HCB Chapter 24: Cooking raw rice into cooked rice
Chapter 24: Cooking raw rice into cooked rice
Wang Yuanshan yelled, "Don't talk nonsense, Dazhuang. She is really your mother. Now hurry up and get your mother into the house."
Da Zhuang still didn't believe it, but Er Zhuang knew from the look in her eyes that it was his mother.
Then he shouted, "Hurry up, look at what has become of mother?"
The three men helped Yunniang up and returned to the room. The three men were worried. She couldn't sit or lie down, and she kept crying in pain.
Wang Yuanshan saw how distressed she was and said, "Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang, go get some medicine from your aunt, or she will be in great pain."
When Yunniang heard Wang Yuanshan's words, she opened her eyes and shouted, "No one is allowed to go. Even if it hurts like hell, I can't go and beg her."
The two brothers were shocked and looked at Wang Yuanshan. Wang Yuanshan heard and said patiently: "Let them get some medicine to relieve your pain. Otherwise, you will be in so much pain."
"You're not allowed to go then. I heard you. Just rest for a few days and it will be fine."
Seeing the three of them nodded, Yunniang stopped talking and continued to cry out in pain.
She didn't want Jin Yuyao to laugh at her, so she just had to be patient and wait for a few days. It seemed like time was passing so slowly now.
Wang felt guilty and didn't dare to come to see Yunniang.
Five days later, Yunniang just recovered and went to discuss with Wang what to do about this matter.
Yunniang told Wang her thoughts. At first, Wang did not agree, but she could not resist Yunniang's instigation.
Wang agreed and went to Wang Shikun's house again.
Jin Yuyao didn't know that someone was always thinking about her. She went to the town again these days and sold some medicinal herbs. She felt bad for several days because she gave Xiaochan one or two taels of silver last time.
Looking at the few copper coins left in his pocket, he felt insecure and sold some medicinal herbs.
When I arrived in town and bought some daily necessities with money, I was about to go home when I heard people around me talking about the Liang family.
When she heard the word Liang family, Jin Yuyao stopped listening for a while.
"The concubine of the Liang family is pregnant. It is said that the child is her cousin's. Do you know who her cousin is?
Someone was curious: "Who are you? Stop keeping us in suspense."
"She was a guard at the Liang family. I heard that she suspected that the doctor had drugged her. But after Mrs. Liang investigated, she found out that it was the Fifth Concubine who had been having an affair with her cousin. She wanted to give birth to the baby this time, but
Who knew her cousin was afraid? Fifth Aunt often abused her maid, so she asked the maid to drug her.
"So it turns out that you're cheating on Mr. Liang. I thought so."
Someone nearby asked, "Brother, how do you know so much? That's something that happened in the inner house."
The man replied: "That's my great aunt's kitchen in her house..."
Now that the matter has come to an end, I can rest assured.
Jin Yuyao saw that time was almost up, otherwise Old Man Liu would be leaving and she would miss the bus and have to walk home.
A figure saw Jin Yuyao standing in front of her and whispered, "Sister-in-law Yuyao."
Jin Yuyao looked up and asked, "Hua Yu, why are you here?"
Hua Yu apologized: "Sister-in-law blames me for introducing Su'e to see a doctor, otherwise you and the child would not have been taken away."
Jin Yuyao looked at Hua Yu's red eyes and comforted her: "Don't be sad. After all, you have good intentions. It's not up to you to decide what will happen."
When Hua Yu heard Jin Yuyao comforting her, tears flowed uncontrollably.
"If my mother knew that I was the one who introduced Su'e to you, she would definitely scold me. It's all my fault, sister-in-law."
Seeing that time was running out, Jin Yuyao said, "Since it has already happened, no one wants it to happen. I'm fine now, right? I have to leave quickly, otherwise I won't be able to catch up with Old Man Liu's car."
Hua Yu nodded, and Jin Yuyao left quickly. Hua Yu married into a family that ran a small business in the town, which was considered a good marriage in the village.
We took Old Man Liu’s ox cart back to the village.
Jin Yuyao gave the old man Liu the money and walked back.
Halfway through the journey, I saw Aunt Hua chatting on the side of the road again.
"Let me tell you something strange. Do you know why Yun Niang has been afraid to go out these past few days?"
Aunt Liu, who was chatting with me, shook her head and said, "I don't know. Do you know?"
Aunt Hua said proudly, "Of course I know. There is nothing in this village that I don't know."
Aunt Liu laughed and said, "Why don't you tell me? Why don't you dare go out?"
Aunt Hua said mysteriously, "That's because he got stung by a bee and turned into a pig's head when he came back from the field that day."
Aunt Liu said in disbelief, "How could a few bees sting like that? You're exaggerating again."
"Don't you believe it? It's not just a few, it's a group. There's no good place on its body. Just thinking about it makes me laugh. She has so many thoughts and schemes every day."
After saying this, Aunt Hua couldn't hold back her laughter any longer and laughed so hard that she fell backwards.
Jin Yuyao passed by, greeted them, listened to a few words, and then hurried home. He didn't care what they were like. They had bullied the original owner too cruelly in the past, and he didn't even have any sympathy. There were people waiting for him at home.
When I got home, I saw Wang Mingzhu had already started cooking, and Wang Baozhu and Wang Siyuan were picking vegetables. The three children cooperated very well.
Hearing the noise in the yard, the three children came out, saw Jin Yuyao and ran back.
"Guess what delicious food Mom brought you?"
Wang Baozhu couldn't wait any longer: "Mom, I'm so hungry, just give it to me."
Jin Yuyao laughed and said, "What a greedy little cat."
Jin Yuyao took out three strings of candied haws from behind.
The three children's eyes widened when they saw the candied haws.
"Is this for us, Mom?"
Jin Yuyao smiled and said, "Of course."
The three children took the candied haws and were reluctant to eat them.
Jin Yuyao knew that in this era of material scarcity, even candied haws were a luxury for children from ordinary families.
Jin Yuyao went to the kitchen and started cooking: "Hurry up and eat, it will be time for dinner soon. If anyone eats slowly, others will share hers."
When the three children heard this, they quickly ate what they had in their hands.
After dinner, Jin Yuyao went to the vegetable garden to check on the vegetables and water them.
The small mountain village was quiet at night, and the three children of Jin Yuyao's family were all asleep.
Jin Yuyao couldn't fall asleep at all. At this time, Lai Fu outside called her twice and then stopped.
He thought he was just a passerby, and sometimes Lai Fu would also call out.
Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month and the moonlight outside is particularly bright.
Jin Yuyao always felt something was wrong, as if there were slight footsteps in the yard, so she stood up and looked out through the window.
It didn't matter that I took a look, I saw that there was indeed a person in the yard. It looked like he had just knocked Brother Lai Fu unconscious.
This person is seeking wealth. Did he come to the wrong place? What is he here for?
Jin Yuyao took out a packet of sleeping pills and a knife from the space, stood up and stood behind the door.
There was a crack in her door and she saw through the crack that it was a man, but his face could not be seen because of the moonlight.
Although she had drugs and a knife in her hands, she was still very nervous because she had never encountered such a situation before.
The man was getting closer and closer, and was already at the door. Jin Yuyao held her breath.
The man used a knife to gently push open the bolt, slowly pushed the door open and came in sideways.
The man was still muttering, "Aunt Wang and Yunniang have finally done a good thing. They've made it a done deal for me. I'll see whether you want to marry or not."