Chapter 18: The Fight Began 

After watching the drama, they continued working.

In the evening, Sun Gensheng also came back.

Wang Guihua briefly told Sun Gensheng about Sun Erqiang’s situation.

Sun Gensheng spat in disgust, “The whole family is no good.”

He said to Ji Xiaoyue again, “It’s a good thing Xiaoyue insisted on splitting the family back then, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to live.”

After talking about the Sun family, Wang Guihua said that they sold 170 pig heads today.

Sun Gensheng heard 170 and thought he must have misheard.

He worked all year round and didn’t make much money, and this thing sold for 170 yuan once.

“Is it really that profitable?” Sun Gensheng asked with some doubt, “You guys didn’t meet a scammer, did you?”

Wang Guihua glared at him and snorted, “A scammer would give you 170 yuan? Which scammer is so generous. My Xiaoyue is capable, she’ll make even more money in the future.”

Sun Gensheng had also doubted whether they could make money before, but now seeing so much money, he immediately smiled, “Xiaoyue, Uncle will help tonight too.”

The whole family was happy and harmonious, forming a stark contrast to the Sun family’s mess.

…

Sun Family

Sun Laotai was still injured and couldn’t get out of bed.

At the dinner table, Sun Erqiang’s wife and Liu widow were arguing, and they started fighting.

The two women started fighting, and the four children couldn’t stay quiet either, they started fighting too.

Abao was small and fat, and Liu widow’s three sons were older and used to working, so they were stronger. They beat Abao so badly that he couldn’t get up.

Abao screamed for help, “Mom, come and save me, I’m going to be beaten to death.”

Sun Erqiang’s wife, Qian Zhaodi, heard her son’s cry for help and saw that her son was beaten black and blue by Liu widow’s three sons.

She turned around and rushed into the kitchen, grabbed a cleaver and rushed towards them, “Let go, I’ll kill you.”

Liu widow saw Qian Zhaodi with the cleaver and finally got scared. She immediately pulled her three sons behind her.

Qian Zhaodi shouted at Liu widow, “Liu widow, if you don’t leave tonight, I’ll kill you. You better not close your eyes, otherwise I’ll kill you when you close your eyes.”

The three children were finally scared and pulled Liu widow, “Mom, we want to go home.”

Liu widow was also scared. She hesitated for a moment and wanted to argue with her, but she saw Qian Zhaodi’s dead-eyed look.

She took her three sons and ran home.

As she left, she kept shouting, “Mom, help, Qian Zhaodi is going to kill someone.”

Qian Zhaodi saw Liu widow leave and chopped the cleaver on the table, “Sun Erqiang, I’m telling you, if you make me unhappy again, I’ll kill you too. We’re all going to die.”

Then, she took the cleaver and walked towards Sun Laotai’s bed.

Sun Laotai saw her coming with the cleaver and said in fear, “Qian Zhaodi, you… what are you going to do?”

Qian Zhaodi pointed the cleaver at Sun Laotai, “You old hag, if you dare to go out and mess around again, I’ll chop you to death.

You shameless old woman, the top is crooked and the bottom is crooked, you mess around with your son, I’m really unlucky to marry into your family, a family of dogs, no wonder my brother’s family insisted on splitting up.”

Qian Zhaodi was wronged, but she didn’t want to leave like this.

Even if she was going to be kicked out, she would take the Sun family down with her.

Sun Erqiang was scared and didn’t dare to provoke Qian Zhaodi. He could only say to Abao, “Go and persuade your mom, why does a family have to use knives?”

Abao finally realized and pulled Qian Zhaodi’s hand, “Mom, don’t kill me, just kill them, I won’t tell anyone. I’m on your side.”

Sun Erqiang: “…”

Can this child still be kept?

…

For the next week, Ji Xiaoyue was very busy, buying materials and delivering goods.

They already had a little bit of money.

The whole family was very motivated seeing the money. Even Sun Gensheng came home early to help cook the pig head and cold dishes.

“Xiaoyue, Uncle was thinking, should we rebuild a stove, buy a custom-made big pot that can hold five or six pig heads at once?

That way we only need to cook twice a day. It’ll save us some effort.” Sun Gensheng pointed to a place with Ji Xiaoyue and gestured the size of the pot.

Now they had to cook seven or eight pig heads, and they could only cook two at a time. Even with two pots, they could only cook four at a time. The pig heads didn’t cook easily, and they had to work until midnight every time.

Ji Xiaoyue nodded, “I’ve been thinking about that too these days, we need to change to a bigger pot. Because Brother Wang told me today that our pig head meat is very good, those leaders like it a lot.

Originally, we only made a small portion for them for breakfast, but they said it wasn’t enough. They want to add this dish for lunch and dinner too.”

Those leaders’ meals were all served in tables. If they asked for an extra dish, they would definitely add it.

There were eight people at a table, and they usually served over a hundred people here, so the demand for pig head meat and cold dishes was high.

“Leave it to Uncle. I’ll start building the brickwork today.” Sun Gensheng patted his chest and promised.

After Ji Xiaoyue made the cold dishes and pig head meat, even the villagers in the village had eaten them several times.

Ji Xiaoyue wasn’t originally from this era, so she didn’t know how to live a frugal life like people in this era. And she knew that it’s better to be polite than sorry.

So sometimes when they made too much, she would ask Sun Dahua and Wang Guihua to give some to the neighbors they had a good relationship with.

She would send some to the families of the neighbors they had a good relationship with.

In an era when meat was a luxury, pig head meat was still meat, and everyone was very happy.

After talking to her uncle, Ji Xiaoyue glanced at Sun Dahua, who was busy and sweating profusely.

The matter of Li Dahai’s family would be exposed soon.

As long as she helped her cousin solve the matter of the Li family, they could go to the city.

They would rent a house there.

As she was thinking about this, she saw a familiar figure walking towards her.

Ji Xiaoyue took a closer look and thought it looked like Fu Liye.

She hesitated for a moment and waved to him.

The figure came closer and closer.

“Comrade Fu, is that really you? How did you come here?” Ji Xiaoyue looked at Fu Liye in shock.

Fu Liye came over and asked Ji Xiaoyue, “Did the children come to find you?”

Ji Xiaoyue’s face changed when she heard this, and she asked him, “Were the children taken back by their uncle’s family?”

Fu Liye shook his head, “I found an auntie in the compound to help me take care of the children, and they stole them while I was away. I thought the children would come to find you.”

Ji Xiaoyue heard Fu Liye’s words and took off her apron. She said to Sun Dahua, “Cousin, I’m going to find the children, you and Auntie stay here and make the cold dishes.”

Sun Dahua nodded.

Ji Xiaoyue said to Fu Liye, “Let’s go, we’ll go find the children’s uncle.

They must have sold the children, they’re the ones who are crying wolf.

Why else would they steal the children?”

Fu Liye nodded and went to the neighboring village with Ji Xiaoyue.