Qiao Tianli moved all the things his son had brought to the kitchen and asked the villagers who were helping with the work to tidy them up.
Their eyes lit up when they saw the pig's head. They were all thinking to themselves that the Qiao family was really generous, buying a pig's head, trotters, and pork belly for a banquet. These things added up to more than 70 yuan! Most families wouldn't dare to go to such lengths, because the money they received as gifts wouldn't even cover the cost of the meat!
Qiao Sunshi was originally waiting to see a joke! But when she saw the old man carrying so many things into the kitchen, by the time she chased after him, he had already put them on the ground.
As she watched the workers pick up the pig's head, she tried to snatch it, but Qiao Tianli forcibly pulled her outside.
"Where did this pig's head come from?" Qiao Sunshi's voice was extremely harsh and high-pitched. Just thinking about how such a big pig's head had been eaten by this group of people made her anger rise rapidly.
"What do you care where I got them? You ran out at this time and found that there weren't enough things at home, so why didn't you tell me?" Qiao Tianli questioned coldly.
Just now, he was worried about not having enough food in the kitchen, so he didn't have time to think about why this had happened. Now that he'd calmed down, he finally understood. He didn't know there wasn't enough food in the kitchen, but how could Mrs. Qiao, who had been cooking for so many years, not have noticed?
Qiao Sunshi nudged him, "How was I supposed to know so many people would come? And no one told me we didn't have enough supplies."
"You spendthrift man! How much money did you spend on that pig's head, three big trotters, and so much pork belly? We can't live like this anymore!"
Qiao Tianli noticed someone looking their way, realizing their loud voices had been overheard, and quickly reprimanded them.
"Keep your voice down, what kind of talk would it be if outsiders heard you?"
"I can't live like this anymore, I'm afraid of being laughed at." Qiao Sunshi deliberately raised her voice. Just thinking about how much money she had spent made her heart bleed. The family didn't have much money in total, and after this sum of money was spent, they wouldn't even be able to afford oil.
Qiao Tianli covered her mouth with his hand, "Didn't you hear me tell you to speak softly? Why are you talking so loudly? So many things didn't cost any money, all brought by the eldest brother. Luckily he's filial and brought so many things, otherwise our family would be laughed at to death today."
My face will be trampled underfoot from now on.
When Qiao Sunshi heard that so much stuff was sent by her eldest son, her anger didn't subside; instead, it rose even higher. Why didn't he bring so much meat earlier? Why bring it today?
She bit the old man's hand hard. "There's so much meat, you only need to cook half of it. Why did you have to cook it all? That's worth tens of dollars!"
Qiao Tianli was heartbroken over the loss of those meats, but he needed to get through this difficult time first. He couldn't let the village laugh at his family for putting on a show of wealth when they had no money. He would be too ashamed to show his face in public and would never be able to go out again.
"It's your fault for not telling me sooner that we didn't have enough food to cope. If you had told me earlier, maybe this meat would have been saved."
"I..." Qiao Sunshi was about to admit that she had made a mistake when she saw her daughter-in-law coming out from around the corner. "This is not my fault, it's all Xiaoru's fault. I'm not feeling well, so I left everything to her today."
I had no idea this would happen!
By shifting the blame, Qiao Sunshi instantly gained confidence, and she pretended that she knew nothing.
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