Old Huang rolled his eyes. "You talk as if you're the only smart one. I've already planned it out. I'll just try to spend as little money as possible."
“Yes,” Huang Lao Er nodded repeatedly. “You don’t know the value of firewood and rice until you’re in charge of the household. Our mother has been traumatized, so we brothers need to stay clear-headed and hold on. Don’t let good things blind you.”
After the two brothers left, Jiang Nuan crouched down and quietly left when no one was paying attention.
With little money left in the house, she felt extremely insecure and needed to find a way to earn more money as soon as possible.
"Mother, where are you going?" As soon as Jiang Nuan opened the door, she heard a melodious voice.
Instantly, her shoulders slumped.
"Little Five, your mother didn't go anywhere, she just wanted to go for a walk outside."
“Mother is lying,” Xiao Wu said, mimicking Jiang Nuan’s crouching posture as she walked over. “Mother walks like this because she doesn’t want to be discovered. She must be planning to do something bad.”
Jiang Nuan: ...
Jiang Nuan patted Xiao Wu's head and gave him a loving smile. "Xiao Wu is overthinking it. I've always been law-abiding and helpful. I never do anything bad."
"Really?" Xiao Wu's eyes were full of doubt, then he tilted his head and said, "Every time Fourth Brother walks like this, he's secretly doing something bad."
"Huang Xiaosi did something bad?" Jiang Nuan's heart jumped instantly. "What bad thing did he do?"
“There are so many,” Xiao Wu counted on his fingers. “Three months ago, he pulled up Aunt Chunhua’s radishes. Two months ago, he stole Widow Qian’s bellyband that was hanging on the tree. A month ago, he put firecrackers in a pile of cow dung and threw it into Lai Zi’s house. There are many more, but I can’t remember them all.”
"Huang Xiaosi," Jiang Nuan gritted her teeth, "come here and die!"
"Mom, what's wrong?" Huang Xiaosi poked his head out of the room. "What do you need me to do?"
"Move a long bench, bend over and lie on it with your butt sticking out."
"Mom," Huang Xiaosi instinctively covered his bottom, looking at Jiang Nuan warily, "What are you trying to do?"
hehe……
With a cold laugh, Jiang Nuan spat out two words through gritted teeth, "I'll slap you!"
"Slap me? What did I do?" Huang Xiaosi felt wronged. He had been very well-behaved lately, doing nothing but staying home with Fatty.
“Tell me what you did,” Jiang Nuanxiong walked over and grabbed Huang Xiaosi’s ear. “You pulled up Aunt Chunhua’s radishes, stole the widow’s undergarment, and threw firecrackers at Lai Zi’s house… I really didn’t realize you had such great abilities. Why didn’t you just tear down the roof of Old Huang’s house?”
“Mother,” Huang Xiaosi first gave Xiaowu a sharp look, then begged for mercy, “I can explain. Aunt Chunhua called Fatty a bastard and a jinx; Widow Qian cheated on her husband, and that undergarment was a code; that good-for-nothing Lai Zi bullies people everywhere, I’m just taking revenge.”
"So you think you're right?" Jiang Nuan laughed angrily. "You little brat who hasn't even grown all his feathers yet, what revenge could you possibly take? If someone finds out, who can you beat? If you're bullied, why don't you go to your parents? Have you been a mother all these years just to freeload?"
“Mother,” Huang Xiaosi smiled ingratiatingly, “This is such a small matter, how can you do it yourself? That would cause many deaths and injuries. I can do it myself.”
"Fifth Aunt," the fat man said as he came out of the room with his head down, "It was my fault. Xiao Si did all this to help me get revenge."
"You think you can escape?" Jiang Nuan glanced at him indifferently. "Come here, lie down with me."
"Mom, no!" Huang Xiaosi looked at Jiang Nuan pitifully. "I'm all grown up now, it's so embarrassing to get a spanking!"
"I have to beat them," Jiang Nuan glared at the two of them fiercely. "You don't even use your brains when you do things. You don't know what you should or shouldn't do. If I don't teach you a lesson today, I might be collecting your corpses one day!"
“Mother, that’s impossible,” Huang Xiaosi took a few steps back and said with certainty, “You have a notorious reputation in Huangjiakou, they wouldn’t dare to do anything to me.”
He's so young, even Aunt Chunhua can't beat him. If it weren't for his mother, how could he possibly run off and cause trouble?
"Infamous?" Jiang Nuan pointed at herself in disbelief. "You mean me?"
“Mom is really something,” Xiao Wu interjected from the side. “Mom always walks around Huangjiakou with her head held high. No one can scold her, and no one dares to hit her.”
"Why?" Jiang Nuan asked, puzzled. "Is it because of your uncle?"
“No,” Xiao Wu shook his head, “because Mother’s body is too weak, and if she gets hurt, they will have to pay for her.”
“Yes,” Huang Xiaosi said with a smile, “If we can’t out-argue our mother and don’t dare to hit her, then we can only let her walk sideways, and as a result, no one in our family dares to bully us.”
The two people's words made Jiang Nuan feel dizzy for a moment.
She suddenly remembered something Old Mrs. Huang had said: "She's gentle with her family, thankfully not with strangers."
Jiang Shi always manages to surprise her just when she thinks she understands her completely, leaving her completely stunned.
She never imagined that this weak body could become the village bully of Huangjiakou!
They still rely on this weak body that can't even lift a chicken.
Jiang Nuan smacked her lips, savoring these words, and suddenly felt a sense of having reached the pinnacle of life.
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