Chapter 298: 298 Picking mushrooms 2
Translator: 549690339
Su Qingyue knew that mushrooms were also called “Jünzi” in colloquial speech.
Truly, Qian Zhangshi’s eyes were soaked in jealousy, “This is just good luck.”
“Where did you pick them? Are there still any left?” Qian Zhangshi’s tone was somewhat bitter.
“I climbed over three mountains.” She randomly pointed to a mountain, not the one where she really found the mushrooms, “That one.”
“That mountain is quite steep, hard to climb.”
“There’s nothing left to eat at home, I have to climb no matter how difficult it is. ”
“True.” Thinking of the predicament of the Xiao Family, Qian Zhangshi felt balanced, “You have a hard life, to have been sold into the Xiao family, who don’t even have half an acre of farmland. Unlike me, my family has five acres of farmland and three acres of dry land. And my husband treats me so well…” Her tone was quite boastful, but she didn’t finish her sentence when she noticed that Su Qingyue had already walked away.
Qian Zhangshi coldly scoffed, “She just found two baskets of mushrooms, it’s not something rare, what’s the big deal… I’ll go pick some too.”
Looking at the high mountain Su Qingyue pointed at, she was discouraged, “Never mind, such a high mountain, picking mushrooms would be too exhausting, and maybe Su Qingyue has already taken all of them…”
Su Qingyue, who wasn’t listening to Qian Zhangshi, was carrying her second load of mushrooms back to the Xiao’s house.
As soon as she stepped into the yard, the second brother’s voice came from the master bedroom, ‘Yue’er, have you come home?”
“It’s me.” She first put the pole down in the yard.
She then went to the backyard and carried the toilet bucket to the river. After washing it clean in the river, she brought it back and placed it in the master bedroom, “You guys should clear your intestines first.”
After saying that, she went to the kitchen, carrying two empty wooden buckets, and headed towards the village well.
In the master bedroom, Xiao Yuchuan was confused, “Second brother, the wife asked us to clean our intestines, how do we do that?”
Xiao Yishan didn’t understand it either. It was Xiao Qinghe who said, “Our wife means that we should move our bowels.”
“Oh, our wife is indeed a learned person, always talking with such depth. Let’s get started then, Fourth Brother, you should help us…”
At the village well, there wasn’t anyone picking water at this time in the morning. There was no queue, so Su Qingyue picked up a load of water to take home.
Perhaps because the second and third brother were strong, the water jars, baskets, and buckets at home were bigger than those in typical households.
Carrying two baskets of mushrooms and carrying water with a wooden bucket didn’t seem like a big deal to her former self, but to her slender frame now, they were quite heavy.
She gritted her teeth, but she could still carry them.
One load of water was only half a water jar. She made another trip when the second load of water was needed. At that time, Li Gui’s brother, Li Cai, was just in front of her.
“Oh, wife of the Xiao Family, all the men of the Xiao Family are bedridden, and you, a little wife, have to carry water…” Li Cai glanced at the large wooden bucket at her feet, “Do you need my help?”
“Hmph.” Li Cai snorted, “I was just trying to be kind. Do you think I want to mix up with you?”
“Hurry up and draw water, don’t waste other people’s time.” She urged impatiently.
“Do you think that I will hurry just because you say so? You think I…” Li Cai wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Li Gui passing by, “Second Brother, why are you making life difficult for a young girl?”
“What young girl, she’s someone else’s wife.” Li Cai was disgruntled.
“Either draw water or step aside.” Li Gui’s voice carried the authority of an elder brother.
Li Cai looked upset but still quickly drew water and left carrying it on a pole..