Chapter 36 People in Panic
Wan Qiqi didn't hear anything else, but she heard the last sentence clearly.
She had initially thought the village was feudal, but now she discovered it was also quite superstitious.
How could someone even say something like "stealing luck"?
"Mother, we're back!" Chen Yongxing put down the bamboo basket.
Li Chongniang came out of the house, looked at the contents of the two bamboo baskets, and her lips gradually drooped. "Why did you bring back these things?"
During famines, people go up the mountain to find things to fill their stomachs; very few people bother with anything else.
A whole basket of Sichuan peppercorns—it's completely inedible.
Wan Qiqi tossed the crabs tied with straw aside, poured star anise and bay leaves into a winnowing basket and put it in the sun to dry, then turned out a few large purple fruits.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on it, as if trying to figure out what it was.
Wan Qiqi broke open the opening, revealing the white flesh inside, and gave one to Pingping and one to An'an.
Pingping took a bite, "Delicious!"
An'an also ate with great relish.
"Sister-in-law, why bring back all these strange things? Aren't you afraid they'll make the children sick?" Li Chongniang was slightly displeased, but seeing the two children eating so heartily, she couldn't help but swallow.
After Wan Qiqi noticed, she broke one open and stuffed it into Li Chongniang's mouth.
"You... um..." Li Chongniang's mouth was blocked, and the sweet and delicious taste filled her taste buds, silencing her words.
Wan Qiqi was very satisfied and gave one to Chen Yongxing and Wang Shi respectively.
"Sister-in-law, what is this?" Chen Yongxing asked while eating.
He remembered that his sister-in-law had always been with him. When did she pick this thing?
"August bomb." Wan Qiqi raised an eyebrow, finding it somewhat strange.
How can these people not recognize "cow's testicles"?
The local name for the August fried food is "cow's egg dumpling," and she remembers that many people used to eat it in the countryside.
Did they not eat it in ancient times?
However, Wan Qiqi quickly accepted that they didn't know about this thing, otherwise they wouldn't have let her pick so many things that her hands were sore.
Although the price is 25 coins per catty, each one weighs nearly a catty.
Wan Qiqi wondered if Li Chongniang would explode if she told her how much this thing was worth.
After all, one August bomb can be exchanged for several kilograms of rice at her shopping mall!
"Aunt Wang, you should be more careful! Your eldest daughter-in-law gives you everything to eat, but she doesn't eat any herself. She's just using you as test subjects!" Aunt Zhao poured dogwood from the side, moving very slowly, as if afraid Wan Qiqi wouldn't see it.
Wang frowned. She hadn't thought Aunt Zhao was that annoying before, but lately she found the other woman's words increasingly grating.
"Have you ever seen someone use their own son to test poison?" Wan Qiqi was furious when she saw the dogwood fruit. She continued, "Aunt Zhao, how is Da Hu's hand? If it's really bad, go see Doctor Sun for treatment."
"Ha, I didn't even come looking for you, and you bring this up first!" Aunt Zhao put her hands on her hips, looking like a shrew. "If you hadn't been always catching octopuses, how would the kids have learned from you!"
"Aunt Zhao, you're quite adept at shifting the blame onto others when you didn't take good care of your child!"
"Ha, as if you're good at taking care of kids? Everyone in this area knows you, Wan Qiqi?"
“My reputation is far beyond compare; how could Aunt Zhao possibly rival me?”
"You... Wan Qiqi, you're shameless! You're being insulted and it's like a compliment?"
"Aunt Zhao starts swearing all the time? That's setting a bad example for the children!"
The two chattered back and forth, attracting a crowd of villagers who all laughed upon hearing their conversation.
Some people have noticed that Wan Qiqi's sharp tongue is even more impressive now than before.
In the past, he would just keep cursing people until they had nothing to say. Now, he can go for half a day without uttering a single curse word and still leave people speechless.
"What are you laughing at? The village head said to stay home. What are you doing here? Don't bring your bad luck into my house." Aunt Zhao felt she had lost face and started to chase them away.
Wan Qiqi chuckled, said nothing, and shook her head as she looked at the villagers watching.
Controlling the plague in Lianhua Village is no easy task; the villagers are too fond of gossip! They gather around at the slightest sound, posing a huge risk of infection!
Aunt Zhao cursed for a long time before chasing away the people at the door, and then stormed into the house.
After finishing their August fried food, Pingping and An'an walked to Wan Qiqi's feet and each hugged one of her legs.
“My mother is very good to us.”
"My sister is right!"
Wan Qiqi looked at the two little ones and a faint smile appeared on her lips. She felt that her two little darlings were the most considerate.
The next moment, she saw the two of them clinging to her trouser legs, and she was a little overwhelmed.
The two kids didn't wash their hands after eating, and they even got their hands all over her pants!
Suppressing the urge to kick the person away, she took her two children and ran to the side to wash her hands.
Li Chongniang ate what she was holding and glanced at Chen Yongxing. "Sister-in-law brought back some food. What about you? Wild vegetables?"
"My sister-in-law asked me to pick Sichuan peppercorns..." Chen Yongxing said, sounding a little guilty.
"What about before picking the peppercorns?" Li Chongniang, annoyed by Chen Yongxing's evasive gaze, grabbed his ear and demanded, "Were you slacking off again?"
"Ouch, ouch, ouch... Wife, I was wrong, I promise I won't be lazy next time!" Chen Yongxing leaned his head against Li Chongniang, trying to relieve the pain in his ear, but to no avail. He hurriedly asked Wang for help: "Mother, look at her!"
“Good lesson! If it were me, I'd just grab a broom and hit him!” Wang turned and went into the kitchen, not wanting to get involved in the couple’s argument.
Wan Qiqi liked Wang's behavior of not getting involved in the couple's arguments and thought Wang was very reliable, having raised three sensible sons.
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