The smell of blood filled his nostrils, and Gu Yan was speechless as he looked at the eldest sister-in-law of the Han family who was performing a shaman dance. Sister Xu, who was implicated, was also shocked and dumbfounded.
The ear room was soon surrounded by the Han family, and the eldest and third oldest were holding torches lit by resin. Han Lao Er was held by the two men on the left and right, as if he was forced to come.
"What's going on? What's going on? Is it discovered?" Old Mrs. Han was the most active. She ran in front with her little feet, looking at Gu Yan carefully. After taking a closer look, he asked, "Second brother, are you feeling better? Is the dirt on your body gone?"
Gu Yan wiped the stickiness off his face with disgust. The blood was about to coagulate in the low temperature, and the stickiness was disgusting. She raised her hand without hesitation and wiped the face of the old lady with one arm hanging.
"What do you feel? What dirty thing do you want?"
"You...I..." The old lady stuttered, her disappointment evident in her words. Needless to say, the one who dares to praise her mother-in-law is definitely not the timid and cowardly daughter-in-law before.
The excitement of the eldest brother's wife also cooled down. The soles of her shoes were gone, and Gu Yan's delicious pickles were gone too.
All living beings were united at this moment, looking depressed as if their parents had died. Han Laoer took the opportunity to shake off his brother's hand and ran up the stairs. Old Man Han shook his head and went back to the house. His other two sons also turned around and were about to leave. The third son's wife nimbly carried the chicken she had just killed. Unexpectedly, Gu Yan already had a stick in his hand and started beating him.
"Crackle, clang, clang..."
"Ah, someone's been beaten to death, someone's died..."
"Shut up! If you want to prove your feudal superstition, just shout. If you want to die, I won't stop you."
She felt sorry for her two little ones being frightened, so she beat them and threatened them not to make any sound. He raised his foot and kicked Old Lady Han on the butt, and with a shout, the scene in front of him instantly turned into a pantomime. Some were holding their chests, some were holding their heads, and some were lying on the ground like corpses, motionless. Accompanied by the crying sound of a baby, it looks funny no matter how you look at it.
Gu Yan was so angry that he kept telling himself not to hurt the man, let alone kill him. If you break something, you will be in trouble. If you kill someone, you will have to pay with your life. He just held back and all the troublemakers in the family were knocked down. They were in so much pain that they dared not say a word. Instead, the cunning Han Lao Er ran away again, leaving his family to take the blame.
"Leave the chicken behind and get out of here." She was in a hurry to go back to the house to coax the child and was too lazy to beat anyone anymore.
“This…this is our chicken.”
The third daughter-in-law's voice became softer and softer as she spoke. She risked everything to drink chicken soup to nourish her son. But facing the ferocious Gu Yan, he was still trembling with fear, and the rest of the words were almost held in his mouth.
The eldest brother and his wife were beaten again, grimacing in pain. The eldest brother pulled his wife and told her not to say anything. Judging from the experience of previous battles, this woman obviously held back. Otherwise, with the force with which she broke the old lady's arm, they would have suffered no injuries to the bones but only flesh pain. She obviously didn't want to cause trouble, so they shouldn't bother to fight her. It wouldn't be worth it to drive her crazy and break her arms and legs.
"You are spreading feudal superstition and putting it into action. Give me the chicken while no one is watching, and let this matter go. If you don't, I will shout at you and you will be criticized and educated at a public meeting. If I deduct some of your food rations and punish you to do compulsory labor, you don't want to live like this anymore, do you?"
The old lady covered her plastered arm with her hands, tears and snot streaming down her face. I want to cry but I don’t dare, I want to howl but I don’t dare. He feels sorry for his chickens and his arms, but he is even more afraid of being accused of being feudal and superstitious. The corners of his mouth twitched but he dared not say anything.
The Han family is completely ruined, why didn't they think of this? They would be fine if they just thought about driving away the evil spirit from the woman and returning her to her former soft state. Forgot about failure. This woman is not a forgiving person nowadays. Even if you are unreasonable, you will still make trouble. Now that you are right, you will be even more unreasonable. The group of people looked at each other, speechless, their faces pale and they wanted to cry but had no tears.
