Chapter 12 Qin Erzhu's Transformation
Shen and the Qin Zhen sisters were processing the remaining pork. Although a lot of pork was distributed, not a single pig was used up.
There were more than 500 kilograms of meat left, which was too much to eat. Qin Zhi discussed with Shen and Qin Zhen and decided to share two kilograms of meat with other families in the village. After all, his family was an orphan and a widow, and they might need help from others in the future.
This village is neither big nor small, with a total of 101 families. Excluding those who received meat today, there are still 65 families.
Shen cut the meat one by one, each piece of meat weighed about two pounds, and Qin Zhen put them into a backpack. The two of them went into the village with a backpack each. Shen stayed at home to deal with the remaining pork. It was too hot to store it, so she simply made it into bacon and hung it under the eaves. She would cut a little when she wanted to eat it.
At the old Qin's house, Mei was cooking in the kitchen. Qin Wen had not been to the academy since he lost his finger. He could not take the imperial examination if he was physically weak.
Qin Wen was raised by Liu from childhood to adulthood and did nothing. Now he stays at home every day, waiting for dinner. He rarely speaks and has a gloomy face.
Mei was resentful of Qin Wen for wanting to sell Qin Lian, so she had been being sarcastic to him these past few days.
"Sister, are you home?" Goudan's mother's voice came from outside the yard.
"Yes, it's my little sister, come in." Mei cleared the firewood from the stove and walked into the hall. At this time, Goudan's mother also came in. Liu and Old Man Qin were also sitting in the hall waiting for dinner.
After Goudan's mother greeted Old Man Qin and Mrs. Liu, she said, "Aunt Liu, you don't know yet, do you? Erya killed two pigs in the mountains and gave five pounds of meat to each of the people who helped her build a house."
"No way, how can Erya have the ability to hunt wild boars?" Old Man Qin was a little bit unconvinced by what Goudan's mother said.
"I heard that she climbed up the tree and sprinkled the drug on the wild boar to make it unconscious. After all, she is a member of the Qin family. The pork was not sent here even if it was given to outsiders."
"This damn girl, she just wasted this good wild boar meat like that. What an unfilial descendant, she doesn't even know how to give some to her grandparents." Mrs. Liu cursed.
Goudan's mother continued, "I saw the village head dragging a lot of bricks and tiles to build a house for her family. You said that these three women were able to build a house after being away from home for a few days. Where did they get the money?"
"Hmph, it must have been Zhou who lent it to her. Zhou is the only one in this village who treats her the best," Liu said hatefully.
"Mom, this is not certain. If he is short of rice or firewood, he can lend it to him. But the money to build a house is not a small amount. Who will lend it to him? And he may not be able to pay it back in his lifetime." Mei also felt that something was wrong.
"Sister, do you think it might be that Shen stole it from home before she was divorced?" Goudan's mother asked.
"That's right, she stole my money. I'll go ask her for it." After saying that, Liu hurried out to ask Shen for money.
Mei felt a sharp sigh in her heart. The little money in Liu's hand was hidden well, and the key was always on her belt, so no one could steal it.
Qin Zhen and Qin Zhi delivered meat to the villagers door to door. Everyone happily accepted the meat and thanked them. After all, the only time they could eat meat was during the Chinese New Year.
When the carriage arrived at the door of Old Qin's house, Qin Zhen and Qin Zhi jumped over it automatically, and the family next door, Goudan, also jumped over it. Goudan's mother and Mei had bullied Qin Zhen and her sister a lot in the past.
Old Qin's house was in the middle of the village. After they jumped over, the two men quickly distributed the remaining houses, except for Widow Wang's.
Just now, Chen Hua from Aunt Zhang's family had already told her what Widow Wang and Goudan's mother had just said.
This widow Wang will definitely find an opportunity to deal with her in the future.
Most people in the village are kind, and when they receive gifts, you return two eggs, I return a bunch of green vegetables, and some dried vegetables and red dates. Look, Qin Zhen and Qin Zhi both have their backpacks filled with return gifts.
"Daya, I heard that you killed two wild boars. Why didn't you send them to grandpa and grandma?" As soon as Liu went out, she found Daya and Erya walking back.
