Hearing that no tickets were needed, Qian Duoduo thought it was great and immediately began to carefully select her cut of meat. Her gaze swept over every piece of meat on the cutting board, as if searching for the one that best suited her taste. After looking for a while, her eyes settled on a piece of pork belly. This piece of meat looked like it had too much fat and didn't look very fresh.
Qian Duoduo was overjoyed and immediately decided to wrap up all the other pork belly except for this one. He looked up at the salesperson and said, "I want all the other pork belly except for this one."
Seeing this, the salesperson couldn't help but think to himself, "Wow, this is quite a big customer!" Although he was thinking this, his hands didn't slow down at all. He quickly picked up the pieces of meat and put them on the scale to weigh. After weighing, the salesperson enthusiastically gave Qian Duoduo a piece of oil paper, saying it was a free gift.
Qian Duo thanked the salesperson, paid, and then carried the heavy pork.
At that moment, a sudden wave of nostalgia for smartphones thirty years from now washed over her. How convenient it would be to have a phone now, so she could call her mother anytime to ask what groceries they needed. However, here, smartphones didn't exist yet, and Qian Duoduo had to rely solely on her memory and judgment to buy groceries.
As Qian Duoduo was thinking, she saw a group of people emerge from an alleyway ahead. Something seemed to be happening inside; some looked happy, while others frowned. For the curious Qian Duoduo, how could she let such an event pass by so easily?
So, she quickened her pace with great interest, eager to find out what was going on. However, the meat she was carrying was not only heavy but also made it a bit inconvenient to squeeze in. So, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her, she quickly turned around and walked into an empty alley, storing the heavy piece of pork belly into her farm space.
She clapped her hands happily and strolled over to where the crowd had gathered. Peeking through the gaps in the crowd, she realized it was a place selling beef.
Qian Duoduo's eyes lit up. "Beef! Beef is great! Stewed beef with tomatoes is so delicious!"
She immediately squeezed into the crowd, carefully examined the stall, and asked, "How many years has this cow been raised?"
When the man selling the cow saw Qian Duoduo's attire, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately replied, "Our cow is only three years old this year."
Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo immediately turned around and headed back the way she came. Seeing this, the other person anxiously said, "Miss, why are you leaving so soon? Didn't you want to see the beef?"
Qian Duoduo turned around and glared at him, without saying a word. She thought to herself, "What the hell are you looking at! This beef is obviously old beef, and he calls himself three years old? Does he really think he doesn't know anything? Does he think he's been hanging around with Sister Tian Rong for nothing?" Then she left without looking back.
After walking out of the alley, she looked up at the sky and found that it was still early and she had plenty of time. She decided to go home and rest first, and then go to Shangzhi County to check on the situation the next morning.
As for Bee Town, she had no desire to go there at all. After all, she didn't have a good relationship with the head chef of the state-run restaurant there, and since Chef Jiao left the state-run restaurant, she had lost interest in Mao'ershan Town and rarely came here anymore.
Qian Duoduo rode her bicycle slowly, and the outline of Qianshan Village could already be seen in the distance. At this moment, Qian Duoduo took out the pork belly she had bought earlier from the space farm and put it in the bicycle basket.
Some curious villagers wanted to see what Qian Duoduo had bought, but she rode her bicycle home as fast as the wind.
When she arrived at her door, she was taken aback to find it closed. In this rural area, doors are only closed when the owner is away; locking them is unheard of. She pushed open the door and parked her car against the wall. She picked up a piece of pork belly and went into the kitchen. After placing the meat on the cutting board, she began searching for Jin Jinxiu, looking inside and outside the house, but couldn't find her.
Qian Duoduo couldn't help but wonder, "Where did this old lady go?" Just as she was wondering, she suddenly heard voices outside.
She immediately went out of the kitchen and saw that He Ying and Jin Jinxiu were each carrying a child as they walked in, while Wen Yugui followed closely behind with her son.
Upon seeing Qian Duoduo return, He Ying immediately said, "Duoduo, you were right not to fall for Qiao Tiezhu back then. Look at the mess his family is in now."
Qian Duoduo asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
He Ying sighed, "Qiao Tiezhu got into trouble at work, and the other party demanded 1,000 yuan in compensation. It wasn't that the Qiao family couldn't afford it, but Liu Fen had taken all of Qiao Tiezhu's salary back to her family. As a result, Qiao Tiezhu took Liu Fen back to her family to ask for the money back, but he didn't get a single penny back and was even beaten up."
Qian Duoduo exclaimed in surprise, "How could this be? Liu Fen's family is so unreasonable!"
He Ying continued, "Right now, Liu Fen is crying and wailing at Lao Qiao's house. Your Aunt Qiao keeps saying she's going to sue Liu Fen's family, but there's no evidence, and Lao Liu's family isn't paying back a single penny."
Hearing this, Qian Duoduo frowned, secretly relieved that the Lu family didn't have so many troubles. She couldn't help but sigh, "It's a good thing I didn't agree to Qiao Tiezhu's proposal back then."
He Ying nodded in agreement and continued, "Yes, it's fortunate that you wisely rejected him. However, the Qiao family's situation is indeed very bad now. They are not only facing financial difficulties, but their family relationships have also become tense."
After a moment of silence, Qian Duoduo asked, "So what do Qiao Tiezhu and Liu Fen plan to do now?"
He Ying shook her head helplessly and replied, "What can they do? Qiao Tiezhu can only borrow money from all over the place to compensate them. Liu Fen keeps crying and making a scene at home, causing chaos in the whole Qiao family. Aunt Qiao is so angry that she stomps her feet, but there is nothing she can do."
Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo couldn't help but sigh, "Every family has its own troubles! I only saw Liu Fen once from afar, and she seemed alright. I never expected her to be such a 'brother-supporting demon.' Qiao Tiezhu is going to have a lot of trouble from now on."
He Ying nodded at first when she heard Qian Duoduo's words, but then suddenly asked, "What is a 'brother-supporting demon'?"
Qian Duoduo laughed and explained to her, "The term 'brother-supporting demon' is very simple. Just from the name, it means someone who sacrifices themselves and their in-laws to create the best life for their younger brother. Such people have been instilled with the idea of taking care of their maternal family and their younger brother since they were young, and they have become accustomed to it. They feel uncomfortable if they don't give something to their maternal family and their younger brother."
Upon hearing this, He Ying immediately said, "That won't do. What can we expect this year? It's just a little land. She doesn't work and yet she takes it all away. That won't do! We can't have a woman like that."
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