Chapter 13: I Asked Someone to Find a Home for Lanhua

The weather is cool now, and coarse rice porridge can't go sour.

If it weren't like this.

She wouldn't have made so much.

After dinner, Qiao Sheng washed the dishes quickly while thinking that once they earn money they'll have to replace these bowls and chopsticks; the bowls are all cracked, and the chopsticks are so old they turn black, even after washing many times they remain black.

Finished washing.

Qiao Sheng poured a lot of water into the pot.

Xiao Shitou lifted his little head and asked, "Mother, why are you boiling so much water today? Didn't we just take a bath a few days ago? Could it be that I remembered wrong?"

Hearing Xiao Shitou say that, Qiao Sheng's expression paused, and she said, "The past is the past, the present is the present; now we can bathe whenever we want."

She is used to bathing daily in the modern world, but can't do as they do, bathing once every few days.

"Oh."

Xiao Shitou thought about it and didn't say anything more.

The water is boiled.

Qiao Sheng was about to look for a bucket when Xiao Shitou came over, carrying a half‑broken wooden bucket, and said with a pained face, "Mother, second uncle broke the bucket; it can't be used."

The wooden bucket had previously been placed aside by Xiao Shitou.

Therefore.

Qiao Sheng hadn't noticed that the bucket was broken.

She restrained her impulse to go and hit Qiao Xingsheng, and said to Xiao Shitou, "What second uncle? He doesn't deserve that name from you."

Xiao Shitou obediently nodded.

"We'll make do with it until we have money to buy a new one."

Qiao Sheng gave it a quick rinse, mixed some hot water with cold water, and let Xiao Shitou wash at the doorway. As for herself, she washed in the shed behind the Mountain God Temple, just like the original owner.

The shed was built by the original owner herself; it's not great, but it serves.

Qiao family.

Qiao Hushui and the others worked until nightfall before returning home.

Upon returning.

Bai Zhaodi reported to Qiao Hushui, "Mother, the third brother and his group are too overbearing; not only did they fail to get the money back, they also scolded me."

She had been in the fields, and since Qiao Hushui's group hadn't told her they had gone home once.

Therefore she didn't know that Gao Shi already knew Qiao Hushui's group hadn't recovered the money.

Gao Shi ignored Bai Zhaodi, turned her gaze to the Qiao Hushui couple and said, "Lao San, Lao San's wife, I have something to tell you."

Something to tell them?

What matter?

Qiao Hushui and the others looked toward Gao Shi.

Gao Shi said loudly, "I asked someone to find a home for Qiao Lanhua…"

"Grandma, my third sister is only thirteen!"

Qiao Xuehua shouted loudly.

Qiao Hushui and Lan Yue Niang suddenly recalled what Qiao Sheng had said, and both turned pale.

Qiao Lanhua's complexion was even paler than theirs.

She stood there, feeling as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

Her whole body shivered with cold.

Bai Zhaodi gloatingly said, "What's wrong with being thirteen? There are plenty of thirteen‑year‑olds who get married; the earlier you marry, the earlier you have children, the sooner you earn blessings, right?"

"Exactly."

Hu Cuicui echoed from the side.

Hearing the voice.

Qiao Xuehua opened her mouth and retorted, "The earlier you have children, the sooner you earn blessings; second aunt, you think so too, right? If that's the case, why haven't you married off your golden branch yet? Is nobody interested?"

"You little brat, you're looking for a beating."

Hu Cuicui waved her hand toward Qiao Xuehua.

Qiao Xuehua has never been submissive; how could she let her hit herself?

She bolted to the side.

Hu Cuicui wanted to chase after her.

Lan Yue Niang stopped her, "Second sister‑in‑law, if you say something like that, does it mean my Xuehua said something wrong?"

(End of chapter)