Chapter 150 Envy, Jealousy and Hatred
That's how it is. Every family in the village that doesn't have children grows taller without noticing.
Moreover, everyone knew clearly in their minds that since fleeing the famine, only Ding Gui's family could hunt rabbits, find black truffles, and dig lotus roots. This was their blessing, which could feed their children. Unfortunately, they didn't have that, so there was no point in being jealous.
What's more, with the dragon spitting water today, I don't even dare to be jealous.
Even a ferocious person like Wang Dafeng could see the dragon spitting water, which shows how much Guanyin Bodhisattva takes care of his family. No wonder he can catch rabbits in such a mountain!
Forget it, don’t mess with me.
Thinking of this, the villagers immediately turned their guns on her: "Ding Mei, little girls should be more careful with their words. Xiaodie is your cousin. Isn't it a good thing that she has grown taller? It's not good for you to slander her like this!"
"Exactly. How can you be so narrow-minded at such a young age? Xiaodie is twelve years old. Isn't it normal for her to grow taller?"
"Go, go, go play with your cousin Ding Xue. Don't disturb us while we're fetching water."
"You guys..." How could Ding Mei win over the whole village? Her face flushed red instantly. What embarrassed her the most was that Uncle Jiu, the housekeeper Lu, was also present. Uncle Jiu just came to join in the fun for no reason. Ding Mei felt even more ashamed.
Her father, Ding De, had no choice but to step forward and pull her back: "Go back, kid, what are you doing meddling in this?"
Yang had been holding it in. If the Lu family hadn't been there, she would have started cursing. There were many people in the village, but as long as she opened her mouth, she could wipe out a large number of them.
Seeing that her parents didn't want to help her, Ding Mei had no choice but to return to the camp feeling aggrieved.
Lai Fucai said, "Continue to fetch water. Don't bother with the child's affairs."
That’s right, no one took this matter seriously at all. Water distribution is more important.
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Ding Mei returned to the camp and passed by Ding Xue's land angrily. She found that Ding Xue was also wiping her tears. After asking, she found out that the eldest young master didn't talk to her either.
Now the two sisters were talking to each other, and they became sadder and sadder as they talked. They even hugged each other and burst into tears.
Mrs. Zhu was holding little Zhu Hao not far from them. After all, he was her youngest son. When it came to water distribution, no matter how many people there were in the family, they would only get a share, so the eldest son Ding Shan went.
Now, under this big dead tree are only her, her youngest son Ding Hao, and her husband Ding Rong.
She was shedding tears of sorrow when she spoke of it. Ever since he was inexplicably frozen for two hours that night, Ding Rong seemed to be completely out of sorts. He used to be a smart man, but now he was in a trance all day long.
When Master Lu asked him to go chop down trees, he would follow him and chop them down with all his might. When he came back, he would fall asleep and wouldn't talk much even after waking up.
Zhu tearfully told him everything that had happened at home when she and her son went to chop down the tree.
First, she had a fight with Aunt Niu, and second, little Ding Hao almost ran away while being watched by Fang Cuihua.
"You say I'm scary, but even though the child is not doing well and has become like this, he is still my flesh and blood. If he were lost, I would be heartbroken. But that Aunt Niu actually had the nerve to fight with me, wuwuwu!"
Zhu sobbed for a long time, hey, something is not right!
Why didn't anyone respond to her? If it were in the past, Ding Rong would have gone out to talk to Aunt Niu, but today she felt indifference.
Zhu wiped her tears and raised her eyes, and saw that the man's eyes were fixed on a tree not far away. He seemed to be thinking about something and didn't listen to her words at all.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Zhu was shocked. Could he be as stupid as Ding Hao?
Fortunately, the other party responded after she asked. Ding Rong said, "Nothing, just thinking."
"What are you thinking about? Did you listen to everything I said to you? Aunt Niu hit me, look at my face."
"I heard it clearly, but she's a woman, I can't go and fight with her, forget it!"
"What?"
How can we let this matter go? I'm not asking you to fight with her, but at least you have to seek justice for me and say a few words to her, right?
But before Zhu could finish her words, Ding Rong fell back, closed his eyes, and blurted out, "I'm tired, don't talk, let me sleep a little longer."
Zhu didn't expect that the man who beat her would be so cowardly. She wanted to grab him and scold him, but because there were villagers all around her, she had to swallow her grievances.
Unexpectedly, Ding Mei came to find Ding Xue not long after, and the two little girls started crying there.
"You two, come here." Zhu had overheard what they were saying and was immediately furious. She gritted her teeth and called the two girls over to her. She lowered her voice and said, "If you two keep crying, won't you be ashamed?"
Ding Mei sobbed: "Aunt, I..."
Ding Xue: "Mother!"
"Shut up, everyone."
Zhu poked her forehead hard with her index finger. "Amei, I'm not saying anything bad about your mother. She's just a bitch who only dares to argue with me. Normally, when we argue, she never gives in. Now that Ding Gui and his wife are getting angry, she doesn't even dare to fart. You know, back in Aozigou, your mother bullied Zhang Xiu a lot. Why is she showing off her white face now? Do you think Zhang Xiu will do her a favor? I don't think so.
You couldn't please others, but you even made your daughter a coward. And you, Xue, your mother has never been soft-hearted in front of his third brother's family, and look at your behavior now, being bullied by a little girl three years younger than you and crying.
Are you two really always being bullied by her? Is there really nothing you can do about her? Let me tell you, now the Lu family is in trouble too. The desert soldiers have entered Yangliu Town. It's a question whether they can return home. If they can't go back, then they're just like us, refugees from famine.
But there's one thing: they say a broken ship still has three thousand nails. Even though the Lu family is in the same boat as us, they certainly have plenty of money. If you two are determined to marry into the Lu family, you'll have to be ruthless and put in some effort. There's a saying that goes, "No ruthlessness, no hero." While this is used to describe men, it's the exact meaning.
These words filled the two little girls with passion. The Lu family was in trouble, and even though the Lu family's wealth was not as much as before, in their eyes, the two young masters of the Lu family were priceless treasures.
One is handsome and elegant, the other is beautiful and charming, how can you not like them?
So Ding Mei asked, "Aunt, why don't you just tell us what to do? That little bitch has been getting more and more arrogant lately, and..." She glanced back in the direction of Ding Xiaodie's house, leaned closer, and lowered her voice to the two of them, "Have you noticed? I don't know what's wrong with that damn girl. She's growing taller and taller, and her face is getting prettier and prettier. I wish I could dig those eyes out."
(End of this chapter)
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