Chapter 164: This Matter Started Because of the Chen Family; We Cannot Just Let It Go

Liu's mother waved her hand and said, "No, no, no, don't give it to me. You are the one managing the house-building matters now, so you keep it."

Liu Chuxue thought it over and did not refuse, after all, if given to her now, it would not be safe to leave it at the old house: "Alright, once we move to the new house, I will hand the money over to you together."

Having finished speaking, thinking that returning later would likely bring no peace: "How about we make dinner here? We can go back later, wash up, and just sleep."

Liu's mother looked at Liu's father; seeing he did not object, she agreed: "Then alright, you go back and bring the grain over. We happen to have a clay pot here; let's mix some dough drop soup to eat."

She was now infinitely grateful that she had listened to her daughter's advice to split the household and cut ties with the relatives.

If they were still entangled with the Liu family, there would likely not be a single good day.

Sure enough, as soon as Liu Chuxue brought over the needed items, the commotion started again ahead: "Stop with the sweet talk, I want the money now."

"Liu Laosan, Liu Laosan's wife, are you dead in that room? Hurry and roll out!"

For a moment, they were all shouting in a chaotic mess.

Liu's mother felt a wave of lingering fear; fortunately, she had listened to her daughter and made dinner here. Otherwise, with the noise so close, she feared she wouldn't be able to eat even if the meal was ready.

The Ge family made a scene until very late before leaving; after the second branch of the family had eaten, they did not rush back to the old house.

Liu's mother cleared the bowls and chopsticks while Liu's father continued weaving the drying baskets, chatting with Uncle Lao Wu who had come over to keep watch as he worked.

Following Fu Yan Cheng's instructions, Chunxiao was training Zhui Feng there. Although the little one was still young, his reactions were extremely fast and he was particularly likable; Chunxiao's occasional cries of "Good!" made everyone frequently look in their direction.

Seeing there was nothing for her to do, Liu Chuxue found a secluded spot and entered the space.

Today at the reservoir construction site, she had happened to pick up a few grains of rice at the kitchen door next to the office; they were probably left over from pounding the rice without being cleaned thoroughly, and she wanted to see if she could grow them.

Although the space was not yet very abundant, it was vastly different from when she first obtained it; the fields were all planted with crops, and they would be ready for harvest in just over a month.

She found a corner, set aside three grains of rice to plant, and watered them with the pool water.

The remaining five grains of rice, she prepared to use for seedlings; if they failed to sprout, there would still be a chance for remedy, after all, unhulled rice grains were not easy to find.

What she did not know was that as soon as she had taken those few grains of rice, the kitchen staff came out immediately afterward, preparing to pick up the husks, but they simply could not find them.

Having finished her task, she quickly exited the space; after all, there were still people outside, and it would be troublesome if they could not find her.

On the other side, the eldest branch's family of three arrived at the clinic; after the Physician examined them, he said, "The leg is indeed fractured; it needs a cast."

Upon hearing this, Ge Xiulan immediately burst into tears: "You should have been more careful. We haven't even gathered the money from your uncle's side yet, and now you are hospitalized. This really makes life impossible."

Liu Shanggan's face darkened: "Enough, crying, crying, crying. All you know how to do is cry. Aren't you annoying?"

Seeing Liu Shanggan had lost his temper, Ge Xiulan dared not cry anymore, fearing the man would beat her in front of the clinic staff: "Then what do you say we do?"

Liu Shanggan took out a small cloth bag for dry tobacco from his pocket, then pulled a small strip of paper from his shirt pocket, skillfully rolled it into a small trumpet shape, filled it with dry tobacco, twisted the front end shut, took out a match, and lit it.

After smoking several puffs in a row, he began to cough; only after a while did he finally calm down: "Once Dongzi is settled, the two of us will go to the county overnight. This matter started because of the Chen family; we cannot just let it go."

"Didn't you say before..."

(End of this chapter)