Chapter 244

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Protagonist:

Chai Mi

Regarding Da Zhi's return, Chai Mi hadn't really heard anyone mention it these past two days, but what surprised her even more was that Song Qiushui, that girl who wasn't quite right in the head, had actually sneaked off to pick him up.

Of course, based on Chai Mi's understanding of Song Qiushui, Song Qiushui definitely didn't just like Da Zhi simply; she probably wanted to go express her loyalty and swindle some money out of Da Zhi while she was at it……

Song Qiushui was relatively a bit greedy, but not the type who couldn't walk away when she saw good food; she just felt bored and wanted to stuff herself. But unfortunately she had no spare cash on hand, and Da Zhi was especially easy to fool — one try, one success — so Song Qiushui took a liking to him……

But Chai Mi didn't know whether Da Zhi was truly a bit simple-minded, or if it was "Zhou Yu beats Huang Gai — one willing to hit, one willing to take it."

After Song Qiushui left, Chai Mi returned home around four or five o'clock.

A night without words.

The next day, Chai Youqing continued going to the well-digging side; yesterday the well had already produced a tremendous amount of water, but Chai Youqing wanted to dig a bit more, and those few workers were earning contract money, so naturally they also wanted to do more work.

In this era, there weren't many people hiring laborers, and day labor wasn't too easy to find either; when there was work, you did it if you could.

Su Wan, meanwhile, was still at home coaxing the child, sometimes making two small garments, sometimes making a pair of shoes or the like, unable to stay idle for a moment.

But today Chai Xiu was very well-behaved; she didn't go out to play, instead turning to ask Chai Mi: "Sister, I heard Second Aunt's family has two puppies, black puppies, I was thinking of bringing them back to raise."

Chai Mi frowned: "Who did you hear that from?"

Chai Mi's Second Aunt Su Gezi was extremely far from Chai Mi, over a hundred li away, past the south side of the south side of the big mountains near Chai Mi's maternal grandmother's home.

That place wasn't even a mountain gully anymore; it was an existence like a primeval forest. The family used to live by hunting, now they've become forest rangers, specially catching hunters……

Second Aunt Su Gezi basically never came out; the mountain roads were hard to travel, with a kind of Peach Blossom Spring-like hardship.

The problem was the distance — last time at the Full Moon Wine, Su Gezi did come, but Chai Mi hadn't heard her family had puppies.

"Our mom said it; she said when Second Aunt was at Eldest Uncle's place those few days, she told our mom: her family has a very big black dog, gave birth to a litter, ten puppies, didn't know who to give them to, so I figured, our family doesn't have a dog either, why not take two to raise for fun."

As soon as Chai Xiu finished speaking, Chai Mi gave her a sidelong glance: "Xiu'er, you, day in and day out, you can barely support yourself, and you want to raise a dog? Is it because there's a third child at home now, no one treats you like a kid anymore……"

Of course, no one really treated Chai Xiu like a person either.

Chai Xiu was just a little transparent at home……

"You're a kid yourself, taking care of yourself is scorching enough, if you raise a dog, won't you starve the dog into a faint?"

"Eldest Sister, I can go out and earn money, earn money to raise the dog." Chai Xiu said very seriously.

Chai Mi laughed upon hearing it: "Mm-hm. Our family's Xiu'er has made something of herself."

While speaking, Chai Mi called Su Wan over: "Mom, your daughter says she wants to raise two puppies. And says she can earn money, can raise the dog herself. Mom, come listen to your great daughter's magnificent money-making idea……"

Su Wan was just coaxing the child; hearing Chai Mi call, she came over holding the child: "What's up? Xiu'er wants to earn money……"

Su Wan didn't believe it one bit.

"Mom, I was just thinking of getting two puppies, that litter at Second Aunt's." Chai Xiu said: "Anyway, Eldest Sister started deliberately making things difficult for me, saying let me earn the money myself to raise the dog."

After all, Chai Mi would never agree to raising puppies. Mainly, although puppies are cute, they would seriously affect her sleep.

Su Wan looked at Chai Mi and said: "Why not, just raise two? They won't eat that much……"

"Fine." Since Mother also said so, what else could Chai Mi say? You two agree, then raise them: "Since you both agree, then raise them."

"Second Aunt said, let me go to her house to catch them myself……" Chai Xiu said softly.

"Oh. Hehe." Chai Mi laughed, so she was waiting here for this. Second Aunt's place was that far; Chai Mi recently had no time to go: "Then you go, Eldest Sister I support you in spirit. Go for it, work hard……"

Chai Xiu's face stiffened: "Uh……"

Chai Mi couldn't be bothered arguing with these two great immortals; Mother now didn't touch housework, coaxing the child was her main job, she couldn't do much else, this situation would last at least one or two years at minimum, whether raising a dog or anything else, this labor would still fall on her.

