Chapter 215 - Chapter 215: Then Don’t Take It!
Chapter 215: Then Don’t Take It!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
‘Listen to Ah Tao. Go home first.” Zhao Lanhua waved her hand.
‘Big Brother, I suddenly remembered that I seem to have dropped an earring on the carriage. Mother, wait for me for a moment?” Ji Zhao said hurriedly. Then, she grabbed Eldest Brother Shen’s arm and hurried to the carriage.
‘Ah Tao, why did you wink just now?
‘Big Brother, listen to me…” Ji Zhao deliberately lowered her voice and said a few simple words.
‘Huh?” Eldest Brother Shen was very surprised. “Are we really going to do this?”
‘Yes, just trust me, Big Brother!”
‘Alright then!”
After giving Eldest Brother Shen a few instructions, Ji Zhao hurriedly ran to Zhao Lanhua’s side and said with a smile, “Mother, I found the earring. Shall we go?
‘Girl, you can’t always be so careless!”
‘Mother, is there a narrow bridge ahead?” Ji Zhao looked at the scenery in the distance and changed the topic without batting an eyelid.
‘Yes, that’s a half-arch bridge leading to the Tian Family Village.” Zhao Lanhua couldn’t help but sigh. “Look carefully. There are two mulberry trees planted beside that bridge! When I was young, I even climbed that mulberry tree and picked mulberries!
The black-purple mulberry fruit was sweet and delicious. It also had a lot of juice.
‘Mother has climbed trees before?” Ji Zhao was extremely surprised.
‘Are you surprised?” Zhao Lanhua smiled brightly. “When I was young, I climbed trees, dug out bird nests, and went into the water to catch crabs!”
Zhao Lanhua’s childhood was joyous and carefree.
Everything changed when the traveling Daoist priest came.
After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked across this narrow half-arch bridge together, they saw a muddy alley.
Fortunately, this alley was paved with limestone slabs, so pedestrians could just barely pass through.
‘This alley is the same as before. It hasn’t changed at all.” Zhao Lanhua looked at the exit of the alley and said softly, “Your maternal grandfather’s house is at the end of the alley.”
Zhao Lanhua, who was walking in the alley, suddenly felt that her footsteps were a little heavy.
Ji Zhao thought that it was probably a feeling of homesickness.
‘We’re here.’
Zhao Lanhua slowly stopped in her tracks. Just as she was about to knock on the door, she was pulled aside by Ji Zhao.
Whoosh—
When the door was opened, a basin of vegetable washing water was poured out!
‘Oh? What a rare guest!” Tian Xiu’e, who was dressed in a light gray floral long coat, immediately had a strange expression on her face when she saw Zhao Lanhua. “At New Year’s Eve in other people’s houses the magpies are always chirping at the door. But when it comes to our house, the crows are chirping. Yesterday, I was still wondering why there would be crows out of nowhere. It turns out that a person who jinxes parents has returned?”
Before Zhao Lanhua could say anything, the freckled Tian Xiu ‘e was already rambling on.
Ji Zhao looked at Tian Xiu’e, who was chattering non-stop, and frowned unhappily. Just as she was about to retort, Zhao Lanhua grabbed her wrist.
“I heard that my father is sick, so I came back to take a look.” Zhao Lanhua handed the basket in her hand to her with a pleasant expression.
‘Coincidentally, our family had the annual pig slaughter a few days ago. I specially sent some cured meat back for my father and Dazhuang to try.”
‘That’s all? Is it enough for the father and son to eat?” Tian Xiu’e rolled her eyes angrily, but her hands were quick and agile.
She took the basket and turned to the kitchen, complaining as she walked.
‘This cured meat isn’t very well smoked!”
‘Are these eggs fresh?”
‘Also, why is there only a small bag of dried bamboo shoots?”
Ji Zhao let out a deep breath of anger, but in the end, she didn’t say anything.
After all, the show had yet to begin!
‘Ah Tao, come with me to meet your maternal grandfather.”
Just as Zhao Lanhua was about to bring Ah Tao to the inner room, Tian Xiu’e stopped her.
“What are you doing?
‘Your father’s not home.’
‘He’s not at home? It’s the 29th of December today. Where did he go?” Zhao
Lanhua asked anxiously. “Isn’t he still sick? Why didn’t he rest well?”
‘He went to the brick kiln at the back of the village to work!” Tian Xiu’e said angrily. “Your two younger brothers are not young anymore. It’s time for them to get married. Doesn’t your father have to earn more money? He can’t count on you, his daughter, who has already achieved success. How can he not think
of ways to earn more money?
“1f you hadn’t jinxed your father, would something have happened to his hand? If nothing had happened to your father’s hand, he might have become a chef in the prefecture’s restaurant long ago. Why would he suffer like this? In the end, isn’t the culprit behind all of this you?”
Faced with Tian Xiu’e’s accusation, Zhao Lanhua remained silent.
Ji Zhao really couldn’t take it anymore!
‘Enough!” Ji Zhao narrowed her eyes dangerously and walked towards Tian Xiu’e angrily. Then, she criticized loudly, “Look at what you’re saying. From the moment my mother returned, you haven’t been able to spit out ivory from your dog mouth! If you think the gift we sent is too shabby, don’t accept it!”
“It’s said that looks come from the heart. Look at yourself. You have narrowed eyes and a face full of freckles. One look and I can tell that you’re petty!”
‘You…” Tian Xiu’e was so angry that her entire body was trembling. However, in the face of Ji Zhao’s powerful aura, she could not say a word!
‘Ah Tao!” Zhao Lanhua frowned and glanced at Ji Zhao.
Only then did Ji Zhao stop.
‘Zhao Lanhua, I don’t think you’re here to be filial to your father. You’re here to anger me, right?” ‘You’re thinking too much.”
‘Lanhua is here?”
‘Father?” Hearing that familiar voice, Zhao Lanhua hurriedly went out to welcome him. “Father, you’re back? Are you feeling better?”
‘Ahem.” Tian Guangsheng could not help but cough twice. The emotions in his words were unfathomable. “It’s such a cold day. Why are you here?”
“1 heard from Aunt Ju that you’ve caught a cold. I was worried, so I came to take a look.” Zhao Lanhua looked at his face carefully. When she saw the darkness under his eyes, she asked worriedly, ‘Father, you don’t look too good.
“It’s almost the new year and he saw his the jinx. How can he look good?” Tian Xiu’e said unhappily.
Zhao Lanhua pretended not to hear her. She took out some scattered silver from her pocket and handed it to him. “Father, buy more supplements when you’re free. Don’t drink too much wine.”
‘Lanhua, why don’t you have a drink with me today?” Tian Guangsheng took the six taels of silver from her hand and turned around to hand it to Tian Xiu’e.
‘Go make some dishes.”
For the sake of the silver, Tian Xiu’e finally shut her mouth.
Ji Zhao, who witnessed this scene, felt rather upset.
‘By the way, Father, this is Ah Tao, my third son’s wife.” Zhao Lanhua quickly grabbed Ah Tao’s hand and said with a smile, “This child is especially obedient and filial. By the way, Ah Tao is especially good at cooking!”
‘IIS that so?” Tian Guangsheng only glanced at her indifferently. “Pretty good.
Lanhua, follow me into the house. I have something to tell you..”