Chapter 16. Parasa consocia
Parasa Consocia-Not for bug-hater's eyes
After lunch, Yue Chang Lu drove an ox cart and pulled a cart full of rice to the rice drying yard. There was a large drying yard in the middle of Cuifeng Village. In order to avoid any neighborhood disputes during the harvest every year, Cuifeng Village had stipulated the use range of the grain drying yard a few years ago. It was divided according to the amount of field each household had. Since Yue Family owned a lot of fields and Yue Da Fu had some face in the clan, the place for drying the grain was also quite large.
At this time, most of the grain were drying on the drying yard. Yue Chang Lu unloaded the grain from the ox cart and spread it out evenly on their own drying area for sun-drying. Then he looked back at You Zhu and You Luo and said solemnly: "If our family have one less grain, you two can eat one less meal. Understand?"
That's right. Grain-stealing incident had happened in the village before. So when Yue Chang Lu pulled the grain over, Yue Da Fu got him to bring You Zhu and You Luo, who was picking up rice ears in the field, here to watch the rice on the drying yard.
You Zhu held You Luo in one hand and nodded, "I understand."
In fact, You Zhu's temperament was the most like You Jin among the younger sisters. Compared with the younger sisters with easy tear ducts, You Zhu gritted her teeth and endured it even when she was beaten black and blue all over the body. Normally, she can help take care of the few younger sisters. So, You Jin felt relatively reassured.
After watching Yue Chang Lu lead the ox cart away, You Zhu continued to hold the sleepy You Luo who continuously rubbed her eyes with one hand and found a shady place to sit down: "Little Eighth, come and sleep next to Elder Sister."
You Luo was so sleepy that her little head kept nodding off. After hearing what Fifth Elder Sister said, she nodded obediently: "En!"
Then she sat on the ground next to You Zhu, laid on her side, and fell asleep after a short while.
You Zhu grabbed a big leaf in her hand and gently fanned You Luo to repel mosquitoes, while watching the grain that was being roasted by the sun on the drying yard in boredom. She was also a little sleepy, but she didn't dare to sleep. If she fell asleep, someone might come to steal their family's grain.
Yue Wen Wei merrily went to the mountain with his friends to find wild fruits to eat during the high noon. He circled around the foot of the mountain a few times but didn't even find a single ripe fruit. He returned with his few friends in disappointment. When passing by the drying yard, one of them nudged Yue Wen Wei with his elbow: "Wen Wei, aren't those two over there your second uncle's money-wasting things?"
Because of their relationship with Yue Wen Wei, the half-grown boys in the village, who were loose mouth like him, called You Jin and her sisters like this behind their backs. Yue Wen Wei was displeased about not picking any fruit. So when he heard Er Gou Zi mentioned his second uncle's money-wasting things, he casually glanced over and discovered that it was actually that stinky girl Yue You Zhu. He suddenly became interested, waved at the half-grown boys with a slight malicious smirk: "Let's go. We'll scare them!"
While coaxing her sister to sleep, You Zhu idly yawned. She didn't realize that the danger was coming quietly from behind: Yue Wen Wei and the others quietly snuck to a distance at You Zhu's behind and then grabbed some parasa consocia from the tree with a wooden stick. Looking at the black barbs at four corner around the wriggling parasa consocia, Yue Wen Wei revealed a wicked smile.
On the other hand, the boys who were with him hesitated: "Wen Wei, if one get stung by a parasa consocia, it will hurt for a long time. How about we just scare them."
After all, they were little girls. As men, it was a little embarrassing to bullying little girls.
Yue Wen Wei glanced at them with some contempt: "What? Are you afraid? No masculinity at all!"
Half-grown lads cared about this so called masculinity the most. Unable to swallow this breath, they patted their chest and stated, "Who said I don't dare!"
Yue Wen Wei let out a snort and responded, "If you really have the gut, then go and catch a parasa consocia. Let's go scare them together!" The few boys moved quickly. In few moves, they jumped up the tree and after a while, they got their hand on parasa consocia. Silently, they approached behind You Zhu.
"WAA!" Yue Wen Wei first shouted toward You Zhu's back. As expected, You Zhu turned around in response. Before she could react, Yue Wen Wei took the lead. The four-five boys threw their stick over!
You Zhu's face was stung by the first parasa consocia thrown by Yue Wen Wei. A fiery sting erupted. You Zhu gritted her teeth and endured the pain and hurriedly threw herself on You Luo. Thanks to those boys's pause, they threw it out half-beat later. Most of the remaining four parasa consocia fell on You Zhu's back. Only one fell on You Luo because she rolled up her trouser and the exposed her leg. In midst of her sleep, You Luo was awakened by the sudden burning pain and instantly began to sob: "Fifth Elder Sister! It hurts! It hurts!"
You Luo's cry attracted people who were also guarding the grain nearby. The two elderly auntie saw that the few boys were bullying the two little girls from Yue Family and hurriedly used a cane to drive them away: "Don't you know shame!? A group of half-grown lads bullying two little girls!"
Yue Wen Wei's goal had been achieved, however his original plan was to watch You Zhu making a fool of herself. Unexpectedly, the two old aunties came to chase them away, so he made a face at them: With a whoosh, he took the lead and ran away. When the boys saw him running away, they all dispersed. Leaving only You Zhu, who had been stung by parasa consocia in many places and fainted with pain, and You Luo, who was howling.
Seeing that something wasn't right, the two old auntie hurriedly approached to take a look. They noticed that there were a good few parasa consocia slowly wriggling on You Zhu's back. An old auntie surnamed Zhang first used a stick to push away all the parasa consocia on her body and then the other old aunt, surnamed Zhou, turned You Zhu over. She saw You Zhu's left cheek had been stung swollen and red all over by the parasa consocia. It looked particularly scary!
At this time, You Luo couldn't care about her pain anymore. She grabbed You Zhu's arm in a panic: "Fifth Elder Sister! Fifth Elder Sister!"
Auntie Zhang saw how terrible the situation was and she reached out and called her granddaughter who was with her in the drying yard: "Go to Yue's house and find You Jin! Say something happened to her family's Little Fifth and Little Eighth!"
It was no secret that the Yue Family's second branch's several granddaughters weren't favored. Auntie Zhang naturally knew that if old Mrs. Chen was fetched, she will definitely ignore it.
"Ai!" A seven-year-old girl ran fast. So she disappeared in a blink of an eye.
You Luo was half-kneeling on the ground and crying so much that her tears were flowing: "Fifth Elder Sister! Fifth Elder Sister, wake up!"
