"Mom, Wang Ying said the same thing, and we all think so. Hehe, it's funny to think about it. Hongmei will have to find twenty-three wives." Er Ya laughed from the side.
"That's right. If they had a daughter, they would hold their heads high and would never marry her off easily."
"Mom, if you think like that, it will be difficult for our family to find a wife."
Li Cuihua thought about it and agreed. So she stopped. If other families with daughters thought the same way, it would cause trouble for their own families.
Zhenye and his group went straight to the pool when they went up the mountain, a place Xiao Wu and the others had never been before. They were very curious.
Seeing their older brothers skillfully shaving ice holes, the younger children wanted to try it too.
"Fifth Brother, this is quite interesting." The younger ones thought it was fun and were all working hard.
Because there were so many people, we simply set up two nets.
Everyone has left the ice. "We can wander around and see if there are any wild animals, but we can only move within a radius of 500 meters."
The younger brothers had no objections and let the four of them lead the team. Pengfei stayed behind to gather firewood and start a fire so that it wouldn't be cold when they came back.
Their haul was quite good; none of the four teams came away empty-handed, each team had several pheasants and rabbits. There were no large animals.
Zhenye and the others checked the time; they started setting up the net at four o'clock. If they got home too late, their mother would worry.
When the net was pulled in, there were a few cheers. Looking at the big fish, I was very happy.
"Alright, it's already six o'clock. Let's hurry down the mountain, or Mom will get worried."
Thirty people, carrying baskets on their backs, followed by bodyguards with flashlights, descended the mountain.
It was 3 p.m. when Ganlu drove to pick up Shi Tou and the other four.
The two young wives who cooked lunch came over to cook dinner. These two are the head chefs in the village, and they handle all the big and small events, from weddings to funerals.
Ganlu and the others didn't get home until 5:30.
Shi Tou held the child, Liu Xu supported Jiang Yan behind them, and Liu Jianguo carried the gifts.
Zhang Hongmei's first glance was at the child in Shi Tou's arms, who looked remarkably like Chaoyang. Both were beautiful children, and their appearance was endearing.
"Liu Chenxi, why didn't you say hello?"
The little child called out listlessly to his grandmother and aunt.
At this time, Li Cuihua and her daughter also arrived. They were invited to ride together, but neither of them agreed.
Li Cuihua only glanced at her grandson before rushing over.
"Grandma, I'm back." Shi Tou was a little excited; it was his regret that he couldn't come back to see the old lady off on her final journey.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
Zhang Hongmei reached out her hand to Liu Chenxi, "Chenxi, can Auntie hold you?"
The little guy wasn't shy at all; he reached out his arms for Zhang Hongmei to hold him.
"Jiang Yan, please sit down quickly. Liu Xu, help your sister-in-law." Hu Aifen hurriedly greeted the two sisters-in-law who had come in.
Zhang Hongmei sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), with Liu Chenxi sitting on her lap and in her arms. She looked at Jiang Yan with a smile.
"Sister-in-law, congratulations!"
Jiang Yan smiled and said, "This is wonderful news. I'm already forty-one, isn't it wonderful that I can get pregnant again?"
Looking at the smile on her face, Zhang Hongmei thought that this was the smile of a mother.
“I brought your nanny with me this time. You can go back and take her with you. I, Jianguo, am relieved that someone is taking care of you.”
"Hongmei, thank you so much."
At this moment, Li Cuihua and her husband also came in. All the women got onto the kang (a heated brick bed), but Er Ya was downstairs, pouring water for Chenxi. The little guy must have been very uncomfortable after such a long ride.
Liu Jianguo and his brother also went out to help.
"Brother Jingze, is Sister Hongmei upset about something?" Shi Tou asked in a low voice.
Liu Jingze glanced at Shi Tou; this kid has really grown up quickly. "You should ask Zhang Shouyi; I can't say anything about this."
"My brother-in-law came too? At their own home?"
"Um."
"Alright then, I'm not needed here anymore. I'll go take a look. I feel that Sister Hongmei's smile isn't as bright as it used to be."
Shi Tou went straight into the yard, and Xiao Li and the others saw him but did not stop him.
He pushed open the door and entered the study. Zhang Shouyi was looking at documents when he saw Shi Tou enter.
"Brother-in-law, I have something to ask you."
Zhang Shouyi stood up. "Sit down and talk."
The two sat facing each other as Xiao Li brought in tea.
"Brother-in-law, what's wrong with my sister? I saw her today and she seemed unhappy."
Zhang Shouyi hesitated for a moment, but still told Shi Tou what had happened. He genuinely regarded his wife as an older sister, and it was better for him to tell Shi Tou himself than for him to find out from someone else.
Upon hearing Zhang Shouyi's words, Shi Tou immediately jumped up and grabbed Zhang Shouyi by the collar.
"It's you? How dare you treat my sister like this? My sister married you when she was very young and gave birth to so many sons for you. How dare you treat her like this?" After shouting, Shi Tou punched Zhang Shouyi in the face.
Zhang Shouyi didn't dodge. He took the punch squarely. Just then, Xiao Li rushed in and grabbed Shi Tou.
Shi Tou released Zhang Shouyi. "Alright, since that's the case, then I'll take care of my sister from now on." With that, he turned and left.
Zhang Shouyi touched the side of his face that had been hit, said nothing, and went back to his desk to look at the documents.
Xiao Li sighed inwardly. What kind of mess is this?
He quietly left the study. He decided to go and start the fire himself.
Shi Tou stormed out of the study and saw Cheng Zi.
"Brother Chengzi, where is Grandpa Gu?"
"The old commander is in his room. I'll take you there."
Gu Chuanming smiled when he saw Shi Tou come in. "Did you just go see Shouyi?"
"Yes, I beat him up. Grandpa Gu, what exactly happened?"
How did you know?
"Zhang Shouyi told me this himself."
"Then what he said is true."
"How dare he? What has my sister Hongmei ever done to wrong him?"
“Stone, you’ve known Zhang Shouyi for over twenty years. Is he that kind of person? There must be some hidden story. We outsiders shouldn’t get involved. Let them resolve it themselves.”
"You did the right thing by beating him up, but you'd better not let your mom or the others know. Your sister Hongmei has already told your sister Erya."
Stone sat to one side, sulking. He regretted not hitting him more.
"Alright, go down to the foot of the mountain to meet Zhenye and the others. He took all the children up the mountain."
"Grandpa Gu, are we just going to let this go like this?"
"No, don't you know what kind of person your sister Hongmei is? We outsiders should just watch from the sidelines. Remember, you must not get involved."
Stone stood up, said, "Okay, okay," and left without looking back.
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