Chapter 170 170 Hunt
Qin Xiaoxiao returned to the educated youth compound carrying two bags of milk powder. She had no choice but to take them; her grandmother's eyes reddened, and her grandfather's eyes widened in anger. Afraid of being beaten, she had no choice but to take them back.
The milk powder in the opened bag was fine, so Qin Xiaoxiao put it into her spatial storage, planning to drink it later.
The next day, the work bell rang again in Qinjiagou.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaoxiao jumped up, quickly dressed, and rushed out of the educated youth compound.
Upon arriving at the threshing ground, most of the villagers were already there. Qin Xiaoxiao successfully found her "organization" and began to gravitate towards it.
Aunt Song looked at Qin Xiaoxiao with a smile, "It's been a while since I've seen Xiaoxiao, she seems to have become even more beautiful."
Aunt Liu, who was standing nearby, also said, "That's right, it looks even better now."
Not to be outdone, Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and looked at Aunt Liu, "How about it? Aunt Liu is overjoyed that the new daughter-in-law has entered the family, isn't she?"
Aunt Liu smiled so broadly her eyes disappeared. "She's alright, my daughter-in-law is a good one. My son didn't choose the wrong person."
Qin Xiaoxiao continued to flatter, "How discerning is Liu Ji's branch manager? Would he bring anything bad home? Aunt Liu, your good fortune is yet to come. Your son is filial, and your daughter-in-law will be filial to you too. Once you have your grandson, you can enjoy yourself to the fullest."
Aunt Liu's eyes lit up again, "Then let's borrow this little bit of good fortune!"
"It's nothing, I'm just stating the facts."
Qin Xiaoxiao waved her hand and looked at Aunt Song again, "Isn't my second sister-in-law in Aunt Song's family due to give birth? I think this baby looks like a boy."
Aunt Song laughed heartily, "When did Xiaoxiao learn to read a baby's gestation? But you're still lucky. If you really have a grandson, I'll give you a big red envelope later."
"Why give me a red envelope? Just give me two red eggs, I need to eat some 'Xi'er' (a traditional Chinese food).
"Okay, okay, whatever you say."
"Is Sister Chunhua pregnant again?"
Chunhua, who had been smiling silently the whole time, nodded with a smile, her eyes full of happiness.
Qin Xiaoxiao looked on with envy, "Look at my sister-in-law Chunhua, she's pregnant again. She already has two sons and a daughter. If this is another daughter, that would be wonderful. It would make a perfect pair of 'good' characters. Not everyone can have such good fortune."
Qin Xiaoxiao got more and more excited as she talked, shaking her head and clicking her tongue as if she envied Chunhua so much, which left Chunhua stunned.
Is having a daughter really that great? She actually wanted to have a son instead.
But looking at Qin Xiaoxiao, she seems really good.
Wouldn't a pair of "good" characters mean something even better?
Chunhua seemed to suddenly understand something, and touched her belly expectantly, "It would be so nice if it were a girl."
Qin Xiaoxiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile.
Her grandmother said that Chunhua's sister-in-law might have another girl this time. Her mother-in-law favors boys over girls, so if the baby is a girl, she probably won't treat her well. If she can't stand it and takes her anger out on the child, the child will be so unlucky. She might even become a villainous female supporting character.
But if she says that, and Chunhua learns it from her husband, and it gets back to her mother-in-law, then surely she'll be treated better by her, right?
If you don't give Chunhua the cold shoulder, Chunhua will be nicer to the child.
While Chunhua wasn't paying attention, Qin Xiaoxiao, Aunt Liu, and Aunt Song exchanged a knowing glance and nodded to Qin Xiaoxiao.
Next, Qin Xiaoxiao chatted with the members of the Bafeng team, and as they talked, they started talking about the hunt.
"We can hunt two or three wild boars every year, and this year should be about the same."
"That's not necessarily true. We don't even know if the commune's hunting rifles are still usable. They've been around for so many years."