You Luo didn't know what happened. Only that she was suddenly woken up from her sleep from pain. Then she heard the familiar sound of laughter from Third Elder Cousin Brother from Eldest Uncle's family. But why did Fifth Elder Sister suddenly faint?
Auntie Zhou had seen a child in their village who was stung by a parasa consocia and was in a coma for a few days before finally passing away. So looking at You Zhu's appearance, she was a little afraid of getting involved. She didn't say anything and moved away.
Auntie Zhang glanced at her disapprovingly. They were all from the same village. Something happened to a child! How could she ignore after seeing? First, she got to coax You Luo. She softly spoke to her, "Little Eighth, do you remember where Doctor Ma's house is?"
You Luo tilted her head. She recalled the Doctor Ma who grinned all day and then nodded vigorously: "En! Little Eighth knows!"
"Little Eighth is really amazing. Now your Fifth Elder Sister has fainted, Granny Zhang got to guard your fifth sister here. Can you go to Doctor Ma's house and fetch him? As long as Dr. Ma comes, your Fifth Elder Sister can wake up!" Mrs. Zhang looked at Little Eighth kindly and continued to coax: "Little Eighth is already four years old. You can go and find Doctor Ma, right?"
Little Eighth wiped away the tears on her face and tremblingly stood up while supporting herself up with the stone on the edge of the drying yard. Then she nodded and responded, "Little Eighth will go find Doctor Ma!"
Then she turned around and limped towards Doctor Ma's house.
Back to Mrs. Zhang's youngest granddaughter, Xiao Ke. She quickly ran to Yue's house, but did not find You Jin. Only saw You Bao sitting at the gate of the courtyard holding Little Ninth. Xiao Ke stood in front of You Bao with her hands on waist as she gasped for breath: "You Bao, where, where is your Third Elder Sister..."
You Bao was a little confused and asked suspiciously, "Why are you looking for Third Elder Sister? Third Elder Sister isn't at home. She's harvesting rice in the field in the west of the village!"
Xiao Ke managed to catch her breath and swallowed hard to moisten her hoarse voice: "It's your Fifth Elder Sister and Little Eighth. They got bullied at the drying yard. My grandmother told me to come find your Third Elder Sister! "
As soon as You Bao heard that Fifth Elder Sister and Little Eight were bullied, she anxiously stood up: "Who bullied them?"
Xiao Ke shook her head: "I don't know either. My grandmother told me to come here."
She was standing in front of her own drying yard at the time. From far, she saw a few boys laughing over there, but she didn't see clearly who they were.
You Bao looked at Little Ninth who had just fallen asleep in her arms and felt a little clueless. She looked at Xiao Ke with pleading eyes: "Xiao Ke, can you help me find Third Elder Sister? My mother's health isn't great. And Little Ninth has been a little well these two days. I can't leave them alone..."
Xiao Ke nodded: "Okay, then I'll quickly go find your Third Elder Sister."
After that, she jogged all the way to the west of the village to find You Jin.
Back to this end, You Luo stumbled all the way and had actually found Doctor Ma's house. Standing outside the door of Doctor Ma's house, You Luo raised her little hand and patted the wooden door hard: "Doctor Ma! Doctor Ma! Is Doctor Ma at home?"
When Doctor Ma was a young man, he worked in the county town and had saved some savings. The few acres of land bought by his family were rented out for others to plant. So he had no land to farm. Doctor Ma was taking a lunch break at home and snoozing when heard someone calling from outside. He got up at once and went to open the door to find a little girl who was only three or four years old crying. So he squatted down and stretched out his hand to dry the tears on her face. He asked in a gentle voice, "Whose baby are you? Why did you come here?"
"Fifth Elder Sister fainted, in the drying yard. Granny Zhang said, to find Doctor Ma, and Fifth Elder Sister will wake up soon..." Little Eighth cried as she ran all the way. She chokingly uttered the majority of Mrs. Zhang's words.
Doctor Ma initially had a smile on his face, thinking it was just a naughty child. But when he heard that someone fainted, he immediately stood up: "You wait here. Doctor Ma is getting the medicine box."
Chapter 17. Disfigured
On this side, Doctor Ma carried the medicine box for outpatient visits and took You Luo to the drying yard. At the other side, Xiao Ke finally found You Jin in the field at the west end of the village. As she waved in the direction of Yue Family's field, she ran: "Elder Sister You Jin! Elder Sister You Jin!"
You Jin, who was hunched over to cut rice, heard someone calling her. She looked up and saw that it was Granny Zhang's granddaughter. Straightening, she waved at her, "Xiao Ke! What's wrong!"
Xiao Ke charged all the way. She was shouting while running. Her energy was already drained. Finally, You Jin was found. After a deep breath, she ran to You Jin who was waving at her. Only when she reached You Jin, she stopped and bent down with her hands on her knees to pant for a while to recover: "You, You Jin, my grandmother said you got to hurry over. You Zhu and... and little Eighth got bullied quilted in the grain drying yard!" Xiao Ke finally passed the message. She was too tired to care about whether it was dirty or not and plopped down in the field that was being harvested. Afterward, she heavily gulped the air.
"What? What happened to You Zhu and the others?" As soon as You Jin heard that something had happened, her nerves were tense: "Xiao Ke, what happened to You Zhu?"
Xiao Ke shook her head: "I don't know either. My grandmother told me to call you. It seems that she was bullied by a few boys."
You Jin immediately felt that something was wrong. If it was just a child playing around, Granny Zhang wouldn't get Xiao Ke to come to find her. You Zhu had a spicy personality. So how could she suffer a disadvantage? You Jin hurriedly put down the sickle in her hand and instructed anxious You Yin: "I'll go back and have a look. You stay here to watch You Ling."
"Third Elder Sister, I'll go with you!" You Yin was soft-hearted. Her tears easily flow. As soon as she heard that little Fifth meet with mishap, she was so anxious that her eyes were wet. How could she be willing to wait here?
However, You Jin didn't have the mind to think. She lowered her voice and stated sternly: "We currently don't know what happened to You Zhu. Obediently listen to me. Don't make trouble!"
Then she darted under the old locust tree and went in the direction of Yue Da Fu and others. She shouted, "Grandfather, something happened to You Zhu in the village. I'll go back and have a look. I'll be back in a while!"
Afterward, she hurried back to the village regardless of whether Yue Da Fu agreed or not.
Yue Da Fu stood up. A gaze filled with mixed of displeasure and deep contemplation fell on You Jin, who flew back to the village. This girl was getting more and more rebellious. If she didn't get educated, there might be troubles in the family in the future... ..