Chai Mi wasn't particularly opposed to raising a dog, but she didn't like it either.

She'd raised dogs before.

Mainly this thing, it's easy to develop feelings for.

That dog slept in the day and howled madly at night; the slightest rustle of wind or grass, and it would activate its passive "guard the home" skill, could howl all night…… the kind that noise you to death. At that point, you still couldn't hit it, after all it was guarding the home; seeing little cats or dogs pass the door, or weasels prowling at night, the dog did serve a purpose. Most key, those guys could look so pitiful, roll over and show their belly at a touch, you couldn't bring yourself to hit them.

And the dog's body was full of fleas, making people suffer.

Song Qiushui's family had many dogs; Chai Mi often saw red bumps appear on her arms and legs every now and then.

But Chai Mi had made up her mind: anyway I'm not going to Second Aunt's, let the two of them raise air; all day nothing to do, yet thinking of raising dogs……

Why not raise pandas.

Chai Mi left; Su Wan then comforted Chai Xiu: "Xiu'er, it's fine, in a few days Mom will go to your Second Aunt's place, definitely catch those two puppies and bring them back for you to raise."

In Su Wan's eyes, raising a native dog in the countryside was pretty good; could guard the home, and when free could play with the dog; when going out, if there was an obedient dog by your side, it would also put your mind at ease considerably.

But as for how to get to her Second Sister's house, this matter still needed research.

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After Chai Mi came out of the house, she actually had nothing to do.

Along the way she exchanged a few words with several passing villagers, then went to look at her own family's fields.

The well was being dug in full swing, and the water was good too.

But the water being good meant the few workers were unlucky; Tu Lao Liang, who had just come up from the bottom of the well, saw Chai Mi approach and launched into a litany of complaints: "Oh Host Family, down there I'll be damned, from the well wall, whoosh, water spraying onto me, all water, that thing's…… really struck a dragon vein. Pump it with a water pump, the water still gushes up. Simply can't go down anymore……"

"How deep is it?"

"Estimated about thirteen or fourteen meters. Hard to do, now mainly water whooshing onto the top of my head, can't plug it……"

"Your head's this big, and you can't withstand this little water?"

Tu Lao Liang touched his shiny bald head and laughed: "My head is big, but I'm not the Monkey King; his head can't be chopped by a knife, mine just won't do."

Chai Mi smiled, joke finished, she said: "Then dig another meter or so deeper, two meters or so, and it'll be done. This is troublesome either way, finish it cleanly."

Tu Lao Liang also knew saying too much wasn't good, so he agreed too.

Chai Mi was bored to her left and right, and in her heart there was also something...

Mm-hmm, Chai Mi still turned back to the village, went to Liu Zhanggui's home, preparing to see how Da Zhi was...

At this time, it had already been about a whole week since the incident at the old house.

And at the old house, the previously noisy and bustling scene was gone, replaced by cold desolation.

That kind of cold desolation where the gate could catch sparrows.

Although it was cold outside, inside the house Chai Zhongxiao paced back and forth, letting out sighs from time to time.

Sigh, sigh, sigh...

"What am I always wandering around for, walking myself into annoyance. Old Third's illness isn't anything serious now, he could eat a few days ago. What are you still thinking about? Old Third's daughter-in-law has been out for half a day already, isn't that good?" Wang Huirong looked at Chai Zhongxiao, who kept pacing and grinding on the ground, and said.

"Good my ass! Our family is finished, and you're still fine!" Chai Zhongxiao had nowhere to vent his anger, caught Wang Huirong and started cursing: "All you do all day is compare, compare, compare, teaching that girl of yours to be like that, that dog-born thing, dead and dead, still making things difficult for her father and mother. How can you be so blind, to give birth to such a thing."

Wang Huirong retorted: "Ah, blame me for everything, what does it have to do with me? She couldn't go on living over a tiny thing, sought death and courted life, what could I do? But now it's been investigated clearly, Chai Chunfang committed suicide, it has nothing to do with our family. Didn't people say, it's suicide, nothing to do with others."

"No relation but still fined?" Chai Zhongxiao cursed: "The family had no money to begin with, Old Third's daughter-in-law was directly fined five thousand yuan, and detained for half a month. Otherwise, who knows when. If she wanted to die, she should die at someone else's door, then it definitely wouldn't be our business. The urgent matter now is to think of a way, where to get some money. The family has not a single fen now, how will my grandson marry a wife in the future?"

