Zhang Cuihua's smile froze instantly, as if she had just recalled what she had said.
She had only said that to persuade that brat Jiang Wanwan to accept the mushrooms and wild vegetables so that the girl could quickly bring over the chicken soup, and she could then take the soup home herself and find out where to catch the pheasants.
Who knew that the chicken Old Jiang's family had killed wasn't a wild pheasant caught from the mountain, but an old hen that hadn't laid eggs in three years!
This hen has been cursed for three years! Anyone who drinks it will be unlucky. Her family would never dare to drink it!
Words spoken are like water spilled; they cannot be taken back. She was an invincible woman in Dashui Village; how could she let her family suffer a great loss because of a mere remark?
Zhang Cuihua's eyes widened, her chin raised, and her already arrogant chin arched even higher as she shoved her nostrils directly at Jiang Wanwan. She angrily said, "What, Wanwan, don't slander me! I didn't say anything like that. I wanted to trade mushrooms and wild vegetables for chicken soup. Now I don't want the chicken soup anymore; give me back my wild vegetables and mushrooms. Are you trying to embezzle my mushrooms?"
Jiang He was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged. He argued, "Grandma Cuihua, you clearly said just now that you were going to give Wanwan's mushrooms and wild vegetables as a gift. Now you've changed your mind. We all heard it."
“That’s right, Grandma Cuihua, you can’t do this. We’re all listening, don’t even think about going back on your word!” Jiang Xun was so angry that he jumped up and down and couldn’t help but argue a few words.
Grandma Jiang rolled up her sleeves, put her hands on her hips, pointed at Zhang Cuihua's nose, and scolded, "Zhang Cuihua, you are shameless! What's said is said, and now you want to take it back? Isn't this blatant bullying of a young girl?"
You were taking a dump, why didn't you take it all back? That's shameless!
Hu's face was dark, her eyes fixed on Zhang Cuihua. "Aunt Cuihua, stop slandering our Jiang family with empty words. Who would want to take your mushrooms and wild vegetables? You clearly gave them to Wan'er. Now you're turning around and accusing us of taking your things. You can't live like this; you'll be punished!"
The Jiang family didn't want Zhang Cuihua's things, but seeing how shameless she was, everyone in the Jiang family immediately remembered how Zhang Cuihua often gossiped about them under the big locust tree at the village entrance. If they returned these mushrooms and wild vegetables to her today, Zhang Cuihua would think that the Jiang family was easy to bully and could be manipulated by anyone!
Upon hearing that she would suffer retribution, Zhang Cuihua immediately became anxious.
Everyone in Lao Jiang's family has been unlucky. If the unlucky people curse her, will she also suffer bad luck?
Thinking of this, Zhang Cuihua became extremely anxious. She pointed at Hu Shi, Old Lady Jiang, and the others, shouting, "You, you, you! You heartless bastards!"
Suddenly, Zhang Cuihua caught sight of the villagers appearing behind her out of the corner of her eye. Her eyes darted around, then she quickly lay down on the ground, muttering, "What a tragedy! I'm just an old woman, working so hard to go up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables and mushrooms, and I only managed to get this little bit. And the whole Jiang family actually tried to steal it from me! Waaah, my life is so bitter, bitterer than gall! I... I don't want to live anymore, waaaah~~~"
Zhang Cuihua's commotion attracted the attention of the surrounding villagers.
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