After death, I became the cannon fodder of the three protagonists

Chapter 109
When Chen Cihai walked into Chen Lihai's room, a strange smell rushed into his nose.

He frowned slightly, only to realize that the room was in a strange mess, the floor was covered with wood, bamboo strips, some semi-finished products, and sawdust.

The tools were also thrown in a corner, and the quilt on the bed was piled up in a mess, with one or two pieces of clothes thrown beside it.

The wardrobe door was also open, and the mess inside was unsightly.

On the day of their wedding, Wang Taoqing's clean and tidy appearance was quite different.

Chen Lihai borrowed some candlelight to sit on the ground and weave bamboo strips. Chen Cihai knew that his younger brother could hardly be distracted when doing things, so it was already very good to be able to respond to let him in just now.

So he stood aside and waited patiently. Who would have thought that before Chen Lihai finished making the bamboo sticks, Mrs. Peng would walk in with two bowls of steaming medicine in his hand.

The medicine was hot, she quickly put it down, touched her ears, then made a face, and reluctantly called to Chen Cihai: "Uncle."

It's not that Chen Cihai didn't notice Peng's face, he felt a little uncomfortable, but there was nothing on his face, and he responded with a smile.

Out of the corner of my eye, it fell on the two bowls of medicine, they were pitch black, and they seemed to have a fishy smell.

He frowned, just in time to see Chen Lihai finished the work in his hand, and immediately said: "Lihai, what's wrong with you?"

As a big brother, it is normal for him to care about his younger brother.

But Chen Lihai raised his head blankly, subconsciously said: "No."

"Then why did you cook the medicine?"

Chen Lihai followed his brother's line of sight, and as expected, there were two bowls of black medicine.

He scratched his head and looked at Peng with some puzzlement, as if he was waiting for her answer.

If it was other tonics, or if there was only Chen Lihai in the room, Mrs. Peng would just say it, but now there is Chen Cihai in the room, and this medicine is the magic medicine for giving birth to a boy.

Mrs. Peng opened her mouth, feeling a little uneasy on her face, and said out of embarrassment:

"It's just a tonic that my mother found. It's only good for the body and has no harm."

Chen Lihai didn't think much about it, he just thought it was a wish from his mother-in-law.

Chen Cihai felt something was wrong, the second child is fine, why take tonic?

Besides, if there is a real problem with the person, then you have to see a doctor and treat the disease according to the symptoms. This tonic cannot be taken blindly.

If it was someone else, he would definitely not care about it, but since this is his own younger brother, Chen Cihai naturally wanted to remind him.

"Second brother, this tonic should not be taken indiscriminately. It is best to ask Dr. Wang to have a look first, so as not to overdo it and have the opposite effect."

What he said made sense, and Chen Lihai listened to it.

But Mrs. Peng at the side felt that there was something in Chen Cihai's words, and it was clearly a run on her, saying that she used medicine to harm people.

Feeling angry, Peng picked up the bowl and gulped down the medicine in one gulp.

The bitter taste surged up from his stomach, Peng tried all his strength to control his expression, and put the bowl down.

With a bang, Peng looked at the two brothers with a strange expression, and said, "It's just some common tonics, why don't you call a doctor, really... kindly treat them like a donkey's liver and lungs."

Peng's words so straightforward made Chen Cihai's face a bit ugly.

Chen Lihai's face was also a little hesitant. After all, he kissed his elder brother, but his daughter-in-law gave him a slap in the face.

He glared at Peng Shi angrily, then looked at Chen Cihai apologetically.

"Brother, Mrs. Peng has no brains when she speaks, don't take offense."

Chen Cihai twitched the corners of his mouth, but he didn't say anything, he just patted Chen Lihai's shoulder and left the room.

The candlelight stretched his shadow very long, Chen Lihai looked at Chen Cihai's back, and felt that this back was rather lonely.

It seems that since he got married, he and his eldest brother...

No, not just the eldest brother, but everyone in the family...

He and everyone in his family are no longer as close as they used to be...

When Chen Lihai realized this, he felt a little uncomfortable. He didn't understand why this happened?
Peng Shi didn't know what her husband was thinking, she let out a long sigh of relief, thinking that she had finally driven away the uncle who was in the way.

Peng Shi is pretty when she smiles, with crooked eyes and two canine teeth.

Chen Lihai was captured by her smile. He felt that such a good-looking person who could smile must have the same character.

It's just that Peng smiled again, and when he walked towards him with the medicine in his hand, he actually felt a little disgusted, and even felt that the smile was quite hypocritical.

Chen Lihai shook his head slightly, defining this feeling as an illusion.

"Sir, this medicine will lose its effect when it's cold, drink it quickly."

"What kind of medicine is this?"

Chen Lihai frowned. Although he was taciturn, he was not a fool.

If it was really a tonic, then according to Peng's temperament, he should have made a big fuss, instead of drinking the medicine in a panic, and showing a sigh of relief when he saw his elder brother leave.

Peng's eyes flickered slightly, he put down the bowl and closed the door tightly, then moved closer to Chen Lihai, and whispered to him the efficacy of the medicine.

"My mother said that she took this medicine before she was pregnant with my brother.

Think about it, Mrs., when the time comes, I will give you a big fat boy, let him learn carpentry from you, and inherit his father's career..."

Peng's cleverness is still there, but it has never been used in the right place.

As for Chen Lihai, he was usually taciturn and honest, and felt a little inferior in his heart.

He always felt that his elder brother was better-looking, taller, and able to speak, and everyone in the village would praise him when they saw him...

In short, the eldest brother is better than him in every way.

Although he didn't say it on the surface, but in his heart he always wanted to surpass Chen Cihai, he wanted to be better than Chen Cihai...

But Mrs. Peng discovered this point, grasped this point vigorously, and with the help of a group of military advisers from her natal family, Chen Lihai became jealous of Wang Taoqing.

And this time, after Chen Lihai listened to Peng Shi's imagination about the future life of the two of them, by some strange coincidence, he took the bowl and drank the medicine.

The medicine was really bitter and had a bloody smell. Chen Lihai was a carpenter and would inevitably hurt his hands, so he was extremely sensitive to the bloody smell.

This will feel the smell of blood gushing from his throat and his stomach churning, he can't help but regret it, he just drank it all...

Peng Shi had just taken the medicine, so he naturally knew how it felt.

Without thinking about it for a moment, she took out the handkerchief in her sleeve and wiped off the medicine stains around Chen Lihai's mouth.

"Just take this medicine this time, for the sake of my son, bear with it..."

Chen Lihai's face was contorted, and it took him a while to recover. His eyes fell on the handkerchief in Peng's hand, and he couldn't help frowning.

"Where did you get the handkerchief?"

Only then did Peng realize that her heart was flustered and her throat was rolling. She swallowed and lied casually.

"This... This is in the dowry my mother gave me..."

The dowry given by Mrs. Peng has a box, but there are few actual things. A winter quilt takes up more than half of the box.

The rest are Peng's clothes, a wooden comb, a few wooden hairpins... In short, there is no money.

Chen Lihai opened it and looked at it casually for a few times before continuing, so it was not very clear whether there was a handkerchief or not.

Now I heard Mrs. Peng say that it was in the dowry, so I didn't say anything, I just took a second look and thought the handkerchief was quite good, it seems that what my mother said was not all right...

Can be willing to use such a good material to make a handkerchief, how can the Yue family be partial to the brother-in-law?
(End of this chapter)