Chapter 23 Qian Junjie, are you sick?
Mrs. Lu was thin and weak, and the slap took all her strength. She couldn't stand and fell to the ground.
“Ah, ah, ah…”
She hit her grandson.
Chen Baoer pouted in pain, tears streaming down his face. He was picked up by his mother and cried, "It hurts, huhu."
Sun Mei was so distressed that she hugged her son and cursed, "Blind old woman, are you crazy? You're suppressing Bao'er. The Chen family will be extinct!"
"I didn't mean to, I didn't see Bao'er behind me..." Mrs. Lu stood up hurriedly, her face hurting so much and her heart was panicking. She couldn't see, so she reached out her hand anxiously, trying to coax her precious grandson.
"roll!"
"Don't even think about harming my son! Bao'er, this blind old woman is not good to you. Don't call her grandma anymore. Do you hear me? If you listen, I'll buy you some candy."
Sun Mei pushed her away and yelled.
Chen Baoer wiped her tears and asked with sobs, "If not grandma, what should I call her?"
"Call her the blind old woman!" Sun Mei said without hesitation, "Tell her to go away, and I'll buy you some candy."
Chen Baoer lowered his head and hesitated for a long time. Then he looked at his mother's face and remembered the candies that could only be eaten during the Chinese New Year. He shouted, "Blind old woman, get out! I want my mother to buy me candy."
Mrs. Lu's breath was choked. The words "blind old woman" and "get out" made her whole body tense up and she couldn't believe it.
"Bao'er, is grandma not nice to you?"
"Okay! But Bao'er wants to eat candy~" Chen Bao'er lowered her head. In her little head, she knew that it was not nice to say that to her grandmother, but... "Blind old woman, don't you love me? Then if I tell you to get out, then get out. I want to eat candy!"
He tossed his legs around.
Chen Wu couldn't stand it any longer, so he helped Lu up, touched his nose, and smiled awkwardly: "Mom, the child is just joking, why don't you go out first?"
Hear this.
Lu limped out. She had walked out of this house countless times, but she had never felt as cold-hearted as she did now. She bumped into things but didn't even try to hide. She just left the house and headed towards the mountains...
Chen Wu lay on the bed irritably and complained.
"Why are you scolding her?"
"If you want to show your filial piety, then go out and work to earn money to support your son. There's an extra mouth to feed at home for no reason. Doesn't that cost money? I owe you a thousand taels. What should I do?" Sun Mei sat on the edge of the bed, hugged her son and cried, "Is there any way I can live? Why is my life so miserable?"
Chen Wuteng sat up suddenly.
He kicked her to the ground, "You deserve it! Did I force you to sign this contract? If you had treated Jiusu well, you wouldn't just owe me a thousand taels. You would have earned enough. If you keep yelling, get out of here and get lost!"
Sun Mei looked back sadly and wiped her tears with her sleeves.
"At that time, I was attracted by your brother because he was a hunter..."
"Then why don't you marry him?" Chen Wu was furious. He got out of bed and beat the woman out. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He smashed the house to pieces. He couldn't compare to Chen Zhao? Yes, he couldn't compare to her, so what? "You stinky bitch, if you dare to say I can't compare to Chen Zhao again, I'll kill you."
Sun Mei gritted her teeth and took her son back to her parents' home.
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At the foot of the mountain.
Jiusu is picking okra. This should be the last batch, so he wants to pick more this time.
Having someone following behind you is not a big deal.
After all, that person knows nothing. Even if you recreate how to "dry" okra in front of him one by one, he won't be able to imitate it.
Qian Junjie frowned and said dissatisfiedly, "What are you looking at? Are you looking down on me? This young master doesn't look down on you at all. Picking this kind of green stuff at the foot of the mountain, how much money can it be worth if you sell it? No wonder you are a country woman. Why don't you kneel on the ground and call me brother a few times? Maybe I can reward you with a few taels of silver."
He crossed his arms over his chest, a provocative look in his eyes, and stamped his feet on the ground, as if waiting for Jiusu to kneel down.
"Oh, you are not a country woman, you are a noble young man from a wealthy family. Then may I ask what this thing is, Mr. Qian?" Jiusu picked up the okra and asked with raised eyebrows.
Qian Junjie said disdainfully, "Isn't it just okra? Its leaves are eaten by inferior people. This young master wants to vomit after taking a bite."
Jiusu asked again: "Do you know its use?"
"What's it for? Isn't it just for eating?" Qian Junjie put down his hands, letting them hang naturally at his sides, frowning slightly, as if he was confused. Besides eating, what else can it be used for? "You don't even know this, do you?"
Jiusu picked okra and smiled faintly.
"There's more than one way to take it. Besides, it's also a medicinal herb. It can soothe sore throats, relieve stranguria, promote lactation, and regulate menstruation... What, Young Master Qian, don't you know?"
"I, I'm not studying medicine." Qian Junjie was humiliated again and again by these few words. His face flushed and he looked away.
Jiusu's hand paused.
Her voice was deep, "What has Mr. Qian achieved in his life? He can't save people, he only hurts them. Does he enjoy being scolded? You don't have to be angry. After all, you have nothing. There's nothing to be angry about."
Qian Junjie's eyes widened. He had been scolded and complimented before, but no one had ever told him this.
That feeling of ridicule and indifference filled his heart.
He held back his anger and said, "Aren't you the teacher my father hired? If you know how to do it, you can teach me."
"Pick okra." Jiusu handed the bamboo basket to Qian Junjie. "It's such a simple thing, you should be able to do it, right?"
Qian Junjie raised his head, snatched the bamboo basket, and plucked okra frantically as if to vent his anger. He was like an okra crusher. His tone was quick and firm, "Of course I can, but will others like me just by picking okra?"
Jiusu sat on a rock to rest, watching him busying around. He soon picked a basket full of fruits, and then handed him another basket.
"No one likes you for no reason, except your parents."
Qian Junjie muttered to himself, then filled another basket. Looking at the empty basket in Jiusu's hand, he lost all his energy and shouted to the sky, "How many baskets did you bring?"
"There are three more." Jiusu pointed to the stacked bamboo baskets, smiled politely, and clenched his fists. "Keep going."
Qian Junjie picked more and walked up the mountain. He actually fell in love with this feeling of exhaustion and fulfillment. It was happier than lying at home. Thinking of this, he shook his head suddenly, slapped his face lightly, and murmured: "Qian Junjie, are you sick?"
Suddenly, a voice came from my ear.
His back stiffened and cold sweat broke out. What could be on this mountain? Of course it must be a ferocious beast. No, it couldn't be a tiger or something like that, right?
Qian Junjie took a deep breath, turned around quickly, raised the basket above his head, but saw an old man fell down and seemed to have difficulty getting up. He turned and left, but Jiusu's words echoed in his mind.
"You can't save people, you only hurt them. Do you feel happy when people scold you?"
Are you happy? Not happy!
He rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the old woman. When he got closer, he found that it was the blind old woman from before. Humph, today, I will save her!
"Aren't you Jiusu's mother-in-law? Where are you going?"
"Oh." Mrs. Lu retracted her hand, rejecting his kindness. She staggered to her feet and said, "I'll go to the back mountain."
Qian Junjie scratched his head and asked, "What are you going to do in the back mountain?"
Mrs. Lu spoke calmly, took a deep breath, and continued to crawl and roll forward.
"Go to hell."
"Go to hell." Qian Junjie was so confused from picking okra that he repeated it. Looking at her resolute back, he finally realized, "Go to hell? Are you crazy? Let's go find Jiusu!"
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