Anyway, she dared not touch that issue.
Liu Baixiao sneered disdainfully at Liu Rumei, then flounced off, heading out of the courtyard to look for Lin Caisang.
"Yushui, sit down, I’ll handle this."
Seeing Liu Baixiao leave, Liu Rumei rushed over to take the work from Liu Yushui’s hands, urging her to sit.
"Where’s your brother? Is he not home again?"
"He’s out with a bunch of punks."
Liu Yushui put down the vegetables, moved to the stool that Liu Baixiao had just occupied, and sat down, replying.
"Why mention him? Even if he were home, you think he’d help me with the chores? Dream on!"
It was better when Liu Qingshui was not home. If he were here, he’d add insult to injury by whispering in Liu Baixiao’s ear, making her life even more miserable. She really wished Liu Qingshui would drop dead somewhere outside, it would save her a lot of trouble.
"Your brother is a man, it’s not his job to do this kind of work," Liu Rumei stated matter-of-factly.
Her son was her precious boy, even expecting him to take care of her when she grew old. Naturally, she had to spoil him. How could she let him do such things?
Hearing this, Liu Yushui rolled her eyes in secret, inwardly snickering.
Liu Qingshui was such a character, yet their mother treated him like a treasure. She couldn’t help but ridicule the situation in her mind.
"Mother, I’ve told you before, when you have time, go up the mountain and pick some wild fruits. Let’s follow Lin Caisang’s example and make dried fruits from the wild ones. Stored properly, they can last us a long time," she said.
However, Liu Qingshui was not the issue at this moment. What mattered most now was looking after herself. Now that there were no more sweet potatoes to steal, she had to rely on the wild fruits from the mountain.
She didn’t believe that if Lin Caisang could make dried fruit, she couldn’t.
Even though she couldn’t make hers as delicious as Caisang’s, or sell them, she thought it was feasible to pick wild fruits, slice them, and dry them in the sun. They might taste a bit bad, but at least they would be filling.
At this point, she’d be satisfied with simply being full.
"You silly girl, I don’t have time for that. The vegetables in the field need my attention," Liu Rumei glanced at Liu Yushui and said.
"Depending on those wild fruits from the mountain won’t get us far. Besides, if your father found out I was picking wild fruits instead of tending the fields, he’d beat me half to death."
Hearing this, Liu Yushui clenched her teeth, without uttering a word.
"Moreover, Yushui, I saw a young girl who looked a lot like Feng Lvzhi coming down from Lin Caisang’s Manghuang Mountain. I’m not sure if my eyes were playing tricks on me."
She had caught a glimpse from a distance while she was in the field. It really did look like her.
Liu Yushui was taken aback, suddenly snapping out of her trance.
"That must be that sneaky Feng Lvzhi! She’s actually gone to Lin Caisang’s place. Wait till I bring her back and beat that little slut to death!"
She grinded her teeth, thinking about the hardship she had been through because of Zhou Liang in Feng Lvzhi’s absence. If that girl hadn’t managed to sneak out while she was deep asleep, none of this would have happened.
Liu Rumei wanted to say something to dissuade her, but considering it was best for her to find out if the girl was indeed Feng Lvzhi, she swallowed her words.
However, Liu Yushui, who was preparing to head to the Lin Family, stopped after taking a few steps.
"What’s wrong? Yushui."