Chapter 7 Going out to scare people
While Shen Shuxin was lost in thought, her brothers were also huddled together whispering, completely unaware of the extra items on the cabinet.
The fourth brother always seemed to want to rush out, wanting to go to the warehouse to see how Qin Lanlan was doing.
Slapped down by the second brother, Shen Zhuoyi looked at the fourth brother with a sinister gaze.
"Fourth brother, are you itching for a beating again? If you dare step out of this room, believe me, I'll break your legs."
The fourth brother felt like he had steel thorns growing on his buttocks, making him restless and pacing around the room muttering to himself.
"Although Qin Lanlan is the daughter of our enemy, she has been with us for twelve years. Are you really just going to stand by and watch her suffer?"
The eldest son was actually reluctant to do it, but he was already old enough to understand when his father died, and he had a deep memory of his father's tragic death.
He suppressed the urge to rescue Qin Lanlan, lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) with his eyes closed to rest, and pondered Jiang Ruzhen's thoughts.
He had worked alongside his mother for so many years and thought he knew her personality very well, but upon careful reflection of all of Jiang Ruzhen's words and actions today...
He really couldn't guess what his mother was going to do next, and his mind was in a mess.
"Stop going around in circles like an old donkey pulling a millstone, go to sleep, we can talk about it tomorrow."
The eldest brother is like a father; once the eldest brother speaks, the fourth brother doesn't dare to make a fuss, takes off his shoes, and goes to bed.
Jiang Ruzhen quietly slipped back into the house, pondering what she had just heard. Even though her youngest son had also been tricked and died tragically in his previous life.
But she only wanted to give a one-word evaluation.
Should!
Hearing what her youngest son had just said, she couldn't help but want to slap him on the back of the head.
What an idiot! Impulsive, easily angered, and reckless. If he doesn't change his temper, he'll end up as someone else's hired gun.
Jiang Ruzhen angrily slammed the door shut, bolted it, and turned to enter the spacious villa.
She didn't want to suffer sleeping on that hard, rickety kang bed; she wanted to sleep on her expensive latex mattress.
Before going to bed, Jiang Ruzhen looked in the mirror and noticed that her skin was rough, especially around her eyes where there were fine lines. She then casually applied Qin Lanlan's expensive face mask to her face.
After a good night's sleep, Jiang Ruzhen stretched and washed up before leaving the space.
When they arrived at the outer room, the youngest daughter had already prepared breakfast. The eldest son had gone to the brigade to help Old Xu with the accounting, and the fourth son, who was on summer vacation, had also gone out early with his second brother to do odd jobs.
The youngest daughter is cleaning inside and out with a rag.
"Xin Xin, stop wiping, let's go shopping with your classmates."
Jiang Ruzhen took out another ten yuan and gave it to her youngest daughter. Shen Shuxin was immediately frightened and hid behind her, waving her hands anxiously.
"Mom, I really don't need to buy anything. You can keep this money and buy yourself some clothes."
Jiang Ruzhen looked down at her clothes, which were covered in patches, and her face was wrapped in a tattered gauze.
She knew her youngest daughter was just being considerate, but this outfit was one she had specially chosen for her errands today, and she had to wear something worn out.
But she couldn't tell her daughter the reason, so she had to come up with the excuse she had prepared.
“Xinxin, Mom is dressed a little worn out because she has to go out to work. Actually, our family is not short of money now. I sold the gold earrings that your grandma left me and got more than 350 yuan.”
"So much?" No wonder Mom was so generous yesterday, giving me new clothes, new shoes, and lots of fish and meat.
Shen Shuxin was heartbroken, but when she told her brothers this morning, they were all full of doubts.
The eldest brother, in particular, frowned and paced back and forth, wanting to find Mom and get some answers, but in the end he just sighed and left.
None of the brothers dared to touch the newly purchased items.
Jiang Ruzhen didn't care what her sons thought and went straight to the shipyard's dormitory building.
