Chapter 16: Burning Pain
What! ! !
Jin! ! !
The group of people standing behind Chi Wan all showed the same expression in unison.
They all widened their eyes in disbelief.
A whole kilogram of pork, what does that mean...
In an ordinary rural family, each person can eat less than half a pound of pork each year, and they wait all year long for a bite of oil and water during the New Year.
꾉 jin……
These are almost 1 year old pork for a family of 5!
The educated youth in their production team were better off than ordinary farmers. They were given half a pound of pork every month and a pork ticket every two months.
Chi Wan bought a pound of meat in one breath, and saved up a whole year's worth of meat tickets.
It's totally impossible.
Captain Zhang seemed incredulous about this.
But Chi Wan looked confident from beginning to end, and there was no trace of guilt in her sparkling eyes.
She said in a resounding voice, "Captain Zhang, please help me calculate. If I convert all the meat coupons I didn't spend before and the work points I earned this month into meat coupons, will it be enough?"
Captain Zhang pushed up his glasses, half confused and half puzzled.
He slowly lowered his head, holding a thick notebook, and looked through the records about Chi Wan.
He was holding a pen in his hand, calculating back and forth.
The result is...
It can actually be exchanged for a pound of pork.
Not only enough, but there was some left over.
The glasses on Captain Zhang's nose were about to slide down.
He usually doesn't pay much attention to Chi Wan, and Chi Wan is introverted and quiet. She has a slightly better relationship with Ye Siling.
This carelessness...
She actually saved the succulent ticket.
Now I’ve spent it all in one go.
It's quite heroic.
Captain Zhang put down his notebook, looked at Chi Wan and asked, "Are you sure?"
Chi Wan smiled gently, "I'm sure. It's pork belly, with skin and some fat and some lean meat."
Everyone was still in shock and confusion. When they heard that Chi Wan was eating all kinds of meat, they were startled again.
Chi Wan didn't understand this.
In an era when pork was in short supply in every household, many people who sold pork preferred to buy pork with more fat.
There is a lot of fat in the meat, which can be used to extract lard, cook dishes, and make soup.
This mouthful of oil can last for a long time.
But for Chi Wanyan, she only knew that among all the pork, pork belly was the most delicious, with both fat and lean parts, and was loved by people of all ages.
With ups and downs.
Two knocks.
A large piece of fat and lean meat was handed into Chi Wan's body.
She held the flower petal tied with a hemp rope. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. A smile appeared at the corners of her lips, and her eyes seemed to be able to bloom flowers.
The others nearby couldn't help but swallow.
Looking at such a big piece of pork, they could only stare with envy.
…
Because of this kilogram of pork, Chi Wan became a top celebrity in the village.
The news spread at an extraordinary speed.
"Have you heard? A female educated youth in the production team bought a pound of pork in one go! A full pound!"
"Is she the one who married the eldest daughter of the Huo family a few days ago? Is she really from their family? Why do they get all the good things? There is so much pork, about ten pounds, right? How can we finish it..."
"What?! A whole pig's head! In the past, the landlords would only offer half a pig's head to their ancestors, but they actually have a pig's head?!"
As the rumors spread among the villagers, they became more and more outrageous.
From the initial kilograms of pork, it eventually turned into a whole pig's head. If it was passed down further, I'm afraid the whole pig would become Chi Wan's alone.
Rumors turned into rumors.
At the same time, the news reached a certain household in the village...
"Mr. Huo, Mr. Huo's wife, are you home?!"
"Oh my! What a big deal! Why are you still cutting potatoes here? Come out quickly!"
"The new daughter-in-law of your Huo family has become a big star in the production team!"
At the shouting of a middle-aged woman, a bloated woman walked out of the yard behind the stone wall.
Judging from his appearance, he looks to be in his forties.
The woman had a broad face and her eyes were narrowed into slits. She looked very shrewd and domineering.
