The Little Sister in the Cultivation World

Chapter 146 The gloomy atmosphere in the village chief's house
It's so pitiful to see him, such a small person, carrying such a big basket with so much effort.

Before he even took a few steps, she reached out and grabbed the basket, looked at him and smiled, "Let's carry it."

In a nutshell, you have to put in some effort.

But Little Stone was very happy to hear that, and said with a smile: "Okay."

Before they had even walked halfway, Xiao Shitou's hands were only loosely resting on the basket.

Su Jiaojiao didn't remind him. She smiled as she watched him skipping along the way with the candy in his mouth, looking very happy.

Children's happiness is so simple and pure!
As soon as Su Jiaojiao entered the room, she felt that the atmosphere was not right.

"Grandpa, I'm back!" Little Shitou, a child, didn't understand anything and called out in a crisp voice as soon as he entered the door.

Xu Bowen was chopping wood in the yard. When he saw Su Jiaojiao coming, he looked up, nodded and smiled at her, then went back to chopping wood.

The village chief sat under the eaves, smoking one cigarette after another, and no one knew what he was thinking.

When the village chief heard his eldest grandson calling him, he smiled and said, "Oh~ My little stone is back~ Did you go into the mountains to pick mushrooms today?"

The last question was asked to Su Jiaojiao.

"Grandpa, it was me and my future second aunt who carried it back." When Little Shitou heard this, he immediately looked at his grandfather with sparkling eyes and asked for credit.

He saw them as soon as the two of them entered the room. It would be more accurate to say that he was making trouble rather than carrying them together.

But he still praised: "Well, you are also great." As he said that, he touched his head as if to reward him.

"Well, Qian Zhiqing and the other two came to call me this morning." Su Jiaojiao replied as she put the basket next to the well.

"Jiaojiao is here? This mushroom is really big. You can put it there first. I'll wash it later. It's just right for making chicken soup. You can find a place to sit for a while." At this time, Aunt Guihua also came out of the kitchen and said to Su Jiaojiao while standing at the kitchen door.

Her face didn't look very good either, and she only gave a forced smile when she saw Su Jiaojiao coming.

Su Jiaojiao raised her eyebrows when she saw this, and didn't ask any questions as if she didn't see anything.

Logically speaking, they shouldn’t be happy that their eldest grandson has been brought back by his daughter-in-law after such a long time. Why does she have this expression?
But he still said, "It rained yesterday, so there are a lot of mushrooms on the mountain today."

"You go and do your work. I'll wash these mushrooms." As he said this, he threw the bucket placed beside the well into the well. Seeing that the bucket was already filled with water, he pulled the rope tied to the bucket and pulled it up.

"That's fine. Just wait a moment. I'll get you a wooden basin and a dustpan. When you're done washing, just put the clothes directly into the dustpan." After saying that, he turned and went into the kitchen.

After a while, she took out a wooden basin and a dustpan, and she deftly poured the water in the bucket into the wooden basin.

Only then did Su Jiaojiao see a fruit knife in the wooden basin.

At this time, Aunt Guihua picked up a mushroom and a fruit knife, looked at Su Jiaojiao, and said, "Come on, Jiaojiao, use a knife to scrape off the dust and mud on the surface of the mushroom root and then wash it with water." Then she began to demonstrate to Su Jiaojiao.

Su Jiaojiao nodded repeatedly as she watched. This was a meticulous job. When she thought about how much she had picked up today...

It’s okay, just take your time!
"Did you pick up a lot today? Do you want me to come over and help you deal with it?" Aunt Guihua asked.

Su Jiaojiao smiled when she heard this and said, "Not much, I can do it myself."

I don't have much to do, but the village chief's family has a lot of things to do, so I'd better do this kind of small thing myself. Aunt Guihua didn't ask any more questions, but said, "I'll peel it, you just wash it."

As he spoke, he moved two low stools over and handed one to Su Jiaojiao.

Su Jiaojiao raised her eyebrows and looked in the direction of the kitchen. She knew that Xu Boyang's sister-in-law Wang Yan was inside.

Sure enough, Xu Bowen's face didn't look very good at this time, but he still kept chopping wood.

Su Jiaojiao didn't say anything, and began to carefully wash the mushrooms that Aunt Guihua had thrown in and put them into the dustpan.

It was almost time for dinner when Xu Boyang's third brother Xu Bowu came back. Originally a sunny boy, he now started to follow Xu Boyang's path, with a stern face and no expression.

Tsk tsk~ What big thing happened? Why did the whole family have such expressions?

Only after sitting at the dinner table did Su Jiaojiao see Wang Yan.

But this meal is so depressing.

But to be honest, she didn’t know if it was because she picked the mushrooms herself, but she felt that the hen stewed with mushrooms was particularly fragrant.

They didn't eat, but Su Jiaojiao ate a big bowl of food.

So, people’s sorrows and joys are totally different!
After everyone put down their chopsticks, the village chief finally spoke.

"Boss, as for your plan to buy a house in town, I can't help you!" said the village chief in a firm tone.

Oh ~
Only then did Su Jiaojiao understand the reason for the atmosphere in the house today.

Su Jiaojiao glanced sideways and saw that Xu Bowen and Wang Yan's expressions changed all of a sudden.

Before they could speak, the village chief said, "It's not impossible for you two to take money from me."

After these words were spoken, Xu Bowen and his wife's expressions looked much better, but Xu Bowu was unhappy.

But he didn't say anything, just kept his head down and stared at the empty bowl in front of him.

"Dad, tell me what your conditions are." Xu Bowen asked.

The village chief glanced at Su Jiaojiao and his younger son who was sitting silently, and then said, "Your second brother already has a partner and may get married soon, but your youngest brother is already grown up and still has no partner, so I have to save some money for him. You are also a father, so you can understand me, right?"

The village chief stared at Xu Bowen and asked the last sentence, which made Xu Bowen lower his head in shame.

Just a low "hmm"!
"Your mother and I only have three brothers. After we are gone, these things will belong to you three, so now I have to try my best to be fair." The village chief's voice was full of fatigue.

He rubbed his brows and continued, "For whatever reason, you two haven't brought a penny home in these years. The second child has sent money home every month, and the youngest child has all the money in our hands. Do you have the nerve to ask me for this now?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Bowen's face turned even redder and he buried his head without saying a word.

Wang Yan refused to do it, stiffening her neck and saying, "Don't we want to take it? How can we take it when we can barely survive?"

The more she talked, the more aggrieved she felt. Ever since she saw the house that Su Jiaojiao had renovated, she felt uncomfortable looking at her own messy 40-square-meter apartment when she returned home.

(End of this chapter)