70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 339: Old Grudges of the Elder Generation

Xu Wan was dumbfounded; how did her eldest sister become so formidable?

They had always said the eldest sister was amazing. She always thought her eldest sister was only amazing academically, and she never had a direct understanding of her sister’s strength.

"Well, I overexerted myself." Xu Mumu said helplessly, squeezing her hand. She couldn’t control her strength, but this wild chicken was too fragile.

Xu Mumu walked over, picked up the wild chicken, drained the blood, buried it with soil, and then tidied up the chicken.

"Big sister, you’re really amazing." Xu Wan’s gaze swept over the split pebble. No wonder no one dared to mess with her big sister; no wonder her elder sister didn’t dare to say much even if she didn’t like her big sister.

"Not bad, we’ll have potato chicken stew for lunch." Xu Mumu said with a smile; the chicken was quite fat.

"I follow Big Sister’s lead." Xu Wan obediently nodded her head.

The sisters searched around the area, and after filling the basket they brought with them, they headed home.

When Xu Mumu and the others got back, Xu Jiaojiao and the others hadn’t returned yet. At home, Qian Ying was there. When Xu Mumu returned with the wild chicken, she started boiling water to clean it.

Xu Wan hugged her brother, watching the eldest sister with a complicated expression. How did the eldest sister become so formidable? She felt like she had discovered her big sister’s secret, feeling a bit at a loss.

Xu Mumu didn’t have time to pay attention to Xu Wan. There were many cucumbers growing on the cucumber trellis in the family’s private plot. Xu Mumu picked a few back, planning to make a cucumber salad for Second Aunt at lunch.

She washed a cucumber and, not wanting to peel it, started munching on it. The cucumber was fresh and crunchy, very tasty.

While Xu Mumu was eating the cucumber, Xu Jiaojiao and the others came back. Today’s harvest wasn’t bad. The climate in the Red River Team area was quite suitable for mushrooms to grow.

"Big sister, the soil on the mountain is so dry. The mushrooms we picked today aren’t good." Xu Jiaojiao showed the mushrooms she picked to Xu Mumu, feeling a bit unhappy.

"Many roots are broken, and some are thick." Xu Mumu looked and found it true; the mountain’s moisture was still decent.

"The mountain soil is quite dry, so these termite mushrooms can’t break through. The roots grow thicker, and some are hard to find without carefully digging up the soil," Xu Jiaojiao said unhappily. The damaged ones couldn’t be sold.

"We just need to search more carefully." Xu Tao said, not too concerned, as long as they could still make money from them.

After Xu Mumu left, the accounting task fell to Xu Jiaojiao, and Xu Mumu didn’t pay attention to how much money these kids made.

This was a weather problem that Xu Mumu couldn’t solve, but it wasn’t too bad. They could still find mushrooms and earn money. According to the books and history, there wasn’t a drought in these years, so Xu Mumu wasn’t too worried.

With the current heat, it’s likely due to approaching rain. After a few heavy rains, the reservoir’s water level would surely rise, something not worth worrying about.

When Xu Po returned, he took over the task of selling the mushrooms. The kids’ money-making ability was impressive. Even if they didn’t pick as much as before, they could still earn a few bucks every day.

Xu Mumu wasn’t wrong in her prediction: a few days at home and the heavy rain fell. Their house’s roof was repaired before, with an oil cloth inside, so it didn’t leak at all.

The second and fourth rooms weren’t lazy either. Their roofs were regularly renewed with straw, and any potential leaks were repaired early on.

So when it rained, although there were tiny leaks inside, they weren’t severe.

As for the other households in the team, those who were lazy and poor were the exceptions. The others took good care of their houses. Though there were leaks, none were serious.

The evening after the heavy rain, the team leader came by. At Liu Laizi’s house, the roof collapsed, trapping his mother underneath. Xu He and his brother were asked to help.

The two brothers didn’t hesitate, donned raincoats, and set out, leaving the rest at home.

Xu Mumu still remembered Liu Laizi. He and his mother were the only ones at home. Liu Laizi’s mother, once a widow, raised him, though pampering made him skillless, lazy, and indulgent. At thirty, he’s not married and still relies on his mother for living.

He hangs out with the delinquents from the county and is quite unpopular in the team.

Now that something happened to Liu Laizi’s house, the team leader organized a rescue effort.

Xu Mumu remembered that Liu Laizi’s house was just two straw huts, almost worse than an unrepaired cowshed.

Liu Laizi was too lazy to fix his home. When the roof leaked, he wouldn’t go up to fix it. His mother wasn’t capable of climbing up either, so they left it as it was.

Whenever it rained, heavy rain outside meant light rain inside. They had to huddle into the dry corners. It’s said their living situation was wretched.

Once the brothers left, Madam Chen began discussing Liu Laizi’s family situation.

Liu Laizi’s mother, Old Lady Xin, was once a young and charming widow in the village. She sweet-talked the men to raise her son.

Old Lady Xin once tried to win over Old Xu, but Madam Chen beat her up. Since then, she didn’t dare provoke Madam Chen, though she always tried to cross her, much to Madam Chen’s annoyance.

Now she desperately hoped the collapsed house would crush Old Lady Xin to death; she thought of her as a waste of resources alive. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Let her die as she deserves; the two fools even went to help." Madam Chen grumbled.

"Mom, say less, we’re all part of the same team," Sun Huiping said helplessly; they worked together and often saw each other.

"Don’t bother about me. Back when I argued with Old Lady Xin, none of you stood up for me," Madam Chen retorted, spewing her frustration at Sun Huiping.

Years ago, when Old Lady Xin was young, she was good at pretending, smearing Madam Chen’s reputation. Their grudge ran deep, some Sun Huiping didn’t know, and the family wouldn’t discuss these matters.

Madam Chen had endured much because of Old Lady Xin. Seeing her suffer now, she ridiculed her in private many times; it was retribution for her past misdeeds.

Xu Mumu wasn’t aware of the grievances, but seeing Madam Chen’s displeasure, she didn’t bring it up to avoid causing further distress.