When You Jin arrived, Doctor Ma was already checking You Zhu's condition.
Doctor Ma carefully inspected and asked about the situation at the time. His face was a little stiff: "This parasa consocia's sting can people. Hurry up and carry her to my house."
You Jin hurriedly asked Granny Zhang to help the comatose You Zhu and put her on her back. She also instructed You Bao, who came over with little Ninth on her back, to watch the sun-drying yard. Then she urgently followed Doctor Ma.
Once they arrived at Doctor Ma's house, she went according to Doctor Ma's instructions. First, place You Zhu on the simple bed that was used as a ward in Doctor Ma's house. Doctor Ma stood outside the door and guided You Jin: "Untie her clothes. Check how many other places she have been stung."
You Jin eyed the red and swollen left side of You Zhu's little face. Heartache and viciousness flashed in her eyes. Then she unbuttoned You Zhu's clothes, carefully scanned and answered Doctor Ma who was outside the door: "Except for the face, there are four more places on her back and her legs."
After Doctor Ma heard what You Jin said, his heart sank slightly. He slightly nodded: "I can give your younger sister acupuncture to wake up. But where her stings, it required buying an ointment in town."
Parasa consocia can be fatal if stung too hard. He didn't have much ointment to use. Yue Family's second branch probably can't take out the money. It seem this little girl's life will be difficult to save.
After putting on You Zhu's clothes one by one, You Jin came out and spoke to Doctor Ma: "Doctor Ma, I'll go out for a while. Please take care of You Zhu."
Hearing this, Doctor Ma nodded. Presumably, the little girl was going home to gather money. He couldn't help but blurt: "Your sister's current situation, even if she is rescued, her face was seriously stinged. I'm afraid she will be disfigured..."
After listening to this, You Jin's eyes sank. Then She bowed deeply to Doctor Ma: "Doctor Ma, I'll trouble you to take care of my younger sister. I'll be back soon."
Now the top priority was to save You Zhu. She had no money to buy ointment. Still, there were always other ways to save people.
After leaving Doctor Ma's house, You Jin went straight to the place where children in the village were most afraid of going. This place was also the place with the most parasa consocia. When she lived in the wild in her previous life, she had came across parasa consocia and had been accidentally stung a few times. How can one get ointment in the wild? Naturally, local materials were used to relieve pain.
Carefully standing at a distance to prevent herself from being stung by parasa consocia, she held a long branch and swipe at the tree that was filled with many crawling parasa consocia. Parasa consocia complied with You Jin's movements and fell. At the roots were several parasa consocia. First, she used the branch to carefully pick all parasa consocia away from the roots of the tree. Then You Jin squatted in front of these parasa consocia and carefully pierced their skin with a bamboo branch that she had broken off on the way here. It took a while before she found the turquoise blood vessel tightly close by the black blood vessels. With a little force, she nicked out the turquoise vessel and placed it on a clean leaf.
After repeating this for several times, she placed the parasa consocia's turquoise vessels on the leaf. You Jin felt that it should be enough and hurriedly took the leaf back to Doctor Ma's house. .
Seeing that she came back so soon, Doctor Ma thought that she couldn't get the money to buy the medicine. So he didn't say anything. Just shook his head slightly and sighed. You Jin didn't notice Doctor Ma's movements. She went straight into the room where You Zhu was lying with the leaf in her hand.
Sitting on the edge of the bed with the leaf in one hand, she picked up a few sticky turquoise vessels with the other hand and squeezed them with a little force. Then it was smeared on You Zhu's left face, back, and thighs. Once this was completed, You Jin breathed a sigh of relief and went out to notify Doctor Ma: "Doctor Ma, I have found something to smear on You Zhu. The swelling should disappear in fifteen minutes. I must trouble you to check You Zhu again."
Doctor Ma found it a bit miraculous. What did she find to put on? It would heal in a while? He asked curiously, "What did you smear on?"
"I've been stung by hot peppers before. I don't know whom I heard it from, there is a turquoise vein in the parasa consocia's body. Pick it out and rubbed it on the wound. The swelling disappeared in a quarter of an hour. Later I tried it once. It works." You Jin slightly smiled and found a excuse. It would be good that this kind of knowledge can be spread out. After all, the people in the village were ordinary people. Less one can spend, the less they suffer.
After listening to You Jin's words, Doctor Ma's eyes really brightened: "Oh? There are such strange things?"
After that, he quickly stood up and went to the room where You Zhu was lying. This provoked a complaint out of Doctor Ma's wife: "Really! When it comes to medicines and illnesses, he become completely fixated!"
You Jin smiled and said nothing.
Sure enough, after applying the parasa consocia's vessel, it took only a quarter of an hour for the left face's swelling to almost completely disappear. Still, You Zhu hadn't woken up yet. Doctor Ma took a silver needle and stabbed a needle in You Zhu's philtrum. Only then, You Zhu came to.
She feebly opened her eyes and felt a tingling pain from the left side of her face and many parts of her body. You Zhu involuntarily groaned a few times. Then she noticed You Jin sitting on the side nervously watching her: "Third Elder Sister..."
When You Jin saw that she had finally woken up, she was relieved, and hurriedly responded: "Third Elder Sister is here. How do you feel?"
You Jin had been in this world for nearly 12 years. These sisters were mostly brought up by her. The hard work that You Jin poured into them had long been incalculable. They were her biggest weakness. Now that You Zhu was all right, You Jin let her on-the-edge heart settle down.
You Zhu shook her head slightly: "I'm fine. Where's little Eighth? How's little Eighth? Have she been stung?"
Which rural child hadn't been stung by a parasa consocia? You Zhu naturally knew this familiar pain meant it was parasa consocia and feared that little Eight got stung.
You Jin patted her thin little hand lightly: "Don't worry, little Eighth is fine. You Bao is watching her!" Because little Eighth never cried or made trouble, You Jin and others didn't notice little Eighth got stung. Just thought she was scared.
However, You Zhu shook her head anxiously: "Third Elder Sister, go take a look. Little Eighth may have been stung too!"
Her eyes were full of angst as she urged You Jin to check little Eighth.
You Jin nodded and spoke, "I see. I'll go in a while. Tell me what's happened first? How did you get stung by so many parasa consocia when you were watching the grain in the drying yard?"
You Jin would never believe that You Zhu was being naughty and got stung. There must be other reasons.
Hearing Third Elder Sister's question, You Zhu's eyes became full of ruthlessness: "It's Yue Wen Wei! He brought a few people over to throw parasa consocia on us!"
She gritted her teeth and viciously declared: "Seeing me and little Eighth so, they stood there surrounding us and laughed! I will definitely not let him go!"
