Chapter 110110 Chu Song's Dog Talk
"Ouch." Chu Song nudged Ye Xiuzhi with his arm and said in a snarky tone, "Look at you, you have such a bad temper! No matter how many friends I have outside, you're still my only mother. Why are you so jealous?"
Ye Xiuzhi rejected the slander: "...Who is jealous? I'm so happy that you don't bother me."
"Okay, okay, yes, yes, I get it. You're not jealous."
Three consecutive denials were a resounding no. Ye Xiuzhi rolled her eyes, feeling a headache and a sense of helplessness. There was no way she could win an argument with her. "Do you still want to eat fish?"
"want!"
"If you want, shut up."
Chu Song immediately shut up, put his thumb and index finger together, and swiped them horizontally across his mouth to indicate that he had closed the "zipper".
Ye Xiuzhi really didn't know whether she should be speechless or amused. Day after day, she would start a dyeing factory with a little color and become bright with a little sunshine. No one in the village had ever seen anyone more naughty than her.
A total of about ten pounds of fish were distributed, and most of it was taken home by Ye Xiuzhi to be pickled fish, which she carefully marinated with salt to be eaten later.
Chu Song stared at the man sadly.
"Don't complain, eat now." Ye Xiuzhi slapped Chu Song's claws away, "What are you going to eat during the New Year? Do you still want to eat during the New Year?"
This is the truth. Chu Song sighed: "A tiger in troubled waters is bullied by a dog."
Thinking of her as a little bully, even though her parents were unreliable, they never treated her badly in terms of material things. She had everything she wanted. When did she become so miserable?
If I tell anyone about this, I'll be laughed at by those bad friends.
After he finished speaking, Chu Song was hit lightly on the head.
Ye Xiuzhi glared at him: "Don't think I don't know what I mean. Who are you calling a dog?"
"It hurts! What if this smart head of yours gets broken? How can you be filial to my mother in the future?"
Ye Xiuzhi snorted. It was good enough that he didn't make her angry. He was also filial.
However, although she appeared to dislike everything on the surface, Ye Xiuzhi was actually very upright. When lunch was served, there was a bowl of tofu and fish soup and a plate of braised fish in the center, all prepared according to Chu Song's wishes.
"I didn't listen to someone else's advice. I wanted to eat it myself."
"Someone" hugged her arm with a smile and said playfully: "Mom, you are so nice, the best person I have ever met."
There are so many people in the Luhua Brigade, and as long as they are not guilty of heinous crimes, most of them have received Chu Song’s good guy card, so everyone is used to it, and Ye Xiuzhi didn’t even bat an eyelid.
"Stop spitting out your ivory, sit still, and eat your meal."
When it comes to eating, Ye Xiuzhi never needs to urge him. Chu Song is the most proactive one. The Chu family is not large and they are all well-mannered. They will not quarrel or even fight over a piece of meat with chopsticks like some other families.
Despite this, the Chu family would never leave any food after every meal. These days, there would only be not enough food, not leftovers.
Although Chu Song eats fast, he doesn't seem rude at all. Instead, it makes people's appetite increase after seeing him. Perhaps it is because if he doesn't eat faster, she will eat it all.
Ye Xiuzhi deliberately wanted to tease her: "Eat slowly, no one is competing with you for it."
Chu Song: "You don't understand. Dumplings should be eaten hot, and women should be strong."
"Don't talk while you're eating fish. Be careful of the fish bones later... Why are you looking at me? If you don't listen to the old man's advice, you will suffer the consequences."
Chu Song froze in place, her hands still raised in the air. She frowned, looking as if she was in great pain from not being able to swallow.
Everyone stopped and looked at her.
Chu Song swallowed hard, pointed at his throat, and then looked at Ye Xiuzhi for help.
Ye Xiuzhi: "...A fishbone is stuck?"
Chu Song nodded.
Chai Xueqi quickly handed her half a sweet potato and said, "Eat this and try swallowing the fish bone."
Xiang Baoshu stopped her, "Sister-in-law, this won't work. If you can't swallow it, it's likely to scratch your esophagus."
"So what should I do? How about some vinegar?"
Ye Xiuzhi: "Drinking vinegar is useless. Last time, Old Wang's grandson got a fish bone stuck in his throat, and he drank a whole jar of vinegar but it didn't help. I have a folk remedy."
"..." Chu Song quickly shook her head. She believed in science and didn't believe in these so-called "folk methods".
Ye Xiuzhi automatically ignored her advice, poured a bowl of warm water, and placed two chopsticks in a cross shape. "Just drink along the edge, one sip at a time. Drink slowly. There's a mantra; recite it before you drink." She spoke mysteriously, "Listen carefully: I came from the south and came across a bowl of water. There was a fish in it. It..."
