Chapter 8

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Come to think of it, they still had to take care of Shen Dalang’s family business.

Cheng Xiaosang asked the old woman, “Do you want meat for your family’s banquet?” Or have you got it already?”

The old woman shook her head, “Not yet. I have a lot of relatives. I just want to find a shop that sells them cheaply to save some money.”

Chen Xiaosang jumped up with a bright smile on her face, “Butcher Shen of our village does honest business. Granny, buy meat from him. If you tell him that my father told you to go there, he will also give you a discount.”

Shen Dalang saved Chen Xiaosang’s life yesterday, so Chen Xiaosang thought that she might just help his family earn some money.

The old woman was happy to hear that there was a bargain, “Sure. Just go there with me. I’ll buy the meat as long as you give me whatever discount the man offers.”

After Chen Wu Shu finished counting, there were a total of 280 eggs, which was 280 copper coins.

The old woman took out three strings of money from her purse, took twenty wen, and handed the strings to Old Chen.

A string of money was worth a hundred wen. Old Chen had counted it correctly, so he told Chen Wu Shu to wait with Chen Xiaosang while he took the old woman to find Shen Xing Yi the butcher, and go to the old woman’s house to introduce himself to her family.

Brother and sister have not waited for a long time. Old Chen came back pretty soon. Once he did, he and Shen Wu Shu brought Chen Xiaosang home while carrying the food that they received from their customers.

As soon as they got home, Mrs. Li scooped some water and helped Chen Xiaosang wash her face and hands. Chen Xiaosang happily told her about what happened in town. Mrs. Li was stunned and muttered,”There are really idiots who would buy a basket of wildflowers and wildchicken eggs?”

And they actually sold them for 361 wen?!

“It’s honeysuckle, a medicinal herb!” Chen Xiaosang corrected her again, “And they weren’t chicken eggs! The snake eggs I picked up are also great medicine!”

Neither of her parents took her seriously. Hmph, this was the bad thing about being a child.

Old Chen spoke to Mrs. Li after Chen Xiaosang finished telling her stories, “Tomorrow, you take your two daughters-in-law and three grandchildren to pick the honeysuckles. I’ll take my two sons to the fields.”

“Dad, what about me?” Chen Xiaosang pointed at herself in confusion.

“Your body is weak and you’re tired today.”Old Chen replied.

Chen Xiaosang had been weak since she was a child, so she was not needed to do any work at home. In the last first four years, she had been too busy detoxifying the poison in her body. She hadn’t paid much attention to what the family needed, but now that they were having financial issues, she could not just sit at home and wait for food all day.

Chen Xiaosang grabbed her father’s hand and shook it,”I’m not sick! I can work.”

Old Chen shook his head repeatedly, “But if you do get sick, that’s a lot of money we have to pay to get you treated.”

A dose of medicine cost a few tens of coins. Now was the most difficult time, and Old Chen could not afford to let Chen Xiaosang fall sick.

Seeing that talking to her father didn’t work, Chen Xiaosang wriggled around in Mrs. Li’s arms, “Mother, I want to help my family earn money. When I grow up, I have to work.”

Mrs. Li had no choice but to say to OldChen,”Why don’t we let her go with us? With us watching from the side, she won’t be tired or hot.”

Chen Xiaosang felt warm in her heart when she heard that. During the apocalypse, it was every man for himself. It was not until she came to this house that she truly felt the love and concern of her family.

Just as she was about to stick to her mother for a while longer, Chen Xiaosang heard crying outside. She turned around and saw her second brother’s son, San Zhu, running in while crying.

Upon seeing Old Chen and Mrs. Li, San Zhu cried out, “Grandpa! Grandma! Hurry up and save Eldest Brother and Second Brother. Eldest Grandma just beat them up!”

It was Mrs. Qian again. She even came to beat up her brother’s two sons, Da Zhu and Er Zhu!

Chen Xiaosang clenched her fists in anger. Mrs. Li stood up from the stool and said, “Where are they?”

