Chapter 10

A pair of sinister eyes filled with resentment appeared on the wall of Zhao’s house.

The woman’s hair was messy and her face was as pale as paper. She was holding a stone in her hand. When she saw Song Li turning her head, her eyes were panicked for a moment, and then she threw the stone back at her face.

Song Li dodged, but the woman continued to throw.

Song Li was angry.

She jumped onto the wall of the Zhao family and grabbed the woman by the collar, “Zhao Fengzhu, are you sick?”

She has been suppressing her temper these days, but that doesn’t mean she has become docile.

Song Li’s face was stern and she exuded a chill from her body. Zhao Fengzhu shrank back in fear, but when she thought of her own situation, she mustered up the courage to curse again.

“Yes, I am sick, but I am like this because of you! If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t marry Sun Zhiyuan, and I wouldn’t…”

Thinking of something, a trace of pain flashed across Zhao Fengzhu’s eyes.

Song Li was so angry that she laughed, “Why, did I force you to marry Sun Zhiyuan? Or did I force you to get the marriage certificate?”

She had never seen such an unreasonable person in her life.

If Zhao Fengzhu hadn’t envied the original owner for being able to marry He Linyuan, she wouldn’t have listened to her mother Aunt Zhang and married Sun Zhiyuan.

After all, it was my own jealousy that was at work.

Thinking of this, Song Li felt bored and no longer wanted to argue with her.

“Okay, I’ll let you go this time. If you throw rocks at me again next time, I’ll call the police to take you away.”

Song Li clapped her hands and jumped down from the wall. Behind her, Zhao Fengzhu’s eyes were red. “Do you think He Linyuan can tolerate you forever? You are wrong! None of their men are good. I am a lesson for them. Song Li, I am waiting for you to divorce He Linyuan!”

“What are you yelling about? Dad, Zhuzi is sick, get her into the house quickly.”

Aunt Zhang came out when she heard the noise, and Uncle Zhao looked very impatient.

“You’re such a disgrace. If you’re divorced, just stay at home and don’t embarrass your father!”

Zhao Fengzhu stood aside with a pale face. Aunt Zhang felt sorry for her daughter and pulled Uncle Zhao, “Keep your voice down. Zhuzi just lost her child and she is upset.”

“She’s not feeling bad at all! I told her not to marry an educated youth, but she wouldn’t listen. Now look what she got, she got nothing, he just patted his butt and left to take the college entrance examination, but she got pregnant and ended up getting married for the second time, it’s shameful.”

Thinking of the strange looks in the village these days, Uncle Zhao’s face became even uglier.

“Aunt Zhang, is Sister Fengzhu home? Brother Sun asked me to bring something back.”

Suddenly, the door of the Zhao family was pushed open. Aunt Zhang saw that it was Xiao Hongling and a smile appeared on her face.

“It’s Xiao Zhiqing, what did Zhiyuan ask you to bring?”

Sun Zhiyuan has been gone for almost half a month, and this is the first time he has sent anything back. Could it be that his statement that he wanted a divorce was false?

Uncle Zhao and Zhao Fengzhu also held their breath.

“It’s brown sugar and eggs. Sister Fengzhu said they need them to nourish her body.”

“Oh, I said Zhiyuan wouldn’t be so cruel.” Aunt Zhang quickly took it, and the smile on her face became more genuine.

After all, they have been married for several years, so they can’t let go of their bamboo.

“Aunt Zhang, Brother Sun also asked me to bring a message to Sister Fengzhu…”

“Okay, okay, let’s talk in the bamboo house.” Aunt Zhang pushed the two of them into the house and closed the door.

Seeing Uncle Zhao smoking outside, she snorted complacently, “Just wait, Zhiyuan must be here to pick up Zhuzi to go to the city to enjoy life. Our Zhao family has helped him so much, how could he not remember Zhuzi’s kindness.”

“What did Sun Zhiyuan ask you to say?”

In the dark room, Zhao Fengzhu clenched her palms nervously. Xiao Hongling glanced outside quietly and spoke in a low voice.

“Sister Fengzhu, Brother Sun said that as long as you help him accomplish one thing, he will take you to the city…”

……

After returning home, Song Li quietly scattered the seeds into the space.

He Linyuan is not here. I guess he has gone into the city again.

With two children surrounding her, Song Li thought about making some snacks for them, which she could also sell.

Selling soaps and cosmetics was too eye-catching, and coupled with the precious space in her space, Song Li came up with the idea of starting a food business.

However, whether it will succeed or not will depend on the market.

Song Li washed the red dates, removed the cores, and then cut them into pieces with scissors. The He family didn’t have an oven or milk, so the result was more like a low-end version of steamed cake.

But the dates are sweet, and even so, they are already delicious.

The two children had just finished their meal. Song Li was afraid that they would have indigestion if they ate too much, so she gave each of them a small piece.

Qingqing finished a few bites and wanted more, but Song Li refused, “If you eat any more, your tummy will hurt. Mommy will give it to you in the evening.”

“All right.”

The little girl was very obedient. She had had a stomachache from hunger before and felt so uncomfortable that she couldn’t eat for several days. She still wanted to continue eating delicious food.

Qingqing washed her hands obediently and went out to play with her brother.

There was no family planning at that time, and every household had several children. Although Song Li was disliked by everyone, her two children were very popular. After all, there were not many children as pretty and cute as them.

He Linyuan did not come back at night. Song Li left the door open for him, but when he woke up in the morning, it was still empty. No one knew what happened to him in the city.

Song Li didn’t think much about it. Although He Linyuan was a villain, he held a high position and was very capable, so she didn’t need to worry about him.

For breakfast, Song Li had hot sweet potato cakes and cooked a pot of millet porridge. After the mother and her two children finished eating, she told the two children to stay at home and not run around, and then she went into the city carrying a backpack.

There was a north wind last night and it is even colder today.

Song Li wore thermal underwear under her torn cotton-padded jacket. She also wore a scarf and a dog-skin hat, which was quite windproof, but it was still much colder than a down jacket.

She planned to go back today to change the quilt and find herself two sets of clothes.

Fortunately, it is winter now, and the original owner and the children do not have lice. If they were crawled by those bugs, she would have to shave all her hair.

At the entrance of the black market, Xiang Qian was already waiting.

Song Li’s goods were so easy to sell. Not only were they of good quality, but the packaging was also nice-looking. He made ten yuan by just reselling them, which was more than he had earned in the previous month.

“Sister, you’re here!”

Xiang Qian came forward eagerly. He had been running to the black market these days, fearing that Song Li would not come.

“Well, it’s the same few as last time. Count them.”

“Why!”

After counting forward, the total was two hundred yuan. He counted out twenty big unity bills and gave them to Song Li, “Sister, can you supply more goods before the New Year? There will be many people buying things before the New Year, so we can take this opportunity to make some money.”

Song Li nodded, “Okay.”

She was also short of money. The thatched house of the He family was leaky and would collapse if it snowed in winter. She had to earn more money to build a bigger tiled house.

“Would you like to take some cakes and snacks? This is the date cake I made. See if you can sell it.”

Song Li didn’t bring too much. Regardless of whether anyone would buy them, the food she would sell in the future would all be added with spiritual plants. These few ordinary date cakes were just to test the waters.

If it sells well, she will build up the business.

Xiang Qian patted his chest and said, “Don’t worry, sister. I will definitely sell it to you.”