Chapter 399 400: Rouge Radish Shreds
The whole family gathered together for dinner. There were ceramic bowls serving pickled fish, river catfish stewed with tofu, mixed Jerusalem artichokes, stir-fried vegetable moss with oil residue, and stir-fried peas and rice. There was one table in the kitchen and another on the steps before everyone was seated.
Zhou Jiaming sat in front of the low table and said, "Mom, the table at my father's house is comfortable to sit on. We should have a table like this at home."
Zhou Xiaolin, who was sitting on the side, walked to the eight-immortal table with a small wooden bowl and squeezed into Zhou's mother's arms, "I like to sit and eat with grandma."
After hearing this, Zhou's mother happily gave her a piece of fish meat with her chopsticks, "Grandma also likes to eat with Yaoyao."
Mother Yang said enviously: "My granddaughter is so considerate. My two granddaughters can quarrel so hard that the roof falls down."
Zhou's mother nodded. "Xiaoqian and the others are all obedient, Jiaming is also sensible, but Jialiang and Jiakang are the most naughty ones."
Zhou Jiakang was not happy after hearing this. "Grandma, I was obedient too. I even helped my mom cut grass for the pigs today."
Zhou Huaian: "I bought so much candy for you to eat, why didn't you bring some to me when you were cutting grass for the pigs?"
Zhou Jiakang glanced at him and said, "My piglets will be sold when they grow up. My mother said that if I cut grass for the piglets obediently, she will buy me new clothes after I sell the fat pigs."
Zhou Yiding said with a smile: "Help your father cut grass, and I will buy you a fat pig after I sell it."
Zhou Huaian nodded, "I'll buy you two."
Zhou Jiakang hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes, I'll give your family some tomorrow."
The old man smiled and said, "Look, just divide the two sets of clothes. After the family is divided, you will know that your father's house is not your home anymore."
"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this.
After everyone had eaten happily, the sisters-in-law cleaned up the dishes and scrubbed the stove.
Zhao Huifang smiled and said, "I'm still a little uncomfortable these past two days! When I wake up in the morning, I always want to turn my head to see if you guys are up!"
Zhang Xiuxiang: "I have this too. I always forget to check on Xiaowen at night to see if he has covered himself with a blanket. He didn't cover himself well last night, and he woke up with a runny nose this morning."
Li Qiuyue: "Me too. In the past, when my mother was around, I didn't have to worry about whether Xiaoru and Xiaolin covered themselves with blankets at night. Now when I wake up in the morning and go to their room, I see that the blankets have been kicked to the corner of the bed."
Yang Chunyan: "I just think it's too quiet. It's still more lively than before."
The sisters-in-law chatted and laughed while washing the pots and bowls. Zhang Xiuxiang asked again, "Chunyan, are you going up the mountain to look for herbs tomorrow?"
Yang Chunyan smiled and shook her head. "I'm going to send my mother back tomorrow morning, and visit Xiaoxue at Fangtian. Her family will put up the beams on the eighth day of next month. We'll also plant potatoes in the afternoon. We'll go up the mountain together the day after tomorrow to see them."
"Yes!" Zhang Xiuxiang nodded. "Mom said she planted some yams for you in the woods. Let's go find some wild yams tomorrow and plant them in the vegetable patch behind the house."
"I also planted some Jerusalem artichokes with Chunyan and sowed some ramie seeds." Li Qiuyue said, thinking of what Zhou Huaishan said, and turned to look at Yang Chunyan, "You have to keep a close eye on Huai'an. That demon Li Chuntao asked him about it today."
Yang Chunyan didn't understand, "What do you mean?"
Li Qiuyue said: "Today, the third brother..."
"Pah!" Zhao Huifang spat, "Shameless vixen, she probably wanted to seduce the youngest boy because he's good-looking!"
Li Qiuyue nodded, "Exactly, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror?"
Zhang Xiuxiang patted Yang Chunyan, "Don't be afraid. The youngest brother said last time that she looks like the White Bone Demon. If you see her, you will have nightmares. He doesn't like her."
Yang Chunyan nodded with a smile, "I'm not afraid. If she dares to seduce Huai'an, we will give her a face full of carrot shreds!"
“Hahaha…” Li Qiuyue laughed after hearing this, “Just like Ye Xiaoshuang last time, with shredded rouge radish all over her face!”
Zhao Huifang couldn't help laughing as she thought about it, "That's right, if anyone paws her she will be too ashamed to face anyone."
The sisters-in-law cleaned up the kitchen while chatting and laughing, and then they said goodbye and went home to clean up.
Yang Chunyan also started to heat up pig food to feed the pigs. Zhou Huaian walked in and said, "Yan'er, Xu Hongbing said that the ground cage in my house was stolen by that bastard Xiong Laoer..."
Yang Chunyan remembered that in her previous life, chickens, ducks and other things in the village were lost. Although Xu Hongbing was never caught personally, everyone thought that he was the one who stole them.
"If he didn't do it, then who did it? Can you trust Xu Hongbing's words?"
"He won't say who did it. Of course, we only believe half of what he says. Those bastards of the Xiong family have been bad people since they were young. They are just better at pretending than us. Last time, I settled the matter peacefully when the cement was stolen. This time, he came again. He really thinks we are made of mud."
Yang Chunyan thought for a moment, "Think about it, has anyone who has been addicted to gambling ever ended up well? That bastard Xiong Laoer has already committed suicide, why do you have to beat him up? Isn't it better to let him gamble peacefully?"
After hearing this, Zhou Huaian thought of his third aunt's house and Luo Haili, "You're right, so let's just call it a day?"
"Don't worry about him now because it's the off-season. It'll be the same if we wait until we plant rapeseed before dealing with him."
"Then Yiding and I will go to Fangtian to see if what Xu Hongbing said is true." Zhou Huaian said and left.
"Huaian!" Yang Chunyan called him and said with a smile, "I heard someone was asking about you today?"
"Ah?" Zhou Huaian was stunned for a moment before he remembered and said angrily, "Stop talking, it almost made me sick to death." After thinking about it, he said, "I just realized that Third Brother is a big mouth now."
Yang Chunyan laughed and said, "Third brother, why are you so loud-mouthed? I just told you the truth. Who told you to attract other women out there?"
Zhou Huaian looked at the front and back doors, leaned over and kissed her, "Yan'er, I'm really sad when you say that! You know, I will only seduce you in this life!"
"You are shameless. What will my mom say when she sees you?" Yang Chunyan blushed and pinched him. "Go back quickly and be careful on the road."
"I understand."
Zhou Huaian left the kitchen, and the old man and the others went home. He told Zhou Yiding what Yang Chunyan said, "I think your sister-in-law is right. If we beat that bastard up, it will just help him quit his addiction. Isn't that helping him?"
"Sister-in-law is really thoughtful!" Zhou Yiding said, glancing at him, "No wonder they say not to mess with women. You better behave yourself in the future."
"Go to hell!" Zhou Huaian hit him, pushed his bicycle and went out with him.
The two rode their bikes to Fangtian Brigade. The Liu family lived about a hundred meters away from Fang Zhiqiang's old house. It was quiet everywhere and there were almost no houses with lights on.
The two hid their bicycles at the foot of the mountain and walked towards the village.
The Liu family was easy to find because they were the only family with the lights on. When you approached and listened in front of the broken wooden door, you could still hear the shouts of the people inside playing cards.
Zhou Huaian glanced at Zhou Yiding and said, "You lie down and I'll climb up and take a look."
Zhou Yiding pulled it a little and whispered in his ear: "Xu Hongbing said that the backyard had collapsed a long time ago, and they all went in from there."
(End of this chapter)
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