When she returned to the house and saw the lotus roots all over the house, Meng Qidi's mouth twitched. She muttered about her father's work ability...
"Lock the door tightly. Prepare something first. I'll help you send it to the Ling family later."
Meng Daqiang stood at the door of Meng Qidi's room. He was very satisfied with the number of lotus roots.
Meng Qidi shook her head. "Don't bother. I'll deliver it myself tomorrow."
She wanted to soak the lotus root tips in Yuquan water, otherwise she was worried that they would not survive. After soaking them in Yuquan water, she estimated that they would survive if she just threw them in.
"Okay, let's talk about it tomorrow. Let's eat first."
Meng Daqiang waved his hands, "These people are really too much. They didn't even leave us any food. Your mother is really thick-skinned now."
He had originally planned to leave some food for the family, but after being busy for a long time, he came back and didn't leave any food.
What's the point of keeping anything? He didn't even keep any fish. He gave some to Xiaoqi to take to the Ling family, and sold the rest.
This home scores!
Compared to the angry Meng Daqiang, Meng Qidi was much calmer. She followed Meng Daqiang out and locked the door.
"What are you two doing in the room?" Zhao Hong asked suspiciously.
Meng Daqiang was already dissatisfied with Zhao Hong, and now his tone was not good either, so he walked into the kitchen with a gloomy face.
"What can I do? Look at what food she has in her room. Your husband and daughter haven't come back yet, so why don't you leave some food for them? What's the point of me looking for a lazy woman like you?"
Being scolded by the man, Zhao Hong glared at Meng Qidi who came in from behind and said awkwardly, "Don't you usually come back less often? I thought you had eaten."
Meng Daqiang sneered, opened the cupboard, and dug out a large piece of lard, "Xiaoqi, light the fire, and we will boil two eggs."
"Daqiang, you... won't mom scold me tomorrow?"
Zhao Hong watched Meng Daqiang scoop a large spoonful of lard and cook eggs. She would definitely be the one to be scolded tomorrow.
Meng Daqiang pushed her away impatiently, "Just tell her that I want to cook it. If she's not satisfied, we can split up!"
He and Xiaoqi didn’t eat, so why wasn’t there any food left for them?
Meng Qidi sat down in front of the stove, scratched a match and lit it...
No one paid any attention to her, Zhao Hong was annoyed and angry. She stormed out and walked to Meng Qidi's house. She was curious and wanted to go in to see what the father and daughter had done.
Seeing a lock on the door, she turned away unhappily.
After having a delicious dinner, Meng Qidi did not go back to her room. There were so many lotus roots in the room that she could not move at all.
She was lying in the main room with the quilt rolled up. When Old Mrs. Meng got up at night, she was startled to see Meng Qidi in the main room, so she went back to the room and got the quilt to cover her.
Just as the sky was getting light, a scream was heard in the Meng family.
"Meng Daqiang! What are you doing in Xiaoqi's room so late at night?"
Everyone in the Meng family was awakened, they got up and put on their clothes to see what was happening, and found Meng Daqiang, with a face full of anger, being blocked by Zhao Hong at the door of Meng Qidi's room.
"Tell me! Why are you in Xiaoqi's room so late at night and not sleeping? I'm asking you something!" Zhao Hong poked Meng Daqiang's chest in a crying voice.
Meng Daqiang was furious when he saw that everyone in the family was yelled at by her. This woman would tear down the roof if she wasn't beaten for three days!
"Yes, Daqiang, what are you doing in Xiaoqi's room in the middle of the night? I'm not pretending to be a big shot, but Xiaoqi is already engaged, and even as a father, you have to avoid it, right?"
Sun Fang looked like she was watching a show, and she was hoping that the fourth couple would start fighting.
Meng Yuzhen heard the noise and came out to see this good show, she felt gloating.
Meng Daqiang's face was full of anger and he pushed Zhao Hong away. However, he didn't want others to know that there were lotus roots hidden in Xiaoqi's room, so he was so anxious that his mouth was choked.
"What nonsense are you talking about, you crazy bitch!"
"That's enough! What are you making such a fuss about! Xiaoqi is lying in the main room!"
