Chapter 128 : Tiezhu goes to report

When they got home, it was almost 11 o’clock.

Su Xieqiu first went to pick up Chenchen and An an, then started cooking.

The Sanhua Brigade finishes work at 12 o’clock, and they weren’t sure how long the trouble would last, so they needed to ensure everyone could eat something to fill their stomachs first.

When Grandpa Du heard that his nephew’s wife had been beaten, he asked Uncle Du to call the sons of his cousins and bring the whole family over.

Dujiatun was quite far from the Sanhua Brigade, and it was almost 12 o’clock when they arrived.

Su Xieqiu thought only her grandfather’s family would come, but unexpectedly, there were five or six more men, three women, and an old lady who was almost the same age as her grandmother.

Su Xieqiu looked at the large pot of noodles and said to Du Chunmin, “Aunt, I’m afraid these noodles won’t be enough. Why don’t we serve them and fry some pancakes?”

“No need,” Du Chunmin replied. “The ones who came are your cousins, and your second grandmother and second grandfather. They are family, not outsiders. Just let them eat a bite to fill their stomachs.”

Du Chunmin looked at the pot full of egg noodles and felt heartbroken.

When she was rolling the noodles earlier, she had planned to add some cornmeal or sorghum flour, but Zhenyu’s wife had said the family had run out of coarse grains.

Du Chunmin and her two daughters-in-law had been shocked at the time. “No coarse grains at home?”

What kind of family was this? They ate refined grains for every meal.

Su Xieqiu didn’t think much of it when she said that. Seeing their expressions, she smiled and explained that they had finished eating and hadn’t gone to buy anything else.

In fact, they usually ate whole grains.

The sorghum noodles at home had been finished two days ago, and Su Xieqiu thought the food would be distributed soon, so she hadn’t bought more.

Han Zhenyu was often not at home, and the fine grains in the space were enough for her and her two children.

Grandma Du came to the kitchen and saw the noodles in the pot. She started scolding Du Chunmin, who was serving the rice.

“Why do you only eat fine grains? And why do you put so many eggs in it? We don’t have any outsiders here, so why not just make some pancakes?”

Du Chunmin looked at her mother helplessly, “Old lady, you can’t blame me for this. Your nephew’s family has no coarse grains. What can I do?”

Su Xieqiu quickly pulled her arm and said, “Grandma, we’ve just run out of coarse grains at home, and I haven’t had time to buy more.”

Grandma Du said, distressed, “You came too hastily today. Your aunt and I forgot about this. I should have brought some sorghum flour earlier.”

Seeing that she was still complaining, Du Chunmin quickly said with a smile, “Mom, call Dad and Second Uncle to come over to eat first. The workers at the old Han family should be finishing work soon.”

The two daughters-in-law of her aunt had already placed the noodles on the table, with a basket of buns in the middle, which were made by Su Xieqiu the day before.

Su Xieqiu served two large plates of pickled peppers and also brought over the meat sauce she had cooked last time, putting a large spoonful of it in a bowl.

Du Chunmin wanted to ask her to put in less, but when she saw that everyone had come in, she swallowed the words she was about to say.

“Grandma, grandpa, and some uncles and aunts, time is tight and I haven’t prepared any other dishes. I’ll cook a few more dishes in the afternoon to entertain the elders.”

Second uncle said with a smile, “We’re all family, why should we be so particular about those things?” When he saw the white noodles and white buns on the table, he paused.

He felt that his eldest brother’s nephew’s wife really didn’t know how to live.

Grandma Du smiled and asked everyone to sit down. “Zhenyu’s wife knew we were coming, so she took out all the fine grains at home. It’s just that this pot is too small, so she made less. Everyone, eat something to fill your stomach first.”

Su Xieqiu felt that her grandmother was really good at talking. It was obvious that there was not enough rice, but she said the pot was too small.

But the pot wasn’t that big. With a full pot of noodles, each person could only get two bowls.

“There’s no need to be polite,” Second Grandma said, looking at the bowls of white noodles on the table and the basket of big buns in the middle. “We couldn’t bear to eat such good food during the New Year. I’ll be satisfied with just a taste.”

The family chatted and laughed while eating noodles, and at this time, the people from the Sanhua Brigade also got off work.

When everyone saw Han Meili and Zhang Qianyun with bruised faces and noses, they couldn’t help but ask what happened.

Yang Lanhua spread the news of Su Xieqiu’s evil deeds of beating her daughter and daughter-in-law.

In a short while, Su Xieqiu’s viciousness spread throughout the Sanhua Brigade.

Yang Lanhua angrily said to several women, “I am just a stepmother. I am afraid that others will say I am unkind. I used to tolerate everything and didn’t want to argue with the younger generation. But the eldest daughter-in-law beat my daughter and my daughter-in-law like this. This time, I will not forgive her, no matter what.”

A woman who was on good terms with Yang Lanhua said unhappily, “Look at how she slapped them. After all, they were her sister-in-law and brother’s wife. How could she have the heart to do that? Han Zhenyu’s wife is really vicious.”

Yang Chunhua sighed, “It’s all my fault. If I had known Han Zhenyu would grow up like this, I would never have married you to Baoguo. I regret being your matchmaker. As your sister, I regret it so much.”

Yang Lanhua pretended to be sad and wiped away her tears, “Big sister, this is not your fault. None of us have the foresight to see so far.”

Yang Chunhua patted her hands and said, “Don’t be sad. Aren’t you going to settle accounts with that vicious woman Su Xieqiu? I’ll go with you to see how crazy she is. Since the couple don’t regard you and your brother-in-law as elders, why do you have to care so much?”

“Big sister is right. I am really scared this time. I can’t let the eldest brother and his wife do whatever they want. Otherwise, that vicious woman will beat Meili and Qianyun as soon as she sees them.”

Yang Lanhua seemed to have just figured it out and walked forward aggressively with her daughter and daughter-in-law.

She kept saying she must avenge her daughter and daughter-in-law today.

Yang Chunhua winked at her two daughters-in-law and followed them.

Some of the people walking with them secretly sneered in their hearts, while a few who were on good terms with them were indignant on behalf of Yang Lanhua, the stepmother, and were prepared to go over and take a look, taking sides.

Sun Dahan and his wife also heard about it. Seeing Yang Lanhua and Yang Chunhua bringing their daughter and daughter-in-law with them in a threatening manner, they knew they were going to cause trouble for Su Xieqiu.

Wang Fengqin whispered to her eldest son, “Tiezhu, run back along the path by the river and tell Aunt Zhenyu that Yang Lanhua has brought a few women to cause trouble for her. Tell her to go out and hide until Uncle Zhenyu comes back.”

Tiezhu nodded and ran quickly toward the river.

Tiezhu was only 12 years old, still a little boy. Everyone thought he went to the river to catch shrimp and fish, so no one paid attention to him.

Sun Dahan and his wife also quickened their pace to go back. Although it wasn’t easy for them to help openly, they could at least mediate.