This person is Mr. Huo’s daughter-in-law, Sun Guixiang.
She squinted her eyes and looked at people through her nose, as if she didn't want to bother with anyone.
Until the middle-aged woman who came to the door said, "Let me tell you, Boss Huo's family will have pork to eat tonight..."
Sun Guixiang’s eyes suddenly widened.
She grabbed the young woman's sleeve and demanded, "Speak clearly to me!"
…
After work that day.
Chi Wan carried a pound of pork and walked happily towards the Huo family.
But as soon as I walked outside the yard wall, I heard a loud noise.
There were noises of shouting, fighting, and chaos.
The strange voice he had never heard before was sharp and piercing.
However, the voices of Zhang Yue'e and Huo Chuchun seemed very weak among them.
They seemed to be arguing about something, and there was even a hint of fear in Huo Chuchun's voice.
"You are so good, Zhang Yue'e! You are living a good life! You have enough money to marry your son off, and you can eat and drink the best food! Let me ask you, where did you get the money? You are so poor, where did you get the money? Did you cheat the old lady?"
"I'm telling you, we agreed on this when we split up the family business! The old lady belongs to our family, and all her money belongs to our family! Don't even think about getting a penny of it!"
"Tsk tsk tsk! You even raise chickens? These...how could these be your chickens! I was wondering why there are a few less chickens in my chicken coop, did you steal them?"
“…No, we didn’t steal it.”
"...Don't move!"
"...Mother, I'm sorry..."
Chi Wan's heart skipped a beat when she heard the chaotic noise. She instinctively felt that something had happened at home.
Listening to the voices, they were all women's voices. It was obvious that Huo Nanchuan and Huo Dongzhi had not returned from the fields yet.
Chi Wan hurried towards the gate.
At the same time, she was more careful and put the 50 kilograms of pork in her bag into the Lingbao space.
When entering the door.
She was empty-handed and anxious.
At first glance, I saw a scene that made me angry.
There was a stranger in her yard.
One was a white-haired old lady who sat aside with a cane, watching the farce silently without saying a word.
The others were two vicious and aggressive old women.
The two of them, one holding a chicken coop, put the chicken they had just caught into the coop, as if they were claiming it as their own.
Zhang Yue'e got involved with her, but she was no match for the evil woman.
The other one was even more vicious.
This person is Sun Guixiang.
Sun Guixiang's shrewish appearance was fully revealed.
She held a handful of bamboo sticks in her hand, glared at Huo Chuchun fiercely, raised her arm high, and swung it in Huo Chuchun's direction.
Huo Chuchun's thin figure, like a dead leaf in the cold wind, had now curled up into a ball.
In her arms, she was still holding a chicken.
"No! I didn't steal it! This is our chicken. I can't give it to you. I can't give it to you..."
The girl's voice was as thin as a willow leaf, trembling slightly.
She clearly saw the bamboo stick that Sun Guixiang was about to drop, but she did not dodge or evade. She protected the chicken in her arms, not wanting it to be snatched away by Sun Guixiang.
The bamboo sticks cut through the air, making a whistling sound.
"께春——"
Zhang Yue'e shouted anxiously, but her clone technique failed.
This moment.
Chi Wan's heart jumped into her throat.
Sun Guixiang showed no mercy and hit Huo Chuchun in the face with the bamboo stick in her hand.
"Spring!"
Chi Wan didn't even think about it and rushed over quickly.
She opened her arms and protected Huo Chuchun, hugging her tightly and carefully protecting the trembling and frail girl.
Time does not stop.
The bamboo strips fell down in an instant.
It didn't fall on Huo Chuchun's face, but on Chi Wan's back.
A heavy pull.
The clothes Chi Wan was wearing were not thick, and the bamboo sticks penetrated the thin fabric and hit her back fiercely.
There was a burning pain on the skin.
Especially the neck.
The snow-white skin not covered by the collar was scratched by the thin bamboo strips.
