seeing that the two brothers were about to fight, Zhang Lei rushed over to break them up:
"Don't act impulsively, let's clarify things first, let me explain it to you..."
He and the others began to analyze the situation.
Zhao Ergou grinned wickedly as he looked at Ma Huijuan's pained expression.
Ma Huijuan, forcing herself to move, crawled to the threshold of the gate and weakly spoke:
"Please, I beg you! I made the braised pork! Please save me!"
Jiang Ning, who had been observing coldly from the sidelines, now understood everything. It turned out that Ma Huijuan had intended to poison the old woman, but she had accidentally ingested the poison herself and was now on the verge of death. And what about the old woman...?
She quickly reminded Lin Chen.
Lin Chen's face darkened, and he rushed into the north wing.
Then Jiang Ning, Wang Xiufen, and others also ran inside.
At this moment, the old lady was staring at the sky, her gaze unfocused, filled with fear, helplessness, and confusion.
Despite having little affection for the old lady, Lin Chen still frowned with sadness.
Wang Xiufen knelt beside the old lady's bed and burst into tears.
"Mom, hang in there, we'll help you detoxify."
She instructed Lin Chen to quickly give the old lady water.
Jiang Ning quickly fetched a vat of water, adding spiritual spring water to it. Whether she could be brought back to life depended on her own fate.
The old woman had already lost the will to live.
No matter how Lin Chen tried to force-feed her water, very little went down her throat; the rest flowed out of her mouth.
She had heard everything that was happening outside. It turned out that Ma Huijuan wanted to kill her.
This is her retribution!
She has let Wang Xiufen and her family down so badly, how can she have the face to live in this world!
But the thought that Ma Huijuan was having an affair with some random man made her unwilling to die like this.
With her last ounce of strength, she managed to utter a sound from her throat.
This time, she was actually able to speak...
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