Chapter 43 Grandma Ji is being sown apart
“She won’t transfer her household registration here. And since she came to our brigade, she has offended He Ruhua, the daughter of the brigade director. The brigade director will definitely not agree to let her go to the fields to earn work points. I’ve seen her here for several days now, and she’s idle every day. You’re kind-hearted and still give her three meals a day, but has she ever thought about you?”
“Your family is always overspending. The amount of grain you get is barely enough to feed your own people. Now that there’s suddenly an adult in the family, with such a big mouth, I doubt your family will even have enough grain for the New Year.”
Grandma Ji touched the grain jar today and indeed there wasn't much left. She sighed, "Speaking of which, my family is just too poor..."
The woman interrupted Grandma Ji: "If an extra person were to be fed for no reason, any family would go broke."
After saying that, she looked at the dried fish drying at the door: "I heard that she started eating fish as soon as she arrived. She must have used a lot of your oil. Sigh, city people, I don't know how to manage their lives."
Grandma Ji hurriedly said, "We didn't use much oil, and I did it voluntarily. Our whole family enjoyed the meal. My new daughter-in-law is very capable, and I like her very much."
The woman forced a smile and said patiently, "Auntie, you are so kind. You've always thought of her. I hope she's a grateful person."
Grandma Ji smiled and said, "She's a good person, and I don't need her to be grateful to me."
Seeing that Grandma Ji wouldn't listen to her, the woman changed her mind: "It's only June, and the grain won't be distributed until the end of the year. There are still more than half a year to go. I can also see that you really like this granddaughter-in-law, even better than your own grandson. But your family's grain will run out sooner or later, and she will go hungry. Are you going to not eat it and leave the grain for her?"
Grandma Ji remained silent.
The woman sighed, "Don't think I'm being too talkative, I'm just doing this for your family's good."
Wang Yuqing then realized that it was this woman who had spoken to Grandma Ji about her household registration yesterday.
Listening to her pointed and veiled words of mockery, she felt that compared to Yuan Fang's open gossip and the Cao family's open malice, this woman was wicked in secret.
She went in and said loudly, "Since you care about our family, why don't you lend us some grain?"
The woman was startled and turned to look at Wang Yuqing, saying nervously, "I... my family doesn't have any extra food."
Wang Yuqing sneered: "So your so-called 'doing what's best for the Ji family' is just gossiping and sowing discord? You ran into me on the street yesterday afternoon, didn't you say that it's a good thing I don't have in-laws, otherwise they would definitely look down on me, disrespect me, and not take me seriously?"
"What did you say again? That you were doing this for my own good and that I should just go home. If I stay in the Ji family, Grandma Ji might not treat me well. She might be nice to me on the surface, but she definitely looks down on me from the bottom of her heart."
The woman hadn't expected Wang Yuqing to repeat her words from yesterday right in front of Grandma Ji, and her face flushed with embarrassment.
Grandma Ji was furious: "Shi Feng, how could you talk to an old woman like that? You've gone too far!"
Shi Feng stammered, "Auntie, that's not what I meant. Your new daughter-in-law misunderstood me. I was only saying this for your family's good, hoping she would transfer her household registration here."
"Don't try to be nice to my family. If you really want to help my family, go back and bring a bag of grain. I'll even give you a gift."
Wang Yuqing's voice was loud and clear.
After Shi Feng slunk away, Wang Yuqing said, "Grandma, she's not a good person, don't listen to her."
Grandma Ji smiled and said, "My eyes may be blind, but my heart is not. I definitely know what kind of person she is. However, the household registration matter is indeed my idea, but Grandma will listen to you."
Wang Yuqing later learned from Grandma Ji that Shi Feng was the women's team leader of the production team, and that was the person who arrived late after she had beaten the Cao family that day.
She was inside the house that day and didn't see anyone, so she didn't recognize them.
She also had another identity: the wife of the former deputy leader of the production team. Everyone said she was kind and warm-hearted. Her husband had accidentally injured and killed Ji Xuening's brother years ago, and he had served a year in prison for it. Unlike Zhao Si and Qian Juan, who held grudges, she always tried to get close to Grandma Ji and talk to her.
However, Wang Yuqing could tell at a glance that she wanted both a good reputation and to be a troublemaker. In short, she pretended to be good for the Ji family, but secretly she wished for the Ji family to suffer.
When Wang Yuqing returned to her room, she said to Grandma Ji, "Grandma, don't worry, I won't eat and drink for free. On Sunday, I will go to town to set up a stall to sell fish and snails."
Grandma Ji tossed and turned in her sleep, muttering to herself, "Where will anyone buy these fish and snails, child..."
Shi Feng's words echoed in her ears: "Are you not going to eat it and leave the food for her?"
the next day.
After finishing breakfast, Wang Yuqing took Ji Meimei to cut pig feed, hoping to dig up some wild vegetables. However, there were no wild vegetables left; they had all been dug up.
She then brought some more snails home and kept them in clean water. Grandma Ji sat at the door and sighed. She thought that snails were something that no one wanted. What good food hadn't city people eaten? Why would they eat snails? They couldn't be sold for any money.
However, she couldn't bear to hurt Wang Yuqing.
After Wang Yuqing finished cleaning the snails, she remembered that she needed to weed her private plot of land, but Grandma Ji insisted on not letting her do it. She also wanted to learn how to weave bamboo baskets, but Grandma Ji wouldn't allow it either, telling her to rest.
When she wanted to cook dinner, Ji Daming and Ji Xiaoming carried firewood and pig feed home, respectively, and the two brothers wouldn't let Wang Yuqing cook.
Ji Xiaoming also took out a large handful of wild hawthorns from his pocket and handed them to Wang Yuqing. He wouldn't even give Ji Meimei a single one. He had a bright smile on his face: "Mom, I picked these on the mountain on the way. Try them."
Wang Yuqing tried one, and it tasted sweet and sour. It was her first time eating wild hawthorn, so she shared most of it with Ji Meimei.
With a quick glance from Ji Xiaoming, Ji Meimei shook her head hastily: "Mom, Meimei doesn't want to eat, you eat."
Wang Yuqing felt both happy and helpless. She said, "Good things should be shared by the whole family, you know?"
The children didn't usually have any snacks, so wild hawthorns were a real treat for them.
After dinner, Ji Daming shyly took out the certificate to show Wang Yuqing. Wang Yuqing praised him, "Daming, you're great, you're really amazing."
Ji Daming was delighted to hear the praise: "Mom bought me such a good pen. I've never used such a nice pen before."
Wang Yuqing could tell that Ji Daming really loved studying and had good grades. He was currently in the second year of junior high school, and she was sure he would be able to get into university after finishing high school.
Ji Xiaoming's grades were average, and he didn't like doing homework. After finishing his meal, he suddenly came to Wang Yuqing's room and asked with a worried expression, "Mom, did you and Dad have a fight?"
Wang Yuqing was stunned.
Ji Xiaoming patted his chest: "Don't worry, I'm on your side, I'll always support you."
Wang Yuqing found it amusing: "I didn't argue with your dad, did I? Why do you think that?"
Ji Xiaoming told Wang Yuqing what happened that morning. Wang Yuqing was also confused, but she still explained, "Don't overthink it. Your dad can barely utter a few words. I can't even start an argument with him."
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