Liu Chunlai and Chen An were very close. Last night, when he heard from Zhao and the others that Chen An's leg was incurable, he was saddened all night.
Now that I know Chen An's leg injury can be cured, I can't be more excited.
The villagers at the entrance made way for Liu Chunlai, who walked directly up to Li Manying and held out his hand, saying, "Sister Manying, please hurry up and give me the money so I can go quickly!"
Cheng Yue mentally gave Liu Chunlai a thumbs up, then looked at Li Manying and added, "Sister-in-law, the doctor said last time that it would cost at least ten taels to cure him..."
Li Manying was so angry she almost ground her teeth to powder. Ten taels of silver was half a year's wages for her husband!
Besides, who ever pays a doctor upfront? Payment is always made after the consultation. Liu Chunlai and Cheng Yue's actions were deliberately intended to embarrass her.
But the neighbors were all watching her, and she was in a dilemma. She had just said she would pay, and if she didn't pay now, wouldn't she be contradicting herself?
He could only waddle into the house resentfully to get the money.
Spending money is a small matter, but ruining the reputation of your husband and sons is a big deal!
As soon as Cheng Yue got the money, Liu Chunlai took off running to the clinic.
Zhao felt a sharp pain in her heart and stopped wailing. She stared at the ten taels of silver in Cheng Yue's hand and almost choked on her own blood.
Because Chen Ping had to support his children's education, he didn't hand over his wages to Zhao Shi. He only gave her a small amount of money as a token of respect each month, so Zhao Shi didn't know how much money Chen Ping and his wife had.
Seeing Li Manying easily take out ten taels of silver, he felt both hatred and anger.
The eldest son and his wife often complained to him about how much money it cost to send their two grandsons to school, saying that it was not easy to support them and that she had even used up a lot of her own savings for her funeral. But it turned out that the other family had plenty of money!
She was also angry that Li Manying was brainless and couldn't protect the family business. Cheng Yue had taken away ten taels of silver in one go. That was ten taels of silver, enough to buy three acres of land!
I didn't even teach Cheng Yue a lesson, and she even swindled me out of ten taels of silver! Heaven really has no eyes.
Seeing Zhao's constipated expression, Cheng Yue felt unsatisfied.
After thinking for a moment, I helped her up and pinched the inside of her arm hard. That part of the flesh hurts the most when pinched!
"ah!"
Zhao was in so much pain that she turned into a groundhog and immediately jumped up, tears streaming down her face.
Cheng Yue helped her up and said, "Mother-in-law, don't worry! My sister-in-law has taken the money, and Brother Chunlai has already gone to fetch a doctor. My husband will definitely get better!"
Having been humiliated by Cheng Yue time and time again, Zhao knew that no matter what she said, the women watching wouldn't speak up for her, so she could only wail and cry with genuine emotion.
That fucking hurts! That bitch Cheng Yue, I'm going to strangle her!
The onlookers shook their heads. Chen An's wife was too honest. Zhao Shi wasn't worried about Chen An at all; she was clearly heartbroken over the money. She was crying as if her own flesh had been ripped out.
Given Chen An's wife's good temper, if it weren't for their righteous words, Zhao Shi and Li Manying wouldn't have so easily given up the money.
Wouldn't Chen An's life be wasted?
Everyone felt they had done a good deed and were in high spirits.
There wasn't much excitement to see for the time being, so everyone went home, as they still had to go to the fields later in the afternoon.
Zhao and Li Manying were in a very bad mood, especially Zhao, who had been genuinely bullied by Cheng Yue.
"You shameless hussy, don't be so smug. Once the second son wakes up, I'll definitely make him divorce you!"
Cheng Yue blinked innocently: "Mother-in-law, please don't let my husband divorce me. I haven't properly taken care of you yet!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao's brows twitched as she recalled the loss she had just suffered.
She doesn't deserve her filial piety!
Li Manying glanced at Cheng Yue, made up her mind, and no longer cared about the time difference.
Zhao was at a loss, and could only yell at Da Ni and Er Ni: "You two ungrateful wretches, why don't you hurry up and cook, or do you want to starve me to death? You might as well be lazy to death!"
