Chapter 30: Sharpening the Knife to Aunt
Just when she was half asleep, a noisy sound was heard outside the house.
"Sister-in-law, I heard that Tang'er went to town today and bought a lot of good things?" Before coming here, Ma Zhaolan had only heard about it from the villagers. Now as he entered the yard, he smelled the fragrance of meat buns, and the greed in his stomach was aroused.
Song Yuntang frowned, sat up from the bed and looked out the window.
Ma Zhaolan, with a smile on her face, pushed aside Zhao Qiao'e who opened the door for her and walked towards the kitchen, looking as if this was her own home.
"You said it's not easy to have a good meal in this harvest season. My parents are old and their teeth are not very good. These meat buns are soft and just right for them. I'll give some to my younger brother and sister to honor my parents."
She chose to come at this time because she calculated that the three adult men in the family were out working.
Zhao has a soft personality and is easy to control, and Liu is pregnant. As for that girl Song Yuntang, she has always been aloof and doesn't care much about these things, so she shouldn't come up and go crazy.
We haven't had meat for a long time, and my little grandson is making a fuss. I didn't expect that the third brother's family still has extra money to buy buns.
Zhao Qiao'e didn't expect that Ma Zhaolan went straight to the kitchen after entering the yard. She trotted forward and tried to stop her outside the kitchen.
"Second sister-in-law, Xiangyun is still pregnant. We don't have much to eat at home, so we can take out the extra food."
Ma Zhaolan was taller and stronger than Zhao Qiao'e. She pushed Zhao aside again and went straight into the kitchen. She immediately saw several plump white buns on the stove, covered by a bamboo dustpan.
"After all, your parents have raised you for so many years. What's wrong with giving them a few buns to show your filial piety?"
Zhao Qiao'e stomped her feet in anger.
"If Second Sister-in-law wants to honor her parents, she can go to town and buy them herself. Why does she have to give my things to them?"
Ma Zhaolan smiled with a crooked lip, looking sarcastic and saying, "Look at what you said. We are brothers, why are you still arguing about you and me?"
She didn't pick and choose, but just picked up the bowl of buns in her hand. It looked like she wanted to take away all eight buns for dinner at home.
Zhao couldn't beat her, so she could only cry in anger and put her hand outside the door to prevent her from leaving.
"People say that even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, not to mention that we have divided the family property. It is really inappropriate for my second sister-in-law to come to my house and steal things like this."
After the field holiday, the two brothers Zhuzi and Zhuangzi, who were studying in the house, and Liu all went out of the house. When they saw the commotion in the kitchen, they were also angry and furious.
"Those buns were bought by my sister, and Second Aunt can't take them away." Zhuzi said angrily.
Zhuanzi also agreed, "That's right, Second Aunt can't take it away."
Ma Zhaolan glared at the two brothers, put his hands on his hips and cursed, "You little bastards, you are not that old, but you are as unfilial as your mother. Your grandparents are still eating coarse food at home, and you are eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks here, but you don't even take care of the old couple."
By this time, the sun was already setting and every household had opened their doors. The village was already quiet, and the noise here immediately attracted a lot of people to watch.
Everyone in the village knows Ma Zhaolan's moral character.
After seeing what was happening in the yard through the gate, everyone guessed what she was going to do.
There was a look of contempt on everyone's face.
"They said it was for the old couple of the Song family, but it definitely ended up in the mouths of the second Song family."
"This Ma is really shameless. She actually ran to her brother-in-law's house to steal food. Although a few buns are not cheap, you can still afford them if you grit your teeth. Is there any need to snatch them?"
"This Zhao is also a loser. When there were good things at home, she knew Ma was a fierce woman so she shouldn't have let her in. Now that the things are in her hands, given Ma's temper, she will definitely snatch them away."
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Ma seemed to have heard whispers outside.
"Zhao, don't stop me. I still have to go deliver buns to my parents."
Zhao Qiao'e held onto the kitchen door frame tightly and refused to let go. "If you want to send it, we will do it ourselves. I only have a few buns at home. If you took them all, what will we eat?"
Ma raised her eyebrows and said, "We are brothers, why are you so stingy?"
Zhao Qiao'e was so angry that her heart ached.
"Is this a petty thing to do?"
Just when the two were in a stalemate, Song Yuntang walked out of the house slowly. She walked to the kitchen and took out a broken knife from the basket under the eaves.
Amid everyone's puzzled looks, she scooped up water with a ladle to wet the knife, then swung it on the edge of the water tank.
The iron scraped against the edge of the water tank, making a harsh metallic sound, which made Ma feel a little uneasy.
"Sister-in-law, please get out of the way. I will definitely deliver this bun to my parents."
Before Zhao could speak, Song Yuntang's voice rang out beside the water tank, "If you dare to take a bun today, I'll use the knife in my hand to make you bleed."
Her words made Ma's eyelids twitch wildly. She pointed at her and said angrily, "Song Yuntang, it's just a few buns. Do you dare to kill people?"
Song Yuntang raised the corners of his lips, "Killing people is boring, isn't it? It would be a bargain for you if you died and put an end to everything."
"Losing an ear, a finger, or a blind eye will not only make you feel pain, but also make you remember the lesson forever, how great is that?" She said, standing up, holding the knife in her hand and walking towards the kitchen, "Second aunt, I am your niece, you won't report it to the police, right?"
Then he said, "It doesn't matter if you report it to the police. You broke into the house and robbed it first. I was just defending myself. Everyone saw it and I'm sure they will testify for me."
After saying that, he laughed.
She clearly had a pretty face, but her mad look at the moment made her look like a demon in Ma's eyes.
"Don't come over here!"
She took two steps back with horror on her face.
Ma felt that she seemed to have underestimated Song Yuntang. Ever since she woke up from her last failed suicide attempt, she seemed to be getting crazier and crazier.
Song Yuntang chuckled and pushed Zhao's arm away, then walked into the kitchen sideways beside her. Zhao stared at the knife in Song Yuntang's hand, her face full of fear.
"Tang'er, don't mess around."
Although I know that Song Yuntang is not a promiscuous person, I am still afraid that she will hurt me.
When Ma saw Song Yuntang also entered the kitchen, she was so shocked that she took two steps back again, holding the bowl, "Song Yuntang, are you crazy!"
Song Yuntang smiled, "Don't be afraid, Second Aunt, I will be gentle when I attack."
Seeing Song Yuntang rushing towards her with a knife in her hand, Ma was so scared that she put the bowl back on the stove and hid aside with a scream.
"I don't want any more buns, I don't want any more, don't come over here!"
However, Song Yuntang did not listen to her, but continued to play cat and mouse game with her to scare her.
"That won't do. What if my aunt doesn't obey and comes to my house to steal things next time? It's better to cut off one of her ears today. She will learn a lesson and feel the pain. It will take a long time for her to restrain herself."
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