Old Mrs. Meng looked at Zhao Hong unhappily. She was so idle that she had to make such a fuss in the middle of the night!
Everyone turned their heads to look, and saw Meng Qidi yawning beside the old lady.
Seeing everyone looking at her, Meng Qidi said innocently, "What's wrong? It seems like a snake got into my room. My dad didn't find it when he came back in the afternoon. He was worried about me sleeping in my room, so he asked me to sleep in the living room."
Meng Daqiang breathed a sigh of relief and glared at Zhao Hong, who had done something wrong. "This woman is just too idle. I was half asleep when I remembered this matter. Shouldn't I get up and catch the snake? The snake skin bag is ready!"
Only then did everyone realize that Meng Daqiang was holding a snakeskin bag in his hand. Could he really be a snake catcher?
The first and second wives, who were watching the fun, suddenly felt bored.
The old lady waved her hands impatiently, "Alright, go to sleep quickly, you still have to go to work tomorrow!"
Since Old Lady Meng had spoken, Zhao Hong didn't dare to make a fuss and could only return to her room in shame.
Meng Qidi didn't suffer any harm, but Meng Yuzhen was very angry and went back unhappy.
After everyone left, Mrs. Meng glanced at her son and granddaughter and said coldly, "Tell me, why did you two come back so late? What were you doing?"
There was a large piece of lard missing from the kitchen, and a few eggs were also missing. The father and son came back covered in mud, and there were quite a few mud marks at the door of Xiaoqi's room. It was definitely not a good deed.
Meng Daqiang knew that he could not hide it from his shrewd mother. He looked around and saw that there was no one. He quickly pushed open Meng Qidi's door and pulled the old lady in.
"Mom, I don't have any money. Xiaoqi and I got some lotus roots today and plan to exchange them for some money."
"You are speculating!"
"Oh, mother, please keep your voice down, I can't help it, right?"
The mother and son were whispering in the room. Meng Qidi was leaning against the wall, yawning, her eyes coldly fixed on the door of Meng Daqiang and his wife.
She really didn't pay attention to it before, but now she realized that her mother really wanted to kill her.
If she hadn't slept in the main room because she was disgusted by the strong smell of earth in the house, and hadn't come up with a clever solution, her reputation would have been ruined if this incident today had spread.
There are many people in the Meng family who want to harm her behind her back. If she were in the house, I'm afraid rumors would be flying everywhere tomorrow.
Looking at the dim courtyard, she suddenly felt annoyed staying in the Meng family. They were obviously penniless, with pockets cleaner than their faces, but everyone loved to intrigue.
Others are brothers who work together to achieve success, but they are all so eager to stab each other in the back...
"I really can't do anything about you. Deal with it quickly. It's not okay for Xiaoqi, a grown-up girl, to sleep in the living room."
Old Mrs. Meng scolded her son out of the house in an unpleasant mood, and glanced at Meng Qidi who was standing guard nearby, with some satisfaction.
"Xiaoqi, go to bed. By the way, your clothes are torn. I have a piece of Dacron at the bottom of my box. I'll make you a pair of pants with it when I have time. You're getting married soon and don't have a decent pair of clothes. How did your parents make you like this?"
"Mom is right. We were negligent. Thank you for thinking of Xiaoqi." Meng Daqiang licked his face and locked the door with a smile.
Can't sell today...
"Thank you, grandma." Meng Qidi lowered her eyes slightly, suppressing the sarcasm in her eyes.
The old lady suddenly became generous. She probably thought Meng Daqiang had promised her a lot of benefits. Otherwise, with her stingy personality, how could she give her anything?
However, she was somewhat surprised that the old lady actually put a quilt on the bed for her.
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren returned to their room happily, and the Meng family became quiet.
Meng Yuzhen walked out from the darkness and turned the lock of Meng Qidi's door, but it didn't open. She stomped her feet back in annoyance.
Hearing the noise outside the house, Meng Qidi did not get up in the main room. She curled the corners of her mouth and gently closed her eyes.
She wasn't worried at all that the lotus root in the house would be discovered. It wasn't hers anyway, so she wasn't the one who should be worried...
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