Cheng Yue sneered. Zhao Shi was truly a bully who preyed on the weak and feared the strong. When she couldn't win an argument with her, she took it out on the child. At her advanced age, she was doing nothing but disrespectful things.
"Da Ni and Er Ni, since people say you're lazy, you can't just accept that reputation for nothing."
Your grandmother and aunt are neither dead nor crippled, so how could they possibly starve to death? Why would you two children need to cook?
Da Ni and Er Ni had already been stunned by Cheng Yue's actions, but upon hearing this, their minds cleared and their eyes lit up. What their mother said made perfect sense!
After finishing her sentence, Cheng Yue ignored the livid faces of Zhao Shi and Li Manying, took the two children's hands, and went to the kitchen.
Of course, it wasn't to cook for her wicked mother-in-law, but because she was too hungry!
It would take at least half an hour for Liu Chunlai to call the doctor, so they needed to find something to eat first.
Chen Ping worked as a shopkeeper in the county town, earning two taels of silver a month, which was equivalent to an ordinary farmer's annual income.
However, the family still supported Chen Gen, a scholar, and their food and daily necessities were not much better than those of ordinary people.
So Cheng Yue searched the kitchen for a long time but only found two sweet potato flour buns, and tears immediately streamed down her face.
Before she drove off in her three-wheeled vehicle, there was a freshly killed old hen simmering in the pot. It was such a fragrant old hen, what a waste!
In her grief and indignation, Cheng Yue suddenly felt a bright light before her eyes. A three-dimensional space appeared before her. Wasn't this her old house?
Wow! It can even zoom in and out freely, that's...
To prove her conjecture, Cheng Yue tried to direct her consciousness to the kitchen, where she immediately saw her family's ancestral earthen stove.
As soon as I opened the pot lid, holy crap! It was still steaming hot—her free-range chicken!
"Mother, Mother, what's wrong with you!"
Cheng Yue regained her senses and stuffed the cornbread into her two daughters' hands.
He smiled and said, "Da Ni and Er Ni, I'll make you something delicious. Go and call your older brother home. You can have these two steamed buns to tide you over on the way."
This gave her two daughters a chance to get away, so she could first learn about her special ability.
"Okay, let's go now!" The two little girls drooled as they looked at the steamed buns in their hands.
Although sweet potato buns are coarse grains, they don't irritate the throat. Girls like them usually only eat wheat bran boiled with wild vegetables.
Da Ni and Er Ni felt a lump in their throats; their mother really was thinking of them.
"Oh dear! Two little girls can survive on bran, how can they be fed such precious grains as cornbread! What a waste!"
Li Manying stepped into the kitchen and immediately started shouting.
Zhao followed behind, and when she saw the cornbread in Da Ni and Er Ni's hands, the momentum that Cheng Yue had just suppressed resurfaced:
"Well, you two little rascals! You only learn bad things and never good ones. It's a miracle you didn't starve to death, you brats! And you dare to steal grain?!"
"No..." Da Ni and Er Ni were so scared of being scolded that they trembled uncontrollably and subconsciously threw the cornbread into the basket.
Cheng Yue's heart softened, and she glared fiercely at Zhao Shi and Li Manying.
He picked up the two steamed buns and put them back into Da Ni and Er Ni's hands, then gently pushed them towards the door and said softly, "Go on, call your eldest brother back."
Da Ni glanced at everyone's expressions, hesitated for a moment, then mustered her courage and pulled Er Ni away.
Mom has become so powerful now, she's not even afraid of Grandma anymore, so she's not afraid of them either!
Seeing that Cheng Yue was ignoring her and even disciplining the children in front of her, Zhao cursed loudly, "You two little beasts! Get out of my sight..."
"If they're little beasts, then you're an old beast. What are you yelling about while eating a cornbread!"
Cheng Yue was so annoyed by Zhao's cursing that she interrupted her with a single sentence.
Li Manying looked like she'd seen a ghost. This Cheng Yue, she even dared to scold her mother-in-law?
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