“By the river!” The five-year-old San Zhu wiped his tears and pointed outside.

Mrs. Ligritted her teeth in anger. She picked up San Zhu and ran out. Chen Xiaosang wanted to follow him, but Old Chen pulled her into his arms and urged Chen Wu Shu to follow Mrs. Li.

Chen Xiaosang was waiting anxiously at the door. When she saw Mrs. Li and Chen Wu Shu coming back with Da Zhu and Er Zhu on their backs, she ran up to them.

When he got closer, he saw that the two brothers had blood all over their faces. Their faces were swollen like pig heads. The two of them unconscious from the beating that they received.

Chen Xiaosang’s heart skipped a beat when she saw them. Her two nephews used to be the most mischievous and lively. They were very healthy boys, and they were actually knocked unconscious by Mrs. Qian. How hard did she have to hit them?

Chen Xiaosang’s heart ached as she watched her family hire a doctor and brew medicine for them. The two boys were wrapped in layers of cloth.

She called out San Zhu, who was sitting obediently in the corner and asked him, “What exactly happened?”

San Zhu said with tears in his eyes, “After breakfast, Brother Da Zhu took us to go fishing. We caught half a bucket and were seen by Grandpa’s two grandchildren. They want to steal our fish. Brother Da Zhu beat up the three of them. They ran to call for Grandma, who then beat the two brothers with a stick…”

Thinking of the scene where Mrs. Qian used a stick to hit the heads of the two brothers, San Zhu Zi’s tears kept flowing.

He sniffed and said with red eyes,”I saw that their heads were smashed, so I ran back to call for help. When Grandma and Fifth Uncle went there, the two brothers were lying on the ground and fainted, so we came back.”

Sanzhu was afraid that the people in the house would hear him, so he only dared to sob softly,”Great Grandmother is evil!”

Chen Xiaosang was trembling with anger. She knew that Mrs. Qian was shameless, but she did not expect her to be so shameless.

The oldest of the two children was only eight years old. How could she be so ruthless? What if the injury was permanent? Could she take responsibility?

No way she could let this pass, Chen Xiaosang thought. She couldn’t let big brother’s two sons be bullied like this.

She rushed into the house and grabbed Mrs. Li’s arm, whose eyes were red,”Mother, we have to stand up for Dazhu and Erzhu!”

Mrs. Li stared at her two grandsons on the bed who had not woken up. It was as if a heavy stone was pressing down on her heart, making it difficult for her to breathe. When she thought of Mrs. Qian, she gritted her teeth,”When my two grandsons wake up, I’ll beat Mrs. Qian up in front of them!”

Dashu’s wife grabbed her son’s hands with each hand. She could not care less about wiping her tears. Her lips trembled as she said hatefully, “If anything happens to my two sons, I’ll go to her house and kill myself!”

Chen Xiaosang’s face turned red with anger, “We have to go now. We have to avenge Dazhu and Erzhu. We have to ask them to pay for medicine. One way or the other, we need to deal with Mrs. Qian!”

The people in the room were all angry. With Chen Xiaosang’s advice, they finally found a way to vent their anger. Mrs. Li grabbed a hoe and rushed out. Dashu’s wife grabbed a big broom and followed.

Old Chen gave Ershu’s wife a few instructions, grabbed his pipe, and left the house.

Chen Xiaosang waited for her parents to leave, then ran all the way to Chen Qingshan’s house with her short legs.

When Chen Xiaosang arrived, panting heavily, she saw Mrs. Li and Dashu’s wife locked outside the yard. Mrs. Li slammed the big wooden door loudly and shouted at the inside,”Mrs. Qian, get out this instance!”

Mrs. Qian, who was inside, did not yield so quickly. “How about you try getting inside, you bi***?”

Chen Qingshan’s courtyard was built with stones laid to the height of a grown man’s chest. No ordinary woman could climb over something this tall.