Zongzi Leaf Controversy
"Hey, wait a minute... There's honey here, do you want to dip it in some?" Yang Xiu quickly called everyone to stop her. She held the honey jar, and Qin Wenli brought a plate of rice dumplings to the small table in the yard.
"Each person has a plate, and you can scoop it yourself with just one spoonful. Honey also costs money!!!" Hu Yufeng quickly emphasized, focusing her attention on Qin Shengtian.
As expected, with her deathly gaze on him, Qin Shengtian scooped a spoonful and was unwilling to stop.
Only then did Hu Yufeng look away with satisfaction and carefully unwrapped the rice dumpling in her hand. When you peel off the rice dumplings leaves, you will see the beige sticky rice ball wrapped inside, which is crystal clear and soft, shining with an oily glow. She took a bite and tasted the aroma of rice mixed with the fragrance of the rice dumplings leaves, which was indeed a unique flavor.
She scooped another spoonful of honey, dipped it in the honey and took a bite, "Hmm..." Combined with the sweet fragrance of honey and the softness of red dates, it was indeed a delicacy.
Qin Shengtian quickly finished one and came for the second one.
Hu Yufeng couldn't help but remind him: "Just eat enough. If you can't digest it, try rolling around on the kang in the middle of the night..."
Of course Qin Shengtian still wanted to eat it, but he didn't dare to actually try it, and he suddenly felt depressed.
Yang Xiu wanted to laugh when he saw it. Suddenly, he remembered that he had not told his family, especially the old lady, about Li Lanhua's matter, so he calmed down and told them about it, and admitted his mistake of not asking for permission in advance.
Hu Yufeng waved her hands and said indifferently: "What's there to discuss? We are already too busy to handle this business. If they want to sell it, they can do it. It's also a way to make a living..."
Yang Xiu responded happily when he heard that.
Qin Wenli paused slightly while peeling the rice dumplings at first, but after listening to what the two said, he continued peeling without changing his expression, but his mind was in turmoil.
*
Back at Li Lanhua's home, as soon as she got home she asked Qin Fang to soak rice and red dates, while she herself took a basket and a sickle to cut the leaves for the rice dumplings.
The reed pit was quiet, with only the rustling sound of the reed leaves touching each other in the wind. Li Lanhua looked around cautiously, then quickly jumped into the pit and started harvesting the green and neat leaves. Soon there was a large bundle, and she estimated that it would be enough for today. But after a little thought, she decided that since she was already here, she might as well cut more. In case the Wang family went crazy again, it would be difficult to cut them down. So she cut another large bundle and then walked back carrying a basket in her left hand and a bundle in her right hand.
It must be said that her decision was correct. On the terraced field above Weizikeng, Xiaofeng, the lazy second daughter-in-law of the Wang family, looked at Li Lanhua's receding figure and couldn't help muttering:
"Could it be that these leaves are useful? My second aunt cut a basket of them this morning, and now my eldest sister-in-law is pulling and hugging them. No, I have to go back and talk to my mother-in-law."
She was too lazy to steal anymore, and she quickly ran home to find her mother. It must be said that she knows how to control her mother-in-law's lifeline. As soon as she opened her mouth, she shouted: "Mom, mom, my second aunt and my eldest sister-in-law are cutting reed leaves in our reed pit..."
Aunt Wang was sewing shoe soles. When she heard the second aunt, she stood up and said, "Shameless old Hu Yufeng, she doesn't follow the right path but becomes a thief. Let's go and take a look..."
The old lady fiddled with her two short legs and soon arrived at the edge of the reed pit. Looking up, the originally lush reed pit is still lush and green. The old lady poked her daughter-in-law and asked, "Where is she? Why can't I see her?"
Xiao Feng would not say that she saw him walking away and then ran back home to tell on him. She just pretended to be puzzled and looked around: "Strange, he was clearly here just now..."
"Humph... I can't do anything to her if she runs away? Go and take a look, how much have those two taken?"
Xiaofeng was reluctant to dig the pit. The reeds were tall and prickly. She got annoyed after turning over a few of them. She simply climbed up and walked along the ridge to the edge of Lao Qin's field. She pointed to the place where Li Lanhua cut the grass to her mother-in-law and said, "Mom, I cut it right here. Come and look. This whole area is bald..."
The old lady carefully walked through the weeds and dead branches. When she got here, she flew into a rage. "You are so smart, Hu Yufeng. You knew to pull the things close to your house. You thought that there was no one in my Wang family. You made a wrong calculation. Just wait for me..."
The old lady rushed home angrily, shouting as she walked: "The warehouse is full, the storehouse is full, where is it? Our reeds have been cut down by others..."
Wang Mantun, who was sharpening his sickle in the house, was speechless: "Mom, why are you yelling? Just chop it down. It will be a hassle if we don't chop it down anyway, and we won't be able to use it at home!"
"Fuck you, you useless bastard. What's wrong with being in a hurry? I'd rather be in a hurry than let Hu Yufeng get away with it!!!"
Wang Mantun sighed, then glared at his wife as if warning: It was this woman who started the matter, and she was thinking that he didn't hear it, why are you mentioning my second aunt for no reason!
Xiaofeng shrank her neck and quietly hid behind her mother-in-law.
"Then what do you want to do? Should I go and get it now? It's just a few leaves. What can you do when you get it back?" Wang Mantun said irritably.
"It's not a good deal for her if I keep it to wipe my ass..." Aunt Wang said without thinking.
Wang Mantun and Xiaofeng couldn't help but curl their lips: Just wipe it, don't worry about hurting your butt!
