Zhang Cuihong couldn't hold back any longer.
He didn't even feel like cooking, and rushed off to the Lin family's house.
"Zhang Cuihong, what are you doing? You're not even going to cook!" Yu Dong shouted angrily from behind.
Zhang Cuihong ignored him, her only thought was to see if what her neighbor was saying was true.
Lin Weiming was practically raised under her watchful eye. He's quite strong, but he only listens to his mother, Liu Junlan, and is a good-for-nothing.
How could you possibly defeat a tiger?
A few years ago, the county magistrate wanted to use them to boost his achievements, so he gathered more than a dozen hunters and constables to go up the mountain together. But even with so many people going up the mountain, they only managed to catch one tiger and a dozen wolves.
Is Lin Weiming really capable of defeating so many people all by himself?
But when she got outside the Lin family's courtyard, she actually saw a huge tiger skin hanging on the bamboo pole used for drying clothes!
What the neighbor said was actually true!
Zhang Cuihong's face was contorted with jealousy.
We used to live the same kind of life, going out together to pick wild vegetables to eat!
How come the Lin family is now quietly living a good life!
Now that we can eat meat every few days, how far away is the good life of living in a brick house?
The tiger skin had just been cut off and still carried a strong, foul smell of blood, but Zhang Cuihong didn't mind; in fact, she was quite tempted.
Their family hasn't eaten a single piece of meat in over half a year.
Even when I went up the mountain to pick mushrooms and wild vegetables these past few days, I couldn't pick many.
She used to enjoy going up the mountain with Liu Junlan to pick wild vegetables because Liu Junlan knew where there were plenty of wild vegetables.
But now Liu Junlan doesn't even go up the mountain anymore, so naturally she can find fewer wild vegetables.
Zhang Cuihong's eyes darted around.
"Sister Liu! Sister Liu, your family is really lucky these days! You can even hunt tigers!" someone shouted from outside the Lin family's courtyard.
This tiger was quite large, and it took Liu Junlan a lot of effort to separate the tiger's skin from its flesh.
Hearing Zhang Cuihong's voice, she didn't want to pay attention, but Zhang Cuihong seemed determined not to leave, so she had no choice but to come out with the meat-cutting knife.
"Stop arguing, it's so late at night." Liu Junlan frowned.
Zhang Cuihong said with a smile, "Oh dear, I just heard that your Weiming actually brought back a tiger! So I came to see."
"There's nothing to see here," Liu Junlan said coldly. "If you don't have anything else to do, you should go back first. I'm busy here."
"Hey hey hey!" Zhang Cuihong wanted to say more, but seeing the blood dripping from Liu Junlan's knife, she could only swallow her words.
He watched helplessly as Liu Junlan closed the door.
Zhang Cuihong spat on the ground in annoyance and muttered in a low voice, "What's so smug about? It's just good luck! You snobbish jerk."
On the way back, I heard many people talking about the Lin family.
"The Lin family's luck is just too good these days. How come we can't even catch a field mouse? They're eating rabbit yesterday or tiger meat today. It's so enviable."
"Isn't that right? Now they don't even need to eat wild vegetables anymore. All things considered, since they picked up that little money-loser, their lives have actually gotten better and better." Some shrewd people thought that what Liu Junlan said about Lin Wanyue being a little lucky star seemed to be true.
What was said without malice may have been taken to heart by the listener.
Others might have just mentioned it casually, but to Zhang Cuihong, it sounded completely different.
She clapped her hands in sudden realization.
That's exactly right!
That little girl Lin Wanyue must be a lucky star, which is why the Lin family's life is getting better and better.
Why couldn't she see through it back then?
If she had taken that little money-loser home, wouldn't her family be the ones eating meat every day now?
Zhang Cuihong felt more and more regretful the more she thought about it.
"You damned woman, you still know how to come back? It's already late, and you still dare to run outside! I'll beat you to death." Yu Dong had worked all day without even having a meal, and he vented all his resentment on Zhang Cuihong.
Zhang Cuihong, her face bruised and swollen from the beating, went to the kitchen to cook. She felt increasingly that her bad luck must be because she hadn't been able to raise Lin Wanyue, that little lucky star.
...
The next morning.
Liu Junlan picked up the wooden bucket and prepared to fetch water.
As soon as he opened the door, he was stopped by Zhang Cuihong, whose eyes were bloodshot.
"Oh my, that scared me to death..." Liu Junlan subconsciously took a step back. "Did your man hit you like that?"
"Sister Liu, please help me out! Let me take care of Wanwan for a few days. I promise I'm not a greedy person... Once my family is doing well, I'll definitely return her!" Zhang Cuihong said, grabbing her hand with a fervent expression.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why should you raise my granddaughter?" Liu Junlan angrily shoved the person away.
“Sister Liu, you must know, right? That little girl is a lucky star. It’s because of her that your family is living such a good life. I just want to take her in for a few days. I’m not going to fight you for her… You still won’t agree to this? Before, when the villagers were talking about your family, I was the one who spoke well of you.” Zhang Cuihong continued.
"Get out of my way!" Liu Junlan glared at her with icy eyes. "If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Sister Liu, I never expected you to be such a stingy person!" Zhang Cuihong shouted loudly.
Seeing that she was truly out of her mind, Liu Junlan slapped Zhang Cuihong across the face. "I've never seen anyone with a thicker skin than you. If we used your skin as a city wall, the world would be at peace long ago!"
"You better calm down! What does it matter to you whether my granddaughter is good or bad? Why should you raise her as you please?" Liu Junlan gritted her teeth in anger.
Zhang Cuihong had previously wanted Lin Wanyue to fend for herself by the roadside, essentially waiting to die.
Now that she has someone to support her, she's envious.
However, there was no care or concern for Lin Wanyue in his words; he only treated her as something to exchange for food!
Liu Junlan got angry just thinking about it.
"Why can't I raise it?" Zhang Cuihong covered her face, but didn't think she had gone too far at all.
Zhang Cuihong's eyes were bloodshot and gleaming with excitement. She said loudly, "I was the first person to see Wanwan that day! God sent her to me. You stole my little lucky star. All the good life your family is living now should belong to me."
"Ha!" Liu Junlan was amused by her shameless remarks and warned, "If you dare to talk nonsense again, believe me, I'll skin you alive and hang your skin in my yard."
"Fine... Liu, stop pretending! You won't let me take care of her because you think she's profitable, right?" Zhang Cuihong not only refused to back down, but continued, "I'll buy her from you with silver, okay? As long as you let me take care of her for one day, I'll give you ten coins!"
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