You Wen Wei! Hearing that it was his doing, You Jin's eyes were instantly filled with gloom. She patted You Zhu to comfort her: "Be good, You Zhu. Leave Yue Wen Wei to Third Elder Sister. You should properly nurse your wounds."
"Third Elder Sister! I can do it myself!" You Zhu wanted to personally take revenge.
You Zhu shook her head: "You Zhu, you can't win him with your fist. If you go back and tattle, you might even gen beaten by Grandmother. How can you take revenge?"
Each and every words of You Jin stabbed the heart. The tears that You Zhu had originally held back flowed down against her will: "Then do we let them bully like this? Just because we are girls and money-wasting things, we can bully and be beaten and scolded at will!"
You Jin reached out to wipe away the tears on You Zhu's face. Her gaze steadily looked at her and said softly: "You Zhu, being a female is not our fault. Nor we are supposed be bullied by others. You have to remember, no matter what others said, we can't think of ourselves as money-wasting things. So what if we are female? We can be independent and strong. However, you are still young. Hitting a stone with an egg is the stupidest way. We got to become a being that's harder than a stone. Even if others are stones, we won't be crushed. Understand?"
Maybe due to Third Elder Sister's gaze being too firm and her tone was too resolute strong, You Zhu subconsciously nodded: "Third Elder Sister, I understand. I will definitely be stronger earlier, so that I can protect you all!"
Chapter 18. Late night grilled fish
You Jin smilingly reached out and rubbed You Zhu's little head: "Okay. Once you grow up, Third Elder Sister will let you protect!"
It was precisely because of You Jin's words that You Zhu's determination to protect the big family of sisters harden even more. Later when she grow up, she make a fuss about not marrying to follow You Jin and caused Mrs. Su to have headaches.
Back to the current situation. Seeing that You Zhu was fine, You Jin asked Doctor Ma and his wife to take care of You Zhu. She went to the drying yard to check on You Luo's condition.
You Luo's calf was red and swollen from the stung. After rubbing the parasa consocia's vessel on it, You Jin gently patted You Luo's small head and praised: "Third Elder Sister heard from Granny Zhang that it was little Eighth who went to fetch Doctor Ma to rescue your Fifth Elder Sister. You didn't cry when are stung. Our little Eighth is awesome!"
Little Eighth originally wanted to cry because of the pain from the sting on her leg. Now she heard Third Elder Sister complimenting her, she instantly puffed her small chest with joy: "Little Eighth not hurt!"
You Bao looked at You Luo's slightly red eyes and hide her short chuckle behind her hand: "Who was crying just now that it hurts? Now it doesn't hurt anymore. Our little Eighth is really growing fast! "
"Sixth Elder Sister!" Little Eighth pouted at You Jin: "Third Elder Sister, Sixth Elder Sister is making fun of me!"
"Okay, okay. Let's not mess anymore. You Bao, you lead them in guarding here. I'll go see your Fifth Elder Sister. If it's all right, I'll go back to the field to work!" After instructing them, You Jin went to thank Granny Zhang again: "Thank you Granny Zhang for calling Xiao Ke to tell me. If you hadn't helped protect the sisters, maybe something would have happened."
Granny Zhang smiled kindly and waved her hand: "We're all from the same village. You Jin, don't be so polite to me. Is little Fifth okay?"
Granny Zhang were fond Yue Family's second branch's daughters very much All of them were very sensible and well-behaved. But thinking of the other children in Yue Family, Granny Zhang couldn't help frowning: "It's not that I want to talk too much. That Wen Wei from your Eldest Uncle's family is too insensible. He led outsiders to bully his own family!"
After listening, You Jin didn't speak too much. She just lowered her eyes slightly. The smile at the corner of her mouth faded by few degree: "Wen Wei is still young, so he's insensible. Speaking of this, I have something else to ask you, Granny Zhang. Only you saw what Wen Wei did today. I want to ask you to not speak of it. You know the situation in our family..."
Looking at You Jin's 'it's complicated' expression, Granny Zhang sighed lightly: "Oh, I understand. But I'm not the only one who saw it today. Elder Sister Zhou also saw it. It should be fine if I say a word to her. "
"Then I'll trouble Granny Zhang." You Jin nodded gratefully. After all, if old Mrs. Chen found out about this, she would probably be able to turn the black into the white. Or even hit back unfairly. On the surface, this matter passed. As for privately, how You Jin want to retaliate, that was her own business.
She went back to Doctor Ma to confirm You Zhu's situation, Doctor Ma had boiled the medicine and fed it You Zhu. Seeing that the redness and swelling on You Zhu's body had almost disappeared, You Jin breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Doctor Ma. Can I owe you the money for this consultation first..."
Although she was very embarrassed, You Jin had no money. So she could put it on credit with him with shame.
Doctor Ma replied with a smile: "It's fine. It's just some herbs for clearing heat and detoxification. I picked them all up in the mountains by myself. Not worth a lot of money. Besides, you gave me such a good recipe and didn't take my money. It was me who benefitted!"
You Jin felt that Doctor Ma said this on purpose. Just to reassure her. She knew that she owed a lot to Doctor Ma and etched Doctor Ma's kindness to heart. In the future, when she has the ability, she must repay Doctor Ma's kindness.
When You Jin returned to the field at the west end of the village, You Yin, who was fretting to end's wits, hurried over to greet her "Third Elder Sister, how is little Fifth?"
She patted You Yin on the shoulder and jollily assured: "It's all fine. It's just children playing around. How can it be a big deal?"
You Jin knew You Yin's temperament. Once she tell her the truth, she will definitely overthink. Better to not say.
Hearing what Third Elder Sister said, You Yin believed it. She was greatly relieved: "It's good that nothing happened. When Xiao Ke rushed to call you, I thought something big had happened!"
Even though You Yin was attentive, she deeply believed in You Jin. When she heard her explanation, she believed it and finally let her raised heart settle down.
On the other hand, Yue Da Fu didn't ask a word since You Jin return. As if this had never happened.
The harvest rush basically from the time the rooster crow until the lights were turned on late at night. After pulling the last truckload of grain back to the drying yard, Yue Family members dragged their tired bodies and stepped on the moonlight back home.
After returning home, You Jin and her sisters couldn't even take a hot bath, because Old Chen was guarding by the door of the kitchen. Only a bucket of hot water was prepared for Yue Da Fu and Yue Chang Lu. You Jin braved herself to ask for some hot water and received a big eye roll: "Doesn't hot water need firewood? What hot water? Are you a young lady in the city? To actually want hot water to wash up! How about I prepare two more bars of soap for you to wash your head and feet!"
