vrcanaries Chapter 138 Instigation
Chapter 138 Instigation
"I don't dare." Zhou choked up, "My husband told me to endure it, saying that I'm a daughter-in-law and should respect the elderly and give in to them."
"Bullshit." Li Taohua pulled at her clothes. "Your husband and son have made so much money, yet you don't have a single nice piece of clothing, while that old woman has a silver hairpin on her head."
Zhou knew very well how harshly her mother-in-law treated their eldest wife, but after so many years, she didn't know when she no longer had the energy to complain.
"It's dark and windy now, which is the best time to do things you wouldn't dare to do during the day. Do you want to go?" Li Taohua tempted.
Zhou was stunned. She looked at Li Taohua approaching her with envy in her eyes: "Mother Huiyin, you are so beautiful..."
Li Taohua: "...I know I'm beautiful, but I don't like women."
Zhou's cheeks flushed. "That's not what I meant. What did you say?"
She was so beautiful, and he was so close to her all of a sudden that she couldn't hear what she said.
Li Taohua repeated it.
Zhou pursed her lips and looked outside.
"Those men are still drinking. They've drunk so much, they don't even realize they've been sold." Li Taohua continued to tempt her. "You've been wronged for so many years, don't you want to vent your anger?"
"What if we get discovered?" Zhou still didn't dare.
"Those are the vegetables you planted. What's wrong with you picking your own vegetables?" Li Taohua continued. "Pick them all tonight and sell them in town tomorrow morning. Don't set up a stall there, as you'll run into people from the village. Just take them directly to the restaurant and sell them for four pounds for one penny. That'll earn you a few dozen."
"But there are too many, I can't pull them all out!" Zhou was a little tempted.
The family is so poor now that everything requires money. When she heard that she could make money, the courage that had been suppressed for a long time finally came out.
"Don't worry, I'll find a few people to help." Li Taohua said, "Song Tieniu and Zhang Jieba's families are very tight-lipped. Let them all come and help."
Li Taohua did what she said and sneaked out with Zhou.
Qin Huiyin was just about to look for Li Taohua, but when she saw them still running outside so late, she called Tang Luwu and took her with her to follow the two people in front.
As expected, the two went to Song Tieniu and Zhang Jieba's house. They were neighbors, and their location was remote, with few close neighbors. When they arrived, the four of them were getting ready for bed.
Li Taohua explained her intention, and the four of them immediately agreed.
Originally, many people in the village were disgusted by the behavior of Zhang the Carpenter's wife. This was not a difficult task for them, and it was also quite interesting to help Zhou vent her anger.
"Aunt Zhou, your vegetable patch is close to ours. You can pick the vegetables and bring them to our yard first, and then load them into the truck before leaving tomorrow." Xiang Chuntao suggested.
"This is a good idea. It's not too tiring, and it won't leave wheel marks." Li Taohua praised it highly. "Tie Niu's wife is really smart. She's almost as smart as my daughter."
Xiang Chuntao said embarrassedly, "How can I compare with Miss Huiyin?"
Several people carried the baskets of the Song and Zhang families down to the fields. Seeing how furtive and sneaky they were, someone who didn't know them would think they were going to do something bad.
Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu followed them to the field and saw them rolling up their sleeves, tying up their hems, and working hard to pull out the vegetables.
Tang Luwu lowered her voice and asked, "Should we go and help?"
"Help me. I ate too much at night and I need to digest it." Qin Huiyin rolled up her sleeves and followed him downstairs.
Tang Luwu's eyes were full of excitement.
She trotted after Qin Huiyin like a little tail, doing whatever she did.
The moonlight is nice tonight and I can vaguely see human figures.
As Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu entered the vegetable patch, Li Taohua heard the sound. She looked up and saw two slender figures.
When they got closer, Li Taohua asked guiltily, "What are you doing here?"
"Yinyin said she ate too much tonight and needed to move around to help digest the food, otherwise she would easily get indigestion." Tang Luwu said.
"Yes, it's good for digestion, that's why we need to digest food." Li Taohua looked as if to say, 'You make sense, I think so too.'
It was the first time that Zhou disobeyed her mother-in-law, and she was a little nervous at first, but when she saw so many people accompanying her, that nervousness quickly turned into excitement.
Zhou was a very hardworking person, so she planted a lot of vegetables.
After the efforts of several people, the vegetables in the vegetable garden were cleared out after an hour.
"Everyone, retreat first," Li Taohua said. "Remember, we don't know anything. Before dawn, Mrs. Zhou woke up Brother Zhang and told him to drive the ox cart here to collect vegetables. After that, he can go directly into the city."
Zhou began to worry again: "Will my husband blame me?"
"Aunt Zhou, I heard from Brother Dazhu when they were drinking just now that Uncle Zhang is old, and the family affairs should be handed over to Brother Dazhu in the future. Brother Dazhu will definitely support this." Qin Huiyin said, "You are now separated. You are the only mistress of the family. You have to express your attitude on some things. Uncle Zhang is not a god, and what he says is not always right."
"Listen to Sister Huiyin. People in the village all say that Sister Huiyin is the Little God of Wealth. If you listen to her, you will get rich. If your husband is right, your family's life would not be like this. Aunt Taohua and Uncle Dafu both listen to Sister Huiyin, so our family life is getting better and better."
Song Tieniu covered Xiang Chuntao's mouth and said embarrassedly, "Don't mind it, Auntie. This woman has no control over her mouth and talks nonsense all day long."
"How could I... uh uh..."
Everyone went back to their homes.
Normally, after dinner, he would read or write in his room, but today, after dinner, he did something sneaky. It was the first time they had walked in the village so late at night.
The only sounds in the whole village were barking dogs and occasional snoring.
They walked along the country road, the night wind caressing their cheeks, their hearts still beating wildly from the excitement of doing something "bad." They didn't speak, but at this moment, silence was more powerful than words. Their hearts were so close, they felt a deep sympathy for each other.
Even many years later, the scene of that night always appeared in their minds and became an interesting memory.
Li Taohua's hands were held by the two girls. The night wind was a bit chilly, but the two little girls warmed her hands and body, and the temperature was just right for Li Taohua.
Zhou watched from the side, feeling extremely envious.
"Why didn't I give birth to such a sensible and well-behaved daughter?"
They stopped at the courtyard gate. Li Taohua turned back and told Zhou: "Don't oversleep. Get up and leave before dawn. You don't need to call us later. Just take the ox cart away."