Chapter 317: Zhui Feng, Do You Want to Get Beat?

When Chuxue arrived home, it was already past lunchtime.

Liu's mother saw her enter and asked, "Have you eaten?"

Chuxue put down her back-basket: "I haven't eaten yet; hurry up and get me something."

Liu's mother directly misunderstood her words and said with a worried face, "Is your sister's side alright?"

Chuxue waved her hand: "My sister is very well; her younger brother-in-law is getting married the day after tomorrow, so let's go over there a bit earlier."

"Then what is this?"

Chuxue then recounted the things she had encountered on the way back.

After hearing this, Liu's mother said, "Do you mean that the little child you saved is the same child you saved earlier at the city hospital?"

Chuxue went inside, poured herself a bowl of water, and said, "Yes, it's him."

A look of sympathy flashed across Liu's mother's face: "This child has suffered so many disasters; what happened this time? Could it be that he was again implicated by his family?"

Chuxue shook her head: "I don't know; I shouldn't ask about this matter."

Liu's mother thought for a moment and said, "I made braised noodles for lunch; fortunately, I saved a portion for you. Since you hadn't returned by this time, I thought you had eaten at your sister's."

"Nowadays, food is so precious; not to mention they haven't split the household yet. I simply don't want to cause trouble for my sister."

Speaking of this, she then recounted the events that had happened at the Qiu family. Just then, Liu's father returned from outside; hearing her words, he thoughtfully added, "I heard from Siqiao in the village that a certain market in the city is going to be demolished and rebuilt. Later, I'll go with him to see if we can scavenge some scrap iron."

Chuxue was momentarily stunned, thinking: What is going on? We were clearly talking about my eldest sister's matter; how did my father jump straight to scavenging scrap iron?

Not understanding, she asked, "Why scavenge scrap iron?"

Liu's father sat on the threshold of the main room: "Save it up. Later, when each of you gets married and your in-laws split the household, the family will need to prepare stoves and cooking pots for you upon the split."

Chuxue suddenly remembered this. Previously, when Fourth Grandma's family, who lived in front of the old house, split the household, the natal families of the several daughters-in-law had indeed sent cooking pots, bowls, and basins. However, since each family's conditions differed, the number of items sent varied. It seemed that when a daughter's household splits, her natal family sending cooking pots and bowls was a custom.

After hearing these words, Chuxue went straight into the kitchen, ladled out a bowl of braised noodles, and said, "It smells so good."

Liu's mother laughed: "These green beans are in season now. If you like, I'll make another batch for you in a few days."

Chuxue nodded with a smile: "I like best to gather up the beans from the braised noodles and eat them all together."

After speaking, she laughed again.

She had just taken a few bites when she heard Chunxiao's voice: "Zhui Feng, stop right there."

No sooner had her words fallen than Zhui Feng rushed in, a rabbit clamped in his mouth.

After entering the courtyard, he directly placed the rabbit at the kitchen door, his tail wagging happily, wearing an expression that was unmistakably seeking praise.

This made everyone laugh.

Chunxiao held a stick in her hand and ran, panting for breath: "Zhui Feng, do you want to get beaten?"

Seeing his youngest daughter's accusatory demeanor, Liu's father asked, "What's wrong? Zhui Feng caught a rabbit for you to eat; why are you so angry?"

Chunxiao put her hands on her hips: "I already told them to give this rabbit to Peng Kangli, but this fellow flatly refused to show any respect; he grabbed the rabbit and ran. No matter how I shouted at him from behind, he ignored me."

Hearing these words, Chuxue's smile vanished: "Why must the rabbit Zhui Feng caught be given to someone else?"

Chunxiao looked as if it was the most natural thing in the world: "I already bragged to them that my Zhui Feng can catch wild game."

Hearing this, Chuxue knew there must be something else involved: "And then?"

(End of this chapter)