"Really? Haha, I'm afraid my sister-in-law is bored at home taking care of the pregnancy, so she wants me to talk to her." Su Man said with a smile.
"I'm glad you're here. You guys can chat while I go cook."
Aunt San supported herself on her legs, grabbed her apron and went into the kitchen.
Outside, Su Man didn't go into the house immediately. She looked around and took advantage of her aunt's inattention to check all the bottles and jars on the windowsill before going in.
As Third Aunt said, Chen Susu had been fidgeting since she knew that Old Lady Zhou was coming to check her pulse today. Seeing that Su Man didn't even bother to exchange pleasantries, she kept asking, "How's it going? Old Lady Zhou?"
"Don't worry, everything is as we wish."
Hearing this, Chen Susu finally let go of the worry in her heart.
Su Man sat down next to her and lowered her voice, "Do you know where your pesticides are stored?"
Su Man had heard from Li Zhuang that the fields needed to be sprayed with pesticides, so several families in the village jointly asked someone to buy pesticides in the town.
So Su Man planned to find a way to invite Li Fuan to come over for a drink, and when he came home drunk, Chen Susu would feed him pesticide, saying that he was thirsty and drank the wrong thing.
Although it was a bit risky, the conditions here were harsh and the things they could use were limited, so they had no choice but to take the risk.
Hearing Su Man's question, Chen Susu's eyes dimmed instantly. "After what you said yesterday, they agreed to let me go out to the fields. I went out to greet Li Fuan when he came back, and I saw him lock the remaining pesticides in the cabinet."
"this..."
It's not hard to guess that they must be wary of Chen Susu. She's either going to commit suicide or run away. She hates them so much, so it's no wonder they're afraid.
This is a difficult situation, Su Man frowned and thought.
If they were all put together, there was a possibility of drinking the wrong one, but if they were locked in the house, it would be too obvious.
Chen Susu also felt hopeless and bit her lower lip as she said, "Otherwise, I might as well suffocate him to death."
"No."
Su Man shook her head. "You're not feeling well right now. If he wakes up, you won't be able to control him."
"What should we do? Just give up like that?" Chen Susu was anxious.
"Giving up is not an option..."
Su Man suddenly thought of something, "You just said that Li Fuan has been putting the pesticides in the cabinet as soon as he comes back these past few days?"
"Um."
"What about noon? Will he carry it back too?"
"Yes, he will take everything back when he comes back for lunch. The Zhao family is not clean. If he doesn't take it back, it will be gone when he returns."
Su Man thought about it and suddenly smiled, "I have a solution, but you have to cooperate with me..."
"How do we cooperate?"
Su Man leaned over and whispered a few words in her ear. Chen Susu nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, let's do it this way."
...
At noon, Third Aunt called Chen Susu and Suman to eat.
The food at Third Aunt's house is better than that at Zhao Chunhua's, and you can even eat meat.
Just as Su Man helped to set up the table in the yard, Li Fuan came back with a bamboo basket on his back. He threw the straw hat on his head on the ground, picked up the watering can and drank a bellyful of water.
Auntie San, who was carrying the dishes, saw this and said quickly, "Oh, the water is cold. Be careful of getting a stomachache if you drink so much."
Li Fuan dropped the water scoop and said, "Do you think I'm a woman? You're so pretentious, being so cold and hot."
He threw the ladle back into the jar and said, "Will Mrs. Zhou come over this afternoon? Then I won't go to the fields."
Third Auntie poked her head out of the kitchen. "It's so hot today so I won't go. Put the things in."
Since they weren't farming in the afternoon, the pesticides could be put away. They used the old-fashioned pesticides, still in glass bottles. Since they had to mix the pesticides, they would take the entire bottle to the field and mix it with river water, saving them the trouble of going back and forth to fetch water.
I guess I used a lot of it in the morning, so only half of it is left in the bottle.
Seeing Li Fuan take out the pesticide bottle from his backpack, Su Man glanced at the hot porridge on Aunt San's stove and said, "I'll take it out."
Third Aunt was serving sour soup and responded without turning her head.
Su Man picked up the bowl of porridge, saying it was hot, and winked at Chen Susu.
Chen Susu understood what he meant and stretched out her leg to trip Li Fuan.
It was just a stumble, but Li Fuan fell towards Sumana. The two collided with each other, and with a "clang", the porridge spilled and the bottle fell.
"ah!"
Su Man spilled half of the porridge in her hand, mixing it with the broken pesticides on the ground. She asked with concern, "Brother Fu'an, how are you? Did you get burned?"
Li Fuan was fine, squatting on the ground, feeling distressed. "It's all spilled. There are only a few bottles in total. Look at this..."
Su Man said guiltily, "I'm sorry, Brother Fu An, I didn't see you coming."
Auntie San, who came rushing over after hearing the noise, was also shocked by the mess, but she didn't say much and tried to smooth things over by saying, "Oh, it's just some pesticide spilled. It's okay. Let's eat first."
"It's okay to spray any pesticides. There are limits. If you've sprayed half a bottle, there will definitely be areas that can't be sprayed."
Li Fuan complained, "Why don't you watch where you walk?"
Su Man looked guilty, "I was so focused on what I was doing that I didn't see you coming."
Li Fuan wanted to say something else, but Chen Susu couldn't bear it any longer and frowned, saying, "You were the one who bumped into him. Stop talking."
Li Fuan stopped talking, sat down and ate his meal, slamming his chopsticks and bowl against each other.
Thinking back on it, he would always praise himself for whatever he did for Chen Susu, so it was inevitable that he was a bit calculative.
Su Man felt very guilty and said sincerely, "How about this, I'll go back after dinner and make some for my family."
Auntie San asked politely, "Is your family's money enough?"
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