This sight completely stunned Zhao Xiaocao.
She swallowed the meat in her mouth and forced a weak "Sister-in-law..."
In the courtyard, everyone's eyes were on Wan Cunhua, who was standing at the door.
He Tiantian put down the meat she hadn't finished eating, wiped her mouth, and then walked up to Wan Cunhua, deliberately blocking her way.
"Is there something you need, Xiaocao?" He Tiantian asked casually.
Wan Cunhua rubbed her hands together on her clothes, smiled sheepishly, and said, "Oh, I came to call Xiaocao home, didn't I? Auntie San is coming back from the city soon, so I'll definitely have to look for her..."
As Wan Cunhua spoke, her sharp eyes spotted Zhao Fengnian again, and her confidence immediately grew.
"And there's Fengnian! My mother-in-law entrusted Fengnian to my care before she passed away. It's not lunchtime yet, so I've come to call him back for lunch..."
Zhao Fengnian walked up behind He Tiantian, his lips still stained with the seasoning left over from eating meat.
"Sister-in-law..." Zhao Fengnian called out timidly.
"Oh dear, look at you, child, why don't you know to come home after dinner?" Wan Cunhua pretended to be very distressed.
He Tiantian didn't know what else to say. "The two children have been helping out here all morning, so I let them have some rabbit meat. It's only right."
Wan Cunhua nodded repeatedly, thinking to herself, "So it's rabbit meat?"
Fengnian also raised several rabbits, which he treasured like the back of his hand, and he was reluctant to eat them no matter what.
"In that case, you should take them back." He Tiantian didn't intend to stay any longer.
Zhao Xiaocao reluctantly came over as well, still clutching a piece of rabbit meat she had just taken.
Seeing that Zhao Fengnian was about to leave, Zhao Wanzi quickly grabbed a piece of meat and stuffed it into his hand.
"A bountiful harvest, you can have it yourself."
Zhao Fengnian and Zhao Xiaocao reluctantly walked out of He Tiantian's house, turning back every few steps.
Wan Cunhua's eyes seemed reluctant to leave the courtyard, constantly peering into it.
Is that adobe thing for roasting rabbit meat? How many did you roast? It smells so good...
"Bang!" He Tiantian slammed the door shut, completely blocking Wan Cunhua's view.
Wan Cunhua reluctantly withdrew her gaze and quickly let go of Zhao Xiaocao and Zhao Fengnian's hands.
Her expression was colder than before, and she said in a very unpleasant tone, "You two brats, you sure know how to pick a spot. Little Grass, your mother will be back soon."
Zhao Xiaocao stiffened. After doing some calculations, she realized that today was indeed the day her mother was returning at the end of the month.
She quickly picked up the rabbit meat in her hand and began to eat it in large bites.
"Sigh..." Wan Cunhua could hardly believe it. Even a dog couldn't chew it this fast!
"Little Grass, is this rabbit meat delicious?" Wan Cunhua swallowed hard and asked tentatively.
Zhao Xiaocao was so engrossed in eating that she couldn't hear Wan Cunhua speaking at all.
Wan Cunhua was quite embarrassed. Oh well, Zhao Xiaocao is usually very shrewd. She wouldn't get anything out of her anyway.
Let's focus on the younger Zhao Fengnian instead.
Before Wan Cunhua could even organize her thoughts, Zhao Xiaocao spoke first.
She grabbed Zhao Fengnian's hand and ran a few steps forward, leaving Wan Cunhua behind.
"Brother Fengnian, hurry up and eat the rabbit meat in your hand!" Zhao Xiaocao ordered directly.
"Huh? Why?" Zhao Fengnian was very confused. He wanted to take it home for his father to eat.
"Because rabbit meat is poisonous when it's cold, and it can kill people!" Zhao Xiaocao glared at Zhao Fengnian, annoyed. This blockhead, how could he not see the situation at all!
This was the first time Zhao Fengnian had ever eaten rabbit meat in his life. Naturally, he had no idea whether Zhao Xiaocao's statement was true or false.
Startled, he grabbed the meat in his hand and started gnawing on it; thankfully, it was still warm.
Wan Cunhua, walking behind, swallowed hard, watching Zhao Xiaocao's retreating figure with great dissatisfaction.
That brat is driving me crazy!
She could have coaxed some meat out of Zhao Fengnian, but that brat ruined it all!
The three of them stepped into the Zhao family's house one after the other. Old Mrs. Zhao was enjoying the sun in the yard when she heard footsteps and slowly opened her eyes.
The first person I saw was Zhao Fengnian, whose mouth was covered in black smears, I don’t know what he had just eaten.
Then there was Zhao Xiaocao, head down, seemingly lost in thought. Finally, there was Wan Cunhua, looking utterly dejected.
Old Mrs. Zhao deliberately coughed, and the three people immediately stopped and looked over.
"Village beauty, I asked you to go check on the situation, why have you been gone for so long?"
Wan Cunhua sighed and complained, "Grandma was saying, 'Do you know whose house I saw those two little rascals at when I went out?'"
Old Mrs. Zhao looked at him, puzzled, waiting for him to continue.
Wan Cunhua took a deep breath and continued, "Those two rascals ran to Second Aunt's house! They even ate rabbit meat there. The whole village smells of meat from Second Aunt's house!"
"What!?" Old Mrs. Zhao stood up abruptly from her recliner.
"Rabbit meat? Where did you get rabbit meat?"
This time, before Wan Cunhua could speak, Zhao Fengnian quickly answered, "They are the rabbits raised by Sister Wanzi, just like the ones we have at home."
Old Mrs. Zhao finally calmed down, "What a disaster! How many rabbits have we raised and then ruined like this?"
Zhao Fengnian blinked. "Only... a few hundred?"
After saying that, she shook her head again, "I forgot too, Maruko-neechan told me about it before..."
"What?"
In just a short while, Old Lady Zhao's mood went through a rollercoaster ride, experiencing both highs and lows.
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