CH 3

Chapter 3 Wild Garlic and Eggs

Cuifeng Village was back to back with Cuifeng Mountain. The village was divided into two by the Cuifeng River winding down from Cuifeng Mountain. The village was also named after Cuifeng Mountain behind the village.

The Yue Family You Jin lived in, was situated on the east side of the river in Cuifeng Village. Most of the villagers lived on the river's east. Therefore, You Jin walked out of the Yue Family yard, through the village and then greeted the villagers sitting at the roadside or under the banyan tree.

"You Jin, why are you still going up the mountain during this noon and poisonous sun?" The woman who sat under the banyan tree's chilly side and was gossiping while doing some needlework saw You Jin and enquired with a smile.

"Third Shupo, I'm going to forage some pig feed, otherwise the pigs at home will have to be hungry at night." You Jin answered the old woman who asked her with a smile.

Third Shupo looked at this big sun and sighed deeply. They also knew the situation of Yue Family. Reminiscing about that old Mrs. Chen who was the most roguish in Yue Family, Third Shupo didn't have much to say, just warned: "The sun is getting bigger, you should watch out."

"I know la, Third Shupo. Then I will go now!" You Jin smiled as she bid her goodbye and pulled her legs toward the mountain. In fact, many villagers in ancient times were very kind and honest. Although they were a little poor, many may not be able to eat enough, but there are really few odd families like theirs. But it may be because she wasn't born in someone else's house, so she doesn't know.

But today,  old Mrs. Chen and others are all at home. Naturally, You Jin can't hunt something back and can only concentrate on finding the pheasant egg or bird egg.

Maybe because the villagers don't come to the border of the deep mountain often, so You Jin found two nests of bird eggs and one nest of wild chicken eggs without much effort. Seeing the eggs in the basket add up to seventeen in total, You Jin searched an open place to light the fire with the flint she carried with her, and then puts the newly obtained chicken eggs and bird eggs into the fire. Then, taking advantage of the time of cooking eggs, she cut a basket full of pig feed nearby.

Sitting next to a fire that was left burning some red charcoal, You Jin sat on the ground, and then took the stick in her hand to sweep through the nearby wild grass and bushes, but inadvertently saw a large cluster of wild garlic on the side.

You Jin wasn't afraid at all. She let him act like a fox pretending to be a tiger. Seeing her appearance of a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, Yue Wen Wei rushed directly into the main room: "Grandmother! That cheap girl, Yue You Jin stole your eggs!" He proudly looked at Yue You Jin, who stood in the middle, to see if she dare to be so arrogant!

Sure enough, old Mrs. Chen was the most stingy person, so as soon as she heard her baby grandson shouting that someone had stolen her eggs, she scrambled up from the kang: "This lowly little girl is really getting bolder. Dare to steal this old lady’s eggs, this old lady wouldn’t have the surname Chen if I beat her to death today! ” Soon afterwards, she took the bamboo whip at the main porch and bolted out. “Where did you put the stolen eggs! You money-wasting thing! A dastardly girl who has a father but got no mother teaching, still dare to steal from this old lady! I must beat you to death today! "

"I didn't steal any eggs." Yue You Jin stood upright in the middle of the yard, looking at old Mrs. Chen, "Grandmother's eggs have a fixed amount, grandmother go counts and see if there are any missing? Or go to the west wing to find see if there are any shadows of eggs."

"You money-wasting thing, you dare to steal and still talk back. If I don't hit you to death today, you won't know how powerful this old lady is!" Old Mrs. Chen waved the bamboo whip as she rushed toward You Jin.

Naturally, You Jin won't stand in the same spot and wait for her to hit her. Just one second before the whip touch her, she nimbly dodged the whip old Mrs. Chen used with all her strength. Old Mrs. Chen didn’t hit anyone and almost fell on her face. She was so angry that she was burning with rage. "You money-wasting thing dare to hide? If you have the ability, then avoid it all today!" Finished saying this, she flung the bamboo whip over.

Unexpectedly, You Jin flashed away again: "I didn't steal anything, why should I be beaten?"

Now was the time for a quiet lunch break. This lively ruckus in Yue Family's courtyard quickly attracted the villagers in the neighborhood to come to spectate.

Old Mrs. Chen's heart was exploding when she saw this cheap girl dare to confront herself like this in front of the villagers. "Didn't steal anything? Wen Wei saw that you had stolen eggs, yous still not admitting?"

"Why should I admit what I haven't done?" You Jin stood coldly at the side and watched gasping old Mrs. Chen. "Could it be that grandmother wants to beat a confession out of me?" Naturally, You Jin saw the villagers lying on the wall as they spectate the event and You Yin stopping her younger sisters. She was internally relieved. As long as her younger sisters were hit, it was fine.

A spectating younger generation spoke out, "That's right, old Shenzi, You Jin meizi said she didn't steal it, maybe it was a mistake?"