You Jin sighed deeply. After an exhausting day, she really didn't have the strength to handle her. So she could only drop it. She took the few younger sisters to the lower part of Cuifeng River that flow through the village. Even if they couldn't take a bath, they still had to use water and wipe their body.
The night wind was cold. Standing by the slow-flowing river, You Jin warned the group that they weren't allowed to go into the water: "In this darkness, don't go down. If you get pulled away the water, Third Elder Sister won't be able to save you."
Then she instructed You Yin picked up some dry wood to build a fire by the river. While she pulled off her outer clothes and plunged into the water with a plop.
"Third Elder Sister, be careful!" You Zhu and You Bao shouted in unison. The two sisters soaked a shabby handkerchief by the river with water. They first washed little Seventh and little Eighth's face and took some cold water to wash the two's hands and feet. Then two sisters hurriedly moved the two youngest to the side where You Yin built the fire to heat up.
You Ling and You Luo were young, so they didn't think it was a bitter experience. On the contrary, they thought it was a very interesting and fun thing. The two little toddlers were sitting and giggling by the fire. No fuss from them at all.
Unlike the other girls in Yue family who were not terrible at swimming, You Jin was very good in the water. After she plunged into the water and suddenly stood up within a quarter of an hour. The water here wasn't deep. Only reach to You Jin's shoulders. In You Jin's raised hands was a big carp that was twisting hard!
The scales of the big carp shone a little from the firelight. The few sisters' attention were attracted: "Wow! A big fish!"
You Jin vigorously threw the fish to the shore: "You Yin, grill the fish on a stick!"
After that, she turned around and plunged into the water. When You Yin received Third Elder Sister's words, she quickly found a clean wooden stick, pierce through it and directly roasted it.
This fish wasn't cooked yet when You Jin caught three fish one after another and threw them ashore. Only then, she crawled out of the water.
"Third Elder Sister, come and warm up by the fire! It won't be cold anymore!" You Bao beckoned to her and urged her to come over. You Jin smiled and nodded. She went to fetch clean clothes and changed into them behind the tree. Once she came out wearing dry and warm clothes, she hugged little Seventh and little Eighth in her arms to block the cold night wind for the two of them. Looking at the slightly golden fish, she merrily remarked, "It's so fragrant!"
The few sisters subconsciously bobbed their head in suit and then quietly swallowed their drool. The grilled fish was really delicious!
The fishes that You Jin caught in the water were all about a jin and a half. Tonight, apart from little Ninth, who had already slept, the rest of the sisters came. Four fishes were enough for seven people to eat. Under the eager eyes of the younger sisters, You Jin took off a piece of fish and tasted it herself first. Afterward, she announced, "It's cooked. You can eat it."
Then sisters started to eat the fish together.
You Jin was the oldest and had bigger appetite than the few younger sisters. So she chose the smallest one to eat by herself. The remaining three were divided among the five younger sisters. The younger sisters stretched out their hands, pulled off a piece of fish, and put it in their mouths. Like this, they gobbled it in big gulps: "It's delicious!"
You Jin grinningly watched the few younger sisters eating in content and felt a lot more relaxed. She also munched with big gulps. In fact, this fish's belly hadn't been open. Nor were there seasoning. It wasn't delicious in the true sense. But in the eyes of Yue Family's little girls who can't get enough to eat all year round, this was simply most delicious on earth!
After taking a few bites, You Bao stopped her hand. Her eyes stared at You Jin: "Third Elder Sister, can I leave mine to Mother and little Ninth?"
After hearing to younger sister's sensible words, You Jin couldn't help feeling a little moved. She reached out and rubbed You Bao's little head: "You Bao, eat your fill first, okay? Father is at home tonight. If Father finds out, there might be trouble. After the autumn harvest, I'll try to find something for Mother and little Ninth to eat, okay?"
When they thought of their father who often beat them, the little girls couldn't help but shiver. Everyone was afraid of Father who would beat others when he came home all day and have sudden outburst. So they all nodded obediently: "En! We'll listen to Third Elder Sister. ."
"Okay! Hurry up and eat. We have to go home and sleep in a while! We've been out for a long time. Mother is probably getting anxious!" You Jin smilingly urged the few people to finish the grilled fish. After finishing, the remaining fish bones were thrown into the Cuifeng River and the fire was extinguish with soil. Only then they went home hand in hand.
The moon glisten in the quiet autumn night. Although You Jin and others didn't bring lanterns, there was the cold as frost moonlight. The way home was easy. It took only a quarter of an hour to get home from the place where everyone was grilling fish. The sound of opening the door was "squeaky" and particularly loud in the already sleeping village.
Mrs. Su, who was coaxing little Ninth to sleep on the outer kang of the west wing, knew that the children had returned when the courtyard door rang: "Why did it take you so long to come back? If you don't come back, it will scary!"
The few little girls climbed onto the kang as quiet as possible, snuggled up beside Mrs. Su, and whispered: "Third Elder Sister caught a lot of fish in the river. We grilled the fishes and ate it!" Their gaze toward Mrs. Su carried guilt: "We ate it all and didn't bring it back to Mother..."
Mrs. Su grinningly comforted the little girls: "It's okay. Mother knows that you have me in your heart. Mother is happy that you are full. You have to get up early for work tomorrow. Go to bed early."
The few little girls nodded happily. Shortly after, they fell asleep.
Chapter 19. An eye for an eye
Over at this side, Yue Wen Wei finished his torment and took the few half-grown lads around the village for half a day. Only when it was dark, he went home for dinner. Originally, he wanted to wait for those lowly girls to go back and make a fuss. Then he would take the opportunity to complain to his grandparents! Unexpectedly that Yue You Zhu came back with a scary red and swollen face. She went about her business like usual. This made him a little disappointed.
Yue Wen Wei looked at Yue You Zhu's terrifying face every day. After a few days, the redness and swelling disappeared. A scar about an inch long was left on her face. This could be regarded as a complete disfigurement. Thinking about how Yue You Zhu viciously glared at him but couldn't do anything to him., Yue Wen Wei felt proud. He stated to those boys who were still a little guilty, "Like I said, it's just a money-wasting thing. Even if we sell her, it's not a problem. What's there to be scared about!"
The few boys were a little different from Yue Wen Wei. Although they were all at the naughty and mischievous years, they didn't hold bad intentions. They thought it was just a prank.
Yue Wen Wei disdained his little friends a little and felt that they were all unmanly. He was proud of his masculinity. However, his proudness didn't last long. Once Yue Family's annual rush was over, You Jin secretly started her revenge plan.