Chai Zhongxiao knew clearly in his heart, after this matter, Che Lianyun, due to the impact of being detained, might not get a raise or anything for the time being.

"Our Chai family, only Chai Mi has money. But, you also went, I also went, she wouldn't spend a single cent." Wang Huirong muttered: "Chai Mi that slut, sly as hell, trying to get money from her hands is too hard."

Wang Huirong also knew clearly, now the family had truly reached the end of the road. Chai Youde being hospitalized didn't cost much, but to pay the fine for Che Lianyun, it was still all gone.

The problem is, now Che Lianyun hasn't gone to work this month, next month is summer vacation, who knows when the salary will be given.

Truly adding frost to snow.

"Or... I'll sue her, saying she doesn't support the elderly... right..." Wang Huirong seemed to have thought of an idea.

However, Chai Zhongxiao immediately rejected this idea: "How do you sue her? The family is already divided clearly, even if you sue her she won't give you money. She's ruthless..."

"Then what do you say we do..."

"Change the method, sue her, make it so she has to pay..."

Chai Mi arrived at Liu Zhanggui's home, took a look, Liu Zhijing seemed to be home, so she wanted to open her mouth to knock on the door, but the words reached her lips and she stopped again.

Chai Mi thought for a moment, turned around and left again.

As a result, just after walking a few steps, she was called by someone: "Chai Mi? What is this..."

Chai Mi looked back, it was exactly Liu Zhijing foolishly running out.

Chai Mi pursed her lips, somewhat embarrassed and said: "Passing by... Da Zhi, you came out? How is it inside..."

Chai Mi was also a bit embarrassed, after saying this sentence, she felt she had said something not quite right.

Fortunately Liu Zhijing didn't care.

"Inside is quite good..."

Chai Mi smiled: Sitting in the fence, still quite impressive, huh.

"Did sitting make you stupid? How could it be good in there?"

"No, really not bad. Food and lodging provided... there's even a television inside." Liu Zhijing was indeed still a bit happy: "Our family doesn't have a television, being in there lets us watch television, listen to News Broadcast and Legal Lecture Hall."

"A week... hmm, seems your brain isn't too good. Later buy a television too, watch it at home yourself." Chai Mi said somewhat incoherently: "That... mm-hmm, Da Zhi, thank you."

"Thank what?!" Liu Zhijing looked completely dazed.

"Nothing. Another day I'll treat you to alcohol." Chai Mi said and left: "Busy, busy, another day."

Liu Zhijing looked at the departed Chai Mi with a completely dazed face, somewhat at a loss.

Chai Mi was actually a bit emotional.

Actually, to say why Liu Zhijing went in, naturally it was because he saw Liu Zhanggui being beaten, of course... if it wasn't his own family's matter, Liu Zhijing probably wouldn't have gone.

So Chai Mi was actually quite grateful.

And also felt some guilt.

This Liu Zhijing wasn't married yet, now he went into the fence and sat, in the future maybe he would become a "hooligan" in the village's mouths.

In the future finding a boyfriend would be even harder.

However, in the previous life Liu Zhijing was a bachelor, in this life being a bachelor once more, should be fine too...

"Finished, forgot the important matter." Chai Mi only remembered after walking very far, today she should have come to ask Liu Zhijing about renting a house.

As a result, she just went confusedly, and came back.

Chai Mi now felt that her heart seemed inexplicably in a mess, and couldn't say why it was a mess.

So, she herself, strolled up the mountain.

The mountain road was hard to walk, step by step.

Walking halfway, Chai Mi regretted it, but having already walked halfway, she couldn't go back, so she might as well go up the mountain to look.

The village was right underfoot.

Standing on the hillside looking at the small village, also felt quite good.

Peaceful, and warm.

Reborn for so long, always busy coming and going, almost forgot to think about it.

Now mother was well, Chai Xiu was not bad, the family was much better than the previous life, Chai Mi was still relatively satisfied.

Actually, sometimes thinking about it, just being alive was quite good.

After a while, Chai Mi went down the mountain, returned home.

As a result, just entering the door, she heard inside the house mother Su Wan crying and making a scene saying: "What kind of people are these? What do they want to do? He Chai Zhongxiao, is he still a person?"

Chai Mi ran a few steps quickly, entered the house.

Chai Youqing was not at home, only Su Wan and Chai Xiu were there, and Chai Xiu was also crying to the side.

"Mom, what happened?" Chai Mi held her crying mother, confused and asked: "What happened?"

"That old beast says you have to give him ten thousand yuan, or he'll go to Xiangli and report us, saying your little sister is a third child and that's not allowed..." Su Wan cried uncontrollably: "Chai Mi, tell me, is this something a human would do?"