"Mom, I have already paid back the money. I have agreed with Mr. Liang from the drug store that I will make some peppermint oil and sell it at his place." Zhu Qing said to Mrs. Wang as she entered the house.
"What peppermint oil? Can we make this? Qingya, I told you to stop messing around! Be careful..." When Wang heard Zhuqing say that she wanted to make peppermint oil, her first reaction was that she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to make it.
"Qingya, are you back?" Upon hearing the news of Zhuqing's return, Sun Fucheng, who was lying on the bed, also greeted his daughter.
"Well, Dad, how do you feel about today?" Zhu Qing put down the bamboo basket and went over to see him.
Sun Fucheng was lying on the bed, looking a little depressed: "Hey, what do you think? I have broken my leg, I can't go out to earn money, and you have to work outside as a little girl."
He really feels sorry for his daughter.
Seeing the sweat all over her daughter's face, she couldn't help but call Mrs. Wang: "Lan Fen, hurry up, get the child some water to wipe her face. She is very tired today, don't ask questions.
!”
"Sister, wash your face!" Zhushan had already brought water over.
Seeing the thin Zhushan holding a big washbasin, Zhuqing couldn't help but pat his head, took the basin from his hand and put it down, then pinched his nose casually.
"Brother, thank you!"
Zhushan wrinkled his nose: "Sister, can you stop pinching my nose all the time? My nose won't grow taller!"
Zhuqing couldn't help laughing, and while wiping his face with a cloth, he teased him: "If you don't grow taller, you won't grow taller. It's okay! Why does your nose have to be so tall?"
On the other side, Mrs. Wang brought dinner over: "Qingya, hurry up and eat! You are too late today. I asked your father and brother to eat first, and I have eaten too."
When Zhuqing saw that the dinner was a bowl of porridge, a plate of fried vegetables, and a stick of boiled corn, he couldn't help but asked: "Mom, dad and brother also eat this? They don't eat meat? Don't you mean me?
Dad, should you drink more bone broth?"
A trace of uneasiness flashed across Wang's face, and then she said with a stern face: "Your father and the others have finished drinking the bone soup. I fried these vegetables specially for you! Just eat them quickly!"
Zhuqing knew something was wrong by looking at her look.
She put down her bowls and chopsticks and walked to the stove where the food was usually kept. She saw at a glance that the things the Zhou family had sent yesterday were missing a lot. The red dates, rice, white noodles, etc. were all there, but the eggs, bones, etc. were all missing.
Gone.
"Mom, what's going on? Where are the eggs? And where are the meat and bones? I remember we didn't finish these things yesterday! There are still a lot of them this morning! Didn't you tell me that they would be pickled?
?" Zhu Qing asked angrily.
Mrs. Wang remained silent, and Sun Fucheng, who was lying on the bed, did not speak either. The couple looked at each other, and it seemed difficult for them to speak.
"Sister, grandma came here with Zhu Shui to take it away! Grandma said that you and Zhu Zhu were bullying Zhu Shui early in the morning. She came over to teach mom a lesson, saying she didn't know how to discipline! She also said that dad was unfilial and there were so many people in the house.
Good thing, I don't know how to respect her and grandpa first!" Xiao Zhushan stood aside and spoke angrily.
Zhuqing listened and felt an unknown fire suddenly rush to the top of his head!
Grandma Lu is going too far and being too partial, right?
It was clear that the eldest son had a broken leg and the eldest grandson was still weak and needed help. She didn't even mention coming to help, but she actually took away all the meat and eggs from their family that were nourishing for people?
Zhuqing endured it last time, but this time he couldn't endure it at all!
"Zhushan, didn't I tell you not to talk nonsense?" Sun Fucheng hurriedly scolded his younger son.
Zhushan was rarely trained by him, so he was so frightened that he burst into tears.
No, this is too annoying! However, if you fight on an empty stomach now, you will definitely suffer a loss. No matter how you want to get justice, you have to eat first!
Zhuqing held her breath, drank the porridge in the bowl in one breath, and then looked up at him: "Dad, why don't you let Zhushan tell you? Grandma doesn't know what's going on in our family? Besides, the Zhou family sent it last time
Didn’t the second uncle just take the things back to show filial piety? If grandma does this, will she still let us live? When will our family have the money to buy these meats and eggs? If we have more, we can lose to her.
Is that so? Our family has suffered so hard for so many years, but we haven’t lost her pension of thirty cents a month! How can she say that you are unfilial?"
Sun Fucheng was speechless by his daughter, and he deeply felt that his dignity as the head of the family had been challenged by his daughter. He couldn't help but get angry: "Qingya, you girl, how can you come up with so many unreasonable things? Even if it's you.
What grandma did today was not very impressive, but that’s not what you juniors can say! Besides, even if I don’t eat meat, my legs will always grow well! Just wash up and go to bed!”
Of course Zhuqing didn't agree with what he said. His grandmother Lu's behavior was obviously caused by him!
Zhuqing glanced at Mrs. Wang and saw that Mrs. Wang looked aggrieved at the side. Apparently she also complained about her mother-in-law. But her husband had spoken, and she did not dare to refute.
"I, a junior, can't say it, but Grandpa Li Zheng can definitely say it! I will go to Grandpa Li Zheng and ask him if what my grandma did is appropriate! If Grandpa Li Zheng also says that she is right, then I will do it in the future.
Do as you say!" Zhu Qing said, opened the door and walked out.
"Qingya, you damn girl! Don't expose the family scandal! Come back! Come back!" Sun Fucheng heard from the bed that his daughter was actually going to find Li Zheng, and couldn't help but jump anxiously, but his leg was broken.
Can't move.
"Lanfen, hurry up and get Qingya back! She's in big trouble! Hurry!" When he turned around, he saw Wang with a look of disbelief on his face and couldn't help but urge her.
"Hey, hey..." Mrs. Wang didn't expect her daughter to be so angry today and dare to go to Li Zheng!
Although she resented her mother-in-law Lu's behavior, she also agreed with her husband and felt that the family scandal should not be made public.
So he hurried out and said, "Qingya, Qingya, come back here!"
Of course Zhuqing would not listen to her. She had become familiar with the situation in Cuizhu Village in the past few days, so of course she knew where Li Zheng's family was.
She strode towards Zheng's home, but unexpectedly bumped into someone in the darkness on the way.
"Hey, how are you walking?" It was actually Zhuzhu who spoke.
He ran all the way over, obviously not noticing Zhu Qing.
"Zhuzi, why are you here?" Zhu Qing hurriedly called him.
"Sister Qingya! Are you going to find me? Let me tell you, I found more than thirty cicada monkeys today! I'm about to send them to you!" Zhu Zhu expressed his success with excitement.
Only then did Zhu Qing notice that he was holding a small earthen jar in his hand.
"So much? Thank you! I will calculate the money for you later! I have something to go to see your grandpa. Is your grandpa at home?" Zhuqing asked him.