Chapter 138: Instigation
"I don't dare." Zhou choked up, "My husband told me to endure it, saying that I am a daughter-in-law and should respect and give in to the elderly."
"Bullshit." Li Taohua pulled her clothes. "Your husband and son have made so much money, but you don't have a single nice piece of clothing, while that old woman has a silver hairpin on her head."
Zhou knew very well that her mother-in-law treated their eldest wife harshly, but after so many years, she didn't know when she no longer had the energy to complain.
"It's dark and windy now, it's the best time to do things that you wouldn't dare to do during the day. Do you want to go?" Li Taohua tempted.
Zhou was stunned. She looked at Li Taohua approaching her with envy in her eyes: "Mother Huiyin, you are so beautiful..."
Li Taohua: "...I know I'm beautiful, but I don't like women."
Zhou blushed, "That's not what I meant. What did you say?"
She was so beautiful, and he was so close to her all of a sudden that she couldn't hear what she said.
Li Taohua repeated it.
Zhou pursed her lips and looked outside.
"Those men are still drinking. They drank so much that they didn't even know they were sold." Li Taohua continued to tempt them. "You have been wronged for so many years, don't you want to vent your anger?"
"What if we are discovered?" Zhou still didn't dare.
"Those are the vegetables you planted. Is there any problem with you picking the vegetables you planted yourself?" Li Taohua continued, "Pick them all tonight and sell them in the town early tomorrow morning. Don't set up a stall there, as it's easy to run into people from the village. Send them directly to the restaurant and sell them for one penny per four pounds, which can earn you dozens of pennies."
"But there are too many, I can't pull them all out!" Zhou was a little tempted.
The family was very poor now and everything required money. When she heard that she could make money, the courage that had been suppressed for a long time finally came out.
"Don't worry, I'll find a few people to help." Li Taohua said, "Song Tieniu and Zhang Jieba's families are very tight-lipped, let them all come and help."
Li Taohua did what she said and sneaked out with Zhou.
Qin Huiyin was just about to look for Li Taohua, and seeing them still running outside so late, she called Tang Luwu and took Tang Luwu to follow the two people in front.
As expected, the two went to Song Tieniu and Zhang Jieba's house. The two families were neighbors, and their location was remote, with few neighbors nearby. When they arrived, the four were getting ready to go to bed.
Li Taohua explained her intention, and the four of them immediately agreed.
Originally, many people in the village could not stand the behavior of Zhang the Carpenter's wife. This was not a difficult task for them, and it was also interesting to help Zhou vent her anger.
"Aunt Zhou, your vegetable patch is close to our home. You can pick the vegetables and bring them to our yard first, and then load them into the truck before you leave tomorrow." Xiang Chuntao suggested.
"This is a good idea. It won't be too tiring and won't leave wheel marks." Li Taohua praised it highly. "Tie Niu's wife is really smart. She's almost as smart as my daughter."
Xiang Chuntao said embarrassedly: "How can I compare with Miss Huiyin?"
Several people carried the baskets of the Song and Zhang families down to the field. Seeing them sneaking around, those who didn't know them would think they were going to do something bad.
Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu followed them to the field and saw them rolling up their sleeves, tying up their clothes, and working hard to pull vegetables.
Tang Luwu lowered her voice and asked, "Should we go and help?"
"Help me. I ate too much at night and I need to digest it." Qin Huiyin rolled up her sleeves and followed him downstairs.
Tang Luwu's eyes were full of excitement.
She trotted after Qin Huiyin like a little tail, doing whatever she did.
The moonlight is nice tonight and I can vaguely see human figures.
As soon as Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu entered the vegetable field, Li Taohua heard the voices. When she looked up, she saw two slender figures.
When they came closer, Li Taohua asked guiltily, "What are you doing here?"
"Yinyin said she ate too much tonight and needed to move around to help digest the food, otherwise she would easily get indigestion." Tang Luwu said.
"Yes, it's good for digestion. That's why we need to digest food." Li Taohua looked as if to say, 'You make sense. I think so too.'
It was the first time that Zhou disobeyed her mother-in-law. She was a little nervous at first, but when she saw so many people accompanying her, that nervousness soon turned into excitement.
Zhou was a very hardworking person, so she planted a lot of vegetables.
After the efforts of several people, the vegetables in the vegetable garden were cleared out after an hour.
"Everyone, retreat first." Li Taohua said, "Remember, we don't know anything. Before dawn, Mrs. Zhou woke up Brother Zhang and asked him to drive the ox cart here to collect vegetables, and then go directly into the city."
Zhou began to worry again: "Will my husband blame me?"
"Aunt Zhou, when they were drinking just now, I heard from Brother Dazhu that Uncle Zhang is old now, and the family affairs should be handed over to Brother Dazhu in the future. Brother Dazhu will definitely support this." Qin Huiyin said, "You are now separated, and you are the only mistress in the family. You have to express your attitude on some things. Uncle Zhang is not a god, and what he says is not always right."
"Listen to Sister Huiyin. People in the village say that Sister Huiyin is the little god of wealth. If you listen to her, you will get rich. If your man is right, your family wouldn't be living like this. Aunt Taohua and Uncle Dafu both listen to Sister Huiyin, so our family's life is getting better and better."
Song Tieniu covered Xiang Chuntao's mouth and said embarrassedly: "Don't mind it, Auntie. This woman has no control over her mouth and talks nonsense all day long."
"How could I... umm..."
Everyone went back to their homes.
Usually after dinner, he would read and write in his room, but today after dinner he did something sneaky. It was the first time they walked in the village so late.
The only sounds in the whole village were barking dogs and occasional snoring.
They walked on the country road, the night wind blowing on their cheeks, their hearts still beating violently from the excitement of doing "bad things". They didn't speak, but silence was more powerful than words at this moment. Their hearts were so close, and they cherished each other.
Even many years later, the scene of that night always appeared in their minds and became an interesting memory.
Li Taohua's hands were held by the two girls. The night wind was a little cold, but the two little cotton-padded jackets warmed her hands and body, and the temperature was just right for Li Taohua.
Zhou was watching from the side, feeling extremely envious.
"Why didn't I give birth to such a sensible and well-behaved daughter?"
Several people stopped at the gate of the courtyard. Li Taohua turned back and reminded Zhou: "Don't oversleep, get up and set off before dawn. You don't need to call us later, just take the ox cart away directly."
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