Chapter 17 Surprise
Yang Jinsheng quickly stepped forward and covered his mother's mouth, "Mom, please keep your voice down so no one can hear you."
Seeing this, Sun Erni became even more worried. "Woo woo," she took her hand away from her mouth and asked in a low voice, "Did you really steal it? How dare you guys be so bold? What if... Oh my, it would be a sin~"
Jiang Xinbai saw that her mother-in-law had misunderstood, so she quickly explained, "Mom, I didn't steal it. I picked it from the mountain."
Sun Erni's worried expression disappeared and she asked, "You really didn't steal it?"
"Mom, you are so funny. Where did you steal it? It was picked on the hill near Xiaobai's mother's home. We carried it back with great difficulty. Just now, it hid in the toilet for a long time. It suffocated me."
Yang Jinsheng looked at his mother with dissatisfaction. What kind of things were they saying? Did they look like the kind of people who would steal things?
"Ouch, it's my fault, blame me. Let me see what's going on. I didn't see it clearly just now." Sun Erni was about to squat down to take a closer look.
"Mom, don't look at it yet. Is there any food? We haven't eaten anything since lunch. We are starving." Yang Jinsheng was so hungry that he had eaten several raw chestnuts, but it was no use.
At this time, the doors of several other rooms also opened, and the people inside poked their heads out, "Mom, is Jinsheng back?"
Li Huifen's eyes were the brightest. She came up immediately when she saw the fertilizer bag on the ground. "Wow, so many chestnuts, Jinsheng, where did you two buy them? And persimmons, what are these small ones?"
Sun Erni rolled her eyes at her and said, "Be gentle, are you afraid that others won't know?"
Li Huifen quickly covered her mouth when she saw this. She didn't react for a moment!
Yang Jinwei squatted down, took a closer look, and smiled, "Jinsheng, where did you get this? Is this a rattan pear? Well, it's still raw. We need to keep it for a while."
"Huifen, Qiuyan, go and heat up the rice. Be gentle. Jinsheng and Xiaobai haven't eaten yet." Sun Erni directed her two daughters-in-law to do the work, while she squatted down and separated the things in the bags.
"You have collected quite a lot of chestnuts, probably about fifty pounds, right?" Sun Erni looked happy. Chestnuts are good. They can be stored for ten days or half a month, and can be used as a staple food.
"Yeah, I guess so." Jiang Xinbai nodded.
"Come, the food is ready. Jinsheng Xiaobai, come and eat." Li Huifen was holding two bowls of rice, and Su Qiuyan behind her was holding a plate of dishes and put them on the table.
Jiang Xinbai and the other man didn't have time to talk, they just buried their heads in eating, but they were starving to death.
Li Huifen was anxious. Judging from her mother-in-law's expression, these chestnuts were definitely not bought. Who would be so kind to buy so many chestnuts at once? They must have been picked. Naturally, she wanted to know.
"Xiaobai, where did you pick these chestnuts? Do you have any left? I have nothing to do tomorrow, why don't I go pick them with you?" As soon as Li Huifen finished speaking, the whole family's eyes were focused on Jiang Xinbai.
Yang Jinsheng sneered, "Sister-in-law, why are you thinking so beautifully? This was all given up by my mother-in-law and her family. The chestnut tree was discovered by Xiaobai's family. It's okay for us to pick the chestnuts the first time, but we probably won't be able to do so in the future."
Hearing what Yang Jinsheng said, everyone showed disappointed expressions, ah, it’s a one-time thing.
But Li Huifen refused to do so. She rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Look at what Jinsheng said. The trees on this mountain are all ownerless. Why should we distinguish whose they belong to? You also know that Xiaobai doesn't have a food ration. Food at home is already a bit tight. We can go pick some chestnuts to make up for it."
Jiang Xinbai was unhappy when he heard this, "Sister-in-law..."
Yang Jinsheng pulled his wife and said, "Sister-in-law, please don't bully us because we don't understand. We paid five yuan more, plus the chestnuts we brought back today, it's enough for Xiaobai. Don't make trouble."
Jiang Xinbai also explained, "Mom and Dad, it's not that I don't want to take my eldest sister-in-law to pick chestnuts. There weren't many on the mountain to begin with. This time, my fifth sister and I went back together, along with my two sisters-in-law at home, so we plucked all the chestnut trees bare. Besides, I'm already married, and it would be very noticeable if I often go back to the village and go up the mountain."
Yang Fugui nodded, "Xiao Bai is right, that's not appropriate, if we get caught it'll be troublesome."
"That's right. Today we walked all the way up the mountain to the town, and had to wait until dark to catch the last bus home. We didn't even dare to go home for fear of being seen, so we hid in the public toilet. It was so painful." Yang Jinsheng is not a person who would make silent contributions. When he heard his father say this, he immediately complained.
"That's right, Huifen, don't worry about it. Come, give me a hand and put the chestnuts in our room, right next to Xiumin's bed. Leave them there for a while, and they will be sweet when you eat them."
"What about the persimmons and rattan pears? Where should we put them? Why not put them in my room? I still have room there." Su Qiuyan asked, looking at the persimmons on the ground.
Sun Erni waved her hands, "No need, just put it in the rice jar and keep it covered. No one of you is allowed to steal any. I'm counting it."
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A few days later, after get off work, Yang Jinsheng walked in from outside the yard pushing a brand new bicycle, with a happy face.
"Hey, Jinsheng, did you buy a bicycle? It's really nice." The old men and women who were chatting on the first floor quickly gathered around him.
"It's Phoenix brand, it doesn't look cheap."
"It cost me one hundred and sixty yuan, but it was worth it, hehe." Yang Jinsheng raised his head with a proud look on his face.
"Oh, that's more than that. We have to add the bicycle ticket. Tickets are hard to come by now. They're sold for fifty or sixty per ticket. That's over two hundred yuan. Jinsheng, you're willing to spend money."
"But why don't you buy a 28-inch truck? Why buy a small one?" Some people were puzzled. They had already spent the money, so why not buy a big one?
Yang Jinsheng smiled, "Look at what you said. My wife also wants to ride one. The 28-inch bicycle is too big for her and she falls easily. Let's buy a smaller one so that we can ride it."
"Well, Jinsheng still knows how to love his wife."
Jiang Xinbai, who was standing on the second floor corridor, looked down and said with a smile, "Jinsheng, go home for dinner."
Yang Jinsheng looked up at his wife and smiled, "Okay, right away, everyone. I have to go back first." Then he carried his bicycle and walked upstairs.
"Why move the bicycle upstairs? Why not put it downstairs? How could it be stolen?" Someone said jealously. Seeing that Yang Jinsheng treasured the bicycle, he must have been afraid that they would touch it, so he hid it at home.
"Hey, you're such an interesting person. You've been enjoying your new car for a few days. Besides, it's over 200 yuan, so why not keep it well?"
Li Huifen saw her brother-in-law pushing a bicycle into the house and was stunned for a moment, "Jinsheng? Where did you get this bicycle? Did you buy it?"
Yang Jinsheng nodded, "Of course I bought it. Who would dare to lend me a new bicycle?"
"Where did you get the money?" Li Huifen's face changed, and she immediately turned to look at her mother-in-law, "Mom, you..."
"Bullshit! Don't put the blame on me." Sun Erni cursed at Li Huifen before she could finish her words.
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