Chapter 12: Grandma, you hit me?
As soon as Zhang Cuicui came back, she found that the eggs were missing. At noon, Shen Xue said she had a stomachache and came back. She was the only one at home, so it was obvious who took the eggs.
Old Lady Shen has not forgotten the good things her second granddaughter has done. She is becoming more and more disappointed with her. "Xue girl, what do you say?"
What could Shen Xue say? She was hiding behind her father and crying. She looked so pitiful, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
The daughter cried so pitifully that Uncle Shen, the old father, felt so distressed that he could not help but defend his daughter, "Mother, sister-in-law, sister-in-law, you have watched Xue'er grow up. She has no bad intentions. She may have let it slip about the fish. As for the eggs, none of you saw her take them. Maybe someone took them home and cooked them for her."
Liu Pandi also protected his daughter, "That's right, you can't blame everything on my Xue'er. My Xue'er is the kindest person, she would never do such a thing."
Old Mrs. Shen was holding a rolling pin in her hand. She was old, but not stupid. She could see through Shen Xue's thoughts at a glance. "Third brother, third brother's wife, please get out of the way, or I will beat you too."
"Mom..." Uncle Shen and his wife wanted to say something, but when they saw the rolling pin in the old lady's hand about to fall on them, they subconsciously walked away.
"Ah!" Shen Xue had no time to dodge, the rolling pin fell on her back, tears fell from her eyes, and she looked at Old Lady Shen as if she was an enemy.
"Grandma, you hit me?"
Old Lady Shen didn't use much force to touch her own granddaughter. She knew whether it hurt or not. "What's wrong? I, an old lady, can't teach you a lesson if you do something wrong? Go to the kitchen and cook dinner."
Old Lady Shen naturally saw the look in Shen Xue's eyes, and she felt nothing but disappointment.
Old Mrs. Shen loves her granddaughter Shen Xue very much. When her granddaughter does something wrong, she, her grandmother, hits her lightly, and she looks at her with hatred. Old Mrs. Shen is heartbroken!
Shen Shuyu knew that her grandmother was upset, so she went into the main room, poured her a glass of water, and helped her sit down. "Grandma, calm down and drink some water."
Liu Pandi ran over and hugged her daughter and cried, "Xue'er, it's all my fault that I'm incompetent and can't protect you."
Li Caixia was hungry and urged Shen Xue, "What are you waiting for? Go cook."
Li Caixia became more and more disdainful of the mother and daughter of the third room. They cried all day long. The blessings of the family were almost destroyed by their crying. It was upsetting to see them.
They saw it clearly. The mother-in-law didn't use any strength at all when she hit Shen Xue. The rolling pin just felt like tickling her back. There was no reason for Shen Xue to cry.
The mother and daughter of the third room went into the kitchen crying to prepare dinner. The eldest aunt was worried and followed them into the kitchen to cook.
Uncle Shen patted Uncle Shen's shoulder and said, "Third brother, you have to pay more attention to your daughter."
They all saw the look just now. Shen Xue was such an unreasonable girl!
"Brother, do you also think that my Xue'er did something wrong?"
These words made Uncle Shen and the others choke. Why did they feel that it was clearly Shen Xue who did something wrong?
Seeing the look on Third Brother's face, Uncle Shen and Second Uncle were too lazy to pay attention to him and went about their own business.
As soon as Shen Shuyu came back, the first thing Li Caixia did was to go over and see what good things were in her niece's backpack. She was busy watching her mother-in-law scolding Shen Xue just now and didn't take a closer look. Now she had nothing to do, so she picked up her backpack.
"Shu Yu, what's in your backpack? Why is it so heavy? Can Second Aunt take it out and have a look?"
With Shen Shuyu's permission, Li Caixia smiled and lifted the black cloth, taking things out one by one.
"Hey, Shu Yu, you went up the mountain again and picked up some mushrooms. There must be about ten kilograms of mushrooms.
Hey, why are there so many pheasant eggs? These pheasant eggs should be enough to eat for a while.
Where did you find so many wild grapes? Just looking at the bunches of them makes me happy."
As she spoke, she stuffed grapes into her mouth. In less than a minute, the whole bunch of grapes in her hand was gone.
Shen Qiu ran over with a small bamboo basket, "Mom, don't eat it, you'll eat it all soon."
Her grandmother and grandfather hadn't eaten it yet, but her mother started eating it.
"What are you talking about? Mother was afraid that the grapes would be too sour, so she helped you taste them in advance." This girl was not on her side at all.
Hey, but this wild grape is really delicious, sweet and sour.
I have to say that Shu Yu is really lucky. She can always find good things every time she goes up the mountain.
This girl is becoming more and more pleasing to the eye the more I look at her.
Zhang Cuicui came out of the kitchen and saw so many things. She grinned and praised Shen Shuyu.
"How come our Shu Yu is so capable? He always brings good things home."
Shen Shuyu just smiled. She had gained a lot today in the mountains. She killed eight wild rabbits and three pheasants. She sold them all on the black market and took them home.
Old Mrs. Shen was feeling a little uncomfortable at first, but now she saw the things that Guaibao brought back, and a smile appeared on her face.
"You must dry these mushrooms that my dear brought back frequently. Once they are dried, take some back with you when you visit relatives at your mother's home.
Save five pheasant eggs to fry for my baby later, and keep the rest in my room.
Qiu girl, go wash the grapes and eat them together."
"I understand." When the eldest and second aunts heard their mother-in-law say that they could bring mushrooms back from her parents' home, the smiles on their faces became even brighter. Mushrooms are also a good thing.
Shen Qiu quickly washed the wild grapes. Except for Shen Xue and Liu Pandi, the rest of the Shen family were happily eating grapes in the yard.
Shen Jiabao ate a few grapes and stopped eating. He scratched his head and asked Shen Shuyu, "Big sister, can I keep a bunch of grapes for myself?"
"Yes, why not?"
Shen Qiu came up to his eldest brother and asked with a gossipy look on his face, "Brother, do you want to save some for Sister Fangfang?"
Shen Jiabao continued to scratch his head without saying anything.
Mrs. Shen and the others knew what was going on as soon as they saw it.
"Jiabao, Fangfang is a pretty good kid. If you two are attracted to each other, I'll bring gifts and propose marriage to you."
The eldest grandson is already quite old, but has yet to get married. Grandma Shen is quite anxious because young children of his age would already be doing housework.
When it comes to getting married, Old Man Shen and Old Lady Shen start to urge the marriage.
The three grandsons of the Shen family are all still unmarried. How can Grandma Shen and the others not be anxious? They are not young anymore. According to the age calculation based on their lunar age, they are already old men!
Shen Jiawei and Shen Jiaguo looked at their eldest brother with resentment. Wouldn't the grapes be sweet if they were eaten properly? But their eldest brother insisted on keeping the grapes. Now, they were forced to get married by their grandfather, parents, uncles, and aunt.
Shen Shuyu found it funny to see his three cousins looking so confused. People in the country get married early, and the elders will be anxious if a young man is not married in his early twenties.
Shen Xue was cooking with a spatula in her hand, staring at the people in the yard without blinking.
Liu Pan followed her daughter's gaze and said with resentment, "Xue'er, the Shen family never considered us as family members."
If we treat them as family, why would we isolate them? They are chatting and laughing in the yard while we are working hard in the kitchen to cook. It is not fair at all.
And these wild grapes, only a few were brought in, not enough for the mother and daughter to eat!