Toward Yue Wen Wei, You Jin had always had no good feelings. A stupid and arrogant little prodigal who was spoiled by old Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen. On top of that, he bullied the few younger sisters from time to time and try to get her into trouble. It was small matters. The younger sisters were willing to complain to her. However, this time he caused You Zhu to be disfigured. She couldn't swallow this breath no matter what.
You Jin wouldn't be stupid enough to burn herself with him. So she kept this matter from everyone in the family and started an eye-for-an-eye plan alone.
Now that the autumn harvest had passed, the weather had began to cool down. It was still a little hot near noon. This day, Yue Wen Wei heard the news that someone had caught a big fish in the Cuifeng River, so he became intrigued. At noon the next day, he took advantage of the fierce sun and went to the Cuifeng River to catch fish with a few friends.
You Jin naturally knew about his movement. Not long after Yue Wen Wei went out, she carried a pigweed basket and went along the village road to Cuifeng Mountain at the back of the village to gather pigweed. You Jin merrily greeted people along the way. When someone asked, she said she was going up the mountain to forage pigweed. After she left the village and saw that there was no one around, she came to the foot of the mountain and used a branch to smack down a dozen parasa consocia. She carefully collected them up with a stick onto a leaf and wrapped them up. Then she put it in the back basket. She avoided the village and stooped to avoid everyone's sight to stealthily reach Cuifeng River.
Currently, there weren't many people around the river. Yue Wen Wei and a few people had their outer clothes off and left it on the river bank. The four-five teen boys fished in the river.
You Jin first laid down on the bank and checked who they were. When she finally confirmed that all of them were involved in bullying You Zhu that day, she took advantage of everyone occupied state and carefully placed the parasa consocia on the casually placed outer clothes on the river bank. Among them, Yue Wen Wei's clothes had eight parasa consocia.
You Jin watched the parasa consocis wriggling and disappeared into the gap of the clothes. With a wicked smile on the corner of her mouth, she smirked: "Yue Wen Wei, today I will teach you what self-inflicted means and a tooth for a tooth!"
After glancing at the few unaware, stinky boys, she quietly returned to the Cuifeng Mountain the way she came and continued to gather pigweed.
You Jin quickly filled the basket with pigweed and punctually returned back according to the time she usually took to gather pigweed. There was no flaws at all. Sure enough, before she reached the road of Yue Family's house, she heard Yue Wen Wei screaming like a slaughtered pig. A mission complete smile appeared on You Jin's face. If it was back in her previous life, she would go up one-on-one with the other party. The her back then was disdainful of making such a petty, family-level revenge.
But there were too many restrictive factors in this life. And too many aspects where she was controlled by others. It won't allow her to be willful. So she can only use this unruly method to let out a stifled breath. She shook her head to clear the mess in her mind. After taking a deep breath, she pushed open the door of Yue's house.
Back to Yue Wen Wei. When he led a few people to fish in the river for a long time and didn't catch anything, he stood in the river and crudely cursed before getting out from the river angrily to put on clothes and prepare to go home. After the sun reached the afternoon, the wind gradually picked up. Everyone got goosebumps from the autumn wind. The boys just wanted to put on their clothes quickly. They didn't even notice that there was something in the clothes. Only when they got stung by something did they called out one by one.
When the boys discovered the problem, they all stood on the bank of the river and jumped around frantically. Sure enough, after a while, a few curled and wriggling parasa consocia were shaken from the boys' clothes. Among them, Yue Wen Wei shook out the most. As the cluster of parasa consocia was shaken out, a cluster of sting also appear on the body. Which can be said to be terrible to the point of intolerable.
After being stung so badly by parasa consocia, how could the several early teen knew what to do? So they all went home crying and looking for their parents. Yue Wen Wei normally put up a strong front. When actually he was the most useless. This time, he ran the fastest now he was stung by parasa consocia.
After the autumn harvest was over, the farmer's days became much idler. In the quiet afternoon, people either take a nap at home, or sit in the village in group of twos or threes as they did work and talk. But today's tranquility was disrupted by Yue Wen Wei and the monkey boys' screams.
"My son, what's wrong with you?" Mrs. Chen, who was taking a lunch nap at home, was startled awake by the returning Yue Wen Wei's cry and shout. Originally, she was still a little angry and wanted to tell him off. But seeing him with a heart-wrenching painful expression, she hurriedly got up to check his situation.
Yue Wen Wei only felt pain and itching all over his body now. Extremely uncomfortable. He cried and complained to Mrs. Chen: "Mother, parasa consocia's stings hurts,"
Mrs. Chen, who had thought that something had happened, heard him say it was just a parasa consocia's sting and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief: "You child. It's just a parasa consocia's sting. What's there to cry about? You're already so big and still sobbing. Not afraid of getting laughed at!"
She found it somewhat amusing. It was just a parasa consocia's sting. Son was already eleven years old and was still crying. If outsiders knew, won't they laugh?
Old Mrs. Chen also heard Yue Wen Wei's movements and came out from the main room to check the situation. Seeing that the child was crying so much and his face was a little pale, she frowned and spoke to Mrs. Chen, "Check out the child's sting! What mother is like you? Son got stung and you still stand there and watch the drama!"
Mrs. Chen turned her head over and pouted. Then she pulled Yue Wen Wei over to undress for inspection. If she hadn't taken off Yue Wen Wei's clothes, neither Mrs. Chen would know that the child was stung so badly; there were traces of sting on a large area of both arms, on the back, on the waist, and on the legs where the trousers rolled up and revealed! It can be said to be quite shocking.
"What's happen to you, child? Did you fall into the parasa consocia's nest?" Old Mrs. Chen took in the parasa consocia's stings all over Yue Wen Wei's body and felt that her heart skipped a few beats. Then she sent Mrs. Chen away. : "Hurry up and get some soap water to rub. Maybe it will be better!"
Mrs. Chen was panicked for a while. Hearing what her mother-in-law said, she hurriedly responded "Oh" and went to the kitchen to find soap and water. After a while, she came back with a basin of soapy water and carefully smeared the soapy water on the place where Yue Wen Wei was stung by parasa consocia. The pain was relieved a little.
Back then, You Zhu was stung to the point of fainting from pain. While Yue Wen Wei was only stung until his face was pale and crumbling. Still, he didn't faint, because You Zhu's own physical fitness was no match for Yue Wen Wei, who was like a sturdy calf.