*
If it was impossible, Aunt Wang would have been furious at home, but when they heard that she was going to go to the door, none of her descendants went, and even Xiao Feng, who was fanning the flames, backed off.
What a joke. It's fine to just have a verbal fight to satisfy your desire, but to come and fight at someone's door? Putting aside the fact that that is my mother's family and their uncle's family, with my second aunt's big mouth and her ability to jump three feet high, my mother will only suffer.
The old lady was unwilling to accept this and went from house to house complaining about the matter, and soon the news reached Qin Wenzhen's ears.
Qin Wenzheng came in angrily with a sullen face, and started to scold Li Lanhua: "I work hard outside all day, and I thought you were busy at home, but what happened? If the team hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known you stole reed leaves! What were you doing in the reed pit? Why did you steal that? Ah"
"I just cut a basket, how can that be called stealing? No one said whose reed pit it belonged to." Li Lanhua was confused by his scolding and retorted subconsciously.
"Okay, I thought I had wronged you, and you really did chop it off... Can't our family afford to provide you with food or drink, and you want to go out and embarrass yourself?" Qin Wenzhen was furious, his voice was so loud, and the three children were so scared that they came out of the house and stood in a row.
"How did I embarrass myself? I just cut some reed leaves. How did I embarrass myself? Woo woo woo..." Li Lanhua's face turned red and she covered her face and cried. When Li Lanhua started crying, her two daughters couldn't help crying too. Qin Zhu stood there and watched his father's face getting darker and darker. He didn't know whether to cry or not to cry. He was in a dilemma.
"Why are you crying? You are so glorious and you still have the nerve to cry... And you two, you have been following us day by day and have only learned how to cry and make a fuss..." Qin Wen was pointing at the three mother and daughters who were crying together, his face ashen.
"How can I be ashamed? I just cut some reed leaves. How can I be ashamed? They are grown there to be cut. If anyone dislikes me for cutting them, just move the reed pit back to their own home!!!" Li Lanhua cried and cursed.
"My mother was planning to make rice dumplings to sell, but my second grandmother was also chopped off. Why are you blaming my mother!!!" Qin Qian also said with her neck stiff.
"Dad, you always listen to outsiders instead of us, and you just come back to scold us..."
Qin Wen Zheng became furious upon hearing this and grabbed Qin Qian to beat her. Qin Fang rushed over to protect her, and Li Lanhua also cried out at the top of her voice: "Qianqian said something wrong, if you want to hit me, come on, hit me to death, I've had enough... Have you never shortchanged me? When I asked you for money last time, when were you happy? When were you happy when a few children pulled your clothes? Other people get lucky money during the Chinese New Year, but you took mine away overnight. What's wrong with me earning some money myself? What's wrong with me not stealing or robbing?"
She became more and more excited as she spoke, and her cries echoed over Qinjia Bay. When Yang Xiu heard the noise, he wanted to go out, but Qin Wenli pulled him back. The whole family listened attentively with bated breath. On the upper courtyard, Chen Xiulian and Liu Rong stood together for a rare time, one with a frown and the other staring at the movements below excitedly.
Qin Wen Zheng never expected that his wife had so many dissatisfactions with him. She even remembered some things that he thought were not a big deal and brought them out. Qin Wenzhen was furious, annoyed and aggrieved at the same time: he was in charge of the family's food and drink, and they were able to afford the first tricycle in Xiaogou Village thanks to his careful budgeting. But in the eyes of his wife, he was the one who was not happy to give the money? She didn't even think about how she would live after having fun.
These thoughts seemed like a bunch of things but in fact they only lasted for three to five seconds. He glanced at his two daughters. The eldest daughter was protecting her younger sister with a determined look on her face. The younger daughter in her arms had a look of indignation on her face. His wife had red eyes from crying and was looking at him hatefully with gritted teeth.
He lowered his head: his youngest son Qin Zhuxu was hugging his legs, with a look of confusion and panic on his face.
He looked up: his arms raised high seemed like a bluff, revealing a sense of helplessness.
He was a little confused for a moment. It's all for the family. He saves money for the family, and he cares about his reputation for the family. But why does he look like an invader in the eyes of his wife and children?
Qin Wenzhen slowly put down his arms, his face solemn and aggrieved, and said in a low voice: "I can't tell anyone, just go with you..." Then he turned and walked into the house with heavy steps.
*
Li Lanhua was still crying, as if she wanted to vent the grievances and resentment that had accumulated in her heart for many years, until Qin Fang tiptoed and gently hugged her, patted her on the back and whispered: "Mom, it's okay, don't cry, everything is fine..."
Li Lanhua hugged her daughter tightly with her backhand, buried her head in her shoulder and sobbed. With her daughter's repeated comfort, she slowly stopped crying.
She hugged her daughter tightly again, then stood up. Seeing the three children all showing worried eyes, she said a little embarrassedly: "You are scared, mom just feels bad... It's okay, it's okay..."
Qin Zhu pursed his lips and threw himself into his mother's arms. Li Lanhua gently stroked his back and said slowly in a slightly hoarse voice after crying: "Qianqian, you and Zhuzi go to heat the kang, and your mother and your sister will make rice dumplings..."
Qin Fang looked at her mother in surprise. She thought that with her father being so angry, the rice dumplings would definitely not be sold. Li Lanhua looked at her expression and explained in a gentle voice: "Anyway, they have been picked. Let them scold us if they want. We will sell them as usual!" Her voice was gentle but firm, and Qin Fang suddenly felt confident.
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