Chapter 24: A Strong Will for Revenge
Chapter 24: A Strong Will for Revenge
"Mom, please help me, there are pheasant eggs all over here."
Jiang Xiaohe shouted excitedly, and then picked up two of them, not caring about the pain, and picked them all up.
All I could hear was the pheasants calling non-stop over there.
Wang Qiuxia took the pheasant eggs, put them in the grass on the side, and asked her to come out quickly with a worried look on her face.
She came out after all the eggs were picked up. Wang Qiuxia saw that she had been stabbed twice on the face. She immediately checked her wounds and removed some of the thorns for her.
"Don't worry, mother, it's okay." After saying that, he happily put the pheasant eggs on the ground into the backpack as if nothing had happened: "We can use them to make egg custard, or take them to town to sell."
Wang Qiuxia's eyes were moist as she said, "These pheasant eggs are so small, no one in town would buy them. I'll make you egg custard to nourish your body."
"If we can't sell them, we can all take care of ourselves. Next time we go to market, I'll buy a few chicks to raise. From now on, we can eat eggs every day."
Seeing that she seemed fine, Wang Qiuxia finally felt relieved. The pheasant over there might have seen its eggs being picked up, so it was walking around there.
But at this moment Jiang Xiaohe didn't think about catching it. For her, these pheasant eggs were enough to satisfy her.
Wang Qiuxia saw that she was injured and insisted on carrying the basket herself. Jiang Xiaohe couldn't stop her, so she let her do it. On the way down the mountain, the two of them picked a lot of wild onions and wild vegetables, and then walked towards home. Wu Youhua saw them coming down the mountain, frowned at her husband and said, "There must be something good on the mountain, otherwise this family would run to the mountain all day long."
The man said indifferently: "What good things can there be?"
Wu Youhua pushed him and said, "Didn't you hear that they went to town today and bought a lot of things?"
"Aren't they just some coarse grains? They're not worth much. Besides, they have several fish at home. Jiang Xiaohe said that they bought them by selling fish. Don't we know what's on this mountain?"
Wu Youhua pouted. Although she felt that what her husband said made sense, she still had doubts. If there was nothing good, why did this family go up the mountain every day? There must be something good. She thought that the next time she saw them going up the mountain, she would secretly follow them to see what they were up to!
When they got home, Zhang Fu was feeding Zhang Chuan rice soup.
Jiang Xiaohe went back to the house, changed into clean clothes, and went to the river with the clothes in her arms.
It was hot at the moment, and there were few people by the river or in the fields. She washed her clothes quickly and prepared to go back. When she looked up, she saw Zhang Long pulling Li Taohua towards the reed marsh, looking left and right.
She quickly squatted down, hoping not to be seen.
Crouching at the foot of the river bank, she saw the two people entering the reed marsh. She straightened up and sneered, thinking that in the memory of the original owner Jiang Xiaohe, the two people only went into the reed marsh once, and it must be not for any good thing. Li Taohua had wronged her and Zhang Fu last time, and now she was the shameless and despicable person.
But Jiang Xiaohe is not a nosy person, but she has a strong desire for revenge. If someone enters the reed marsh at this moment, will the wild mandarin ducks be scared to death?
As soon as I thought of this, I saw Wu Youhua appear on the edge of the field with a basket. I thought about it and walked forward.
"Where are you going, Aunt Wu?"
When Wu Youhua saw her, she was stunned at first, then she immediately laughed and said, "Go to the fields and take a look. It's noon now, and you've washed clothes!"
Jiang Xiaohe nodded: "Didn't I go to town to sell fish this morning? This is the only time I have time to wash clothes."
Wu Youhua felt slightly hurt by her words that she went to the town to sell fish in the morning. Before she could say anything, she saw Jiang Xiaohe leaving with her clothes.
Wu Youhua snorted at her back and said, "Why are you so arrogant? Even if you sell the fish, you can only buy coarse grains to eat, right?"
Tsk, she turned around and saw the reed marsh. She thought, why not try her luck? If Jiang Xiaohe could catch fish in the reed marsh, could Wu Youhua not catch any?
As he said this, he headed towards the reed marsh with great momentum.
Jiang Xiaohe stood under the shade of a tree, looked back and saw Wu Youhua carrying a basket and walking towards the reed marsh in a menacing manner. She smiled, turned around and walked briskly towards home.
Zhang Chuan fell asleep again.
Wang Qiuxia is busy in the kitchen.
After she hung the clothes up, she said to Zhang Fu, "Dad, go tell my second uncle and second aunt that I will be here."
Zhang Fu nodded, took the palm-leaf fan and went out.
Zhang Chuan slept in the crib that Zhang Fu made for him, while Jiang Xiaohe picked wild onions and drove away mosquitoes for him.
Wang Qiuxia rolled out the dough, and the two of them made dumplings together.
"Mom, I don't know if this is enough. Let's mix some wild vegetables tonight."
"Okay, it's up to you."
The two of them were busy in the kitchen having a great time.
Not long after, I heard a commotion in the village.
Wang Qiuxia frowned and said, "What's going on outside? Why is there so much noise?"
Jiang Xiaohe pretended not to know: "I don't know, let's just live our lives behind closed doors and not worry about what's going on outside."
And now there has been a commotion over at the reed marsh, and it’s getting really chaotic!
It turned out that Wu Youhua rushed to the reed marsh in a rage. As soon as she stepped in, she heard an inappropriate sound. She thought that a couple in the village were doing something bad outside!
Curiosity drove her to sneak closer, and what she saw was shocking. They were not a couple at all, but Zhang Long and Li Taohua, entangled together naked, which hurt Wu Youhua's eyes. Li Taohua was an unmarried woman, but her screams were too lewd. She started shouting without thinking.
"Ah! In broad daylight, you two are so shameless..."
The two people who were making peace were shocked!
Zhang Long felt that he was almost frightened to impotence.
Li Taohua was so scared that she shouted, "Ah, Brother Long, it's Wu Youhua!" Then she quickly picked up her clothes and covered herself with them.
Zhang Long even wanted to kill someone at the first moment.
Wu Youhua was also smart. She knew Zhang Long was a village scoundrel. When she saw his look, she ran out with the basket in her hand, shouting, "Help! Zhang Long and Li Taohua made peace in the reed marsh..."
She kept shouting and ran outside. It was much cooler now. There were already some people in the fields, and they gathered around immediately...
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