"Hurry up and let him go to the house, or I will scream."
She had a cold face, like a visitor on an iceberg, making people feel cold inside. The third son's wife hugged the chicken and looked around, hoping that everyone could resist Gu Yan. Unfortunately, no one said anything, even her own man lowered his head and pretended to be mute.
Gu Yan was too lazy to waste time with them, so he stood up and went up the stairs. It looked like he was going to expose the matter to the public. In the end, it was the men who were more decisive. At the critical moment, Old Man Han came out, pulled out two dead chickens from his daughter-in-law's arms, and threw them into the ear room where Gu Yan lived.
"Here you go. Come back to me as soon as possible."
Having gained the benefits, Gu Yan didn't care whether they were angry or resentful. Anyway, they had already become enemies, and she had never thought about reconciling the feud with them. If it weren't for the fact that she was still in confinement in the cold winter and had no place to live with several children, she would not be here to deal with them.
The Han family once again lost both their wife and their army, and the whole family returned home in defeat. Not to mention that they are dejected, they are now beating their chests and stamping their feet in regret over the loss of the chickens. Gu Yan had already lit the stove and boiled water, preparing to pluck the chickens.
"Sister, do you really want to eat this chicken?" Sister Xu helped stir the coal powder on the ground. When she saw her put the chicken into the big basin, she asked with concern.
"Well, why not eat it if you kill it?"
"Of course I'll take it to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange for something. It would be great to exchange it for two fleece clothes for the child. It's a pity to eat it like this. Now that winter has arrived, it can still be frozen if it's killed. The supply and marketing cooperative will exchange it for something."
That's true. Supplies are extremely scarce, so it's okay as long as you don't feel hungry. But if you don’t have cold-resistant clothes in such cold weather, you will just have to endure hunger and cold. After all, meat can only be eaten for one or two meals, but clothes can be worn for several years.
"They both have cotton-padded clothes now, so let's eat this chicken. I'm really greedy, and besides, I'm not full of fat and milk."
"Then exchange them for millet for the child. How much milk can you get from just eating your son's chicken? It's not worth it. These two chickens in exchange for millet will be enough for the child to eat for a while."
Seeing Sister Xu's painful expression, Gu Yan suddenly felt that eating these two chickens seemed like he had committed an unforgivable sin. Okay, let's change one. At worst, I can secretly cook one more and eat it when no one is around.
"I can't go out now, who will change it?"
"I'll go change it for you. I've found out where I can find Xiaomi and I'll change it for you tomorrow." Sister Xu said as she excitedly picked up the two chickens and was about to leave. Gu Yan quickly grabbed her.
"Sister, please at least leave one for us to eat. The adults and children are so greedy that they are about to swallow their tongues. You took them all away and you are trying to make us jealous to death."
When Sister Xu heard this, she turned around and saw her son swallowing his saliva. She couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why are you so greedy? One or two won't last. If you have meat, you have to exchange it for grain, so that you can eat it for a few more days."
"Every meal of porridge smells like pig food. Sister, please leave one for me. I haven't tasted meat for many years. Please have pity on me and let me have one. Otherwise, I will die with regrets."
Gu Yan’s words were exaggerated, and his expression was even more exaggerated. He grabbed Sister Xu's hand, and his hungry eyes seemed to want to swallow the chicken in her hand alive. This made Sister Xu laugh, and she let go and left one for her. The stuff belongs to them, so of course they make the decision.
"Let's go home with mom."
"It will be ready tomorrow, San San, remember to come and eat it."
Xu Sanpang was led by his mother, looking back every few steps at the chicken that was about to be plucked and stewed. I swallowed several times out of greed. When he heard that his aunt actually asked him to come and eat, his little head nodded happily like a chicken sucking rice.
"What are you eating? That's what your Aunt Gu ate to increase her milk supply. What can you do with it? To increase your milk supply and feed your baby?"
Sister Xu got angry, and San San's smiling face immediately fell. The child turned around to look at the chicken reluctantly and was surprised to find that Aunt Gu was winking at him. Pointing at the chicken, motioning him to come and eat. The child nodded quickly and sucked the saliva back into his mouth.
