19: Chapter 19 Rice of Friendship and Rice of Enmity_1 19: Chapter 19 Rice of Friendship and Rice of Enmity_1 Wang Clan gritted her teeth.
If she let Qiao Duo’er go borrow a cooking pot from someone else’s house to boil water, wouldn’t she be scolded to death?
She was so angered she felt internal pain, but she could only let Qiao Duo’er have her way.
“You used quite a bit of firewood today.
Pick it all up and bring it back tomorrow!” Wang Clan said viciously.
Having her pick up the firewood again meant no loss to her.
Sigh, she could only comfort herself this way.
Qiao Duo’er smiled faintly, “Don’t worry, I have no desire to owe you anything either.”
After speaking, Qiao Duo’er didn’t bother with Wang Clan’s expression and went straight to the kitchen to boil water.
As she walked, she pondered about setting up a cooking range at home to avoid having to see other people’s faces just to boil some water.
The Tan Family had a total of two cooking pots, one large and one small; a typical rural kitchen configuration.
The large pot for boiling water and cooking rice, and the small pot specifically for stir-frying dishes.
Qiao Duo’er placed water in the large pot and expertly started the fire to boil it.
All of this was familiar work for her original body, and even though Qiao Duo’er had never seen a clay stove before, it didn’t affect her operation at all.
In no time, the water was boiling.
Qiao Duo’er transferred the hot water into a wooden bucket, refilled the pot with more water, and then carried the heated water back to her room.
Qiao Duo’er poured the hot water into separate basins for face washing and foot soaking, diluted with cold water, and then carried a towel to Tan Zhenghong.
At that time, a towel was merely a slightly thicker piece of cotton cloth, far from ideal in terms of feel or cleaning ability.
But then again, it was definitely pure cotton.
“Give yourself a wipe.”
Qiao Duo’er placed the basin where Tan Zhenghong could easily reach it from his bed, and then she headed back to the kitchen.
She poured the remaining hot water into a bath barrel, which was quite large.
The half bucket of hot water felt inconsequential when poured into it; she needed to boil more water to enjoy a comfortable hot bath.
The stove was still lit, so Qiao Duo’er added some more firewood and then went to the door to pick willow branches.
Hmm…
Willow branches were for brushing teeth.
Qiao Duo’er silently cheered herself on; living in this era was inconvenient in every aspect, but since she was here, she must make the best of it.
With time, she would get used to this purely green lifestyle.
Now, the second branch of the family was still living in the eastern wing, where Tan Zhengyong and Little Wang Clan were whispering to each other.
Qiao Duo’er had excellent hearing and accidentally overheard them.
Inside the room…
“If only we could get rid of that idiot, all of Fourth Boss’s land would be ours,” Little Wang Clan said with furrowed brows.
Fourth Boss was allocated only three acres of land, but it was worth more than ten taels of silver.
Tan Zhengyong, with some reluctance, said, “He’s my younger brother.
Don’t you dare do anything reckless.”
“When he used to hunt to support the family, our lives were comfortable.
Now he’s just a useless person, unable to provide for us.
If you don’t think of something, do you want to watch your wife and child starve to death?”
Little Wang Clan’s resentment was sky-high; what could they possibly dig up from their own fields?
Tan Zhengyong fell silent for a moment before asking, “So what do you suggest we do?”
“Once Fourth Boss doesn’t need anyone to take care of him, I’ll have Mother sell that idiot off.
Fourth Boss will definitely live with us.
We’ll just feed him three meals a day and get three acres of land for free.
Isn’t that a good deal?”
Little Wang Clan was noisy with her calculations.
Hu’s Clan and Li Clan would definitely not come up with such a plan!
“That’s a good idea; Fourth Boss is handy and can also help with the family expenses,” said Tan Zhengyong excitedly.
At this point, where could he even remember that Tan Zhenghong was his own brother?
Shiny silver was much better than brotherhood!
Qiao Duo’er curled her lip.
This was the so-called grace at a rise in rice and enmity at a drop.
Tan Zhenghong was simply too good to these worthless people.
One by one, they had no abilities to speak of, yet their eyes were always on other people’s possessions.