Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 435 Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Standoff, Madam Jia Summons the Soul Again

"Qin Huairu, is that alright now?"

Jia Zhangshi was very displeased when she took away three pieces of meat. She picked up two pieces of meat with her chopsticks and stuffed them into her gaping mouth.

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi had given each of them a piece of meat, Qin Huairu smiled slightly and didn't argue with Jia Zhangshi. She knew that this was the limit of what Jia Zhangshi could do. If she went any further, they would have a big fight today.

There were three pieces of meat in her bowl. She picked one up and gave it to Xiao Dang. Now there were only two pieces of meat left in her bowl, while Xiao Dang had three pieces of meat in her bowl.

Little Dang picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth. Her little eyes narrowed into crescent moons as she said in her childish voice, "Meat, delicious, eat meat."

Banggeng didn't care that his mother and grandmother were arguing. As soon as the meat was in his bowl, he started eating. He finished the few pieces of meat in just a few bites.

Qin Huairu picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth, feeling very satisfied, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.

Before, when her family ate meat, she could only watch helplessly as she and Xiaodang never got any. Now, although she and Xiaodang can only eat the smallest portions, at least they can taste the meat.

Just as Qin Huairu was savoring the taste of the meat, she suddenly smelled a rich aroma of meat.

Qin Huairu knew without a doubt that Jingru was preparing wild pheasants and rabbits.

She sighed inwardly and continued eating. She knew that Qin Jingru would never give them meat, so going there would be pointless.

Upon smelling the aroma, Banggeng slammed his chopsticks on the table and began shouting.

"Mom, Mom, what kind of meat is this? It smells so good! It's pheasant! Mom, I want to eat chicken! I want to eat chicken! Go get me some chicken right now!"

Qin Huairu sighed and said, "Banggeng, eat quickly. This isn't pheasant meat; it's sparrow meat. It smells good, but it doesn't taste good at all."

"No! You're lying to me, this is pheasant meat, this is pheasant meat that my aunt made, I don't care, go get me some meat, I want to eat meat!" Banggeng shouted.

Qin Huairu scolded, "Bang Geng, this is someone else's meat. They won't give us meat to eat. You'd better eat your food now, or Mom won't bring meat or vegetables back for you anymore."

Upon hearing this, Banggeng immediately stopped making a fuss and picked up his chopsticks to continue eating.

Don't underestimate Banggeng just because he's young. He's been smart since he was little. He knows that even if his aunt has meat, she won't give it to them. He just wanted his mom to try it out, in case there really is meat.

Jia Zhangshi glared fiercely at Qin Huairu with her triangular eyes, her gaze full of disdain.

"Qin Huairu, you're such a good-for-nothing. Tell me, you and Qin Jingru are cousins, how come she's so capable? She became the head chef at the steel rolling mill as soon as she entered the factory, earning 78.5 yuan a month. And you? You only earn 27.5 yuan a month now, not even a first-class worker. You were born to the same grandfather, how come there's such a big difference?"

Hearing Jia Zhangshi's sarcastic remarks, Qin Huairu was not angry, but retorted:

"Mom, I may not be very capable, but at least I can support this whole family. If you were capable, why don't you try earning 78.5 yuan a month?"

"Qin Huairu, have you gone too far? How dare you speak to your mother like that?" Madam Jia shouted in disbelief.

Qin Huairu retorted without backing down: "Mom, didn't you look down on me for being useless? Your Jia family is a prestigious and wealthy family, and I'm just a country girl. I'm not good enough for your Jia family. If you're so capable, why don't you go out and earn money to support us?"

"Bang."

Jia Zhangshi slammed her chopsticks on the table, her triangular eyes fixed on Qin Huairu, but Qin Huairu met her gaze, her eyes no longer filled with the fear she had shown before.

Upon seeing this, Jia Zhangshi immediately unleashed her ultimate move, sitting down on the ground and slapping her thighs repeatedly as she began to summon the soul.

"Old Jia! Dongxu! Come on up here quickly! Qin Huairu dares to bully me now! Come and take her away!"

"Old Jia, Dongxu! My life is so miserable! My wicked daughter-in-law is bullying my mother-in-law! I can't live anymore! I can't live anymore! Please come and take this wicked daughter-in-law away!"

When Qin Huairu saw Jia Zhangshi sitting on the ground again, trying to summon her soul, she didn't try to stop her. She just ate her cornbread while staring intently at Jia Zhangshi.

After trying to summon the spirit for a while, seeing that Qin Huairu didn't try to persuade her and even pretended to be nonchalant, Jia Zhangshi couldn't take it anymore. She sat up from the ground, glared fiercely at Qin Huairu, and then lay down on the bed.

Qin Huairu smiled slightly, ignored Jia Zhangshi, and began to eat on her own.

......

The Intermediate People's Court, the Wang family.

Qin Jingru came out of the kitchen carrying two large bowls, smiling as she said, "Brother Wang Feng, Banxia, ​​dinner's ready."

"Um."

Lu Banxia was starving, so she quickly filled Wang Feng's bowl with rice, put a big chicken leg in his bowl, and started eating the vegetables heartily.

Today, Qin Jingru cooked without brewing Chinese medicine. The aroma of the food, carried by the wind, filled almost the entire courtyard. The occasional crying of children echoed through the yard, making everyone in the courtyard hate Wang Feng's family even more.

Other families are barely able to afford cornbread, yet your family eats meat every few days. The kids start clamoring for meat as soon as they smell it. What can you do? You can only make them bamboo shoots stir-fried with meat.

Wang Feng's family of three ate meat heartily, while several other households in the courtyard were in chaos.

The meal took half an hour, and they had almost finished eating a pheasant and a rabbit.

Wang Feng and Qin Jingru ate the most, especially Wang Feng, who could easily eat several pounds of meat in one meal without eating rice.

Having eaten at Wang Feng's house for so long, Lu Banxia knew that Wang Feng and Qin Jingru had big appetites, so she wasn't surprised.

After finishing her meal, Lu Banxia brewed a pot of tea.

Wang Feng took a sip of tea and asked, "Jingru, have you boiled water? I want to take a bath today."

Qin Jingru smiled and nodded: "The hot water has been boiled for a while, Brother Wang Feng, go take a shower after you finish this pot of tea."

"Um."

After finishing the pot of tea, it was already past seven o'clock in the evening.

Lu Banxia prepared the bathwater and offered to help Wang Feng bathe. She and Wang Feng were in the bathtub. She washed Wang Feng's front while Qin Jingru stood outside the tub and scrubbed Wang Feng's back.

Two small hands kept rubbing his body, and Wang Feng felt incredibly comfortable, secretly marveling to himself:

This is life!

Two beautiful women helped him take a bath; this kind of life, where he was waited on hand and foot, was so simple and unpretentious.

After taking a shower, the three of them went straight to bed.

Qin Jingru was incredibly proactive. As soon as she entered the room, she started taking off her clothes. Today, she wanted to try out what her son's mother had taught them: using pillows as padding. Would that work?