Finally, he could eat chicken openly. Gu Yan was more excited than eating a full banquet. She fed and changed diapers for the two babies. Jumped off the kang again.
"Mom, please teach me, I'll do it." Dahua was brave. The chicken had already been killed, so she was not afraid at all. Pour the boiling water in the kettle into a large basin, roll up your sleeves and prepare to remove the hair.
"Let mom do it. You can't do this job."
"But mom is in confinement and can't get wet."
"It's okay. The water is boiling hot. You won't get sick."
After adding a few pieces of charcoal to the stove, Gu Yan took out an old pot from the space. The stainless steel material has some patina on the outside, which makes it not too noticeable.
The mother and her two daughters worked together to pluck the chicken, changed the water, washed it, and put it into the big pot. Gu Yan added a handful of salt, then onions, ginger, garlic, and some Sichuan peppercorns from the seasoning box and stewed them together.
In a few minutes, the aroma of meat began to emerge. The two children swallowed subconsciously and looked at the pot of simmering chicken soup feeling a little dizzy.
Mom is so awesome! She beat them up and took the chicken away? This is unbelievable. Grandma and the others next door must be furious.
"I can't live anymore..." The two girls just thought about their grandmother when they heard the old lady's howling again from next door. Could it be that he had suppressed it just now, and couldn't help it when he smelled the fragrance?
At this point, the night is deep. The old woman shouted suddenly, and the two children on the kang were awakened. Gu Yan took off his shoes and quickly got on the kang. He picked up his daughter to feed her, and used his other hand to pat his lying son to comfort him.
"Don't cry, baby. Don't cry. It's your grandma who's going crazy. It will be fine after she calms down."
The little girl had her mouth full of food but didn't say a word, but the little son lying next to her was pretty scared. The child has been eating milk powder for a few days. He is now stronger than when he was just born, and his crying is much louder. Gu Yan's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and his anger rose.
You damn old woman, you are obviously trying to make things difficult for me. Just wait for me. If I can’t deal with you, I won’t be called Gu Yan—the female Rakshasa of the base.
She found some soft earplugs in the space and put them in the child's ears, then took out two bottles and asked Xiaohua to scald them with boiling water. After the milk powder was prepared, she told the two children to go up to the kang and hold their younger brother and sister to feed them, while she also did not forget to plug the ears of her two daughters.
"Just coax them to sleep. They're not that hungry. Don't save the remaining milk. Just drink it up."
Xiaohua had already picked up her brother. She only heard Gu Yan's words again after he pulled out his earplugs. She couldn't help but asked worriedly, "Mom, what are you going to do?"
"Teach the old woman a lesson." Her two children are still young. If she keeps throwing tantrums and crying and screaming every now and then, they might get scared and become ill.
The children covered their ears, so she was free to do it. He went out of the house, put on a cotton-padded jacket, and ran straight to the next door. He raised his hand and tore a large piece of window paper on the side of the ear room. Then he kept working and tore the entire window paper in no time.
"Gu Wuya, what are you doing?" Han Laoer was sleeping under the window. The moment the window paper was torn, the cold wind blew in. He sat up out of the cold, pulling the quilt tight with both hands.
"Don't you know what kind of weather it is? Do you want to freeze your man to death?"
Han Laoer was furious, and Han Xiaomei and Han Laotou, who were sitting on the kang at the other end, were also alarmed. They stood up and questioned Han Laoer together. Gu Yan ignored them completely. After tearing off all the window paper, he walked to the other window, picked up the broom from the corner, and smashed the window paper to pieces.
"Ah...Gu Yan, you bastard, what on earth are you doing?"
"Ah... stop it now."
The old lady stopped howling, got up and rushed over here. This madman has turned the house upside down. Except for the kang, everything else needs to be repaired. What does she want to do? Is she really going to tear down the house?
Just as she was thinking about the worst, Gu Yan in front of her had already broken two of the window frames with a huge force. Meeting her gaze, two more were broken. Within a few minutes, there was not a single intact window frame left, and all of them drooped their heads like defeated roosters.
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