I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 178

At night, the cold winter wind blew non-stop in the yard. After Li Xiuju cooked the vegetables and brought them into the main room, Zhou Chenyu quickly closed the main room tightly to prevent the cold wind from pouring in.

Li Xiuju handed over the chopsticks, "Come on, come on, it's getting cold, and the oil in the dishes will solidify soon. You guys should eat quickly."

Baoyu looked at the table of steaming dishes, both meat and vegetable. He quickly picked up his chopsticks, picked up a large piece of braised pork and ate it, and said with satisfaction:
"Well, the meat is still delicious."

Zhou Chenyu looked at the plate of braised pork. It was less lean and much fatter. It was all because they went to the vegetable market late. All the good meat was bought, and the rest was mostly fat.

She didn't want to buy it at first, but in the blink of an eye when she went to buy vegetables, Baoyu was fooled by the pork guy and stupidly bought seven or eight kilograms of meat.

Thinking that he was a great contributor to the family's hunting, I didn't say anything to him and just let him go.

Seeing that Zhou Chenyu didn't move his chopsticks, Li Xiuju quickly put a piece of fat and thin braised pork on the plate and put it into her bowl, and said:
"Mom thought she couldn't finish the big pieces of meat you bought today, so she kept two pieces and prepared to hang them up to make bacon for eating."

Zhou Chenyu bit off the fat meat and secretly put it in a bowl. He was surprised, "Are you going to start making bacon now?"

"Is that possible?" Li Xiuju counted the days in her mind, "It will be the New Year's Eve in a month or two. I passed by Hongmei's yard yesterday and saw a lot of bacon hanging there. They have prepared it, so we should put it away early. After curing the pork, you can have bacon at home during the Chinese New Year.”

Li Xiuju said with a faint smile on her face. Speaking of this matter, their family has not had a serious year for several years.

I used to have no money in my pocket, so when it came to the holidays and New Year, I would see other people’s houses bustling and bustling while my own house was deserted, and I would be afraid of the festival.

It's hard to save money this year, but I can't live it well.

She thought about it again and said with a smile: "Pork alone is not enough. Don't we also have a few ducks at home? My mother was thinking about a day when she would be free, and slaughtered five or six ducks, and put them in the same place as the pork. Put it on the stove and smoke it for a month or two, and then you can eat it by the end of the year."

"The ducks I raise are made into cured ducks. Even if I have money in the city, I can't buy such a good thing. When the cured ducks are ready, I will help our relatives and send some to them."

Li Xiuju was the most energetic when talking about these things. Zhou Chenyu and Baoyu listened to whatever she said.

However, Li Xiuju talked excitedly for a while, looked at the empty chair, and sighed.

"I finally made a few good dishes. It would be great if I were here in late autumn. She is so thin. When she gets home, what good food can Zhou Wenwu and Chen Cuiping give her?"

Li Xiuju put two bites of vegetables into the bowl. She had no appetite to eat, so she raised her head and continued:

"Zhou Baoquan said that Chen Cuiping cut off her finger. I don't know whether this is true or not. If they just want to trick Wan Qiu into going back, won't the child be beaten again?"

Zhou Chenyu thought about Chen Cuiping's chopped finger. When he thought of that bloody scene and looked at the meat on the plate, he lost all appetite.

Even though she had just met Qian Rushan for the first time, she witnessed Qian Rushan's men beating Baoyu until his mouth was full of blood and he couldn't get up.

She still thought it was just a tactic to scare people, and there was nothing scary about it.

Unexpectedly, Chen Cuiping actually had her fingers chopped off.

This time it was Chen Cuiping. After a while, maybe a few days, or half a month, it would be her turn to be harmed by Qian Rushan.

If the plan goes through, it would be better to send a mountain of money to jail and receive dozens of sticks and canes.

But if the plan fails, what will Qian Rushan do to her?
It would definitely be hundreds of times more brutal than Chen Cuiping.

Chop your hands, how painful it is.

What about others?Zhou Chenyu ate the rice in the bowl without any thought, but it tasted like wax.

Li Xiuju looked at Zhou Chenyu who was silent and became confused, "Chen Yu, Chen Yu?"

"Ah?" Zhou Chenyu looked stunned and looked at the old lady.

Li Xiuju looked at Zhou Chenyu's weird expression and felt something was wrong. She took a few more glances and asked worriedly: "Chen Yu, are there other things you haven't told your mother?"

Zhou Chenyu met Li Xiuju's wary eyes. For the first time, he did not dare to look directly at him. He lowered his head, picked up the dishes on the table, and said indifferently:
"No, I've said everything I need to say, what else can happen?"

Li Xiuju looked at her intently, always feeling uneasy: "You really didn't lie to me? Are you hiding something from us?"

During Li Xiuju's repeated questioning, Zhou Chenyu gradually calmed down and smiled lightly: "I have been with Baoyu today. What can happen to me? If you can't trust me, why don't you ask Baoyu?"

Baoyu stopped his chopsticks and raised his head: "Sister, I am not always with you today. When we first arrived in the city, didn't you run away by yourself?"

Hearing Baoyu say this, Li Xiuju's eyes became serious again, "Chen Yu, are you really okay?"

Almost forgot about it.

Zhou Chenyu rolled his eyes and raised his eyebrows slowly, "Do you really want me to tell you?"

"You always hide things by yourself and bear them all by yourself. Tell your mother quickly?" Li Xiuju urged anxiously.

Baoyu held the bowl in his hands. It was rare that his mother stood on his side and didn't take the opportunity to dig out her sister's secrets. She watched the excitement without taking any trouble, and Dadi added fuel to the flames.

"Sister, why don't you tell me quickly, where have you been today?"

Zhou Chenyu put down the bowl and straightened his back.

"I didn't want to say these words originally, and they are not suitable to be said in public. Since you don't believe me and insist on me saying it, then I will explain it to you."

Zhou Chenyu entered the room, took out two packets of medicine, and placed them on the table.

"Well, I've been feeling uncomfortable in my stomach for the past few days. I didn't tell you. I went to the city early this morning and went to see Dr. Shen first."

Li Xiuju became nervous and looked at her nervously: "What's the reason? Can you see any clues?"

Zhou Chenyu successfully deflected Li Xiuju's emotions and smiled: "I'm menstruating and my stomach hurts terribly, but I'm too embarrassed to tell you about it, so I went to the city on market day, so I went to see Dr. Shen. I can have any clues, but I just need to take a few medicines and it will be fine. Why are you so nervous?"

Li Xiuju's expression turned ugly, "You kid? Why can't you tell your mother about this?"

Baoyu blushed unconsciously when she heard the word menstruation, "So that's what happened, I thought..."

Zhou Chenyu looked at him coldly and smiled slightly: "What do you think is going on?"

"Not yet..." Baoyu opened his mouth anxiously, and Zhou Chenyu's foot under the table quietly stepped on his foot, increasing the force, "What is it?"

Baoyu secretly gritted his teeth in pain, "Sister, I was wrong, let's eat."

(End of this chapter)