When You Jin came home, she saw Yue Wen Wei half-naked with his trouser legs pulled up high. He stood in the yard as his brows wriggled with pain. Mrs. Chen repeatedly smeared soapy water on him, hoping yo give him some pain relief. Seeing such a scene, You Jin, who was carrying a heavy basket of pigweed, lowered her head and looked at the ground with a satisfied smirk. She didn't intend to tell them how to quickly subside the redness and swelling. Better let him feel the pain that You Zhu had endured, right?
Although You Jin didn't intend to get involved, there were naturally some people who wouldn't let her go.
"Grandmother, it must be those cheap girls from second branch!" Yue Wen Wei's eyes were red with pain. He glared fiercely at You Jin, who was standing at the door of the west wing as she unloaded the pig grass: "She must have done it! "
Old Mrs. Chen's partiality was at its max at the moment. She believed what her grandson more. Especially if it involves the second branch's few annoying money-wasters, her seventy-eighty percent believe become one hundred percent. As soon as she heard her precious grandson say this, her sinister gaze fell on You Jin: "Did you cause Wen Wei to be stung by parasa consocia?"
You Jin glanced at old Mrs. Chen with a confused face: "Wen Wei was stung by parasa consocia? I just came back from gathering pig weed. How can I have time to tease Wen Wei?"
After a while, she frowned and acted like she was concerned: "Nowadays, there are parasa consocia everywhere. It can't be that Wen Wei accidentally dropped into parasa consocia's nest? You Zhu was stung so badly in the drying field that day. There was even a sting on her face and left a scar on her face!"
Hearing You Jin mention You Zhu's scar from parasa consocia sting, Yue Wen Wei felt guilty for no reason. However, this kind of guilty conscience didn't last long. Looking at You Jin's contemplating eyes, he insisted that it was You Jin and the others who took avenge: "You must have done it! You took revenge on me!"
You Jin's puzzled expression was just right. Frowningly, she looked at old Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen: "Wen Wei's words are strange. You didn't bully me, why would I take revenge on you?"
She didn't believe that Yue Wen Wei would confess what he did that day. Sure enough, when Yue Wen Wei was asked this by her, he was instantly speechless. He only knew to insist that it was You Jin's doing.
"You Zhu was stung badly that day. Just don't know what Doctor Ma used, she was cured. Would Grandmother and Eldest Aunt like to take Wen Wei to see him as well?" You Jin thought for a while before finally adding a sentence : "I heard Granny Zhang say that parasa consocia's sting is so severe, it can sting people to death!"
Sure enough, as soon as old Mrs. Chen and the others heard that parasa consocia can sting people to death, they hurriedly put on Yue Wen Wei's clothes and made way to the doctor's house in the village in a rush. Wen Wei was a precious grandson. He can't have any mishap.
You Jin watched how they panicked around and went to seek medical treatment for Yue Wen Wei. All of them forgot to settle accounts with her. You Jin took a relaxed step back to the west wing.
The author had something to say: About that... Little cuties can scold when they are angry, but don't scold Qingshan[the author] 嘤嘤嘤(?_?)
Chapter 20. Private treasury fund
As soon as You Jin entered the west wing, a few small radishes clustered around with a whoosh: "Third Elder Sister!"
You Zhu, who had a small scar about an inch long on her face, looked at You Jin with joy in her eyes: "Third Elder Sister, Yue Wen Wei was also stung by parasa consocia!"
"I know. Do you still remember what Third Elder Sister said to you at that time? Now Third Elder Sister will tell you again. The rest of you listen too." She picked up little Ninth, who was still staggering as she walked, and led younger sisters back to the kang to sit. Then she spoke each and every word in a slow pace: "It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge ten years later. If someone stronger than us bullies us and we are unable to fight back outright, we will can think of other ways. You all have to remember that hitting a stone with an egg is the stupidest way. Remember?"
The few little radishes nodded earnestly: "Remember!"
There was a particularly bright light in You Zhu's eyes. From the moment she heard Yue Wen Wei's howling cry and moan, she guessed that it was Third Elder Sister who avenged for her. Now after listening to Third Elder Sister's words, she fully knew that this was Third Elder Sister's doing!
You Jin noticed You Zhu's gleaming eyes and secretly winked at her while the younger sisters weren't paying attention. Caught on, You Zhu nodded. This was a little secret between herself and Third Elder Sister. The sisters messed around. Mrs. Su, who was lying on the kang, heard the movement outside and couldn't help showing a loving smile. That's when she felt that with just them in the family, what did being poor and miserable count as? At least her children didn't have to be afraid and on edge every day. Nor do they need to wonder when they will be beaten again, right?
Back to old Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen bringing Yue Wen Wei to Doctor Ma's house. Doctor Ma happened to gone up the mountain to forage medicine and hadn't returned yet. It was half an hour of agitating wait. When Yue Wen Wei was in so much pain that bean-size sweats appear on his forehead and the clothes were soaked, Doctor Ma carefreely came back with the medicine basket on his back.
As soon as he heard that another person who was stung by parasa consocia, Doctor. Ma found this the chance to try the method You Jin given. He grabbed a few parasa consocia, picked out the turquoise vessels and applied it to Yue Wen Wei's wound. Sure enough, within a quarter of an hour, the redness, swelling, and pain were greatly reduced. Seeing that Yue Wen Wei finally stopped howling, old Mrs. Chen and her daughter-in-law breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that he was all right, Doctor Ma advise them a few things to watch out for: "If it still hurts when you go back, get some soapy water to rub on. Currently, it's parasa consocia's abundant season. You have to take good watch of the child. The sting is fierce. It can sting people to death!"
The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law originally brought their child to see the doctor. Never thought that they get a lecture from the doctor. Especially old Mrs. Chen. How could she possibly receive such treatment? Her complexion that had recovered due to her grandson's suffering became darker. She vaguely acknowledged in response and left without paying the medical fee.
Watching old Mrs. Chen's departing back, Doctor Ma's wife let out a vicious "pah": "What the heck! You shouldn't get involved. He deserved to be stung! Last time, You Jin and the few girls were so sensible. It really is bad bamboo produce good shoots!"
She turned her head to Doctor Ma, who was sitting in the courtyard cutting herbs, and continued: "He deserved it if you let him he be stung to death. Can we not even say a few words of kindness? She really think of herself as Queen Mother of Heaven?"
Doctor Ma put down the herbal medicine in his hand and sighed: "Doctors got parental heart. A patient is a patient. No matter what the personality they have, it is the doctor's duty to save lives and heal the wounded. Don't talk about it. Prepare some food. I had gone up the mountain to collect herbs for half a day. I'm hungry."
Mrs. Lin rolled her eyes at him angrily: "You can do it"
Still, she swiftly cooked food for him.
