Chapter 104: Dumb Loss
Qin Yu left first and Ding Xiaoli left right after.
In Ding Xiaoli's words, she wants to use farm fertilizer to irrigate the future of the motherland for these educated youth.
After seeing the two people off, Su Nanzhi returned to her room.
She hadn't seen Huang Xiumei since she got up in the morning. Su Nanzhi went to the kitchen and saw that the cupboards were empty and there was not even a grain of rice in the rice jar. She guessed that Huang Xiumei would not come back today.
Su Nanzhi sneered, Huang Xiumei seemed to want to starve herself.
Although she had no intention of cooking and there was still supplies in the space supermarket, she didn't want to swallow this loss.
Thinking of this, she went to the kitchen and started to light the stove.
After all, she had many years of experience in the kitchen, so Su Nanzhi quickly lit the fire. However, without any ingredients, she naturally had nothing to cook. She added a spoonful of water to the pot, and then ate cheesecake while frantically adding firewood to the stove.
The water in the iron pot soon boiled dry, but Su Nanzhi acted as if she didn't notice it and added firewood as if it was free.
However, this firewood was chopped in the back mountain during her time after work before she went to the army. Now that it is not used, it is a bargain for the Qin family.
Thinking of this, Su Nanzhi threw the vegetable fire and the leftover food packaging bag in her hand into the vegetable fire hole, clapped her hands, wiped the coal slag beside her and wiped it on her face, then stood up and walked slowly out of the kitchen.
At this time, the big pot in the kitchen had started to smoke because there was no water.
Su Nanzhi sat at the kitchen door, counting slowly. When there was an explosion in the kitchen, the corners of her lips curled up, and then she fell to the ground.
When Huang Chunhua and her sons from next door pushed open the Qin family's door, they saw Su Nanzhi lying at the kitchen door, dying, with thick smoke billowing out of it.
"Oh, someone's burned to death."
"There's a fire at Qin Youliang's house!"
“Help!”
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Although they were frightened by the scene, several people were busy saving people, shouting for help, and putting out the fire.
The division of labor was clear and the efficiency was very high. The surrounding neighbors quickly came to put out the fire with buckets of water from their homes.
But by the time they put out the fire, all that was left of Qin Lie's kitchen were four crumbling walls.
"Fortunately, the kitchen and the main room are not connected, otherwise the main room would have caught fire as well."
Huang Chunhua was still frightened. Although she and Huang Xiumei did not get along, she could not bear to watch Huang Xiumei's house burned down.
Su Nanzhi's eyes were full of regret. If she didn't have to stay in Qinjia Village for a while, it would be better if the house was burned down and razed to the ground.
The neighbors looked at the blackened kitchen with pity on their faces. "Nanzhi, you have a lot of food in your kitchen, right? I wonder if there's anything left in the jars."
Su Nanzhi said nothing, just sat on the ground, covering her face and crying.
Everyone just thought that Su Nanzhi was crying because she was sad about the burnt food.
While they were talking, some kindhearted villagers walked into the still steaming kitchen and began to rummage through the drawers and cabinets to see if there was any surviving food that could help Qin Lie's family recover some of the losses.
I don’t know if it’s because the cabinets and large vats in the kitchen are of good quality. Although the cabinets and large vats have been burned and can no longer be used, the things placed inside can still be vaguely seen in their original appearance except that they are a little black.
"There's nothing in the rice jar."
"There are only dishes and chopsticks in the cupboard, nothing else."
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Everyone quickly searched the kitchen and found that there was no food in the kitchen except burnt pots and pans.
Everyone looked at Su Nanzhi in surprise.
Su Nanzhi spoke at the right moment with a tearful voice, "I was hungry. I woke up at noon and went to the kitchen to see that there was nothing there. I thought of boiling some hot water to fill my stomach."
As she spoke, she looked timidly at Qin Dacang, who had arrived at some point, and said, "Uncle Dacang, I'm hungry."
Qin Dacang's face, which was originally a little gloomy, suddenly cooled down a little after he saw Su Nanzhi's dark face.
"Why are you home alone? Where is Huang Xiumei?"
Yesterday, Su Nanzhi was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Huang Xiumei was not working in the fields, nor was she at home taking care of the patient. No one knew where she had gone.
Before Su Nanzhi could answer, Huang Chunhua spoke first, "Huang Xiumei went out early in the morning. I think she went to Cai Jieba's house."
Hearing this, Qin Dacang became even angrier.
"Huang Xiumei is becoming more and more unreasonable. She doesn't go to work and just gossips all day long. Someone go and call her back."
Huang Chunhua's youngest son Shuanzi was very tactful and ran to call for help before Qin Dacang opened his mouth.
Cai Jieba's family lived at the easternmost end of the village. Huang Xiumei didn't hear any noise from her home, and she was a little unconvinced when Shuanzi told her that her kitchen was on fire.
When she returned home half-believing and half-doubting, she saw black smoke still rising from the yard from afar. Her legs went weak and she almost sat on the ground.
Finally, with the help of Shuanzi, he stumbled back home.
After seeing the dilapidated kitchen, he sat on the ground and started crying loudly.
"My kitchen."
"Who burned down my kitchen?"
Halfway through shouting, he saw the dark Su Nanzhi, and his body seemed to have a surge of strength and he ran towards Su Nanzhi.
"You unlucky star, it must be you who burned the kitchen."
"You have to compensate me for my kitchen."
But she was stopped by villagers halfway through her run.
Su Nanzhi also pretended to be scared and hid behind Qin Dacang. "I didn't mean to do that. I was so hungry that my eyes turned black. I passed out halfway through boiling the water."
"When I woke up again, the kitchen was filled with smoke."
"I...I didn't mean it."
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If Su Nanzhi was a healthy adult and burned down the kitchen at home, everyone would definitely blame Su Nanzhi.
But Su Nanzhi was sick and hungry.
In addition, Huang Xiumei kept scolding Su Nanzhi, while Su Nanzhi just lowered her head and said nothing. Everyone felt sorry for Su Nanzhi.
"You unlucky star, how come the fire didn't burn you to death?"
"Get out of our house."
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Qin Dacang couldn't bear to listen any longer and shouted angrily, "Enough, there are grain families."
"Nanzhi is sick, and you, as her aunt, don't bother taking care of her and go to work instead. You go to someone else's house and have some free time."
"Besides, you not only don't take care of people, but you also took away all the food from the kitchen."
"If Nanzhi hadn't fainted from hunger, your kitchen wouldn't have burned down."
"This is all retribution for your family."
Under normal circumstances, Huang Xiumei would definitely not say anything due to the authority of the village chief, but now that her kitchen was on fire, she naturally couldn't help it.
"Su Nanzhi is living and eating for free at my house, and you still want me to take care of her? You're dreaming."
"Besides, she has nothing to do with my son anymore. If you can pity her."
"Take her back and take care of her."
Huang Xiumei's tantrum immediately made everyone take a step back.
Sympathy is sympathy, but everyone's family is not well off. What's the big deal about bringing a sick child home?
Seeing this, Huang Xiumei sneered and turned to look at Qin Dacang, "Village Chief, your Qin Yu and Su Nanzhi have a good relationship, why don't you take care of Su Nanzhi, the unlucky star."
Qin Dacang looked at Huang Xiumei, who was unwilling to admit defeat. His old face turned pale and blue. "Huang Xiumei, don't forget that Nanzhi's father saved your Qin Youliang's life!"
Huang Xiumei and Su Nanzhi had completely fallen out, "Then let Su Nanzhi's father come and take my Qin Youliang's life back."
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