Chapter 38 Eating Crabs Together
Wan Qiqi now understood why she had no recollection of it!
Li Fugui couldn't distinguish between his nephew and his cousin, so she naturally had no idea where this came from.
Now that she knows Li Fugui is her sister-in-law's brother, she has a sudden realization.
In my memory, Wan Qiqi went back to her parents' home quite often, and even went back to ask her family for things on many occasions. Her eldest brother's son was injured because she had taken things from his family.
In modern times, fractures are actually very easy to treat; with proper care, they can fully recover.
However, in ancient times, when things were less developed, severe fractures could result in lifelong disabilities.
Her elder brother's son was exactly like that.
At such a young age, he became a cripple, was ridiculed by his peers, and suffered psychological trauma. Anyone would find it unbearable and unacceptable.
Wan Qiqi understood her family's attitude towards her, and also understood why Li Fugui recognized her and immediately threatened to kill her.
But she is herself, not the original body, and cannot change the past.
However, she had thought she wouldn't come into contact with anyone from the original owner's family, but now she realized that was unlikely.
You're bound to run into them eventually, even if you're only a short distance away.
Seeing that Wan Qiqi remained silent, Chen Yongxing asked, "Sister-in-law, he didn't hurt you, did he?"
He had promised his elder brother that he would protect his sister-in-law and family while he was away.
“It’s alright, they won’t dare to rush down.” Wan Qiqi could tell from the symptoms of those people arguing with Zhao Dagen that they were afraid of the plague, so why would they take the risk of going down the mountain?
Chen Yongxing glanced around a few more times before noticing the person next to Wan Qiqi. "Zhao Di, what are you doing with my sister-in-law?"
He remembered that Lin Zhaodi used to be quite afraid of her sister-in-law, but now she seemed to have no fear at all, and instead seemed to admire her somewhat.
“Um…I…” Lin Zhaodi thought she didn’t know how to answer for a moment.
Is she going to say that there's nothing to eat at home, and that her father sent her to find out what Wan Qiqi is doing catching eight-legged worms every day?
“It just so happens that we ran into each other. When we get home, I’ll teach her how to make an eight-legged worm.” Wan Qiqi had seen through Lin Zhaodi’s thoughts early on, but didn’t say anything.
Lin Zhaodi lowered her head somewhat embarrassed, feeling that it was inappropriate for her to approach others like this, especially since Wan Qiqi seemed to trust her so much.
Chen Yongxing glanced at Lin Zhaodi, followed Wan Qiqi down the mountain, and asked softly, "Sister-in-law, no one else knows that octopuses are edible. Aren't you afraid she'll spread the word and everyone will come to catch them?"
Wan Qiqi glanced at him and said, "Good things should be shared."
"But, sister-in-law... the wild vegetables on the mountain are almost gone. If you tell everyone now, isn't that just letting them fight over the worms? What will we eat then...?"
Wan Qiqi paused, staring at Chen Yongxing.
Chen Yongxing felt a little uneasy under her gaze, and couldn't help but swallow hard, not daring to utter a sound.
"Sister-in-law, Yongxing, what's wrong?" Lin Zhaodi stopped as soon as she saw the two stop, looking somewhat timid as she thought they were going to talk about her.
"It's alright, you go down the mountain first. Yongxing and I have something to do, we'll be back in a bit." Wan Qiqi dismissed Lin Zhaodi before slowly asking, "Second brother, are you feeling unwell from hunger?"
Chen Yongxing immediately replied, "Of course it's uncomfortable." For a while, he was so hungry that his stomach was sticking to his back, and he felt uncomfortable all over.
"There's not much food available for people right now. Knowing that octopuses are edible can at least keep some people from starving. Is there anything wrong with that?"
“No problem.” Chen Yongxing did not deny Wan Qiqi’s idea. “But, sister-in-law, you were the one who discovered that this thing is edible. We can’t just tell them how to eat it like this, can we?”
Wan Qiqi's eyes suddenly lit up.
Although Chen Yongxing was a bit lazy, he was a natural at doing business.
But now is not the time.
"What do you think Zhao Di can offer in exchange?" Wan Qiqi asked in return.
"This..." Chen Yongxing hesitated for a long time.
Because of his third brother, he knew a lot about the Lin family, about Lin Zhaodi's experiences, and that Lin Zhaodi couldn't give anything back because she had to leave everything she received to her brother.
After a long pause, he said in a low voice, "But we can't teach for nothing, can we?"
"It wasn't a wasted effort," Wan Qiqi thought. At least she could earn a good reputation, improve the villagers' perception of the Chen family, and prepare for future development.
Perhaps this will also lay the foundation for Chen Yongliang to find a good match in the future!
Chen Yongxing didn't understand Wan Qiqi's thoughts, but he acquiesced.
During this time, he clearly saw the changes in his sister-in-law, and it was as if a voice in his heart was telling him that he must be right to trust his sister-in-law.
When Wan Qiqi and Chen Yongxing returned home, Lin Zhaodi was helping Wang Shi with chores.
When Wang saw the two return, she immediately walked towards Wan Qiqi and said, "You're back just in time. Zhao Di was so eager to do chores for me that I couldn't stop her."
"Sister-in-law!" Lin Zhaodi stood up, wiped her hands on the tattered hem of her clothes, and smiled sincerely.
Wan Qiqi smiled and patted Wang Shi's hand. "Mother, it's alright, you can rest for a while."
Wang looked slightly dazed as she watched Wan Qiqi enter the house, and then remained silent.
Wan Qiqi went inside and chatted with Li Chongniang for a few more minutes before taking the crabs aside and starting to clean them.
Watching them get along, Lin Zhaodi felt that the villagers' usual gossip about the Chen family was utter nonsense!
Wan Qiqi clearly has a good relationship with Wang Shi, and also with other family members.
Moreover, Wan Qiqi has a good personality, not at all as bad as outsiders say. She is very efficient at work and is not lazy at all as others claim.
Seeing her in a daze, Wan Qiqi immediately said, "What are you staring at? Didn't you want to learn? Come here quickly."
"I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I wasn't paying attention." Li Zhaodi immediately apologized and stepped forward.
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