Chapter 18: Aunt He's Reputation
But Mei Xue didn't care about so many things. The most important thing now was to comfort her grandmother and not let her get so angry that she would hurt herself.
"Grandma, let me help you go home. Don't worry, if she spits feces from her mouth again, I will beat her every time I see her." Mei Xue was finally released.
Grandma He glared at Mei Xue and said, "Aren't you afraid of your hand getting hurt?"
Well, everyone finally realized that Third Aunt really liked Xiaoxue.
However, Third Aunt has a bit of a tough temper, but she is a better person than anyone else. She is the typical person who speaks tough words but is soft-hearted.
"Okay, if we hear it in the future, we will also smoke it. We really think that there is no one left in our He family."
Everyone coaxed Grandma He together until she came back home, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Mei Xue didn't go to Aunt Mei Lian's house either, but after arguing for so long, Aunt Mei Lian didn't even come out to see her, so she was probably not at home either.
Mei Xue was right. Early in the morning, Aunt Meilian and Lixia took the children to Xingsheng's house to see a doctor.
Maybe the child caught a cold yesterday. He had diarrhea in the middle of the night and was not well until the morning. The child is still young, so I didn’t dare give him any medicine at home.
I had to go out at dawn and haven't come back yet.
There is a doctor in the village. He is the uncle of the He family. He is from a different family, but his surname is also He, and their ancestors are all from the same family.
I live a little far away, so I went to the brigade.
After returning home, Grandma He threw away the stick in her hand. Looking at Mei Xue, she smiled and said, "Grandma is right, right? People like this need to be beaten. If beating them once doesn't work, beat them twice. They will eventually behave themselves."
Hearing this, Mei Xue also laughed, "Yes, grandma is right, I feel really good after the fight today."
"Haha, she's my He family's daughter-in-law."
She is becoming more and more satisfied with her granddaughter-in-law.
"Grandma, drink some water. You must be tired from scolding people just now. Let's take a break." Mei Xue was very servile and helped grandma pour a glass of water. She had added space water to the water in the house so that she could drink it to relieve her tension.
Grandma He was very happy with Mei Xue's behavior. "Okay, Grandma, please calm down."
But after this fight, Mei Xue might have become famous in the village. There are more than just them in Hejia Village. There are several groups and the village is very big.
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"Zhang, what happened to you? Why are you injured so badly?" Seeing that Aunt Zhang and Aunt Chen's people all surrounded them, the injuries on their bodies were really scary.
The places where she was beaten with the stick were all burning with pain. When Aunt Zhang heard someone asking, she immediately cried out, "I won't live anymore. The He family bullied me. The whole family beat me up. Woohoo, look at what they have done to me."
"You're going to beat me to death, wuwu..." He cried and slapped his thighs.
Seeing her like this, some curious people all gathered around. The most people lived near the stream, about a dozen households. When they heard someone shouting, they all ran out.
Even though it was drizzling, everyone was so energetic.
"What's the matter? All the people halfway up the mountain are from the He family. Which family did the fight happen?" asked the gossipy woman in the village.
"Who else could it be? Look at the injuries on my body, who else could it be except Third Aunt He?" Aunt Zhang cried and cried out in grievance.
But when everyone heard that it was the Third Aunt of the He family who beat them, no one dared to say anything, for fear that the beating would hit them.
With Aunt Chen's exaggeration, Mei Xue's name was also remembered by everyone.
"What did you say? Mei Xue, that girl, dared to hit people?" No one could believe it.
"Yes, look at her face and hair, they were all hit by her." Aunt Chen was afraid that others would not believe her, so she immediately lifted Aunt Zhang's hair so that everyone could see the slap marks on her face.
"Oh my God, that little girl is so powerful?" Some people couldn't believe it.
"Yes, look at how swollen your face is. I'm afraid it won't go down for several days."
"That's right, this is too harsh."
At this time, Aunt Chen and Aunt Zhang completely forgot what they had said at that time. They called others stinky bitches and sluts, and said that they would bring unlucky upon their husbands and the whole family. They were really lying with their eyes open.
Some people didn't believe that Mei Xue would dare to hit anyone, so they all stood aside and watched. Those who were afraid of Aunt He San also didn't say much and just listened.
All the way home, these two aunts helped Mei Xue become famous.
But no matter what happens outside, Mei Xue and Grandma He are very happy at home.
Fold the last bit of cotton and press it flat. After pressing it for a few days, you can make the quilt cover. Then Meixue will have a new quilt to use.
"By the way, grandma, why didn't I see Aunt Meilian today?" Sitting under the eaves, Mei Xue looked at the door of Aunt Meilian's house and asked.
Grandma He took a look and said, "I'm afraid she's not at home. Wait a minute, let's go check on her at noon. She's the only one among us who has a sewing machine, and she's the only one who's quick at making clothes."
"Okay, grandma, what do you want to eat for lunch? I'll go cook." Mei Xue looked at the sky. She didn't know what time it was, but she felt a little hungry.
"By the way, grandma, I think we have flour at home. How about some noodles?" Mei Xue asked with a smile.
Grandma He was confused, "Where did the flour come from?" How come she didn't know when her family bought the flour.
"It's on the rice cabinet. Isn't there a bag of flour there?" Mei Xue was also a little confused. "Grandma, you won't forget it, right?"
Grandma He really couldn't remember, so she got up from the bamboo bed and walked towards the kitchen, "That's impossible, I don't remember buying flour." They all eat Fuqiang flour here, which is very precious. They only buy some during the Chinese New Year and never buy it at other times.
"When did we have flour?"
While muttering, she walked into the kitchen and opened the rice cabinet. When she saw what was inside, Grandma He smiled and said, "This is not flour, this is steel rice powder, not flour."
Mei Xuefang, "Oh, flour is divided into these types. I thought they were all the same." She really didn't know. When she saw this package, she thought it was flour.
"I ground this during the Qingming Festival. At that time, I used it to make Liaoshuiba for the graves." Grandma He gave Mei Xue a strange look and said, "You girl, you can't even tell the difference. What's wrong? Are you craving for flour?"
Mei Xue felt a little embarrassed and laughed, "Of course not."
"We don't have any flour at home. Go buy some Fuqiang flour sometime. It's white flour. This is steel rice flour. I'll make you Liaoshuiba for lunch. It tastes better with some sugar."
Mei Xue had no objection, she had never eaten that thing before, "Okay, okay, grandma, I'll help you."
Seeing Xiaoxue's greedy look, Grandma He couldn't help but laugh. Being able to eat is a blessing.
"Help me light the fire later, I'll knead the dough now." This thing is not expensive, you can make it whenever you want to eat it, and it will make you full. However, people with a bad stomach should not eat too much.
People like Mei Xue probably never have stomach problems.
(End of this chapter)
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