Chapter 68 : Placing a hornet’s nest in front of his door

Li Chunlan looked up when she heard a familiar voice and saw that it was Chang Jinguang. Her haggard face became even more drawn. She quickly gathered up the weeds she had pulled from the field and asked cautiously, “What’s the matter?”

Chang Jinguang was a little surprised by Li Chunlan’s defensiveness, but he didn’t give up. “Nothing, I just passed by and came to see you. I don’t know why, but your shadow keeps appearing in my mind these days.”

He took a step closer, leaned against the bamboo fence of the Li family with a loving look on his face, and poured his heart out to Li Chunlan.

“Chunlan, have you ever thought about me?”

Chang Jinguang was very sure that Li Chunlan, with her obvious behavior, was just a simple country girl secretly in love with him.

“Aren’t you going to work? I heard from the team leader that you only earned six or seven work points a day this month. You’ll be left with nothing at the end of the year!”

“If you can’t even fill your stomach, how can you still think about love?”

“That’s right, Mai miao can earn two work points a day!”

A sweaty little head popped out from behind the fence. Li Shitou looked at Chang Jinguang with disdain. “Sister, he is so useless, even lazier than my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law used to get six work points when she worked in the fields.”

The brother and sister teamed up to scold Chang Jinguang, especially Li Shitou, who only said unpleasant things. Finally, he picked up dried chicken manure from the ground and threw it at Chang Jinguang.

“Get away from her! If you dare to be a hooligan to my sister, I will make you eat chicken shit!”

Chang Jinguang never expected that this country girl, whom he had tried so hard to please, would actually reject him out of character.

What exactly happened?

He took two steps back, raised his hands to show his innocence, and said, “Comrade Li Chunlan, I was too reckless. I apologize to you. Are you scared? Maybe you have a misunderstanding about me. Can you please tell me and give me a chance to explain?”

“Why don’t you leave!” Li Shitou shouted towards the front yard, “Big brother, second brother, third brother, come here quickly, someone is being a hooligan and trying to bully Sister Lan.”

“I’m leaving, I’m leaving, stop shouting,” Chang Jinguang took a few steps back and left without looking back.

Seeing him walk further and further away, the pile of weeds in Li Chunlan’s hands slipped down weakly, and she covered her face, crying softly.

Li Shitou was at a loss. He squatted down and rubbed against her side, patting her back with his hand. “Sister Lan, what’s wrong with you? Did that person bully you? Don’t cry, I, Li Shitou, will avenge you. Today I will go to the entrance of the youth camp and dig a hole. I’ll make him fall into the hole and die! I’ll throw a hornet’s nest on his bed and sting him to death!”

But Li Chunlan’s crying only became louder, and Li Shitou was completely helpless. He said with a bitter face, “Sister, please stop crying. If you cry, mom will scold me again. I didn’t make you angry today.”

Li Chunlan’s muffled voice came from the crook of her arms, “Li Shitou, take your dirty hands away, you just caught chicken shit.”

“Oh, okay, stop crying.”

“I’m not crying!”

Li Chunlan wiped away her tears. It was enough that she had cried twice for a stinky man who was not worthy of her. She would never cry again.

Today’s working hours seemed especially hard to endure. As soon as he got off work, Qi Shaoqiang went to the supply and marketing cooperative, greeted the familiar salesperson, and ordered a bicycle.

If Lizi wants to do the hair band business, she needs to go to the city often. Her bike is now used for work, so he thought of ordering a new one for her.

Besides, the black market wasn’t peaceful, and as a girl, she always needed some self-defense tools.

Thinking of this, he contacted his former comrade-in-arms, now working in the county police, and asked if he had any self-defense items. In the end, he obtained a small dagger.

Qi Shaoqiang tried it and found it quite sharp, but he was worried that Jiang Li wouldn’t know how to use it and might hurt herself instead.

Jiang Li bought some cloth and went home to make a hairband as usual, but today she became distracted after a short while. As Qi Shaoqiang was about to get off work, her unease grew.

Chen Xianyun laughed at her when she saw her, “Lizi, you’re usually the one who can sit still the most. What’s wrong with you today?”

Jiang Li’s face flushed, and she carried a small stool to follow Chen Xianyun to pick beans. The old lady was outside, carefully checking the dates that were about to ripen. “In the blink of an eye, it’ll be Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days. These dates will be ready to eat soon.”

“Lizi, what do you want to eat for the Mid-Autumn Festival? It’s hard to buy vegetables at the supply and marketing cooperative during the festival, so ask Shaoqiang to bring them back in advance. The weather will be cold after the Mid-Autumn Festival, so if you buy too much, you can store it.”

Jiang Li thought about it and started to crave pork elbow. “Mom, let’s make some pig’s trotters stewed with soybeans. I can also eat milk.”

“Okay!”

The old lady laughed, “Yun, before the weather gets too cold, let’s take apart the thicker quilts and wash them, and then make two sets of thick clothes for Lizi.”

“Mom, your clothes are old. You can make a new set. I’ve saved up a lot of cloth coupons this year, and Shaoqiang’s factory has also issued cotton coupons, so we can make a set for each of us.”

Chen Xianyun made the decision, and Jiang Li raised her hand. “Mom, give me the cloth coupons, and I’ll pay the money to make new clothes for you and Grandma.”

The old lady smiled from ear to ear, “Just keep those few dollars for yourself. I’m old and wrinkled, why would I want to look beautiful? No, no.”

“Who said that? I think, among all the old ladies, Grandma is the most energetic. If she were a few years younger, she would definitely be the most beautiful girl in Bailutang.”

Jiang Li’s funny words made the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law laugh. Chen Xianyun held her stomach and couldn’t straighten her back. Old Lady Qi tapped her forehead with her finger and said, “You sly girl, you only know how to make the old lady happy.”

Jiang Li hugged Old Lady Qi and took a deep breath. It smelled so good. The old lady had a pleasant scent.

Jiang Li felt extremely happy. After coming to the Qi family, Old Lady Qi and Chen Xianyun treated her like their own child and thought of her in everything.

Chen Xianyun is kind and generous, the old lady is wise and open-minded, and the family is always full of laughter.

“Grandma, Mom, when I make money in the future, I will definitely be filial to you. I’ll buy a big house in the city and take you to live in the city.”

Qi Shaoqiang saw this scene as soon as he entered the door. His wife had a rosy face and was lying in the old lady’s arms like a kitten, acting coquettishly. His mother was also picking vegetables and laughing beside them.

He smiled unconsciously. “Grandma, Mom, wife, I’m back.”

Jiang Li suddenly stood up, and their eyes met. Jiang Li’s face turned red as if blood was about to drip out, but Qi Shaoqiang took the beans from her hand and continued to pick them at ease.

After dinner, when Jiang Li went to take a shower, her eyes fell on her underwear.

She slapped her head and wondered why she was so short-sighted as to have made it in this style.

If Qi Shaoqiang asked, how would she answer?

Before she could think of a solution, Qi Shaoqiang called her outside and asked her to hand over the dirty clothes.