Chapter 50: Hare Fur Boots
Xia Juanjuan felt a little relieved.
This time, the wild boar meat was only distributed in Qingshui Village, and she did not leave any extra for Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru.
Looking at the bacon and sausage hanging from the eaves, she thought that the ones she brought for them last time should be almost eaten, so she cut off a pound of bacon and two pieces of sausage, and took out a pound of white flour and a pound of sweet potato flour from the space, planning to go back to her parents' home.
After Lin Yuru sent her wild rabbit fur once last time, she sent her fur two or three more times and taught her how to make wild rabbit fur boots for the three kids and herself.
She tried it on with the furry rabbit fur facing inside and found it very warm.
The three little ones were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling, looking at the new boots on their little feet with sparkling eyes.
Xiao Wu and Bei Bei wore them when they went out, and proudly showed off to the two girls from the third wife's family and other children in the village that these boots were made of rabbit skin by their grandfather. Li Huan Huan, Li Ying Ying and other children of the same age were almost crying with envy.
Xia Juanjuan did not give any special gift in return, mainly because she was afraid that Lin Yuru was cowardly and that Li Cuihua would come and scold and pressure her, so the things she gave her would probably be taken away by Li Cuihua.
Therefore, Xia Juanjuan decided to send some food to them when she thought they had almost finished eating.
Of course, we won’t send too much or too expensive things. We will also send things like sweet potato flour and corn flour that we usually eat.
Although Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru were the original owner's parents, she had no intention of revealing the matter of the space to them.
Just as he was about to go out, Lin Yuru came in first.
This time, I brought two hare skins to Xia Juanjuan and asked her to keep them and make a close-fitting vest.
Xia Juanjuan was too lazy to run, so she gave the things directly to Lin Yuru and asked her to take them back.
Lin Yuru saw the bacon and sausage made from wild boar, and quickly pushed them back, whispering, "Keep these two! You have three growing kids here, so let them eat more meat so they can grow stronger. Your father and I have no shortage of meat!"
You forget that he's a great rabbit trapper! He was so happy when he heard about the big wild boar you caught in the trap that he said it was his hunting talent.
Now that it’s winter and he’s free, he either works as a bricklayer or goes into the mountains to catch wild rabbits. Since you don’t want the meat, we’ll keep it all and only give you the fur. If we can give you wild rabbit fur every now and then, it proves that we have meat to eat every now and then! Besides…”
Lin Yuru lowered her voice and said, "The villagers don't know that you killed a wild boar yet! If you take the wild boar meat back, your grandmother will find out and take the opportunity to make a scene."
Xia Juanjuan asked suspiciously, "What is she making a fuss about? You and my father have already separated from them. It's none of their business what I give you!"
Lin Yuru was about to answer when Zhou Qiuhe suddenly came in and said anxiously, "Juanjuan, Secretary Zhao asked me to ask you to go to the commune right away. Your grandmother Li Cuihua is now reporting you and Li Zhan to the commune!"
Xia Juanjuan was stunned. What was this old witch up to?
When Lin Yuru heard this, she was at a loss: "You mean my mother-in-law Li Cuihua? She... why did she really come here to make trouble? Juan'er is her granddaughter after all, why can't she see Juan'er getting better!"
As he spoke, he was extremely anxious: "What should we do? Your father is still working in another village... This Li Cuihua must have come here to make trouble because she saw that your father couldn't come back in a short time!"
At this time, Li Cuihua sat at the gate of the commune, crying and shouting:
"Oh my God! This is so unfair! My unfilial and selfish granddaughter Xia Juanjuan is disobedient to her elders after getting married and is enjoying all the good life by herself! I want to sue her for being disobedient and not supporting her elders in their old age!"
Li Cuihua's voice was as loud as Aunt Wu's, so soon many people from Qingshui Village who liked to watch the fun gathered around her.
Secretary Zhao's mind was as clear as a mirror, and he shouted in a stern voice, "Li Cuihua! That's enough, stop using your loud voice to embarrass yourself! What do you mean by unfilial? How is Xia Juanjuan unfilial? Don't forget, she is a military dependent! If you slander a military dependent, you can be arrested and sent to jail!"
Li Cuihua was so frightened that her head shrank, but she immediately took advantage of her age and said, "What am I afraid of! If you don't give me an explanation today, I will sue Xia Juanjuan's man as well! If the commune doesn't care, I will sue the town and the county! Let her husband not be able to join the army, and see if she can still be so arrogant!"
Secretary Zhao began to have a headache.
Like Liu Lan, Li Cuihua is used to being the head of the family.
But Liu Lan usually pretends to be kind and considerate, and tries not to quarrel with others no matter what happens. She always instigates and uses others to do bad things behind their backs.
Li Cuihua is famous for being troublesome and swearing in the streets and beating people, and she did it herself!
Everyone in the commune tried to avoid her when they saw her and not to conflict with her, for fear of getting into trouble.
Now, she is looking for trouble with Xia Juanjuan. If she doesn't handle the situation well, it might really affect Li Zhan's future!
At this time, Xia Juanjuan had already followed Zhou Qiuhe over. Seeing Li Cuihua, she sneered and said, "Sue me? What are you going to sue me for? I want to hear it."
When Li Cuihua saw Xia Juanjuan coming out, she was furious. She jumped up and pointed at Xia Juanjuan and cursed:
"You little whore! I sue you for being disobedient to your elders! You instigated your parents to separate from me. This time you killed such a big wild boar, but you didn't even give me a bite of wild boar meat! If this isn't disobedience, then what is it?"
Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "So, grandma, you are talking about wild boar meat?"