Era: Starting from cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi

Chapter 5 White Eyed Wolf

At almost noon, Zhang Guihua and Chen Shuting came back one after another carrying farm tools.

But the former had a drooped face, as if he should not be approached by strangers.

"Are the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law having conflicts again?"

Sun Xiangyang couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

It seems that we need to confess quickly, otherwise it will not be conducive to family harmony if we do this every day.

Last night, although he and Chen Shuting slept on the same kang, there was a little guy between them. They slept on the same bed and he slept alone.

Perhaps she was used to Sun Xiangyang's "snubbing", so Chen Shuting didn't ask for his opinion at all and remained the same as before.

And Sun Xiangyang did not act rashly because he had just traveled through time.

The couple is still strangers in bed.

But before Sun Xiangyang took the initiative to confess, Zhang Guihua started to complain.

"They are all white-eyed wolves. They have taken over our cave dwelling and are gossiping behind our backs. If your wife hadn't held me back, I would have torn her mouth to pieces today."

"What happened?"

Sun Xiangyang was a little confused when he heard this, and looked like a wolf with white eyes, occupying a cave dwelling?
  It sounded as if there was not a conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but someone was gossiping, and Zhang Guihua heard it.

But these words also evoked some other fragmentary memories of his.

The original owner was born in 56 and has lived in these three cave dwellings since he can remember.

But occasionally listening to some gossip in the village and the conversations between his parents still made him understand that his family used to be quite wealthy, and the cave dwelling he lived in was the best in the village in terms of location and scale.

After all, his father is a Feng Shui master, and ordinary people cannot cultivate such a 'talent'.

Later, due to some changes, the family moved to these three cave dwellings.

As for his original cave dwelling, under the allocation of the working group in the community, it was given to several families who had fled there.

When Zhang Guihua mentioned occupying a cave dwelling, that's probably where she was referring.

According to the remaining memories of the original owner, there are now four families there.

One family is a two-generation widow with three children, one family is two bachelor brothers who have lost their parents, one family is a lame old man, and the other family is an old professor couple who were sent down a few years ago.

If you want to talk nonsense, it should be those two generations of widows.

Especially the old one, he looks like a powerful character.

"It's not like that old godly woman who took over our cave dwelling with maggots in her heart. Not only was she ungrateful, but she also kept saying bad things about our family behind our backs, saying that the well was dry because our family had offended the Jing Dragon King. That's why the well collapsed after you went down, and she didn't even think about it. If your father hadn't found this well, where would she have gotten water?

how? When you drink water, you don't think about our family's good things, but when the well is dry, you blame our family? "

At this time, Zhang Guihua still looked aggrieved.

"Mom, don't be angry. This kind of villain is afraid of power but not virtue. When I have the opportunity, I will help you deal with her."

Sun Xiangyang comforted.

"Are you going to deal with her? Can you smash her window or beat her kid?"

Zhang Guihua said angrily.

How could she not know the virtues of her son?
  If he could be promising, he wouldn't be unable to surrender even to a wife.

He is usually as dumb as a piece of wood.

I don’t know when I will be able to wake up.

"Grandma, Dudu gave you candy, so don't be angry anymore."

At this time, Dudu approached Zhang Guihua and took out the piece of candy from his pocket that he had been reluctant to eat.

"Okay, grandma is not angry, Dudu is still good."

Although Zhang Guihua was dissatisfied with Chen Shuting in various ways, she was still quite good with Dudu.

He didn't hate this poor little girl just because his man sacrificed his life to save Dudu's parents.

Her aggressiveness is mostly directed outward.

"Dudu, tell grandma, where did you get the candy?"

Suddenly, Zhang Guihua seemed to think of something and couldn't help but ask.

"Grandpa, the old branch secretary, gave it to me. I don't want it. Dad asked me to take it."

Dudu responded with one, five and ten.

"Why did the old branch secretary come to our house again? Son, let me tell you, if he asks you to look at the well again, you must not agree. Don't tell me that you can't look at the well. Even if you can, you can't help."

