The old woman with bound feet covered her nose and walked to the bed to see, but the figure on the bed was motionless.
The old woman called out to Su Shengqiang: "What have you done! Light the lamp for me!"
At this time, Su Shengqiang was so scared that he didn't dare to go out, and hurried to light the kerosene lamp.
After lighting the light, he still looked around the room timidly.
However, there was no one else in the room, but there was a lot of burnt yellow paper scattered on the bed, and Chen Mingli was not wearing any clothes. Her body was lying in the yellow paper, and she looked like a madman.
The old lady with bound feet looked at this scene, feeling anxious and frightened. She asked Su Shengqiang tremblingly:
"These... these papers... what on earth are you doing? What on earth did you do to Mingli? Explain clearly. If you can't, I'll report you to the Public Security Bureau!"
Su Shengqiang knelt down beside the bed:
"No, we didn't. We were just... that, Grandma, someone... Luo Suying suddenly showed up, and we were scared..."
"Who?" The old lady with bound feet couldn't believe her ears: "Luo Suying? Which...Luo Suying?"
Su Shengqiang's voice became much softer: "It's... the ghost who died a few days ago... It's a ghost, wuwu, really, grandma, we saw it, wearing a blue cloth shirt, just like when he was alive, we were scared to death, wuwuwu..."
Su Shengqiang burst into tears.
It’s really scary!
Chen Mingli also woke up at this time.
She looked around cautiously and saw the old woman with bound feet. She felt a little embarrassed because she was not wearing any clothes after all.
But then she found her hands and feet were weak and she had no strength. She could only lie on the bed and cry: "Grandma? Grandma! I'm so scared, Luo Suying is here to find us, wuwu, I'm so scared..."
Not to mention how scared Chen Mingli's family was, after Yu Sui left this house, she actually wanted to go to Yu Qiu's house, but she thought it was too late. What if Sun Yuying woke up and found that she didn't go home and made a fuss, that would be no fun.
Yu Sui quickly took off her clothes, rolled them up together with the wig in her hands, and sneaked back home.
After being busy with these things that night, Yu Sui couldn't get up the next day.
Sun Yuying called out from outside the window: "Sui, Sui, don't be too lazy, sleep a little longer and then get up. Didn't you say you're going to make cakes tomorrow? Hurry up and get up, I have to go to work!"
Yu Sui answered vaguely, and after Sun Yuying left, she slept until noon. Then she got up to take out the rice that had been soaked yesterday and ground it into flour to make cakes.
The last time she was on her way back to the county town, she ate the cake that Xia Linsheng brought her, and she couldn't forget it.
Later I learned that this kind of cake is only available in an old local workshop. It is said that it was handed down from the Republic of China period. Now it has been merged into a state-owned cake factory. A bag of cake weighs about half a pound and sells for 80 cents. People here only buy it to show off when there are important events at home or when they visit important relatives.
But Xia Linsheng bought it for Yu Sui as a snack.
Yu Sui grinned while grinding the flour.
Needless to say, these little details about this man really touched her.
But she was not a fool. After eating a packet of this cake, she could taste the basic ingredients. She could replicate it completely. Moreover, she would follow some later techniques to make its taste richer.
Yu Sui is very serious about her work. She started to mix the ingredients after grinding the flour. It took her two hours to adjust the aroma and sweetness to her satisfaction. After steaming it, it basically met her requirements. Now it needs to be baked.
Yu Sui had heated up the earthen stove he had built yesterday and was putting a plate of cakes in to bake when Sun Yuying started yelling outside: "Hey, Sui? Sui? Where are you? Come and watch the fun and pick up a guy to see if you can help Yu Qiu!"
After talking for a long time, the man ran into the yard, looked at Yu Sui, and then ran to the main room to pick up a shoulder pole.
Yu Sui: "Mom, what are you doing? Are you going to beat Yu Qiu?"
Sun Yuying: "Why are you hitting Yu Qiu? It's that old lady Yu at the east end of the village. She went to your uncle's house and smashed things! Oh, she smashed everything. And she said that Yu Qiu stole the production team's money and deserved to pay compensation. Luo Suying raised such a bad daughter and deserved to be buried. Oh, hey, hey, how can you say such things? I'll go and help."
Yu Sui quickly grabbed her and said, "Mom, what if what the old woman said is true?"
Sun Yuying was stunned: "Huh? Really? Which one is real?"
"Did Yu Qiu really steal the production team's money? Earlier in the warehouse, Yu Qiu falsely accused me of stealing the money. Have you forgotten about it?"
"I haven't forgotten, but...but your uncle was an accountant at the time, and he was also a bit of a loser. So much money was lost, and everyone would be anxious. Yu Qiu spoke up for your uncle..." Sun Yuying wiped the sweat from her forehead and said with some embarrassment:
"Alas, if Luo Suying died, the motherless child would be pitiful. I would... I wouldn't bother with a little girl like her. After all, she's your father's niece. Anyway, it's her family that will have to pay compensation. This matter has been put behind us long ago."
Yu Sui secretly shook her head. No wonder her original body was so stupid. This mother was also very generous.
"You are so kind! But mother, don't you think about it? At that time, Chen Mingli and Yu Qiu worked together to say that I stole the money, but later they gave up because they didn't find it on me. Why did Chen Mingli insist that I stole the money at that time, but now she says it was Yu Qiu who stole it? I didn't ask Chen Mingli to pay the money. The matter has passed. Why are you saying this for no reason?"
And that old lady Yu, didn't you say she always behaved like a nobody? How could she have the guts to go to Yu Qiu's house and smash things? Maybe it was just a dog-eat-dog fight! You can watch the fun, but don't help. If you do, I won't recognize you as my mother! You don't even remember how Yu Qiu bullied me, humph!"
Sun Yuying stood in the middle of the yard, carrying a shoulder pole, blinking her eyes. "Are you saying there's another story here?"
"I don't know if there's a story or not, but Old Lady Yu doesn't seem like someone who would seek death so easily. If you listen to what they're saying, you'll understand. Anyway, when I saw Chen Mingli and Yu Qiu flirting with each other, I felt they had bad intentions."
"Okay!" Sun Yuying threw the carrying pole from her left hand to her right, wielding it like a spear, and said cheerfully, "I'll go and listen! If there's a word in there that says they're the ones who screwed you over, I'll help Old Lady Yu destroy Yu Qiu's house!"
Sun Yuying left in a furious manner, and Yu Sui became worried. She quickly took off her apron and chased after her:
"Hey, hey, Mom, don't do anything rash, don't hit us, or you'll ask us to pay you! Hey, Mom...!"
When Jie Qiu chased to Yu Qiu's house, he was shocked to see that all the bowls in Yu Qiu's house were broken on the corner of the stove, a big hole was poked in the rice pot, and quilts, clothes and other things were scattered all over the yard!
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