She squatted down on Hao Youde's usual route, and went up to him as soon as she saw him from afar. Without saying a word, she kicked her hands and stared straight at Hao Youde with her big eyes.
Hao Youde felt a chill run down his spine from staring at him. "Who are you? What are you staring at me for? Are you out of your mind?"
Jiang Ruzhen pulled off the gauze scarf with several holes in it, revealing her facial features.
Hao Youde glanced at her and immediately recognized the person in front of him as Jiang Ruzhen.
Back in the day, Jiang Ruzhen was the most beautiful woman in the shipyard; she was so beautiful she seemed unreal.
His coworkers were secretly envious of Shen Jun's incredible luck, wondering how he could be so fortunate to marry such a beautiful woman.
But looking at her today, even fairies grow old. Although she still retains her charm, compared to Jiang Ruzhen in her youth, this middle-aged woman looks very haggard and much older.
"Oh, it's you, sister-in-law. You could have just said hello. It's creepy to be stuck in traffic staring at me like that. Is there something you need?"
"Yes, something's up. My husband, Lao Shen, appeared in my dream last night and said he's still resentful and hasn't been able to reincarnate all these years. He's unwilling to accept this and wants revenge," Jiang Ruzhen said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.
But these few nonsensical words terrified Hao Youde, and he raised his voice in alarm.
"Huh? What did you say?"
Jiang Ruzhen repeated herself expressionlessly, "My husband, Lao Shen, appeared to me in a dream and said he was unwilling to accept this and wanted revenge. He told me to come and ask you, saying that you know what happened."
"I...I don't know, don't come looking for me...I...don't know anything..."
Hao Youde has felt guilty all these years. He was blinded by greed back then and lied after taking money from Li Fen.
Later, he often had trouble sleeping and had nightmares, but it has only gotten better in the last two years.
How come someone came knocking on our door again?
Although he suspected that Jiang Ruzhen was trying to trick him, he had a guilty conscience and was still quite frightened.
He jumped three feet high, kicked up his heels and ran forward, but after a few steps he fell flat on his face. He didn't feel any pain, got up and continued his somersaults forward.
Jiang Ruzhen sneered as she watched Hao Youde's retreating figure. "You cowardly piece of trash, your courage is smaller than a mouse's skin or a swallow's. You still dare to come out and cause trouble? I'll scare you to death."
Having completed her task, Jiang Ruzhen took out a piece of meat with alternating layers of fat and lean meat from her spatial storage, intending to deliver it to the brigade leader.
The brigade leader and his wife, Lao Shen, were sworn brothers. She came to seek refuge with him with her five children.
Although the brigade leader was in a difficult position, he still took them in and introduced them to some odd jobs. Because of this, the brigade leader's wife often brought her mother-in-law, aunts, and young wives to block the door and scold her.
There was nothing they could do; widows always attract gossip, and eventually even the brigade leader was afraid to speak to her, and they gradually stopped associating with each other.
Later, many old men and hooligans from the fishing village came to harass her. She remembered the first time she hit someone with a stick until his head bled, and she was so scared that her legs cramped.
She was exhausted for several days, but the children were still young, and if she didn't stand up for herself, they would be bullied to death.
The gossip of those old women in the village alone could drown her with their spittle.
Now that she has money, she should rebuild her relationship with the brigade leader's family; it will definitely come in handy in the future.
Jiang Ruzhen carried the meat to the brigade leader's house in a very open manner. The brigade leader should have been at the brigade headquarters at this time, as only the brigade leader's wife was at home.
"sister in law!"
As Jiang Ruzhen entered the gate, she saw Liu Guihua picking vegetables under the eaves and hurriedly greeted her.
"Oh! What a rare guest! What brings you here?" Liu Guihua said to her in a sarcastic tone.
"Sister-in-law, the kids have been earning some extra money lately, and my Xinxin has also been admitted to university. I've come to bring you some meat to eat, so you can all be happy for me."
ah?
What's wrong with Widow Jiang today? Why is she being given meat to eat?
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