"These chickens look so listless. They were clucking non-stop this morning, full of energy!" Ye Zhiguo muttered to himself.
The old lady raised eight chickens, one rooster and seven hens, taking care of them as meticulously as she would her own children. Every day she would go to the market to collect discarded vegetable leaves and stalks, chop them up, mix them with some rice bran, and feed them to the chickens. She raised the eight chickens to be plump and strong, with glossy feathers.
Because the old lady bought a large chicken that grows very fast and lays eggs, she can collect five or six eggs every day. The eggs laid by her own chickens taste completely different from the eggs bought from the store; they are very fragrant.
Ye Zhiguo initially complained that raising chickens would attract insects, but now he doesn't object anymore. He can eat delicious eggs and save money, which is great!
But the chickens that were originally in high spirits are now listless, drooping their heads and huddled in the corner without moving. Something seems wrong.
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingqing looked over and her heart skipped a beat. She immediately thought of the bowl of white porridge.
The chickens have eaten all the rice and porridge in their feed bowl; not a single grain of rice is left. Could they have been poisoned like the old lady?
Ye Qingqing became happy again. After all, it was just diarrhea. The old lady said that animals were cheap, so these chickens would definitely be fine. In fact, this was excellent evidence. She would check again tonight.
Hmph, even if we can't get rid of Shen Yanhong this time, we'll at least give her a good beating!
Shen Yanhong also came over. She glanced at the bright sunlight and said dismissively, "It must be hot. Chickens are afraid of the heat too. They'll be more energetic when it's cool at night."
"I guess Qingqing added some water, and the basin was empty!"
Ye Zhiguo agreed, told Ye Qingqing to add water, and then rode his motorcycle to work.
Ye Qingqing sneered, scooped up a bowl of water and poured it into the basin, but the chickens didn't pounce on her as before. Instead, they drooped their heads and squatted listlessly.
She also noticed several piles of runny feces, like water, and couldn't help but wrinkle her brow in disgust, but inwardly she was even happier.
These are all pieces of evidence!
"Ladies, I'm sorry to have troubled you this time. After we teach that old hag a lesson, I'll have Xiaotong catch some bugs for you to eat!"
Ye Qingqing went to the kitchen, where a small pot of vegetable porridge emitted an enticing aroma, but it was actually poisoned with honey.
"Grandma, I've served you some food, please eat!"
Ye Qingqing filled a bowl with rice and added some vegetables, then served it to the old lady. As for the pot of porridge, she fed half of it to the chickens and kept the other half as evidence, otherwise that bitch Shen Yanhong would definitely deny everything.
The old lady perked up immediately when she saw the meat; she hadn't had any dry food for several days and was starving.
After wolfing down a few mouthfuls, the old lady asked anxiously about the porridge, "Where's the porridge that the slutty widow cooked?"
"Time to feed the chickens!"
The old lady was relieved. She ate a few more mouthfuls of rice and then instructed, "There will be five eggs today. Don't forget to collect them and put them in the basket with fewer eggs."
"It hasn't fallen yet. I'll go pick it up when it falls." Ye Qingqing was getting impatient. What a worrywart. If she didn't pick up the eggs today, she could pick them up tomorrow. There are no weasels in the city, so there's no way she'd run out.
After finishing her meal, the old lady wiped her mouth and felt even more energetic. She refused to lie down anymore and insisted on getting out of bed.
"If I lie down any longer, my bones will break. I went downstairs to paste cardboard boxes. I haven't earned any money in two days, more than ten yuan!"
The old lady was heartbroken and hated Shen Yanhong to the core. She cursed and muttered a few words before going downstairs with her hands behind her back. She kept talking all the way down the stairs.
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