She was just a woman and her tactics were not as tough as Chen Lin's. Whenever she slacked off, Chen Lin would ask her to take out all the money in the house. These were Li Guihua's lifeblood, so how could she agree to that?
In the end, you still have to follow Chen Lin obediently to do the tiring work in the fields.
Now they had run into each other head-on. As soon as Li Guihua saw Yang Donghu, she was filled with hatred and cursed him countless times behind his back, saying, "You little bitch, you're so cruel."
The slap marks on her face last time took several days to fade away. She was so embarrassed that she didn't go out to gossip for several days. She felt depressed and uncomfortable.
After waiting for a long time for the marks on his face to become less obvious, he was caught by Chen Lin and forced to do hard labor.
Li Guihua became angrier and angrier as she thought about it. However, she was still scared because of the lesson she received last time, and she didn't dare to curse out loud. She could only hide behind Chen Lin and roll her eyes.
The resentment on her face did not escape Yang Donghu's eyes. The two families had not had any contact since the last quarrel, and they even skipped the superficial effort of greeting each other when they met.
Chen Lin acted like an elder, snorted coldly, and said nothing.
It would be satisfying if I could let my enemy see with his own eyes that I am living a better life than him. What's the point of rolling my eyes?
Yang Donghu glanced at Li Guihua's face, which was worn down by days of hard work, and smiled at Zhu Cuilan. "Auntie, let's roast this quail in the earthen kiln for lunch. We also have two pounds of pork, which will be perfect for making dumplings with the wild celery in the basket. We can also give some to Aunt Zhao when the time comes."
He didn't lower his voice at all when he said this, and Li Guihua heard every word he heard.
It has been so long since the Chinese New Year that the family’s food reserves have long been eaten up, and it is not yet time for the farmers to harvest the crops, so how can we eat meat for every meal?
Moreover, ever since Chen Lin had a grudge against Li Guihua, she had not eaten meat at the family dinner table for a long time in order to save more money for her daughter.
Just hearing about the two pounds of pork, Li Guihua's mouth began to secrete saliva. When she thought that she would probably have pancakes with pickles when she returned home at noon, Li Guihua's stomach began to cramp.
Zhu Cuilan glanced back and saw Li Guihua and Chen Lin pause, so she casually took over Yang Donghu's words: "Why not? We have more pork than we can use up anyway. Let's stew a plate of bamboo shoots and meat. Then ask your uncle to get a pot of good wine. We've been tired for so long, let's relax a bit."
Apart from the bacon sent by Uncle Zhao Fangchu, I also bought some meat to entertain Zhang Mang when I built the earthen kiln last time. It was hard physical work.
Zhang Mang was young, strong and had a big appetite. He ate most of the dumplings by himself, and there was not much left in the bowls of the other people.
Zhao Luochuan and Zhao Fangyu went to the mountains. Their daily cooking was usually low in oil and water, and the people who stayed at home also had to make do with simple meals. What he said today was not just to irritate Li Guihua, but he was really greedy.
Chen Lin had been working for such a long time that he was already starving. When he heard that the Zhao family had wine and meat for lunch, he was so angry that he had no place to vent his anger, so he took advantage of the situation and glared at Li Guihua fiercely.
No one else can see it, but Li Guihua herself can see it. When she was glared at by Chen Lin so gloomily, she couldn't help but tremble.
The two of them had their own thoughts and didn't speak a word along the way until they passed by the crowd at the village entrance and the dull atmosphere between them was broken.
The woman in the village who loves to gossip about her wife hadn't seen her for a long time. When she met her today, she was not willing to let her go. She waved her hand from a distance to call her over.
"Guihua, I haven't seen you for a while. Come sit for a while. It's getting boring to listen to all the lively things without you here. What's up? Did you just come back from the fields?"
The woman who was speaking was holding a bunch of wild celery in her hand. She was the woman who exchanged vegetables with Zhu Cuilan.
Whenever someone spoke to Li Guihua, she would throw away all her past embarrassment and respond immediately.
Chen Lin looked at Li Guihua with a gloomy face as she tried to dive into the crowd again without learning her lesson. He whispered to her, "Still gossiping with those women. Don't you think it's enough that outsiders are laughing at our family? Go back now!"
Chen Lin was really scary today. Li Guihua didn't dare to contradict him. She could only smile at the woman and said, "No, I have to go back to cook."
"Well, sure. You're diligent now and busy working in the fields, so naturally you don't have time to get together and chat with us."
The work in the fields is hard. Unless there are not enough people in the family, girls and boys will not be asked to work in the fields. There are not many women to be seen in the fields.
The woman was close to Zhu Cuilan and didn't really want to talk to Li Guihua, she just wanted to embarrass her. After hearing what she said, she ignored her and turned to talk to the person next to her: "Look, Cuilan's cart is full of things of all sizes. I have to go see what delicious food she has."
Li Guihua could hear the sarcasm in her words, but Chen Lin was watching from the side. She was afraid that if she had another quarrel with the villagers, her life in the house would become even more difficult.
She didn't talk back as usual, so more people came to laugh at her. Even after Li Guihua walked a long way away, she could still faintly hear the ridicule coming from behind her.
This made her so angry that she gritted her teeth. Li Guihua became increasingly unpopular in the village, so she took advantage of Chen Lin's inattention to sneak out to talk to Wang Dujuan.
Ever since Wang Dujuan hooked up with the big fish Li Shangcai, she has gained a lot of benefits. With her son's half-baked skills, it is simply a pipe dream for him to find a job in the town.
However, Yang Yaoguang did not have the integrity of a scholar. He served Li Shangcai like a dog and received a monthly salary of one or two taels.
All daily expenses were paid by Li Shangcai. The one or two taels of silver he earned for free every month was enough for Wang Dujuan to stand tall in the village.
Yang Chunxue had been pestering Yang Anchen for a long time without getting a response, so she took advantage of Li Shangcai's influence to become friends with several wealthy ladies, and her sights became higher.
She spends all day thinking about which young master to have a romance with, and she wishes she could become the wife of some mansion and then go to Yang Anchen and give him a good slap in the face.
Li Guihua had seen what it meant when one person succeeded that everyone around him prospered. Seeing Wang Dujuan now showing off, she was itching to do the same, so she asked her daughter to follow Yang Chunxue often, hoping that maybe one day she could win the young master's favor.
The expenses in town were high, and her daughter asked for money more and more frequently. She had bought several more hairpins and jewelry. Li Guihua also thought that when she moved around in town, her clothes should not be much worse than others, otherwise she would be looked down upon.
She wanted to spend the money freely, but she was short of money. After spending a few times, she felt her wallet couldn't bear it, so she saved money on food so that she could save money for her daughter.
But thinking that if her daughter could really gain a foothold in the town, she would never have to worry about having no money to spend, Li Guihua felt that the money was worth spending.
Chen Lin returned home feeling dizzy and nauseous. As soon as he entered the house, he gloomily asked Li Guihua to get him some wine.
In fact, he had lived a hard life for a long time and was accustomed to eating simple meals. He did not have any desire for food. However, he was too stimulated today and his greed was aroused, so he could not help but asked Li Guihua to get something good.
Li Guihua held the money in her hand and didn't want to spend a penny more, but since the head of the family had asked, she had no choice but to go no matter how reluctant she was.
I bought the cheapest wine and cursed in my heart all the way back: When I go to town with the girl, you old thing will be left at home to eat coarse food.
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