"It was working fine last year, so it should still be usable this year."
“I’m afraid my family might be in danger if they go with us.”
"There's definitely danger, but with our captain and Qin Ye around, what's there to be afraid of? They've been in battle before; killing a couple of wild boars is a piece of cake for them!"
"Wow! Aunt Qin has learned idioms after just a few days."
"Of course, I'm a cultured person too. My grandson teaches me to read every day at home."
"Your grandson just started junior high, and he can already teach you?"
"Yes, of course we can! We'll just teach whatever they teach."
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As Qin Xiaoxiao listened to these people chatting, she began to have some thoughts on her mind.
There's no way she'd go up the mountain with them. Putting aside whether her uncle would allow it or not, even though she had a fatal accident where she was gored to death by a wild boar, she still couldn't go.
Wild boars only roam the back of Cat Ear Mountain. Unlike Cat Mountain, Cat Ear Mountain is fraught with danger and is not a place she can go to alone right now.
She might be able to stroll around the front of the mountain, but she wouldn't even dare to think about the back.
Soon Qin Feng, Su Zhiyuan, and Luo Hongxing appeared at the threshing ground.
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me."
Qin Feng's voice wasn't loud, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the villagers below quieted down and listened attentively to what he was saying.
"I spoke with the commune yesterday and we've agreed to go hunting in the mountains tomorrow."
I know everyone wants a bigger share of meat at the end of the year. If you want a bigger share, you have to put in the effort; otherwise, it'll be calculated based on work points.
After that, Qin Feng gave a long speech to encourage everyone, mentioning the dangers and the need for careful consideration. Finally, he announced the time to go up the mountain, and half an hour later, everyone dispersed.
Before dawn the next day, the villagers of Qinjiagou were already ready to go. As soon as the patrol team sent by the commune arrived, the group went up the mountain in a grand procession.
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't wake up until the sun was high in the sky. After waking up, she ate a bowl of wontons, made a cup of malted milk, and took out her high school textbooks to start studying.
After studying for five minutes, Qin Xiaoxiao felt her eyelids becoming uncontrollable, constantly drooping shut.
After ten minutes, Qin Xiaoxiao started nodding, her eyes opening and closing. She woke up with a start from the effort, but then forced herself to keep watching.
By the fifteenth minute, snoring could be heard coming from the table.
That's right, Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep.
After sleeping for more than an hour, Qin Xiaoxiao suddenly woke up, slowly moved her numb arm off the table, moved the kang table to the side, and lay down to continue sleeping.
Qin Xiaoxiao slept until 2:30 in the afternoon. She stretched, yawned, got out of bed, and put on her shoes. Only then did she realize that she had a stiff neck from sleeping in the wrong place.
Tilting her head, tears streaming down her face from the pain, Qin Xiaoxiao decided not to torture herself and planned to go and act cute with Grandma Qin later.
After tidying herself up, Qin Xiaoxiao put on her military overcoat and went to the Qin family home. As soon as she entered, Qin Xiaoxiao rushed straight to Old Mrs. Qin.
"Grandma, I slept in the wrong place and my neck hurts!"
Qin Xiaoxiao bent over and lay on Old Mrs. Qin's lap, turning her head to look at Old Mrs. Qin.
When Grandma Qin looked down, she saw that her eldest granddaughter was crying, and she immediately felt sorry for her.
"Oh dear, you've got a stiff neck! Let Grandma take a look."
With a look of heartache, Grandma Qin placed her rough hands on Qin Xiaoxiao's neck, rubbing it as she asked, "Did you take a nap?"
Qin Xiaoxiao was too embarrassed to admit that she had fallen asleep while reading, so she quickly nodded, "Yeah, I'm sleepy, I'll take a nap."
Qin Aiguo looked up at Qin Xiaoxiao and Old Mrs. Qin, then silently lowered his head to smoke.
You didn't seem to care when you hit her, but now you're feeling sorry for her!
(End of this chapter)
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