Zhang Guihua immediately thought of the key to the problem. “Grandpa, the old branch secretary, told dad to go secretly at night.”

Dudu said crisply beside him.

Zhang Guihua's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"You're not allowed to go, do you hear me? Otherwise I'll break your legs."

"Okay, I won't go, but our family also needs water. I will go to the pond to fetch water from now on."

Sun Xiangyang nodded. Faced with his mother's critical attack, he could only compromise temporarily.

Zhang Guihua looked at him in surprise. Did she take the wrong medicine?

Or do you know that you feel sorry for your wife?
  She couldn't help but look at Chen Shuting on the side.

"I'll just go fetch water."

Chen Shuting smoothed her hair by her ears and her eyelids twitched.

They have been married for half a year, how could she not know what her man is like?
  Because of my poor health since childhood, I have rarely done any heavy work. I usually stay at home and study Feng Shui. When Sun's father was alive, the old party secretary secretly took care of him, and the production team turned a blind eye. Eyes, he is not the right person.

Anyway, if you don't work, you won't get work points, and you don't need to share the collective food. After all, Sun Xiangyang is not considered a five-guarantee household, and he is not in the care column.

And since she came to Shuangshui Bay to join the queue, she would rather rely on herself than rely on others. After several years of training, she has become good at carrying water or doing farm work in the fields.

So she didn't expect Sun Xiangyang to help her work at all.

Besides, she didn't think Sun Xiangyang could carry the water back.

"If he wants to fetch water, let him go. Why are you stopping him? It will also save him from tinkering with harmful things at home every day."

Zhang Guihua frowned.

If Chen Shuting had taken the initiative to ask Sun Xiangyang to fetch water, she would definitely not have said that.

But Chen Shuting didn't want to, so she had something to say.

In short, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are bound to have different opinions on such trivial matters.

After hearing her mother-in-law's words, Chen Shuting said nothing more.

At worst, when Sun Xiangyang can no longer bear the hardship, she will go to fetch water.

At noon, the family cooked steamed buns and a pot of millet porridge. The only dish was pickled radish and pickles.

The millet was just distributed last month, and the family is quite wealthy.

But just because Sun Xiangyang was in coma yesterday and Zhang Guihua was worried about his health, he only cooked it for two more days. Normally, it would definitely not be so hot.

As for the eggs, there is no shadow now.

Even though it has been 77 years, many people in the city can eat white flour steamed buns for a meal, but for the vast majority of poor rural areas, filling their stomachs is still a luxury.

For example, the educated youth who jumped in line were required to have a monthly ration of no less than 35 kilograms.

The production teams in some wealthy places may be able to provide 45 kilograms, but Shuangshuiwan is already short of water and land, so it can only comply with the minimum standard.

Similarly, the food available to the production team members here is also limited.

As for Sun Xiangyang's family, because he is not engaged in production, he just eats free rice.

With Sun's father sacrificing his life to save others, even if Chen Shuting was added to the family, he could barely make ends meet.

Therefore, there is another important issue before Sun Xiangyang, and that is food.

Let's not mention the original owner. Anyway, he can't stay at home and eat free meals with peace of mind. Besides, the feeling of starvation is not very pleasant. He still has to find ways to improve the living conditions at home.

Especially since winter is coming soon, families without food can only tighten their belts and endure the hardship.

This will not work.

But the question is, how can he get food as quickly as possible without arousing suspicion?

After all, his system game cannot directly provide him with these 'real objects'.

The key is to rely on yourself.

“Why don’t we ‘borrow’ some from the production team while we are digging the well?”

After eating and taking a short rest, Zhang Guihua and Chen Shuting went back to work carrying farm tools. They didn't even greet Sun Xiangyang, and obviously didn't expect him to be of any help. They just let him look after the children at home.

But Sun Xiangyang is not idle. He doesn't want to be a freeloader, so he should start by helping his family carry water.

You can also recognize the road and try to see if you can get out of Shuangshui Bay.

"Dudu, let's go, dad will take you to fetch water."

(End of this chapter)