Chu Song: "Wait, didn't you say last time that this cures hiccups?"
"Why worry so much? It's almost the same. Did you get a fishbone stuck in your throat?"
Chu Song smiled broadly: "I was kidding, I'm not a three-year-old child, it's not that easy for me to get stuck by a fish bone."
Ye Xiuzhi took a deep breath, telling herself not to lose her temper and to be a loving mother. But after taking a deep breath, she couldn't hold back the anger. She glared at the man fiercely, "Where's my broom? If I don't beat you for three days, are you going to start tearing up the roof again?"
Chai Xueqi: "Mom, calm down."
Chu Song hid behind Xiang Baoshu.
Xiang Baoshu: "Aunt Ye, don't be angry, Xianxian is just trying to make us all happy."
"Yeah yeah."
Ye Xiuzhi finally understood what it meant to be "blinded by greed". Look, the whole family was taking sides.
She frowned and said, "Forget it this time, but if there's a next time..."
"There won't be a next time, there won't be a next time." Before Chu Song could even speak, someone had already made a promise for her, as if they were afraid that she would really get angry.
Ye Xiuzhi was just pretending; if she really let her beat the child, she would be the one who would feel the most pain. So she snorted coldly, said some harsh words, and then let it go with a lot of noise but little action.
Time passed quickly and it was the next day.
Because a movie will be shown at the entrance of the village in the evening, which is a rare entertainment activity in this era, everyone, both adults and children, are extremely excited. Especially this year, it is shown in their own village, so there is no need to walk to other villages to watch the movie, so everyone is even more excited.
As soon as they finished lunch, Ye Xiuzhi reminded them, "If you want to watch a good movie tonight, bring a few small stools over from home and grab a good seat."
"So early?!"
"It's already late. Some people even moved their stools in the night before."
"Forget it. I won't be able to grab a good seat now. It doesn't matter. I'm tall, so I like to stand at the back and watch. Let others have the chance."
Ye Xiuzhi: "... whatever you want."
To be honest, this humble attitude is really not like her daughter.
Fortunately, Ye Xiuzhi just mentioned it casually and didn't think much of it. Chu Song secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She had no interest in movies of this era at all, she just liked to join in the fun.
Besides, the movie was two hours long and she had a lot to do... Fortunately, she could be considered a master of time management.
The official movie screening was at eight o'clock in the evening, but at only six o'clock in the evening, the open space at the entrance of the village was already crowded with people. Some people who lived nearby couldn't even wait to eat, so they came with big bowls and ate while waiting for the movie to start.
Chu Song had just finished dinner when Ye Xiuzhi pulled her over. She barely set foot inside when she was surrounded by aunts and uncles.
"Oh, fairy girl, I haven't seen you for a day, and you've become more beautiful."
Chu Song blended perfectly into the women's group and nodded in agreement, "Yeah, yeah, and he's not only handsome, but also talented."
This made several of the old ladies laugh. This girl from the Chu family is really extraordinary. She can respond to anything that is said. If it were any other young girl or boy, they would have been so embarrassed that they would have wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
However, this kind of personality is what they like.
One of the ladies smiled and said, "People with knowledge are different. I have a nephew who teaches in town..."
"Hey, hey, hey, matchmaking is no longer popular these days!" another person interrupted in time.
"What do you mean by matchmaking? I mean young man, move around more!"
"Don't I know you? I think you just want Xianya to be your niece-in-law so that we can become a family."
"You don't want to?"
"I do want to, but my son is such a loser, how can he be worthy of her?"
"A toad wants to eat swan flesh."
"I'm a mother after all. Even though I'm telling the truth, the truth is unpleasant."
…
Several people started chatting and laughing. Chu Song blinked her eyes and listened curiously, as if she was an outsider and the protagonist was not her. She was just about to ask "What next?"
Instead, Ye Xiuzhi couldn't stand it anymore. Those who had sons wanted Chu Song to be their daughter-in-law, and those who didn't have sons wanted to adopt Chu Song as their goddaughter.
One or two, bah!
She pulled the man away and lectured him fiercely, "You have no shame. You don't even feel shy when I praise you."
Chu Song: "Ah, there's nothing I can do. They are telling the truth."
Ye Xiuzhi: "I'm warning you, don't do anything you shouldn't do. It's like..." She lowered her voice, "Don't be fooled by those second-rate people. There's not a single honest word from a man. If you dare to imitate others and sneak into the cornfield, I'll break your legs."
She paused, then added, just to be on the safe side, "Don't trick others into going to the cornfield either."
Chu Song: “…”
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