After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 22 Li Dongmei Wants a Tiger Skin
"Su Xiaoxiao, you..."

She wanted to lash out, but felt it wouldn't be appropriate in front of so many outsiders.

"He doesn't know how to be polite."

She said angrily.

"By the way, didn't you kill a tiger? Can I have a piece of the tiger bone? My leg has been hurting lately, especially on rainy or cloudy days."

Li Dongmei asked Su Xiaoxiao for something again.

"Tiger bone has no effect as you described. My legs hurt when it rains or is cloudy. This is rheumatism, and there is no cure for it!"

After Su Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she turned and left.

Enraged, Li Dongmei yelled at her from behind, "Hey, how rude of you! Don't you know that you should offer good things to your elders first?"

"Who do you think you are, elder? You won't even give me anything good!"

She was also involved in helping Granny Liu come up with ideas to find those two scoundrels who wanted to ruin her.

Moreover, she hadn't treated the original owner well before. Taking advantage of her strong and healthy but lazy personality, she caused the original owner to suffer a lot of bullying at home.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't want to pay any attention and quickly left the place.

The others who were just watching the spectacle started laughing at Li Dongmei.

Li Dongmei also felt quite embarrassed, so she had no choice but to slink away.

As Su Xiaoxiao walked home, she sensed that Li Dongmei was still thinking about their tiger bones, and remembered that she had just told her to sell them all.

Actually, Su Xiaoxiao kept a few pieces for herself, but they were all for future health supplements. She couldn't let that woman have her eye on them; who knows, she might climb over the wall in the middle of the night and steal them.

One should always be wary of others. Su Xiaoxiao thought that she should hide the tiger bone well when she got back, making sure it wasn't stolen.

As soon as Su Xiaoxiao opened the door, she saw Da Bao and Xiao Bao arguing and rushing towards her.

The two children are fine, and no one came to steal anything from the house.

Sanlang lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) and leaned forward slightly.

"You're back?"

"Ok!"

Su Xiaoxiao noticed that Sanlang was holding a book, a tattered copy of the Thousand Character Classic, which seemed to have been read by Liu Xiaoshu before.

"Mom, Sanlang taught us to read today. He's so smart, he knows so many words!"

Da Bao happily held Su Xiaoxiao's hand, chattering away.

Xiao Bao, looking completely bewildered, chimed in, gesturing as she learned many words.

Su Xiaoxiao was amused by their adorable appearance. She had been worried that the three of them wouldn't get along at home.

She glanced at Sanlang, who put down the book and nodded to Su Xiaoxiao.

Surprisingly, Sanlang is actually a cultured person.

Judging from the demeanor he exuded, Su Xiaoxiao felt that although he had amnesia and couldn't remember anything, his polite manners and speech suggested that he was not from an ordinary family.

Da Bao kept showing off, reciting the Thousand Character Classic in front of Su Xiaoxiao.

"Heaven and earth were dark and yellow, the universe was vast and boundless. The sun and moon waxed and waned, the stars and constellations were arrayed."

Su Xiaoxiao gave him a thumbs up, "Impressive, even I, your mother, couldn't recite that."

"Do you know what that means?"

"Of course I know, Saburo explained it to me very clearly. He said that when the universe was first formed, the sky was blue-green..."

"Okay, I got it. You two must be hungry!"

Su Xiaoxiao quickly interrupted him, "I hunted a lot of game today, I'll go cook for you!"

Su Xiaoxiao went out and removed the rabbit's fur, cut the rabbit meat into pieces, and found some scallions, ginger, and garlic for seasoning. Su Xiaoxiao wanted to find a potato, but there wasn't one.

She realized she should start planting some vegetables in the backyard so that she wouldn't have trouble finding them when she wanted to eat them.

After chopping the rabbit meat into small cubes, she prepared scallions, ginger, and garlic, then heated oil in a pan and stir-fried it directly. There were no chili peppers, no rock sugar, and no soy sauce—those ingredients could actually enhance the flavor of the rabbit meat quite a bit. But whatever, with all these seasonings available, she had already managed to make this dish quite well.

Su Xiaoxiao picked a lot of shepherd's purse that she had gathered that day, and stir-fried it in a pan with some oil and salt.

She cooked some porridge with some corn grits in it. You can't keep eating rice all the time. Refined rice tastes good, but it doesn't last long.

Su Xiaoxiao decided to eat both together so she could eat for a longer period of time.

It's evening now, so there's no need to eat anything too dry.

It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when Su Xiaoxiao brought the two dishes to the table.

The two children were already starving, and she herself was also extremely hungry.

The two children were eating in the kitchen outside the house when Su Xiaoxiao brought a portion of food into the house for Sanlang.

"What kind of meat smells so good?"

"It's rabbit meat, can you eat it?"

Saburo smiled when he heard this.

"Why can't I eat it?"

Su Xiaoxiao laughed along, thinking that some people might be particular and not eat rabbit.

Saburo ate with surprising relish, as if he had never eaten before.

Just as Su Xiaoxiao was about to go out for a bite to eat, someone else arrived.

Li Dongmei and Liu Dazhuang, the couple, arrived outside the door.

"Su Xiaoxiao, come out quickly!"

Da Bao recognized the voice as his uncle's and immediately became alert, perking up his little ears to listen carefully to the sounds outside.

"What should we do? My uncle and his gang are causing trouble again."

Su Xiaoxiao realized that they had triggered a stress response in her.

Little Bao was so scared he was about to cry, his mouth still full of food; he was so adorable.

"Don't cry. Don't worry, I'm here. You two just stay inside and eat. I'll go out now and beat them to a pulp."

Su Xiaoxiao rolled up her sleeves and stood up, gurgling...

A loud rumbling sound came from her stomach, and she cursed inwardly: You really know how to pick your time. I'm so hungry I can barely walk, and I still have to go out and deal with you two pieces of rotten meat.

Su Xiaoxiao went out and closed her front door.

When we arrived at the yard, we found that their fence gate was unlocked. Actually, it didn't need to be locked; the fence was only about a meter high, and an adult could easily jump over it.

Li Dongmei stood aggressively in the courtyard, pulling her husband Liu Dazhuang along.

"Are you out of your mind? What are you yelling and shouting about in the yard?"

When Li Dongmei saw Su Xiaoxiao come out, she didn't stand on ceremony.

"I'm here to collect the tiger bones. Hand them over right now, do you hear me?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao became displeased. "What are you thinking? Why are you so shameless? I've already given you plenty of face by saying what I did today when I met you in the village. Li Dongmei, let me tell you, I'm not afraid of you. Taking advantage of me won't do you any good!"

Li Dongmei realized that even begging Su Xiaoxiao wouldn't work, so she had to resort to force.

"Speaking so rudely, I'll teach you a lesson today!"

After Li Dongmei finished speaking, she quickly stepped forward, trying to grab Su Xiaoxiao's hair.

Su Xiaoxiao tilted her head, nudged Li Dongmei with her hand, and slapped her hard, sending Li Dongmei flying far away. She crashed into the fence, creating a gap in the wall.

A piece of mortar that fell from the wall hit Li Dongmei on the head, covering her head and body in dust.

Li Dongmei coughed repeatedly, then stood up and pointed at Su Xiaoxiao.

(End of this chapter)