"Why should I send it to you? Have you forgotten that we broke off the engagement?" Qin Zhiming rolled his eyes at Liu.
"You, then give me back the money."
Qin Zhi was confused. What money did he need to return?
"The money you used to build the house was stolen from me by your mother. Return it to me immediately, or I will sue the authorities and put you in jail."
Qin Zhi was so angry that he almost laughed. He said, "Then go ahead and sue. And ask the county magistrate while you're at it. What is the punishment for falsely accusing someone and ruining their reputation in the Great Xiao Dynasty? Is it thirty strokes of the cane or fifty slaps on the face?"
"Then where did you get the money to build the house? Did your mother earn it by selling herself?" Seeing that Liu was useless and had lost her motivation in a short time, Goudan's mother hurried over to lend her a hand.
Bang! Qin Zhen, who had been silent all the time, ran over and slapped Goudan's mother in the face.
"I told you not to talk nonsense," he said and slapped her again.
"Woo woo, bitch, you dare to hit me. I..." Goudan's mother didn't expect that Daya, who had always been weak, would have such great strength.
Before Goudan's mother could finish her words, a figure rushed out from Lao Qin's house and kicked Goudan's mother to the ground.
"I'll beat you to death for slandering my wife," he said, and then kicked her hard.
The man who beat him up was the original owner's cheap father, Qin Erzhu. His two arms had not been treated since they were broken by Qin Zhi, and now they were hanging on both sides of his shoulders. The Qin family would definitely not spend money on him. This man was really pitiful and hateful.
Goudan's mother screamed in pain. Goudan's father, who lived next door, heard her cry and quickly picked up a shovel and rushed towards Qin Erzhu. Qin Erzhu's arm was injured now, so he definitely couldn't beat Goudan's father.
Alas, Qin Zhizhen is destined to be a worrywart. What did her stepfather do last time? He hurt Qin Zhen so much that she hasn't said a word for the past few days.
Qin Zhi kicked a small stone on the ground, and then with a thud, Goudan's father fell flat on his face.
Qin Zhi noticed from the corner of her eye that Qin Zhen pulled Qin Erzhu to the side, causing Qin Erzhu to just miss the shovel thrown by Goudan's father. It seemed that as an elder sister, she had already forgiven this cheap father in her heart.
Goudan's father struggled for a few times but couldn't get up. Goudan's mother hurried over to support him, but Goudan's father just couldn't stand up.
"Could my brother-in-law have broken some bones?" Mei asked.
Goudan's mother immediately sent her son Goudan to invite Doctor Sun from the village.
Doctor Sun came over and adjusted his bones, took thirty cents from him and left.
Goudan’s mother glared at Qin Zhi, then helped Goudan’s father away.
Qin Zhi...
Both of them have problems, why are you glaring at me?
Qin Zhi pulled Qin Zhen back, and Qin Erzhu followed.
"Is your mother still alive? Don't let your mother know what Goudan's mother said. She keeps everything in her heart and will get sick from it."
Qin Zhi: "She has nothing to do with you anymore, don't bother her anymore."
Qin Erzhu felt empty inside and couldn't say a word.
Qin Zhi stopped talking. After a pause, he suddenly took a step forward, grabbed Qin Erzhu's arms and twisted them apart again. After that, he pulled Qin Zhen up and left quickly.
Qin Erzhu...
What do you mean? You have already broken both of my arms, why are you breaking them again? Do you want to make it four halves?
Hey, it seems like the pain has gone away and my arm can move. It turns out that Erya was helping me adjust my bones.
Qin Erzhu did not say anything, pretending that his arm was not healed. In the past few days, his family's attitude towards him has changed a lot.
In the past, when he was still able to work, he could at least have enough food to eat. Now, he can’t work with his hands, and he can’t even get a piece of bread. He only has half a bowl of porridge for each meal. His hands are powerless, and he accidentally broke a bowl while drinking porridge. His mother chased him and scolded him all day.
After Qin Wen returned home, he became violent and would take his anger out on him at any time.
This is his family, for whom he lost his wife and daughter.