Because no evidence was found and the egg stealing incident from before, old Mrs. Chen felt a little wary of You Jin. Yue Wen Wei had to bite the bitter fruit and swallow it into his stomach. Because of the parasa consocia incident, only a shallow scar was left on You Zhu's face and this storm passed quietly.
About 3-4km to the west of Cuifeng Village was Liutun Town. The town hold a market every day that end with 2 or 6. So every second, sixth, twelfth, sixteenth, twenty-second, and twenty-sixth day of every month. Once it reached these days, most of the people in the villages around the town will bring their eggs or fresh fruits and vegetables that they accumulated to the market to exchange for money. After all, they were all produced in their own fields. Being able to exchange for money was wonderful.
Now that Yue Family had spent a large amount of money, old Mrs. Chen begun to exchange the eggs saved at home for the money. At dinner that day, old Mrs. Chen spoke to Mrs. Chen: "The day after tomorrow will be twenty-sixth. On that day, take the eggs and the insoles I made myself to exchange for some money. It can be a little supplement."
Mrs. Chen nodded: "Sure. Don't worry, Mother."
Thinking of the eggs at home, the insoles made by old Mrs. Chen, and making some small things like nets that should be possible to exchange a lot of money, Mrs. Chen started to wonder how much she could make here.
Old Mrs. Chen glanced at Ms. Chen and knew what she was thinking about. She used a chopstick and stuffed some food into her mouth to chew on it. She solemnly looked up at Mrs. Chen and stated, "I will go with you the day after tomorrow."
In the past, the family's situation was better. Since Mrs. Chen was her own niece, it didn't matter to her whether she nipped some money. But now that there was a shortage of money at home, how could she still give the money to others in vain? Not even when this person was her own daughter-in-law and niece!
Mrs. Chen was a little confused by old Mrs. Chen's sudden move. However, she quickly caught on: "Mother! It's a long way to go. No need to bother. I guarantee that I can sell the things for a good price!" She coaxed old Mrs. Chen with a smile on her face while her heart nervously twist. She was afraid that old Mrs. Chen would go to the market with her.
But how could her little thoughts escape from old Mrs. Chen, an old vixen who has practiced for many years? The matter of going to the market was settled by old Mrs. Chen: "You don't have to come up with any thoughts. It's decided. I'll go with you the day after tomorrow."
Mrs. Chen was full of unhappiness. While You Jin, who was quietly eating sitting at the side, was extremely happy. In the past, Mrs. Su was reluctant to leave Yue Family and she had no chance to go to the market. Now that Mrs. Su had the heart to leave Yue Family, the first thing to do was to solve the problem of money.
However, old Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen were keeping watch at home. And she had too many things to do every day. Now that old Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen were going to the market together, isn't this creating an opportunity for herself to gather private treasury fund?
That night, before Yue Chang Lu came back, You Jin whispered to Mrs. Su: "Mother, if we want to leave Yue's house, we must have money. You need to change my clothes for me."
The method that You Jin thought of was to catch some pheasants and hares to exchange for some money. Currently it was the golden autumn season. Cuifeng Mountains covered a vast amount of land. Naturally, there were lots of pheasants and hares. It went without saying, You Jin can find a rabbit burrow and smoke them out.
When Mrs. Su heard that she wanted to make money, she couldn't help but worry: "What idea do you have to make money?"
If the idea got to sacrifice her daughter, Mrs. Su would definitely refuse.
You Jin leaned over and whispered: "Mother, did you forget? I can catch pheasants. I will go to the mountains in the next two days. Even if I catch one pheasant and one hare, I can exchange some money, right? It's a rare chance that Grandmother and Eldest Aunt isn't at home. If we don't seize the opportunity to save some money, how will we live when we leave Yue's house?"
Hearing what her daughter said, Mrs. Su's eyes couldn't help but slightly reddened. her heart was in knots: "Jin'er, how about we don't leave?"
Cuifeng Mountain was infested with tigers from the early years. If her daughter lose her life, the what to do?
"Mother, just listen to Third Elder Sister!" Seeing You Jin go in and speak to Mrs. Su, curious You Zhu first eavesdropped by herself. Then she beckoned for You Yin and Young Bao. Hearing that Third Elder Sister said that she was going to take everyone away from Yue's house, surprise flashed across the eyes of the three sisters. But when her mother expressed that she didn't want to leave, hasty-tempered You Zhu lifted the curtain and rushed in.
When You Yin and You Bao saw that You Zhu rushed in first, the two of them looked at each other and went in: "Mother, listen to Third Elder Sister!"
Mrs. Su didn't expect that the few daughters were so anxious to escape from Yue's house. She couldn't help but persuade a bit: "You are still young. You know that if we leave Yue's house, it won't be just a problem of whether we have enough food and clothing. We are all female. If we get bullied, what can we do?"
After listening to Mrs. Su's words, soft-personality You Yin and You Bao showed a somewhat hesitant expression on their face. While You Zhu, who had a sharp temperament, didn't think so: "Mother, if we leave Yue's house, I can protect everyone with Third Elder Sister. But if we stay at Yue's house, can we really live well? Father only know how to beat us. We can't get enough to eat. Nor do we have enough warm clothes at Yue's house. We also get ordered around by people. We are worse than the wild dogs wandering around in the village outside!" She stared deeply at Mrs. Su and then said quietly: "If it's like this, I might as well be a wild dog!"
After listening to You Zhu's words, she glanced at You Yin and You Bao, whose eyes became firm. Mrs. Su was surprised to find that her daughters had grown up enough to distinguish between good and bad. Only then did Mrs. Su feel that she couldn't even compare with her own daughters. The daughters understood better late than never and when it's time to break, then break. She, herself, had let herself be bullied by others for so many years. To be so indecisive was a failure.
Mrs. Su, whose eyes were slightly red, had a lot of thoughts rushed through her mind. After a while, she nodded heavily: "Okay, this time, Mother will listen to you."
"Really!?" The three little girls happily rushed to Mrs. Su's bed. They joyfully stretched out their little hands to gently rubbed Mrs. Su's belly: "Mother is so wonderful!"
You Jin was also relieved. It seemed that Mrs. Su wasn't hopeless. As long as she had these children in her heart, the possibility of leaving Yue Family would be increased by another notch.
Mrs. Su agreed to help You Jin change a set of clothes into large male's clothes. The next night, You Jin changed her clothes and put on a little gray hat. She looked exactly just like a skinny boy from a farming family. You Jin was very satisfied with this dress up: "Success. Then I will dress like this to go to the market the day after tomorrow."