Like a sharp blade, it cut a thin cut.
"hiss--"
Chi Wan gasped in pain, her thin dark eyebrows knitted together.
Even so, she didn't move at all, and held Huo Chuchun tightly with both hands, not wanting her to get hurt in the slightest.
Huo Chuchun was completely confused and couldn't even comprehend what was happening.
Zhang Yue'e's response was relatively quick.
She didn't bother to fight with the evil woman, and shouted in a trembling voice, "Gui Wan! Gui Wan, are you okay? Gui Wan!"
Sun Guixiang was already furious, so there was no point in stopping at this moment.
She waved her strong arms and continued to fight.
Zhang Yue'e rushed over and pushed Sun Guixiang back a few steps.
Chi Wan finally got a chance to catch her breath.
While protecting Huo Chuchun, she slowly stood up, anger flashing in her clear pupils, and rushed straight towards the violent Sun Guixiang.
Sun Guixiang was glared at by her.
The person who was about to say something now had his eyes wide open, like a demon from hell.
She roared, "It's you! It must be you, a little girl, who instigated it! Otherwise, how could you have so many chickens in your house and how could you have pork to eat!"
Chi Wan's brows furrowed more and more as she listened to these confusing words.
She endured the pain in her back and asked loudly, "Who are you? This is my home. If you continue to make trouble, don't blame me for being rude!"
Overnight.
A huge force burst out from Chi Wan's slender body.
The icy and sharp chill filled the air.
Especially when she looked at people with a serious look, Sun Guixiang was shocked for a long time.
Sun Guixiang's brain was buzzing, and she was stunned for a while before she responded.
She looked at Chi Wan fiercely and sneered, "Haha, a new daughter-in-law, what's the matter? After just a few days of practice, you really think of yourself as a member of the Huo family? Since you are a member of the Huo family, how could you not even recognize me, Sun Guixiang! You, you still kneel down and kowtow to me, pour tea, and respectfully call me Auntie!"
After the evil woman mentioned the name "Sun Guixiang", a sense of familiarity flashed through Chi Wan's mind.
She recalled some of the plots in the original novel, all of which were about the Huo family's messy affairs.
The male protagonist Huo Nanchuan's father is the eldest son of the Huo family, known as Huo Lao Da.
Huo Lao Da has three brothers, namely Huo Lao Yi, Huo Lao Yi, and Huo Lao Si.
Huo Laosi ran away from home ten years ago without a word, and his life or death is unknown. He was not mentioned again in the original text.
As for Mr. Huo and Mr. Huo, they are worse than beasts.
When Boss Huo died unexpectedly, the family lost its pillar, leaving Zhang Yue'e and a child who had not grown up.
As soon as Boss Huo came out, Boss Huo and Boss Huo started to make a fuss about separating.
Moreover, their eldest brother Huo had died, and Huo Nanchuan was not yet an adult, so he was not counted as an adult male in the family, and took away a large part of the family property that originally belonged to Huo Nanchuan.
The Huo family has another elder, Grandma Huo.
Zhang Yue'e originally hoped that Grandma Huo would be fair and give them the part of the house and land that belonged to them.
But Grandma Huo pretended to be old and confused, and let Mr. Huo and Mr. Huo do whatever they wanted.
But it is clearly written in the original text.
This Grandma Huo is a cunning person!
She was not senile at all, she just wanted to have a son to take care of her in her old age, so she deliberately let Mr. Huo succeed and get more of the family property.
Afterwards, she secretly instigated conflicts between several families.
Let everyone know that she has a large sum of personal money.
As a result, in order to grab the money from her, Mr. Huo and Mrs. Huo would compete with each other and keep being nice to Grandma Huo.
Every member of the Huo family has his or her own hidden agenda, and they are all troublesome.
It can be said that in the first half of the original text, it is absolutely perfect - excellent, quality, matching, and role.
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